UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State students considering law school or a career in law are invited to attend a panel discussion and/or schedule one-on-one appointments with alumni of the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts who are now lawyers.
The two-day event begins with a panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10 in 101 Chambers Building. Panelists will share their own success stories and discuss the pros and cons of law school; the differences between working in private firms, corporations and the government; and the implications of contraction in the law profession. A question-and-answer session will follow.
Students will have a chance to meet individually with up to three alumni between 9 a.m. and noon on Friday, Nov. 11 in the Bank of America Building. During the face-to-face meetings, students will be able to share their law school and career aspirations and receive law school application and résumé suggestions.
Liberal arts alumni scheduled to participate include:
- Oscar Barbosa (‘05, political science), attorney, Diaspora Law (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
- Cara Greenhall (‘81, foreign service, international politics), senior deputy attorney general, Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, Civil Litigation Section (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Eric Holmberg (’83, political science), attorney and founder, The Holmberg Law Offices (Fairfax, Virginia)
- Tom Merchant (‘90, economics), general counsel, Legg Mason (Baltimore, Maryland)
- Annette O-Donnell-Butner (‘91, political science), chief compliance officer, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (San Francisco, California)
- Shelly Pagac (‘85, political science), partner, Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Michael Rosenberg (‘66, political science), private mediator; attorney (retired), Sterns & Weinroth (Skillman, New Jersey)
- Josh Tzuker (’97, international politics), attorney and adviser to Commissioner Terrell McSweeny, Federal Trade Commission (Washington, D.C.)
Additional details, including alumni biographies and one-on-one registration information, can be found at www.la.psu.edu/alumni/get-involved/alumni-lawyers-mentoring.