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Diversity Speaker Series feat. Chris Brecht, J.D.
October 10, 2024, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm

The University of Tulsa’s College of Law Diversity Committee and Outlaws are proud to welcome Chris Brecht (J.D. ’09) and Michael Smith (J.D. ’91) to speak about their practice experience and work with the LGBTQ+ community.
Brecht has a wide variety of experience from his work in the Tulsa County Public Defender’s Office to his involvement in obtaining the first gender nonbinary birth certificate to be issued in the state of Oklahoma through the federal lawsuit Lorelied v. Frye.
Smith has concentrated on complex litigation, focusing on products liability, consumer protection class actions and multi-district litigation, malpractice, and insurance bad faith. In 2020, Michael was honored by the Family Law Section of the Oklahoma Bar Association for his work in Schnedler v. Lee, a groundbreaking case before the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
This is a College of Law event but is open to the UTulsa community at large. Pizza available to guests on a first-come, first-served basis.