Attorney and international author John Loftus served as keynote speaker at the Genesee County Bar Association's Law Day luncheon on Monday, May 8, 2000 at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre in Flint. Loftus spoke about "The Danger of Indifference" as he urged the audience to "speak up for democracy and diversity"- the central theme of this year's Law Day.

During the Carter and Reagan administrations, Loftus was a prosecutor with the Justice Department's Nazi War Crimes Unit. There he discovered Top Secret documents revealing that the Nazis he had been assigned to prosecute were working for NATO intelligence. He resigned from the Justice Department and exposed the shocking Nazi scandal on an Emmy Award-winning segment of "60 Minutes." In 1982, he received CIA clearance to publish his first book, The Belarus Secret.

Loftus has been an international advisor on Nazi prosecution, authored several books and articles, and received numerous humanitarian awards. His book, The Secret War Against Jews, exposes the still classified archives of the Holocaust. The American Bar Association Barrister has named Loftus one of the "20 Lawyers Who Make A Difference."

The Genesee County Bar Association was one of several bar associations around the state hosting Law Day activities based on the "Speak up for Democracy and Diversity" theme. Contact the local bar association in your area to find out how you can participate in next year's local Law Day activities.