Law and the Judicial System
In broad terms, lawyers represent people or organizations (i.e., their clients) in legal, personal and business matters of every type. Some lawyers go to court for their clients, others research and craft documents, and others negotiate on behalf of their clients. Law infiltrates almost every aspect of our lives and as such, a lawyer’s career can involve any of those aspects. For instance, real estate transactions, divorces, inventions, new laws and regulations in any industry, and so on. From courtroom litigation, criminal justice, criminal defense, public defender to tax attorney to environmental protection counsel, the law and its lawyers are ubiquitous among society. In this workshop we either introduce you to a panel of lawyers practicing diverse types of law, or we involve you in a mock trial where each student has a role, such as plaintiff, defendant, witness, jury and judge.
Career Speakers
Honorable Joyce Karlin Fahey
Los Angeles County Superior Court (Retired)
Laura Inlow
Governmental Entity Liability Attorney, Collinson Law
Edward O. Lear, Esq.
Civil Trial Litigator & Founder
Century Law Group
Rizza Gonzales, Esq.
Criminal Defense Attorney
Century Law Group
Tom Loversky, Esq.
Attorney At Law
Thomas R. Loversky
Sam Fernandez
Senior Vice President & General Council
LA Dodgers
Kim Martin
Associate Director
Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Aparna Voleti, Esq.
Head Deputy Public Defender
Law Office of the Los Angeles County Public Defender
Geoffrey Wells, Esq.
Partner
Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP
Honorable Joseph J. Burghardt
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Current Workshops
- Legal Workshop and Mock TrialHave you ever wondered what it would be like to practice law? In our Law Workshop, you will step into the life of a criminal trial. Criminal law is one of many areas of law practiced around the world with significant…
- Legal Workshop and Mock TrialHave you ever wondered what it would be like to practice law? In our Law Workshop, you will step in to the life of a criminal trial. Criminal law is one of many areas of law practiced around the world…
- Legal Workshop & Mock TrialThis Law Workshop will focus on an issue that has been a highly publicized and incredibly important issue in colleges and courts around the nation this year: the issue of student safety and sexual consent on college campuses. The students…
- Legal Workshop & Mock TrialHave you ever wondered what it would be like to practice law? In our Law Workshop, you will step in to the life of a criminal trial! Criminal law is one of many areas of law practiced around the world…
- Legal Workshop & Mock TrialAs we were planning this year’s lawyering and judging presentation, we decided to focus on an issue that has been a highly publicized and incredibly important issue in colleges and courts around the nation this year: the issue of student…