Alumni Association Sponsors Networking Panel on Broad Range of Legal Career Opportunities

(Newark, NJ, January 8, 2008 ) -- The Alumni Association of Rutgers School of Law-Newark and the Women's Law Forum will hold at Networking Panel at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, January 16, in the Baker Trial Courtroom. Panelists will discuss the broad range of career opportunities in the legal profession for law school graduates. Elaine Jacoby '75, partner at Duane Morris LLP, will serve as moderator.

Panelists are:

*The Hon. Barbara Byrd Wecker '74, Judge of the Appellate Division (Ret.) and now of counsel to Greenberg Dauber Epstein & Tucker

*Anna Lascurain '88, deputy attorney general and section chief, Securities Fraud Prosecution Section, Office of the Attorney General

*T. Gary Mitchell '80, deputy public defender and director of litigation, Office of Parental Representation, Office of the Public Defender

*Barbara Schweiger '98, counsel, Lowenstein Sandler, PC

*Ruth Rauls '05, associate, Wilentz Goldman and Spitzer

*Lori Cieckiewicz '97, partner, DAlessandro & Cieckiewicz, P.C.

*Gary Horowitz '85, in-house counsel, Ernst & Young, LLP

*David Garber '88, president/owner, Princeton Legal Staffing Group LLC.

The Networking Panel is open to students and graduates of all law schools.

For more information, contact Tamara J. Britt, senior alumni relations officer, at tbritt@kinoy.rutgers.edu.