RESEDA, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Executives, a support group of nearly 500 prominent business, community and political leaders dedicated to raising funds to support the Los Angeles Jewish Home, has announced noted legal scholar and expert Laurie L. Levenson will be the latest speaker in the organization's continuing breakfast programs featuring high-profile speakers of local interest. Levinson's topic will be "What to Expect from the 5-4 Supreme Court."
The gathering will be held on October 18 at 7:30 a.m. at the El Caballero Country Club, 18300 Tarzana Drive, in Tarzana. Admission is $30 for members and $35 for non-members. The pre-registration deadline is October 12 via telephone 818-774-3332, fax 818-344-8564 or email afr@jha.org.
While in law school, Levenson was chief articles editor of the UCLA Law Review. After graduation, she served as law clerk to the Honorable James Hunter, III, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In 1981, she was appointed assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Section, in Los Angeles, where she was a trial and appellate lawyer for eight years and attained the position of senior trial attorney and assistant division chief.
Levenson was a member of the adjunct faculty of Southwestern University Law School from 1982-1989. She joined the Loyola faculty in 1989 and served as Loyola's associate dean for academic affairs from 1996-1999.
"It is imperative that the community stay abreast of issues and topics that unfold on a national stage that can affect us in our own backyards. Speakers like Laurie help us understand and communicate about these imperative matters," said L.A. City Councilman Dennis Zine who is currently The Executives president.
The Executives, founded in 1992, is comprised of the San Fernando and
Conejo Valley's most prominent business and community leaders. Their
mission is to raise funds to enhance the quality of life and care of the
residents of the
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