Fall 2024 Gonzaga Law Magazine

Inspired Spaces

About The Artist

Ryan Molenkamp’s artwork is largely informed by his interest in landscape, geology, and development. “I continue to be fascinated by the form and structure of both the natural environment and the things that we build upon it. I am interested in geological wonders, changing landscapes, natural disasters, and climate change,” said Molenkamp.

Molenkamp earned a B.F.A. from Western Washington University and has exhibited at the Patricia Rovzar Gallery, the Linda Hodges Gallery, the Portland Art Museum, the Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Gallery 4Culture, The Art Spirit Gallery (Idaho), the Seattle Art Museum Gallery, the Vermillion Art Gallery, the Kirkland Arts Center, and SOIL. He has also exhibited at Launch LA, Chucifritos Gallery (New York), Collar Works Gallery (Troy, N.Y.), and Duplex Gallery in Portland, Ore.

Molenkamp was awarded a residency at Jentel in 2012 and has had artwork and writing published in Art Ltd. Magazine, Poetry Northwest, Seattle Magazine, and City Arts Magazine. Other projects included teaching at the Seattle Art Museum and creating a public interactive drawing exhibition at the Bumbershoot Music Festival and SAM.

In January 2015, after 13 years of working at the Frye Art Museum, Molenkamp quit his day job to focus on his art career full time. He resides in Seattle with his wife and daughter.

Gonzaga University School of Law is grateful for its partnership with The Art Spirit Gallery in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, for bringing such incredible artists like Ryan Molenkamp to our hallways and magazine pages. Throughout the magazine, you will experience Molenkamp’s outstanding work. If you would like to learn more about the artist and his work, please visit his website at ryanmolenkamp.com.

On Cover COLUMBIA GLACIER

By Ryan Molenkamp

By Ryan Molenkamp

WELCOME FROM

Dean Jacob H. Rooksby

Who could forget studying for the bar exam? After I graduated from law school, I moved to a different city in Virginia to begin bar preparation. That meant showing up to a review class held every morning, at a law school I had not attended, then studying all afternoon in that law school’s library. On that first afternoon, I plunked down in a carrel in the library, only to be met in short order with one unhappy aspiring bar passer. “What are you doing in my carrel?” he implored.

Unbeknownst to me, that law school assigned each of its students a specific study carrel — a special space they could call their own, not only for their three years of law school, but also for weeks afterward, up to and until the bar exam in late July.

That experience taught me something important. Spaces matter, particularly in times of stress, anxiety, and uncertainty. They can serve to inspire and comfort. Positive or negative, the spaces we occupy — physically, mentally, and spiritually — serve as touchpoints for the rest of our lives.

In this issue of our magazine, we consider some of the spaces that our students, faculty, and staff inhabit in their communities, and what they turn to for growth, healing, development, rejuvenation, and inspiration. Ryan Molenkamp’s art, which we featured in our building this past year, evokes the spirit of the mountains and the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. For many, these peaceful images call to mind their own encounters in nature or thoughts of the divine. The Jesuit tradition of composition of place calls us to use all our senses, imagination, and intellect to make meaning of context, and it is that tradition that guides our educational work at Gonzaga Law School.

No longer do I spend time in study carrels, although I frequently hear from ZagLaw alumni from the past two-plus decades who remember, mostly with fondness, where they liked to study in our beautiful Chastek Library, overlooking the Spokane River. Everyone, it seems, had their preferred study room, table, or carrel.

These days, my own most cherished spaces are outdoors. Each August, I lead a group of entering 1Ls on a hike on the Bowl and Pitcher Trail at Riverside State Park (pictured here). The scenery is classic Inland Northwest and serves as a unique welcoming experience for our students, particularly those from outside the region. I relish the memories of meeting new students on this hike, then seeing them walk across the stage at graduation years later. One year we even saw a moose lounging by the river! I could not have scripted a more memorable encounter for that year’s cohort.

Join us in celebrating a school whose approach to education transcends the here and now. At Gonzaga Law School, we accompany our students as they forge memories that comfort and inspire for a lifetime.

Smithmoore P. Myers Dean, School of Law Professor of Law & Leadership Studies

President

Thayne M. McCulloh

Smithmoore P. Myers Dean, School of Law

Jacob H. Rooksby

Project Manager

Jordyn Linnell

Editors

Crystal Atamian

Dale Goodwin

Dominique McBroome

Dodi Stilkey

Tina Rodeen

Senior Writer

Cheston Knapp

Contributing Writers

Myonne Davis-Nicholson

Dallan Flake

Sarah Guzmán

Sarah Harmon

Hannah Matchell

Agnieszka McPeak

Photographer

Zack Berlat

Designer

Henry Ortega

Contributors

Makoa de Almeida

Lucy Booth

Kate Vanskike

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Reflections From a First-of-Its-Kind Event

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy in Legal Education Summit

By Sarah Harmon (’13 J.D.), Staff Director of the Center for Civil & Human Rights

During the fall of 2023, the Center for Civil & Human Rights began the early planning of the With Pride: LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy in Legal Education Summit. What started as a modest endeavor to host a conference discussing LGBTQ+ rights in curriculum and experiential opportunities in legal education quickly transformed into a much bigger and muchneeded event. The summit was coordinated with the intent and purpose of creating and facilitating a space for scholars and legal experts to discuss ongoing legal challenges and efforts to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, starting in legal education. What transpired held even greater significance. The event provided attendees and panelists a space for community, a sense of belonging, and a renewed energy and dedication for this work.

Across the nation, only a handful of law schools have direct representation, experiential learning, and clinical opportunities for law students working with with LGBTQ+ clients. Gonzaga Law School’s Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic is one of 12 in the country that provides comprehensive support services for the LGBTQ+ community. Further, there were no summits or conferences comparable to the With Pride Summit wherein a legal education institution hosts a day-long event on the topics of LGBTQ+ rights and advocacy. The absence of this work in law schools across the nation is magnified as we see anti-LGBTQ+ bills passing in local and state governments at the highest rate in history.

As challenging as it was to grapple with the dire need for LGBTQ+ advocacy in the face of the anti-LGBTQ bills and rhetoric circling our country, the interest in participating in the With Pride Summit was overwhelmingly positive. Scholars and legal experts from across the country – even as far as Florida – expressed interest in this event. With this in mind, the Center for Civil & Human Rights created a comprehensive summit, noting what takes place in the law school classroom, highlighting the current litigation efforts and needs, and looking to advance rights and goals for LGBTQ+ individuals. The Center received immense support from Dean Jacob Rooksby and his office, as well as help from throughout the law school.

The summit was held this past spring on April 19, on a beautiful summer-like day in Spokane. More than 150 participants comprised of judges, attorneys, community members, Gonzaga students, faculty and staff, and speakers attended. Following a heartfelt welcome and thank you from Dean Jacob Rooksby and Gonzaga alumnus and trustee Joe Lincoln (’88), the event featured a panel focused on legal education that included speakers on institutionalizing LGBTQ+ curriculum in experiential learning through moot court, legal clinics, and the retention of diverse faculty, staff, and students. The highlights of the panel were Justice Mary Yu – the first out-lesbian justice to serve on the Washington Supreme Court — and Ashlyn Hannus (’24 J.D.), a law student who shared her experience as a queer student advocating for LGBTQ+ clients.

Give today to support the Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic by scanning the QR code or visiting gonzaga.edu/lgbtqrightsclinic

Kellye Testy, president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, was the keynote speaker for the summit. Her personal and professional experience with this work shined through as she articulated the progress for the LGBTQ+ community over the years and the need to continue to move this work emphatically forward. Her keynote was followed by a panel of practitioners who represent LGBTQ+ clients in court daily and are working to reform legislation to advance the rights and interests of LGBTQ+ youth and individuals. The day concluded with a presentation on future litigation and issues within the LGBTQ+ community. In all, 12 panelists in addition to keynote speaker Testy presented at the all-day event.

The With Pride Summit concluded with a galvanized feeling of hope and motivation that this work is not only important and necessary in this moment, but also with a reminder that no one is doing it alone. Although this was the first summit of its kind, it will not be the last. Gonzaga Law School plans to host another LGBTQ+ conference in 2026. We move forward with pride in how far we have come, and with great effort and diligence in the work that must still be done.

“We move forward WITH PRIDE in how far we have come, and with great effort and diligence in the work that must still be done.’’

- Sarah Harmon (’13 J.D.)

Washington Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu shares a meaningful perspective during the first panel of the summit.

Testy

Joe Lincoln (’88) welcomes a courtroom full of attendees at the start of the summit.

Kellye

gives the keynote message for the LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy in Legal Education Summit.

Moot Court Verdicts and Valor: A Year of Moot Court Triumphs

By Hannah Matchell

Winners of the Linden Cup and judges pose for a picture. From left to right: Justice Barbara A. Madsen (’77 J.D.), Washington Supreme Court; Justice Gregory W. Moeller, Idaho Supreme Court; Justice Anita Dupris, Colville Tribal Court of Appeals; Nick Vikari; David Slifka; Justice Jane Smith, Colville Tribal Court of Appeals; Mr. Salvador A. Mungia, Washington Supreme Court Candidate.

A few members of the National Trial team gather to celebrate. From left to right: Tara Renick, Josh Powell, Coach Jeremy Schmidt, Elizabeth Rothrock, Sam Tumblin, Anna Pearson, Alec Ferris, and Vicki Chin.

Anna Pearson shows her Outstanding Advocate award from the National Trial competition.

Gonzaga Law School’s Moot Court Honors Council orchestrated a successful year where passion met precision and legal minds came together in quality competition.

THE NATIONAL APPELLATE ADVOCACY COMPETITION

In the historic streets of Boston, Gonzaga students’ eloquence echoed through courtrooms as they argued complex cases.

THE CIVIL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES MOOT COURT COMPETITION

The Civil Rights & Liberties Moot Court team competed in Michigan State University’s Gender & Sexuality National Moot Court competition where one competitor, Ava Sharifi, was awarded second place as Best Oral Advocate. Overall, Gonzaga teams received high scores and constructive feedback from guest judges from across the country.

THE NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION

From Denver and Seattle, Gonzaga Law School’s trial team was recognized for its diligence and talent. Members clinched the title of Washington state’s finest trial team. The six-team competition hosted at the University of Washington between Washington state’s three law schools was won by Gonzaga Team 1 featuring Anna Pearson, Elizabeth Rothrock, and Tara Renick. Pearson was also recognized as the Outstanding Advocate for her performance in support of the team victory. Gonzaga’s Team 2 featuring Vicki Chin, Alec Ferris, and Sam Tumblin also excelled at the competition. Chin displayed skill at “for cause” challenges when her team had a potential juror stricken from the panel. Josh Powell helped keep the team together in his role as student assistant.

SAUL LEFKOWITZ COMPETITION

Gonzaga Law School sent two teams to compete in the Saul Lefkowitz competition. Tayler Canet, Lexi Howard-Mullins, Katie Sweeney, and Kimberly Villacorta found success in San Francisco, earning third place overall and the Best Brief award.

LINDEN CUP COMPETITION

In early April, 24 teams contended for the prestigious Linden Cup. The esteemed panel of judges was comprised of justices from the Supreme Courts of Idaho and Washington, along with the Colville Tribal Court of Appeals imparted outstanding guidance and insight to the competitors. Ultimately, David Slifka and Nick Vikari were named the winners of this year’s Linden Cup.

Gonzaga Law School is grateful to the dedicated coaches and volunteers who facilitate this experiential learning journey for our students. The opportunity for students to engage in Moot Court competitions serves as a pivotal asset, laying the foundation for their burgeoning legal careers.

NATIONAL APPELLATE ADVOCACY COMPETITION

- Lilli Douglas-Salladay

- Devon Downey

- Kaci Graber

- Frank Sefton

- Chris Swienty

- Nick Tovar

CIVIL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES MOOT COURT COMPETITION

- Courtney Bryson

- Amanda Lopez

- Elle Maberry

- Karlie Murphy

- Beth Phillips

- Ava Sharifi

Volunteer to be a Moot Court Judge gonzaga.edu/lawjudge

NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION

- Rey Barillas

- Koran Burks

- Amanda Burton

- Kaedyn Corrales

- Vicky Chin

- Alec Ferris

- Anna Pearson

- Josh Powell

- Tara Renick

- Elizabeth Rothrock

- Sam Tumblin

SAUL LEFKOWITZ COMPETITION

- Tayler Canet

- Adam Curtis

- Anaka Hansen

- Felicia Hebner

- Lexi Howard-Mullins

- Cooper Lach

- Katie Sweeney

- Kimberly Villacorta

MOOT COURT HONORS COUNCIL

- Ben Johnsrud, President

- Ida Donohue, Vice President

- Danielle Wolf, Secretary

- Brian Karsann, Treasurer

- Ava Sharifi, Linden Cup Coordinator

- Anna Pearson, President-Elect

LINDEN CUP COMPETITION WINNERS

- David Slifka

- Nick Vikari

CASCADE 120

By Ryan Molenkamp

Olivia Gonsior smiles to family and friends during the 2024 commencement.

“At the end of the day, the law always has been and will continue to be a service profession. And embracing a servant’s heart with all that makes you human will set you on a path for success.”

- Dean Jacob Rooksby

Commencement 2024

On Saturday, May 11, 2024, 167 Gonzaga Law School students graduated and received their Juris Doctor degrees. Gonzaga Law School was honored to bestow Dr. Robert M. Gates with a Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa degree and welcome him as the 2024 commencement keynote speaker. Gates served as secretary of defense for eight U.S. presidents across both parties and was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor. In addition, Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), Minnie Alexander was the 2024 recipient of the Gonzaga Law Medal and was bestowed a Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa degree. The Law Medal is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves in the service of justice through the practice of law. Learn more about our esteemed commencement guests on pages 10-13.

Lauren Wheeler received the Dean’s Academic Achievement Award for her exceptional academic performance by achieving the highest cumulative grade point average during her three years as a student. While in law school, Wheeler served as a teaching assistant and admissions ambassador for the law school and spent her summers interning at Stevens Clay. She was an extern for the Washington State Court of Appeals and the Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho.

Ben Johnsrud, Class of 2024 elected student speaker, shared with the audience his biggest question, the one he couldn’t get away from as he wrote his speech: “What made this worth it? And by this, I mean, what made the grueling three years of often thankless work worth it?” Upon reflection, Johnsrud realized that his classmates and fellow graduates made the 992-day journey worthwhile by creating a community of love, kindness, and support that he is heartbroken to leave.

These students have dedicated the last three years to learning how to serve others and their communities selflessly. Gonzaga Law School’s Smithmoore P. Myers Dean Jacob Rooksby noted that, “At the end of the day, the law always has been and will continue to be a service profession. And embracing a servant’s heart with all that makes you human will set you on a path for success.”

Ben Johnsrud delivers the student address at the 2024 commencement.

The Angus Scott Pipe Band welcomes graduates to the 2024 commencement ceremony.

A Knack for Advocacy

SWEETSER CLOSING ARGUMENT COMPETITION

Every year, Gonzaga Law students have the opportunity to participate in the Sweetser Closing Argument competition. The competition is sponsored by the Sweetser Law Office and was designed by Jim Sweetser (’84 J.D.) and his son Marcus to give students a simulation to argue for monetary damages in a civil rights case.

This competition tests students’ oral advocacy skills by asking them to present a 15-minute closing argument, with only one hour to prepare. The recordings of the arguments are reviewed by a panel of experienced trial attorneys and judges who provide written feedback.

Congratulations to the writing competition winners who shared a total of $9,000 in prize money:

First place winner: Ann Kalisuch

Second place winner: Kempenaar Pahre

Third place winner: Marlee Carpenter

Ann Kalisuch receives her certificate from Dean Rooksby.

This year’s Sweetser winners:

Michael Kirk $2,500

Isabel McCay $1,000

Amy Rantamaki $500

From left to right: Jim Sweetser, Amy Rantamaki, Marcus Sweetser, Michael Kirk, Isaiah Peterson, Isabel McCay

The Legal Ethics of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

THE CLARKE FAMILY PRIZE IN LEGAL ETHICS

The annual Clarke Family Prize in Legal Ethics is a continuing legal education event focused on the topic of professional responsibility and was designed to support Gonzaga Law’s commitment to promoting legal ethics for students and lawyers. This year Gonzaga Law welcomed alumni and members of the local law community to hear from panelists on the 2024 theme, Professional Responsibility & DEIA: The Legal Ethics of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Gonzaga Law School hosted the Honorable Aruna A. Masih, Oregon Supreme Court justice; Rebecca Aviel, professor of law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law; and Terra Nevitt, executive director, Washington State Bar Association, as its experienced panelists. Attendees heard from speakers on the importance of cultural competency, regulating discrimination and harassment in the legal profession, and DEIA at the WSBA.

Minnie Alexander

Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), Minnie Alexander is a human-centered legal professional known for her innovative and inclusive leadership style with a holistic view on strategy. From Disney to the Campbell Soup Company and now REI, Alexander has a proven track record for being a problem solver and catalyst for positive change. Assistant Professor Angela Aneiros and Associate Professor Jessica Kiser — co-directors of the Center of Law, Ethics & Commerce — were honored to sit down with Minnie Alexander, Gonzaga University School of Law’s 2024 Law Medal recipient, for the following Q & A.

How did you decide to go to law school and end up doing what you are doing now?

My journey to law wasn’t an obvious choice. I didn’t always know I wanted to be a lawyer. However, I was always interested in justice, how society is governed, and how communities organize themselves. How we organize ourselves is the foundation for understanding everything we do, and I find that interesting.

How did you make the decision to move from a law firm to go in-house?

What I like about being in-house is being part of an organization and seeing issues from beginning to end: We get involved before there’s a problem, when there’s a problem, and we solve new issues that arise after the original problem is solved. We think about how to avoid the problem in the future. I like to think about how organizations work. When you’re in a company, your specialty becomes that company, and your lens is how the law applies to that company and its issues. In the firm, you have an area of practice that can be applied across companies. I prefer building relationships within a company to help figure out how to help it succeed from the inside.

What is the main difference you see between different industries?

I am so glad that I had the opportunity to shift industries. It wasn’t intentional on my part. I think life is a combination of opportunity and initiative. Opportunities came up either because I put something out in the world or I seized what came across my path. I am so glad I was in these different industries because each one has its own operating system, its own way of working, its own insights into human beings. It’s been a real privilege to learn what makes each organization tick, whether it’s trying to understand what makes people love Campbell’s soup or what is it about the stories Disney tells that make a compelling business, to how REI, a retailer and consumer cooperative, achieves its mission to get people outside.

Each company is very different in size, culture, and industry. Surprisingly, they have a lot of the same problems and opportunities. They have similar people. There’s a lot that’s the same even though the context is different, the resources are different, the scale is different.

What is the most challenging aspect of serving an inhouse legal team?

I think it’s learning how to provide objective legal advice while maintaining an enterprise mindset to help the business achieve its goals. Because in-house counsel knows the business as well as the corporate culture, they can translate legal advice into workable solutions for the business. I would say the hardest part of going in-house is learning how to wear a business hat alongside my lawyer hat.

Do you think that it’s important to have a business background? Or do you think that’s something you can learn along the way?

I don’t think we should hold ourselves back because we haven’t had a formal business education. When you go to law school, you learn how to think, how to separate what’s important from what’s not important, how to communicate, how to be persuasive, and how to lead. Because these skills are fungible, we can transition between industries or roles within a company. Sometimes we think we have to understand something 100% before we can have a point of view on it. However, we all have something to contribute. Lawyers are smart, and we need to have confidence in our ability to learn and add to conversations outside of our area of expertise. Businesspeople often talk about failing forward, but this statement is very uncomfortable for lawyers. I reframe this concept slightly: Try different things. Sometimes the winning argument is not the one that you thought was going to win, but you put it out there anyway. That’s our version of fail forward.

What do you feel most proud of that you have accomplished through your career?

I don’t know that there’s an accomplishment that I’m most proud of, but I am proud of my career. I’m proud about the fact that I tried to be well-rounded. I tried to be really human. I feel like I’ve operated in a way that was in service to people. I feel good about the way I’ve moved through my career. When we talk about the Center for Law, Ethics & Commerce, the ethics part is really important. We have an obligation to uphold the public trust through ethical conduct. Trust is such an important currency in any society. If you don’t trust that someone is going to do what they say, how can society operate? We, as lawyers, have a unique opportunity to provide clarity about what is ethical and how to behave and communicate in business or our private lives to foster a better world.

REI is a mission-driven company. How does the mission play into your role at the company?

I think it’s at the center of everything we do. Like public companies strive to deliver shareholder value, our objective is to further the mission of the cooperative and the interests of our members. My role is to make sure that whatever we do in furtherance of our mission complies with law and is ethical. For example, when we talk about sustainability, what is the promise we’re making that we must fulfill? It’s about making sure that we’re doing what we committed to in a transparent way that is clearly communicated, and we don’t compromise on our word.

At Gonzaga, we feel like we built something special. What do you think are the keys to success in developing strong legal and management teams for multinational companies and brands like REI or Disney, or any of the ones that you have worked with?

There’s a very human part of what makes a company successful and it’s the way that the humans in it interact with each other, understand the world, and lead the company. The human piece is the key to success. It’s the human desire for growth and improvement and constantly thinking about ways to do things better. Our core values, ethics, and integrity are central because we will ultimately undermine our objectives if we don’t have that strong foundation. The values are the foundation, but all your efforts must be woven with integrity. I’ve seen all these elements at Gonzaga, which make it a truly special place. I’ve also seen it in all the companies I have been part of. Our efforts must be woven with integrity.

Robert Gates

As secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Dr. Robert M. Gates is the only person in U.S. history to be asked to remain in office by a newly elected president. Gates also was president of Texas A&M University from 2002 to 2006, currently serves as chancellor of the College of William & Mary, and was the 2024 commencement speaker at Gonzaga Law School.

In a series of questions and answers, Dean Jacob Rooksby and Gates discussed a variety of topics, from current events to career takeaways and advice.

In your long, distinguished, and varied career you have worked with attorneys in several different capacities, including in government, the private sector, and in higher education. What qualities did the best attorneys demonstrates?

Integrity, character, and trustworthiness. Additionally, when I have been in charge of organizations, one of the things that I found most effective and most helpful in all of the attorneys that I’ve worked with is this: First tell me the law, then tell me your opinion. Separating the facts from analysis is important. I’ve had to deal with too many attorneys who start with “Here’s what I think” as opposed to “Here’s the law.” Tell me the law, then tell me your opinion.

You have the remarkable distinction of being only one of 14 presidential cabinet members to serve under two presidents of different parties, and the first to do so as secretary of defense. It strikes me that you know a thing or two about bipartisanship. What advice do you have for students about how to navigate politics in a workplace?

The key is focusing on the problem at hand and trying to leave politics out of it. Just say, what’s the issue or problem? And what are the potential solutions? If it’s a legal problem, then what are the options for dealing with it? Focusing on the problem at hand and leaving the politics to the side is the best way to move forward, because it allows you to take, if you will, a kind of an antiseptic approach to problem solving. Legal education is an extraordinary education in problem solving and in amassing evidence and analyzing it. I think the way to avoid politics is to focus on the problem at hand and not let the extraneous stuff get involved.

You have long been an expert in Russian and Soviet history, having completed a Ph.D. in the subject from Georgetown in 1974. No doubt the United States’ relationship with Russia has evolved dramatically over the past five decades. Where do you see the future of our country’s relationship, regardless of the outcome in the next presidential election?

For the foreseeable future it’s going to be a very difficult relationship and primarily a hostile relationship. I think if Putin were to disappear tomorrow, the general view of most Russia experts, me included, is that he would be replaced by somebody even more hardline. What we must wait for is for someone finally to emerge in Russia who cares about the wellbeing of the Russian people and wants to end Russia’s role as a pariah in the world. I am afraid that’s some distance down the road.

You were secretary of defense when U.S. armed forces captured and killed Osama Bin Laden. What can you share with us about that experience that readers might not know or find surprising?

Not enough has been made of the fact that when President Obama made that decision we did not have a single piece of hard evidence that Osama bin Laden was in that compound. Not one. It was an entirely circumstantial case, put together by a group of analysts at CIA. That is one of the reasons why I consider his decision to authorize that raid as one of the most courageous decisions that I have seen by a president. He was in many ways gambling his presidency on it, as we just had no hard evidence.

We live in politically fractious times, where even a commitment to civil discourse has been characterized as a political stance. What role do you see for the next generation of attorneys in working to ensure that the foundations of American government — for example, respect for the rule of law, commitment to free expression, separation of church and state, free and fair elections — are protected and upheld.

The key is protecting our institutions. I think one of the most telling consequences or aspects of what happened on January 6, 2021, was how the institutions — and mostly legal institutions — held up. Whether it was election officials in Georgia, or attorneys and judges and prosecutors in a variety of states around the country, they upheld the rule of law and standards of law. Protecting these institutions that sustain our democracy will be critical going forward during times of such polarization in the country. If those begin to crumble, then we truly are in trouble. The fact of the matter is most of those institutions have lawyers at their helm or in key roles.

Your career has been marked by exemplary and diverse leadership. You’ve even written a book on the topic. What do you think are the most important traits for leaders today in a society that seems increasingly skeptical of leaders?

I think a leader must have moral authority. The leader has to have the respect and trust of the people who work for him or her. The way you do that is not through speeches but through actions, day in and day out. Are you setting an example of integrity? Do your actions match your words or your rhetoric? Do you treat people with respect and dignity? Do you create a decision-making environment that is both inclusive and transparent? One of the keys with the younger generation today is they’re no longer content to do something just because you say, “do it.” They want to know why we need to do it. And so, being forthright about your reasoning for making a decision is important, as is getting people involved in the decisionmaking process. I found in multiple organizations that people on the frontlines have a better idea of what’s working and what’s not working than people in the executive suites. People will willingly implement a decision they disagree with if they feel like they were a part of the process, and their views were respected and at least taken into account in some way.

You have lived in a lot of different places: Kansas, Texas, Washington, Washington, D.C., Virginia. Which place has shaped you the most?

My basic personality and character were shaped growing up in Kansas. It was a different time. It was kind of an idyllic time. I had a wonderful family, and we were what are now called free-range children. In the summertime, I was kicked out of the house after breakfast but had to be back by dark. For lunch we would scrounge a peanutbutter-and-jelly sandwich or a baloney sandwich from somebody’s mom. Life for me revolved around school, church, and Boy Scouts. It was a pretty wholesome way to live. And I think it had a big impact on me. My parents really set great examples.

In recent times we have seen many question the value of higher education and a college degree. What do you view as the value proposition of residential, liberal artsbased education in today’s world?

I was a history major in college. I have felt all through my career that I made better decisions because I was a history major and had read and continue to read a lot of history. I think we need to get back to the teaching of government and civics, in high schools and in colleges where that has fallen out of favor. I think a liberal arts education helps make one a well-rounded and interesting person. It might also make you a better decision-maker. It also makes life more interesting!

A STORY OF REDEMPTION

“There came a point when I had to ask myself: How do I live in here?” says Jeremiah “JJ” Bourgeois (’23 J.D.). “A prison is a bureaucracy. It’s governed by rules, and in learning the rules I was learning the law.”

In 1992, when he was 14 years old, Bourgeois made the worst decision of his life and committed an unspeakable crime. This is a story of redemption, though, of forgiveness and maybe even grace, so we won’t dwell on the details. A person is more than the worst thing he or she has done. He was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison without parole. By his estimation, he spent seven of his first 10 years in solitary confinement.

“When you end up in solitary, you’re in the belly of the bureaucracy. All of your communication is done by what are called kites,” he says. “I guess because you send them up and reel them back in.”

It was through these messages and the gaslighting he experienced at the hands of the prison administration, that Bourgeois sharpened his communication skills. He focused, concentrated – he didn’t want another message coming back saying he hadn’t been clear enough. He taught himself sentence structure by reading novels and later learned how to construct arguments by helping his fellow inmates navigate the system of laws that he’d mastered for himself. Toward the end of his time in prison, Bourgeois was writing articles for an online newspaper called The Crime Report and became the only prisoner

ever admitted to The American Society of Legal Writers.

In 2012, a landmark Supreme Court ruling (Miller v. Alabama) paved the way for Bourgeois’ eventual release in the fall of 2019, after 27 years in prison. Less than a year later, Bourgeois enrolled in law school where he formed a bond with Dean Rooksby.

“There were all kinds of reentry challenges that made law school more difficult than it otherwise would be,” he says. The pandemic made those challenges even harder. He had spread himself too thin, was missing class, and even went homeless for a spell.

When Dean Rooksby noticed his mounting absences, he called in a favor from Professor Emeritus Amy Kelley, who provided some of the help and encouragement Bourgeois needed during that time. “I call her Mom Deuce,” he says, laughing.

Bourgeois is now a gubernatorial appointee and law clerk who sits on the Sentencing Guidelines Commission. Dean Rooksby could not be prouder: ‘‘He is an embodiment for our institution of what a legal education can do in terms of changing the trajectory of someone’s life.”

Bourgeois remembers talking to a priest about his journey. He says, ‘‘I told him I thought this was a miracle, but he said miracles are simple and easy to understand — this is a mystery. That’s me — the mystery.”

“I told him I thought this was a miracle, but he said miracles are simple and easy to understand — this is a mystery. That’s me — the mystery.”

- Jeremiah Bourgeois

Jeremiah Bourgeois

WHEN DREAMS BECOME REALITY

Growing up in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Scott Kennedy (’24 J.D.) was able to walk to his afterschool job. His route to Bed Bath & Beyond took him past the Federal Courthouse, a building that always intrigued him.

“I just thought it was so cool,” he says. “I always imagined working in that beautiful building.”

His participation in high school debate served as a precursor of what was to come. Later, his North Idaho College adviser suggested a career in law as a possible future. But it wasn’t until he came to Gonzaga as an undergrad, a few years later, that he knew it was the right track for him.

“It was my judicial politics and civil rights and civil liberties classes that made me realize that I love learning about the court system and the law,” he says.

During his undergraduate education, Kennedy got involved with the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, an organization committed to protecting human rights. Founded in the 1980s, it has a rich history of opposing groups like the Aryan Nations, combatting them with educational and activist campaigns. In an area not known for tolerance, Kennedy was able to find a supportive community of like-minded advocates: people who are as committed to standing up to discrimination

as he is. He observed how the legal system was an avenue to promote human rights, which solidified his desire to attend law school.

Kennedy has the quiet confidence of someone who knows how to get things done. And that dream of working in the Federal Courthouse? He managed to make that happen through externships with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho and a circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If he can’t solve the problem himself, he enjoys knowing who to call. He’s developed this knack for solving hard problems and building community as president of the Student Bar Association, a position he’s used to advocate passionately on behalf of his fellow students.

He hopes to continue to develop these skills as he enters his career. He lined up a clerkship with a judge in Tacoma, Washington, where he is exposed to a wide range of legal issues.

“I like to be there for people,” he says. “I have my sights on the Washington Attorney General’s Office, and in particular, its civil rights division, because of my passion for human and civil rights. Whatever I do, I want to give back to the community because it’s given me so much,” Kennedy says.

“I like to be there for people,” he says. “I have my sights on the Washington Attorney General’s Office, and in particular, its civil rights division, because of my passion for human and civil rights. Whatever I do, I want to give back to the community, because it’s given me so much.”

- Scott Kennedy

A PASSION WITH PURPOSE

Carol Velazquez (’24 J.D.) doesn’t like talking about herself. This isn’t because she lacks for things to say. She is quite accomplished and her future is bright. But her humility is genuine. She grew up in Los Angeles, in a predominantly Latino neighborhood, where negative experiences with the law have eroded the area’s trust in it.

“I come from a large immigrant community,” Velazquez says. “I’ve always had this understanding that some people live in fear of the law. So how do you empower them and make it more accessible? More equitable?”

These are questions that she explored before she came to Spokane and started on her path toward becoming a lawyer. After she graduated from college, she took a job working for SEIUUHW, a union of healthcare workers. While doing this work, she saw the true power of community and gained an even deeper understanding of how it begins and lives within each member.

“I was amazed at the power of collectiveness,” she says of the experience.

Had it not been for COVID-19, Velazquez might still be doing that kind of work. During that uncertain time, Velazquez decided it would be best to pursue law school.

As a nontraditional student from a sunnier California climate, she found law school, and

Spokane, disorienting at first. And difficult. But she soon found herself on the receiving end of a sense of community that she’d worked so hard to foster with the union.

“I felt incredibly supported throughout,” she says. “Especially by Assistant Dean Susan Lee. She allowed me to express myself and just made me feel really comfortable.”

That encouragement opened up opportunities for Velazquez that she would not have pursued otherwise. She went on the Gonzaga Law in Action: Nogales trip where she saw firsthand how important it was for asylum seekers to have someone who speaks their language serving as their advocate. She was also able to participate in the summer program in Florence, an experience that allowed her to “see the world with a different lens.”

As she prepares for the bar, Velazquez has lined up a position at a minority-owned law firm, Olivarez Madruga Law Organization in Los Angeles.

“It’s so empowering to walk in there and feel seen, this firm offers new opportunities to confront complex legal issues head-on and to push the boundaries of what I thought possible,” she says.

And there’s no doubt that she’ll continue to help others feel likewise.

“I’ve always had this understanding that some people live in fear of the law. So how do you empower them and make it more accessible? More equitable?”

- Carol Velazquez

Velazquez

Inspired Spaces

At Gonzaga Law School, our collective community of students, alumni, faculty, and staff breathe life into our programs, generating inspired spaces to protect, heal, learn, advocate, and be authentic.

By Ryan Molenkamp

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A Space to

IP Clinic Opens to Serve Community Needs and Students’ Learning

In the thriving entrepreneurial landscape of Spokane, the newly established Intellectual Property Clinic at Gonzaga Law School – Clinical Legal Programs provides a remarkable opportunity for inventors, entrepreneurs, and business owners. In this space, students are equipped with the guidance of experienced supervising attorneys to draft and pursue patents or trademarks, allowing inventors and small businesses to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. The IP Clinic at Gonzaga Law School was accepted to participate in the Law School Clinic Certification Program offered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This special program enables students to practice before the USPTO. Britten Sessions, supervising attorney, emphasized that, “Inventors and small business owners are effusive in their praise of the IP Clinic program. It fills a fundamental need many entities have, namely, to get protection in the early stages of their inventing or business lifecycle. Many will contact me to thank me –and all student participants – for assisting them when they were unable to find help elsewhere.”

A Space to Clinical Legal Programs at Gonzaga Family Haven

Opened in March of 2022, Gonzaga Family Haven houses 73 families who are experiencing homelessness. The mission of the Haven stretches far beyond mere shelter. It strives to provide comprehensive services, empowering families to regain stability and break free from the cycle of intergenerational poverty. As part of this endeavor, our clinical students in the General Public Practice and Indian Law Clinic and the Tax Clinic play a pivotal role. Interim Director of Gonzaga Law School – Clinical Legal Programs, Father Bryan Pham, eloquently captures the essence of this transformative experience, stating, ‘‘Gonzaga Family Haven provides our students the rare opportunity to venture beyond the confines of textbooks and classrooms and immerse themselves in the realworld challenges faced by their clients. Here, legal theories meet the raw realities of lived experiences, where our students embody the principles of a Jesuit education by meeting people where they are.” This unique arrangement enables students to provide legal assistance within a space where their clients can feel at home, fostering a meaningful connection. ‘‘Such an experience nurtures a space where students can wholeheartedly embrace a quintessential attribute crucial to their future as practicing attorneys: radical compassion,” Fr. Pham says.

A Space to

Gonzaga Law School Named Best Building by PreLaw Magazine

While acknowledging the profound impact of spaces created by those around us, we must also recognize one physical space that has gained popular recognition this year. The Gonzaga Law School building was named one of the “Best Law School Buildings” by PreLaw Magazine in 2024. Standing proudly just off the banks of the Spokane River, the building houses all our classes, clinics, and programs year-round. Students share their gratitude for having such an impressive building not just to study in but to truly call home. If it has been some time since your last visit, now is an opportune moment to witness the completion of numerous remodeling projects.

A Space to

The Creation of the Conaway Family Children and Parents Representation and Justice Initiative

Advocating for children and parents requires specialized resources, support, and advocacy training. To pave the way for effective representation, Gonzaga Law School is proud to introduce the Conaway Family Children and Parents Representation and Justice Initiative, the first academic program of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. This program will support and train law students and attorneys to represent children and parents in dependency proceedings. In partnership with the Office of Civil and Legal Aid and the Office of Public Defense, students have already benefited from the CF-CRJI in networking and learning about topics like Washington’s child welfare system and advancing Indian Child Welfare Act compliance through the appellate process during the spring 2024 semester. Future plans for the initiative will enable students to enroll in a new mini-course on the Indian Child Welfare Act and courses on the ethical representation of children and trauma-informed lawyering. The initiative will address the growing demand in Washington state for lawyers who can advocate for children, ensuring that even the most vulnerable members of society have a stake in the legal system.

Learn more about the CF-CRJI on pages 36 and 37.

A Space to be

Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic in the Community

From the moment a client steps into the Lincoln LGBTQ+ Rights Clinic, they are greeted by friendly faces, a myriad of rainbows, and unwavering support. Students are trained to create an inclusive and welcoming space for every individual who seeks legal assistance. Many clients have been victims of hate crimes and cases of dehumanizing discrimination. Ashlyn Hannus (’24 J.D.) expressed her gratitude at being able to reassure clients that, “not only do we believe you, but we are also going to take your case and fight for you.” The Lincoln LGBTQ+ Clinic is one of nine clinics in the U.S. on college campuses that support LGBTQ+ communities with legal services. Rising 3L Madisen Monigold said, “Gonzaga law students are able to foster an inclusive and safe space where clients’ voices are uplifted and heard.” Beyond its legal offerings, the clinic has served as a powerful force in creating community for those across Gonzaga’s campus to network and be a supportive space for law students, faculty, and staff who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and allies.

Similar to the mixture, medley, and patchwork of colors and textures of Molenkamp’s work, our vibrant law school community creates inspired spaces for all around us through the initiatives outlined above. While celebrating its achievements, Gonzaga Law School remains steadfast in its commitment to creating inclusive environments for underrepresented communities as it pursues continual growth and progress for inspired places.

The End of an Era

Professors Treuthart and Ballard Retire After Decades of Service to the Gonzaga Law Community

Megan Ballard

Megan Ballard can trace her passion for immigration reform back to her college days, when she developed a passion for helping people seeking refuge from civil and political unrest.

“I went to college at a time when there was a lot of conflict and violence in Central America,” she says. “And I became very interested in the rights of people enduring those conflicts.”

For a time after college, she pursued a career in foreign policy. She moved to Washington, D.C., worked for Congress, and even earned a master’s degree in Latin American studies. But she found that tracking, monitoring, and developing foreign policy was next to impossible from the outside. After a period of disillusionment, she decided to go to law school, believing that might provide her an avenue to make more of a difference. But the world of law was foreign to her; she didn’t grow up around lawyers.

“A law degree is a real tool,” she says. “One you can wield to fortify the rights of people impacted by violence.”

Ballard came to Gonzaga in 2004, after a few years teaching in Kansas, and enjoyed being at an institution where she could merge her volunteer interests with her scholarship and teaching. Raised in Seattle, she had passed the Washington Bar exam, which was fortuitous. Not everyone gets to teach and practice. During her time at Gonzaga, before her retirement in December, she received two Fulbright grants, one to Jordan and the other to the country of Georgia, experiences that furthered her understanding of the challenges faced by people forced from their homes by armed conflict.

While at Gonzaga, Ballard was instrumental in establishing a robust immigration law program. She secured more than $1 million dollars of grant funding and donations that went

toward creating the Beatriz and Ed Schweitzer Border Justice Initiative. This involved expanding the courses Gonzaga offered on immigration and creating opportunities for students to provide free immigration law help to marginalized immigrants, including a hands-on intensive asylum course conducted along the U.S.Mexico border.

“There is an increasingly vulnerable population amassing at border cities in Mexico in need of legal advice,” she says. “I saw an opportunity for the clinic to contribute to this need.” She later offered the course in central Washington to help asylum-seekers closer to home.

This is hard, emotionally taxing work. And students often return from the experience transformed. Ballard hopes that it helps them understand that they don’t need to be a practicing immigration lawyer to support people. They don’t need to go to the border either, as people in communities across the country need assistance.

In the fall of 2023, Ballard took a job as the managing attorney for Spokane’s office of the International Rescue Committee, a global humanitarian organization that helps resettle refugees in the U.S. She relies on skills she honed as a professor and lawyer to build a robust legal services program at the IRC. The transition to nonprofit work has come with a steep learning curve, but Ballard has never been one to back away from a challenge, particularly when it comes to helping people displaced by violence.

Mary Pat Treuthart

Professor Mary Pat “MP” Treuthart, who retired in May, taught at Gonzaga Law School for 35 years. That is a long time for someone who wasn’t sure higher education had a place in her future.

“I was not a prime candidate for the academic path,” she says.

Growing up in a working-class family, first in Illinois and later in Pennsylvania, Treuthart developed a keen awareness of economic disparity and a deep sympathy for the folks who have to work harder than others to make ends meet. During college, she served an externship with legal services, a program that provided legal assistance for people who couldn’t afford it. When she graduated from law school, she had her sights set on a career in this field. After serving a judicial clerkship, Treuthart worked for six years as the staff attorney and director of a New Jersey-based legal services organization. But services like these fell out of favor in the 1980s in a more conservative political climate. So, she had to step back and reassess.

“I was raised Catholic, and I think that the importance of service was instilled in me,” she says. “And I felt like I could do some good work in this field. Teaching.”

Two recurring themes in Treuthart’s life are the Catholic humanist tradition and social justice. And in Gonzaga she found a place where she could pursue both freely. Instead of having to choose one thing in which to specialize, she has been able to pursue her many passions and interests. Among them are women’s rights issues, anti-domestic violence measures, death penalty abolition, and advocacy for people with mental disabilities. No issue has proved to be too emotionally difficult for her to tackle.

“I have a kaleidoscopic brain,” she admits, with a wry smile.

This capacity to switch gears served her well in a career that had her teaching family law, constitutional law, international human rights, women’s rights, criminal procedure, and more.

“Working with students was the key that opened everything up for me,” she says. “I discovered that I like facilitating pathways for other people.”

But extolling Treuthart’s agile mind or trotting out a record of her many achievements won’t capture what makes her so singular, and why she was so valuable to Gonzaga. Because to talk about Treuthart is to talk about the aura she projects, a remarkable mix of authority and generosity. More than three decades of students have

experienced the thrill of being in her presence when she makes the law come alive in a way that shouldn’t be possible.

As she talks, she seems to surprise and delight herself, with her hands dancing in the air around her, as though she were conducting an imaginary symphony somewhere behind you. Soon you’re no longer listening to a law professor, but a kind of sorceress, a rare human specimen who can remind you that the world is full of magic, and that life itself is an experience of enchantment.

So, however uncertain she might have been at the trailhead of academia, she now has three and a half decades of former students who can confirm it was the right path for her to follow.

Faculty Scholarship Highlights

This past year has been one of the most successful for the Gonzaga Law faculty, producing more than 28 substantial scholarly works, with placements in some of the most prestigious law reviews. Below are notable recent and forthcoming publications.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Law Students Left Behind: Law School’s Role in Remedying the Devastating Effects of Federal Education Policy

107 Minnesota Law Review 106 (2023)

By Sandra Simpson, Professor of Law and Director of Experiential Learning & Institutional Assessment

Due to the unintended consequences of misdirected federal education policy, students come to law school with underdeveloped critical thinking and cognitive adaptability skills. As the products of the No Child Left Behind Act and its progeny, students educated in the United States after 2002 excel at memorization and multiple-choice exam strategies but were not afforded the practice needed to fully develop other critical professional skills. This article analyzes these vital skills, discusses what led up to the federal statutes and policy, focuses on the federal statutes at fault, and explores what higher education is doing to address the deficits. It argues law schools and professors can and should assist their students in developing these attributes by adapting teaching methods, improving institutional and classroom assessments, and broadening the curriculum.

Professor Simpson is an expert in teaching pedagogy and legal education reform. Her other recent article, The Ultimate Logic Question: Why Continue to Use the LSAT When the Test Harms Diversity?, was published in the Tennessee Law Review.

Toward National Regulation of Legal Technology: A Path Forward for Access to Justice

92 Fordham Law Review 1 (2023)

By Drew Simshaw, Assistant Professor of Law and CluteHolleran Scholar in Corporate Law

Legal technology can help close the access-to-justice gap by increasing efficiency, democratizing access to information, and helping consumers solve their own legal problems or connecting them with lawyers who can. But, without proper design, technology can also consolidate power, automate bias, and magnify inequality. The state-by-state regulation of legal services has not adapted to this emerging technology-driven landscape that is continually being reshaped by artificial intelligence-driven tools like ChatGPT. Confusion abounds concerning whether use of these technologies amounts to unauthorized practice of law, leads to discrimination, adequately protects client data, violates the duty of technological competence, or requires prohibited cross-industry business structures. This article argues that regulatory reform processes should be explored at the national level, where expertise, as well as empirical benefits and economic advantages, would yield more informed and impactful reforms aimed at balancing consumer protection and access to justice. It provides a comprehensive proposal for an opt-in national legal services “sandbox” – a regulatory reform mechanism that carefully tests innovative services through temporary safe harbors and data generation that leads to more informed regulatory decision-making.

Assistant Professor Simshaw researches and writes about the interplay between emerging legal technologies and legal ethics, access to justice, and legal education. His other recent article, Technology Competence as a Compass for Helping to Close the Justice Gap, was published in the St. Thomas Law Journal.

NEW & FORTHCOMING SCHOLARSHIP

Angela Aneiros, Assistant Professor of Law, focuses her research on the intersection of law and corporate governance. Her coauthored article, Caremark’s Butterfly Effect, was published in the American University Law Review, and her coauthored article, How a “Superstar” CEO Exposes the Necessity for Third Party D&O Insurance, was published in the Stetson Law Review. Her article, Limiting the Power of Superstar CEOs, will be published in the Berkeley Business Law Journal.

Dallan Flake, Associate Dean of Faculty Scholarship and Associate Professor of Law, focuses his research on religious accommodations in the workplace. His article, When “Close Enough” is Not Enough: Accommodating the Religiously Devout, was published in the Byu Law Review The fifth edition of his coauthored casebook, Employment Law, was published by Aspen Publishing. His article, Valuing Workplace Authenticity, is forthcoming in the William & Mary Law Review, and his other article, Coworker Morale as Undue Hardship, will be published in the Employee Rights And Employment Policy Journal.

Jason Gillmer, John J. Hemmingson Professor of Civil Liberties, is a legal historian with a particular interest in the antebellum South, the conquest of the American West, and the Civil Rights era. His article, Litigating Slavery’s Reach: A Story of Race, Rights, and the Law During the California Gold Rush, was published in the Loyola Of Los Angeles Law Review. His article, Pearson v. Pearson: A Story of Slavery, Marriage, and the West, Told in Black and White, will be published in the Michigan Journal Of Law & Society.

Brooks Holland, J. Donald and Va Lena Scarpelli Curran Professor of Legal Ethics and Professionalism, focuses his research on the intersections of professional responsibility, criminal law, human rights, and social justice. His article, Gideon at Sixty: Everything It Promised, and So Much Less, was published in the Journal Of Social Education, and his coauthored article, Progressive Prosecutors or Zealous Defenders, from Coast to Coast, was published in the American Criminal Law Review. His book chapter, Exploring Two Sides of the Access Coin in Professional Responsibility: Access to Justice and Access to the Profession, was published in Integrating Doctrine And Diversity: Beyond The First Year (Carolina Academic Press). The third edition of his casebook, Learning Professional Responsibility: From The Classroom To The Practice Of Law, is forthcoming.

Luis Inaraja Vera, Assistant Professor of Law, focuses his research on environmental and natural resources law. His article, Legal Transitions in the Era of Climate Change, will be published in the Washington University Law Review

Jessica Kiser, Associate Professor of Law, focuses her research on intellectual property law, especially as it relates to emerging technologies, trademark law, brand-building, and strategic business development. Her coauthored article, Of Marks and Markets: An Empirical Study of Trademark Litigation, was published in the South Carolina Law Review. The eighth edition of her coauthored casebook, Fundamentals Of U.s. Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patent, And Trademark, will be published by Wolters Kluwer. Her article, Tradition is a Trap, will be published in the Pittsburgh Law Review, and an update to her coauthored volume, United States of America, in International Encyclopedia Of Laws: Intellectual Property, will be published by Wolters Kluwer.

Inga Laurent, Professor of Law, focuses her research on analyzing and reimagining the criminal legal system. Her article, An Absence of Accountability, was published in the Seton Hall Law Review, and her article, Addressing the Toll of Truth Telling, was published in the Brooklyn Law Review

Genevieve Mann, Assistant Professor of Law and Rita G. & Norman L. Roberts Faculty Scholar, researches and writes in the elder law arena, with a focus on reimagining legal tools that sit at the intersection of client self-determination and empowerment. Her article, A Good Death: End-of-Life Lawyering Through a Relational Autonomy Lens, was published in the Washington Law Review

Agnieszka McPeak, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Program Innovation and Associate Professor of Law, researches and writes on the intersection of law and technology, particularly as it relates to social media, ethics, privacy, and the innovation and sharing economies. Her article, The Gig is Rigged: How Gig Companies Exploit Private Law to Entrench Power, published in the UC Davis Law Review

Dan Morrissey, Professor of Law, writes in the areas of corporate securities law and jurisprudence. His article, The Section 3(a)(10) Exemption: The OddPerson-Out of the Securities Laws, published in the Kansas Law Review.

Ann Murphy, Professor of Law, focuses her research on tax and evidence issues. Her article, The Chamber of Secrets: The Death of Judicial Review of State Secrets, published in the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. She is also an author of several volumes on evidentiary privilege in Federal Practice And Procedure (commonly known as Wright & Miller), published by Thomson Reuters.

Olawale Ogunmodimu, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and incoming Assistant Professor of Law, researches and writes on international law issues relating to legal transplantation, human rights, and socioeconomic rights. His article, The Politics and Consequences of Political Secession, published in the St. Mary’s Law Journal

Jeffrey Omari, Assistant Professor of Law, is a legal anthropologist whose research on the intersection of law, technology, and social science merges ethnographic fieldwork and anthropological theory with doctrinal analysis. His coauthored article, New Legal Realism at 20: Rethinking Law in the Era of Populism and Social Movements, was published in the Connecticut Law Review. His article, Political Disinformation in the Anthropocene, will be published in the Washington & Lee Law Review, and his coauthored chapter, Informality and the Internet: A Study of Technological Governance in Brazil, will be published in The Rule Of (Non)Laws (Routledge Press).

Theodosia Stavroulaki, Assistant Professor of Law, focuses her research on antitrust, health law, and law and inequality. Her book, Healthcare, Quality Concerns And Competition Law: A Systematic Approach, was published by Hart Publishing. Her article, The Healing Power of Antitrust, will be published in the Northwestern University Law Review

Welcome New Faculty

By Agnieszka McPeak, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Program Innovation

Gonzaga Law School welcomes four new tenure-stream faculty members in fall 2024.

Erica Goldberg and Kristina Campbell join us as tenured faculty members. Together, they bring decades of experience in legal education to Gonzaga Law School. Goldberg joins us from the University of Dayton School of Law in Ohio, where she has taught torts, constitutional law, and criminal law. Her scholarship lies at the intersection of tort law remedies and First Amendment rights, and she brings her expertise not only to the law school but also to the University’s new Center for Ignatian Dialogue & Discernment. Goldberg will teach torts, criminal procedure, and First Amendment law, among other courses. Campbell, an immigration law expert, joins us from the University of the District of Columbia’s David A. Clarke School of Law. She has an extensive background and dedication to rights and regulations of noncitizens in the United States at both the federal and local level. She will focus her clinical teaching on youth justice and will also teach immigration law and related courses. In addition to her faculty role, she will serve as the director of the Beatriz and Ed Schweitzer Border Justice Initiative, an administrative leadership position that puts her at the helm of Gonzaga Law’s substantial work in immigrant justice.

In addition to Goldberg and Campbell, Wale Ogunmodimu and Michael Cecil will join us as assistant professors. Both recently concluded year-long appointments at Gonzaga Law as visiting assistant professors and visiting scholars with the Center for Law, Ethics & Commerce.

Ogunmodimu came to Gonzaga from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, and has quickly become revered for his teaching of constitutional law and legal research and writing courses to first-year students. His scholarly interests span comparative law, constitutional law, human rights, international law, and socioeconomic rights. He will continue to teach legal research and writing courses, constitutional law, foreign relations law, conflicts of law, and related courses.

Cecil came to Gonzaga from the New York State Senate where he served as legal counsel. His scholarship focuses on the nature of U.S. economic, political, and legal structures –both public and private – and the underlying institutional arrangements that facilitate them. He teaches property, race & the law, constitutional law II, and related courses.

We extend our warmest congratulations to Goldberg, Campbell, Ogunmodimu, and Cecil on their new roles. Dean Jacob Rooksby says, “We are thrilled by these additions to our faculty. Gonzaga Law School has long prided itself on having multidimensional teacherscholar-practitioners in the classroom. Erica, Kristina, Wale, and Michael are in keeping with this rich legacy.”

We are confident that their diverse perspectives and exceptional talents will help shape the future of our institution. Please join us in welcoming them and in celebrating this exciting new chapter in our law school community.

Erica Goldberg

Kristina Campbell

Michael Cecil

Wale Ogunmodimu

Innovation, Persistence, Excellence: Lessons from Marchese Piero Antinori

The Marchese speaks with Gonzaga Law School alumni and benefactors in Tuscany.

By Dean Jacob H. Rooksby

Gonzaga University recently celebrated 60 years of providing life-changing educational experiences for students at its campus in Florence, Italy.

For many of those years, Gonzaga’s campus consisted of a rented space in the Palazzo Antinori. This prominent building, dating back to the 15th Century, bears the name of the famous winemaking family, now in its 27th generation of leadership. Piero Antinori is the 86-year-old patriarch who today holds the honorific title of Marchese, which is an Italian nobleman next in rank above a count. Widely regarded as one of the most storied winemakers and vintners of the past century, on a par with the likes of Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, many simply call Mr. Antinori “the Marchese.” Wine Spectator magazine once described him as follows: “Tall and dignified, Marchese Piero Antinori looks the part of a Florentine

nobleman, a fitting figure to oversee a 600-year-old family wine business.”

Gonzaga is proud of its Legal and Business Aspects of Wine Tuscany Immersion Program, now in its fourth iteration. This past May, participants were fortunate to visit one of the Marchese’s signature vineyards outside of Florence, the Tenuta Tignanello Estate, guided by the Marchese himself. The estate’s grapes help produce the iconic Tignanello wine. This vintage was the first Sangiovese to be aged in barriques, the first contemporary Tuscan red wine blended with untraditional varieties (specifically Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc), and one of the first red wines in the Chianti Classico region that did not use white grapes. The wine was a major success from its first release in 1971, although its reception within Tuscany was more mixed, as it truly defied categorization as Chianti wine (which at the time, for red wine, could only consist of

Sangiovese grapes). The Marchese was undeterred. When acclaimed lawyer turned wine critic, Robert Parker, described Tignanello as constituting its own product class — “Super Tuscan” — the stage was set for dramatic growth.

As our group toured the Tenuta Tignanello Estate, we were struck not only by the property’s natural beauty, but also by the fastidious attention to detail evident in every feature. Attention to detail comes through in all aspects of the Antinori operation, from its renowned wines, historic vineyards, and sprawling estates and operations throughout the world, including Stag’s Leap, in Napa Valley, and Col Solare, at Red Mountain in Washington. As we learned through our time with the Marchese, producing wine and experiences that are “more than excellent” is the winemaking family’s calling card.

I was fortunate to be able to talk with the Marchese about the history of his family’s company and the Antinori approach to winemaking. The following wisdom on innovation, persistence, and excellence transcends the wine industry and made me reflect on what his words meant for leaders in higher education.

“Even in agriculture and winemaking, innovation is extremely important. In the 1960s I became a good friend of Robert Mondavi’s. I remember every time we exchanged ideas I came back to Italy energized to try new things. The California approach, which is oriented toward innovation in technology, influenced me a lot in that period. When Tignanello was presented to the market it was very controversial because it did not follow the rules of Chianti wine. It was a bit of a contradiction: It had the lowest classification (table wine), but the quality was higher than even the best Chianti Classicos. And so was the price. So, it was a contradiction, and that’s why at the beginning it was also a bit controversial. But the contradiction created some curiosity, and I think that was also part of the success of the product. To be a bit out of the ordinary.”

“Wine and vintners must respect the rhythm of nature. You plant a vineyard today and the first results that are really positive will come after six, seven, 10 years, you never know. These are things that happen slowly over time and centuries but that show that we too feel it in our DNA: Passion, patience, persistence.”

“To obtain the highest quality in any field, but particularly wine, you need to be almost obsessed about small details and small specific things. Never lose sight of the small details. This is something my father taught me, and I am trying to transfer it also to the future generations. Attention to details. For us to try to produce the highest quality is part of our mission and philosophy. From a business perspective, it’s the right direction of where we want to go. But more importantly, it’s a matter of satisfaction. It’s much more satisfactory to produce a very high-quality wine, obtain the highest scores, and be recognized as being able to produce the highest quality wine, than it is to produce ordinary wine.”

The Antinori family crest contains a Latin phrase, “Te Duce Profico.” It translates to “Following your guide, I flourish.” The Marchese takes this to mean the pursuit of excellence informed by tradition. Unsurprisingly, our time with him was more than excellent. I found that reflecting on his words, following his guide, we all have much to learn.

Creating Spaces to Serve Others

I’d like to lean into our theme and consider the profound impact of curating spaces that transcend the physical realm, spaces that can be experienced spiritually or mentally in communion with others. A broader perspective opens up a world of possibilities and encourages us to discern what we can pour into a space for those around us.

This past Lenten season while traveling, I found myself standing before Holy Family Catholic Church. The sign indicated that Mass would begin in 15 minutes. As I stood at the intersection, bracing against the 42°F wind grateful for my parka, I had a choice: continue my search for lunch or ascend the steps into the church. I chose the stairs.

Inside, I observed Catholic school students filing in, bundled in their winter coats, mittens, and hats, their heavy snow boots clattering as teachers reminded them to quiet their voices. Amid the commotion, an elderly man with a wrench in hand moved from one heating element to another, ensuring the small church would warm up. As I sat in the pew, I pondered the history of this space and the community it serves. I gathered that this community had poured their hearts into this space and thanks to them I now had a space to rest and reset during my travels.

Similarly, I had the privilege of spending time with Josh and Janae Conaway during their recent visit. I found myself contemplating the foundation we were laying with the Conaway Family Children and Parents Representation and Justice Initiative and how the initiative would shape future students and the broader Spokane community. How many lives will be touched by the students in this space? How many future lives will be transformed? It all starts with someone creating a space.

What we do and how we give of ourselves within “spaces” matter. By freely sharing time, experiences, and knowledge, we can create spaces that welcome and nurture everyone. I hope you’re able to reflect on the spaces you’ve created with others as well as those that have been created for you and recognize how truly meaningful those moments are. Thank you for all the spaces you’ve been a part of and made possible with Gonzaga Law School.

Respectfully,

Sarah Guzmán (’18 M.A.)

Executive Director, Gonzaga Law School Foundation

A Tradition of Service

RED MASS 2023 RECAP

Gonzaga Law School recognized the year’s Carl Maxey Scholars and awarded Ryan McNeice (’04 M.B.A., ’05 J.D.) with the Distinguished Legal Service Award posthumously at Red Mass in fall 2023.

Rising 2Ls honored for their accomplishments with the Carl Maxey Scholars Award were America Sanchez, Enrique Fuller-Avalos, and Dominique Figueroa.

In honoring McNeice who passed away on April 20, 2023, Smithmoore P. Myers Dean Jacob Rooksby shared that the award is given to an alum who has exemplified the Gonzaga University School of Law mission in their career.

“Ryan was unlike anyone I have ever met. His kindness, curiosity, and love of life put him in a league of his own. I valued his wise counsel from the moment I started in the position as dean in 2018,” Dean Jacob Rooksby expressed.

Actively involved with Gonzaga Law School, McNeice joined the Board of Advisors in 2011. In 2021, he was nominated and voted by his peers to serve as president. He was deeply committed to his community and held various voluntary positions in youth sports and arts programs and with the Washington State Bar.

Each year members of the Spokane legal community gather for Red Mass

Dean Jacob Rooksby embraces Ryan McNeice’s parents Janet and Randy McNeice.

at St. Aloysius Church at Gonzaga University. All are welcome to pray for God’s blessing or set an intention for guidance for themselves and the legal profession. Red Mass is a tradition that dates back to 1310 and originally marked the beginning of the Michaelmas (fall term) of the King’s Bench during the reign of Edward II of England. It is always an honor to have Jesuits present at Gonzaga Law School’s Red Mass, including Law Chaplain and Assistant Professor Father Bryan Pham.

Brooke Johnson (’07 J.D.)

FORGING YOUR TRUE PATH

A career is a journey, as we all know, and the most exciting journeys never go exactly as planned.

There are unexpected twists and turns, disappointing roadblocks, and unexpected vistas that take your breath away. What you prepare for never arrives, but what arrives is far more rewarding than anything you could have prepared for. These are lessons that Brooke Johnson knows well.

“This is exactly what I never thought I’d be doing,” she says of starting her own firm, North x Northwest Law Group. “I never wanted to be on my own.”

After graduating from Gonzaga Law School, Johnson moved to Tacoma and began practicing at one of the city’s largest firms, doing mostly transactional business work. Had you asked her then, she would’ve told you she’d found her roost for the long haul, until her kids were in college and she was spending her days contemplating the joy in retirement. But as she continued to work hard and achieve at

a high level, she started to ask herself whether the future she’d been working toward was the one she actually wanted to live. With experience comes perspective and she soon found that hers had changed.

“As you approach partnership, you start to think about where you want to stay forever.”

It takes a lot of courage to alter your life’s course, especially when you seem to have everything figured out. She gave up the stability of working for a large firm and found herself in a professional Goldilocks situation, searching for her ‘‘just right.’’ After deliberating with her husband, she decided to pass on a couple of attractive offers and set out on her own. In 2019, she started NxNW Law Group, where she focuses on a wide range of business, tax, nonprofit, and intellectual property issues. Becoming an entrepreneur meant she could yoke together everything she’s been interested in over her career. In this way, no day would look the same, and Johnson’s nimble mind moves between responsibilities as gracefully as a butterfly.

“I wanted control over the kind of work I do,” she says. “And now, every day, it’s something new. It’s like a different puzzle all the time.”

Among the puzzles she enjoys solving is helping nonprofits become thriving businesses with the best shot at fulfilling their ambitious missions.

“The young ones don’t know what questions to ask yet. They’re really excited about their mission, but they don’t always know how to nail that down. How do they harness their idea? I like figuring out how to get them excited about the details. Owning a small business has given me a lot of perspective for helping other people.”

Thanks to Johnson’s hard work and the success that came with it, NxNW Law Group recently moved into a new, larger office and will welcome another lawyer to the team in the coming months. Her ultimate goal is to have a lawyer at the head of each of their areas of interest. Johnson can look back now, five years into this experiment, and see that a firm like NxNW Law Group was always her true path.

“I wanted control over the kind of work I do,” she says. “And now every day it’s something

new. It’s like a different puzzle all the time.”

- Brooke Johnson

THE HEARTBEAT OF ADVOCACY: JOSH & JANAE CONAWAY’S MISSION

Compassion may not be the first adjective you would associate with the law. But it has become the beating heart of Josh Conaway’s practice, through which he works on behalf of some of the most vulnerable members of our society – children.

After his time at Gonzaga, Josh Conaway started his career in civil defense in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but his experience in that field left much to be desired. In 2009, after several frustrating years, he knew he needed to make a change. He wanted to do something that would make a real difference in the world, and so he and his firm started representing children. In 2018, he made the switch to exclusively litigating child sex abuse cases.

“It’s impossible not to be compassionate for these kids,” Josh Conaway says. “They’re moved from one part of the broken system to another.”

Josh’s wife, Janae, is a teacher and has seen the heartbreaking effects of a child falling through the cracks.

“Students will sometimes disappear,” she says. “You hope the best for them, but that’s not always what happens.” She tells one story of a struggling student who seemed to be getting his life back in order. But then he stopped showing up to class and ended up critically injured in a shooting, a case that still haunts her. “Many of these kids could’ve gotten the help they needed, if they’d just had an advocate.”

Josh Conaway and his firm recently made the news because of a landmark ruling on behalf of a victim of repeated sexual assault. In July of 2023, a New Mexico jury awarded $485 million in damages on behalf of an eight-yearold girl who was in the state’s foster care system. Reading about the case taxes the imagination and makes one’s blood boil. That so much callousness, neglect, and predation exist in the world is almost enough to sour one on the whole notion of hope, he says. But thanks to Josh Conaway and his team’s hard work, some measure of justice prevailed.

“There’s not a dream in that girl’s life that’s going to be out of reach,” he says. “But then you wake up and you recognize that it’s like there’s a dam about to burst and you just stuck a piece of chewing gum in one crack.”

With the windfall verdict, the Conaways knew they wanted to give back in some way. Gonzaga seemed a good fit for the scope of their ambition and the vibrancy of their faith. They’ve helped establish the Louis and Jean Conaway Community Justice Project, which will provide a path for students interested in representing children. Named for Josh Conaway’s grandparents, who were influential and generous themselves, the center represents the very advocacy and support that he always found in them.

“The center is going to stand for service for others,” Josh Conaway says. “Sometimes that gets lost in being a lawyer. Our jobs are service jobs. I’m fortunate enough to serve children who need it.”

With the center’s help, more lawyers will be prepared to do this same kind of noble, compassionate work.

“The center is going to stand for service for others,” Josh Conaway says. “Sometimes that gets lost in being a lawyer. Our jobs are service jobs. I’m fortunate enough to serve children who need it.”

Josh

(’03

J.D.) & Janae Conaway

“I wanted to help people who had no access to a lawyer,” she says. “And I fell in love with the meaningful work of representing my clients. I sought to achieve a just outcome in each case.”

- Judge Jamie Hawk

The Hon. Jaime Hawk (’99,

’04 J.D.)

COURAGE ON THE BENCH

Judge Hawk is committed to access to justice and community building, and has a spirit as generous as it is gentle. With an authoritative grace, she inspires trust in the law at a time when it’s sorely needed.

Two years ago, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Judge Hawk to the King County Superior Court, where she presides over a wide range of trials, including criminal, civil, and family law. No week is quite the same and she’s enjoying this variety.

“Every day is different, but what is consistent is that every day someone is appearing before a court for the first time,” Judge Hawk says. “It is important to remember the impact the court system can have on people’s lives.”

Judge Hawk’s journey to the bench has been guided by her unwavering dedication to her passions throughout her career. A proud “double Zag,” she was a Thomas More Scholar who has always prioritized her commitment to social justice and to doing everything she can to make the law more accessible. After she graduated, Hawk moved to Washington, D.C., to work with the U.S. Senate Judiciary

Committee as an attorney fellow. After returning home from the other Washington, she served as a state and federal public defender, working to protect the constitutional rights of vulnerable people.

“I wanted to help people who had no access to a lawyer,” she says. “And I fell in love with the meaningful work of representing my clients. I sought to achieve a just outcome in each case.”

After several rewarding years, Judge Hawk shifted her focus to civil rights work and took a job with the ACLU, where she focused on issues of equality, equity, poverty, and systemic racism, and how they affect people in this country. She was the first ACLU staff member to become a judge in Washington.

“I was able to partner with the community and those most impacted to implement legal and policy reform strategies to improve the law,” she says.

Community-building has been a consistent focus for Judge Hawk throughout her remarkable career. A true leader, she promoted access to justice through organizations such as the Race and Criminal Justice Taskforce 2.0, civil rights legal clinics,

and youth and law community programs. And she continues to find ways to reach out and give back in her new role. She serves as the co-chair of the Courts and Community Committee of King County Superior Court, which helps people understand the justice system and hopes to remove the economic, cultural, and language barriers people face when it comes to the law. The Washington Supreme Court recently appointed Judge Hawk to its statewide Minority and Justice Commission, which works to overcome bias in the court system.

“Much of my advocacy work before becoming a judge was geared toward removing barriers to justice and improving the courts,” she says.

“As a judge, I focus on making sure our courts are accessible, fair, and independent.”

Judge Hawk is working hard to build the community’s trust in the court system.

“As an attorney, I had insight into how the courts were not always working for everyone,” she says. “In my current role, I want every person who appears before the court to feel seen and heard.”

GOLD CLUB

Gonzaga School of Law Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Class of 1974

• Steven Adelstein

• David A. Akana, Jr.

• Bob Allen †

• Donald A. Anderson †

• Thomas K. Baffney

• Lowell C. Barber

• Barbara E. Barnhart

• Michael Belles

• Edwin Bennett

• Clifford B'Hymer

• Patrick Billberg

• Andrew C. Bohrnsen †

• John Bowman

• James Boyd

• Myron Brixner †

• The Hon. J. Kirk Bromiley

• The Hon. Richard L. Brosey

• Gary Brueher †

• John Bucher, Jr. †

• Thomas Buchmeier

• Michael Burdega

• Timothy W. Carpenter

• Charles Carroll

• The Hon. Christine Cary

• The Hon. Roger Castelda

• Steven Childress

• Dean Clay †

• George Cole

• Robert J. Collins

• David Condon

• Gregory Conway

• Clifford Cordes III

• William M. Crenshaw †

• Donald Davis

• Eugene Davis †

• Joseph Dayton

• William Donahue †

• James Dudley

• James R. Dunkley †

• James Eeckhoudt

• Joseph P. Erickson †

• Michael Everett

• Dan Evich

• Bob Fairchild †

• James Feldman

• Royce Ferguson

• Bryan L. Fischnaller †

• J. Barton Fortun

• Gregory Frazier

• Robert M. Gentry

• Michael E. Gillespie

• Richard Goodson

• Steven Gregorich

• The Hon. Kathryn Guykema

• Donald D. Hackney

• Robert L. Hale

• The Hon. Dave Hansen

• Daniel P. Harbaugh

• Michael Holland

• Dr. Dicky D. Hooban

• Michael Howe

• Kenneth Jacobsen

• John Jarrett †

• Brian Johnson

• Michael Jonson

• Richard Jorgenson

• Peter Karademos

• Lee Karavitis

• Dan Keefe

• Melvin Kelso

• Kip Kendrick

• William Kerns

• Leland Kerr

• James Kintner

• Gaither Kodis

• Dale Kohler †

• Roger Krage

• The Hon. Frank L. Kurtz

• Francis B. Ladenburg, Jr.

• John Ladenburg

• Michael Larsen †

• Edward Leary †

• Raymond Lebsack †

• Verndal Lee

• Richard A. Lemargie †

• J. Michael Lovejoy

• Kathleen (Moriarty) Lovejoy

• Patrick Mackey

• John MacLaren †

• Joseph McGoran

• Timothy J. McKinney, Jr.

• Lambert Metzger

• The Hon. Thomas L. Meyer

• Gerald Mikesell

• John A. Miller

• Michael Misner

• John Monahan

• Martin F. Muench

• James Murch †

• Warren Nasser, Jr.

• Terry Nealey

• Leonard J. Nelson, III

• William O'Brien, III

• Jon E. Ostlund

• The Hon. Mike Padden

• Craig Palmquist

• Jon Parker †

• John G. Pattullo

• Mark Powers

• Eric Quist

• Lynden Rasmussen

• Pete Rayner

• The Hon. Michael Roewe †

• Scott Ross

• Andrew Salmon

• The Hon. James B. Sawyer II

• Nicholas P. Scarpelli, Jr.

• Fred Schuchart †

• Lee E. Schultz †

• Stanley Schultz

• John Schumann

• Cherie Lynn Shelley

• Robert Reed Shelley

• Kenneth Sherman, Jr.

• Donald Sime

• Kevin Stamper †

• Bruce Stewart

• Christopher Tait

• Thomas C. Theirbah

• Michael Thorp

• Charles Thronson †

• Richard Thwaites, Jr.

• Frederic C. Treadwell

• Gary Tucker

• Robert Tull

• Daniel Unti

• Gary Velie

• Charles Viviano

• Paul J. Wasson

• Thomas West

• Jane R. (Hotneier) Wilkinson

• The Hon. Patricia C. Williams

• Jamie Wolff

• Richard Woolley

• Edward Younglove III

• Alan F. Zvolanek

† Honors those who have passed away.

Jane R. Hotneier (’74 J.D.) received the Law Dean's Medal for having one of the highest grade point averages at Gonzaga School of Law.

Law Professor Francis J. Conklin, S.J., accepting aid on behalf of Gonzaga University School of Law from the Spokane Bar Auxiliary. The auxiliary donated a $275 check for the purchase of books for the new law library.

Pictured left to right: Mrs. Mark Rotchford, president of the auxiliary; Francis J. Conklin, S.J., and Mrs. Robert P. Beschel, chairman of the auxiliary’s law school program.

Honoring a Legacy

Fifty years ago, a remarkable group of legal scholars emerged from Gonzaga Law School, leaving an indelible mark on the legal profession and their community. As we celebrate their golden anniversary, we reflect on their accomplishments, dedication, and enduring impact.

Donald Anderson received the Evening Division Law Dean's Medal for having a high grade point average while attending the Gonzaga School of Law.

A document distributed to students detailing the tuition costs during the tenure of the class of 1974.

1978

Richard Bonnifield has joined Husch Blackwell’s Energy & Natural Resources business unit where he provides energy regulatory services.

1991

Jackie Walsh was awarded the prestigious William O. Douglas Award by the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The award is given to one individual who represents extraordinary achievement, courage, and dedication in the practice of criminal law.

1993

Fred Rivera received the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award from California State University, Northridge. The award recognizes alumni who exemplify impactful professional leadership and thoughtful community involvement.

1996

Felicia Watson was added as senior counsel in Littler’s Washington, D.C., office in March.

2001

Geana Van Dessel was recognized through her work as a Spokane Kutak Rock attorney in The Best Lawyers in America 2024.

2006

Dean Chuang filled the newly created 13th judgeship in Spokane County in December.

2008

Trinity Orosco was elected the Franklin County District Court judge in November of 2022.

2009

Adam R. Baird was recognized through his work as a Spokane Kutak Rock attorney in The Best Lawyers in America 2024.

2014

Tanya Lawless was recognized by Kutak Rock as Ones to Watch for her outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

2015

Alex Fern was recognized by Kutak Rock as Ones to Watch for his outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

2016

Leslie Horwitz has joined Blank Rome LLP in its Labor & Employment practice group located in Orange County.

2021

Christine M. Meegan has joined Winston & Cashatt Lawyers as an associate attorney. Her practice focuses on civil litigation, employment and labor, insurance, and personal injury and accidental death.

We would love to celebrate you. Let us know what you are up to – email gonzaga.edu/classaction.

Planned Giving

LEAVE A LEGACY AT GONZAGA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

Make an impact beyond your lifetime by giving to Gonzaga Law School through your will. Your generous support, reflecting your dedication to Jesuit legal education and the Gonzaga community, can empower generations of students to achieve their dreams. With the flexibility and convenience of planned giving, you can tailor your contribution to suit your wishes without affecting your current financial well-being. Your gift can provide crucial scholarships, fund advanced resources, and foster an environment where law students can thrive academically and professionally. Your support for innovative programs and experiential learning opportunities

empowers students to gain practical skills and make meaningful contributions to the legal community. Ultimately, your legacy creates a foundation for future lawyers who will uphold justice and serve society, inspired by your commitment to Gonzaga's values and mission.

To learn more and lock in your legacy, contact plannedgiving@gonzaga.edu or visit gonzaga.edu/plannedgiving.

2024 Honor Roll

LIFETIME CONTRIBUTORS

$1,000,000 and Above

- Louis † and Kathryn Barbieri †

- Chester † and Catherine Chastek † , ’40

- Fred † and Barbara Curley †

- J. Donald ’60 and Va Lena Scarpelli Curran, ’58

- John Hemmingson

- Paul ’59 and Lita (Barnett) Luvera, ’77

- Smithmoore Myers and Sandy Sandulo-Myers † ’39

$500,000 - $999,999

- Joshua and Janae Conaway, ’03

- Gonzaga University Law Adjunct Faculty

- John and Deborah Holleran, ’79

- Norm † and Rita Roberts, ’59

- Edmund and Beatriz Schweitzer

- Katharine Witter Brindley and Ralph Brindley, ’84

$250,000 - $499,999

- John † and Nancy Clute, ’63

- Kevin Curran and Jean-Carlo Rivera, ’88

- Joseph and Helen Delay †, ’52

- Dean Lewis H. and Mrs. Jackie Orland †

- Joseph A. Lincoln, Jr.

- Dr. Nicholas and Katherine Lovrich

- Renee R. Reuther, ’90

- Jim † and Beverly Rogers

- Sunbelt Communications Company

$100,000 - $249,999

- Matt and Eleanor Andersen, ’76

- Loren † and Janell Burke, ’83

- Holly Louise Caudill †, ’93

- Ben B. Cheney Foundation

- Kelly and Sharon Cline, ’85

- Harry and Dorothy Dano †, ’41

- William Eddleman †, ’39

- Jerry † and Helen Greenan, ’57

- Mark and Mary Griffin, ’86

- Daniel P. Harbaugh, ’74

- Jerome and Vicki Jager, ’57

- Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, Inc.

- George † and Shari Kain, ’58

- Bob and Ginny Kane, ’77

- William V. Kelley †

- Joseph and Muriel Murphy †, ’42

- Karl Quackenbush

- The Hon. and Mrs. Philip M. Raekes † ’59

- Bill Roach †

- The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving

- Patrick † and Diane Sullivan, ’59

- James and Dee Sweetser, ’84

- Sweetser Law Office

- Washington Trust Bank

- Carrie Welch Trust Estate

With sincere thanks to our donors, the Gonzaga Law School Foundation proudly recognizes those whose support through May 31, 2024 ensures the school’s continued success.

$50,000 - $99,999

- Charles Brink, ’78

- The Brink Foundation

- Janice Brown, ’84

- John R. Clark † ’80 and The Honorable Ellen K. Clark, ’82

- Harriet Clarke †

- Marvel Collins Estate

- Reanette Cook Estate

- Dan † and Susan Corkery, ’75

- Michael and Rebecca Costello, ’96

- Vern Davidson †

- Delay, Curran, Thompson & Pontarolo, PS

- Ralph Dixon, ’77

- John J. and Allison Durkin, ’80

- James and Frances Flanagan †, ’40

- Bart, Hilke and Bridget Gallant, The Horrigan Foundation

- Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund

- Harold and Mary Anne Hartinger †, ’54

- Stephen † and Martha Haskell, ’77

- Greg and Susan Huckabee, ’76

- Intermountain Leasing

- Helen John Foundation

- Frank and Maureen † Johnson, ’51

- George and Nancy Lobisser, ’78

- Lukins & Annis P. S.

- Timothy J. Lynes ’84 and Joan C. Morningstar, ’83

- Justice Barbara and Donald † Madsen, ’77

- John E. Manders Foundation

- Dick Manning and Jen Gouge, ’60

- Randall and Janet McNeice

- Ryan † and Sarah McNeice, ’05

- Richard McWilliams Estate, ’58

- John † and Guelda Messina, ’69

- Yale Metzger † and Susan Richmond, ’95

- Wes and Mary Lee (Toepel) Nuxoll †, ’54

- Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

- John R. Quinlan †, ’60

- Irene Ringwood, ’84

- Elizabeth D. Rudolf

- John Rudolf

- Dick ’79 and Karen Sayre, ’85

- John and Penny Schultz, ’63

- Chuck † and Rojean Siljeg, ’60

- Skip Smyser, ’77

- Philip and Margretta Stanton †, ’56

- Joseph and Parker Sullivan, ’85

- David and Angelica Torres, ’86

- Washington Trust Bank Financial Corporation

- The Honorable Bob † and Diane Waitt, ’57

- Washington State Bar Association

- Jim and Joyce Workland †, ’64

$25,000 - $49,999

- AccessLex Institute

- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

- American College of Trial Lawyers

- Gene † and Carol Annis, ’59

- Association of Corporate Counsel

Washington State Chapter

- Bank of America Foundation

- David and Nancy Bayley, ’76

- Mark Beggs and Florfina Cacanindin, ’80

- The Blackbaud Giving Fund

- Boise

- David and Ellen Bolin, Jr., ’85

- John † and Kaye Condon, ’77

- Jack and Angela Connelly

- Patrick and Paula Costello

- Paul and Joan Delay, ’86

- Gary J. and Claire Dmoch, ’76

- Gary J. Dmoch & Associates

- Philip and Mary Dolan †, ’47

- Kelly Drew, ’07

- Mr. Phillip E. Egger, ’81

- Bill Etter, ’78

- Richard C. Eymann, ’76

- Chief Justice Mary E. Fairhurst †, ’84

- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

- FIG.1

- Rick Flamm ’79 and Vesna Somers, ’81

- Benjamin Folger

- Michael A. Frost, ’73

- Joe and Joan Gagliardi †, ’59

- Jim † and Margel Gallagher

- Stevan Hann

- Jeffrey and Diana Hartnett, ’76

- Karen and Michael † Harwood, ’88

- Howard † and Darlene Herman, ’62

- Lloyd and Linda Herman, ’66

- Dennis Hottell and Terese Colling, ’76

- Innovia Foundation

- Robert Lawrence Ives and E. Marie Pintler

- Steven Jager, ’80

- Jager Law Office PLLC

- Richard † and Janet Johnson, ’75

- Dan and Margaret † Keefe, ’74

- Chris and Nanette Kennelly, ’97

- King County Bar Foundation

- Lee & Hayes, PLLC

- Ellen (Kremer) Lenhart, ’87

- Bill and Suzanne Lindberg, ’73

- The Honorable John J. Madden, ’68

- Helen McDonald †

- Alejandra Mireles, ’04

- Joe Nappi, Jr. and Mary Nappi, ’72

- Verne and Mary Oliver †

- Patton Boggs Foundation

- Donald † and Christie Querna

- Gary and Sharon Randall

- Diehl † and Anne Rettig, ’69

- Kerm and Fran Rudolf †, ’51

- Rudolf Family Foundation

- James and Marilyn Sachtjen

- Kenneth A. Scaz, ’98

- The Honorable and Mrs. † Richard J. Schroeder, ’63

- Roger † and Angelika Smith, ’58

- Jim and Margaret Solan † ’49

- Lee M. Solomon Estate

- The Honorable Gregory Sypolt, ’76

- David and Kay Syre, ’72

- Paul and Gail Taylor, ’84

- Phebe Thompson

- Robert Thompson, Jr., ’73

- The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust

- Union Pacific Foundation

- United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties

- United Way of King County

- J. Prentice Warner Estate

- Clifford and Karen Webster, ’77

- Dennis † and Jackie Wheeler

- The Honorable Donna L. (Kamps) Wilson, ’80

$10,000 - $24,999

- Keller W. and Kathy Allen, ’89

- American Endowment Foundation

- Phillip Armstrong, ’78

- Jim and Linda Baker, ’79

- BarBri Bar Review

- The Honorable and Mrs. Paul Bastine, ’64

- Jim and Lynelle (Wahl) Beaulaurier, ’77

- Cristine Beckwith, ’04

- Benevity

- Maureen (Greenan) Bergquist

- James Berlin †

- Jefferson W. Boswell, ’09

- Allen Brecke, ’77

- Roger G. Brown, ’80

- The Honorable Franklin D. † and Mrs. Treava Burgess

- Paul Burglin and Ramona Sanderson-Burglin, ’84

- Bruce and Judy (Acher) Butler, ’80

- William and Judy Carlin, ’76

- Carney Badley Spellman

- CEMEX Materials LLC

- Thomas † and Joan Chapman, ’62

- Catherine C. Clark, ’91

- Paul Clausen Estate, ’40

- Mr. Charles A. Cleveland ’78 and The Honorable Joyce J. McCown, ’80

- John and Mary S. Close †, ’38

- Thomas and Barbara Cochran, ’75

- Francis † and Audrey Conklin

- James † and Marianne Connelly, ’53

- John and Barbara Cooper

- John and Mary Jo Costello

- The Honorable Kenneth L. Cowsert, ’73

- James and Carolyn Craven, ’75

- George and Diane Critchlow, ’77

- Mike and Alison Delay, ’88

- Fred O. Dennis Estate

- John and Kristine Dippold, ’95

- Jeff Donahue and Theresa Rambosek, ’87

- Norb and Ruby Donahue †, ’41

- Kevin and Jackie Driscoll

- Leo and Mary Driscoll †, ’51

- Paul † and Carol Eng, ’87

- Robert Evans and Lisa Fitzpatrick, ’78

- James Fausone, ’81

- Roger Felice ’73 and Summer Rife, ’20

- Joe Fennessy, Jr. †, ’40

- James † and Mikell Fish, ’62

- Dan and Karen Flynn, ’83

- Professor and Mrs. Michael F. Flynn, ’77

- Francois and Debra Forgette, ’77

- Merrit and Yolanda Foubert †, ’51

- Andrew and Susan (Maloney) Friedman, ’93

- Gary Gayton, ’62

- Janice (Bennett) Geier, ’89

- Jim Giudici, ’79

- Phelps † and Mary Jean Gose, ’62

- William and Margaret Grant †, ’54

- Paul D. and Nancy Greeley, ’82

- Bill † and Norma Grismer, ’53

- Frederick † and Marie Halverson, ’61

- Hands Off Cain

- European Parliament

- Randy ’78 and Bridget (McInerney) Harris, ’79

- Frank P. Hayes †, ’43

- Mary and Tom Herche

- Prof. Gerald Hess and Dr. Layne Stromwall

- Daniel and Jill Hulsizer, ’02

- E. J. Hunt, ’80

- IBM Corporation

- Mark Iverson and Michaele Dietzel, ’88

- Thomas and Sandra Jarrard, ’07

- Mary Lou Johnson and Dr. Daniel Schaffer, ’92

- Johnson & Johnson Law Firm, PLLC

- Joseph O. (Ortiz) Kaaiakamanu, ’08

- Robert Keefe, ’73

- Marcus † and Dorothy Kelly, ’57

- Daniel Keppler ’92 and Meagan Flynn, ’92

- Mike and Terri Killeen, ’77

- James and Mary Anne (Metcalfe) King, ’78

- Thomas † ’76 and Cheryl (DeMers) Kingen, ’76

- The Honorable Frank L. Kurtz and Ms. Nanette Romney, ’74

- Alan Lamia, ’70

- Paul and Kristina Larson, ’75

- Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson

- Alex and Karen Laughlin, ’85

- Legal Foundation of Washington

- Tom Lewis

- Thomas J. Lucas, ’76

- Earl F. and Laura Martin

- The Honorable Craig Matheson, ’76

- Prof. John Maurice

- Lenora McBirney †

- George † and Colleen McCabe, ’57

- Mr. Leo A. McGavick †, ’29

- The Honorable † and Mrs. J. Ben McInturff, ’52

- Robert and Christina McKanna †, ’54

- Scott ’90 and Nicole (Annis) McKay, ’92

- Johnston Mitchell ’92 and Christine CoersMitchell, ’92

- John Monahan, ’74

- Donald and Mary Moore †, ’53

- Daniel and Mary Beth Morrissey

- Ann Murphy

- The Honorable and Mrs. James M. Murphy, ’73

- Jerry Neal, ’69

- Jack Nevin, ’78

- Northern Trust Bank

- Northwest Fund for the Environment

- Donald and Christine O’Neill, ’78

- The Honorable Stephen and Karen Osborne, ’73

- Charles and Helen Palmerton †, ’52

- PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company

- Tony and Patty Philippsen, ’73

- Harry and Alethea Platis, ’69

- Estate of Louis Powell

- Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, LLP

- The Honorable and Mrs. Justin Quackenbush, ’57

- Joseph F. Quill and Dolores M. Quill Trust

- Tim Quirk and Sally Bulger Quirk, ’73

- Les and Clara Randall †

- Timothy and Julie Reid, ’83

- Prof. Speedy Rice and Judy Clarke

- John † and Joy Richards, ’87

- Sheila C. Ridgway, ’84

- Ridgway Law Group, P.S.

- The Honorable Jack J. and Patricia Ripple †, ’50

- Ronald and JoAnn (Salina) † Roberts, ’64

- The Honorable Michael P. Roewe †, ’74

- Dr. Jacob Rooksby

- Mrs. Mary Jane Rovai, ’59

- Sayre & Sayre P.S.

- Nicholas Scarpelli, ’74

- Albert and Betty Schauble †, ’58

- Gerald and Rita Schears

- John † and Catherine Schultheis, ’61

- Dennis and Marie Sheehan, ’76

- Shell Oil Company Foundation

- Stokes Lawrence, P.S.

- The Stoner Foundation

- Irene Strachen Charitable Trust

- Stritmatter, Kessler, Whelan, Withey, Coluccio

- Robert Sullivan, ’86

- Gaetano and Melissa Testini, ’00

- The Honorable and Mrs. † Joseph A. Thibodeau, ’66

- James and Carmelita † Thomas

- Prof. Mary Pat Treuthart and Dan Webster, Jr.

- James † and Marian Triesch, ’41

- Patrick and Kristina Trudell, ’80

- Joseph and Janna Uberuaga, ’77

- United Way of Spokane County

- The Unova Foundation

- Prof. James M. Vache

- Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

- Donald Verfurth, ’85

- Verizon Foundation

- Shannon M. Votava, ’85

- Marc and Nancy Wallace, ’75

- James and Kathleen Walsh, ’81

- Patrick and Jaunessa (Wendel) Walsh, ’10

- Washington Judges Foundation

- Martin and Jane Weber, ’64

- Stan and Gina Welsh

- Western Atlas Foundation

- The Honorable † and Mrs. John F. Wilson, ’56

- Mark E. Wilson †

- Winston & Cashatt

- James and Jackie Wolff, ’74

- Women’s Law Caucus

- Michael and Anita Zdancewicz, ’88

- Stephen and Debra Zwight

† Honors those who have passed away.

Great care was taken to ensure the accuracy of this listing. Should there be any discrepancies, please email Sarah Guzmán, guzmans@gonzaga.edu.

In Memoriam

The Gonzaga University School of Law community extends its deepest condolences to the families of our beloved alumni and friends.

Stanton B. Bennett 1948

Emily S. Brooks 2014

Adam M. Burkemper 2001

Brian Collins 1987

Charlene A. Curtiss 1981

Sharon Day †

The Hon. Robert J. Doran 1957

Janice A. Drye 1979

Bob Fairchild 1974

Maren J. Garcia †

Jeffery D. Hart 2004

Howard Herman 1962

Larry E. Krueger 1971

Suzanne (Franks) Lamanna 1984

April C. Leach 1984

Frances E. May 2019

John Messina 1969

Patricia B. Morgan 1991

J. Terrence Moynihan 1973

Robert Owens 1981

Camille H. Peterson 1991

Mary F. Pfaff-Pierce 1978

The Hon. Philip M. Raekes 1959

Douglas Saar 1998

Lee E. Schultz 1974

Frank Siderius 1977

Thomas Smith 1970

Dan Tighe 1975

Ashley R. Walker 2008

Roland Watson 1984

Ronald Wheatley 1973 † Honors those who have passed away.

Sharon Day

(1944 – 2024)

Sharon Day served 35 years as registrar at Gonzaga Law School, where she helped others and offered guidance in a caring way.

She spent her entire life in Spokane, graduating from Rogers High School in 1963. During her senior year, she met the love of her life, Douglas John Day Jr. They enjoyed 58 wonderful years of marriage.

(1999 – 2023 )

Maren J. Garcia attended Gonzaga Law School, where she was in her third year. There, she proudly achieved the Dean’s List and was preparing to graduate in the spring of 2024.

Garcia was a leader in several clubs, including Street Law and the Women’s Law Caucus, where she served as community outreach chair. She competed in the client counseling competition and earned her certificate in basic mediation, completing a 40-hour training through the Northwest Mediation Center. Garcia served as a legal intern during college with EnviroTech Service, Inc. and during law school with McPartland Law Offices, PLLC. She also spent a summer in Seattle as a law intern in the Seattle City Attorney’s Office, where she accepted a position post-graduation.

Garcia worked hard for what she believed in, following her belief in serving, protecting, and ensuring equality before the law. She was quick thinking, had a hilarious sense of humor, and was always vigilant in helping others.

The Honorable Philip Raekes (’59 J.D.)

(1931 – 2024 )

Judge Philip Raekes served as assistant attorney general in Olympia and Yakima. He joined the Loney, Westland & Koontz law firm as an associate in 1961 and became a partner in 1963. In 1977, he started his own firm, Raekes, Rettig & Osborne, where he practiced in various specialties for 35 years.

He was elected Washington Superior Court judge in 1994, was re-elected in 1996, and served until his retirement in 2001. He was also appointed to the Gonzaga University Board of Regents. In 1999, he received Gonzaga's Distinguished Alumni Merit Award.

The Honorable Philip M. and Mary Raekes Endowed Law Scholarship has assisted law students since 1986.

Maren J. Garcia

Inspiring an Evolution

By Agnieszka McPeak, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Program Innovation

Standing at the front of a Gonzaga Law School classroom on the first day of torts always inspires a wave of nervous excitement. No doubt the first-year students before me are anxious to see if the mythology of the 1L experience proves true. But I, as the professor, also feel nervous. It is a nervousness that I assumed would go away after a decade of teaching – yet one I hope stays with me through the twilight of my career.

In my early years, this nervousness was often a symptom of imposter syndrome, a fear that I would get the law wrong or be asked a question I could not answer. Over time, that nervous sensation has morphed into excitement for what the future holds for this roomful of amazing individuals, navigating a new space of

endless potential. In that classroom, community is formed – and a personal journey begins, with its unexpected detours and forks in the road. Each of our pathways may be different, but together in that room we are all learning and growing (while also fighting a few butterflies in our stomachs).

After we get each other through our first-day excitement, the classroom becomes infused with an air of calm, and a sense of meaning that inspires metamorphosis. Beyond personal growth, profound change is permeating the very practice of law, as the legal profession, and pathways to enter it, are evolving. Our 2026 graduates will be the first ones to take the NextGen Bar Exam, a revamped assessment that de-emphasizes memorizing doctrine and elevates demonstrating lawyering skills. Artificial intelligence, with all of its promises and pitfalls, stands to upend some aspects of the legal profession. It is our students who must emerge from law school inspired to tackle these new realities. And it is our job to prepare them.

Gonzaga Law is embracing curricular innovation, in part to respond to the demands of the NextGen Bar Exam, but more broadly to serve our students on their pathways to practice. Our reforms have resulted in a new academic calendar that adds an intersession week in January and August: a mini-term that allows us to offer one credit intensive courses, career development services, public

service opportunities, and study abroad experiences. We have reenvisioned the first-year curriculum to reduce the focus on Socratic-style doctrinal learning and to add a clientcentered, skills-based course on lawyering experience to the 1L year. We continue to remove unnecessary pressure placed on students, first by removing harsh ranking systems and conditional scholarships, and now by lowering the total credits required for graduation from 90 to 85 for incoming students. Our faculty members are innovating in the classroom to infuse experiential learning into doctrinal courses, clinical offerings are expanding, and new simulation courses are being added — all providing ways for our students to learn and practice the very skills they need for the NexGen Bar Exam and beyond.

The law school and its faculty are growing and evolving with our students on a journey to a new future for the legal profession. But through all this growth and change, our community is not losing sight of the fact that Gonzaga Law is a supportive space, committed to the human experience and its humanistic Jesuit mission. We stay grounded even as we soar into the future. The law school remains an inspired place, a source of calmness without complacency, where change allows us all to grow on our personal — and collective — journey.

We stay grounded even as we soar into the future. The law school remains an inspired place, a source of calmness without complacency, where change allows us all to grow on our personal – and collective – journey.

- Agnieszka McPeak

By Ryan Molenkamp

THE ROCKIES 4, 2023