The former U.S. Attorney General will speak at Elon Law in Greensboro on Thursday, Feb. 28.
Loretta Lynch, the first African-American woman to serve as Attorney General of the United States and an accomplished former federal prosecutor, will visit Elon Law on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Elon Law Library to conclude the law school’s 2018-19 Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series.
Elon Law is located at 201 N. Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401. The Bellemeade Street parking deck is the closest public parking option for law school visitors.
Lynch, a Greensboro native, served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States from 2015-2017, capping a highly distinguished career over the previous three decades.
Appointed to the role by President Barack Obama in 2015, she had twice served as the head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, under both President Bill Clinton and Obama. Described by Obama as “the only lawyer in America who battles mobsters, drug lords and terrorists, and still has the reputation for being a charming ‘people person,” she has been instrumental in shaping the direction of the nation on a number of tough issues.
As the first African-American woman to serve in the role, Lynch improved the relationship between local law enforcement and the communities they serve, and she took bold stances on criminal justice reform. She had spent years rising through the ranks as a prosecutor, fighting terrorism, financial fraud and cybercrime – all while vigorously defending civil and human rights.
For more information, call the university’s Center for the Arts Box Office at (336) 278-5610 from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.