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Alumni News Doug Shorenstein '79, chair and CEO of Shorenstein Properties, was appointed to the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Vernon Winters '87, a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, co-authored Modern Patent Litigation: Strategies for Turning Losing Cases into Winning Ones. Thomas Humphreys '77, a partner at Morrison & Foerster in New York, published Limited Liability Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships. The Syracuse University 2007 Women's Leadership Award was given to Nola Miyasaki '84, executive director of the university's Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship. The ABA International Law News published an article by Constance Kim '03 on the New Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. Kim was elected secretary of the International Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. In that role, she was part of a six-attorney delegation to Hong Kong and Shanghai. Steven Choi '83 recently launched http://lawlink.com/, an online business networking website exclusively for attorneys. Michael Lucey '81 was elected secretary treasurer for the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. He will serve as vice president in 2009 and president in 2010. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed former prosecutor Mark Boessenecker '86 Napa County Superior Court judge. Law and Politics listed 19 Hastings alumni among the top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers: Deborah Ballati '75, James Bennett '75, James Bostwick '68, George Corey '63, Michael Desmarais '73, Kathryn Dickson '76, Roger Dreyer '80, John Hartog '79, Lynne Hermle '81, Jill Hersh '77, John McCall '68, Edward Nevin Jr. '67, Betty Orvell '86, Susan Popik '75, Ronald Rouda '59, Brad Seligman '78, Bruce Simon '80, William Smith '73, and Claude Stern '80. Three alumni – Nancy Clarence '85, Joseph Cotchett '64, and Michael Kelly '76 – appeared in the Top 10. Other Northern California Super Lawyers included Susan Kaye '88 and KC Ward '74. Family law attorney Ann Ameral '80 is a Stanislaus County Superior Court commissioner. Hal Small '70 was named a Southern California Super Lawyer. Earlier this year, he was recognized in San Diego Magazine as one of the best in client satisfaction wealth managers. Walt Swanson '64 was re-elected judge advocate of the Department of California Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Recorder highlighted Howard Lind '78 for his practice in real estate transactions and Betty Orvell '86 for her trusts and estates work. As honorary cochair for the Bar Association of San Francisco's 2007 Food from the Bar, Andrew Giacomini '91 helped raised more than $270,000. Dan Beebe '82 was named the Big 12 commissioner in September; he was the Big 12's CEO from 2003 to mid-2007. Mika Hilaire '00 was named a rising star in Southern California Super Lawyer. Steven Patti '92, a partner at Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason, was lead attorney in an asbestos case that settled for more than $1 million. F. Lane Finch Jr. '87 was named the 2007 Birmingham Business Journal's Best of the Bar in workers compensation law. San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris '89 was elected vice president of the National District Attorney's Association. Howard Watkins '72 is donating his more than 150,000 photographs to California State University, Fresno.
Alumni Events
For more information about Hastings Alumni Association events, visit the UC Hastings alumni calendar.
View photos from recent events.
Supreme Court Review on October 1
Learn about the Supreme Court cases set for review during 2007-08. 3:40 to 5 pm, Louis B. Mayer Room, Hastings, 198 McAllister Street.
John Dean Lecture on October 2
Come hear John Dean, former White House counsel to Richard Nixon. His book will be available for sale. 12:40 to 1:30 pm at Hastings, room TBA.
Alumni Weekend and Hastings Class Campaigns on October 5-7
All alumni are invited to the Alumni Weekend , which will feature the building rededication and opportunities to reconnect with classmates and colleagues.
Hastings Hosts . . . CAL Home Games
Take advantage of discounted tickets to CAL home games. Use hastings as your login and password to buy tickets online. For more information, call 415.565.4827.
September 22 Cal vs. Arizona
October 13 Cal vs. Oregon State
November 3 Cal vs. Washington State
Help Your Child and Others Apply to Hastings
Join our director of admissions in Los Angeles on October 11 for a presentation exclusively for families and friends of Hastings alumni. Get your questions answered and learn special tips for applying to the law school. RSVP for this event online, by email, or phone 415.565.4827. 6:30 to 8 pm.
Seattle Alumni Night with Dean Nell Newton '76 on October 18
5:30 to 7:30 pm, Seattle.
DC Alumni Night with Dean Nell Newton '76 on October 24
6:30 to 8:30 pm, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
LGBT Alumni and OUTLAW Student Reception on October 24
6 to 8 pm, San Francisco.
Conference on Open Government on October 26
"Transparency on Trial: The Costs and Benefits of Open Government" features Associate Chief Justice Ming Chin and California Treasurer Bill Lockyer, 9 am to 4 pm at Hastings. Cosponsored by the Center for State and Local Government Law.
Lecture and Luncheon with Professor Emeritus Joe Grodin on November 1
12 noon, Omni Hotel, Los Angeles.
Lecture and Book Signing on November 1
Harvard Law Professor David Kennedy will speak about his new book, Of War and Law, a critical appraisal of the international law of war. A book signing follows. 2:30 pm at Hastings.
China Panel Discussion on November 3
Seminar and reception on emerging economic and legal trends in China.
Mountain View. Check our alumni calendar soon for more details.
Black Alumni Reception on November 8
East Bay . Check our alumni calendar soon for more details.
Faculty News
John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law Mary Kay Kane authored the third edition of Wright, Miller, and Kane 's Federal Practice & Procedure.
The article "Dire Conscientious Objection as a Basis for Refugee Status: Protection for the Fundamental Right of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion," by Karen Musalo, director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, was published in Refugee Survey Quarterly, a United Nations publication.
University of Miami Law Review published Professor Jeff Lefstin 's article, "Claim Construction, Appeal, and the Predictability of Interpretive Regimes."
According to a NY Times Magazine article, Distinguished Professor Joan Williams, Director of the Center for WorkLife Law, has "something approaching rock-star status among the small but growing network of lawyers and scholars who litigate or study family-responsibility discrimination cases."
Professor Geoffrey Hazard was appointed senior adviser in ethics to the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Professor Frederick Lambert published "Commentary on the ABN-AMRO Decision of the Dutch Enterprise Court and Comparison to Delaware Law" in the European Company Law Journal.
Professor Clark Freshman trained TSA inspectors in August in a series of six two-day seminars on lie detection.
Alumni Opportunities and Resources
Benefits for Focusing on Work-Life Balance
Get special benefits, including a free review of your firm 's part-time policies and a teleconference session for attorneys, by becoming a charter member of a new initiative of the Center for WorkLife Law. To find out more, click on "Press Releases" and read the September 4 release at the Project for Attorney Retention website.
Help the Hastings Student Negotiation Team
Volunteers are needed on October 6 to judge the qualifying event for the student negotiation team. If you are attending the Reunion Weekend, you may volunteer for one of the rounds – 9 to 12:30 or 1:30 to 4:30 – while attending other festivities that day.
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