A Temple Law Community Conversation Election 2024 – Concerns and Insights
Moderated by Professor and DEI Liaison Donald Harris
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Zoom
About the Event
American voters will soon cast their ballots after an historic election cycle, but election-related litigation is already well underway. Join election lawyers Alison Stohr ’13 and Benjamin Geffen for a report on the current election law landscape and what election officials and lawyers are dealing with as the upcoming presidential election nears.
About the Speakers
Alison L. Stohr ‘13
Deputy City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia Law Department
Alison Stohr is a Deputy City Solicitor in the Affirmative & Special Litigation unit of the Philadelphia Law Department, where her work focuses on Election Law. Prior to joining the Law Department, Alison served as the Chief of Staff for Philadelphia City Councilmember Kendra Brooks. Before becoming a City of Philadelphia employee, Alison clerked for Judge McKee in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and worked as a Litigation Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Alison has also worked as a middle school teacher and administrator, Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine, and education policy associate at Research for Action. Alison obtained her J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in English at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee.
Benjamin Geffen
Senior Attorney, Public Interest Law Center
Benjamin Geffen is a Senior Attorney at the Public Interest Law Center, in Philadelphia. He works across several practice areas, including voting rights, public health, and civil rights for people with criminal records. Mr. Geffen’s successful cases at the Law Center have included striking down Pennsylvania’s gerrymandered congressional map and its voter ID law, a class action that restored visitation rights for inmates at the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center, numerous matters protecting children’s access to healthcare and education, and challenges to employment discrimination against people with criminal records. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute, and his community involvement has included service as a mayoral appointee on the City of Philadelphia’s Police Advisory Commission and as President of the Philadelphia Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society. Mr. Geffen is a graduate of the New York University School of Law (2008) and Princeton University (2000).