Wazhma Mojaddidi & Johnny Griffin III - Defending the Lodi "Terrorism" Cases

Our next two speakers, Wazhma Mojaddidi, and Johnny Griffin III will talk about the U.S. Government's post- 9/11 anti-terrorism efforts, and in particular, in Lodi. 

After earning her J.D. from Pacific McGeorge in 2002 and taking a year off to have a child, Mojaddidi, now 31, passed the California Bar and opened her firm with the intention of specializing in family and immigration law. Asked to serve as defense attorney for the alleged Lodi terrorist Hamid Hayat, she hesitated because she had no trial experience. Then Johnny Griffin, a 1984 Pacific McGeorge graduate and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, agreed to defend Hayat's father, Umer Hayat, who was also under indictment. Griffin's courtroom skills meshed nicely with Mojaddidi's personal background and the fact that she speaks Pashto, Urdu, English, Dari Farsi and French. Their continuing work on the Lodi case has earned them national attention.

When:  Date: March 14, 2007

Check-in:   4:45 PM

Program:   5:00 PM

Reception:  6:00 PM

Where:  McGeorge School of Law, Global Center for Business and Development in Classroom G

3200 Fifth Avenue , Sacramento

Admission:  Free (Donations Appreciated)