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t is my great honor to serve as the Dean of Golden Gate University School of Law. I am also pleased to acknowledge that, with a ground-breaking $500,000 contribution This is an especially exciting time to be at the helm of this outstanding law school, from the Elfenworks Foundation, our Women’s Employment Rights Clinic has established Iwith our signature programs and new initiatives on the move as never before. Our a new Elfenworks Center for Employment Justice, focusing on domestic worker advocacy. nationally recognized Honors Lawyering Program and Environmental Law and Justice This money will enhance the Clinic’s ability to engage law students in advocacy on behalf Clinic in concert with the newly established Litigation Center, Intellectual Property Law of low-income workers who might otherwise go without legal representation. Center and Law & Leadership Program afford our students a superb grounding in legal theory, analysis and practice. With the help of four new talented faculty members, our As a lawyer whose career has been devoted to civil rights, civil liberties and increasing newly launched skills-infused 1L electives promise to significantly enrich the first year access and diversity in the profession and the judiciary, I am proud to lead a law school curriculum. that is consistently ranked one of the most diverse in the nation. Golden Gate University School of Law is a unique institution that provides a superb legal education to people from Students at Golden Gate University School of Law are consistently exposed to the leading every walk of life, preparing our students to serve as highly skilled, creative, ethical and thinkers and innovators of the legal community. Launched in 2009, the Annual Chief socially responsible practitioners. Our graduates emerge with an informed commitment to Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture series highlights the transcendent a fair and impartial justice system and with the nonpareil expertise and passion for the law importance of the work of our country’s state courts. In 2011 we will welcome California’s for which Golden Gate has so justly been known for over a century. new Chief Justice, the Hon. Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who will be joined by a panel of state Supreme Court Chief Justices of color from across the nation. Our Intellectual Property Come and join us. Law Conference has featured keynote addressees by USPTO Commissioner Lynne Beresford and New Yorker writer Ken Auletta.

Last spring the School of Law played host to a landmark national Poverty Law Conference, Drucilla S. Ramey a centerpiece in our efforts to serve as a leader in teaching and scholarship in this area. Dean

2 www.ggu.edu/law A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM

Golden Gate Law offers a broad curriculum that stresses the fundamentals of legal theory and Practice and the highest ethical and professional standards.

At Golden Gate Law, students Joint Degree Programs study abroad program in Paris at children or other family members, simultaneously master high-level legal JD/MBA: Depending upon their the University of Paris X-Nanterre, or simply taking fewer units per writing and analysis and the day-to- pre-law school course work, students or in San Sebastian, Spain at the semester to lower the annual cost of day essentials of legal practice. After may earn an MBA from Golden University of the Basque Country. attendance. Classes are taught by full- the first year they may explore specific Gate University in two or fewer time faculty, and essential training Graduate Law Programs areas of law in depth by obtaining semesters beyond the completion and programming opportunities are Golden Gate Law offers several highly optional Certificates of Specialization of the JD program. This combined carefully planned to accommodate “Golden Gate students impress respected graduate law programs and examining legal issues from program allows students to obtain the needs of evening students. leading to the Master of Laws (LLM) multiple perspectives through the both degrees in less time and at lower me with their excellent and Doctor of Juridical Science 1L Electives Law School’s interdisciplinary centers cost than if they were to pursue them (SJD) degrees. These programs bring Designed to introduce first-year and symposia. separately. ability to think critically, practicing attorneys, government students to the basics of legal practice Practical Legal Training officials, and international scholars through simulations and real-world JD/PhD in Clinical Psychology: research and write effectively Golden Gate Law houses award- Students earn a JD from Golden Gate onto campus, where they study with problems, 1L electives give students winning clinics and offers a wide and provide valuable professional the opportunity to choose courses Law and a PhD in Clinical Psychol- and communicate clearly.” array of field-placement externships ogy from the Pacific Graduate School contacts to JD students. that match their interests as early as aimed at providing hands-on of Psychology at Palo Alto University. Part-Time Evening Program the second semester of law school. experience in law offices, government Recent offerings include Ethics The Hon. Thelton E. Henderson Study Abroad Golden Gate Law’s part-time evening agencies, judges’ chambers and non- in Criminal Law, Hot Topics in Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for program makes it feasible for students profit advocacy organizations. While enrolled at Golden Gate Law, Business Bankruptcy Law, White the Northern District of California to obtain a JD degree in four years students may study comparative and Collar Crime in Practice, and while working full-time, caring for international law in the summer Asylum Law.

www.ggu.edu/law 3 A PREMIUM ON PRACTICAL TRAINING

First-year required courses for the Doctor of Jurisprudence olden Gate Law offers out- Women’s Employment Field Placement Externships standing hands-on training Rights Clinic Students may obtain credit for FULL-TIME DAY Gopportunities through an Through the Women’s Employment substantive legal training outside Civil Procedure I, II extensive array of field placement Rights Clinic, founded in 1993, the classroom as part of the upper- Contracts I, II externships and through our students at Golden Gate Law year curriculum. Criminal Law represent low-income, often on-site legal clinics. n Capital Post-Conviction Lawyering Elective immigrant workers who might Defense Writing and Research I, II Environmental Law and otherwise lack legal counsel in Property Justice Clinic disputes with employers. The clinic’s n Civil Field Placement Torts In 1994 Golden Gate Law became successes have included settling a n Consumer Rights Clinic gender discrimination case on behalf PART-TIME EVENING* one of the nation’s first law schools n Criminal Litigation “We have a strong contingent Civil Procedure I, II to establish an on-site environmental of six female electricians who asserted they were targeted for layoffs on the n Environmental Law of Golden Gate students and Contracts I, II justice clinic to address the needs n Lawyering Elective of low-income communities basis of gender. Family Law alumni working in the Solano Writing and Research I, II n Homeless Advocacy Torts disproportionately impacted by Pro Bono Tax Clinic County Public Defender’s Office. industrial pollution. The Pro Bono Tax Clinic provides n Judicial Externship Program *Evening students complete Criminal Law and Property I always encourage people to during their third term. assistance to low-income individuals n Pro Bono Tax Clinic in certain tax disputes before the hire students and alumni from n California Board of Equalization. Real Estate Law Other Required Courses Golden Gate because of the n Youth Law Appellate Advocacy practical training they receive— Constitutional Law I, II Criminal Procedure I it’s what drew me to Golden The Environmental Law and Justice Clinic (ELJC), a core component of Golden Gate Law’s Environmental Law Evidence Gate.” Professional Responsibility Program, received the 2006 Clinical Legal Education Association Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project for its success in representing clients working to shut down an aging and polluting power plant in *Other graduation requirements include eight units of Southeast San Francisco. Recent clinic victories have included successfully arguing that a proposed sewage George Derieg (JD 05) subjects tested on the California bar exam, an upper division writing requirement and an experiential learn- composting facility in Southern California needed further review and compelling both a steel foundry in Solano County Deputy Public Defender ing requirement. Berkeley, CA and a pulp mill near Eureka, CA to reduce toxic emissions. In 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 presented the ELJC with an Award for Outstanding Achievement in recognition of its exceptional work and commitment to protecting the environment. 4 www.ggu.edu/law EXPERIENCED FACULTY

ne of the hallmarks of William T. Gallagher Associate Professor of Law n Co-Director, Intellectual Property Law Center Golden Gate Law is the faculty’s extensive legal and BA, University of California, Berkeley; MA, University of Chicago; JD, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law; PhD, University O of California, Berkeley, School of Law professional experience. Our faculty have worked for some of the country’s Associate Professor William Gallagher teaches Intellectual Property, Legal Ethics and Torts at Golden Gate Law. Prior to joining the best known law firms, corporations, Golden Gate Law faculty, he was a partner at Townsend and Townsend and Crew, where he specialized in intellectual property litigation. He has published articles in the Santa Clara Law Review, Pepperdine Law Review, Law and Social Inquiry and Center for the Study of Law government agencies, public interest and Society/Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program Faculty Working Papers (UC Berkeley School of Law) and edited the book organizations and courts including: The International Library of Essays in Law and Society: Intellectual Property. n Asian Law Caucus Kimberly Stanley Associate Dean and Professor of Law n Director, LLM Program in Taxation n CA Attorney General’s Office BS (magna cum laude), Brigham Young University; JD (with honors), George Washington University National Law Center; LLM in n CA Public Utilities Commission Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center n Fenwick & West LLP Professor and Associate Dean Kimberly Stanley, a veteran tax attorney with extensive experience in the public and private sectors, started n Latham & Watkins LLP her career as a law clerk with the U.S. Tax Court. She later served six years as an appellate attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division in Washington, DC. Moving to the private sector, she was an associate in the tax practice group at Gray, Cary, Ware & Freidenrich n Morrison & Foerster LLP and a founding partner of Lautanen & Stanley, a boutique law firm specializing in state and federal tax controversy and litigation. Her n San Diego Legal Aid Society classes include Federal Income Taxation, Tax Procedure and Property. n San Francisco Public Defender’s Chris Nwachukwu Okeke Associate Professor of Law n Director, LLM and SJD Programs in International Office Legal Studies n Director, Sompong Sucharitkul Center for Advanced International Legal Studies n San Francisco Superior Court LLM (magna cum laude), Kiev State University, Ukraine; DrJur (SJD Equivalent), Free University of Amsterdam n U.S. Department of Justice Associate Professor Chris Okeke is a noted expert and authority in international law and a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court n U.S. District Court of Nigeria. He practiced law for more than two decades as partner in a Nigerian law firm and was founding dean at two fully accredited Nigerian law schools. His many books and articles include The Controversial Subjects of Contemporary International Law; The Theory n U.S. Environmental Protection and Practice of International Law in Nigeria; “The Debt Burden: An African Perspective,” in The International Lawyer; and “United States Agency Migration Law: Essentials for Comparison,” co-authored with A.R. Nafziger, in the American Journal of Comparative Law. n U.S. Internal Revenue Service

www.ggu.edu/law 5 HONORS LAWYERING PROGRAM

The Honors Lawyering Program takes a unique approach to legal n Gordon & Rees LLP n Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith education, integrating the theory, skills, and values learned in LLP the classroom with actual work in the legal community — n Municipality of Anchorage n a modern version of the traditional apprenticeship. National Center for Lesbian Rights n Oxfam America HLP students attend the regular supervision of the professors, who Admission into HLP is very n San Francisco City Attorney’s first-year curriculum, participate in are themselves practicing attorneys. competitive and graduates of the “HLP gave me the opportunity Office an intensive skills-focused summer Students may apprentice in private program are highly regarded by legal to extern for an appellate session, and work at a full-time law firms, companies, courts, employers. HLP students are a tight- n San Francisco District Attorney’s Office justice, represent a client in fall apprenticeship. In the spring, government agencies, and public knit group and the summer program students return to full-time classes interest organizations. is designed to foster the development n Sierra Club a landlord-tenant dispute, with a new appreciation for the of personal and professional A dedicated HLP career adviser n STAND! Against Domestic application of law to practice. During relationships that will extend far clerk for a public interest assists HLP students with securing Violence their third year, students complete beyond graduation from law school. apprenticeships and students are organization and work as a a second apprenticeship and have n Supreme Court of Guam free to explore opportunities in any HLP employers have included: the option to enroll in additional, summer associate with a area of practice. At the time they n Townsend and Townsend and Crew practice-based courses. n ACLU begin their first apprenticeship, n UN International Criminal large law firm—all before my n Bronx County District Attorney HLP courses meet in small sections HLP students are well-trained and Tribunal for Rwanda final year as a law student.” that integrate lawyering skills prepared to provide meaningful n California Supreme Court n U.S. Securities and Exchange training with the substantive law assistance to employers. They are also n Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund Commission Erin Frazor (JD 07) curriculum. By the third week, qualified to represent clients through n Associate, DLA Piper students begin representing real the State Bar of California’s Practical Electronic Frontier Foundation n Yahoo! clients under the guidance and Training of Law Students Program. n eBay

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n and out of the classroom, case three times during the semester Golden Gate students are and participate in their classmates’ grounded in the basic foundations cases as witnesses. The Mock Trial I “I would recommend Golden Gate to anyone hoping to learn how of trial advocacy and have many course is held in Golden Gate Law’s opportunities to hone their skills. Moot Courtroom and at the Hall to be an effective legal advocate.” Through Golden Gate Law’s of Justice in San Francisco’s Civic Appellate Advocacy course, every Center. Tanya Brown (JD 08) JD student is required to participate Golden Gate Law students may be Post-Bar Clerk, Solano County Public Defender’s Office in a moot court exercise before selected to compete in prestigious graduation. regional, state, national and Appellate Advocacy is aimed at international competitions, including helping students develop strong skills the Jessup International Law Moot in oral and written advocacy, key Court Competition and the National aspects of any lawyer’s training. By Environmental Law Moot Court “I have taught at Golden Gate for over 30 years. Our students are the end of the course students are able Competition. Golden Gate Law to write clearly and concisely, argue placed second in the 2008 State unique in that they bring a real sense of engagement with the law persuasively on behalf of a client, Bar of California Environmental analyze complex legal issues, present Negotiations Competition and that makes them fun to teach and that makes me proud to be an oral argument to an appellate- recently won the San Francisco Trial connected to them.” level court and comply with relevant Lawyers Association Competition. court rules and policies. Top students Students are coached by renowned Professor Robert Calhoun compete in our annual Appellate professors such as Bernard Segal, Advocacy Competition. Director of the Litigation Program. Upper-year students may elect to take Mock Trial, where they try a “mock”

www.ggu.edu/law 7 LIBRARY & PUBLICATIONS

Golden Gate University’s Law Library houses the largest legal collection in San Francisco’s financial district, with more

than 373,000 volumes, microforms and electronic resources. Analisa Pratt (JD 06) Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati; former Law Clerk, Honorable The Law Library has recently Research Journals environmental legal issues pertaining Mary H. Murguia, U.S. District Court, undergone a major expansion and Golden Gate Law publishes three to Pacific Rim countries. The former Editor-in-Chief, Golden Gate renovation and features a comfortable scholarly research journals staffed by summer edition focuses on the topic University Law Review new reading room, numerous study students selected on the basis of their of our Annual Environmental Law carrels, wiring for laptop computers academic standing and outstanding Symposium. “Golden Gate provided me with a strategic approach that proved and wireless access to Golden Gate’s writing ability. The Annual Survey of online network. critical in my search for competitive legal opportunities. This personal- The Golden Gate University Law International and Comparative Holdings include a comprehensive Review is published three times a Law is published once a year. Recent ized support not only played a key role in my attaining a position as a series of case law, statutes, digests, year and includes the Ninth Circuit articles have included “The Modern encyclopedias, periodicals and Survey, the only law review journal Concept of Secularism and Islamic federal law clerk, but also guided me in securing an associate attorney treatises dealing with American law; dedicated solely to addressing cases Jurisprudence: A Comparative position at a top-tier corporate law firm after my two-year clerkship.” a robust tax collection; microforms decided by the Ninth Circuit Court Analysis” and “Universal Human and government document of Appeals. Rights: A Generational History.” collections; extensive international The Golden Gate University law collections, particularly in Environmental Law Journal Pacific Rim countries, the European is published twice during the Union and the United Nations; academic year. The winter and an expansive body of work in Pacific Region edition addresses environmental law.

8 www.ggu.edu/law Centers, Symposia & Special Programs

t Golden Gate Law we Our Intellectual Property Law Property Law Conference and the dialogue on comparative and “As a part-time evening student provide an interdisciplinary Center brings together noted Distinguished Intellectual Property international law, as does the Annual Afocus on legal learning in attorneys and scholars to promote a Law Speaker Series. Fulbright Symposium on Current I was able to work at the Alameda which students, faculty and practi- nuanced understanding of cutting- International Legal Problems. The Sompong Sucharitkul Center County District Attorney’s Office tioners analyze legal problems from edge issues in intellectual property for Advanced International Legal Our Appellate Advocacy a variety of perspectives in search of law and policy. The Center also Studies advances scholarship and Institute sponsors Moot Courts Intellectual as a certified law student and practical solutions. sponsors an annual for Practicing Attorneys where students observe lawyers rehearsing serve as a judicial extern to the their oral arguments. The Annual Law & Leadership Program Environmental Law Symposium California Courts of Appeal. addresses topics such as renewable energy and environmental justice. The Law & Leadership Program is an innovative approach to developing leadership skills among law Golden Gate Law’s evening Golden Gate Law also hosts the Jesse students and reflects Golden Gate Law’s particular commitment to training students to exhibit and Carter Distinguished Lecture Series. program allowed me to pursue value professionalism. Following a competitive application process, 12 second and third-year students Named for Jesse W. Carter (Class are invited to participate in a year-long seminar led by faculty and senior staff mentors. Workshop- of 1913), former associate justice of my law degree on my style classes use role plays and other interactive exercises to practice professional skills and behavior. the California Supreme Court, the lectures explore current issues of own schedule.” Students assess their own leadership styles, examine the connection between building satisfying jurisprudence and public policy. In professional relationships and effective leadership, and consider the value of public service as a path to 2009 we proudly inaugurated the Peter Hoefs (JD 07) leadership. The Law & Leadership Program is one of only a handful of law school leadership programs in Chief Justice Ronald M. George Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP Lecture, the first in a series of annual the country. addresses by state Supreme Court chief justices.

www.ggu.edu/law 9 legal specializations

Golden Gate law offers students the opportunity to earn in-house counsel, federal judges of this rapidly growing field and can and lawyers at the U.S. Patent and explore its many niche areas, including certificates of specialization in one or more of the following Trademark Office. With its proximity copyright, entertainment and sports to Silicon Valley and close ties to law; internet and software law; patent ten areas of practice. California’s entertainment centers, and biotechnology law; and trademark the IP Law Center offers excellent and unfair competition law. Students opportunities for research and REAL ESTATE LAW n Public Natural Resources & in one of several moot court also develop expertise in closely related training. Land Law competitions. Students may also and often overlapping fields of study, Certificate of Specialization in join our active Intellectual Property The Center sponsors a prestigious such as international law, particularly Real Estate Law n Real Estate Development Law Association which offers many Annual Intellectual Property with respect to cyberlaw. This certificate requires concentrated n Real Estate Finance opportunities for networking, Law Conference, as well as the coursework, an independent study Selected Courses in Intellectual n travel to national conferences and Distinguished Intellectual Property Property Law project and practical training through Real Estate Litigation Seminar leadership development. Law Speaker Series (which in 2009 the Real Estate Law Externship. n n Art & The Law Real Estate Taxation included William Patry, Senior Students may focus on transactional The Intellectual Property n n Real Estate Transactions Seminar Law Center Copyright Counsel, Google, Inc.), Biotechnology Law or litigation-based projects at local an IP Mentorship Program, an IP The Center brings together students, n Content Licensing law firms, public agencies or non- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY section in the Law Library and an faculty, lawyers, judges and IP law profit organizations. LAW alumni network listserv to keep n Copyright Law of the U.S. scholars to explore developments in Selected Courses in Real Estate Law current and former students apprised n Cyberlaw & Privacy Certificate of Specialization in the fast-changing world of IP law and of events and job opportunities. n Commercial Finance Intellectual Property (IP) Law policy. The Center is led by faculty n e-Commerce Law Students must complete required n Commercial Leasing with extensive IP law experience, Golden Gate Law’s Intellectual Property n Entertainment Law coursework, which can include assisted by a distinguished advisory Law Program features over two dozen n Environmental Law & Policy n a clinical experience, supervised board comprised of prominent IP-focused courses. Students gain broad Intellectual Property Law Survey n Land Use Regulation research project, or participation attorneys from Bay Area law firms, theoretical and practical understanding n Intellectual Property Litigation: Copyright & Trademark

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n International Intellectual national trade and comparative law. Selected Courses in International n International Law Clinical Training in Public Property Law Students interested in international Legal Studies Interest Law n International Trade Regulation Students can gain direct experience n International Patent Law legal studies at Golden Gate Law n Air, Space, & n International Organizations may go on to earn an LLM or SJD in Telecommunications Law in their particular area of interest n Internet & Software Law international legal studies, programs n Law of International Armed working with Golden Gate Law’s n Comparative Antitrust n IP Law Moot Court that have graduated hundreds of Conflicts on-site Environmental Law and students from more than 50 nations. n Comparative Constitutional Justice Clinic and Women’s n Negotiating & Drafting Contracts n Pacific Rim Trade Seminar Design Employment Rights Clinic or off-site in the Entertainment Business Students specializing in international n field placement externships. n Private International Law: n Patent Application Process from legal studies may participate in the Comparative Criminal Justice Transnational Litigation Students attend the Bay Area’s A to Z law school’s summer study abroad n Comparative Legal Systems Public Interest/Public Sector Legal program in Paris, where American PUBLIC INTEREST LAW n Patent Law of the U.S. n European Union Law students study comparative law Careers Day, an annual job fair n Sports Law together with French students in n Immigration Law Certificate of Specialization in that draws over 100 public interest Public Interest Law and government employers to San n Taxation of Intellectual Property Law courses taught by noted French and n International Business Golden Gate Law offers an extensive American scholars. Francisco. n Trademark Law of the U.S. Transactions public interest law program and Sompong Sucharitkul Center Funding Public Interest Work n employs a full-time public interest International Commercial The Public Interest Law Scholars INTERNATIONAL LEGAL for Advanced International law adviser. This certificate requires Legal Studies Arbitration STUDIES specialized coursework, supervised Program at Golden Gate grants The Sompong Sucharitkul Center n International Contracts several $5,000 annual scholarships Certificate of Specialization in legal work in a public interest or to entering students with extensive International Legal Studies hosts the prestigious Annual Fulbright n International Human government setting and community Symposium on Current International public service experience. During The International Legal Studies Rights Seminar service. Graduating students are the summer, Golden Gate Law is Program offers in-depth coverage of Legal Issues and publishes the Annual honored at the Annual Public Interest n International Intellectual among the few law schools to pay specialized areas of public and private Survey of International and Compara- Graduation Reception. Property Law the employer’s portion of a work- international law, as well as inter- tive Law. study award for students working

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for public interest organizations and for needy San Francisco teens) and n Poverty Law a wide variety of substantive law areas TAXATION LAW government agencies. Our annual the San Francisco Food Bank. The such as juvenile justice, dependency, n Sexual Orientation & the Law Certificate of Specialization in Public Interest Law Foundation public interest adviser helps match education, disability, mental health n Taxation Law (PILF) fundraising auction has raised students with pro bono opportunities Street Law and/or civil rights. Golden Gate Law’s Taxation Law hundreds of thousands of dollars in areas that interest them. YOUTH LAW Selected Courses in Youth Law Program is one of the preeminent tax over the years which is used to help Selected Courses in Public Interest law programs in the western United offset expenses for students working Certificate of Specialization in n Children & the Law Law States. Studying under experienced in unpaid public interest internship Youth Law n Community Property n faculty, students gain a solid positions. Our Loan Repayment Alternative Dispute Resolution Students who elect to specialize n Domestic Violence Seminar foundation in the basics of federal, Assistance Program (LRAP) offers n Asian Americans & the Law in Youth Law develop a network n state and local taxation as well as real generous grants to graduates of valuable relationships with Education Law Seminar n Children & the Law estate, partnership, corporate and experienced practitioners in the field. n Externship: Youth Law employed in low-paying public international tax law. Students may n Criminal Litigation In particular, our Field Placement interest jobs. n Family Law choose to branch out into areas of Externship in Youth Law enables n Education Law n particular interest, including business Volunteering and Pro Bono students to work in non-profit Family Law Practice taxation, estate planning or employee Golden Gate Law students are n Election Law law offices, government agencies n Gender & the Law actively engaged in the greater San benefits. n Employment Discrimination Law or private offices and engage in n Gender, Children & International Francisco Bay Area community. litigation, administrative hearings, Law Students must complete a set number n Gender & the Law Students participate in established ADR (alternative dispute resolution) of core courses and electives and n International Human Rights programs such as our Pro Bono Tax n Guerilla Lawyering or other advocacy on behalf of many go on to earn an advanced Seminar Clinic and volunteer with dozens children or youth. Students also degree, applying up to 12 units of n Immigration & Refugee Policy of outside organizations including attend seminar class meetings which n Mediation & Collaborative related JD coursework to an LLM Seminar the La Raza Centro Legal Worker’s emphasize reflective lawyering, Lawyering in Taxation Law. The School of Rights Clinic, the Student Hurricane n Labor Law professional responsibility, skills and n Poverty Law Law offers tax-related programming Network, The Princess Project (aid practice issues. Students may work in n Katrina and Disaster Law Seminar n Street Law and job fairs throughout the year,

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including several hosted by the Equalization and attend a classroom n Real Estate Taxation traditional coursework and internship Young Tax Lawyers Association. training meeting every two weeks. opportunities students study the n State and Local Taxation nuances of marriage, civil unions, Students may also participate in the Selected Courses in Taxation Law CAPITAL Group (Corporate Asset- n Tax Exempt Organizations and domestic partnerships; adoption n California Property Tax Management Property Investment n Tax Litigation and surrogacy; child abuse and and Tax Association) law student n Charitable Giving abduction; and issues arising from n Tax Policy organization. the termination of a relationship such n Corporate Taxation n Tax Research as divorce, annulment, alimony, and Pro Bono Tax Clinic n ERISA child custody and visitation. Law students have the opportunity n Taxation of Intellectual Property n Estate & Gift Taxation Selected Courses in Family Law to review appeals filed with the n Taxation of LLC and S Corporations “I chose to attend Golden California Board of Equalization by n Estate Planning n Alternative Dispute Resolution n Taxation of Mergers & Acquisitions taxpayers of limited means, primarily n Federal Income Taxation n Community Property Gate School of Law because from final actions from the Franchise n Timing of Income & Expenditures n Federal Tax Procedure n Estate Planning for the Blended Tax Board. They are responsible for n of the flexibility it offered for Transfer Pricing Family ascertaining the issues presented on n Income Taxation of Trusts appeal, conducting the necessary & Estates FAMILY LAW n Externship: Family Law Clinic an older, working student research and preparing briefs for n International Taxation Certificate of Specialization in n Family Law the board’s consideration. Students like myself.” Family Law learn tax and administrative law and n Marital Taxation n Family Law Practice Students who earn the specialization client counseling techniques while n n Partnership Tax certificate in Family Law complete Marital Taxation Treva Boone Stewart (JD 05) providing a valuable service to under- n Attorney, Narayan Law Firm n a rigorous course of study aimed Mediation & Collaborative served members of society. Students Probate Procedures & Litigation at familiarizing them with this Lawyering work under the direct supervision n Professional Responsibility for dynamic field of law. Through n of an attorney from the Board of Tax Practitioners Reproductive Rights & Justice n Sexual Orientation & the Law

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LITIGATION Selected Courses in Litigation Law Externship and Pro Bono CRIMINAL LAW attorneys. They also obtain valuable Tax Clinic. practical experience by working Certificate of Specialization in n Advanced Appellate Practice Certificate of Specialization in for judges in criminal court and Litigation Selected Courses in Business Law Criminal Law n Alternative Dispute Resolution interning in law offices specializing in Students must complete approved Employers often remark that Golden n Antitrust criminal defense. litigation courses, including the n Competition: Environmental Gate Law produces students “who required Trial Advocacy and Mock Negotiation n Bankruptcy Law know where the courthouse is.” Selected Courses in Criminal Law Trial basic courses and either n Courtroom as Theatre n Business Associations Golden Gate has a long and proud n Comparative Criminal Procedure Civil Litigation: Pre-Trial Phase history of producing outstanding n International Commercial n Business Contracts n or Criminal Litigation. Clinical criminal lawyers and California’s Criminal Litigation Arbitration placements with significant litigation n Business Planning Public Defender and District n Criminal Law work are highly encouraged. n Lawyering Skills: Client Advocacy Attorney’s Offices are full of talented, n Commercial Finance n Criminal Procedure I & II Litigation Training dedicated Golden Gate alumni. In BUSINESS LAW n Corporate Governance addition to the required Criminal n Domestic Violence Seminar Moot Court consists of appellate Law, Criminal Procedure I and advocacy competitions while Mock Certificate of Specialization in n International Business Transactions n Evidence Business Law Evidence courses, students must Trial includes full trials, with witnesses n International Trade Regulation complete additional units in criminal n Trial Advocacy and often a jury of peers. A mock Students must supplement the n law courses. trial competition is a trial advocacy required Business Associations class Mergers and Acquisitions n Wrongful Convictions: competition with student teams of with at least six other business law n Sales Students learn the foundational Causes & Remedies lawyers and witnesses. To be a member courses, including three from either aspects of criminal litigation in n Securities Regulation of a competition team, students must the domestic or international tracks. classes like Advanced Criminal excel in certain prerequisite courses Students gain practical experience in Procedure or Wrongful Convictions. and participate in tryouts. business, corporate and commercial Through the Criminal Litigation law through the Civil Field Externship, students intern with state Placement Externship, Real Estate and federal prosecutors and defense

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ENVIRONMENTAL LAW groups in low-income and minority Selected Courses in Environmental LABOR AND Selected Courses in Labor and communities on real-life public Law EMPLOYMENT LAW Employment Law Certificate of Specialization in health, toxics and environmental n Environmental Law Animal & Wildlife Law Certificate of Specialization in n Administrative Law justice issues. Golden Gate Law also Golden Gate Law’s Environmental n California Environmental Labor and Employment Law n publishes the Golden Gate University Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Program features faculty who are & Natural Resources Law To obtain this certificate, students Environmental Law Journal, including n Employment Discrimination Law actively involved in environmental must complete two required courses, a Pacific Region Edition published n Energy & Environmental Law justice and protection efforts, four units of elective courses, two n Employment Law in winter and a summer Symposium n on-site and off-site clinics offering Environmental Law & Policy units of clinical training and a Edition to correspond with the n Gender & the Law unparalleled opportunities to effect n comprehensive research paper. School of Law’s fall Environmental Global Climate Change & Water Law Through the on-site Women’s n Labor Law change and cutting-edge courses Law Symposium. Employment Rights Clinic, students on current environmental law and n Global Warming & the Courts n Race & Civil Rights Seminar policy issues. This certificate requires Environmental Law Scholars can provide legal advice, counseling Program n n Sexual Orientation & the Law concentrated coursework, a research Global Warming & Renewable and representation to low-income Each year, entering law students Energy paper and clinical experience focused workers in the San Francisco Bay n Women’s Employment Rights are chosen as Environmental Law on environmental law. n International Environmental Law Area. The clinic has achieved many Seminar Scholars. This distinction includes an successes over the years, particularly n International Trade & n Workers’ Compensation Environmental Law Clinic and annual scholarship of $5,000, faculty for Latina and Asian-American Law Journal Environmental Protection mentoring and specialized career workers. Students can also gain Golden Gate Law was one of the counseling. Many Environmental n Land Use Regulation valuable labor and employment law first U.S. law schools to establish Law Scholars join the Environmental n Public Natural Resources & Land experience through Golden Gate an Environmental Law and Law Society , an active student Law Law’s Civil Field Placement Clinic. Justice Clinic. Working under the organization which sponsors lectures supervision of clinic faculty, students and panels, sales of eco-friendly n Toxics Law & Policy directly represent environmental products, beach cleanups and other n Water Law organizations and community programs throughout the year.

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Law Career Services (LCS) offers resources and workshops on n Littler Mendelson n Perkins Coie n Los Angeles County District n Sidley Austin Brown & planning a job search, drafting résumés and cover letters, Attorney’s Office Wood LLP and developing successful networking techniques. n Mayer Brown LLP n SuperGen, Inc. n National Housing Law Project n The Greenlining Institute Law Career Services (LCS) Golden Gate students and graduates Recent Fall Recruitment employers Through innovative programs have earned a reputation for success in have included: and personalized attention, LCS the legal community. Our alumni have n Attorney General of Washington counselors work closely with students found jobs in law firms of all sizes, and alumni to meet the demands government agencies, corporations, n Bullivant Houser Bailey PC of today’s legal marketplace. public interest organizations and n California Coastal Commission Our full-service online system, courts all over California, the U.S. and LCSonline, features job postings, an the world. n California Franchise Tax Board employer directory, and a calendar Every fall, Golden Gate students n Centro Legal de la Raza of networking events. LCS also are invited to participate in our Fall organizes student visits to the offices n Dolby Laboratories Recruitment Program, where legal and courtrooms of Golden Gate Law n employers from around the country Federal Election Commission alumni and co-sponsors the popular invite students to submit applications for n Legal Career Options Day, where Holland & Hart summer and post-graduate positions. students meet with attorneys working n Howrey LLP in diverse fields of legal practice. n Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.

16 www.ggu.edu/law GRADUATE law PROGRAMS

olden Gate Law offers Our Master of Laws (LLM) Program of specialized areas of law with an n JD/LLM in Taxation Law “As a lawyer, you learn about a several advanced law degree in Taxation, considered one of the emphasis on the legal and cultural (accelerated 3 1/2 -year program) programs that attract best in the nation, recently celebrated aspects of the business activities and G n LLM in Environmental Law subject in a vacuum, depending attorneys and scholars from around its 30th anniversary. Moreover, interactions among the countries of n LLM in Intellectual Property Law the world. These programs offer JD Golden Gate Law has been a leader in the Pacific Rim, Europe and other on the case on which you regions. students unique opportunities to developing innovative courses related n LLM in Taxation Law enhance their knowledge and gain to global climate change, cyberlaw Many graduate law courses are open happen to be working. Golden n LLM in U.S. Legal Studies valuable professional contacts. The and privacy and international to JD students and Golden Gate institutional and individual networks and comparative law. The LLM Law JD recipients frequently go on n LLM in International Legal Gate Law’s LLM program of relationships stemming from these in International Legal Studies to enroll in one of the following Studies Program provides in-depth coverage programs cover much of the globe. graduate law degree programs: n SJD (Doctor of Juridical Science) gives environmental lawyers a in International Legal Studies comprehensive overview of this

“With the globalization of the economy, there’s just no way to be immense body of law.” successful in the corporate world without having a firm grounding

in international law.” Robert Byrne (LLM Environmental Law 02) Supervising Deputy Attorney General Jasbir Khalsa (LLM USLS 06) Natural Resources Law Section California Department of Justice Legal counsel, Hitachi Data Systems

www.ggu.edu/law 17 ALUMNI Network

Marc Van Der Hout (JD 77), speaking with Perla Sanchez On the Bench Business and Private Practice (JD 07), was named Attorney of the Year and a Northern Hon. Alan Jaroslovsky (JD 77), U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California Amy M. Wollman (JD 94), Senior Counsel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. California “Super Lawyer” in 2009 for his pro bono and Hon. Carol A. King (JD 84), U.S. Immigration Court of the Executive Office for Immigration Review Carolyn B. Hall (JD 00), Counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP immigration law work. Hon. Carol Yaggy (JD 79), San Francisco Superior Court Charles R. Conradi (JD 78), Treasurer and Vice President—Tax, The Clorox Company Hon. Gail Dekreon (JD 81), San Francisco Superior Court Daniel B. Pickard (JD 95), Partner, Wiley Rein LLP Hon. Morgan Christen (JD 86), Alaska Supreme Court Hon. Philip M. Pro (JD 72), U.S. District Court, District of NV Dave Roberson (JD 78), Senior Vice President and General Manager, Hewlett-Packard Hon. Sandra M. Snyder (JD 76), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of CA Jackie H. Xu (JD 96), General Counsel, Conviva, Inc.

Joseph A. Meckes (JD 97), Partner, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP Government Agencies and Public Interest Organizations Mark S. Anderson (JD 89), Vice President and General Counsel, Dolby Laboratories Marjorie Randolph (JD 77), Senior Vice President, Walt Disney Studios Acadia Senese (JD 07), Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Hirsh (JD 86), Executive Director, AIDS Legal Referral Panel Michael R. Ward (JD 96), Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP David E. Anderson (JD 07), Attorney Adviser, Social Security Administration Petra Tang (JD 96), Partner, Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP Helen Smolinski (JD 99), Staff Attorney, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Richard B. Nettler (JD 77), Partner, Arendt Fox LLP Jan M. Lecklikner (JD 78), Deputy Public Defender, San Francisco Richard Rosenberg (JD 66), Former Chairman and CEO, Bank of America Joan Blades (JD 80), Co-founder, MoveOn.org Karen L. Hawkins (JD 79), Director, IRS Office of Professional Responsibility Romy L. Celli (JD 97), Partner, Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP Kwanyee Eva Auyeung (JD 06), Staff Attorney, Asian Law Caucus Ronald W. Miele (JD 84), Executive Vice President—Business Affairs, Operations & General Counsel, Warner Bros. International Television Matthew Wood (JD 07), Staff Attorney, Transgender Law Center 18 www.ggu.edu/law Peter Fowler (JD 84), Senior Counsel, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Ted C. Lindquist III (JD 95), Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Student Life

olden Gate Law offers a A partial listing includes: The Personal Touch Stress Relievers diverse and supportive n ACLU Student Chapter Golden Gate Law students receive The Golden Gate Law community learning environment where personalized attention and direction offers countless ways—some formal, G n students of all backgrounds and Asian Pacific American Law from their first day of law school some just fun—for students to unwind. life experiences come together. Our Students Association through graduation. They include: students include working profession- n Black Law Students Association n Peer Mentors Program: All first- n Public Interest Law Foundation als and recent college graduates from n CAPITAL Group year law students are matched Auction more than 100 undergraduate and with two upper-level JD students n n Environmental Law Society Barristers Ball graduate institutions. They represent who help familiarize them with n Basketball Tournament a wide spectrum of ethnic, religious, n Federalist Society law school. “I have had such a great socio-economic and cultural back- n End of Classes PB&J n International Law Society n Bar Exam Services: Third-year grounds, prompting U.S. News and Extravaganza students are offered an extensive experience with student World Report to rank Golden Gate n IP Law Association array of bar preparation workshops n Environmental Law Society Law as one of the United States’ most n Jewish Law Students Association and resources, as well as one-on- Coastal Cleanup government at Golden Gate. diverse law schools in its 2009 law n Latino/a Law Students Association one guidance from the Assistant n Faculty / Student Dinner school rankings. Dean for Bar Exam Services. It’s amazing how many n Law Students for Reproductive n JLSA Bagel Brunches Student Organizations n For students with documented opportunities there Justice n Law & Literature Club Golden Gate Law is home to disabilities, a full-time ADA co- n National Lawyers Guild more than two dozen active ordinator works to accommodate n Law Student Bowling Night are to get involved.” student organizations that host n Public Interest Law Foundation their needs throughout law school. n Mindfulness Meditation Workshops social activities and professional n Ariel Ungerleider (JD/MBA 09) n Queer Law Students Association Student Conference Travel Fund- n QLSA Ice Cream Social development events throughout ing: Upper-year students can ob- 2008-09 SBA President n Student Bar Association n the academic year. tain funding to attend law-related SBA Welcome Back BBQ n Women’s Law Association conferences and conventions. n SBA Ex Parte

www.ggu.edu/law 19 The San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area supplement classroom study and “Groups such as APALSA The Golden Gate Law experience is clinical training opportunities with not just informative and cable car rides and day trips to the [Asian Pacific American Law enlightening; it’s exciting, challenging Pacific Ocean and redwood forests. and stimulating. Located on Mission They enjoy the nearby historic Students Association] are great Street in the heart of San Francisco’s cultural and culinary centers of legal and financial district, the Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, the resources for people of any main campus lies within blocks Mission District and North Beach. of major law firms and financial World-class shopping at Union ethnicity.” institutions, as well as city, state and Square and San Francisco Giants federal courthouses and government baseball games at the spectacular Kimberly Chew (JD 07) agencies. AT&T ballpark are within short walks of campus, as are world- Associate, Burnham Brown Golden Gate students can live renowned fine arts venues and the Golden Gate Law sponsors an annual public service project during Orientation. anywhere in the Bay Area and the magnificent Golden Gate Park. In 2010, students traveled to San Francisco’s historic Presidio National Park to law school is easily accessible by assist with ecological remediation. car or public transportation. A Just beyond San Francisco, students comprehensive housing guide and frequently organize day or weekend roommate matching service are trips to Yosemite National Park, available to all entering students. Lake Tahoe, Napa and Sonoma Valley Wine Country and Big Sur. The San Francisco Bay Area offers Los Angeles is an easy one-hour endless possibilities for recreational plane ride away. and outdoor pursuits. Our students

20 www.ggu.edu/law how to apply

olden Gate Law strives an honest statement about the United States or Canada must have Application Available Submission Deadline to admit students who applicant’s achievements, goals, their transcripts evaluated through First-Year Students September 1 April 1 Gare seeking a rigorous anticipated challenges and preferred the LSDAS Credential Assembly legal education that provides a learning environment. October 1 spring semester November 15 Service. A TOEFL score will be holistic, practical approach to legal Transfer Students Please note that the Admissions May 1 fall semester July 15 required for any student whose learning. The application process is course of study was not completed designed to identify applicants who Committee prefers not to consider October 1 spring semester November 15 Visiting Students in English. The minimum TOEFL have the ability to succeed in the LSAT scores that are more than three May 1 fall semester July 15 score accepted by Golden Gate Law classroom and contribute to the legal years old and in no circumstances community on and off campus. will they consider a score that is more Applicants who apply online prior to Transfer & Visiting Applicants is 250 on the computer-based test than five years old. December 31 will not be required to Students seeking to enroll as visiting or 600 on the paper-based test. For The Admissions Committee evaluates pay the application fee. or transfer students must be currently more information about applying applicants to determine whether Golden Gate Law does not require enrolled at an ABA-accredited law as an international student, visit objective indicators such as LSAT a specific course of undergraduate Application Checklist school, in good academic standing our website or contact the Office of scores and post-secondary transcripts study to apply, but does require ❑ Completed, signed application and have completed the first year of demonstrate the preparedness to that applicants have or will have Admissions. ❑ Application fee of $60 or fee study. The application must include a meet the challenges of legal study. completed an undergraduate degree Applicants who have questions about waiver request current law school transcript, a letter The committee also looks for at an accredited institution prior of reference from a law professor and any part of the application process or evidence of strong writing ability, to matriculation. An original copy ❑ Personal statement (two pages, a letter from the Dean or Registrar who would like to schedule a campus leadership skills, professionalism double-spaced) of each entering student’s official at the applicant’s current institution. tour and/or classroom visit should and the motivation to attend Golden undergraduate transcript will be ❑ Résumé For more information about applying contact the Office of Admissions Gate Law. Personal statements, required prior to matriculation. as a transfer or visiting student, visit at 415-442-6630, toll-free at letters of recommendation and ❑ Law School Data Assembly Service our website or contact the Office of resumes are used to further develop Apply online at www.ggu.edu/law or (LSDAS) report that includes 1-800-GGU-4YOU, or by email at Admissions. the Admissions Committee’s visit the LSAC website at www.lsac. an LSAT score, a minimum of [email protected]. Visit our website understanding of each applicant’s org. Applicants may also complete two letters of recommendation International Applicants for a complete list of on- and off- potential for success. The committee an application by downloading (maximum of four) and copies of Students who have completed their campus events aimed at prospective appreciates materials that provide the application from our website. all post-secondary transcripts. undergraduate studies outside the students. www.ggu.edu/law 21 scholarships & FINANCIAL AID

Entering Student Scholarships Golden Gate Law also awards $5000 Loans Golden Gate Law awards both scholarships to students whose Golden Gate Law is committed full-tuition Dean’s Scholarships and applications highlight a strong to helping our students make partial-tuition Faculty Scholarships commitment to public service or wise borrowing choices. Students to qualified entering students. All environmental law. The Public Inter- attending Golden Gate Law may entering scholarships are awarded est Scholars Program and Environ- qualify for a variety of federal and on a three-year basis for full-time mental Law Scholars Program require private student loan programs. Our students and four-year basis for part- supplemental materials detailing the experienced Financial Aid staff time students. There is no separate applicant’s volunteer and employment are available to work with entering application for entering student history and evidence the applicant’s students in order to demystify the intent to pursue a career in one of scholarships as all students are process of applying for financial aid Author and CNN Senior Legal Analyst JeffreyT oobin with Golden Gate considered for scholarships at the these areas of law. and develop a realistic budget for law Law Review Editors at the 2009 National Conference of Law Reviews in time they are admitted to the JD Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Continuing Scholarships school. In order to be evaluated for program. Entering scholarships are eligibility, students must complete typically awarded to students whose Students who are not selected to the Free Application for Federal Kaiser Permanente Student Health JD program. There is an option to application materials demonstrate receive an entering scholarship may Student Aid (FAFSA). The form can Insurance Plan in order to help extend coverage for up to a year after outstanding achievement in one or be eligible for a merit scholarship be completed online at www.fafsa. maintain the physical and mental graduation for slightly increased cost. more of the following areas: academic after completing the first year of ed.gov after January 1. The Golden well-being of our students. Students’ Dependent and domestic partner record, LSAT scores, writing ability, classes. Continuing scholarships are Gate Law FAFSA school code is financial aid packages may include an coverage is also available for an professional experience, volunteer awarded on the basis of academic 001205-29. allowance for the cost of the health increased fee. For more information, service, or community leadership. performance. Additionally, Golden insurance premium. contact [email protected] Applicants are strongly encouraged to Gate Law offers many donor-funded Health Insurance apply early in order to maximize the special scholarships to continuing Golden Gate Law is committed to Through Kaiser Permanente, students chances of obtaining a scholarship. students who meet the specific award providing an environment that fosters can receive accessible, affordable criteria. academic excellence and personal coverage, regardless of a previous success. In 2009 we launched the condition, while enrolled in the

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