The public is invited to celebrate national Constitution Day at an event hosted by Missouri S&T. The history and political science department at Missouri S&T is sponsoring the Constitution Day celebration at noon Tuesday, Sept. 17, in St. Pat’s Ballroom of the Havener Center on campus.

Sept. 17 was designated as Constitution Day by the United States Congress to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.

David Mills, a trial attorney at Thomas, Birdsong, Mills, McBride & Osborne PC in Rolla, will be the keynote speaker. Mills will discuss the U.S. Constitution, and its role in the justice system.

Mills began his career as an attorney in 1989 and represents clients in both criminal and civil litigation matters. His primary areas of practice include criminal defense, business litigation and personal injury. Before entering private practice, Mills worked as an assistant Missouri state public defender and a district public defender.

Mills is a member of the Missouri Bar, the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He earned a bachelor degree and juris doctorate from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

For more information about Missouri S&T’s Constitution Day activities, contact Dr. Michael Meagher, associate professor of history and political science at Missouri S&T, at mmeagher@mst.edu or call 573-341-4342.