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this issue of the maine law magazine features the Law School’s Contents multifaceted program in law and technology, signaling an important Feature: Taking an element of our trajectory. Maine Innovative Approach ...... 2 Law’s take on technology reflects commitment to engagement on mul- Around Campus...... 10 tiple levels. The Center for Law & Faculty Notes: Professor Innovation, including the Maine Orlando Delogu ...... 16 Patent Program, continues to provide Focus on Alums: counsel to inventors and entrepre- J. Trevor Hughes ’95 ...... 20 neurs and to participate in policy Class News...... 22 development around technology and economic development. The Center Alumni Events...... 28 serves as a resource, as well, for the scientific research community and event. At the end of this academic year, Orlando Delogu plans to retire facilitates commercial applications. 2005–06 Alumni Association after forty years at Maine Law. As Portland emerges as a world-class Board of Directors marine science city, we see powerful Happily, he will continue to be an active participant in the life of the Officers synergy with coastal institutions Timothy H. Norton ’88, President Law School, with emeritus status such as the Gulf of Maine Research Michael K. Martin ’89, Vice President Institute and with an array of univer- and continuing presence. Orlando is Janet Vivar Britton ’98, Secretary sity participants. an institution here and, to our Elizabeth Eddy Griffin ’92, Treasurer benefit, will remain so. Our students are playing an expanding Directors We look forward to welcoming another Miles F. Archer ’00 role in this exciting activity, as they John F. Bisson ’93 generation of stellar scholars and participate in our newly established Michael R. Bosse ’96 teachers. Chris Knott will join our fac- clinical program in intellectual proper- Rachel L. Bouchard ’96 ty. Based at the Center for Law & ulty as of July and, as Director of the M. Thomasine Burke ’90 Innovation, this intellectual property Law Library, will keep us at the cut- Eugene C. Coughlin III ’70 clinic enables students to pursue ting edge of information technology. Ronald J. Cullenberg ’71 patent law projects and gain hands-on Laura Underkuffler of Duke University, Thomas G. Diebold ’92 experience in transactional matters. a renowned property law scholar and Alfred C. Frawley III ’76 Students are supervised by Center an energetic colleague, will be a vis- James B. Haddow ’86 Katherine R. Knox ’04 Director Rita Heimes and Patent iting professor in Fall 2006. Melissa Mark G. Lavoie ’78 Program Director Leonard Agneta. Powers, an environmental law expert at Lewis & Clark Law School in Nancy Savage Marcus ’91 Elaine M. Michaud ’93 Faculty members Tom Ward, Christine Oregon, will be a visiting professor in Anne E. O’Donovan ’91 Galbraith, and Jeff Maine are publish- Spring 2007. And, a number of alum- Michael J. Quinn ’88 ing their innovative interdisciplinary ni/ae and friends in the judiciary and Ronald W. Schneider Jr. ’96 work in intellectual property law, practicing bar will teach in our Susan M. Schultz ’89 making the link between intellectual emerging bridge course program, Heather Seasonwein Walker ’01 property and commerce. And, Maine bridging practice and theory in short Ryan S. Stinneford ’88 Law alumni/ae are well situated in a courses for our students. John R. Veilleux ’99 range of careers at the cutting edge Ex Officio: of technology law and play a critical Thank you all for your interest, for Peter Pitegoff, Dean role in mentoring, modeling, and your support, and for your engage- Professor Melvyn Zarr, placement for our students. ment with the Law School. Maine Faculty Representative Law is on the move. Julia Wyman ’07, SBA Representative As we embrace new directions and John C. Gundersdorf, Director of Alumni wider engagement for the Law Relations & Development School, let me also mark a watershed Allison Leslie Bowman, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations & Development

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From Idea… to Invention The Center for Law & Innovation

One Inventor’s Success Story Barrie Lee Johnson likes gourmet coffee, but not the rocket fuel favored two years ago zachariah conover Patentability opinions typically cost by her husband, Gordon. Camping— had a good idea: create a backup $1,500 or more in lawyers’ fees, when packing light is important— technology for the Global Positioning enough to give fledgling inventors meant caffeine conflicts. Johnson System, the satellite-based radio- pause, if not stop them cold. The cost frequently found herself sipping navigation system known as GPS. to CrossRate? Absolutely nothing. Gordon’s pumped-up java or resorting Armed with an MBA from Drexel Moreover, CrossRate used the Maine to an unsatisfying mug of instant. University, Conover brought his plan Patent Program’s opinion to leverage So she set out to find an easy-to- home to Maine as CrossRate two Maine Technology Institute pack single-cup coffee steeper— Technology LLC. grants, one for market research, the and failed. “I decided I would have other for product development. Conover was so impressed with the to make one myself,” she says. “The Center for Law students’ work that he and Center Johnson, who lives in Raymond, and Innovation is a tremendous Director Rita Heimes created an developed the Cup-pour-ri, a varia- resource. It’s a great program internship at CrossRate for Andre “Andrew” Belousov ’06. Belousov is tion on the tea strainer. The plastic that is helping a lot of people.” tablespoon is equipped with top and conducting deeper industry research — zachariah conover, and writing the company’s draft bottom screens; the top swivels open founder, president and ceo, patent application in advance of to scoop coffee. Initially Johnson did crossrate technology llc hiring a patent attorney. “Besides his not believe the friend who told her patent experience, Andrew has an she could get free advice on market- “GPS is vulnerable to intentional and undergraduate degree in computer ing her product through the unintentional disruption,” Conover, science and electrical engineering,” the former U.S. Coast Guard officer, University of Maine School of Law. Conover raves. “He’s got good, explains. He took his good idea – a And once she was convinced, she practical knowledge. He knows what receiver integrating GPS with hesitated to make an appointment. is going on. The Center for Law and another navigational system called “They’re not going to want to sit Innovation is a tremendous resource. eLoran—to Maine Law’s Center for down with a do-it-yourselfer,” she It’s a great program that is helping a Law and Innovation, where Maine thought. “They’ll think I’m crazy.” lot of people.” Patent Program lawyers and Law When Johnson did finally visit the School externs surveyed the One good idea really does lead to intellectual property landscape to Center for Law and Innovation—and another – or, in the case of the Center determine whether the concept was its Maine Patent Program—she was for Law and Innovation, many others. patentable. “The answer was yes The Center was the good idea of the more than pleasantly surprised. “The and no, which is exactly what we Maine State Legislature in 1999 when people in the Maine Patent Program were looking for,” Conover says. “We it was established as part of a larger were the most concerned, most gen- were able to show that the receiver initiative to develop Maine’s science uinely helpful people I’ve ever met,” box was not patentable, which and technology economy. Its public she says. “No question was too meant we had a right to market it, service unit, the Maine Patent minimal or too silly. They return your but the parts and pieces – the secret Program, was added the following sauce – were.” year. “To have the state ask the 4 continued on next page.

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Law School to provide economic “What I did there is very similar to phone calls. They get you in touch development service in such a direct what I am doing now,” says Brian with lawyers and other inventors.” way is an honor,” Rita Heimes says. Libby ’05, who has been practicing “It is unique to have a state recog- patent law at Verrill Dana in Portland Center Director Rita Heimes brought nize that intellectual property law is since September. “It trained me to a marketing expert to one session, intimately tied to science and tech- articulate to inventors what they need and she booked Johnson at an nology economies. Maine figured out to do and gave me a feel for what local inventors’ symposium where she that if you want to invest in people’s inventors are creating.” was interviewed by a local television inventiveness and entrepreneurship, news program. “I got great expo- it’s a good idea to provide them with “Maine figured out that patent advice.” sure,” she says. if you want to invest in people’s Thanks to the Maine Patent Program inventiveness and entrepreneurship, In addition to the individual counsel- and frequent public education semi- ing she received at the Center, it’s a good idea to provide nars across the state, the Center for Johnson has benefited from its semi- Law and Innovation is now recog- them with patent advice.” nars on patent basics and other top- nized as the state’s best resource for — rita heimes, director, ics and was even invited to share her information and service on patents center for law and innovation and technology transfer. But the story at one of the forums. She and practical training the Center offers Patrick Archibald ’03, a lawyer with Heimes also talked about inventing future intellectual property lawyers Lambert & Garrison in Boston, said to a group of gifted and talented is also invaluable – and rare among the externship introduced him to an students at a local public school. the nation’s law schools. Each area of law that emphasizes public semester, two externs work directly service. “It’s a side of the law that is By the time she heard about the on patent and trademark matters for really looking to help people,” he Center, Johnson had already spent scientists, inventors and entrepre- says. “The Maine Patent Program more than $10,000 bringing the neurs in the Center’s offices on the was a great learning experience with Cup-pour-ri to market (it is now Portland waterfront. Under the guid- very practical aspects to it. We were being sold at retailers all over the ance of staff patent attorneys, they meeting real people who would country). She was able to take perform patent searches and draft come in with prototypes and patentability opinions. drawings for their inventions.” greater advantage of its services with her next invention, the Jump “The experience they get here is Next September, Maine Law will Easy horse jump. That product cost intense,” says Leonard Agneta, who build on this asset as it expands the about $3,000-$4,000 to patent. was hired to direct the patent externship program into an intellec- program last fall. “There is a lot tual property law clinic combining “From the moment I met the people going on. They are submersed in it. hands-on counseling experience at the Center I was important to You’ve got to give them credit with classroom instruction. “A clini- them,” Johnson says. “I didn’t want because we throw a lot at them, and cal experience in IP law is fairly they need to get up to speed quickly. unique,” Heimes says. “To have it at to hear, ‘You’re out of your mind.’ We depend on them as much as they Maine Law and to have it so fully Inventors need to hear, ‘Don’t quit. benefit from working here. We developed is truly extraordinary. We You’re doing great.’ They need a couldn’t do it without them.” hope it becomes a reason why some support group to network for infor- students choose to come to Maine.” mation. That’s what I found at the Alumni/ae say the externships provide Center for Law and Innovation.” a real-life experience in practicing law. Within the next year Heimes will 6 9

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form a task force to attract students of intellectual property practice, and with the science and technology patent advisor E. Thomas Maas, a backgrounds that are a must for registered U.S. patent agent. And, of lawyers wishing to practice before course, there is Rita Heimes herself. the United States Patent and Besides teaching at the Law School, Trademark Office. “With scientific she leads discussions across the research as competitive as it’s ever state on the role of intellectual been, some graduate and post-grad- property law in science and uate science students may find that technology economic development patent law will work for them,” policy. She also serves on a number Heimes says. “We can demonstrate of boards dedicated to advancing From the Director that we provide a unique environ- research and development in Maine, Maine has traditionally fostered ment in which to make that transi- including those of the Biotechnology natural-resource based enterprises, tion. They can get a J.D. in three years Association of Maine and Pop!Tech and remains deeply committed to and get excellent jobs in a law firm and the Maine Science and Technology maintaining its valuable industries because they are scientists who Advisory Council. in agriculture, forestry and fishing. know how to write a patent.” Yet no economy can thrive without innovation, without embracing and “Often inventors are very even creating new biological and information technologies. enthusiastic, moving forward at a rapid pace, and they forget Generating such economic activity requires fierce public devotion to cre- about the legal issues of ativity and entrepreneurship; long- public disclosure that can prevent term commitment from government; them from getting patents.” and a cultural shift within scientific — leonard agneta, director, research communities. Also required maine patent program is a highly skilled legal community to help businesses navigate in the new, That environment includes a staff complex global economy. well-versed in patent law, Internet Just six years old and only now fully law and copyright and trademark staffed with the hiring of Agneta, the The Center for Law & Innovation law. Agneta, for one, is the former Center for Law and Innovation has embodies the connection between director of the University of Nebraska nevertheless managed to exceed its strategic economic development poli- Medical Center’s Intellectual legislative mandate, which requires cy and legal scholarship, education Property Office. The addition of his it to hold at least eight workshops a and service. It is no surprise that old medical technology and technology year. Last year the Center reached industries are driven forward by inno- transfer expertise to the Center’s more than 800 Maine residents at 26 vation as much as new ones. The collective résumé anticipates the educational forums offered on Center’s outreach therefore extends dramatic growth predicted for University of Maine campuses across not just to high-technology sectors Maine’s biotechnology economy. the state. These seminars – topics like biotechnology and information Working with Agneta are senior range from patent and trademark technology, but also to Maine’s tradi- patent counsel Willis “Woody” basics to technology commercializa- tional natural resource-based Higgins, who has more than 35 years tion – support Maine’s effort to 4 continued on next page.

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commercialize and manufacture by the Center are not always good industries, which are deeply affected by science and tech- innovation. “Often inventors are very news for the clients for any number nology. We participate in discussions to make Portland the enthusiastic, moving forward at a of reasons. “We encourage them to nation’s Marine Science City; act as a Navigator for the rapid pace, and they forget about the think wisely about moving forward,” Gulf of Maine Research Institute; and work with scientists legal issues of public disclosure that Agneta says. “Our goal is to make and policymakers to create a forum for the impact of cli- can prevent them from getting them understand what the effect of a mate change on the Gulf of Maine ecosystem and coastal patents,” Leonard Agneta says. “One patent is. We want them to continue communities. The Maine Patent Program has assisted the of the aims of these seminars is to inventing. We don’t want them to University of Maine with paper and aquaculture projects, make the inventive community aware get discouraged.” and private clients with new harvesting tools or fishing of what they should watch out for.” gear. Each case involves a traditional industry rapidly Kathy Rodrigue of Lewiston is one of evolving through technological innovation. Additionally, the Maine Patent the lucky ones who walked out the Program provided individual IP Maine Patent Program with good As the Center integrates more deeply and effectively into counseling and related services to a news. Her invention, Sports P.A.L., the state’s economic environment, we never let pass an record 174 clients in 2005, more than was born of her own efforts to get opportunity to teach law students skills to serve creative three times the minimum specified her sons’ hockey pads and uniforms clients. Next fall, the Center will host the Law School’s by the legislature. off the floors and furniture in a way first clinic in intellectual property, allowing students to that would also satisfy her husband, “We hope to expand the program,” earn course credit while gaining unique and valuable a fanatic about air drying to prevent Agneta says. “There is a lot of training on patent, trademark and technology transfer staph infections. The Sports P.A.L. – function we could add.” He would projects. Our goal is to create one of the nation’s most that’s Portable Athletic Locker – is a like to connect inventors and robust and extensive programs in intellectual property large mesh sports bag insert with entrepreneurs with University of transactional law, and to use the program to attract pockets for storing pads, gloves and Maine researchers. “The University science and technology students to Maine Law. helmets and Velcro strips for hanging has resources, such as labs and sweaty socks. It was Woody Higgins, expertise that independent inventors Our students are also involved in a variety of major legal senior patent counsel for the Maine don’t have. By the same token, the research projects, ranging from complex patent analysis Patent Program, who found Sports University doesn’t have the time to for a nonprofit scientific research laboratory to updating P.A.L. patentable and who advised bring particular technologies to the legal handbook for Maine’s harbormasters. Rodrigue on a course of action, even market. It also would allow you to The Center’s online Law & Innovation Journal accompanying her on her first visit establish a position in technology (www.lawandinnovation.org/cli/journal) publishes to a patent attorney. “The program that is rooted in a geographic region. students’ scholarly articles involving intellectual property really minimized my expenses,” says If you protect the intellectual law, providing them a forum to demonstrate their Rodrigue, who received her patent property, you can determine where research and writing skills while allowing the public the last October. “I spent $6,000 devel- the manufacturing will take place.” benefit of their fine work. oping the product; without them The patentability opinions rendered I would have spent $20,000.” 9 Perhaps the Center’s most important role is to make con- nections. We generate important conversations through conferences and symposia, we introduce people with good ideas to those who can help realize them, and we lend our expertise and energy to projects creating posi-

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— rita heimes, director center for law & innovation

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Fred W. Hathaway ’85 Christine Galbraith, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll PC Alexandria, Virginia Associate Professor of Law Fred Hathaway focuses his practice in domestic associate professor christine galbraith has and international trademark been interested in intellectual property since she was an counseling, clearance, prose- undergraduate majoring in broadcast journalism at the cution, and trademark litiga- University of Illinois. It was there that she took a commu- tion before the Trademark nication law course, which highlighted the importance of the field. Additionally, while in college, Galbraith worked Trial and Appeal Board. He as a news director of a college radio station and an on-air also represents clients in intern at an NBC television affiliate, where she first faced trademark and domain name litigation in United States intellectual property challenges hands-on. district courts and circuit courts of appeal. Hathaway has served as an adjunct professor of trademark and unfair competition law at Georgetown University Law Center. He is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maine and the District of Columbia and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Alfred C. Frawley III ’76

Partner, Preti Flaherty Beliveau Pachios & Haley LLP Portland, Maine Fred Frawley is one of Maine’s most experienced attorneys in intellectual property, antitrust and trade “I had to deal with copyright issues directly, in deciding regulation law. He has man- what materials I could utilize in preparing a story, as well aged trademark portfolios in as determining how much protection my work or the work of the reporters on my staff was entitled to under the United States and copyright law.” throughout the world and has been active as a member of the International Professor Galbraith chose law school over a full-time journalism career, working in the intellectual property Trademark Association (INTA) and the American departments of several large Chicago law firms. She says Intellectual Property Association. Frawley has served on she didn’t seriously contemplate an academic career until INTA’s Internet Committee for several years. He has also she had been in practice for several years. served as an arbitrator in Internet Corporation for “Although I really enjoyed practice, the more I thought Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) domain name dis- about it, what I liked the most about my job was educating putes. Frawley is admitted to practice in Maine and the clients about the law in order to help them make District of Columbia and before the U.S. Court of Claims; appropriate business decisions concerning their intellectual property assets.” the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; the U.S. Supreme

Court; and the U.S. Tax Court. She also felt frustrated that she wasn’t able to 4

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research issues as deeply as she wanted. Additionally, her Jane E.R. Potter ’88 research topics were driven by her client’s needs. “Being in academia affords you the luxury of picking research Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP projects you find interesting to work on and write about,” Seattle, Washington says Galbraith, who joined the Maine Law faculty in 2001. Jane Potter’s practice areas She now teaches Introduction to Intellectual Property, include intellectual property, International Intellectual Property and Contracts. patents and life sciences. “I would like my students to come away from my class not She handles large patent only able to identify potential intellectual property issues portfolios and performs all when dealing with clients, but also knowing how we strike aspects of patent prosecu- the balance of protection in intellectual property has an impact on society.” tion for established biotechnology and pharmaceutical Professor Galbraith believes preserving the public domain companies. For smaller companies, Potter takes a more has become increasingly important, as information is increasingly becoming more inaccessible due to active role in strategic decisions for protecting their inven- legislatively or judicially sanctioned technological and tions; she also gives talks to groups of scientists to help contractual constraints. Currently, she is working on an them understand the patent process. In addition to her article examining whether information that is not J.D., Potter holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from copyrightable should be protectable as property and its relationship to the public domain. New York University. Potter is admitted to practice in Maine, Washington and in the District of Columbia and Professor Galbraith’s published articles include “Access before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Denied: Improper use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to Control Information on Publicly Accessible Internet Websites” (Maryland Law Review) and “Electronic Billboards Along the Information Superhighway: Liability Christine C. Vito ’93 Under the Lanham Act for Using Trademarks to Key Internet Partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Banner Ads” (Boston College Law Review). She also serves Nicholson Graham LLP on the Center for Law & Innovation’s Advisory Board. Boston, Massachusetts Christine Vito’s practice areas include intellectual property Jeffrey A. Maine, Associate and medical/life sciences. Dean and Professor of Law She advises clients in matters relating to patent pro- curement and strategic port- professor jeff maine loves folio development; technolo- discovering new territory – whether it’s fishing in Maine’s western gy licensing, partnering and asset management; and gen- mountains, hiking, or exploring new eral intellectual property counseling regarding patent areas of law. During the last several infringement, validity and enforcement. In addition to her years he has authored two text J.D., Christine Vito holds a Ph.D. in Microbiology from the books, written several journal articles, and spoken to many groups University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She is admitted on the largely uncharted area of to practice in Maine and Massachusetts and before the intellectual property taxation. His U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and casebook is the first on the subject. the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Vito also serves on The books, which Professor Maine the Advisory Board of the Center for Law & Innovation. co-authored with Xuan-Thao 6

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Erik Heels ’95 Nguyen of Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, are Intellectual Property Taxation: Founder, Clock Tower Law Group Problems and Materials and Intellectual Property Maynard, Taxation: Transaction and Litigation Issues. “The Massachusetts textbooks are used at a number of law schools and are Erik Heels founded Clock designed to help students and lawyers decipher Tower Law Group, a patent and complex intellectual property tax issues,” he said. trademark business focusing “There are many special rules regarding taxation of intel- on toys, games and sporting lectual properties,” noted Professor Maine, “And, practi- goods, in 2001 after working tioners who are not schooled in this tax law area too often advise their clients on intellectual property and litigation for various Internet companies issues without fully understanding the tax implications.” following graduation from Maine Law. Heels obtains U.S. and foreign patents and Professor Maine came to Maine Law in 2003 after teaching at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, University of trademarks for clients and counsels them on how to use Idaho College of Law, and Stetson University College of them both offensively and defensively. He is admitted to Law. In addition to teaching a popular taxation course, he practice in Maine, Massachusetts and before the U.S. regularly teaches an Intellectual Property seminar which Patent and Trademark Office. Heels also serves on the he said helps him focus his scholarly agenda on IP tax policy. An article on domain name taxation, published in Advisory Board of the Center for Law & Innovation. the Hastings Law Journal, was recently cited by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Steven G. Saunders ’92 When he isn’t teaching, pursuing his scholarly work in IP taxation, or fly fishing, he also serves as the Law School’s Partner, Bromberg & Sunstein LLP Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Boston, Massachusetts Steven Saunders devotes a significant portion of his Thomas Ward, Professor practice to identifying and protecting technologies that of Law are critical to his clients’ business goals. To this end, in 1988, tom ward was working on materials for a Saunders works closely course in Contract Law and Licensing for IP graduate with both technology and students at the Franklin Pierce Law Center. His research on business personnel to learn their business and execute an that project convinced him that very few people were writing or even thinking about the growing prominence of effective intellectual property protection strategy. intellectual property assets on business balance sheets Strategies often include determining which type(s) of and the issues that this asset transformation posed for intellectual property protection best serve the client’s the transactional lawyer. Since that serendipitous needs (e.g., patent, trademark, or trade secret protec- moment, Professor Ward has focused his scholarship on the intersection of IP and commercial law. He is now a tion), locating and analyzing prior art and issued patents recognized authority on the commercial aspects of that may act as a potential obstacle to these needs, and intellectual property law. determining prudent business and legal options Professor Ward has revised his treatise Intellectual (e.g., instituting patent infringement litigation) in view of Property in Commerce (Thomson West) five times since it such potential obstacles. Saunders is admitted to practice was originally published in 2000 and he is currently in Massachusetts and before the U.S. Patent and working on a case book covering the same topic. 4 Trademark Office.

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“In my work, I examine intellectual property rights as they Briana K. O’Regan ’00 have evolved into major commercial assets in the modern enterprise. Issues include those related to ownership, Senior Counsel, Sappi Fine Paper financing, valuation, asset pooling, creditor-debtor rights South Portland, Maine and Boston, and bankruptcy,” he said. Massachusetts Briana K. O’Regan serves as corporate counsel with an emphasis on intellectual property. In that capacity, she negotiates contracts, manages outside counsel, supervises patent and trademark prosecution, maintains IP portfolios and oversees intellectual property due diligence for acquisitions. She is admitted to practice in Maine and Massachusetts and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. In addition to her J.D., O’Regan holds an

MBA from the University of Southern Maine. 9

Professor Ward points out that both the technology and the law are developing so rapidly, that emerging issues often catch lawyers and regulators by surprise. Some of these emerging problems suggest the need for real structural changes in our institutions and legal regimes. Professor Ward is currently working with Professor William Murphy at the Franklin Pierce Law Center and Professor A.R. Venkatachalam of the Whittemore School at the University of New Hampshire on a project for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The research team is trying to provide a workable legal protocol and effective Learn more about the Center electronic link between patent title information maintained at the federal level by the USPTO and state- for Law & Innovation by visiting maintained lien information in Uniform Commercial Code www.lawandinnovation.org. (UCC) filings. The pilot project is aimed at integrating the USPTO recording database with the state UCC databases from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Professor Ward has taught at Maine since 1976. He Read original articles and essays regularly teaches contracts to first year students and a mix on issues in intellectual property of commercial law and intellectual property courses to upper-class students. He has been a visiting professor at law, e-commerce, technology Illinois, Notre Dame, Seattle, Franklin Pierce, and the and innovation policy by visiting National University of Ireland at Galway. www.lawandinnovation.org/cli/ He currently serves as co-chair of the ABA Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Financing and as a research fellow journal. for the Licensing Executive Society (USA and Canada). 9

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Student Story F. Paul Frinsko ’69 Honored with New Fund in His Name

the university of maine school of Law Foundation announced recently the establishment of the Shur-Frinsko Award for Municipal Law and Local Governance. The award is named after two prominent Maine lawyers, Barnett I. Shur and F. Paul Frinsko ’69, in recognition of their achievement in the practice of law and their leadership in municipal law. John Nidiry ’06 uses words like “fascinating” and “shocking” The Shur-Frinsko Award will be given when he describes his sum- each year to a student at the Law mer public interest fellowship School who has demonstrated aca- in South Africa. demic excellence and accomplish- Nidiry spent 10 weeks working for the ment in the area of municipal law, F. Paul Frinsko ’69 Legal Resources Centre (LRC), an inde- land use, or local governance, with pendent, client-based, not-for-profit commitment to and capacity for fur- one of the leading municipal organization in Cape Town. While ther contribution to the field. attorneys in the state. He has there, he shadowed the senior hous- practiced at Bernstein Shur his entire ing advocate and worked on issues The award is made possible by the legal career. He graduated from relating to the city’s housing crisis. Portland law firm of Bernstein Shur, Middlebury College in 1961, served in the family of the late Barnett I. Shur, the U.S. Army from 1962-1965 as a Nidiry’s experience, which was the Nelson & Small corporate family, Captain in military intelligence. made possible through the Maine the Walter Corey family, and a Association for Public Interest Law number of individual donors. In “In the more than 25 years that I’ve (MAPIL), was a first-hand look at a consultation with faculty, the Dean worked with Paul Frinsko, I’ve found country only a decade deep in will select one law student each year him to be a brilliant communicator democracy. to receive the award. The student who can explain difficult concepts to chosen will receive a cash award and any audience,” said Charles E. Miller “I was able to witness and appropriate recognition. ’79, Bernstein Shur’s managing contribute to the development of shareholder. Frinsko continues to democracy in the wake of Apartheid “The Shur-Frinsko Award provides a practice in Portland as Counsel to and challenge my own preconceived boost for the Law School’s role in local Bernstein Shur. views on race and class, human and regional affairs,” said Dean Peter Barnett I. Shur, who passed away in rights, and humanity,” said Nidiry. Pitegoff. “It is a worthy honor for 1992, was a founding partner of Barnett Shur and Paul Frinsko, and we Bernstein Shur and a pioneer in the He worked closely with lawyers who are grateful for the generous support area of municipal law. He served as he says spent much of their careers from their friends and colleagues.” “protesting in the streets and behind general counsel for the City of bars against Apartheid.” Today, they F. Paul Frinsko, who graduated from Portland for 25 years and as Acting Maine Law in 1969 with honors, is City Manager on several occasions. 9 continued on next page.

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(nidiry continued.) Law School News provide legal representation to the quarter or more of Cape Town’s population that lives in shacks with dirt floors, no running water and no 2005 Grads Perform Well on Maine Law Ranks #3 on electricity. Bar Exam Princeton Review List 83% of 2005 graduates who the princeton review ranked One case on which Nidiry worked took the Maine Bar last July passed, the University of Maine School of involved a community of about a according Derek VanVolkenburgh, Law #3 on its list of Best Law Schools Director of Career Services at the for being “Most Welcoming of Older thousand households living danger- Law School. Of the 60 grads who Students.” ously close to commuter railroad took the exam, 51 passed – a marked tracks. In 2003, the shack dwellers improvement over past years. The list is part of the publication Best 159 Law Schools, which has 11 ranking had been given eviction notices by “This improvement in bar passage lists, each of which identifies the top the railway company. The LRC is great news,” said Dean Peter ten law schools in its specific category. worked to slow down the eviction Pitegoff. “It suggests that a process as it urged the city to pro- concerted Law School effort last According to Robert Franek, VP & spring to improve bar exam Publisher of The Princeton Review, vide emergency relief to the resi- preparation had a positive impact.” over the course of a three-year cycle, dents, as mandated by the National the company collected the opinions Professor Jeffrey Maine, Associate Housing Act. With no relief in sight, Dean for Academic Affairs, and Carol of students at more than 159 of Nidiry and the LRC advocate met Vizzier, Assistant Dean of Students, the best ABA-approved law schools have introduced a review program in the United States and “gathered with community representatives and for third-year students and invited statistical information on many reported back to city officials, press- more in order to give readers the lawyers and judges to conduct ing them to acknowledge the widest possible base of information evening lectures on selected bar urgency of the situation. Nidiry and exam topics. for selecting the right law school for them.” the LRC also sent a letter to Cape “Congratulations to those alumni/ae Town’s mayor, sharply criticizing her The survey was conducted during the who passed the exam,” said Dean for not providing emergency relief Pitegoff, “and special thanks to the course of the 2003-2004 and 2004- quickly enough. By August, city offi- members of the bench and bar who 2005 academic years. The results participated in our review program.” were released on October 3, 2005. cials had responded to pressure and made the railway community relief project a priority. 2005 Wathen Writing “MAPIL’s support provided me with Prize Awarded Paul Greene ’07 and the opportunity to realize a dream— Heather Sanborn ’07 were that of working in the ‘new’ South awarded Wathen Writing Prizes Africa. My eyes have been forever for the outstanding legal briefs opened by what I saw.” they wrote during the spring semester in the United States Nidiry, who graduated magna Supreme Court case cum laude from Bowdoin College Van Orden v. Perry. in 2000 with a B.A. in History, is (l to r): Paul Greene ’07, Hon. Daniel E. hoping to pursue a career in civil Wathen ’65, and Heather Sanborn ’07 rights advocacy. 9

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Student Story Leaving Your Legacy at Maine Law

maine law alumni/ae are, In addition to encouraging bequests, by other law school standards, a the Foundation is exploring the young group, notes Peter McKenney possibility of offering gift annuities ’77, President of the Law School to alumni/ae. With a gift annuity, the Foundation Board of Directors. “Only donor (and a second person, if 17% are over the age of 55 and by desired) will receive annual and large they are a vigorous group, payments for their lifetimes, much of many just reaching their most which is tax exempt. The donor will professionally productive years,” he also receive a substantial income tax says. “Typically, professionals like deduction when he or she makes the Brian Tomney ’06 is a this spend less time on estate initial gift. Annual annuity payments standout among law planning than those who are older. are guaranteed by the Law School students across the country. And, that is why this is an important Foundation, which currently has He has been selected for the highly time to remind graduates of the almost $3,000,000 in assets. competitive Attorney General’s opportunities to support the Law Wentworth, who has a background in Honors Program, which is the United School with a bequest or other trust and estate planning, notes that States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) planned gift opportunity.” recruitment program for entry-level you do not have to be older (over 60) attorneys. Tomney was one of seven The Law School Foundation only to set up a gift annuity. “The people chosen to work in the DOJ’s recently launched a legacy program purchase of a gift annuity may Criminal Division out of an applicant to recognize alumni/ae and friends provide financial assistance to a family member, or you may want to pool of approximately 2700. who include the Law School purchase a deferred annuity whose Foundation in their estate plans. Tomney spent this past summer payments will not begin until some “I recently added the Law School as working in the DOJ’s time in the future.” a beneficiary in my will. This simple Counterterrorism Section (CTS) act today can play an important through the agency’s Volunteer The Legacy Society’s members role for the long term future of the Internship Program. Due to the include anyone who notifies the nature of the work, he cannot pro- Law School,” McKenney says. “I urge Foundation that he or she has vide great detail about his position, every graduate to consider adding provided for the Law School in his or but he says, “I wrote memos, did the Law School Foundation as a her estate plan, as well as anyone research and participated in various beneficiary of his or her estate.” who creates a deferred gift (such as a briefings and interviews.” The gift of life insurance or a gift annuity) Dorothy Wentworth ’94, chair of the written memos were on matters during his or her lifetime. Foundation’s Resources Committee, such as hearsay, character evidence, points out that bequests from and the doctrine of manifest neces- You can find additional graduates have supported many sity as it applies to a prosecutors information on the Legacy Society, excellent law schools like Maine Law. request for mistrial. Tomney also bequests, or gift annuities at wrote an immigration brief for the “Including a bequest in your will is a http://www.mainelaw.maine.edu/ 9th Circuit and evaluated cases for great way to continue the benefits planned_giving_bequests.aspx or by possible indictment. provided by your Annual Fund gifts,” contacting the Law School Alumni adds Wentworth. Office at (207) 780-4342. 9 “The mission of CTS is to prevent and disrupt terrorist activity through investigation and prosecution, as well

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(tomney continued.) Curricular Innovation as to provide legislative initiatives and strategies to help combat international and domestic terrorism.” I worked to help fulfill that mission,” he said. “It was a great experience.” integrating theory and practice is one of the strengths of the Maine Law experience. As a further means of connecting its core academic Tomney, who graduated summa enterprise with the worlds of practice and policy, the Law School instituted a cum laude from the University of new program of “bridge courses” during the spring semester. These short New England in 2000 with a B.S. courses are one-credit offerings, ordinarily taught for four weeks by in Organization Leadership, begins experienced judges and practicing attorneys in their areas of expertise. his Honors position with the DOJ in October. “Bridge courses widen the range of our curriculum and enable students to sample slices of innovative legal practice,” said Dean Peter Pitegoff. “Moreover, they provide a substantive opportunity for bench and bar engagement with the Law School.”

The program began modestly in the spring, with four new courses. Dean Pitegoff anticipates expansion of this program in the future, during the academic year and perhaps with a more substantial cluster of bridge courses in the summer term.

Bridge Courses Offered During the Spring Semester: Ocean Advocacy This course explored the theory and practice associated with effective ocean advocacy. Instructor: Roger Fleming, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation Digital Discovery and E-Evidence This course provided an introduction to the technology, law, and strategies implicated in the discovery of electronically stored information. Instructor: Joel Wuesthoff, Senior Consultant, Ibis Consulting, Inc. Software Licensing and Copyright Rebecca Hershey ’07 is a Maine Law student who This course covered copyright and contract law issues relating to software. found her voice — and her Instructor: Peter J. Guffin, Partner, Pierce Atwood LLP purpose — early in life. Computer Crimes Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Computers are used to commit crimes and to store evidence of crimes. This course Hershey grew up in the Central examined procedural and substantive issues relating to those crimes. Maine town of Readfield, where, Instructor: George (Toby) Dilworth, Assistant U.S. Attorney according to a U.S. Census estimate in 2000, only .1% of the population is black or African-American. Alums on Campus As a youth, Hershey, who is black Michael Saxl ’98 visited Professor and Latina, was able to find cama- Alison Rieser’s Legislation class in raderie through the Portland branch December, during which he chaired a of the NAACP. In 1994, she left mock committee hearing and work session on a student-drafted bill to amend Maine for college, ending up at Maine’s lobbying regulation laws. Cornell University, where she earned a degree in ethnic politics. After A consultant with Verrill Dana LLP in graduation, she campaigned against Augusta, Saxl was elected to the racial profiling for the American Civil Maine House in 1995. He served as Liberties Union headquarters and majority whip, majority leader and decided to return to Maine for law Speaker of the House until he was term-limited out in 2002. continued on next page.

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(hershey continued.) New Library Director school and to rejoin the organization that meant so much christopher knott will to her growing up. begin work as the new director of the Garbrecht Law Today, Hershey is a member of the NAACP Portland’s exec- Library in July. Knott, who replaces William Wells, most utive board and has been the MC of the group’s Martin recently served as Associate Luther King, Jr. Annual Breakfast Celebration for the past Director for Patron Services nine years. This year, she chaired the planning committee and Adjunct Professor at the for the MLK Observance Week for the first time. Turnout at Georgetown University Law the week’s events exceeded even Hershey’s expectations. Library.

“Overall we had about 2,000 people attend our Music and “I am eager to join the University of Maine Law School community. It is a great honor to be invited to join the Gospel Concert, Interfaith Dialogue, and 25th Annual librarians, faculty and students who are guiding this fine Martin Luther King Breakfast. We strive to honor Dr. King law school into the future.” by encouraging community participation and publicly set- ting our goals for the year ahead as a civil rights organiza- Knott previously served as the head of Public Services at Columbia Law School Library and has worked as a tion,” she said. commercial litigator. He also has taught courses in At Maine Law, Hershey is the president of the Black Law advanced legal research at Columbia Law School and Fordham Law School. Knott is co-author of Where the Law Students Association (BLSA), a group which focuses on Is: An Introduction to Advanced Legal Research, the the professional career goals of its membership, while second edition of which is due to be published this spring. working to maintain a connection between the Law School In addition to his role as the Law Library Director, Knott and the community. will teach courses in legal research.

“We try to foster more access to law school from under- Knott holds his B.A. from the University of Iowa; his J.D. from the University of Michigan; and his M.L.I.S from represented communities. The interest is there, but there Indiana University. are also roadblocks throughout the information, applica- 9 tion, and acceptance process. We can help negotiate some of those,” she says. Alumni-Student Mentoring Program More than 70 students and alumni/ae participated in the Law BLSA has taken a proactive role in reaching out to its audi- Below: Alumni Association’s revitalized Alumni-Student Mentoring (l to r) Mentor Program this winter. Each student was matched with an ence. Last spring, the group teamed up with Admissions Charlie Mitchell alumnus/a who practices in a concentration area and geographic Office for a program that invited high school and college stu- ’02 with his mentee Megan area in which the student is interested. The program’s objective is dents to the Law School to talk about the circumstances and Bozick ’08 offer students—through contact with an alumnus/a mentor— Below, right: the needs of students of color in legal education. practical advice and insights into legal careers and the legal (l to r) Mentor community. In March, mentors met their mentees at a lively Rachel Bouchard reception in the Law School’s Berman Lounge. Building on the success of that program, BLSA is working ’96 with her student mentee If you are interested in mentoring a student, please email on a pre-college counseling program for minority students Steven Kang ’06 [email protected]. 9 who normally do not have access to such help.

This summer, Hershey will be working at Johnson & Webbert LLP in Augusta, a small private firm specializing in civil rights.

Although, she has not made specific plans after her 2007 graduation, she says: “My primary goal is to be able to advocate for people who do not have access the system.”

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Visiting Professor Student Story laura s. underkuffler, a professor at Duke University Justin Weiss ’06 has ambitions of Law School, will be serving as a Olympic proportions. While the rest of visiting professor in the fall, us sat at home teaching Property Law to first watching XX year students. This is the second Olympic Winter time Professor Underkuffler Games in Torino, has taught at Maine Law; her Weiss was prior visit was in 1999. there—playing an active part in this historic event— “I had a fantastic experience when I taught at Maine serving as before, and I am delighted to have the chance again. The National Olympic Maine Law School is an exciting and unique place for Committee students, teachers, and scholars. I am looking forward to Relations participating in every part of the community,” she says. Manager. In this role, he was responsible for all communications and Professor Underkuffler joined the Duke Law faculty in daily operations planning for the Games participation of 1990 and has taught at Harvard, the University of Non-European countries. Pennsylvania, and Georgetown. She has published numerous works, both in the United States and abroad, in “I worked primarily with the head of each country delega- the fields of property theory, constitutional law, and the tion as the centralized point of contact,” said Weiss. role of moral decision making in law. Also, she has been “Countries contacted me with questions or urgent open involved in international projects concerning property issues, and I resolved the problems within the Organizing rights and regime change, and the problem of corruption Committee and replied back on behalf of the organiza- and democratic governance. 9 tion.” Such issues could span within a single day across doping control matters, brand protection and uniform approval, accreditation and access permits to various Hon. Leigh Saufley ’80 Receives WLA Award secured venues, visa and immigration matters for non-EU Maine Supreme Judical Court Chief Justice Leigh Saufley citizens, sport qualifications, delegations registration, ’80 was presented with the Women’s Law Association’s host broadcasting rights and protocol. Annual Outstanding Alumna Award on November 22, 2005. Weiss became involved with the Olympic movement in The event was held at USM’s Glickman Library in Portland. Below: (l to r) Margaret 2000, after completing his Peace Corps service in West More than 75 people were in attendance, including judges Wood ’07 Africa. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the XIX and partners at local law firms. Hon. Susan Calkins ’70, (Secretary), Rachel Violette Olympic Winter Games contacted him and asked him to Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judical Court, ’07 (Treasurer), work as a French/English communications manager. introduced the Chief Justice, who gave a great speech. Hon. Leigh Saufley ’80, “The experience in the Winter Olympic environment gave me The event raised $2,200 for WLA Scholarships. Nancy Walworth ’07 a foundation and a set of contacts that allowed me to return The Women’s Law Association was developed in (Co-President) to another position within the Olympic movement,” he said. response to the increased awareness of the impact of the and Lindsay Hocking ’07 law on women and the impact of the growing number of (Co-President) Weiss, who holds a B.A. in Political Science and Music and women attorneys on the law. Through an M.A. in French from Middlebury College, took time off its educational activities, the WLA from his studies at Maine Law to participate in the Games. encourages the development of a He will graduate at the end of summer session in August network among women at the law and would like to find a position that integrates his inter- school, women practitioners in all national and criminal law interests, his foreign language skills, and his affinity for sports. branches of the legal field, women in the judiciary, and organizations in the “I think a position in the Olympic movement with a focus state that are concerned with issues on brand protection or doping control might be good fits,” affecting women. 9 Weiss says. 9

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Academic Publications Professor David Cluchey has Professor Orlando Delogu revised his chapter “Antitrust” for the seventh edition of Legal Assumes Emeritus Status Medicine, a popular medical school textbook. Professor for a man who is known for his passionate Cluchey wrote the original chapter speeches, for his activism, and for his skilled classroom with Edward David, M.D. ’87. oratory, Professor Orlando Delogu is uncharacteristically silent. He has just been asked how he would like his Professor Orlando Delogu’s article 40-year tenure at Maine Law to be remembered, and after “Kelo et al v. City of London— several more moments pass, he speaks. Wrongly Decided, and a Missed “I guess I’d like people to think that I care about students Opportunity for Principled Line and tried, in a wide variety of ways, to help serve their Drawing with Respect to the 5th needs. I’d like them to think I was fair and open, that they Amendment’s Taking Clause” is could come in and talk and that I would listen and offer to forthcoming in the Maine Law them both respect and some sensible responses.” . Review Anne Poulin ’73, now a law professor specializing in criminal procedure at Villanova University School of Law, Professor and Associate Dean for was Professor Delogu’s research assistant. “He really drew Faculty Development Lois R. Lupica’s article “Legislative me into his excitement about the topics he was working on, Messaging and Bankruptcy Law” is published in the which had to do with regional solutions to environmental University of Pittsburgh Law Review (2006). problems,” she remembers. “He was a wonderful mentor. One of the things I have modeled on Professor Delogu in my Professor and Associate Dean for own career is my openness to my students.” Academic Affairs Jeffrey Maine published “Tax Considerations of In the community, Professor Delogu is widely-known for Domain Name Acquisitions and his outspokenness and sense of justice. “I’d like to be thought of as a person who was unafraid, who took on Web Site Development” in the some controversial issues.” His resume reads like a mini- (Winter Practical Tax Lawyer history of challenges the State of Maine has faced 2006). He also published “2005 throughout the past four decades. Professor Delogu was Cumulative Supplement” to the actively engaged in drafting pioneering environmental treatise Intellectual Property Taxation: Transaction and protection legislation for the state legislature; he was a Litigation Issues (Bureau of National Affairs, 2003), and founding member of the MCLU; he served as a DEP board his article “Taxing the New Intellectual Property Right”— member applying and enforcing state environmental laws; he was project advisor to Ralph Nader’s Maine Pulp and published in the Hastings Law Journal—was reprinted in Paper Industry Study; he worked closely with a citizens (December 2005). The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles group to pass Portland’s Waterfront Initiative; and later, he served on the Portland City Council and Planning Professor Martin Rogoff’s article “Application of Treaties Board, working closely with the council on the Portland and the Decision of International Tribunals in the U.S. and Waterfront Initiative. France: Reflections on Recent Practice” is forthcoming in the Maine It is safe to say that in the 40 years since graduating from the Law Review. University of Wisconsin Law School and coming to Maine, Orlando Delogu has been anything but idle. “Most of the Associate Professor Deborah people you work with out there understand the Law School Tuerkheimer’s article provides an opportunity to be available not just to students, “Conceptualizing Violence Against but to the larger community that it serves,” he says. Pregnant Women” is forthcoming Professor Delogu recalls being wooed to Maine in 1966 by in the Indiana Law Journal. then-Dean Edward S. Godfrey, whom he remembers with great fondness. “Ed was both supportive and protective. 4 continued on next page.

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To me that was his long suit. To a person like myself who Professor and Class of is something of a gadfly—and I’ve never shrunk from 1973/Glassman Faculty Research either the word liberal or gadfly—it made a huge Scholar Jennifer Wriggins difference to know that I had his support.” published “Race, Torts, and the In the late 1960’s, Delogu’s at times controversial stance Value of Injury, 1900-1949” in the made the young law professor some enemies, as well. The Howard Law Journal (2005). environmental movement was taking off, and the Androscoggin River had just been featured on the cover of Edward U.S. News and World Report as one of the ten dirtiest S. Godfrey rivers in the country. Delogu remembers, “Everyone was Professor Donald Zillman’s waking up, saying, ‘God, we’ve got to change the article “Where Have All paradigm here!’” In this climate, Delogu worked tirelessly the Soldiers Gone II?” is to draft laws and battle environmental ills for the Maine forthcoming in the DEP. “There are some people who respect what you’re Maine trying to do, your outspokenness and your toughness, Law Review. and the fact that you’ve done your homework and are not able to be bullied away. But there are other people whose pocket book you may be affecting.” Scholarly Presentations Associate Professor Christine Professor Delogu recalls an occasion Galbraith was on a panel in when he was invited to speak at the January entitled “The Writer and Pulp and Paper Union’s Annual the Law: Navigating the Maze of Luncheon. During the course of his Copyrights, Literary Contracts speech, he told the audience of largely paper mill workers that they needed to and Negotiation,” as part of rise up and take management to task the Stonecoast MFA in Creative for the way the paper companies were Writing’s Winter 2005-2006 polluting the ambient water and air, Residency. Her presentation focused on copyright basics and polluting the in-plant environment for writers. In February, Professor Galbraith was on a panel as well. After he had finished, “There was a smattering of Professor entitled “Copyright in the Classroom: What You Should applause and someone yelled, ‘Who asked this guy to Delogu teaching Know about Using and Creating Educational Materials,” speak, anyhow?’” The next day, Dean Godfrey received Environmental sponsored by USM’s Center for Teaching. some complaints. Professor Delogu remembers being Law in the called into the Dean’s office and told, “You’ve got them Moot Court Room In February, Professor and pretty riled up. Keep doing what you’re doing, but you better damn well make sure that two and two doesn’t Associate Dean for Faculty equal five.” Godfrey’s support inspired Delogu to continue Development Lois R. Lupica fighting for what he believed in while doing his homework was the Randall-Park Colloquium on the issues. Speaker at the University of Kentucky College of Law. His efforts, and those of like-minded people in the state, Her presentation was entitled paid off. Within the first half dozen years that Delogu was active in Maine, from the late 60’s into the early 70’s, air “Consumer Finance Law and the pollution control laws and water pollution laws were Reinforcement of Class Structures.” In March, Professor passed, LURC and the DEP (then called the Environmental Lupica presented a paper at the New York Law School Improvement Commission) were created, and wetlands Faculty Scholarship Exchange entitled “Legislative and solid waste handling laws were put into place. Messaging and the New Bankruptcy Legislation.”

“It was exciting to be at the frontal edge of that burst of Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeffrey energy. When the governor [Ken Curtis ’58] appointed me Maine presented “Taxation of Intellectual Property” in to be a member of the DEP, I spent five years teaching my December at John Marshall Law School in Chicago. classes, doing research and writing, running around the state as a member of the DEP enforcing these first generation environmental laws, still writing other 6 continued on next page.

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In October, he presented “Taxing the IP Development and legislation for the governor’s office…my wife, Judy, Technology Transfers” at Howard University School of Law thought I was crazy, my kids probably thought that I in Washington D.C. should have been around more.”

Dean Peter Pitegoff participated in Columbia Law School’s Colleague Professor Martin Rogoff, who joined the law faculty in 1972, remembers just how active Delogu was. National State Attorneys General Program symposium “When he came to the Law School, he was one of the first on “Oversight & Regulation of Charitable Organizations” people to teach environmental law in the country, one of in February. the pioneers nationally in developing this field. Both inside and outside of the school, he was always very busy and Associate Professor Deborah Tuerkheimer presented a paper in February “Incidents and Injuries: Criminal Law’s Failed Response to Domestic Violence” as part of St. John’s Distinguished Scholar Series.

Professor and Class of 1973/Glassman Faculty Research Scholar Jennifer Wriggins spoke about her race and torts work at an inter- Right: national conference at the University of Denver College Professor of Law in April. Orlando Delogu running in the Annual Road Public Service Race, an event he started in 1978. Visiting Clinical Professor D. Jill Green was a presenter at the 2005 involved,” said Professor Rogoff. “In the midst of all that Judicial Guardian Ad Litem Core activity, he somehow found the time to organize the Annual Training in November. She is also Law School Road Race. Even now, he’s here from early in on the steering committee of the the morning until late on most days, and on weekends.” Lewiston Domestic Violence Case Coordination Project. Professor Delogu also worked diligently inside the Law School for change. In the mid-1970’s, he was active in Rita Heimes, Director of the admissions, faculty recruitment, and in the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). After Maine Law had Center for Law & Innovation, and earned its accreditation in 1966, “we had to show we Heather Sanborn ’07 updated the deserved it by participating in conferences, publishing, handbook Harbor Management: getting involved in the AALS. It was an exciting time in the A Legal Guide for Law School’s history.” There were also a lot of firsts: the Harbormasters and Coastal first students to get clerkships at the Law Court level, the Officials this spring. first Maine Law grads to get taken up by the bigger firms. And “we began taking in larger and larger numbers of Assistant Professor H. Cabanne women students, in the mid-70’s, which was such a Howard presented at a seminar in healthy thing for the school.” Delogu participated actively April called “What You Need to in nearly every arena of the Law School. Know about Public Records and L. Kinvin Wroth joined the faculty in 1964, was Dean from Open Meetings in Maine.” 1978 to 1990, and now teaches at Vermont Law School, where he was Dean from 1996 to 2004. Professor Colleen Khoury has been invited to join the Board of “Orlando hit the ground running in 1966. The feistiest and Editors of the Journal of Legal Education. youngest of our feisty young faculty, he was a major force in the education of the 75 or so students that made up the School when he came,” Wroth recalls. “He has never let 4 continued on next page.

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growing professional stature impair the clarity and direction Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development of his public vision or the loyalty and energy with which he Lois R. Lupica, as the Creditor and Debtor’s Rights Section has served his students, his colleagues, and the institution.” Chair, organized a program at the Association of American In the 1980’s Professor Delogu began to Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. turn his attention to local government. titled “Beyond Theory: Empiricism and Creditors’ and He thought seriously about running for local office and ultimately did. He was Debtors’ Rights.” on the Portland City Council and chaired a number of committees, took a Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs seat on the planning board and Jeffrey Maine presented “Recent Federal and State Tax eventually became chair. Decisions” in November at the Ninth Annual Maine Tax “I regard all of those activities with being Forum in Augusta. symbiotic with what I did at the Law School,” he says. “Experiences I had Associate Professor Deborah Tuerkheimer spoke to the become useful for students, useful in Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence about terms of bringing real examples to the “Improving Maine’s Response to Domestic Violence” in classroom of the cold cases we were looking at. The law is Professor happening right under their noses. I think all of the Orlando Delogu January. Professor Tuerkheimer also has been invited to be and former professors here try to illustrate this to their classes.” Law Alumni a plenary speaker at the National Conference of the Association One of the contributions to the Law School of which President National Coalition Against Domestic Violence this summer. Professor Delogu is most proud is his part in recruiting Jim Haddow ’86 Her session is entitled “Changing the Face of Domestic at 2004 consistently excellent faculty. His eyes light up with Commencement Violence Laws to Reflect Battered Women’s Realities.” unreserved enthusiasm when asked about the importance of this endeavor. “Going out and finding Professor Thomas Ward is working bright young faculty, allowing them the freedom to do what they want to do, what interests them—that’s the on a pilot project for the United future of the School. Encouraging younger colleagues to States Patent and Trademark Office be excellent in the classroom, in their writing, in involving aimed at integrating the organiza- themselves in the community, in these issues in the real world—that’s the strength of the School.” tion’s database and the state UCC databases from Maine, New Associate Professor Deborah Tuerkheimer, a faculty Hampshire and Massachusetts. member who was hired in 2002, was immediately impressed with Professor Delogu’s passion for the Law Nancy Wanderer ’90, Director School and its objectives. of the Legal Research and Writing “Orlando’s love for the Law School has impressed me Program, participated on a since the day we met,” she says. “His commitment to the institution as a place of excellence is unwavering, and— panel at the Maine State Bar from the perspective of a relative newcomer—particularly Association’s Annual Meeting in inspiring. Orlando has always encouraged me to engage January, titled “The Art of Written fully with my scholarship, service and teaching. He will undoubtedly continue to contribute to the Maine Law Advocacy: Drafting Persuasive, community in his unique, Orlando-esque way.” Concise, and Creative Legal Briefs and Memoranda.”

Professor Orlando Delogu reflects, “Forty years… Professor and Class of 1973/Glassman Faculty Research whenever I roll that number off my tongue, it has the Scholar Jennifer Wriggins testified in Augusta on the sound of being a considerable period of time. I’ve seen eight or nine governors, cannot count how many Maine Parentage Act, which was before the Judiciary chancellors of the system, and all of the deans of the Law Committee of the Maine Legislature. School. You have the feeling that you’ve paid your dues, that you haven’t been a fly-by-night.” 9 continued on next page.

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J. Trevor Hughes ’95: An International Privacy Pioneer

j. trevor hughes ’95 may well be Hughes did not embark on a career to the nation’s leading expert on become a recognized privacy expert. privacy issues as they relate to the His first job out of Law School in 1995 Internet. He heads the International was with UnumProvident Corporation Professor Association of Privacy Professionals where he had interned as a law Melvyn Zarr (IAPP) and two Internet industry student. When the company was preparing to launch its first website, he made a trade group associations. He is frequently sought out by the media on a volunteered to provide legal support. presentation wide range of topics from spam, to “I have always been comfortable with to the Maine spyware, to Internet privacy. He testi- technology,” he said, “but I am not Federalist fies regularly before Congress, the really a technical person.” Society on Federal Trade Commission and the In 1999, his experience at the meaning of “Federalism,” and in European Union. The IAPP’s 2,300 UnumProvident led to a job as February, he made a presentation to person membership includes privacy Director of Privacy and Corporate professionals from industry giants USM’s Honors Symposium on the Counsel for Engage, a large, high such as Microsoft, IBM, Procter & recent federal case on “Intelligent tech startup involved in Internet Gamble, Nationwide, Eastman Kodak Design” in Pennsylvania. advertising. At the time Engage and and Bank of America. This spring, other similar firms set up a trade Edward S. Godfrey Professor his travels took him to Australia, group association called the Donald Zillman provided regular Singapore and China where he set up Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) commentary on WVON about the new IAPP chapters and spoke with to develop best practices and Supreme Court nomination process government regulators on informa- standards as they related to Internet and also spoke to the Portland tional privacy issues. advertising. “I was right at the Rotary Club about the topic. Despite all these accomplishments, very forefront of a national and Awards Hughes says his greatest source international debate on Internet privacy issues,” Hughes says. Professor of satisfaction is that he has been able to build his organizations, Colleen Engage did not survive the dot com which include a talented team of Khoury bust in 2001 but Hughes went on to professionals, in York, Maine. received the become the Executive Director of the “Twenty years ago, you would have Howard H. NAI. Soon afterward, he took on the to be in New York or Washington to Dana, Jr. additional role of Executive Director of build this type of organization,” he Award from the IAPP — which now has members said. “But, today we can run our the Maine in 23 countries. He also serves as associations from York and be as Bar Foundation during the Maine Executive Director of the Email Sender responsive as ever to the demands of State Bar Association’s Annual and Provider Coalition (ESPC). our members. We provide great Meeting in January. 9 advocacy and service, while enjoying In his role with the two trade group a wonderful work environment,” associations he regularly advocates noted Hughes with his co-workers’ on behalf of major email senders and two Labrador Retrievers next to him network advertisers. In an age where in his office. consumer groups are seeking 4

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tighter regulation of Internet email who worked at the NAI as an intern On the Road and advertising, Hughes worries that before graduating from Maine Law. “we might be throwing the baby out Two current law students also work Maine Law Admissions with the bath water.” He describes as interns, Sean Sweeney ’06 and Admissions Director Elaine Bourne his approach as a “corporate Felicity Soles ‘07. This summer, the is inviting alumni/ae to participate environmentalism.” Hughes says, 1995 graduate will become Professor in Maine Law’s recruitment efforts “We work to fight spam and other Hughes as he will teach a seven across the country. Each fall, the online abuses. At the same time, we week course in “Privacy Law in the School’s admissions staff takes to want to protect these channels for Digital World” at Maine Law. the road to promote the wonderful legitimate commerce.” legal education provided by the

Members of his organizations must University of Maine School of Law. adhere to high privacy standards Local alumni/ae are great points of including offering recipients the right reference for prospective applicants to opt out, and they must fully identify and are encouraged to volunteer at who is sending the message. “We recruitment events. often find ourselves working in concert with consumer rights Below is a list of upcoming organizations; it is just that we Law School Forums that will be approach the issues from a decidedly attended by Maine Law admissions corporate perspective,” he said. representatives:

In the age of connectivity, privacy issues are extremely important to July 16 Washington D.C. many companies. “Increasingly, com- September 9 Dallas panies are hiring a chief privacy offi- September 16 San Francisco cer to oversee the development of October 13–14 Chicago Hughes has lectured at Boston Above: privacy programs,” Hughes said. College’s Law School and he is J. Trevor October 19 Boston “Half these privacy professionals are Hughes ’95 and currently writing, with co-author Virginia Lee ’05 October 21–22 New York lawyers and half come from other at their offices. Reed Freeman, Consumer Privacy November 3–4 Atlanta disciplines.” The IAPP was estab- Law, to be published by CCH in 2006. lished to serve the professional needs of this group. The organization He lives in York with his wife, In addition, Maine Law admissions publishes a newsletter and dissemi- Gabriella, and two children, Malcolm representatives will be visiting nates information. It holds well- (7) and Dinon (5). An avid soccer Law Fairs at numerous colleges and attended international conferences player, he continues to play in the universities across the country. and offers a certification program for Portland area with a cadre of Maine Upcoming Law Fair visits will be professionals in the privacy field. Law alums, including Carlos Diaz ’94 posted on the Maine Law website Doug Britton ’97 and . at www.mainelaw.maine.edu in late The team that Hughes leads consists of 14 other professionals and he You can learn more about IAPP at August. expects to be adding several more www.privacyassociation.org, the NAI If you would like to help, please staff members this year. His legal at www.networkadvertising.org, and email the Admissions Office at research director is Virginia Lee ’05 the ESPC at www.espcoalition.org. 9 [email protected] or call

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1964–1978 CLASS NEWS

1964 compliance. Our clients are from tiny 20 people banks up to Class Agent: Henry N. Berry, III maybe $1 billion in assets.” [email protected] 1975 1965 [email protected] Class Agent: Richard W. Elliott [email protected] Hon. John V. Romei of the Maine District Court in Machias was appointed by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to the 1966 Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability. [email protected]

1967 1976 [email protected] [email protected]

1968 Jean Deighan is serving on the board of directors for the [email protected] Maine Community Foundation and as president of the Bangor Museum and Center for History board of directors. 1969 Deighan is founder and president of Deighan Associates, Class Agent: Craig H. Nelson Inc. in Bangor. [email protected] Paul Mason is practicing in both Florida and Brazil. He is 1970 international counsel, commercial arbitrator, and [email protected] mediator for Global Expanison Group in Miami, and also, 1971 of counsel to Bastos-Tigre, Coelho da Rocha e Lopes [email protected] Advogados in Rio de Janeiro.

1972 In September, Paula Silsby, Maine’s U.S. Attorney, was [email protected] honored at the University of New England with a Deborah Morton award, given to women of high distinction in their 1973 careers and in public service. Former winners include Hon. Class Agent: Ellsworth T. Rundlett, III [email protected] Leigh Saufley ’80 and former Dean Colleen Khoury. Mary Schendel, assistant vice president and senior Paul Mason ’76 Hon. Peter J. Goranites of the Maine District Court in pictured counsel at UnumProvident Corp., is serving on the board with his wife, Portland has been appointed as an alternative member of of directors at the Institute for Civic Leadership. Schendel Nazareth, in the Committee on Judicial Responsibility and Disability. Brazil. lives in Cumberland. Richard W. Smith has joined the real estate law practice Kevin Tierney of Falmouth has been elected chairman of group at the Portland law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer the governance committee of the MLIG Variable Insurance & Nelson. Smith, who lives in Falmouth, was formerly vice Trust, a mutual fund of the Merrill Lynch Insurance Group. president, state manager and counsel for Ticor Title Insurance Co. in Portland. 1977 [email protected] 1974 Class Agent Needed Mediator and trademark lawyer Peter Michaud, of counsel [email protected] to the Portland firm of Thompson, Bull, Furey, Bass & MacColl, has been selected as a member of the Panel of Martha Howell writes: “I left Citizens Bank in January ’04. Neutrals of the International Trademark Association I’m now with M&M Consulting, which is generally located (INTA). here in Maine. We actually have no offices, but spend nearly all our time with our small bank clients across New 1978 England. It’s great! I’m still doing regulatory compliance, Class Agent: John R. Bass, II but I had found myself specialized down to large [email protected] commercial lending for big banks. It got old. Now I’m working with both banks and credit unions on all facets of Eileen Epstein is serving on the board of directors for the

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Maine Community Foundation. Epstein, who lives in 1983 Falmouth, is a partner at Epstein & O’Donovan, LLP. Class Agent: Heidi Osborn [email protected] Paula Singer writes: “I am very busy at Windstar Technologies, Inc. (the software company that I founded Andrew Siket has joined Cohen & Grigsby P.C. in the 11 years ago with my husband Gary) where I am involved Naples, Florida as director of the firm’s litigation group. with the software design, support, and management duties and my client work at my law firm where I am now 1984 part-time. I now have over 40 published articles and 8 Class Agent: Thomas E. Powers books which are distributed through trade organizations [email protected] as well through Windstar’s shopping cart.” Jim Katsiaficas has joined the law firm of Perkins, 1979 Thompson, Hinckley & Keddy in Portland as a shareholder. [email protected] Katsiaficas was formerly a senior staff attorney at the Maine Municipal Association. Arthur Dingley, D.O. has joined the staff of Evergreen Andrew Siket ’83 Behavioral Services in Farmington. He was formerly the 1985 regional medical director for the Maine Department of [email protected] Health and Human Services in Portland. David Beneman has been named the first federal public Hon. Patricia Worth spoke at the summer meeting of the defender for the District of Maine. He has practiced with Maine State Bar Association (MSBA) as part of a panel on the Portland law firm of Levenson, Vickerson and best practices in family litigation. Beneman since 1986.

1980 Valerie Stanfill has joined Troubh Heisler in Lewiston. Class Agent: Andrew J. Bernstein Prior to joining the firm, Stanfill served as a clinical [email protected] professor at the Law School.

Michael Currie is serving on the board of directors for the 1986 United Way of Greater Portland. Currie is managing Class Agent: James B. Haddow director at H.M. Payson & Co. in Portland. [email protected] In October, Anita St. Onge took a six-month sabbatical to Paul Fillmore, his wife Audrey Delphendahl ’85, and their research child custody in domestic violence cases in New three children have moved from Frankfurt, Germany to the Zealand. St. Onge is the director of domestic violence United Kingdom where Fillmore has started work as the initiatives at USM’s Muskie School’s Cutler Institute of head of financial institutions credit for the wholesale Child and Family Policy. banking division for the Royal Bank of Scotland. He Judith Fletcher Woodbury, a partner at Pierce Atwood LLP performed a similar role for Dresdner Bank in Germany for in Portland, has been appointed to the board of Friends of the past six years. Casco Bay. Matthew Nichols is working in the Portland offices of Gov. John Baldacci has nominated Nancy Ziegler of South Nichols, Webb & Loranger, focusing his practice primarily Portland for reappointment to the Board of Environmental on OUI cases and criminal defense. Protection. 1987 1981 [email protected] Class Agent: Lawrence J. Mullen [email protected] Bruce Shibles, an associate at the Denver, Colorado law firm of Markusson, Green & Jarvis, PC, writes: “I’m out 1982 here in beautiful Colorado (although I miss the smell of Class Agent: Jeffrey Jones the Maine salt air) and truly enjoying life these days. Hope [email protected] all is well with my friends and colleagues from Maine and

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the Law School. My door is always open if you find 1994 yourself out this way (and I can still be persuaded to Class Agent: Carlos A. Diaz recreate the fun of a Thursday night MLA meeting either in [email protected] LoDo in Denver or Old Town in Fort Collins!).” Portland sports agent Peter Carlisle represented more than 20 athletes who competed in the 2006 Winter 1988 Olympic Games. Class Agent: Ryan Stinneford [email protected] John Howland has relocated to New Haven, Connecticut. He is executive vice president at Southern Conn. Bancorp, Inc. Ellen Maher has joined Cohen & Grigsby P.C. in Naples, Florida as director of the firm’s real estate group. Bing Wang has joined Baker & Daniels LLP’s China practice as counsel in the firm’s Beijing office. He focuses his prac- 1989 tice on foreign direct investment in China, mergers and Class Agent: Michael K. Martin acquisitions, as well as commercial, telecommunications, [email protected] employment and tax law matters. Susan Schultz has joined Portland firm of Givertz, 1995 Hambley, Scheffee & Lavoie, PA where she focuses on Class Agent: Michael D. Traister family law and adoption. [email protected] Jill Tompkins has been re-elected to another two-year Ellen Maher ’88 John Gause is working as commission council for the term as president of the Eastern Tribal Court Judges Maine Human Rights Commission in Augusta. Association and has been appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court’s Court Improvement Committee. 1996 Tompkins is a clinical professor of law and the Director of Class Agents: the American Indian Law Clinic at the University of Michael R. Bosse, [email protected] Colorado School of Law in Boulder. Daniel J. Mitchell, [email protected] Ronald W. Schneider, [email protected] 1990 Class Agent: M. Thomasine Burke In July, President George W. Bush approved the [email protected] appointment of Michelle Kane as a Veterans Law Judge at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals in Washington D.C. Judge 1991 Kane and her husband, Michael, live in Maryland with Class Agent: Anne O’Donovan their two children, Meghan and Molly. [email protected] 1997 1992 Class Agent: Kurt W. Adams [email protected] Class Agent: Thomas G. Diebold [email protected] Christopher Bond of Cape Elizabeth is working in the Bing Wang ’94 Mary and Randy Hawkes write: “We welcomed our business department at Saint Joseph’s College as second daughter, Chloe Deirdre Hawkes, on July 20, 2005. assistant professor of business administration. Our 10-year-old, Claire, loves being a big sister!” Joseph Coffey is practicing family law for DNA-Peoples Legal Services in Farmington, New Mexico. 1993 Class Agent: Walter F. McKee Chuck Dow, and his wife, Erin, welcomed their third child, [email protected] Phoebe Ann Dow, into their family on July 23, 2005. Phoebe joins brothers Patrick and Ian at the family’s home Amy Tchao co-edited the third edition of Maine School in Winthrop. Dow works as director of communications and Law, which covers all aspects of school law in Maine. The legislative affairs for Attorney General G. Steven Rowe ’87. publication was written by 20 members of Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, where Tchao is a partner. Nancy L. Morin has opened her own practice in Brunswick.

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1998 Jessica Pecoraro was named a 2006 “Rising Star” by Class Agents: Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. Pecoraro is an Darcie McElwee, [email protected] attorney with Rider Bennett, LLP in Minneapolis, where Andrew R. Sarapas, [email protected] she is a member of the firm’s litigation department.

1999 2001 Class Agent: John Shumadine Class Agent: Chadwick A. Weber [email protected] [email protected]

Timothy Boulette is serving on the board of directors for M. Jean McDevitt has been promoted to senior manager in the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine and the the tax department of Baker Newman & Noyes, an board of directors for Congregation Bet Ha’am in South accounting and professional services firm in Portland. Portland. He is an associate at Murray, Plumb & Murray in Jessica Pecoraro ’00 Portland. 2002 Class Agents: Scot Draeger is working as Sr. Vice President in the Karla Black, [email protected] general counsel’s office of Citigroup Global in Portland. M. Katherine Lynch, [email protected] Draeger formally worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. Michelle Giard In October, Karla Black began her position as deputy legal Draeger has transferred to the Boston office of the U.S. counsel to Gov. John Baldacci. Black formerly worked for Securities and Exchange Commission where she is a Devine, Millimet & Branch in Manchester, New Hampshire. senior counsel in the Division of Enforcement. The couple lives in Hampton, NH. Paul Crowley is working as a trademark attorney in the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Washington D.C. Theodore Joyce has relocated to Miami, Florida. He is a senior associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Daniel Marra has joined Marden, Dubord, Bernier & Stevens in Waterville. Dan and Robyn Salvin became the proud parents of baby daughter Lillian Jane on May 10, 2005. Robyn writes: Charles Mitchell, who serves as national legislative “Jack, our two year old son, is having fun being a big counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in brother!” Washington D.C., spoke to the Law School’s Student Bar Association as part of its Brown Bag Lunch Series in Susan Seager is working as a media lawyer in the Los March. His talk covered a wide range of legal issues, Charlie Mitchell ’02 Angeles office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, a Seattle- including National Security and Immigration during the and his sister, based firm. She is representing newspapers, television Patriot Act, Intelligence Reform Legislation, and Emily Mitchell ’08 stations, and individual reporters. Seager also has written Government Secrecy. some op-ed pieces in the LA Times and the Daily Journal and has taught media law classes at the University of Michelle Santiago has joined the Waterville firm of Southern California’s Journalism School. Sherman & Sandy.

Marc Weintraub was awarded the distinction of 2005 2003 Associate Marketing All-Star. He is a partner at Steptoe & Class Agents: Natasha Woodland Johnson in Charleston, West Virginia. [email protected]

2000 Kenneth Albert III is working at the law firm of Bonneau & Class Agents: Geismar in Lewiston where he focuses on health law for Jennifer Archer, [email protected] hospitals, nursing homes, and physician office practices Karen L. Wright, [email protected] in Maine.

Virgilia Bryant and Dr. Shane Bryant are pleased to announce Anna N. Astvatsaturova and John Turcotte ’00 were the birth of their second child and daughter, Catherine married on September 17, 2005 at Williston West Church Whitehead Bryant, on February 10, 2006. Catherine is the in Portland. Tiffany Strauchs Rad was the matron of Anna ’03 and granddaughter of the Hon. Joan Bryant-Deschenes ’01. honor. The reception was held at Dunegrass Golf Resort in John ’00 Turcotte

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Old Orchard Beach. They spent their honeymoon in the Isaac Wilhelm has been selected to clerk for Justice Brian Mayan Riviera. The couple resides in Biddeford. Ms. Burgess of the Vermont Supreme Court. His yearlong Turcotte is working as Assistant Vice President and clerkship begins in August. Compliance-BSA Manager at Pepperell Bank & Trust in Biddeford. Her work includes overseeing the institution’s 2005 compliance program in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Class Agents: Act and its amendments to prevent and detect money Seth Goodall, [email protected] laundering from illegal activities and terrorism. Also, she Devens Hamlen, [email protected] has co-authored an article titled “The Case for Prosecuting Iraqi Nationals in the International Criminal Sonia Buck has joined the law firm of Linnell, Choate & Court” forthcoming in the International Legal Theory Webber in Auburn, where she practices employment law (Volume 10, Fall 2004). Patricia McAllister ’04 Journal and commercial litigation. Dawn DiBlasi has opened her own practice in Oakland. Christopher Dargie has joined Perkins, Thompson, Dawn Harmon has joined Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & Hinckley & Keddy in Portland as an associate in the firm’s Keddy in Portland as an associate in the real estate and business department. litigation departments. Prior to joining the firm, Harmon served as a law clerk for Maine Supreme Judicial Court Jessica Emmons has joined the law firm of Drummond Chief Justice Leigh Saufley ’80. Woodsum & MacMahon in Portland as a member of the firm’s business services group practicing in the area of Katherine Joyce has joined Perkins, Thompson, Hinckley & corporate law. Keddy in Portland as an associate in the firm’s litigation department, and the land use and environmental law Seth Goodall accepted a position with Thompson, Bull, practice group. Furey, Bass & MacColl, LLC, PA in Portland, initially Philip Saucier ’04 focusing on civil litigation and general business law issues. 2004 Class Agents: Stephanie Jazlowiecki has joined the law firm of McTeague [email protected] Katherine R. Knox, Higbee Case Cohen Whitney & Toker P.A. in Topsham as Laura K. Welles, [email protected] an associate. James Allen has left the Washington State Attorney General’s Office to become the district director for U.S. Brian Libby is working as an associate at Verrill Dana LLP, Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA). focusing his practice in business law, specifically intellectual property. Scott Houde has joined Woodman Edmands Danylik & Austin, P.A. in Biddeford as an associate in the civil Lori Londis is working in the litigation department at litigation department. Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson in Portland. She is Brian Libby ’05 focusing her practice on general litigation matters. Patricia McAllister is working as an associate at Verrill Dana LLP. Prior to joining the firm, McAllister served as a Amanda Lynch has joined the law firm of Germani & law clerk to Maine Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Riggle, LLC in Portland as an associate. Leigh Saufley ’80 of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. Uma Outka is working as an associate at Verrill Dana LLP Neil J. Prendergast has accepted a position at Shankman in Portland. & Associates in Lewiston. Stephen Rees Jr. will be marrying Lillian Morris on May 20, Philip Saucier is working as an associate at Verrill Dana LLP in Portland. 2006. Rees works for Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsberg, P.A. in Sarasota, Florida. Jennifer Thompson has joined Skelton, Taintor & Abbott in Auburn as an associate. She formerly served as law clerk Jonathan Whitney accepted a position with Judd Ulrich Uma Outka ’05 to Maine’s Superior Court. Scarlett & Dean, P.A. in Sarasota, Florida. 9

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CLASS NEWS IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam

Joel Freund ’77 James E. Millett ’76 Joel Freund ’77 died on October 25, 2005 following a long James E. Millett ’76 died unexpectedly on February 17, illness. He was 56 years old. 2006. He was 56 years old.

After graduating from Maine Law, Mr. Freund practiced Mr. Millett was born in Waterville in 1949. He attended briefly before deciding to dedicate himself fully to the Rossol College in Blackpool, England and received his B.S. restaurant business, which he loved. He owned and from the University of Vermont, before attending the operated the Back Bay Grill in Portland for 12 years. His University of Maine School of Law. philosophy for his guests was “The outside world is left at After law school, Mr. Millett work as Assistant District the door when you enter the Grill.” Mr. Freund was known Attorney for Kennebec County and as the Waterville City for making everyone feel comfortable at his establishment Solicitor. He was a partner at the firms Wheeler, Arey and and went out his way to please his guests. Millett, as well as, Sherman, Sandy and Millett before moving to Scarborough in 1985, where he was a partner Family members say in addition to being the quintessen- with Desmond, Cooper, Anderson and Millett. In 1997, Mr. tial host, Mr. Freund enjoyed sailing, his dogs, board Millett, along with his wife and five children, moved to games and fine wine. Chapel Hill, N.C., where he was employed by the Research Triangle Institute and the Best Western University Inn.

Richard P. Sullivan ’72 Richard P. Sullivan ’72 died on December 22, 2005 after Peter Wiley ’89 a year long battle with cancer. He was 63 years old. Peter Wiley ’89 died unexpectedly on March 6, 2006 while visiting his father on the Gulf Coast. He was 59 years old. Mr. Sullivan was born in Skowhegan in 1942. He graduated from Farmington State Teacher’s College with a Mr. Wiley had a long record of government service, most B.S. in education, and after teaching for a year, he recently serving as chief of staff for Congressman Tom received a draft notice and enlisted in the U.S. Army. In Allen (D-ME). He previously worked for the National 1969, Mr. Sullivan left active duty, settled in Portland with Governors Association and on Allen’s 1994 campaign. He his family and enrolled at the University of Maine School also served as chief operating officer of Gov. Angus King’s of Law. After graduation, he worked for two years with the administration and on the Board of Environmental Maine State Attorney General’s Office as a prosecutor and Protection under Gov. Joseph Brennan. served 12 years with the U.S. Army Reserves, retiring with Mr. Wiley and his wife, Betsy, cared deeply about the Law Peter Wiley ’89 the rank of major. School. The couple has been providing a student scholarship for more than a decade. In 1974, Mr. Sullivan entered into private practice in Biddeford, specializing in criminal law. He was active in Gifts in memory of Peter Wiley may be made to: local organizations, serving as president of the Wells- The Wiley Family Scholarship Fund for Single Parents Ogunquit Little League for five years; chairman of the Wells University of Maine School of Law Planning Board; and a member of the Arundel Yacht Club. 246 Deering Avenue · Portland, ME 04102

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August Luncheon Left: (l to r) Karen Kingsley ’79, Dean Peter Pitegoff, Mary Lou Dyer ’80 Augusta Area Luncheon and Benjamin Attendance was strong for the Townsend ’90 second straight year at Slate’s in Bangor Reception Below: (l to r) Hallowell, where the Alumni David Miller ’97 Association held its annual luncheon and P. Andrew Hamilton ’84 for alumni/ae in Central Maine. The event was held on October 5, 2005. Dean’s Welcome Bangor Reception Reception Right: (l to r) On October 25, 2005, alumni/ae in Dean Peter Pitegoff and Tim Norton ’88, Northern Maine gathered at the President, Maine Law Isaac Farrar Mansion in Bangor for Alumni Association an evening reception with Dean Bath Luncheon Below: (l to r) Peter Pitegoff. J. Michael Conley III ’70, Richard Lord ’65, Richard Elliott ’65 and Bath Area Luncheon Dean Peter Pitegoff On November 9, 2005, alumni/ae gathered at Mae’s Café in Bath for Dean’s Welcome their annual luncheon. Reception Below Left: (l to r) Dennis ’91 and Dean’s Welcome Reception Anne O’Donovan ’91, The Law Alumni Association formally Nancy Savage Marcus ’91 and welcomed Dean Peter Pitegoff at a Steven Abbott ’91 reception in his honor on October Below Right: 14, 2005 at USM’s Abromson Center (l to r) Hon. Leigh Saufley ’80, in Portland. At the event, which Dean Peter Pitegoff and Hon. Vincent drew a record crowd, President Tim McKusick Norton ’88 introduced Dean Pitegoff and presented him with several gifts from the Association. Dean Pitegoff took the opportunity to thank all Maine Law alumni/ae, whom he said had been very welcoming.

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when i first joined the law Maine Law, the magazine of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, University of Maine Law Alumni I thought of it as the group that ran Association, is published twice a year. the Annual Fund phone-a-thon who Issues are scheduled for the fall and called me at dinner time asking for spring. Please send items of interest to money. Little did I realize then, the Maine Law Alumni Office, 246 Deering real purpose of the Alumni Association. Ave., Portland, ME 04102, or e-mail items to [email protected]. My years on the Board have allowed Additional Law School and alumni/ae me to see why our contributions— news can be found at both monetarily and in terms of www.mainelawalum.org. volunteer time—are imperative for the Law School to move forward. The Annual Fund campaign provides the achieve that goal. Simultaneously, resources for the true mission of the the Association is taking steps to We would like to extend our appreciation Alumni Association, making the create regional alumni/ae chapters to the many people who contributed to University of Maine School of Law “A to recognize the active Maine Law this issue of Maine Law. Place of Great Opportunity.” This alumni/ae groups in places like I Virginia Wright, who wrote two of the slogan, adopted last year by the Washington D.C., Boston and New main feature articles. Alumni Association as its campaign Hampshire. These regional chapters I Elisabeth Wilkins, who wrote the article theme, sums up in a few words what can give the alums in those areas an on Orlando Delogu. we seek to accomplish. identity, and they can serve as an active resource in support of student I Toni DeLois of Purple Crayon Design for The principal mission of the recruiting and graduate placement. layout and graphic design work. Association is, of course, to facilitate I Allison Leslie Bowman who oversaw the and strengthen the bonds among Making the Law School “A Place of alumni/ae, and between the alum- publication and wrote and edited much Great Opportunity” is a mission well of the material. ni/ae and the Law School. However, started but requiring continuing the mission of the Alumni Association attention. As you enjoy this maga- I Other staff at the Law School for their extends well beyond this primary zine, make note of the many accom- editorial and proofreading assistance. goal and requires it to play a role in plishments of your classmates and supporting the Law School adminis- other alumni/ae. Find ways to tration in both the recruitment of new become active in the many volunteer students and the placement of gradu- roles available through the Law To Maine Law Alumni/ae and ating students; in mentoring and School. Use the Association’s website Friends of Maine Law financially supporting current stu- (www.mainelawalum.org) to post We hope you enjoyed this issue of the dents; and in providing a voice for the class notes, let us know of interesting newly re-designed Maine Law magazine. alumni/ae body with the Dean, the events or accomplishments or just Thank you for your feedback and sugges- Law School Foundation, the Law use the information you read here as tions concerning this publication. Our School Board of Visitors and other an excuse to contact a classmate that goal is to capture all that is special and elements of the Law School and you haven’t heard from in awhile. unique about the Law School, the facul- University communities. ty, the students, and alumni/ae. You can On behalf of the Alumni Association help through your letters and e-mails. During the past year, the Alumni Board of Directors, I would like to We hope to hear from you, and when Association has been actively thank all of you for the many appropriate, we want to share with our pursuing that mission. In response to different roles that you play in readers your successes and celebrations. a challenge laid down by Dean keeping the Maine Law alumni/ae Please write or send an e-mail to us. Pitegoff, the Annual Fund campaign body an active and vibrant group, goal has been increased by a and a critical component in the long John C. Gundersdorf dramatic 21% (a $50,000 increase). I term success of the Law School. Director of Alumni Relations am happy to report that, through the University of Maine School of Law hard work of Annual Fund Chair Mike 246 Deering Avenue Martin ’87 and a dedicated team of — timothy norton ’88 Portland, Maine 04102 class agents, we are on track to president, maine law Phone: (207) 780-4342 alumni association E-mail: [email protected]

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