Hon. James B. McMillan Fellowship Fund Event

HON. JAMES B. MCMILLAN FELLOWSHIP FUND Event
FEATURING DISTINGUISHED PANEL

Each year, the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation’s McMillan Fellowship Fund promotes justice and innovation within our local legal system by awarding paid fellowships to law students interested in pursuing a career with a local nonprofit or government agency. The primary source of financial support for these fellowships is the annual McMillan Fellowship Event.

This year’s event will be on Thursday, February 18 virtually via Zoom. The event will feature a distinguished panel of experts discussing the topic, “Conversation on Educational Inequality and How it intersects with the Criminal Justice System.”

The panel members’ address will be preceded by the presentation of the 14th annual Julius L. Chambers Diversity Champion Award to the late Mr. J. Charles Jones, Esq. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to diversity and equal opportunity in our community. It is named for the award’s first recipient, the distinguished civil rights attorney Julius L. Chambers, who represented the plaintiffs in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1971 decision upholding busing of students to promote integration. The presiding judge in the case at the trial court level was the late Hon. James B. McMillan, whose memory the McMillan Fellowship Fund honors. This year will be special because it is the 50th anniversary of the Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1971 decision. 

We hope that you will join us for this exciting event--and in supporting this year’s McMillan Fellows--by attending the 2021 McMillan Fund Event!

When: February 18, 2021, at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Virtually Via Zoom

Registration: Please visit MeckBar.org or call 704/375-8624. The registration deadline is February 12.

Questions: Please contact events@meckbar.org

Registration refunds are 1) 100% refundable for requests made 8 or more days before the event; 2) 75% refundable for requests made 7 to 4 days before the event (a 25% processing fee will be incurred); and 3) non-refundable for requests made 3 days or less before the event. Registrants requesting refunds 3 days or less before the event may be offered the option to transfer the registration to a substitute attendee. Payment is due in full if no cancellation is received or if cancellation is received 3 days or less in advance of event.
 
Reservations are not guaranteed if received less than 24 hours prior to the event. Registrations at the event door will be accepted on a space available basis--additional charges may apply. For some events, food or beverage is not guaranteed for last-minute registrants.
 
A sponsorship and/or advertisement refund will only be granted in the case that the Mecklenburg County Bar does not fulfill the commitment(s) stated in the signed "Sponsorship/Advertisement Agreement".
 
Refunds on any fees paid to the Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service are subject to the specifications of the MCB LRS Guidelines.
 
Exceptions or requests for refunds not covered by the above registration refund policy may be considered for approval by the MCB Executive Director or his or her designee.