UCLA LAW: BY THE NUMBERS UCLA LAW: BY THE NUMBERS . 168 % 379 The median LSAT score Students17 in the incoming J.D. The median GPA for the for the incoming J.D. class of incoming J.D. class of 2019, class of 2019 who are the 2019, tied for highest in the the highest in the first in their families to earn school’s history. 6,243school’s history. 168 94%a college degree. Median LSAT score of 1L J.D. applicants to UCLA Law for students in the Class of 2017 graduates employed 2018-19, a 14 percent increase 2021, a point higher than in in full-time, long-term, over 2017-18. 2017 and tied for second- bar-passage required or JD highest among California advantage jobs 10 months law schools. after graduation. % Ranking11 of the school 96 12 2018 graduates employed Faculty members recognized for influence of faculty in bar passage-required as among the most cited in scholarship, according to the or JD advantage jobs 10 their11 disciplines, according 5 55 Sisk study. 2015 rank: 13. months after graduation. Rank amongto all the law Leiter schools Report. for New tenure2010 and rank: tenure- 15. Countries where UCLA Law academic influence of faculty. track faculty joined the alumni live and work. school in 2018-19. $32.7 11,587 MILLION 400 Media mentions, including op- The record-breaking value The number of law firms, eds and news stories4,478 citing of gifts received from$25.1 alumni government agencies UCLA Law facultyIndividual and gifts to UCLA Lawand friends of the school and other employers who research infrom 2018. alumni and friends ofin 2018-19. ThankMILLION you! engage with students on the school in 2017-18. in total gifts from alumni campus each year. Thank you! and other donors in 2017-18. Thank you! Message from Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin of our older peers, so the investment by alumni and friends in our future truly matters. But the impact of UCLA Law goes far beyond these numbers. I see it in the outstanding qualities of the students whom we accept each year. I see it in the clinics that deliver pro bono services to clients and powerfully train students in the intangibles that go beyond the books. I see it in the alumni and friends who give back to the school by inter- viewing prospective students, networking with and men- toring current students, hiring recent graduates and joining us as lecturers and guest panelists. And, of course, it makes me incredibly proud to see the amazing professional accom- plishments of our alumni. Our graduates are not only accomplished, they are inspiring. So, for our cover story, we decided to highlight 70 pathbreaking alumni in honor of our 70 years. Choosing 70 out of the thousands was fun, illuminating, difficult and, UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW WELCOMED ITS FIRST frankly, even excruciating at times: Do we highlight those CLASS 70 YEARS AGO THIS FALL. That means with the biggest titles? The best known? The ones who we are old enough to be getting some metaphorical gray hairs, but we are decades, and in some cases have contributed the most to the school’s growth and mat- more than a century, younger than our peers among uration? Those who have dedicated their lives and careers the nation’s top law schools. Back in 1949, faculty to communities challenged by injustice, exploitation and and students gathered in temporary huts in the lack of access to the legal system? Whom to include among shadows of UCLA’s first permanent structures. Now, our 300-or-so judges? How could we pick just a few among UCLA Law is a powerhouse institution of interna- our dozens of scholars now in the legal academy? tional reach and reputation. Ultimately, we chose a small sample of each, because We certainly have plenty to celebrate. In seven the true impact of UCLA Law is that our alumni are leaders decades, some 17,000 people have earned J.D.s at UCLA in all of these spaces. We focused on alumni who broke Law, and 1,800 more have received an LL.M. degree. UCLA Law alums serve in Congress, on the federal and new ground, took unexpected turns, put their law degrees state bench, in executive suites, on law school facul- to surprising uses and played leadership roles in advancing ties, in law firms large and small, and at many organiza- justice and the legal profession. For every person who is tions that use the law to make the world a better place. featured, there are a great many more who could have Our 65 tenure-track faculty are recognized — by been. peers, legal professionals, jurists, journalists and Most of all, this exercise made me very proud of UCLA our students — as scholars at the leading edge of Law, and I hope that a look at the list makes you proud, too. knowledge in fields from corporate law to critical race Around the world, UCLA Law alumni are doing incredible theory, from constitutional law to environmental policy, things. I have no doubt that UCLA Law’s next 70 years will and from immigration to taxation. This year, alumni and friends donated an incredible yield many more stories of groundbreaking success, impact $32.7 million to the school, a single-year record for gift and leadership. giving. This tremendous generosity led us to exceed Happy 70th! our ambitious $150 million goal for the Centennial Campaign for UCLA — which is celebrating its 100th Warmly, birthday this year — by more than $10 million, and the campaign continues through December. These funds support scholarships, faculty chairs, new courses, inno- vative programming and so much more. I am grateful Jennifer L. Mnookin to everyone who gave (and everyone who is thinking about giving). Because we are one of the youngest of Dean and David G. Price and the top law schools, our endowment lags behind those Dallas P. Price Professor of Law FALL 2019 | UCLA LAW MAGAZINE 1 contents 6 8 12 Intersectionality at 30 A Marquee Gift First Gen In Focus Distinguished Professor Donations of $6 million lift Five UCLA Law students share Kimberlé Crenshaw reflects on the Ziffren Institute for Media, their experiences as the first in three decades of trailblazing Entertainment, Technology and their families to earn a college scholarship. Sports Law. degree. LIGHTING THE WAY A toast to 70 amazing alumni as the law school celebrates its 70th anniversary. 16 2 UCLA LAW MAGAZINE | FALL 2019 FALL 2019 VOL. 42 also inside... 88 5 Trial Advocacy Program Hits New Heights 10 Immigrant Family Clinic Opens in Koreatown Reunion 2019 More than 400 alumni returned 11 Ralph ’58 and Shirley Shapiro Receive UCLA Medal to campus to connect and celebrate under the stars in 39 Criminal Defense Clinic Comes Through September. for Five Clients 40 Beth Colgan Wins Rutter Award 50 Horwitz Leads ALI Restatement of Charities 84 Golden Reunion 90 Class Notes 93 Alumnus Wins Supreme Court Case 96 In Memoriam Learn more about how UCLA Law is shaping the legal landscape through our impactful clinics, programs and research centers at law.ucla.edu/centennialcampaign FALL 2019 | UCLA LAW MAGAZINE 3 TOP NEWS :: UCLA LAW SETS FUNDRAISING RECORD Alumni and friends of UCLA School of Law raised $32.7 Scholarship Match, to launch new scholarships and million for the school in 2018-19, the largest single-year sum initiatives at UCLA Law’s Ziffren Institute for Media, in the school’s 70-year history. This fundraising total topped Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law. UCLA Law’s previous annual record by nearly $2 million. • $2.6 million from Ralph Shapiro ’58 and Shirley Shapiro The generous donations support a wide variety of activities to support endowed faculty chairs; to contribute to throughout the law school, including student scholarships, the Emmett Foundation’s $2.5 million matching gift endowed faculty chairs and development of new curricular for the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the and educational opportunities. Environment; and to promote research and scholarship by In 2018-19, the law school received gifts from a total of Emmett Institute faculty. 3,568 donors. Seventy percent of donors are UCLA Law • $2 million to establish the Eric M. Zolt Endowed Chair alumni, and the others are friends of the school, dedicated in Tax Law, named for longtime faculty member and tax contributors to the university, UCLA Law faculty and scholar Eric Zolt. More than 30 donors including alumni, students. UCLA Law is proud to have a higher percentage faculty, friends of the school and members of the Zolt of alumni who give back than any other UCLA professional family contributed to the chair. school or part of the university. “This is an incredible show of generosity, and it has a huge • $2 million to establish the Rachel F. Moran Endowed Chair, impact for UCLA Law,” says Dean Jennifer Mnookin. “As in honor of Dean Emerita Rachel Moran. Nearly two dozen the youngest law school in the top 20 and one with a modest alumni, faculty and others, led by George Halverson ’62 and endowment compared to our more established peers, this Brandy Halverson, came together to make this gift. support is especially important for us. I’m delighted by our • $1 million from William Kahane ’74 and Elizabeth overall numbers, but I’m equally grateful that so many of our Kahane to establish new courses, events and training in alums and friends are stepping up to make contributions. corporate governance through the Lowell Milken Institute Every gift, large and small, is an investment in our students for Business Law and Policy.