All Liberal Art s majors are invited to participate in this Career Conversations series. This week will feature a variety of professionals with careers in law.& nbsp; Please use the Zoom links below to attend:
Bios:
Lawrence Claus served for nearly 50 years as a criminal prosecu tor, Grand Jury Counsel, and trial attorney at both state and county lev els in Pennsylvania, specializing in public corruption, organized c rime, and homicide cases. Mr. Claus successfully prosecuted numero us organized crime and public corruption cases while working for the Pen nsylvania Attorney General and rose to the rank of Deputy Attorney Gener al. As an assistant district attorney for Allegheny County (Pittsb urgh), Mr. Claus litigated all type of crimes and served as the head of the homicide unit. Mr. Claus also taught for several decades in bo th undergraduate and graduate university programs, including programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Shirleen Chin is an international legal exp ert working on matters related to environmental crime, international cri minal law, illicit trade, anti-corruption, organised crime and economic crimes. She worked largely in the non-profit sector, with some years in the private sector. She holds a BA in Business and Management, an LLB (c um laude) in Public International Law and Human Rights and an MBA in Int ernational Business. She is currently the Managing Director of Green Tra nsparency, a firm that provides clients with the tools and expertise the y need to effectively manage their environmental strategies. She is base d in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Andrea Taylo r Cornwall is a proud public defender, having spent her entire legal career with the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office, represent ing the indigent in Wisconsin's trial and appellate courts. &nb sp; Ms. Cornwall received her undergraduate degree from the Un iversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where she worked her way through co llege as a legal secretary with the local SPD trial office. Inspir ed by that experience, she then attended the University of Wisconsin Law School, and returned to the SPD as a trial lawyer in Milwaukee before t ransferring to the Appellate Division, where she has worked for over 20 years, representing clients on direct appeal of convictions for offenses from shoplifting to homicide, as well as involuntary termination of par ental rights and mental commitments. She has been Regional Attorney Mana ger of the Milwaukee Appellate Office since 2015. Ms. Cornwall has argued before the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Wisconsin Court of Appeal s and hopes to argue before the United States Supreme Court next term on a case in which she currently has a petition for writ of certiorari pen ding.
Craig W. Donnachie is from Lebanon, PA. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992 and served a s a U.S. Army officer prior to joining the FBI in 1997. He was assigned to FBI New York's Joint Terrorism Task Force through 2005. He also s erved assignments at FBIHQ, the FBI Louisville Division, as well as two overseas posts, Berlin, Germany and his current assignment in The H ague, Netherlands. His specialty areas are counterterrorism, organized c rime, money laundering, and cyber-based fraud. He is married with three daughters.
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