byu Law School 2017 annual report TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from the Dean 3 Faculty 4 Students 8 Visitors and Activities 14 Finance and Giving 18 Alumni and Friends 20 bradley slade We cannot become a great law school without clarity of vision. bradley slade 2 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Greatness of trustees of the Church and to the many financial donors to the Law School who “have enhanced the n the first day of classes for the byu Law School in 1973, then byu president Dallin Law School’s ability to accomplish its mission and have H. Oaks challenged the faculty, students, and staff of the Law School to “make benefited many students who could not otherwise have it great.” As for the path to greatness, President Oaks was tantalizingly opaque: studied law” (Dallin H. Oaks, “Unfolding in Time: The “The special mission of this law school and its graduates will unfold in time.” In Founding and Mission of J. Reuben Clark Law School,” the early years of the Law School, this open-ended aspiration must have been Clark Memorandum [spring 2013]). Oexciting, as participants in this venture filled spaces in the mission with their own hopes and During my first year as dean, I have visited friends dreams. In the end, however, we cannot become a great law school without clarity of vision. and alumni of the Law School in nearly 20 cities, and I Today, with over four decades of experience as an institution, I believe we are positioned have come away from those visits with similar impres- to bring greater definition to our mission. In the paragraphs that follow, I share some of sions. As I have engaged with members of our commu-

john snyder john my aspirations for the Law School in the hope of advancing our collective understanding nity, a more precise vision of the Law School has begun of our mission. to crystalize in my mind: we aspire to create ideas and develop students who influence people and events for Law in the Light good. We succeed when our ideas inspire action and when our students use their legal edu- President Marion G. Romney, who was serving as the second counselor in the First Presi- cation to improve their families, communities, and profession. dency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also addressed the assembled You can see the outlines of this vision in the annual report. New programs at the Law students on the first day of classes in 1973. He reported that when the byu Board of Trustees School—including in Washington, DC, and the Refugee and Immigration Initiative in Dil- established the Law School, they wanted the students who enrolled to “obtain a knowledge ley, Texas—allow our students to apply their talents to the most pressing policy issues of the of . . . [the] laws of . . . man” in the light of the “laws of God” (D&C 93:53). We subsequently day. Our new faculty members are enhancing our curriculum and expanding the scholarly adopted this injunction as the mission of the byu Law School. profile of the Law School. Generous alumni and other donors have substantially increased During my time at the byu Law School, I have come to see more clearly the fundamental grant and scholarship funding for our students, who continue to excel in competitions and tension between the laws of men and the laws of God. The study and practice of law places to participate with the robust calendar of visitors to the Law School. Finally, our newly con- great emphasis on rules, authority, and precedent, sometimes at the expense of hope, char- stituted board of advisers assembled this spring will help us consider ways in which byu ity, and forgiveness. Much of legal study is occupied with the coherence, consistency, and Law can become a pacesetter among law schools in leadership training. As is evident from integrity of the legal system, but our mission statement affirms the importance of under- this small sampling of Law School activities, we have become a community of influence. standing the effects of law on each person who is governed by that system. Activating the Network A Community of Influence Although we are proud of the accomplishments of the Law School, we have much more At the Founders Day commemoration on August 23, 2012, Elder Oaks reflected on “the potential, and I invite you to join me in a conversation about how we might further the mis- unfolding mission of the Law School,” citing various accomplishments of our alumni and sion of byu Law. In our meetings with alumni and friends of the Law School, we are hoping faculty. He praised the high quality of the legal education provided by the Law School to activate the network of lawyers of faith, and we want to magnify the contributions of and encouraged women to study here. Elder Oaks also expressed gratitude to the board every member of our community. Please join us in making the Law School great.

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Dean and Glen L. Farr Professor of Law bradley slade 3 FACULTY Faculty members at BYU Law School are speaking out on cutting- edge legal issues ranging from the protection of human rights to the transformation of intellectual property in a digital age. These diverse interests and expertise distin- guish faculty in scholarly clusters, including corpus linguistics, law and entrepre- neurship, and international law. Some faculty members work at the intersection of law and other disciplines, such as history, intellectual property, and science. This year the Law School initiated a faculty-sponsored program that sends students to Wash- ington, DC, where studying law intersects with working in federal courts and agencies.

The Memories That Matter that I was interested in intel- BYU Law in Washington, DC ARIELLE SLOAN lectual property and health law. When he asked if I wanted to Years from now, when I look extern for Judge Griffith instead, back on DC, my memories of the my eyes grew wide. I was just various Smithsonians and the a 2L, and I didn’t think I was hen it comes to law for the U.S. Court of Appeals cherry blossoms and the Capitol anywhere near prepared enough in the United States, in both the DC Circuit and the Building will likely be gone. The to go straight to the DC Circuit. Wthere is no city more U.S. Supreme Court. He also things that will stick with me However, Professor Nielson important than Washington, interned for the Federal Trade will be unique memories that clearly had more faith in me DC, where many federal courts Commission’s Office of Policy don’t happen on weekend trips than I did, and I rode that vicari- and agencies are headquartered. Planning, the Office of Counsel to the city. Aside from my warm ous wave of optimism into my In winter 2017, byu Law began to the President, the Depart- recollections of local residents, first day of work. partnering with the university’s ment of Justice’s Office of Legal I’ll remember listening to Elder The next four months were Washington Seminar Program at Policy, and the Senate Judiciary Ballard share his testimony on a blur. As an extern, my time the Barlow Center. The program Committee. Capitol Hill, walking the streets was not my own. Between the uses the Law School’s distance- The students who partici- of the city after the presidential commute, work, classes, insti- learning infrastructure, allowing pated in the externship in winter inauguration, discussing the tute, homework, and church selected law students to spend a 2017 were Elizabeth Mann, 3L, Supreme Court nomination of assignments, I was constantly semester in the nation’s capital with the Senate Judiciary Com- Judge Gorsuch with Professor exhausted. However, I loved the in externship positions while mittee; Jacob Crump, 2L, and Nielson a block away from the people I worked with, and every also taking classes. Arielle Sloan, 2L, with Judge White House, and interacting day I found that I was more con- Professor Aaron Nielson Thomas B. Griffith on the U.S. with incredible legal profession- fident in my legal abilities, stron- supervises the program. He has Court of Appeals for the DC als on the DC Circuit. ger in my testimony that God experience working in Wash- Circuit; and Emily Anderson, When I originally applied is aware of me and my needs, ington, DC, as a partner in a 2L, with the Federal Trade to spend the semester in DC, I and more excited about future law firm and serving as a clerk Commission. mentioned to Professor Nielson opportunities in the legal world.

4 Professor Aaron Nielsen teaches a distance- learning class at BYU Law School while Wash- ington, DC, externs are virtually present.

5 bradley slade The Energy of DC Law DC, especially during such case that I was heavily involved change of view. This kind of a few of the topics discussed at JACOB CRUMP interesting political times, is in. Today’s argument was the experience has been invaluable. lunch. It was very clear to me incredible. This city has energy, culmination of an assignment Lastly, I can’t say enough then how much he is interested My participation in the Law in its history, politics, law—and given to me my first week here. good things about my boss, in the personal and career School’s new Washington, DC, don’t even get me started about From day one, Judge Griffith and Judge Griffith. Not only is he development of his clerks. But program was a surprise. I was the food. Living here has been his clerks have given me sub- a great judge, but he’s a great what surprised me most was approached about attending the great and has helped me confirm stantive, real work—the same man and mentor. Last week, for the interest that he showed in program—which was to start that this is the place I’d like to be work that the clerks themselves example, we had a combined my personal and career devel- in January 2017—in November after I finish school. are doing. The cases aren’t easy chambers lunch with another opment. I would never have 2016! Going meant changing Second, and most impor- ones either. My third was a dif- judge and his clerks. The other had that type of experience my plans, but when an opportu- tant, the experience I’ve had ficult statutory interpretation judge shared some thoughts and if it weren’t for this program. nity to intern on the DC Circuit working for Judge Griffith has case that ended up requiring reflections and gave some great Unexpected as it was for me ini- comes along, you take it. been unbelievable. I’m sitting me to spend a weekend at the advice to the clerks and interns. tially, this program has brought My experience has been at my desk right now writing courthouse with my supervising After lunch, Judge Griffith called opportunities, experiences, and everything that I hoped it would this after having just come back clerk rewriting our entire memo our chambers together and connections that I couldn’t have be. First, living in Washington, from oral argument in an en banc because we had a last-minute offered some more thoughts on gotten in any other way.

6 New Full-Time Faculty Visiting Faculty Faculty Appointments

Jarrod Shobe has brought a real- Alan Brownstein joined the Eric Jensen has taken a year- world approach to his classes byu Law faculty as a distin- long leave from byu Law to as he incorporates issues he guished visiting professor for become special counsel to Jen- encountered while working in a the fall 2016 semester. Profes- nifer O’Connor, a member of the nyc firm. sor Brownstein says, “I hope Department of Defense’s general Gladriel Shobe is getting stu- students studying constitutional counsel, lending his expertise on dents excited about studying tax law will accept some cultural international law, law of armed law as they learn how it affects responsibility as members of the conflict, and cyber attacks. social policy. legal profession.” John W. Welch, the Robert Ben Cook is teaching Elysa Dishman joined byu K. Thomas Professor of Law, courses on negotiation, media- Law faculty as practitioner-in- was named distinguished tion, and conflict resolution. residence in the fall 2016 semes- scholar-in-residence at the j a r r o d s h o b e ter. Her work in Washington, University of Southern Califor- DC, sparked a research interest nia by usc’s Office of Religious focused on when individuals can Life and the John A. Widtsoe be held accountable for the mis- Foundation. conduct of a corporation.

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7 STUDENTS BYU Law students are among the strongest in the nation in terms of their undergraduate achievements, credentials, and service. New Alumni Scholarships for Students: Replenishment Grants 2016 Student Demographics Modeled after the Perpetual Education Fund, replenishment Enrolled Students 138 grants funded by the Alumni Female 49 Association help students pay Minority 16 for their education. The students Returned Missionaries 104 agree to repay the grant when Bilingual 100 they are able. It is not a loan States Represented 24 but a gift with the expectation Undergraduate Universities 32 (but not the legal obligation) Average Age 27 of giving back. This academic Median LSAT Score 162 year the program was initi- Median Entering GPA 3.8 ated with two scholarships. The grants were awarded based on service and leadership.

8 New Alumni Scholarships for Students: Replenishment Defending the One meet, people on government Grants assistance, noncitizens fac- In February 2010, Ben Aldana ing deportation problems, felt lucky to get a job. He had just 16-year-olds arrested for petty spent six years in federal prison. offenses and incarcerated at But he never imagined that Rikers Island, and on and on.” A Value Unmatched decided I wanted to come to law in 2015, five years after being The scale of the problems he school,” she says. released, he would have the observed every day in the Bronx Brynn Wistisen first knew that Wistisen’s family has a opportunity to attend law school was overwhelming, and he had law school was for her when tradition of attending byu, so at byu. While in prison, Aldana to think very hard about whether she excelled in debate as a high coming to byu Law was a natu- realized he was a firsthand wit- this kind of work was for him. school student. Not only did she ral outgrowth of that. Receiving ness to what he describes as an “It was emotionally difficult anticipate enjoying litigation and a scholarship was an added “arcane and careless criminal because so many of the things I trial work, but she also liked the bonus that will allow Wistisen justice system.” He left with a saw hit very close to me person- flexibility a legal career offered, to graduate from law school desire to do whatever he could ally.” In the end, the experience providing options for what kind without incurring debt. “byu to improve what he had seen helped him to see the impact he of law to practice, how to contrib- Law made it financially pos- and experienced. could have. ute to the community, and how sible for me to attend,” she says. Working with the Law In January 2017, Aldana took to blend work and family life. “The value of this education is School’s Career Services Office advantage of Utah’s new law- During her second year, unmatched. It is a blessing and during his first year, Aldana student practice rule. Working Wistisen took transactional law privilege to be here.” found a summer externship with public defenders in Utah classes and alternative dispute “Although law school is hard working with the Bronx Defend- County, he has been helping resolution classes that included and challenging, it is more than ers, a public defender office clients charged with crimes work clinical experiences in media- worth it,” Wistisen says. Her hard in an area of New York City through their cases—an experi- tion and negotiation. She and work, preparation, and passion that Aldana says “suffers from ence that Aldana describes as “a a partner competed at the aba have paid off. “I did research in chronic poverty, rampant unem- perfect fit.” He is also returning Law Student Division Nego- water law in Bonn, Germany, the ployment, and heavy-handed to New York for the summer tiation Competition. She also summer after my first year, was law enforcement.” of 2017 to work for Brooklyn observed mediations at byu’s a finalist in the negotiation com- Aldana explains, “Many of Defender Services. “This is Conflict Resolution Center. petition in Texas, and was able the clients were single mothers the work I want to do. I want to “The law applies to a lot more to travel to the finals in Chicago fighting to keep their children focus on individuals, making a than trial litigation—something my second year. I’ve had so many

bradley slade and struggling to make ends difference one person at a time.” I hadn’t realized when I first wonderful opportunities here.”

9 ENDOWED STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Gregg I. Alvord Robert L. Backman Carol A. and Rose Jenkins Badger Robert and Amy Barker Steven W. and Brenda H. Bennett Kirk A. and Gael Benson Ralph Brown J. Robert and Ether Bullock Fritz B. Burns Daniel and Wendy Carr Class of 1978 Class of 1981 Allan R. and Stephen C. Earl Stephen C. Earl Glen L. Farr James E. Faust Steven G. and Marilynn F. Forsyth Judge August Goebel and June Goebel Stewart L. Grow Bruce C. Hafen H. Reese Hansen A Debt of Gratitude Wayne M. and Connie A. Hancock Charles E. Jones Steven W. and Brenda H. Bennett Endowed Scholarship Fund in Law Kathleen Fisher Kelly Law School Minority Scholarship Fund Steven Bennett, ’90, looks back on his undergraduate years at Brigham Young University and his time at byu Law School Scholarships Law School with gratitude. Both his undergraduate and law school educations were funded by scholarships, he Law School Student Financial Assistance met his closest friends while attending byu, and he and Brenda married while he was in law school. He worked William R. McConkie hard, and as a result he received a legal education he characterizes as “terrific.” It prepared him for a career that R. Verne and Irene McCullough has blessed his family of five children; two arebyu graduates, two are currently enrolled at byu, and one is on Monroe G. McKay a mission and has been accepted to byu. Mulloy Family Stanley D. Neeleman Soon after graduating from law school in 1990 and starting with a large law firm, Steve jumped ship to begin Jack P. Peterson his own firm, Bennett Tueller Johnson & Deere, in Salt Lake City in 1994. Still with the firm, he currently works Maude Birkin Peterson in corporate law, estate planning and administration, tax, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. Francis J. Rasmussen As Steve and Brenda look back, they see how blessed they have been by byu Law School—not only for the Joseph E. Rawlinson/Fritz B. Burns education that laid the foundation for Steve’s career and for the friends he met while in school but also for provid- Stephen L Richards ing talented attorneys who have joined the firm over the past 23 years. “We owe a debt of gratitude,” he says. Roland G. Robison Wanting to give back by helping students, the Bennetts have endowed scholarships in accounting and educa- John R. and Cheryl M. Thackeray tion at the university and an endowed scholarship at the Law School. This scholarship furnishes one law student Edwin M. Thomas with funds for three years. The Bennetts are adding to the endowment so that they can give that same funding Lonny E. and Lori Townsend Vietnamese Immigration Trust Fund to a student in each entering class. Their hope is that in 50 or even 25 years, the scholarships they provide will Victor L. and Carole F. Walch bless a new student at the Law School every year. John S. and Unita W. Welch “How could we not give back?” asks Steve. Mary Alice Woolley Clyde F. Worthen

10 Law Student Service for Immigrants

Four byu Law students used them,” says Pratt, who plans the winter semester break to to pursue a career in immigra- volunteer at a detention center tion law. “Otherwise, they in Texas for women and chil- show up to the interview cold dren fleeing violence in their and don’t understand what is home country and seeking going on.” asylum in the United States. Some of the women who “You hear about immigra- come through the deten- tion on the news, but you don’t tion center have presented l u i s a p a t o n i - r e e s a n d e l i j a h p r a t t really comprehend it until you themselves at a United States go there and speak to these port of entry to seek asylum. women face-to-face,” says Others hire a “coyote” to Elijah Pratt, 3L. take them across illegally and The women who go afterward begin the legal pro- through the facility in Dilley, cess of seeking asylum. Sadly, Texas, have left violent condi- many women who choose this tions in their home countries, second route are retrauma- in from the beginning and the passion there from a men- student can learn through the mostly El Salvador, Honduras, tized because the men they worked 12- to 14-hour days.” tor, to see somebody who is experience are invaluable. and Guatemala. One woman hire coerce and rape them. As a native Spanish doing what you want to do.” “Attorneys are an impor- Pratt met with was an 18-year- byu Law professor Kif speaker, Patoni-Rees had the Professor Augustine- tant part of making the law,” old mother whose three broth- Augustine-Adams guided assignment to gather state- Adams and fellow byu Law Professor Núñez says. “It’s ers had been killed by a gang. Pratt and Luisa Patoni-Rees, ments from witnesses in professor Carolina Núñez not just whether you win or When her baby got sick and 2L, Rachel Okura, 3L, and asylum seekers’ home coun- started the weeklong extern- lose. We need to present these she couldn’t continue to make John Brooks, 3L, through this tries. And working alongside ship program after trying it out women’s stories to the courts payments to the gang, she intense service and learn- Professor Augustine-Adams themselves last summer. Pro- so the legal system can take sold everything to come to the ing experience. Each of the throughout the process meant fessor Núñez will take another them into account.” United States. students provided individual a lot to Patoni-Rees. “In group of students next winter These four students say Pratt, who learned consultations to about 40 the classroom, she is one of semester. She intends to keep that their time in Dilley was Spanish on a mission in Wis- women to prepare them for those professors who really the group small because she life-changing. “Although you consin for the Church, met their initial interview with an makes you feel like you are in wants to keep a close eye on cannot fully comprehend the with the woman to give her a asylum officer. law school—you feel proud how students are coping. Sec- misery these women have 30-minute orientation on “The students were so of yourself for being able to ondary trauma can be an issue gone through, I can try to put the asylum process. great and worked so hard,” answer just one of her ques- when volunteers hear a succes- myself in their shoes,” Patoni- “Just having a basic ori- Professor Augustine-Adams tions,” Patoni-Rees says. “In sion of stories about violence Rees said. “That is a humbling entation is really helpful for says. “They jumped right Dilley, it was really cool to see and rape. But the lessons a law experience.”

11 Winning Student Teams

Brynn Wistisen, 2L, and Colton Matheson, 2L, took third place at the ABA Law Student Divi- sion Negotiation Competition at Texas Tech University School of Law, qualifying to compete in the national competition.

n Anna Caruso, 3L, and Joy Starr, 3L, represented BYU Law at the first annual Notre Dame National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom. Caruso was awarded Best Oralist.

n Samantha Scott, 3L, j Karl Kowalkis, 1L, and Erika Nash, and Krista-Lee Crook, 1L, were named winner and runner-up, 3L, won the Linda G. respectively, at BYU Law’s 1L Moot Anderson Trial Advocacy Court Competition. Competition.

12 f Erika Nash, 1L, was named winner of the annual Woody Deem Trial Advocacy Contest, with Cassidy r Rachel Perry, 2L, Tom Briscoe, Winning Student Teams Jensen, 1L, as runner-up. Grayson Bowman, 1L, and 2L, Peter Shiozawa, 2L, and Taylor Hadfield, 1L, were the other two finalists. Michael Wunderli, 2L, placed at the Giles Rich IP Moot Court Competition. Perry and Briscoe won Best BYU Team Overall and will advance to the regional competition in Silicon Valley. f BYU Law’s Trial Advocacy Team of Colt Mund, 3L, Karen Sullivan, 2L, and Jonathan Radford, 3L, swept the Regional Trial Advocacy Com- petition, qualifying for the National Trial Competition.

n Brenden Stuart, 2L, was awarded Best Oralist and Karen Sullivan, 2L, was named runner-up in the annual Moot Court final competition.

f BYU Law’s National Moot Court Team, composed of Rob Ahlander, 3L, Madelyn Blanchard, 3L, and Brook Ellis, 3L, enjoyed success at the regional competition of the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, win- ning Best Brief. Ellis was awarded third place for Outstanding Oralist.

13 SEPTEMBER 2016 OCTOBER 2016

Jane Mitchell, cofounder and former Thomas B. Griffith, a federal judge on CEO of the Reset Foundation, spoke the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the about “Unlocking Potential: How a Law District of Columbia, offered advice to Degree Amplifies Your Ability to Bless students about their future careers. the World” at a Women in Law event.

BYU Law alumnus Todd Maynes, ’87, offered law students four keys to success at the 2016 Honored Alumni Lecture. VISITORS AND ACTIVITIES VISITORS

Heiner Bielefeldt, United Nations spe- cial rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, received the Distinguished Service Award and delivered the key- note address at the 23rd Annual Inter- national Law and Religion Symposium.

California tax and estate planning attorney Victor Walch shared practi- cal tips with BYU Law students at a lecture hosted by the Tax and Estate Planning Society.

Lori Ringhand, associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Georgia Law School, gave the keynote Margaret Hagan, director of the Legal address at this year’s Supreme Court Design Lab at Stanford Law School, Review. gave a Future of Law lecture. Part of a team developing technological legal products and services, she spoke on “Legal Innovation Through Design.” Nicole Shanahan from the Stanford Center of Legal Informatics was the first speaker in the Future of Law Lec- ture Series, sponsored by BYU Law. She spoke on “Legal Artificial Intelli- gence: Lawyering in the AI Age.”

14 NOVEMBER 2016 DECEMBER 2016

Robert R. Harrison spoke on bioethics and the nuances of ethical healthcare issues at a lecture hosted by the BYU Health Law Club. Harrison is of counsel to Kim- ball Legal and a fellow at Loyola’s Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy.

The third speaker the Future of Law Lecture Series, Oliver Goodenough from Vermont Law School spoke about how innovation in technology and management would prompt innovation in the law.

Women in Law presented the annual “Stump the Professor” event to raise funds for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis.

Dustin Pead, United States magistrate judge for the District of Utah, spoke about immigration law issues related to refugees at the Law School’s World of Law brown bag series.

The Utah Supreme Court held a session at the Law School.

The inaugural Law, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summit brought together successful entrepreneurs, government officials, principals of venture capital funds, and legislators to discuss the Hans A. von Spakovsky, a senior legal business and legal climate for entre- fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s preneurship and innovation in Utah. Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, Professors from the BYU Law School and BYU Law professor Justin Collings and entrepreneurship leaders from the debated the constitutionality and rea- BYU Marriott School of Management soning of executive action to implement and the UVU Woodbury School of immigration reform. Business also participated.

15 JANUARY 2017 FEBRUARY 2017

Greg Matis, deputy general counsel At the first Future of Law lecture of at Intermountain Healthcare, winter semester, Leila Banijamali, an addressed challenges of the U.S. entrepreneur and technology lawyer healthcare system, requirements based in San Francisco, spoke on “How of the Affordable Care Act, and pos- to Treat Your Law School Experience sible “repeal and replace” reforms Like a Start-Up.” that may evolve.

Keith Hamilton, ’86, the first African- American graduate of the Law School, spoke to students for Black History Month. He shared his experiences and urged students to be leaders and activ- ists in bettering their communities. VISITORS AND ACTIVITIES VISITORS

Ruth Lybbert Renlund gave the John Suh, CEO of LegalZoom, pre- J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual sented at the Future of Law Lecture Fireside address. Series. His remarks centered around a growing crisis in access to justice for the middle class.

Harry Reid was presented with the The BYU Law Review Symposium Law Society’s Distinguished Public “Law & Corpus Linguistics” brought Service Award. together legal scholars, scholars of corpus linguistics, and judges who have employed corpus linguistics analysis in their decisions.

16 MARCH 2017 APRIL 2017

Virginia Isaacson, international JRCLS George Handley, associate dean of the chair, spoke at the 2017 Women in BYU College of Humanities, spoke at the Law Luncheon. She said: “Going to law Law School’s Conflict Resolution Forum school . . . is one way you can change the about his environmental advocacy work. world. It is not an easy path, but I believe it is the ‘hard’ that makes it great.”

Michael Minch, a professor at Utah Deroy Murdock, a syndicated columnist Valley University who teaches conflict and a senior fellow with the Atlas Economic transformation and peacebuilding Research Foundation, and Greg Matis, around the world, spoke to BYU Law deputy general counsel at Intermountain students about conflict resolution and Healthcare, debated what Congress should peacebuilding in the legal field. do with the Affordable Care Act.

Harry Surden of the University of Colo- rado Law School spoke in the Future of Law Lecture Series on the values and biases embedded in legal artificial intelligence systems.

This year’s Hafen Distinguished Lecturer, Anne M. Coughlin of the University of Virginia School of Law, discussed the role of narrative in determining probable cause.

A panel of judges advised BYU Law students at the event “How to Win Joan Biskupic spoke at the April 2017 Friends and Influence Judges,” focus- Law School convocation. She serves as ing on finding a dream job, getting the legal analyst and Supreme Court along with opposing counsel, persuad- biographer for CNN and previously ing a judge, and being a great lawyer. worked as the Supreme Court reporter for the Washington Post and USA Today.

17 FINANCE AND GIVING

8-Year Giving History Law School Endowment Growth

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DEAN’S CIRCLE Doug, ’85, and Kathleen Andrews Thomas and Kathleen Kelly David J., ’85, and Stacey Bertoch Bryant L. Livingston Chuck, ’76, and Carole Carr Douglas R., ’85, and Ann Bush Wallie E. and Harriet Rasmussen Lew, ’76, and Barb Cramer Daniel Thomas, ’85, and Laura Ditto Layne and Sharon Rushforth Judge Lynn, ’76, and Lenore Davis John R., ’85, and Annette Erickson Judge David Sam R. Bruce, ’76, and Denise Duffield Terri Thorpe, ’85, and Robert Harris Victor and Carole Walch Stephen Condie, ’76, and Janae Earl Lonny E., ’85, and Lori Townsend Lynn and Marian Wardle Linda Goold, ’76 Steven Rudger, ’86, and Ruth Clawson John S. and Unita Welch Robert J., ’76, and Linda Grow Glen B., ’86, and Lori Collyer Kenneth and Athelia Woolley L. Rich, ’76, and Susan Humpherys Larry, ’86, and Leslie Jenkins Mary H. Worthen L. Reid, ’76, and Ana Ivins Mark S., ’86, and Marcia Webber Anonymous Bob, ’76, and Gloria Johnson Stephen L., ’87, and Julie West Anonymous Kirk A., ’76, and Gael Benson Steven W., ’90, and Brenda Bennett Anonymous Charles L., ’77, and Suzan Allen Dean H., ’90, and Suzanne Lefler Anonymous Ralph L., ’77, and Mary Dewsnup David R., ’91, and Sandra Brinley Anonymous Steven G., ’77, and Marilynn Felt Forsyth Linda W., ’91, and David B. Magleby Anonymous Clayton F., ’77, and Marla Foulger Fred W., ’91, and Kathleen Penney G. Kevin Jones, ’77 David A., ’92, and Jennifer Golden Judge N. Randy, ’77, and LaDean Smith E. Kristen Moye, ’92 SPONSORS Gerrit, ’77, and Judy Steenblik Jack, ’92, and Deon Pate Clyde F., ’77, and Barbara Worthen Dan, ’93, and Lisa A. Thompson ACE Test Preparation Paul F., ’78, and Virginia E. Graf Anonymous, ’93 Ballard Spahr LLP Armand, ’78, and Julie W. Johansen J. Steven Young, ’94 Bennett Tueller Johnson & Deere Morris, ’78, and Jane Linton Brian W. Easton, ’95 BYU Office of the General Counsel Ken, ’78, and Deborah Stewart Dale T., ’95, and Renee Hansen Callister Nebeker & McCullough John R., ’78, and Cheryl Thackeray John T., ’96, and Christine M., ’96, Kelleher Christensen & Jensen PC Glenna M. Christensen, ’78, and Del Parkinson James, ’96, and Holly Mulloy Clayton, Howarth & Cannon Anonymous, ’78 Rob J., ’96, and Kristen, ’97, Hellewell Cresa Annette Wanlass, ’79, and Dr. Joseph Q. Jarvis Richard C., ’98, and Jennie Holman, ’99, Blake David & Stacey Bertoch Anonymous, ’79 Xiaohui (Leo) Hu, ’98, and Shuxiang Dorsey & Whitney LLP John A., ’81, and Lisa R. Adams (Susan) Wang Durham Jones & Pinegar PC Bradley, ’81, and Barbara Holm Fraser, ’98, and Kristi Roy Fillmore Spencer LLP Craig M., ’81, and Pamela Lundell David F., ’98, and Tiffany Sampson Headwaters Inc. David W., ’81, and Connie Slaughter Perry C. Siatis, ’00 Holland & Hart LLP Norman J., ’81, and M. Kathy Younker David, ’03, and Vicky Baggs Jones Waldo David V., ’82, and Elizabeth Carlson William, ’03, and Maria Perkins Keen Law Offices LLC Thomas F., ’82, and Kathryn Christensen Tasha, ’04, and Brian Yacktman Keller Jolley Preece Steven J., ’82, and Kathryn W. Christiansen Daqin Zhang, ’04, and Enhui Yin Kirton McConkie Jordan W., ’82, and Julie Clements Daniel, ’05, and Wendy Carr Magleby & Greenwood PC S. David, ’82, and Julie Colton Laurie Litster Frost, ’06 Mumford Law F. McKay, ’82, and Sue Anne Johnson Jared, ’07, and Ruth Sine NCC Group Escrow Associates R. Brad, ’82, and Karen Oates Dr. Ray W. and Mrs. Bonnie Alvord Overstock.com Kevin J, ’82, and Peggy Worthen Ruth E. Armknecht Parr Brown Gee & Loveless Anonymous, ’82 Susan Easton Black Parsons Behle & Latimer David, ’83, and Nina Garfield Sterling D. and Eleanor R. Colton Ray Quinney & Nebeker Jeffrey W. Shields, ’83 C. Webb and Nan Crockett Renig & Barber Nancy, ’83, and John Van Slooten Paul M. and Maren Durham Robert Burton & Armand Johansen Steven J., ’83, and Kalleen Lund Judge Allan R. Earl Sage Forensic Accounting Inc. David L., ’84, and Georganne B. Arrington Cliff and Linda Fleming Scalar Group Inc. Cyndi Woodbury Gilbert, ’84 Frederick Mark and Nicea S. Gedicks Smith Hartvigsen PLLC Mark James, ’84, and Stephanie, ’86, Griffin Judge Lloyd and LaPrele George Smith Knowles PC Garry L., ’84, and Natasha Matkin, ’84, Hayes Paul E. and Susan Gilbert Snell & Wilmer Joe, ’84, and Cyndee Hepworth Randall and Robin Guynn Snow Christensen & Martineau Jeff V., ’84, and Janet M. Nelson Wayne M. and Connie A. Hancock Stoel Rives LLP Bud, ’84, and Shirley Scruggs Brian and Stacy Hansen Symbii Home Health & Hospice Steven C. Smith, ’84 Heidi K. Hubbard TraskBritt J. Kevin, ’84, and Susan West Charles E. and Ann Jones Workman Nydegger Anonymous, ’84 Brian and Erika Kaiser Wright Law Group PLLC

19 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS Alumni Demographics by State

Utah 2,331

Alabama 8 Delaware 6 Iowa 5 Michigan 19 New Hampshire 3 Oklahoma 10 Texas 152 Alaska 16 Florida 36 Kansas 14 Minnesota 11 New Jersey 17 Oregon 50 Vermont 1 Arizona 239 Georgia 21 Kentucky 10 Mississippi 19 New Mexico 24 Pennsylvania 15 Virginia 120 Arkansas 3 Hawaii 24 Louisiana 5 Missouri 27 New York 45 Rhode Island 1 Washington 103 California 534 Idaho 190 Maine 2 Montana 11 North Carolina 29 South Carolina 4 West Virginia 2 Colorado 82 Illinois 30 Maryland 38 Nebraska 5 North Dakota 3 South Dakota 1 Wisconsin 8 Connecticut 8 Indiana 5 Massachusetts 20 Nevada 218 Ohio 21 Tennessee 12 Wyoming 11

20 Public Services Fellowships

byu Law is in its third year of offering expanded public ser- vice fellowships, in which a fellow can work full-time at the Law School for up to a year fol- lowing graduation. This year’s fellowship-placement provid- ers include the following:

The International Rescue Committee (Boise, Idaho) Native American Rights Fund (Boulder, Colorado) Lawyers Alliance for New York (New York, New York) Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas (El Paso, Texas) Public Counsel (Los Angeles, California) Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Legal Services (Scottsdale, Arizona) Indian Law Resource Center (Washington, DC) Rocky Mountain Innocence Center (Salt Lake City, Utah) The Ohio Justice & Policy Center (Cincinnati, Ohio) New Assistant Dean of External Relations: Benson Dastrup Philadelphia Legal Assistance (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Benson Dastrup joined the byu Law School in January 2017 as the assistant dean for external relations. Before that, Dean Dastrup was general counsel at Uptake Technologies, a software company focused on predictive analytics U.S. Court of Appeals for the for the industrial Internet of Things and the Impact Lab, a mission-driven start-up focused on big data analytics Third Circuit (Wilmington, for social good. He also worked for more than a decade as in-house legal counsel for Wolfram Research, Omniture, Delaware) and Adobe Systems. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School (JD, ’03) and byu (BA philosophy, ’99). Utah Fourth District Court Dean Dastrup is married and has five children; two live at home, two are byu students living in the dorms, and (Provo, Utah) one is a byu alum living abroad. He fills his spare time with percussive instruments, bicycles, snowboards, frisbees, and socioculinary adventures.

21 JRCLS Chicago Chapter to prepare their citizenship Reaches out to Refugees applications. wrda assumed responsibility for each case at Rebecca van Uitert, chair- the conclusion of the clinic, elect of the J. Reuben Clark reviewed the applications Chicago chapter, and other for legal eligibility, checked chapter members were moved them for factual accuracy, and by the Church’s call to assist then mailed them to the U.S. refugees and immigrants given Citizenship and Immigration during the April 2016 general Service for adjudication. The conference. In his conference 80 refugees and immigrants talk, Elder Patrick Kearon who attended the clinic were counseled, “Think in terms from 20 different countries of doing something close to and spoke 17 different lan- home, in your own commu- guages; 50 applications were nity, where you will find peo- filed. Several Latter-day Saint ple who need help in adapting immigrant families attended to their new circumstances. the clinic after hearing about it The ultimate aim is their reha- from chapter members. bilitation to an industrious and Several clients were screened self-reliant life.” but were unable to submit So when World Relief applications. The chapter con- Dupage/Aurora (wrda), a nected them to expert wrda Christian nonprofit organiza- immigration attorneys and tion based in Illinois, requested naturalization specialists, and help from the jrcls Chicago wrda is helping them become chapter for pro bono legal eligible for naturalization. services at its refugee clinic, “Individuals who hold only the chapter agreed. However, a temporary immigration status about a month before the are often hindered in their abil- scheduled clinic, wrda lost ity to become fully functioning one of its key funding sources members of American society,” and notified the chapter that it Van Uitert articulated. “Many would have to cancel the clinic. individuals report that after After discussing the situation, they have obtained citizenship, chapter members, friends, they are finally able to move family, and colleagues came ahead in achieving their per- together and raised $12,000 sonal goals and dreams. Hold- before the scheduled event. ing this clinic was a tangible In October 2016, 16 chap- way for us to heed the call of ter members, associates, and Elder Kearon to assist refugees family members volunteered and immigrants in ‘their reha- at the clinic meeting with both bilitation to an industrious and refugee and immigrant clients self-reliant life.’”

22 March 2017 Inaugural Board of Visitors Meeting On March 23–24 more than 20 leaders from the bench, bar, business, and legal academy met at byu Law School to attend presentations and participate in group work while focusing on the theme “Law and Leadership.”

BOARD MEMBERS Allison H. Eid, Justice, Colorado Thomas B. Griffith, Federal Judge, Thomas R. Lee, Associate Chief Justice, Michelle A. Reed, Partner, Akin Gump Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Utah Supreme Court Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Brooksany Borrowes, Partner and Deputy Jennifer Walker Elrod, Judge, U.S. Court Columbia Circuit Steven J. Lund, Cofounder and Sean D. Reyes, Attorney General, State Department Chair—Global Projects of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Randall D. Guynn, Partner, Davis Polk & Executive Chairman of the Board, of Utah (Washington), Baker Botts LLP Jeannie Y. Evans, Of Counsel, Hagens Wardwell LLP Nu Skin Enterprises Vincent D. Rougeau, Dean, Boston College Alison Davis-Blake, Leon Festinger Berman LLP Heidi K. Hubbard, Partner, Williams & Jane Mitchell, Cofounder and Former Law School Collegiate Professor of Management Lisa M. Fairfax, Leroy Sorenson Connolly LLP CEO, the Reset Foundation Vai Sikahema, Morning News Anchor, and Professor of Management and Merrifield Research Professor of Law, Annette Jarvis, Partner, Dorsey & Blake D. Morant, Dean and and Robert NBC10 News Today Organizations, Ross School of Business, George Washington University Law Whitney LLP Kramer Research Professor of Law, the Gordon H. Smith, President and CEO, University of Michigan School Sara Dansie Jones, Partner and George Washington University Law School National Association of Broadcasters Larry J. Echo Hawk, General Authority James L. Ferrell, Founder and Managing Cofounder, EnableMint; President, IFINIDI Nell J. Newton, Joseph A. Matson Dean and Katrina Lantos Swett, President, Lantos Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ Partner, the Arbinger Institute Chelom Leavitt, President and Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School Foundation for Human Rights and Justice of Latter-day Saints Paul E. Gilbert, Cofounder, Beus Gilbert Executive Director, the Leavitt Institute Lee Perry, Dean, Marriott School of Man- Liz Wiseman, President, the Wiseman Paul S. Edwards, Editor, Deseret News PLLC for International Development agement, Brigham Young University Group​

23 f “My ability to understand problems and to offer solu- tions is dramatically and geo- metrically expanded by having a law degree.”—Craig Call

f “I see the Law School preparing people who are well trained to pro- tect the Constitution and constitu- tional rights and to champion the cause of freedom.”—Brain Farr 40 Years of Influence The Charter Class of 1976 Reflects on the Mission of the Law School

r Law school allowed Linda Goold to spend her career in Washington, DC, “not practicing law,” she says, “but making law.”

f “I would not trade my law school experience and resulting legal career for anything. I love it. I revel in it. I cannot imagine not doing what I am doing. I cannot wait to go to work in the morning and am shocked when I realize it is time to go home.”—Daryl Williams

24 f James Parkinson (pictured with Paul Warner) acknowl- edges that his time at BYU Law has helped him serve others throughout his life. “If you live j “Rex [Lee] actually taught us that your life and you come in first, you could make a real difference in then you’ve made a mistake. the world. . . . I think most of the class You want the people who are that I knew went out to change the around you to come in first.” world. I think Rex taught us to do that by example.”—Robert Grow

j One of 10 women enrolled in BYU r “There was a pioneering feel Law’s charter class, Sheila McCleve to St. Reuben’s among the fac- is a trailblazer for women in the law. ulty and students. There was a She was the first full-time female strong sense of community, and prosecutor for Salt Lake City and I think that is what I loved the the fifth female judge in Utah. most about it.”—Scott Cameron

r Don Harris, who has been in r “During the course of my career, I’ve private litigation and was U.S. found that the skills we acquired in law attorney for the district of Idaho, school have benefited not only my ability said, “My legal training at BYU has to practice law but my ability to do helped me with everything I do.” many things in life.”—Garth Chandler

f Bruce Barton served as the manager of Layton City for seven years.

25 26 CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS The Law School’s endowed chairs and profes- sorships have been funded by generous donations from alumni and friends. They recognize faculty who have produced a record of high-quality teaching and scholarship, and they create an incentive for continuing accomplishments.

CHAIRS OCCUPANTS (FORMER OCCUPANTS)

Ernest L. Wilkinson Chair J. Clifton Fleming (Edward L. Kimball) Guy Anderson Chair Frederick Mark Gedicks (Robert E. Riggs, Carl S. Hawkins) Rex E. Lee Chair (David A. Thomas, Thomas D. Morgan)

PROFESSORSHIPS OCCUPANTS (FORMER OCCUPANTS)

Robert W. Barker Professorship (Richard G. Wilkins) Hugh W. Colton Professorship Kevin J Worthen, James R. Rasband Terry L. Crapo Professorship (Stanley D. Neeleman) Woodruff J. Deem Professorship (Michael Goldsmith) Marion B. and Rulon A. Earl Professorship James D. Gordon III Glen L. Farr Professorship D. Gordon Smith (Larry C. Farmer) Bruce C. Hafen Professorship Lynn D. Wardle Howard W. Hunter Professorship (H. Reese Hansen) Charles E. Jones Professorship Kif Augustine-Adams Francis R. Kirkham Professorship Brett G. Scharffs (C. Douglas Floyd) Rex J. and Maureen E. Rawlinson Professorship A. Christine Hurt (Thomas R. Lee) Stephen L Richards Professorship (James H. Backman) Marion G. Romney Professorship (Larry C. Farmer, Gerald R. Williams) Edwin M. Thomas Professorship Cheryl B. Preston Wayne M. and Connie C. Hancock Professorship David H. Moore H. Reese Hansen Professorship Stanley D. Neeleman Professorship Class of 1976 Professorship

UNIVERSITY PROFESSORSHIPS OCCUPANTS

Susa Young Gates Professorship W. Cole Durham Jr.

bradley slade Robert K. Thomas Professorship John W. Welch

27 ALUMNI BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS 2016–2017

THOMAS CHRISTENSEN, ’82 PRESIDENT AMY GARDNER LARSEN, ’04 PRESIDENT-ELECT FRED PEÑA, ’13 EVENTS CHAIR YASSER F. SANCHEZ, ’07 ANNUAL FUND CHAIR MARCIE SWENSON, ’11 MEDIA CHAIR

ALUMNI BOARD PAST PRESIDENTS

ALUMNI BOARD 1996 OMAR MELO NAME GRAD YEAR PRESIDENTIAL TERM CLASS PRESIDENTS 1997 MATT JENSEN TED LEWIS 1976 1990–1991 1998 JAMES AHLSTROM MIKE HUTCHINGS 1979 1991–1992 1976 LEW CRAMER 1999 SUSAN BROBERG MORRIS LINTON 1978 1992–1994 1977 PHIL BROADBENT 2000 MICHELLE MITCHELL, COCHAIR MITZI COLLINS 1987 1994–1996 1978 DAVE CLARK 2000 MELISSA HANSEN, COCHAIR MARK MORRIS 1985 1996–1998 1979 RICHARD SHEFFIELD 2001 AMY SMEDLEY DOUG MONSON 1981 1998–1999 1980 RICHARD PARRY 2002 JENNIFER BROWN ROB CLARK 1980 1999–2000 1981 CRAIG LUNDELL 2003 ALYSON CARTER NEIL LINDBERG 1990 2000–2001 1982 KEVIN SUTTERFIELD 2004 ASHLEY CARTER DAVID CRAPO 1987 2001–2003 1983 CHARLES DEEM 2005 MONICA MERRILL BERNE BROADBENT 1982 2004 1984 MARK GRIFFIN 2006 CORTNEY KOCHEVAR MARK WEBBER 1986 2005 1985 DAN DITTO 2007 RANDALL ROWBERRY WENDY ARCHIBALD 1993 2006 1986 MIKE BAILEY 2008 STEVE BURTON CHARLES ROBERTS 1987 2006–2007 1987 SCOTT WILSON 2009 JOSHUA CHANDLER STEVE HILL 1977 2007–2008 1988 GARY CHRISTENSEN 2010 MARIE KULBETH JONATHAN HAFEN 1991 2008–2009 1989 JAMES LUND 2011 ANNETTE THACKER MARK LINDERMAN 1989 2009–2010 1990 MCKAY PEARSON 2012 CATHRYNE HARRISON HUNDLEY TANI DOWNING 1991 2010–2011 1991 FRED PENNEY 2013 RYAN FISHER GARY WINGER 1992 2011–2013 1992 JACK PATE 2014 GEIDY ACHECAR JAMI BRACKIN 1992 2013–2014

1993 KEITH CALL 2015 ANTHONY LOUBET DAVID MORTENSEN 1998 2014–2015 1994 REBECCA ROCKWELL 2016 CAROLINE LAMB, COCHAIR RYAN TIBBITTS 1984 2015—JUNE 23, 2016 (DECEASED) 1995 KRISTIN GERDY 2016 RUTH TWEDE, COCHAIR DAVID MORTENSEN 1998 JUNE 23, 2016—2017 | P007891 | 5,600 | 07/17 17-179

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