We'll enjoy a lovely selection of Vietnamese antipasti and dishes as we hear one of DA's most-loved, longest-serving leaders, a practicing lawyer in Paris, admitted to the bars of California, Pennsylvania, and the United States Supreme Court, Attorney Joe Smallhoover, talk about impeachment! Q&A following.

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Joseph Smallhoover is the current International Counsel of Democrats Abroad ®, a post he has previously held for numerous terms over the last 30 years. He has also served Democrats Abroad ® as its International Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary, as well as a member of the delegation to the Democratic National Committee. In addition, he has been a Delegate at five National Conventions and served on the Platform Committee representing Democrats Abroad for the 2016 National Convention. A practicing attorney in Paris, he is also admitted to the Bars of California, Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of the United States.  He is an adjunct professor for McGeorge School of Law, where he teaches international business law, international art law, international dispute resolution and anti-corruption law. He taught American constitutional law at France’s famed Science Po and lectures regularly on such diverse subjects as the comparative ethical obligations of lawyers to the law of beer.

'Tis the Season....!  Join us for a Holiday Potluck and hear Professor Nina Gardner speak about a silver lining.

"What gives me HOPE in these DISMAL DAYS: The WOMEN of the 2018 class- and specifically the former women veterans and CIA officers who left their jobs to run for Congress and WON in predominantly GOP districts." 

Here's to a 2020 Takeover!!

Nina L. Gardner is the director of Strategy International, a corporate sustainability advisory firm she founded in 2000. She works with companies to improve their commitment to sustainability and the SDGs, and with investors to better understand Environmental, Social & Governance risks in their portfolios. A lawyer by training, she is a graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe and Columbia Law School and teaches Corporate Sustainability, Business & Human Rights at Johns Hopkins SAIS in Washington DC and lectures at the SAIS Bologna campus.
She is the founder of three professional women's groups (in Prague, Rome, and Paris) and is on the Editorial Board of Women's Forum for the Economy and Society. She has just joined the steering committee of the Alleanza Italiana per lo Svilupo Sostenibile.
An ardent Democrat she has been active in Democratic campaigns since 1976 and was one of the youngest women delegates at the 1980 Democratic Convention after her tenure as President of the Harvard-Radcliffe Democratic Club. She was the co-founder of the Americans in Italy for Obama in 2007 and has been a member of the Ethnic Democratic committee since 2009. She has been involved in innumerable anti-Trump protests since his 2016 election.

Let's celebrate Thanksgiving together!

One of our members has graciously opened their home for an American style Pot Luck.

15.00 Euros and bring a dish per person (children under 5 can join for free).

Seats are limited. Location and ideas for dishes will be provided when you RSVP.

*Please cancel 72 hours in advance or you will be asked to pay the full cost.

Let's celebrate Thanksgiving together! 

One of our members has graciously opened their home for an American style Pot Luck.

15.00 Euros and bring a dish per person (children under 5 can join for free).

Seats are limited.  Location and ideas for dishes will be provided when you RSVP. 

*Please cancel 72 hours in advance or you will be asked to pay the full cost.

Join us for a skype luncheon call with Democrats Abroad Legal Counsel, Joe Smallhoover.

Joe is one of the DA's longest-serving leaders. He is a practicing lawyer based in Paris and has practiced law in France and Germany for over 30 years. He practiced law in California and Pennsylvania before moving to Europe.

Seats are limited, please RSVP. (Please inform us of cancellations at least 48 hours to avoid being charged a fee).

Joseph Smallhoover is the current International Counsel of Democrats Abroad, a post he has previously held for numerous terms over the last 30 years. He has also served Democrats Abroad as its International Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary, as well as a member of the delegation to the Democratic National Committee. In addition, he has been a Delegate at five National Conventions and served on the Platform Committee representing Democrats Abroad for the 2016 National Convention.

A practicing attorney in Paris, he is also admitted to the Bars of California, Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is an adjunct professor for McGeorge School of Law, where he teaches international business law, international art law, international dispute resolution and anti-corruption law. He taught American constitutional law at France’s famed Science Po and lectures regularly on diverse subjects such as the comparative ethical obligations of lawyers and the law of beer.

Join us for a skype luncheon call with Democrats Abroad Legal Counsel, Joe Smallhoover. 

Joe is one of the DA's longest-serving leaders.  He is a practicing lawyer based in Paris and has practiced law in France and Germany for over 30 years. He practiced law in California and Pennsylvania before moving to Europe.

Seats are limited, please RSVP.  (Please inform us of cancellations at least 48 hours to avoid being charged a fee).

Joseph Smallhoover is the current International Counsel of Democrats Abroad, a post he has previously held for numerous terms over the last 30 years. He has also served Democrats Abroad as its International Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary, as well as a member of the delegation to the Democratic National Committee.  In addition, he has been a Delegate at five National Conventions and served on the Platform Committee representing Democrats Abroad for the 2016 National Convention.

A practicing attorney in Paris, he is also admitted to the Bars of California, Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of the United States.  He is an adjunct professor for McGeorge School of Law, where he teaches international business law, international art law, international dispute resolution and anti-corruption law.  He taught American constitutional law at France’s famed Science Po and lectures regularly on diverse subjects such as the comparative ethical obligations of lawyers and the law of beer.

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