On Thursday, June 16, 2011, at the 10th Anniversary National Convention, ACS hosted a panel discussion on alternative legal careers featuring:
- Ruben Bolling, Cartoonist, Tom the Dancing Bug
- Lisa Brown, Executive Director, Government Reform for Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative, Moderator
- Barry Eisler, Author, Thrillers including The Lost Coast (2011) and Inside Out (2010)
- Seema Gajwani, Program Officer for Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Public Welfare Foundation
- Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor, Slate
- Eric Liu, Co-Founder, The True Patriot Network
- Matthew McGough, Author, Screenwriter, including episodes for NBC's "Law and Order"