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Student Bar Association

The Student Bar Association (SBA) is the student group for all University of Washington law students. SBA serves two major functions. First, we are an advocate for student concerns at the Law School, whether those concerns deal with policy problems of the School or what classes to take, we are there to help. Second, we act to promote more social interaction at the Law School. Over the year, we stage events and activities where you can meet your fellow law students in a nonacademic setting. Your yearly payment of dues helps make these events successful. We look forward to your participation.

Room 130; Phone: 543-9111.

  • President: Nowell Bamberger, nowellb@
  • Exec VP: Rike Connelly, rike@
  • Programming VP: Megan Vogel, megvogel@
  • Secretary: Dave Iseminger, davei@
  • Treasurer: Rachelle Celebrezze, rec2003@
  • GPSS Senators:Wes Brenner, zqwes@; Jake Faleschini, jakelaw@
  • Bar Association Representatives:
    ABA: Kristin Ferrera, ferrerk@
    KCBA: Skylee Robinson, skylee@
    WSBA: Jika Knight, jika@
  • Class Representatives:
    1L: Alex Freeburg, freeburg@; Kianoush Naficy, kianoush@
    2L: Amelia Kegan, kegana@; Brendan McNamara, brenmc@
    3L: Karen Clevering, kclever@; Tricia Birdsel, tlbird@

American Civil Liberties Union

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

Room 208.

  • Co-Chair: Karl Smith, kdsmith@
  • Co-Chair: Riana Pfefferkorn, rianap@
  • Board Member: Chris Walker, christopherjohnw AT gmail.com
  • Board Member: Dani Franco, dfranco@

American Constitution Society

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) is one of the nation's leading progressive legal organizations. Founded in 2001, ACS is comprised of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, policymakers, activists and other concerned individuals who are working to ensure the fundamental principles of human dignity, individual rights and liberties, genuine equality and access to justice are in their rightful, central place in American law.

The University of Washington Chapter (ACS-UW), founded in 2003, is committed to promoting a dynamic exchange of ideas on campus and in the greater community. In 2004-2005, ACS-UW shared with Yale University’s Chapter the award for Chapter of the Year, chosen from 135 student chapters nationwide.

Room 210.

  • President: Brendan McNamara, brenmc@
  • Vice President: Jake Faleschini, jakelaw@
  • Secretary: Aurora Lehr, alehr@
  • Treasurer: Nick Hesterberg, nhester@
  • PR Director: Karl Smith, kdsmith@
  • 3L Representative: available to be filled fall 2007
  • 1L Representative: available to be filled fall 2007

Asian/Pacific American Law Student Association

The Asian/Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA) was formed with two major goals: 1) to organize, support, and promote the concerns of Asian and Pacific Islander minorities in the legal profession and 2) to increase ethnic diversity and awareness in the Law School and in the legal profession. All regularly enrolled students at the Law School are welcome to join.

Room 215; Phone: 543-6604.

  • President: Alvin Luo, alvinluo@
  • Vice President: Eri Yoshida, eriy55@

Black Law Students Association

BLSA promotes fellowship and community among all students at the School of Law. The organization provides Black law students a forum for expressing needs and concerns; to develop future Black leadership; and to open lines of communication between Black law students and the larger Black community. Activities include a celebration of Black History Month, development of a scholarship fund, a reception for members of the Loren Miller Bar Association, and community activities.

Room 215; Phone: 543-6604.

  • Co-Presidents: Katara Jordan,kjjordan@; Lionel Greaves, lg16@
  • Treasurer/Secretary: Jika Knight, jika@

Center for Human Rights and Justice

The Center for Human Rights and Justice (CHRJ) exists to train UW Law students in human rights law and to educate the community in human rights issues. We do this by hosting speakers, symposia, and events on a wide variety of human rights topics. We coordinate human rights projects with area practitioners, lobby for a strong human rights curriculum, and, this year, plan to fund student work in human rights through a grant. CHRJ operates the Used Book Co-Op in room 137 as a service to the law student community and to fund our programming and projects.

CHRJ sends out a weekly newsletter via our listserv to inform students about CHRJ updates, local human rights events and internship/job postings. Please sign yourself up using your u.washington.edu e-mail address.

Room 137; Phone: 616-6721

  • Co-Presidents: Myra Albu, mda6@
    Xheni Shehu, ilirmted@
  • Faculty Advisor: Craig H. Allen, challen@

Center for Labor and Employment Justice

The Center for Labor and Employment Justice (CLEJ) is a law student organization based at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. We focus on student involvement with our two main projects: 1) the innovative Wage Claim Program at the day labor center Casa Latina; and 2) the Unemployment Law Project, a member of the Alliance for Equal Justice.

Room 209.

  • Christopher Benoit, cbenoit@
  • Nicole Tadano, ntadano@
  • Julieanna Elegant, jelegant@

Chinese American Law Students Association

Founded in 2007, the Chinese American Law Students Association (CALSA) organizes, supports, and promotes the concerns of Chinese Americans in the legal profession. CALSA also serves to foster an understanding of current issues pertinent to the Chinese community. CALSA welcomes all law students interested in China-related legal affairs to join.

Room 215; Phone: 543-6604.

  • Co-founder: Alvin Luo, alvinluo@
  • Co-founder: Linglin Shi, linglin@

Christian Legal Society

The purpose of CLS is to manifest Christ in our law school and legal career. The Society holds sharing and fellowship meetings, prayer meetings, and hosts guest speakers from the community. Membership is open to all students who profess faith in Christ.

Room 214; Phone: 543-4077.

  • Lael Harrison, laelah03 AT yahoo.com
  • Maren Anderson, marena10@

Disability Law Alliance

DLA is an organization of students with and without disabilities working to raise awareness, foster dialogue, and support advocacy concerning disability law issues; to create an accessible and inclusive environment at the Law School; and to encourage and enhance career opportunities in the field of disability law. Please see our webpage for more information!

  • Co-Presidents: Jennifer Robbins, robij@; Christina Wong, cjw0ng@
  • Treasurer: Rike Connelly, rike@
  • VP of Programs: Mike Peters, mspeters@
  • VP of Advocacy: Kim Borowicz
  • Community Liaison: Dylan Orr, dorr@
  • 1L Rep: to be elected Fall Quarter

Federalist Society

The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies is a group of conservatives and libertarians interested in the current state of the legal order. It is founded on the principles that the state exists to preserve freedom, that the separation of governmental powers is central to our Constitution, and that it is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is, not what it should be. Our chapter sponsors debates and speeches on campus to further the intellectual discussion of topics such as separation of governmental powers, the rule of law, and individual freedom and responsibility.

Room 210; Phone: 543-4077.

  • President: Martin Bingisser, bingisse@
  • Vice President: Jason Sykes
  • Treasurer: Ted Shultz
  • Secretary: Ranjit Narayanan, ranjitn@

GreenLaw

GreenLaw is an organization that promotes student involvement in environmental law through education, outreach, and advocacy. Our externship and rapid response programs seek to fuse the passion and skill of law students with the expertise of attorneys working in environmental law. We sponsor several educational events throughout the year, ranging from brownbag lunch speakers, to a spring lecture series. We have recently developed a Duwamish River Advocacy Project to educate students and others about issues surrounding the Seattle waterway. GreenLaw is advised by a Board of Directors comprised of attorneys and professionals at the forefront of environmental activism.

Room 214; Phone: 543-4077.

  • Co-Presidents: Karen Brunton, kbrunton@; Brendan Grady, bgrady@

Immigrant Families Advocacy Project

The Immigrant Families Advocacy Project (IFAP) assists immigrant victims of family violence as they petition for permanent residency in the United States. The organization works closely with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project and pro bono attorneys from the community. Students gain valuable real-life legal experience working directly with clients and attorneys. Foreign language skills or immigration or domestic violence backgrounds are a plus.

Room 209; Phone: 543-7501.

  • Co-Presidents: Paul Weideman, weideman@ ; Kelsey Beckner, becknerk@

Innocence Project Northwest - Student Chapter

The Innocence Project Northwest Clinic represents prisoners convicted in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana who offer credible post-conviction claims of actual innocence. The IPNW-SC supports the IPNW Clinic through fundraising, prisoner support projects, and by promoting discussion of actual innocence and other important topics in criminal law.

Clinic Office; Phone: 616-2130.

  • Co-Presidents: Wesley Hottot, wphottot@; Jessy Vasquez, jessyv@

International Legal Society

The purpose of the International Legal Society is to present students with opportunities and information in the area of international law. We are working towards this goal through holding monthly programs that educate interested students of the opportunities that exist through the University to study and work in international law. Other activities that ILS is working on are: coordinating language tables, quarterly newsletters, and exploring the possibility of an international law review. Generally ILS is a forum for students interested in international law to meet and explore international issues as well as to stay informed of events going on at the university and opportunities in international law through work experience, study abroads, and classes throughout the UW campus.

Room 214; Phone: 543-6080.

  • Chairman: Michael Sterner, mss22@
  • President: Eri Yoshida, eriy55@
  • Treasurer: Josef Rawert, jrawert@

Jewish Law Students Association

The mission of the JLSA is to celebrate the tradition lawyering as a form of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), observe religious events of common interest, and serve the legal community through discussions and networking.

Room 214; Phone: 543-4077;

  • President: Ingrid Warren, ibwarren@
  • Vice President: Alexis Sclamberg, asclam@
  • Membership Coordinator: Tessa Capeloto, tcape1a AT yahoo.com
  • Treasurer: Leah Altaras, lele@
  • Technical Coordinator: Jen Chiang, jenwhite@
  • JConnect Liaison: Dina Brunshtein, dmb22@
  • Jewish Hospitality Officer: Emma Kagel, kagele@
  • Community Relations Coordinator: Marc Bridge, mdbridge@
  • Fundraising Coordinator: Leah Rebecca Mosner, lmosner@

J. Reuben Clark Law Society

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society affirms the strength brought to the law by a student's religious conviction. The purpose of our organization is to provide a network for LDS law students at the University of Washington, to facilitate interaction with the Seattle chapter of the JRCLS, to provide community service, and to study issues involving law and religion.

  • President: Elin King, elink@
  • Vice President: Scott Fitzgerald, sif@
  • Secretary: David Cromwell, dcrom@
  • Treasurer: Tim Dance, timdance@
  • Executive Board Member: Louis Butler, butlerle@

Room 214; Phone: 616-2130; jrcls@

Korean-American Law Student Association

KALSA at UW was started in 2005 by registered University of Washington Law School students with the goal of serving the Korean-American and the greater Seattle community through various community service and scholarly efforts. KALSA members work closely with the Korean-American Bar Association, Korean Community Counseling Center, and other community groups to further KALSA goals.

  • Co-Presidents: Faye Park, fayepark@; Christine Lee, clee1004@

Latino/Latina Law Students Association

Our purpose is to create a support a network and community for Latina/o students at UW, promote higher education, and to provide mentorship for youth interested in law and newly admitted students. We are also committed to promoting minority and social justice issues at the law school, as well as in the legal profession and the community at large. Latino/Latina Law Students Association sponsors outreach programs, motivational speaking engagements, area and intra-state school visits, an annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration, and other events aimed at educating and creating awareness of issues affecting our communities. This organization is open to everyone.

Room 215; Phone: 543-8838.

  • Co-Chairs:
    • Rosario Daza, rdaza@
    • Ann Marie Soto, amjs@
    • Angelita Chavez, chavea@
  • Administrator: Natalia Sanoja, nsanoja@

Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution

LADR is dedicated to educating future lawyers about alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques which complement litigation in resolving client disputes. Over 90 percent of law suits are settled before trial, so it is critical that lawyers acquire more skills than just being able to present arguments to a jury. LADR helps students and others explore negotiation, mediation and arbitration as dispute resolution techniques. LADR was founded in 1991 and sponsors the first-year negotiation exercises. LADR also presents guest speakers frequently. While LADR is an organization run by students, its membership is open to faculty and alumni interested in alternative dispute resolution techniques.

Room 208.

  • President: Russell Terry
  • Vice-President: Fletcher Findley
  • Treasurer: Kara Dunn
  • Activities Coordinator: Meghan Bright

Law Students for Reproductive Justice

Law Students for Reproductive Justice at the University of Washington is dedicated to educating, organizing and supporting pro-choice law students to ensure that a new generation of lawyers will be prepared to successfully defend and expand reproductive rights. The U.W. Chapter is affiliated with the National Law Students for Choice.

Room 209; Phone: 543-7501; choiceuw@

  • President: Danielle Franco-Malone, dfranco@
  • Vice President: Liz Calora, calora@
  • Secretary: Courtney Hudak, hudakc@
  • Treasurer: Karen Zehnder, kzw@
  • Membership Coordinator: Kendra Long, longk@
  • Statewide Coalition Representative: Aimee Decker, akdh@

Law Women's Caucus

The Law Women’s Caucus is an organization dedicated to helping to resolve issues facing women in the legal profession. It seeks to provide support to female law students in a variety of ways such as mentorship programs, speaker presentations/discussions, and social events. The organization has the goal of reaching out to the greater community by working with other organizations on particular issues and participating in charitable events.

Room 216; Phone: 543-7501.

  • Co-presidents: Sahar Fathi, SFathi@; Annie Vithayathil, Anniev@
  • Secretary: Cassandra Miller, camiam@
  • Treasurer: Kristina Ringland, klringland AT gmail.com

*For more information, see our website: http://www.law.washington.edu/LWC/index.html

Military Law Students' Association

An organization composed of individuals who have some connection to the Armed Forces of the United States. Designed to help transition individual from the military to law school and help those who wish to become military lawyers adjust to military life, by focusing on the social and community aspects of both the military and law school.

Room 210; Phone: 543-6080.

  • President: Dan Bugbee, bugbed@
  • Vice-President: Pete Santos, santop@
  • Secretary: Stowell Holcomb, sbh7@
  • Treasurer: Matt Osborne, mwo2@

Minority Law Students Association

MLSA exists to develop, implement and maintain programs to increase the recruitment, academic excellence and professional development of students of color in the Law School and in our society. Activities include various outreach programs to high school students, social functions, speakers, and panel discussions. Membership is open to any regularly enrolled student at the School of Law.

Room 215; Phone: 543-6604.

  • President: Sumona Das Gupta, dgupta@
  • Vice Presidents:
    Liz Goings, egoings@
    Jika Knight, jika@
  • Secretary: Priya Sambasivan, pri@
  • Treasurer: Leann Yang, leasam88@
  • Historian: Mukta Jhalani, mukta@
  • Board Member-at-Large: Alvin Luo, alvinluo@

Moot Court Honor Board

MCHB furthers oral advocacy and writing excellence at the University of Washington. We sponsor seven competitions throughout the year, including two regional competitions and the First Year Appellate Advocacy Competition in the Spring. Twelve first-year students are selected at the end of each year, based upon oral and written performance in the First Year Competition and cumulative performance during in-house competitions throughout the school year. Additional second-year students are selected based upon superior performance during in-house competitions throughout the school year.

Room 129; Phone: 543-8387.

  • President: Alex Wu, wuam@
  • VP In-House Competitions: Brianne Anderson, bpa1@
  • VP Regional Competitions: Jill Monnin, jmonnin@
  • VP Finance: Candice Tewell, ctewell@
  • VP Resources: Ray Liaw, hliaw@
  • VP Judges: Suzanna Storment, suzannas@
  • VP Development: Anna Jackson, alenaj@

Native American Law Student Association

NALSA's mission is to strengthen the legal community with excellent Indian law students, to better educate our people, protect our lands, and preserve our culture. Activities and special events include recruitment trips in Washington State, pow-wows, symposia and speakers, and annual trips to the Federal Indian Law Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Students interested in Indian Law and Native American students are highly encouraged to join.

Room 215; Phone: 543-6604.

  • President:Aurora Lehr, alehr@
  • Executive VP: Dana Little, dblittle@
  • VP Programming: Saza Osawa, saza@
  • VP Internal Programs: Ben Tramposh, tramposh@
  • VP Development/Treasurer: Camille Fisher, jcf3@
  • Secretary: Chalia Stallings-Ala'Ilima, chalia@

Outlaws (LGBT Student Group)

The purpose of Outlaws is to provide a social and support network for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) law students at the University of Washington (UW) School of Law; to raise awareness of LGBT legal issues within the student body and faculty; and to provide mentoring to law students by sponsoring on-campus speakers, discussion panels, and advocacy activities.

Room 216; Phone: 543-7501.

  • Zana Bugaighis - zanab@u
  • Erin Lennon - elennon@u
  • Jill Mullins - jlmul@u
  • Dylan Orr - dorr@u
  • Riana Pfefferkorn - rianap@u

Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal

The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal was founded in 1990 as an innovative vehicle for the discussion of legal and interdisciplinary policy-oriented issues affecting both Asian and trans-Pacific affairs. The Journal's function is three-fold. First, the Journal provides valuable writing and editing experience to University of Washington law students interested in Pacific Rim law and policy issues. Second, the Journal, as one of the only two student-edited law journals in the United States devoted to the Pacific Basin, and the only journal featuring translations of East Asian legal scholarship, encourages the debate of issues vital to the Pacific Rim. Third, the Journal enhances the University of Washington School of Law's national and international role as a center for East Asian legal studies. Membership is competitive and based upon first year grades and writing competition scores.

Room L181; Phone: 543-6649.

  • Editor-in-Chief: Peter Nestor, pnestor@
  • Associate Editors-in-Chief:
  • Zana Bugaighis, zanab@
  • Greg Ellis, gcellis@
  • Carrie Gage, carriegh@
  • Josh Holt, holtjg@

PALS: Parents Attending Law School

PALS aims to create a social network, support group and student organization for students who have or are considering having children. We welcome children of law students into the law school community with open arms and strive to create an environment in which students and their children can grow and learn together. This year we will sponsor fun events for children and their parents, provide a casual forum for networking about shared parenting experiences and disseminate information on school policies and community resources.

If you have questions about PALS or about being a student-parent, please email lawpals@

  • Co-Presidents: Lisa Kremer, kremerl@ and Stasiu Nowak, Stasiu@

Public Interest Law Association

The Public Interest Law Association at the University of Washington is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to promoting legal work that serves the public, alleviates suffering, and improves the quality of life for individuals in our community and elsewhere. To this end, PILA raises awareness about the need for and rewards of pro bono and full-time public interest legal work, advocates for public interest training and creates opportunities for law students and attorneys to combine their legal skills with passion and optimism in jobs that exemplify lawyers' capacity to make a difference.

PILA is one of the largest and most active student organizations at the UW School of Law. Through an annual benefit auction and other activities, PILA funds summer grants for law students, the creation of a loan repayment assistance program, and educational and networking opportunities for students to generate enthusiasm for public interest law and encourage law students to serve others and make a difference.

Room 211; Phone: 543-8899; pila@

  • Co-Presidents: Matt Rudow, rudow@, Stephanie Kotecki, skotecki@
  • Vice President and Publicity Coordinator: Christina Wong, christina AT uwpila.org
  • Secretary: Rebecca Huffman, rmhuff AT uwpila.org
  • Treasurer: April Bishop, April AT uwpila.org
  • Volunteer and Membership Coordinator: Rachel Brehm, rachel AT uwpila.org
  • Community Outreach Coordinator: Corinna McMackin, corinna AT uwpila.org
  • Auction Logistics Coordinator: Malia Roth, marena10 AT uwpila.org
  • LRAP Coordinator: Jason Sykes, jason AT uwpila.org

Shidler Journal of Law, Commerce & Technology

The Shidler Journal of Law Commerce & Technology is published in an electronic format and addresses business law and technology issues in a global context. The Journal was launched in pilot form in 2003. The concise online format of the Journal permits it to respond quickly and pragmatically to legal issues that emerge at the interface of business and technology. A partnership between student editors and an Editorial Board comprised of faculty and attorneys who are noted experts helps the Journal produce thoughtful, timely coverage of emerging issues. Membership is competitive and based upon first year grades and performance in a writing competition.

Room 216.

  • Editor-in-Chief: Cooper Offenbecher, cdoff@
  • Associate Editor-in-Chief: G. Martin Bingisser, bingisse@

Society for Small Business Development

The UWLS Society for Small Business Development, a new student organization at the University of Washington Law School, was founded by a group of enterprising 1L's in February 2005. Our mission is to encourage and facilitate pro bono transactional and business legal assistance to entrepreneurs in economically distressed communities, identify and develop meaningful business law volunteer opportunities, and to provide information and networking opportunities for law students interested in transactional and business law. We are working toward this mission through a series of target projects and community collaborations. To learn more about our organization and our current projects, please see our website at http://www.law.washington.edu/ssbd/.

  • President: Amy Kauppila
  • VP of Operations: Kate Bullock
  • VP of Law School Relations: Marc Bridge
  • VP of Legal Relations: Chad Knight
  • VP of Business Relations: Leann Yang

Sports and Entertainment Law Club

The Sports and Entertainment Law (SELA) Club was founded to explore the rapidly growing and lucrative fields of sports and entertainment law. We invite prominent attorneys, agents, and business persons to speak to the group regarding when, why and how they entered these fascinating fields. SELA seeks to encourage students to consider sports and entertainment law as a career path by fostering awareness in these areas through sports outings, fundraisers, and other entertaining events. Join us and explore the frequently high profile and always exciting fields of sports and entertainment law!

Room 210; Phone: 543-6080.

  • President: Yousef Arefi-Afshar, yousefaa@
  • Vice President of Sports: Kyle Farnam, kfarnam@
  • Vice President of Entertainment: Tristan Swanson, tnslaw@
  • Treasurer: Mark Pepple, pepplem@
  • Secretary: Paula Simon, pcsimon@

Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington

Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington is dedicated to addressing the legal needs of at-risk and homeless youth in Seattle. Working in conjunction with SYLAW, a new non-profit organization, SYLAW-UW volunteers will participate in training and orientation sessions conducted by local child advocacy attorneys. They will then educate street youth through scheduled presentations and, under the supervision of pro bono attorneys, will represent youth clients in civil legal matters.

Room 216; Phone: 543-6080.

  • Contacts:
    Ashley Fluhrer, afluhrer@
    Maren Anderson, marena10@
    Zana Bugaighis, zanab@
    David Howenstine, davidh4@
    Melanie Armstrong, happyday@

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund The SALDF, UW Chapter, is dedicated to providing a forum for education, advocacy, and scholarship aimed at protecting the lives and advancing the interests of animals through the legal system, and raising the profile of the field of animal law.

  • President - Jennifer Kaplan, jnkaplan@
  • Vice President – Heather Thompson Rankie, hrankie@
  • Treasurer –Tyler Wilson-Hoss, twilsonh@
  • Secretary –Chelsea Spector, Chelsea.spector@gmail
  • Director of Advocacy – Michelle DeLappe, mdelappe@
  • 1L Representatives – Deborah Byrne, dbyrne@; Staci Kman, slkman@; and Rebecca Magee, rziger@

Student Health Law Organization

The Student Health Law Organization (SHLO) is dedicated to promoting public service and awareness of important health care law and policy issues. The SHLO's primary focuses include:

  1. domestic and international laws and policies that affect access to quality and affordable health care;
  2. regulatory and ethical issues affecting modern health care entities and practitioners;
  3. networking health law students with the legal community.

Throughout the year, the SHLO works to facilitate volunteer opportunities, speaker events, discussion groups, research projects, and social events for law students. The SHLO is supported by the UWLS' Health Law Section and is affiliated with the Washington State Society of Health Attorneys (WSSHA), the American Health Lawyers Association, and Uplift International.

You can learn more about the SHLO at http://students.washington.edu/shlo1/.

Room 214

  • President: Jeff Lane, lanej3@
  • Vice President & Treasurer: Sumona Das Gupta, sdgupta@
  • Secretary: Megan Larrondo, larrondo@
  • Director: Carrie Gage, carriegh@
  • Director: Jill Brunner, jbrunner@
  • Director: Rachelle Cellebreze, rec2003@
  • Director: Sahar Banijamali, saharb@

Technology Law Society

The Technology Law Society works to bring the technology related legal resources of both the law school and surrounding community to the student body. The topics covered under technology are broad, including biotechnology, privacy, public interest, e-commerce and intellectual property. Sponsored events have included how to choose technology related classes, technology law reading groups and finding a job in the technology field.

Room 216; Phone: 543-6604.

  • President: Kristina Ringland, kringla@
  • Vice-President: Riana Pfefferkorn, rianap@
  • Secretary: Dario Machleidt, dam9@
  • Treasurer: Chris Kuyper, clkuyper@
  • Publicity:Loren Hall, lmhall@; Jason Sykes, jasonbsykes AT gmail.com

Nontraditional Law Students

An organization to support older, second-career, working-class, and first-generation-to-college law students. For more information, contact Le'a Kent, leajoye@u.washington.edu

Washington Law Review

WLR is a quarterly journal comprised of student-written pieces and professional articles on a wide range of legal issues. Annual events include a Spring Symposium, community service programs, and social events. Membership is competitive and based upon first year grades and writing competition scores.

Room L184; Phone: (206) 543-4068

  • Editor-in-Chief: Christie Fix, xtiesue@
  • Associate Editors-in-Chief:
    Lauren Hemingway, lhemingw@
    Anthony Kappus, akappus@
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