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    Professor John Sonsteng is the founding director of the Expert Witness Training Academy.

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    Professor of Law; Senior Fellow, Dispute Resolution Institute

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    Staff Attorney, Public Health Law Center

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    Higher Education Development Executive, Apple

    Heather Gilbert

    Heather Gilbert ’12
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    President, Gilbert Law

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    Judge Margaret Marrinan
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    Judge Cynthia L. McCollum ’85
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    Rick Petry ’98
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    Judge Gordon W. Shumaker, Jr. ’71
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