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The Supreme Court and Beyond: What's Next in the Legal World?

Mon, October 15, 2018
Lunch Program
Judge Andrew Gordon ’84, Jerome Haig ’84 P'22, Greg Koltun ’84 P'21, and Judge Suzanne Segal ’82 P'18, panelists

With recent groundbreaking decisions at the Supreme Court, turmoil in the confirmation process, sea change in the composition of the Court, there is much to discuss about the Supreme Court and other important legal matters marching toward the Court. A distinguished panel of CMC alumni—U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Gordon ’84, defense attorney Jerome Haig ’84 P'22, litigation partner Greg Koltun ‘84 P'21, and United States Magistrate Judge Suzanne Segal ’82 P'18—will discuss these and other important issues in the American legal landscape.

Judge Andrew Gordon ’84 was appointed as a judge of United States District Court for Nevada in 2013. Before that, he was a partner at McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, where his practice focused on commercial litigation and he served as a private arbitrator and mediator. Gordon studied political science at CMC and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Jerome Haig ’84 P'22 is a private practice defense attorney and a long-time senior trial lawyer in the public defender’s office. He specializes in complex felonies in state and federal court. Haig studied mathematics and political science at CMC and received his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles. 

Greg Koltun ’84 P'21 is a litigation partner at Morrison Foerster, with a particular focus on complex commercial litigation and antitrust matters. He has experience litigating cases in state and federal courts and before arbitration tribunals throughout the country in a variety of industries and fields. Koltun studied economics at CMC and received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.

Judge Suzanne Segal ’82 P'18 was appointed as a Magistrate Judge in California in 2002. Before that, she served as an Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Division, and Chief of Civil Appeals in the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Segal studied history and political science at CMC and received her J.D. from Cornell Law School.

 

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