UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, SCHOOL OF LAW SPRING 2013 VOL. 45, NO. 1 TRANSCRIP T SPRING 2013 STATE BENEFITS Boalt’s new California Constitution Center serves attorneys, judges, and students. 11 JAZZED ON LIFE Corporate law wiz Charles Charnas ’84 finds harmony after a near-fatal injury. 20 25-YEAR SALUTE A Q&A with EBCLC leaders Jeff Selbin and Tirien Steinbach ’99 on the center’s meteoric rise. 34 Roads Less Traveled Transcript follows Matt McDermott ’03 and three other alums who veered away from the big-firm path to discover new opportunities—and who they are. PAGE 26 TRANSCRIPT EDITOR & DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS Michael Bazeley MANAGING EDITOR & SENIOR WRITER, COMMUNICATIONS Andrew Cohen CONTRIBUTING EDITOR & PROJECT MANAGER Bob Rucker, Peterson Skolnick & Dodge DESIGN & CREATIVE DIRECTION Arno Ghelfi, l’atelier starno CONTRIBUTORS Tyler Gerking ’02 Jon Jefferson Ben Peterson Linda Peterson CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS Jim Block Terry Colon Rick Dahms David Peterson update YOUR ADDRESS Email:
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