Trial Lawyer, former prosecutor and Assistant Attorney General for MD Member, Supreme Court Bar
Legalspeaks.com
For interviews on Race and Law.
As Ferguson and the rest of America wait for the Grand Jury Decision for Michael Brown's shooter Darren Wilson, we SPOTLIGHT Debbie Hines. Hines is a Washington, DC based practicing trial attorney, former Maryland prosecutor and member of the Supreme Court bar who is an expert in criminal law, high profile criminal cases, gun laws, death penalty cases and voting laws. She often addresses legal issues at the intersection of race and crime. As a former felony prosecutor, she tried homicides, attempted murders, rapes, burglaries, robberies, narcotics and economic crimes before juries with a high conviction rate. Media includes: CBS, ABC and NBC Affiliates, CNN and Huffington Post.
For commentary on Obama's Executive Action on Immigration that will prevent over 5 million immigrants from getting deported, we FEATURE Christine Neumann-Ortiz. Neumann-Ortiz is the founding Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera, a low-wage and immigrant workers center. Recent accomplishments include leading nationally recognized Immigrant Rights Marches with 80,000 participants on May 1, 2007. Ms. Neumann-Ortiz is recognized as a national leader in immigration reform, serving on the board of a national coalition of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM). Media includes: CNN, NPR, The Nation, Telemundo, Fox News and ABC.
HealthCare.gov opened for its second round of enrollment this weekend, and as a source we FEATURE Marilyn Moon. Moon is senior vice president and director of the Health Program at the American Institutes for Research. Her current work focuses on the role of informing consumers, providers and policy makers about health care issues, issues in delivery system innovations, and approaches to Medicare and overall healthcare reform. A nationally-known economist and expert on Medicare, aging, consumer health issues, and health care financing, Dr. Moon has testified on Capitol Hill. Media includes: CBS, NBC, NPR and The New York Times
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For interviews on Homelessness.
With Universal Children's Day coming up on November 20 & new report showing nearly 2.5 million American children were homeless for at least part of 2013, we FEATURE Jacquelyn Aluotto. Aluotto is a producer, director, and activist dedicated to saving shelters for homeless people through the eradication of poverty, violence, and abuse across America. Jacquelyn created, produced, and directed three new shows proving that making a difference is entertaining and inspiring. he directed and produced the Award Winning Documentary “Not In My Backyard” with never seen before powerful footage of abused and homeless women and children. Media includes: Style Network, Telemundo, Life and Living, NJ12 and NY1.
As Russia faces pressure at the G20 Summit due to the Ukraine crisis, we FEATURE Michèle Flournoy. Flournoy is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). Flournoy served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from February 2009 to February 2012. She was the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations.