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April 2011
There’s still time to help us honor our award winners:
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
The Honorable
Jenny A. Durkan ’85
The Honorable
Ricardo S. Martinez ’80
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HENRY M. JACKSON DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
Stanley H. Barer ’63
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RECENT GRADUATE AWARD
Felix Gavi Luna ’97
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Reception -- 5:30 P.M. Dinner & Program -- 6:15 P.M.
Four Seasons Hotel
99 Union Street, Seattle
$100 Per Person
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ONLINE or call 206.221.2961 BY APRIL 21, 2011
Questions? Contact Beverly Sanders 206.543.8707 or bsan@uw.edu
L to R, alumni: Evan Inslee '56, Shan Mullin '57, Rick Dodd '70
Alumni in the Palm Springs area gathered for the 4th Annual Law Dawgs in the Desert
Dinner on March 14 graciously hosted at the home of Evan ’56 and Elizabeth
Inslee. Dean Testy shared our new mission and the exciting news about the progress
in our latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. Next year, we encourage all
our law alumni in the area to join us.
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L to R: Jessica Hunnicut (Ethnic Cultural Center) Dawn Sayers ’11, Ian Warner
’11, Molly Leaverton ’11, Aubri Goldsby ’11, Michele Buckley ’11,
Professor Julia Gold, Michael Drummond ’12, Tim Larson ’11, Rebecca
Jones ’11.
More than 30 leaders of student organizations from across campus gathered on March
1 to learn practical skills for managing conflict. The workshop was led by students
in the law school's Mediation Clinic. Our students asked attendees to take a
"conflict styles assessment" and then discussed the different styles we
use when confronted with conflicts in our lives. Students practiced strategies for
effectively managing conflict such as active listening and open-ended questions.
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Lawyers from Africa visited the School of Law in March
On March 23-26 Dean Testy and Professor Joel Ngugi hosted 21 lawyers from the African
countries of Botswana, Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi in a Trial Advocacy Faculty Training
Institute. The Institute was hosted by the law school in partnership with Justice
Advocacy Africa (JAA), a local non-profit founded by Professor Ngugi, Judge Marsha
Pechman and Seattle lawyer Steve Fury. The planning for this event began last year
when the three founders met with Dean Testy to discuss training African lawyers
on trial advocacy skills as a sustainable method of enhancing the delivery of social
justice and social transformation in these African countries. The lawyers who were
trained from each African country are expected to support and take over trial advocacy
training programs in their own countries in the coming few years.
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UW School of Law Jumps to 30th among Top Law Schools in the Country
The University of Washington School of Law jumped from its ranking of 34th to 30th
among the top law schools throughout the U.S. according to the 2012 edition of Best
Graduate Schools by U.S. News Media Group. The law school also maintained its prestigious
standing as one of the Most Diverse Law Schools.
More>
Center for Professional
and Leadership Development
Natural disasters, financial crises, and global conflicts demand that lawyers increase
their problem-solving and leadership capabilities. Lawyering today requires keen
communication skills, interpersonal and technological abilities and skills, analytical
and strategic thinking, teamwork and collaboration, and writing. Students today
seek vision, direction, and action and look to the law school’s Center for
Professional and Leadership Development for information, workshops and leadership
events. For more information visit the center's
website.
Professor Eric Schnapper Honored as the Employee’s Voice in the Supreme
Court
 In
recognition of his tremendous contributions to advancing employee rights, The National
Employment Lawyers Association will honor Professor Schnapper as the leading
advocate for plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases in the United States
Supreme Court. “He has argued a dozen employment and civil rights cases before
the Court, filed briefs in more than 80 cases, and provided his services on a pro
bono basis to plaintiffs and their lawyers.” Professor Schnapper will receive
this award at NELA in New Orleans
on July 1, 2011.
Professor Sean O’Connor Discusses Evolving Economies and Entrepreneurship
 Sean
O’Connor presented “Transforming Professional Services to Build Regional
Innovation Ecosystems” at tion Ecosystems” at Evolving Economies: The
Role of Law in Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted by the Center for
Law and Intellectual Property (CLIP) at Texas Wesleyan School of Law in Fort Worth,
TX on April 1, 2011
>>More faculty news
and scholarship
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UW Law School Alumnus Marco Hernandez Named Federal District Court Judge in
Oregon
With the unanimous approval of the Senate, Marco Hernandez ’86 was confirmed for
the federal bench. According to the ACLU, Judge Hernandez is the “first Latino
Article III judge in Oregon.”
OregonLive.com writes “at the age of seventeen, Marco Hernandez moved
to Oregon – all alone. Needing to support himself, he took a job as a dishwasher,
later found a better job as a janitor, and eventually became a teacher’s aide.
At that point, Judge Hernandez began taking night classes at a local community college,
with the hope of one day attending a four-year college. He graduated from Western
Oregon State College in 1983 and the University of Washington School of Law in 1986."
Alumni Michael D. Garvey ’64 , Ricky Smith ’62 and Law School Supporter
Jerry Grinstein Named Junior Achievement Puget Sound Business Hall of Fame Laureates
The Junior Achievement
Puget Sound Business Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of individuals
who have made a lasting impact on this region’s business and society. Since
1987, ninety-seven laureates have been inducted into the local Hall of Fame. This
year they celebrate their 100th laureate. The premier annual event also features
the continuing success of Junior Achievement in improving the quality of young people’s
lives by sharing the opportunities of free enterprise.
The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal Publishes Article by Alumnus Mark Levin
LL.M. ’90
The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal is pleased to announce the publication
of Issue 20.2. The feature article, Civil Justice and the Constitution: Limits
on Instrumental Judicial Administration in Japan, is written by renowned Japanese
law scholar Mark Levin LL.M. ’90. This issue also features student comments
from Wyatt Golding ’11, Aura Weinbaum ’11, and Taylor Wonhoff ’11.
For more information, visit The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal's
website to read the full issue.
Got ALUMNI NEWS? Or Class Notes? UWLAW Alumni Magazine wants to hear more.
Please send information to Editor Elizabeth Coplan
>>More alumni news and events
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2011 – 2012 Washington Law Review Editorial Board Announced
 Katherine
Kirklin will assume the leadership of the
Washington Law Review from outgoing editor Jordan Talge. Professor Bob Gomulkiewicz
will serve as the faculty advisor.
"History, tradition, engagement: these three virtues continue to inspire the
members of the Washington Law Review," said Jordan Talge, 2010-2011 Editor-in-Chief.
"Our team has had the honor to complete the journal's landmark eighty-fifth
volume, stirring the echoes of eight successful decades of groundbreaking legal
scholarship. We've celebrated our past, taken time to enjoy the present, and
look forward to the journal's bright future. The Class of 2011 is excited to
watch incoming Editor-in-Chief Katherine Kirklin and her outstanding classmates
carry the law review to new heights next year."
Coyle & Murphy Moot Court Winners
 In
their first appellate advocacy competition, Brie Coyle and Andy Murphy took second
place at the 2011 National Native American
Law Moot Court tournament. Brie and Andy were one of the few 1L teams to
compete out of the 66 teams and 28 schools represented. Having not taken any of
the courses that related to the issues in the problem, Brie and Andy relied on guidance
from the UWLS faculty. Brie and Andy would like to thank Professors Bob Anderson,
Ron Whitener, Kathryn Watts, Mary Fan, and Sarah Kaltsounis for their invaluable
assistance.
Students in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic Participate in Financial Fitness
Day
 Several
members of a family wanted to start a small business, one that would expand rapidly
through franchising. Paul Vercruyssen ’11, and Chris Sheppard ’11, students
in the Entrepreneurial Clinic, and Jennifer S. Fan, Managing Director, and Harold
Federow, Supervising Attorney spent their Saturday on April 2 to help this family
and other clients think through the legal and business steps necessary to start
their business.
The City of Seattle, The Seattle Foundation, the United Way of King County, and
over 40 participating organizations sponsored the event.
In a summary of the day, the students wrote “Many of the clients that came
by our table would most likely have started their businesses without speaking with
a lawyer or business advisor. It is amazing the difference a 20-30 minute consultation
can make for small business entrepreneurs like this. Our advice alerted these entrepreneurs
to common missteps and gave them the tools necessary to launch thriving businesses.”
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Alumni Recognition Banquet
Dawg Days in the Desert for Law School Alumni
Mediation Clinic Students Teach Conflict Management Skills
UW School of Law Hosts Justice Advocacy Africa Faculty Training
School News
Faculty News
Alumni News
Student News
April 21, 2011
Gates Public Service Law Speaker - Heather Kendall Miller
William H. Gates Hall
April 25, 2011
Gates Public Service Law Speaker - Justice Sherif
William H. Gates Hall
April 25, 2011
Measuring
the Incalculable: Natural Resource Damage Assessment & the Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill
William H. Gates Hall
April 26, 2011
2011 Alumni Recognition Banquet
Four Seasons Hotel
99 Union Street
Seattle, WA 98101
May 5, 2011
Legacy
of Land: A Tribute to Roy Prosterman
William H. Gates Hall
May 6, 2011
Washington
Law Review Banquet
William H. Gates Hall
May 10, 2011
Olympia
Alumni & Friends Reception
Alexander Residence
May 12, 2011
Coughenour Mock Trial & Reception
William H. Gates Hall
May 18, 2011
Anchorage
Alumni & Friends Reception
Christen-Torgerson Residence
May 31, 2011
Shidler Lecture & Reception
Willam H. Gates Hall
June 1, 2011
Portland Alumni & Friends Reception
Perkins Coie
1120 NW Couch St.
Portland, OR
June 12, 2011
Commencement
Meany Hall
June 15, 2011
New York City Alumni & Friends Reception
New York Athletic Club at City House
180 Central Park South
New York, NY 10019
June 16, 2011
Washington DC Alumni & Friends Reception
DC University Club
1135 16th St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
June 21, 20111
Spokane Alumni Reception
Luna Restaurant
5620 S Perry St, Spokane, WA 99223
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