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Justice Sonia Sotomayor Dedicates New Clinic Building
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Notes from the Clinical Dean By Phyllis Goldfarb Associate Dean Goldfarb, Justice Sotomayor, President Knapp, and Interim Dean Maggs
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n January 23, 2014, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics, cutting the ribbon that officially dedicated the clinics’ new home. The ribbon-cutting ceremony—attended by administrators, faculty, staff, students, and alumni— featured remarks by Justice Sotomayor, as well as by GW President Steven Knapp, Interim Dean Gregory Maggs, and Phyllis Goldfarb, Jacob Burns Foundation Professor of Clinical Law and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. President Knapp introduced Justice Sotomayor, who emphasized the role of clinics in promoting the highest values of the legal profession. “To me, the students in this room, the faculty members and the administration who have supported the
building of this center put on display the importance of law in service. It’s a great, great testament to the heart of GW,” Justice Sotomayor said. “Now you have a home befitting of your efforts.” The clinics’ newly renovated building at the corner of 20th and G Streets, NW, received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold rating. The clinic facilities house a moot court room, faculty offices, four private client interview rooms, and five classrooms with state-of-the-art technical equipment, totaling 4,000 square feet of common space. Interim Dean Maggs commented that he was delighted to present the renovated building to clinic faculty, students, and clients. Dean Goldfarb gave a brief history of the GW clinics, explaining that clinical continued on page 19
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or those of us privileged to work at the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics, 2014 began on an auspicious note. In January, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor honored the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics by cutting the ribbon on our newly renovated building. When Justice Sotomayor helped us dedicate our new quarters, offering moving words about the value continued on page 3