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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW


NOVEMBER 30, 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 30

Pitt Speaker Series with Thomas Frank

January 9-29

January in Tucson

January 20-21

Legal Paraprofessional Summit

Greetings,


Today marks the last day of classes here for the Fall 2022 term. Finals begin next week. As activities begin to wind down here, don’t forget this evening’s speaker as part of the Pitt Speaker Series. For those of you that cannot join in person, it will be recorded, and we will share the recording when it is available.


As you well know, in 2021, we launched the “A New Day in Court” initiative to support Arizona Law advocacy programs including renovation of campus courtrooms, establishment of an endowed faculty chair of advocacy and other support for experiential learning.


Since then, we have been so encouraged to see the way our community has rallied around the project. This week, we recognize a new gift from the law firm of Goldberg & Osborne LLP. We deeply appreciate this and so many other gifts to the initiative, along with the commitment to helping us educate the next generation of practice-ready advocates.

Until the footnotes,


Marc

FEATURE

Goldberg & Osborne Gives $50K to “A New Day in Court”

We are grateful for another gift to the University of Arizona Law “A New Day in Court” initiative. This week, we recognize Goldberg & Osborne LLP, which has generously donated $50,000 to the initiative to significantly reconstruct student courtrooms and expand the advocacy program’s offerings.


When construction is completed, students will be able to use the Goldberg & Osborne Witness Stand.


Goldberg & Osborne specializes in personal injury and wrongful death cases, and the firm’s attorneys have recovered more than $3 billion on behalf of clients since their founding in 1989.  


Page Chancellor Marks (’92), a Managing Partner at Goldberg & Osborne, remembers her time at Arizona Law fondly. “As I celebrate my 30th homecoming from Arizona Law, I realize how much the college impacted me and my career. I am so thankful for the professors’ expertise and dedication to ensuring the future of our legal community both here in Arizona and beyond.” 


See the full article to learn more.


For more information, including fundraising goals and how to donate, visit law.arizona.edu/court or contact Senior Director of Development Megan O’Leary.

AROUND THE COLLEGE

Invest in the Success of Native Law Students

We are grateful for all the support received so far for this year’s #GivingTuesday Huerta Scholarship campaign. As of today, over $15,000 from 30 donors has been raised. 


The Huerta Scholarship was established in 2014 in honor of Judge Lawrence Huerta. Judge Huerta, a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, was the first Native American student to graduate from University of Arizona Law (Class of ’53) and be licensed to practice law in Arizona. Throughout his illustrious career, Judge Huerta worked tirelessly to increase access to education, promote tribal self-determination and lead Native nation-building efforts.


Despite advances, the representation of Native Americans within the legal field remains around one percent, according to the ABA estimates. You can help increase the representation of Native lawyers!


The Huerta Scholarship is a vital component of University of Arizona Law’s commitment to increasing the representation of Native Americans in the practice of law. Thanks to your support, University of Arizona Law has one of the largest groups of Native law students in the country.


Last year, with your support, we raised more than $54,000 for Native law students attending University of Arizona Law. This year our goal is to raise $65,000 in support of our Native law students.


Please support the next generation of Native lawyers attending University of Arizona Law by donating to the Huerta Scholarship.

Donate Here

Early Bird Registration for Legal Paraprofessional Summit Ends Tomorrow

The first annual Legal Paraprofessional Summit will be held at multiple University of Arizona locations January 20 and 21. Register by tomorrow, December 1, to take advantage of early bird pricing.


The 2023 Legal Paraprofessional Summit brings together licensed and prospective legal paraprofessionals, lawyers and judges, and members of the legal community to facilitate robust discussion promoting innovation and growth for LP education and professional development.


The Summit will be held over two days at the UArizona Chandler campus with virtual attendance opportunities available via Zoom and at hub locations at the College of Law campus in Tucson and the UArizona Yuma campus. 


Attendees may earn up to 5 CLE credits.

Prof. Simon Publishes (Not Too Serious) Book

Congratulations to Associate Clinical Professor of Law Diana Simon on the publication of her new book, “The (Not Too Serious) Grammar, Punctuation, and Style Guide to Legal Writing.” Released on Nov. 11, the book–designed primarily for law students but a valuable resource to any legal writer–is an entertaining yet informative guide on punctuation, grammar and other style issues.

Forthcoming Article by Prof. Milczarek-Desai Recognized for Peer-Selected Review

Congratulations also are in order to Associate Clinical Professor Shefali Milczarek-Desai. Her forthcoming paper Opening the Pandemic Portal to Re-Imagine Paid Sick Leave for Immigrant Workers has been identified by Medha Makhlouf, an associate professor at Penn State Dickinson Law, as one of the best works of recent scholarship relating to Health Law, in a review published in Jotwell: The Journal of Things We Like (Lots). According to the Jotwell website, it is “intended to provide a space where legal scholars can go to identify and celebrate the latest work of their colleagues.” Jotwell’s contributing reviewers select new and compelling work in legal academia to highlight on the site.


Shefali’s article will be published in 2023 in the “California Law Review,” the main journal of the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. It discusses the difficulties faced by low-wage migrant and immigrant workers, who often do not benefit from paid sick leave laws. The recent review notes that the article is an “important contribution to the Health Justice legal canon, which engages critical perspectives to illuminate the many forces that shape health and emphasizes subordination as the root cause of health inequity.”

Registration open for January in Tucson

Registration is now open for January in Tucson, happening January 9–29, 2023. The course calendar is available here.


This year January in Tucson returns to in-person courses at the University of Arizona. We are offering 19 courses, including 2 new courses, Navajo Common Law and Tribal Gaming Law and Regulation.


For three weeks each year, the January in Tucson intensive education session brings together distinguished faculty in the field of Indigenous governance and Indigenous rights and gives them the opportunity to teach and hold discussions with Indigenous leaders, practitioners, community members and University of Arizona graduate students.

Learn More and Register

Do You Have News?


Your success is the college’s success and we want to celebrate with you! If you have landed a new job, received an award or recognition, stepped into a leadership role or have good news in general, let us know.

Share Your News Here

Twitter, @uarizonalaw

As we turn to December and end-of-academic term matters, we continue to be thankful for the many alumni, friends and supporters who help us make legal education at our College of Law deeper, broader and more connected.


That support is beautifully illustrated by the personal leadership of alumna Page Chancellor Marks, and of her firm, Goldberg & Osborne, LLP, as we move towards the completion of the core A New Day in Court initiative.


Looking forward, our signature January in Tucson courses on governance and Indigenous rights and our first annual conference on Legal Paraprofessionals promise an exciting start to the new year.

Warmly,

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