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Dean Chemerinsky at SCOTUS
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“Adherence to precedent promotes stability, predictability, and respect for judicial authority,” argued Dean Erwin Chemerinsky during oral arguments for
Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt
before the Supreme Court on January 9, 2019. Read a recap of the arguments via
SCOTUSblog
. (Courtroom illustration by Art Lien)
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Fall 2018 issue of
Transcript
now online
We hope you received the latest issue of
Transcript
, Berkeley Law's magazine
.
If you did not, please send your updated mailing address to
updates@law.berkeley.edu
. You can also read about your alma mater and fellow alumni online
here
.
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Amazing alumni in this issue include:
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When publishers rejected his pitches for self-help legal books,
Ralph "Jake" Warner '66
launched
Nolo
, which has churned out instructive guides that have helped millions of people save money by handling basic legal matters themselves.
Read more.
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With no set working hours, no physical office, and no shoes required, the virtual law firm founded by alumnae
Hannah Genton '13
and
Noam Cohen '13
offers ample rewards to lawyers and clients.
Read more.
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The Berkeley Center for Law and Business (BCLB) and Berkeley Law Executive Education are excited to announce
Berkeley Boosts
,
FREE
monthly webinars on hot topics in law and business, as well as timely articles and other content.
We will kick off this series with the following two discussions:
January 22, 2019 | 10 – 11 AM PST
Blockchain Explained
With Ian Lee, IDEO CoLab, and Nancy Wojtas, Cooley LLP
February 20, 2019 | 10 – 11 AM PST
The Rise of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
With Mario Mancuso, Kirkland & Ellis (formerly Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security)
Future topics will include:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the Business World
- #MeToo, #TimesUp, and Organizations
- Reviewing Trump’s Tax Plan in 2019
- Sustainability and Corporate Law
MCLE credit is available
.
Subscribe today
to receive webinar registration information and updates about other BCLB and Executive Education programming.
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Be a Judge for the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition
Berkeley Law is participating in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) moot court event this year, and the school is recruiting
law school alumni to serve as judges in February/March at local courthouses in Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. Consider volunteering for this prestigious moot court competition. You will help law students gain practical skills they need to succeed. Many states offer CLE credit for judging. For specific details about the competition in your region and to sign up, please visit
NAAC Judges
.
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Help Recruit Class of 2022 Students
The Admissions team needs your help to bring the best and brightest to Berkeley Law next fall. Please join us at regional events to meet admitted students and share your advice and insight. Click your city's link for event details and registration:
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Mark your calendars for UC Berkeley’s annual day of giving —
Cal Big Give, Thursday, March 14, 2019!
Participation matters:
Rival law schools have alumni giving participation rates that eclipse ours!
Show your pride for Berkeley Law by helping us reach our 2018-19 20% alumni giving goal during the Big Give drive.
Your gift to
Berkeley Law
on 3.14.19 will go even further by helping the law school compete for additional monetary allocations from UC Berkeley.
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Madeline Kass '89
received a Fulbright Scholar Award for spring 2019. As Fulbright Scholar, she will serve as a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Belgium, where she will be researching and lecturing on comparative US/EU environmental law.
Daniel Prati '09
was promoted to partner at Norton Rose Fulbright in Houston
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Micah West '11
, senior staff attorney at
t
he Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, AL, is featured in a recent
N
ew York Times Magazine article, "
How Cities Make Money by Fining the Poor
."
The article describes West's work with SPLC to challenge the jailing of individuals for non-payment of civil and criminal court fees and fines. The piece explains the genesis and basis for SPLC's and the MacArthur Justice Foundation's successful federal lawsuit against Judge John C. Ross and Corinth, Mississippi for incarcerating individuals for nonpayment of fines.
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Lance Ito '75
, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge, retired, presented the 2018 E. Victor Wolfenstein Lecture at UCLA: Lessons Lost - The Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The lecture, which includes a discussion of John Henry Boalt, can be viewed on
YouTube
or on
C-Span
.
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SAVE THE DATE:
Alumni Reunion Weekend
October 4-5, 2019
This year Berkeley Law is celebrating the reunion anniversaries of those who graduated in classes ending in "4" and "9." If you are in a reunion class year, help make the event a success by joining your reunion committee. Contact Samantha Zepeda at
szepeda@law.berkeley.edu
for more information.
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Join the Development & Alumni Relations Team!
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Berkeley Law DAR is recruiting a
Director of Alumni Engagement.
As an alumnus, your institutional knowledge, insider perspective, and deep affection for Berkeley Law make you an excellent fit for this crucial role. Come help us deepen and expand the lifelong bond of generations of alumni with their alma mater.
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Connect with fellow alumni on
B-LINK
, a professional social network and directory exclusively for Berkeley Law graduates.
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Stay connected to your Berkeley Law community!
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Keep up with the latest news, events, and updates from Berkeley Law
via our social channels
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