Judges & Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (JALBCA) 24th Annual Ellen P. Hermanson Memorial Symposium, “Legislating Genetic Testing: Is Knowledge Power,” a mock legislative hearing addressing whether our nation’s healthcare system can – and should – do more to empower Americans with knowledge about their genetic predisposition to cancer. Complimentary registration at RSVP HERE.  CLE credits (pending).

Legislative Panel
Hon. Barbara Jaffe, NYS Supreme Court, JALBCA Board of Directors

Hon. Keith Powers, Member, New York City Council and Committee on Health

Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

Erika Stallings, Esq., BRCA awareness advocate and attorney, Facebook Music

Testifying Witnesses
Patrick J. Burke, Esq., Partner, Chair of Data Technology & Cybersecurity Group, Phillips Nizer LLP

Kristen C. Kim, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Chief Regulatory Counsel, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Lisa Schlager, Vice President of Public Policy, FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered)

Fran Visco, President, National Breast Cancer Coalition

Anya Prince, MPP, JD, Associate Professor of Law, Iowa College of Law, and Member of the University of Iowa Genetics Cluster.

Kathryn M. Rattigan, Esq., Associate, Robinson + Cole LLP.

Julia A. Smith, MD, PhD, NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

Sponsors
The Ellen Hermanson Foundation, The Bench and Bar of the SDNY

Supporting Organizations
SHARE, The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York

Symposium Co-Chairs
Desirée Ripo, Esq., Erika Stallings, Esq., Virginia K. Trunkes, Esq.