Members of the press must RSVP to Jennifer Riekert: (914) 422-4128 or jriekert@law.pace.edu. 

WHAT: "Legal Ethics in the 21st Century," the fourteenth annual Philip B. Blank Memorial Lecture, presented by Pace Law School.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 21, 5:00 PM

WHERE: Moot Courtroom, Pace Law School, 78 North Broadway, White Plains, New York

WHO: Robert J. Grey Jr., American Bar Association President
Mr. Grey, a partner in the Richmond, Va., office of Hunton & Williams, is president of the American Bar Association. As chair of the policy-making House of Delegates from 1998-2000, the association’s second-highest office, Mr. Grey was the first person of color to hold a top ABA office. He is the second consecutive person of color to serve as president, the association’s highest office.

Throughout his ABA career, Mr. Grey has been active in increasing diversity in the profession. In 2000-02 he chaired the Committee on Research about the Future of the Legal Profession, which analyzed trends affecting the practice of law and identified steps the profession should take to preserve and advance its fundamental values. From 1992-1995, Mr. Grey chaired the Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession. He also chaired the Virginia delegation in the ABA House of Delegates from 1994-1998.

Mr. Grey has received several gubernatorial appointments, including chair of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and vice-chair of the Virginia Public Building Authority.

The Series: Previous lecturers have included a United States Attorney, United States Court of Appeals Justice, Chief of the Sex Crimes Prosecution Unit in the New York County District Attorney’s Office, and a New York State Chief Administrative Justice.  

Contact: Jennifer Riekert (914) 422-4128 or jriekert@law.pace.edu
Bill Caldwell (212) 346-1597 or wcaldwell@pace.edu

Founded in 1976, Pace Law School is located in White Plains, N.Y., 20 miles north of New York City. The School offers the J.D. program for full-time, and part-time day, and evening students. Its post-graduate program includes the LL.M. and S.J.D. degrees in Environmental Law and an LL.M. in Comparative Legal Studies. Pace has one of the nation's top-rated environmental law programs and its Clinical Education Program also is nationally ranked, offering clinics in domestic violence prosecution, securities arbitration, criminal justice, and disability rights.