Join the Center for Social Justice and Public Service at noon today in Bannan 127.  A light lunch willl be provided. 

Social Justice Speaker Series Lecturer: Anthony L. Ricco, " The Practice of Law: Saving Lives and Fighting Injustice"
 
 A Wine and Cheese Reception will be held in Strong Commons, Bergin Hall at 5:30 p.m.
 
Anthony L. Ricco specializes in state and federal criminal defense litigation and especially capital cases. In 2008, he was named Attorney of the Year by the Metropolitan Black Bar Association and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the American Inns of Court awarded him its Professionalism Award. In October 2009, he was appointed as a national resource counsel to the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project to provide guidance to capital lawyers around the country. In 2010, he was accepted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has handled numerous high-profile and controversial cases, including, inter alia, the World Trade Center bombing conspiracy case; the U.S. Embassy Bombing case; and counsel for Detective Gescard Isnora in the so-called Sean Bell case.