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Vol. 12, No.1 FALL 1986
GGU Grad Wins Bingham Aquiltal Sixty-seven jury trials over the last ten years proved excellent preparation for Susan Rutberg's ('75) defense work in the celebrated Stephen Bingham triaL A lawyer who always tends to view her cases with optimism, Rutberg used her voir dire experience ~ ~ of testimony and statements made actual case events in 1971. Voir dire :Il ~ :': over the past 15 years. questions were then developed from z :r: Significant advance preparation by the questionnaires. This methodology :Il \e defense team, utilizing the services was supported by the court, largely ~ > " the National Jury Project, was due to its efficiency in minimizing voir «~ :.J instrumental in jury selection. dire time and speeding the jury j Questionnaires were developed to selection process. The prosecution also I :J:r: provide profiles on each of the continued on page 2 0.. RUTBERG continued to a prisoner. He was the last guy you'd live in the '60s and '70s, and that spirit had access to the questionnaires and ever ask to do something like that." seemed to me to have gone under the responses. From her past experience in the San ground shortly after Stephen did." After voir dire and juror challenges Francisco Public Defender's Office, The saddest outcome, in 1 had been completed, Rutberg "felt Rutberg has found that "jurors always opinion, is the failure of the trial and enormous reassurance." Many of her feel more comfortable if they think the acquittal to shift public focus from favorite jurors had made it through they're acquitting an innocent person this individual case to the Adjustment the selection process unchallenged by than if they're acquitting a person on a Center, to San Quentin, and to the the prosecution. Ultimately, a 61-year technicality." Bingham's testimony California Department of Corrections old retired teacher and writer, who had reassured the jurors, who had already as a whole. Conditions inside San raised her children during the '60s, begun to perceive several holes in the Quentin, already found to be was selected as jury forewoman. prosecution's case, of his honesty and unconstitutional by two judges, are While each day held its tense innocence. "just as abominable now as they were moments, Rutberg feels the main For Rutberg, the Bingham acquittal in 1971." To her disappointment, it will turning point came early in the trial. A served as a vindication of the concept take more than Stephen Bingham's San Quentin guard made a statement of activism. In reflecting on the trial's victory to reawaken the prison reform on August 21, 1971, when the incident significance, she commented that" to movement. Nevertheless, three first occurred, that he had searched many people Stephen Bingham was a months after the jury's verdict, Susan George Jackson's hair after Bingham's symbol of that spirit of idealism and Rutberg is still celebrating her victory. visit and had found no concealed caring about others that led people to -Gary Wishniewsky weapon. Three weeks later, after try to make the world a better place to intense and repeated grilling by his superior officers in the Department of Corrections, the same witness recanted his testimony. Under cross examination by Schwartzbach in 1986, the guard revealed that he felt himself New Law Placement to be a Department of Corrections suspect in the case, as well as a victim of racism. At this point, Rutberg Director Appointed states, the jury began to regard this witness as someone who would say Anthony L. "Tony" Bastone has anything to save his own neck, and been appointed director of Career the prosecution's case "looked a little Planning and Placement for the School sick." of Law, effective August 1986. The defense team held Stephen Bastone comes to GGU from the Bingham's testimony for the end. University of Tulsa College of Law, Weeks before his appearance, how where he served as director of ever, the defense called several law placement since 1978. He was enforcement officers who contra promoted to assistant dean at Tulsa dicted the testimony of other law University in 1981, and in addition to enforcement personnel testifying on his placement responsibilities, was also behalf of the prosecution. This was named director of law alumni affairs followed by a series of character there. While placement director, witnesses who testified as to Bastone developed the law placement Bingham's past actions on behalf of office from almost nothing, establish peaceable social change and to his ing a major legal career resource belief in the nonviolent tactics of the library, a legal employers recruiting civil rights movement. When Bingham pool and a comprehensive on-campus finally took the stand himself, he interview program for law graduates. personified these qualities. In his other role as law alumni Although her arrival in the Bay Area director, Bastone initiated a Spring in the early 1970s was a year after Reunion Dinner for all graduated Stephen Bingham's disappearance, classes, and pioneered a champagne Rutberg had met many of his friends reception program in the state capital Placement Director Tony Bastone through her involvement with the to commemorate the swearing-in of National Lawyers Guild. Her personal Tulsa law graduates by the State Bar Ford for outstanding service in the observations of Bingham were of Oklahoma. field of criminal justice. reinforced by his demeanor and From 1973 to 1978, Bastone served Bastone received his master of art' testimony during the trial. "Stephen is as executive director for On The degree in criminology and correction. a very soft-spoken, intelligent, and Bricks, Incorporated, a Tulsa post from Sam Houston State University. somewhat hesitant kind of guy. He release treatment center for ex He also served as an adjunct faculty just came across as exactly the kind of offenders. In May 1976, he was given member in the Department of person who could not smuggle a gun the Presidential Citation by Gerald R. Criminal Justice at Tulsa University.
2 · '76 and '81 Hold Largest Reunion Ever The level of interest among the classes of '76 and '81 was the highest ever of any law class, as over 100 members and guests from both groups gathered on May 31 at the Four Star Restaurant in San Francisco's Embar cadero Center. Much time and effort were volunteered by past and present class leaders, particularly during the phone follow-up phase after the invitations were in the mail. Assisting the Alumni Office this year were: Ted Bayer, '76; Richard Harmon, '76; Alan Lagod, '76; Sandra Bovetti Snyder, '76; Paula Fancher, '81; Carol Kingsley, '81; David Leland, '81; Nicki Skovronski, '81; Ann Hardgrove Voris, '81; and Paige Wickland, '81. Special recogni tion is due Ted Bayer for arranging the location and for his intuition that a Participants from the Class of '76, many of whom are pictured above, included: Ted downtown restaurant might draw Bayer, George Braue, Suzanne Chapot, Arthur Chen, Margaret Farrow, Nancy more attendance than a get-together Hancock. Sue Hestor, Deborah Honig, Daryl Dobashi, Marlys Huez, Valerie Karpman at the University. & John Scott, Deborah Kendall, Alan Lagod, Bertrand Le Blanc, Steve Martin, Sandy Miller, Marilyn Morris, Randy Padgett. Paul Peplau, Bruce Peterson & Pat Peterson Unfortunately, limited response ('75), Gina Rieger, Michael Roush, William Rowen, Matt Shier, Sara Simmons, from the classes of '61, '66 and '71 Jonathan Steiner, Laura Uddenberg, Joan Whitebook and Sandra Snyder Hylton. Copies -~quired the cancellation of their 25, of reunion photos may be ordered from the Alumni Office at cost. I and 15-year get-togethers origi nally planned for May 17. Never theless, thank you's go to the class alumni from distant locations. Those Faculty interest was also high this volunteers who helped the Alumni who traveled the farthest include year, and all of the graduates present Office plan and organize the Daryl Dobashi, '76, a surprise guest enjoyed catching up on old times with program. They are: Bessie Dreibelbis, from Kauai; Stephen Winter, '76, Roger Bernhardt, Larry Jones, Jan '61; Bill O'Malley, '61, Larry Mayer, heretofore lost in Detroit but luckily Kosel, Judy McKelvey, Les Minkus, '66 and Tom Lewsader, '71. contacted by a classmate in time to join Tony Pagano and Bernie Segal. Next the event; and Nancy Lashnits, '81, and year's Reunion program will feature a For the third consecutive year the her husband Eric Ostrovsky, '81, who combined reunion for the classes of Reunion program drew Law School commuted in from Washington, DC. '62, '67 and '72, and a second joint event for '77 and '82. Class members interested in volunteering may contact Alumni Director Gary Wishniewsky.
'S1 participants: Susan Adler, Gary Alabaster, Margaret Baker, Georgetta Beck & Eric Miller ('S2), Brian Beverly, Nancy Parker, Seymour Bieler, Michael Brenner, Maryanne Britten, Mark Cohen, Nancy De Ita, Loesje De Kock. Paula Fancher, Tom Gill, Dick Grosboll, Michael Guglielmino, Michael Gurwitz, Mike Hardy, Terry Hel bush, Eva Herzer, Charles Holzhauer, Paula Q Hyman, Mimi Johnson Jacobs, Paulette 3 Fund-Raising Telethon Announced In a fund-raising first for the School increased contributions from alumni .$100-$199; Lecturer's Club, $25-$99. of Law, a comprehensive telemarket for the support of legal education at Alumni will also have a choice of ing phone-mail campaign will be GGU, and to surpass the response designating their gift for scholarships, conducted during October and rate achieved from past direct mail the Law School Library or providing November. Each of the University's law solicitations. an unrestricted gift. alumni will receive a personal call from The campaign will be a combined Telethon '86 and your membership a representative of the school. The effort between the School of Law and in the Clubs are vital to the future goal of the new program is to generate Teleconnect Company of Cedar success of the School of Law. Alumni Rapids, IA, a telecommunications contributions to date have provided services and systems firm. Telecon not only scholarship funds for nect specializes in fund -raising currently enrolled students, but also "Careers in programs and phonathons for colleges computer equipment, new books and and universities in the United States, library furniture. Over the last six Law" Seminar and has worked with institutional years, charitable giving from all clients such as Carnegie-Mellon, sources to the School of Law has Golden Gate will be holding a UCLA, University of San Francisco, quadrupled. This fourfold increase has free seminar in "Careers in the Cal State - Los Angeles, Baylor and the enabled the Law School to offer more Law" for prospective law stu University of Georgia. than $300,000 in scholarships to dents on November 8, 1986. The A Law School representative will over 160 law students for the aca program includes morning ses contact alumni from Oct. 27-Nov. 7, demic year. sions in Criminal Law, Family and whenever possible will utilize Nevertheless, the School's needs Law, Corporate/Commercial office phone numbers for the will continue as the cost of legal Law, Public Interest Law, Real program. Since many alumni only education inevitably continues to in Estate Law and Civil Litigation as have home address information listed crease. With the overwhelming well as meetings with law with the alumni office, calls will number of mergers and acquisitions in professors and practicing attor also be made to residence num the last two years alone, significant neys. The afternoon program bers. sources of corporate contributio' features a sample law school class Telethon '86 will provide alumni an have been cut back or eliminah and a discussion of the issues opportunity to continue their mem altogether. In addition the new tax involved in an assigned legal case. bership in one of the Law School donor reform meaSures, which eliminate the Alumni who know of individ clubs or to become a new member at a charitable deduction for non-item uals who may be interested in level of giving appropriate to their izers, could have a disastrous effect on attending law school are asked to respective circumstances. The Clubs educational fund-raising nationally. have them contact the School for are: Chairman's Club, $500 or more; The Telethon will also assist the full details (415) 442-7250. President's Club, $300-$499; Dean's Alumni Office in obtaining address Club, $200-299; Professor's Club, changes vital to the successful completion of the Alumni Directory. In the past, the low response rate to the law annual fund mailing has been attributed to the large number of out of-date addresses. In preparation for Grad Photo Directory Telethon '86, administrative staff have updated 69 percent of all law alumni Thanks to the efforts of several The '86 directory has been addresses. This effort, combined with enterprising law students in the coordinated by Bruce Roberts, '86, the Telethon, will hopefully increase classes of '85 and '86, for the first time working with Jostens, the leading the amount of alumni support for the photo directories of the new graduates supplier of collegiate caps, gowns, class School of Law, and provide adminis have been produced. The project was rings and diplomas. Still in the trative departments such as Law initiated in 1985 by Art Barbour, '85, production stages, the '86 photo Placement and Alumni Relations with with assistance from class members directory is expected to be available in valuable demographics on the profes Ellen Bastier, Sue Flageollet, Jeff early December. Class members may sional choices and achievements of the Kricker and Tova Zeff. The '85 obtain an order blank by writing to: University's Law graduates. directory features mailing addresses Bruce Roberts, SBA-86 Directory, So, please take a moment to speak and photos of each graduate, as well as Golden Gate University Law School, about the Law School's fund-raising a collection of faculty and staff photos. 536 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA objectives with your Universit Copies are still available from the 94105. Both directories provide an representative, and do consider you.. _ GGU Bookstore at a cost of $8 plus excellent reference for law school contribution an investment in the postage and handling. Interested alumni who may be interested in future of the Golden Gate University alumni may inquire at the GGU employing members of the '85 or '86 School of Law, its reputation, and the Bookstore (415) 442-7277. classes. intrinsic value of your degree. 4 decision to tighten admission stan dards. The faculty met in many sessions last Spring and also tightened our Dean's academic standards substantially. We are all quite pleased that the LREPORT_-.I application decline of the past three years did not continue last year, and a I sense a vitality in the School as our faculty recruitment committee chaired Fall semester begins in an atmosphere by Lani Bader is meeting almost of renewal and change. We are weekly with President Butz to devise heartened by the quality of our new new recruitment strategies for the entering class which is described by Ed School. As an example, last Spring we Tom in his accompanying report to conducted a very successful program you in this issue. In significant entitled "Careers in the Law" in which measure it is the product of a faculty many members of the faculty participated. Over two hundred people attended and had the opportunity to simultaneously visit the School and become acquainted with the faculty Alumni and our course offerings. This program and others are planned for Delln John P. Wilson Directory. the coming year. In I have other items of good news to two years funding for the Library has relate which can be stated succinctly. risen an average of 11 percen t per year. Progress For one, of particular interest to a Lastly, I am pleased to report that the dean, the Law School budget level of giving to the School has All Law and LLM alumni should continues to be in balance, and this quadrupled in the last six years. This have received a request for essential year our enrollment significantly money has allowed us to expand information required for the timely exceeds our preliminary projections. considerably the grants we make to completion of the new Law Alumni For another, faculty scholarship has students. The number of scholarship Directory. We sincerely hope that increased; a half-dozen members of recipients has increased from 111 last ~veryone contacted has been able to the faculty have completed books year to 152 this year, and the amount ~omplete and return the question within the last couple of years, and two allocated has increased from $225,580 naire. The tentative release date for of them-Professors Neil Levy and to $280,890. the directory is June 1987. Michael Golden-published six vol All of our alumni will be contacted Publication of the directory will be umes on California Tort Law, placing soon by a representative of the School handled by Harris Publishing Com them among the leading authorities in to ask for your help in annual giving. I pany of White Plains, NY, the sole this state on that subject. For yet hope you will respond affirmatively authorized agent for production and another, the previous pattern of and share with us our sense of marketing of the directory. Harris strong support for the Library has confidence in the future. assumes all financial obligation, been reinstated, and during the last -Dean John P. Wilson including the compilation, editing, billing and distribution of the volume, and will cover its costs through individual book sales to alumni only. This plan will assure the professional publication of a high-quality directory. 1989 Class Highly Qualified During the next several months Over 1,100 applicants competed for more than doubled. A smaller, but alumni will be contacted by telephone 140 seats in the 1986 first year class at more highly qualified, class should for verification of their directory GGU. The new class is the most highly contribute significantly to the quality information. At that time, and at that qualified group to enter the School in of the School. time only, alumni will be asked if they three years. Over 75 percent of its A n umber of other in ternal changes wish to purchase a copy. The number mem-bers have LSAT scores above the have been implemented as well, such of directories printed will be based on 1985 class average. as more rigorous academic standards the number of advance orders received In addition, the 1986 entering class is and a series of seminars dedicated to via the phone calls. substantially smaller than those that preparation for bar examinations. Alumni who have not returned their preceded it. Although the number of These changes have been made questionnaires and are not reached by applicants to Golden Gate Law School without sacrificing the size of the telephone by the Harris firm will be increased slightly over 1985, the size of faculty or the availability of any listed in the directory with the the first year class was again program or curricular offering. mformation provided by the Alumni deliberately decreased to improve the Indeed, the number of designated Office, as long as the address is caliber of the student body. The specialty areas at the School has current. So, be sure to complete your number of admission offers decreased increased. According to the American own information and send it in right in 1986 by 13 percent compared to Bar Association, our dispute resolu- away! 1985 while the number of deny letters continued on page 6 5 in San Francisco. legislative analyst for the California In March, Randy Barrow joined the Trial Lawyers Association. He will Sacramento firm uf Weintraub, commute to Sacramento from his Genshlea, Hardy, Erich & Brown. home in Berkeley. [ __----Jl Since February, May Tong has been Stan Naparst spoke at the Sal. ~:~~ a law clerk for Justice Cruz Reynoso of Francisco swearing-in ceremonies for Due to space limitations, Classes of the California Supreme Court. newly-admitted lawyers on June 10 as '77, '76 and '75 notes will run next time. William Robbins is on the 1986 a representative of the California Marin County Grand Jury. Young Lawyers' Association. He has Class of 1985 Phyllis Berenson is a tax attorney also been appointed to the Fairmont Melodie Bankers has been admitted with Schwartz and Lane in San Hospital Community Advisory Com to the Colorado and Washington Bars Francisco. She received her LL.M. Tax mittee. Fairmont is part of the and is currently working for the from GGU in 1983. Alameda County Health Care Services Washington office of the Insurance Andrew S. Blumen has left the law Agency. Commissioner in Consumer Affairs. firm of Jimmerson & Combs to open Colette Joliecoeur and Katherine She is looking for an environmental up the Law Offices of Andrew S. Maynard have relocated their law organization that needs pro bono help, Blumen CHTD. office to 1242 Market St., Fourth especially in wildlife or wilderness Lawrence E. Butler is currently Floor, San Franicsco. preserva tion. working with the San Francisco law firm of Kornblum, Kelly & Herlihy as Class of 1982 Class of 1984 an associate attorney. He practices George H. John recently opened a Jan M. Witkin became an associate insurance defense. practice in San Rafael, emphasizing with the West Los Angeles firm of Cindy A. Ossias has opened her estate planning and administration, Sacks, Rivera & Solomon, specialists in own law office on Union Street in San syndications, business and real estate. worker's compensation defense and Francisco. She will specialize in He received his LL.M. Tax from GGU subrogation. Classmates can reach her criminal defense and family law. in 1982. at 1849 Sawtelle Blvd., Ste. 700, West Leo Butler is the September Elizabeth Voge is with the San LA 90025. Volunteer of the Month for the Francisco firm of Morton, Bennett & Volunteer Legal Services Program Lacy. Class of 1983 (VLSP) of the Bar of San Francisco. Thomas P. Ross is now Vice Paul F. Handleman writes that he is Practicing family and juvenile law, Leo President-Tennis Division of Advan giving taxpayers hell as a lawyer with takes at least four or five cases per year tage International, Inc. the Chief Counsel's Corporation through VLSP's "no fee" panel system Thomas Keeler recently resignea Division, Internal Revenue Service, in of individual case referrals. He is also from two years of practice with the Washington, DC. on the Board of Directors of St. office of the Attorney General, Leslie Tick is an associate with Post George Homes, residential treatment Territory of Guam, and has joined the & Kellman in Oakland. She is also homes for adolescents in Berkeley. law firm of Klemm, Blair, Sterling & working part time with Maya Hanks Will Glennon has been hired as the Johnson in Agana, Guam. Cheryl Merrick is currently ADMISSIONS REPORT continued Because enrollment in last January's teaching Business Law and Corpora tion and litigation skills program part-time day class was 66 percent tions at Canada College in Redwood continues to be the most comprehen greater than had been anticipated, an City. She was also selected as District sive in the nation. evening part-time study option will be II Justice of Phi Alpha Delta Law The School expanded its merit offered to 1987 mid-year applicants. If Fraternity to serve as administrator of scholarship program for new and you are in contact with candidates who all chapters and alumni chapters of continuing students in 1986. Full wish to begin law school early, you P.AD. in Law Schools in Northern tuition grants are now awarded may wish to acquaint them with this California and Nevada. routinely to candidates who have the program or refer them to the Office of highest admission credentials in each Admissions. Class of 1981 applicant pool. The School has also There is no doubt that Golden Gate David Leland is now with the begun to award several other first year Law School is changing. It is more Kuvara Law firm in San Rafael, CA, scholarships that represent the cost demanding of its students and more and has just been admitted to the difference between attending a state selective in offering admission. These Massachusetts Bar. supported law school and Golden Gate developments, combined with on Eric Ostrovsky, formerly the Law School. The School is intent on going refinements of curricular legislative assistant to Senator Frank attracting excellent students, and its offerings and scholarship programs, Murkoski of Alaska, has been named scholarship program, combined with are affirmative steps toward enriching associate director of Human Re various loan packages, makes attend our students' educational experiences. sources for the State of Alaska. He will ing the School a more viable alterna We believe these steps also constitute a tive to attending larger institutions radical change in direction for the that do not provide the level of individ School that will affect its historical Don't forget to send in ual attention available here. standing relative to other law schools. your alumni directory The new mid-year admission -Edward G. Tom program was a resounding success. Director of Admissions questionnaire. See page 5. 6 continue to be based in Washington, computer-related law, wrongful Previously she had a one-year DC. termination and personal injury. appointment as a research attorney Julie Kai Barreto is opening a and superior court judge pro tern for ivate practice at 515 Cedar Street, Class of 1979 Contra Costa County. _dnta Cruz, CA 91060. Ellen M. Singer has her own law Spencer Raff joined the law firm of practice at 2721 Taraval St., SF, where Silver, Rosen, Fischer & Stecher which she specializes in plaintiff personal has recently relocated to 88 Kearny Class of 1980 injury cases. St., SF. Spencer specializes in civil Nancy Erickson, a former academic Walter E. Switzer has been litigation and business law. dean of San Francisco Law School, has appointed city magistrate, City of Cynthia Duncan has relocated her joined the staff of Tara Properties in Mesa, AZ, effective July I, 1986. law office to 2140 Shattuck Ave., #401, Sonoma, CA. She will sell residential Berkeley, CA. real estate. Before her eight years at SF Class of 19 78 Sherrie B. McLetchie (formerly Law School, Nancy worked at GGU, Steven McCarthy has announced McLeod) is senior litigator in the first as assistant director of admissions his candidacy for the District 3 seat on Office of Trial Counsel, State Bar of and then as registrar. the State Bar Board of Governors. An California. She recently participated in Charles R. Hendricks has left the Oakland resident, Steven began his the successful State Bar attorneys' firm of Lewitt, Hackman, Hoefflin, career as a solo practitioner in 1979 strike which was the first such strike Shapiro & Herzoz to establish his own and has been active as a judge pro in history. practice at The Law Center in Culver tempore in Alameda County Munici City, CA. pal Courts since 1981. He has also Class of 1975 Susan Kleebauer now has her own served on the Alameda County Bar Anthony White is currently law offices, Kleebauer & Nolan, at 405 Association Criminal Justice Com regional counsel for the central office 14th St., Oakland, CA. mittee, chaired the Legislative of California Rural Legal Assistance in Bob Richardson has joined the Subcommittee on Courts and Rules of San Francisco. Walnut Creek office of the Oakland Court and was a delegate to the based law firm of Stark, Stewart, Wells Conference of Delegates in 1985. He is 1974 & Robinson. Bob will continue his law presently a member of the Legislative Class of practice in civil litigation with Subcommittee on Civil Procedure and After a long absence, R. Alan emphasis in the areas of construction, Evidence. Hedrick (formerly Roger H. Hedrick) real estate and business law. Bonnie Maly has become an has reopened a practice in Berkeley In solo practice since 1982, associa te with the law firm of Linda De with his wife Joanne. Called Lionvale :exander G. Van Broek specializes in Bene, Inc., of San Ramon, CA. continued on page 8 ,..------.....,------_.------, We Need Name Year Your Help! Address Please let us know when you have City State ZIP moved so that we will have your New Address? Yes ~o __ current address. Also, the Admissions Office asks you ALUMNI NEWS to provide names and addresses of qualified candidates for admission. If you are willing to be a member of the alumni network and to talk with prospective students about law school, please indicate that Qn the form; you will be contacted by the Admissions Office. CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION: Finally, if you have a note for the Alumni Notes, kindly let us know. Please clip and mail this form to: 1. Name Gary Wishniewsky Address City State ZIP Alumni Director Room 6060 2. Name Golden Gate University School of Law Address City State ZIP 536 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 o Yes, I would be willing to talk with candidates for admission. .... _------'... _------7 Golden Gate University 536 Mission Street Q"''''" ",I<:: Nonprofit Org. I;)... li,~'''''.jo'":; San Francisco, California 94105 . U.S. Postage ~ ~ PAID J'{' iIIiiiiIIIiI. .:r. San Francisco, CA "OOL®Ot .,," Permit No. 8212 ALUMNI NOTES continued away on February 25, 1986. He had entitled Copyright and the Visual Artist's Legal Services, it will provide services been diagnosed as having AIDS in July Display Right: A New Doctrinal Analysis to attorneys. 1984. He practiced law in Hayward and which appeared in 9 Columbia - VLA Fremont from 1979-1984. He was 33. J of Law and the Arts 15. Class of 1973 Stanley Ibler, Class of 1965, was In the spring, Professor Bernard Frederick Kearney is now with the killed March 31, 1986, when his car ran Segal gave a lecture on "Evidence San Jose offices of Tarkington, off the road on Highway 280. He was Problems in Connection with the O'Connor & ONeill. 48. A partner in the James Boccardo Defense of Homicide Case," to the law firm in San Jose, he was also a Washington State Public Defender Class of 1971 musician and concert pianist. Called a Association CLE Conference. More legal scholar by his peers, Mr. Ibler was than 150 attorneys with public defense Donald Umhofer is running in charge of all appellate work for the agencies in Washington State attended unopposed for San Luis Obispo Boccardo firm. A memorial fund for the lecture which was aimed { . County Municipal judge. He was music has been set up by an associate upgrading the skills of lawyer appointed to the judgeship in 1983 by in the Baccardo firm in his name at undertaking capital cases and other then-Governor Jerry Brown. 222 Sunnyside Avenue, Piedmont, CA homicide cases. Class of 1970 94611. While in Seattle, he met with a Jerome Davi is running for the number of GGU alumni who attended judgeship of the Walnut Creek the conference or who work in the Danville Municipal Court. He is Seattle area. Among the alums were currently a Contra Costa County Faculty Joseph Vincent II, '79, practicing in deputy district attorney. Seattle and Chris Hassenstab, '84, NEWS __---' working with a public defender's office. In Memorium Wally Walker, law registrar since Gary Key, Class of 1978, passed Professor Michael M. Golden has 1978, was elected to the Executive taken his first leave of absence since he Board of Directors for the National began teaching 22 years ago. Network of Law School Officers Currently Michael is working full time (NNLSO) at the organization's annual for Professor Neil Levy, also on leave, meeting in Baltimore, MD. Wally's The Alumni Forum is writing and editing The California Tort term will run from April 1986 to April published three times a year Reporter and the Federal Litigator. 1988, and his responsibilities will by Golden Gate University School of Law for graduates Professor Thomas M. Goetzl took a include: overseeing the creation of a of the school and others leave of absence last year to teach at Handbook for Law School Registrars, interested in the school and the University of New Mexico School from its inception to its publication; its affairs. of Law. During his visit there, he gave serving as Northern California Editor: Gary Wishniewsky talks on the Legal Rights of Visual regional director for NNLSO; serving Production: Conari Press Artists in over 15 places, including as editor of an upcoming issue of the Please send address changes, Kansas City, MO; Louisville, KY; National Network Newsletter, the organiza letters to the editor, comments and requests to: Durango, CO; and all over New tion's official news vehicle; and Editor, Mexico. He also authored HR-4366 assisting the executive director in all Alumni Forum which was introduced in the House of policy-making decisions and nev c/o Alumni Director Representatives this past March by projects undertaken. The Nation" Golden Gate University Congressman Tom Downey (D-NY). Network of Law School Officers was 536 Mission St., Room 6060 San Francisco, CA 94105 That bill would implement the ideas founded in 1980 and currently serves contained in the recent article all American Bar Association approved he and Stuart Sutton wrote law schools in the United States. 8