Barristers’ Breakfast

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.

“It is essential that educational opportunities facilitate the creation of qualified future leaders that reflect the diverse society that they will one day represent.“

“Hispanics and the Pipeline to the Legal Profession:
AKA Lawyers Don’t Do Math,” HNBA Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2011).

Diversity in the legal field depends on a diverse pipeline of prepared, talented students. Success means not only passing the bar exam, but achieving the requisite college, high-school, and elementary school milestones — all of which depend on the core foundation of being ready for school upon entry.

The Barristers’ Breakfast brings together members of the greater MSP legal community to support children at a critical point in their development. Join us for this benefit breakfast, which includes networking, coffee and light breakfast, and a keynote presentation.The Barristers’ Breakfast is an opportunity for the legal community to support tomorrow’s leaders, while raising awareness of the critical role early childhood education plays in building a more diverse professional community in Minnesota.

Our 2015 keynote is Congressman Keith Ellison.

Congressman Keith Ellison represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Rep. Ellison’s guiding philosophy is based on “generosity and inclusion” and his priorities in Congress are building prosperity for working families, promoting peace, pursuing environmental sustainability, and advancing civil and human rights.

As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, the congressman helps oversee the nation’s financial services and housing industries, as well as Wall Street. He also serves on the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee, which decides committee assignments for Democratic Members and sets the Democratic Caucus’ policy agenda. In the past he served on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rep. Ellison was elected co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus for the 113th Congress that promotes the progressive promise of fairness for all. He is also a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, founded the Congressional Consumer Justice Caucus, and belongs to more than a dozen other caucuses that focus on issues ranging from social inclusion to environmental protection.

Before being elected to Congress, Rep. Ellison was a noted community activist and ran a thriving civil rights, employment, and criminal defense law practice in Minneapolis. He also was elected to serve two terms in the Minnesota State House of Representatives.

Keith was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He has lived in Minnesota since earning his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1990. Keith is the proud father of four children.