This women's history month, join the University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Alumni Board for a panel presentation featuring five of our female alums who have gone on to careers in law. With diverse careers and career paths, our panelists are ready to dish on how internships, clerkships, and learning experiences (good and bad) have led them to their current positions, sometimes after a winding road. Whether you're an alum, a current law student, or just interested in law school, join us!
ABOUT YOUR PANELISTS
Jessica Markham ('02, GVPT); J.D., '05, University of Miami)
Jessica is the founder and owner of The Markham Law Firm, a Montgomery County law firm of 8 attorneys. Jessica has devoted her entire career to the practice of family law, and is regularly recognized by Bethesda Magazine, Super Lawyers Magazine, and others as a top attorney in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Jessica has authored a book, Representing Federal Employees and their Spouses in Divorce, and regularly contributes to The Maryland Daily Record.
Shaba Nassar ('10, ECON/FIN); J.D., '13, Georgetown University)
Shaba is a Senior Communications and Content Advisor at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau where she is responsible for the Division of Consumer Education and External Affairs' strategic and performance plan in addition to advising its five offices on stakeholder management and publications involving the Director. Shaba also represents clients regarding domestic abuse and child custody in a pro bono capacity.
Emily Rachlin ('03, PSYC/CRIM; J.D., '06, University of Maryland Carey School of Law)
Emily is Assistant General Counsel to the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools where she advises school administrators and personnel on compliance with state and federal special education laws and represents MCPS in administrative hearings before the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings and the United States District Court. Emily previously worked as a litigator at the Montgomery County law firm Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd., and served as a law clerk to a judge of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
The Honorable Margaret Schweitzer (’80, CRIM; J.D., ’83, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Judge Margaret Schweitzer sits on the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, presiding over civil and criminal jury trials, as well as family, juvenile, and estate cases. Before her 2018 appointment by Governor Hogan to the Circuit Court, Judge Schweitzer presided as a judge on the District Court of Maryland for four years. Judge Schweitzer served 30 years as an Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland, rising to chief of the District Court Division and chief of the Major Crimes Felony Trial Unit.
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR
Stephanie Groff ('13, GVPT/HIST; J.D., '16,George Mason University School of Law)
Stephanie Groff is a Trial Attorney with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Immigration Litigation Appellate Section where she represents the Attorney General before the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in civil immigration litigation. Stephanie previously worked as an Associate Legal Advisor with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Office of the Principal Legal Advisor. Additionally, she clerked at the Los Angeles Immigration Court through the DOJ Attorney General’s Honors Program. Stephanie is also an adjunct professor at George Mason University’s Law School.
Cost: FREE
This workshop is being sponsored and provided to you for free by BSOS Alumni Chapter Board and an official event of the Alumni Association's Alumnae Series.
REGISTER NOW
For questions, please contact Jenny Kilberg, director of alumni and donor relations at jkilberg@umd.edu.
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