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Greetings,
The
polar vortex (or its chilly cousins) may still
grip much of the US, but its springtime in Tucson.
The wildflowers are in full bloom, classes are at
the midpoint for the Spring term, and the College
is bursting with activity. This week we feature
student Sean Willett, alumnus Rob Bujarski,
Professor Kenney Hegland, and alumna Barbara
Sattler.
Until
the footnotes,
Marc |
Sean
Willett '16
 It
was a choice of law school or the football field.
1L student Sean Willet chose the
former.
For
four years, Wildcat fans watched wide receiver
Sean playing for the UofA football team. While the
Southern California native played football during
his action-packed time as a business management
undergrad, Sean didn't just catch the pigskin--he
also caught the law school bug. He applied to
Arizona Law saying, "I was going here or I was not
going to start law school in 2013." He wanted only
one school and Arizona Law was it.
Sean's
hope was to begin law school and play out his
athletic eligibility into a fifth season. After
being accepted to Arizona Law, he realized it was
in his best interest to focus on just law school.
While he is no longer playing on the field, Sean
has managed to keep sports front and center. He is
the Vice-President of the popular Sports Law and
Entertainment Society and a frequent attendee of
lectures regarding sports law.
Sean's
plan post-graduation is to use his JD to pursue a
career in civil litigation. He is working with Bremer
Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP, a
civil litigation firm with several offices in
Southern California. He interned for the firm this
past summer and he received an
offer. Sean will
be working full time this coming summer and will
gain permanent employment as an attorney for the
firm when he passes the bar.
Sean
misses football but has found plenty of ways to
keep himself busy. "I enjoy surfing,
skateboarding, snowboarding, and really anything
that involves a board. I spent five weeks alone
backpacking across Europe this past summer." Sean,
who comes from a busy family with one brother and
two sisters, feels comfortable managing a
demanding schedule and keeping in touch with his
tight-knit network of
classmates..
Sean
is also a Rountree Scholar, aptly named for
Arizona Law alumnus and former Wildcat basketball
player George Rountree.
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Robert
Bujarski '01
 For alumnus Rob
Bujraski, Senior Vice-President of Business
Development and General Counsel for Quidel
Corporation, the interplay of law and business is
his "sweet spot". Rob, a two-time Wildcat (B.A.
'91, J.D. '01), grew up in Tucson. Prior to law
school, he owned and ran a commercial printing
business .
Hardworking
by nature, Rob recalls pushing himself during law
school and taking advantage of every business
course offered. "As a former business owner, I
entered law school understanding the complicated
regulatory environment of business. I took
advantage of my time in law school to learn as
many aspects of the legal side of business as I
could."
After
graduation, Rob relocated to the San Diego area to
accept a position with Gibson, Dunn, &
Crutcher LLP in its transactions
group. After four years at Gibson, Rob was hired
by his client Quidel Corporation as its General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
As
Rob's career has evolved and advanced, he has
taken on more responsibility on the corporate side
of the business. Yet Rob has no intention of
moving entirely away from his role as General
Counsel.
Last
month, Rob returned to campus to speak with
students about his career path and to offer advice
to those interested in a similar path.
"Take
advantage of your education. Push yourself. Even
in today's competitive environment, you will have
many choices. Remember to embrace new
and challenging experiences, while not
over-navigating your career. Work hard and
focus on gaining new experiences, and good
opportunities will follow."
Rob
encourages students to experience law school, not
just to pass through it. "I truly enjoyed the
learning process, and our law school is filled
with wonderful teachers and mentors. Law
school provides a great foundation and launching
pad for folks to follow their dreams in whatever
direction they may take them."
Outside
of work, Rob and his wife Beth stay busy with the
activities of their children Zach (11) and Jordan
(8).
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Kenney
Hegland and Barbara Sattler '81
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| Hegland reading
Contracts to Alex and
Ben |
The
home of Arizona Law professor Kenney Hegland and
retired Pima County Superior Court Judge Barbara Sattler ('81)
is often filled with nothing more than the sound
of fingers typing on computer keyboards. The
husband and wife duo have both recently released
novels.
Kenney's
wit, enjoyed by his colleagues and generations of
students, led to a short novel called Law
Prof. Law Prof is about
a retired law professor who tries a
wrongful death case with his criminal defense
lawyer daughter.
"It's
my first novel, written at the urging of Barbara,
who finds living with me difficult if I have
little to do," Kenney said. "There is a lot of
stuff about law school, law practice, and law
itself, even Hadley v. Baxendale. Alums can
glimpse how it is on the other side of the podium
and relive all those joyous moments."
Barbara-who
also spent 17 years as a defense attorney-- wrote
Dog Days.
Dog Days comes from the
heart. It examines a woman who does time for a
crime she didn't commit and after her release,
works with a dog psychic. The idea sprang directly
from the clients Barbara saw in court. "Dog
Days arose from my representation of
many young women who wound up behind bars because
they loved the wrong guy."
Being
in court fuels Barbara's creativity. "There is
nothing more interesting than watching what we
called 'morning court' with all kinds of criminal
hearings except trials. It is funny and poignant.
I mix vignettes from those days in with my
plots."
Barbara
is finishing her second novel called Anne
Levy, Last Case. It will be out in a couple
months. 
Kenney
and Barbara are also committed to making sure
those who served in the military receive legal
aid. "Many people served several war zone
deployments bravely and honorably only to be
kicked out of the military for a minor offense,"
Kenney said. Barbara is working with vets to
upgrade dishonorable discharges so they receive
benefits such as health care.
This
semester, Kenney is teaching Law and Humanities
with Professor Paul Bennett and a course with his
son Alex at Arizona Summit Law School in Phoenix.
Alex is
a 1998 alumnus of the College. Kenney and
Barbara's other son Ben is attending NAU and wants
to become a police officer. "Several alums will
remember little Ben who came to my Contracts class
and knew all the answers," Kenney
said. |
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Coming
soon!
Law
College Association Annual Dinner and Awards
Ceremony in Phoenix
Please
join us for the presentation of awards honoring
and celebrating the remarkable achievements
of:
- Charles
(Chick) Arnold '70 - "LCA Award" for
extraordinary service to society
- Maria
Baier '92 - UAAA Public Service Award
- Paul
Charlton '88 - UAAA Public Service Award
- Steven
Lainoff '77 - UAAA Professional Achievement
Award
- The
Honorable James Teilborg '66 - UAAA Professional
Achievement Award
Friday,
April 4, 2014 5:30 - 9:00 -- U of A College of
Medicine, 550 E Van Buren St, Phoenix, AZ
85004
Register here.
Alumni
Authors Needed
The
College of Law will host a booth at this year's Festival
of Books on March 15-16. We are looking
for alumni authors to join us. If you are
interested, please contact Nancy
Stanley
Networking
Nosh
Thank
you to the following alumni for making our first
Networking Nosh a huge success:
Lisa
Bossard Funk - Gabroy Rollman &
Bosse, PC
Mike
Boreale - Boreale Law
PLC
Matt Meaker
- Sacks Tierney
Jill
Perella - Snell &
Wilmer
Adam
Rossi - Pima County Attorney's
Office
Angela
Woolridge - US Attorney's
Office
The
next Networking Nosh is Thursday, March 27th. All
students and alumni are welcome. To RSVP mwhite@email.arizona.edu.
 2014 McCormick
Lecture with Olympia Snowe - Limited seats
remaining
Please join us for a
lecture by Olympia Snowe, who will discuss her
long service in the US Senate and offer thoughts
about the current state of the
Union.
Thursday March 6th
James E.
Rogers College of Law -- Ares Auditorium
5:30 -
6:30 pm
RSVP
here
Veterans
Court Southwest Symposium &
Workshop
Friday,
March 28, 2014 - 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
James
E. Rogers College of Law (Room 164)
Veterans
Courts have been operating in the US for almost a
decade now - each approaching issues of procedure,
treatment, sanctions, and rewards differently.
It's time to gather, share lessons learned, and
problem solve together common issues arising in
Veterans Courts.
Featured
Speakers and Workshop Leaders include:
- William
Gunn, General Counsel, US
Department of Veterans Affairs
- Ted
Vogt, Director, AZ Department of
Veterans' Services
- Hon.
Robert Russell, Veterans
Treatment Court, Buffalo, NY (established the
nation's first veterans court)
- Hon.
Michael Pollard, Regional
Municipalities Veterans Treatment Court,
AZ
- Thomas
Winkel, Director, AZ Coalition
for Military Families
- Brig.
Gen. Gregg Maxon, (ret.), AZ
Supreme Court Adviser for Veterans
Courts
- Lori
Lewis, Senior Assistant
Prosecuting City Attorney, Tucson
AZ
Click
here to RSVP for the Veteran's Symposium.
Space is limited.
Richard
Grand Argument Competition
Preliminary
rounds will be April 10th and 11th
Final
Arguments will be on April 16
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Make a donation to our student scholarship
fund. Every dollar invested produces
a solid return and helps to alleviate the burden
of educational debt for a
student.
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Arizona Law is a place
of opportunity. Tomorrow,
for everyone, that opportunity will include the
chance to hear former Senator Olympia Snowe
(R--ME) give the 2014 J. Byron McCormick
Lecture-- Bridging the Divide: What's Gone Wrong
in Washington, and How We Can Fix It
.
Within the law school
opportunity comes as a steady stream.
Last week it included the chance to hear
Berkeley law and economics professor Robert Cooter
as part of a law and philosophy course being
jointly taught by law professor Simone Sepe and
philosophy professor Tom Christiano.
Next week will include a talk by former
University of Chicago Dean and professor Saul
Levmore as part of the QuantLaw
Program. And these are just
illustrations-snapshots of moving waters.
Sean Willet dashed from
the end zone into his 1L year, and he hasn't
stopped running since. Rob
Bujarski moved from business, to law school, to
law practice, and now back to business
again. Kenney Hegland and
Barbara Sattler reflect the wide-ranging interests
and opportunities that are the tell-tale sign of a
creative institution.
At the LCA Annual
Dinner on April 4 in Phoenix we will celebrate
great alumni whose passions have let them to
become extraordinary leaders in the profession, in
business, and in society. Join
us. Warmly,
Marc L.
Miller
Dean & Ralph W. Bilby Professor of
Law
James E. Rogers College of Law
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