PURSUING JUSTICE. FINDING SOLUTIONS.
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GONZAGA SCHOOL OF LAW SINCE 1912 | SPRING 2015
Innovation and Globalization
Gonzaga Lawyer 2015
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
Same Education, Less Vacation: The Accelerated J.D. Program............................ 6
In the News.......................................................... 2
Global Law at GU: The J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers..................... 8
Community Service........................................... 18
Ignatius of Loyola and Pope Francis: Innovators in “Globalizing” Times................... 30
Class Action........................................................ 32
Student News..................................................... 12 Alumni Department........................................... 22
Supreme Court Visits......................................... 38
Faculty................................................................. 40
Happy 100th Birthday, Dean Smithmoore P. Myers!............................. 55
Honor Roll........................................................... 54 In Memoriam...................................................... 56
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Dean Jane Korn
Graphic Designer Tracy Martin
Cover Images, Left to Right:
Managing Editor Andrea Parrish
Photographers Rajah Bose Andrea Parrish
Student Jonathan Jackson in the Clute Student Lounge
A view of Florence, Italy, where Gonzaga Law runs a summer program
New Logo Banners at Gonzaga Law
Students discussing class on the 2nd floor of Gonzaga Law
Contributing Writers Falesha Ankton Cathrerine Brown Jeff Geldien Sarah Guzman Andrea Parrish
The WA State Temple of Justice The murals of the Archivo Historical in Guatemala, where Jessica Lewis (‘13) volunteered An ariel view of Gonzaga Law Gonzaga Law in fall Gavels during the WA State Supreme Court visit to Gonzaga Law The view from the 4th floor balcony at GU Law
Residents of AltaGracia, Dominican Republic Professor Upendra Acharya at an international law conference The 9 Justices of the WA State Supreme Court The Barbieri Courtroom The “Spike” sculpture welcomes students to Gonzaga Law
Message From The Dean The incoming class includes:
128 Students
6
Veterans
25
Countries visited or lived in
6
First-generation college students
10
College or professional athletes
15
Fluent in at least 2 languages
This is an exciting time at Gonzaga Law. This past year has seen many changes and the coming academic year will bring more. On June 4, we welcomed 24 students for our new Accelerated J.D. program. This group of students is incredibly motivated and energetic, and so far they are having a wonderful experience. The school is also launching a program for lawyers educated in other countries to get a United States J.D. at Gonzaga, based on the accelerated program. Because they already have one law degree, they will be able to receive a J.D. from us in as few as 15 months! We will be the first law school in the country offering this option. Professor Megan Ballard has been named our Associate Dean for Global Education and will direct this new program. We are innovating in other ways as well. In summer 2015, we plan to offer our first fully online course – Professional Responsibility. Professor Brooks Holland is gearing up to teach this class so that our students can take this required class while working or externing somewhere other than Spokane. We are getting into the online education world while making sure the class has the quality that we demand. Our outstanding Legal Research and Writing program has also expanded. Under the skillful direction of Professor Cheryl Beckett, the fourth semester of Legal Writing will now offer a choice of four capstone courses: transactional drafting, judicial opinion writing, appellate drafting and advanced advocacy. We have 128 students in our 1L class. This represents an 18.5 percent increase over last year. During a time of decreased enrollment in law schools nationally, we are very proud of this accomplishment. Our students have an average age of 26. The 1L class is 46 percent female and 19 percent is from traditionally underrepresented groups. Just over half of the class is from outside Washington. Our 1L class attended 64 different undergraduate institutions. I hope many of you will have the opportunity to meet some of these extraordinary people. Thank you for all you do for Gonzaga Law. I have enjoyed meeting with each of you during my travels across the country to touch base with as many alumni as possible. And if your plans bring you to Spokane, I hope you will stop by and say hello.
Small–business owners
Jane Korn, Dean, Gonzaga Law School
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In the News Mission: Possible Returns to Altagracia, Dominican Republic
For 10 Gonzaga Law students, the warm temperatures and long days of Spring Break were spent in the Dominican Republic as a part of the 11th annual Mission: Possible service trip. The trip, possible through fundraising activities throughout the year, as well as individual contributions from the students, includes a week volunteering in Altagracia, a small rural village about an hour from the country’s capital, Santo Domingo. Doing Good
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The group worked on various community service projects, including repainting the village’s Community Center, a structure used for community events and a hurricane shelter (one of two concrete buildings in town). Students also assisted elders with yard maintenance, teaching English in the Altagracia primary school, and working at the Luz Maria Education Center in the nearby town, Cruz Verde. Eleven years ago, GU Law’s very first Mission: Possible group broke ground at this Education Center, which provides training in sewing and computer use to further local micro-enterprise projects and career prospects for youth. This year’s Mission: Possible group assisted in preparing a community garden and creating a concrete walkway to the building. These were in partnership with Seattle-based nonprofit Sister Island Project.
Support From Gonzaga and Spokane
2014 Mission: Possible
The students – three of them returning to Altagracia for the second or third trips (Katie Shircliff, Catherine DiSarno and Luke Eaton) – brought nine bags of donations ranging from school and medical supplies to sports equipment and clothing donations.
Katie Shircliff (3L), Catherine DiSarno (2L), Luke Eaton (2L), Diana Alvarado Chavez (3L), Staci Dixon (1L), Christena Georgas (1L), Rafael Laue (1L), Tonilynn Savage (1L), Maren Sorenson (1L) and Anna Timberlake (2L).
Donations were provided through local organizations and sports teams, including Gonzaga and Whitworth men’s baseball, Gonzaga women’s basketball, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center, and the law school’s own Women’s Law Caucus, Sports and Entertainment Law Club, Street Law, and Professor Cheryl Beckett. An Immersive Experience During their time in Altagracia, the group lived with host families who only spoke Spanish. Five participants spoke Spanish, and native speakers Diana Alvarado Chavez and Rafael Laue served as translators. Mission: Possible culminated its time in the DR with a visit to Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) to meet with Dominican law students. The students attended a lecture given by a UNIBE professor and law students on the Dominican legal system and then had the opportunity to discuss legal education and the Dominican law school experience with students.
Service and Outreach • Repairing the Community Center • Assisting elders with maintenance • Teaching English • Working at the Luz Maria Education Center • Preparing a community garden • Upgrading the Education Center, built during Mission: Possible’s first trip in 2002
9 Bags of donations, including
10 Gonzaga Law Students
medical supplies, clothing, sports equipment and school supplies
11 Years running
In the News Judge Justin L. Quakenbush Lecture Series Electronic communications permeate our everyday life and help define a large part of how we interact with the world. On March 31, 2014, Cindy Cohn, the legal director for the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation, presented the fifth annual Judge Justin L. Quackenbush (‘57) Lecture. Entitled “NSA Mass Spying, the Constitution, and You,” the lecture addressed both the records collection programs and a legal analysis of those programs. Identifying and Analyzing Collection Programs Cohn highlighted that what is currently known of collection programs are “glimpses,” thanks to whistleblowers and government admissions. While these programs began coming to light in 2005, more information continues to be uncovered. Cohn focused mainly on
Honoring Judge Justin L. Quackenbush For the last five 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 Judge Justin L. Quackenbush.
A Detailed Analysis Cohn’s lecture was referred to as “thought-provoking” by Chief Judge Rosanna Peterson and Judge Justin Quackenbush in their postpresentation remarks. “That is an apt characterization,“ said Professor Mary Pat Treuthart. “Most of us are unaware of what is happening behind the scenes with respect to our electronic
Judge Justin L. Quackenbush Lecture Series
Date
Speaker
2010
The Honorable William A. Fletcher, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
2011
The Honorable Vaughn Walker, United States District Judge (Retired)
2012
Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law
2013
Kathleen M. Sullivan, Professor at the Stanford Law School and Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
2014
Cindy Cohn, Legal Director for the Electronic Frontier Foundation and General Counsel
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Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation presents the annual Judge Justin L. Quackenbush Lecture.
communications – not only from the government side but on the part of the corporations to whom we entrust our information. While being mindful of national security issues, Ms. Cohn did an outstanding job pointing out areas of concern for everyone who is interested in protecting individual civil liberties.”
four programs: the Upstream collection of all fiber optic data; call records collection; Prism, which collects data from Internet companies; and Hemisphere, which embeds telecomm employees with investigations. These encompass a wide variety of legal questions, including the PATRIOT Act, fourth Amendment, first Amendment, and international business law.
In the News Addressing Modern Ethical Challenges for Lawyers On April 16, 2014, Gonzaga Law School hosted the Clarke Family Legal Ethics and Professionalism continuing legal education program, and at the conclusion, awarded the inaugural Clarke Prize to two Gonzaga Law students.
The CLE encompassed four topics: • attorney duties to nonclients; • the lawyer’s ethical challenges in counseling Washington clients on marijuana-related matters; • the limited license legal technician proposals; and • challenges presented by the lying client.
“…one of the most engaging and topical programs I have ever been involved in.” — Panelist Justice Debra Stephens of the Washington State Supreme Court Panelists:
• Justice Debra Stephens (‘93)
•
Genevieve Mann (’03), Esq., Managing Attorney at the Unemployment Law Project in Spokane and a faculty member in the Gonzaga Law School University Legal Clinic
Panelists Professor Genevieve Mann (‘03), William Etter (‘78), and Justice Debra Stephens (‘93) listen to a presenter at the Clarke CLE.
The Clarke Legal Writing Competition Prize • Questions submitted by GU Law alumni based on ethical issues encountered in their practice, and answered by the competitors
• Student papers helped frame CLE discussions
• 1st place: Kathleen Shircliff, 3L at the time and 2014 grad, ($5,000)
• 2nd place: Ashley Lane, 2L at the time, ($1,000)
• One of the largest prizes for law school student legal ethics competitions in the U.S.
190 alumni attended
4 topics covered
5 esteemed panelists
$6,000 prizes awarded
• William Etter, (‘78) Esq., a prominent area practitioner and Gonzaga Law alumnus
• Gonzaga Law Professor Brooks Holland
• Gonzaga Law Professor Kevin Michels (moderator)
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The 2015 Clarke Family CLE will be held at Gonzaga Law, April 16, 2015. Join us!
“The format made the program compelling. It was not a lecture; it was a lively discussion among the panel and our amazing GU alumni about some very challenging ethical issues.” — Professor Kevin Michels, J. Donald and Va Lena Scarpelli Curran Faculty Chair in Legal Ethics and Professionalism
Professor Kevin Michels, Curran Chair in Legal Ethics, presents Kathleen Shircliff with her award, as winner of the 2014 Clarke Family Legal Ethics and Professionalism Writing Competition.
In the News
Thomas W. Hillier II (‘73) is congratulated after receiving The Distinguished Legal Service Award by the Most Rev. Blase J. Cupich at the 2014 Red Mass.
Hillier and Dalley Honored at 2014 Red Mass The 2014 Red Mass for the legal profession was held on Sept. 16, 2014. The Most Rev. Blase J. Cupich, former bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane, was the celebrant and Frank Case, S.J., delivered the homily. Dr. Timothy Westerhaus and Gonzaga University’s Chamber Chorus provided the music.
The 2013-14 Washington Judges Foundation Lawless Memorial Scholarship was presented by Judge Ellen Kalama Clark, (’82) to 2L Gonzaga Law School student Jon Dalley at the reception in Cataldo Hall.
Va Lena Curran (’58) reads scripture
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At the conclusion of the liturgy, Gonzaga Law School presented the 2014 Distinguished Legal Service Award to Thomas W. Hillier II (’73), retired Seattle Federal Public Defender. Described by the Seattle Times as Seattle’s “hell-raising, hippie public defender,” Mr.
Hillier served in the Seattle Federal Public Defenders Office beginning in 1975, when the office was established. In 1982, he was named to lead the office, and served for 32 years.
Launching new legal education options Within an ever-changing legal market, law schools must continue innovating. At Gonzaga Law, this has meant the creation of two new programs: The Accelerated J.D. program launched in 2014, and the J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers program, announced in 2014;
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anticipating the first cohort in 2015.
Same Education, Less Vacation: The Accelerated J.D. Program At Gonzaga Law, legal education has always been about much more than just providing theoretical instruction to students. From the start, Gonzaga has focused on providing a legal education that finds solutions for students and meets the developing needs of the legal profession. In 1912, innovation meant creating a law school in Spokane. By 1970, it meant creating a day program for students to attend law school full time. In summer 2014, innovation manifested in the beginning of the Accelerated J.D. program, the first in the Northwest.
“This provides an extra year of opportunity for students,” said Dean Korn. “Practice-ready law graduates are not a fantasy – Gonzaga Law has been graduating practice-ready lawyers for years, and this program will speed the process without sacrificing educational quality.”
The Need For Innovation
international student. Ranging in age from 21 to 48, they bring
Legal education has been undergoing a major restructuring effort over the last few years. At Gonzaga, as well as in law schools around the country, this change has resulted in smaller incoming classes. With fewer students taking the LSAT and applying, law schools are faced with the choice of admitting students who have not demonstrated the characteristics that have been strongly correlated with post-graduation success in order to fill seats, or shrinking the class size. Gonzaga has chosen to continue the focus on the career success of our graduates. This has meant smaller incoming classes.
a wide range of personal and work experience, including legal
In 2013, President Obama suggested a two-year law school program may be an effective option to address this restructuring. American Bar Association President James Silkenat said, “Legal education in the United States is the best in the world, but it must continue to evolve to match the rapid changes that are taking place in legal practice.”
A Successful 1L Year In June 2014, 24 students enrolled in this new program. This first cohort of students are from 12 states, with one
assistants, crisis managers, issues advocates, small-business owners, and community leaders. Some are at the beginning of their professional careers; many others are taking the two-year program as an opportunity to change careers. As of January 2015, the self-identified “Core 24” students have completed their first two terms of classes and are officially 2L students on track for May 2016 graduation. Statistics of the First Cohort Median GPA............................................. 3.27 Median LSAT........................................... 154 Total students......................................... 24
However, the American Bar Association requires that students receive 58,000 minutes of instruction for their Juris Doctor degree. “It is the responsibility of law schools to find solutions for the challenges of legal education,” explained Jane Korn, dean of Gonzaga Law. “While it would be irresponsible to cut the education students receive, it would be equally imprudent to fail to adapt to the changing needs of the legal industry and law students.”
Average age............................................. 30
Innovating Without Sacrificing Quality
represented.............................................. 20
Washington residents........................ 8% States represented............................... 12 Undergraduate institutions
Ethnically diverse backgrounds............................................ 17%
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In the Accelerated J.D. Program, students complete the full Gonzaga Law curriculum, including 12 required credits of experiential learning, in 24 calendar months. This is accomplished by adjusting the academic calendar to allow students to take a full course load over the summer months. The doubling of the experiential learning requirement ensures that students receive the same level of practical experience as students who generally take internships and externship experiences over the summer.
Women........................................................ 42%
Global Law at GU: The J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers Legal issues do not stop at national borders. Business, finance and trade are global. The global migratory nature of legal issues is giving rise to a need for lawyers with transnational legal and cultural skills. Building on this need, Gonzaga Law has launched the new J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers and anticipates classes starting in May 2015. Most internationally trained lawyers will have the option to complete this J.D. program in as few as 15 months, with the year-round curriculum established with the Accelerated J.D. program.
Our new course, Common Law Analysis and Communication, will offer instruction to international students in all three of these areas:
Lawyers from abroad who understand U.S. law, legal culture and the nuances of legal English can support U.S.-based law firms, businesses and public interest concerns in different countries. These transnationally trained lawyers can also provide services to firms, governmental entities and businesses based in their home countries.
Even the structure of this course is innovative. It will be collaboratively taught by law faculty and faculty from Gonzaga’s English Language Center. Language and academic support will be embedded within the law content to facilitate language expertise and academic success.
A Different Kind of International Program Gonzaga’s J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers will position graduates well to provide such legal expertise. Most international students with law training who choose to study in the United States enroll in one-year Master’s of Law (or LL.M.) programs that enable them to sit for a bar exam in only four states. Many of these programs are geared to provide an overview of U.S. law, but graduates of our J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers will benefit from the same foundational instruction required of all U.S. lawyers, as monitored by the American Bar Association. Provided graduates meet other eligibility requirements, they can take the bar exam in all 50 states.
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While students earning a J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers will benefit from Gonzaga’s proven success in educating skilled, ethical lawyers, this new program incorporates a curricular innovation. Most students will be required to enroll in a course specifically geared for English-language learners who come from a civil law or mixed legal system. Learning the language of law can be difficult for native English speakers. And understanding how judges can simply “say what the law is,” as Chief Justice John Marshal instructed in Marbury v. Madison, is not clear even for students raised in the United States. Finally, adjusting to the format and rigors of a law classroom can pose a steep learning curve for many U.S.-based students.
• use of English in an academic legal setting; • elements of our legal system and processes likely unfamiliar to international students not steeped in a common law tradition; • academic culture and expectations of U.S. legal education.
Building on Existing Strengths Students in the J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers program will also take most of the same first-year courses required of all J.D. graduates, as well as have the opportunity to solidify their skills through experiential learning with seasoned lawyers. In addition to our new Common Law Analysis and Communication course, students will take at least two legal research and writing courses. This skills-based J.D. in only 15 months of study is available through the 12-month curriculum established through our Accelerated J.D. program. Gonzaga University, with its roots in global education, is wellsuited to provide a J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers. In addition, international J.D. students will benefit from the law faculty’s expertise in international education. More than onethird of Gonzaga’s full-time law faculty have taught law courses or seminars outside the United States to lawyers and law students for whom English is not a first language. Creating a More Diverse Community The benefits of this innovative program will extend beyond the impact on graduates from around the world and their clients. Gonzaga’s international and domestic law students will be in the same classes together and enjoy organized interactions and impromptu social connections. This exchange will expose all students to the varied legal rules and structures throughout the
Megan Ballard Gonzaga Law Professor and Associate Dean of Global Education
world. A global law school environment will broaden opportunities for all students to acquire skills to help communicate with clients from various legal traditions. These opportunities are valuable because transnational and cross-cultural issues arise even in practice areas long considered to be purely domestic. Within our borders, for example, the population is growing more diverse. From 2000 to 2013, 24 million immigrants to the United States have gained lawful permanent residence or have become naturalized citizens. Clients not fully accustomed to U.S. legal culture need competent advocacy from lawyers who can anticipate and help bridge likely areas of difference. Innovation and globalization have long been part of the DNA of Gonzaga University and Gonzaga University School of Law. The new J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers will prepare the next generation of transnational lawyers and strengthen the intercultural competency of all our graduates. Any alumni interested in serving as mentors for international students should contact Falesha Ankton, at fankton@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.
As of June 2014, Gonzaga Law Professor Megan Ballard has been named the inaugural Associate Dean of Global Education. “Transnational and cross-cultural issues now arise in areas of law that we once thought of as purely domestic,” said Ballard. “This new position will allow me to help prepare our graduates for a more global practice of law, whether they are from outside of the United States and choose to practice in their home countries, or are U.S.-based and elect to practice law here.” Prior to teaching, Professor Ballard served as a law clerk for Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson, now Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. She also was an Associate with Perkins Coie in Seattle, and Special Counsel with Foley & Lardner in Madison, Wis. Professor Ballard’s practice included general litigation, litigation of trust, estate and community property matters, estate planning and charitable foundation work. Professor Ballard taught courses as an Adjunct at the University of Wisconsin Law School before becoming an Associate Professor at Washburn University School of Law. She joined the Gonzaga faculty in 2004. Professor Ballard has extensive experience teaching and researching in various countries. In addition to field research in Brazil for her LL.M. degree, she earned a Fulbright grant in the country of Georgia, and a Gonzaga Research Council grant for research in Colombia. Professor Ballard has taught law courses in Georgia, Guatemala and Italy.
GU LAW FACTS
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New course for JD-IEL students: COMMON LAW ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION
Professor Ballard’s pro bono work and community service also has had an international focus. In 2013, she created a curriculum and coordinated a half day workshop for refugees in Spokane on U.S. law and legal systems. She has also provided pro bono representation for political asylum seekers and served as a volunteer attorney with judges in Phnom Penh through the Cambodian Court Training Project.
Both the Accelerated J.D. and J.D. for Internationally Educated Lawyers programs have requirements that give students the full benefit of the Gonzaga Law curriculum. For Accelerated J.D. students, the time-to-degree is compressed and the experiential learning requirement has increased to account for the fact that summer internships and externships are not an option. For Internationally Educated Lawyers, the requirements have been adjusted since these students receive up to 30 credits for the undergraduate law degree they have already earned. Finally, Traditional J.D. students now have an Experiential Learning Requirement of six credits, double the amount that has been required since the 2009 curriculum update.
PROGRAM CURRICULUM DIFFERENCES TRADITIONAL J.D.
ACCELERATED J.D.
J.D. FOR INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED LAWYERS
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
6 credits required, up to 15 allowed
12 credits required, up to 15 allowed
Up to 6 credits may be required, depending on prior experience
LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING
4 terms required
4 terms required
2 terms required; 2 additional terms available 4-credit course co-taught by law and ESL faculty, required for most students
COMMON LAW ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION
GONZAGA CREDITS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
90
90
60* * Up to 30 credits for international degrees
CALENDAR MONTHS FOR COMPLETION
36
24
15
CLASSES BEGIN IN
Early September
Late May
Late May
Admissions interview required for some applicants
Law degree from a college or university outside of the U.S.
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ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITES
English language proficiency
“For the last 101 years, Gonzaga Law has taken pride in being in front of the pack when it comes to providing legal education that pursues justice for all, while finding solutions to the immediate challenges facing students and the community, This re-dedication to experiential learning is the latest example of Gonzaga’s dedication to innovative methods of legal education.” — Jane Korn, Dean
Going Above and Beyond Current National Requirements When considering what the ABA requires for experiential learning and skills training, and what other law schools count for those credits, Gonzaga Law students benefit from a much richer experiential learning program. Utilizing the ABA’s very broad definition*, students at Gonzaga benefit from being required to complete 18 to 24 credits of skills-training qualified classes for graduation.
“Many say that the experience [of an externship] is ‘truly transformative.’” — Professor Ingra Laurent, Director of the Externship program
OTHER ADDITIONS in 2014-2015
• Judicial Opinion Writing
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING REQUIREMENTS: FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GONZAGA LAW 2009-2013: 3 CREDITS FOR STUDENTS BEGINNING IN 2014:
• Advanced Advocacy
• Traditional 3-Year Program: 6 Credits
LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING COURSES NEW 4TH TERM CAPSTONE OPTIONS:
• Drafting for Litigation • Transactional Drafting
• Accelerated JD Program: 12 Credits • Students 2009-2013 earned an average 8 credits
Legal Research and Writing is one of the cornerstones of
Beginning with the classes starting in summer 2014,
legal work, and this most recent change to the Gonzaga
the experiential learning requirement for students in the
program focuses on real-world application. Students choose
traditional 36-month program was increased to 6 credits;
from Judicial Opinion Writing, Advanced Advocacy, Drafting
students in the 24-month Accelerated J.D. program were
for Litigation and Transactional Drafting courses for their
required to earn 12 credits. All students continue to be
second-year, fourth-term capstone LR&W class.
allowed to take up to 15 total credits of experiential learning,
“This simple refinement is just one more example of
the equivalent of one full term.
how our LR&W Program responds to the needs of the
“Though the requirement is newly expanded, the students
profession. By providing options that build on the previous
who have already graduated through this curriculum have
skill-building classes in the first three terms, this capstone
proven the value of experiential learning, as well as the
course assures that our students are well-prepared for
ability of our Clinic and Externship offices to provide rich
their clinical, externship, and internship experiences while
and interesting experiences to our students,” explained
in school, as well as for the many years of practice to
Korn. “The value of experiential learning has already been
follow,” said Professor Cheryl Beckett, director of the Legal
demonstrated by current students’ participation, which went
Research and Writing program.
far above and beyond the existing 3-credit requirement.” Students currently average 8 credits of experiential learning, with many students choosing to participate in both a Clinic internship and Externship experience.
*Currently, the American Bar Association has no specific requirements for “experiential learning.” ABA Standard 302(a)(4) outlines that students must receive “substantial instruction” in professional skills, while Standard 302 (b) outlines that schools should offer “substantial opportunities” for real-life practice experiences, but does not require that any school fulfill all student requests to participate in these experiences. The ABA indicates in its interpretation of this standard that a variety of classes that include counseling, interviewing, negotiation, problem solving, drafting, alternative dispute resolution, and management of legal work can all fulfill this requirement.
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See more at: www.law.gonzaga.edu/blog/2014/news/academic-requirements/
Student News Kevin Downs Presents Arguments at 9th Circuit Court In February 2014, third-year law student and Thomas More Scholar Kevin Downs took on a challenge that many lawyers may never get to tackle: arguing a case in front of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The court, seated in Seattle for that session, was considering the case of United States v. Manuel Morfin-Diaz, where Downs, supervised by an Assistant U.S. Attorney, presented oral arguments on behalf of the United States.
Addressing Recent Legal Decisions Morfin-Diaz asks whether a defendant’s previous state conviction qualified as an “aggravated felony” for purposes of subsequent immigration proceedings and sentencing determinations. The recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Descamps v. United States specifically addressed how these issues should be analyzed. Descamps, which was argued at the Supreme Court by 1980 Gonzaga Law graduate Dan B. Johnson, was decided on June 20, 2013.
Delving Into the Law
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Though Downs was responsible for arguing this case in front of the Ninth Circuit, this was not the first immigration case he had worked on. While working with an Assistant U.S. Attorney over summer and fall 2013, Downs worked with several other law clerks on similarly framed cases, also in front of the Ninth Circuit. This work and familiarity with the issues of the case, along with
The U.S. Courthouse in Seattle, where Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hears cases.
several months of working closely with supervising Assistant U.S. Attorneys, led to the suggestion that Downs be the one to argue in front of the Ninth Circuit panel. Audio of the arguments may be heard on the Ninth Circuit website.
A Rare Real-Life Experience After receiving word that he would be presenting oral arguments, Downs delved into preparation. “I spent the last several months researching case law, listening to preand post-Descamps arguments, reviewing the record and discussing the case with my supervisors and fellow law clerks,” explained Downs. “Despite these efforts, I always felt there was more to be done. I recognize that arguing at the circuit court level is incredibly rare, particularly for a law school student. I feel very fortunate.”
Putting Experience to Use After graduation in May, where Downs was elected the student commencement speaker, he returned to his native Montana to work as a law clerk at the Montana Supreme Court. Before and during law school, Downs has been extraordinarily dedicated to public service, serving around the world in communities that serve marginalized populations.
Student News Sawyer and Faber Win 79th Annual Linden Cup Competition After a round of appellate advocacy that eight state Supreme Court justices called “excellent,” “impressive” and “very close,” Kaytlin Sawyer and Katherine Faber received the 2014 Linden Cup. The decision of the justices was split between Sawyer and Faber and the team of Stuart Cassel and Alexander Biel, who were named runners-up. The Best Oralist Award went to Stuart Cassel, with Katherine Faber as runner-up.
A Dual Question Up For Debate The Moot Court case presented in this year’s Linden Cup asked two specific questions: if objective or subjective tests are appropriate for determining “threat,” and what kind of questioning counts as “custodial interrogation.”
Kaytlin Sawyer and Katherine Faber are presented the Linden Cup by Dean Jane Korn
“This has been one of the strongest and most enjoyable Linden Cup competitions,” commented Justice Mary Fairhurst, former Linden Cup winner and Gonzaga Law alumna.
Preparing for Legal Practice Students participating in Linden Cup are judged mainly on their ability to present appellate arguments in front of a panel of judges, as well as general courtroom demeanor. Local practitioners, law school faculty, judges throughout the region and state Supreme Court justices volunteered their time to serve as Linden Cup judges, and to provide personal feedback to the participants on their performance. Associate Professor Kevin Michels, who served as faculty adviser for the competition along with Associate Dean Sandra Simpson, said, “The students showcased advocacy skills that would be considered first-rate in any court.” “If you’ve looked at the list of people who won or came in second, you will note the prominence of those names,” commented Washington Associate Chief Justice Charles Johnson. “I can look at the list and see… attorneys who have parlayed this experience into professional careers of note.”
Honoring Father James Linden
Our thanks to this year’s judges: Chief Justice Barbara Madsen (‘77), Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst (‘84), Washington State Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens, Washington State Supreme Court Justice Debra Stephens (‘93), Washington State Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Charles W. Johnson, Washington State Supreme Court Justice Laurie McKinnon, Montana State Supreme Court Justice Patricia O’Brien Cotter, Montana State Supreme Court Justice Warren E. Jones, Idaho State Supreme Court
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The Linden Cup competition is named in honor of Father James Linden, S.J., who founded the “legal argument competition” that has developed into Linden Cup. The competition is supported by an endowment created by the late William Kelley in 1991.
Justice McKinnon, Justice Stephens, Katherine Faber, Justice Jones, Kaytlin Sawyer, Justice O’Brien Cotter, Chief Justice Madsen, Associate Chief Justice Johnson, and Justice Fairhurst. Photo by Austin Ilg.
Student News
2013-2014
Commencement Candidates Honored in December 2013: 13
The Holly Caudill Award: Reisha Abolofia
Candidates Honored in May 2014: 159
Dean’s Pro Bono Award of Distinction: Amanda Hensen
Chief Justice Barbara Madsen (’77) received the Law Medal and gave the commencement address
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The Dean’s Academic Achievement Award: Tanya Barton
Class of 2014 Faculty Speaker: Jason Gillmer Class of 2014 Student Speaker: Kevin Downs
Student News
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Student News
Competitions 2013-14 The 2014 National Trial Team
Negotiation Competition:
NOVEMBER 2013 Finalists: John Randolph and Tamara Fundrella Winners: Davis Mills and Margeaux Fox
Client Counseling Competition:
JANUARY 2014 Brandon Dockins and Caleb Hatch, Andrew Corsberg and Don Schirm, Kristen Gelbach and Sarah Elsden, tied for first place.
Saul Lefkowitz National Trademark Competition:
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FEBRUARY 2014 Jonathan Schlegelmilch, Trae Reichert, Yanek Kondryszyn, Melissa Hanna, Elijah Marchbanks, Josie Isaacson, Kevin McClure and Travis Schwartz participated.
Phillip C. Jessup Cup:
FEBRUARY 2014 Cara Lorenzo, Silvia Irimescu, Holly Timmerman and David Clukey participated, with one preliminary memo given 98 out of 100 possible points.
National Trial Team:
FEBRUARY 2014 Tanya Barton, TJ Darmofal, Kyle Nelson, Lorianne Frodsham, Corey Holton, Tyle Rube and Tamara Fundrella participated.
NALSA Moot Court: MARCH 2014
Thomas Carley and Courtney Arndt, Nicholas Serres and Jennifer Lamari participated with high marks for oral advocacy
William Clarke Cup:
MARCH 2014 Semifinalists: Pete Damrow & Brian Nadler, Jill Murray and Maren Sorensen Finalists: Caleb Hatch and Brandon Dockins Winners: Ruth Ptak and Corey Weber Best Oralist: Corey Weber
National Appellate Advocacy Competition:
MARCH 2014 Jake McGhie, Erik Ellis and Mike Slater (Team 1), and Abby Kostecka, Miranda Shreeve and Hannah Campbell (Team 2) won 2 out of 3 preliminary oral argument rounds.
Mugel Tax National Moot Court:
MARCH 2014 Casey Linane-Booey & Megan Mahon participated. Danturty (Danny) Hemachandra and James Blankenship advanced to semifinals and won best brief. Hemachandra won best oral advocate.
Student News Employment:* 2011
2012
2013
TOTAL GRADUATES
160
166
161
BAR PASS POSITIONS
59.3%
55.4%
70.1%
J.D. ADVANTAGE POSITIONS
10.6%
18%
11.8%
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
1.2%
2.4%
3.1%
FURTHER EDUCATION
7.5%
3%
4.3%
UNEMPLOYED & SEEKING
9.3%
12.5%
6.2%
Five Reasons to Hire a Gonzaga Lawyer 1
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*9 months after graduation
3 Over the last three years, the largest graduating classes from from Gonzaga Universtity School of Law have been posting consistently improving employment results. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, the national average for employment of graduates nine months after graduation has been decreasing, with 11.2 percent of 2013 graduates unemployed and seeking work. Inversely, only 6.2 percent of Gonzaga Law’s 2013 graduates were unemployed and seeking work. 2013 graduates, both in bar passage required positions and J.D. advantage positions, were employed at rates well above the national average.
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Practical experience. All Gonzaga Lawyers receive real-life legal experience before they graduate— preparing them to pursue justice and find solutions in any setting.
Strong writing skills. Our required two-year Legal Research & Writing Program includes a capstone course in Advanced Advocacy, Litigation Drafting, Judicial Opinion Writing, or Transactional Drafting.
Character and loyalty. Gonzaga Lawyers are principled, valued leaders in their firms and in their communities.
Measurable success. Our graduates consistently do well in postgraduate employment rankings.
Easy to do. Our Center for Professional Development customizes the recruiting, interviewing and hiring process to meet your needs.
Contact Laurie Powers, director of the Center for Professional Development, at 509-313-6122 or lpowers@lawschool.gonzaga.edu
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Community Service
Profiling 2014 Gonzaga Public Interest Law Project* Recipients
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Caitlin Moran, GPILP President
Stuart Cassel
Danielle Shyne
GPILP awarded Stuart Cassel a $4,000 grant to help him complete his work as a Criminal Justice intern with the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) in Seattle. Cassel worked over 400 hours on criminal justice and drug policy reform. His work mainly focused on policy research and advocacy. Cassel assisted in 11 major projects including cases, motions, memos and bill proposals. One of Cassel’s major projects over the summer was to research areas in Washington law of over-criminalization. His research revealed more than 3,000 crimes, some for conduct like water skiing, placing an ad on utility poles, and being a member of the Communist Party.
GPILP awarded Danielle Shyne a $4,000 grant to support her work at the Unemployment Law Project in Spokane, Washington. The Unemployment Law Project defends the rights of employees. Shyne’s work focused on representing individuals during hearings for unemployment benefits.
Through his internship with the ACLU, Cassel gained perspective on many flaws in the criminal justice system and the quantity of work needed to correct those flaws. Cassel reflected on his work at the ACLU: “Even with the work of great organizations like the ACLU-WA, there is just so much work to do to fix these issues. While public interest work that directly supports individuals is crucial, my summer experience showed me how crucial large-scale policy work is to public interest causes.”
Over the summer, Shyne spent 400 hours working with nearly 50 clients and representing 14 individuals at their unemployment hearings. Shyne represented individuals who otherwise would not have had representation during their unemployment hearing. She gained valuable experience in administrative law hearings, writing appeals, and working with underserved clients. Shyne attributes her interest in working at the Unemployment Law Project to her desire to serve the public and underserved individuals. Employees are an increasingly marginalized and unprotected section of society, explains Shyne. The unemployment compensation program is a part of the Social Security Act signed by President Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression with the purpose to prevent unemployment and “to lighten its burden which now so often falls with crushing force upon the unemployed worker and his family.”
* The Gonzaga Public Interest Law Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization established within Gonzaga Law to promote otherwise
uncompensated public interest legal work and provide law students with $2,000 to $4,000 grants for internships in public interest and pro bono practice firms.
Community Service
Maren Sorensen
GPILP awarded Jessica Placensia a $2,000 grant to support her legal internship at the Riverside County Law Office of the Public Defender in Murrieta, California. As a legal intern, Placensia worked on over 200 cases, representing clients in both misdemeanor and felony criminal proceedings. Placensia’s work with the Public Defender’s Office allowed her to appear and negotiate dispositions on behalf of clients in arraignments and alleged violations of probation. Placensia’s work included drafting investigation requests, filing motions with the court, arguing motions before the court, and second-chairing a misdemeanor trial. Placensia contributed nearly 400 hours of service to the public in this role.
GPILP awarded Maren Sorensen a $2,000 grant to support her work as an extern for the King County Prosecutor’s Domestic Violence Unit in Seattle where she completed more than 450 hours of service. The goal of the Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) is to increase accountability of domestic violence offenders and to improve safety for the victims and their children. During her externship, Sorensen assisted the unit with this goal by completing work on over two dozen cases, participating in research on minimum sentencing laws and new case law, drafting fact statements and witness lists, and monitoring hundreds of defendant jail calls to victims and witnesses.
Placensia firmly believes in helping those who need assistance. Working with the Public Defender’s office furthered her commitment to public service by facilitating a means where she was able help provide legal aid to those who were unable to afford legal representation. Placensia describes her internship as an “incredibly rewarding experience made possible by GPILP.”
One of the essential parts of the DVU is to listen to jail calls made by defendants to determine if they are engaging in witness tampering. Many defendants call victims after their arrest to persuade the victim to recant any statements made to police and to be uncooperative in the investigation. In several cases, Sorensen was able to find multiple instances of witness tampering, which resulted in additional charges and the ability of the prosecutor to introduce more evidence at trial. Sorensen appreciated the opportunity to advocate for victims and ensure they received justice. She is grateful that GPILP gave her the opportunity to do so.
Placensia advises fellow legal professionals: “Do what makes you happy. If working in public service makes you happy, then do it. There is nothing worse than being at a job that you hate. So if public service means something to you, then make it happen and you will be grateful in the long run when you’re not asking ‘what if.’ ”
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Jessica Placensia
Community Service
Student volunteers at the Community Warehouse during the 2014 service project
Connecting Leadership and Service:
Gonzaga Law Students in Action Catherine Brown, Assistant Director of the Center for Law in Public Service
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The Center for Law in Public Service continued to explore and support law student pro bono and public service efforts in 2014. Impressive levels of student engagement ignited new pro bono service initiatives and strengthened existing programs. Gonzaga University School of Law highlighted the student body’s commitment to service through the voluntary Pro Bono Distinction recognition. The Moderate Means Program continues to grow at Gonzaga. In partnership with the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) and the three law schools in Washington state, the Moderate Means Program connects those in moderate-income households with attorneys who offer reduced-fee legal help. Since its June 2011 launch, more than 120 Gonzaga law students volunteered to field 4,000 requests for assistance, complete 2,800 intake interviews and refer 935 cases. A law student reflected on his Moderate Means Program experience, “I think MMP has shown me [that] other attorneys fit pro bono into their schedules, so it is possible. Also, finding time to volunteer now, during a very busy semester, I am conditioning myself to it. It has to be part of my career.” Attorneys who are members of the WSBA may sign up to participate with the Moderate Means Program at www.myWSBA. org. Prospective clients can learn more and apply for Moderate Means Program assistance at www.moderatemeanswa.org.
Gonzaga Law students continue to team up with attorney volunteers through a partnership with the Spokane County Bar Association’s Volunteer Lawyers Program. Through the Family Law Attorney Student Help (FLASH) program, the Center for Law in Public Service recruits and coordinates student volunteers to attend weekly Family Law Advice Clinics at the courthouse and twice-monthly Divorce Advice Clinics at the Volunteer Lawyers Program office. A small team of FLASH students also assist attorney volunteers at the Volunteer Lawyers Program outreach clinic at Women’s Hearth, a drop-in center for homeless women in downtown Spokane. Gonzaga’s Juvenile Record Sealing Clinic continues under the leadership of five student coordinators and with the strong partnership and support of TeamChild and the Northwest Justice Project. Students recruited attorney volunteers to assist pro se clients at four record sealing clinics in 2014. TeamChild attorneys George Yeannakis and Rosey Thurman and private attorney Jaime Hawk trained law students and volunteer attorneys about the record sealing process in October 2014. With the support of the Center for Law in Public Service, Gonzaga’s Law Student Alliance for Social Justice (Alliance) engaged myriad social justice speakers through Public
Community Service
“The time and effort these students devote to volunteer service work is an inspiration and truly has a positive impact in the community.” — Assistant Director Catherine Brown, Gonzaga Center for Law in Public Service
79,304 Hours of Public Service Work
3,304.3 days 9.05 years Given by Gonzaga Law Students 2013-14
Service, Brown Bag and Justice sessions each Monday during the academic year. Student leaders brought together law students professors, and local, regional and national legal professionals for noon-hour discussions about social justice and public interest issues. Lunchtime gatherings continued throughout the summer months at “Social Justice Jams” for students taking summer courses. The Alliance hosted a Spokane City Council debate during fall 2013 and partnered with the Center for Justice’s Riverkeeper program to organize a river cleanup in spring 2014.
79,304 hours = 9.05 years of public service given in 1 year The 17,304 hours recorded this year include work at the National Crime Victim Law Institute, the Washington State Bar Association Moderate Means Program, the Northwest Justice Project, the YWCA of Spokane, the YWCA of Tacoma-
Pierce County, the Spokane County Prosecutor and Public Defender offices, Gonzaga Law School’s Street Law program, and the Spokane Community Warehouse, among others.
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Student leaders geared up for a busy 2014-15 academic year. Fifty first-year students volunteered together at the 1L Orientation Service Project at Catholic Charities Spokane Furniture Bank in September. Third-year Thomas More Scholars will lead two service projects: The first culminated in a Restorative Justice MCLE-accredited training at Gonzaga this past October; and the second will engage law student volunteers to provide information and education about the juvenile record sealing process. For additional information about student-led pro bono and social justice initiatives, please contact the Assistant Director of Gonzaga’s Center for Law in Public Service, Catherine Brown, at 509-313-3688 or brownc@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.
During the 2013-2014 school year, Gonzaga Law students logged 17,304 hours of volunteer public service work (for which they received no academic credit). Nearly 11,000 of those hours were spent providing law-related services. In addition to this volunteer work, Gonzaga Law students also spent about 62,000 hours providing legal services to the community for academic credit in their externship and Legal Clinic assignments.
Alumni
Alumni Department Update JEFF GELDIEN
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The past year has been busy for our department as we continue to do the very important work of alumni development and engagement. Dean Korn has challenged us to continue our modernization efforts, as well as to visit and reach out to areas the law school has not yet traveled. We have alums living and/ or residing in 49 states across the country. Although most of our alumni base is located in the Western half of the United States, there is an increase in alums who return to the East Coast, specifically Washington, D.C., as well as the Midwest and Southern part of the country. As Gonzaga’s reputation grows nationally, the University attracts students from all across the country, many of whom will return to their hometowns and states to practice. We want to keep these alumni engaged with the hope that they will support the law school in the future. Our alumni continue to stay engaged with the law school by participating in mentoring programs, judging moot court competitions, assisting with mock interviews and, of course, supporting the school financially. By staying engaged, alumni are able to give back to the school and help their alma mater grow and advance. Close to 7,000 living alumni are an essential part of both the local and global communities in which they reside. Gonzaga alums continue to make a difference all across the country and world. As the law school grows and increases its focus on global efforts, the Department of Development and Alumni Relations also plays an integral part in this energetic endeavor. It is not uncommon for our department to receive several inquiries each month for referrals. Increasingly, we are being asked to provide international contacts, as many of our alumni are networking on a global level. The law transcends our local communities; we are seeing more and more interactions across country borders and the oceans. Gonzaga Law is taking a leadership role by offering a U.S. J.D. degree to internationally educated lawyers. Once these students graduate, we will see many of them return to their home countries. We look forward to them becoming part of the ZagLaw nation as they increase our presence globally. For more information on how to stay engaged and support the law school, please contact Jeff Geldien, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, School of Law at 509-313-6121 or jgeldien@lawschool.gonzaga.edu
’50s and ’60s Class Reunion The 1950s-1960s All-Class reunion was filled with reminiscence and creation of new memories. Alumni from Oregon, Idaho and Washington traveled to Spokane to celebrate with their classmates. The class of 1950 was our eldest year present. The class of 1959 was our most represented class with six alums. Over the weekend, alums enjoyed a class reception at Northern Quest Casino, Mass at the Law School chapel, a Jesuit mission presentation, and a formal dinner with Dean Jane Korn to wrap up the weekend. Gold Club members (those who have been in the legal field for 50 years or more) received a Gold Award, and spouses received a rose for their support throughout the years. Gonzaga Law is thankful for such a successful weekend.
Dinner with the Dean on the final night of the Reunion Weekend
Va Lena Curran (’58) and Don Curran (’60) admire their Gold Club Award, with the Hon. Justin Quackenbush (’57) in the background.
GU LAW FACTS
Since 2012, Gonzaga Law average bar passage rates have been 1.48 percent above the mean.
Alumni
Come join the fun! Alumni Events 2014
January 30
Phoenix Luncheon
February 6
Season Ticket Holder Social
February 15
Reno Luncheon
March 6
Las Vegas Luncheon
March 7
Judge Justin L. Quackenbush Lecture
March 31
Clarke Family CLE
April 16
Bellingham Reception
April 17
Florence Trip & CLE
April 24 – April 27
Seattle Luncheon with Presentation by Janice Brown (’83)
June 4
Temple of Justice Reception
June 5
Washington, D.C., Reception
June 11
’50s & ’60s Class Reunion
August 15 – 16
Red Mass
September 16
Seattle Mariners Baseball Game
September 26
Seattle Sounders Soccer Match
September 27
Save the Dates August 14 & 15, 2015 Questions? Contact Falesha Ankton 509-313-3759 alumni@lawschool.gonzaga.edu
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Bay Area Luncheon
1970s All-Decade Law School Reunion Weekend
Alumni On The Website
Recently Profiled Alumni Jessie Harris, Managing Director, Williams Kastner “I find the practice of law to be extremely exciting and rewarding. I love the art of problem solving and taking a simplistic approach to seemingly complex issues. I also take seriously my role as a trusted adviser.”
Honorable Debra Hayes (’99)
Honorable Debra Hayes, Spokane District Court Judge
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“As a young mother, I would often drive by the law school, just to observe the students and wonder what it would be like to have an opportunity to realize a dream that seemed, at the time, so far out of my reach.”
Jessie Harris (’99)
Christina Estes-Werther (’06)
Annie Arbenz (’08)
Christina Estes-Werther, Arizona State Election Director
Annie Arbenz, Partner, Andrews & Arbenz PLLC
“Every day I am exposed to new information about the law and state government.”
“After a few years in a mid-sized private firm after law school, I decided to leave and open my own practice with three other women.”
Alumni
Eric Pedersen, Legal Counsel to Seal Team TEN “I provided training and legal advice to Navy SEALs and senior leadership of the Task Force. I also met with local Afghan prosecutors.”
Honorable Mary Fairhurst (’84)
Honorable Mary Fairhurst, Washington State Supreme Court Justice “For 30 years, I have served in the public sector – first as a judicial clerk at the Supreme Court for two years, then as an Assistant Attorney General for 16 years, and now as a justice for 12 years.”
Eric Pedersen (’00)
Elizabeth Hill, Organizational Ombudsman “In 2007, I became Arizona’s first Assistant Ombudsman for Public Access ... Although I had never heard of an Ombudsman prior to 2007, I quickly learned this was a role I loved!”
To see more, go to www.law.gonzaga.edu/alumni-profiles
Elizabeth Hill (’01)
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Alumni The following alums received the 2013-2014 LRAP awards:
Loan Repayment Assistance Program Recipients The Gonzaga Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), established in 2007, would like to recognize the 2013-2014 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. Generally, careers in public service pay less than those in the private sector of law. The program provides financial assistance by encouraging 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. If you would like to support either the General LRAP or John R. Clark LRAP, please contact Jeff Geldien at 509-313-6121 or jgeldien@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.
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Kathleen Box Northwest Consumer Law Center – Seattle Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2012 Eastern Washington University, B.A., 2009
Box knew she wanted to become an attorney because of the unique position lawyers are in to assist others and effect change in politics, the law and society. While in law school, Box spent two years in the Consumer Law Clinic. This experience helped shape her interest to pursue a career helping others in consumer law. “I have really enjoyed the last year working in the public interest consumer law field. The more time I spend in this area, I realize there are very limited resources available for low-income consumers who are being taken advantage of.” Box chose Gonzaga Law School because of the great people and the fact the students seemed to truly enjoy their law school experience in Spokane. “The most rewarding part of my job is having the ability to make a difference in people’s lives.”
Sally Cooley Idaho State Appellate Public Defenders Office – Boise, Idaho Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2005 University of Montana, B.A., 2000
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Cooley is a public defender for the state of Idaho. Cooley was originally drawn to becoming an attorney because of her interest in helping others. “My belief that there were many people who needed assistance in navigating our often complex legal system, and I could provide that assistance, led me to consider becoming an attorney.” She started as a county public defender in Canyon County, Idaho. After gaining experience, Cooley accepted a position with a private litigation firm with the goal of utilizing her legal research and writing skills. Cooley was drawn to Gonzaga because she found the people to be very friendly. “Further, the Jesuit philosophy and commitment to public service also very much impressed me.” Ultimately, Cooley finds satisfaction in knowing she helps her clients navigate their individual situations, as well as helping them understand the options they have to solve their problems.
Alumni
Raychelle Morrill Kalispell Tribe of Indians, Legal Department – Airway Heights, Wash. Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2008 Southern Utah University, B.A., 2005
Morrill, who serves as a Paralegal with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, takes great pride in her public service career. She was originally drawn to becoming an attorney when she was an undergraduate. She mentioned she was saddened by the number of girls who did not believe they could advance and attend law school. While a law student at Gonzaga, Morrill had the opportunity to be involved with the Gonzaga Public Interest Law Project (GPILP) and Mission: Possible. She truly enjoyed helping the individuals and families who had great need. Morrill spends most of her time working with families and children involved in the Indian Child Welfare system. “It is a difficult area to work in because the cases are often emotional. Knowing what has happened to some of the children involved in the system is heartbreaking. The most rewarding part of my job is when we have been able to work with a family and can finally reunify them.” Morrill was drawn to Gonzaga because of the values of the school, as well as the wonderful opportunities Spokane provided to her while a law student.
Nicolas Holce Walla Walla Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – Walla Walla, Wash. Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2013 Whitman College, B.A., 2009
The Clark LRAP, established in honor of the late John R. Clark (’80), was established to support Spokane-area public defenders. Clark was a passionate lawyer, always fighting the good fight for the accused. Clark had a heart of gold and was recognized by his peers as one of the leading attorneys in the Spokane area, specifically for criminal defense work. Clark’s family and friends established the LRAP for those graduates who wanted to pursue a career in public service as public defenders with the goal of assisting them to manage their law school loans.
Dave Hamlin Spokane County Public Defender’s Office – Spokane Gonzaga University School of Law, J.D., 2011 University of Washington, B.A., 2003 Dave Hamlin with Judge Ellen Kalama Clarke, (’82)
Hamlin, who majored in Criminology as an undergraduate, knew for a long time that he was interested in the criminal justice system. After turning down offers to work in law enforcement, Hamlin made the commitment to become a lawyer. Being a Spokane native made Gonzaga a logical choice for Hamlin. During law school, Hamlin volunteered for several agencies and quickly realized that a common problem existed: access to justice. “I noticed the amount of people who had really large legal issues, but had no access to the court system because they lacked the financial resources to get an attorney.” Hamlin is proud of the commitment that public defenders have to their clients, often balancing an extremely large caseload. “It is no secret that public defenders have a very large caseload. Trying to keep up with the needs of so many clients is a very difficult aspect of working for the public defender’s office. The most rewarding aspect of the job has been the cases in which I have felt I helped the client obtain justice in the case.”
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Holce, who is a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in Walla Walla, always knew he wanted to become an attorney. He chose Gonzaga Law School because of the Jesuit tradition the school provided. “I appreciated the Christian ties and potential public interest projects. Gonzaga also offered a sense of collegiality, which enabled me to have a great experience as a law student.” After his first year of law school, he approached the Walla Walla County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and became its first legal intern, which ultimately led to a job after graduation. Holce focuses on helping the juveniles he sees come through the system. Additionally, he names challenges which relate to simple case volume. “Thus far in my legal career, the biggest challenge has been the sheer number of varied cases I have dealt with on a regular basis.” Prior to attending law school, Holce was an optician in Walla Walla and now that he has a law degree has a continued and special interest in revamping the limited legislation regarding optician training.
John R. Clark Loan Repayment Assistance Program
Alumni Endowed Scholarships
The Yale Metzger and Susan Richmond Scholarship for Students with an Alaskan Heritage Yale Metzger (’95) met Susan Richmond while studying law at Gonzaga; they married three weeks after he graduated. Together they have enjoyed a life full of hard work and adventure. As the only state in the union without a law school, Metzger saw opportunity to begin – and sustain – a successful law practice in Alaska where the need was great. The result has been a highly successful solo practice, focusing primarily on civil litigation, transactional work and advising business organizations. Susan also has enjoyed a very successful career as a rural court administrator for the Third Judicial District of the State of Alaska. Without a law school, Alaska residents have always had to travel to attain their J.D. Gonzaga has become a popular law school for Alaskans, and Metzger and Richmond have reached out, establishing a scholarship to assist students with Alaskan heritage to attend Gonzaga. “At Gonzaga, I was treated by the faculty and administration as a person instead of as an exam number, or some name on a seating chart,” Yale said. “I always felt encouraged to succeed. I was also assured that having gone through the admissions process, I had the skills necessary to succeed to complete my legal education.” When Metzger returned to Spokane for his 10-year reunion, he was very impressed that the faculty members he encountered remembered his name and that he was from Alaska. “I was inspired by Gonzaga’s example to try, after 10 years, to remember each of my clients’ names and the details of the problem I helped them solve. Gonzaga set a great example of the importance of paying attention to this very humanistic detail.” Yale, whose first career was in law enforcement, often worked with attorneys who fueled his desire to attend law school.
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As Yale built his practice, he took great pride in knowing how much his Gonzaga legal education prepared him to help people. And he enjoys building relationships with his clients. “In my law practice, people often come to me with complex problems and don’t know where to begin looking for solutions,” Yale said. “Their legal and personal problems have often caused considerable disruption and distress in their lives. I assure them that they will get through their current legal dilemma. Then, I help identify their legal issues, prioritize them, organize a plan for dealing with them, and ultimately implement a plan for solving these problems.” As Yale built his law practice, Susan’s career provided her with a great opportunity to improve the administration of justice in rural Alaska.
“I get to visit these rural courts to assist in developing procedures to meet their unique needs. I receive great satisfaction in working with the Alaska Court System, ensuring that Alaskans, no matter how remote, receive access to justice that is fair and impartial,” Susan said. Now Yale and Susan are paying it forward. They both received scholarship support while attending college at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, and Yale received help while attending Gonzaga Law. “These scholarships helped us both financially, as well as helped us develop an understanding for the importance of supporting the universities we attended. We want to ensure that future students are provided with the educational and professional opportunities from which Susan and I have both benefited,” Yale said. Although Yale and Susan both work very hard in their respective careers, they make sure to enjoy life outside the office. They own an old fish cannery in the remote part of Prince William Sound, which they enjoy visiting with friends and family often. Additionally, Metzger and Richmond recently purchased a home in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. The home is listed by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland, requiring the couple to learn how to manage their historic property from half a world away for most of the year. When not overseas, the couple enjoy collecting artwork from some of Alaska’s most noted artists, paintings from the 16th through 19th centuries, and hunting and fishing all over the world. Gonzaga Law would like to thank Yale and Susan for their support of law students, as well as their commitment to the law itself. If you would like to fund or support an endowed scholarship at Gonzaga Law School, please contact Jeff Geldien, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, at: 509-313-6121 or jgeldien@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.
Alumni
Bronze Tile Scholarship Drive
Your opportunity to be a lasting part of GU Law
Rising Stars & Super Lawyers are now online!
www.law.gonzaga.edu/ superlawyers
For more information on naming opportunities Call 509-313-3759 Email alumni@lawschool.gonzaga.edu Visit law.gonzaga.edu/tiles
Alumni Mentoring The 1L and E-mentoring programs invite alumni to mentor young lawyers through law school and beyond.
www.law.gonzaga.edu/mentoring
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To participate, contact fankton@lawschool.gonzaga.edu
Ignatius of Loyola and Pope Francis: Innovators in “Globalizing” Times
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FR. FRANK CASE S.J. VICE PRESIDENT FOR MISSION
How fortuitous to be asked to write something on mission for this issue of The Gonzaga Lawyer with its intriguing theme of Globalization and Innovation! In 2014, we Jesuits celebrated the bicentenary of the “Restoration of the Society of Jesus.” Globalization and innovation are themes that have characterized Jesuit history from the beginning. If you know anything about Jesuit history you know that it has been one of fascinatingly innovative apostolic ventures, like the Missions among the Guarañi Indians in Paraguay or Matteo Ricci’s work in China, quite often bucked by the headwinds of threatened entrenched interests, both within the church and from external political forces. Interestingly at the time of our Restoration, John Adams bespoke an opinion about the Jesuits that must have been shared by others of our founding fathers. He stated: “I do not like the Resurrection of the Jesuits. . . . Shall We not have Swarms of them here? In as many shapes and disguises as ever the King of the Gypsies, Bamfield More Carew himself, assumed? In the shape of Printers, Editors, Writers, School masters, etc. If ever any Congregation of Men could merit eternal Perdition on Earth and in Hell, . . . it is the Company of Loiola. Our System however of Religious Liberty must afford them an Asylum.” Restoration from what? The Jesuits had run afoul of the monarchs in Portugal, then France, and then Spain. We were suppressed in these countries at first and eventually, due to pressure from these fronts, the Pope suppressed us in 1773. Only Catherine of Russia permitted us to continue to exist, and eventually we were restored by papal order in 1814. Innovation has its risks, as this history demonstrates, but on the other hand globalization presents a very attractive invitation to undertake innovative ventures of all sorts.
When during Ignatius’ lifetime as General local families recognized the quality of education being offered to the young Jesuits, they asked Ignatius to open schools for their sons. Ignatius had for several years refused to do so on the grounds that his men had to be highly mobile and ready to go wherever the Pope wanted to send them. But he gradually recognized that education would be an extraordinarily effective way to have a profound effect for good within society and we became educators – even to the tune of founding around 800 schools worldwide by the time of our Suppression in 1773. After the Restoration the Jesuits accompanied immigrant European populations into the United States and helped, through education, to integrate them into the U.S. culture and society. And the rest, as they say, is history. Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, was formed in this same tradition of innovative responses to the greatest needs. The Second Vatican Council has been described as the point in time at which the Church shifted from a self-identity commonly called “Eurocentric Christianity” to an identity as a “global” Church. This entails and demands dialogue with other cultures, dialogue with other religious traditions, and a general openness to the entire world. How do we respond to this world’s greatest needs? To see how Pope Francis is doing this, read his recent Apostolic Exhortation, ”The Joy of the Gospel,” or read the interview he gave to the Jesuit editor of Civiltá Cattolica, later published in English in the Jesuit journal America. Just his actions show us that something new and fresh is with us as a church of the world. Perhaps the idea I find most captivating is his suggestion that we open the doors of the church – not so that those who have left can come back in, but so that we can go out and engage them in dialogue and discussion. That is innovation, my friends. That is innovation.
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St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in 1491, the year before Columbus sailed. After his conversion from a life of gallantry to one of discipleship of Jesus and after his studies at the University of Paris where he met his first companions, these men soon made their way to Rome to offer their services to the Pope. The companions had decided that they wished to serve the greatest needs of the church and world. And who better to know these needs than the Pope? The Order was established with papal approval in 1540, obviously in a context of rapidly expanding global awareness following the discovery of the New World. At the Pope’s request, Jesuits were sent to far-off missions – Francis Xavier to Goa and then to Japan, others later on to China, India, Tibet, Latin America and elsewhere.
Many missionary efforts in those days accompanied the efforts of the European nations to colonize the new territories. And early missionary efforts had a tendency to replace the local, indigenous religions with a Europeanized Christianity. But fairly early on the Jesuits recognized something of the sacred in ancient indigenous cultures, something to be respected and honored. As one Jesuit missionary among our own Coeur d’Alenes said, “The Jesuits had not come to eradicate the sacred ways of the native peoples, but to ‘graft’ Christianity onto those sacred native ways.” The Jesuits in the Paraguay missions among the Guarañi developed very creative, rather sophisticated communities governed by the natives, called Reductions. The movie “The Mission” gives a succinct accounting of how they ran afoul of Portuguese efforts to enslave the natives and take over their territory. Innovation characterized the Society’s earliest apostolic efforts.
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1960 J. Donald Curran recently served as the panel moderator for the WSBA-Seattle CLE titled “Ethical Dilemmas for the Practicing Attorney.” Don is a partner at the Spokane firm of Delay, Curran, Thompson, Pontarolo and Walker and also serves on the Gonzaga University Board of Trustees.
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Arthur Toreson Jr. was named Housing Justice Project Attorney of the Year by the Spokane County Bar Association (SCBA) and Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP). Jim Sheehan, former public defender, was profiled in the Spokesman-Review and Gonzaga Magazine about his philanthropic projects. Sheehan has launched the nonprofit Center for Justice, given money to various causes and rehabilitated several buildings on Main Avenue west of Division Street.
Nicholas P. Scarpelli Jr. Nicholas P. Scarpelli Jr. has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in America. Scarpelli is a partner in the Seattle firm of Carney Badley Spellman and has been practicing for 39 years.
1976 Michael Farris spoke at the first annual Caffeinated Thoughts Briefing, a public policy and worldview conference for conservative Christians. Farris is the Chancellor of Patrick Henry College and Chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association. He was the founding president of each organization. During his career as a constitutional appellate litigator, he has served as lead counsel in the United States Supreme Court, eight federal circuit courts, and the appellate courts of 13 states. Farris has been a leader on Capitol Hill for more than 30 years and is widely respected for his leadership in the defense of homeschooling, religious freedom, and the preservation of American
sovereignty. A prolific author, Farris has written over a dozen books, including three novels, a constitutional law textbook, and works on marriage, parenting, homeschooling, political advocacy and religious liberty. His daily radio program, Home School Heartbeat, airs on several hundred stations nationwide.
Alan McNeil was named Consumer Assistance Program Attorney of the Year by the Spokane County Bar Association (SCBA) and Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP).
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1977 Joseph Kaplan
David Cook Guidepost Solutions, LLC, recently announced that investigations expert David C. Cook has joined its San Francisco office as a senior managing director. Cook will build the company’s investigations, litigation support and due diligence practices and will work closely with global entities including law firms, financial institutions, corporation and private equity and venture capital firms. Cook is a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco, Oregon State Bar, the FBI Agents Association, and Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI Inc. His charitable affiliations include The Guardsmen and the St. Thomas More Society. An industry recognized expert, Cook frequently speaks on topics related to due diligence, fraud and investigations.
Joseph Kaplan recently coauthored the second edition of the book “Federal Employees Legal Survival Guide: How to Protect and Enforce Your Job Rights.” He is the founding principal of Passman & Kaplan, P.C., a Washington, D.C., law firm. Mr. Kaplan continues to concentrate his practice in the areas of employment, labor and discrimination law.
1980 Nancy Isserlis was named one of the YWCA Women of Achievement recipients for 2014. The luncheon was held at the Spokane Convention Center.
1981 After more than 30 years of private practice, Jay Boelter has been selected as the Director of Trust and Wealth Management for Oregon Pacific Bank, headquartered in Florence, Oregon.
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1985 Susan Seabrook has joined the Bingham Law Offices in Washington, D.C., as a
Richard G. Campbell Jr. Armstrong Teasdale announced Richard G. Campbell Jr. as one of its 80 attorneys for Best Lawyers in America 2015. Selection for Best Lawyers is based on the results of peer-review surveys in which more than 36,000 of the nation’s top attorneys cast nearly 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of lawyers in their practice areas. Campbell Jr. was named managing attorney of the firm’s Nevada offices in 2012.
1983 John J. Middleton has been named Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer for Hawaii Health Systems Corp. in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Partner. Seabrook’s practice concentrates on federal tax and litigation, with an emphasis on the special provisions applicable to the insurance, reinsurance and health care industries.
1986 David Torres, of Bakersfield, California has been appointed to the 15th District Agricultural Association, Kern County Fair Board of Directors. Torres has been a criminal defense attorney in private practice since 1988. He served in several positions in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps from 1999 to 2013 including chief legal assistance officer, deputy commander of the 78th Legal Service Organization, unit leader of the 78th Legal Service Organization, deputy commander of the 78th Legal Detachment Organization and retired holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Torres served in several positions in the California National Guard Army Infantry from 1985 to 1993, including rifle platoon
1989 Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Mary Sue Wilson to Thurston County Superior Court. Wilson replaces Judge Lisa Sutton, who was appointed in July to the Washington State Court of Appeals. Wilson has served as a Senior Assistant Attorney General since 1990 as the lead AG for the State of Washington on a range of complex issues including Hanford and other toxic cleanup cases.
1990
Catherine Cortez-Masto Catherine Cortez-Masto was recently named Chief Operating Officer for the Nevada System of Higher Education. Cortez-Masto most recently served as the Nevada State Attorney General.
1992 Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed Judge Meagan Flynn to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Court of Appeals. Flynn has recently spent her time in appellate advocacy before Oregon’s appellate courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is also involved as a parent volunteer at Portland’s Sunnyside Environmental School, and has served on executive committees of the Oregon State Bar Appellate Practice Section and various other sections.
1993 Kathy Paukert Kathy Paukert celebrated the release of her new book, The Fulfilled Lawyer, Create the Practice You Desire. Paukert is a partner at Paukert & Troppmann PLLC, in Spokane.
For the second year in a row, Alan Brown was selected as one of the Top 100 Trial Attorneys in California by The National Trial Lawyers Association. He was also inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Brown is managing partner for Day, Day and Brown in Tustin.
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leader and infantry executive officer. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1979 to 1983 with the 4th Light Anti-Aircraft Missile (LAAM) Battalion as a noncommissioned officer and achieved the rank of Sergeant. Torres is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the California Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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Jason Geller was named Managing Partner in the San Francisco office of Fisher and Philips, LLC. Geller represents employers in litigation in both federal and state courts. Geller was most recently a Partner at Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson LLP., representing employers in a variety of industries, including construction, manufacturing, technology, retail, restaurant and staffing. Geller is experienced in the preparation of employee handbooks and a variety of agreements. Geller is a member of the Northern California Human Resources Association and Employers’ Advisory Council of the California Employment Development Department.
1994
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Cindy Runger was named Senior Vice President and private client adviser with U.S. Trust in Seattle. Runger most recently served as a Senior Banker at JP Morgan Chase. Lorna W. Randall is presidentelect/treasurer of the ChelanDouglas County Bar Association for 2014-2015. Randall works for Northwest Justice Project, a dynamic statewide law firm that provides high-quality legal advocacy.
Teresa S. Ridle joined the Anchorage firm of Holland and Knight as a Partner. She focuses her practice on corporate law and governance, business formation and acquisitions, business transactions, intellectual property, shareholder relations, employment and secured transactions. Ridle also advises Alaska Native Corporations on the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program and government contracts. She also counsels a wide range of organizations, including American Indian tribes, nonprofit corporations and various forprofit business entities.
1996
Susan Pitchford Susan Pitchford has been honored with the James M. Burns Federal Practice Award by the Oregon Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. The award recognizes those who have “improved the practice of law before the U.S. District Court of Oregon” and who are role models of professionalism for other lawyers practicing before the Oregon Federal Courts. Pitchford is a patent attorney and partner at Chernoff Vilhauer, LLP.
John Bujak was profiled by the Coeur d’Alene Press on his recent efforts to run for governor of Idaho as a Libertarian. Yakima County Superior Court judges appointed local lawyer Kevin S. Naught to a court commissioner position vacated last spring by Gayle Harthcock. Naught leaves the law firm Finney, Falk, Naught and Remey to fill the post vacated in April by Harthcock when she was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to serve as a Yakima County Superior Court judge. Prior to working for the law firm in which he was a partner, Naught was a chief of legal services and attorney for the Army Judge Advocate General Corps.
1997 Diane M. Walker of Meridian, Idaho, was appointed Fourth Judicial District Magistrate Judge in Ada County. For the past nine years, Walker has served as Deputy State Appellate Public Defender, where she represented indigent clients in felony criminal appeals. Walker served as law clerk to Idaho Supreme Court Justice Roger Burdick from 2003 through 2005. Prior that she worked as a private practice attorney.
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1999 Jessie Harris was elected managing director of the Seattle firm Williams and Kastner. His practice focuses on civil litigation related to employment law, bodily injury, product liability and commercial cases. He has served on Williams Kastner’s board of directors since 2010.
2000
Joey Orduna Hastings Joey Orduna Hastings received the honor of Court Executive of the Year by the Nevada Association of Court Executives. Hastings was nominated by the Second Judicial District Court Judges and several elected and appointed Washoe County officials. She is the District Court Administrator and Clerk of Court at the District Court in Reno, Nevada. The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) presented Lt. Cmdr. Eric Pedersen with its 2014 Award of Merit. The award recognizes his service as a staff judge advocate (JAG) to SEAL Team 10 in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. WSBA President Patrick Palace presented the award at the Annual Awards Dinner in September 2014 at the Sheraton Seattle.
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Anna M. Eckhart was selected as a Magistrate Judge in the First Judicial District.
2001
Armstrong Teasdale lawyer Tracy DiFillippo was named in Nevada Business Magazine’s Southern Nevada’s Best list.
Suzanne Bartleson was named Family Law Attorney of the Year by the Spokane County Bar Association (SCBA) and Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP). Andrea Poplawski was named Status Conference Advice Clinic Attorney of the Year by the Spokane County Bar Association (SCBA) and Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP). Christopher Dodd is a partner at Kutak Rock, LLP, in the public finance department of the firm’s Scottsdale office. He focuses primarily on serving as bond, underwriter’s,
Tracy DiFillippo DiFillippo, a Partner, focuses her practice on commercial litigation with an emphasis on construction, medical and dental malpractice, and insurance.
2002
Dallas Cooney and Rebecca Cooney welcomed their son Brady Thomas Kaipoalii Cooney into the world last September. Brady was 8 lbs, 12 oz. and 19.5 inches at birth.
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Karen Schweigert was named Divorce Advice Clinic Attorney of the Year by the Spokane County Bar Association (SCBA) and Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP). Sean E. Johnson opened Johnson Law Firm, PC. He was previously a Partner at the firm of Corette Pohlman & Kebe, PC, in Butte, Montana. Johnson has 11 years of experience practicing complex civil litigation, insurance defense, plaintiff’s personal injury, criminal defense, real estate and family law. He is admitted to practice in Montana and Washington, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
2004 Sophia Diaz was appointed by Chief Justice Robert J. Torres to serve as staff attorney for the Judiciary of Guam effective March 2014. Sophia previously served as administrative counsel for the government of Guam’s Civil Service Commission.
2006 Robin Haynes joined the firm of Witherspoon Kelley. Previously, Haynes was with Reed & Giesa, P.S. Robin has experience in litigation, employment, business and corporate law.
Dana M. Herberholz registered patent attorney and member of the litigation department in the Boise office, focuses on intellectual property matters and litigation, with emphasis on patent litigation. Robert Maron joined the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States as an International Trade Specialist. Robert is located in Washington, D.C.
2007 Nicole A. Corr joined the Anchorage firm of Holland and Knight as an associate and focuses her practice on employment law, oil and gas, marine transportation and civil litigation. Corr most recently represented the Alaska Redistricting Board in successfully adopting a redistricting plan for the state of Alaska. Corr also advises Alaska Native Corporations on the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program and government contracts.
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borrower’s and disclosure counsel on public finance transactions for cities, counties, school districts, colleges and universities, hospitals, 501(c) (3) organizations, and state agencies. Dodd’s experience includes representations involving general obligation bonds, revenue bonds and sale-lease and lease-purchase financings.
Parsons Behle & Latimer, announced Dana M. Herberholz as shareholder in the firm’s Boise office. Herberholz, a
Karen Schweigert
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Annie Pelletier Kerrick Annie Pelletier Kerrick is the new Director of Title IX/ ADA/504 Compliance at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. Kerrick is responsible for all aspects of universitywide compliance with federal civil rights law covering the protected classes of sex and disability. Keefe, Bowman & Bruya, PS, added Eric R. Byrd to the firm’s practice in the areas of medical malpractice defense and personal injury. Byrd practiced in Spokane and the surrounding communities since 2007. He was formerly employed as a deputy prosecuting attorney, and at Stamper Rubens, P.S. Oregeon Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed Kelsie Davis McDaniel as Union County District Attorney.
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2008 Matt Huot was appointed to the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. Hout works in the Transportation and Public Construction division, handling real estate litigation matters for the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Janelle (Umek) Brennan (‘05, J.D. ‘09) and Jacob Brennan (J.D. ‘10) welcomed their daughter Madeleine Umek Brennan in April 2014. Madeleine was 7 lbs. 1.8 oz. and 19 inches at birth.
Cross - Inland Northwest Region, Vet Center (a division of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) and Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs.
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2014 Kathryn Andrews is an ERISA/ benefits associate at Denver Compensation and Benefits, LLC, in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Kaydee N. Snipes Janelle (Umek) Brennan
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Kaydee N. Snipes has been promoted from staff attorney at the Region 6 Montana Public Defender’s Office to Regional Deputy Public Defender.
Angela McIntire recently joined the Thomas Law Group, in Sacramento, California, as an associate. Thomas Law Group’s key practice areas include: environmental review; land use and permitting; wildlife, wetlands and natural resources law; air quality law; water quality, water supplies and permitting; local government law; energy and utility law; legislation and rulemaking; and litigation. In October 2014, Megan Card launched the Washington Vets Will Clinic, which offers free estate planning documents to veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Vets Will Clinic was founded by the Spokane County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division in collaboration with Army OneSource, Gonzaga University School of Law, Red
2013 Caitlin R. Prunty has joined the Spokane Law Office of John H. Guin, PLLC, as an associate attorney. Prunty practices construction law, commercial litigation and environmental law, and handles zoning and land-use matters.
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GU Law Alumni Elected in 2014 Garth Dano (’80) Grant County (WA) Prosecutor Sara Derr (’83) Spokane County (WA) District Court Judge Mary Fairhurst (’84) Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court Richard M. Leland (’89) Spokane County (WA) District Court Judge Jeff Holy (’89) Washington State Representative 6th Legislative District Gina A. Tveit (’90) Stevens County (WA) District Court Judge Debra Stephens (’93) Justice of the Washington State Supreme Court Jay Rodne (’93) Washington State Representative
Madeleine C. Wanslee (‘88) Appointed to Federal Bench
5th Legislative District Adalia A. Hille (’00) Ritzville (WA) District Court Judge
On March 17, 2014, Gonzaga Law graduate Madeleine C. Wanslee took the bench as a United States
Bankruptcy Court Judge for the District of Arizona.
Ruth Esparza (’06) Wenatchee (WA) City Council
A position appointed by the United States Court of
Ryan Jurvakainen (’06)
vacated by retiring Chief Judge Randall Haines.
Aimee Maurer (’06)
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the judgeship was
and I look forward to serving the public as a judge,” said Wanslee in an interview with her firm.
Spokane County (WA) District Court Judge Matt Shea (’06) Washington State Representative 4th Legislative District Delia Garza (’10) Austin (TX) City Council
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“I am honored to be appointed to the bankruptcy bench
Cowlitz County (WA) Prosecutor
Supreme Court Visits Washington State Supreme - October 2014 Colville Tribal - January 2013 9th Circuit - October 2012 Armed Forces - March 2012
In just 30 months, Gonzaga University School of Law has been honored to host visits and hearings from four separate high courts. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, the highest court of the U.S. Military, heard a case on April 3, 2012. During that hearing, Cherlyn Walden, who was a 3L at the time, was invited to present a 10-minute oral argument based on an amicus curiae brief she and fellow 3L Danielle Purcell filed. As a part of the Centennial Year celebrations, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals visited classes and heard three cases on Oct. 3, 2012. The threejudge panel visited both a Criminal Law class and a Torts class.
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On Jan. 25, 2013, the Colville Tribal Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in two cases. The Court became a constitutionally separate branch of the Colville tribal government in 1995, and is the highest court for issues of Colville Tribal law. On Oct. 2, 2014, all nine justices of the Washington State Supreme Court visited the law school. Among a packed schedule of visiting both graduate and undergraduate classes, the justices also heard oral arguments in three cases. Three justices of the Washington State Supreme Court are Gonzaga Law alumni: Chief Justice Barbara A. Madsen (’77), Justice Mary E. Fairhurst (’84), and Justice Debra L. Stephens (’93). Justice Steven C. Gonzalez received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Gonzaga Law in 2011.
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Faculty
Professor Murphy with her class (left) and with her colleagues (right) at SUFE 2014
Professor Ann Murphy Earns Second Fulbright Grant to Teach in China Gonzaga University School of Law Professor Ann Murphy has, for the second time in seven years, received a Fulbright grant to teach law in China. Starting in late August, Murphy has been residing in China and is teaching for 10 months at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) Law School. In 2007-2008, Murphy resided in Beijing and taught at the Central University of Finance and Economics and China University of Political Science and Law. Teaching Comparative Law Classes
Murphy is teaching two English-language comparative law classes as a Distinguished Chair Lecturer. While both classes will be taught in English, all students will be Chinese. SUFE was founded in 1917 and serves as a University that focuses on applied economics and management with approximately 22,000 students.
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“The thing I am most looking forward to is meeting the students and faculty,” Murphy said. “I have made lifelong friendships with so many people I was able to meet the last time I was there.” Only One Legal Teaching Fulbright Grant This Year
The Fulbright educational exchange initiative was created in 1946 by the U.S. Congress, and is overseen by the State Department. In the 2007-08 academic year, Murphy was one of 28 teaching Fulbright scholars and one of eight legal professors who received Fulbright grants. Due to federal funding cuts, there are only seven
total Fulbright grants for teaching this year, and Murphy is the only law professor who was offered the prestigious award. This duplication of Fulbright awards was made possible by a change in the rules, which allow applicants to “demonstrate compelling circumstances” for a second award. Murphy cited the fact that China is currently considering uniform rules of evidence in its courts, a subject area in which Murphy excels. “I’m not there to tell them to do it our way, because that’s not appropriate, but I’m there to help in any way I can and indicate why our rules are the way they’re structured and whether that’s working,” she said. “It’s a prime time to be there.” Encouraging International Cooperation With Communication
“The Fulbright program is tremendous. The true goal is building communication and sharing cultures,” explained Murphy. “If we better understand each other, the more likely we are never to have to engage in combat.” The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. It is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. “To say this is a gift is really an understatement,” Murphy said. “I am unbelievably fortunate to receive a second Fulbright and I am thankful to Congress and private individuals and groups for funding this amazing program.”
Faculty Faculty Activities, May 2013-May 2014
Bankruptcy Books
Stephen Sepinuck (with co-authors Linda J. Rush & Gregory M. Duhl) published Problems and Materials on Bankruptcy (West Academic 2d ed. 2014).
Business Law Presentations
Kevin Michels presented ”The Corporate Lawyer as “Internal” Gatekeeper and the In Pari Delicate Defense,” at the third Annual Business Law Symposium, at Gonzaga University Law School in November 2013.
Civil Rights Presentations
Jason Gillmer participated on the panel, “The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Implications Then and Now” at Eastern Washington University in Cheney in February 2014. He also presented ”Nothing But an Exclusion Order: Japanese Internment and the Law of Discrimination” as part of a daylong conference at the Jundt Art Museum on the Ansel Adams Exhibit at Gonzaga University in February 2014.
Brooks Holland testified before the Spokane City Council concerning a proposed surveillance ordinance pending before the council in August 2013.
Articles
Jason Gillmer published the ”Introduction to The Pursuit of Justice Conference” in a special symposium edition of the Gonzaga Law Review. The symposium edition contains five articles by law professors and practitioners, together with remarks from Washington Supreme Court Justice Steven C. Gonzalez. Professor Gillmer’s introduction is titled, “Boston Strong: Understanding Hatred, Confronting Intolerance, Eliminating Inequality.“
Appointments
Jason Gillmer was appointed to the Washington State Minority & Justice Commission by Chief Justice Barbara Madsen. The purpose of the Commission is to determine whether racial and ethnic bias exists in the courts of the state of Washington.
Commercial Law Stephen Sepinuck was reappointed to the Editorial Board for The Business Lawyer, the premier, peer reviewed journal of the ABA Business Law Section. Subsequently, he reviewed and then edited an article authored by Professors Charles Mooney and Steven Harris, the co-reporters of revised Article 9. Professor Sepinuck was also appointed by the president of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers as the College’s observer to the Model Commercial Real Estate Receiverships Act, a project of the Uniform Law Commission. He participated in a meeting of the drafting committee and then reported on the status of the project to the College. Finally, Professor Sepinuck joined the Members Consultative Group for the ALI’s Restatement (Third) of the Law of Consumer Contracts. He reviewed and commented on the first draft.
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Stephen Sepinuck (with Linda J. Rusch) published the third edition of Problems and Materials on Secured Transactions (West Academic 3d ed. 2014).
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Presentations
Scott Burnham and Stephen Sepinuck presented a CLE: ”Recent Commercial Developments” to the Seattle firm of Lane Powell in December 2013.
Stephen Sepinuck’s presentations were entitled “Secured Transactions Update” and “Ninth Circuit Update.” Professor Sepinuck also presented “Commercial Law Developments” at a CLE hosted by the WSBA Corporate Counsel Division in Spokane in September 2013. In December he gave a similarly named presentation at a CLE program in Seattle sponsored by the law firm of Lane Powell.
Articles
Stephen Sepinuck (with Steven O. Weise) published Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Personal Property Secured Transactions, in volume 68 of the Business Lawyer (2013).
Short Pieces
Scott Burnham published his article “Determining the Weight of Authority in Commercial Cases” in the ABA Commercial Law Newsletter in March. Professor Burnham also published ”Recent Developments: Revised Article 1 Enactments”, in the ABA Commercial Law Newsletter.
Dan Morrissey published ”Will Allergan Botox the Wrinkles out of Securities Litigation” in volume 41 of the Securities Regulation Law Journal.
Stephen Sepinuck authored four editions of his Spotlight column, which appeared in the Commercial Law Newsletter, a joint publication of the UCC and Commercial Finance Committees of the ABA Business Law Section. Each of the four columns (Summer 2013, Fall 2103, Spring 2014 and Summer 2014) critiqued poorly reasoned UCC decisions. Professor Sepinuck edited and compiled issues of the Transactional Lawyer for June, August, October and December 2013, as well as for February and April 2014. He also authored at least one article in each issue. The articles were entitled ”When to Contract for Remedies” (June 2013), ”Deconstructing the Constructive Trust” (Aug. 2013), ”The Dangers of Uni-tranche Loans & the Rule of Explicitness” (Oct. 2013), “Further Thoughts on the Assignment of Bankruptcy Voting Rights” (Dec. 2013), “Beware: the ‘Loss Payee’ Need Not Be Paid Following Loss” (Dec. 2013), ”Court Limits Secured Creditor’s Right to Credit Bid” (Feb. 2014), and “Successors & Assigns Clauses” (April 2014).
Contracts Books
Scott Burnham published the book The ABCs of the UCC – Article 1: General Provisions, which was published by the ABA.
Articles
Scott Burnham’s article “Are You Free to Contract Away Your Right to Bring a Negligence Claim” is now in print in volume 89 of the Chicago Kent Law Review (2014).
Short Pieces
Scott Burnham published “Contracting Around Contra Proferentem” in the Transactional Lawyer in June 2013.
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Criminal Law Appointments
Brooks Holland was appointed Vice Chair of the WSBA Council on Public Defense. He also and was appointed to serve on the New York City Bar Association Criminal Law Committee and the ACLU-WA Legal Committee.
Media
Brooks Holland was interviewed on the subject of holistic advocacy in public defense by WUOT Radio in Tennessee for a segment titled, “And Justice For All: The Sum and Its Parts.”
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Presentations
Brooks Holland chaired and served as discussant for a panel at the 2013 Law & Society Association annual conference in May 2013 in Boston. The panel papers focused on issues in criminal justice adjudication.
Professor Holland also chaired a four-day capital defense training program sponsored by the Washington State Office of Public Defense in August 2013. This four-day program was part of a two-year training program, funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, designed to prepare experienced criminal defense attorneys for certification as capital defense counsel with the Washington Supreme Court. As part of the program, Professor Holland presented an ethics lecture at the summer 2013 program, “When Are You Ready To Accept A Capital Case?” Finally, Professor Holland was a featured speaker at the Washington Defender Association 30th Anniversary Conference, Celebrating Gideon and the Right to Competent Counsel, held in Seattle in December 2013.
Short Pieces
Brooks Holland published two articles in volume 40 of the American Bar Association Supreme Court Preview Journal. The first was titled, “The Fourth Amendment in the October 2012 Term,” and it reviewed the U.S. Supreme Court’s Fourth Amendment decisions in the October 2012 Term. The second was titled, “Does a Judge’s Participation in Plea Discussions Automatically Invalidate a Guilty Plea?.” It reviewed the U.S. Supreme Court case of United States v. Davila, 133 S. Ct. 2139 (2013).
Disability Law Presentations
Megan Ballard presented “Animals, Access, and Accommodation: The Law Governing Service Animals” during a CLE at the Kootenai County Bar Association in May 2014.
Education Law Presentations
Lynn Daggett did a pro bono presentation to Gonzaga Prep’s counseling department and administration on obligations to students with disabilities in the summer.
Articles
Lynn Daggett’s article “Minor Adjustments and Other Not-So-Minor Obligations: Section 504, Private Religious K-12 Schools, and Students with Disabilities” was published in volume 52 of the University of Louisville Law Review 301-31 (2014). In addition, Professor Daggett’s article “Reasonable Supervision in the City: Enhancing the Safety of Students with Disabilities in Urban (and Other) Schools” is now in print in volume 41 of the Fordham Urban Law Journal (2013), a special issue examining special education issues in urban schools. Finally, Professor Daggett published “Reasonable Supervision of Special Students: The Impact of Disability on School Liability for Student Injury” in volume 43 of the Journal of Law and Education (2014).
Elder Law Larry Weiser (’76) gave a presentation to the Alzheimer’s Association on “Legal and Financial Implications of Alzheimer’s and other Long Term Illnesses” at the Deaconess Education Center in February 2014. Professor Weiser was also program co-chair of the 2013 Inter-County Guardianship Guardian ad Litem Training in Spokane in October 2013. He also gave an update on Washington state guardianship case and statutory law, titled “Staying Current with the Winds of Change.”
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Ethics Appointments
Kevin Michels served on the subcommittee of the Washington State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics, which was charged with preparing the initial draft of the opinion on whether attorneys counseling clients in the sale of marijuana in the State of Washington violate the ethics rules in light of federal drug prohibitions.
Brooks Holland was appointed to the WSBA Limited Legal License Teschnition Board Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, which drafted comprehensive LLLT ethics rules for submission to the Washington Supreme Court. While on this committee, Holland chaired the Title 5 Workgroup. Professor Holland was also appointed to a committee of the WSBA Legal Technician Board that drafted changes to the lawyer Rules of Professional Conduct to address and conform to the newly proposed Rules of Professional Conduct for legal technicians.
Articles
Kevin Michels published the article, “The Corporate Attorney as ‘Internal‘ Gatekeeper and the In Pari Delicto Defense: A Proposed New Standard,” in the summer in Volume 4 of the St. Mary’s Journal of Legal Ethics and Malpractice.
Books
Kevin Michels updated and revised his treatise, New Jersey Attorney Ethics (Gann 2014).
Brooks Holland filmed a promotional video in Los Angeles for his in-progress professional responsibility textbook, under contract with West Publishing: Learning Professional Responsibility: From the Classroom to the Practice of Law, (co-author with Leah Christensen).
Presentations
Brooks Holland was a panelist at the WSBA Ethical Dilemmas Seminar held in Spokane in October 2013. Professor Holland was also a panelist and presenter during the Clark Family Legal Ethics and Professionalism CLE at Gonzaga in April 2014. He presented on the subject of how the new Rules of Professional Conduct for legal technicians may affect lawyer ethics.
Kevin Michels presented his paper, “The Lawyer as Principal: Our Distinctive Value and the Limits of Agency,” to the faculty at Lewis & Clark Law School in September 2013. He also served as moderator of Gonzaga Law School’s Clarke Family Legal Ethics and Professionalism in April 2014.
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Evidence Appointments
Ann Murphy was elected Secretary of the AALS Evidence Section in January 2014.
Media
Ann Murphy was interviewed for a piece on Al Jazeera, America, titled “Justice Delayed” in May 2014. The story is about State of Washington v. Joseph McEnroe and Michele Anderson, a death penalty case that is before the Supreme Court for the third time and still in the pretrial phase.Professor Murphy was also the guest blogger on the Evidence Professor Blog for two weeks in May. Finally, she compiled and shared on the Evidence AALS Listserv a list of clips from trials, news broadcasts, and movies that illustrate the Rules of Evidence (in Rule order). The list has been posted on the Pretrial, Trial, Appellate and Evidence Blog.
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Family Law Media
Kim Pearson blogged (with Professor Addie Rolnick of UNLV) on PrawfsBlawg about the “Baby Veronica” case. The blog was picked up by SCOTUS Blog and Turtle Talk.
Jason Gillmer and Kim Pearson gave several interviews for radio and print on United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court case striking down the Defense of Marriage Act in June 2013.
Presentations
Kim Pearson presented a work-in-progress, “Preventive Parenting,” as part of the Williams Institute Speaker Series at UCLA School of Law in October 2013.
Sandra Simpson presented “The Elusive Quest for Equality: Women, Work, and the Next Wave of Humanism,” at the Law & Society Conference in Boston in May 2013. She also wrote a blog for the Bell Tower regarding the above article.
Fulbright Association Appointments
Megan Ballard, Ann Murphy and Mary Pat Treuthart were appointed members of the newly formed Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho Chapter of the Fulbright Association.
Ann Murphy was granted the Fulbright Distinguished Chair Lecturer position to teach law in China for 2014-2015.
Health Law Media
Vickie Williams was interviewed and cited as an expert on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) for a story entitled “Doctor’s High Court Plea Tests Whistleblower Protections,” which appeared Feb. 14, 2014, in LexisNexis’ Law360, an online legal periodical.
Presentations
Vickie Williams gave a CLE presentation for Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA) entitled “Health Reform Litigation — Ongoing Legal Challenges to the ACA,” in Seattle in November 2013.
Artcles
Vickie Williams’s article “Life-Sciences Dual-Use Research of Concern, Public Health, and the Doctrine of Unconstitutional Conditions” is now in print in volume 7 of St. Louis University Journal of Health Law and Policy (2014). Professor Williams also published “The ‘Jurassic Park‘ Problem — Dual-Use Research of Concern, Privately Funded Research and Protecting Public Health, in a special-topic issue of Jurimetrics.
Intellectual Property Jessica Kiser participated as an invited panelist in a discussion about Racial Mascotting and Trademark Law during a panel discussion at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle in May 2013. Professor Kiser also presented her paper “Trademark Law as Corporate Law” at the 2014 Works-in-Progress Intellectual Property conference held at Santa Clara University School of Law in February 2014.
Articles
Jessica Kiser’s article “To Bully or Not to Bully: Understanding the Role of Uncertainty in Trademark Enforcement Decisions” is now in print in volume 37 of the Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts (2014).
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International Law Appointments
Upendra Acharya was appointed as a Senior Research Fellow of the Center for Teaching and Research of the WTO Disputes — Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL), Chongqing, China. The ceremony of his appointment was held at international conference on WTO at SWUPL, where he also presented a paper on ”Capital Control Regulations of the WTO and IMF: Impact on Global Economy.” Professor Acharya was also appointed as an Academic Adviser of the NATO-initiated Multinational Maritime Security Centre of Excellence Workshop 2013, Istanbul, Turkey. He will be a chair of the legal section of the workshop.
Presentations
Cheryl Beckett (’81), Mary Pat Truethart and Jaime Hawk (’04) participated in the program “Commemorating the Rwanda Genocide,” where they screened the award-winning documentarian Anne Aghion’s film, “My Neighbor My Killer.” The program was held at Gonzaga in April 2014.
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Law Teaching & Legal Education Appointments
Patrick Charles was appointed to the editorial board for Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research & Writing.
Brooks Holland was appointed to the Board of Governors of Society of American Law Teachers (SALT), a 35-year-old organization dedicated to creating and maintaining a community of progressive and caring law professors.
Presentations
Megan Ballard gave two presentations in the country of Georgia in May 2013, both on designing student evaluation instruments to help assess teaching. On May 9, she presented “Crafting and Using a Student Ratings Form“ to Georgian law faculty participating in a Train the Trainer Seminar. On May 10, she presented a variation of that talk to a broader audience of Georgian law professors at the Georgian Law Teaching and Learning Conference. Both the seminar and the conference were organized through the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, as part of the USAID-funded Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project for Georgia.
Gail Hammer gave a presentation to the Northwest Clinical Law Conference, held in Leavenworth, Washington September 2013, on integrating skills into the curriculum. Her panel presentation was titled, “Clinic/Externship Innovative Projects That Integrate Skills / Real Client Work Into the Whole Curriculum.” Gerry Hess co-presented, with Sophie Sparrow of the University of New Hampshire, a daylong workshop on “Preparing Students for Practice: Infusing Experiential Education” at Georgia State College of Law in January 2014. Professor Hess also co-designed, with Sophie Sparrow, a year-long faculty development program, Community of Teachers Project, for the law faculty at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As part of the project, Professors Hess and Sparrow worked individually with 17 law teachers in February 2014. In addition, he presented, ”Studying Exceptional Law Teachers,” at the Future of Law School Conference, held at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law in September. Professor Hess also co-presented, with Sophie Sparrow, a four-day workshop on Interactive Teaching Methods for Jordanian law professors at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan in February 2014. This workshop was part of the American Bar Association’s Rule of Law Initiative. And finally, he conducted a day long workshop for the law faculty at the University of Baltimore on “Engaging Students, Studying Outstanding Educators, and Developing Teachers” in March 2014. Sandra Simpson co-directed a one-day conference in Little Rock at the University of Arkansas, Bowen School of Law, in April 2014, for the Institute of Law Teaching and Learning. Along with co-directing the conference, Professor Simpson presented a one-hour workshop on “Formative Assessment in Large Classrooms” She also co-presented the open and closing plenary sessions. Professor Simpson also presented a workshop to the faculty at Appalachian School of Law, in Grundy, Virginia, titled “Use of Rubrics for Formative Assessment,” in April 2014.
Faculty
Gerry Hess (with co-authors Michael Hunter Schwartz and Sophie Sparrow) published his book, What the Best Law Teachers Do, with Harvard University Press. This is Professor Hess sixth book on teaching and learning in law school.Professor Hess also published his article, ”Blended Courses in Law School: The Best of Online and Face-to-Face Learning?”, in volume 45 of the McGeorge Law Review (2013).
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Articles
Jason Gillmer’s chapter “The Life of the Law” is now in print in the book, Teaching Legal History: Comparative Perspectives. The book grows out of a symposium by The American Journal of Legal History and includes contributions from leading scholars in the field. The publisher is the London firm of Wildy, Simmonds & Hill.
Presentations
Jason Gillmer presented a chapter, “Resistance and Rebellion,” from his book manuscript, Slavery and Freedom on Trial: Perspectives from the Texas Courtroom, 1821-1861, at the annual meeting of the Law & Society Association, held in Minneapolis in May 2014, as well as to the faculties at UC Davis Law School and Texas A&M Law School in October 2013.
Legal Practice Appointments
Lisa Bradley (’91) as coordinator of the Multistate Bar Prep course, represented Gonzaga at the NCBE conference in Madison, Wisconsin October 2013. The NCBE reviewed the drafting of the different UBE components, the vetting process of individual questions, and the scoring system. Early bar prep professors from approximately 50 law schools attended to discuss their schools’ approaches to preparing students for the UBE.
Mark DeForrest was appointed to the WSBA Amicus Curiae Committee.
Jennifer Gill, Program Coordinator for the Center for Professional Development, was appointed to the WSBA Disciplinary Advisory Round Table.
Presentations
Cheryl Beckett and Lisa Bradley participated in a program on Mental Health Issues and Bar Admissions, co-sponsored by Disability Rights Washington, at Gonzaga in April 2014.
Legal Scholarship Jessica Kiser founded the Junior Scholars Virtual Colloquium and presented “Loss Aversion and the Trademark Bully” at the first Junior Scholars Virtual Colloquium conference, hosted by Gonzaga University School of Law in July 2013.
Inga Laurent received a scholarship and subsequently attended the Clinical Law Review Writer’s Workshop at New York University in September 2013.
Kim Pearson helped organize the inaugural Inland Northwest Junior Scholar Workshop in July 2013 with Richard Seamon at the University of Idaho. Professor Pearson also presented a work-in-progress and critiqued papers at the Rocky Mountain Junior Scholar Conference hosted by Brigham Young University and the University of Utah in November 2013.
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Legal Research & Writing Appointments
Mark DeForrest (’97) completed his first term as an assistant editor of Legal Writing: the Journal of the Legal Writing Institute, a peer-reviewed and peer-edited journal. This was his second term as an editor. Professor DeForrest also completed his 2014 term as an evaluator for the ABA’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition. In his role, Professor DeForrest evaluated nine briefs for the national competition.
Presentations
Lisa Bradley presented “The Transformers Meet the Running of the Bulls: Teaching & Assessing Legal Research Skills in 2014,” at the Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, held at the Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, in March 2014. Professor Bradley also presented on “The Evolving Legal Writing Classroom: Benefits of a Menu-option for a Capstone Legal Writing Course,” at a Legal Writing Institute conference. The conference was held in December 2013 at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
Patrick Charles presented, “Legal Research Trends: Teaching Advanced Legal Research,” at the WestPac chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries conference in Las Vegas. Professor Charles also co-presented (with Benton County Judge Spanner and Court Commissioner Schneider) “Cost-Effective Legal Research in Washington,” at a CLE in Richland, Washington in August.
Mark DeForrest presented “Meaning, Context and Text: Using Legislative and Regulatory History in Legal Writing and Analysis,” at the Central States Legal Writing Conference at the University of Kansas School of Law in September 2013.
Articles
Mark DeForrest published his article, “Taming a Dragon: Legislative History in Legal Analysis,” in Volume 39 of the University of Dayton Law Review. Professor DeForrest also Published “Washington’s Courts use of Legislative History in Statutory Interpretation: An overview with an Eye Towards IFLA” in the Gonzaga Law Review (2013/14).
Short Pieces
Patrick Charles published “Would it Kill West to Include the Same Information on WestlawNext and Westlaw Classic that it Includes in West Reporters,” in volume 18 of the AALL Spectrum. Professor Charles also published “Reading and Understanding a Source Credit in the United States Code,” in Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing.
Natural Resources Law Books
Amy Kelley completed the 2013 update of the five-volume Water and Water Rights Treatise, published by Lexus Nexus. Professor Kelly is both the editor-in-chief and the author of 12 chapters of this 62-chapter treatise.
Short Pieces
Amy Kelley completed the last issue of Volume XLVI and the first two of three issues of Volume XLVII of the Water Law Newsletter, where she serves as the Editor, Washington Reporter, and Federal Reporter. The Water Law Newsletter is published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
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Property Articles
Megan Ballard published her chapter, “Relaxing Legal Norms to Restore Rights to Homes and Land in the Aftermath of War,” in the book Property and Sovereignty: Legal and Cultural Perspectives (James Charles Smith, ed.). The book is part of a series on Law, Property & Society by Ashgate Publishing.
Faculty
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Presentations
Kim Pearson presented “Chemical Kids” at the Non-Normative Marriage Family Law Workshop, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in March. Professor Pearson also presented a work-in-progress, ”The Sacra of LGBT Childhood,” at the Washington and Lee Symposium on Child Welfare in February 2014. Professor Pearson also guest lectured at Washington and Lee during her visit. Finally, Professor Pearson also presented on the Sexuality & Gender and Feminist Legal Theory CRN panel with Ed Stein at the 2013 Law & Society Association conference in May 2013.
Taxation Books
Ann Murphy completed the 12th annual update to her 18-chapter treatise, Federal Tax Practice and Procedure 2003—Present (Matthew Bender (LexisNexis), Rev. Ed. 2014). Professor Murphy also updated the Taxation chapter to the Community Property Deskbook, published by the WSBA and edited by Professors Thomas Andrews and Karen Boxx from the University of Washington.
Presentations
Jennifer A. Gellner was a presenter in the panel discussion entitled “Practitioner Perspectives in Worker Classification Cases,” at the Annual LITC Conference in Washington, D.C., in December 2013.
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1. Professor George Critchlow (‘77) hiking the Inca Trail en route to Machu Picchu after teaching a course at Direito GV in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2. Dean Jane Korn and Director of Admissions Susan Lee visiting Shanghai. 3. Professor Megan Ballard teaching law students in Guatemala through Gonzaga’s affiliation with Pacific McGeorge’s InterAmerican Program. Photo by Lamogollon Photography.
4. Professor Scott Burnham at the Great Wall of China. 5. Professors Mary Pat Treuthart and Ann Murphy in Shanghai. Mary Pat was visiting China to present on “The Death Penalty in the U.S.” to students at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. 6. Professor Upendra Acharya speaking at the Global Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy Conference in India.
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Happy 100th Birthday, Dean Smithmoore P. Myers! Dean Myers served Gonzaga Law as Dean from 1955 to 1965, and again from 1975 to 1978. He has been called “the dean of deans.” Myers was appointed U.S. attorney for Eastern Washington in 1965, and U.S. Magistrate in 1978. In March 2014, Myers celebrated his 100th birthday. The Law School threw a party and invited former students to send well wishes which were delivered to Myers by Dean Korn. Wishes from former students: Happy 100th Birthday, Dean Myers. In your long life you have served the country, the school and the law with honor and we are all grateful. – Elizabeth Losinski (’76)
Thanks for the opportunities you generously gave me to learn, connect and grow while at the law school, in federal court and personally. I now live in southern Oregon where I garden, teach in a lifelong learning program, travel and participate in worthwhile causes. Congrats on your 100th! – Judith Corbin (’77)
I just love seeing your smiling face! I count as some of the luckiest days of my life going through GU Law School with you as dean and one of my profs. God bless you and the happiest of birthdays! My best to you. – Dick Manning (’60)
Smitty served his first year as Dean when I was starting law school and was there during my four years. Smitty was not only a great dean, but an excellent instructor as well. He’s had a sterling career. My best wishes to him on his 100th. – Phil Raekes (’59), Benton-Franklin Counties Superior Court Judge, Retd.
Your leadership will never be forgotten! – F. Curtis Hilton (’58)
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Without Smitty, neither of us would be celebrating 50-plus years of lawyering or even be married to each other. – Don (’60) and Va Lena Curran (’58)
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Michael and Rebecca Costello, ‘96 Vern Davidson † 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 Corp. The Honorable Bob and Diane Waitt, ‘57 Jim and Joyce † Workland, ‘64
$25,000 - $49,999 American College of Trial Lawyers Matt and Eleanor Andersen, ‘76 Gene and Carol Annis, ‘59 Bank of America Foundation Boise David and Ellen Bolin Jr., ‘85 John † and Kaye Condon, ‘77 Daniel and Susan Corkery, ‘76 Patrick and Paula Costello Philip † and Mary Dolan †, ‘47 John J. and Allison Durkin, ‘80 Phillip E. and Dr. Nadine Egger, ‘81 Richard C. and Susan Eymann, ‘76 Michael A. and Patricia L. Frost, ‘73 Joe and Joan Gagliardi, ‘59
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$10,000 - $24,999 Keller W. and Kathy Allen, ‘89 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Phillip Armstrong, ‘78 Association of Corporate Counsel WA 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 George and Diane Critchlow, ‘77 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 Dan and Karen Flynn, ‘83 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 William and Margaret Grant, ‘54 Bill † and Norma Grismer 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 Corp. Steven Jager, ‘80 Jager Law Office PLLC Mary Lou Johnson and Dr. Daniel Schaffer, ‘92 Richard R. and Janet K. Johnson, ‘75 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 Tom J. Lucas, ‘76 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 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 Co. 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 Sayre & Sayre P.S. Nicholas Scarpelli, ‘74 Albert † and Betty Schauble, ‘58
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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 † 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. Clifford and Karen Webster, ‘77 Dennis and Jackie Wheeler Katharine Witter Brindley and Ralph Brindley, ‘84
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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 Joseph and Janna Uberuaga, ‘77 United Way of Spokane County The Unova Foundation The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust 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 Stan and Gina Welsh Western Atlas Foundation The Honorable Donna L. (Kamps) Wilson, ‘80 The Honorable † and Mrs. John F. Wilson, ‘56 Mark E. Wilson Winston & Cashatt James and Jackie Wolff, ‘74 Women’s Law Caucus
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTORS $5,000 and Above Phillip Armstrong, ‘78 Michael and Rebecca Costello, ‘96 Don ‘60 and Va Lena (Scarpelli) Curran, ‘58 John J. and Allison Durkin, ‘80 Mark and Mary Griffin, ‘86 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard P. Guy, ‘59 John and Deborah Holleran, ‘79 Jerome and Vicki Jager, ‘57 Steven Jager, ‘80 Jager Law Office PLLC Bob and Ginny Kane, ‘77 Lee & Hayes, PLLC Paul ‘59 and Lita (Barnett) Luvera, ‘77 Dick Manning and Jen Gouge, ‘60 Patton Boggs Foundation The Honorable and Mrs. Philip M. Raekes, ‘59 Renee R. Reuther, ‘90 Rita Roberts Dick ‘79 and Karen Sayre, ‘85 Sayre & Sayre P.S. $2,500 – $4,999 Keller W. and Kathy Allen, ‘89 Roger G. Brown, ‘80 Roger G. Brown and Associates Loren and Janell Burke, ‘83 The Honorable Ellen K. Clark, ‘82 Kelly and Sharon Cline, ‘85 Ralph Dixon, ‘77 Bill Etter, ‘78 Robert Evans and Lisa Fitzpatrick, ‘78 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Frank and Maureen Johnson, ‘51 Timothy J. Lynes ‘84 and Joan C. Morningstar, ‘83 Sheila C. Ridgway, ‘84 Ridgway Law Group, P.S. The Honorable and Mrs. J. Justin Ripley, ‘64 Chuck † and Rojean Siljeg, ‘60 Skip Smyser, ‘77 Washington State Bar Association
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Steven P. and Deborah Adelstein, ‘74 Susan Alexander, ‘91 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Matt and Eleanor Andersen, ‘76 David and Nancy Bayley, ‘76 Mark Beggs and Florfina Cacanindin, ‘80 Eric Butterworth, ‘84 Dr. and Mrs. William L. Carroll, ‘76
CEMEX Materials LLC The Honorable Kenneth L. Cowsert, ‘73 George and Diane Critchlow, ‘77 Gary J. and Claire Dmoch, ‘76 Gary J. Dmoch & Associates Dan and Karen Flynn, ‘83 Joe and Joan Gagliardi, ‘59 Paul D. and Nancy Greeley, ‘82 Scott and Julie (Raekes) Grewe Geoffrey Grote, ‘78 Jeremy J. Gugino, ‘05 Daniel P. Harbaugh, ‘74 Jeffrey and Diana Hartnett, ‘76 Stephen and Janice Hensen, ‘87 Bill Hyslop, ‘80 Thomas and Sandra Jarrard, ‘07 Tom J. Lucas, ‘76 Michael McGuigan, ‘73 Michael McMahon, ‘91 Jack Nevin, ‘78 John R. Quinlan, ‘60 Timothy and Julie Reid, ‘83 Irene Ringwood, ‘84 The Honorable Michael P. Roewe, ‘74 Albert † and Betty Schauble, ‘58 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard J. Schroeder, ‘63 Dennis P. and Marie T. Sheehan, ‘76 Stokes Lawrence, P.S. Joseph and Parker Sullivan, ‘85 Robert Sullivan, ‘86 Marion Sweeney Phebe Thompson The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust 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 Michael and Anita Zdancewicz, ‘88 $500 - $999 Gene and Carol Annis, ‘59 Michael L. and Robin Becky, ‘82 Robert Berlin, ‘81 Allen Brecke, ‘77 Al and Laura Brogan, ‘96 Tom and Marcia Cordell, ‘76 Daniel and Susan Corkery, ‘76 Michael and Teresa Crofts, ‘80 Craig B. Davis, ‘78 James Fausone, ‘81 William and Margaret Grant, ‘54 Frederick Halverson, ‘61
Honor Roll
Charles V. and Marci (Felix) Harrington, ‘84 Randy ‘78 and Bridget (McInerney) Harris, ‘79 Bill Hennessey, ‘51 C. Patrick and Patti Hogeboom, ‘86 Robert Keefe, ‘73 Mary P. Kimmel, ‘87 Jane Korn The Honorable Frank L. Kurtz, ‘74 Alan Lamia, ‘70 Callie and Jason LeRoy, ‘07 Mark and Diana Loomis, ‘80 Gordon and Joan (Rogers) MacDonald, ‘81 George N. and Colleen McCabe, ‘57 Ryan R. and Sarah McNeice, ‘05 McNeice Wheeler Attorneys Sandy C. and Maureen (MacKinnon) McQuarrie, ‘80 Johnston Mitchell ‘92 and Christine Coers-Mitchell, ‘92 John Monahan, ‘74 Timothy J. and Carol A. (Grell) Morris, ‘86 Daniel and Mary Beth Morrissey Ann Murphy Mike Myers and Carole Rolando Jerry Neal, ‘69 James and Teri Newman, ‘95 Northwest Trustee and Management Services Tim Quirk and Sally Bulger Quirk, ‘73 Cornel and Karen (Massonne) Raab, ‘80 Riverbend Developers LLC Kurt M. Rowland, ‘03 The Honorable and Mrs. Barry E. Ryan, ‘78 The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Gregory and Elizabeth Smith, ‘86 Martin and Carol Stacey, ‘86 Jeffrey and Patricia (Kane) Sullivan, ‘71 Thomson Reuters Stephen and Carole Trefts, ‘75 United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties Kenneth and Linda Walker Martin G. and Jane Weber, ‘64 Becki L. Wheeler, ‘05 Gregory Wilson and Linda E. Pfatteicher, ‘95 Arnold Young, ‘69 $250 - $499
James Spurgetis, ‘77 The Honorable Gregory Sypolt, ‘76 George E. Telquist, ‘97 Prof. Mary Pat Treuthart and Mr. Dan Webster United Way of Rhode Island Carl and Susan Voss, ‘81 Marc and Nancy Wallace, ‘75 Peter Wilke, ‘77 James and Darlene Woodard, ‘80 James Woods and Janet Stauffer, ‘78 $100 - $249 Gary Amendola, ‘78 Casey ‘08 and Anne (Benhard) Arbenz, ‘08 Wm. Fred Aronow, ‘81 Perri Ann Babalis, ‘90 Tom and Jane Baffney, ‘74 Jennifer Ballantyne, ‘14 Hollis H. and Patricia J. (Anderson) Barnett, ‘69 Jon Becker, ‘79 Eric and Helen Benson, ‘84 Ronald Beran, ‘78 Mr. David Berry and Dr. Kim Hamlett, ‘91 Paula Lawton Bevington Jefferson W. Boswell, ‘09 David and Sherry Boyar, ‘79 Harlan Boyd and Laurie Hatten-Boyd, ‘96 Roseann Brewer Myron and Anne Brixner, ‘74 Christopher M. Bromley, ‘01 William A. and Kimberly Buckholdt III, ‘99 Robert J. Burnett, ‘96 The Honorable Norman D. Callan, ‘76 Callaway & Detro, P.L.L.C. Norman K. Lau ‘76 † and Molly Jo Campbell, ‘76 Janelle M. Carman, ‘01 David Carter, ‘76 Patrick J. Casey II, ‘93 Patricia M. Cavanaugh, ‘77 Patrick and Dee A. (Leoni) Cerutti, ‘71 Thomas and Joan Chapman, ‘66 Colin L. Charbonneau, ‘05 Demetre and Katherine Christofilis, ‘07 The Honorable Patricia M. Connolly Walker, ‘88 William J. and Mary J. Connor, ‘77 Lewis and Rebecca Cooney, ‘02 Nicole A. Corr, ‘07 Patrick and Paula Costello The Honorable Christopher Culp and Ms. Peg R. Callaway, ‘83 Jason and Julia Cutts, ‘94 Edward E. and Cathy (Huntington) Danz, ‘75 Thomas De Boer, ‘97
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Hunter and Sara Abell, ‘05 John Antosz, ‘84 Tom and Marilyn Jane Baker, ‘61 William K. Barquin, ‘98 Tom and Sandra Bassett, ‘76 The Honorable and Mrs. Paul Bastine, ‘64 Cheryl A. Beckett, ‘81 Justin and Leni Bolster, ‘06 Mitchel Cohen, ‘76
Jim and Harvelyn (Cornwell) Cooney, ‘80 Teresa (Donovan) Cotter, ‘80 The Honorable Robert J. Doran, ‘57 Timothy and Lorraine Dougherty, ‘81 Robert Downey, ‘86 Leo and Mary Driscoll, ‘51 Elizabeth Eagle-Teros and James Teros, ‘77 Brian and Julie Ernst, ‘84 Christopher and Christina Estes-Werther, ‘06 Justice Mary E. Fairhurst, ‘84 Robert R. Fischer, ‘91 Scott D. Gambill, ‘99 Javier F. Garcia, ‘06 Geoffrey E. Goss, ‘99 The Honorable H. John and Margaret A. (Jansen) Hall, ‘67 Scott Allen Harmer, ‘94 Douglas and Gael Harris, ‘81 The Honorable James J. Helbling, ‘73 Alex Hassen Himour, ‘99 The Honorable and Mrs. James P. Hutton, ‘76 Mark R. Iverson ‘88 and Michaele E. Dietzel, ‘88 Wayne and Sara Jenner, ‘78 Fred and Amy Karau, ‘86 Robert Kayser, ‘79 Tom Kelly, ‘66 William King, Jr., ‘81 Cheryl (DeMers) Kingen, ‘76 Robert and Janelle Kingsley, ‘78 Bruce Kubler and Janine A. Sarti, ‘83 Brooke C. Kuhl, ‘04 Matthew and Allison Luedke, ‘08 Michael and Mary Lynch, ‘85 The Honorable John J. Madden, ‘68 Heather A. McDowell, ‘05 Scott S. ‘90 and Nicole S. (Annis) McKay, ‘92 Kathryn Rae McKinley, ‘95 Christopher Mecca, ‘76 Robert Merriman, ‘80 Steven D. Merriman, ‘11 Barbara Ann Miller, ‘77 O’Doherty’s Irish Grille Kitteridge Oldham and Colleen O’Connor, ‘90 Joseph O. Ortiz, ‘08 Vicki Lee Anne Parker, ‘75 The Honorable and Mrs. Justin Quackenbush, ‘57 The Honorable Thomas and Mrs. Heather Rice, ‘86 Frederick B. Rivera and Betsy Roletto, ‘93 Ronald A. and JoAnn L. (Salina) Roberts, ‘64 Ivan Schertzer, ‘80 Michael and Joyce Sclafani, ‘85 Dennis and Jane Shackleford Michele M. Shaw, ‘89 Elizabeth M. Sorokac, ‘01
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Honor Roll
Joseph and Kathryn Deckhut, ‘76 Robert S. Delaney, ‘76 Paul and Joan Delay, ‘86 Russell E. and Patricia DePew, ‘81 Joseph Derrig, ‘11 Pamela J. DeRusha, ‘80 Owen M. Devereux, ‘02 James Diehl, ‘85 Francis and Mary Donnelly, ‘83 Frank and Frances Dorsey, ‘52 Abraham and Judy Dorsman, ‘79 William and Geri Douglas, ‘73 Jack and Julie Driscoll, ‘84 Thomas G. and Christine A. Dunlop, ‘77 Kent Eaton Paul † and Carol Eng, ‘87 Hugh Evans, ‘75 Bob and Julia Fairchild, ‘74 Timothy Fennessy, ‘83 J. Brent Fery, ‘84 Sue S. Flammia, ‘78 David ‘03 and Anni Foster, ‘04 Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Foundation Stephen French and Kathy Swindell-French, ‘82 Gary Gainer, ‘67 Kathryn L. Gerla, ‘87 JoAnn Gibbs, ‘94 James and Stacy Gibson, ‘99 Joe Gonzalez, Esq., ‘80 John and Therese Goodrich, ‘54 Paul Grable, ‘83 Elizabeth Graham, ‘90 Carissa A. Greenberg, ‘09 Donald and Jean Grell John ‘06 and Laura Haberland, ‘06 Wayne and Mary Hardesty, ‘77 Joseph and Sharon Harkrader, ‘81 Joseph H. and Margaret K. Harrington, ‘86 Craig T. Hartman, ‘97 Tom and Sue (Rogers) Harwood, ‘87 Raymond and Geraldine Hasegawa, ‘76 Robin L. Haynes, ‘06 David and Lynne Hazel, ‘76 Hazel & Hazel, Inc. P.S. Lloyd and Linda Herman, ‘66 Prof. Gerald Hess and Dr. Layne Stromwall Gail K. Holden, ‘72 Gary E. and Debbie Hood, ‘96 Frank and Nancy Hoover, ‘79 The Honorable Kimberly K. Hornak and Mr. Nile Eatmon, ‘83 Marla (Carey) Hoskins, ‘97 Melvin Howry, ‘79 John Hughes, ‘61
Daniel L.and Jill Hulsizer, ‘02 Bruce and Christine Hunton, ‘81 Ann and Anthony Holzgang, ‘84 Ryan I. Inouye, ‘06 Jeffery M. Jacobs, ‘08 David James, ‘76 Mike Jankovich, ‘79 Jankovich Law Offices Mary Lou Johnson and Dr. Daniel Schaffer, ‘92 Guy Johnston, ‘64 Joseph and Ellen Kaplan, ‘78 Amrit Khalsa, ‘84 Mike and Terri Killeen, ‘77 David D. and Shirley G. Kilpatrick, ‘75 Jeffrey and Carol Klein Gaither Kodis, ‘74 Neil Korbas and Patricia Thompson, ‘80 David K. Kovalik, ‘97 David and Lisa Kraft, ‘81 Thomas P. and Mary Lacy, ‘50 Stephen and Kris Lamberson, ‘82 COL Neal E. and Carmen M. Lamping Thomas Lampson, ‘83 Lt. Col. Donald R. Langford, ‘83 The Honorable and Mrs. Thomas Larkin, ‘73 Tim Laue Brian Leahy, ‘71 Kenneth J. Lebrato, ‘79 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F.S. Lee, ‘63 Justin B. Lee, ‘01 Scott and Peggy Leong, ‘80 Joseph A. Liebman, ‘06 Stephen and Mary (Hildahl) Llewellyn, ‘75 Carolyn Gale Louthian, ‘82 Houston Putnam Lowry, ‘80 William Lynch and The Honorable Jane L. Habegger, ‘81 Charles E. Maduell, ‘85 Chelsey L. Mam, ‘11 Eugene A. Marano, ‘76 G. Scott and Susan Marinella, ‘83 Edward and Corine Marques Scott Mason, ‘81 Paul Mathews, ‘76 Susan Maturi Richard Mayberry, ‘76 Kevin McConnell, ‘85 James and Gretchen McDevitt, ‘75 Colin F. McHugh, ‘13 Robert McKanna, ‘54 Thomas and Sara McLane, ‘81 Byron L. McLean, ‘98 McLean Law Office, PLLC Lawrence B. McNerthney, ‘65
Patrick and Katherine McNulty, ‘10 Molly Ann McQueen, ‘94 Richard and Mary Lou McWilliams †, ‘58 Krista D. Meier, ‘02 Mike Merritt and Jeri Self-Merritt, ‘98 The Honorable and Mrs. Rick Michot, ‘82 Hugh S. and Constance J. Miller, ‘87 James and Diane Miller III, ‘78 Michael J. Miller, ‘99 William E. and Janet C. Morgan, ‘70 Christopher S. Mulvaney, ‘02 Kent and Gloria Mumma, ‘89 Susan L. Munk, ‘00 James and Jane Murch, ‘74 John Nichols, ‘75 Gary and Connie Norton, ‘77 The Honorable Patrick O’Malley, ‘73 Mike and Jeanette Ormsby, ‘81 Molly M. Ormsby Michael Park, ‘88 The Honorable Andrew Pearlstein and Dr. Sandra Shire, ‘76 Eric M. Pedersen, ‘01 Joseph M. and M. Beth Pellicciotti, ‘76 Michael J. Pellicciotti, ‘04 Michael Personte, ‘80 Stephen and Sheryl Phillabaum, ‘89 Harve H. and Alta C. Phipps, ‘53 The Hon. Richard † and Grace Pitt, ‘53 Charles Plovanich, ‘78 Donald J. Porter, ‘90 Kevin C. Potter, ‘81 PPL Montana Kaarin Praxel, ‘12 Patricia Price Matthew and Priscilla Alaniz Rabinovitch, ‘07 Jay A. Rambo, ‘84 Edward Ratcliffe, ‘86 April A. (Dillman) Rettkowski, ‘02 Tom and Bonnie Reynolds, ‘77 Richard J. Richard, ‘56 John and Shirley Riley, ‘79 Patrick and Leeann Roach, ‘73 Lowell and Kathleen Ruen, ‘80 Barbra L. (Anderson) Ryan, ‘96 Scott and Mary Sage, ‘78 Jerry ‘07 and Annika Scharosch, ‘07
Great care was taken to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If any discrepancies are found, please contact Sarah Guzman at 509-313-3738 or sguzman@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.
Honor Roll
Rob and Rita Seines, ‘85 Jonathan B. Shaklee, ‘07 Edmund and Donna Sheehy, ‘78 Robert Shimane, ‘84 Thomas and Sherry Shircliff John G. and Marlene Shudy, ‘82 Phillip and Mary Skok Estate, ‘49 Shepard Smith, ‘76 Lowry Snow, ‘79 Rodney Standage, ‘93 Richard Staub, ‘77 David Stebing, ‘81 Jack and Sara Stone, ‘90 Robert D. Stone, ‘94 The Honorable and Mrs. Richard A. Strophy, ‘70 Roy B. and Anne (Whelan) Thompson, ‘79 Thompson & Delay John and Jennifer Trucco Jr., ‘83 The Honorable Philip and Barbara Van de Veer, ‘88 VMware Foundation Brand Wahlstrom, ‘14 Robert Waldo, ‘72 William D. Walsh and Susan L. Goetze, ‘78 James and Wendy Warlaumont Daniel and Kathleen Wayne, ‘88 Todd and Christine (Hohman) Weaver, ‘91 Wells Fargo Foundation Thomas J. and Nancy (Keplinger) West, ‘74 Vickie J. Williams Ray Wimberley, ‘86 Roger T. Witt, ‘85 Women’s Law Caucus Christopher J. Wright, ‘93 Randall W. and Joyce A. (Fuchs) Yates, ‘77 Robert F. Young and Nancy L. Mueller, ‘78 Linda M. Youngs, ‘75 Clayne and Teryl Zollinger, ‘90 $1 - $99
Bo and Rachel Howell, ‘08 Pamela (Simmons) Howland, ‘00 Bob Hull Joel and Chris Huppin, ‘87 The Honorable Cynthia Imbrogno, ‘79 Lt. Col. Gregory Ircink, ‘86 Brian Jackson, ‘14 Donald † and Jacqueline Jansen, ‘75 Wendy S. (Smothermon) Johnson, ‘97 Michael E. Johnston, ‘98 Joseph Jones, ‘81 Edward and Linda Joy, ‘73 Denise M. Kagie Mr. Michael Kawamura, ‘86 Donald and Vickie Kennedy, ‘91 Russell and Sara Knight, ‘08 Troy L. Knudsen, ‘05 Bea Koempel-Thomas and Travis Thomas, ‘05 Vincent and Kathleen Laubach, ‘70 Law Offices of Gordon & Shogan Richard and Patricia Leland, ‘90 Thomas Lies, ‘81 John L. Lufkin, ‘02 William P. and Carol J. Lyshak, ‘79 Sandra Ann Maginn, ‘86 George Mastrodonato, ‘76 Stephen Matchett Thomas McKinnon, ‘67 David Medeiros and M. Elizabeth Price, ‘85 Lawrence S. Merrifield Jr., ‘94 Thomas Metzger, ‘79 Clarence and Donna Miller Charlton Mills, ‘75 John Moritz, ‘81 Eugene and Frances Munson Penelope Smith Nerup, ‘91 Doug and Sarah E. (Fields) Nessan, ‘81 Robert O’Connell, ‘78 Aaron and Rebecca Olson, ‘13 Kelly C. Owings, ‘11 Ms. Candace J. Park, ‘96 Lindsey Paxton, ‘12 Mike Perrizo, ‘78 Dr. and Mrs. David H. Peterson, ‘52 Michael Piccolo and Carmencita Niere-Piccolo, ‘90 Kerry ‘76 and Virginia Pickett, ‘76 Pickett & Pickett Brittany Pitcher, ‘10 Ms. Margaret (Maloughney) Ransom, ‘96 John and Diane Redenbaugh, ‘78 Gary Remington Jeffrey Reynolds, ‘77 Kaitlin Roach, ‘14 Bill Roberts, ‘40
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Reisha Abolofia, ‘14 Upendra D. Acharya Alexander Ainsley, ‘14 John M. and Peggy Altman, ‘89 J. Arvid Anderson, ‘71 Clancy Aresvik Beverly Armstrong Peter and Lyle Baumgarten, ‘80 Trevor Bevier, ‘14 Chris Blas, ‘85 Brian Christopher Brault, ‘09 William Burns, ‘84 Emily A. Bushaw, ‘09 Pamela J. Byerly, ‘89
David Carter, ‘83 Maurice and Lolita Clark, ‘58 Ruben D. Cleaveland, ‘04 Dallas Clinger, ‘14 Mr. David C. Cook, ‘77 John and Roselie Cooney, ‘66 Larry and Judith Corbin, ‘77 Robert and Bianca Curzan, ‘81 Victoria David, ‘14 Michael and Nancy Dempsey, ‘77 Greg Devlin, ‘76 Neil and Giovanna DiSarno Michael Dodds, ‘80 Kent N. Doll, ‘08 Kevin Downs, ‘14 John T. Drake, ‘11 Dennis R. and Mary F. (Miller) Duggan, ‘66 Brian Duke, ‘14 Clifford P. Duke and Holly Winter Duke, ‘04 D. J. and Margie Eaton Peter D. Eidenberg, ‘07 Kirsten M. Elliott Sinclair, ‘07 Erik Ellis, ‘14 Mr. Gerald T. Engel, ‘86 Gary and Jeanette Farrell, ‘80 Owen Ferguson Elizabeth L. Fitzgerald, ‘07 Charles C. and Victoria Flower, ‘66 Lorianne Frodsham, ‘14 Jeffrey and Leslie Geldien General Electric Foundation Elizabeth Ann Gill, ‘90 Keith and Donna Glanzer, ‘90 Michael and Maria Goldman, ‘94 Matthew and Jeanine Gollnick Janice A. Grant, ‘81 John and Marjorie Gray, ‘76 Patricia M. Greeley, ‘85 James and Donna Guyor, ‘77 Sarah J. Guzman Shelly Haas, ‘14 Mr. Leonard A. Hagen, ‘96 William J. Halstead, ‘93 Allison Hardgrove, ‘14 Carlyle Harris, ‘14 Tilman Hasche and Eugenia Vasquez, ‘84 William and Molly Hastings, ‘77 Jaime Hawk, ‘04 Timothy and Theresa Hays, ‘97 Gary Hebl, ‘76 Nathan W. Henry, ‘05 Peter and Kristi Herman, ‘84 Brad Herr and M. Lisa Bradley Alfred Heydrich and Linda A. Duda-Heydrich, ‘80
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Honor Roll
Beau and Diana (Powell) Ruff, ‘03 Amber Rush, ‘14 Gretchen Russo, ‘04 Elizabeth (Rickenbacker) Schaefer, ‘81 Christopher Schlueter and Jennifer Zelko-Schlueter, ‘03 Ms. Maxine G. Schmitz, ‘96 Amanda C. Scholes, ‘14 Jeff Schroeder and Sabrina Jones Schroeder, ‘95 Charles Schumacher, ‘80 Jacob S. Scott, ‘08 Jason J. Scronic, ‘07 Nicholas Serres, ‘14 Ron and Vicki Shepherd, ‘76 Kathleen Shircliff, ‘14 Alexander J. and Maureen J. (Gordon) Shogan Jr., ‘78 Michael and Melissa M. Simpson, ‘98 Katie Sinclair, ‘12 Parmvir Singh, ‘14 Berkeley and Carole Smith, ‘75 Shane Devey Smith, ‘95 Mary Spear Gerald R. Stahl, ‘81 Zachar Stambaugh, ‘14 Denise Lynn Stern, ‘85 Michael and Shanna (Schuetz) Stevenson, ‘71 Ronald Sutherland, ‘85 Leon Swerin, ‘77 John Tessner, ‘84 Mr. and Mrs. David R. Thompson, ‘93 Mark and Heidi Thorsrud, ‘77 Lauryn Ticknor, ‘14 Holly Timmerman, ‘14 John J. and Donna Ring Tyner, ‘82 Marie VanDiver Ryan E. and Mistee (Pitman) Verhulp, ‘98 Paul Vogel Jr., ‘79 Greg and Josie Wagner, ‘80 Gregory and Shirley Wall, ‘78 Taylor Wallace, ‘14 Randall J. Watts, ‘75 Mark and Maxine Weber Lucinda and Robert Whaley, ‘77 Ian P. Whitney, ‘08 Jim and Mary Lou Wickwire, ‘67
Great care was taken to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If any discrepancies are found, please contact Sarah Guzman at 509-313-3738 or sguzman@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.
James E. Rogers Law Student Scholarship Donors Jefferson W. Boswell, ‘09 Thomas More Scholarship Donors Susan Alexander, ‘91 Keller W. and Kathy Allen, ‘89 Eric and Helen Benson, ‘84 Mr. David Berry and Dr. Kim Hamlett, ‘91 Al and Laura Brogan, ‘96 Loren and Janell Burke, ‘83 Teresa (Donovan) Cotter, ‘80 Dan and Karen Flynn, ‘83 General Electric Foundation 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 C. Patrick and Patti Hogeboom, ‘86 Bo and Rachel Howell, ‘08 Mark R. Iverson ‘88 and Michaele E. Dietzel, ‘88 Thomas and Sandra Jarrard, ‘07 Mary Lou Johnson and Dr. Daniel Schaffer, ‘92 Brooke C. Kuhl, ‘04 Col. Neal E. and Carmen M. Lamping Scott S. ‘90 and Nicole S. (Annis) McKay, ‘92 Timothy J. and Carol A. (Grell) Morris, ‘86 Penelope Smith Nerup, ‘91 James and Teri Newman, ‘95 Lindsey Paxton, ‘12 Michael J. Pellicciotti, ‘04 Donald J. Porter, ‘90 Edward Ratcliffe, ‘86 The Hon. Thomas and Mrs. Heather Rice, ‘86 Jerry ‘07 and Annika Scharosch, ‘07 Gregory and Elizabeth Smith, ‘86 Rodney Standage, ‘93 The Hon. Philip and Barbara Van de Veer, ‘88
University Legal Assistance Donors John M. and Peggy Altman, ‘89 Clancy Aresvik Beverly Armstrong Demetre and Katherine Christofilis, ‘07 Kelly and Sharon Cline, ‘85 Ralph Dixon, ‘77 Francis and Mary Donnelly, ‘83 Christopher and Christina Estes-Werther, ‘06 Robert Evans and Lisa Fitzpatrick, ‘78 Scott D. Gambill, ‘99 Keith and Donna Glanzer, ‘90 Elizabeth Graham, ‘90 Paul D. and Nancy Greeley, ‘82 William J. Halstead, ‘93 Gaither Kodis, ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F.S. Lee, ‘63 Richard and Patricia Leland, ‘90 Sandra Ann Maginn, ‘86 Kevin McConnell, ‘85 David Medeiros and M. Elizabeth Price, ‘85 Clarence and Donna Miller Gary Remington The Hon. and Mrs. Barry E. Ryan, ‘78 The Hon. and Mrs. Richard J. Schroeder, ‘63 Edmund and Donna Sheehy, ‘78 Mary Spear Leon Swerin, ‘77 Marie VanDiver Mark and Maxine Weber
In Memoriam The Gonzaga School of Law extends it’s deepest condolences to the families and friends of the following alumni and friends. Bob Brown
J.D. 1988
Craig Campbell
1978
Dee Ann Dugan
1981
Holland Ford
1973
George Gagliardi
1946
Donald Jansen
1975
Paul A. Kalsen, Jr.
1951
Thomas Kamb
1986
Michael Kinkley
1980
The Hon. Dan Maggs
1972
Dr. Roy M. Mays
1984
Lynn McKinney
1985
Dick McWilliams
1958
Fayetta Michaelsen Henry Opendack
† 1950
The Hon. Eli B. Ponack 1949 Patricia Ripple
†
Albert Schauble, Sr.
1958
Peter Simeoni
1998
Phillip Skok, Sr.
1949
Brent Small
1983
Robert Speck
1952
Charles P. Van Ormer
2007
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