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Remembering Herma Hill Kay
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Berkeley Law professor and former dean Herma Hill Kay, an iconic pioneer among women in the law, passed away on Saturday, June 10. Herma was a foundational member of the Berkeley Law community. W
e encourage you to share memories of Herma and how she affected your life on our remembrance page here.
Read more about her incredible legacy
here
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Jessica Caplin '16, Mel Gonzalez '17, Danica Rodarmel '17, Lilliana Paratore '17, Natalie Schultheis '17, and Aaron Voit '17 are among this year’s 77 Equal Justice Works fellows. The prestigious two-year fellowship is awarded to exceptional lawyers who develop new, innovative projects that provide legal services to low-income and underserved populations.
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Truong was honored with the Anti-Defamation League's
prestigious honor for his work with the Los Angeles Police Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, to oust gang members from San Fernando Valley homes that were reportedly havens for drug and weapons trafficking.
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Don't Miss the Early Bear Special!
Registration is now open for Alumni Reunion Weekend, October 6-7, 2017. Act fast—register by June 30 for a 20% discount on full program price!
Reunion begins on Friday evening with a family-friendly Welcome Barbecue on the law school’s rooftop terrace. Saturday is a full day of educational and social activities, beginning with networking and breakfast, followed by our annual MCLE program, featuring a Supreme Court Update with Berkeley Law's new dean and renowned constitutional law scholar, Erwin Chemerinsky.
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Fourteen Boalt alumni and our incoming dean, Erwin Chemerinsky, are included in Lawdragon's 2017 500 Leading Lawyers in America list! Congrats Jeff Bleich '89, Steve Bochner '81, Elizabeth Cabraser '78, Kelly Dermody '93, Dianne Doolittle '89, Daralyn Durie '92, Jayne Fleming '00, Melinda Haag '87, Matthew Hurd '91, David Kappos '90, Erika Kelton '87, Kenton King '95, Gina Shishima '98, and Hassan Zavareei '95.
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Members of the law school community gathered in San Francisco June 15 to celebrate the 2017 Citation Award honorees: Ted Lee '59 (Citation Award), Stephen Sugarman (Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award), and Ann O'Leary (Young Alumni Award).
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The Many Lives of Pauli Murray '45,
The New Yorker — Architect of the civil-rights movement, women's and LGBT rights activist, author, lawyer, reverend, friend of Eleanor Roosevelt. Alumna Pauli Murray was ahead of her time.
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Atrocity Speech Law
by
Gregory Gordon '90 — In his new book from Oxford University Press, Gordon examines the history of and jurisprudence governing the relationship between hate speech and international crimes.
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IN MEMORIAM
Ed Halbach (Walter Perry Johnson Professor of Law, Emeritus) passed away earlier this month. Ed came to UC Berkeley law school as a visiting Associate Professor in 1959, was named full professor in 1962, and served as Dean from 1966-1975. Ed's family invites the Berkeley Law community to a memorial service in his honor on Saturday, July 1 at 2 p.m., at the University Club at California Memorial Stadium, 2227 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley.
If you wish to make a gift in honor of Ed Halbach or Herma Hill Kay, please visit law.berkeley.edu/giving. Select Boalt Hall Fund, then on the next page, scroll down to #4 and enter the fund you wish to apply your gift to from the following:
- Herma Hill Kay Distinguished Professorship 06402
- Herma Hill Kay Distinguished Professorship Program Fund 06403
- Herma Hill Kay Summer Fellowship Fund N6234 / 44535
- The Edward C. Halbach Jr. Endowed Chair in Trust and Estate Law
If you are using a check, make it payable to the “Boalt Hall Fund” and enter the above fund name/number in the notes. Send it, along with a note indicating your desired fund, to Amy Ambrose, Assistant Dean of Advancement, UC Berkeley School of Law, 224 Boalt Hall #7200, Berkeley, CA 94720-7200.
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June 13: FVAP Battle of the Lawyer Bands —The Family Violence Appellate Project, a Bay Area non-profit started by Boalt alumni to help survivors of intimate partner violence appeal their cases, is hosting its annual "Banding Together to End Domestic Violence" battle of the bands on June 13 at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles. Seven bands will go head-to-head in an epic battle for the coveted title: Best Lawyer Band in LA. Though the competition is fierce, these rockstar attorneys will band together to help raise over $175,000 for California survivors of domestic violence. Click here for more info and to buy tickets.
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Interim Dean Melissa Murray stopped by the state capital building recently to meet with state legislators, including senators
Ben Allen '08
(CA26) and
Henry Stern '09
(CA27).
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Amelia Miazad '02, Professor Dick Buxbaum, and Dean Murray spent a weekend with Boalties in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 50th annual International Association of Boalt Alumni (IABA) reunion.
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Thank You, Melissa Murray!
Berkeley Law faculty and staff came together to express their gratitude Thursday to Professor Melissa Murray as she concludes her service as interim dean. Her leadership during a difficult time, as well as her humor, grace, compa
ssion, and unyielding devotion to the Berkeley Law community, helped make our community stronger and more unified in our mission to remain an elite institution where access, innovation, and public service are fundamental priorities.
We encourage you to honor Professor Murray's service to Berkeley Law by making a gift to the Center for Reproductive Rights & Justice by clicking here (check "I am giving in honor of someone").
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