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If These Walls Could Talk:
Notable Cases from the Charles R. Jonas Federal Building
Behind the Scenes of Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education
Monday, November 23, 2015 from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
CLE Credit:
1.0 General Hour
Fees:
Attorney Rate: $75
Paralegal Rate: $35
Location:
Registration: Online: www.MeckBarCLE.org
Phone: 704/375-8624
Fax: 704/333-6209
Mail: 2850 Zebulon Ave., Charlotte, NC
28208
Special Info:
Charles R. Jonas Federal Building
Robert D. Potter Courtroom (#2-1)
Charlotte, NC 28202
12:00 p.m. Registration/Box Lunch
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. CLE Training
Program Planners: Patricia Wilson Magee &
Allison Popp
This year, the Charles R. Jonas Federal Building will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone that
forms the foundation of this historic building. As part of this celebration, the Court plans to offer Continuing Legal
Education opportunities to learn more about the litigation of historic cases in this building.
In the first installment of this series, Mr. Fred Hicks, who served as Judge McMillan's law clerk while the Swann case was
pending, will provide a unique perspective on this famous case, including a discussion of some of the original documents
from the case file, which have been obtained from the archives.
Speaker Bio:
After earning his undergraduate and law degrees from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and being admitted
to the North Carolina State Bar in 1968, Mr. Hicks began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable James B. McMillan,
former United States District Court Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. During this clerkship, Mr. Hicks
worked on the landmark case Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, which came before Judge McMillan
and was later affirmed on appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Hicks has had a distinguished legal career and has received numerous accolades, including being listed in The Best
Lawyers in America in Family Law since 1991, in the North Carolina Super Lawyers since 2007, and in the Business North
Carolina Magazine’s “Legal Elite” since 2008. Mr. Hicks was the recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association’s
Distinguished Service Award in 1995.
Online: www.MeckBarCLE.org • Phone: 704/ 375-8624 • Fax: 704/ 333-6209
Mail: MCB/CLE If These Walls Could Talk, 2850 Zebulon Ave., Charlotte, NC 28208
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Tuition: ( ) Attorney Rate: $75
( ) Paralegal Rate: $35