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Summer 2011
Congratulations Graduates!
The UW School of Law proudly conferred degrees to
183 J.D., 96 LL.M. and 2 Ph.D.
candidates on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at Meany Hall. The commencement address was
presented by The Honorable Ricardo Martinez ’80.
Visit our
online photo gallery of the big day.
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UW Law’s Graduating Class Establishes Professor Paul Miller Diversity Scholarship
The 2011 graduating class created the fund to provide financial assistance to deserving
UW law students from all types of under-represented backgrounds. The graduates recognized
and appreciated that a diverse student body brings various perspectives that enhance
the law school’s classrooms conversation and adds to the community outside
the class. To join the 2011 class in supporting this fund you can link to our giving page here.
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Join us for Reunion Day 2011
ATTENTION CLASSES of 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006
and the Tax LL.M. Program
Please join us on Saturday, October 22, 2011. For more information and to RSVP,
visit www.law.washington.edu/alumni/reunions.
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University of Mexico and the UW School of Law Presented Symposium on Pro Bono Legal
Services
L to R: Jorge Madrazo; Professor Gregory Hicks; Dean Kellye Testy, Assistant
Dean Michele Storms; Héctor Fix-Fierro
On May 12 and 13, members of the University of Washington Law faculty and leading
Pacific Northwest attorneys committed to pro bono legal services met with colleagues
from the National Autonomous University of Mexico at a two day conference in Seattle
to promote pro bono legal services in Mexico. The conference was the inaugural event
under a Memorandum of Understanding between UW Law and UNAM that will be the foundation
for student and faculty exchanges and for collaborative projects between the two
universities. More information
here.
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Another Legislative Victory for UW Law
Penny Hazelton, Associate Dean for Library & Computing Services, and
Peggy Jarrett,
UW Librarian and appointed to the national Federal Depository Library Council, joined
other law librarians in collaborating with the Washington State Code Reviser’s
Office in Olympia to promote widespread access to state primary legal material and
to ensure permanent public access.
HR 1479 was signed into law by Governor Gregoire on Friday April 22, 2011
as chapter 156 of the 2011 Laws of Washington. A copy of the new law can be found
here. The law takes effect in July 22, 2011.
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Entrepreneurial
Law Clinic Receives Herbert B. Jones Foundation Grant
Jennifer Fan, Managing Director and Sean O'Connor, Faculty Director
The Entrepreneurial
Law Clinic received a new grant from the
Herbert B. Jones Foundation. The grant will provide funding for operations.
Jennifer Fan prepared and submitted the grant application.
In April the ELC celebrated its 5th anniversary with an event that included the
UW Center for Commercialization (C4C) and the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(“CIE” from the UW Foster School).
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the Law Firm Annual Challenge!
June 30th marked the end of another successful year of LFAC. UW Law alumni at firms
and companies across the region connected with UW Law faculty and generated some
great ideas to build up the law school and the alumni community. The final gifts
and standings are still being tallied, but you can keep track
here. A special thank you to all of the alumni leaders who helped organize lunches and
receptions with your group! If you would like your firm or company to be part of
the law firm annual challenge, please contact Garrett Hall at 206.616.5356 or gbhall@uw.edu.
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Faculty News
Professor Kathryn Watts Named Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
In this leadership position as Associate Dean, Watts will further develop our inclusive
intellectual community by promoting excellence in scholarship and teaching, coordinating
and encouraging faculty research and scholarly activities, and showcasing faculty
achievements.
“I am thrilled to have Kathryn in this leadership role in faculty development,”
Dean Testy said about Watts. “She is an extraordinary role model for UW Law
faculty and very generous to share her time and expertise with her colleagues.”
For more information on Professor Watts, please visit her
profile page.
Professor Beth Rivin Receives 2011-2012 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award
The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) announced the selection
of
Professor Beth Rivin as a Fulbright Scholar for 2011-2012 in Indonesia.
She will be hosted by Gadjah Mada University in Jogjakarta and will work at five
other universities in Indonesia, including the University of Indonesia. Her focus
will be teaching and capacity building in medical school bioethics education using
multidisciplinary approaches.
>>More faculty news
and scholarship
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Alumni News
Chinese Judge Re-elected to UN Court for Law of Sea
Chinese judge (and LL.M. alumnus ’87)
Gao Zhiguo was re-elected by an overwhelming majority as a judge of the
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. The International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (Hamburg, GE) is the principal judicial
body for law of the sea matters. Gao is the executive director of the China Institute
for Maritime Affairs under the State Oceanic Administration.
Paige Davis of Garvey Schubert Barer Elected Chair of WSBA Section of
Taxation
Davis ’04 earned her LL.M. in Taxation and is a member of Garvey ‘s
Tax and Benefits Group. She is currently a faculty member for the Masters in Taxation
Program and is a pro bono attorney in the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic.
Send alumni news to ecoplan@uw.edu.
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Student News
An Exciting Summer Lies Ahead for UW Law Students
Brie Coyle, William Kim, and Garrett
Heilman, (pictured above) all class of 2013, are off to a grand start as Yakima Nation Fellows.
First Student-Run Electronic Law Journal Published by UW Law
In June, the University of Washington School of Law published
The Washington
Journal of Law, Technology & Arts, which focuses on technology, commerce, and
artistic innovation.
The Journal publishes concise legal analysis aimed at practicing attorneys on a
quarterly basis. This quarter’s edition includes four articles by recent graduates
of the law school on topics including:
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Affirmative Representations as a Limit on Immunity Under § 230 of the
Communications Decency Act
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The Rejection of Civil Loss Causation Principles in Connection with Criminal
Securities Fraud
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Deciphering “Authorization” Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act and How Employers Can Protect Their Data
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A Survey of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s Copyright Management
Information Protections After All Headline News and McClatchey
Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal Published
The Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal features analysis of legal issues and developments
in jurisdictions bordering the Pacific Ocean, including Asia, Oceania, and South
American countries. This edition’s articles include:
This edition’s student comments include:
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“Divorce and the Welfare of the Child in Japan” by
Matthew J.
McCauley ‘12.
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“To Plea or Not to Plea: The Benefits of Establishing an Institutionalized
Plea Bargaining System in Japan” by Priyanka Prakash ‘12.
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“Death Penalty Sentencing in Japan Under the Lay Assessor System: Avoiding
the Avoidable Through Unanimity” by Elizabeth M. Sher ‘12.
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“The Problem of Enforcing Nature’s Rights Under Ecuador’s
Constitution: Why the 2008 Environmental Amendments Have No Bite” by
Mary
Elizabeth Whittemore ‘12.
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Congratulations Graduates!
Paul Miller Diversity Scholarship
Reunion Day 2011
University of Mexico and the UW Law Presented Symposium on Pro Bono Legal Services
Another Legislative Victory for UW Law
ELC Receives Herbert B. Jones Foundation Grant
Thanks for participating in the Law Firm Annual Challenge!
Faculty News
Alumni News
Student News
July 14-29
CLE Program
2011 Patent and Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute Center for Advanced Study
& Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP)
William H. Gates Hall
July 19 - 21
8th International
Conference on Forensic Inference and Statistics
University of Washington School of Law Department of Biostatistics, School of Public
Health, University of Washington
July 21
Public Interest Post Grad Fellows Panel Presentation
University of Washington School of Law 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Room 138
July 23
2011 High Technology Protection Summit
William H. Gates Hall
September 2 – 16
2011 Summer Institute in Transnational Law and Practice
William H. Gates Hall
September 7
2011 UW School of Law/Tax Executives Institute Tax Forum
William H. Gates Hall
September 8-9
24th Annual University of Washington Indian Law Symposium
William H. Gates Hall
October 22
Reunion Day
Classes of 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and Tax LL.M. Program
William H. Gates Hall
SAVE THE DATE - December 2
Golden Alumni Reunion Luncheon
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