PIL seminar: Relevance of PIL in society today
This event happened on 20 June 2008
Review of Event
FLAC held a half-day Public Interest Law seminar that brought together three US lawyers and one Irish lawyer to speak about the work of their organisations and reflect on the relevance of Public Interest Law in society today. The event was co-chaired by FLAC's Noeline Blackwell and Prof Walter Walsh of the University of Washington, Seattle.
Venue: Morrison Hotel, Dublin 1
Date: 20 June 2008
Time: 9.30am-1.15pm
Chairpersons:
- Walter J Walsh, Associate Professor of Law, University of Washington, Seattle
- Noeline Blackwell, Director General, FLAC
Speakers:
- Sue Donaldson, Founder and Executive Director, Washington Appleseed Center for Law in the Public Interest
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