

To view this lecture in its entirety, go to: http://www.nyls.edu/pages/3697.asp On October 19, 2005, the Honorable Richard Thornburgh presented a major address about issues associated with increasing the employment rate among people with disabilities. Mr. Thornburgh has served as the Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Assistant Attorney General of the United States in charge of the Criminal Division, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and a delegate to the 1967-1968 Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention. Mr. Thornburgh currently is associated with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP where he serves as an active advisor and counselor to the firm's government affairs clients. Posted for Professor Seth Harris, New York Law School, Labor and Employment Program If you have any questions, please email lawoftheworkplace@nyls.edu.
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