The John M. O’Quinn Law Building - Building Progress

New John M. O’Quinn Law Building Celebration and Dedication Conference

Thursday, September 22, 2022 | 5 PM (CT)

Ribbon Cutting

Ribbon Cutting Celebration Photo Gallery

New John M. O’Quinn Law Building Ribbon Cutting Celebration

Friday, September 23, 2022 | 9 AM – 6 PM (CT)

Conference

Dedication Conference Photo Gallery

Program

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Agenda

Legal Education and the Legal Profession in Promoting Democracy and Community in the 21st Century
9:00AM – 9:45AM Video	Welcome Dr. Robert H. McPherson Interim Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost University of Houston Alex B. Roberts Partner Beck Redden President of University of Houston Law Alumni Association Leonard M. Baynes Dean and Professor of Law University of Houston Law Center
9:45AM – 11:00AM Video	The Bar’s Perspectives on Legal Education and the Legal Profession in promoting democracy and community in the 21st Century Moderator: Greg R. Vetter Associate Dean and HIPLA Professor of Law University of Houston Law Center Panelists: Dominique D. Calhoun President-Elect of the National Bar Association Managing Partner Calhoun Meredith, PLLC Carlos M. Bollar President of the Hispanic National Bar Association Co-Chair of Archer & Greiner P.C. Environmental Justice Group A.B. Cruz III Acting President National Asian Pacific Islander Bar Association Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (ret.) Senior Advisor BarkerGilmore Laura Gibson President Texas Bar Association Managing Partner, Dentons Christopher V. Popov President Houston Bar Association Partner Vinson & Elkins
11:00AM – 11:15AM	Break
11:15AM – 12:30PM Video	Judicial Perspectives of Legal Education and the Legal Profession in promoting democracy and community the 21st Century Moderator: Renee Knake Jefferson Joanne and Larry Doherty Chair in Legal Ethics Professor of Law Director, Outcomes and Assessments University of Houston Law Center Panelists: Judge Jeffrey V. Brown U.S. Southern District Court of Texas Justice J. Brett Busby Supreme Court of Texas Judge J. Michelle Childs U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Jenny Rivera New York Court of Appeals
12:30PM – 12:45PM	Break
12:45PM – 2:00PM Video	Luncheon Speech Erwin Chemerinsky President of the Association of American Law Schools Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law UC Berkeley School of Law
2:00PM – 2:15PM	Break
2:15PM – 4:00PM Video	Roundtable Discussion on Perspectives on Legal Education and the legal profession in promoting democracy and community in the 21st Century Moderator: Leonard M. Baynes Dean and Professor of Law University of Houston Law Center Panelists: Gregory M. Bopp Managing Partner Bracewell LLP Alison L. Chen Managing Partner Akin Gump Shauna J. Clark U.S. Chair; Head of Employment and Labor Norton Rose Fulbright Paul Furrh Attorney and CEO Lone Star Legal Aid Roland Garcia Partner Greenberg Traurig Chair of the Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board Kim Ogg Harris County District Attorney
4:00PM – 4:15PM	Break
4:15PM – 4:45PM Video	Closing Remarks Deborah Enix-Ross President of the American Bar Association Senior adviser to the International Dispute Resolution Group Debevoise & Plimpton
4:45PM – 5:00PM	Break
5:00PM – 6:00PM	Reception and Building Tours