Produced by the Federal Court Practice Section
Please join us for our annual discussion of the Power Act, the federal law that encourages pro bono legal services in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault. Our presenters will be discussing the importance and types of pro bono legal services that are available, and how you and your firms might be able to get involved.
The Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent (POWER) Act was signed into law in September 2018 to help combat domestic abuse and sexual violence. The POWER Act mandates that each year the Chief Judge of each Judicial District across the country hold at least one event promoting pro bono legal services as a critical way to empower survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault, engage citizens, and help lift victims out of the cycle of violence.
Lunch will be provided for in-person participants, thanks to our sponsors at Sims|Funk
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Magistrate Judge Alistair Newbern, United States District Court, Middle District of TN
Alistair Newbern has served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Middle District of Tennessee since 2016. Before her appointment, Newbern was a member of the clinical faculty at Vanderbilt University Law School and the University of North Carolina School of Law and a clinical teaching fellow at Georgetown University Law Center. Before she began teaching, Newbern practiced in the Nashville office of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Martha Craig Daughtrey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Honorable Aleta A. Trauger, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Newbern earned her A.B. from Brown University and her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. She also holds an LL.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University Law Center.
Brooke Schiferle, Assistant United States Attorney
Brooke Schiferle is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Middle District of Tennessee and the office’s Human Trafficking Coordinator. She has previously held roles as Assistant District Attorney at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office and Assistant Attorney General for the State of Tennessee. Currently, she proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Thistle Farms, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of sex trafficking.
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Gil Schuette, SIMS|FUNK
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