Mecklenburg County Bar & Mecklenburg Bar Foundation's

Centennial Law & Society Luncheon

featuring

Army Brigadier General Mark Martins, Chief Prosecutor of Military Commissions

on "Legitimacy and the Legal Profession in Reformed Military Commissions"

with introduction by New York Times best-selling author

Paula Broadwell

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 

at  12 p.m.

Hilton Charlotte Center City, 222 E. Third Street

Before assuming his current duty as Chief Prosecutor in September of 2011, Army Brigadier General Mark Martins served with distinction across eight provinces and 23 key districts in Afghanistan, including command of the Rule of Law Field Force and of the dual-hat NATO Rule of Law Field Support Mission. In these roles, Gen. Martins led the effort to reform United States detention operations in Afghanistan and provided field support to Afghan and international civilian rule of law project teams in contested provinces of the country. Immediately prior to his deployment to Afghanistan, Gen. Martins co-led the interagency Detention Policy Task Force created by President Obama in January 2009.  Gen. Martins previously served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Kosovo Force, and as Staff Judge Advocate for the First Armored Division and then the Multi-National Force-Iraq.  

Paula Broadwell is the author of "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus." She has served with the U.S. intelligence community, U.S. Special Operations Command and FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces. Ms. Broadwell is a frequent author and commentator in the national and international press on geopolitical analysis, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, transformational leadership and women in defense.

The annual Law & Society lectures were created by the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation in 1987 as a way of educating the entire community on the role of law in a democratic society and, through that, of creating a sense of community between the Bar and the citizenry.  It has become a tradition for members of the Bar to bring clients and friends as guests to this event.

The Luncheon also gives lawyers an opportunity to enjoy good fellowship and an inspiring message, and to support the good work of the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation. Net proceeds from the Luncheon benefit the Bar Foundation Fund to support grants to local nonprofits with a legal nexus in our community.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

$35/person - LUNCH only

$75/person - LUNCH and 1.0 CLE credit

For table sponsorship and donation options, please contact Leah Campbell at lcampbell@meckbar.org or 704/375-8624.

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