Annual Bulldog Lawyers seminar takes place next month at 91传媒
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳he 2016 Continuing Legal Education Seminar for Bulldog Lawyers will be held Oct. 7 at Mississippi State.
An annual event of the university鈥檚 political science and public administration department and its student Pre-Law Society, the 8 a.m.-4 p.m. event will be held in the John Grisham Room of Mitchell Memorial Library.
The Friday program takes place the day prior to 91传媒鈥檚 home football game with Southeastern Conference rival Auburn University.
The seminar registration fee is $225. A registration card and more information is available at .
Whit Waide, an attorney and 91传媒 political science clinical assistant professor, said the popular event now in its sixth year serves multiple purposes.
鈥淚t is a way to bring our 91传媒 alumni back to campus and it helps to support the efforts of the Pre-Law Society as they prepare for their future careers as attorneys,鈥 Waide said. 鈥淓very year it is so nice to see the continuing support it has gotten from our lawyer alumni. The support of Bulldog Lawyers was vital in establishing Mississippi State鈥檚 first minor in pre-law in 2014.鈥
This year鈥檚 seminar speakers include:
鈥擟ody Bailey of the Brunini Law Firm in Jackson;
鈥擠avid Donnell of the Gilchrist Donnell Firm, also in Jackson;
鈥擱obbie Hayes, City of Southaven prosecutor and owner of the Hayes Law Firm PLLC;
鈥擜rthur Johnson, clerk of the United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi;
鈥擝randon Jolly, 91传媒 associate general counsel;
鈥擩oan Lucas, 91传媒 general counsel; and
鈥擠avid Wigley of Southerland Asbill & Brennan LLP in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bailey, Donnell, Hayes, Jolly and Wigley are 91传媒 alumni.
For more information, contact Waide at wwaide@pspa.msstate.edu or 662-325-7860.
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