Join the Center for Law, Justice & Culture at 6:00 p.m. in the Athena on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. for the Pre-Law Day Keynote Address by Laura Weidner, Esq. 

As Chief Advocacy & Government Relations Officer, Laura leads and oversees the Epilepsy Foundation’s strategy on federal- and state-level policy, legal advocacy and grassroots engagement. The Foundation’s advocacy initiatives seek to improve access to care, end epilepsy-related discrimination, foster research and innovation and promote public health and education. Laura joined the Foundation in September 2018, after nine years focusing on federal access to care and disability rights policy and government relations for the National MS Society and before that, three years with the Child Welfare League of America’s government affairs team. She is the Immediate-Past Chair of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities, the largest coalition of national organizations working together on federal disability-related policy. Laura serves in leadership positions of several other coalitions including the American Brain Coalition, Epilepsies Action Network, Epilepsy Leadership Council, Partnership to Improve Patient Care, and Partnership to Protect Coverage. Laura has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio University and a law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. She is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars. 

Pre-Law Day is a program that provides current Ohio University students with an opportunity to engage with alumni who have gone on to law school.  Thursday’s Keynote Address will be followed by a full day of career panels and roundtable discussions on Friday, February 28, in Baker Center, with Ohio University alumni and friends who went on to attend law school.