Fall 2015 PACT Newsletter

NYU SUMMER LAW INSTITUTE:
THE PACT PROGRAM
IMPACT
FALL 2015 — PACT NEWSLETTER
Letter from the Executive
Director
A Summer Program that Made a Difference – In Life.
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his past summer, Legal Outreach successfully
engaged 146 rising 9th graders in our Summer
Law Institutes in conjunction with six law
schools – Columbia, NYU, Fordham, Brooklyn,
St. John’s, and CUNY. The students selected hail from Harlem, E. Harlem, the South Bronx, Jamaica, Bedford Stuyvesant and similar communities throughout the city. Over the
course of five weeks, they examined the components of our
criminal justice process, specifically focusing on police investigations and police use of force. As students explored
these topics, the great mystery was unveiled as they learned
the rules governing inquiries, stops, frisks, searches and seizures, and arrests. Many were shocked to find that it’s not a
matter of an officer’s discretion. This information was particularly revelatory for the 24 Black and Latino Boys who
participated in the PACT Program - our Summer Law Institute at NYU Law School. A number shared stories of having been stopped numerous times by the police without
knowing the reasons why. One, in fact, revealed that he had
been stopped five times – and he’s only 13! Yet, by the end
of the program, he, as well as the others, felt less vulnerable,
LEGAL OUTREACH
more empowered, and better equipped to address the
situation if it ever happened
again.
Many thanks to the sponsors of the NYU PACT
Summer Law Institute who
have chosen to become involved with programs that James B. O’Neal, Co-Founder/Exec. Director
protect and empower our
young men of color. They include NYU Law School, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, The Leeman Foundation, Katherine Frink-Hamlett of Frink-Hamlett Legal Solutions in honor of Timothy Akil Hamlett and two groups of Black professionals - The Group and 1844 - all of whom not only supported the Institute financially but provided speakers and coordinated special field trips. Because of these sponsors, the
lives of 24 Black and Latino boys have been changed. Next
summer, our goal is to double or triple the number that can
benefit. Will you help make a difference? Provide a grant,
make a donation, serve as a guest speaker, or become a mentor. Please give in whatever form you can. Be a part of the
solution! As we constantly tell our young men, stop talking
about the problem – LET’S ALL DO SOMETHING!
501(C)(3)
Elijah Stout delivers the opening statement for the
Defense during the Mock Trial Finals.
Mock Trial Finals participants pose with Hon. William
F. Kuntz.
Patrick Casimir prepares to give his closing argument
before the Hon. William F. Kuntz.
The Defense preparing their arguments for the Mock
Trial Finals.
Gordon Burrell receives an MVP award from SLI
Instructors Joel Park (FLS) and Mark Fuller (BLS).
Kawan Joseph provides the opening statement for
the Prosecution during the Mock Trial Finals.
A special thank you to NYU Law School, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, The Leeman Foundation,
Katherine Frink-Hamlett / Frink-Hamlett Legal Solutions, The Group, and 1844.
501(C)(3)
Legal Outreach Thanks the Funders and Partners That Make Our Programs Possible:
Foundations and Funders
Altman Foundation
BlackRock Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Charina Endowment Fund
Charles Hayden Foundation
Clark Foundation
Columbia Community Service
DYCD
Edwin Gould Foundation
Eugene Lang Foundation
Fordham Street Foundation
Heckscher Foundation
Hope Church NYC
J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation
JPB Foundation
The Kronman Family Fund
MAR Foundation
Pinkerton Foundation
Rona Jaffe Foundation
Shannon Foundation
Shippy Foundation
Steven & May Cavin Leeman Fdn.
Theodore Luce Charitable Trust
Thomas & Jeanne Elmezzi Fdn.
Tiger Foundation
William C. Bullitt Foundation
Law School Partners
Brooklyn Law School
Columbia Law School
CUNY Law School
Fordham Law School
New York Law School
NYU School of Law
St. John’s School of Law
Pipeline Diversity Champions
$20,000 and above
Ariel Property Advisors / Shimon Shkury and
Ruby Gelman
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Sintelle Taylor / T. Rowe Price
Pipeline Diversity Leaders
$10,000-$19,999
Anne Robinson
Arent Fox LLP
Colgate Palmolive
David P. and Peggy Levin Fund
Douglas Tabish / American Express
Jeffrey Lewis
Katherine Frink-Hamlett / Frink-Hamlett Legal
Solutions
Kevin Tagami
Melvin Rosa / BlackRock Inc.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nancy and Michael Cardozo Charitable Fund
New York Life Insurance
Orrick Herrington Sutcliffe LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
Ropes & Gray LLP
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
William T. Russell, Jr.
Pipeline Diversity Benefactors
$5,000-$9,999
Association of Corporate Counsel
Citigroup
Gailon McGowen / BMW Bridgewater
Hannah Glover / Carnegie Corporation
James B. O’Neal
Legal Outreach Parent Council
Linklaters LLP
Louise Brown-Lloyd
Morgan Stanley
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Peter Dopsch
Saul Shapiro
The Group
Pipeline Diversity Partners
$2,500-$4,999
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
David Goldberg
Evan C. Williams
Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Gabriel Torres
Herrick Feinstein LLP
Keith Wofford
MetLife Foundation
Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
Reed Smith LLP
501(C)(3)
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
Stroock Stroock & Lavan LLP
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz
William and Florine Guy
Pipeline Diversity Supporters
$1,000-$2,499
1844
Belinda G. Schwartz
Brent & Luis Holman-Gomez
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
Chad Peterman
Dani James
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Erika Munro-Kennerly
Farrah Pepper / General Electric Company
Francesca Odell
Frederick Watts
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Goodwin Procter LLP
Hahn & Hessen LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Howard and Jill Sharfstein
Jeremy Cohen
John Hartje
John C. MacMurray
Juan Arteaga
Kobre & Kim LLP
Lindi Beaudreault
Lorraine McGowen
Maria Ramirez-Jurgens
Miguel and Maria Guadalupe
Nicky Sheats
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Simone Parris and Associates
Stephen and Helen Freidus
Timothy Wilkins
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
William McGovern
The Wyman Family
In addition, Legal Outreach would like to
thank our:
250+ Contributors ($1 to $999)
49 Summer Internship Providers
122 Attorney Mentors
89 Debate Coaches