The Gonzaga Lawyer - Spring 2014

PURSUING JUSTICE. FINDING SOLUTIONS.

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Writing & Research put Gonzaga Law ahead of the curve

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to area high schools

28 Care for the common

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Gonzaga Lawyer 2014

FEATURES Writing Ahead of the Curve .................................... 6 Dean Jane Korn

Street Law Introduces High School Students to their Legal Rights .............................. 18

Managing Editor Andrea Parrish

Celebrating our Centennial ................................... 14

Contributing Writers Jeff Geldien Andrea Parrish Jason Gillmer Cheryl Beckett Fr. Frank Case Falesha Ankton Sarah Guzman Catherine Brown Art Director Tracy Martin Project Managers Dale Goodwin Andrea Parrish Photographers Rajah Bose Andrea Parrish

Mission Statement ................................................. 28

DEPARTMENTS In the News ............................................................. 2 Profiles .................................................................... 11 Student News ........................................................ 16 Clinic and Community Service ............................ 20 Alumni Department .............................................. 24 Class Action ........................................................... 30 Super Lawyers ....................................................... 38 Rising Stars ............................................................ 42 Faculty .................................................................... 44 Professional Development News ......................... 47 Honor Roll .............................................................. 54 In Memoriam ......................................................... 61

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Message From The Dean

It is hard to believe I am in the third year of my deanship. It is truly a privilege to be the dean during this 101st year of Gonzaga University Law School and many exciting things are happening.

Fast Facts about Gonzaga Law:

91 Percentage of 2013 bar exam takers who passed

13 Years of combined legal research & writing experience of the School’s two new Associate Deans

3 Dual degrees offered at Gonzaga Law

12 Credits of Experiential Learning required by the new accelerated program

Locations where students studied abroad in 2013

We sent out a request for proposals to several marketing firms and eventually hired one out of Portland, Ore., to help do research, then turn that research into a plan for branding and marketing the school. After conducting extensive research into how we are viewed, the firm helped design a new look for the law school, including new materials both for prospective students and for employers who may hire our graduates, as well as for The Gonzaga Lawyer.

The new identity line of Pursuing Justice, Finding Solutions is intended to help communicate what our faculty, staff, alumni, students and community say being a Gonzaga Lawyer means to them.

This is a challenging time for legal education. Enrollment in law school is declining across the country and at Gonzaga. Nationally, applications to law school have declined 38 percent over the last two years. Our 1L class is small, but wonderfully enthusiastic, committed and diverse.

Twenty-three percent of our 1L class are members of traditionally underrepresented groups in the legal profession, and we are very proud of the recruiting effort that produced this diversity.

We also are starting a two-year option for the J.D. degree. Various critics of legal education have suggested that law school become a two-academic-year program. I have been in legal education for more than 25 years and I do not see how we could teach both the doctrine and all the practical skills now required by most employers in two academic years. Gonzaga is taking a different approach. Students who opt for the accelerated J.D. program will get the same education, with less vacation. The entering class will start in June and go through law school in 24 months, the minimum allowed by the ABA. They will have the same courses and the same opportunities as those in the traditional three-year program, which will be running concurrently at Gonzaga. The 101st year at Gonzaga University School of Law will be a year of appreciating the history that has created the law school we all love, while carrying forward the traditions of Pursuing Justice, Finding Solutions.

Jane Korn, Dean, Gonzaga Law School

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Gonzaga Law School provides a quality legal education, and we have for a long time. For some reason, we have not been good at letting other people know about the great things that happen at Gonzaga.

While many schools are just beginning to redesign their curriculum to require practical skills, Gonzaga led the way on that charge years ago. Many schools are just now starting to expand legal research and writing to a two-year program, something Gonzaga did decades ago. The problem was no one knew about it. During my first year as dean, it became apparent to me that we needed to change the culture to tell the world about what a wonderful legal education we provide to our students.

In the News Pursuing Justice Through Interdisciplinary Study

The Pursuit of Justice Conference: Understanding Hatred, Confronting Intolerance, and Eliminating Inequality was a three-day interdisciplinary conference held at Gonzaga Law on April 18-20, 2013.

Jason Gillmer, the John J. Hemmingson Chair in Civil Liberties and professor of law, co-organized the event with John Shuford, director of Gonzaga’s Institute for Hate Studies. Gillmer described the conference as a “remarkable opportunity for the community to focus on issues that lead to intolerance and inequality, together with the role of the law both in fostering and addressing these matters.”

Bringing Together Many Views

The conference brought together members of academia and education, the judiciary, law enforcement, government and nongovernmental organizations as well as policy experts, practitioners, journalists, human rights leaders, clergy, community organizers and engaged global citizens.

Speakers traveled from Australia, Germany, India, Israel, Pakistan, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Canada and across the United States.

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Featuring Intensive Discussion

The conference program included dozens of paper presentations as well as special panels, roundtable discussions, workshops, plenary sessions, documentary film screenings and addresses. An important highlight was a plenary panel made up of members of the federal, state and local judiciary. In addition, there were two keynote addresses. The first was by professor Jack Levin, co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University. The second – and

capstone event – was by professor Paul Butler of Georgetown Law Center.

There were close to 100 presenters and panelists, and approximately 300 people attended over the course of the three days.

The Gonzaga Law Review will publish a special symposium issue with selected papers from the conference. The Journal of Hate Studies will also publish a special edition on the conference.

work as a juvenile defender, where she helped implement a juvenile justice reform project.

A Commitment to the Community

Hawk is active in a range of equal justice initiatives. She has served on the board of Washington Women Lawyers and on the ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence for several years. She is currently on the board of the Center for Women and Democracy, promoting women’s leadership development and helping lead international delegations to Chile, Morocco, Vietnam and Rwanda.

Washington Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell appointed Hawk to serve on the federal judicial selection committee for the Eastern District of Washington.

A Tradition of Leadership

Jaime Hawk, ‘04 Receives Myra Bradwell Award Jaime Hawk, 2004 graduate of Gonzaga Law and an assistant federal defender, was named the 2013 Myra Bradwell Award recipient.

A Legal Career Dedicated to Women and Children’s Rights

Hawk began her legal career as a women’s rights fellow on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee staff of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. She worked on the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization and was a member of Sen. Kennedy’s team on the Bankruptcy Bill, supporting then-Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren’s drafting of legislative amendments in an effort to relieve the disproportionate economic effects on women and children in poverty.

Hawk is now serving as a federal defender.

Before working the federal courts, she received the President’s Award from the Washington Defender Association for her

Before law school, she worked as a domestic violence and sexual assault advocate in Boston. As a law student, Hawk represented immigrant children with Columbia Legal Services and spent a summer in the Balkans where she helped draft a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Violence Against Women report with a focus on domestic violence and sex trafficking. For several years after law school, she led statewide campaign efforts to address women’s human rights issues with Amnesty International. Hawk now co-leads an ABA effort to recruit and train lawyers around the country to represent children in immigration proceedings at no cost to the children.

At Gonzaga Law, Hawk was a Thomas More Scholar and received both the Public Service Award and the John Morey Maurice Leadership and Service Award.

She founded the law school’s Mission: Possible alternative international spring break program.

“Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.”

SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS

A Fast Rise in Percentages

Alumnus John Rodgers Appointed Magistrate Gonzaga Law is pleased to recognize John Rodgers (’78) as the newest member of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Rodgers was appointed as Magistrate Judge for the District, and will be stationed in Spokane.

Born and raised in Spokane, Rodgers received undergraduate degrees in business administration and English literature from the University of Washington. After graduating from Gonzaga Law in 1978, Rodgers served as a trial lawyer in the Eastern District for 35 years, and most recently served as the director of the Spokane County Public Defender’s Office, a post he has held since 2003. Rodgers is well-respected by members of the bar, receiving the coveted Smithmoore P. Myers Professionalism Award presented by the Spokane County Bar Association.

He has also received the President’s Award presented by the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and is a two-time recipient of the “Super Lawyer” distinction by Washington Law and Politics.

Gonzaga’s Class of 2016 Most Diverse in 101-Year History

The Class of 2016 by the Numbers

20 – different home states 61 – undergraduate institutions 53 – percent of non-Washington residents 154 – median LSAT score 3.26 – median undergrad GPA

Kathleen M. Sullivan Addresses Traditions of Free Speech in Quackenbush Lecture Former Dean of Stanford Law School and constitutional law “Superstar” Kathleen Sullivan presented a lecture described as both “riveting” and “thought provoking” as the 2013 Judge Justin L. Quackenbush series speaker. Sullivan discussed the traditions behind free speech and the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court’s handling of those traditions in recent transformative decisions.

The lecture was held March 27, 2013.

A Richly Textured Analysis

“Dean Sullivan’s insight into the Supreme Court’s recent First Amendment jurisprudence was impressive for its richly textured and carefully crafted analysis,” explained Jason Gillmer, Gonzaga’s John J. Hemmingson Chair in Civil Liberties.

“Debunking the myth that law can be

Taking a Bold Stand

At the beginning of Sullivan’s presentation, she pointed out that the Roberts Court is often called an “incrementalist” court. “However, the court has been very bold in decisions concerning free speech,” explained Sullivan, citing the cases of Christian Legal Society v. Martinez and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

Two Traditions of Free Speech

In explanation of this bold trend in the Court, Sullivan then outlined the two traditions of free speech protections: free speech as equality, and free speech as liberty. The tradition of free speech as equality, she argued, fits easily into equal protection jurisprudence as an “affirmative action for free speech.” On the other hand, the tradition of free speech as liberty holds that Congress cannot limit speech, no matter its source. While these two traditions sometimes overlap, they can also be at odds with one another.

About the Quackenbush Lecture Series

For the last four years, the Gonzaga School of Law Quackenbush Lecture Series, supported by the federal judges of the Eastern District of Washington, has featured a variety of talented speakers, intended to honor the achievements of The Honorable Judge Justin L. Quackenbush.

During the event, Judge Quackenbush took the opportunity to honor and thank Judge Cynthia Imbrogno, a 1979 Gonzaga Law graduate and federal magistrate who was appointed in 1991 and recently retired.

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The Gonzaga University School of Law Class of 2016 is the most diverse class to matriculate at Gonzaga Law. These statistics for the incoming class come on the heels of Gonzaga Law receiving the Law School Admission Council’s Top 10 Diversity Matters Award, recognizing the school’s “commitment to reaching out to ethnically and racially diverse populations.”

“Recruiting a diverse student body continues to be an integral part of our admissions process,” said Susan Lee, director of admissions. “We are committed to building a diverse class because we know this benefits our community.” Gonzaga Law School’s ethnic and racial diversity has risen from 8 percent in 2006 to 16 percent in 2012 and 23 percent in 2013.

explained by the current politics of the day, Dean Sullivan showed how the Court’s decision-making is best understood by looking to the bedrock principles of equality and liberty … Her thesis will surely shape the debate in years to come.”

In the News David Torres receives DAMA

On Oct. 17, 2013, graduate David A. Torres (’86) was presented with Gonzaga’s Distinguished Alumni Merit Award. One of the highest honors of Gonzaga University, the award is presented annually to those graduates who have exemplified the ideals of the University.

service to these organizations. He currently serves on the California State Bar board of trustees, District 5. He is the State Bar liaison to both the Solo and Small Firm and Criminal Defense sections of the State Bar. Torres is the first Latino to be elected to this district and serves on the State Bar Membership Oversight, Stakeholder and Audit Committees, respectively.

About the Court of Appeals

A History of Service

Torres was born and raised in Porterville, Calif. His parents, Antonio and Gloria Torres, living as migrant farmworkers, raised a family of eight. In 1979, Torres graduated from Porterville High School and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and California State University, Fresno. That same year, he successfully completed basic training, and three days later started college. In 1983, Torres was selected to serve as the speaker at the Chicano Commencement, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in public administration.

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Learning Through Experience

After receiving his B.A., Torres was awarded a scholarship to study at Gonzaga Law. While earning his J.D., Torres completed two years of military studies in the ROTC program, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

While at Gonzaga Law, he was extensively involved in the Gonzaga Law Clinic, and he still advocates for experience-based legal education that grew from that endeavor.

Service In Private Practice

For nearly 25 years, Torres has managed a private firm as a criminal defense trial attorney. Torres has also served in numerous political, civic and bar association positions, and has received many awards for his

were arrested, cited and appeared in court as they promised to do when posting bail. The prosecutor, who did not receive documents from the jail, was not prepared to proceed.

The judge dismissed the case “with prejudice,” which means the prosecutor would not be allowed to prosecute the defendants for those crimes at a later date. The prosecutor’s office appealed the decision, arguing that the decision was an abuse of the court’s discretionary power.

Highest Court of Colville Tribes Hears Cases at Gonzaga On Jan. 25, 2013, the Colville Tribal Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Gonzaga’s Barbieri Courtroom. The two cases heard by the court addressed the discretionary power of lower courts. All three of the justices who presided over the case are Gonzaga Law graduates: Seeing a High Court in Action

“The chance to see the highest court of the Confederated Colville Tribes in action is a unique one for both our students and the community,” explained Dean Jane Korn.

“All of our students learn about the state and federal courts but this is an incredible opportunity for them to see a tribal court of appeals in action and to learn from that experience.” The Barbieri Courtroom displays the bronze seals of nine local tribes, installed in 2004.

Cases Addressing Discretionary Power

The case being heard, Colville Confederated Tribes v. G. Stensgar / C. Signor, case No AP12-007/008, addresses the issue of the discretionary power of a judge when a complaint is not filed within 72 hours of arrest. In two separate cases, defendants

The Colville Tribal Court of Appeals has been in existence for more than 50 years. In 1995, the court became a constitutionally separate branch of the Colville Tribal government and is the highest court for issues of Colville tribal law. The court hears 15 to 25 appeals from the lower courts each year. The Court of Appeals last visited Gonzaga Law School in February 2009 for an en banc panel on a criminal case.

Retirements Professor John Maurice Professor John Maurice’s academic journey began with an undergraduate history degree cum laude at the University of Colorado and was completed with a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law. Maurice’s accomplishments as a student have been recognized in prestigious scholarships; Fulbright, Wilson and White House Fellowships; and Phi Beta Kappa membership.

His life reflects the many ways he, in turn, rewarded society through his public service as a member of the Spokane Civil Service Commission, as president of the Board of Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, and the Inland Empire Association of Phi Beta Kappa. Maurice’s contributions demonstrate the truth of Lee F. Hamilton’s observation that public service “is not just a way of life; it is a way to live life fully.”

In four decades teaching Gonzaga Law

students, Maurice created both the Thomas More Scholarship Program and the Florence Summer Program.

The former, which he directed for 25 years, has provided a unique educational experience for more than 200 Gonzaga Law School graduates committed to the law through public service. The latter, started with his colleague Mary Pat Treuthart, has given Gonzaga law students the opportunity to become familiar with international legal issues directly in Italy. He created (and for 27 years directed) Gonzaga’s Continuing Legal Education program, and, as chair of the Building Committee, oversaw the design and construction of Gonzaga’s current building. His career has been marked by numerous awards that acknowledge his excellence as a teacher.

New Hires

Professor Alan McNeil (’77)

After being a stay-at-home mom for eight years, Sara Trummel decided to work for the Spokane County Library District to get back into the library world. As luck would have it, a fulltime work opportunity at Chastek Law Library presented itself and Trummel was hired as acquisitions assistant. She loves to buy books and videos and see all of the latest material come across her desk. “My youngest daughter wants to be a lawyer, so I hope I can help her achieve that dream someday.”

Alan McNeil taught law at Gonzaga for more than 35 years. His areas of focus have included general civil litigation, criminal law, disabilities law, and domestic relations. For the past 10 years, McNeil has involved the clinic in a variety of consumer protection issues including predatory mortgage lending practice, usury, fraud, insurance claims credit issues, and payday loans. McNeil graduated from Ohio University in 1970 and taught special education until he entered law school in 1974. While teaching at Gonzaga Law, McNeil supervised full time in the general clinical program and created the Consumer Law Clinic. He taught a survey course on consumer law and courses on wrongful convictions.

Laura Miller came to Gonzaga in August 2012 where she is the administrative secretary for Chastek Library and the Gonzaga Law Review. She earned an associate degree in medical assisting, a bachelor’s degree from California State University San Marcos and a teaching credential in 2008. She has worked extensively in health care, education and business. She enjoys traveling and teaching, and most recently served on a mission trip to Ethiopia. She also enjoys music, writing poetry, traveling, antique shopping, decorating and volunteer work.

Sarah Trummel

Jana Wolff Jana Wolff has worked at Gonzaga University since 2009. She joined the Law School in December 2012 as a program coordinator.

Prior to joining the Law School, Wolff worked in development as the program manager for the Annual Campaign.

Before joining Gonzaga, Wolff worked as a grant writer, writing physical education program grants and helping large school districts implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting state standards.

Wolff graduated from Gonzaga in

Falesha Ankton Falesha Ankton is Gonzaga’s new Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations. Ankton comes to Gonzaga from the University of Washington where she worked with athletic giving, specifically the Tyee and Big W Clubs, gaining experience with alumni relations and development.

While at UW, Ankton competed on the Husky track team as a hurdler and was named All-America in 2009 and 2010. Ankton will oversee the annual campaign and alumni relations efforts.

Over time, Ankton will also manage a portfolio and help raise major gifts.

Monica Holland Monica Holland is a visiting instructor in the Externship Program. Professor Holland graduated from Boston University School of Law with a dual J.D. and master’s degree in international relations. Prior to moving to Spokane, she practiced in New York City. Holland’s nonprofit experience includes governance, grant writing, new program development and developing strategic partnerships to promote local economic development. In addition to teaching at GU, Holland has taught global sourcing at the State University of New York and has guest lectured on various topics in international trade at Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University and for local businesses. Holland is a fully fluent, bicultural Spanish speaker and serves as the attorney representative to the Ethics Commission for the City of Spokane, a mayoral appointment.

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McNeil served in various capacities for 25 years on the board of directors of Skils’kin, a local nonprofit agency that provides employment opportunities for the developmentally disabled. McNeil is also a member of the Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Consumer Law Center and American Motorcycle Association.

Laura Miller

1996 and completed her master’s in organizational leadership in 2011.

Ahead of the Curve Legal Research & Writing through the Years

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CHERYL BECKETT Director, Legal Research & Writing

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ost of learning how to think, research

and write like a lawyer is like the game of baseball: You have to practice, you have to cover the bases, you have to prepare for the pitch and you have to survive the long season. It can be tedious. It can be daunting. But, in the end, it is rewarding. For many law students, that reward is not appreciated until sometime after leaving law school and entering practice. It is only then that they understand why their Legal Reasearch & Writing teacher demanded so much from them on a weekly basis.

Nonetheless, law students at Gonzaga often list LR&W as their “favorite class” or “the most important class in law school.” Why is this? It may have something to do with Gonzaga’s LR&W Program and the LR&W faculty who are passionate about what they do.

Currently, at most law schools, there is a team of LR&W teachers who work within a defined LR&W Program. But this was not always the case. Prior to the 1980s, law schools largely overlooked formal skills training. Some schools had third-year law students “teaching” first-year students either a Fundamentals of Law or Legal Writing course. In the 1970s, Gonzaga used recent graduates to teach a first-year, two-credit course, culminating in an appellate brief in the spring.

Gonzaga’s LR&W Program continued to grow throughout the 1990s. When the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar emphasized practical skills training in its 400-plus page Report of the Task Force on Law Schools and the Profession in 1992, known as “The MacCrate Report,” Gonzaga already had four required LR&W courses, spanning the first two years of the law school’s

The 2000s brought even more focus, and more dedicated credits, to Gonzaga’s LR&W Program. This allowed the teaching staff to spend more time in the first semester of law school developing the students’ analytical skills through a series of closed-universe synthesis writing projects, before introducing them to the research sources and the traditional office memorandum and legal correspondence. The Gonzaga LR&W faculty also decided to eliminate the practice of assigning a grade to the early writing projects each semester.

The final grade was reserved for the final research test and written memorandum in the first year. The LR&W staff continued to fully critique each writing assignment; however,

“I am thankful for having had the opportunity to participate in this quality program, which I can say, without a doubt, played a significant role in shaping me into the attorney I am today.”

STEVE CONNOLLY (‘77)

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Then in the early 1980s, Gonzaga hired its first director of LR&W, Mary Kay Lundwall who in turn hired individuals with practice experience to teach LR&W. Lundwall also persuaded the faculty to add a second year of LR&W to the required curriculum. At that same time, a few other law schools, though not many, were also formalizing LR&W instruction. The Legal Writing Institute (LWI) was formed in 1984 after the first conference of legal writing was held that year at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. At those early LWI conferences, Gonzaga, with its two-year program, was already ahead of the curve. Even though full-time professionals with practice experience then staffed more and more schools, Gonzaga was among the very few programs of that type in the country to require its students to focus on writing for a final grade in a class beyond that first year. At the same time, Gonzaga’s LR&W professors found their careers in the LR&W classroom. This was unusual since many law schools had professors teach LR&W for a short time on their way to doctrinal teaching or administrative positions.

curriculum. Not only did the program include the traditional introduction to legal analysis, legal research and legal writing fundamentals in the first year, but the second year included drafting various litigation, transactional and conveyance documents. The appellate brief, often the culminating project in most law schools’ first-year program, was instead the final project in the second semester of the second year at Gonzaga.

The LR&W faculty thus had the benefit of working in that final semester with students who had already completed three semesters of law school. The students’ understanding of critical core concepts of procedure and litigation paved the way for a better understanding of the concepts attached to the appellate process and writing the brief. By formally teaching persuasive writing in the second year, the LR&W Program at Gonzaga could truly focus on developing the requisite analytical skills needed to objectively research and evaluate a legal problem before moving on to the big leagues – advocating.

by eliminating the grade on the early “learning” projects, the teachers were better able to coach students to focus on developing their skill set, not on the grade.

For almost 20 years now, the LR&W teachers have required individual conferences with their first-year students to review the progress of each individual student prior to the due date of the final graded projects each semester. For some students, that individual conference and review marks the point when the student finally “gets it.” This idea of teaching the skill, demonstrating the skill, critiquing the skill and then finally evaluating the skill has proved successful. This process extends into the second-year LR&W courses. In those classes, students have the opportunity to rewrite their first graded assignment each semester after receiving their LR&W teacher’s detailed written feedback on their initial draft.

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In 2007, when the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching published “Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law,” known as “The Carnegie Report,” it emphasized the need for legal education to address lawyering skills. Gonzaga could once again look to its LR&W Program with some good measure of confidence. Each of the LR&W teachers have repeatedly heard from their current students and recent graduates how they were “teaching” fellow interns or recent graduates from other law schools how to research, how to cite, or how to put together a cogent, analytically sound research memorandum or brief.

“Legal writing is the most essential tool of our trade and the foundation of a successful legal career.

Gonzaga Law School’s legal research and writing courses gave me the practical skillstraining necessary to compete, and succeed, in my legal career.”

STEVE CONNOLLY (’77)

The last 10 years have brought even more refinement to Gonzaga’s LR&W Program, especially in the second-year courses. In the past, second-year LR&W incorporated one or two transactional documents into the coursework; now, an entire semester is devoted to teaching students how to draft transactional documents that clearly and effectively meet the client’s goals, and that anticipate and prevent problems. Additionally, the second-year courses are now equal in credits to the first-year classes. But what has not changed is the bedrock principle of the program: The students practice the skills to prepare for law practice. The dedicated teachers, some with more than 15 or 20 years of teaching in the LR&W classroom, still conduct the all-important first-year conferences, still critique each and every paper whether they assign a grade or not, and still prepare their students to take on whatever is “thrown” their way.

Law school faculties, practicing attorneys and judges generally agree that legal writing is one of the most important professional lawyering skills, and that it is a skill that can be taught effectively in law school.

At Gonzaga, law students and alumni agree with this point, but would add that the skill “IS” taught effectively at Gonzaga, and has been for quite some time.

While some law schools go through a cycle of reinventing the wheel as they change their writing programs every few years without a clear idea of how writing can be taught and how to evaluate a legal writing program, the dedicated LR&W teachers at Gonzaga stick with the basic drills: research, outline, draft, edit and rewrite. Not unlike a baseball coach, the LR&W faculty, through their consistent drills and repeated exercises, build the requisite skills to succeed and bring their students to the realization that “practice pays.”

One of the most significant improvements in legal education over the past 20 years has been the greatly increased quality and intensity of legal writing, research and analysis instruction and the greatly increased professionalism of the faculty who teach those subjects at our law schools. However, for almost 30 years, Gonzaga has quietly and consistently remained ahead of the curve. In a very recent curriculum assessment survey conducted by the school, a Gonzaga law student says it all: “LR&W is a great program. The majority of the professors seem to be good professors and the curriculum focuses on learning how to research and write effectively, which are necessary, practical skills for a good lawyer. Also, the curriculum focus in each semester really builds on the semester before and helps break up the large area of legal writing into manageable chunks. The LR&W classes seem to comprehensively address all of the requisite categories the school looks for in providing legal education.”

Ralph L. Brill et al., Sourcebook on Legal Writing Programs 1 (ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar 1997) (citing Bryant Garth and Joanne Martin, Law Schools and the Construction of Competence, 43 J. Legal Educ. 469 (1993)).

Id. Ralph L. Brill et al., Sourcebook on Legal Writing Programs xiii (2d ed. ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar 2006).

Amanda Hensen (J.D. candidate 2014) I arrived at my first day as a law clerk with the Washington Attorney General’s Office appropriately apprehensive and battling jet lag. I had only just returned from Gonzaga’s study abroad program in Florence, which happened to run concurrently with the Law Review write-on competition. Short on sleep and long on nerves, I was greeted by my new supervisor, who introduced himself and rushed us off to the courthouse in the same breath. He was beginning a two-week trial the same day I was beginning my internship, so I mostly occupied a seat in the back of the courtroom and absorbed what I hadn’t really seen outside of a television screen.

At the end of that first week in trial, though, my supervising attorney requested a short brief on a legal issue that had cropped up during the course of some testimony.

Jumping at the chance, I settled in for a full day of research and writing. I combed through the cases, double-checked everything, and then carefully crafted a short brief. When the attorney looked at it and gave it the thumbs-up, I was relieved and buoyed by the thought that I had aided in some small way with this trial. But at the end of that day, I was shocked when my supervising attorney not only thanked me for my work, but also casually mentioned that he had filed my brief with the trial court without making any additions or changes.

To me, learning legal research and writing is akin to learning a new language because it involves completely new thought processes and ways of expressing information.

The Gonzaga Legal Research and Writing Program was one of the factors in my decision to attend this particular school, as I knew that legal writing was one of the most important aspects of an attorney’s skill set, especially as a young attorney.

The two-year program is much more extensive than that of most other law schools around the country, and it leaves students so much more prepared to not only receive placements at excellent internships, but allows us to perform at those internships while still in law school. Because I was able to prove my legal research and writing skills with that first brief I wrote for my supervising attorney, I have had amazing opportunities throughout my internship. My supervising attorney knows the quality of my work, and trusts in it, so I have researched and written countless dispositive motions and just recently was involved in the writing of an appellate brief. All of my work has a real world impact, and because I have the foundation of solid legal research and writing skills, I have been able to gain the type of experience that I hope will allow me to have the career that I desire.

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Colleen Durkin (‘12) The Gonzaga Legal Research and Writing classes are the most important classes you take as a law student. The principles taught in LR&W form the foundation of a lawyer’s ability to communicate effectively, concisely and persuasively. The skills students obtain from the LR&W program at Gonzaga are critical for practicing post law school. The ability to know how to research in both paper and electronic mediums provides students with a skill that many older lawyers do not have.

Learning how to navigate Westlaw and Lexis Nexis allows new lawyers to conduct research quickly, a skill greatly admired by future employers. Learning how to research the “old-fashioned” way in a library with hard copies also is necessary as some courtrooms do not have Internet but have books along the wall.

You need to know how to do both and the LR&W program at Gonzaga teaches students how to do just that.

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A large component of the success of the Gonzaga LR&W program is the faculty members who teach these classes. I was extremely fortunate to have Professor Cheryl Beckett as my LR&W teacher for my first three LR&W courses. Professor Beckett is intelligent, energetic, thorough and detailed. For many incoming law students, being able to write like a lawyer is not something that comes naturally. Many students, including myself, enter this class with preconceived notions regarding what legal writing is, i.e., filled with formal terms and complex sentences. What students learn quickly is that this is not the case; legal writing is writing distilled to simplest form, the more direct and concise the better. To be able to write this way requires a lot of revision, time and effort. From personal experience, I can attest to the support provided by the LR&W professors, in my case primarily Professor Beckett, whose door was always open to assist students in honing this skill set. Her continued examples, explanations and encouragement were critical in my ability to understand how to write. Professor Beckett was tough, but each time I receive a draft motion I have prepared back from my employer with little to no comments, I thank Professor Beckett.

During a student’s two years of LR&W courses, you are taught how to write a memo to a supervising attorney, a memorandum

in support of a motion for court, an appellate brief, and commercial property documents. Regardless of what type of law a student intends to practice post law school, the ability to prepare these documents is greatly valued by employers.

While a student, the firm I interned for had me prepare an appellate brief. These briefs are time consuming and court rule and format specific. Without proper instruction and practice, I would not have been able to write an effective brief. I am now working at the firm where I began interning for my 1L summer. The attorneys at my firm have seen my writing from the beginning and have commented on how it has improved throughout law school to the present. The amount of motion practice we do in my firm is extensive, and my employer appreciates being able to assign motions to me. He is confident in my ability to research legal authority for our position and to address the legal issues. The assistance I am able to provide my employer in this regard comes directly from the LR&W program at Gonzaga, to which both my employer and I are grateful.

Profiles

General LRAP Loan Repayment Assistance Program The Gonzaga Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), created in 2007, would like to recognize the 2012-2013 recipients.

The LRAP provides loan repayment assistance (up to $4,000 per person per year) to a select number of graduates who are pursuing careers in public service. The program reflects Gonzaga University’s humanistic, Jesuit and Catholic mission by supporting those serving in the public interest work sector.

in archaeology. The case of Bonnichsen v. United States helped him realize that the law was intertwined with many of his interests.

Fielding has taken a special interest in Native American and Federal Indian law. He credits his father and maternal grandmother, who instilled in him the idea to pursue public interest law. “They both chose careers, as a park ranger and a university zoology professor, that interested them and gave them a sense of satisfaction instead of more monetarily lucrative careers for which they were both qualified,” Fielding said.

Sally Cooley

Generally, careers in public service pay less than those in the private sector of law. The program was developed as financial assistance to encourage students to work and remain in public interest law.

Applicants with outstanding law school student loans, both federal and private, are eligible to apply for the LRAP each fall.

The following students received the 2012-2013 LRAP awards:

Danielle Purcell Benton County Public Defender’s Office Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2012 University of West Florida, B.A., 2005 Purcell is a public defender in Kennewick, Wash. Purcell, who started as a paralegal, quickly realized that she wanted to attend law school. “I felt as though I wasn’t the one making a difference in the world … I wanted more. I needed to be the one who was actively and consistently attempting to make a difference in others’ lives, and for me that was becoming an attorney.” Purcell lists empathy for others as a principle she respects on a daily basis. “If I take a moment to listen to my clients, what appeared at first glance to be a dismal case or discarded soul is actually a person that just needs some help and a lending hand.”

Taylor Fielding Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Legal Department

Idaho State University, M.S., 2004 Weber State University, B.A., 2000 Fielding works for the Kalispel Tribe of Indians in its legal department assisting the tribe with its legal needs. Fielding decided to go to law school while pursuing a master’s degree

Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2005 University of Montana, B.A., 2000 Cooley is a public defender for the state of Idaho. She started as a county public defender in Canyon County, Idaho. After gaining experience, Cooley accepted a position with a private firm in Caldwell specializing in civil litigation with the goal of utilizing her legal research and writing skills. Cooley realized she missed the criminal defense work she had been doing, as well as representing people who needed help and could not afford representation. Cooley is committed to helping her clients because of some of the challenges she sees each day. Cooley said, “The hurdles faced by my clients are discouraging, yet also challenging for me.

Things like inadequate mental health care, transportation difficulties, lack of steady employment, lack of education and other barriers make it very difficult for my clients to succeed.” Cooley hopes to remain in a public interest career and perhaps someday teach law.

Kevin Elliott Washington State Attorney General’s Office Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2008 Gonzaga University, B.A., 2005 Elliott is an assistant attorney general for the Washington State Attorney General’s office. Elliott, who has wanted to become an attorney since he was 10 years old, originally saw himself working for a large firm in an urban setting. During his time at Gonzaga Law, his career plans changed and included pursuing a job in public service. Elliott said, “I knew after Gonzaga, I was sure I should use my law degree for something more than simply making money.” Elliott spends most of his time representing the Department of Corrections in litigation and providing advice, as well as handling public records issues and personal restraint petitions for the state.

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Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2008

Idaho State Appellate Public Defender’s Office

Profiles

M. Abbas Rizvi Northwest Justice Project Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2007 University of Washington, B.A., 2004 Rizvi has worked at the Northwest Justice Project since he graduated. He enjoys his work helping the less fortunate and believes that public interest work is one of the best uses of a law degree.

“I wanted to use my skills as an attorney to represent and empower people who regularly lose out on the same rights and privileges we expect.” Rizvi is committed to finding efficiencies in the government process, pointing out some of the varying standards in government programs. “Disabled in one arena is ‘abled’ in another. If there were a way to streamline these standards I believe it would save all parties involved time, money and stress.” Rizvi hopes to remain a public interest law practitioner over the course of his career.

John R. Clark LRAP Gonzaga Law is pleased to announce E. Michiko Fjeld as the inaugural recipient of the John R. Clark Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Fjeld, who works for the Hon. Ellen Kalama Clark (‘82) with Fjeld (‘05) city of Spokane’s Public Defender’s Office, is a 2005 graduate of Gonzaga Law. Fjeld was inspired to become an attorney while an undergraduate and has been committed to issues surrounding race, class and gender.

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“The racial and economic biases in the American criminal justice system are endemic. I want to work with people on the fringe of society: the displaced, rejected and afflicted,” explained Fjeld. “I knew, with certainty, my efforts would be best spent working as a public defender.”

Fjeld understands the challenges that come with being a public defender: “Rewards are hard to measure in the world of public defense, but despite the inextricable challenges my clients and I face, I feel generously rewarded knowing that my clients know I fight hard to ensure they are treated fairly.”

The John R. Clark LRAP is awarded annually to a Gonzaga law alum working as a public defender in the Spokane area. This award was created in honor of Clark by his friends and family.

Opus Prize for faith-based humanitarian leadership comes to Gonzaga in 2014 This October, Gonzaga University partners with the Opus Foundation to deliver the 2014 Opus Prize, one of the world’s leading recognitions of faith-based, humanitarian entrepreneurship. Three finalists of any faith tradition, working anywhere in the world to solve persistent social problems, will join the campus community for several days of presentations and conversation before the $1 million top prize is awarded to one leader on Oct. 16. Runners-up will receive $100,000 each.

School of Law Professor Megan Ballard is playing a vital role in the process. She serves on the Steering Committee, and has coordinated the initial review of nominees, which has resulted in 15 candidate organizations moving forward to be evaluated by an independent jury.

Through her research and teaching in marginalized areas of the world and her volunteer service with Refugee Connection Spokane, Ballard is familiar with underserved populations, and the kinds of crucial support humanitarian leaders bring.

“It’s complex and challenging work,” she says. “These leaders are motivated by their faith and humanitarian commitments, and are making enormous improvements for people living in very difficult environments.”

Professor Ballard has expressed interest in some of the socio-legal considerations around the Opus Prize, including the organization of the sponsoring group, a very successful family charitable foundation that has built extraordinary partnerships with a number of Catholic higher education institutions to deliver the prize.

“It’s an extremely creative approach to social justice and value-based benefaction that we can learn from,” Ballard says. She is exploring opportunities to have Opus Foundation members speak at the Law School during their visit next fall.

Learn more about the 2014 Opus Prize at gonzaga.edu/opusprize.

Red Mass

Dean Jane Korn, Hon. Ellen Kalama Clark (‘82), President Thayne McCulloh

The 2013 Red Mass for the legal profession was held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the University Chapel with a reception that followed in Cowles Rare Book Reading Room, Foley Library.

The Most Rev. Blase J. Cupich, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, was the principal celebrant and delivered the homily. Gonzaga alumna Va Lena Curran, ’58 was the cantor. Steven R. Schaubel, director of liturgical music at St. Aloysius Parish, provided the music.

At the conclusion of the liturgy, Gonzaga Law School presented the 2013 Distinguished Legal Service Award to the Hon. Ellen Kalama Clark, presiding judge of Spokane County Superior Court. Judge Clark, a 1982 graduate of Gonzaga Law School, served as the Spokane County

Superior Court Commissioner from 1993-99, served as presiding judge in 2006-08, and State Judicial College faculty from 2006-08.

The 2013-14 Washington Judges Foundation Lawless Memorial Scholarship was presented by Clark to 2L Gonzaga Law School student Mitchell Wayerski at the reception.

Originally held in 1310, the Red Mass marked the beginning of the Michaelmas (fall term) of the King’s Bench during the reign of Edward of England. It was an occasion of pageantry and solemnity as judges, barristers and members of Parliament gathered to invoke God’s blessing and guidance for themselves and their profession.

Bronze Tile Scholarship Drive Your opportunity to be a lasting part of GU Law We are pleased to offer you a unique opportunity to leave a lasting legacy through our Bronze Tile Program. Your contribution will go toward the Centennial Scholarship Fund.

For more information contact the development office 509.313.3759 or email alumni@lawschool. gonzaga.edu. Visit law.gonzaga.edu/tiles

Mentor a GU Law Student Alumni can help out by mentoring current law students, locally or through our e-mentoring program.

Interested? Contact the Alumni Department at 509.313.3759 or alumni@lawschool.gonzaga.edu

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Benefits of Legacy Tile • Create a permanent connection with GU Law • Greatly impact the daily lives of our students • Support the Centennial Scholarship Endowment

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Celebrating our Centennial

100 years

On April 20, 2013, we had 470 guests attend the Centennial Gala at The Davenport Hotel in Spokane. The evening began with a blessing from Fr. Jim Voiss, S.J., and a video produced by John Allison (‘96) and Gonzaga University Campus Services.

Throughout the night, guests heard memories and stories of Gonzaga Law from The Hon. Phil Thompson (’62), The Hon. James Murphy (’73), The Hon. Annette Plese (’91), and Annie Arbenz (’08). After dinner, guests celebrated late into the night.

A thank you to our Centennial Committee members for all their efforts in making this weekend truly memorable:

Special thanks to George Critchlow (’77)

David Turplesmith (’02)

Gene Annis (’59)

Timothy Fennessy (’83)

Dan Wadkins (’09)

The Hon. Paul Bastine (’64)

Dick Manning (’60)

Greg Weber (’96)

Janell Burke (’83)

Ryan McNeice (’05)

The Hon. Richard White (’80)

Juliana Weber (’97) (committee chair)

The Hon. James Murphy (’73)

Richard Chastek (’56)

The Hon. Philip Thompson (’62)

Joe Nappi, Jr. (’72)

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John Allison (’96)

Student News

For Gonzaga Law student Anthony Martinez, learning by doing took on a whole new meaning on Jan. 22. That morning, the student appeared in the Washington Temple of Justice to represent a client in front of a panel of Supreme Court justices.

amicus and was represented by Gabe Galanda. So I was stepping into the ring with some very experienced attorneys. Needless to say I had a lot of people to impress and that was my primary concern. While it is obvious I wanted to appear competent in front of the panel, I also did not want Mr. Clark, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gruber and Mr. Galanda to feel that this opportunity, to change the way the State operates within the reservation, was wasted.”

Months spent preparing for appearance

Taking a look at what is next

In August 2012, Martinez was approached with the idea of appearing in front of the Supreme Court by Steve Graham, who employed Martinez as a Rule 9 intern. Rule 9, in Washington state, allows law students to represent clients with the supervision of a bar association-licensed lawyer. “At first, I did not take him seriously … he made it clear his offer [was] genuine.”

Now that he has graduated, Martinez will be continuing his work in the offices of Steve Graham, where he is employed as a criminal defense attorney. This experience in front of the Supreme Court, however, has given Martinez a new view of the work within the law that he hopes to do. “I found that I enjoyed appellate work and so there are hopes to start handling more appeals. Perhaps one day I will be given an opportunity to work with The Innocence Project,” Martinez said.

Martinez (‘13) Argues in Washington Supreme Court

A case of search and seizure Martinez was appearing in State of Washington v. Michael Allen Clark. Clark, a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes, was convicted of theft in the first degree. The theft occurred on fee land within the Colville Indian Reservation, so the State had jurisdiction to prosecute. During the investigation, the State entered the Colville Reservation to execute a search warrant. The warrant the State used was obtained from the State, so the tribe had no part in its issuance nor was the tribe even aware the State was about to execute it.

The Supreme Court agreed to review the case to determine if police improperly seized evidence.

A chance to make a big impact

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Though the chance to appear in front of the Supreme Court is itself a big one, Martinez had other concerns on his mind, as well. “Mr. Clark, and the Colville Confederated Tribes Amicus, represented by Brian Gruber, had a lot riding on the outcome of this argument,” Martinez said. “The ACLU also joined Clark as

Linden Cup winners Corey Holton and Sam Dart with the panel of state Supreme Court Justices from Washington, Montana and Idaho

Linden Cup In a round that all seven justices commented was one of the best appellate moot court competition rounds they had judged, Corey Holton and Sam Dart were named winners of the 2013 Linden Cup competition. The decision among the judges was split between Holton and Dart, both second-year law students, and Alexis Klempel and Preston McCollam, both third-year law students, who were named runners-up.

“It is difficult to offer much critique to the competitors, because all four of you did a great job. In real-life oral arguments, it is often easy to tell who comes out on top, and that was very tough to do today,” commented Justice Beth Baker, who serves on the Montana Supreme Court.

“Most years I have a lot of critique, and today I don’t,” commented Justice Mary Fairhurst (’84), former Linden Cup winner and Gonzaga Law alumna. “All four of [the competitors] were excellent!”

L to R: John McDonagh, Brian Ream, Ryan Smolinsky, Coach J. Christopher Lynch, Melissa Coombes, Archie Hoggan (captain), Melissa Hanna, Libby Zinke (captain), Abigail Holman

Saul Lefkowitz National Competition A team of eight Gonzaga Law students participated in the 22nd annual Saul Lefkowitz National Trademark Moot Court Competition Feb. 8-9, 2013, at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. The eight students were exceedingly well-prepared, poised and professional.

L to R: Courtney Miller, Silvia Irimescu, Renee Hemmansi, Dean Jane Korn, Alain Huynh, Judge Gregory Sypolt, SaeRom Konecky, Barbie Chang

Six Students Receive Carl Maxey Foundation Award On Nov. 2, six Gonzaga Law students were honored by the Spokane County Bar Association Diversity Section. These students represent the largest scholarship recipient group in the history of the Carl Maxey Memorial Scholarship Foundation.

The Foundation was established by the Spokane County Bar Association Diversity Section as a way to support a Gonzaga law student who intends to stay in the Spokane area to further progress in diversity within Spokane’s legal community.

L to R: Coach Heidi Holland, Lorianne Frodsham, Preston McCollam, Layla Arshi, Tanya Barton, Jason Johnson, Ashely Schneider, Stephen Sennett

National Trial Team

L to R: Tim Campbell, Matt Haynes, Coach Pat Fannin, Sara Mobley

National Appellate Advocacy Competition During the April 2013 National Appellate Advocacy Competion in Las Vegas, the Gonzaga team of Tim Campbell, Matt Haynes and Sara Mobley advanced to the round for the top 16 teams. The very close round was lost to an extremely talented team that went on to win the national title. One judge in the panel of the round awarded the win to Gonzaga.

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On Feb. 9, 2013, two teams comprising six Gonzaga Law students participated in the National Trial Competition regionals in San Francisco. In the preliminary rounds, the Red Team was the only one of 22 teams to receive unanimous votes from all judges, based on the skills assessed — opening statements, direct and cross examinations, objections and responses, and closing arguments.

Student News

Gonzaga Law students teach a Street Law class at Lewis and Clark High School

Street Law Introduces High School Students to their Legal Rights Students in U.S. history and U.S. studies classes at Rogers and Lewis and Clark high schools in Spokane, for the last few years, have been hearing a different type of lesson from some unlikely teachers. Seventy-five student volunteers from Gonzaga University School of Law taught 18 classes of high school students about their constitutional rights as a part of the Street Law program.

A New Perspective on the Law

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Through the Street Law program, students at Gonzaga Law teach seven classes, one each month during the school year, about constitutional law topics such as freedom of speech, search and seizure, and discrimination.

“We want to show them that the law can be a force for good, a protection of the rights that they have both in and out of school,” explains Caitlin McGrane, 2012-2013 president of the Street Law Club.

Bringing Textbook Topics to Life “Perhaps the most difficult thing about working with high school students is engaging the students in the lessons. Legal concepts are often dry and boring, thereby making the experience dry and

boring. The most fun part about the Street Law program is when the students are engaged. I really enjoy the games our lessons incorporate to teach the legal concepts,” Street Law volunteer teacher Logan Bushell said.

The curriculum committee for Street Law often draws on realworld examples that high school students can easily connect to, such as the 2002 Anchorage case in which a high school student unveiled a banner that said “Bong Hit 4 Jesus” while an Olympic torchbearer ran by at what was arguably a school-sponsored activity. During the seven lessons, law students cover first the theory and case law of a topic, then spend the next class covering the practical applications of that law with games, role playing including some mock trial work, and thoughtful discussion.

“I think it is good that the law students teach the lessons, because they are young and the kids listen to them and also with their education in law, they can answer the students’ questions,” history teacher Susie Gerard said.

A Huge Commitment from Law Students The Street Law Club has about 75 volunteer teachers. That is about one in every six students at Gonzaga Law who have committed to

be a part of a three- to four-member teaching team that prepares for, teaches and follows up on seven 50-minute classes over the course of an academic year.

Outstanding Professors, Students Honored at Heidelberg

“Participation in Street Law requires a consistent and serious commitment from law students who already have way too much on their plate; they make the time because the experience is so worthwhile,” explains McGrane. “Teaching was one of my favorite things about my first-year law school experience.” Some of the volunteer law students already have teaching experience through Teach for America or similar programs, but many of them are getting in front of a classroom for the first time.

In March 2012, the students of Gonzaga Law, through the Student Bar Association, honored both professors and students for the preceding year. These yearly awards are nominated and voted on solely by the students at Gonzaga Law.

Working to Create a Sustainable Program Street Law is a national program that launched in 1972. In 2009, Thomas More Scholarship recipients, who agree to dedicate their legal education and careers to public service, brought the program back to Gonzaga Law. In the 2011-12 academic year, Street Law was granted official independent club status at the law school. Last year, in response to a huge number of volunteers and requests from high schools, the program expanded to include both Rogers and Lewis and Clark. “It is an aspiration of the program that in the future, we could expand even further to include other high schools,” said McGrane. The program is funded mainly through fundraising events and a partnership with the Law School Admissions Council’s Discover Law program.

McGrane explains that “sharing knowledge and critical thinking skills helps the law students solidify the concepts, and helps high school students develop an appreciation for the role of the law in their everyday life.”

The Lew Orland Professor of the Year Award was given to Ann Murphy, a multiyear recipient of the award. “What comes to mind first is the incredible honor I feel in receiving this award – particularly considering the tremendously talented professors with whom I work. It is truly a thrill to receive this award.”

This year, Professor Gerry Hess, founder of the Institute for Law School Teaching, was named the 1L Professor of the Year.

“Each day that I teach at Gonzaga, I am excited to walk into the classroom. My students give me gifts in the classroom every day – their trust, their effort, their good humor, their willingness to engage, their ideas and more. To get an additional award from the students seems a bit extravagant. And humbling.”

An adjunct professor since 1987, Milt Rowland was voted Adjunct Professor of the Year. “The students give back as much as they get. I learn from them all the time. The challenge is to bring added value to the class, so they learn more in class than they would by reading the cases on their own.”

In addition to the professor awards, two student awards were given. Brad Tubbs was given the Tutor of the Year Award. The Club of the Year award was given to Mission: Possible, the club that annually sends a group of self-funded students to serve other communities.

Graduation Points of Interest • On May 11, 2013, Commencement featured Judy Clarke as the featured speaker, and John Morey Maurice was awarded an honorary degree.

• The Dean’s Academic Achievement Award: Catherine Kardong

• Dean’s Pro Bono Award of Distinction: Christal Seen-Yan Lam • Class of 2013 Student Speaker: Phillip Meurig Mason Faculty Speaker: Patrick Charles

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• The Holly Caudill Award: Shannon Elyse Fields, Teresita del Carmen Varela, and Hunt Meyer Whaley

Clinic & Community Service

Professor Ann Murphy and Federal Tax Clinic Director Jennifer Gellner chat with Judge Paige Marvel (third from left) and a student.

Federal Tax Clinic receives increased support The Gonzaga Law Federal Tax Clinic, which is charged with assisting low-income taxpayers with their IRS conflicts and litigation, recently received continued grant funding for three years from the Internal Revenue Service.

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Between 2001 and 2012, the IRS awarded more than $743,000 to the Gonzaga Tax Clinic. For 2013, the IRS has granted the Clinic multiyear funding to continue serving low-income taxpayers with IRS conflicts.

“Not only are we providing an incredibly valuable service to taxpayers in our community, but our law students are also receiving rigorous training in practice skills by interviewing and counseling clients, negotiating settlements with the IRS and practicing in Tax Court,” explained Jennifer Gellner, director of the tax clinic.

During the 2012 Tax Court session, Gonzaga Law also hosted a reception for Judge Paige Marvel, and hosted a visit by National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olsen. This was the first visit to the West Coast of the National Taxpayer Advocate since 2005, and her first visit to Gonzaga. The Advocate works closely with Congress to ensure continued funding for Low Income Taxpayer Clinic programs, and the Advocate makes all final funding decisions for the clinics.

In addition to continued funding, the Tax Clinic has a new videoconferencing system, installed and paid for by the Internal Revenue Service. The system connects the Federal Tax Clinic in University Legal Assistance to a variety of IRS offices throughout the country, including the Taxpayer Advocate Service and IRS Appeals.

The Seattle IRS campus handles most IRS cases involving taxpayers in the Spokane area. However, the Seattle campus is overloaded, and the IRS has been reassigning cases to other campuses in places, ranging from Memphis, Tenn., to Fresno, Calif., to Holtsville, N.Y. The videoconferencing system connects student representatives and taxpayers face-to-face with the IRS, which helps humanize clients and lead to more positive outcomes.

In addition to connecting the Federal Tax Clinic to the IRS, the new conferencing system will serve two additional purposes.

Any local taxpayer will be able to make an appointment to use the system to carry out meetings with IRS campuses across the country. Gonzaga Law’s externship program will also be utilizing the new system to help a Spokane student gain experience in tax law by allowing a Seattle IRS attorney to supervise an externship in the Spokane office.

Experiential Learning

BY THE NUMBERS

Mortgage Mediation Clinic becomes Foreclosure Prevention Clinic During 2012, students working in a new Mortgage Mediation Clinic at Gonzaga Law were hard at work, testing new Washington state laws governing mortgage foreclosure practices. In 2013, a combination of a new grant for $300,000 and a few big successes in court mean that the clinic has a new name, an expanded goal, and a vision for the future.

The original $30,000 2012 grant from the Washington state Attorney General provided funding for the Mortgage Mediation Clinic to get started and take on a first crop of foreclosure cases. That original grant expired in December 2012. Over the summer, program director (retired District Court Judge) Richard White (’80) wrote a new grant, proposing that the small, part-time Mortgage Mediation Clinic become a full-scale Foreclosure Prevention Clinic under the guidance of the Consumer Law Clinic. The grant application was accepted, and the Washington state Attorney General granted the clinic a $100,000 peryear, three-year grant that will operate the full-time work of helping homeowners nearing foreclosure save their homes or find collaborative solutions.

The expansion of the clinic means that the 12 students and their supervisors are taking on cases outside the scope of purely mortgage mediation, including helping homeowners work with banks to mediate possible solutions to foreclosure. This new clinic explores all options available to homeowners, which could include legal actions outside of mediation. “Lawsuits are an option of last resort, but they can be effective,” explains White.

In February 2013, students working in the clinic filed an amicus brief in the Washington state Supreme Court case of Dianne Klem v.

Washington Mutual Bank. The case asked if the trustee of a foreclosure violated the Consumer Protection Act by predating the notarized notice of sale and deferring a request from the homeowner to defer the sale. “We wanted to get involved with this case because many of the mortgage foreclosures we are handling in the clinic are directly affected by the decision in this case, which deals with robo-signing and many of the other mortgage industry challenges working their way through the courts,” explained Al McNeil (’77), who was head of the Consumer Law Clinic at the time the case was filed.

MORE THAN

300

CASES PER YEAR

SERVING CLIENTS

40 YEARS

18,000 AVERAGE CASE HOURS PER YEAR

EXTERNSHIP OFFICE INCREASING PLACEMENTS

6% EACH YEAR

10 AVERAGE CREDITS EARNED PER EXTERNSHIP MORE THAN

44,000 STUDENT HOURS PER YEAR IN NONPROFIT ASSIGNMENTS

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Of the 12 students working in the Foreclosure Prevention Clinic, five of them are in their second semester of working directly with clients.

“The experience for clients is better when they get to work with one student,” explains White, “and for students, it is always better when they see a case from beginning to end. Most of the clients of the clinic started the process on their own, and the majority of them are unemployed. This means by the time that they get to us, they are frustrated and worried, because the system itself is very problematic.”

For students, this provides a unique insight into handling very emotional cases for clients, White said.

LAW CLINIC

Clinic & Community Service

Elder Law Clinic Director Larry Weiser (’76) confers with students.

Elder Law Clinic Recognized for Unique Services In 1980, the idea of Elder Law as a separate legal specialty was just beginning to gain traction, and the 5-year-old University Legal Assistance program at Gonzaga Law launched a new Elder Law Clinic. Thirty-one years and thousands of cases later, clinic director Larry Weiser (’76) has just received word that the funding grant that operates the Elder Law Clinic will be increased and extended for an additional $91,390 of funding through 2017.

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Most of the cases we take are individuals that are just having a difficult time, and we can offer a helping hand.

The Older Americans Act, passed in 1965 and reauthorized in 2006, established a wide variety of supportive services for senior citizens. Today, the OAA is a service network that coordinates 56 state agencies on aging, 629 area agencies on aging, nearly 20,000 service providers, 244 tribal organizations and two Native Hawaiian organizations representing 400 tribes. In this network, there are fewer than 10 dedicated Elder Law services like the one at Gonzaga Law. “The Elder Law clinic is unique in that many of the cases cross over to a variety of practice areas,” explains Weiser. “Most of the cases we take are individuals that are just having a difficult time, and we can offer a helping hand. It is a unique chance to make a real impact in the community.”

The Clinic handles a wide variety of legal questions, including housing, consumer fraud, elder abuse, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medicaid, age

discrimination, pensions, nursing homes, protective services, conservatorships and more. Each year, 24-30 students and one paralegal take on around 250 cases, and offer advice to another 400-500 clients.

“The combination of law students and the elderly is good.

Clients really get the extensive time from students needed to understand the cases. For students that may not have interacted with the elderly outside of their grandparents, the experience is incredibly valuable.”

The opportunity to work with elderly clients has proved to be an experience that is both valuable and life-changing. One student who was asked to assist with a last will and testament described the experience this way: “I have learned about recognizing competence to make a will from a textbook and a professor, but it just is not the same as seeing it in person. It is not an exercise in reading comprehension or test-taking skills. It is looking into a person’s eyes, watching the wheels turn in their mind, listening to every slurred word, and taking note of every bit of body language.

“Going through this myself was simply profound. It was a very eerie, very surreal thing to experience, and as overblown as it might sound, I probably will not forget it. I watched [my client] struggle through pain and confusion and at the end of it all, I had to decide whether another human was capable of making serious and impactful decisions about their own lives. It was just eye-opening, if nothing else. Here, I was given a very hard and clear example of how practicing law in the real world differed from learning law in the classroom.”

Heeding the Call:

Gonzaga Law Students Partner to Serve CATHERINE BROWN Director, Center for Law in Public Service

Engaging students and partner organizations alike, Gonzaga Law School’s Center for Law in Public Service expanded in new and exciting ways during 2013. From hosting the second annual Washington Veterans Will Clinic and pairing student volunteers with pro bono attorneys through the Spokane County Bar’s Volunteer Lawyer Program, to offering free juvenile record sealing assistance and organizing weekly Public Service, Brown Bag and Justice (PBJ) social justice speakers, our law students continue to carry forward Gonzaga’s vision to educate the whole person by serving the public good.

On Oct. 12 law students partnered with the Spokane Bar’s Young Lawyer Division and several service organizations to host the second annual Washington Veterans Will Clinic, where 47 students and 36 attorneys volunteered to provide 150 veterans with free estate planning documents. A team of law student volunteers partnered with the Spokane Bar’s Volunteer Lawyers Program to assist pro bono family law attorneys serving low-income clients through weekly clinics at the courthouse and monthly clinics at Spokane’s Women’s Hearth drop-in center.

2013 also saw the launch of the Center for Law in Public Service’s Pro Bono Distinction, an annual program to recognize students’ pro bono service hours. During its inaugural year, 67 students reported a total of 8,960 additional hours specifically for the Pro Bono Distinction. Students who earn Pro Bono Distinction are recognized on campus and receive a Distinction notation on their transcript. 2013 graduates who earned Pro Bono Distinction were recognized at the May 2013 commencement ceremony. Graduate Christal Lam received the Platinum Pro Bono Distinction award for reporting more than 500 hours of pro bono service, tops in her class.

The 2013 graduating class of Thomas More Scholars wrapped up their service project, the Juvenile Record Sealing Clinic, in April 2013. Thomas More students coordinated 30 students

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

MARGARET MEAD

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Gonzaga’s Law Student Alliance for Social Justice coordinated 21 lunchtime social justice speakers during 2013 as part of the PBJ series. Student planners recruited PBJ speakers from Gonzaga Law, the wider Gonzaga University community, and the local, regional and statewide legal services network.

and eight attorneys who volunteered to seal 17 records at four clinics. This good work continued as two Thomas More Scholars transitioned into leadership positions and coordinated one clinic during the fall 2013 semester.

For their service project, two Thomas More students graduating in 2014 taught classes to students and parents of the East Valley School District about the dangers of cyberbullying and provided tips for how to keep kids and teens safe online. 2013 also brought leadership changes for the Thomas More Scholars. GU Law Professor Megan Ballard passed the Thomas More Faculty Director torch to Gonzaga’s Clinical Law Professor, Gail Hammer. On behalf of the students, faculty, staff and Gonzaga Law community, we thank Professor Ballard for the years of service she dedicated to leading the Thomas More Scholars and we welcome Professor Hammer into her new role.

Alumni Department

Focus on Gonzaga’s Alumni As Gonzaga Law celebrated its Centennial this past year, it was again reinforced how important our alumni are to the long-term success of the school. Gonzaga alumni are passionate about and committed to the school, and this last year proved no different. This year, the Department of Development and Alumni Relations welcomed Jeff Geldien as the new director. Geldien, who joined the law school in 2008, officially assumed his duties as director in February 2013.

“I was honored that Dean Korn, Don Curran (’60) and the other members of the search committee bestowed their trust in me for this position,” said Geldien.

Geldien, who is married with two daughters, is originally from Wyoming and has been in Spokane since 1998. “The Spokane community is a great place to be.” Having completed his master’s degree and currently pursuing his doctorate in leadership studies at Gonzaga, he has a unique look at the university from an employee, student and alumnus lens. Geldien also serves as the president of the Staff Assembly.

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Immediate goals for Geldien and his team will be to continue to travel and meet with alumni across the country while also working to keep the alumni engaged. “I have had many of our alumni ask me exactly what our department is tasked with doing,” said Geldien. “My answer is always whatever we can do to help the law school grow and succeed.” At Gonzaga, the next major project for the department is growing the law school’s endowment. “Over the next several years we will be undertaking major work to increase our fundraising efforts, which will lead to long-term stability for the law school. It is our job to ensure that our alumni understand how important they are in helping us transform the law school,” Geldien said.

In addition to major fundraising work, Geldien would like to improve the alumni experience. For many alumni, a referral program has been named as one of the most needed tools. The department receives several calls a week from people looking to work with a Gonzaga lawyer. An opt-in, searchable database to meet this need is already in development. In addition to the referral program, Geldien also is working on profiling alumni on the law school website. “Our alumni are doing some amazing things. I want to do a better job of highlighting what a Gonzaga legal education can do for someone by sharing these great success stories.”

As Gonzaga Law moves into its second century, and the entire community continues to welcome new students and graduates, we will be looking to alumni to help us create a law school that continues to pursue justice while finding solutions.

Endowed Scholarships

Law Zag Carries Forth the Jesuit Spirit of Giving Back The Patrick A. and Diane S. Sullivan Endowed Law Scholarship Gonzaga Law has always produced socially conscious, ethical attorneys; Pat Sullivan (’59) takes it to new heights. Pat and Diane Sullivan, who have been married 54 years, have embodied the Jesuit philosophy of giving back and bettering their fellow human.

Born in Bellingham, Wash., Pat graduated from North Central High School in Spokane. After finishing his LL.B at Gonzaga in 1959, Pat served as a captain with the United States Army Judge Advocate Corps from 1959-1962. Pat’s government experience helped land him a job as chief contracts counsel for the Saturn Branch of the Boeing Co. in New Orleans from 1962-1964. In 1964, Pat and Diane moved back to Spokane where Pat joined the law firm of Winston & Cashatt, and his construction law practice thrived until his retirement in 2003.

During his career, Pat was noted as one of the foremost construction law attorneys in the western United States. Pat has also served on many civic boards and committees, including founding the WSBA Construction Litigation Section, regional chairman for the ABA Public Law Contract section and a founding member of the Dispute Resolution Foundation. Pat also did considerable international law work and served as an arbitrator for the World Court in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was one of the first construction lawyers in the area to handle jury cases on a contingent fee.

Patrick and Diane Sullivan

Diane, who calls herself a “professional volunteer and fulltime mother of four,” has served with a variety of charities and organizations, as well as being a recognized community leader in serving the less fortunate. Along the course of their journey together, the Sullivans have worked very closely with the international program Hope4Kids, which provides relief to poverty-stricken villages caught up in the global AIDS crisis by building hospitals,

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and medical and dental clinics, creating 240 freshwater wells and establishing sponsorships for 2,600 Uganda orphans.

When talking about his time at Gonzaga, Pat names his most memorable instructor as the Honorable Willard Roe. After Judge Roe passed away, the entire class of 1959 established the Roe Scholarship. That initial gift began a long tradition marking the Sullivans’ great support of Gonzaga Law. Pat mentioned the importance of not only that first gift, but being committed to giving back over the course of his career. “Up until that time, most of us were busy putting together law practices all over the United States. The Honorable Smithmoore P. Myers was dean of the law school for most of our years, and he encouraged us to come back to Gonzaga in a worthwhile financial way each year.”

In honor of this tradition, the Sullivans have established the Patrick A. and Diane S. Sullivan Law Scholarship, which will benefit Gonzaga Law students. This scholarship will allow law students to receive a first-rate legal education at GU, helping to ease their debt as they graduate. “There has always been an understanding between Diane and myself, and that is that God provides, and he expects us to provide as well.”

Tri-Cities Centennial Luncheon

Oct. 12, 2012

Portland Centennial Luncheon

Oct. 26, 2012

Phoenix Centennial Luncheon

Nov. 8, 2012

Battle in Seattle Pre-Game Social

Dec. 15, 2012

Las Vegas Centennial Luncheon

Jan. 23, 2013

Men’s Basketball Pre-Game Social for Season Ticket Holders

Feb. 23, 2013

Washington, D.C., Centennial Reception

March 4, 2013

Bay Area Centennial Luncheon

April 10, 2013

Honolulu Centennial Reception

April 25, 2013

Yakima Centennial Luncheon

May 20, 2013

Tri-Cities Breakfast

May 21, 2013

Anchorage Centennial Reception

May 30, 2013

Temple of Justice

June 5, 2013

New John Clute Student Lounge Ribbon Cutting

Sept. 3, 2013

Seattle Sounders FC Match

Sept. 13, 2013

Red Mass

Sept. 17, 2013

Salt Lake City Alumni Luncheon

Sept. 24, 2013

Denver Alumni Reception

Sept. 25, 2013

Portland Timbers Match

Sept. 29, 2013

Boise Alumni Luncheon

Nov. 19, 2013

Battle in Seattle Reception

Dec. 14, 2013

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Temple of Justice June 5, 2013

Alumni Department Endowed Scholarships

Remembering a Lifetime of Service to Gonzaga T. Jerry & Helen Greenan Law Book Endowment When Jerry Greenan (’57) first considered higher education, Gonzaga University was barely a blip on his radar screen. His father had recently died, and money was tight. But Fathers Francis Gubbins, S.J., and Frank Harrington, S.J., passed through Montana in 1951, meeting potential students who had applied for admission, and the University offered him a partial scholarship.

These and other Jesuits who Jerry Greenan, his wife Helen (Shepard) and their five children have encountered over the past 58 years have inspired the Greenan family to serve others with care and compassion. The Jesuit ideals and ethics he learned while a student at Gonzaga strongly influenced his practice of law.

When opportunities to give of themselves arose, Jerry and Helen responded without hesitation, time and time again.

Right after passing the bar exam, Greenan worked for the Washington state Attorney General’s office. In 1963, he joined a private law practice in Seattle and began a career litigating antitrust actions in federal and state courts.

In 1979, Greenan was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, a distinction limited to those trial attorneys considered the best in their state or province who have exhibited high ethical and moral standards, professionalism and excellent character. Greenan served on the American College’s Board of Regents as a national officer and a member of its executive committee.

He was listed in the Business Litigation Section of each edition of

Jerry Greenan with former Gonzaga President Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J.

the publication “The Best Lawyers in America” for 22 years. He chaired various sections, boards and committees of the Washington State Bar Association. Greenan was past president of the Federal Bar Association of the Western District of Washington and argued many cases in state and federal appellate courts throughout the country, including before the United States Supreme Court.

Greenan’s many contributions have not, however, been limited to his extensive service of the law. He served on Gonzaga’s Board of Trustees for 20 years, including two years as chair. He was elected Trustee Emeritus in 2004, and remained active on a number of the Board’s committees. He also served on the School of Law Board of Advisors. In addition, both Jerry and Helen Greenan were, for many years, deeply involved in the Gonzaga-in-Florence program.

In 2009, Gonzaga bestowed the Law Medal on Jerry Greenan. He was truly a lifelong Zag and will be forever remembered as what it means to be a Gonzaga Lawyer. In January 2013, Jerry passed away.

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In 1986, T. Jerry and Helen Greenan established the T. Jerry and Helen Greenan Endowed Law Book fund, which has been designated to support the advancement of Chastek Library.

If you are interested in supporting endowed funds please contact Jeff Geldien, director of Development and Alumni Relations, at 509-313-6121 or jgeldien@ lawschool.gonzaga.edu.

Helen and Jerry Greenan

Board of Advisors We currently have 36 members

Judge James Murphy (ret), ’73

on the Board and 11 Emeritus

Hon. Jack F. Nevin, ’78

members. The Board meets twice yearly to consider a wide range of issues such as financial affairs,

Sheila Ridgway, ’84 Fred Rivera, ’93

fundraising, educational policy,

Joe Sullivan, ’85

student placement, relations

George Telquist, ’97

between the law school and the

Kate Tylee, ’08

professional community, student

Geana Van Dessel, ’04

life and alumni relations. Steve Jager, class of 1980, is president

Hon. Richard B. White, ’80

of the Board.

Michael J. Zdancewicz, ’88

Hunter Abell, ’05

Emeritus Members

Keller W. Allen, ’89 Annie Arbenz, ’08, Alumni Association President

Hon. Paul A. Bastine, ’64

Fred Aronow, ’81

Richard C. Eymann, ’76

Janice Brown, ’84

John W. Holleran, ’79

Catherine C. Clark, ’91

Mary Lou Johnson, ’92

Hon. Ellen Kalama Clark, ’82

Steven M. Kaufman, ’77

Chuck Conrad, ’05

Ron K. Nichols, ’93

Va Lena Curran, ’58

Michael Pontarolo, ’73

John Durkin, ’80

Hon. Richard J. Schroeder, ’63

Christina Estes-Werther, ’06

John G. Schultz, ’63

Timothy B. Fennessy, ’83

Patrick A. Trudell, ’80

“It’s appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature.”

ROBERT L. EHRLICH

Hon. Tari S. Eitzen, ’82

Javier Garcia, ’06 Paul Greeley, ’82 Mark Griffin, ’86 Geoff Grote, ’78 John Hanrahan, ’85 Randy Harris, ’78 Scott Husbands, ’07 Jerome L. Jager, ’57

to the winners of the Law Firm Challenge (for Fiscal Year 2013)

We would like to thank:

Hon. Michael Lambo, ’83 Mark Lorbiecki J. Richard Manning, ’60 Maureen McGuire, ’81 Ryan McNeice, ’05

INSLEE, BEST, DOEZIE, RYDER, PS

DELAY, CURRAN, THOMPSON, PONTAROLO & WALKER, PS

These firms showed the highest participation in giving from Gonzaga Law alumni.

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Steve Jager, ’80, President

Congratulations

Our Mission FR. FRANK CASE S.J. VICE PRESIDENT FOR MISSION

IN

1975 the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) held its 32nd

General Congregation – an international meeting of elected and ex-officio delegates gathered to reflect on the Society’s life and work. Meanwhile, the Catholic Church found itself in the process of digesting all that had taken place during Vatican Council II. In keeping with the tenor of those times, the 32nd General Congregation engaged the Society of Jesus in this process of assimilation of the Council’s documents, reflecting on what the initiatives undertaken at Vatican II meant for our particular role within the broader Church. It was a welcome, yet daunting task considering the multiple cultures and regional histories represented among the Congregation’s 220 or so delegates.

The issue of the Society’s mission in the world today stood out among many issues on the agenda. What did the Council’s decree on The Church in the Modern World and the call of the 1971 Bishops’ Synod for a deeper commitment to worldwide justice mean for the Jesuits? What would it mean for our educational institutions, our parishes, and our retreat houses? Not an easy set of questions at that time.

Nonetheless they called for a deep and open consideration and response on our part.

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After much discussion and debate, the General Congregation settled on a simple enough formula: “The mission of the Society of Jesus today is the service of faith, of which the promotion of justice is an absolute requirement. For reconciliation with God demands the reconciliation of people with one another.” This formula found other, briefer expressions, such as “faith and justice” and “faith doing justice.” The decree went on to say that “we must undertake a thoroughgoing reassessment of our traditional apostolic

methods, attitudes and institutions with a view to adapting them to the new needs of the times and to a world in process of rapid change.”

While simple in its formulation, the reception of this Decree on our Mission Today was anything but simple. The reassessment called for in the decree raised resentments and resistance in a number of apostolic sectors and regions around the world, perhaps most notably in higher education. Some within the Society considered themselves devoted to the service of faith while others were fully devoted to the promotion of justice, and the differences tended to be clear and intransigent. Those devoted to justice buckled down behind the liberation theology of Latin America, something which those in the service of the faith found to be suspicious in the extreme.

Over the next 20 years, Jesuit superiors did their best to reconcile these differences, and to some extent they were successful. The ultimate reconciliation finally came about at the 34th General Congregation in 1995. While not disavowing the justice of liberation theology, the Congregation situated the justice we were to promote in the justice of God’s Kingdom, or what we called “gospel justice.” It is a justice based on strong, mutually respectful, and even loving relationships among people, with creation, and with God. The Congregation issued four decrees on our mission, one that served as a lens document, and three others entitled “Our Mission and Justice, ” “Our Mission and Culture,” and “Our Mission and Interreligious Dialogue.” All three were considered to be integrally united in our pursuit of “gospel justice.”

This notion of “gospel justice” is closely aligned with the sense of “social justice” contained in the Church’s Social Teaching:

Condensed by Frank E. Case, S.J. from Edward P. DeBerri, James E. Hug, et al., Catholic Social Teaching: Our Best Kept Secret, chapter 4, Orbis Books, Maryknoll NY, 4th ed. 2003.

Social Justice is that aspect of justice (the right ordering of relationships) that refers most properly to society as the seat for pursuit of the common good (community). It exists when each person – particularly those living in poverty or on the margins of society – has access to what she or he needs to survive, to develop her or his human potential, and to participate in and give back to the community. It recognizes the right of each person to share in the goods of this earth to that extent, as well as each person’s responsibility to use those goods in a sustainable manner. These rights and responsibilities apply to present and future generations.

Among the many sub-categories of this notion of social justice are the following:

• The dignity of the human person.

• The dignity of work.

• The common good.

• Participation in the affairs of society.

• Human rights and responsibilities: the right to acquire and possess private property along with its social mortgage, its proper use in view of the common good.

• The principle of subsidiarity.

• Preferential option for those in poverty.

• Solidarity across humanity (including peacemaking).

• Care for the planet (creation).

Gonzaga Law School carries out our mission of social justice through the work of our faculty, staff and alumni in many different ways. One of the most notable is the work of Gonzaga Law’s University Legal Assistance, or the Clinic. The clinic offers legal assistance to those in the Spokane and surrounding communities who otherwise could not afford to hire a lawyer. Our students are supervised by faculty members as they learn, firsthand, what it takes to represent those who are often in the margins.

Additionally, many Gonzaga law students participate in a group called Mission: Possible where they travel domestically and abroad and serve the less fortunate. Students have recently traveled to locations such as New Orleans, Honduras and the Dominican Republic.

So many of our alumni take jobs and careers in public service including public defenders, prosecutors, social workers, policymakers and government servants. Additionally, many alums who go into corporate or private law utilize the ethics and care for humans they learned while a student at Gonzaga law to tackle significant financial, political and policy-related issues in their jobs. Gonzaga Law stands out as a school which prepares students, no matter what career path they take, to care for their common man and carry forward the four decrees of mission.

So how does this sense of social justice or gospel justice relate to the notions of justice that pertain to the legal profession?

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Class Action

1962 Boyd Hartman celebrated the release of his new book, “From the Great Depression to the Great Recession,” his autobiographical trilogy spanning the traumatic years of the Great Depression, the turbulent years of the world’s greatest global war, the ideological and brutal confrontation between the world’s

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Boyd Hartman’s “From the Great Depression to the Great Recession”

greatest superpowers, and the present dissimulation of the world’s last and greatest fortress of liberty. He served as an administrative law judge with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission for three years and specialized in the field of administrative law for more than 30 years in private practice. He also served for 12 years on the Redmond, Wash., City Council. He and his wife spend summers in Deer Lake, Wash., and winters at their home in Sun City, Ariz.

1972

Douglas Award from the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and in the same year he was presented the Angelo Petruss Award by the Washington Bar Association.

County District I Court in Port Angeles, Wash., where he served two terms. In 2004, he was appointed chief judge of the Quileute Tribe, where he continues to serve.

1975

Craig Beles was appointed by the U.S. State Department to the Fulbright Specialist Roster as “International ADR Specialist” until April 2018.

Dennis Calfee

University of Florida Law Professor Dennis Calfee was honored as the Florida Bar Tax Section Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney of the year April 27, 2013, at the section’s 35th annual meeting held at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center in Gainesville.

1973 Tom Hillier retired in February after 32 years as a federal public defender in Seattle. In 1982, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appointed Hillier to be the federal public defender for the Western District of Washington. He maintained an active trial practice and is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Hillier argued before the United States Supreme Court in United States v.

Bagley, 473 U.S. 667 (1985), and returned in March 2008 to argue on behalf of Ahmed Ressam, the “Millennium Bomber.” In 1993, he received the William O.

1976 D. Jean Shaw

Horenstein Law Group announced the appointment of real estate expert D. Jean Shaw to accommodate steadily rising real estate activity in the Northwest.

She will support buyers, sellers, investors, lenders, developers and governments. Shaw previously handled real estate transactions for Knowledge Universe Education LLC, was a partner in Horenstein and Duggan law firm, and was general counsel at First Independent Bank.

John Doherty was sworn in on Jan. 17, 2013, as Clallam County District II Judge.

Doherty was a principal in the Clallam County law firm of Doherty Ritchie from 1976-1995 when he was elected judge of the Clallam

The Washington State Bar Association recognized Judge Darvin Zimmerman with its Local Hero Award, in recognition of his work in establishing the Clark County Veterans Therapeutic Court, a treatment program that helps vets who are facing combat-related trauma and have entered the criminal justice system for low-level offenses.

Jeffrey Hartnett reported the firm which he has been associated with for 33 years has changed its name from Bartley Goffstein, LLC to Hartnett Gladney and Hetterman, LLC. The firm will continue to maintain an office in Washington, D.C., where it represents clients such as the Iron Workers International Union and the Iron Workers Management Progressive Action Cooperative. Hartnett specializes in union-side labor and employee benefits

law. He has been named to Best Lawyers in America.

1977 Gerald Yoshida was awarded the Captive Insurance Companies Association Distinguished Service Award. He is a partner in the Honolulu law firm of Char Hamilton Yoshida & Shimomoto and has been a central figure in the creation and growth of Hawaii’s captive insurance industry.

1978

Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Jacqueline R. Erwin was lauded for her dedication to the rule of law as she stepped down after 34 years of public service as a prosecutor and judge.

Ready to be a grandmother and enjoy retirement with her husband, retired Jefferson County Sheriff’s Detective Scott Erwin, the judge was honored during a retirement reception held at the Jefferson County Courthouse.

“Law never is, but is always about to be.”

BENJAMIN CARDOZO

counsel, and will be named in his honor.

Gonzaga Law is pleased to recognize John Rodgers as the newest member of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that he is appointing Julia Garratt to serve as Superior Court judge for King County.

Garratt has served as a King County Superior Court Commissioner since 2008 and worked as a pro tem judge since 1999. She previously worked as a staff attorney in Seattle for the Associated Counsel for the Accused, representing indigent defendants throughout King County.

1979

1980

Larry Nickell, who died unexpectedly in August 2011, was the recipient of the Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms award that recognizes an ATF attorney who continually shows a commitment to achieving the highest standards for legal advocacy and professionalism. This award was created for Nickell, who served the ATF with great distinction from 19792011 as the associate chief

Steven Jager guest-hosted several episodes of the “Thomas Jefferson Hour” weekly radio program www.jeffersonhour.com.

Steve is an attorney in Seattle, and president of the Gonzaga Law School Board of Advisors.

1981 George Boggs received three awards in 2012:

National Association of Conservation District Employees’ “District Professional of 2012,” Washington Association of Conservation Districts’ “Employee of the Year 2012,” and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Washington State “District Employee Partner for 2012.” Boggs also restored his 1941 Spissgatter and won best wooden sailboat over 30 feet at the Vancouver Wooden Boat Show.

Finally, he was reappointed to the EPA’s Farm Ranch and Rural Communities Committee that provides recommendations to the Administrator.

The Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers announced that Seattle attorney George Bianchi received a 2013 President’s Award, presented at the organization’s annual awards dinner on June 7, 2013, in Chelan.

Richard Greenstone is an attorney and avid photographer in San Francisco. His abstract

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Judge Jack Nevin was sworn in to Pierce County Superior Court in January 2013. He was appointed to Pierce County District Court in 1997. He was the presiding judge of the United Nations Detention Review Commission for Kosovo in 2001 and was on active and reserve duty with the Army’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps from 1978 to 2009. Nevin also served as chief judge of the Army’s Court of Criminal Appeals and was the commanding general of the Army Reserve Legal Command. His civic involvement includes service on the state Board of Judicial Administration, faculty at the Washington State Judicial College, adjunct professor for trial advocacy at Seattle University School of Law, the Tacoma Narrows Rotary,

Board of Directors for the Family Renewal Shelter, Board of Advisors for Gonzaga University School of Law, and Paint Tacoma Beautiful.

Class Action judge who died in 1993. Also honored at the luncheon for taking two or more legal aid cases were Kari HaylesDavenport, ’06, Andrea Clare, ’06, Adrienne Farabee, ’02, and Jeff Sperline, ’94. photo by Richard Greenstone

works were displayed March–April 2013 at Collector Gallery and are available on his Facebook website Reflected Eye.

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Gov. Jay Inslee recently appointed William H. Lynch as chair of the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. He recently completed his second term as a board member of the Pollution Control Hearings Board and Shorelines Hearings Board. He was appointed to this position

by Gov. Gary Locke in 2002 and reappointed in 2006

by Gov. Christine Gregoire.

Before his appointment to these boards, Lynch was employed as a senior staff counsel with the nonpartisan committee staff in the state House of Representatives and the state Senate.

Linda Waite, a longtime lawyer who recently retired from her Richland, Wash., practice, was honored at a luncheon with the Al Yencopal Award for her dedication to the Tri-Cities Legal Aid Society. Yencopal was a longtime BentonFranklin Superior Court

1982 The Washington State Bar Association is pleased to recognize Judge Vance Peterson with its Local Hero Award, in recognition of his work in establishing Spokane County’s first Veterans Court, which assists qualifying veterans who have been criminally charged with misdemeanors while coping with the issues they are facing, including PTSD.

Stephen Lamberson

Stephen M. Lamberson of Etter, McMahon, Lamberson, Clary & Oreskovich, PC has been elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates and The Washington Chapter of ABOTA. Election to ABOTA requires high personal character and demonstrated proficiency as a trial lawyer.

1990 The national workers’ compensation defense law firm of Adelson, Testan, Brundo & Jimenez announced that in recognition of the contributions of Susan Novell, managing partner of the firm’s Northern California operations, the firm is changing its name effective immediately to Adelson, Testan, Brundo, Novell & Jimenez. Novell joined the firm in 1998 and has practiced workers’ compensation law since 1992.

1991

Tim Nodland

Tim Nodland was featured in the profile “Art and Entrepreneurship” in the March 2013 NW Lawyer Magazine. Nodland is a senior attorney at Timothy B. Nodland Attorney at Law, PS, in Spokane.

Business attorney Paul W. Daugharty has begun his term as president of the Board of Commissioners,

the governing body of the Idaho State Bar. Daugharty is a solo practitioner in Coeur d’Alene, where he handles corporate, real estate and civil litigation matters. He also is a member of the Washington State Bar.

1992

Jason Whalen

The Lakewood City Council chose Councilman Jason Whalen as deputy mayor.

Whalen graduated from Gonzaga University in 1985.

After service as an artillery officer in the Army, he returned to Spokane and graduated from the Gonzaga University School of Law in 1992. Whalen and his wife, Gael, have three daughters.

Whalen is an attorney and partner at Eisenhower Carlson, PLLC in Tacoma.

Robert Battles was hired by Tacoma law firm Eisenhower Carlson, PLLC. Battles brings to Eisenhower Carlson 20 years of experience working with government agencies (10 years representing the Department of Labor & Industries and 10 years representing clients with claims against that

1995

1996

Robert Battles

agency). He focuses his practice on representation of individuals and businesses in complex and regulatory litigation matters, including employment law, safety and health, and agency audits.

1993 Fred Rivera was selected to serve as the next managing partner of Perkins Coie’s Seattle Office – the firm’s largest office and home to more than 600 attorneys and staff.

1994 Daryl A. Rodrigues was

James Newman

Holland & Hart announced James Newman as the new administrative partner of Holland & Hart LLP’s Reno office. In addition to overseeing strategic development for the office, Newman will manage recruiting and marketing efforts, as well as other responsibilities related to the firm’s partnership.

Recognized by Best Lawyers In America as a leading corporate and mergers and acquisitions attorney, Newman is a member of the board of trustees for the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada and a past president of Western Industrial Nevada.

Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., a full-service business law firm, announced that Michael R. Ross has joined the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation Executive Council. The Council is made up of key executives from respected organizations and community partners

Greg (‘96) and Juliana Weber (’97) announced the birth of their baby girl, Kendall Marie, born Feb. 16, 2013. Kendall weighed 8 ½ pounds and was 22 ¼ inches long. Greg and Juliana are both administrative law judges in Spokane.

1997

Daniel Stowe

Daniel E. Stowe has become a partner at Etter, McMahon, Lamberson, Clary & Oreskovich, PC in Spokane. Stowe has 15 years of experience, primarily with defendants in civil litigation.

Diane Grecco (‘97) and Sean M. Downs (’07) opened their new law firm, Grecco Downs, PLLC. Their firm has a practice emphasis in all criminal and traffic

matters, mediation, and family law. Grecco and Davis practice in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, with offices in Spokane and Vancouver, Wash., to serve those communities and their surrounding areas.

2000

Cori Cook

Cori M. Cook, chief operating officer and general counsel for EBMS, was accepted for membership into the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), making her one of only three Montana attorneys selected for membership. EBMS is a national industry leader in health risk management and third party administration of self-funded health benefit plans. Cook was also featured in the February 2013 issue of Magic magazine, as one of Montana’s most influential women.

Gaetano Testini was the keynote speaker for the 11th annual celebration of Law Day in Bisbee, Ariz.

His speech addressed

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appointed director of the Thurston County Office of Assigned Council. In addition to bringing 18 years of experience in the practice of criminal law in both the public and private sectors, Rodrigues also has a wealth of management and supervision experience. His most recent position was with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation as the director of the Office of Public Defender.

that support the foundation’s charitable efforts. Ross, a shareholder, works primarily in civil litigation, with a focus on commercial and employment litigation.

Class Action the theme of Law Day, “Realizing the Dream, Equality for All.”Law Day is the culmination of several weeks of activities featuring more than 30 educational presentations to K-12 classes all across Cochise County given by the legal and court communities. Testini is chair of the Arizona State Bar Committee on Minorities and Women in the Law.

2001

Andrea Poplawski

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Andrea Poplawski was named “Best Lawyer” in Spokane by The Inlander.

Poplawski specializes in employment and family law and is an attorney at Harrington Law Office.

Chris Bromley and Candice McHugh have recently opened a private firm, McHugh Bromley, PLLC. Their office is located in Boise, Idaho, and will focus on water law.

2003

Eric Pedersen

Arthur Rizer accepted a tenure-track professor position at West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, W. Va. He will be teaching Trial Advocacy, Criminal Law, and Evidence.

Eric M. Pedersen was a member of the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps.

He was recalled back to active duty, and served as a Legal Advisor for the Naval Special Warfare Command in Afghanistan from June-December 2013.

In this capacity, he provided guidance to a Sea, Air & Land (SEAL) Team in a fastpaced environment on issues pertaining to International Law, the Law of Armed Conflict and the Rules of Engagement and National Security law.

Kammi Mencke Smith has been elected to the board of the Federal Bar Association for the Eastern District of Washington. She will serve as a First Year Trustee for the 2013-2014 term. She is an attorney with Winston & Cashatt.

2002

Michael Pellicciotti has taken on the role of the Equal Justice Coalition’s Chairperson. Pellicciotti is a Managing Assistant Attorney General at the Office of the Attorney General in the State of Washington, serves on the American Bar Association’s Board of Governors, and has been an active member of the EJC’s WorkGroup since 2007.

Daniel L. Hulsizer has joined the law firm of Warner Angle Hallam Jackson & Fromanek PLLC. The law firm of Warner Angle has a long-established presence in the Phoenix legal and business community.

Hulsizer’s practice focuses on closely held business representation, estate planning, tax planning, and trust and estate administration.

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2004 Brooke Kuhl has joined BNSF Railway Co. as a general attorney in its Environmental Department.

Kuhl is located in Missoula, Mont.

Geana Van Dessell was appointed as 2012-13 vice president to the Federal Bar for the Eastern District of Washington. Van Dessell is an attorney at Lee & Hayes in Spokane.

Jenae Ball became a principal at Randall Danskin, P.S. in January 2013.

Formerly with K & L Gates, Jenae continues practicing in her specialty area of labor and employment law. She resides in the Spokane area with her husband, Anthony Ball, and their two children.

Dave Higer has been promoted to partner at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in Chicago.

Jason Piskel, Nicholas Kovarik and Ryan Yahne have partnered to open a new firm, Piskel Yahne Kovarik, PLLC in Spokane.

2005 Bea Koempel-Thomas has been promoted to partner at Lee & Hayes, PLLC in Spokane.

Jennifer Stewart

Jennifer Stewart, Senior Larimer County attorney, has accepted an invitation to become a member of the Fellows of the Colorado Bar Association, a group that supports the Colorado Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Colorado Bar Association.

“I was highly honored by the nomination,” said Stewart.

2006 Tana and Devin Joslin had a baby girl, Milena Lorraine, on March 19, 2013. They reside in Mukilteo, Wash.

Paige Roberts

Paige Roberts has been hired as a consultant at PeopleFirm, a management consultancy company based in Seattle. She has nine years of experience and applied knowledge helping clients succeed in the areas of people and project management, organizational readiness and strategy, change management, and design, communications, business process solutions and business management.

Thoran (06’) and Julie (07’) Towler announced the birth

of their son, Damien Nikolas Towler, born Sept. 7, 2012. Thoran is the Nevada labor commissioner and Julie is a Nevada deputy attorney general. They reside in Reno, Nev. Andrew Whitfield founded Colorado Notary Solutions PLLC. He trains notaries and gives them the information needed to pass the state’s notary public exam. Whitfield was formerly a notary regulator who enforced Colorado notary law for the Secretary of State.

& Corporate Law, Federal, State & Local Taxation, Nonprofit Entity Formation and Governance, and Intellectual Property. In 2010, she was selected by the Business Examiner as a “40 Under Forty” Honoree and was selected as a “Rising Star” by Washington Law & Politics.

2006 Robin Haynes has joined Witherspoon Kelly in Spokane. Haynes’ practice includes all phases of commercial litigation in the state and federal courts of Washington and Idaho.

2007

Jon Morrone

Brooke Johnson

Jon Morrone was named Washington State’s Defense Associate of the Year. Morrone served as SBA president in his 3L year. He received the award for his contributions

Brooke Johnson recently became a partner at Kampbell, Andrews & Arbenz, PLLC on the Tacoma waterfront.

Johnson’s practice focuses on Business Transactions

Jared Parrish

Jared Parrish was recently recognized as a Local Litigation Star in Commercial and Securities Litigation by Benchmark Litigation. Benchmark Litigation is a U.S.-based publication that identifies leading U.S. trial attorneys and firms at the local and national levels. Parrish is a trial lawyer and commercial litigator, devoted to matters involving securities litigation, fraud, equity receiverships, Ponzi schemes and federal appeals. He has extensive experience in the administration and resolution of investment fraud schemes, representing both courtappointed receivers and creditors.

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Michael Tucker accepted the position as general counsel of Stego Industries, LLC, located in San Clemente, Calif. He was previously with Dunn & Black, PS, located in Spokane. He passed the California Bar Exam in February 2013.

Damien Towler

to the defense bar. In the past year, Morrone secured two successful results after lengthy jury trials. An accomplished appellate advocate, he also secured a major victory in Division One, defeated a petition for review at the Washington state Supreme Court in a separate matter, argued in the 9th Circuit on a third, and is awaiting a ruling in the 9th Circuit on a fourth matter.

Class Action David Gardner was made firm principal of Winston & Cashatt. Gardner, who joined Winston & Cashatt in

David Gardner

2007 and practices out of the firm’s Spokane and Coeur d’Alene offices, represents debtors, creditors, trustees and receivers in all aspects of Chapter 7, 11, 12 and 13 bankruptcies and related state court insolvency proceedings.

Durflinger’s firm has twice won the Pierce County NALS Best Law Firm Award, in recognition of workplace excellence and her office’s contribution to the community.

Melissa Simonsen wrote a featured article in the March 2013 NW Lawyer Magazine entitled “Tribal Courts: Practicing Law in Indian Country.”

2008 Matthew and Alison Luedke announced the arrival of their twin daughters, Holland Emory and Kennedy Elliot, born Feb. 26, 2013. Matthew is an associate at Moulton Law Office in Spokane Valley.

Annie Arbenz, partner at Kampbell, Andrews and Arbenz, took over as Gonzaga Law Alumni Association president in 2014.

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Natalie Durflinger

Natalie L. Durflinger, Thomas More Scholarship recipient, is a founding partner of the five-attorney law firm of Durflinger Oliver & Associates, PS., in Tacoma, Wash. The firm was established in 2010, and provides criminal defense, DUI defense, traffic defense and plaintiffs personal injury representation.

Casey Arbenz was elected in November as the newest member on the Gig Harbor City Council. He practices civil and criminal litigation at The Hester Law Group and was a former president of the Young Lawyers Section of the Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association.

2009 Jefferson and Melissa Boswell had a baby boy, Titan Bourne Boswell, born Dec. 28, 2012. He was 9

lbs., 3 oz. Jefferson is an associate at Peel Brimley, LLP in Henderson, Nev. Kenneth Huitt joined Idaho Trust Bank in January 2013 as a wealth management private banker. He resides in Hayden, Idaho.

Megan New is an associate at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP in Chicago.

Stacey Stone-Semmler accepted a position as an associate attorney at Holmes Weddle & Barcott, PC, in its Anchorage, Alaska, office. Her practice focuses on insurance defense, construction defense and litigation, and other civil litigation.

Pauline Nguyen was one of three from the Pacific McGeorge School of Law presented with the Ninth Circuit ADR Education Award on Oct. 5, 2013, at the U.S. Eastern District Judicial Conference. The award recognizes ABA-accredited law schools in the 9th Circuit that have demonstrated a commitment to advancing education in the field of ADR. Nguyen is an adjunct professor for Pacific McGeorge School of Law and supervising attorneymediator for on-campus mediation clinics

2010 Katie and Patrick McNulty had a baby boy, Quinn Patrick McNulty, born Nov.

McNulty

7, 2012. He was 21.5 inches and 8 lbs., 5 oz.

Katie and Patrick both practice in Boise, Idaho.

Acea and the Animal Kingdom

Kyle Shoop published a novel titled “Acea and the Animal Kingdom” available on Amazon.com.

Brittany Pitcher was made an associate at McGuinness and Streepy Law Offices, LLC, in Federal Way, Wash.

Jacob Brennan

The Washington State Bar Association presented attorney Jacob Brennan

with the 2013 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award. This award recognizes one attorney who has made significant contributions to the professional community, especially the community of young lawyers, within their initial years of practice. The award is in recognition of his work in creating Washington state’s first annual veteran-oriented legal aid clinic and resource fair.

2011 Katie Murphey started with GreenCupboards in February 2013 as its UK supplier relations coordinator.

GreenCupboards is a leading online retailer of eco-friendly products based in Spokane.

William Hughbanks and Tyler Waite have been hired as associates for the law office of Campbell and Bissell, PLLC in Spokane.

Lauren Sommer was hired

by Landye Bennett Blumstein, LLP as an associate attorney, in Anchorage, Alaska.

2013 Jillian and Archie Hoggan had a baby girl, Mae Hoggan, born on Dec.12, 2012. She was 8 lbs., 10 oz. Archie graduated in spring 2013.

Ben Comptom

Ben Compton has joined Vreeland Law in Bellevue, Wash. Compton’s practice will focus on areas such as but not limited to personal injury, employment, discrimination, sexual misconduct and business torts. Prior to joining Vreeland Law, he served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Debra Stephens (’93) of the Washington state Supreme Court.

2012

Bret Uhrich

Bret Uhrich married Kara Riordan on Aug. 4, 2012, in Pasco, Wash.

Katy Box

Kathleen (Katy) Box was hired by Northwest Consumer Law Center as a staff attorney representing homeowners in foreclosure litigation, mediations, modifications and bankruptcies.

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Jennifer Stash is now Assistant City Prosecutor in the Tucson City Prosecutor’s Office.

Josh Traini was made an associate at Ernouf & Coffey, PC, in Anchorage, Alaska.

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

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Whitney Stohr recently published two articles: “The Local Identity of Smart Growth: How Species Preservation Efforts Promote Culturally Relevant Comprehensive Planning” in 43 Environmental Law Reporter 10024 (2013) and “Coloring a Green Generation: The Law and Policy of Nationally Mandated Environmental Education and Social Value Formation at the Primary and Secondary Academic Levels” in 42(1) Journal of Law and Education 1 (2013).

Brett Stetzner has been hired as an associate attorney at Harold D. Carr, PS, in Olympia, Wash.

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ALASKA Brown, Ray R. Dillon & Findley PC, Anchorage Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Criminal Defense: White Collar Davis, Douglas R. Keesal, Young & Logan, Anchorage Transportation/Maritime, Environmental Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources Gabbert, Robin Russell, Wagg, Gabbert & Budzinski, Anchorage Workers’ Compensation (Penny) Zobel, Patricia DeLisio Moran Geraghty & Zobel, Anchorage Workers’ Compensation, Employment Litigation: Defense, Personal Injury Defense: General Reece, Joseph L. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Anchorage Business/Corporate, Real Estate Ryman, Danielle M. Perkins Coie LLP, Anchorage Employment & Labor

ARIZONA Hirsch, Lawrence D. DeConcici McDonald Yetwin & Lacy PC, Phoenix Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights Kazan, Lawrence I. Debus Kazan & Westerhausen LTD, Phoenix Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Criminal Defense: White Collar

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Silver, Jason Silver Law PLC, Scottsdale Tax Wanslee, Madeleine C. Gust Rosenfeld PLC, Phoenix Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, General Litigation

CALIFORNIA Brown, Janice P. Brown Law Group, San Diego Employment Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation

Egan Daehnke, Patricia Bonne, Bridges, Mueller, O’Keefe & Nichols, Los Angeles Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Health Care

IDAHO

McCoy, Daniel J. Fenwick & West LLP, Mountain View Employment & Labor

Collaer, Phillip J. Anderson, Julian & Hull LLP, Boise Professional Liability: Defense, Government/Cities/ Municipalities, Insurance Coverage

Sargeant, Kimball J.P. Attorney at Law, Davis Appellate Torres, David A. Law Office of David A. Torres, Bakersfield Criminal Defense

Amendola, Gary I. Amendola Doty & Brumlwy PLLC, Coeur d’Alene Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Family Law

Comstock, David E. Comstock and Bush, Boise Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Welk, Thomas S. Cooley LLP, San Diego Employee Benefits/ERISA

Erbland, Peter C. Raine Hamblen LLC, Coeur d’Alene Civil Litigation Defense, Alternative Dispute Resolution Personal Injury Defense: General

Wilson, Gregory R. Attorney at Law, San Francisco Tax, Business/Corporate, Estate Planning & Probate

Howland, Pamela S. Holland & Hart LLP, Boise General Litigation, Employment & Labor

COLORADO Chorney, Marc A. Chorney & Millard LLP, Denver Estate Planning & Probate, Business/Corporate Goff, Neil M. Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Denver Tax, Business/Corporate, Real Estate Hensen, Stephen J. Hensen & Cook-Olson LLC, Littleton Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Employment & Labor, Professional Liability: Defense Steeler, Jonathan H. Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, PA, Denver Environmental, Business/Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions

CONNECTICUT Dwyer, Jr, Gerald P. Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford Insurance & Financial Services

McKay, Scott Nevin, Benjamin, McKay & Bartlett LLP, Boise Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: White Collar, General Litigation

LOUISIANA Person, John C. Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel LLC, Metairie Business Litigation

MAINE Hochman, Bruce B. Eaton Peabody, Portland Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation

MARYLAND Foret, L. Palmer Ashcraft & Gerel LLP, Rockville Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

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MICHIGAN

Desmarais, Mark B. Tom Petrus & Miller LLLC, Honolulu Personal Injury Defense: Products, Civil Litigation Defense, Transportation/Maritime

Fausone, James G. Legal Help for Veterans PLLC, Northville Administrative Law, Business/Corporate, Business Litigation

Meyer, III , William G. Dwyer Schraff Meyer & Green, Honolulu Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Business Litigation

MINNESOTA Fellman, Mark J. Mark J. Fellman Attorney at Law, St. Paul Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Tewksbury, Michael D. Tewksbury & Kerfeld PA, Minneapolis Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Alternative Dispute Resolution

MISSOURI Brown, Roger G. Roger G. Brown & Associates, Jefferson City Employment & Labor, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Workers’ Compensation

MONTANA

NORTH DAKOTA Ebeltoft, Paul F. Ebeltoft . Sickler . Lawyers PLLC, Dickinson Civil Litigation Defense, Personal Injury Defense: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

OHIO DeSantis, Frank R. Thompson Hine LLP, Cleveland Business Litigation, Professional Liability: Defense, Personal Injury Defense: Products

Bjelland, Gary W. Jardine, Stephenson, Blewett & Weaver PC, Great Falls Estate Planning & Probate, Business/Corporate Tax

OREGON

Harper Poe, Anita Garlington Lohn & Robinson PLLP, Missoula Health Care, Professional Liability: Defense

Flynn, Meagan A. Preston Bunnell & Flynn LLP, Portland Appellate, Transportation/Maritime

Jackson, Kurt M. Hoyt & Blewett PLLC, Great Falls Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Hindman, Kathryn M. Bullard Law, Portland Employment & Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense

Krogh, Harlan B. Crist, Krogh & Nord Law Firm LLC, Billings Government/Cities/Municipalities, Employment Litigation: Defense, Personal Injury Defense: General

Johnston, Marc A. Johnston Law Firm, Portland Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Insurance Coverage, Business Litigation

Lewis, Tom L. Lewis, Slovak & Kovacich PC, Great Falls Business Litigation, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Environmental Litigation McMahon, Michael F. McMahon, Wall & Hubley PLLC, Helena Civil Litigation Defense, Professional Liability: Defense, Health Care

NEVADA Decaria, Mary Anne Silverman, Decaria & Kattelman, Chtd., Reno Family Law Kurtz, Theodore J. Selman Breitman LLP, Las Vegas Insurance Coverage Reuther, Renee R. Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll LLP, Las Vegas Real Estate

Wicks, Jeffrey Jeffrey Wicks PLLC, Rochester Criminal Defense, Civil Rights/First Amendment, Family Law

McCann, Jr., Robert C. Long Delapoer Healy McCann & Noonan PC, Albany Family Law McClung, Charles D. Chernoff Vilhauer LLP, Portland Intellectual Property Pitchford, Susan D. Chernoff Vilhauer LLP, Portland Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation Piucci, Stephen V. Piucci Law Firm, Portland Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Alternative Dispute Resolution, General Litigation

PENNSYLVANIA Hetherington, Jack J. Hetherington Law Offices, Chalfont Elder Law, Estate Planning & Probate, General Litigation Katz, Ellis H. Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams LLP, New Britain Employment & Labor, Schools & Education, Employment Litigation: Defense

TEXAS Webster, Robert L. Fitzpatrick Hagood Smith & Uhl LLP, Dallas Criminal Defense: White Collar, Criminal Defense

UTAH Lundgren, A. Howard Durham Jones & Pinegar PC, Salt Lake City Family Law Snow, V. Lowry Snow Jensen & Reece PC, St. George Real Estate, Business Litigation, Corporate Governance & Compliance

VIRGINIA Hottell, Dennis M. Hottell Malinowski Group Attorneys at Law PC, Fairfax Family Law Laughlin, Alexander M. Wiley Rein LLP, McLean Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation

WASHINGTON Ahlers, John P. Ahlers & Cressman PLLC, Seattle Construction Litigation, Construction/Surety Allen, Keller W. Law Firm of Keller Allen PC, Spokane Employment & Labor Andersen, C. Matthew Winston & Cashatt, Lawyers PS, Spokane Business Litigation, Appellate, Securities Litigation Barnett, Devitt D. Thorson Barnett & McDonald PC, Seattle Employee Benefits/ERISA, Tax Bassett, Thomas T. K&L Gates LLP, Spokane Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Employment & Labor Bianchi, George, L. The Bianchi Law Firm, Seattle Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI Bloom, Gary N. Harbaugh & Bloom, PS, Spokane Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Alternative Dispute Resolution Brindley, Katharine W. Helsell Fetterman LLP, Seattle Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Health Care

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NEW YORK

Buxman, Katie D. Smith Freed & Eberhard PC, Portland Personal Injury Defense: General, Insurance Coverage

Weisbart, Mark A. Law Office of Mark A. Weisbart, Dallas Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights

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Crick, Robert H. Jr. Robert Crick Law Firm PLLC, Spokane Construction Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Government Contracts

Fennessy, Timothy B. Layman, Layman & Robinson PLLP, Spokane Business Litigation, Personal Injury, Plaintiff: General, General Litigation

Cronin, Timothy P. Mullin, Cronin, Casey & Blair PS, Spokane Civil Litigation: Defense, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Fitzpatrick, Paul D. K&L Gates LLP, Spokane Estate Planning & Probate, Closely Held Business

Curtis, Kevin J. Winston & Cashatt Lawyers PS, Spokane Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation Defense

Forbis, Amy T. Bennett Bigelow & Leedom PS, Seattle Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice

Dano, Garth L. Dano & Gilbert PLLC, Moses Lake Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Criminal Defense

Forsberg, Carl E. Forsberg & Umlauf PS, Seattle Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation Defense, Personal Injury Defense: General

Dippold, John C. Carney Badley Spellman PS, Seattle Construction Litigation, Construction/Surety, Real Estate Dore, Jr., James J. Dore Deutscher Law Group PLLC, Kent Personal Injury Plaintiff: General Dunn, Robert A. Dunn & Black PS, Spokane Business Litigation, Construction/Surety, Employment & Labor

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Durkin, John J. Troup, Christnacht, Ladenburg, McKasy & Durin, Inc., PS, Tacoma Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice Etter, William F. Etter, McMahon, Lamberson, Clary & Oreskovich PC, Spokane General Litigation, Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice Eymann, Richard C. Eymann, Allison, Hunter, Jones PS, Spokane Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Gregory, Deanna L.S. Pacifica Law Group, Seattle Bonds/Government Finance, Government/Cities/ Municipalities Giesa, John P. Reed & Giesa PS, Spokane Business Litigation, General Litigation, Insurance Coverage Gilbert, William A. Dano Gilbert PS, Moses Lake Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, General Litigation Harper, Gregory L. Harper Hayes PLLC, Seattle Insurance Coverage, General Litigation Harris, Jessie L. Williams Kastner, Seattle Civil Litigation Defense, Employment & Labor Harnetiaux, Bryan P. Attorney at Law, Spokane Appellate Harkins, Vernon W. Rush, Hannula, Harkins & Kyler LLP, Tacoma Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice

Hazel, David Hazel and Hazel, Yakima Family Law Hueber, Carl E. Winston & Cashatt, Lawyers PS, Spokane Business Litigation, Criminal Defense, Appellate Jackson, Nicole Brodie Patterson Buchanan Fobes & Leitch, Inc. PS, Seattle Civil Litigation Defense Kamitomo, Mark D. The Markam Group, Inc. PS, Spokane Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products Kane, Robert M. Jr. LeSourd & Patten PS, Spokane Tax Keefe, Dan W. Keefe, Bowman & Bruya PS, Spokane Personal Injury Defense, Medical Malpractice Killeen, Michael J. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle Employment & Labor King, James B. Evans, Craven & Lackie PS, Spokane Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Employment & Labor Kirk, William K. Cowan Kirk Gaston, Kirkland Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI Kruse, Laura E. Betts Patterson & Mines, Seattle Transportation/Maritime, Employment Litigation: Defense, Personal Injury - Products: Defense Lingenbrink, Steven G. Lingenbrink Law, Kirkland Personal Injury Plaintiff: General Luvera, Paul N. Luvera Law Firm, Seattle Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products Mastrodonato, George C. Carney Badley Spellman PS, Seattle Tax, Administrative Law, Business/Corporate Megard, Jr., Bruce W. Bennett Bigelow & Leedom PS, Seattle Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Health Care Messina, John L. Messina Mulzomi Christensen PS, Tacoma Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Transpiration/Maritime

McLane, Thomas W. Randall Danskin PS, Spokane Employment & Labor Murphy, John W. Brett Murphy – Washington’s Injury Lawyers, Mount Vernon Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, General Litigation O’Sullivan, Thaddeus K&L Gates LLP, Spokane Employment Litigation: Defense, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights Pearson, Wendy Pearson Law Offices PS, Seattle Practice Areas: Tax, Native American Law Petrie, Gair B. Randall Danskin PS, Spokane Estate Planning & Probate, Closely Held Business, Employee Benefits/ERISA Pruzan, Steven R. Mircale Pruzan & Pruzan, Seattle Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice Rekofke, Brian T. Witherspoon Kelley, Spokane Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice Richmond, Terese Neu Van Ness Feldman LLP, Seattle Environmental, Government/Cities/Municipalities, Land Use/Zoning Ridgway, Sheila Ridgway Law Group PS, Seattle Estate & Trust Litigation, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Probate Shea, Jr., Edward F. Kuffel Hultgrenn Klashke, Shea and Ellerd LLP, Pasco General Litigation, Family Law, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General Schultz, Mary Mary Schultz Law PS, Spokane Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Rights/First Amendment Sayre, Richard L. Sayre & Sayre PS, Spokane Elder Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Tax

Tronquet, Michael C. Law Office of Michael C. Tronquet, Seattle Real Estate, Business/Corporate, Closely Held Business

Thompson, Thomas A. Walthew, Thompson, Kindred, Costello and Winemiller, P.S., Seattle Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Weinmaster, Douglas T. Perey Law Group PLLC, Seattle Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products Wendy Pearson Pearson Law Offices PS, Seattle Tax, Native American Law

Thorsrud, Mark N. Thorsrud Cane & Paulich, Inc. PS, Seattle Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury Defense: General, Construction/Surety

Williams, Tammy L. Floyd, Pflueger and Ringer PS, Seattle Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury Defense: General, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Thorp, Michael R. Summit Law Group PLLC, Seattle Environmental Litigation, Energy and Natural Resources, Environmental

Wong, Eugene W. Lasher Holzapfel Sperry and Ebberson PLLC, Seattle Real Estate, Business/Corporate Tax

Thomsen, Randall T. Calfo Harrigan Leyh and Eakes LLP, Seattle Business Litigation, General Litigation, Appellate

Wright, Joel E. Lee Smart PS, Inc., Seattle Professional Liability: Defense, Personal Injury Defense: General, Business Litigation

Tuttle, Jeffrey B. Tuttle and Associates, Redmond Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice Unti, Daniel W. Carney Bradley Spellman PS, Seattle Real Estate, Business/Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions Verfurth, Donald J. Gordon and Rees LLP, Seattle Insurance Coverage, Environmental, Professional Liability: Defense

WASHINGTON DC Kaplan, Joseph V. Passman and Kaplan PC, Washington, D.C., Employment and Labor, Employment Litigation: Plaintiff

WISCONSIN Hunt, Edward J. Hunt Law Group SC, Milwaukee Criminal Defense, Appellate, Criminal Defense: White Collar

Vovos, Mark E. Attorney at Law, Spokane Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation Defense, Family Law Vreeland, Victoria L. Vreeland Law PLLC, Bellevue Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Civil Rights/ First Amendment, Business Litigation Walsh, William H. Corr Cronin Michelson Baumgardner and Preece LLP, Seattle Business Litigation, Personal Injury Defense: General, General Litigation Webster, Clifford A. Carney Badley Spellman PS, Seattle Political Law, Administrative Law

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Scarpelli, Jr., Nicholas P. Carney Badley Spellman PS, Seattle General Litigation

Taylor, Paul R. Byrnes Keller Cromwell LLP, Seattle Business Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, First Amendment/Media/Adverting

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WASHINGTON

Sterbcow, Marx D. Sterbcow Law Group LLC, New Orleans Real Estate, Banking, Class Action/Mass Torts

Armitage, Nikalous Layman Law Firm PLLP, Spokane Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Business Litigation

MASSACHUSETTS

Beaudoin, Ryan M. Witherspoon Kelley, Spokane Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation

Leviton, Jason M. Block and Leviton LLP, Boston Securities Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts, Securities and Corporate Finance

ARIZONA

NEVADA

Beaudoin, Courtney R. Winston and Cashatt, Lawyers PS, Spokane Real Estate

Jenkins, William S., Jr. Ryley Carlock and Applewhite PC, Phoenix Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation

Ball, Zachary T. The Ball Law Group, Las Vegas Real Estate, Business Litigation

Chang-Ngaruiya, Megan L. Tamaki Law Offices, Yakima Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Green, Jared P. McCormick Barstow LLP, Las Vegas Personal Injury Defense: General, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury Defense: Products

Comstock, Katie J. Levy von Beck and Associates, Seattle Construction Litigation

Parzych, John Nussbaum, Gillis & Dinner PC, Scottsdale Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, Real Estate

CALIFORNIA Clark, Meghan B. Clark Everson LLP, Camarillo Appellate, Employment and Labor, Business Litigation Gomez, Johanna Fenwick and West LLP, Mountain View Employment and Labor

Rigler, Christopher G. Cotton, Driggs, Walch, Holley, Woloson and Thompson, Las Vegas Professional Liability: Defense, Business Litigation, Appellate

NEW MEXICO Conaway, Joshua K. Fadduol Cluff and Hardy PC, Albuquerque Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

COLORADO Fleckenstein, Todd H. Hall and Evans LLC, Denver Civil Litigation Defense, Construction Litigation Vanderhage, Henri “Hank” Vanderhage Law LLC, Denver Tax, Business/Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions Wells, Sean M. Sweetbaum Sands Anderson PC, Denver Construction Litigation, Civil Litigation Defense

IDAHO

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Baillie, Melanie E. James, Vernon and Weeks PA, Coeur d’Alene Family Law

ILLINOIS Bostwick, Jarrett T. Handler Thayer LLP, Chicago Estate Planning & Probate, Tax

OREGON Sorenson, Deborah L. Dole, Sorenson, Ransom and Ferguson LLP, Grants Pass Family Law

UTAH Hamilton, R. Blake Stirba PC, Salt Lake City Civil Litigation Defense, Government/Cities/ Municipalities, Health Care Hunter, Jason C. Stage Law Partners LLC, Centerville Estate Planning and Probate, Business/Corporate, Real Estate Parrish, Jared N. Prince Yeates and Geldzahler PC, Salt Lake City Business Litigation, Securities Litigation

Foster, Jordan K. Law Offices of Daryl L. Graves, Tacoma Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General Gabel, Andrew J. Lane Powell PC, Seattle Construction Litigation, General Litigation, Real Estate Garcia, Javier F. Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment and Labor Gardner, David P. Winston and Cashatt Lawyers PS, Spokane Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation Hanis, Brian J. Hanis Irvine Prothero PLLC, Kent Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Estate Planning and Probate Harris, Aleana W. Alston, Courtnage and Bassetti LLP, Seattle Real Estate Haynes, Robin Lynn Witherspoon Kelley, Spokane Business Litigation, Estate and Trust Litigation, Employment Litigation: Defense Hurl, Lori W. Betts Patterson and Mines, Seattle Civil Litigation Defense, Personal Injury Defense: Products, Professional Liability: Defense Hunter, Kim E. Law Offices of Kim E. Hunter PLLC, Covington Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI

Jackson, Sean Patterson Buchanan Fobes and Leitch, Inc., PS, Seattle Employment Litigation: Defense, Civil Litigation Defense

Thompson, J.J. Layman Law Firm PLLP, Spokane Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Kettrick, Jason M. Carney Badley Spellman PS, Seattle Business Litigation, Construction Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights

Tylee, Kate M. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Bellevue Employment Litigation: Defense

LeBank, Micah R. Connelly Law Offices, Tacoma Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products, Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice Leyba, Matthew A. Leyba Defense PLLC, Seattle Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI Lutgen, Senit M. Action Legal Group PLLC, Spokane Criminal Defense, General Litigation, Administrative Law Marques, Evan W. Eisenhower Carlson PLLC, Tacoma Business/Corporate, Banking, Real Estate Mencke Smith, Kammi Winston and Cashatt Lawyers PS, Spokane Employment & Labor, Schools and Education Murphy, Gillian Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle Employment Litigation: Defense Nelson, Erica Shelley Scott, Kinney, Fjelstad and Mack, Seattle Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Personal Injury General: Plaintiff, Workers’ Compensation

Vacha, Jason E. Reed McClure, Seattle Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury Defense: General, Appellate

Come join the fun!

’50s and ’60s Law School Reunion Weekend

Wagar, Mariah A. Flynn Merriman McKennon, PS, Kennewick Personal Injury Plaintiff: General, Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability Walker, Jamie R. McKinley Irvin PLLC, Tacoma Family Law White, Daniel L. White and Shepherd LLP, Seattle Immigration, Business/Corporate Winslow-Nason, Brendan Cozen O’Connor, Seattle Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation Defense Zorich, Jr., Anthony J. McKinley Irvin PLLC, Tacoma Family Law

WISCONSIN Goller, John G. von Briesen and Roper, S.C., Milwaukee Class Action/Mass Torts, Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage

O’Rouke, Kevin D. Southwell and O’Rourke, PS, Spokane Bankruptcy and Credit/Debtor Rights Rae, Ronald M. Ronnie Rae and Associates, Spokane Criminal Defense, Personal Injury Defense: General Reed, Patrick D.S. Patrick D.S. Reed, PLLC, Spokane Intellectual Property Rusch, Deanna L. Stahancyk, Kent & Hook P.C., Vancouver Family Law

Tellessen, Elizabeth A. Real Estate, Land Use/Zoning, Energy & Natural Resources Winston and Cashatt, Lawyers PS, Spokane

Questions?

Contact Falesha Ankton 509.313.5739 alumni@lawschool.gonzaga.edu

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Schwarz, Mark Helsell Fetterman LLP, Seattle Tax

Save the Date August 15 & 16, 2014

Faculty

Bringing Legal Training

to Rwanda

Professor Cheryl Beckett in Rwanda

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In December 2011, Gonzaga Law Professor Cheryl Beckett (’81) traveled to Rwanda as a part of a Rule of Law delegation for People-to-People Ambassador’s Program. Seventeen months later, in May 2012, at the invitation of the Rwanda Ministry of Justice, Beckett led a group of eight lawyers and two law students on a one-week trip that helped train Rwandan lawyers in domestic and international contract law and arbitration.

The biggest legal challenge in Rwanda is this lack of legal training. The country has an advocate-to-population ratio of 1 to over 16,000. Compared to the United States, where the ratio is 1 to 265, lawyers in Rwanda have little opportunity to build their knowledge of new legal systems and international law.

The group led by Beckett spent its time focusing on contract development, negotiation, drafting, enforcement, and domestic and international arbitration. These classes were designed to help Rwandan lawyers address many of the domestic and international investment legal questions that are very pertinent to helping their economy rebuild.

Beckett, the seven associated lawyers, and two students who

took this trip to Rwanda did so pro bono. Participants paid for their own travel and their own expenses to present this continuing legal education program. The group of volunteer lawyers included attorneys who work in international law, real estate, environmental law, commercial litigation, municipal services, nonprofits, securities, international investments and more.

Two Gonzaga Law students joined in the trip to Rwanda, Makenzi Weymer and Kaitlin Roach, both 3L students in the 2013-2014 school year. They assisted the attorneys in the practical exercises that were a part of this program. While some of the costs of the trip for the two students were paid for

by Jessie and Aleana Harris, 1999 Gonzaga Law graduates, Weymer and Roach covered the major part of their own expenses. “From the moment Makenzi and Kaitlin heard that I was working on this, they expressed a desire to go,” explains Beckett. “I had focused on Rwanda as the developing country in their Comparative Labor and Employment Law class last summer. Kaitlin had also worked on a research project on Rwanda as an undergrad.”

Faculty

Helping Spokane Refugees

Understand The American Legal System On Oct. 9, 2013, about 180 recent refugees and immigrants living in the Spokane area attended a first workshop intended to help build understanding of civic responsibility and the American legal system. The American Law and Justice Workshop for Refugees and Immigrants was initiated by Refugee Connections Spokane and sponsored through Community Colleges of Spokane.

Gonzaga Law Professor Megan Ballard worked behind the scenes to organize the half-day event as a volunteer for Refugee Connections Spokane. Professor Mary Pat Treuthart, along with six Gonzaga Law students and three alumni, joined the team of volunteers presenting the workshop.

“So many refugees have fled from their homes, in part, because of corrupt or violent legal structures,” said Ballard. “To be able to introduce refugees to our legal system and some of its actors in a way that helped reduce their fears was quite powerful.” For example, Ballard cited reactions to a short talk by Spokane Police Officer Theresa Fuller. “One refugee reported that it was the first time he had ever been comfortable in the presence of a police officer.” An ESL instructor from Community Colleges of Spokane who accompanied her students confirmed that the Workshop “changed people’s lives today.”

Community Colleges of Spokane hosted and funded this free workshop. CCS also provided 10 interpreters, translated distillations of legal rules into 10 different languages and provided them to participants as printed handouts, and provided transportation. Ballard structured the event, created the curriculum and materials, coordinated volunteer facilitators and guest speakers, and served as a liaison between institutional sponsors.

“Let me sum it up this way. She made it happen! This program was a pipe dream of mine for more than 15 years until Dr. Susan Hales, executive director of Refugee Connections, brought Megan and I together,” said Francis Adewale, Refugee Connections, board member.

“She is a terrific person and I am glad I get to work with her.

Megan’s passion for the poor and the dispossessed is telling. She represented Gonzaga University Law School well. The immigrant and refugee community came out of the program with a lot of respect and regard for the Law School. Similar kudos goes to

other faculty brought on board by Megan, folks like professor Mary Pat Treuthart, as well as all the students who participated in the program.”

Guest speakers and small group facilitators were: •

Bridget Condon, Public Defender in Spokane and 1999 Gonzaga Law graduate

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Justin Bingham, from the city of Spokane Prosecutor’s Office and 2000 Gonzaga Law graduate

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Judge Linda Tompkins, Spokane County Superior Court judge and 1984 Gonzaga Law graduate

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Mary Pat Treuthart, Gonzaga Constitutional Law and International Human Rights professor

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Megan Ballard, Gonzaga Comparative Law and Property Law professor

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Francis Adewale, Attorney and Public Defender in Spokane

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Theresa Fuller, Spokane Police officer

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Six Gonzaga Law students, working through the law school’s Center for Law in Public Service, volunteered their time at the workshop as small group facilitators: Catherine DiSarno, Morgan Griffin, John Harper, Anna Kecskes, Katie Shircliff and Holly Timmerman. Treuthart also provided research and structural support.

Among the 180 participants in the workshop, there were at least eight countries represented and approximately 18 native languages spoken. Refugee Connections Spokane is already planning to offer more workshops like this one next year.

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“I shared the vision with her and she put the entire program together. Everything was researched by her, and prepared to the smallest detail.

Professor Megan Ballard

Faculty

“The final test of civilization of a people is the respect they have for law.”

LEWIS F. KORNS

Studying the most effective legal professors A new book co-authored by Gonzaga University School of Law Professor Gerald Hess titled “What the Best Law Teachers Do” (Harvard University Press, 2013) is receiving national attention for identifying the teaching methods and personal qualities of 26 of the most effective law professors in the United States.

The culmination of a four-year study that sought to identify extraordinary law teachers who have a significant long-term positive impact on their students, the book is the fourth that Hess has co-authored with Professor Sophie Sparrow of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, and Michael Hunter Schwartz, dean and professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. The three are colleagues in the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, which is co-hosted at Gonzaga Law School.

“This book describes how 26 amazingly dedicated and dazzlingly effective law teachers do their work,” said Schwartz. As tuition at law schools continues to rise, despite a decline in the number of applications, and postgraduate jobs become increasingly competitive, receiving a high-quality education is paramount, Schwartz said.

“Law teachers represent the critical element in that equation,” Schwartz noted. The American Bar Association Journal and Inside Higher Education recently featured the book.

The 26 teachers identified in the study were drawn from a pool of 250 law professors – all nominated by colleagues and students at every law school across the nation. The three authors all observed the 26 finalists, studied student evaluations, examined documentation of teaching awards, interviewed current and past students and looked for commonalities.

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According to Hess, the authors left these visits feeling moved, inspired and excited to make changes in their own teaching based on what they observed and heard.

“The teachers who are profiled in the book work at law schools that represent the full spectrum of U.S. News & World Report law school rankings, yet the core of who they are and what they do is quite similar,” Hess said. “All of the teachers we studied are regarded as being among the most rigorous professors at their law schools who have high expectations of every student, yet they also are known for their kindness to their students. They foster self-confidence in their students and inspire in them a belief that they are capable of great things. They get to know their students as people and manifest caring and respect for their students. These teachers model hard work, creativity and humility.”

“What the Best Law Teachers Do” is available online and at bookstores nationwide.

Professional Development News June 2012 – May 2013

Upendra Acharya Publications “Globalization and Hegemony Shift: Are States Merely Agents of Corporate Capitalism?,” Boston College Journal of Int’l Law, vol. 36 (2013) and Boston College Law Review, vol. 54 (2013); “ICJ’s Kosovo Decision: Economical Reasoning of Law and Question of Legitimacy of the Court,” Chicago-Kent Journal of Int’l Law and Comp. Law, vol. 12 (2012); “International Lawlessness, International Politics and Terrorism: A Conundrum of International Law and U.S. Foreign Policy,” Denver Journal of Int’l Law and Policy, vol. 40 (2012) (40th anniversary edition); “Humanitarian Aid and Assistance to Constrain Piracy in Somalia: Ignored Facts and the Political Delivery of Charity,” Maritime Security and Piracy: Global Issues, Challenges and Solutions (Bimal N. Patel and Hitish Thakkar eds. 2012).

Presentations “Human Rights and Human Security: Consonance or Dissonance?,” at Denver Law School, Denver (spring 2013); “Legal Background of Anti-Piracy Operation,” at a Maritime Security Workshop at the Aksaz Naval Base, in Marmaris, Turkey (fall 2012); presented, “Globalization and Hegemony Shift: International Law and Power,” at a symposium at Boston College, in Boston (fall 2012); “Current Global Economy and International Trade Law,” at the Eastern University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai, China (summer 2012); “U.S. Foreign Policy and International Law,” at FRIDE, a think tank in the European Union, in Madrid, Spain (summer 2012).

Megan Ballard Presentations “Estate Planning for Clients with Pets,” as part of Elder Law: Updates and Unique Circumstances, co-sponsored by the WSBA Elder Law Section and WSBA Continuing Legal Education, Seattle (spring 2013).

Cheryl Beckett (’81) Co-author, Employment in Washington: A Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations, and Practices (4th ed.

Release 15, Matthew Bender & Co. 2013).

Presentations “Rwanda: Post-Genocide Reconciliation and Development,” Florence, Italy (summer 2012); taught a negotiation seminar

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Publications

Faculty at the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, AFSCME, Local 1553, Spokane (summer 2012).

Scott Burnham Publications The ABCs of UCC Article 1 (2d ed. ABA 2013); The Glannon Guide to Sales (2d ed. Aspen 2012); “Contracting Around Contra Proferentem,” Transactional Lawyer, vol. 3 (2013); “Using the EDGAR Database to Find Contracts,” ABA Commercial Law Newsletter (November 2012); “Ethical Issues in Negotiating Contracts,” ABA Business Law Today (December 2012).

Presentations “Designing an Expert System” at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago and moderated a program on “Commercial Law Forms: One Size Does Not Fit All; Tips on How to Use Forms Wisely” (summer 2012).

Appointments Appointed to serve as the Recent Developments Editor for the UCC Committee at the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago; appointed to serve as President of the Board of Directors of CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction).

Lisa Bradley Presentations “Teaching, Critiquing, Encouraging: Creative Class Ideas for the First Semester” at the Legal Writing Institute One-Day Workshop, held at the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz. (winter 2012).

Appointments Appointed to the Legal Writing Institute’s Outcome Measures and Assessment Resource Committee for 2012-2014.

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Pat Charles Publications “Legal Publishing Advertisements During the Second World War, Korean War, Cold War, and Vietnam War,” Spectrum Online, vol. 17 (2013).

Presentations Co-presented (with Kurt Meyer) “Cost-Effective Legal

Research & Washington Subject Specific Research” to the Spokane County Bar Association Solo & Small Practice Section, Spokane (spring 2013); participated as a panel discussant on the panel “Managing the Business Aspects of a Law Practice – Law School and Beyond: How the Law School Experience and the Lawyer’s Role Have Changed,” for the ABA Law Student Division 12th Circuit Meeting, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013).

George Critchlow (‘77) Publications “Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian: Models for Law School Success (or Not),” Connecticut Law Review, vol. 45 (2013).

Lynn Daggett Publications “Book ’em?: Navigating Student Privacy, Disability, and Civil Rights and School Safety In the Context of SchoolPolice Cooperation,” The Urban Lawyer, vol. 45 (2013); “Current developments in parent participation rights and the role of parent preferences under the IDEA,” Education Law Association Annual Conference Proceedings (fall 2012); “Sharing Student Information with Police: Balancing Student Rights with School Safety,” American Bar Association Section on State and Local Government Education Law Symposium Proceedings (fall 2012); “Current developments in parent participation rights and the role of parent preferences under the IDEA,” Lehigh University Special Education Law Institute Proceedings (summer 2012); “Remedies for IDEA Violations,” Lehigh University Special Education Law Institute Proceedings (summer 2012).

Presentations “Sharing Student Information with Police: Balancing Student Rights with School Safety” at the American Bar Association Section on State and Local Government Education Law Symposium, in Kansas City, Mo. (fall 2012); “Current developments in parent participation rights and the role of parent preferences under the IDEA” at Lehigh University Special Education Law Institute, in Bethlehem, Pa. (summer 2012); “Remedies for IDEA Violations” at Lehigh University Special Education Law Institute, in Bethlehem, Pa. (summer 2012).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Mark DeForrest Presentations “There’s More Than One Way to Bake a Cake: Using Legislative and Regulatory History to Improve Rule Synthesis and Proofs in Legal Writing” at the annual conference for the Institute for Law School Teaching and Learning in Spokane (summer 2012).

Jennifer Gellner Presentations “Pennies on the Dollar: An Overview of the IRS Offer in Compromise Program” at the Taxpayer Advocate Service Congressional Liaison Meeting, Seattle (spring 2013).

Jason Gillmer Publications “Telling Stories of Love, Sex, and Race,” Loving in a Post-Racial World: New Legal Approaches to Interracial Marriages and Relationships (Kevin Noble Maillard & Rose Cuison Villazor eds. 2012); “Lawyers and Slaves: A Remarkable Case of Representation from the Antebellum South,” University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review, vol. 1 (2012); book review, “Slavery and the Supreme Court, 1825-1861,” by Earl Maltz, American Journal of Legal History, vol. 52 (2012).

Presentations Co-organized The Pursuit of Justice Conference, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Gonzaga Law School, the 125th anniversary of Gonzaga University, and the 15th anniversary of Gonzaga’s Institute for Hate Studies; served as a panel discussant for the film, Mr. Cao Goes to Washington, at The Pursuit of Justice Conference, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013).

Media

Gail Hammer Presentations “When Legal Fictions Create Real Injustice: A Transgender Parent’s Experiences with Child Support” at The Pursuit of

Media Interviewed for the article, “Washington’s Minimum Wage Falls Short, Report Says,” in Spokesman-Review (April 2013).

Gerry Hess Publications Co-author, Assessment: A Comprehensive Guide for Law Schools (Carolina Academic Press 2013).

Presentations Co-presented a plenary session, “Teaching Law By Design,” and presented a workshop, “Developing as a Teacher” at the Law Teaching for Adjunct Faculty Conference, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, Western State College of Law (spring 2013); “Blended Courses in Law School” at McGeorge Law Review Symposium: The State and Future of Legal Education (spring 2013); co-organized (with Sandra Simpson) the conference Value of Variety for the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning at Gonzaga, where he also co-presented opening and closing plenary sessions (summer 2012); organized the conference Reflecting on Our Teaching for the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning at Gonzaga (summer 2012); co-designed and presented a four-day workshop, Course Design Workshop, for Iranian and Turkish law professors and deans for the ABA Rule of Law Initiative, Iranian Educational and Professional Center, in Istanbul, Turkey (summer 2012); co-designed and presented a fourday workshop, Georgia Train the Trainers, for Georgian law professors and deans for the United States Agency for International Development, in Tbilisi, Georgia (summer 2012).

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Interviewed for the article “The Sick and the Damned: Does the Criminalization of HIV Actually Make Us Less Safe,” in The Inlander (fall 2012).

Justice Conference, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013); “Ethical Issues in International Surrogacy” at the Gonzaga Journal of International Law symposium, “International Business & Trade: From Policy to Practice,” held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013); “Mediation, Family Law, and Domestic Violence: Northwest Practice” for the Washington State Bar Association’s Northwest Dispute Resolution Conference, Seattle (spring 2013); participated in “Introduction, the co-facilitation of multiple presentations on clinical teaching, and closing” at the Northwest Clinical Law Conference, Vancouver, B.C. (fall 2012).

Faculty Brooks Holland Publications “Washington State’s Legal Technician Limited License Rule: A National First in Access to Justice,” Mississippi Law Journal, vol. 82 (spring 2013); “Does a Judge’s Participation in Plea Discussions Automatically Invalidate a Guilty Plea?”

Supreme Court Preview Journal, vol. 40 (April 2013); “Who Bears the Burden of Proof When a Defendant Charged with Conspiracy Produces Evidence That He or She Withdrew Outside the Statute of Limitations?” Supreme Court Preview Journal, vol. 40 (Oct. 2012); provided regular written commentary to the Legal Ethics Forum, an online academic blog dedicated to legal ethics and professional responsibility (fall 2012); contributed as a guest-blogger on PrawfsBlawg, on online academic blog (summer 2012).

Presentations

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Moderated panel, Hate Crimes Law and Intervention, at The Pursuit of Justice Conference, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013); “Washington State’s Legal Technician Limited License Rule: A National First in Access to Justice” at the Poverty and Access to Justice conference at the University of Mississippi School of Law (February 2013); presented on the topic of how to integrate experiential learning with doctrinal courses in criminal law and criminal procedure to enhance social justice at the Society for American Law Teachers Annual Teaching Conference, held at the University of Maryland School of Law (fall 2012); served as a panelist for the annual WSBA Ethical Dilemmas Seminar in Spokane (fall 2012); lectured on ethical issues relating to comprehensive lawyering in criminal practice at a CLE sponsored by the Washington Defender Association, in Spokane (fall 2012); lectured on the 2012 “technology amendments” to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct at the 5th annual WSBA Intellectual Property Institute CLE, in Spokane (fall 2012); served as a panelist at a Washington State Office of Public Defense CLE program addressing the Washington State Supreme Court’s newly adopted indigent defense certification standards (fall 2012).

Appointments Began his term as vice chair of the WSBA Council on Public Defense; began his term as a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Criminal Law Committee, with duties that include participating on subcommittees focusing on Brady and discovery proposals in criminal cases and stop-andfrisk issues; appointed by the Washington State Office of

Public Defense to evaluate RFPs for state defense contracts in sexually violent predator civil commitment cases under RCW 71.09; appointed by the Washington state Office of Public Defense to chair a two-year, federally funded capital litigation training program in Washington state, with the first training seminar to be held at Gonzaga Law School from Aug. 13-16, 2013, and the second training seminar to be held in Vancouver, Wash., in August 2014.

Media Interviewed for the article “Freedom Lovers, on state nullification of federal laws,” in The Inlander (February 2013); interviewed for the article “Homeland Droneland,” on constitutional privacy rights relating to surveillance with aerial drones, in The Inlander (summer 2012).

Amy Kelley Publications Served as the editor-in-chief of the Water Law Newsletter, published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Vol. 46, No. 1 (spring 2013).

Jessica Kiser Presentations Moderated panel “International Business & Trade: From Policy to Practice” at the Gonzaga Journal of International Law 2013 Annual Spring Symposium, Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013); “Trademark Bullying and the Duty to Police Infringement” at Seattle University School of Law (spring 2013); served as a commenter at the Drake Intellectual Property Scholars Roundtable, Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa (spring 2013); “Copyright: A Year in Review” at the Washington State Bar Association’s 5th annual Inland Empire Intellectual Property Institute (CLE), Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (fall 2012).

Inga Laurent Presentations “When the Clinical Teacher is Not the Supervising Attorney: Pedagogical Opportunities and Challenges” at the AALS Clinical Conference, in Puerto Rico (spring 2013).

Appointments Elected co-chair of the AALS Section on Externships (Spring 2013); selected for participation in the CTA’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Initiative (spring 2013).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Jim McCurdy, Emeritus

Ann Murphy

Presentations

Publications

“Professional Sports Leagues in the Shadow of the Law” at the Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association “Annual Baseball & the Law” CLE, Tacoma (summer 2013).

Co-author, Perspectives on American Law, Joint Project of the Fulbright Foundation and the Hong Kong America Center (Peking University Press 2013); “Is It Safe? The Need for State Ethical Rules to Keep Pace with Technological Advances,” Fordham Law Review, vol. 81 (2013); “Vanishing Point: Alzheimer’s Disease and its Challenges to the Federal Rules of Evidence,” Michigan State Law Review (2012); “Aid in Dying – United States and Around the World,” Beyond Elder Law, New Directions in Law and Aging (Israel Doron and Ann M. Soden eds. 2012); annual update, Federal Tax Practice and Procedure (spring 2013); annual update, “Taxation,” Washington State Bar Community Property Deskbook (in fall 2012); “Washington State Supreme Court: The Legislature’s Adoption of Special Sexual Offense Character Rules is Unconstitutional,” WSBA Criminal Law Section Newsletter, vol. 14 (June 2012); “Oral Arguments Heard in the Civil Commitment of Kevin Coe (the “South Hill Rapist”) in February,” WSBA Criminal Law Section Newsletter, vol. 14 (June 2012); guest editor on the “Evidence in the News” portion of the West Academic Press website for the Deborah Merritt & Ric Simmons book Learning Evidence (summer 2012).

Appointments Appointed to the executive committee of the AALS Sports Law Section.

Kurt Meyer Presentations Co-presented (with Patrick Charles) “Cost-Effective Legal Research & Washington Subject Specific Research” to the Spokane County Bar Association Solo & Small Practice Section, Spokane (spring 2013).

Kevin Michels Publications “What Conflicts Can Be Waived? A Unified Understanding of Competence and Consent,” Rutgers Law Review, vol. 65 (fall 2012).

Presentations Presented his new approach to thinking about lawyer accountability to corporate clients at St. Mary Law Journal’s 12th annual Symposium on Legal Malpractice and Ethics, San Antonio (spring 2013); “Internal Corporate Investigations and the Truth” at the second annual Business Law Symposium, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (fall 2012); “Legal Ethics in Family Law” at the Benton County Legal Aid Society Seminar, in Kennewick, Wash. (fall 2012)

Daniel Morrissey Publications

Presentations Presented at a conference on Mergers and Acquisitions, sponsored by the Seminar Group, Seattle (summer 2012).

“Community Property Law in Washington: Current Issues for Experienced Practitioners” at a CLE hosted by the WSBA, in Seattle (spring 2013); “An Attempt at Cooperation amongst Lawyers” at a symposium on Federal Rule of Evidence 502 before the Advisory Committee to the Federal Rules of Evidence, in Charleston, S.C. (fall 2012).

Media Commentator for Tax Analysts article titled “IRS’ Officials Failure to Disclose Targeting Could Lead to Criminal Charges,” 2013 TNT 96-2 (spring 2013); participated as a guest commentator on the talk radio show “Celebrity Court” about the Phil Spector HBO movie and the case of John McAfee (spring 2013); spoke on the two cases before the Supreme Court on same-sex marriage on KIRO Radio, Seattle (spring 2013).

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“Executive Compensation and Income Inequality,” William and Mary Business Law Review, vol. 4 (2013); “Fiduciary Duties in M&A: Delaware’s Murky Jurisprudence,” Villanova Law Review, vol. 58 (2013); “Will Arbitration End Securities Litigation,” Securities Regulation Law Journal, vol. 40 (2012).

Presentations

Faculty Kim Pearson

Presentations

Publications

“The Elusive Quest for Equality” at The Pursuit of Justice Conference, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013); co-organized (with Gerry Hess) the conference Law Teaching for Adjunct Faculty, for the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning at Western State College of Law in Fullerton, Calif., where she also co-presented a plenary session and two workshops (spring 2013); co-organized (with Gerry Hess) the conference Value of Variety for the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning in New York where she also co-presented opening and closing plenary sessions (summer 2012).

“Displaced Mothers, Absent and Unnatural Fathers: LGBT Transracial Adoption,” Michigan Journal of Gender & Law, vol. 19 (2012).

Presentations “Endocrine Disruptors and the Dread of the Gay Child” at The Pursuit of Justice Conference, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (2013); moderated the panel “International Surrogacy in Practice” at the Gonzaga Journal of International Law symposium, International Business & Trade: From Policy to Practice, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013); “Gatekeeping Moms Prevent Sexy Girls and Girly Boys,” on the plenary panel, From Suzie Wong to Linsanity: Gender Representations of APAs, at the CAPALF 20th Anniversary Conference at UC Hastings, San Francisco (spring 2013); “Legal Solutions for API Transracial Adoptees” at the Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City (fall 2012); “Altering the Way We See: Mignon Moore’s ‘Invisible Families,’ ” for an Author Meets Reader Panel at the annual Law & Society Conference at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, (summer 2012).

Awards Inaugural recipient of the Rita and Norman Roberts Scholar Fund, Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (summer 2012).

Kevin Shelley Presentations Presented on the panel “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Relax: Breathing New Life into Old Assignments” at the 2013 Rocky Mountain Regional Legal Writing Conference, Boulder, Colo. (spring 2013).

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Sandra Simpson Publications “The Elusive Quest for Equality: Women, Work, and the Next Wave of Humanism,” Gonzaga Law Review, vol. 48 (2012-13); co-edited (with Gerry Hess), The Law Teacher, vol. XIX, no. 2 (spring 2013).

Stephen L. Sepinuck Publications Co-author, “Personal Property Secured Transactions,” The Business Lawyer, vol. 67 (summer 2012); Bankruptcy Code, Rules and Official Forms (West 2013); Practice under Article 9 of the U.C.C. (ABA 2d ed. 2012); “Chattel Paper Buyers Beware: You Have More to Lose Than Your Investment,” The Transactional Lawyer, vol. 3 (April 2013); “Very Interesting . . . or Is It: Limitations on Default Interest,” The Transactional Lawyer, vol. 3 (Feb. 2013); co-author, “The Perils of Participations (and Secrets to Successful Subordinations),” The Transactional Lawyer, vol. 2 (Dec. 2012); “Reducing Risk in Collateral Dispositions,” The Transactional Lawyer, vol. 2 (Dec. 2012); “Avoiding the Eternal Standstill,” The Transactional Lawyer, vol. 2 (Oct. 2012); “Drafting Security Agreements to Make Sales Out of Trust Result in Nondischargeable Claims,” The Transactional Lawyer, vol. 2 (Aug. 2012); “Revival Clauses in Guarantees: Protecting the Creditor from Preference and Fraudulent Transfer Risk,” The Transactional Lawyer, vol. 2 (June 2012); “Spotlight,” a column appearing in the joint newsletters of the UCC and Commercial Finance Committees of the ABA Business Law Section (three editions) (2012-13).

Presentations Co-presented a CLE program entitled “Commercial Law Developments” hosted by Lane Powell at the Washington Athletic Club, Seattle (winter 2012); “Contract Drafting: Teaching with Forms” at the Emory Law School Biennial Conference on Teaching Transactional Skills, in Atlanta (fall 2012); “Security Interests in Proceeds of Collateral” during a Strafford Publications Webinar (summer 2012); “Ideas for Teaching Transactional Skills” at the annual conference for

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT the Institute for Law School Teaching and Learning, in Spokane (summer 2012); commented on recent 9th Circuit decisions and on notable secured transactions cases at the Eastern District Bankruptcy Conference, in Sun Mountain, Wash. (summer 2012).

Appointments Appointed to a two-year term on the Publications Board of the Business Law Section of the ABA.

Mary Pat Treuthart Presentations Moderated the panel discussion of the film “Mr. Cao Goes to Washington” at The Pursuit of Justice Conference, held at Gonzaga Law School, Spokane (spring 2013); introduced and led the post-film discussion of “What Can Wonder Woman Tell Us About Feminism Today?” at the Spokane International Film Festival (spring 2013); introduced and led the post-film discussion of “The Central Park Five: Racism and the Criminal Justice Process” at the Peace and Justice Action League, Spokane (spring 2013).

Vickie Williams Publications “Dual-Use Research of Concern: ‘Jurassic Park’ Meets the First Amendment,” The Gonzaga Lawyer (spring 2013); “Auburn Medical Center v. Sebelius,” Supreme Court Preview Journal, vol. 40 (Nov. 2012); “Well at Work: Adventures in an Employee Wellness Program,” Washington Women Lawyer State Reporter (July 2012); provided regular written commentary to the Health Law Profs blog, on online academic blog dedicated to current developments in health care law and policy (summer 2012).

Presentations

Media Interviewed on Spokane Public Radio’s “Just a Theory” radio program on the Affordable Care Act (summer 2012); interviewed for the article “Challengers in Virginia Face Uphill Battle to Invalidate Facially Neutral State CON Law” in the BNA Health Reporter (summer 2012); interviewed for the article “What Comes Next?” in The Inlander (summer 2012).

“The clinical experience opened my eyes to an entirely different aspect of the legal profession.”

PAUL GREELEY (’82)

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“Dual-Use Research of Concern and the Doctrine of Unconstitutional Conditions” at the annual St. Louis University School of Law Health Law Symposium, St. Louis (spring 2013); appeared as a guest lecturer at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law Beazley Health Law Institute (fall 2012); spoke on the Affordable Care Act at Eastern Washington University’s School of Social Work, in Cheney, Wash., and at Gonzaga University’s School of Nursing (fall 2012); delivered a CLE presentation on “Current Litigation About the Affordable Care Act”

in Seattle sponsored by Northwest Health Law Advocates (fall 2012); participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the American Society for Law, Medicine and Ethics, Health Law Professors’ Conference, “Are ‘Supergerms’ the Next Atomic Bomb — the Legal, Ethical, Public Health and Biosecurity Considerations for Dual-Use Biological Experiments,” in Phoenix (summer 2012); delivered a CLE presentation on “Commerce, Spending, Taxes and Healthcare” in Seattle sponsored by the Washington State Bar Association Senior Lawyers’ Division (summer 2012); “Shining Light on Darkness — the Physician Payment Sunshine Act and Provider Financial Relationship” at the Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys, in Seattle (summer 2012).

Honor Roll 2013

LIFETIME CONTRIBUTORS $1,000,000 +

major contributors whose

Louis and Kathryn Barbieri, ‘40 † Chester and Catherine J. Chastek, ‘40 † Fred and Barbara Curley † Don ’60 and Va Lena (Scarpelli) Curran, ‘58 John Hemmingson Paul ’59 and Lita (Barnett) Luvera, ‘77

outstanding generosity and

$500,000 - $999,999

spirit of lifetime giving from

Gonzaga University Law Adjunct Faculty Norm † and Rita Roberts, ‘59

Gonzaga Law School proudly recognizes these

the founding of Gonzaga Law School through May 31, 2013, demonstrate a commitment to the finest level of higher education.

$250,000 - $499,999 John † and Nancy Clute, ‘63 Joseph P. and Helen K. Delay, ‘52 Jim and Beverly Rogers Sunbelt Communications Company $100,000 - $249,999 Holly Louise Caudill †, ‘93 Ben B. Cheney Foundation Harry † and Dorothy Dano, ‘41 William Eddleman †, ‘39 Jerry † and Helen Greenan, ‘57 John and Deborah Holleran, ‘79 Jerome and Vicki Jager, ‘57 George † and Shari Kain, ‘58 William V. Kelley † Joseph † and Muriel Murphy, ‘42 Bill Roach † Patrick and Diane Sullivan, ‘59 Washington Trust Bank Carrie Welch Trust Estate

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$50,000 - $99,999

Great Care was taken to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If any discrepancies are found, please contact Falesha Ankton, at 509-313-3759 or fankton@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.

Charles Brink, ‘78 The Brink Foundation Loren and Janell Burke, ‘83 John R. Clark ‘80 † and The Honorable Ellen K. Clark, ‘82 Harriet Clarke † Marvel Collins Estate Reanette Cook Estate Vern Davidson Estate Delay, Curran, Thompson & Pontarolo PS James and Frances Flanagan †, ‘40 Jim and Margel Gallagher Bart and Hilke Gallant Mark and Mary Griffin, ‘86 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard P. Guy, ‘59 Daniel P. Harbaugh, ‘74 Harold and Mary Anne † Hartinger, ‘54 Stephen Haskell, ‘77 Horrigan Foundation Inc.

Greg and Susan Huckabee, ‘76 Helen John Foundation Frank and Maureen Johnson, ‘51 Bob and Ginny Kane, ‘77 George and Nancy Lobisser, ‘78 John E. Manders Foundation John and Guelda Messina, ‘69 Yale Metzger and Susan Richmond, ‘95 Smithmoore Myers and Sandy Sandulo-Myers † , ‘39 Wes and Mary Lee (Toepel) Nuxoll, ‘54 The Honorable and Mrs. Philip M. Raekes, ‘59 Renee R. Reuther, ‘90 Elizabeth D. Rudolf John and Nancy Rudolf Dick ’79 and Karen Sayre, 85 Chuck † and Rojean Siljeg, ‘60 Philip † and Margretta Stanton, ‘56 Washington Trust Bank Financial Corporation The Honorable Bob and Diane Waitt, ‘57 Jim and Joyce † Workland, ‘64 $25,000 - $49,999 American College of Trial Lawyers Gene and Carol Annis, ‘59 Bank of America Foundation Boise David and Ellen Bolin, Jr., ‘85 John † and Kaye Condon, ‘77 Michael and Rebecca Costello, ‘96 Patrick and Paula Costello Philip † and Mary Dolan John J. and Allison Durkin, ‘80 Mr. Phillip E. and Dr. Nadine Egger, ‘81 Richard C. and Susan Eymann, ‘76 Michael A. Frost, ‘73 Joe and Joan Gagliardi, ‘59 Jeffrey and Diana Hartnett, ‘76 Michael and Karen Harwood, ‘88 Dennis M. Hottell and Terese Colling, ‘76 Inland Northwest Community Foundation Dan and Margaret † Keefe, ‘74 King County Bar Foundation Lee & Hayes, PLLC Ellen (Kremer) Lenhart, ‘87 Bill and Suzanne Lindberg, ‘73 The Honorable John J. Madden, ‘68 Dick Manning and Jen Gouge, ‘60 Helen McDonald † Richard and Mary Lou McWilliams, ‘58 Alejandra Mireles, ‘04 Joe Nappi, Jr. and Mary Nappi, ‘72 Verne and Mary Oliver †

HONOR ROLL 2013

Dean Lewis H. † and Mrs. Jackie Orland Patton Boggs Foundation Marie Pintler Mike and Betty (Onley) Pontarolo, ‘73 John R. Quinlan, ‘60 Gary and Sharon Randall Diehl † and Anne Rettig, ‘69 Irene Ringwood, ‘84 The Honorable and Mrs. J. Justin Ripley, ‘64 Kerm and Fran Rudolf †, ‘51 Rudolf Family Foundation James and Marilyn Sachtjen The Honorable and Mrs. Richard J. Schroeder, ‘63 John and Penny Schultz, ‘63 Roger and Angelika Smith, ‘58 Skip Smyser, ‘77 Jim † and Margaret Solan, ‘49 Lee M. Solomon Estate David and Kay Syre, ‘72 Robert Thompson, Jr., ‘73 Union Pacific Foundation United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties United Way of King County J. Prentice Warner Estate Washington State Bar Association Dennis and Jackie Wheeler Katharine Witter Brindley and Ralph Brindley, ‘84 $10,000 - $24,999

Robert and Christina † McKanna, ‘54 Donald and Mary Moore †, ‘53 Daniel and Mary Beth Morrissey The Honorable and Mrs. James M. Murphy, ‘73 Jerry Neal, ‘69 Northern Trust Bank Northwest Fund for the Environment Stephen and Karen Osborne, ‘73 Charles I. and Helen Palmerton †, ‘52 PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company Harry B. and Alethea A. Platis, ‘69 Estate of Louis Powell Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, LLP Donald and Christie Querna Tim Quirk and Sally Bulger Quirk, ‘73 Les and Clara Randall † Prof. Speedy Rice and Judy Clarke John and Joy Richards, ‘87 The Honorable Jack J. † and Patricia Ripple, ‘50 Ronald A. and JoAnn L. (Salina) Roberts, ‘64 The Honorable Michael P. Roewe, ‘74 Nicholas Scarpelli, ‘74 Albert J. and Betty Schauble, ‘58 Gerald and Rita Schears John A. † and Catherine Schultheis, ‘61 Irene Strachen Charitable Trust Stritmatter, Kessler, Whelan, Withey, Coluccio Joseph and Parker Sullivan, ‘85 Paul and Gail Taylor, ‘84 The Honorable and Mrs. Joseph A. Thibodeau, ‘66 James and Carmelita † Thomas Phebe Thompson Prof. Mary Pat Treuthart and Mr. Dan Webster James † and Marian Triesch, ‘41 The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Joseph and Janna Uberuaga, ‘77 United Way of Spokane County The Unova Foundation Prof. James M. Vache Donald Verfurth, ‘85 Verizon Foundation Marc and Nancy Wallace, ‘75 James and Kathleen Walsh, ‘81 Dr. Thomas and Bonnie Walsh, ‘90 Clifford and Karen Webster, ‘77 Stan and Gina Welsh Western Atlas Foundation Mark E. Wilson The Honorable Donna L. (Kamps) Wilson, ‘80 The Honorable † and Mrs. John F. Wilson, ‘56 Winston & Cashatt James and Jackie Wolff, ‘74 Women’s Law Caucus

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Keller W. and Kathy Allen, ‘89 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Matt and Eleanor Andersen, ‘76 Association of Corporate Counsel Washington State Chapter Basil Badley and Mary Margaret Haugen, ‘60 Jim and Linda Baker, ‘79 BarBri Bar Review The Honorable and Mrs. Paul Bastine, ‘64 David and Nancy Bayley, ‘76 Jim and Lynelle (Wahl) Beaulaurier, ‘77 Janice H. Bennett, ‘89 James Berlin † Allen Brecke, ‘77 Roger G. Brown, ‘80 The Honorable Franklin D. † and Mrs. Treava Burgess, ‘66 Paul Burglin and Ramona Sanderson Burglin, ‘84 Bruce and Judy Butler, ‘80 William and Judy Carlin, ‘76 Carney Badley Smith & Spellman

Thomas and Joan Chapman, ‘66 Paul Clausen Estate, ‘40 Mr. Charles A. Cleveland ‘78 and The Honorable Joyce J. McCown, ‘80 Kelly and Sharon Cline, ‘85 John † and Mary S. Close, ‘38 Thomas and Barbara Cochran, ‘75 Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Conklin James P. and Marianne Connelly, ‘53 K. Thomas and Laurie (Samuel) Connolly, ‘66 John and Mary Jo Costello James and Carolyn Craven, ‘75 Fred O. Dennis Estate Ralph Dixon, ‘77 Norb † and Ruby Donahue, ‘41 Kevin and Jackie Driscoll Paul † and Carol Eng, ‘87 Bill Etter, ‘78 Robert Evans and Lisa Fitzpatrick, ‘78 Justice Mary E. Fairhurst, ‘84 Roger A. Felice, ‘73 Joe Fennessy, Jr. †, ‘40 James and Mikell Fish, ‘62 Rick Flamm ‘79 and Vesna Somers, ‘81 Professor and Mrs. Michael F. Flynn, ‘77 Francois X. and Debra J. Forgette, ‘77 Merrit † and Yolanda Foubert, ‘51 Gary Gayton, ‘62 Phelps R. and Mary Jean Gose, ‘62 Bill † and Norma Grismer, ‘53 Frederick Halverson, ‘61 Hands Off Cain - European Parliament Frank P. Hayes, ‘43 Lloyd and Linda Herman, ‘66 Prof. Gerald Hess and Dr. Layne Stromwall E. J. Hunt, ‘80 IBM Corporation Jodi Swanson and Steven Jager, ‘80 Richard R. and Janet K. Johnson, ‘75 Mary Lou Johnson and Dr. Daniel Schaffer, ‘92 Robert Keefe, ‘73 Marcus † and Dorothy Kelly, ‘57 Daniel L. Keppler, ‘92 and Meagan Flynn, ‘92 Mike and Terri Killeen, ‘77 James and Mary Anne (Metcalfe) King, ‘78 Paul M. and Kristina S. Larson, ‘75 Alex and Karen Laughlin, ‘85 Tom Lewis Timothy J. Lynes ‘84 and Joan C. Morningstar, ‘83 Earl F. Martin The Honorable Craig Matheson, ‘76 Prof. John Maurice Lenora McBirney † Mr. Leo A. McGavick †, ‘29 The Honorable † and Mrs. J. Ben McInturff, ‘52

HONOR ROLL 2013 ANNUAL CONTRIBUTORS President’s 5000 Council $5,000 and Above Michael and Rebecca Costello, ‘96 Don ‘60 and Va Lena (Scarpelli) Curran, ‘58 Vern Davidson Estate Mark and Mary Griffin, ‘86 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard P. Guy, ‘59 John and Deborah Holleran, ‘79 Bob and Ginny Kane, ‘77 Robert Keefe, ‘73 Micah R. LeBank, ‘06 Lee & Hayes, PLLC Tom Lewis Terry E. Lumsden, ‘73 Terry E. Lumsden, Inc., P.S. Paul ’59 and Lita (Barnett) Luvera, ‘77 The Honorable and Mrs. James M. Murphy, ‘73 Patton Boggs Foundation The Honorable and Mrs. Philip M. Raekes, ‘59 Renee R. Reuther, ‘90 Dick ‘79 and Karen Sayre, ‘95 Phebe Thompson The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Washington State Bar Association Dennis and Jackie Wheeler Law Dean’s Circle $2,500 – $4,999

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Phillip Armstrong, ‘78 Kelly and Sharon Cline, ‘85 Crary, Clark & Domanico PS John J. and Allison Durkin, ‘80 Etter, McMahon, Lamberson, Clary & Oreskovich PC Robert Evans and Lisa Fitzpatrick, ‘78 Jeremy J. Gugino, ‘05 Daniel P. Harbaugh, ‘74 Timothy J. Lynes ’84 and Joan C. Morningstar, ‘83 Tony and Patty Philippsen, ‘73 The Honorable and Mrs. J. Justin Ripley, ‘64 John and Penny Schultz, ‘63 Chuck † and Rojean Siljeg, ‘60 Washington State Association for Justice President’s Council $1,000 - $2,499 Susan Alexander, ‘91 Otto Allison, Jr. †, ‘51 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Matt and Eleanor Andersen, ‘76 David and Nancy Bayley, ‘76 Jim and Lynelle (Wahl) Beaulaurier, ‘77 Michael L. and Robin Becky, ‘82 Mark S. Beggs, ‘80

Carney Badley Smith & Spellman Community Colleges of Spokane The Honorable Kenneth L. Cowsert, ‘73 George and Diane Critchlow, ‘77 Davenport Hotel Ralph Dixon, ‘77 Gary J. and Claire Dmoch, ‘76 Gary J. Dmoch & Associates Bill Etter, ‘78 Justice Mary E. Fairhurst, ‘84 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Rick Flamm ‘79 and Vesna Somers, ‘81 Foster Pepper PLLC Joe and Joan Gagliardi, ‘59 James and Stacy Gibson, ‘99 Rome and Roxie Glover Paul D. and Nancy Greeley, ‘82 Jerry † and Helen Greenan, ‘57 Gugino, Inc. Jeffrey and Diana Hartnett, ‘76 Stephen and Janice Hensen, ‘87 Lori W. Hurl, ‘08 Bill Hyslop, ‘80 Jerome and Vicki Jager, ‘57 Jodi Swanson and Steven Jager, ‘80 Jager Law Office PLLC Terry Kissane, ‘67 Alex and Karen Laughlin, ‘85 Tom J. Lucas, ‘76 Lukins & Annis PS Dick Manning and Jen Gouge, ‘60 George N. and Colleen McCabe, ‘57 Michael McGuigan, ‘73 Michael F. McMahon, ‘91 Ryan R. and Sarah McNeice, ‘05 McNeiceWheeler Attorneys Johnston Mitchell ‘92 and Christine Coers Mitchell, ‘92 Joe Nappi, Jr. and Mary Nappi, ‘72 The Honorable Kathleen M. O’Connor, ‘75 Mike and Betty (Onley) Pontarolo, ‘73 John R. Quinlan, ‘60 Randall & Danskin PS Sheila C. Ridgway, ‘84 Ridgway Law Group PS Irene Ringwood, ‘84 The Honorable Michael P. Roewe, ‘74 Robert H. Schapler, ‘81 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard J. Schroeder, ‘63 John A. † and Catherine Schultheis, ‘61 Dennis P. and Marie T. Sheehan, ‘76 Skip Smyser, ‘77 Stokes Lawrence PS Joseph and Parker Sullivan, ‘85 Patrick and Kristina Trudell, ‘80 Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Donald Verfurth, ‘85

The Honorable Bob and Diane Waitt, ‘57 Washington Judges Foundation Clifford and Karen Webster, ‘77 The Honorable Donna L. (Kamps) Wilson, ‘80 Katharine Witter Brindley and Ralph Brindley, ‘84 Women’s Law Caucus Barrister’s Club $500 - $999 Gene and Carol Annis, ‘59 The Honorable and Mrs. Paul Bastine, ‘64 Robert Berlin, ‘81 Paul Burglin and Ramona Sanderson-Burglin, ‘84 Burglin Law Offices PC CEMEX Materials LLC Timothy and Gretchen Clancy, ‘73 Jim and Harvelyn (Cornwell) Cooney, ‘80 Tom and Marcia Cordell, ‘76 Craig B. Davis, ‘78 Delay, Curran, Thompson & Pontarolo, PS Dietzen Volunteer Committee Timothy and Lorraine Dougherty, ‘81 Colleen Durkin and Michael Peterson, ‘12 Elizabeth Eagle-Teros and James Teros, ‘77 James Fausone, ‘81 Dan and Karen Flynn, ‘83 Gonzaga University Law Adjunct Faculty Frederick Halverson, ‘61 Charles V. and Marci (Felix) Harrington, ‘84 Jessie and Aleana Harris, ‘99 Randy ‘78 and Bridget (McInerney) Harris, ‘79 The Honorable James J. Helbling, ‘73 Bill Hennessey, ‘51 Howard and Darlene Herman, ‘62 Donald R. Hidani, ‘88 Thomas and Stephanie Hillier II, ‘73 Inland Northwest Community Foundation Robert Kayser, ‘79 Marcus and Lisa Kelley, ‘06 The Honorable Frank L. Kurtz, ‘74 Francis B. and Denise A. (Durkin) Ladenburg, ‘74 Scott S., ‘90 and Nicole S. (Annis) McKay, ‘92 Richard and Mary Lou McWilliams, ‘58 Robert Merriman, ‘80 John Monahan, ‘74 Jerry Neal, ‘69 Jack Nevin, ‘78 Northwest Trustee and Management Services John Price Riverbend Developers LLC Kurt M. Rowland, ‘03 Kerm and Fran Rudolf †, ‘51 The Honorable and Mrs. Barry E. Ryan, ‘78 Silver Creek Capital Management LLC Gregory and Elizabeth Smith, ‘86 Spokane County Bar Association

HONOR ROLL 2013 Robert Sullivan, ‘86 Thomas A. Thompson, ‘80 Thomson Reuters Stephen and Carole Trefts, ‘75 Elvin Vandeberg, ‘54 Geana M. Van Dessel, ‘04 Martin G. and Jane Weber, ‘64 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard White, ‘80 Arnold Young, ‘69 Michael and Anita Zdancewicz, ‘88 Solicitor’s Club $250 - $499

Law Society $100 - $249 Hunter and Sara Abell, ‘05 Steven P. and Deborah Adelstein, ‘74 Adelstein, Sharpe & Serka Alcoa Foundation W. Kenneth Alderfer, ‘78 Richard P. and Cindy (Hinkleman) Algeo, ‘75 Algeo, Clarke & Erickson Bethany Allen, ‘08 Edward Anson, ‘77 Stephen P. and Andrea (Wilson) Arnot, ‘92 The Honorable Robert †and Mrs. Robin Austin ’71 Perri Ann Babalis, ‘90 Jonathan S. Bachison, ‘09 Ludmilla M. Badicke, ‘03 Tom and Jane Baffney, ‘74 Tom and Marilyn Jane Baker, ‘61 James and Judith Balkins Joseph and Heather Balsiger, ‘06 James A. Bamberger, ‘80

University Legal Assistance Donors The Honorable Robert † and Mrs. Robin Austin, ‘71 James A. Bamberger, ‘80 Charles and Cynthia Carroll, ‘74 Demetre and Katherine Christofilis, ‘07 Kelly and Sharon Cline, ‘85 James P. and Marianne Connelly, ‘53 Ralph Dixon, ‘77 Patrick and Patricia Downing Stephen Hill and Nancy Durell, ‘02 Robert Evans and Lisa Fitzpatrick, ‘78 Mona Ann (Vennect) Fandel, ‘82 Owen Ferguson Scott D. Gambill, ‘99 JoAnn Gibbs, ‘94 Keith and Donna Glanzer, ‘90 Joe Gonzalez, Esq., ‘80 Paul D. and Nancy Greeley, ‘82 Dolores Hanson E. J. Hunt, ‘80 Ethelrine Hunter The Honorable Cynthia Imbrogno, ‘79 Mr. Michael Kawamura, ‘86 Kathleen I. Kennedy, ‘93 Richard and Patricia Leland, ‘90 Manda and Corey Lyghts, ‘02 Lisa A. Malpass Childress, ‘03 Kevin McConnell, ‘85 Maureen McGuire, ‘81 Aimee (Racine) Murray, ‘10 David and Phyllis Oas Michael Park, ‘88 Laurie A. Powers The Honorable and Mrs. Barry E. Ryan, ‘78 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard J. Schroeder, ‘63 Howard B. and Mindee Segal, ‘80 Edmund and Donna Sheehy, ‘78 Alexander J. and Maureen J. (Gordon) Shogan, Jr., ‘78 Aicha Souala Mary Spear Leon Swerin, ‘77 Julie A. Twyford, ‘79 Joe Woods A. Kristine Young, ‘91 A. Kristine Young, LLC

Great Care was taken to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If any discrepancies are found, please contact Falesha Ankton, at 509-313-3759 or fankton@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.

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Wm. Fred Aronow, ‘81 Tom and Sandra Bassett, ‘76 Mr. David Berry and Dr. Kim Hamlett, ‘91 Robert J. Burnett, ‘96 Michael and Teresa Crofts, ‘80 Pat Dalton, ‘79 The Honorable Robert J. Doran, ‘57 William and Geri Douglas, ‘73 Robert Downey, ‘86 Leo and Mary Driscoll, ‘51 Stephen Hill and Nancy Durell, ‘02 Brian and Julie Ernst, ‘84 Nancy L. Fike Robert R. Fischer, ‘91 Fosland Law Firm PLLC Jonathan Freed, ‘77 JoAnn Gibbs, ‘94 Jim Giudici, ‘79 Joe and Nora Glover Geoffrey E. Goss, ‘99 Geoffrey Grote, ‘78 The Honorable H. John and Margaret A. (Jansen) Hall, ‘67 Bryan P. and Sue A. (St. Mary) Harnetiaux, ‘73 James David Hatch, ‘80 Hatch & McKay PS Hollister-Stier Laboratories LLC The Honorable and Mrs. James P. Hutton, ‘76 Wayne and Sara Jenner, ‘78 Kathleen I. Kennedy, ‘93 Brian and Nancy King, ‘86 Mr. Charles J. Kinnunen, ‘82 Timothy and Shahri Knowling, ‘75 Dino Kujundzic, ‘08 Charles and Teresa Langfitt, ‘80 Matthew and Allison Luedke, ‘08 Michael and Mary Lynch, ‘85 The Honorable John J. Madden, ‘68 James and Lynn McHugh Christopher Mecca, ‘76 Barbara Ann Miller, ‘77 Bardell Miller, ‘64 Timothy J. and Carol A. (Grell) Morris, ‘86 Daniel and Mary Beth Morrissey

Eugene and Frances Munson Matthew McGaughey and Ann Murphy Amber Myrick, ‘94 James and Teri Newman, ‘95 Mike and Jeanette Ormsby, ‘81 Joseph O. Ortiz, ‘08 Fred and Barb Palmer, ‘73 Thomas Pfalzer, ‘77 R. James and Carol (Newell) Pidduck, Jr., ‘75 Donald J. Porter, ‘90 Gregory J. and Laura M. Potter, ‘84 Laurie A. Powers Tommy ‘90 and Kirsten Prud’homme, ‘89 The Honorable and Mrs. Justin L. Quackenbush, ‘57 Timothy and Julie Reid, ‘83 Brian T. and Tana R. Rekofke, ‘83 Randy Roach, ‘78 Brian J. Saeman, ‘01 Scott and Mary Sage, ‘78 Greg and Janquelin Schrag, ‘81 Michael and Joyce Sclafani, ‘85 Frank and Mary Senecal James Spurgetis, ‘77 Gerald R. Stahl, ‘81 The Honorable John F. and Cathy Strohmaier, ‘81 The Honorable Gregory Sypolt, ‘76 Robert Thompson, Jr., ‘73 United Way of Rhode Island Jerry Votendahl, ‘67 Marc and Nancy Wallace, ‘75 Carl and Marimae Warring, ‘75 Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Todd Weaver and Christine M. (Hohman) Weaver, ‘91 James Woods and Janet Stauffer, ‘78

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HONOR ROLL 2013 BARBRI Inc. Hollis H. and Patricia J. (Anderson) Barnett, ‘69 Rod † and Trish Barnett, ‘70 William K. Barquin, ‘98 Todd D. Bayne, ‘87 and Laura L. McGrory, ‘87 Cheryl A. Beckett, ‘81 Michael and Nina Beegle, ‘88 Joseph Betzendorfer, Jr., ‘58 Jan Bissett, ‘92 Douglas Boe, ‘82 Justin and Leni Bolster, ‘06 Brian Bookey, ‘78 Jefferson W. Boswell, ‘09 Mary Ann Brady, ‘81 Michael Branstetter, ‘79 Roseann Brewer Myron and Anne Brixner, ‘74 Paul W. and Diane Burbank, ‘82 William Burns, ‘84 Carl and Maureen Butkus, ‘77 The Honorable Norman D. Callan, ‘76 Norman K. Lau †, ‘76 and Molly Jo Campbell, ‘76 Tawney L. Carrier, ‘06 David Carter, ‘76 Joe and Theresa Carter, ‘75 Patrick J. Casey, II, ‘93 Patricia M. Cavanaugh, ‘77 Patrick and Dee A. (Leoni) Cerutti, ‘71 Thomas and Joan Chapman, ‘66 CNA Thomas and Barbara Cochran, ‘75 Mitchel Cohen, ‘76 James P. and Marianne Connelly, ‘53 William J. and Mary J. Connor, ‘77 Cori M. Cook, ‘00 Nicole A. Corr, ‘07 Patricia I. Crandall, ‘77 James and Camille Crum, ‘67 Jason and Julia Cutts, ‘94 Edward E. and Cathy (Huntington) Danz, ‘75 Ruthie H. Dearing, ‘84 Thomas De Boer, ‘97 Joseph and Kathryn Deckhut, ‘76 Joseph Derrig, ‘11 Chris J. and Peggy M. (Regan) Dietzen, ‘73 Richard and Marguerite Dolack, ‘51 Francis Donnelly, ‘83 Abraham and Judy Dorsman, ‘79 Ronald Evan Doty, ‘93 Jack and Julie Driscoll, ‘84 Daniel Duffin, ‘93 Great Care was taken to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If any discrepancies are found, please contact Falesha Ankton, at 509-313-3759 or fankton@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.

Duffin & Associates Attorneys At Law Thomas G. and Christine A. Dunlop, ‘77 Natalie L. Durflinger, ‘07 Kent Eaton Peter Erbland, ‘79 Christopher and Christina Estes-Werther, ‘06 Hugh Evans, ‘75 Expedia Mona Ann (Vennect) Fandel, ‘82 Stephen and Lori Farnell, ‘84 James and Corrine Feldman, ‘74 Bob Fenstermacher J. Brent Fery, ‘84 Kevin and Anne Flaherty, ‘81 Sue S. Flammia, ‘78 Charles C. and Victoria Flower, ‘66 David ’03 and Anni Foster, ‘04 Stephen French and Kathy Swindell-French, ‘82 Eric and Margo Frimodt, ‘92 Michael A. Frost, ‘73 Gary Gainer, ‘67 Scott D. Gambill, ‘99 Peter and Cindy Gedraitis, ‘83 Michael and Linda Geraghty, ‘73 Kathryn L. Gerla, ‘87 Laurence and Linda Gill, ‘64 John Gleason Joe Gonzalez, Esq., ‘80 John and Therese Goodrich, ‘54 Carissa A. Greenberg, ‘09 Donald and Jean Grell Charles Grinnell, ‘81 John, ‘06 and Laura Haberland, ‘06 Gail A. Hammer, ‘86 John and Jennifer Hanrahan, ‘85 Dolores Hanson Wayne and Mary Hardesty, ‘77 Joseph and Sharon Harkrader, ‘81 Scott Allen Harmer, ‘94 Joseph H. and Margaret K. Harrington, ‘86 Craig T. Hartman, ‘97 Tom and Sue (Rogers) Harwood, ‘87 William and Molly Hastings, ‘77 Peter and Kristi Herman, ‘84 Dennis P. and Jane M. (McFaul) Hession Michael and Ruby Ann (Hicks) Sutton, ‘90 Clifford L. Hill, ‘04 Michael C. Hirst, ‘91 Ann lkehara Holzgang, ‘84 Frank and Nancy Hoover, ‘79 E. J. Hunt, ‘80 Bruce and Christine Hunton, ‘81 The Honorable Cynthia Imbrogno, ‘79 Gregory Ingraham, ‘85 Laura Inveen

Ken Isserlis, ‘83 Mark R. Iverson, ‘88 and Michaele E. Dietzel, ‘88 Sean Jackson, ‘02 and Nicole Brodie, ‘03 Jeffery M. Jacobs, ‘08 David James, ‘76 Mike Jankovich, ‘79 Jankovich Law Offices Bryan Johnson, ‘11 and Kathleen Manning, ‘11 Mary Lou Johnson and Dr. Daniel Schaffer, ‘92 Robert and Mildred L. (Childers) Johnson, ‘89 Sean E. Johnson, ‘03 Edward and Linda Joy, ‘73 Mosea Jun, ‘02 Joseph and Ellen Kaplan, ‘78 Fred and Amy Karau, ‘86 Amrit Khalsa, ‘84 Mike and Terri Killeen, ‘77 David D. and Shirley G. Kilpatrick, ‘75 David and Lisa Kraft, ‘81 Brooke C. Kuhl, ‘04 Thomas P. and Mary Lacy, ‘50 Stephen and Kris Lamberson, ‘82 COL Neal E. and Carmen M. Lamping Thomas Lampson, ‘83 Dennis La Porte, ‘68 Paul M. and Kristina S. Larson, ‘75 Law Office of Cliff L. Hill PLLC Law Office of Frank R. Hoover PS John and Megan Layman, ‘83 Layman, Layman & Robinson PLLP Kenneth J. Lebrato, ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F.S. Lee, ‘63 Lithograph Reproductions Inc. Daniel Lloyd Carolyn Gale Louthian, ‘82 John L. Lufkin, ‘02 Manda and Corey Lyghts, ‘02 Pamela K. Madson, ‘77 Lisa A. Malpass Childress, ‘03 Chelsey L. Mam, ‘11 Eugene A. Marano, ‘76 Nicklas L. and Katie Marshall, ‘10 James and Gretchen McDevitt, ‘75 Robert and Christina † McKanna, ‘54 Byron L. McLean, ‘98 McLean Law Office PLLC Molly Ann McQueen, ‘94 Lloyd † and Mary Meeds, ‘58 Mr. Thomas J. Meyer, ‘83 William L. Meyer, ‘81 James and Diane Miller, III, ‘78 The Honorable Terri-Ann Miller, ‘79 Godwin Chiago Moemenam, ‘73 Chris A. and Susan L. Montgomery, ‘81 Brian P. Moore, ‘06

HONOR ROLL 2013 Gregory Schoeninger Charles and Kathleen Schuerman, ‘84 Jason J. Scronic, ‘07 Howard B. and Mindee Segal, ‘80 Edmund and Donna Sheehy, ‘78 Ron and Vicki Shepherd, ‘76 John G. and Marlene Shudy, ‘82 Simonet Law Firm PC Rose Mary Skebong, ‘82 Leslie K. Magryta Smith, ‘85 Thomas and Mary Ellen Smith, ‘70 Carl and Carol Stark Richard Staub, ‘77 Jack and Sara Stone, ‘90 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard A. Strophy, ‘70 Thomas Tarpley, Jr., ‘80 Trip Johnston and Jodi Thorp, ‘02 Wayne and Christy Timberlake James and Debbie Topliff, ‘81 Tom and Colleen Tracy, ‘81 Prof. Mary Pat Treuthart and Mr. Dan Webster Julie A. Twyford, ‘79 United Way of King County Larry and Marcia Vance, ‘76 Ryan E. and Mistee (Pitman) Verhulp, ‘98 VMware Foundation Adrian and Nancy Voermans, ‘69 Michael J. Walker, ‘88 Gregory and Shirley Wall, ‘78 Shaun H. Watchie-Perry, ‘81 Jim and Mary Lou Wickwire, ‘67 J. Rene Williams, ‘82 Mary Sue Wilson, ‘89 Robert F. Young and Nancy L. Mueller, ‘78 Kevin A. Zeck, ‘09 Investors $1 - $99 J. Arvid Anderson, ‘71 Lawrence L. and Mary Anderson, ‘78 Casey, ‘08 and Anne (Benhard) Arbenz, ‘08 George and Elizabeth (Connor) Arrigotti Jim and Linda Baker, ‘79 Felix Barela Mr. J. Peter Baumgarten, ‘80 Charles F. and Carol Bean, ‘75 Charles F. Bean Attorney at Law Ryan, ‘00 and Courtney Beaudoin, ‘00 Troy and Darci Bentson, ‘96 Andrew and Amy Biviano, ‘06 Holly Brajcich and Tom Krzyminski Reid Hay, ‘03 and Heather Carlson, ‘03 Charles and Cynthia Carroll, ‘74 Anthony Cefalogli, ‘78 Frank and Holly Christoff, ‘90

James E. Rogers Law Student Scholarship Jefferson W. Boswell, ‘09 Thomas More Scholarship Donors Susan Alexander, ‘91 Mr. David Berry and Dr. Kim Hamlett, ‘91 Natalie L. Durflinger, ‘07 Dan and Karen Flynn, ‘83 Kathryn L. Gerla, ‘87 Carissa A. Greenberg, ‘09 Donald and Jean Grell Mark and Mary Griffin, ‘86 Joseph H., ‘86 and Margaret K. Harrington, ‘87 Sue (Rogers) Harwood, ‘87 Tilman Hasche and Eugenia Vasquez, ‘84 Pamela (Simmons) Howland, ‘00 Mark R. Iverson, ‘88 and Michaele E. Dietzel, ‘88 Mary Lou Johnson and Dr. Daniel Schaffer, ‘92 Brooke C. Kuhl, ‘04 Col. Neal E. and Carmen M. Lamping Micah R. LeBank, ‘06 Ms. Nancy McKay and Mr. Kent Richardson, ‘92 Scott S., ‘90 and Nicole S. (Annis) McKay, ‘92 Patricia B. Morgan, ‘91 Timothy J. and Carol A. (Grell) Morris, ‘86 Penelope Smith Nerup, ‘91 James and Teri Newman, ‘95 Lindsey Paxton, ‘12 Nathaniel Peterson and Maxine Rogers, ‘10 Donald J. Porter, ‘90 Laurie A. Powers Tommy, ‘90 and Kirsten Prud’homme, ‘89 Edward Ratcliffe, ‘86 Chelsea W. Rengel, ‘11 Jerry, ‘07 and Annika Scharosch, ‘07 Gregory Schoeninger Simonet Law Firm PC Gregory and Elizabeth Smith, ‘86 Rodney Standage, ‘93 Matthew St. John, ‘04 Trip Johnston and Jodi Thorp, ‘02 Geana M. Van Dessel, ‘04 The Honorable Philip and Barbara Van de Veer, ‘88 Donald Verfurth, ‘85 Emily B. Yates, ‘11

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Jason S. Moore, ‘97 Patricia B. Morgan, ‘91 William E. and Janet C. Morgan, ‘70 Jed Morris, ‘83 Richard L. Mount, ‘86 Kent and Gloria Mumma, ‘89 Matthew D. Nelson, ‘97 John Nichols, ‘75 Michael and Susan Nienstedt, ‘76 Gary and Connie Norton, ‘77 Timothy and Inga Note, ‘04 nYne Bar & Bistro David and Phyllis Oas Kitteridge Oldham and Colleen O’Connor, ‘90 Warren L. Olandria, ‘98 Stephen Olson, ‘76 Michael Park, ‘88 David and Roxanne Parker, ‘87 Paukert & Troppman, PLLC The Honorable Andrew Pearlstein and Dr. Sandra Shire, ‘76 Joseph M. and M. Beth Pellicciotti, ‘76 Nathaniel Peterson and Maxine Rogers, ‘10 Stephen and Sheryl Phillabaum, ‘89 Harve H. and Alta C. Phipps, ‘53 Christopher W. Pirnke, ‘11 The Honorable Richard † and Grace Pitt, ‘53 Richard Platt, ‘80 John Plock, ‘86 Charles Plovanich, ‘78 Kevin C. Potter, ‘81 H. Eugene Quinn, ‘62 Tim Quirk and Sally Bulger Quirk, ‘73 Matthew and Priscilla Alaniz Rabinovitch, ‘07 Jay A. Rambo, ‘84 Ms. Margaret (Maloughney) Ransom, ‘96 Jonathan Rascoff, ‘79 Edward Ratcliffe, ‘86 John and Diane Redenbaugh, ‘78 Mr. William Remley, ‘76 Jeffrey Reynolds, ‘77 Richard J. Richard, ‘56 Thomas and Maureen Richardson, ‘80 John and Shirley Riley, ‘79 Patrick and Leeann Roach, ‘73 Bill and Marguerite † Roberts, ‘40 John S. Roberts, Jr., ‘12 Milton and Ellen Rowland, ‘85 Lowell and Kathleen Ruen, ‘80 Barbra L. (Anderson) Ryan, ‘96 Elizabeth (Rickenbacker) Schaefer, ‘81 Jerry, ‘07 and Annika Scharosch, ‘07 Albert J. and Betty Schauble, ‘58 Ivan Schertzer, ‘80 Joseph Schiano, ‘82

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Demetre and Katherine Christofilis, ‘07 Maurice and Solita Clark, ‘58 Peter and Katie (Medley) Clark, ‘06 Benjamin P. Compton, ‘11 The Honorable Patricia M. Connolly Walker, ‘88 Larry and Judith Corbin, ‘77 Patrick and Paula Costello Rebecca M. Coufal, ‘87 Bill Cunningham Kevin J. and Julianne Curtis, ‘81 Robert and Bianca Curzan, ‘81 Jason C. D’Avignon, ‘11 Kent and Gale Day, ‘80 Michael Dempsey, ‘77 Neil and Giovanna DiSarno Michael Dodds, ‘80 Kent N. Doll, ‘08 George and Mary (Hutton) Doran, ‘89 Patrick and Patricia Downing Justin P. DuBruille, ‘09 Dennis R. and Mary F. (Miller) Duggan, ‘66 D. J. and Margie Eaton Kirsten M. Elliott , ‘07 The Honorable Richard J. Ennis, ‘50 John Evans Owen Ferguson Jon L. Fletcher, ‘92 Jeff and Leslie Geldien Garald Gesinger, ‘68 Keith and Donna Glanzer, ‘90 Michael and Maria Goldman, ‘94 Stephen T. Graham, ‘95 James and Donna Guyor, ‘77 Sarah J. Guzman Douglas J. and Geraldine Haffie, ‘05 William J. Halstead, ‘93 Tilman Hasche and Eugenia Vasquez, ‘84 Robert and Carole † Hauth, ‘56 Marc Haws, ‘79 Robin L. Haynes, ‘06 Timothy and Theresa Hays, ‘97 Nathan W. Henry, ‘05 Ryan, ‘08 and Tanica (Hutchison) Hesselgesser, ‘08 Trent and Chelsy Hooper, ‘08 Pamela (Simmons) Howland, ‘00 Ethelrine Hunter Lt. Col. Gregory Ircink, ‘86 David Jackson, ‘82 Donald Jansen, ‘75 Christy L. Johnson, ‘05 Michael E. Johnston, ‘98 Michael and Helen Jones, ‘77 Jeff Schroeder and Sabrina Jones Schroeder, ‘95

Michael Jonson, ‘74 Mr. Michael Kawamura, ‘86 Kenneth Peacock and Amy Kelley-Peacock Donald and Vickie Kennedy, ‘91 James and Marylynn Kintner, ‘74 Paul and Jane Klasen, ‘51 Jeffrey and Carol Klein Russell and Sara Knight, ‘08 Bea Koempel-Thomas and Travis Thomas, ‘05 Kathryn Kremer Larry Krueger, ‘71 Gary Kunihiro, ‘81 Lt. Col. Donald R. Langford, ‘83 Law Office of Steve Graham Richard and Patricia Leland, ‘90 Callie and Jason LeRoy, ‘07 Margaret (Gleason) Liebert, ‘87 Thomas Lies, ‘81 Tracie Lindeman and Steve Aten, ‘93 Nancy Locke Michael and Marcia Loft, ‘78 Houston Putnam Lowry, ‘80 Ryan C. Mansfield, ‘12 Evan W. Marques, ‘08 Angela N. Marshlain, ‘05 George Mastrodonato, ‘76 Kevin McConnell, ‘85 Maureen McGuire, ‘81 Timothy J. McGuire, ‘98 Mark K. McIff, ‘98 The McIff Firm PC Ms. Nancy McKay and Mr. Kent Richardson, ‘92 Thomas McKinnon, ‘67 Stephen and Rinda McLean, ‘81 Tim and Ann McNeese, ‘80 Lawrence B. McNerthney, ‘65 Colleen M. McQuaid, ‘85 Lawrence S. Merrifield, Jr., ‘94 Thomas Metzger, ‘79 Malone H. Molgard, ‘08 Aimee (Racine) Murray, ‘10 Penelope Smith Nerup, ‘91 William W. Nixon Lindsey Paxton, ‘12 Gary Penar, ‘77 Mike Perrizo, ‘78 Dr. and Mrs. David H. Peterson, ‘52 Glenn Phillips and Ruth Klemola-Phillips, ‘81 Michael Piccolo and Carmencita Niere-Piccolo, ‘90 Kerry, ‘76 and Virginia Pickett, ‘76 Kaarin Praxel, ‘12 Joy L. and Tristen J. Premo, ‘07 Bruce and Roberta Quick Gregory Racca, ‘95

Chelsea W. Rengel, ‘11 Sally J. Reynolds, ‘06 Ms. Maxine G. Schmitz, ‘96 Charles Schumacher, ‘80 Alexander J. and Maureen J. (Gordon) Shogan, Jr., ‘78 Michael and Melissa M. Simpson, ‘98 Berkeley and Carole Smith, ‘75 Shepard Smith, ‘76 Steve Smith, ‘86 Aicha Souala Mary Spear William † and Ann Spilker Rodney Standage, ‘93 Edward Steinmetz, ‘84 Matthew St. John, ‘04 Robert D. Stone, ‘94 D. Jacob Summers and Stacy Summers, ‘07 Leon Swerin, ‘77 Elizabeth A. Tellessen, ‘05 John Tessner, ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Thompson, ‘93 Susan E. Thomsen, ‘80 Sarah E. Tuthill, ‘10 Katharine Tylee, ‘08 John J. and Donna Ring Tyner, ‘82 The Honorable Philip and Barbara Van de Veer, ‘88 Shannon L. Viel, ‘04 Paul Vogel, Jr., ‘79 Dan and Susanne (Nicholas) Wadkins, ‘09 The Warehouse Megan D. Weiss, ‘08 John Whaley, ‘84 Ian P. Whitney, ‘08 Blake E. Wilson, ‘11 Becky Wood Joe Woods Christopher J. Wright, ‘93 Martin E. Wyckoff, ‘88 and Adrienne E. Smith, ‘88 Emily B. Yates, ‘11 A. Kristine Young, ‘91 A. Kristine Young LLC Linda M. Youngs, ‘75 Christopher Schlueter, ‘03 and Jennifer Zelko-Schlueter, ‘03 Darvin Zimmerman, ‘76 Clayne and Teryl Zollinger, ‘90

Great Care was taken to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If any discrepancies are found, please contact Falesha Ankton, at 509-313-3759 or fankton@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.

In Memoriam The Hon. Robert Austin † J.D. 1971 Stephen Backman † 1976 Rod Barnett † 1970 Mark Bender † 1981 Rupert O. Brockmann † 1989 Harold Buck † 1950 William E. Burch † 1951 Harry Calbom, Jr. † 1947 Thomas Cassis † 1956 Michael J. Cronin † 1953 Eugene Davis † 1974 Dianne G. Dougherty-Earll † 1986 Paul Doumit † 1984 T. Jerry Greenan † 1957 George Hamano † 1975 George F. Hanigan † 1966 Tyler J. Henderson † 1999 Al Jeremiah, Jr. † 1968 Edward Leary † 1974 John Ledwich † 1955 Will Lorenz † 1949 Jancie Mahoney † Byron McClanahan † 1952 Richard Means † 1979 David A. Melvin † 2010 The Hon. Brian Miller † 1975 George Miller † 1980 Fred Montoya † 1975 Allan Neils † 1977 Michael O’Brien, Jr. † 1950 Thomas Barrett Payne † 1937 The Hon. Richard L. Pitt † 1953 Frank Powell † 1961 Frances H. Richardson † Ed Rockwell † Fran Rudolf † The Hon. John Schultheis † 1961 Emmett Shearer † 1955 Robert C. Smith † 1977 Randall L. St. Mary † 1971 Lyle Smith Stephenson † 1951 Clark Stump † 1967 Robert Swanson † 1976 Patrick Tocher † 1958 Ainslie Toole † Robert Twigg † 1952 The Hon. Craddock Verser † 1980

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