University of Washington School of Law UW Law Digital Commons Alumni Magazines Law School History and Publications 7-2011 uwlaw, Summer 2011, Vol. 63 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/alum Part of the Legal Education Commons Recommended Citation uwlaw, Summer 2011, Vol. 63, (2011). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.uw.edu/alum/5 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Law School History and Publications at UW Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Alumni Magazines by an authorized administrator of UW Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Leaders for the 63 Global Common Good SUMMER 2011 VOLUME 2011 SUMMER uwlaw Message from the Dean Dear alumni and friends, A year ago I wrote that “the UW School of Law is not just on track, it will lead the way,” and I am proud to say that we have stayed true to that promise. We began the 2010 – 2011 academic year with a new vision and mission statement. Guided by what is relevant in the 21st century, we built consensus among all of our internal and external constituents; our faculty then unanimously approved the ambitious mission that now guides us in our daily decisions and future plans. In this issue of UWLAW we illustrate how we live our on building increased financial stability for the vision and further our mission as Leaders for the school so that we can achieve our ambitious Global Common Good. goals. I look forward to and appreciate your On each page you will read how our alumni, fac- continued support and wise counsel. ulty, students and staff spread our school’s influ- As we end this academic year, we do so in mem- ence from Gates Hall in Seattle to refugee camps ory of the late Professor Paul Miller, a leader in Haiti, from the annual shareholder meeting of among our faculty and in the profession of law. Costco to the halls of the U.S. Supreme Court, We dedicated this academic year to Professor from the farthest reaches of Alaska and Pakistan Miller for his devotion to public service and to a downtown Seattle law firm. equal justice. This year’s graduates took that As our reputation builds, so does the number dedication one step further by creating the of outstanding applicants for admission. This Professor Paul Miller Diversity Scholarship year we were one of the few law schools who Fund as an opportunity to honor his memory experienced an increase in applications thanks to (see p. 48 for more information). our talented and collegial students, our faculty We hope you enjoy reading this issue of who demonstrate their abilities as leaders in UWLAW with its new look and focus. Our goal teaching and scholarship, and to the engagement is to provide our readers with information that and involvement of our alumni. is alive and dynamic, every page reflecting the Also in this issue, we recognize our financial con- intellectual vibrancy that makes UW Law one of tributors in the Report to Donors. Our alumni and the world’s great law schools. friends contributed significantly to everything from student scholarship support to discretionary funding. Thank you so much for your generous support. In the academic year ahead, I will focus Kellye Y. Testy Dean, UW School of Law James W. Mifflin University Professor UW Law: Leaders for the Global Common Good Vision The University of Washington School of Law community, our alumni, and other educational aspires to be the best public law school in the and community organizations. An integrated nation and one of the world’s most respected part of one of the world’s most distinguished centers for interdisciplinary legal studies. We research universities, our students and faculty strive to be Leaders for the Global Common enjoy significant opportunities for multi- and Good by shaping and defending just and sustain- inter-disciplinary study and research across the able laws and policies through our scholarly University’s 16 outstanding schools and colleges. discovery, our ethical advocacy, our inspired We also leverage our location in Seattle, a global teaching, and our generous public service. economic and cultural hub, to provide our students and faculty professional opportunities in Identity/Mission the Pacific Northwest and around the world. The University of Washington School of Law’s Our faculty members are the intellectual leaders mission is to be a Leader for the Global Common of our community; they are culturally and intel- Good and to educate our students to have both lectually diverse, distinguished in their respective the capacity and the commitment to promote that fields, and dedicated to furthering the high- mission. To serve our increasingly complex and est standards of academic excellence in their connected world, we prepare our graduates to be scholarly and teaching pursuits. As members of a its most capable and honorable interdisciplinary professional school in a public research university, problem-solvers. In both our Juris Doctor and the faculty is equally devoted to imaginative, in- graduate programs, we develop our students’ fluential scholarship and to enthusiastic, effective intellectual sophistication, professional and teaching. Our staff members and librarians are leadership skills, and moral courage so that they valued and vital partners in our students’ learning not only do things right, they also do the right and professional development and in our faculty’s thing. To help our students and alumni achieve accomplishments in teaching, scholarship, and what is best for themselves, their families, their service. Proud of being Washington’s only public clients, and society, we assist them in identifying law school, we enroll more outstanding students their values and goals and in charting a life in the from Washington than from any other state, while law that is balanced and fulfilling. also welcoming talented and diverse students To accomplish our goals, we nurture a student- from every state in the nation and many other centered, culturally competent, and collegial countries. We honor our Washington roots by community united by our commitment to contributing to the welfare of our state while also sustainable excellence in achieving our vision expanding our global reach and influence. and mission. Our educational programs provide In Washington and around the world, UW Law our students a rigorous integration of theory, is recognized as a Leader for the Global doctrine, policy, and application to prepare Common Good — a vibrant community respected them to serve society as ethical and effective for our ideas and our actions, our aspirations 2011 SUMMER leaders. We enrich our educational programs and our operational discipline, our traditions and through strategic alliances within our university our innovations. and with our many external partners, including uw law business and industry, the equal justice Unanimously approved by the UW School of Law Faculty on October 7, 2010. 1 SUMMER 2011 Law School News 4 Features Ethical Advocacy 10 Scholarly Discovery 18 Brahmy Poologasingham ’04 advocates for Four professors discuss their latest research international human rights Generous Public Service 22 Inspired Teaching 14 Roberta Armstrong ’08 and UW Law students Joe Brotherton ’82 inspires students to brave snow, ice and 20 below temperatures do well while doing good 14 22 UW LAW Volume 63 Summer 2011 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Diana Brement, Elizabeth Coplan, Dean Kellye Y. Testy Corbin Lewars, Harris Meyer, Cheryl Nyberg Editor Elizabeth Coplan CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Elizabeth Coplan, Kerry Dahlen, Copyright 2011 University of Washington School of Law. Nick Felkey, Matt Hagen,Carl Murray, Tiffany Sevareid, Jack Storms All rights reserved. UWLAW is published twice a year by DESIGN Jo-Ann Sire and John Linse the University of Washington School of Law and is made 2 possible by a gift from the Washington Law School Foundation. uwlaw Departments FacultY & Firm 26 paul millER SCHolarsHip fund 48 Q&A 28 FacultY Publications REMEmbER WHEN… 32 & prESEntations 49 A Law DEgrEE in Action 36 class notES 57 in THE SpotligHT 40 in MEmoriam 60 BooKS & BEYond 46 REport to Donors 63 CALEndar back cover 36 46 EDITORIAL BOARD Helen Anderson ’84, Stephanie Cox, EDITORIAL OFFICE AND SUBSCRIPTION CHANGES Kimberly Ellwanger ’85, Penny Hazelton, Roland L. Hjorth, UW Law, William H. Gates Hall, Room 383 Eugene Lee ’66, LL.M. ’68, Jerry McNaul ’68, University of Washington School of Law Signe Naeve ’00 Box 353020, Seattle, WA 98195-3020 Email: [email protected] 3 LAW SCHOOL news Law School Inaugurates Shefelman Jurist-in-Residence With the generosity of the Harold S. Shefelman Endowment, the UW School of Law welcomed the first visiting Harold S. Shefelman Jurist-in- Residence, Judge A. Raymond Randolph, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Judge Randolph visited the law school for two days of activities, including a classroom discussion with all first-year Constitutional Law students and a visit with the faculty, and a public forum. Members of the UW School of Law’s Moot Court Honor Board moderated the public forum, entitled “A Judge’s Perspective on Advocacy.” Judge Randolph shared his views on advocacy, which have been shaped by The Harold S. Shefelman Endowment was his two decades of service on the federal bench established in 1987 in honor of Harold S. Shefelman, as well as by his own experiences arguing 23 cases a named partner in the long-time Seattle firm of before the U.S. Supreme Court. Roberts & Shefelman. Mr. Shefelman was a noted Each year, as part of this new program, we will municipal bond lawyer with a career that spanned feature one prominent jurist who will share judicial almost six decades. He graduated from the UW perspectives and help us further integrate legal School of Law in 1925 and later served as an adjunct education and law practice.