doing consulting and making CLE-type presentations to the who represent the great aspects of the United States – justice, Kosovo anticipates gaining some form of bench and bar.” altruism and confidence,” stated Matthews. Both Treuthart and independence in the foreseeable future, so Matthews, a Thomas More Scholar who was recommended Matthews agreed that ABA-ROLI Country Director David Sip, establishing the rule of law along with an to the Kosovo ABA-ROLI office by Treuthart, worked to help the who managed the Kosovo office, was an excellent role model independent judiciary is essential.” University of Pristina law faculty open its first “live client” legal and mentor. And what Treuthart saw in Kosovo aid clinic. “My job was to draft the policy and training manual for According to Matthews, law students can develop convinced her not only that she did the the clinic,” Matthews says, “making sure that I adapted it to an credentials to help further their careers. “The contacts that right thing but that she would do it again. Eastern European perspective sensitive to the history and needs students can make while overseas are critical for their future,” “Folks in the Balkans have lost family of the people of Kosovo who members, lived as refugees, dealt with would be visiting the clinic.” uncertainty, and made endless sacrifices Although they were primarily to try to ‘live’ normal lives,” Treuthart says. occupied with their volunteer “My students were a constant source of jobs, both Treuthart and inspiration to me. Despite all the obstacles Matthews took maximum placed in their way, they were eager for advantage of their stays in an education and that made my work Kosovo. In addition to making especially gratifying.” friends with the American Both Treuthart and Matthews and Kosovar staffers, they emphasized the importance of flexibility traveled throughout the and being open to new experiences in a region. And they enjoyed the range of food offered by the Clockwise from left: Multi-story dozens of restaurants and mural of liberator Bill Clinton located cafés set up to serve the on the central Pristina thoroughfare, Bill Klinton Boulevard; Rosalie thousands of international Matthews accepting a volunteer workers employed by the award from Country Director David United Nations and other Sip on the terrace of the ABA office in Kosovo; Mary Pat Treuthart organizations in Pristina. with some of her students from the Even so, both returned home Legal Methodology I course at the University of Pristina. satisfied that not only had they done good work for Kosovo but that they had done their she says. “It really opens doors.” transitional society such as Kosovo. Matthews summed up by best to represent the U.S. Treuthart, who has done volunteer work for a number of saying, “Every day I was there, I felt alive and invigorated.” while fulfilling their respective domestic agencies, compares the value of doing volunteer Treuthart concurred, “In terms of personal satisfaction, it personal aims. work at home versus abroad. “There are numerous really doesn’t get much better than that.” “I think that we need people opportunities to do good work in the U.S,” she says. “But there in the international community Dan Webster is a staff writer at the Spokesman-Review and an is so much need for legal expertise in post-conflict societies. adjunct professor in the communication arts department at Gonzaga.

11 IN NEWS the Red Mass 2007 On Tuesday, September 18, 2007, the Red Mass for the legal profession was held at St. Aloysius Church. Fr. Robert J. Spitzer presided and the Honorable Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, gave the reflection. S. Edward Carroll, President of the Spokane County Bar Association read the names of Gonzaga University School of Law alumni and friends, and Spokane Bar Association members that passed away last year. Dean Earl Martin presented the Distinguished Judicial Service Law, class of 1975. Judge Rielly was appointed to the Spokane County Juvenile Drug Court program, which has improved the Award to the Honorable Neal Q. County Superior Court in 1995, and truly distinguished himself lives of numerous children and families. In 2001, Judge Rielly Rielly, Gonzaga University School of during his time on the bench. In 2000, he began the Spokane received the Family Law Judge of the Year award from the State Bar Association.

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diplomas and hoods. Commencement 2007 Annika Michelle Herbes Scharosch On Saturday, May 12, 2007, commencement ceremonies received the Dean’s Academic Achievement for the 2007 graduating class were held at McCarthey Center Award and J. Keith Nelson gave the on the Gonzaga University campus. Over 180 received their response from the Class of 2007. The faculty speaker for this year’s graduation was Professor Milton Rowland. William H. Neukom, a graduate of Harvard University and partner with K& L Gates gave the commencement address. Mr. Neukom embodies Gonzaga’s values of service, justice, and professional excellence. This was reflected in the address he presented to the graduating class and in his election as the president of the world’s largest professional organization, the American Bar Association. He began his year-long term as president of the ABA in August. Norman L. Roberts, class of 1959, was presented the Gonzaga Law Medal in recognition of his accomplishments and contributions to the legal profession.

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Legal Writing and Research Conference held at GU Law the appointment of Debra L. Stephens of Spokane to the Division III state Court of Appeals. Her appointment was LR&W Professors Cheryl Beckett and Kevin Shelley effective May 14. The investiture was held at Gonzaga Law organized the 2007 Northwest Regional Legal Research & School, Barbieri Courtroom on Friday, May 11, 2007. Writing Conference: Teaching LR&W in Changing Times, held at “Debra Stephens’ passion for public service and her vast Gonzaga on August 10, 2007. Twenty-four LR&W professors from experience with the appellate system will serve her well on Gonzaga, University, the , the the bench,” Gregoire said. “She will make a fine judge.” University of Oregon, Lewis & Clark, and the University of Idaho Debra has focused on appellate practice since 1995, attended this day-long conference. Participants presented on with appearances as lead appellate counsel before the several topics ranging from developing mission statements for , Washington Court of Appeals, LR&W teachers, to teaching legal writing in Uganda, Kenya, and Idaho Supreme Court, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and South Africa. as counsel of record before the U.S. Supreme Court. Debra Marie Soveroski has also been very active at Gonzaga Law School as a coach for the National Moot Court team. Marie Soveroski, a 1989 graduate of Gonzaga University School of Law and managing director of EarthRights Welcome Ruthann Miller International, spoke at Gonzaga Law School on Monday, In May 2007, Ruthann Miller joined our development office September 17, about her work in the area of environmental as a major gift officer. human rights. Marie lived and worked for fifteen years in Ruthann is from Montana Europe, where she served as director of the European Centre and is married with two for Judges and Lawyers, the Luxembourg-based Antenna of sons. Following her U.S. the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), from Above: Victoria Vreeland receives Myra Bradwell award. Right: Debra Stephens with Governor Christine Gregoire Navy service on the east 2001-2005. Prior to that she worked out of EIPA headquarters coast, Ruthann moved to in Maastricht (NL) on legal and capacity building projects in Malanca, Peterson & Daheim in 1985. For several years, her Spokane where she earned the countries in transition in Central, Southeastern and Eastern a distinguished academic career. In the summer of 1975, she work has focused on civil litigation, primarily sexual coercion, her business/finance degree Europe. Her focus and passion has been environmental law was the first Washington State Honors Intern in the United childhood abuse, employment discrimination, and civil rights, from Eastern Washington and protection, as well as human rights issues, which she has States Department of Justice, where she worked as part of a as well as some commercial cases, representation of the University in 1995. For the pursued both as a lawyer and as an activist. She has an LL.M. civil litigation section handling such matters as the May Day riots Insurance Commissioner in insurance receiverships, and past several years, she in International and Comparative Law, which she earned at the and the Nixon Watergate tapes cases. After graduation, she fraud and misrepresentation. She has described her area of was employed by Safeco Vrije Universiteit in Brussels (B). She earned her JD at Gonzaga served as the first female clerk for the Washington State Court of practice as abuse of power litigation. In a Trial News profile Insurance as a Northwest University School of Law as a Thomas More Scholar, a full- Appeals, Division III, working for Judge Dale Green. in October, 1997, Vicky explained: “The bottom line for me is underwriting manager Ruthann Miller tuition scholarship program for persons pursuing a career in Vicky went on to a distinguished career, first in public that if someone has been truly wronged by one in a position and as a producer for an law in the public interest. She has bachelors degrees in Biology service then in private practice. She served as an Assistant of power—because of that position of power—there must independent agency. and Environmental Resource Management, and is a citizen of Attorney General for the state of Washington from 1978-1982, be a remedy for the individual. Those cases should also be both the U.S. and the Netherlands. Ms. Soveroski’s talk was and from 1982-1983 was chief counsel for the Crime Victim’s beneficial to society in general—to curtail misuse and abuse 93 Years “Young” – Dean “Lew” Orland’s Birthday sponsored by the Thomas More Scholars. Compensation Section, where her work included drafting and of power, on behalf of those who are victims of discrimination, successfully proposing the Governor’s Victim’s Rights legislation. retaliation, sexual and physical power, big business or unfair On September 10, 2007, the Gonzaga Law School faculty Women’s Law Caucus Recognizes Victoria Vreeland In 1983, Vicky entered the high-risk and male-dominated world of employers.” and staff celebrated Dean Lewis “Lew” Orland’s 93rd birthday, at the law school. Dean Orland , a member of the Gonzaga Gonzaga University School of Law Women’s Law Caucus civil litigation, where she has been a pioneer and role-model for Debra Stephens Appointed to Court of Appeals Law School Foundation Board, was at the law school for a presented the 15th Annual Myra Bradwell Award to Victoria women trial lawyers. Foundation Board meeting and the faculty and staff surprised Vreeland. Victoria graduated first in her class in 1976, following She became a partner with Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, On May 8, 2007, Governor Christine Gregoire announced

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given her, images came to mind that captured the essence of the text. When Above: Linda Kawaguchi McLane and Patrick Charles John and Mary next met for one of their Left: Sandra Simpson regular conversation sessions, they talked about the meaning of justice and Welcome New Faculty its imagery. John suggested that Mary In August of this year, Gonzaga Law School welcomed three new illustrate the essay with her prints and additions to the faculty. They are: their joint efforts be published in a signed, Sandra Simpson Sandra Simpson is currently an assistant professor of Legal Research and Writing at Gonzaga University School of Law. After graduating with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1992, Sandra spent two years in general practice in Iowa City, Iowa. After moving to Spokane in 1994, she practiced for five years as an employment defense litigator for Workland Witherspoon, PLLC. Her desire to teach, however, sent Sandra to Whitworth University where she obtained a Master in Teaching degree in 1999. Armed with her masters degree, her law degree, Above: The Washington State Supreme Court at Gonzaga Left: Dan Morrissey, Lew Orland, Earl Martin and James Vache and her practical experience, Sandra began teaching at Whitworth University in their political science department. She earned high praise him with Law and Art Professors Complete Joint Book Project for her teaching pedagogy, her commitment to social justice, and her a happy Titled “On Justice” knowledge of the law. At Whitworth she taught American National birthday Law professor John Morey Maurice and art professor Politics, Constitutional Law, Modern Congress, and Legal Research and song, cake, Mary Farrell have just crossed the finish line of a most unusual Writing. ice cream, and satisfying joint collaboration: a signed, limited-edition book Linda Kawaguchi McLane and lots and titled “On Justice.” John Maurice described the genesis of Linda Kawaguchi McLane is the new director of the Chastek Library at lots of happy the essay as follows: “I have been composing portions of this Above: An illustration from the book, “On Justice” Gonzaga University School of Law. Linda has roots in both Washington birthday essay in my mind for the better part of twenty years. A concept and Idaho. Her undergraduate and law degrees are from the University of wishes. and construct of justice is by its nature very personal. What I Idaho and she received her law librarianship degree from the University have attempted to do is present my ideas in a straightforward, high-quality, limited-edition book. Washington of Washington. She worked as a law librarian at University of California readable manner using everyday language. This essay reflects When asked what her contribution to Berkeley from 2000 to 2007, University of Washington 1996 to 1999, and the State Supreme Court Hears Cases At Gonzaga Law how justice speaks to me as an individual. It is my hope the book was, Mary said, “My contribution University of Michigan from 1992 to 1996. From 1990 to 1991, she clerked for On Monday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 13, that it will stimulate and encourage readers to look within . . . is observed from two vantage points. the Idaho State Supreme Court. 2007, the Washington State Supreme Court visited Gonzaga themselves and reflect how justice speaks to them.” The essay . . . For me justice begins with human Patrick Charles Law School. On September 12, the Justices had lunch with first appeared in the Gonzaga Law Review, Volume 38, No. 2, interaction, including the dynamic Prior to joining Gonzaga University School of Law, Patrick Charles was a students and visited classes at the law school and on the 2002/03. interaction between John and myself as reference librarian and legal research instructor at Creighton University undergraduate campus. On Tuesday, the court was in session Professors Maurice and Farrell have a long-standing we explored the essence of justice and School of Law in Omaha, Nebraska, from 1997 until July of 2007. From 1994 in the Barbieri courtroom, giving law students the opportunity friendship dating back to 1995. Mary teaches drawing and the hold that it has on the human spirit. until 1997, he was the circulation/reference librarian at Widener University to witness the Washington State Supreme Court in session. directs the print-making program at Gonzaga, and her work Second, visual imagery produces clarity School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware. He received his Bachelor’s degree Justice Barbara Madsen ‘77 and Justice Mary Fairhurst ’84 are has been exhibited in over one hundred shows both nationally in its own way. The prints tell the story of from Loyola University of New Orleans, his Masters in Library Science Gonzaga School of Law alumni. and internationally. justice with the flair of metaphor making from the University of Washington, and his J.D. from the University of Idaho As Mary read through the copy of the essay John had its own unique statement.” College of Law. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar Association.

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