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SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER MARCH From the Classroom Access to Justice: How Popular Culture Teaches Alumni Grand Reunion First Friday Mass & Lecture to the Boardroom Americans About the Civil Justice System IP Focus Series: Ethical Challenges Mentor Program End-of-Year Brunch An Outstanding Year for Class of 1951 Reunion for Patent Attorneys Orange County Awards & Reception Loyola’s Trial Advocacy Teams First Friday Mass & Lecture National Civil Trial Competition Religion & the Law: When Is War Justified? Human Rights Tribunal Tenth Annual Western Conference Sacramento Alumni Luncheon Alumni, Student, Faculty, IP Focus Series: Employee-Inventor Rights on Tax Exempt Organizations San Francisco Alumni Luncheon & Campus Updates Ninth Annual Bob Cooney Golf Tournament Women’s Law Association Dinner Red Mass DECEMBER

San Diego Alumni Luncheon Academic Awards Breakfast APRIL Second Annual Champions of Justice & Swearing-In Ceremony Hawaii Alumni Reception & Moot Tribute and Dinner First Friday Mass & Lecture Court Competition IP Focus Series: Generic Biologics OCTOBER JANUARY Public Interest Law Foundation Entertainment Law Symposium: Videogames First Friday Mass & Lecture Awards Reception LAWYER First Friday Mass & Lecture Long Beach Alumni Reception Riverside Alumni Luncheon Mentor Program Kick-Off Brunch Sports Law Symposium

New York Alumni Reception MAY Public Interest Law Foundation Auction FEBRUARY Century City Alumni Mixer Religion & the Law: Holocaust Reparations Commercial Speech: A Tribute to Steven Shiffrin Commencement State Bar Alumni Gathering–Monterey, CA IP Focus Series: Protecting IP Rights in China First Friday Mass & Lecture Ventura Alumni Luncheon First Friday Mass & Lecture Grand Avenue Gang Luncheon San Fernando Valley Alumni Luncheon

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David W. Burcham ’84 Fritz B. Burns Dean and Professor of Law

A NOTE FROM THE DEAN

Loyola Law School is a special place, distinct amongst law schools. We are proud of how rigorously we prepare students, and this year’s Lawyer focuses on everything we do to bridge academia and the real-world. By building on the strengths of both, we ensure those with a Loyola degree can construct careers that are successful, ethical and personally fulfilling.

Our professors contribute to scholarship and real-world legal issues—I am proud that in addition to their teaching and research, Loyola professors also frequently file amicus briefs, write op-eds, consult on trials and serve as expert witnesses—using their academic training to provide real-world solutions.

Our alumni have remarkable careers—I continue to be impressed by our alums. Loyola Law School is well-represented in the judiciary, the plaintiff and defense bars and other traditional areas of legal practice, but alums also have careers as educators, authors, entertainers and artists.

Our students are talented and dedicated—Our campus benefits from the drive and devotion of our students, who donate over 40,000 pro bono hours every year. Low-income seniors, kids in LA’s juvenile justice system and at-risk high-school students are just a few who benefit from our students’ efforts.

Our programs reach out—The list of clinics, externships and programs at Loyola that effect change while training students continues to grow. Our Center for Conflict Resolution, Center for Juvenile Law and Policy and Public Interest Law Department, for example, all work to address real-world problems.

I hope you enjoy the Lawyer as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Best regards, David W. Burcham LoyolaLawyer 2006 top legal talent

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Loyola Lawyer 2006 31 diversity Loyola Law School Loyola Marymount University 919 Albany Street Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211 1 A Note from the Dean LOYOLA ALUMNI: 26 Alumni Profiles David W. Burcham ’84 Joseph Escalante ’92 Fritz B. Burns Dean and Professor of Law FEATURE ARTICLES: hit the ground running Merrilee Fellows ’88 4 Bridging Theory and Practice Susan Karl ’80 Ph: 213.736.1000 By William Araiza Fx: 213.384.1659 Robert Kohn ’81 www.lls.edu 8 From the Classroom Jolene Mate ’06 to the Boardroom Arnold Peter ’84 & Barbara Rubin ’78 By Robert A. Miller, Jr. ’83 Jennifer Rose ’76 & Barry Rose ’67 exceptional 10 The Hudsons: A Family of Leaders Robert Susman ’06 By Brian Costello LOYOLA FACULTY: 12 The Martin & Ordubegian 36 Loyola Welcomes New Associate hard working Scholarship Professors By Eloise Teklu 38 Loyola Professors Get Real

14 The Hard Work of Building an Endowment LOYOLA STUDENTS: By Kenneth Ott 40 Student Profiles practical Craig Kirkwood ’08 Cameron Fredman ’07 AROUND CAMPUS: smart 16 2006 – An Outstanding Year for Loyola Trial Advocacy Teams LOYOLA IN THE COMMUNITY: 42 Loyola-Miyawaki Moot Court 18 The Center for Juvenile Competition: Reaching Out Law & Policy to Hawaiian Students 20 Honoring Judge William Byrne ready, willing, able 43 Loyola Mentoring Program and Professor Christopher May Boosts Local High Schoolers 21 Bologna. Beijing. International Study at Loyola Law School 44 Who Is Loyola Law School? For more information about recruiting at Loyola Law 22 Loyola Law School Events School, contact Graham Sherr, assistant dean of career LAWYER services, at [email protected] or 213.736.1150. LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

4 5 F F E E A A T T U U R R E BRIDGING THEORY E AND PRACTICE: LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL

By William Araiza Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor of Law By William Araiza Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor of Law

Law professors are part of two worlds. As professors, we are academics. We have the luxury of sitting back, considering the larger picture, thinking theoretically. Yet law professors are also lawyers. Many of us have practice experience, and because it’s our job to train practitioners, we necessarily have close ties to the world of law practice. This tie is felt acutely by Loyola professors. As members of a faculty that prides itself on training students who can immediately become effective lawyers, our professional lives are intimately connected with the practice of law.

CONNECTING THEORY AND PRACTICE AT LOYOLA organized a series of conferences on managing intellectual prop- Loyola professors connect the worlds of theory and practice erty portfolios. Other Loyola professors play leading roles in the every day. We do it most fundamentally in the classroom, when practice bar. Ellen Aprill, for example, is a major force in the we teach not only the rules, but their foundations and rationales. national tax bar. When our students learn both the black letter rules and their foun- dations, they become able to craft imaginative arguments and Faculty scholarship plays an important role in bridging theory solutions to their clients’ legal problems. Loyola professors also and practice. Consider, for example, my colleague Ted Seto. Ted, connect theory and practice in their work outside the classroom. a scholar in areas as diverse as tax law and evolutionary theory, Our professors put together conferences that, literally, bring prac- recently completed a paper examining the tax issues surrounding titioners and theorists together, so they can learn from each other same-sex marriage. Ted’s paper goes beyond doctrine, to examine and develop the connections that allow each group to take the behavioral assumptions in the Internal Revenue Code, but then best from the other. Within the past year, for example, Katie Pratt goes on to propose changes in the Code to take more accurate put together a conference that brought together children’s health account of human behavior. Perhaps the most telling fact about his activists and academics to discuss the legal and policy issues article is that he has presented it at both academic legal confer- surrounding food marketing to children, while Jack McDermott ences and the Tax Section of the American Bar Association. LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

6 7 F F E E A A T T U Faculty can also bridge this gap more directly, by assisting in actual and harming plant and wildlife. A coalition of environmental Once I understood this, our arguments started to flow. One Or at least that was our argument. It was theoretical, but not U R R E legal problem-solving. Loyola faculty conduct mediations, consult groups, led by the Alliance, brought suit, seeking a judicial order of the most important lessons I try to teach my administrative unworkable. The plaintiffs in Southern Utah had suggested in their E with a wide variety of legal practitioners and assist courts with ami- requiring the BLM to satisfy its statutory obligations. law students is that government can do as much harm by failing brief practical methods by which reviewing courts could oversee cus and party briefs. My colleague Allan Ides has authored several to act as by acting. Sometimes this is hard for students to government compliance with ongoing statutory responsibilities amicus briefs before appellate courts on cutting edge issues of Administrative law comes into the picture because the litigation understand. They intuitively understand that government can without usurping agencies’ primary decision-making authority. constitutional and international human rights law. My colleague quickly centered on a fundamental administrative law question: cause harm by acting—by imprisoning someone, taking her Our goal in the amicus brief was to provide the conceptual Laurie Levenson recently co-authored the brief for the respondents can a court force an agency to take affirmative action required property or interfering with her ability to buy, sell or otherwise act foundations for that argument. It was, in short, to connect the in the recent Supreme Court case of Sheidler v. National by statute? The federal Administrative Procedure Act (APA) seems in the economic marketplace. By contrast, rights to affirmative dots between theory and, literally, on-the-ground reality. Organization for Women, an important case dealing with the scope unambiguously to say “yes.” Section 10(e) of the APA (5 USC § government action—to enforcement of non-discrimination laws of picketers’ liability under the Hobbs Act and the RICO statute. 706(1)) states in part that reviewing courts shall “compel agency and rights to unionize, and to environmental protection—seem “As any practitioner will tell action unlawfully withheld.” It seemed to my colleague and me like gratuities, things that might be nice, but not things to which you, losing is a part of practice. THE SOUTHERN UTAH STORY that this language clearly fit our situation: agency action (ie, people have a “right.” I try to teach my students that, except for Bringing an academic’s perspective to bear on an actual legal management of the potential wilderness lands) was statutorily some fundamental liberties, both of these types of rights—some- As any academic will tell you, issue can help courts and litigants see the issue in a new light. required, but had not occurred, thus making it appropriate for times shorthanded, respectively, as “negative” and “affirmative” the battle of ideas is never fully I know this from personal experience. A couple of years ago I was a court to “compel” such “agency action” “withheld” “unlawfully.” rights—are similar in that they’re both granted by the government. asked to help write an amicus brief in an administrative law case We were encouraged by the fact that a panel of the Tenth Circuit This doesn’t denigrate their importance; indeed, once we realize over—the losing side lives to before the Supreme Court. As generations of law students know, had agreed with this common-sense reading, but concerned that that most rights derive from government and not from some fight another day.” law professors make a habit out of critiquing court decisions. the Supreme Court had nonetheless granted certiorari to hear magical pre-governmental state of nature, we can truly appreciate As my own students know, I’m no exception to the rule. And the government’s appeal. We knew that over the last 20 years the their importance as rights we as a society see fit to grant each Unfortunately, nobody believed us—or at least nobody on the here was an opportunity for me to tell the Supreme Court what Court has been cutting back on judicial review of agency action, other. But the insight that negative and affirmative rights have Supreme Court, which unanimously voted against our position to do. The temptation became even more irresistible when I and we feared that it might use Southern Utah as another oppor- the same foundation should lead us to value them equally. by adopting a rigidly narrow definition of “agency action.” We spoke with the individual who was seeking my help—a professor tunity to continue that trend. were, of course, disappointed. But as any practitioner will tell at Georgetown’s Environmental Law Clinic—and learned that he From there, the argument in the Southern Utah brief proceeded you, losing—sometimes losing big—is a part of practice. And hoped to submit the brief on behalf of professors of administra- My colleague and I thus faced the question of how to convince apace. If there was no reason to privilege negative over affirma- as any academic will tell you, the battle over ideas is never fully tive and environmental law. Thus, this was not only a chance to the Court to affirm the Tenth Circuit. As an amicus, we left the tive rights, we argued, and if judicial review of agency action was over, as the losing side almost always lives to fight another day. tell the Supreme Court what to do, but a chance to tell it what detailed factual arguments to the plaintiffs, who were effectively important because it checked administrative power over rights, to do on behalf of my fellow academics! It was too great an represented by a Washington law firm donating its time on a pro then judicial review should be as available to review government opportunity, and I jumped at the chance. bono basis. Even more importantly, we were aware that our failures to act as it is government actions. And since many affir- clients—law professors—were interested not just in the outcome mative rights entail government monitoring—eg, government The facts of the case, Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness of this particular case, but in prompting the Court to acknowledge monitoring of labor relations in a factory or government monitoring Alliance, can be summarized briefly. The US Bureau of Land fundamentally sound principles of administrative law. As my col- of how potential wilderness areas are used—then judicial review Management (BLM) is required by statute to manage lands across league and I further discussed the shape of our brief, I grew more must be available to review ongoing government failures to act. the nation, including large tracts in southern Utah, which Congress excited. Here, I thought, was a chance to explain professors’ Otherwise, the result would be that certain rights—either negative is considering for designation as national wilderness areas. The classroom and law review theories to the Supreme Court, and to rights or those affirmative rights that can be effectively protected BLM is required to manage those areas so as to preserve their persuade them to implement these theories in a live case. I came by a single discrete government action—are protected more suitability as wilderness, should Congress ultimately make that to see this assignment as a wonderful opportunity to connect the- than rights that are just as valuable, but which require ongoing decision. The Southern Utah litigation began because the BLM ory and practice, by, quite literally, transferring into an actual case government action. was failing in those obligations. For example, the BLM was allowing the theories and structures about which we taught and wrote. off-road vehicles to traverse the area, severely damaging the land 9 FEATURE e LoyolaLawyer LoyolaLawyer done and in e d. Instead, these ar ealize their objectives and ough continuing education ning how deals ar ties to r ough our course work, we learn the are not reviewing a record, we are creating creating we are a record, not reviewing are e ed over time, thr uition. W ospectus or decipher the notes to financial statements. ough fr equently there are not clear answers, but rather concepts, are equently there are fortunate have formalized, proactive at Paul Hastings to are ocess of a special committee of the Boar e Despite a foundation built before and during law school, only built before Despite a foundation it, will enable one to ripen into a seasoned experience, and lots of practice, serving first- In a sophisticated transactional deal lawyer. financial institutions managed by seasoned tier corporations and of the managers, one quickly learns the role business leaders and of the client’s an obstacle in the realization law—it is a solution or is a concept that is difficultbusiness objectives. This to teach in law school. facts in retrospect, In a litigation context, a lawyer is reviewing as an advocate of the historical record shaping her arguments business client’s for her client. A transaction attorney takes his it, and nurtures objective, or at times helps the client formulate it thr it! Fr and allocated parameters and risk, all of which must be shaped in a way that allows all the par in the event that and remedies effective protections that provides if a transaction things don’t go as planned. Generally speaking, something has gone attorney finds himself in the courtroom, terribly wrong. W training programs. This assists the younger attorneys, not only This assists the younger attorneys, training programs. in spotting issues, but also in lear doing them. In law school, thr don’t learn how to ramifications of failing to file a UCC-1, but we of antitrust policy, learn the precepts complete and file one. We but not how to “define the market” in making a filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino learn the ramifications of material mis- Act. We statements and omissions in securities offerings, but not how to draft a pr the but less about orchestrating learn about Revlon Duties, We pr the skill sets acquir and on-the-job training. Nevertheless, a good law school education sets the table for this and without which the ultimate objec- additional learning to occur, difficult, if not impossible, to obtain. tive would be that much more om ough fr vations e ge extent ed. Thr fer e, and to a lar ovided a smoother transition into tment. Soon, the sage obser ricula wer Rosen manifested themselves in spades: “If y r oom experience. ound, exchange of ideas with my classmates, process of process ound, exchange of ideas with my classmates, ocess—from writing on the inconsistencies of Article 9 ocess—from of law students. This allowed all of us to take mor of law students. This allowed all of us to take theless, law school cur eparation in law school pr ofessor Ger e day in his life.” I found that all those courses recommended at day in his life.” I found that all those courses recommended set my sights on Loyola’s evening program. Had it not existed, program. evening set my sights on Loyola’s lawyer today—not only because would not be a transaction arrived at Paul Hastings 22 years ago and was offered an oppor- arrived at Paul Hastings 22 years ago and was offered needed to work during law school, but also because my profes- needed to work during tunity in the Corporate Depar remain, oriented toward litigation. We read cases resulting from cases resulting read litigation. We oriented toward remain, writ- and persuasive take classes in legal research lawsuits. We participate courting. We in trial advocacy and moot programs. becoming a transaction a path toward So, how does one forge things—my business lawyer? In my case, it was a combination of backgr elimination (I clerked part-time during law school for a litigation of boutique) and taking advantage of the courses that pr debate in Code to an impromptu of the Uniform Commercial rule (oh, if only Corporations class on the business judgment of my professors, simple!)—and the direction still so it were former practitioners, the path had virtually all of whom were me. been laid out before I you want to talk like a duck, you have to learn how to quack.” Or, law Corbin, he never practiced to Professor “With all due respect a prognostication Rosen’s Loyola held me in good stead. Professor of practice held true, and area specialization in one’s of increasing my pr practice than I might have anticipated. the classr Never of Pr Not wishing to derail my burgeoning career with the airlines, with career burgeoning Not wishing to derail my I I I impetus to put my newly the provided sors and classmates different. class, we were skills to the test. As an evening acquired on my legal education could to bear The life experiences brought law school class. traditional in the more not have been replicated bankers, government agents had accountants, commercial We flight professionals, and administrators, teachers, human resource investment attendants, nurses, full-time homemakers, engineers, our spectrum of the US workforce—forcing bankers—the entire by a less malleable to rise to the challenge presented professors cadr LLP tment Chairman, , alker tner and Global Corporate Depar Robert A. Miller, Jr. ’83 Jr. Robert A. Miller, Par Paul, Hastings, Janofsky and W By e, I wish to establish my own business.” at some time in the futur , rent employer, at least for the next several years, and hope to diversify my experience years, and least for the next several at employer, rent ticle): emain with my cur edge up for this ar In certain respects, my chosen career path was in motion before arriving at Loyola. I had spent four years in finance arriving at Loyola. I path was in motion before In certain my chosen career respects, applying, I debated with my mentors the benefits of a law degree and accounting at two international airlines. Before I did not initially contemplate private practice. This was borne out in over an MBA. Even though opting for the former, I was able to as a pack rat by nature, my personal statement in my admissions application of 26 years ago (which, dr TO THE BOARDROOM TO THE affairs. and regulatory of marketing My intermediate goal is the position of corporate officerinto the areas with a major US scheduled airline. However FROM THE CLASSROOM FROM THE “I intend to r oyolaLawyer 2006 oyolaLawyer L

8 FEATURE FEATURE 11 y L oyolaLawyer oyolaLawyer om udson r H ilshire area. The Bank is area. ilshire . ees f . y ving student. egr d ualit w la ebuilt the institution it helped found a half-centur d e v Today, Elbert remains active in the community and main- Elbert remains Today, ded annually to a deser . omote eq ecei tains a private legal practice in the Mid-W heads now an attorney, still a family enterprise—his son Paul, also the institution. at Loyola Law School. A scholar- strong legacy remains Claude’s funded by the Hudson family and friends, ship in his memory, is awar Claude’s son Elbert shares his idealism. He received a BA in a BA in his idealism. He received son Elbert shares Claude’s then attended flight school in Tuskegee. economics at UCLA and over Italy with the Redtails, an all During WWII, he flew missions he worked the war, from Returning group. African-American fighter law school, despite the which led him to officer, as a probation not attitude was that black lawyers were struggles. “The general lawyers,” he said. “It was not encouraging.” as competent as white Elbert Loyola in 1953, his father’s followed Upon graduation from and CEO and Loan, becoming president footsteps at the Savings of in 1971. Like his dad, Elbert served justice—he was president of the NAACP and sat on the LA Police Commission the LA board that followed the Rodney King trial. during the unrest earlier Both Dr. H. Claude Hudson Hudson H. Claude Both Dr. and his son Elbert T r during the riots, but the headquarters was destroyed The Bank’s Hudson family r Loyola Law School, and School, Law Loyola to tirelessly both worked pr He and fellow first African- . s was “tantamount to LA chapter s oviding loans to African-Americans Los Angeles Times egated Manhattan Beach by swimming in the job he once told the signing a death sentence.” He protested Ku Klux Klan meetings, signing a death sentence.” He protested Martin Luther King, Jr. with Dr. and later marched in Louisiana to Los Angeles Claude and his family moved from 1923, and he headed the NAACP’ members desegr was their case arrested, surf—although were they segregated as was the policy. dropped, Law School. While in Los Angeles, Claude attended Loyola He graduated in 1931, becoming the School’ American graduate. difficulty by his finding suitable office space for his dental Inspired Federal Savings and Loan practice, he helped found Broadway in 1947, with the goal of pr who might otherwise not find financing. Under his guidance, million. When $3 million to $66 from assets grew Broadway’s of supporters, Claude passed away in 1989 at 102, hundreds dignitaries and politicians paid their respects. Both Dr. H. Claude Hudson and his son Elbert T. Hudson and his son Elbert H. Claude Hudson T. Both Dr. Loyola Law School, and both from law degrees received equality. to promote worked tirelessly originally Claude to sharecroppers, Born in Louisiana in 1886 a dental and later received supported himself as a bricklayer, practiced the profession He University. Howard from degree and devoted his life earned a law degree for 58 years, but also to achieving fairness. DuBois in founding the National Association His work with W.E.B. long-time People (NAACP) and his for the Advancement of Colored earned him the moniker “Mr. association with the organization chapter, Shreveport of the NAACP’s He was president NAACP.” a FAMILY OF LEADERS FAMILY Dr. H. Claude Hudson ’31 and Elbert T. Hudson ’53. Claude Hudson ’31 and Elbert H. T. Dr. THE HUDSONS: HUDSONS: THE A oyolaLawyer 2006 oyolaLawyer L

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12 13 F F E E A A T T U U R R E THE MARTIN & ORDUBEGIAN E “We cannot explain how much SCHOLARSHIP we have enjoyed contributing and knowing that we have done our part in helping to ensure the further growth and success of Loyola.”

George (Tom) Thomas Martin III ’01 and Agnes Ordubegian The Martin & Ordubegian Endowed Scholarship assists academi- Martin ’01 met on their first day of class at Loyola Law School. cally outstanding Loyola Law students by providing scholarships Classmates for three years, Tom proposed to Agnes immediate- that will allow them to achieve their highest potential as they ly after their last final, and the newly engaged couple studied grow to become competent, balanced and ethical attorneys. together for the Bar exam, passed and married. Today, Agnes It is committed to providing scholarship aid to students who is an associate at Brennan, Wiener & Associates in Los Angeles have demonstrated a strong work ethic and who are dedicated and Tom practices with Schaffer, Lax, McNaughton and Chen. to public interest work.

In 2005, the Martin and Ordubegian families endowed a scholar- ship in their names at Loyola Law School (Agnes’s brother is also an alum). Of their gift, Tom said, “As a measure of our gratitude ESTABLISH A SCHOLARSHIP IN YOUR NAME for our Loyola experience, we wanted to provide Loyola with the support it needs and deserves to guarantee its further excel- For a pledge of $25,000, funding will be distributed in your name for perpetuity. lence. Our support took the form of endowing a scholarship Scholarship resources attract top students and for students who have exceptional abilities and a demonstrated provide opportunity for students in need. Your gift interest in public interest law. It is our hope that more Loyola of only $5,000 a year for five years will completely alumni will similarly contribute to the Law School and help endow a scholarship in your name at Loyola Law School. Options include establishing a general or provide it with further opportunities.” restricted scholarship named for your generosity that will be part of the Law School endowment fund.

Agnes Ordubegian Martin ’01 and George Thomas Martin III ’01 with Initiate a named scholarship today. the most recent recipient of their endowed scholarship, Taline V. Kizirian ’07. For more information, contact Ken Ott, assistant dean for advancement, at 213.736.1025 or [email protected]. LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

14 15 F F E E A A T campaign is an ideal way to insure that Loyola continues to The Allan Ides Public Interest Scholarship, the Anthony Murray T U U R R E produce ethical and skilled trial lawyers.” Over 20 pledges to the Scholarship, the Charles Garrity Family Law Scholarship, the Cindy E Chair in Ethical Advocacy were secured, and donors include Robert Lopez Scholarship, the Darling-Dorochin Scholarship, the Dennis C. Baker, Thomas P. Beck, Peter T. Cathcart, John J. Collins, and Anne Beaver Summer Study Scholarship, the George H. Mayr William M. Crosby, Jeffrey H. Dasteel, Andrew L. Ellis, Larry R. Scholarship, the Martin and Ordubegian Scholarship, the H. Claude Feldman, William H. Ford III, Robert Forgnone, Elizabeth A. Lane Hudson Scholarship, the Louis and Jeanette Knobbe Scholarship, Crooke, John A. Girardi, Daniel S. Gruber, Steven L. Harmon, Phil the Pearl Castro Mendez Scholarship, the Kirk A. Pasich Hosp, Brian S. Kabateck, Patrick M. Kelly, Walter J. Lack, Samuel Scholarship, the Saggase Family Scholarship and the Thomas J. J. Muir, Thomas J. Nolan, Brian C. Nutt, John F. O’Reilly, Steven V. Coleman, MD and Bebette Gualano Coleman Scholarship. Phillipi, Thomas M. Phillips, Thomas M. Riordan, Linda Miller Savitt and the law firm of Daniels, Fine, Israel & Schonbuch, LLP. The campaign will continue through 2008, and alumni are Additionally, a judicial alumni campaign is underway to support encouraged to participate. For information, please contact this Chair. Over 30 alumni judges have participated to date. Ken Ott, assistant dean for advancement, at 213.736.1025 or [email protected].

PROGRAM SUPPORT The transactional curriculum and approach to teaching transac- THE HARD WORK OF tional skills at Loyola Law School is being redefined, and our faculty is implementing a Business Law Practicum track. An endowment for this program will support additional adjunct faculty and curriculum LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL BUILDING AN ENDOWMENT development. Alums who have already committed their support include Roxanne Christ and Robert Pardo. Campaign efforts will FUNDING OBJECTIVES continue with an emphasis on securing support from transactional law alumni.

ACADEMIC CHAIRS Additional Loyola Law School programs in need of increased Loyola Chair in Ethical Advocacy THE GOAL campaign will continue its efforts through 2008, and to date Business Planning Practicum Endowment Announced last fall, Loyola Law School’s $40 million endowment the campaign has raised $17.5 million in pledges. Campaign endowment include the Civil Justice Program, the Center for General Academic Chairs campaign is well underway. Its goal is to double the existing highlights include: Juvenile Law & Policy, the Center for Conflict Resolution, the endowment to assist in recruiting top faculty and students and Sports Law Institute and the Entertainment Law program. PROGRAM SUPPORT Entertainment Law Program providing long-term support for academic programs. ACADEMIC CHAIRS Center for Conflict Resolution The William H. Hannon Foundation pledged $3 million to establish STUDENT AID RESOURCES Center for Juvenile Law & Policy Dean David W. Burcham ’84 is committed to the campaign, the William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law Chair. A key to the success of the endowment campaign will be the ability Civil Justice Program to increase financial aid resources for students by increasing saying, “Our goal is to strengthen our core—our faculty and Inaugurated in January 2005, Professor Richard L. Hasen became Law & Technology/Intellectual Property Program students—by doubling our endowment. The endowment funds will the first Hannon Chair holder. The Fritz B. Burns Foundation creat- scholarship funds and other sources of financial support. The Sports Law Institute be used to establish new academic chairs, recruit and retain top ed the Fritz B. Burns Dean and Professor of Law Chair in 2001. ability to compete nationally in recruiting top entering students SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT faculty and students, increase financial aid resources and provide The current dean, David W. Burcham, became the first Burns depends on these resources. Establishing named scholarships a means of growth and sustenance for existing academic pro- Chair holder. General scholarship support grams and clinics. The need is absolute and we are working very An ongoing effort is underway to encourage Loyola Law School hard to achieve the goal.” Efforts were launched to fund the Loyola Chair in Ethical Advocacy alumni to establish new scholarship funds in their own name, OTHER NEEDS Library support to support our advocacy program. One million dollars has been in the name of their firm or as part of a memorial tribute. An endowed scholarship can be established for a gift of $25,000, Dean’s Forum $17.5 MILLION RAISED raised by Loyola Law trial bar alums toward the $3 million goal. annual support in unrestricted funds The Board of Overseers has been involved in the campaign and Robert C. Baker ’71, who has helped promote the campaign, which can be created over a multi-year period. Some recently established endowed scholarships include: many alumni, friends and foundations have made pledges. The said, “It is critical that alumni give back to Loyola, and this For details on these priorities, please contact Kenneth Ott, assistant dean for advancement, at 213.736.1025. AROUND CAMPUS 17 oyolaLawyer oyolaLawyer L mott and Bryan Hull, both d, including coaching the ecor ofessors John McDer oud of that!” LLP , they amassed a winning r guments, and Lu won the Neil Kaplan Award for guments, and Lu won the Neil Kaplan Award , is team is coach by Dean Emeritus Gerald McLaughlin, and is team is coach by Dean Emeritus Gerald competitor how to prepare a prepare to how competitor ofessor Susan Poehls Alumni interested in participating Alumni interested as judges may contact Pr [email protected] 213.736.8173 witness. I’m pr in an ethical way. At the com- the At way. in an ethical show team helped my petition, a of that!” proud I’m witness. ogether Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong. Students Adam Chang ’06, Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong. Students Adam Harad ’06 and Lily Lu ’06 Michael Javaherifar ’06, Jeffrey Prevailing for the Law School Team won the David Hunter Award in Oral Ar Best Oralist. The V was founded by Pr of whom have been with the team since its founding in 1996. of whom have been with the team since its T only American student to be named Best Oral Advocate. only American student to be named Best Oral as Coach Poehls These teams embody the spirit of Loyola, the At ethical way. notes, “Competing is all about doing it in an how to prepare competition, my team helped show a competitor a “Competing is all about doing it doing is all about “Competing oillet & Wheeler - as a sev t eene, Br ty participants. Gr ne team won five ea Par November 9-11, 2006 November 9-11, dship, the Byr is (East) International Commercial illem C. V OYOLA LAW SCHOOL LOSOYOLA ANGELES LAW National Civil Trial Competition Trial Civil National L She became part of the Byrne team’s history of success, joining She became part the Byrne team’s of soon after she it as a Loyola student and becoming its coach graduated. Under her stewar Civil Trial Competition. The students’ intense practice schedule Civil Trial Henry John ’93, Drew alums Mark was supplemented by help from ’04, Jon Sparks ’02’99, Larry Lawrence and Brett Wolff ’02, among others. passion. Byrne their coach’s success reflects The Byrne team’s cour Coach Susan Poehls became hooked on moot enth-grader assigned to defend Boston T and 13 of the last national championships in the last six years, championships. 16 regional won multi- Vis Moot Team East International Arbitration Loyola’s ple titles at The W egional champion eak at the American ne team continued its winning str onship, while Kimberly Higgins ’06 and Brian Ward ’06 won Ward onship, while Kimberly Higgins ’06 and Brian in regional Prateek Lal ’07 shared semifinalist honors. Teammate championship honors. The Byr Trial Lawyers Association Student Trial Competition. Loyola Lawyers Association Student Trial Trial Jones ’07 nabbed students Robert ’07 and Terrence Cowan r the national semifinalist title and took home Alex Mikaelian ’08 honors as advocates. Sarah Nelson ’07 and championship as witnesses. Cowan, Greene, the regional shared finalists at the National ’07 were Jones and Sarah Broeckling y winning a major victor , eam took top honors at the National ed the nation’s most prestigious trial most prestigious ed the nation’s rial Advocacy T ne T Hong Kong competition. a rial Competition, consider TRIAL ADVOCACY TEAMS ADVOCACY TRIAL YEAR FOR LOYOLA FOR LOYOLA YEAR 2006—AN OUTSTANDING 2006—AN advocacy tournament. Team members Courtney Yoder ’07 and members Courtney Yoder advocacy tournament. Team champi- ’06 advocated their way to the national Kimberly Greene T The Byr 2006 was a banner year for Loyola Law School’s trial advo- School’s 2006 was a banner year for Loyola Law won a nation- Advocacy Team cacy teams—the Byrne Trial victories and the Vis al championship and several regional competed in two global International Arbitration Moot Team competitions for the first time ever at oyolaLawyer 2006 2006 oyolaLawyer L

AROUND CAMPUS 16 AROUND CAMPUS 19 oyolaLawyer oyolaLawyer L ranged ficers.” elevant police of eplicated throughout the County. It’s the County. eplicated throughout esenting juveniles in court, the Center strives epr said. “They interview the client, ask the judge to said. “They interview the client, ask the judge ogram continue and expand. It is an excellent model o amashir for the school district to provide home schooling and a daily home schooling and for the school district to provide crimes. more tutor—thus curbing the likelihood he’ll commit work not only benefits its clients, but Loyola stu- The Center’s is a flesh and blood person who there dents as well. “Suddenly, the real realize ’05. “You is depending on you,” said Sam Garrett world is a lot closer than your first-year class would have led blown away adds, “Employers are you to believe.” Yamashiro Their experience helps them by the type of work we do here. get jobs it would have otherwise taken years to land.” “I would like to Judge Brown: praise from high Of the Center, see the pr that could and should be r just like Loyola to be on the cutting edge.” release their client from custody, retrieve school records, inter- school records, retrieve custody, their client from release view witnesses and investigate r King meets with each client and assesses recidivism. to reduce high- Her analysis of a delinquent needs, an invaluable approach. capacity for example, that his intellectual school student revealed, Center ar lagged far behind that of his peers. So, the In addition to r cases to third-year Loyola Law students. While Yamashiro or Loyola Law students. While Yamashiro cases to third-year Loyola students do all Shultz act as the attorney on record, lawyer would do,” the litigation. “The students do anything a Y s . ying to accommodate ference in LA’s juvenile in LA’s ference -old who traveled over 2,000 miles, oblem facing the juvenile justice system? eady making a dif launched to foster systemic reform of the LA launched to foster systemic reform granted special immigrant juvenile status to an granted special immigrant juvenile status , t judge was convinced to not only dismiss a juvenile’ judge was convinced to not only dismiss court rejected a case against a disabled youth and court a case against a disabled rejected amashiro cites lack of personal attention, thanks to the large cites amashiro The Center What is the biggest pr Y caseloads juggled by public defenders tr give its To the 20,000 youths who enter the system every year. staff and students clients the attention they need, the Center’s ’73 work within the system, with people like Judge Irma Brown Stephanie Davis ’86, to assign juvenile and juvenile court referee THE CENTER FOR CENTER THE & POLICY LAW JUVENILE A granted him lifelong services. A on the Loyola County juvenile justice system, began its work Loyola students Law School campus in spring 2005, with eight eight clients. It ended the 2006 academic year representing founded 40 clients. The Center, with 12 students representing ’84 and with the support of Loyola by Dean David Burcham and former public ’93, director Yamashiro is led by Cyn faculty, and former defender; Michael Shultz ’91, assistant director public defender; and Allison King, clinical social worker case, but to also find him factually innocent. The cour undocumented 17-year alone, to the US to flee her abuser. Center for Juvenile Founded just over a year ago, Loyola’s Law & Policy is alr justice system. oyolaLawyer 2006 2006 oyolaLawyer L

AROUND CAMPUS 18 AROUND CAMPUS 21 ooklyn oyolaLawyer oyolaLawyer eign L tnership with Br oduct of for .lls.edu/academics/beijing. herself a pr most important cultural and legal , s ging corporate securities law and emer s tunities. ts on China’ LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL ofessor Edith Friedler T .lls.edu/academics/bologna or www A om exper Law School, runs a summer program at China’s famed University at China’s Law School, runs a summer program of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Students learn fr On the other side of the globe, Loyola, in par international arbitration of commercial disputes. Outside of class, international arbitration of commercial students tour some of Beijing’ institutions, like Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall of China and Wall the Great institutions, like Tiananmen Square, the Ming Tombs. Loyola Pr study, directs Loyola’s study abroad programs. For more For more programs. study abroad Loyola’s directs study, please visit information on these innovative programs, www ith study abroad programs in Italy and China, Loyola students can study in Italy and China, Loyola students can study programs ith study abroad national Arbitration both at the University of , in session, so Loyola students interact e ograms in Italy ee-week sessions, with courses like International fers two pr enice, is a vibrant city full of museums and Renaissance-era INTERNATIONAL STUDY INTERNATIONAL Bologna, the world’s oldest university and a hub of legal scholar- Bologna, the world’s Bologna, midway between Florence ship since the 12th century. and V cathedrals and palaces. The summer session in Bologna consists of two- and thr Comparative Products Arbitration, International Contract Law, law school gradu- Additionally, Law. Liability and Comparative Tort ates can earn an LLM in American Law and International Legal Practice, choosing amongst electives like Inter and Mediation, Sports and & Entertainment Law in Europe run Both the summer and LLM program Law. Private European while University classes ar and native students. with its distinguished professors The sun never sets on Loyola Law School. W The sun never sets on Loyola Law School. Loyola of BOLOGNA, BEIJING. BOLOGNA, once-in-a-lifetime educational oppor at top-notch universities and experience of e ofessor May. honored to estab- honored e eer of Pr PROFESSOR Y lish this Chair in his name.” For information on the chair and/or to make a pledge or donation to the chair, please contact Kenneth Ott, assistant dean for advancement, at 213.736.1025 or [email protected]. His father, William Matthew Byrne, Sr. ’29 William Byrne, Sr. Matthew His father, the Central District, was also chief judge of faculty member and a Loyola Law School in the 1930’s. remarked, Dean Burcham Of the Chair, “Judge Byrne was a pillar of the legal community and we ar Those interested in honoring Professor Those interested May by making a tax deductible contribu- Ott, assistant contact Kenneth should tion dean for advancement, at 213.736.1025 or [email protected]. When fully funded, the Chair will provide top faculty. and retain funds to recruit Endowment is critical to the futur Loyola Law School and its ability to support the kind of inspirational faculty exemplified in the teaching car ne to Loyola Law School is , that his name lives on at our ve as a memorial to the e . ofessor friendship of Judge Byr m Loyola Law School. Judge Byrne passed away on January 12, 2006. Byrne, a federal judge for 35 years, served as chief judge of the Central a family of judges. District, and came from HON. WILLIAM MATTHEW BYRNE, JR. MATTHEW HON. WILLIAM CHAIR ESTABLISHED announced Loyola Law School recently Hon. Williamits plan to establish the of Law Chair. Professor Matthew Byrne, Jr. with participationFundraising is underway late friends and colleagues of the from will allow Loyola Judge Byrne. The Chair top and retain Law School to recruit faculty and ser long-ter Efforts are underway to raise funds from Efforts to raise funds from underway are the thousands of Loyola alums taught by since he began at Loyola May Professor in 1973. “Chris May touched the lives of literally thousands of Loyola Law students, and this chair will ensur said Dean Burcham. school in perpetuity,” creating the Christopher N. May Professor the creating of Law Chair To honor Professor Christopher N. May, honor Professor To and constitu- the long-time civil procedure tional law pr CHRISTOPHER N. MA OF LAW CHAIR ANNOUNCED oyolaLawyer 2006 2006 oyolaLawyer L

AROUND CAMPUS 20 AROUND CAMPUS 23 d oyolaLawyer oyolaLawyer L eign of Edwar cham welcomed . Bur ch 10, 2006 to join students who scholarship benefactors to campus on Mar scholarships in 2005-06. New received Scholarship Brunch Scholarship Dean David W Sports Law Symposium Symposium Law Sports Daniel 10, 2006, Professor On February Cohen Chair the Leonard E. Lazaroff, of and director in Law and Economics Sports Law Institute, moderated Loyola’s panelists including a discussion amongst vice president Sam Fernandez, senior the Los Angeles and general counsel of vice presi- executive Fikre, Dodgers; Ted for Anschutz dent and general counsel and Kirk Pasich Entertainment Group; Morin ’80, partner at Dickstein Shapiro This event was made & Oshinsky LLP. contributions from possible by generous the Robert E. Buch, Robert L. Luty, Los Angeles Lakers, the Longo Family Foundation. Foundation and the Wallis e Society at 310.316.0817. mation, call the Cardinal Roger Mahony Bishop Gordon Bennett INVITES THE ENTIRE LEGAL COMMUNITY TO THE INVITES THE ENTIRE LEGAL COMMUNITY . THOMAS MORE LAW SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES . THOMAS MORE LAW SOCIETY OF d, e infor t wore red robes, thus the celebration became known d B. Fleming, THE ST CELEBRANT: HOMILIST: Reception following in the Cathedral Conference Center. For mor St. Thomas Mor , Peter C. Leonar ofessor of Law Brietta 5:30pm The first recorded Red Mass, a special Mass for the bench and bar, was The first recorded Red Mass, a special Mass for the bench and bar, ANNUAL RED MASS ecognition for their academic mance, including Richar for Swearing-In Ceremony Ceremony Swearing-In Dean 1, 2005, Associate On December and 1,100 guests Bill Araiza welcomed campus. The plat- new inductees to the form party included the Hon. Irma J. ’73 of the Los Angeles Superior Brown Court, the Hon. R. Gary Klausner ’67 of the US District Court, Central District ’95, C. Rose of California and Gregory of the Loyola Law School president of Governors. Alumni Association Board Sean given by Professor Remarks were of the Excellence in Scott, recipient mem- Earlier in the day, Award. Teaching bers of the Class of 2005 in the top 10 inducted into of the class were percent of the Coif chapter of the Order Loyola’s by Associate Pr Clark, and several graduates received special r per Brianna J. Fuller Shirley H. Mao and Ashley M. Price. TH Los Angeles, CA , SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 Y 555 West Temple Street Temple 555 West 24 ed Ron WEDNESDA most other state capitals and major cities throughout the US. I. The priest and the judges of the high cour the members of year, as the Red Mass. The tradition of the Red Mass continued in the US—each celebration of the Red the US Supreme Court join the president and members of Congress in the is also celebrated in Mass at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The Red Mass celebrated in Paris in 1245. In England, the tradition began about 1310, during the r celebrated in Paris in 1245. In England, the tradition began about 1310, during HISTORY OF THE RED MASS OF HISTORY e?” featur The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Hans Holbein elevision Futur (Used with permission of the Frick Collection, New York City.) St. Thomas More • etwork Luncheon Luncheon etwork Lawyer’s Work. of Law’s & Law on Religion, Institute director of Fordham School University featured and 2006 15, Amy Uelmen, a and Challenge A Lawyering: “Religious L c o author of several books UCLA and the at Renaissance Studies Medieval and o-sponsored Morethe St. Thomas by Responsibility” was held on February on held was Responsibility” aw Society and Loyola Law School. Law Loyola and Society aw n the history of ideas. Law Day is Law Day history of ideas. n the Gertz, one of the nation’s top expertsGertz, one of the nation’s in music licensing matters. Held in November 2005 at Lunaria Restaurant discussed the group in Century City, the complex statutory licenses involved in digital transmission of music and sound recordings. Entertainment Alumni Entertainment N a Compulsory License In Your “Is There Digital T 84, ’ eds t A. Liner ’87, ney general, eunion to honor ful evening. en Commandments ector of The Center for e Medallion. Hundr . The event was held on eif; and Charles G. Smith God Against Gods: The History of 76 spoke on “The T Author and attorney Jonathan L. Kirsch ’ November 3, 2005 at the Porterhouse Hills. in Beverly Bistro Kelley spoke on H.A. Professor A Role Model “St. Thomas More: for Lawyers” at the annual Law Day on campus on January held 26, Program 2006. Kelly is dir the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism and Western Law.” Kirsch is the author Law.” and Western of Religion & the Law Series Law & the Religion Loyola Over the past academic year, events as part of its hosted three Religion and the Law Program. • • of alumni attended the r fellow members of the alumni community and to enjoy a wonder partner at Towle, Denison, Smith & Tavera. partner at Towle, of the Jr. The Hon. Dickran M. Tervizian, US District Court the Central District for with the 2005 of California was presented St. Thomas Mor Also honored that evening were that evening were Also honored of Governors Alumni Association Board recipients Recognition Service Award Olegario D. Cantos VII ’97, special assis- tant to the assistant attor Civil Rights Division; Stuar Sunshine & partner at Liner Yankelevitz Regentstr d. war A 77 of ’ opean oehrle , held on April 28, eunion ector of the Eur e Judge Carla W and R raining for In-House explained and critiqued the ope? Good for the United e Gr protect programming like reality TV, like reality programming protect by keynote and included a presentation speaker Rod McKelvie of Covington & Burling. Patent Oppositions: Good for Eur States? Spring T to how of a discussion 2006, featured manage complex litigation in an ever- The keynote changing environment. speaker was former District Judge Rod McKelvie, now of Covington & Burling. Counsel: Fulfilling Your Role as Counsel: Fulfilling Your General Manager European Patent Office Post-Grant European the and explored Opposition procedure wisdom of adopting a similar procedure in the United States. The keynote given by Fernand Eiden, was address principle dir Patent Office. • • Th The Grand Reunion, held at the Omni Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on October 20, ceremony 2005, began with an awards honoring John J. Collins ’61, managing partner at Collins, Collins, Muir & Stewart, and Magistr the US District Court. They were presented the US District Court. They were with the 2005 Distinguished Alumni t was , was tner at tfolio ogram at Loyola ts our Patent Por en ved as MC. The dinner v 6 IP Focus 6 IP Focus di and Keese, and James LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL LAW LOYOLA 005-0 osnahan, Jr., of Morrison & Foerster. osnahan, Jr., New Frontiers for Trademarks New Frontiers Managing Y held on February 24, 2006. The event’s the entertainment speakers addressed use of trademark law to industry’s Venable, LLP, gave the keynote address. LLP, Venable, held on October 7, 2005 on the Loyola campus. James E. Rogan, par held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, was par of a symposium, Access to Justice: The Economics of Civil Justice, held at the Law School. These events, all held on the Loyola Law designed for corporate campus, were managers, executives, intellectual property patent attorneys, investors, academics and policy planners. • Ronald Rouda of Rouda, Feder, Tietjen Ronald Rouda of Rouda, Feder, & Zanobini ser 2 Series E Br The Civil Justice Pr Law School, on September 30, 2005, two distinguished lawyers for honored embodying the spirit of the civil justice ’64, of Girardi system—Thomas V. Girar Champions of Justice Champions and Dinner Tribute

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C C A A M M P Far right: Members of the Cochran family, Dean Burcham and Rev. Lawson P U U S at the Tribute to Johnnie Cochran. Top row (l-r): Fall Swearing-In; Grand Reunion; S Champions of Justice Tribute Dinner; Sacramento Alumni Gathering. Bottom row (l-r): Religion & the Law Luncheon; Sports Law Symposium; Public Interest Law Foundation Reception; Orange County Reunion.

or recently endowed scholarships estab- & Ordubegian Scholarship, the Pearl District, at the Orange County Reunion, and featured entertainment lawyers, Circuit, Lourdes Baird of the Central of Los Angeles was presented with the 2005-06lished during 2005-06 include the Allan Castro Mendez Scholarship, the Saggese held at the Irvine Museum on March 9, film producers and studio executives. District of California and John Shepard 2006 Public Interest Award and Marco P. Ides Public Interest Scholarship, the Family Scholarship and the Thomas J. 2006. The two were named Distinguished The event was coordinated by Professor Wiley, Jr. of the Los Angeles Superior Ferreira ’90 of Sonnenschein Nath & Anthony Murray Scholarship, the Charles Coleman MD and Bebette Gualano Orange County Alumni of the Year. Jay Dougherty. Court. The program is co-directed by Rosenthal LLP received the 2006 Pro Garrity Family Law Scholarship, the Coleman Scholarship. Proceeds from the event benefited the Professor Karl Manheim of Loyola Law Bono Award. Cindy Lopez Scholarship, the Darling- Orange County Alumni Scholarship Fund. Law & Technology School and Edward McCaffery of Caltech. Dorchin Student Aid Fund, the H. Claude Alternative Dispute Symposium The Mentor Hudson Scholarship, the Jenine Meltzer Resolution Conference Celebrating Hawaii Alums On April 21, 2006, The Program for Law Alumni Honored at Program Celebrates Scholarship, the John G. Thorpe In March 2006, Loyola Law School and On March 31, 2006, Vicky and the Hon. & Technology at Loyola Law and the Public Interest Reception a Successful Year Scholarship, the Kirk A. Pasich Scholarship, the Los Angeles Daily Journal co-hosted Benjamin J. Cayetano `71 hosted a California Institute of Technology Loyola Law School’s Public Interest Law A record number of first-year Loyola Law the Louis Knobbe Scholarship, the Martin “Lawyers on the Cutting Edge of ADR.” reception for Loyola alums in Hawaii. presented “At the Crossroads: Law and Foundation and the Office of Alumni students participated in the 2005-06 Mentor The conference was open to judges, During the evening, Loyola’s Technology Moot Court,” held in Loyola’s Relations hosted the Third Annual Public Program, and the year of mentoring culmi- A Tribute to ADR professionals and attorneys seeking Distinguished Hawaii Alumni of the Robinson Courtroom. Students argued Interest Law Foundation Award Reception nated with a special brunch in April. Alumni Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. ’62 to become better negotiators. Year Award was presented to the Hon. the United States v. Baltimore before on April 26, 2006. Alumnus David interested in serving as mentors this year Colette Y. Garibaldi ’80, deputy chief the Hon. Alfred T. Goodwin of the Ninth Ackerly ’96 of the Legal Aid Foundation should register at alumni.lls.edu/mentors. The extraordinary trial strategies and commu- Sacramento Alumni judge for the Hawaii District Court. Dean nity commitment of the late Johnnie L. Gathering David W. Burcham ’84 offered alumni Cochran, Jr. ’62 were honored at a tribute Alumni living and working in northern an update on Loyola’s programs and held at Loyola Law School on February 24, California gathered on March 17, 2006 initiatives. The annual event is held in 2006. The tribute began with two panels: for the Sacramento Alumni Luncheon. advance of the Loyola Law School Edison “Commitment to Justice: From the ‘No Js’ to During the gathering, the Hon. Raoul M. H. Miyawaki Moot Court Competition, the ‘OJs’” included John L. Burris, Carl E. Thorbourne ’76 was recognized for an event for local high school students, Douglas, Robert Grace ’87 and R. Samuel Paz. his appointment to the Sacramento which is sponsored by Edison H. “Commitment to Community: From South LA STAY CONNECTED Superior Court. Miyawaki, MD and his wife Sallie, and to Harlem” featured Brian T. Dunn, Dolores conducted with the assistance of alumni. Huerta and Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr. Following Orange County with fellow alumni and Loyola Law School the panels, guests enjoyed a reception and Alumni Reunion Entertainment Visit the alumni Web site at alumni.lls.edu. dinner. During the evening, Rev. James Loyola Law School honored James L. Production Incentives Lawson was presented with the first Johnnie L. Access the online directory. Crandall ’70 of Crandall, Wade & Lowe “Soft Money 2: Accessing Film and Cochran Jr. Public Service Award, and Tiffany Register for upcoming events. and Justice William F. Rylaarsdam ’64 Television Production Incentives Cochran Edwards reflected on her father’s life. Make a gift. of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Worldwide” was held on April 6, 2006, LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

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MERRILEE FELLOWS ’88, Merrilee Fellows is unique amongst Fellows’s benevolent spirit led her to her position as the public affairs ARNOLD PETER ’84 AND BARBARA RUBIN ’78, It seemed only natu- Rubin, a former social studies teacher, was inspired to go into law by environmental lawyers. As a hands-on environmental steward, she officer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, tasked with ral when Arnold Peter and Barbara Rubin joined forces and opened her teaching experience—if she could deal with high school students, participated in controlled burns of land she helped conservation educating the public on its water cleanup efforts. “NASA is building their entertainment law practice earlier this year. They were friends she could deal with any agent. She attended Loyola Law School at night groups purchase. She traveled as far as Antarctica to sate her trust. My phone number is public so anyone in town can call me. I’m practicing complementary specialties in entertainment law. They had while working, and she is especially proud of her work at blue chip environmental curiosity. She discovered never-before-seen plants never off work—I’ll see people at the grocery store or the symphony parallel careers as in-house executives for major corporations. They corporations. “As a woman starting out when I did, it was critical in San Francisco. Fellows always felt obligated to use her skills and they will ask me a question about the newsletter.” were both ready for a new challenge. to represent the gold standard. We didn’t have any role models.” to better society and entered law school so she could help those who could not help themselves. Fellows found Loyola classes particularly invaluable to her current Rubin struck out on her own first. Her position as head of business Peter took a different path to the law. He received a graduate degree duties. “Professor Dan Selmi’s class was rigorous, and we covered affairs at A&E ended when it closed its West Coast offices, and in criminology and planned to become a prosecutor. He stumbled “I thought I was a good writer environmental statutes that affect the work I do now.” Fellows is par- she began to build a private practice. Meanwhile, Peter cultivated instead into entertainment law—while working for the City of Fresno, ticularly grateful for the empathy Loyola helped instill in her through his entertainment practice at Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP and began a contact helped him land a job at Universal Studios. When Peter is before I went to Loyola, but its mediation and ethics classes, and she also praises Loyola’s seriously considering forming his own practice. asked for advice on how to get into entertainment law, he responds, I wasn’t. The classes taught me emphasis on writing skills: “I thought I was a good writer before I “Move to Fresno!” to be organized and effective. went to Loyola, but I wasn’t. The classes taught me to be organized Eventually joining with two other attorneys, Peter and Rubin founded and effective. I’m motivated to help people, so it is important that Raskin Peter Rubin & Simon. Rubin specializes in talent deals involving To Rubin and Peter, their Loyola education binds them and represents I’m motivated to help people, my writing is clear.” Fellows concludes that her law degree equipped TV shows, movies and books, while Peter represents the entertainment their shared values, and they will continue to foster those values. so it is important that my her to take on any task. Asked what she enjoys most, she responds, efforts of corporate brands. For example, he recently negotiated a Their firm recently hired two members of the Loyola community, writing is clear.” “Problem solving—everything’s new and it never gets boring. It’s product placement deal for Mercedes in The Da Vinci Code. one as an associate and one as an intern. intellectually stimulating.” LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

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JOE ESCALANTE ’92, Joe Escalante first made his name as a punk Escalante retired from law two years ago. “I was burned out,” SUSAN KARL ’80, Big Hunk. Abba-Zaba. Rocky Road. These candy The family business drew Karl from LA back to the Bay Area, as she rocker and created a mini-empire that blends legal and media ven- he said. “It’s one thing to be conflicted in criminal law, asking ‘How bars, and several others, are produced under the careful eye of succeeded her brother in running Annabelle Candy. Yet, Karl puts tures: a legal advice radio show, a record label, a stable of films can I represent a guilty person?’ Yet that is nothing compared to Susan Gamson Karl, the president and chief executive officer of her law degree to good use. “I buy truckloads of chocolate, so I and an occasional USO tour with his band, The Vandals. people who represent people who stomp on people just because Annabelle Candy. have to analyze contracts and do purchasing. I use the analytical they can. I couldn’t do it.” skills I developed at Loyola in reviewing business strategies and Before the law, Escalante focused on music, and he used his legal Annabelle Candy was founded by Karl’s grandfather, Sam Altshuler, interacting with customers and clients.” skills to stay involved. He crafted deals with bands like Blink 182, “It’s one thing to be conflicted in who immigrated to the US from Russia in 1917. In the US, he and he applied his negotiating prowess to form his own record learned how to make candy and sold his first creation, Rocky Road, In addition to her duties at Annabelle Candy, Karl feeds her passion label, Kung Fu Records. Escalante says a background in law is criminal law, asking ‘How can I from a pushcart. He named his company after his daughter, Karl’s for figure skating, serving as a senior competition judge for the US essential for anyone interested in an entertainment career: “Many represent a guilty person?’ Yet mother, and it is still family owned and operated. Figure Skating Association. Here, too, she finds use for her legal of the best managers are lawyers. Everyone in this business should that is nothing compared to peo- training: “I apply my law school knowledge of grievances, since fig- have a JD because it equips you for anything.” Chocolate, marshmallow, nuts, nougat, taffy—all consume Karl’s ure skating Grievance Committee meetings are actual hearings.” ple who represent people who day. Yet, her career began in a very different field. At Loyola, she Loyola was a good match for Escalante—his father briefly attended stomp on people just because participated in the juvenile law clinic, found an affinity for the court- Public service, figure skating, candy bars—on a single resume. and his sister is an alumnae. He remembers Professor Tanner’s they can. I couldn’t do it.” room and interned with the LA District Attorney. Following gradua- Sweet! property class, Professor Lazaroff’s antitrust course and Professor tion, Karl held positions with the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office Goldman’s criminal law class as pivotal educational experiences. and District Attorney Offices in Culver City, Malibu, Santa Monica and Although he planned a career as a prosecutor, an internship at CBS So, Escalante made his name as a radio personality as host of “Barely West LA. She also served as a municipal court commissioner in Malibu. turned into a staff position. Later, his band became more and more Legal,” a call-in show offering legal advice for those in the entertain- successful, leading him to form his record label so he could retain ment industry. This led to his latest gig—hosting Indie 103.1 FM’s control of his music. He then founded a law practice that represent- morning show, one of the most popular programs in the LA market. ed high-profile music clients. LoyolaLawyer 20052006 LoyolaLawyer

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JENNIFER ROSE ’76 AND BARRY ROSE ’67, Jennifer and Barry BOB KOHN ’81, While his friends attended film school, Bob Kohn MEET NEW MEMBERS OF LOYOLA’S ALUMNI COMMUNITY Rose credit their legal education with allowing them to live out earned his law degree. Now he helps those friends navigate the their dream—opening a luxury resort in Western Samoa. entertainment industry. JOLENE MATE ’06, “Before Loyola, my only experience with law JORDAN SUSMAN ’06, Jordan Susman’s legal education began was what I saw in movies, but I loved this school from the minute well before he enrolled in law school. While producing and directing They ventured into legally uncharted waters when they entered While at Loyola, Kohn developed skills that would help him build a I walked on campus,” says Jolene Mate. his first feature film, The Anarchist’s Cookbook, he negotiated with negotiations to build Coconuts Beach Club. Notes Jennifer, “The career in entertainment law, including serving on the editorial staff of Teamsters, actors and lawyers. This experience paved the way land our resort stands on is leased from the village, which in turn the premier issue of Loyola’s Entertainment Law Review. He attributes Originally at Loyola as a staff member, Mate later attended to becoming a lawyer: “You need to listen to what people need. leased it from the government of Samoa. Even though there was his success to one core skill: “If you learn anything in law school, you Loyola’s evening program while still working at the school full-time. I learned in Ethical Lawyering that an attorney’s job is to solve a statutory enablement for this kind of lease, it had never been learn how to read. As Professor Gerald Rosen once told us, ‘Read Yet, she turned the challenge into an advantage: “Working full-time problems. That’s what I was already doing as a film producer.” done before. We did about 90 percent of the legal work, and I cases and contracts like love letters—read between the lines.’” while going to law school helps you focus. If a paper is due, you don’t think we could have pulled this off without our legal training.” will turn to it each time you have a spare fifteen minutes.” As an During the screening of The Anarchist's Cookbook, Susman was Kohn’s success goes beyond his law practice—he is also the author evening student, Mate had to take summer classes, but again confronted with the reality of a show business career. He asked Before opening the resort, Jennifer practiced entertainment and of Kohn on Music Licensing, which was cited by the US Supreme she turned a challenge into an advantage by attending Loyola’s Academy Award-winning director Milos Forman about Forman’s family law, and Barry was a trial lawyer. They were successful Court in Eldred v. Ashcroft and by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Summer Program in Beijing. current project, and Forman replied, “Looking for my next job— attorneys, yet they felt suffocated by the long hours and intense in Bridgeport Music v. Dimension Films. Kohn is also the author of just like you.” Susman realized he wanted to spend more time pressure, so they eventually decided to leave the legal profession. Journalistic Fraud: How The New York Times Distorts the News. making a difference than pleading for work. With the encourage- “We were looking for an adventure that allowed us to utilize our “I loved this school from the ment of his wife, an attorney, he applied to law school. backgrounds,” Barry said. Additionally, Kohn created EMusic.com, an early music download minute I walked on campus.” site, later purchased by Universal Music Group. He notes that a Jennifer and Barry both consider the law degree one of their most key to building a successful company is cultivating the right peo- “I learned that an attorney’s With an undergraduate degree in illustration, Mate hopes to build a valuable assets. Said Barry, “We always felt that law was the finest ple: “You can’t raise money with just an idea. You must have the career that draws on both her artistic and legal talents: “I would job is to solve problems. That’s graduate course of study because it enables you to go out into the right team to execute the idea. You can learn how to build a net- love to work with the arts in the future, even if it’s generating arts world and pick and choose your situations rather than having them work of relationships in school.” what I was already doing as clients for the firm. I loved the Art and the Law class I took my last forced on you. Anytime we’re counseling young people who are semester.” She will begin her legal career at Jones Day in October. a film producer.” unsure of what they want to do, we encourage them to look into law Kohn’s current venture is RoyaltyShare, the first fully Web-based because no matter what they do they will be incredibly thankful.” royalty processing service for record labels, music publishers and Mate’s ultimate goal? “One of my fantasies is to become a profes- At Loyola, Susman served as editor of The Entertainment Law Jennifer agreed: “A legal education sets you up to handle the motion picture studios. In addition to that, he serves as a com- sor. Professors like Jean Boylan, Laurie Levenson and Sande Review, clerked for Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, externed vicissitudes of life. Beyond that, my advice is adventure, adven- mentator and has written for The New York Times and The Weekly Buhai are inspirational. I would love to be able to teach and have for Judge Stephen Reinhart on the Ninth Circuit Court and interned ture, adventure!” Standard. What’s next for Kohn? He aims to write several more that kind of impact on people.” with Franscell, Strickland, Roberts & Lawrence. books on media and philosophy, perhaps tackling controversial subjects like the evolution debate. Despite his entertainment experience, Susman does not plan on a career in entertainment law. Rather, he will focus on litigation. No matter what, Susman says having a law degree will be invaluable and that he hopes to use his degree to effect change. LoyolaLawyer 2006

2005-06 LOYOLA ALUM BENCH APPOINTMENTS AND ELEVATIONS 32 Save the date! CALIFORNIA COURTS OF APPEAL Hon. Victoria Chavez ’78 Hon. Sandy R. Kriegler ’75 Hon. Thomas L. Willhite Jr. ’79 ACCESS TO JUSTICE:

US DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT HOW POPULAR CULTURE TEACHES AMERICANS OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE ABOUT THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM Hon. Oswald Parada ’90

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Hon. Lori Ann (Aiu) Fournier ’90 Friday, September 29, 2006 8:30 am-5:00 pm Hon. Richard M. Goul ’88 Saturday, September 30, 2006 9:00 am-4:00 pm Comm. Robert S. Harrison ’84 Loyola Law School Los Angeles Hon. Roger Ito ’89 Hon. Richard S. Kemalyan ’75 LOYOLA CONGRATULATES Hon. Susan Lopez-Giss ’74 Hon. Daniel S. Murphy ’87 FATHEREE ’07 Hon. Margaret L. Oldendorf ’84 SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS: The Loyola Law School Civil Justice Program; The Consumer Attorneys Public Education Fund (CAPEF), a program of the Consumer Hon. Dorothy B. Reyes ’81 George C. Fatheree III will serve as a clerk with the Hon. Ferdinand Attorneys Association of Los Angeles; The American Board of Trial Advocates; The Association of Southern California Defense Counsel; The Jack Daniels Trial School F. Fernandez, senior judge with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT For more information and to register, please visit events.lls.edu/cjp. MCLE CREDIT IS AVAILABLE! Of his clerkship, Professor Laurie Levenson said, “This is wonderful Comm. Max DeLiema ’74 for George! It is a very prestigious clerkship, and we are all very Comm. Glenn Mondo ’84 proud of him.” Fatheree will follow his clerkship with a position at Skadden Arps in Los Angeles. RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Comm. Carol Codrington ’84 Comm. Pamela A. Thatcher ’83

SACRAMENTO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Hon. Raoul M. Thorbourne ’76 A TRIBUTE TO THE CHAMPIONS OF JUSTICE

Z 2006 HONOREES Mark your calendars! Tenth Annual WCTEO— Bruce Broillet, Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP Western Conference Edith Matthai, Robie & Matthai, A Professional Corporation on Tax Exempt Organizations Friday, September 29, 2006 November 16 & 17, 2006 Beverly Hills Hotel - Rodeo Room Marriott — Downtown Los Angeles Cocktails 6:30-7:30 pm Dinner 7:30 pm WCTEO Who should attend: Black-Tie • Attorneys

Co-sponsored by the • Accountants For more information, contact Jennifer Klein at 213.736.1071 or [email protected]. Internal Revenue Service and • CEOs and CFOs of Loyola Law School Tax Exempt Organizations events.lls.edu • Directors and Trustees of Nonprofit Organizations

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Loyola’s Inaugural Journalist Law School Praised

Loyola Law School’s inaugural Journalist Law School received high praise from lawyers, jurists and journalists. The event, organized by the Civil Justice Program at Loyola, featured over two dozen of the nation’s foremost legal authorities speaking HOLD to 34 working journalists on accurately reporting on the legal system. “Amazing,” “impressive,” “first-rate” and “incredible” were some of the adjectives participants THE DATE! used to describe the program, which ran June 15-17 on Loyola’s campus. THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FOUNDATION PRESENTS “I think you are the most fortunate reporters on the planet to have this opportunity THE 14TH ANNUAL Congratulations to learn about the law in this setting,” veteran AP legal reporter Linda Deutsch told attendees. Participants agreed. “The context the program provided me was just to Loyola Law School’s Trial Advocacy Teams! incredible,” said Jared Bowen, a reporter for WGBH in Boston. Participating jurists PILF AUCTION and lawyers were equally enthusiastic about the program. “You had the best & CASINO NIGHT survey course of criminal justice I have ever heard,” said Shirley Abrahamson, chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Feast on a sumptuous dinner while listening to lively music! “I think you are the most fortunate Get lucky and win! The Byrne Trial Advocacy Team The Byrne Trial Advocacy Team reporters on the planet to have this Visit the casino and try your luck!

THE NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION CHAMPIONS: THE AMERICAN TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION STUDENT opportunity to learn about the law Kimberly Greene, Courtney Yoder TRIAL COMPETITION NATIONAL SEMI-FINALISTS: in this setting.” Saturday, October 21, 2006 6 pm to 10 pm Robert Cowan, Terrence Jones THE NATIONAL TRIAL COMPETITION SEMI-FINALISTS: Loyola Law School Campus Kimberly Higgins, Brian Ward Journalists attended seminars on Constitutional structure, criminal law and civil Tickets $25 at the door; law, taught by Loyola Law professors, prominent attorneys and legal gurus. $20 in advance Topics covered included: “Underreported Stories About Law & the Legal System,” Auctions of: “The Challenge of Reporting on High Profile Cases,” “Racial Discrimination & News Restaurant gift certificates The Byrne Trial Advocacy Team The Vis East Team Coverage,” “Lawyers’ Interactions with the Media” and “How to Use Experts & the Holidays for two 10 Worst Questions.” Sports memorabilia and tickets NATIONAL CIVIL TRIAL COMPETITION FINALISTS: VIS EAST INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION Outings with professors and more

Sarah Broeckling, Robert Cowan, Kimberly MOOT WINNERS: Program directors selected attendees on a competitive basis, and attendees All proceeds benefit PILF Greene, Terrence Jones received certificates upon completion. Many of the journalists in attendance Adam Chang, Michael Javaherifar, scholarships, which enable Loyola were eligible for fellowships that covered most expenses. Jeffrey Harada, Lily Lu Law School students to work in public interest law organizations.

For tickets or more information, please visit www.pilf.org or contact Leah Romano at [email protected]. LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

36 37 L L O O Y Y O O L L A A F Cesare Romano speaks five languages, has graduate degrees Michael Waterstone graduated summa cum laude from UCLA F A A C from three universities in three countries and is the assistant and attended Harvard Law School. Following a position with C U U L L T director of the Project on International Courts and Tribunals. Munger, Tolles & Olsen, he joined the faculty at the University T Y LOYOLA WELCOMES NEW Romano joins Loyola Law School to teach International Human of Mississippi School of Law. He comes to Loyola to teach Civil Y Rights Law and International Environmental Law. Procedure, Employment Law and Disability Law.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS Romano’s previous positions include serving as an adjunct profes- A native of Los Angeles, Waterstone is happy to be back, saying, sor at Fordham University and as a visiting professor at the “I was always aware of Loyola’s great reputation for teaching and University of Amsterdam. He was interested in Loyola because, scholarship. I had worked with the Disability Rights Legal Center he said, “Loyola is a school like no other. It is very focused on when I was a lawyer at Munger, so I was able to be on Loyola’s international law. Its LLM program in Bologna is the only one campus from time to time. My wife and I are very much looking of its kind that I know about. I was also attracted by the diversity forward to being back in LA.” of the student body.” Waterstone is a member of the ABA’s Commission on Mental and Romano holds a degree in political science from L’Università degli Physical Disability Law, and he often provides commentary to Studi di Milano, a doctorate in international law from the Graduate media outlets like Voice of America and The New York Times. Institute of International Studies in Geneva and an LLM in internation- al legal studies from the New York University School of Law. Robert Brain joins the Loyola Law School faculty hoping to chan- David Glazier was enforcing the law long before he taught it. nel his experience into a curriculum that gives students a solid As a surface warfare officer in the US Navy, Glazier commanded foundation for whatever they pursue after graduation. At Loyola, a frigate that seized over 7,000 pounds of cocaine and interdicted Brain will teach Ethical Lawyering and Legal Writing. 223 illegal migrants.

“No matter the substantive area of the law in which a student even- Before joining Loyola, Glazier lectured at the University of Virginia tually chooses to practice, two things will be true: he or she will School of Law, was a research fellow for the Center for National have to produce some written product and he or she will be subject Security Law, where he was a pro bono consultant to Human to the disciplinary rules of a bar association,” he said. “I feel privi- Rights First on military commissions, and clerked for the leged to teach the two courses that introduce students to both.” Charlottesville Commonwealth Attorney’s Office.

Previously, Brain was a litigator with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He Glazier has a BA, cum laude, from Amherst College and graduat- received a pro bono award from the LA County Bar Association ed with distinction from the Naval War College. He has an MA and represented the ACLU in a case before the US Supreme in government from Georgetown University and a JD from the LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL Court. He was also a partner at Howarth & Smith. He has written University of Virginia, where he wrote for the Virginia Law Review extensively on legal matters ranging from evidence to contracts. and was honored with the Order of the Coif. Brain taught at the McGeorge School of Law and Pepperdine CONGRATULATES University School of Law. His BA and MA are from Stanford Glazier won the Best Note award at the University of Virginia and University, and his JD is from the University of California Berkeley. his essay on naval strategy won him the President’s Prize at the THE WINNERS OF THE 2005-06 Naval War College. His recent work includes Ignorance Is Not Bliss: The Law of Belligerent Occupation and the US Experience in Iraq. SBA EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD!

JEAN BOYLAN ’86 CHRISTOPHER MAY 2005-06 Associate Clinical Professor of Law Professor of Law LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

38 39 L L O on behalf of a US marshal who claimed the agency was violating Levenson chose to teach at Loyola because of its emphasis O Y Y O his First Amendment rights. Ides’s real-world expertise even landed on preparing students for the realities of a legal career. O L L A Professors Get Real A him a job as a legal consultant to NBC’s First Monday, a Supreme “As a former prosecutor, I wanted to teach at a school that F F A Court drama. focuses on preparing students for the real world of the law. A C C U Loyola is precisely that school.” U L L T Ides has written numerous amicus briefs in human-rights cases and T Y Y Legislators, policy makers, academics, courts and regulators rely he frequently represents immigrants at risk of being deported as on Hasen’s expertise, and this real-world experience informs his a court-appointed attorney—he is currently defending a Japanese students. “It’s very valuable to be a part of the process of drafting citizen, brought to the US in 1958, who now faces deportation. He legislation or filing briefs,” he says. “It’s important to keep a foot says keeping one foot firmly planted in the courtroom makes him a in the real world, where you face the kind of questions and pres- better teacher. “I think students are engaged and inspired by teach- sures that your students are going to face in a few years.” ers who are active in the ‘real world.’ I hope telling students about the cases I’m involved in inspires them to do the same thing. The Hasen, the William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law, really good part about teaching is knowing a few people in the For PROFESSOR ELLEN APRILL, staying active in her field is a testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on renewal classroom will go out and do something to make you proud.” necessity. “In an area that changes as much as tax law, you need of the Voting Rights Act. On hearing that Capitol Hill staffers to keep up with what’s happening. The law and what practitioners follow election law debates on his blog, electionlawblog.org, For ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KIMBERLY WEST-FAULCON, the are doing changes every year.” he reflected: “We were having an impact on the thinking about difference between law professor and law practitioner barely legislation.” His blog was also cited in Sixth Circuit Court exists. Previously the director and head attorney of the western Aprill, associate dean of academic programs and John E. documents in Stewart v. Blackwell, a case on the legality regional office of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Anderson Professor of Tax Law, is a respected policy advisor. of selective punch-card voting in Ohio. (LDF), she is now in her second year of teaching at Loyola, relish- She recently testified before the House Subcommittee on ing her new role as an academic. “As a practitioner, I collaborated Select Revenue Measures and she is writing an article that Hasen is active in high-profile election issues, like the recounts with law professors and law students,” she says. “I’ve always makes recommendations to Congress on disaster-related tax in Florida in 2000, the struggle for campaign finance reform in respected what the academic perspective brings to your ability issues. Aprill also remains an active member of the Council California, the CA gubernatorial recall election, punch-card voting, to be a good practitioner.” of Directors of the ABA’s Tax Section. election administration and voting rights. His writings on these topics have been published by major media outlets like the Los Angeles Attorneys orating. Witnesses testifying. Judges presiding. West-Faulcon, who teaches Social Justice Lawyering, was inspired At Loyola, Aprill helped found the School’s Tax LLM program—the Times, Slate and Roll Call, and he is frequently cited in The New A typical day in court? No. A typical day in PROFESSOR LAURIE to attend law school by LDF Founder Thurgood Marshall. He was first of its kind in Los Angeles—and for the past ten years she York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times. LEVENSON’s class. also her inspiration to join the staff of the LDF. One of her cases has organized the Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations, there was a high-profile racial discrimination lawsuit against which is co-sponsored by Loyola and the IRS. “Tax policy is really Levenson, a William M. Rains Fellow, is a former federal prosecutor Abercrombie & Fitch, the popular apparel chain. The retailer a passion for me. It is not just theories but a way to affect what who has participated in high-profile cases as a legal commentator, agreed to pay $50 million and promote diversity internally. happens in the world. I tell my students that taxes codify our advisor and litigator. She works closely with the judiciary by social values and express what we are as a society.” lecturing on ethics and evidence. Last year, she was counsel Other significant cases in which West-Faulcon has been involved on a case before the US Supreme Court and she has served include one against the University of California alleging its on a number of commissions. Berkeley campus had a discriminatory admissions policy; a Seattle desegregation case, now scheduled to be heard At Loyola, Levenson peppers her classes with examples from by the Supreme Court; and a racial discrimination case against PROFESSOR ALLAN IDES teaches students how to fight for rights— her off-campus life. “I find that my work outside the classroom the Los Angeles Police Department. and does it himself. enhances my teaching inside the classroom,” she says. She also introduced the real world to the classroom through a steady Of her work, West-Faulcon says, “I think it’s important to see that Ides, a William M. Rains Fellow, argued US v. Owens before the stream of guest speakers like Mark Geragos, Tom Mesereau civil rights aren’t part of a bygone era,” she said. “As a practition- Supreme Court, a case steeped in Sixth Amendment issues. A and the late Johnnie Cochran, and recently a man exonerated er and professor, these cases show that these things still matter.” PROFESSOR RICHARD HASEN is an election law expert. He fervent defender of constitutional liberties, Ides worked with the of murder charges after serving 12 years in prison. practices it, consults on it, comments on it and blogs on it. ACLU to successfully sue the Department of Homeland Security LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

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Craig Kirkwood ’08, Craig Kirkwood starred in Remember the Cameron Fredman ’07, One of Cameron Fredman’s earliest Titans and numerous television shows, yet had become disen- memories is of his mom, alumnae Berna Warner-Fredman ’83, chanted with the roles he was being offered. His experience highlighting her law books. Yet, Fredman originally planned on his high school’s mock trial team led him to the law, and his a career in software development. social conscious led him to Loyola. He found it tediously boring and, having observed his parents’ “I got into this to litigate. The legal careers, decided to join the Loyola community. Fredman has been an active member since, doing research for Professors Karl supplemental skills I bring Manheim and John Nockleby, editing the Loyola of Los Angeles from my acting experience will Law Review and receiving the Sayre Macneil and the McNicholas always be there. Now I am & McNicholas Trial Advocacy Scholarships. developing the other skills it “During my internships, takes to be a great lawyer.” I met the people involved

Kirkwood credits supportive parents for his academic success. in cases, and it underscored “I feel the responsibility of my race. African-Americans are how real lives are involved. underrepresented on law school campuses. Almost 50 percent Sometimes, that gets lost of African-Americans are dropping out of school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. And without a high school diploma, how in the shuffle.” will those kids get into college?” Kirkwood puts his words into action by working to encourage kids to stay in school and partici- A prize-winning pianist, Fredman stays connected to music. pating in Loyola’s Black Law Students Association. He helped revive an annual talent show for Loyola Law students, faculty and staff, observing, “Law students have many non-legal Kirkwood hopes to employ skills from his past career in his future skills but they’re too busy to showcase them. The show was one, noting that his acting experience will come in handy when created so students could branch out a bit.” speaking to a jury. “I got into this to litigate. The supplemental skills I bring from my acting experience will always be there. I’ll Fredman’s most illuminating experiences at Loyola were his always be a great public speaker. Now, I am developing the other internships, with which he credits bringing real life to his studies. skills it takes to be a great lawyer.” “In law school, everything is abstract. During my internships, I met the people involved in cases, and it underscored how real lives are involved. Sometimes, that gets lost in the shuffle.” Fredman embarked on a similar experience this year, as a summer associate at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. LoyolaLawyer 2006 LoyolaLawyer

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LOYOLA MOOT COURT COMPETITION — LOYOLA MENTORING PROGRAM REACHING OUT TO HAWAIIAN STUDENTS BOOSTS LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLERS

EYE CONTACT. COURTROOM ETIQUETTE. MASTERY OF LEGAL Miyawaki, who has, along with his wife Sallie, sponsored the IT IS THE DAY OF THE TRIAL. ROBINSON COURTROOM IS SEATED FOR THE Loyola student Kimberly Greene ’06 noted, “These kids are ISSUES, FACTS AND ARGUMENTS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE program in its entirety since its beginning. “Hawaiian students COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS V. KIT CARSON, wonderful. This mentoring program is one of the most important JUDGED ON COURTROOM SKILLS LIKE THESE AT LOYOLA’S EIGHTH are fortunate to have the dedication and support of Dr. Edison A MURDER TRIAL. programs at Loyola. It allows law students to encourage high ANNUAL LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL DR. EDISON H. MIYAWAKI MOOT Miyawaki, who came up with the concept to reach out to students school students to set goals in higher education, and gives the COURT COMPETITION. in Hawaii,” says Dean David W. Burcham. “We at Loyola are proud Or rather, a mock murder trial—the attorneys and witnesses for kids our support.” Program co-advisor Professor Brietta Clark to be part of this valuable program.” the prosecution and the defense are neither attorneys nor law added, “These are people who have a strong sense of what is The competition has grown over its eight years, and more and students. They are at-risk students from Los Angeles high schools fair. I learn from them what’s wrong and what needs to be fixed. more alumni participate each year. It is named for Dr. Edison H. Loyola Law School alumni serve as judges in the preliminary like Dorsey, Belmont and Foshay who participate in one of Loyola It’s energizing. I can see I’m making a difference.” Professor Gary rounds, in which each participating team argues the case. Law School’s community outreach projects, the Judge Stephen Williams advises the program along with Clark. All of the cases are based on US Supreme Court cases—this O’Neil Trial Advocacy Mentoring Program. year’s case was Beard v. Banks, about whether a Pennsylvania “These kids are wonderful. This law that denies prisoners’ access to non-religious newspapers, This program, named for the late Loyola adjunct professor and magazines and photographs violates their First Amendment rights. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephen O’Neil, was mentoring program is one of formed six years ago by Loyola Law’s La Raza de Loyola and the most important programs “These young people are smart, Black Law Students Association. It focuses on writing and public at Loyola.” speaking skills. Following O’Neil’s example, each student mentor really talented and have great is a friend as well as a teacher and a trial coach, encouraging the Loyola Law School thanks its alumni who have coaches who are very dedicated.” participants to pursue college and perhaps a law degree. Alumni of Loyola and the program also return to assist, including volunteered as judges in the competition: John Anthony ’97, Zakiya Glass ’04 and Windy Watson ’03.

JAMES HEALANI ASHFORD ’88 The competition has drawn competitors from Aiea High School, Over two dozen Loyola Law students annually coordinate the Anthony sums up the program quite well: “I offer my time because JOE AZZARO ’97 Iolani School, Kaimuki High School, Mid-Pacific Institute, Moanalua program and teach the weekly classes. Lectures include demon- it makes me feel alive. I hope these students push themselves to JENNIFER BAINBRIDGE ’02 strations of trial skills, like introducing evidence, giving direct and new heights and set new goals for their lives—goals they may STEVEN BARTA ’82 High School, Pearl City High School, Punahou School and Sacred MITCH BURNS ’80 Hearts Academy. Loyola Professor Christopher May, who helps cross examinations and delivering opening and closing state- have never thought were in their reach.” THE HON. BENJAMIN CAYETANO ’71 organize the competition, says of the students, “These young ments. Guest speakers have included role models like Attorney CORI FERRARO ’02 Higgins concurs: “As a mentor, all the time and effort was more MARK KAWATA ’80 people are smart, really talented and have great coaches who Carl Douglas and Judge Kelvin D. Filer. JAMES KRUEGER ’65 are very dedicated.” Adds Carmen Ramirez, director of alumni than worth it. For me, the program didn’t end when the trial was DEBORAH ASHBY MCNULTY ’81 In the program’s final week, the students go into trial in front of over. My girls can come to me for advice on anything, from TIMOTHY MCNULTY ’81 relations, “We hope these students are inspired to pursue college applying to college to getting ready for prom! It is more than CHARLENE NORRIS ’78 and legal studies. Many have gone on to study at institutions like real judges. This year’s case centered on a victim of Shaken Baby GEORGE PLAYDON ’71 Stanford, Columbia and Cornell. We are so proud that Loyola Law Syndrome—attorneys and witnesses for the prosecution were just a school program, you make bonds for life!” DAVID RAATZ ’93 coached by Danielle Maestas ’06 and Darioosh Sedaghat ’06, MARIO ROBERTI ’60 School was part of their education!” JENNIFER MARTIN ROSE ’76 while attorneys and witness for the defense were coached by GARY SHIGEMURA ’70 Kelly Greer ’06 and Kimberly Higgins ’06. Presiding judges were V ALENTINA STEWART ’89 the Hon. John V. Meigs ’78 and the Hon. Terry Smerling of the ALLEN WILLIAMS ’79 LOGAN YOUNG ’83 Los Angeles Superior Court. LoyolaLawyer 2006

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WHO IS LOYOLA LAW? OVER 13,000 SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES NATIONWIDE.