The opening keynote was given by Judge Stanley Birch, of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, who is most well known for his decision in the Schiavo case. Judge Birch stressed the need for judicial independence. Other notable speakers included general counsels Teri McClure of UPS, Joaquin Carbonell of Cingular, and Javade Chaudhri of Sempra Energy, who spoke to a packed audience on the diversity practices of their companies, especially in the area of legal services.
Like Prof. Katyal and Ms. Khatri, other South Asian attorneys are clearly “influencing the network.” Hoping to extend that influence into the public arena is Shyam Reddy, a corporate lawyer at Atlanta-based Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, who is a candidate for Georgia Secretary of State; Neera Walsh, an attorney in the Cook County, Illinois, State Attorneys office; Rohit Kirpalani, general counsel at Atlanta-based CompuCredit Corporation; and Monica Desai, a bureau chief at the Federal Communications Commission.
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Gov. John Lynch signed legislation yesterday that makes end-of-life care decisions easier in New Hampshire.
"The bill is going to make it easier for people to plan for and make known their end-of-life decisions,"said his press secretary, Pam Walsh.
The new law updates state laws on advance directives, which include living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care. The law takes effect Jan. 1.
Lynch okays new end-of-life care rules
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