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In today's Letter of the Law, we bring you
profiles of two accomplished Wildcats -- law alumnus
Ryan Flynn ('06) and UA President Emeritus Peter Likins.
Both are highly energetic people committed to public
service, and both were named to leadership positions at
a relatively young age.
Arizona Asian American Bar
Association
Stephen
Golden
The Honorable Stephen
McNamee
The Family and Friends of
Gary Stuart
The Family and Friends of
the Honorable Roxanne Song Ong
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Dr. Peter W. Likins is the 2016
recipient of the Law College Association Award. Many of
you know him as president of the University of Arizona
from 1997 to 2006, a dynamic time at the University and
at the College of Law. Both during his presidency and
since, the College of Law has consistently benefitted
from his leadership, advice, and support.
Professor and Dean Emerita Toni Massaro
comments:
"President Likins is
one of the best lawyers without a law degree we know. He
thinks like a lawyer, and understands the importance of
lawyers to a strong democracy.
He also values and
supports professional education, and forged a great and
enduring friendship with our college and our alumni and
friends. President Likins inspired trust, respect, and
love. This is a trifecta of rare and exceedingly
valuable qualities in a leader -- at any time, in any
setting. The College of Law owes him much."
A California native, President Likins earned a
doctorate in engineering mechanics from Stanford. He
worked at the CalTech Jet Propulsion Lab and joined the
faculty of UCLA in the 1960s, where he earned an
international reputation for spacecraft research and
technical consulting and received honors for
distinguished teaching. In the 1970s, he became a
professor and dean of the School of Engineering and
Applied Science at Columbia University, and soon was
named provost of Columbia.
Likins became president of Lehigh University in
1982, which he led for 15 years. In 1997, he joined the
University of Arizona as its 18th president, remaining
until his retirement in 2006. Pete and his wife, Pat,
continue to make their home in Tucson.
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Ryan C. Flynn is
the recipient of the 2016 University of Arizona Alumni
Association Young Professional Achievement
Award.
In 2013, just seven
years after receiving his JD at Arizona Law, he was
appointed as Secretary of Environment and the Natural
Resources Trustee for the State of New
Mexico.
Ryan was previously general counsel to the same
agency -- the New Mexico Environment Department. He is
also an Assistant Judge Advocate General in the United
States Air Force Reserves at Schriever Air Force Base in
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Professor Barbara Atwood had this to say about
Ryan:
"Ryan was assigned
to my civil procedure small section as a 1L, and then I
selected him as an Ares Fellow his second year. He is
super smart, disarmingly honest, curious about life,
funny, and kind. Another thing -- he's not the
least bit arrogant. These qualities made him a really
effective teaching assistant, and I'm sure they make him
a wonderful lawyer, negotiator, and leader."
On his appointment as Secretary, New Mexico
Governor Susana Martinez called him a "tireless
advocate for common sense approaches to regulations that
protect the environment while continuing to encourage
economic growth."
As Secretary, he has brokered several key
agreements with federal and state agencies, foreign
governments, and Native American tribes and pueblos. He
is also responsible for successfully negotiating and
obtaining historically large settlements on behalf of
the Environment Department. Also under his leadership,
the department has developed new water quality
regulations for lakes and for discharges from copper
mines and dairies. Other, non-regulatory, initiatives
have included the River Stewards Initiative and efforts
to mitigate drought damage and improve New Mexico's
water and wastewater infrastructure.
Before attending the University of Arizona, Ryan
graduated from Harvard University, where he concentrated
in English and American Literature.
Ryan is married to another proud
Arizona Law alumna, Julia Broggi ('07), who practices
law at Holland & Hart. They recently
welcomed their second
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Professor
Anaya to Receive ASIL Medal
The medal is awarded each year to "a distinguished
person of American or other nationality, for outstanding
contributions to the development or effective
realization of international human
rights." Previous recipients
include
M. Cherif Bassiouni, Dinah Shelton, Louis
Henkin and Thomas Buergenthal.
Just last month, Jim was
appointed by the president of the United Nations General
Assembly as a co-facilitator for consultations to
consider means of enhancing Indigenous peoples
participation within the UN system (read
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Alumna
Receives UN Appointment
Erika M. Yamada, a proud 2009 SJD graduate of the
IPLP program, serves as the National Rapporteur on
Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples for Brazil. She
was recently appointed to the United Nations
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
the five-member expert body of the UN Human Rights
Council charged with doing studies on indigenous issues
for the entire UN system. Please join me and the IPLP
program in congratulating Erika.
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 Next IPLP Speaker,
April 1
Professor Seth Davis of the University of
California at Irvine will be IPLP's featured speaker this
Friday. He will lead a conversation on how
"constitutional faith" can be a barrier to redressing
America's colonial relationships with Indian
nations.
When: Friday, April 1,
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Where: Faculty Lounge
Room 237
For more information, contact
Justin Boro via email or at
520-626-9224. |
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Law.Change
Double Header, March 31 and April 1
Law.Change is a lecture series about
technological changes and business trends in the legal
profession. This week, we have two speakers:
J. J.
Rico, Director,
Arizona Center for Disability Law on
"ADA Accessibility and
Its Impact on Courts/Law
Offices"
When:
Thursday, March 31, 2016, 2:00
p.m.
Where: College of Law Room
118
AND
Roberta
Tepper, Director, State Bar of Arizona
Lawyer Assistance Programs on
"40 Apps in 40
Minutes"
When:
Friday, April 1, 2016, 12:15
p.m. (with lunch at
12:00)
Where: College of Law Room
118
CLE May be available for both events*
* The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or
accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing
Legal Education requirement. This activity may
qualify for up to 1 hour toward your annual CLE
requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including 1
hour(s) of professional
responsibility." |
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Please join us for the presentation of awards
honoring and celebrating the remarkable achievements of:
Ryan C. Flynn ('06), C. Max Killian ('49), Peter W.
Likins; The Honorable Roxanne Song Ong ('78), Nicole F.
Stanton ('00), and Gary L. Stuart ('67).
When:
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 6 - 9 p.m.
Where:
Arizona Historical Society Museum
1300
North College Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281
$150 per
person
$1,500
for a table of ten
Register
Today!
For more
information and to purchase tickets, please
visit
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Seeking
Internships for BA in Law Undergrads
If your organization, law firm or business could
use some support this summer (or during the school year
if you are based in Tucson), let us help you recruit an
undergraduate student intern.
Students who are
pursuing the BA in Law are receiving a top-notch legal
education from Arizona Law faculty, taking undergraduate
courses in property law, contracts, torts, procedure,
and criminal law and procedure, among others. They are
eager to apply their knowledge in paid or unpaid
internships. Since such experiences are meant to prepare
them for law-related careers (rather than JD internships
meant to prepare students to work as attorneys),
internship providers have more flexibility in the work
that these students can be assigned, so long as they are
gaining an educational benefit.
For more information,
please contact Najwa Nabti, Director of the
Undergraduate Law Program (nabti@email.arizona.edu or
520-626-8373).
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Online
Alumni Directory
Please take the time to join your online alumni directory. We are
creating a shared resource to support our students and
our alumni. If you need us to resend your personalized
invitation, please email or call (520)
621-8430.
The latest weekly Arizona Law T-shirt drawing
winner from among new directory members is Eadie Rudder
('00). Congratulations, Eadie, and thank you for
joining.
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We appreciate the chance to recognize leadership
for the College, the profession, and
society.
We see truly distinctive leadership in President
Likins' career as a scholar and academic administrator,
in the early responsibility for the New Mexico
environment vested in Ryan Flynn, in the appointment of
Erika Yamada to an important UN position, and in the
major national award recognizing Jim Anaya's lifelong
contribution to human
rights.
Warmly,
Dean
& Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law
Shaping
the next century of legal
education
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