Join The Well and the Jewish Bar Association of Michigan for a Facebook Live Fireside Chat with University of Michigan Law Professor Barbara McQuade, facilitated by Regent Jordan Acker!
If you’re looking to submit a question or sign up to be in the Zoom room, click here!
Professor McQuade (BA '87, JD '91), is a professor from practice at the University of Michigan Law School. Her interests include criminal law, criminal procedure, national security, data privacy, and civil rights. From 2010 to 2017, Professor McQuade served as the U.S attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Appointed by President Barack Obama, she was the first woman to serve in her position. Professor McQuade also served as vice chair of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee and co-chaired its Terrorism and National Security Subcommittee. As U.S. attorney, she oversaw cases involving public corruption, terrorism, corporate fraud, theft of trade secrets, civil rights, and health care fraud, among others. Professor McQuade also serves as a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Lawfare, Just Security, Slate, and National Public Radio, and she has been quoted in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, Politico, and other publications.
Regent Jordan Acker received his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 2006 and his J.D. degree from American University – Washington College of Law in 2010. He is the first U-M regent to graduate in the 21st century. Regent Acker joined his family business, Goodman Acker P.C., in 2013, where he practices law and is responsible for the firm’s business development. Previously, Acker has worked for the Michigan Democratic Party as the Deputy Communications Director, as a communications aide to the House Judiciary Committee, and was appointed by President Obama in 2011 to be an attorney-advisor to Secretary Janet Napolitano at the Department of Homeland Security.
What to Expect:
-Jordan and Professor McQuade and will convene via Zoom, and they'll broadcast their conversation to Facebook Live (you can find their chat on the The Well's page!)
-Fireside chat style, they'll discuss some of the legal implications of COVID-19, such as state vs. federal powers for lawmaking, solutions to election issues, and more.
-If you'd like to ask the presenters a question, simply post in the comments section of the live feed, and they'll address as many as time allows!