IN MEMORIAM
Howard Anawalt (1938–2013) Howard Anawalt is considered by many to be the father of the nationally recognized intellectual property program at Santa Clara Law. He joined the School of Law in 1967 and specialized in constitutional law, torts, and intellectual property law. “Howard Anawalt was a great teacher and scholar at Santa Clara University’s Law School, and he was instrumental in forming and advancing the Law School’s highly acclaimed intellectual property law program,” says Professor Donald Polden, who served as dean from 2003–2013. “He exemplified the great teacherscholars in legal education, and he will be missed by his many friends from Santa Clara University.”
“Howard held a passion for teaching and a commitment to his profession, which resonated with generations of students in his decades of service to the Law School and the University community.” —SCU President Michael Engh, S.J. Anawalt earned his A.B. from Stanford University and his J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law, U.C. Berkeley. He was admitted to practice in the states of California and Washington and in the Supreme Court. He served as a legislative intern and legal adviser, then deputy attorney general to the California Assembly Judiciary Committee. His law practice experience included criminal jury trials, Vietnam War draft and court-martial cases, labor injunction litigation, sex and race discrimination lawsuits, and involvement in high technology litigation and transaction practice. At Santa Clara Law he was a very involved member of the faculty and served in many leadership and advisory roles until his retirement in 2003. He was the inaugural director of Santa Clara Law’s International Institute,
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In a letter to the University community, President Michael Engh, S.J., wrote, “With his expertise in intellectual property law, he was one of the first faculty members to address in his teaching the legal questions arising out of the high tech industry ... Howard held a passion for teaching and a commitment to his profession, which resonated with generations of students in his decades of service to the Law School and the University community.”
now called the Center for Global Law and Policy, and he served as the first director of the Santa Clara University School of Law High Tech Advisory Board, first convened in 1990. He directed Santa Clara’s client counseling and national trial competitions, advised the Santa Clara Law Review, administered the Tokyo summer program, and served as adviser to the Santa Clara Law Computer & High Technology Law Journal. Among his many publications, two stand out as the most significant: Idea Rights: A Guide to Intellectual Property (Carolina Press) and IP Strategy: Complete Intellectual Property Planning, Access & Protection (West Group/ Thomson Reuters). Anawalt is survived by his wife, Sue, his son Brad and daughter-in-law Kirsten, his son Paul and daughter-in-law Valeria, his grandchildren Kathryn, Juliet, Gwyneth, Kevin, and Dillon, and his many students and colleagues.
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