Study Group Details
172: Current Events and Public Policy II
Tuesday1:45 - 3:15
Starting September 26
In-Person
Jeff Porter and David Callet will lead lively discussions and debates on current events and public policy issues, focusing largely, but not exclusively, on politics, law, economics, and foreign affairs. Discussion topics, outlines, suggested readings (if any), and questions will be furnished in advance, and participants are expected to follow the news closely. It is emphasized that this is a discussion class. Thus, participants are expected to take an active role in the conversations.
Recorded: YES
This study group is a repeat with revisions
Class Type: Discussion
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: Less than 1 hr/week
Study Group Leader(s):
David Callet
David Callet practices product liability and consumer product safety law. He graduated from George Washington University Law School in 1973. After working as a federal government attorney, David was a partner in two D.C. law firms. In 2015, he established Callet Law, providing comprehensive client representation on all aspects of consumer product safety compliance and educating the product safety community so that they can understand and comply with their product safety compliance obligations.
Jeffrey PorterJeff Porter is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, where he earned both bachelor's and master's degrees. After moving to Washington, DC, he owned his own businesses for nearly 20 years. Following that, Jeff worked in the catering business at Whole Foods on P Street.