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Greetings,
Alumni and friends gathered last Saturday night in
Phoenix at the annual Law College Association dinner --
the photos below capture just a bit of the
energy.
Last week also brought out the best in our
student competitors at the Moot Court Competition
finals.
We recently shared the
bittersweet news with the Arizona Law community that the
University of Colorado has selected Professor Jim Anaya
to become dean at Colorado Law. Though we will miss
having Jim within our halls, we take great pride in his
work and we celebrate his accomplishments. Please join
me in thanking Jim for his many contributions to our
community, and in wishing him great success at Colorado.
(Read more here.)
Until the footnotes,
Marc |
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The 42nd Annual LCA
Appreciation Dinner |
The awardees at this year's LCA Appreciation Dinner
were Ryan C. Flynn ('06), C. Max Killian ('49), Gary L.
Stuart ('67), Hon. Roxanne Song Ong ('78), Nicole F.
Stanton ('00), and Peter W. Likins -- pictured above
from left to right and flanked by Melinda Burke of
the UA Alumni Association and me.
The event was attended by 200 of our closest
friends and family. Thank you to everyone who joined
us!
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Moot Court Competition Final
and Awards |
Final arguments were
held last week in the Moot Court Competition. Even
knowing the extremely high quality of our advocacy
programs and competitions, it is eye-opening each year
to see these arguments.
This year, 29 students entered the competition in
the spring semester. Eight students advanced to the
semifinals, with the four highest-scoring students after
the semifinals -- Audrey Roberts, Bernardo
Velasco, Troy Anderson, and Janet Howe (all 2Ls,
l-r, below) -- arguing in the final before
Judge Mary Murguia, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit, Judge Peter Eckerstrom, from Division
Two of the Arizona Court of Appeals, and Judge Michael
Miller ('84), also from Division
Two.
Among the top awards given over the course of the
competition were:
F.
Britton Burns Awards: Troy Anderson and
Bernardo Velasco
These awards, sponsored
by alumnus J. Scott Burns (class of 1976) to honor his
father, F. Britton Burns (class of 1941), went to the
students who presented the best oral arguments in the
final round of the Moot Court competition.
Samuel M. Fegtly
Award: Audrey Roberts
This award went to the
student who had the best combined score for brief
writing and oral arguments in the preliminary
rounds.
D. Burr Udall
Award for Best Brief: Slade
Smith
This
award went to the student who wrote the best Moot Court
brief.
The Moot Court Competition would
not be possible without the superb leadership of Professor Susie Salmon, the student
moot court board, and the support of literally dozens of
local attorneys and judges who served as coaches,
mentors, and judges. Thank you to everyone who made this
year's competition
possible.
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Law.Change Talk, April 21
Law.Change presents Andrew Arruda, CEO of
Ross Intelligence, who is giving a demonstration of
"ROSS, the Artificially Intelligent
Attorney."
When: Thursday,
April 21, 2016 12 p.m.
Where: Room
118
Lunch will be
served!
A born entrepreneur who started his first
company on his elementary school playground, Andrew
Arruda, who "grew up on Law & Order," resolved to
become a lawyer at the very mature age of 7. Arruda
worked at a neighborhood law firm to pay his way through
college and law school and after being called to the
Bar, Arruda practiced law for a few "long" days before
the sirens of entrepreneurialism beckoned, and he set
off to cofound ROSS Intelligence.
Contact: Sarah
Gotschall at sgotscha@email.arizona.edu
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2016 Summer Law Program
for High Schoolers
This June 6 - 10, the College of Law will
host a one-week summer law program for high school
students who are interested in law and
justice.
The aims are to: (1) motivate high school
students to consider pursuing the study of law, and
higher education more generally; (2) help invigorate and
support local high school mock trial and law clubs; (3)
conduct outreach and create a pipeline for
high-performing students to pursue study at the
University of Arizona; and (4) provide teaching and
mentoring opportunities for UA undergraduate and JD
students who will participate as
coaches.
The program will provide both instruction and
a strong interactive component, as well as opportunities
for participants to simply hear from motivational
speakers who practice in various areas of the law or who
otherwise have compelling stories to tell about the
impact of law and justice on their lives. Student
coaches will lead small group sessions in the
afternoons, and the week will finish off with a mock
trial at the downtown courthouse with volunteer
judges.
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CLE:
Asylum Law Training, April 21 or 22
Join the Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program
for a special opportunity to learn from leading asylum
experts. "Advanced Topics in Asylum Law:
Claims Arising from Gender- and Gang-related
Persecution" will be presented
by Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
staff Blaine
Bookey, co-legal director, and Claire
Clayton, program coordinator.
Topics:
- Overview of case law and theory establishing right
to asylum based on gender- and gang-related
persecution
- Conditions on the ground in the Northern Triangle,
where many of these claims arise
- Discussion of new developments in particular
social group analysis
- Tips for trial/evidentiary submissions and appeal
strategies
- Overview of pro bono project to increase
representation of asylum-seekers in Eloy Detention
Centers and invitation to join
In
Tucson: Thursday, April 21, 2016, 5 - 6:30 p.m.,
Rm. 137 of the James
E. Rogers College of Law. RSVP HERE
In
Phoenix: Friday, April 22, 3:30 - 5 p.m., hosted
by Perkins Coie, 2901 N. Central Ave., Ste. 2000. RSVP HERE
1.5 units of CLE credit may be
available.
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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 Elda Orduno
('01). Congratulations, Elda, and thank you for
joining.
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The annual LCA Dinner comes every spring just as
our always-busy calendar reaches a crescendo. Finals
loom. Graduation and summer jobs all over the U.S. are
on the horizon. We are in the midst of building next
year's great class.
Then, on an evening in April, and alternating
between our homes in Tucson and Phoenix, we slow down,
look around, take a deep breath, and gather together to
celebrate the careers of some of our most distinguished
alumni and special friends.
What a perfect
moment. The hard work and contributions of our alumni
over the years foreshadow the hard work and
contributions we will see in the years to come from all
of our new graduates, who will walk across the stage at
Centennial Hall less than a month from
now.
One hundred and one years.
And with a fascinating second century unfolding before
our
eyes.
Warmly,
Dean
& Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law
Shaping
the next century of legal
education
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