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Message from the Dean Dear alumni and friends,
Gates Hall bustled all summer with conferences and symposiums, but we missed the energy that only our talented and diverse student body can provide. Recently, I spoke to our new students during their orientation program, which now spans two weeks and includes a thorough introduction to the study of law and the skills and values of our profession. Thankfully, gone are the days of βlook to your left, look to your right, only one of you will be here at the end of this yearβ! The excitement (and nervousness) in the room was palpable. I encouraged our students to immerse themselves in all that our university and law school offers them, and to use their time with us to explore their passions; to hone their skills of judgment, analysis, and leadership; and to develop a fierce commitment to ethics and excellence. I also urged them to remember why they came to law school, especially during the rigors of the first year, and to have the courage to add their own voices to law as well as to listen to the voices of others.
As I launch my third year as your dean, please know that I continue to be honored by the trust you have placed in me and excited by the opportunity before us. Our history is one of distinction, for which we should all be rightly proud. Even so, as UW celebrates 150 years, I am confident that our future will exceed even our own high expectations. We are the law school our world needs us to be. Thank you for every way that you are part of making that so. Onward and upward!
Kellye Y. Testy Dean, UW School of Law James W. Mifflin University Professor
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This year, the University of Washington celebrates its 150th anniversary, as one of the top 20 universities in the world. The law school opened its doors 112 years ago β in 1899 β and continues to proudly contribute to UWβs tradition of excellence. We encourage you to view the UW 150th anniversary website (www.washington. edu/150) and to join in the celebration.
Each day I am grateful that you, our alumni and friends, use your passions, skills, and voices to advance law and justice. You are societyβs ethical leaders in all areas of law, business, and public policy. Now more than ever, our world needs the skills and values that law-educated leaders bring to the table. We admire and appreciate all that you do across the diverse areas in which you work. In this issue, we feature a sampling of our alumni who have emerged from their time in our Seattle classrooms to make a difference around the state, the nation, and the world. We also include our 2010-2011 Report to Donors and continue to be grateful for your generous support of our mission and programs.
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As we begin the 2011-2012 school year, we welcome Michael K. Young as the new president of the University of Washington and as a new member of our law faculty. President Young is already an active member of our law school community. In July, he addressed our 2011 Intellectual Property Summer Institute; in September he met many of you at a welcome reception we hosted in his honor. His experience in our profession is both wide and deep, and his expertise in Japanese Law is a particular asset to our mission as Leaders for the Global Common Good.
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Announcing Expanded Center for
Public Service Law UW Law has been active in Public Service for over 15 years, but the recent centralization of the Center for Public Service Law allows these efforts to be more efficiently implemented and tracked. Michele Storms, Assistant Dean for Public Service & Executive Director, William H. Gates Public Service Law, says, βOur center acts as a hub for students, where they are educated and inspired about how to incorporate public service into their daily lives. By recognizing faculty and staff pro
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bono work this year, weβve been able to carry the public service notion to the whole community, rather than merely serving the students already interested in public service.β After teaching in the clinical law program for eight years, and founding the Child Advocacy Clinic, Storms returned to her legal aid practice in 2001. βI loved teaching, but I was largely interested in the public service component. The beauty of returning to the law school to run the Gates Program in 2006 was the opportunity to use the Gates Scholarship model β which is wonderful, but limited in only serving five students at a time β to reach all students who may be interested in public service. William Gates Sr. worked in the private sector, but he offered a tremendous amount of pro bono work. I wanted students to understand that they didnβt have to discard their social and environmental values and ideals if they chose to work in the private sector. When people
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apply to law school they are full of powerful ideas about social justice. We donβt want them to lose that during their time here.β Storms claims that with the support of Dean Testy, who advocates public service for lawyers, she was able to βstop talking about it and help make it a reality.β As part of their mission to βeducate, empower and inspire all of our students, graduates and broader law school community to incorporate public service into their lives,β the Center for Public Service now offers a Pro Bono Honors Program that encourages, facilitates, and recognizes pro bono activity by all UW Law students; a Public Service Externship Program; the Moderate Means Program, which connects moderate income clients in need with attorneys willing to work for reduced fees; the Gates Public Service Law Program; Public Interest/Public Service Career and Professional Development
while she continued to serve as a volunteer
workshops, lectures and interactive programs;
advocate for immigrant youth. βFellowships will
logistical and financial support for international
continue to be a main source of support for me
public service summer fellowships and public
even after graduation, because the population
service law conferences; a Loan Repayment
and organizations I work with have very limited
Assistance Program to help graduates working in
funding,β Gwilym explains. βIβm grateful for Aline
public service in Washington State to repay their
[Carton Listfjeld] for keeping me abreast of more
educational debt; and the Three Degrees Project,
fellowships. Sheβs always sending me contacts and
which provides an inter-disciplinary climate justice
information, which I will continue to utilize even
initiative with an educational, research and direct
after graduation.β Gwilym, clearly someone who takes public service
According to several students, the Center is suc-
seriously, also serves as a case manager for the
cessful in their mission thus far. Janet Gwilym β12,
Immigrant Families Advocacy Project (IFAP),
says, βIn the last year Iβve seen a large increase in
where she trains law students on how to prepare
their programs and training in skills that people
U-Visa petitions for immigrants who are victims of
need in order to work in public service.β In ad-
violent crimes (often domestic violence). She also
dition to Stormsβ leadership, Gwilym credits the
oversees the law students, with whom she teams
strong advising services of Aline Carton Listfjeld,
pro bono lawyers to represent these immigrants.
Assistant Director, Center for Public Service Law,
Michael Drummond β12 entered law school with
and the public service event organizing skills of Ann Spangler, Administrative Assistant.
plenty of public service experience and a clear focus on how he would use his law degree. After
Gwilym was an immigration paralegal for 15
graduating from The Evergreen State College,
years before entering law school. This and
Drummond co-founded a non-profit salvage com-
other life experiences allow her to be a self-
pany that provided innovative solutions to waste
directed student. Gwilym is clear she is going to
management problems. Olympia Salvage primarily
continue working with the most at-risk immigrant
focused on construction waste by salvaging doors,
populations: unaccompanied minors, domestic
windows, hardware and other reusable materials,
violence survivors, and those seeking asylum.
and donating or selling them at a reduced fee. He
Even so, she says Storms is always a great source
wanted to continue focusing on environmental and
for networking and that her positive attitude is
social issues while in law school and was drawn to
inspiring. She credits both Storms and Listfjeld
UWβs reputation for public service.
with helping her identify possible fellowship opportunities. For the summer of 2010, Gwilym received the Joan Fitzpatrick Human Rights Fellowship, which offered her financial assistance
Drummond is a member of the Public Interest Law Association, helping fundraise for students involved in non-compensated public service
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Coaching; public service law-and policy-related
internships. He spent the past spring and summer 3
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cataloguing all of the environmental issues in
Leo Flor β13, a Gates Scholar, also has plans to
Referendum 1, which could potentially violate
work within the government to help change it
NEPA standards. βMy environmental background
rather than βview it as an adverse party.β After
and current law studies were invaluable in
an eight-year career with the U.S. Army, Flor
deciphering the pro-tunnelβs 7,000-page
applied to UW School of Law with the intention
document,β Drummond says.
of focusing on rule of law and veteransβ issues.
He is also grateful to the guidance he was offered by Neil Proto, an esteemed environmental attorney, to whom Storms introduced him. βMichele invited me to an intimate roundtable with Professor Proto, which has ended up being one of my most valuable educational experiences,β Drummond says. βThe discussion itself offered tremendous guidance on how the fields of public service and environmental law work. An added bonus was the relationship that formed between Neil and me where I felt comfortable texting and emailing him while I was working on my 20-page document β with 180 more pages of attachments β for the tunnel project. It served as a great reminder that a seemingly random experience could end up being instrumental in helping you achieve your goals.β With the help of Storms and Listfjeld, Drummond was accepted for a clerkship with the Executive Office of the President in Washington, D.C., starting this fall. He will be working with the Council on Environmental Quality, which administers environmental policy for the Environmental Protection Agency and all federal agencies as well as developing and providing guidance on how to implement environmental mandates.
He shared his idea with Storms and says, βShe gave me four peopleβs contact information on the spot. The first person I called is now my boss at the Northwest Justice Projectβs Veterans Project.β Flor says his internship with the Northwest Justice Project allows him to be of service while also contextualizing what he learns in class. He helps veterans access housing and employment opportunities and works with the state to adjust the veteransβ child support to a more realistic rate. βMilitary service and its effects are hard on families. For veteran non-custodial parents, the debt can become so large that they canβt pay it and then cut themselves off from their children. This doesnβt benefit anyone,β Flor explains. βWe work with the veteran and the state to set payments at an income-appropriate rate so that he or she can meet their responsibilities and stay involved, which helps the veteran and the children.β Flor says he has seen an expansion in the initiatives and ideas aimed at getting all law students interested in public service. βIt shouldnβt merely be what a few of us do, but what we all do. The privilege of being a lawyer includes the responsibility to give back.β
Donβt miss out on UW School of Law news, events and updates Want to stay up-to-date with UW School of Law? Donβt wait for the next issue of the magazineβfind all the information you need online. Weβre on LinkedIn (search for University of Washington School of Law), Facebook (UW School of Law), and Twitter (@UWSchoolofLaw). Connect with us and your fellow alumni!
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Cape Town Convention Academic Project l to r, Kyle Brown, Jeffrey Wool, Dean Kellye Testy, Professor Jon Eddy
Academic Project. The project is a joint undertaking whose purpose is to advance the academic study and assessment of the Convention on International Interests and Mobile Equipment (less formally known as the Cape Town Convention). The Convention is one of the most important and innovative international conventions ever to have been concluded in the field of transnational commercial law. It has already secured nearly 50 ratifications, including the United States, China, India, and Russia. According to Jeffrey Wool, secretary general at Aviation Working Group, head of aerospace law and policy at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London, and Executive Director of the project, the Convention is designed to βfacilitate the financing of high-value mobile equipment including aircraft, railway rolling stock, and satellites, increasing the availability and reducing the cost of credit for these critically important assets. That core efficiency produces substantial macroeconomic gains, which, in turn, benefit society at large. Examples include enhanced trade, employment, and acquisition of newer, environmentally-friendly transportation equipment.β βThe Convention,β Wool goes on to say, βmore broadly is a best practices treaty designed to develop and harmonize international law in relevant fields including secured transactions, leasing and bankruptcy with important innovations in the fields of private international law and electronic commerce.β
Convention Academic Project to enhance the understanding and effective implementation of the treaty, and to advance its purpose. Wool will consult with the academic leads: Professor Jon Eddy at UW Law and Professor Roy Goode at Oxford. The main activities of the project include the creation of a comprehensive digitized and searchable database of primary and secondary materials on the Convention and Protocols, including the preparatory work leading to their adoption and implementation in national law, a journal, conferences, teaching materials, and law and economics assessment. The database and journal are being undertaken under the joint auspices of UNIDROIT (the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law). All information is open source, free and available for the general good. Professor Eddy emphasizes the far-reaching international influence of the Project and its importance to UW Law. βThe Convention and the Aircraft Protocol will have a major impact on Asia, both economically and upon domestic legal systems,β he says. βChina, with its rapidly growing aviation market, has implemented the treaty; India and Singapore, also both major aviation jurisdictions, are parties. Implementation of the treaty in China fundamentally changed important aspects of the Chinese law of personal property security. Later this year there will be a diplomatic conference in Berlin to develop the Space Assets Protocol to the Convention: China, India and Russia, all parties to the Convention, are major players in that category.
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These are all very practical consequences, before
business transaction law and comparative law,
one even considers the innovative approach to
using the treaty as an example. These materials
international law that the Convention embodies.
will be available for professors worldwide and will
So this Academic Project is both intellectually
influence a wider academic community, who will
fascinating and of great practical importance, and
learn lessons from the experiences of the drafters
it is a natural for our law school, with its rich tradi-
of the treaty and those dealing with its terms.
tions in Asia, in international law and commerce, and in comparative law.β
vention Treaty, commented that there are few suc-
Dean Kellye Testy signed the Project Memoran-
cessful treaties that provide this kind of opportu-
dum of Understanding in March along with Dean
nity. βSuccessful commercial law treaties are rare.
Timothy Endicott of the University of Oxford
We believe the systematic nature of the Project will
Faculty of Law. Wool noted that Deans Testy and
contribute to a number of other projects involving
Endicott βmoved swiftly to embrace and establish
the review of other treaty systems and academic
this project given the stand-alone commercial
thought on commercial law reform generally.β
importance of the Convention, and, equally, its potential role influencing the wider field of transnational commercial law.β
When asked why UW Law was chosen to partner with Oxford, Wool said, βWe liked the advantage of the Asian Law Center and the Asian reach of
βThis project is one that further establishes UW
UW. The law school has a strong Asian footprint.
Law as a leader globally in the areas of commer-
It also has exceptional library expertise. These
cial and business law. We are also excited about
two factors are complimentary to the resources
partnering with Oxford and Unidroit, and work-
available in Oxford.β
ing closely with Boeing, co-chair of the Aviation Working Group. Boeing has been very helpful in developing both the Convention and this project,β Testy says.
Wool has been working closely with Professor Eddy, who heads the Asian Law Center. Eddy was a leading practitioner in Seattle before he came to UW. The project will include other members
βBeyond the Convention, the Project itself is
of the law school faculty, especially those in
without precedent,β adds Wool. βWe are bring-
commercial law.
ing together leaders from academia, government, industry, and practice, and making use of the most advanced information systems and resources to provide comprehensive and immediate access to all aspects of the treaty system, from its legislative history to its implementation into national law of its contracting countries and contractual practices.β Wool previously taught at the UW School of Law and at Oxford, and was the initial coordinator of UW Lawβs Comparative Commercial Law Institute. His academic work has had a direct impact on the development of the Convention.
Joining Wool and Eddy in the administration of the project is Kyle Brown. Brown received his J.D. from the University of Minnesota and a masterβs of library and information science issued from the UW iSchool. Information about the Cape Town Convention can be found on the websites of UNIDROIT (www.unidroit.org), the legal depositary of the Convention, and the Aviation Working Group (www.awg.aero), the founding sponsor of the Project. The International Civil Aviation Organization (www.icao.int) and the
One of the highlights of the Project is the
Intergovernmental Organisation for International
production of course materials for traditional
Carriage by Rail (www.otif.org) are also
courses, such as bankruptcy, secured transactions,
cooperating with the project.
international law, conflicts of law, international
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UW Law Professor Joel Ngugi Appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Kenya Associate Professor of Law Joel Ngugi was recently appointed a Judge of the High Court of Kenya. Under Kenyaβs new Constitution, the High Court has unlimited original jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters and is the court of first instance on constitutional issues. The court also has supervisory powers over the subordinate courts. Professor Ngugi, who is a Kenyan native, has been involved in the ongoing legal reforms in Kenya as a scholar writing on important issues facing the country, as an activist involved in human rights work, and as a lawyer. This judicial appointment, however, will allow Professor Ngugi to directly
civil and political rights (drawn, in part, from the United States) with innovative social, economic and cultural rights (inspired, in part, by the South African model),β Professor Ngugi explains. βI plan to utilize my comparative law experience to craft a constitutional jurisprudence that maximizes individual autonomy while ensuring reasonable existence and subsistence for all citizens as promised in the new constitution.β Professor Ngugi is taking a leave of absence from UW to take up the appointment and plans to continue his involvement with UW by providing externships, independent studies, and international legal research opportunities for students who are interested in international, comparative, and human rights law. βThe new constitution of Kenya directly incorporates international law as part of the law of Kenya, so UW Law students will get the opportunity to participate in research on international legal issues which might be relevant to the Kenyan context,β notes Professor Ngugi. Professor Ngugi joined the law school faculty in 2004. His research interests include the role of law in economic development, the role of
governments in market regulation and wealth allocation, and legal reforms in transition and developing economies. Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Ngugi practiced law with the Boston law firm of Foley Hoag, LLP, as a corporate and international litigation associate. He also practiced law with the Kenyan firm Kariuki Muigua & Company Advocates. Professor Ngugi has worked with the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and conducted research work for the Global Coalition for Africa/World Bank, Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research (HPCR) at Harvard University and at the Global Trade Watch Division of the Public Citizens, Inc. in Washington, D.C. At Harvard University, he was one of two recipients of the John Gallup Laylin Prize in International Law in 2002. At Harvard, his many fellowships and grants included the Clark Byse Fellowship (for academic distinction among graduate students) and the European Law Research Center Seminar Fellowship. Professor Ngugi was also awarded dissertation fellowship grants from the Institute for the Study of World Politics, Washington, D.C. and the MacArthurWeatherhead Center for International Affairs.
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While most know that Michael K. Young became President of the University of Washington in July 2011, many may not realize that he also became a tenured Professor of Law at the law school. Dean Testy is delighted to have President Young on the faculty. βHis experience in our profession is both deep and wide, and his expertise in Japanese Law is a particular asset to our mission as Leaders for the Global Common Good,β Testy adds.
New University President Also Law School Professor
President Young has led a distinguished career as an academic leader with broad experience in public service and diplomacy. Previously he served as President and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Utah and he was the
Linda Ebberson β76 Named President of Washington Law School Foundation Ebberson, a principal with
structure and platform are in place to focus on our
Lasher Holzapfel Sperry &
mission of providing financial support to the Dean
Ebberson in Seattle, Wash-
and the law school. Ultimately, the goal is to grow
ington, became the newest
the funds under management in the Foundation
president of the law school
and to develop a broader base of donors. That
foundation board, following
way we can accomplish our informal mission of be-
Greg Adams β77 of Davis
ing the Deanβs and the law schoolβs best friend.β
Wright Tremaine, who will remain on the board.
Bar Association Judicial Screening Committee.
versity of Washington School of Law in 1976 where
She is also a Mentor in the University of
she was Editor of the Washington Law Review
Washington School of Law Professional Mentor
(1975-1976). As a principal at Lasher Holzapfel, she
Program and is a volunteer for the King County
practices in the areas of family law, litigation, and
Settlement Conference.
construction law. She was inspired by Jon Bridge β76 who recruited her to the board and to become the Vice President (in effect President Elect). Ebberson acknowledges the work of Jon and Bobbe Bridge β76 who βgive so much to the community and the law school. We were classmates and our friendship continues. I can only aspire!β
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Currently she is a member of the King County
Ebberson received her law degree from the Uni-
Ebberson was recently listed as a Preeminent Woman Lawyer in the Martindale-Hubbell Register. Assistant Dean for Advancement Stephanie Cox says, βI look forward to working with Linda as our new UW School of Law Foundation President. It is fantastic to have another woman leading, following a stellar line of former women presidents β Muriel Mawer β35 in 1976, Julie Weston β69 in
As president of the foundation, Ebberson ac-
1991, and Mary Ann Ekman β75 in 1995. We are in
knowledges that her goal is βto make sure the
good hands.β
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Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law
He has published extensively on a wide range
and Jurisprudence at the George Washington
of topics, including the Japanese legal system,
University Law School. He was also a professor
dispute resolution, mergers and acquisitions, labor
at Columbia University for more than 20 years,
relations, the legal profession, comparative law,
and served as a law clerk to the late Chief (then
industrial policy, international trade law, the North
Associate) Justice William H. Rehnquist of the
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the
United States Supreme Court.
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT),
President Young has held numerous government positions, including Deputy Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs and Ambassador for Trade and Environmental Affairs in the
international environmental law and international human rights, and freedom of religion. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
Department of State during the presidency of the
President Young is a graduate of Brigham Young
first President Bush. He also served as a member
University (B.A., 1973) and Harvard Law School
of the U.S. Commission on International Religious
(J.D., 1976), where he served as a note editor of
Freedom from 1998 to 2005 and chaired the Com-
the Harvard Law Review.
mission on two occasions.
Roy Diaz β02 Assumes Position as Law School Alumni Association President Following the tenure of
to invest in the success and betterment of the
Maurice Claussen β04,
law school and our community. I joined the board
Dr. Diaz became President
because I am committed to these tenets.β
2011. He is a member of the Biotechnology Legal Team at Intellectual Ventures. Prior to joining Intellectual Ventures, Dr. Diaz was an associate at the firms of Finnegan and Henderson and at Seed Intellectual Law Group developing a wide ranging practice including patent litigation, patent procurement, due diligence investigations, opinion work, and client counseling primarily in the medical, chemical, electrical, and pharmaceutical areas. Dr. Diaz is a life-long Dawg earning a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, an M.S. and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry, and a J.D. β all from the University of Washington. Dr. Diaz took on this leadership position because he believes that an institution that provides βopportunity and access to a legal education stands as a measure of our collective humanity.β He continues, βIn accepting the privilege of a legal education, we also assume the ongoing obligation
As board president, Dr. Diaz says that he wants βthe 62nd year of the LSAA to serve as a benchmark for creating a culture of engagement β a culture that fosters the notion of students, faculty, staff, and alumni actively engaged and invested in the success and advancement of the school and our community.β UW Law Alumni Director Beverly Sanders and the UW Law School Alumni Association are ecstatic to welcome and work with Dr. Diaz in his new role as president of the Association. Diaz serves as an extraordinary example of a devoted and highly engaged alumnus who contributes equally to the law school and the campus as a whole. The board is already moving forward in their work to make Dr. Diazβs vision of a more engaged, collaborative alumni board a reality. Dr. Diaz currently serves as a member of the United Way of King County Fundraising Cabinet, as well as a Trustee of the University of Washington Alumni Association.
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β It is absolutely incredible how much stress a human being can take and still continue to function.β wrote alumnus James Mackler (β97) in his blog on January 22, 2005 He was not referring to his first year of law
After a year and a half of grueling training camps
school or the βbig, ugly concrete buildingβ
in Oklahoma, Alabama, and Kentucky, and with his
better known as Condon Hall. Mackler wrote
law school days far behind him, Mackler readied for
the blog entry after completing Survival Evasion
deployment to Iraq. Mackler remembers the day in
Resistance and Escape (SERE) training in
May 2005 when he stood for his Division review at
southern Alabama. SERE is a military program
Ft. Campbell in Kentucky:
all crucial for Black Hawk helicopter pilots preparing for deployment to Iraq. On September 11, 2001, Mackler, then a successful litigation attorney in Colorado, felt driven to defend his country. Joining the FBI was the logical choice for the UW School of Law grad, but the FBI was not hiring lawyers at the time. So, like many other young men and women, Mackler contacted his local army recruiter. There was only one problem β Mackler was 30 years old, much older than the other recruits. Mackler applied for an age waiver, finally entering the army on November 11, 2003. Encouraged to attend officer candidate school, the former Public Interest Law Association (PILA) grant recipient, President of the Moot Court Honor Board, and Member of the Order of Barristers and Order of the Coif could have easily become a member of the JAG Corps. Instead, he chose to become a helicopter pilot. Mackler was the oldest member of his class, which primarily consisted of 18 to 20-year-olds, most of whom were recently out of high school.
The plan, rehearsed the previous day, was for all the companies in the 5th Battalion to form up at the staging area. We would then march together to the parade field and link with the rest of the division for the planned review. I met with Bravo Company and joined my co-workers in a mass formation. The First Sergeants proceeded to arrange everyone in the Battalion in size order. I am about average height, and as a result, found myself standing in the center of the formation. This is an ideal location for blending in. I listened, smiling to myself, as the Specialist next to me complained to the Sergeant next to her. βAll of my friends are short and not standing near me,β she said. βMake some friends in this area,β the Sergeant suggested. βNah,β she said, inclining her head toward me. βThe only people around here are snobby aviators.β βThey have no reason to be snobby,β the Sergeant informed her. βThey are not even required to have college diplomas anymore.β I smiled but had to say something. Just loud enough for the two of them to hear I muttered, βI donβt need no fancy book learninβ Sergeant.β
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After arriving in Iraq with the 101st Airborne
searches. This allowed me to get used to doing
Division, Mackler flew a UH-60 Black Hawk
quick landings in fields and roads, and to get
helicopter on air assault missions, landing in
comfortable flying around buildings.β
hostile areas from battlefields to busy roads. Working through holidays and sometimes all night long, Mackler was part of a team that rescued fellow soldiers and transported dignitaries. He flew a βheroβ mission to βpick up the body of a soldier killed in action for transport to an Air Force base for the final trip home.β βWe landed at the pick-up site,β Mackler recalls. βThe crews lined up on either side of the cargo door while the chaplain, his assistant, and two soldiers from Mortuary Affairs carefully loaded the flag-draped body bags into the aircraft. We stood at attention and saluted in the dark.β He had five heroes riding with him that night. Mackler also flew aerial snap traffic control points (TCPs). βThese involve loading the aircraft with infantry and a bomb sniffing dog and flying around looking for suspicious vehicles and people,β Mackler explains. βWhen something suspicious was spotted, we swooped down, dropped off the ground forces, and provided aerial security while they conducted the
The U.S.embassy, green zone, Saddamβs palace.
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Mackler remembers flying over beautiful mountainous areas with peaks that reached 10,000 feet and were dusted with snow. Not concerned about being shot, he flew the helicopter around the serpentine canyon walls, taking in the spectacular landscape. But most often he saw the more brutal parts of war. βThe oil refineries in Kirkuk in Northern Iraq suffered a serious attack creating a fire that lasted for days,β Mackler says. βThe area had been ravaged by roadside bombs. Five soldiers were killed by a massive bomb. We flew one of the Colonels to the scene. The vehicle was still burning when we arrived.β Working side by side in a combat zone bonds most soldiers. So does long nights in the barracks. At first, Mackler took a ribbing. Why in the world would a lawyer want to give up a lucrative practice? He must be a terrible lawyer. Visions of his contract classes with Professor Wolcher, torts with Professor Hicks, con law with Professor Trautman and trial advocacy
Mackler at Bone McAllester Norton in Nashville
Mackler knows that he will never again be in a situation as stressful as deploying to combat. His military experience gives him a perspective that few attorneys can bring to their law practices. with Professor Weil danced in his head as he
to the position of Senior Trial Counsel at Ft.
answered questions from army personnel about
Campbell, where he conducted courts martial
their βfriendsβ who were having legal problems.
and administrative separation proceedings, and
βI was happy to respond, as it was intellectually
supervised murder and rape cases. In April of
challenging,β Mackler says.
2011, he left the Army and worked for a short
When Mackler recalls his time in Iraq he
time as an attorney with the U.S. Department of Labor enforcing Mine Safety and Health
wearing his uniform exclusively, living without
Administration regulations.
privacy with four men in a tiny room while
Mackler knows that he will never again be in a
working different shifts, and coping with an
situation as stressful as deploying to combat. His
outdoor environment that felt as if someone was
military experience gives him a perspective that
blasting him with a βhair dryer full of sand.β
few attorneys can bring to their law practices.
βWhen I was in law school I focused on a task
In Iraq, Mackler often asked himself why he
the Army I needed a broader focus and had to take in everything. For example, while flying the helicopter, checking my surroundings and my instruments, I had to play close attention to the radio. If I missed the call, I wouldnβt know there
chose to fly Black Hawk helicopters. He didnβt take naturally to flying and found it seriously challenging. Looking back on that experience now, he says he knows that although he was a good aviator, he will βalways be a better lawyer than a pilot.β
was other aircraft in the area. As a pilot I had to be
In July 2011, Mackler returned to private practice
calm under pressure but had to take a moment to
and joined the 30-attorney law firm Bone
think about my every action. I was going 150 miles
McAllester Norton, PLLC in Nashville. The firm
an hour just a few feet above the ground.β
is known as being socially active and is open to
According to Mackler, this experience made him a better lawyer, particularly in the courtroom. βWhile listening, Iβm also taking in the whole
Macklerβs continued service in the Army Reserves and to his passion for assisting veterans. Heβs currently working on developing a litigation and
process and I use what I need,β he says.
general business practice with an emphasis on
Returning from Iraq, with four and a half
enter the civilian entrepreneurial sector.
years left of his eight-year military obligation, Mackler joined the JAG on the University of Virginia campus. He was eventually assigned
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James Hutchens
LL.M . β05
chi cago
Guinea pigs. That was the term Professor Dwight
classes, and apply to the area of law I chose. I
Drake β73 called the students in his 2004 class
use the information provided in those classes on
after returning to teaching. James Hutchens,
a daily basis to assist me in the estate planning
LL.M. β05 was one of those students. βWe all
field,β Hutchens explains.
called him βThe Drake,ββ an endearing term for one of his favorite all-time professors, Hutchens recalls. Hutchens now works for Robert T. Napier and
an accounting focus. A year into his studies, he
Associates, P.C., a boutique law firm in Chicago.
realized he could not see himself as an accountant
His practice includes estate planning, probate and
and decided to attend law school. He went to
business law.
Penn State for his J.D. βThis was right after Penn
βDrake was a gifted teacher who could easily transition from education to private practice to running a business and back to teaching. I had two classes with him, Estate and Gift Tax and Advising Private Business Owners. These were phenomenal
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Hutchens attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and earned his undergraduate degree in business with
State had purchased the Dickinson School of Law. At the time there was only one tax professor there,β Hutchens says. βBut I took all the tax classes offered and decided I wanted to pursue a legal career in tax.β
Associate Professor Dwight Drake β73 s eattle
Hutchens came to UW Law to pursue his LL.M.
βThe LL.M. program has given me the ability to
in taxation right after completing his J.D. at Penn
understand my clientsβ needs better,β Hutchens
State. He had wanted to return to the West Coast,
says. βThe courses were much more in-depth
because he is originally from the San Diego area.
than my law school classes. These courses
But UW Law was the only West Coast school
prepared me for working in an estate planning
to which he applied. βI liked the flexibility that
firm and assisting clients with transferring wealth,
the UW program offered,β he says. βAnd, quite
minimizing tax liability, and making sure that their
frankly, the quarter system was a huge draw. A
estate passes as intended.β Hutchens credits Professors Drake, Sam Donaldson and Roland Hjorth for providing an education that he uses every day. But itβs Professor Drake and his βguinea pigβ textbook titled Advising Private Business Owners that he applies regularly to his practice.
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I knew lawyers ate this stuff up, but I didn βt know if law students would know enough to understand it. As it turned out, the students loved it. Professor Drake describes why that might be:
taught by an adjunct professor who has a business
βTypically in law schools youβve had business
planning practice. This is not a case book. These
planning courses. They focus on select problems
are my writings. The book is very tight, which
of big public companies, such as mergers. My
is why a student needs some grounding in tax
experience is that most lawyers work with privately
before taking the course.β
held businesses, which make up 99 percent of American businesses. This class was the capstone after students took corporate tax, estate and gift tax, and partnership tax. When I started to
The book has been a good seller for West Publishing. Now in its third edition, the book is titled Business Planning: Closely Held Enterprises.
develop the course, we really didnβt know if it
The class has also been a successful addition to
would work.
the LL.M. curriculum. βI require a student to write
βThe materials were rough. They were mainly articles I had written and revised over the years, bound β not expertly β into a big green book. The pagination was off and there was no table of contents. I knew that the content worked for lawyers. I knew lawyers ate this stuff up, but I didnβt know if law students would know enough to understand it. As it turned out, the students loved it.
18 three-to-six page case study memos during the course of the class if he or she wants to lockin a good grade,β Professor Drake says. βMany students write more than the required 18. Some of them find that they are very good at writing the memos and enjoy doing it. I tell them, βYou are going to be practicing law in three months. Youβve got to become good at writing analytical planning memos. Donβt do it for the grade. If youβre doing only the minimum just to lock-in a grade, you are
βWhen I first came to the law school,β Professor
missing the point.β Planning lawyers are always
Drake continues, βI told Dean Knight that I
writing. It prepares the students to sit down with
wanted to develop a class, and if the class worked
a client.β
I wanted to develop a book. And if the book worked, I wanted to take it to other law schools. Weβve accomplished all that. In fact, about 40 schools have used this book in a planning course similar to the one I have developed here.
Hutchens agrees: βDrakeβs course gave me the ability to understand my clients better, and prepared me for working in the estate planning field.β
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Professor Drake says: βWhat I find is that students
PowerPoint presentations with over 550 slides.
like Hutchens, students from prior years, call me
It includes a syllabus, a course description, and
and say it was the best course they ever had. I
sample chapters, everything a professor needs
have former students who call for updates and
to offer his class. I even provide sample test
help with specific questions. Every two years I
questions to those who ask. The course focuses
have to write a new edition of the book to keep it
on real business planning challenges, and often is
up to date. In the latest edition, for example, there is a whole new section on health care reform and tax reform challanges.β
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The topics in the book cover the gamut of
βMany lawyers mistakenly assume that contacts
business advising, including such topics as
with an existing client should only be initiated
understanding the clientβs objectives, choice
by the client when the client needs service,β
of entity planning, entity formation challenges,
Professor Drake writes in his book. β[Clients] like
co-owner protection planning, executive
being reminded that they are important to you.
compensation planning, owner life insurance
Itβs likely that many of them regularly are being
planning, diversification planning, competitor
courted by your competition. Your challenge is to
collaborations, entity conversion challenges,
remind them that you value their relationship, that
asset protection planning, family business
you are at the top of your game, and that you are
transition planning, employee benefits, and
ready and able to serve their needs.β
valuing closely held business enterprises. It also includes a chapter titled βThe Lawyerβs Role β Building a Practice.β
Hutchens recommends that law students, in addition to enrolling in Professor Drakeβs class, take a psychology course. βWorking with clients
In the preface to the book, Professor Drake points
is often tricky,β he says. βIn my few short years of
out, βPerhaps the most vital skill β¦ is the advisorβs
estate administration, Iβve seen complex business
ability to effectively communicateβ¦. Itβs not easy;
sales, and experienced a range of situations
many donβt even try.β
involving clients fighting over a bird bath, to
Professor Drake explains, βThis, more than any other factor, explains why only a pitifully low 17 percent of the respondents in a recent survey of
clients discovering how a deceased loved one really lived their life. Every client has unique needs and goals.β
successful business owners listed a lawyer as their
Hutchens is not quite sure what happened to his
most trusted outside advisor.β
original bound manuscript, in green hardback, of
At a full-service estate planning firm like Napier & Associates, Hutchens knows the importance of listening to the client and understanding the clientβs personality. βSome clients are reluctant to give you the full picture. Others find it difficult to consider
Professor Drakeβs book, but he cherishes the copy of the first edition that Professor Drake sent to him and all the students in the class shortly after its publication. Inside the front cover, Professor Drake wrote, βThank you for being the guinea pigs.β
the concept of business and estate planning. I remember attending a Northern Trust seminar. The question was asked of 100 high-net-worth individuals in the Chicago area, βWhy do you not have an estate plan?β Over half of the people said they were waiting for something to happen.β Hutchens does not agree with the βwait and seeβ approach. Hutchens thinks being proactive
assistance. Professor Drake applauds this style.
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Toni
Γ’€™ 60 Rembe sa n fra n cisco
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Itβs hard to believe that the quiet, shy woman
In the 1950s it was a common view that women
(one of only four women in her 1960 law school
would either have children or a career but not
graduating class) would go on to become the
both, Rembe notes. Her father felt a womanβs
first female partner of the law firm Pillsbury
place was in the home, but Rembe set out to
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, the managing
pursue a profession. βI was extremely shy and
partner of its firm-wide tax department, and a
introverted at the time and very nervous in my
member of the firmβs executive committee. This
law school classes where there were few other
quiet powerhouse would also blaze the barely lit
women and sometimes none at all,β Rembe
path for other women to become leaders within
recalls. βIn a way, it was a benefit. I would
the legal profession.
prepare thoroughly for my classes, never raise
by The Recorder, a legal-content publication in California. Rembe probably cringed when
I had the answer. Intensive study at this early stage made the courses more interesting and ultimately made me a better lawyer.β
she heard herself described as a legend,
Remembering her law school days, Rembe
partly because she is so modest and partly
cites Professors Cornelius Peck and Warren
because it does not seem that long ago she
Shattuck for their sharp analytical minds. They
attended law school.
were βsmart and terrifying and made you feel
Rembe received her B.S. in Law at the University of Washington in 1958 and her LL.B. (J.D.) from the law school in 1960. βI grew up in Seattle and attended UW as an undergraduate,β said Rembe. βLaw school was an intimidating experience for a woman in the 1950s, and it was a comfortable and easy transition to the UW program. I had spent my senior year abroad at the University of Geneva studying French literature and needed
good if you were on the right track,β she says. Rembe also mentions the βwise and equally terrifying torts professor, John Richards.β Rembe notes that in her undergraduate years Professor Pelligriniβs Shakespeare classes, Professor Costiganβs English History series, and Professor Treadgoldβs Asian and Russian history studies βall contributed to a more open and inquiring approach to legal issues.β
more credits to finish my bachelorβs degree,
Enjoyable law school memories included
which I was able to do β- during my first year of
passionately argumentative student study
law school.β
seminars and playing chess with fellow student,
Studying law came naturally to Rembe. βThanks to my magical mother, I grew up loving Shakespeare (particularly Portiaβs
Judy Callison, in the ladiesβ lounge between classes. What did she not enjoy? Long class lectures after lunch and βthird year redundancies.β
βquality-of-mercyβ speech), Carrollβs Alice
While studying for the bar exam, Rembe spent
in Wonderland, and all things foreign and
a summer working on foreign tax credit issues
seemingly unattainable,β she says. βAlso, I
for United Fruit at the Ryan Swanson firm in
enjoyed challenging the norm and learned a lot
Seattle. When she passed the bar, she was torn
arguing with my logical and more conservative
between a job at the Ryan firm or more world
dad.β She mentioned that many of her beatnik
experience. βJohn Ryan, our next door neighbor,
undergraduate days were spent in informal
was a wonderful lawyer and mentor but I decided
discussions trying to arrive at the meaning of it
with some trepidation to get a masterβs degree in
all. βSince I wasnβt a natural writer or actor, nor
taxation at New York University School of Law. At
keen on the sciences, law seemed a logical path
that time women law graduates, if they found work
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my hand, but when the professor called on me,
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at all in a corporate law firm, worked in domestic
represented many large international companies.
relations and trusts and estates departments,
When she started, she was the only woman
frequently as clerks with little prospect of
lawyer in the firm. She was still very shy and
engagement in international issues.β
uncomfortable speaking in public.
At NYU she was the only woman in an extremely
When asked why Chadbourne and Pillsbury were
large βintimidatingβ class and continued to over-
willing to hire a woman, Rembe thought for a
prepare. One well-known corporate tax professor,
moment then replied, βDuring my early career, the
John Eustice, later told her that he commenced
partners with daughters often turned out to be
teaching in 1960 and was more nervous having a
the most supportive. I think the men who hired me
woman in his class than she was being there.
were thinking of their own daughters and willing
After graduating Rembe was encouraged by her professors to interview on Wall Street. It was before EEOC and most firms said βnoβ, referring to her gender. They also said that that while they understood her desire to practice law, their clients would not. Thanks to an advanced degree in taxation at a time when there was a shortage of corporate tax lawyers and with the help of her professors, she received two offers.
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to give me and other women an equal chance.β She also mentioned that she received a great deal of support and advice from the firmβs secretaries, βwho were happy to see a woman break into the all male sanctuary.β Her first large assignment at Pillsbury involved tax planning for the Mangla Dam construction project in Pakistan. Her developing international tax and construction law expertise later took her to South America, Asia and many countries throughout the world representing firm clients.
Rembe landed at Chadbourne, Parke, Whiteside &
She also developed an expertise in California
Wolff (now Chadbourne & Parke) at 25 Broadway
corporate tax matters at a time when Californiaβs
in Manhattan and was put to work on tax planning
method of taxing international corporations was
for a potential TWA-Pan Am merger while
a world-wide cause célèbre and raised United
studying for the New York bar. As an associate
States Constitutional issues. While working on
she gleaned experience on corporate and
early international tax planning for Intel, she was
international tax issues, and later transferred from
introduced to her future husband, Arthur Rock, by
Chadbourne to the prestigious West Coast firm
another partner who was advising on a possible
of Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro in San Francisco
public offering for the company. (Rock and Rembe
(now, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) which
were married in 1975.)
Although she preceded the womenβs movement
policy courses. There is also more of a focus on
of the 70s, she was given some tough assignments
βlongtermismβ and government, business and
at Pillsbury. Rembe never wanted to jeopardize
NGOs working together to solve common issues.
the possibility of other women attorneys coming
βTogether with a small hard-working board,
to the firm. As she puts it: βMy theory was to work
interim president, interim dean, and outstanding
hard, keep my head down and do the best job
student body representatives, we found a terrific
possible - always!β Rembe was proud of the firmβs
new president and addressed other issues during
progress in hiring women. She was named the first
the last academic year.β
female partner in 1970 and many followed. During her years with Pillsbury (1964 to her retirement in 2004), Rembe served as managing partner of the tax department and as a member of the firmβs executive committee.
Rembe is still very much involved with the van Loben Sels Foundation, a private foundation specializing in funding direct legal services and social justice initiatives in the Bay Area and Northern California. βI have a great deal of respect
In the 1970s, Rembe also began serving on the
and admiration for public interest lawyers who
board of a long list of prominent corporations
represent the disadvantaged. They provide an
and organizations. Her first board appointment
outlet for frustration and a form of balance that
was for Potlatch Corporation, a sustainable
has helped keep our diverse nation together.β
forestry company with headquarters in Spokane,
She feels the need for broader access to justice
Washington. βThey were among the first
is even more critical given recent world events.
corporations who wanted to hire a woman as
Rembe is also involved with the Arthur and Toni
general counsel and to put women on the board,β
Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance
Rembe remarked. Judith Runstad β74 currently
at Stanford University, and hopes to spend more
sits on this board.
time with regional theater groups.
From the one board membership grew many,
Humbly she adds, βIβm also working on being a
including AT&T, Safeco and Transamerica. She also
better human being.β
served on the board of an international insurance company, AEGON N.V., based in The Hague, and traveled to Europe frequently. For someone who doesnβt like attention or awards, Rembe has a number of them, including the 2008 Sandra Day OβConnor Board of Excellence Award, an award recognizing the effort in promoting female attorneys for company directorships. And, UW Law presented her with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1999. Now retired from Pillsbury, Rembe assumed l l 2 20 01 1 1 f faall
sheβd enjoy more leisure time, but instead she has recently completed a year as chair of Presidio Graduate School. Rembe explains, βThrough its affiliation with Alliant University, the school gives
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Toni Rembe (Courtesy Pillsbury, Win-
all the traditional business school and public
throp Shaw Pittman LLP)
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John Davis
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An interview with John Davis β40
ber whenβ¦ Remember when Judson Falknor was dean of the law school? John Davis, founder of Davis Wright Tremaine, does. Falknor was dean from 1936 to 1951, and Davis graduated in 1940. Now one of the law schoolβs oldest living graduates, Davis recalls his experience as if it were yesterday. Q. Many articles have been written about you
absolutely vital to practicing law successfully.
during your long, distinguished career. In one,
So I had an advantage over the young people
you mention that you chose law school because
in my law school classes.
happened. We subscribed to Life magazine and there was an article on James McCauley Landis, who was named dean of Harvard Law School. The article said that no man could be a better model of fierce intellectual effort. That phrase grabbed me. It was exactly what I had wanted to pursue. I had been working in banks up until then, and I was looking forward to law school. That article was the spark. Q. You are also a double dawg with a B.A. from UW. What was your major as an undergraduate?
Q. Did you go to law school directly after graduating from UW? A. No, I didnβt go to law school right away. I stayed out one year because when I graduated college, the bank I had worked at part-time, University National Bank, had offered me a full-time job as a payroll teller. I made $75 a month, and that was a lot of money. I also took some of the banking courses they offered. When I went to law school, I offered to work parttime at the bank to help on teacher paydays, when the line for the bank ran from the street to our tellersβ cages. I suggested that I work afternoons
A. I majored in English literature, where I learned
Monday through Friday and all day on Saturday as
to read and write. These are two deficiencies I
an assistant teller. I told my boss, βIβll work those
see among lawyers. As a lawyer, one needs to be
lines down so that you are serving those people
able to express oneself and make other people
faster and better.β He agreed. Thatβs how I worked
understand what one is saying. Communication is
my way through law school.
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I also remember that I had a good relationship with Warren Shattuck. He taught contracts. I remember he was interested in photography, and my wife, Ruth, and I would teach him a little about enlargements and the like. Professor Sholley taught constitutional law. Professor Sholley would say that for every court session he needed to add one week to what he had to tell us about the constitution. That was the only class I was ever in that the finishing bell rang so soon I could not believe it was more than 10 minutes. I was just enthralled with constitutional law. Then there was Joseph OβBryan who taught criminal law. He was an older practitioner β no nonsense. dean Judson Falknor
I thought it was the end of the world when I took time off from school to work at the bank. I had taken seven straight quarters including the summer. Now I felt I was behind my classmates, but when I returned I became the article editor for the Law Review and the president of the Law School Student Body.
A. On the first day of law school Dean Falknor told us if we were in law school because we thought that law was a pathway to making money, we needed to be disabused of that idea. He told us, βIf you are interested in money, pack your bags and go over to the business school. Take the right courses. The law is not right for you. But if you want to have a
Q. What do you remember about your time
satisfactory life of service, and you are interested in
on the Law Review?
serving your clients and willing to accept reasonable
A. I remember when the editor, Donald Simpson, and I had to put out the Law Review β quickly.
compensation, then you are on the right course. But donβt stay here for the money.β
Simpson was the number one student in our class.
He made it very clear that the law is a service
Together we spent more than one day in the empty
profession. I was grateful that he set the table
library checking the footnotes of some laboriously
for us right there. It stuck with us, most of us any
long articles. Here were the two senior people
way. Most of my class did not have thoughts of
doing the scut work to make sure there wasnβt a
grandeur.
wrong citation. I was thinking that this was silly. We shouldnβt have been doing this but we did it. I remember running all over the library. One would run and one would edit. We had to make it fast.
I also remember Dean Falknor as my mentor. Q. How was he your mentor? A. I was interested in being a clerk to one of
Q. What else do you remember about
the Supreme Court justices and had planned to
those days?
clerk for Justice Simpson. One day, before I had
A. I remember winning the election for president of the law school student body by one vote over Harwood Bannister. I had no reason to beat him. We didnβt have any debating contest. It was about equal.
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Q. And what do you remember of Dean Falknor?
a chance to begin my clerkship, I was called into the deanβs office. There was the dean and Judge Simpson sitting there, and they said, βWeβve decided that you are ready to practice law. We want you to graduate and practice law.β The dean
told me to call on his father at Poe, Falknor, Emory
banking before I even graduated. I did a good job.
and Howe. So I started working for that firm three
After four or five months went by, Mr. Emory came
months before I graduated law school.
back. I was still an associate at that time and had
Then the U.S. joined in the war. After Pearl Harbor
already done a tremendous job for the business.
two of our associates were accepted in the Navy.
When I did this work for the firm I had to take time
I had spent three years in the National Guard,
off from the shipyards but when I went back to the
but my eyesight was not fit for sea duty and they
shipyard my job had been taken.
would not consider me for Intelligence. Then I began working on all of the new law that was coming up on the subject of financing government contracts. But I heard that the Navy was looking for young lawyers to be contract supervisors so I went back to the Navy as I had experience in this field and made some innovations in this field. But I was still not able to join because of my eyes. So I decided to go to work in the shipyards handling their labor relations and other contract work. I would go to work in the shipyards during the day
So I then went to Emory and Howe and asked if there was a future there. Mr. Howe said, βYou stay with us and weβll take care of you.β Well, I didnβt really like that, because I wanted to become a partner some day. So I went back to Dean Falknor to ask his opinion. The dean didnβt think I would have a future there and suggested I try another firm. That firm did offer to make me a partner. But I realized I didnβt want to be a name at the end of line. So I decided to open my own law firm.
and then practice law at night. I pulled double duty. I burned both ends of the candle. Mr. Emory, one of the named partners in the law firm, became very ill and had to go to Cleveland for medical treatment. He asked me to take care of his desk while he was gone. I had already been in
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John Davis and Greg Adams, with John M. Davis Scholarship recipient Celia Small
First I wrote notes to myself when I was trying
Managing Partner, you draft the papers.β
to decide what I wanted to do. I knew I wanted
And that is how the firm Emory, Howe, Davis
freedom of action and a good reputation for
& Riese was formed.
ability, integrity and service. I wanted to have a partnership free of wrangling and jealousies. Q. What happened after the war? A. John Riese, who was in the Navy β his eyes were okay β came back from the war. He had worked with me at Emory & Howe. We wanted to form a partnership so we went to talk to the dean. Dean Falknor said that was a fine idea and we became partners with the deanβs blessing. Less than three years later, Mr. Emory said βwe need you two boys.β So once again we went to see the dean. I thought he would say it was not a good idea. After all he had told us before that there was no future there but the dean said βWait. That firm has changed but you need to become the
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I had also nurtured notions of going to Yale to get a masterβs degree so that I could teach law. Instead, Dean Falknor offered me an opportunity to teach contracts. I taught contracts for three years. Then he asked me to teach the advanced secured transaction course, since by this time I had actually been doing these transactions for banks. Dean Falknor also had me teach the ethics course with Harold Shefelman. I enjoyed teaching. I realize that there is a lot of satisfaction when you see lights go on around the room. For my advanced secured transaction course, I brought in bankers to talk directly with my class so that the students got the feeling of what it was like to finance a business. We were just getting the first editions of the Uniform Commercial Code
at the time. For the studentsβ term papers I said
Mark A. Hutcheson β67 is
they could contact the banker if they wanted to
Partner and Firmwide Chairman
learn more. I think this was unusual at that time,
of Davis Wright Tremaine
because the young faculty hadnβt done anything
βWithin our firm and the
but teach, and I was one of the few teachers who
entire Pacific Northwest legal
had been out in the business world.
community, John Davis is recognized as a superb lawyer
I do believe that I made the right choice, though,
is now the internationally renowned firm of Davis Wright Tremaine with 500 lawyers, nine offices and approximately 600 other full-time employees.
practiced our profession with the highest degree of integrity and honesty. We all aspire to be like John. To this day, he continues to serve us as an excellent role model. He inspires all of us and always will.β
From the beginning Davis set the tone of the
Susan G. Duffy β81 is Partner-
firm to be one of respect, companionship and
in-Charge of the Seattle Office
harmony. He has earned the admiration of those
of Davis Wright Tremaine
who work for and around him.
βThroughout his career,
Gordon Jaynes β54 got a
John has believed and has
part-time job at Davisβ firm
guided our firm in the belief that βthe work is always
while in law school. βI assisted in the law library of Johnβs firm. I was in awe of all of the lawyers and wondered if I ever could achieve their skills and demeanors. Everyone was gracious to me and I felt that I definitely wanted to enter private practice. It was clear to me that John was not only what is now called βa rainmakerβ, but also he was
better than the rewards.β He has viewed his roles as an attorney, a community leader, an educator, a mentor and a father as opportunities to serve and contribute to the betterment of humankind. He has embraced the intellectual challenge, hard work and personal commitment each role demanded of him and without a great concern for what he received in return.β
seen inside and outside of the firm as Seattleβs top
Greg F. Adams β77
banking lawyer.
is a Partner at Davis Wright Tremaine
βAfter practicing from London and occasionally visiting Seattle, I remained in touch with John.
βAs an early mentor to me,
He invited me to join him and one of his partners
John established specific
for lunch. During lunch, when John was explaining
expectationsβfor both
to his partner that I had worked for the firm while
responsiveness and qualityβ
in law school, John reached into his jacket inside
that were extraordinarily challenging, but he
pocket and pulled out a folded piece of 8 1/2 x
balanced them with an obvious confidence that
11 paper to show his partner and me: it was an
I could and would meet his demanding standards.
old organization chart of the firm complete to the
He was far more certain of my capacity to stretch
lowest box on the chart β Gordon Jaynes, library
and rise to the occasion than I was, and I found his
assistant. This was more than 20 years after the
trust in my abilities empowering and motivating.
chart had been prepared!β
Many generations of lawyers at Davis Wright and elsewhere owe much of our professional development and success to John and his
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Faculty & Firm Professor Karen Boxx β83 & Luke Thomas β02 of K&L Gates
When Luke E. Thomas β02 began law school, he
it be speaking at CLEs, writing articles, working
did not intend to focus on classes in the estate
on legislative matters, or providing pro bono
planning field, such as those taught by Karen
representation to needy individuals and worthy
Boxx β83. βAlthough both my grandfather and
organizations,β he says.
father were estate planning attorneys, I never thought I would follow in their footsteps,β he says. βBut once I took the time to learn more about the practice, I was fascinated and started taking every estate planning course I could.β
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Thomas has worked on legislation reforming the stateβs estate tax laws, state laws that coordinate with federal estate and gift taxation rules, and a number of state laws relating to probate and trust administration. He chairs a WSBA joint section
Upon graduation, he joined Karr Tuttle Campbell,
task force comprised of members of the WSBA
PSC as a member of the Tax, Trusts, & Estates
Real Property, Probate and Trust and Elder Law
Department. As a third-year associate, he joined
Sections. The task force analyzed the new Uniform
the Estate and Gift Tax Committee of the Tax
Power of Attorney Act and drafted a proposed
Section of the Washington State Bar Association in
version of the act for Washington. Members of
2004. βAlthough I was easily a generation younger
the task force hope the new act will improve
than most of the members on the committee,
administration of the statute and create additional
the more senior members both encouraged my
safeguards to minimize elder abuse. Once the
participation and helped me learn the ropes,β
proposed bill obtains WSBA approval, it will be
Thomas recalls.
presented to the Legislature for consideration.
Within months, Thomas was asked to chair
Boxx has also been involved in legislative reform
multiple legislation drafting sub-committees,
throughout her career, first as a practicing estate
which led to his appointment as the chair of the
planning attorney in Seattle and now as a faculty
Estate and Gift Tax Committee in 2006. About
member. βThe Washington estate planning bar
the same time, he joined K & L Gates, LLP, as a
has a long tradition of active legislative reform,β
member of its Private Clients Practice Group. He
she says. βWashington has some of the most
credits the firm with offering exceptional support
innovative probate and trust statutes in the
of his public service endeavors. βWithout my
country, because our estate planning attorneys
firmβs support, I would never be able to do the
recognized that to best serve individual clients,
amount of public service work that I do β whether
they needed to serve the community as a whole
Karen Boxx and Luke Thomas at the K&L Gates offices in Seattle
and improve the laws that apply to everyone.
other affected sections of the WSBA and individual
There is also a genuine sense of duty among
members of the Bar. Boxx explains, βThere is a sense
lawyers who work on legislative reform. Lawyers
of relief when the committee is done with drafting the
understand the impact of how statutes are
proposal, but then the political process begins and
written and are in the best position to improve
thatβs never easy.β
big cases. Our victories are quiet, but itβs very satisfying to know that youβve participated in something that will touch a lot of lives.β
When asked what motivates him to work on such endeavors, which seem to present endless roadblocks, Thomas says, βI want to make a difference in my profession and improve this area of law not only for the sake of my own clients, but also for my
Boxx has worked on numerous legislative projects
colleagues around the state and future lawyers
over the years and has just completed service as the
practicing in this area of law. Itβs an opportunity to
chair of the Real Property, Probate & Trust (RPPT)
give back and contribute something big.β
task force that reviewed the Uniform Trust Code and made significant revisions to Washingtonβs trust statutes. The trust task force met for eight years, and its proposal was enacted into law this past session. Boxx is the Probate and Trust Council director of the RPPT section executive committee, and she chairs the probate and trust legislative committee of the section. She and Thomas will work together on the effort to have the power of attorney proposal enacted into law. That involves getting feedback from stakeholders and others who may have an interest in powers of attorney. Thomas has already begun the process, meeting with the stateβs Superior Court Judgesβ Association, the Washington Professional Guardianship Council, interested members of the Legislature, and
When challenged that his pro bono work for disadvantaged individuals β and for organizations such as Childrenβs Hospital, the Fallen Heroes Project, the WSBA First Responder Will Clinic and the Girl Scouts of Western Washington β all offer an avenue of service but with numerous trips to Olympia and endless weekend and evening meetings, Thomas replies, βWhen we identify concerns with or problems in our statutes, we all have a choice to make. We can shrug our shoulders and accept those problems, or we can roll up our sleeves and work with our colleagues within the WSBA to develop a solution. So ask yourself, βWill I simply accept the problems, or will I be part of the solution?β I want to be part of the solution.β
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Books & Beyond By Cheryl Nyberg
A c t L o c all y ; I n f l u e n c e G l o b all y
The Library is a place. Law students still spend hours in the Library over the course of their law school careers. They come to the Library to study, prepare for class, write papers, compare notes with other students, and confer with reference librarians on research strategies. They even browse books, like the hornbooks, nutshells, and study aids that publishers withhold from online legal services. Students enjoy the spacious study tables and carrels, numerous group study rooms, and the natural light streaming in the south-facing windows and the four glass crystals. But the Library is not just a place, passively waiting for students and others to bring it to life. The Library is a service, or more accurately, a collection of services. And many of those services are provided to UW Law alumni, students, faculty, and others through the Internet. Whether you live in Seattle, practice in Snohomish, vacation in South Carolina, or travel to Spain, the Law Library strives to serve you. For instance, the Library mails books to UW Law alumni through the Law Books on Demand program, lib.law.washington.edu/ services/alumni. An alum in Yakima requested and received Minding Your Own Business: The Solo and Small Firm LawyerΓ’€™s Guide to a Profitable Practice (2010). Drafting Tribal Laws: A Manual for Tribal Governments (1986) went to a UW Law grad in Olympia. Law Books on Demand was a major convenience for a Bremerton-based alum working on minor issues: Jail Bait (2004), Keeping Kids out of the System (2001), Rethinking Juvenile Justice (2008), Teen Legal Rights (2000), When Kids Get Arrested (2009).
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The reference librarians offer legal research assistance to students, alumni, attorneys, and members of the public via the Ask Us email service, lib.law.washington.edu/ questions. Of the questions that come from people who are not affiliated with the University of Washington, more than half come from outside of the Seattle area. The LibraryΓ’€™s blog and website are popular around the country and overseas. Since Gallagher Blogs, gallagherlawlibrary.blogspot. com, began in 2009, about 18% of our readers have been located in Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, Russia, the Ukraine, Slovenia, China, and India (in order by number of visitors). In
June and July of this year, the Library website, lib.law.washington. edu, was visited by 1,500 users in Canada; 1,185 from the UK; 1,079 from India; 999 from Australia; and 867 from the Philippines. Rounding out this top ten list are Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, China, and Belgium. In the same two months, the website received visits from users in every U.S. state with the greatest number of visitors from California, New York, Texas, Florida, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Oregon, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Approximately half of the U.S.-based traffic on the Gallagher Law Library website comes from states other than Washington.
The Libraryβs large collection of online legal research guides are intended for use by our law students, lib.law.washington.edu/ ref/guides. More than 125 guides help legal researchers identify the important print and online sources for doing research in administrative law, admiralty and maritime law, civil procedure, contracts, copyright, education law, environmental law, health law, human rights, immigration, jury verdicts, labor and employment law, legislative history, national security law, patent law, sports law, torts, treaties, the UCC, and other topics. These guides are also frequently used by other legal researchers and members of the public. A librarian working at the Internal Revenue Service asked permission to adapt the Libraryβs Finding Guide for Federal Tax Materials, lib.law. washington.edu/ref/fedtaxcht, for
the IRS Libraryβs intranet page. A reference librarian at the Law Library of Congress comments how frequently she relies on the Gallagher guides. The graduates of the UW Law Librarianship Program, lib.law. washington.edu/lawlibrarianshipβa partnership between the Gallagher Law Library and the Information Schoolβpopulate law libraries in the United States and around the world. Since its inception in 1939, the program has graduated more than 200 librarians with J.D. degrees. Recent alums hold positions at the law school libraries of Boston, Catholic, Colorado, Columbia, Connecticut, Duke, Georgetown, Loyola (New Orleans), New Mexico, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Santa Clara, and Texas universities. Other grads work in federal and state court libraries and law firm libraries. A 2002 graduate of the program is the Vietnam country director for the American Bar Associationβs Rule of Law Initiative. Australia, India, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippine Islands, Singapore, Taiwan, and three Canadian provinces have or have had graduates of the toprated Law Librarianship Program.
The Gallagher Law Library is a wonderful place in which to study and conduct research when you are in Seattle. But the reach of the Libraryβs services and its influence are global.
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The Libraryβs East Asian Law collection is internationally recognized as one of the best in the English-speaking world. A former UW Law professor and eminent Japanese law specialist uses the Copy and Send service, lib.law.washington. edu/copy&send/copy&send, to obtain copies of Japanese court opinion. He also returns to the Library annually to conduct research because of the strength
of the collection. East Asian Law Department (EALD) coordinator Rob Britt answers questions from faculty, students, and alumni using print and online resources. He has given several presentations on Japanese legal research in this country and overseas.
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Thanks to the work of Reba Turnquist and others who select material for the Library collection and the efforts of Judy Davis and the resource-sharing team, the Law Library satisfies requests from hundreds of libraries every year. In February, the Library loaned a book on law and religion to the University of Glasglow. Librarians at the American University in Cairo and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology were able to assist their users with material they borrowed from Gallagher. In the last five years, the Library has loaned books to other libraries in virtually every U.S. state. Nearly 90% of the items we loaned last year went to libraries outside of Washington State.
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Minority Bar Association Stakeholders Meeting and Reception May 19, 2011 1 Dean Kellye Testy with guests at the Minority Bar Association Reception
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Commencement June 12, 2011 1 Gates Scholar Lillian Hewko speaks at Commencement 2 Shamiq Hussein and his family at the post-graduation reception on the Gates Hall Terrace 3 Grads Jiameng Liu, Hai-Ching Yang and Caitlin Steiger 4 Keynote Speaker Professor Joel Ngugi addresses the class of 2011 5 Dean Testy congratulates graduate Janay Farmer 6 Faculty members Anita Krug, Sarah Kaltsounis, Hugh Spitzer and Jonathan Kang awaiting the commencement ceremony
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Richard Wentzell β08 β Ethiopia
A Law Degree in Action No one knows better than Richard Wentzell β08 that Ethiopia is experiencing a staggering contradiction. Although Ethiopia is reporting to have one of the worldβs highest economic growth rates (2010β GDP 8%), it remains mired in crippling poverty, ranking at the very bottom of the UN Human Development Index. Over eighty percent of the more than eighty-
The first project the LTI is embarking on is a USAID-
five million Ethiopians depend on agriculture as
funded national study into the impacts that recent
their main livelihood. Severe drought conditions
first-level land certification has had on rural livelihoods
coupled with civil disputes have worsened
in Ethiopia. The findings will be presented as a
Ethiopian poverty. Wentzell, Dean of the
national policy brief to the Ethiopian government in
Haramaya University College of Law, may not
the hopes that it will help them better guide the future
have control over the entire Ethiopian economic
development of their land laws and policies. βThere is
system; however, he can do his best to help
not much data on this issue and we hope this research
promote equitable economic justice through a
will be an important and vital element used in their
joint project heβs initiated with Landesa (formerly
decision-making process,β states Wentzell.
Land Tenure Institute (LTI), the first of its kind in Ethiopia, has five main objectives:
Wentzell will be working on developing the LTI with the support of Darryl Vhugen β82 from Landesa and Professor Jon Eddy β69 from UW Law, and many other faculty and students from Haramaya University. βIt is an
β’ Help develop and improve rural land law and policy
interdisciplinary institute, with faculty members from
β’ Clarify existing land laws and land rights
and Economics, the Department of Sociology, Institute
β’ Improve equity between women and men pertaining to land rights
of Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Studies, and others, all
β’ Improve scholarship, education and research on land law β’ Promote community awareness of equitable land tenure policy as well as enhance the capacity of local stakeholders and government officials to create sustainable models for this development.
the College of Agriculture, the College of Business
participating in the LTIβs research programs. It is very exciting to be involved with such a wide variety of academics,β Wentzell explains. The proverbial road to the agricultural and pastoral nation of Ethiopia and this program began many years ago for Wentzell who arrived at UW School of Law immediately after serving as an Open Society
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Institute (OSI) International Scholar in Yerevan,
βMostly, though, I was drawn by the quality of
Armenia. OSI is a non-profit organization that
legal education, I was impressed by the variety of
helps to promote more open societies by shaping
educational backgrounds and research interests
government policy through support of education,
of the faculty. It is a relatively small law school for
the media, public health, and human rights,
such a major research universityΒand this adds to
especially in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
the sense of camaraderie and community. And I
βAt the time I applied to the UW SchooI of Law, I was working at Yerevan State University as an
was most lucky to receive a scholarship from the Washington Law School Foundation.
Assistant Professor in the Departments of Political
βThe faculty was always available to chat and
Science and Sociology. I had always planned
to help both with class work and any support
to attend law school, and after my graduate
needed to find jobs or internships. Professor
studies at the London School of Economics, and
Anita Ramasastry was constantly inquiring into
time spent working in academia, I thought it
my career plans and seemed genuinely interested
made sense to return to the U.S. for law school,β
in my future. She was always helpful in providing
Wentzell says. βI had also recently been detained
support in whatever way she could. I admire her
by the military in Azerbaijan for traveling to the
for that and I try to extend that same helpful hand
disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh without
to my students at Haramaya.β
authorization, so in a sense, too, I was also ready to leave the Caucasus.β
After graduation, Wentzell traveled to Ethiopia to work as a Professor of Law at Haramaya University.
Wentzell received his undergraduate degree in
Founded in 1954, Haramaya University is the
Political Science and Philosophy from the UW
oldest and most-established higher education
in 2000. βI didnβt apply anywhere else for law
institute in Eastern Ethiopia with nearly 33,000
school. I had such fond memories of Seattle,
students in its regular, extension, and continuing
and of my time at UW. The law school had such
education programs. The College of Law, founded
a great reputation, too. I was interested in the
in only 2002, is recognized as one of Ethiopiaβs top
school because of the faculty as well as the wider
university law programs with an international
UW environment. I must say, though, that being
faculty and reach, including some of the UW
in Seattle was a big draw, and while working in
School of Lawβs very own: Professors Pat Kuszler,
landlocked Armenia I had visions of myriad coffee
Sallie Sanford, and Jon Eddy have all spent time at
shops, cycling on the Burke Gilman trail, hiking
Haramaya. Recent LL.M. graduate, Brooke I.
in the Cascades, and everything else that Seattle
Glass-Oshea β10, has also joined the College of
offers, on my mind.β
Law full-time as an Assistant Professor and as the Editor of the recently established Haramaya Law Review; Elisha Jussen-Stein Cooke β11 also
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served as the College of Lawβs first extern,
pluralist legal system in which civil law, customary
working on comparative domestic violence
law, and Sharia law, are all intertwined. I think my
research while at Haramaya. As well, both Janay
international law courses, Muslim Legal Systems,
Farmer β10 and Brenda Tausch-Lapora β07 spent
for example, with Professor Clark Lombardi,
time teaching in the College of Law this past year.
helped very much in this regard.β
Barcelos β10 and Jen Marlow β09 also visited Haramaya as part of the affiliated Three Degrees Project, and have plans to conduct a joint environmental law course with the College of Law, as well as conduct joint research into climate change issues. Haramaya is located in Oromia, one of the least developed parts of the country, bordering the Somali and Afar regions of Ethiopia. Wentzell talks about his experience, βI originally went as part of a World Bank funded program to help develop graduate legal education in Ethiopia. The chance to work in East Africa combined my interests in law, education, and development. Iβd always wanted to live and work in Africa, and this provided the perfect opportunity. Developing a countryβs legal education system is an integral part of developing their overall legal system. Ethiopiaβs higher education system is quite nascent and as a consequence its legal education is young and still developing. Until quite recently there was only one law school in the entire country, and
His experience while completing his law degree was extensive and varied, as well. He had the opportunity to study European Union law in Rome, Italy through the UW Rome program. He also worked for the law firm DLA Piper as a Summer Associate in their Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia office, and he had the opportunity to work for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for the State of Western Australia in Perth, Australia. Not all his experiences while in law school were outside of North America, however. Wentzell was employed as a Public Defender in the Tulalip Tribal Court as part of the Tribal Court Clinic. During his first year of law school Wentzell also helped develop an online media company in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Wentzell describes his international legal experiences as integral to his transition and adaptation to the Ethiopian legal system. βI couldnβt have adapted so well to life in Ethiopia if it werenβt for my international background and the opportunities UW provided for me while in law school.β
that was located in the capitol city, Addis Ababa.
In addition to the development of the Land Tenure
Expanding legal education to the outlying regions
Institute, the upcoming 2011-2012 academic year
was a critical move on the part of the government.
promises to be the most productive of Wentzellβs
They recognize the need for a well-educated
legal career. Over the last year Wentzell and the
and informed citizenry. It feels good to be a
Haramaya College of Law have embarked on
part of this initiative, though living in a remote
numerous initiatives, including developing free
and outlying area does have its drawbacks.
legal aid clinics for the indigent in nearby Harar
Not many foreigners travel to this region, and
and Alemaya towns (plans are also underway
hyenas patrol the campus at night. It is beautiful,
to expand the clinics further in the region), an
though. I usually take guests to feed the hyenas in
LL.M. program in International Economic and
nearby Harar. They seem to love camel meat; the
Business Law, the first ever College of Law
hyenas, that is.β
academic journal, and the general expansion and
Wentzell has experienced a steep learning curve since moving from a common law to a civil law country. βIβve had to adapt and learn about a completely different legal system since Ethiopia is a civil law country, as well as the nuances of a
updating of its academic curriculum. Wentzell also plans to expand certain programs, such as the further development of the recently inaugurated Environmental Policy, Social Justice, and Advocacy Skills Centers, as well as hire additional faculty and
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the overall development of Ethiopian legal
updated our national curriculum to include a large
education,β Wentzell exclaims. A young school,
clinical legal education component, and have
Haramaya University College of Law, has had only
also added a national exit exam and a national
five graduating classes (it recently moved from a
externship program, both of which students must
four to a five year LL.B. program). The graduating
now pass in order to graduate. It is a very exciting
class of 2011 was 140 law students.
time to be involved in Ethiopian higher education. Things are fast progressing, which is a great sign for the overall development of the country. Education is so vitally important for development and Ethiopia is, for the most part, I believe, following the correct trajectory in focusing on the promotion of higher education as a pathway out of poverty. Things are changing for the better on a daily basis.β
Building legal capacity in developing countries is also an ongoing commitment of UW Law. The law school recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Haramaya University College of Law. βIn order for us to develop and grow as an institution it is important for us to have international partners. I couldnβt think of a better partner than the University of Washington School of Law, so I reached out to the faculty
The ability of Haramaya University to graduate
for their support. They couldnβt have been more
students who can make positive changes in the
welcoming. I am still shocked by the level of
Ethiopian legal system is Wentzellβs primary goal.
support and commitment they have shown,β
βIt excites me to see promising young students in
Wentzell says. Dean Testy wrote in a letter to Dean
the classroom, knowing that when they graduate
Wentzell, β[a]s you know, UW Law is committed to
they will be taking the theory and the ideals we
producing leaders for the global common good.
instill in them and putting them into practice.
We believe our partnership furthers both the
They are the future judges, prosecutors, defense
mission of the UW School of Law and Haramaya
attorneys, and leaders of Ethiopia. Itβs absolutely
University College of Law.β
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process of developing our programs. We recently
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Professor Anderson, Director of the Native American Law Center, was appointed in July 2011 to the Joint Executive-Legislative Workgroup on Tribal Retrocession. The group is addressing issues regarding civil and criminal jurisdiction on tribal lands. CRAIG Allen
Publications Getting the βStoryβ out: Teaching Admiralty at the University of Washington, 55 St. Louis Univ. L. J. 621-32 (2011).
The Supreme Court Fellows Alumni Association presented its Administration of Justice Award to Ronald K.L. Collins in recognition of his scholarly and professional achievements in advancing the rule of law, January 2011.
Received the Outstanding Faculty Contribution Award by the Washington Law Review, 2011.
News Professor Allen has been appointed as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Maritime Studies at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy for 2011-2013. Robert Anderson
Presentations Keynote, Allocation of Water under the Practical Irrigable Acreage (PIA) Approach, Law Seminars International Conference, Tribal Water in the Pacific Northwest, April 2011 (Seattle, WA) Panelist, Federal Stream Adjudications: Will Treaty Rights to Fish Lead to Federal Court Instream Flow Determinations?, Law Seminars International Conference, Tribal Water in the Pacific Northwest, April 2011 (Seattle, WA) Panelist, Montanaβs Impact on Indian Treaty Rights and Property Interests, University of New Mexico School of Law, Montana v. United States: Pathmarking the Field of Indian Law for Three Decades and Counting, Mar. 25, 2011 (Albuquerque, NM) 42
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Publications Helen Anderson
Publications Revising Harmless Error: Making Innocence Relevant to Direct Appeals, 17 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 391 (2011).
Presentations Constructing a Scholarly Persona, Association of Legal Writing Directors, Biennial Conference, June 2011 (Sacramento, CA)
Price on Contemporary Estate Planning (CCH) (with John R. Price) (2011 ed.). United States International Taxation (LexisNexis) (with Allison Christians and Philip F. Postlewaite) (2d ed. 2011).
Presentations
Recent Developments in Estate Planning: Hawaii Association of Public Accountants, June 2011
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Eugene Estate Planning Council, May 2011
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Ron Collins
UCLA Estate Planning Institute, May 2011
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News The American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression Book of the Month for April is Sam Chaltain and Ron Collinsβ We Must Not Be Afraid to Be Free: Stories of Free Expression in America (April 2011). We Must Not Be Afraid to Be Free was featured at 2011 Virginia Festival of the Book, Charlottesville, VA, March 2011.
Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council, February 2011
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Portland Tax Forum, February 2011
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Central Arizona Estate Planning Council, February 2011
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University of Miami 45th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, January 2011
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Penny Hazelton and law librarian Peggy Jarrett promoted widespread access to state primary legal material. They joined other law librarians in collaborating with the Washington State Code Reviserβs Office in Olympia to ensure permanent public access. HB 1479 was signed into law by Governor Gregoire in April 2011.
Licensing Intellectual Property: Law and Application (2d ed. 2011) (Aspen Income Tax Aspects of Family Limited Casebook Series) (with Xuan-Thao Partnerships: Nguyen & Danielle Conway). β’ Spokane Estate Planning Council, Intellectual Property, Software, May 2011 and Information Licensing: Law and β’ Portland Estate Planning Council, Practice, 2010 Cumulative SuppleFebruary 2011 ment (BNA Books) (with Xuan-Thao A Hitchhikerβs Guide to International Nguyen & Danielle Conway). Estate Planning, Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, May 2011 Presentations Partnership Tax Issues for Estate Planners, Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium, May 2011
Panelist, Round Table on Free and Open Source Software, Stanford Law School, May 2011 (Palo Alto, CA)
Burning Questions (and Even Hotter Answers) About Grantor Trusts, New York City Estate Planning Council, March 2011
Business Planning: Closely Held Enterprises (3d ed. West 2011). (American Casebook Series) 848 pages. (See page 14 for story.)
Practice & Licensing Guidelines, Washington State Bar Association Readmission Program, August 2011 (Seattle, WA)
Penny Hazelton
Publications Specialized Legal Research, (Penny A. Hazelton ed., Aspen 2011 Supp.).
The Education and Training of Law Librarians, in The IALL International Handbook of Legal Information Drake posts regularly on his blog Drakeβs PlainTalk Planning (www.drake- Management 43 (Richard A. Danner & Jules Winterton eds., Ashgate 2011). plaintalkplanning.com) on topics of business planning, family and financial Taylor Fitchett, James Hambleton, planning, money, and politics. Penny Hazelton, Anne Klinefelter &
Mary Fan
Publications Post-Racial Proxies: Resurgent State and Local Anti-βAlienβ Laws and Unity-Rebuilding Frames for Antidiscrimination Values, 32 Cardozo L. Rev. 905-45 (2011).
Presentations Justice Kennedy and the Revival of the Relevance of Hope in Penal Theory, Association of American Law Schools, Criminal Justice Section, Annual Meeting, Criminal Justice and the Roberts Court Panel (Call for Papers Winner), January 2011 (San Francisco, CA)
Impeachment on Cross-Examination, Emory Law School, April 2011 (Atlanta, GA)
Presentations
Dean Donaldson was presented the Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year award by the UW Law Student Bar Association.
Publications
Presentations
Sarah Kaltsounis
News
Dwight Drake
Maureen Howard
Judith Wright, Law Library Budgets in Hard Times, 103 Law Libr. J. 91111 (2011).
Presentations Panelist, Meeting Employersβ Expectations: Are Library Schools Doing Everything They Can? Panel Discussion at American Association of Law Libraries, Annual Meeting, July 2011 (Philadelphia, PA) Training New Law Librarians, Workshop for Library Directors and Librarians, 2d Conference of the Chinese and American Forum on Legal Information and Law Libraries (CAFLL), July 2011, (Philadelphia, PA)
Yong-Sung (Jonathan) Kang
Presentations Tradition and Morality in Korean Jurisprudence, Workshop, Mediating Tradition: National Courts as Interpreters of Islamic and Confucian Law in Contemporary Asia, June 2011 (Seoul, Korea) Confucianism and the Rule of Law, Law and Society Association, Annual Conference, June 2011 (San Francisco, CA) The Value of Contractual Autonomy, Stetson University College of Law, 6th Annual International Conference on Contracts, February 2011 (Gulfport, FL) Confucianism and the Rule of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law, Pluralism in Asia, January 2011 (Chapel Hill, NC)
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Covering Your Clientβs S (Corporation), Oregon Tax Institute, June 2011
Robert Gomulkiewicz
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Sylvia Kangβara
Presentations Gender and Traditional Cultural Expressions: What Has Intellectual Property to Do with It?, American University, Washington College of Law, April 2011 (Washington, DC) Anita Krug
Presentations Corporations Beyond Corporate Law: The Failure of the Corporate Governance Paradigm in U.S. Investment Company Regulation: Canadian Law and Economics Association, Annual Meeting, September 2011 (Toronto, ON, Canada)
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Midwestern Law and Economics Association, Annual Meeting, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, September 2011 (Bloomington, IN)
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Corporate Law at the Crossroads of Private and Public Law, University of Queensland, Symposium on Private and Public Law β Intersections in Law and Method, July 2011 (Brisbane, Australia) Multilateral Convergence in Investment Laws and Norms, University of Hong Kong, Asian International Economic Law Network 2011 Conference, July 2011 (Hong Kong) Discussant, New Corporate Governance: Competing Values, Law and Society Association, 2011 Annual Meeting, June 2011 (San Francisco, CA)
Current Controversies in Clinical Ethics, Haramaya University Medical School, May 2011 (Harar, Ethiopia) Guns and Roses, Conscience Clauses and Contradiction, University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Bioethics and Humanities, 2011 McCormick Lectureship in Science and Religion, April 2011 (Seattle, WA) Guns and Roses: Conscience, Contradiction, and Constitutional Rights, Seattle Childrenβs, Treuman Center for Pediatric Bioethics, February 2011 (Seattle, WA) Global Health: Whatβs Law Got to Do with It?, University of Washington, Department of Global Health, February 2011 (Seattle, WA) Role of Law and the Constitution in Promoting and Governing Health and Public Health, University of Washington School of Medicine, February 2011 (Seattle, WA) Law & Clinical Decision-Making, University of Washington School of Medicine, Internal Medicine Residents, January 2011 (Seattle, WA) Debbie Maranville
Presentations Applying Decision Making Theory to Experiential Learning Choices: Students as Our Client, with Esther Park, Association of American Law Schools, Conference on Clinical Legal Education, June 2011 (Seattle, WA) Anna Mastroianni
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Pat Kuszler
Presentations Managing Incidental Findings from Pharmacogenetic Testing: Legal Obligations of Health Care Providers, Duke University, June 2011 (Durham, NC) International Research Ethics, Haramaya University Medical School Faculty, May 2011 (Harar, Ethiopia) 44
Anna C. Mastroianni & Luigi Mastroianni Jr., Egg Donation: Ethical Considerations and Regulatory Context, in Ethical Dilemmas in Assisted Reproductive Technologies 111 (Joseph G. Schenker ed., De Gruyter 2011).
Presentations Legislating Apology for Medical Errors: When Just Saying βSorryβ Isnβt Enough, Georgia State University College of Law, Center for Law, Health & Society, April 2011 (Atlanta, GA)
The View from the Cloud: Electronic Health Information and Privacy in Public Health Research and Practice, University of Western Australia, March 2011 (Perth, Australia) Jackie McMurtrie
Presentations Panelist, βThe Wrath of Math:β Using the NAS Report to Challenge Imprint Evidence, Washington Defender Association 2011 Defender Conference, April 2011 (Winthrop, WA)
News At the 2011 Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneyβs (WACDL) Annual Conference, the Innocence Project Northwest Clinic received The Champion of Justice Award for its work to free wrongly convicted individuals in Washington State. The Champion of Justice Award recognizes an individual or group that has staunchly preserved or defended the constitutional rights of Washington residents and endeavored to ensure justice and due process for those accused of crimes. Kelly Canary, Joe Adamson, and Professor McMurtrie attended the conference to accept the award on behalf of the IPNW, and McMurtrie also spoke at the June 2011 conference about the IPNW. Theodore Myhre
News Theo Myhre served as a U.S. Delegate to Vietnam, May 23-June 1, 2011. Professor Myhre worked under the American Bar Associationβs Rule of Law Initiative with legal leaders from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as part of a 10-day program that addresses potential reforms to Vietnamβs legal system, including professional skills, professional standards and ethics, legal education, and fair trial standards. Signe Naeve
News Signe Naeve co-chaired the Second Annual Trademark Scholarship Symposium at the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco, May 2011.
Recent Faculty Publications & Presentations
Joel Ngugi
Presentations The Role of Public Interest Litigation in Access to Justice of Marginalized Communities Under Kenyaβs New Constitution, Kituo Cha Sheria Public Interest Caucus Colloquium, August 2011 (Mombasa, Kenya) Key Opportunities for (Progressive) Funding in Africa, Pacific Northwest Global Donors Conference, April 2011 (Seattle, WA) A Human Rights Approach to Climate Change in Africa, Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program and the University of Arizona, Directorsβ Meeting and Conference, March 2011 (Tucson, AZ)
News Professor Joel Ngugi was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Kenya (See article on page 7). He was also presented the Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year award by the UW Law Student Bar Association. Peter Nicolas
Publications Evidence: A Problem-Based and Comparative Approach (2d ed. Carolina Academic Press 2009 & 2010-11 supp.)
Presentations Methodology and the Means of Innovation, Law and Society Association, Annual Meeting, Panel on Law, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, June 2011 (San Francisco, CA) Panelist, Methodology and the Means of Innovation, Gruter Institute, Annual Conference, Innovation and Economic Growth and Law, Institutions, and Human Behavior, May 2011 (Squaw Valley, CA) Waiting for Therasense: Back to First Principles and Ethical Considerations, Washington State Patent Law Association, May 2011 (Seattle, WA) Stanford v. Roche: Bayh-Dole Is Not a Vesting Statute, U.S. Navy Office of the General Counsel, IP Day, May 2011 (Washington, DC) Summary and Issues in Stanford v. Roche, Fordham University School of Law, Fordham Intellectual Property Law Institute, 19th Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference, April 2011 (New York, NY) Panelist, The Impact of Stanford v. Roche, American Bar Association Intellectual Property Section, 26th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, April 2011 (Washington, DC)
Anita Ramasastry
News Anita Ramasastry, the D. Wayne & Anne Gittinger Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law, has been elected to serve a two-year term as Secretary of the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), August 2011. Ramasastry now writes for a new legal commentary site Verdict (http:// verdict.justia.com) launched by Justia, a legal media and technology company that makes legal informΒ ation freely available online. Beth Rivin
Presentations Clinical Trials in Resource Poor Communities: Leading Issues of Justice, 12th Asian Bioethics Conference, September 2011 (Taipei, Taiwan) William H. Rodgers
Publications Climate Change: A Reader (William H. Rodgers, Jr., Michael Robinson-Dorn, Jennifer K. Barcelos & Anna T. Moritz eds., Carolina Academic Press 2011) 1216 pages.
Transforming Professional Services for Regional Economic Development, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, Evolving Economies: The Role of Law in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, April 2011 (Forth Worth, TX)
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Sean OβConnor
Controlling the Means of Innovation: The Centrality of Private Ordering Arrangements for Innovators and Entrepreneurs, in Handbook on Law, Innovation and Growth 274-99 (Robert Litan ed., Edward Elgar Publishing 2011).
Elizabeth Porter
News Visiting Assistant Professor Elizabeth Porter was presented the Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year award by the Student Bar Association.
Copyright and the Ethics of Nonfiction, 11th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, DePaul Law School, August 2011 (Chicago, IL) Reforming Protection for Literary Characters in Intellectual Property Law, Third Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law, La Trobe University School of Law, May 2011 (Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
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The Central Role of Law as a Meta Method in Creativity and Entrepreneurship (Shubha Ghosh ed., Edward Elgar Publishing 2011).
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Recent Faculty Publications & Presentations
Sallie Sanford
Kellye Testy
Presentations
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State-based ACO and Medical Home Pilots: Early Lessons from the Other Washington, American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics, 34th Annual Health Law Professors Conference, June 2011 (Chicago, IL)
Best Practices for Hiring and Retaining a Diverse Law Faculty, 96 Iowa L. Rev. 1707 (2011).
Writing and Publishing Scholarly Articles: Pragmatic Tips, Symposium to Haramaya University School of Law Faculty, with Christopher Sanford, April 2011 (Harar, Ethiopia)
News Dean Kellye Testy moderated Washington Stateβs New Congressional District: A Progress Report, a conversations with Slade Gorton and Tim Ceis in July 2011. They discussed Washingtonβs additional House seat in the 113th Congress and an additional electoral college vote in the upcoming presidential election.
Presentations Panelist, Designing and Teaching Courses on the U.S. Supreme Court: Strategies and Objectives for Different Audiences, Law & Society Association, Annual Meeting, June 2011 (San Francisco, CA) Jane Winn
Presentations Certification Marks and Global Supply Chains, National Law School of Bangalore, May 2011 (India) Louis Wolcher
Publications Marijan Pavcnik & Louis Wolcher, A Dialogue on Legal Theory Between a European Legal Philosopher and His American Friend, in Marijan Pavcnik, Auf Dem Weg Zum Mass des Rechts: Ausgewahlte Schriften zur Rechtstheorie 215-66 (Franz Steiner Verlag 2011).
Eric Schnapper
News In recognition of his tremendous contributions to advancing employee rights, The National Employment Lawyers Association honored Professor Schnapper as the leading advocate for plaintiffs in employment discrimination cases in the United States Supreme Court. Schnapper received this award in July 2011 at NELA in New Orleans.
Lea VaughN
Presentations Panelist, Pretenure Faculty of Color Workshop, Association of American Law Schools, July 2011 (Washington, DC)
Toshiko Takenaka
News Professor Toshiko Takenaka gave a comparative patent law talk at the Supreme Peopleβs Court of China in May 2011. She discussed a collaboration between UW Law and the court of Justice Xiangjun Kong, Director of Intellectual Property Tribunal. This collaboration included a comparative IP law training for Chinese judges.
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Kathryn Watts
Publications Kathryn A. Watts & Richard Murphy, Judicial Review, in D evelopments in A dministrative L aw and R egulatory P ractice 2009-2010, at 43-76 (Jeffrey S. Lubbers ed., American Bar Association 2011).
Presentations Regulating Chinaβs Renewable Energy in the Context of Globalization, Center for Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Law of Tsinghua University, September 2011 (Beijing, China)
Personal and professional news from alumni
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service, commitment of time and philanthropy continues to advance the work of the UW in profound and enduring ways. From the Foster School of Business to the Burke Museum, UW Medicine to Law, Arts & Sciences to Athletics, the Garveys have made the UWβs learning and research efforts stronger. Theyβve also served in leadership positions on numerous UW boards and committees.
the University of Washington Law School Foundation, the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and is Past Chair of Safeco Field Public Facilities District and the Hispanic National Bar Association.
LAURENCE B. FINEGOLD β68 joined
At the University of Washingtonβs Tenth Annual Recognition Gala in September, local business and community leaders Mike and Lynn Garvey were named the recipients of the 2011 Gates Volunteer Service Award in recognition of their commitment of sharing their time, expertise and support. The Gates Volunteer Service Award is the highest honor given to UW volunteers. It is presented annually by the UW and the UW Foundation to recognize and honor individuals whose extraordinary volunteer efforts have encouraged others to support the University of Washington through time, service and philanthropy. Recipients of the Gates Volunteer Service Award exemplify the highest standards of service to the University of Washington modeled by the singular vision and generosity of the William H. Gates family, whose volunteer
70s JOSΓ GAITΓN β76 has become the second Latino Chair of United Way of King Countyβs Board of Directors in Seattle, Washington. The United Way of King County is one of the most successful United Ways in the country. βWe are very excited to have JosΓ© help us take on the challenges that King County faces,β said United Way President and CEO Jon Fine. βWith his leadership, United Way looks to increase its capacity to solve our communityβs toughest challenges.β Mr. GaitΓ‘n is managing member of the GaitΓ‘n Group, a Seattle law firm that has served as counsel to six of the Global Fortune Ten companies. Mr. GaitΓ‘n also serves as a Trustee for the Seattle Art Museum, Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart,
SCOTT B. OSBORNE β75
SCOTT B. OSBORNE β75 has joined
Summit Law Group as a member of the Real Estate Practice Group. Osborne has more than 35 years of experience in real estate and finance law, most recently with the law firm of K&L Gates.
80s MARCO HERNANDEZ β86 was
appointed by President Barack Obama as Judge of the U.S. District Court of the District of Oregon on June 24. TERESA POTTMEYER β82 has been
appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Redmond-based nonprofit organization, Friends of Youth. Pottmeyer was also named Mercer Island Citizen of the Year in April. PAUL D. WOHLERS β82 , a career
member of the Senior Foreign Service, was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Balkan nation of Macedonia on August 2, 2011.
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Lynn received the 2011 Gates Volunteer Service Award.
JOSΓ GAITΓN β76
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MICHAEL GARVEY β64 & his wife
Garvey Schubert Barer as a litigator in its Seattle office. Finegold joins as an owner in the firmβs White Collar Defense and Investigations Group, following 30 years as president at The Finegold Law Firm.
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ALLISON BROWN VERMILION β10
joined Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP as a member of its Litigation and Dispute Resolution Service Team. Ms. Vermilion will work from Wyattβs Louisville, KY office.
KARA L. PHILLIPS β91 and fellow alumna AMY L. SOMMERS β90 recently
published a book titled Real Property Law in China: A Guide to Foreign Investment. The book is published by the American Bar Association. The authors provide a general understanding of the historical development of the real property system in China, as well as a framework for understanding how PRC law treats real property issues.
ROXANNE EBERLE β08
PENNY FIELDS β04
PENNY FIELDS β04 was sworn in as Peace Corps country director in Cambodia on June 29. Fields has practiced law in Seattle for the past seven years, focusing on contract disputes, internet and technology issues, and political law.
ALLISON BROWN VERMILION β10
ROXANNE EBERLE β08 has been
appointed by the Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors to serve on the Lawyersβ Fund for Client Protection Board for a term of three years. MICHELLE A. DE BLASI β98 has been
named one of the 45 attorneys from Quarles & Brady LLP that have been ranked in the 2011 edition of the prestigious Chambers USA directory. De Blasi is distinguished in environmental law. The firm also announced that De Blasi was named chair of the newly formed Arizona Energy Consortium (AEC).
The Lawyersβ Fund for Client Protection Board was established by the Washington State Bar Association and the Washington Supreme Court. The fundβs purpose is help compensate clients who suffer a direct financial loss caused by the dishonest conduct of a lawyer in connection with the practice of law.
10s KATARA JORDAN β10 received an Equal Justice Works Fellowship with Columbia Legal Services. Jordan is now one of three UW School of Law graduates with an EJW fellowship.
PAIGE L. DAVIS β04
00s PAIGE L. DAVIS β04 of Lane Powell
has been elected President of the Washington State Bar Associationβs Taxation Section and an Executive Council Member for 2011-2012. In addition to being a faculty member for the UW School of Law, Davis is a pro bono attorney for the UW Entrepreneurial Law Clinic. 48
HAI-CHING YANG β11 will serve as a C.V. Starr Law Lecturer at Peking University School of Transnational Law during the upcoming academic year. She will be teaching legal research and writing to Chinese J.D. students. TODD T. WILLIAMS β10 published
an article in the Journal of Islamic Law and Culture. The article was written during Williamsβ time as a student in Professor Lombardiβs Contemporary Muslim Legal Systems seminar. Williams examines the design of an Islamic credit union in the Bellevue area and discusses Islamic authority structures in the United States.
in Memoriam Cl a ss of 1933
Albert Rosellini , known as
The Gov, was the oldest living governor in America until his death on October 10 at the age of 101. In the summer of 1933, Rosellini was one of only 60 applicants who passed the bar. Rosellini, known for getting things done, immediately began practicing law. King County Prosecutor, Warren G. Magnuson β29 hired him out of law school. In 1938, when he was 28 years old, Rosellini was elected to the state Senate and served for 18 years. He went on to serve as governor from 1957 until 1965 and was a mentor by successive generations of Democratic politicians.
Cl a ss of 1940
HARRY M. CROSS was formerly a two-term president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association who helped tighten controls over ethical issues in collegiate sports. Cross served as a faculty member of the UW School of Law and was recognized as an expert in community-property law.
SAMUEL J. STEINER had a law career that spanned six
decades, beginning as a young JAG officer serving in Korea. In Seattle, Steiner practiced law and eventually served the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington for 32 years. Steiner was the longest serving, non-recalled, active Bankruptcy Judge in the United States.
Cl a ss of 1961
TAKIKA SUSANNE LEE worked as a faculty member in the UW School of Law and in the Gallagher Law Library.
Cl a ss of 1965
MICK LARSON received a masterβs in Taxation from the UW School of Law (with honors). Larson was one of three attorneys who researched and wrote six volumes on Washingtonβs health, welfare, and benefit-plan laws. Additionally, Larson worked at Cartano Botzer Chapman law firm for 20 years, became partner at Riddell Williams in 1987, and taught a course in tax law at the UW School of Law.
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1926 in Springfield, MA. During his career, Atwood was admitted to practice in the Federal District Court of Western District of Washington, a member of the Washington State Bar Association, and president of the Whatcom Bar Association.
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Cl a ss of 1966
MYRON VINCENT βPETERβ JUDD began his law career in Seattle during the 1960s, focusing in the practice of real estate, probate and estate planning law.
Cl a ss of 1970
DOUGLAS W. LUNDA was a prominent lawyer
who served on the Washington State Minority and Justice Commission. Lunda helped create a judicial court for the Tlingit and Haida Tribes in Alaska and was also a founding member of the Asian American Bar Association.
Cl a ss of 1973
RICHARD ALLEN LOUTHAN passed away May 22, 2011
in Sacramento at the age of 73. Louthan was most proud of his work in rural Africa through the Peace Corps.
Cl a ss of 1979
MABRY DE BUYS was a senior partner in the commercial disputes practice group at K&L Gates LLP, an inductee as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Friends
DAVID H. GETCHES, the late Dean of the University of Colorado School of Law, was the founding director of the Native American Rights Fund. Getches was a great friend and supporter of the UW School of Law and helped Ralph Johnson collaborate on the concept of a Native American Law Center.
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Report to
Donors
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Note: The University of Washington School of Law is deeply grateful to our many alumni and friends whose annual gifts, large and small, help create futures for our students, promote faculty scholarship, and support justice throughout the world. Every effort is made to ensure the accurate listing of donors, and we sincerely apologize for misspelling or inadvertently omitting the names of any donors. We appreciate the opportunity to correct our records, so please advise us of errors by using the enclosed envelope or call the Advancement Office at 206.685.9115.
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School of Law Annual Summary of Income and Expenditures July 1, 2010 β June 30, 2011
G ifts R eceived Contributions by Purpose Faculty Support
$79,010
2%
$3,231,430
82%
Student Support
$438,214
11%
Excellence Funds
$207,717
5%
Program Support
Total
82% 11%
$3,956,371
5%
Outstanding pledges and unrealized testamentary gifts total $83,702 Total Fundraising Activity $4,036,142
2%
Contributions by Group Law Alumni to Law
$2,465,765
62%
$66,644
2%
Other UW Alumni to Law All types of Foundations to Law
$711,389 *
18%
Corporations to Law
$303,579
8%
Organizations to Law
$291,148
7%
Friends to Law
$117,846 * *
3%
Total
2%
62%
18%
8% 7%
$3,956,371
3%
Outstanding pledges and unrealized testamentary gifts total $83,702 Total Fundraising Activity $4,036,142 * Includes: Family Foundations, Foundations, & Trusts ** Includes: Non Alumni (Faculty, Former Faculty, Former Staff, Friend, Parent, Retired Staff, Staff, Student & Visiting Scholar/Faculty)
E xpenditures from G ifts T h is in c l u d e s f u n d in g fr o m e n d o w m e nts .
Expenditures by Purpose Student Scholarships
$2,548,441 *β *** 46%
FACULTY SUPPORT
$401,287
7%
Endowed Professorships and Chairs
$407,936
7%
$146,312
3%
Endowed Lectureships and Visiting Professorships Clinics, Programs, and Centers
$1,871,368 * ** 34%
facilities
$116,821
3%
7%
7%
46% 34%
2%
2% β 43% of all law students received scholarships in Fiscal Year 2011. * As reported in the ABA 2011 annual report. *** William H. Gates Public Service Law Program Expenditures are included in student scholarships and clinics, programs and centers categories.
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Giving Percentages by Year Class years that had at least one living alumni that gave in 2010-11
y e ar
p e rc e n t
amount
y e ar
p e rc e n t
amount
1935
50% $100
1967
10% $17,590
1990
10% $9,595
1940
10% $2,500
1968
18% $6,200
1991
9% $4,180
1942
50% $2,500
1969
14% $17,750
1992
5% $5,565
1947
13% $400
1970
23% $6,900
1993
6% $1,960
1948
11% $1,700
1971
7% $13,950
1994
10% $4,180
1949
14% $2,635
1972
18% $8,530
1995
7% $36,550
1950
13% $1,300
1973
12% $36,550
1996
4% $2,360
1951
14% $1,510
1974
16% $13,689
1997
9% $8,730
1952
15% $800
1975
17% $19,211
1998
6% $1,010
1953
22% $8,450
1976
15% $70,300
1999
7% $2,956
1954
21% $7,845
1977
13% $15,878
2000
5% $2,475
1955
14% $1,550
1978
14% $13,475
2001
4% $2,585
1956
22% $12,700
1979
13% $4,900
2002
7% $9,000
1957
18% $52,070
1980
14% $5,700
2003
4% $2,260
1958
21% $4,210
1981
14% $3,976
2004
9% $2,905
1959
8% $1,000
1982
21% $14,166
2005
8% $6,650
1960
20% $32,200
1983
13% $5,960
2006
7% $1,655
1961
27% $2,650
1984
15% $12,159
2007
15% $3,931
1962
8% $458
1985
12% $71,663
2008
10% $2,941
1963
14% $2,005,350
1986
9% $7,370
2009
8% $3,009
1964
10% $1,750
1987
10% $3,745
2010
12% $1,938
1965
7% $1,700
1988
13% $15,769
2011
6% $1,931
1966
16% $4,450
1989
7% $4,510
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BOLDed names are new to giving society or society giving level
JOHN T. CONDON SOCIET Y
Alice & Edna Athearn (D) (FM)
Individuals and Organizations
Joel β71 & Maureen Benoliel (FM)
Members have lifetime giving totaling $25,000 or more. Acknowledgment of the John T. Condon Society Founding Members, Laureates and Benefactors can also be found on our donor wall in William H. Gates Hall.
Judith β75 & Arnold Bendich (FM)
Frederick Betts β33 (D) (FM) The Boeing Company The Honorable Bobbe β76 & Jonathan β76 Bridge (FM) The Bullitt Foundation Clarence β30 & Vivian Campbell (D)
Anonymous Greg Amadon (FM) Stanley β63 & Alta Barer (FM) Steve & Kathy Berman (FM) Jeffrey β67 & Susan Brotman (FM) Evelyn Egtvedt (D)
Cloud L. Cray Foundation Richard Cray
Colonel Josef β31 (D) & Muriel Diamond
United Way of King County
Kreielsheimer Foundation (FM)
Gordon Livengood β52 (D) Willaim & Virginia Lowry β38 (D) John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Jack MacDonald β40 (FM) C. Bruce β49 & Jean Maines (D) Charlotte Malone (D)
Helen Adams (D) Helen Reardon Agnew (D) Takeo Akiyama LL.M. β75 (FM) Thomas Allison β72 American College of Trial Lawyers John Applegate β41 (D) James β39 (D) & Kathleen Arneil Lawrence & Mary Ann Bailey Benaroya Foundation Jack Benaroya (FM) Bendich, Stobaugh & Strong, P.C.
Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation
Family of Homer Bergren β35 (D) (FM)
Michael Kates Trust
Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S.
The Dorsey & Whitney Foundation Scott Dunham β75 & Barbara Eliades (FM)
Peter Miller β83 & Jean Johnson β82 (FM)
The Honorable William β52 (D) & Vasiliki Dwyer (FM)
Veida Morrow β24 (D)
Boehmert & Boehmert
Larry β63 & Judith Mounger Jr. (FM)
Bogle & Gates Law Offices
Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP (FM)
F. Ross Boundy β71
Kimberly β85 & Charles Ellwanger (FM) Ernest Falk β28 (D)
Donald Fleming β51 The Ford Foundation Foster Pepper PLLC Marion Garrison (FM) William β50 & Mimi Gates Sr. (FM)
The Tulalip Tribes
The Korea Foundation
Gregory β77 & Anne Adams
Marie Donohoe β63 (D)
Elisabeth Miller (D)
The Seattle Foundation
C. Calvert Knudsen β50 (D) (FM)
Anonymous (18)
William Bennett β95 & Michele Borovac (FM)
Garvey Schubert Barer (FM)
Linden Rhoads (FM)
King County Bar Institute
Lifetime giving totaling $25,000 to $99,999 to the School of Law.
Robert McMillen (D) (FM)
Microsoft Corporation
Toni Rembe β60 & Arthur Rock (FM)
King County Bar Foundation
Condon Society
Richard β70 & Polly Dodd (FM)
Dean Judson β19 & Dorothy Falknor (D)
William & Sally Neukom (FM)
Mary Gates (D) Professor Robert Gomulkiewicz β87 & Andrea Lairson β88 (FM) Gregory β85 & Valerie Gorder Greater Everett Community Foundation
Progeny 3, Inc. Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Judith Bigelow β86 (FM)
Mary β75 & David Boies (FM) Barry Bretschneider
Riverstyx Foundation
Alexander β63 & Cornelia (D) Brindle Sr.
Judith β74 & H. Jon Runstad (FM)
Joseph β82 & Maureen Brotherton
Joseph & Katherine Ryan
James β35 & Jane Bryson (D)
Katie Sako β87 & Kendall Flint (FM)
Stimson Bullitt β49 (D)
Kenneth β64 & Lucia Schubert Jr. Seattle King County Bar Association The Honorable Gerard & Barbara Shellan Spencer Short β24 (D) W. Hunter (D) & Dorothy Simpson (FM) James & Janet Sinegal
M. John β69 & Mattie Bundy (FM) John β61 (D) & Sybil Burgess Robert β73 & Katherine Campbell Diana β86 & Charles Carey Jr. C. Kent β67 & Sandra Carlson (FM) Casey Family Foundation Michael R. Cason
Washington Law School Foundation
Greenwall Foundation
Frederick β62 & Susan Smith
Gerald & Carolyn Grinstein (FM)
Max β52 & Ruth (D) Soriano (FM)
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation
Condon Society Benefactors
Edward β66 & Andrea Hansen (FM)
David Stobaugh β75 & Lynn Prunhuber β79
Childrenβs Home Society of Washington
Lifetime giving totaling $100,000 to $999,999 to the School of Law.
Jon β82 & Kimberly Hemingway
Stuart Foundation
Charles β61 & Donna Cole
Sophie & Wilbur Albright (D) Professor William & Katherine Andersen Jr. (FM) 54
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Landesa Rural Development Institute
Ed Kim β95
Sam Levinson β25 (D)
(FM)
Evergreen Legal Services
Wayne β57 & Anne Gittinger (FM)
Nanci Kertson
Kenneth β40 & Nona β42 Cox
Michael β64 & Lynn Garvey (FM)
Bill & Melinda Gates (FM)
Katherine Kellogg Smith Trust
Ted & Pam Kummert (FM)
Gerald β53 & Lucille Curtis
Lifetime giving totaling $1,000,000 or more to the School of Law.
K & L Gates
Carrix
Gordon Culp β52 (D) (FM)
Condon Society Laureates
Floyd & Delores Jones Foundation
(D) Dece ased
Douglas Hendel β56 (FM) Dan Fenno Henderson (D) The Henry M. Jackson Foundation (FM) Japan Foundation
(FM) Fo u n ding M em b er
Supnick, et al. Paul Van Wagenen β73 Washington Research Foundation Philip Weiss β23 (D) Carrie Welch (D)
(D) (FM)
Coleman Foundation, Inc. Thomas β68 & Jane Collins Comdisco, Inc. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Report to Donors
Evelyn Cruz β78 & J. Parker Sroufe Jr.
Greenwood Shopping Center (FM)
Clydia Cuykendall β74
Camden Hall β65
Dana Corporation Foundation
Carl M. Hansen Foundation, Inc.
John β40 & Ruth (D) Davis
Alfred & Dorothy Harsch (D)
Mabry Debuys β79 (D)
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Deloitte & Touche Foundation
Heller Ehrman LLP
Denny Miller Associates, Inc.
James Hilton β59 (FM)
The Honorable Carolyn β53 & Cyrus (D) Dimmick
Akimitsu LL.M. β95 & Kaoru Hirai
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Dean & Professor Emeritus Roland & Mary Hjorth (FM)
Lloyd DuCommun β34 (D) Robert β61 & Judith Duggan Duty Free Shoppers Ltd. Richard β74 & Mary β75 Ekman
John β69 & Carol Hoerster (FM) The Honorable Alfred β48 & C. Lillian (D) Holte
James β63 & June Lindsey Jr.
The Rock Foundation
Byron W. & Alice L. Lockwood Foundation
Professor Marjorie Rombauer β60
Wallace & Barbara Loh (FM) Ruth Lothrop (D) Peter β65 & Marian Lucas Robert & Janet Macfarlane Jr. Norman β66 (D) & Judith Maleng Tasuku Matsuo LL.M. β69 Frank McAbee (D) William G. McGowan Charitable Fund The McIntosh Foundation McNaul Ebel Nawrot & Helgren PLLC Polly β87 & David McNeill (FM) Frank β85 & Teresa Michiels
The Runstad Foundation Mary Andrews Ryan (D) S.O.S. Foundation Safeco Insurance Company Lowden Sammis β26 (D) Seattle King County Bar Foundation Thomas β73 (D) & Greta Sedlock (FM) Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC Sequoia Foundation Shidler McBroom Gates & Lucas (FM) Beryl Simpson β85 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Charles Horowitz β27 (D)
Denny & Sandra Miller (FM)
Martin Smith β81 & Cathy JonesSmith
Professor Mary Hotchkiss
Hugh Miracle β34 (D)
Virginia Smith β46 (D)
Gary β75 & Chris Huff
Mitsubishi Research Institute
Eugene Smith β56 (D)
Werner Erhard Foundation
James Paton & Rose Ellen Hunter (D) (FM)
Frank (D) & Ella Moquin
Carlyn β81 & George (D) Steiner
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Thelma Hutchinson (D)
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
James Ellis β49 (FM) Michael β66 & Gail Emmons Sylvia Epstein (D)
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP Leslie Fishel Jr. (D) Daniel β88 & Frances Fisher (FM) The Honorable Betty β56 & Professor Emeritus Robert Fletcher James β71 & Marlene Fletcher Floyd & Pflueger, P. S. Foley Family Charitable Foundation
James Irwin Robert β72 & Carol Jaffe Japan/U.S. Friendship Commission Japanese American Society Eric Jarvis The Honorable Peter β62 & Sally Jarvis Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward (FM) Michael Jeffers β64 Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Thelma Moriarty (D) Jonathan β80 & Lynn Mott (FM) Robert Mucklestone β54 & Megan Kruse J. Shan β58 & Lee Mullin (FM) Sharon Nelson β76 The Honorable William β63 & Marta Nielsen (FM) The Norcliffe Foundation Dan β66 & Diane OβNeal (FM) Pacific Coast Banking School Arthur Paulsen β46 (D) (FM) Perkins Coie LLP (FM)
(FM)
William & Augusta Steinert (D) R. Jack. β64 & Sandra Ann Stephenson (FM) Professor Emeritus William β59 & Mary Stoebuck (FM) Eleanor Stokke (D) Carl Stork (FM) Daniel β55 & Susan Sullivan Professor Toshiko LL.M. β90/ Ph.D. β92 & Hisato Takenaka Lyn Tangen β74 & Richard Barbieri (FM) Texas Instruments Incorporated Donald β54 & Kay Thoreson Edith Tollefson (D)
William Foley II β74 (FM)
Professor Ralph (D) & Anne Johnson (FM)
W.A. Franke
Marjorie Jones (D)
Walter Pitts β52 (D) (FM)
Carl Franklin (D)
James & Diana Judson
Pogo Producing Co.
Dennis Franklin β78 & Melinda Yee
Kao Corporation
Cheryl Pope
Townsend & Townsend & Crew, LLP
Day β29 & Susan Karr (D)
William Pope β79 (FM)
Irwin β57 & Betty Lou Treiger (FM)
Elizabeth Kennan
Wayne L. Prim Foundation
Robert & Kathleen Trimble (FM)
Chan-Jin Ph.D. β72 & The Honorable Young Kim
Wayne β50 & Miriam Prim
United States-Japan Foundation
Constance β78 & Rodney Proctor
Nancy & Fred Utter
Yasuhiro Fujita β68 Bruce β78 & Aphrodite Garrison William & Carrie Garrison (D) Jennifer Gavin
W.H. (Joe) Knight Jr. & Susan Mask (FM)
Timothy Gavin β91 (FM)
Carl Koch β40 (D)
General Service Foundation
Henry Kotkins Sr. β35 (D)
Gordon Derr, LLP
The Lane Family Foundation
Robert β74 & Barbara Giles (FM)
Lane Powell, PC
Peter & Sally Glase Glenhome Trust Stanley Golub β36 (D) Laura Grace Graduate Program in Taxation (FM)
Dennis β67 & Liz Lane Linda Larson β78 & B. Gerald Johnson (FM) Eugene β66/LL.M. β78 & Sachiko Lee Ronald β71 & Toshiko Lee Legal Environmental Assistance
Earl Phillips β34 (D)
Public Interest Law Association Karl β79 & Lianne Quackenbush Dale β39 (D) & Evelyn Read β40
Tousley Brian Guy Towle β77
Verizon Communications Inc. Washington State Bar Association Griffith β49 & Patricia Way Paul Webber β62 (FM) David β61 & Mary Williams
Eric & Heather Redman (FM)
Woodcock Washburn
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Honorable Eugene β37 (D) & Esther Wright
Bruce β77 & Alida Robertson (FM)
Peter Yim β97
ROC/US Technology Cooperation
D. Michael β75 & Julia Young
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Martin β65 (D) & Diane Crowder (FM)
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Marian Gould Gall agher SOCIET Y
Members have lifetime giving totaling $15,000 or more to the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library at the School of Law. Acknowledgment of the Marian Gould Gallagher Society can also be found on the law library donor wall in William H. Gates Hall.
Allan Baris β79 & Karen Watts β80 Judith β75 & Arnold Bendich Professor Charles & Betty Corker & Family Gerald β53 & Lucille Curtis Lloyd DuCommun β34 (D) Alfred & Dorothy Harsch (D) Professor Penny & Norris Hazelton
** individuals who have at least 15 years of consecutive giving
Henry Suzzallo SOCIET Y
DONORS by GIVING LE VEL
$5,000 to $9,999
Members have made testamentary or other planned gifts to the School of Law.
Gifts reported here are those received this fiscal year and do not include pledges or other unrealized contributions or bequests.
Gregory β77 & Anne Adams*
Edna Alvarez β67 Edward β78 & Laura Chandler Laura Crawford β86
Professor Robert Anderson & Marilyn Heiman Judith β75 & Arnold Bendich Boehmert & Boehmert* Robert β73 & Katherine Campbell**
$100,000 or More
C. Kent β67 & Sandra Carlson*
Stanley β63 & Alta Barer
Colonel Josef β31 (D) & Muriel Diamond
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Scott Dunham β75 & Barbara Eliades**
Gerald β53 & Lucille Curtis
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Professors Lea Vaughn & J. Patrick Dobell III
Microsoft Corporation*
The Honorable William β52 (D) & Vasiliki Dwyer
The Tulalip Tribes
Bradley Fresia β88
United Way of King County*
Gordon Derr, LLP
$25,000 to $99,999
Carl M. Hansen Foundation, Inc.
Richard β74 & Diane Elliott James Ellis β49 Donald Fleming β51 Bruce β78 & Aphrodite Garrison Gail Gordon β77 Douglas Hendel β56 Tamara Hochberg William Hochberg β83
Riverstyx Foundation
Fenwick & West LLP Dennis Franklin β78 & Melinda Yee
Anne Johnson
Alice & Edna Athearn (D)*
Robert Kayihura β02
The Honorable Bobbe β76 & Jonathan β76 Bridge***
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Wayne β57 & Anne Gittinger***
Yoshio Kumakura
Gregory β85 & Valerie Gorder
Merchant & Gould Kollin Min β95
The Family of Lawrence Hickman β36
The Honorable Alfred β48 & C. Lillian (D) Holte
Ed Kim β95
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
King County Bar Foundation
Professor Mary Hotchkiss & Mary Whisner
Garfield & Cynthia Jeffers
Nakamura and Partners The Pew Charitable Trusts
Michael Jeffers β64
Toni Rembe β60 & Arthur Rock
Partners of Levinson, Friedman, Vhugen, Duggan, Bland & Horowitz
Alan Kane β65
Paul Van Wagenen β73***
Robert & Janet Macfarlane Jr.
Wallace & Barbara Loh
Anonymous (3)
Professor Toshiko LL.M. β90/Ph.D. β92 & Hisato Takenaka
Polly β87 & David McNeill
Virginia Lowry Norman β66 (D) & Judith Maleng
James β39 (D) & Kathleen Arneil
Tani & Abe
Dudley β55 & Anne Panchot
Jeffrey Wang LL.M. β84
Joel β71 & Maureen Benoliel
Wang, Hartmann, Gibbs & Cauley
Dean Richard Roddis (D), Joanne & Family
Nanci Kertson Thomas Loftus β57
$10,000 to $24,999
Seed I.P. Law Group, PLLC Stoel Rives LLP
W. H. (Joe) Knight Jr. & Susan Mask
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Ralph β62 & Bonnie Olson
Loren & Mary Hickman
$2,000 to $4,999
Lowden Sammis β26 (D)
Dudley β55 & Anne Panchot
Guy Towle β77
John β52 & Jacqueline Riley
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Anonymous
Professor Jane & Peter Winn
Richard (D) & Joanne Roddis
Professor Marjorie & Edgar (D) Rombauer β60
Joseph & Katherine Ryan The Honorable Gerard & Barbara Shellan
W. J. Thomas Ferguson β67
Landesa Rural Development Institute
Barclays Capital
Robert & Janet Macfarlane Jr.
Bardehle Pagenberg Dost
William Snyder β89/LL.M. β06
Tasuku Matsuo LL.M. β69
Allan Baris β79 & Karen Watts β80
Diane β76 & Larry Stokke
The Rock Foundation
Kenneth β88 & Lisa Baronsky
Paul β67 & Kathryn Whelan
Ropes and Gray
The Boeing Company
Joseph & Katherine Ryan
Bosch Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama Nation (D) Dece ased
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
The Macfarlane Foundation
Verizon Communications Inc.
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AIP Patent & Law Offices
Diana β86 & Charles Carey Jr.*
Anonymous (4) The Honorable James β67 (D) & Patricia Allendoerfer
Anonymous (3)
Joseph β82 & Maureen Brotherton*
Report to Donors
Thomas β68 & Jane Collins** John β56 & Mary Costello Patrick & Paula Costello The Honorable John & Gwen Coughenour Kenneth β40 & Nona β42 Cox
Lonnie Rosenwald β94
Foster Pepper PLLC
Dennis β72 & Tedi Reynolds
The Runstad Foundation
Franzosi, Dal Negro, Pensato, Setti
Rigos Professional Education Programs Ltd.
Lourdes Fuentes β96
James & Doreen Rigos
Jose β76 & Olive Gaitan
Charles Robinson β81
John Garner β77**
William β83 & Jennifer Robison
Judith β74 & H. Jon Runstad * S.O.S. Foundation John β82 & Christine Smith Sonderhoff & Einsel Law and Patent
GE Foundation
Gerald β53 & Lucille Curtis
Donald β54 & Kay Thoreson***
Bruce Dick β82 & Rexanne Gibson β82***
Clydia Cuykendall β74***
Guy Towle β77
The Honorable Carolyn β53 & Cyrus (D) Dimmick
Arthur Tsien β78 & Judith McGuire***
Professor Robert Gomulkiewicz β87 & Andrea Lairson β88
DLA Piper
Washington State Bar Association
Richard β70 & Polly Dodd* Dominick β56 & Aurora Driano*
Professor Jane & Peter Winn Woodcock Washburn
James Ellis β49***
D. Michael β75 & Julia Young
John β53 & Doris Ellis*
Yuasa and Hara
Finnegan Henderson, et al.
Ann Hemmens
Katja Shaye
The Honorable Alfred Holte β48***
Hatsushi Shimizu
Richard Hopp β76 & Debbie Walsh Professor Maureen Howard β86
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation
Anonymous
Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP
Accenture Foundation
Inland Northwest Community Foundation
The Honorable Joan β75 & George Allison
Allen β78 & Nettie Israel***
Garvey Schubert Barer Robert β74 & Barbara Giles Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson Dean & Professor Emeritus Roland & Mary Hjorth*** John β69 & Carol Hoerster** Professor Mary Hotchkiss* Susy Hsu
ACTEC Foundation Edwin β56 & Jeanne Anderson Jr. Clemens Barnes β69 & Lisa Anderson Major Joshua Berger β03 Charles Blumenfeld β69 & Karla Axell
Inslee, Best, Doezie, & Ryder, PS
Andrew & Brenda Bor
Evan β56 & Elizabeth Inslee
The Honorable Robert β58 & Cathy Bryan
Robert β72 & Carol Jaffe* Edward & Karen Jones Hyun Kim LL.M. β85/Ph.D. β90 Mi-Kyung β05 & Cheolsoo Kim Eugene β66/LL.M. β78 & Sachiko Lee* James β63 & June Lindsey Jr.** Douglas Love β88 & Rachel Running Frank β85 & Teresa Michiels Robert Mucklestone β54 & Megan Kruse* J. Shan β58 & Lee Mullin** Professor Sean & Nicole OβConnor III P&E C Miller Charitable Foundation* Perkins Coie LLP Peterson Young Putra Riley & Nancy Pleas Family Foundation Joanne Roddis
David β63 & Mary Broom
Fred β56 & Ritajean Butterworth Samual & Loretta Chapin
The Seattle Foundation** Settlement Professionals, Inc.
Mario Franzosi
Pryor β85 & Kathryn Garnett
Kenneth β64 & Lucia Schubert Jr.**
Lynn Hall β91
$1,000 to $1,999
Terry Abeyta β76
Saltchuk Resources, Inc.
Lynn Hvalsoe β80 & Clinton Chapin IBM Corporation
Justice Advocacy Africa Dan Kilpatric β76 & Colleen Kinerk β77 Charles β65 & Nancy Kimbrough The Honorable Jack Kurtz β51 The Lane Family Foundation Dennis β67 & Liz Lane Julie Lanz β01 & Max Ochoa Sherrey β99 & Douglas Luetjen Scott β54 (D) & Betty Lukins Martin β70 & Andrea Lybecker*** Ross β83 & Lisa Macfarlane
Walter Sinsheimer β56 & Joan Blethen John β70 & Rebecca Steel* Stephen Strong β75 & Lorri Falterman Swanson Capital Management, LLC Gerald & Gloria Swanson Daniel Syrdal β75* David & Daphne Tang* Lyn Tangen β74 & Richard Barbieri Dean Kellye Testy & Tracey Thompson Donald Theophilus III β89 Philip Thompson β82 & Elizabeth Dolliver** G. Val β73 & Mary Tollefson*** James Torgerson β84 & The Honorable Morgan Christen* Irwin β57 & Betty Lou Treiger* David β61 & Mary Williams Michelle Wu Koichi & Yukari Yamaoka
William β75 & Kathleen Collins**
Professor Deborah Maranville*
Charles & Patricia (D) Curran β60
Thomas & Martha Marlow
$500 to $999
Lisa McGimpsey LL.M. β01
Patricia Curran (D)
Brendan McNamara β09
Professor Craig β89 & Joyce Allen
Cutler Nylander & Hayton, P.S.
Jerry β68 & Darlene McNaul***
American Arbitration Association
Professor Dwight β73 & Kathleen Drake
Laurie β84 & Jerry Minsk
J. Patrick β76 & Peggy Aylward
Bruce Duff β89 Linda β76 & Randal Ebberson Professor Jonathan β69 & Representative Deborah Eddy Charles β71 & Jane Ekberg*** Richard β74 & Diane Elliott* Kimberly β85 & Charles Ellwanger* Daniel Finney β88**
Brian Morrison β77 James β53 & Patsy Nelson The North Ridge Foundation* Douglas Ogden β89* Oh-Ebashi LPC and Partners Nancy Pleas Vanessa Power β00 Wayne L. Prim Foundation Wayne β50 & Miriam Prim Reed, Longyear, Malanti & Ahrens
Arnold β59 & Carol Barer William & Rita Bender The Honorable Robert β49 & Karen Bibb Stephen β93 & Julie Bishop John Bishop β51 M. Wayne β68 & Anne Blair Scott β83 & Barbara Borth John β82 & Starla Budlong
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Michael β83 & Linda Bugni* 57
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Robert β72 & Joan Cathcart
Jonathan Malamud LL.M. β84
Richard Cleva β79
Julia Markley β99*
Carmela Conroy β90
Paul Metzner
Stephanie Cox
Jonathan Meyers LL.M. β05
Gordon Crandall β53
Kenneth Miller & Christopher Pepin
Abigail Cromwell β07 Crissa Cugini β85** Roy β02 & Truwyn Diaz Michael & Gail Emmons Foundation Michael β66 & Gail Emmons Kristin Ferrera β08 Cynthia Fester Michael β69 & Marnie Finney Gary β74 & Kristen β74 Fluhrer Janice & Professor Walton Flynn Robert Free β75 & Carolyn Corker-Free* Robert β77 & Anita Friedman Jason Froggatt β95 & Wendy Lister Leonor β84 & Jay Fuller* The Honorable Carol β54 & Herbert β54 Fuller H. Graham β67 & Carol Gaiser* Camille Gearhart β85 & Timothy Burner
Chiyo & Toshiyuki Murata
$250 to $499
Maurice β54 & Muriel Epstein*
Anonymous
Fuller & Fuller
Robert β94 & Elena Allnutt
John Gadon β83
Eric Anderson β94 & Stephen Tollafield
Richard β88 & Jennifer Gans
Professor Helen Anderson β84 & Howard Goodfriend β84
Chun Ng β91
The Honorable Marlin Appelwick β79 & Sharron Sellers*
The Honorable William β63 & Marta Nielsen
The Honorable Sharon Armstrong β74
Olson & Olson, PLLC
Stanley β75 & Susan Bakun
Leslie β00 & Mark Olson
Baumgartner, Nelson & Price, PLLC
William Nelson β68
Dudley β55 & Anne Panchot Jennifer Pertuset β03 & Steven Lawrenz
The Bean Law Firm, PLLC
Judy Pigott
Jeffrey Bean & Sulynn Warner-Bean
Prudential Foundation
Mark β79 & Christina Beatty
Marjorie Raleigh β78
Marsha Beck β72
Thomas β84 & Tracy Read**
Laurel Beeler β89
Bruce β77 & Alida Robertson
Stephanie Bloomfield β94
Professor William & Janet (D) Rodgers Jr.*
Ben Blum
Paul β72 & Nancy Roesch Jr.
The Honorable Philip β72 & Dorothy Brandt
Professor Emeritus Marjorie Rombauer β60* Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLLC
The Boston Foundation
Lt. Colonel Harold Brown β84
David Glazer β92 & Andrea Voytko Douglas Green β78*** G. Keith β52 & Naomi Grim Steven β91 & Amy Gustafson Michael β72 & Virginia Hall The Honorable Robert β58 & Mary Harris* Donald Harrison β74 The Honorable Frederick β61 & Jean Hayes Earle Hereford Jr. β73 & Margaret Winsor Hope Herron Jayanne Hino β83 Thomas Hoemann β77 Gary β75 & Chris Huff Sarah Hughes β74 ING Direct Barbara Isenhour β73 Sylvester β79 & Marlys Jaime*** John β70 & Emilie John
Susan Sampson β74
Bernadette Bulacan β00/ LL.M. β04 & Robert Starin
Jeffrey β93 & Cassandra Johnson
Jo β74 & Michael Sandler
Byrnes Keller Cromwell, LLP
Brent β99 & Amy Jones
B. Michael Schestopol β73 & Sarah Mann
Doreen Cardin
JustGive.Org
Elizabeth Schubert β05
Rebecca Carlson β10/LL.M. β10
Keith β72 & The Honorable Lynn Kessler**
Catherine Shaw β87
Darren Carnell β95* John β69 & Susan Cary**
King County Washington Women Lawyers
Arley β73 & Debra Harrel Jr.
Gregory Simon β83 & Margo Reid
Kinne Hawes β72
Steven Springmeyer
David β94 & Miriam Chiappetta
Christopher β75 & Cheryle Hirst*
The Attorney - CPA Tax Clinic
Christopher J. Soelling, PLLC
Douglas Jacobsen β54
John β55 & Susan Tomlinson
Gerald β70 & Jeannie Coe
Richard β82 & Agnes Johannsen
JoAnne β80 & Jon Tompkins
Laurie β81 & Patrick Connelly Lisa & Bruce Corker*
Judicial Dispute Resolution, LLC
Margret β05 & David Truax WAMS
Robert Corrington
Washington Women Lawyers
Cowan Miller and Lederman, P.S.
Washington Women Lawyers Foundation
J. Richard β66 & Marcia Crockett***
John Wechkin β96
John Crosetto β05
Joseph Lopez β88 & Evelyn Fielding-Lopez β88
David β83 & Sahron West
The Honorable Ronald Culpepper β76
Robert MacAulay β82 & Keri Ellison*
William Deasy β63
Madison Court LLC
Deloitte & Touche Foundation**
Donald β68 & Brenda Mallett***
Julian β57 & Alice Dewell*
Gary β09 & Jessica β09 Manca
Michael β93 & Kenneth Gotham Claire β86 & Paul Grace Hall Zanzig Clafin McEachern, PLLC Daniel β77 & Margaret Hannula
Thomas Keane β78 & Martha Noerr β78** Diane Kero β81 KPMG Involve Community Campaign The Honorable Ernest Kubota β58* The Honorable J. Leach β76 & Vickie Norris*
Julie Weston β69 & Gerhardt Morrison Mary Whisner**
Serena Lee
Rando β90 & Ketia Wick
Littler Mendelson Foundation, Inc.
Professor Louis & Susan Wolcher
Fengming LL.M. β87 & Monica Liu
Craig Wright β91
Deborah Livingstone Maisano Mediation, LLC 58
Mills Meyers Swartling, PSC
** individuals who have at least 15 years of consecutive giving
(D) Dece ased
Lien Yu β97
Ishbel Dickens β02 T. Ryan Durkan β81 & Charles Burdell Jr.*** Roxanne Eberle β09 Douglas Ende β87
John Knox β82 & DeeAnn Sisley* Martha Sandoval β07 & Robert Kristjanson Karen β90 & Bruce Kruse Todd Larson β88 Laurel Smith & Associates Gust β55 & Jo Ledakis* Price Lee Shoko Leek β97 Clark Lin β08
Paul LL.M. β87 & Amy Manierre Dale β64 & Shirley Martin Larry β78 & Marsha β54 Martin
Report to Donors
Gail Mautner Captain Richard McNees Sr. β75* Polly β87 & David McNeill Susan β79 & Michael β79 Megaard Kevan Morgan β96 Jeff β67 & Julia Morris
Raymond β76 & Marie Walters*** Charles Warner β47 Scott Warner LL.M. β83 James Weisfield β91 & Kelly OβConnell-Weisfield Douglas β84 & Elizabeth Wheeler*
Steven & Lesley Olswang Dean Pedersen
Robert Boeshaar LL.M. β98
Barbara & Philip Cutler
Nicole β07 & Emmanuel Borromeo
D. Benjamin Lee, P.S.
Irene β94 & Joseph Botero
Donald Dahlgren β60
Deanna Dawson β94
Bradley-Mullins Law Group, PLLC
Michelle Delappe β09/LL.M. β10
Donald Brazier Jr. β54*
Anne Denko β89
$100 to $249
Rear Admiral Herbert Bridge
Donald β83 & Linda Dimmitt*
Anonymous (2)
William β69 & Kathleen Britton*
Kevin β83 & Kimberly Doyle
Loria & Joseph Yeadon
Ari Okano β07
Gary β65 & Marilyn Cunningham***
Jill Bowman β81
Marc Wilhelm β82**
Karen β06 & Todd Nashiwa
Oh! Chocolates
Robert Crees β56
Cynthia Boersma β93 & Gary Borjesson
Greggory β07 & Danielle β07 Dalton
Diane Murley
Sharon Nelson β76
Stacey Crawshaw β97
Leo Bloch β35
Ellen Bowman
Wild Sky Law Group, PLLC The Honorable Thomas β68 & Yvonne Wynne
James Nelson β80 & Meredith Copeland β82
John Binns Jr. β64
Arthur β79 & M. Elizabeth Abel Gabriel Acosta β86
David Brown β08 Lawrence Brown β52 The Honorable Mary β58 & Thomas Brucker*
Timothy Drury β90 Wick β70 & Sheila Dufford Yvette Durant β91
Charles Peery β62
Danika Adams β07 & Matthew Litke
John β75 & Vickie Peick
Abbas & Asha Ahmed
The Honorable Robert Peterson β53
Aiken, St. Louis & Siljeg, P.S.
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Tarik Burney β97 & Shannon Phillips β95
The Honorable Lesley Allan β83
Teresa β03/LL.M. β04 & Matthew Byers
Patricia Allendoerfer
Professor Steve Calandrillo & Chryssa Deliganis*
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W. Daniel β70 & Diane Phillips Kimberly Rawson Timothy Redford β83*
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Fremont β50 & Helen Campbell**
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Jeffrey Capeloto β86 Colton Carothers β11
The Honorable Daniel β72 & Phyllis Edwards*** Scott β91 & Christine Edwards Hideo Egawa LL.M. β73 Susan β79 & Terry Egnor** Howard β61 & Diane β61 Engle Jr.*** Rudy β75 & Julie Englund Jeffrey Eustis The Honorable Ellen β82 & Douglas Fair
Jeffrey Fehr β02
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Michael Jeffers β64** Monica Jenicek β76 The Honorable Charles Johnson β57* Jennifer Johnson β99* William β99 & Cara Johnson Bertil β65 & Nancy Johnson Robert β72 & Carol Johnston The Honorable Richard β75 & Leslie Jones W. Temple LL.M. β83 & Ise Jorden Henry Josefsberg β88 Robert Kaplan β69 & Professor Margaret Levi
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Patra Liu β95* Professor Clark Lombardi & Greta Austin David Lonborg β91 Suzanne Love β05 Theodore β82 & Nirhmala Lucas Michael Lufkin Lisa β03 & Charles Lui
Leslie Ogg β66 Janet Olejar β72
The Honorable Kelsey Kawano β84
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Berrie Martinis β94
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Mary β77 & Professor George Parks
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Phyllis Mines Donna Moniz β82 The Honorable Stephen Moore β77 Morales Rodriguez PS Scott β97 & Jennifer Morris* G. Rick β70 & Susan Morry*** Mary Moseley β87 Richard β61 & Mertie Muller* Mundt MacGregor LLP Kirk LL.M. β96 & Darcy Muzzy
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Professor Scott & Moira Schumacher
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Scott Scherer β84
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W & N Zellmer Family, LLC
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Anne Vithayathil β09
Washington Mediation Association
Neil Sussman β82
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Professors Lea Vaughn & J. Patrick Dobell III***
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Allen Wooddell
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Andre Wooten β75 Alexander Wu β08 Ya-Ling Wu β08 Motohiro Yamane LL.M. β07 & Ju Ha Dustin Yeager β05 Jeannette Yim JoAnn Yukimura β74 & John Wehrheim Willard Zellmer β47 $1 to $99
Charles Coleman III β74 Robroy Crow β85 Christopher Curtis β89 Don Dascenzo β78 William Davis β98 Robin Dean β10 Aimee Decker β09 & Kevin Higinbotham Emily Deckman β05 Kevin Diaz β96 James β72 & Michele Dickens Maureen Dightman β73
D. Douglas Titus LL.M. β98
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Morris β63 & Donna Shore
Professor Michael Townsend & Jenny McCloskey
The Honorable Gerry β64 & Christine Alexander
Neal β64 & Linda Shulman
Transforming Conflict, LLC
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The Honorable Michael β79 & Lois β80 Trickey
Gregory Anacker & Lora Bennett
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Professor Emeritus William & Mary Andersen
David Elsen β84
David β70 & Frauke Shelton
Patrick Trompeter β04
The Honorable Robert Doran Darcie Durr β04
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Julian β08 & Allison Hurst
Edward McReynolds
George Reynoldson
Stephanie Erickson β11
James Hutchens LL.M. β05
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Warner & Janet Miller
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Griffith Flaherty β88 & Lovie Bernardi β88
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Shannon Fowler β95
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Shaunta Knibb β97 Ada Ko LL.M. β99 Robert Kondrat β01
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Beau Haynes & Idalia Limon John β53 & Phyllis Hazelwood
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Lynn β87 & Joseph Hendrickson Katherine Herche β10 Beth Hilliard The Honorable Stephen Hillman β75
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Janet β90 & Tim May*
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Rachel Sage β09
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The Honorable Roger Lewis β54 Megan β07 & Jeremy Lim
Lawrence Rozsnyai β06
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Julie Lim
Eric Roth β98
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Dennis Maher β08 & Kate Thompson-Maher
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Heather Tomsick LL.M. β04 Michael β93 & Lori Trevino Jonathan Tse LL.M. β09 Amy Tucker LL.M. β00 Reba Turnquist Masanobu Ueda LL.M. β10 Joanna Valeri β07 Professor Eugene Vance (D)
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GIF TS IN HONOR AND IN MEMORY OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS
During 2010-11 the School of Law received gifts in honor of and in memory of the following individuals.
Stephen White LL.M. β87 Geneva Williams β10 Lewis Wilson β72*
In memory of Ben Athay β07
Susan Wilson
In honor of Stan Barer β63
Patsy & Shashi Wosepka
In honor of Joseph L. Brotherton β82
Michelle Wynne β08
In memory of Stanley Bruhn β54
Jim Young β06 & Jennifer Xu
In honor of Peter Buck β73
Shaobin Zhu β08 Tiffany Zinter β08
In honor of the Class of 1958 In memory of Professor Charles Corker In memory of Professor Meade Emory In honor of Trent Erickson β01/LL.M. β01 In memory of Barbara Gene Richards Fishel In memory of Leslie H. Fishel Jr. In honor of Bill Gates Sr. β50 In honor of Professor Julia Gold In memory of Luvern Grim In honor of Dennis Helmich In memory of Ralph Johnson In honor of Professor Lisa Kelly In honor of Francis A. LeSourd β32 In memory of Francis A. LeSourd β32 In honor of Jennifer Marlow β10 In memory of William Quinn Marshall Sr. β55 In honor of Kathy Roddis Meyer In memory of Professor Paul Miller In memory of Evelyn Foster Read β40 In memory of Stanley M. Samuels β56 In honor of Kenneth and Lucia Schubert Jr. β64 In memory of Tom Sedlock β73 In memory of Alena E. Suazo β10
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Judy Bendich β75 Announces
Scholarship Giving Challenge
Upon graduation from law school, and with a
Several years ago the Bendichs funded the Judith
$5,000 loan from her husband, Judy Bendich and
and Arnold Bendich Law Student Scholarship
classmates David Stobaugh and Stephen Strong,
Endowment. The Bendichs have watched as the
began a law firm, Bendich, Stobaugh and Strong.
scholarship has opened up a new world of oppor-
Since that time, the law firm has become renowned,
tunities for its recipients. Due to ever-increasing
taking on Goliath employers such as Microsoft,
tuition costs, they know scholarships are worth
the City of Seattle, and King County and gaining
their investment.
benefits, pay and regular employee status for βpermatemps.β The Microsoft suit started with a small group of βcontract workers,β but by the time the case finally settled twelve years later, the case
The Bendichs hope law alumni will join them and meet the challenge by giving to scholarships for UW Law students.
had expanded to 14,000 class members. As a result
If you have questions about this challenge or
of similar litigation, King County created over
would like information on how to make a gift to
600 regular jobs for its so-called βtemps,β who
law student scholarships, please contact Stephanie
had worked for years doing the same work as
Cox, Assistant Dean for Advancement at 206-685-
regular employees.
2460 or stephcox@uw.edu.
As an alumna of the UW School of Law, Bendich sits on the Law School Foundation Board, the Law School Advancement Committee, and at the request of Dean Joe Knight was a member of the Strategic Planning Committee. Bendich also helped initiate the Law Firm Annual Challenge at the request of Norm Maleng and she serves as the Law Schoolβs representative on the UW Foundation Board. Bendich and her husband Arnie recently announced a $75,000 challenge to inspire giving to scholarships. Why? βThe need today is overwhelming,β she says. When Bendich went to the University of Washington School of Law, tuition was $600 a year. βAt current tuition rates, neither I nor my partners could ever have afforded to go to law school. We believe these students deserve an opportunity to go to the UW Law School and receive the excellent education we did.β 64
the bendichs with scholarship recipient Rebecca Jones β11
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Law Firm Annual Challenge The fifth year of the Law Firm Annual Challenge saw tremendous support and alumni involvement. Alumni participation grew to 53% at participating firms and companies.
Top Finishers Group 1 (30+ alumni) Perkins Coie LLP
63%
K & L Gates
62%
Group 2 (11 - 29 alumni) Stoel Rives LLP
91%
GarveY Schubert Barer
90%
Group 3 (10 or fewer alumni) Intellectual Ventures
100%
Peterson Young Putra
100%
53%
Learn more about the Challenge at law.wasington.edu/lfac
The Law Firm Annual Challenge serves as the foundation for an organized and mutually beneficial partnership to sustain and grow the UW School of Law for the betterment of the legal community and beyond. Special thanks to all the Law Firm Annual Challenge representatives for their hard work and support: Judy Bendich β75, Bendich, Stobaugh & Strong
Diana Carey β86, Karr, Tuttle, Campbell
James Nelson β80, Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S.
Wayne Gittinger β57, Tim DeFoers β09, and Paige Davis β04 Lane Powell, PC
Greg Adams β77 and Megan Vogel β08, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Allen Israel β78 and Rod Dembowski β01, Foster Pepper PLL C Bruce Robertson β77 and Ken Schubert β64, Garvey Schubert Barer Nick Drader β00 and Zach Hiatt β06, Graham & Dunn PC Greg Gorder β85, Lonnie Rosenwald β94, and Roy Diaz β02, Intellectual Ventures Jim Danielson β71, Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward PS Kent Carlson β67, Rick Dodd β70, and Bob Jaffe β72, K & L Gates
Special thanks to alumni who made matching challenges as part of the Law Firm Annual Challenge: Greg Gorder β85, alumni at all LFAC firms C. Kent Carlson β67, alumni at K&L Gates Rick Dodd β70, alumni at K&L Gates Robert Jaffe β72, alumni at K&L Gates
Guy Towle β77, Miller Nash LL P Shan Mullin β58 and Bob Giles β74, Chuck Blumenfeld β69, Jan Cunningham β76, Heidi Sachs β81, Lisa McGimpsey LL.M. β01, Martha Sandoval β07, Ben Stafford β07, Gaurab Bansal β07, Perkins Coie LLP Felix Gavi Luna β97 and Mike Wampold β96, Peterson Young Putra Bruce Borrusβ81, Riddell Williams P.S. Kevin Bay β90, Ryan, Swanson & Cleveland, PLL C Richard Sharkey β87, Seed Intellectual Property Law Group, PLL C Geoffrey Revelle β72 and Skylee Robinson β09, Stoel Rives LL P Arley Harrel β73, Williams, Kastner, PLL C Drew Markham β99, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
In addition to alumni support, the Law Firm Annual Challenge received contributions for special projects from the following groups:
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Jerry Nagae β78 and Everett Fruehling β91, Christensen OβConnor Johnson Kindness PLLC
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Washington L aw School Foundation
July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012 President
Linda Ebberson β76 Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson, PLLC
Vice President
Don Theophilus β89 Swedish Medical Center Foundation
Immediate Past President Gregory Adams β77 Davis Wright Tremaine
Treasurer
Gregory Gorder β85 Intellectual Ventures
Direc tor s
Ex Officios
The Honorable Gerry Alexander β64 Washington State Supreme Court
Jose Gaitan β76 The Gaitan Group
Judith Bendich β75 Attorney at Law
Colleen Kinerk β77 Cable, Langenbach, Kinerk & Bauer, LLP
Joel Benoliel β71 Costco Wholesale Corporation David Broom β63 Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller LLP Robert Flennaugh β96 Law Offices of Robert Flennaugh II PLLC
Robert Giles β74 Perkins Coie
Kenneth Schubert, Jr. β64 Garvey Schubert Barer Lyn Tangen β74 Vulcan, Inc.
Maurice Classen β04 King County Prosecutors Office
Stephanie Cox Assistant Dean, UW School of Law
Kellye Y. Testy Dean, UW School of Law, and James W. Mifflin University Professor
Craig Wright β91 Attorney at Law
L aw School Alumni ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIREC TORS
July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012 President
Roy Diaz β02 Intellectual Ventures
Vice President
Paula Littlewood β97 Washington State Bar Association
Treasurer
Gerald Swanson β96 KOM Consulting PLLC Secretary (non-voting)
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Leonor Fuller β84 Fuller & Fuller
Lonnie Rosenwald β94 Intellectual Ventures
Rebecca Glasgow β02 State Attorney Generalβs Office
C. Deep Sengupta β01 Fed Ex Trade Networks, San Francisco
Arley Harrel β73 Williams Kastner & Gibbs
James Torgerson β84 Stoel Rives LLP, Anchorage
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Nathan Barnes β12 SBA President
Maureen Howard β86 Professor of Law, UW School of Law
Mary Hotchkiss Associate Dean, Senior Law Lecturer UW School of Law Beverly Sanders Director of Alumni Relations UW School of Law Kellye Y. Testy Dean, UW School of Law and James W. Mifflin University Professor
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Joseph Brotherton β82 The Brotherton Companies
Garrett Hall UW School of Law
Judy Runstad β74 Foster Pepper PLLC
Judith Bendich β75 Attorney at Law
Stephanie Cox Assistant Dean, UW School of Law
Earl Lasher β66 Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson
Kimberly Eckstein UW School of Law
Bruce Robertson β77 Garvey Schubert Barer
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San Francisco Alumni & Friends Reception
New York City Alumni & Friends Breakfast
January 28 -29
March 21
Professional Mediation Skills Training Program
Washington, D.C. Alumni & Friends Reception
Feb ruary 10
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November 15
PILA Auction
Gates Public Service Law Speaker
Feb ruary 15
Admitted Students Day Welcome Reception
Monica Roa
Portland Alumni & Friends Reception
April 3
December 2
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Golden Alumni Reunion Luncheon
Law School Applications Due
Race & Radicalism Symposium & Reception
January 12
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First Amendment Panel with Yale Law Dean Robert Post
Greet UW Law at WSBA Bar Exam
Armed Forces U.S. Court of Appeals Visit
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Annual Law Dawgs in the Desert Dinner
Dispute Resolution Conference
November 5
Huskies vs. Oregon Tailgate November 10
Tacoma Alumni & Friends Reception
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Professional Mediation Skills Training Program
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