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About the Symposium
Historically, all levels of government have taken an active role in housing and economic development. As the federal government undergoes a change in administrations during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, this conference took a fresh look at two of the key roles that government plays in this arena. The two morning panels evaluated the role of federal and state governments in housing finance, especially in light of the ongoing crisis. The two afternoon panels explored local government innovations in the economic development sector. Panelists explained and evaluated how government’s role is changing in response to this new political and financial environment. Papers from the symposium will be published in the Journal of Law and Policy.

Symposium Co-Chairs
Brooklyn Law School Professors David Reiss and Debra A. Bechtel organized this symposium.

About the Sparer Program
The Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship Program honors the late Ed Sparer, Professor of Law and Social Welfare at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a 1959 graduate of Brooklyn Law School. Established in 1985, the program inspires Brooklyn Law School students to work for justice and provide legal services to under-represented constituencies, and also fosters a strong public interest community at Brooklyn Law School. Directed by Professor Elizabeth M. Schneider, Rose L. Hoffer Professor of Law, the program provides Sparer Fellows with paid summer internships and sponsors programs and symposia on public interest law.

This course provides 6.5 transitional and non-transitional Professional Practice CLE credits in the State of New York.

Co-Sponsors
Co-sponsored by the Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship and the Journal of Law and Policy