UA Law News Online
News Archive: Semester: Fall 2008
 College News and Events
Arizona Law Recognized for Public ServicePosted: 12/22/2008

The November 2008 issue of National Jurist recognized the James E Rogers College of Law as one of the top 25 law schools in the country for its committment to public service. Read more...

Arizona Law Recognized for Public Service EffortsPosted: 12/22/2008

The National Jurist magazine named the James E. Rogers College of Law one of the top 25 law schools in the nation for its committment to service in its November 2008 issue. R Read more...

Professor Chin & Students Prosecute Real Estate Fraud CasePosted: 12/03/2008

Professor Chin and students from the Arizona Attorney General’s Clinic suc Read more...

Arizona Law Students Bring Jenckes Cup Back to College of LawPosted: 11/19/2008

On Friday,November 14, second year law students Ed Hopkins and Alexx Tracy-Ramirez brought the Jenckes Cup back to Arizona Law by winning the 2008 Jenckes Closing Argument Competition. An annual event between the Sandra Day O'Conno Read more...

Arizona Supreme Court to Conduct Oral Arguments at College of LawPosted: 10/28/2008
The Arizona Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments at Arizona Law on Thursday, November 6, at 2:00 p.m., in the Ares Auditorium (Room 164). Priority seating is available for law students, attorneys appearing before the Court, and those who have confirmed Read more...

2d Annual Business/Law Exchange Lecture Features Entrepreneur Larry WilsonPosted: 10/16/2008

Larry Wilson, a rancher, attorney, and entrepreneur, will discuss today’s dynamic business landscape at the upcoming 2d Annual Business/Law Exchange Lecture. This is a free public event sponsored by the University of Arizona’s Business/Law Excha Read more...

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to Deliver 2nd Rehnquist Center LecturePosted: 10/16/2008

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is slated to deliver the second William H. Rehnquist Center Lecture on:

Friday, November 14, 2008
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The University of Arizona
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Arizona Law establishes scholarship to honor John J. BoumaPosted: 10/16/2008

John J. Bouma, Chairman of Snell & Wilmer LLP Law Offices, headquartered in Phoenix, has been honored with the establishment of a named scholarship at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. The announcement was made at a surprise gath Read more...

Pepperdine Dean Kenneth Starr and Judge Neil Wake Join Constitution Day/Supreme Court Review PanelPosted: 09/18/2008

Kenneth W. Starr, the Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law, former Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and former S Read more...

Justice Stephen Breyer Delivers 29th Annual Marks Memorial Lecture.Posted: 09/10/2008

Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, delivered the 29th Annual Marks Memorial Lecture, Monday, September 8, 2008. Information about Justice Breyer and the Marks Lectures can be found by clicking the following link Read more...

"New Media and the Courts" Attracts Judges, JournalistsPosted: 09/10/2008

The Rehnquist Center's "New Media and the Courts" Symposium attracted judges and journalists from throughout the country to discuss the impact of blogs, 24 hour news, wikis, and other "new media" on the courts.

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Arizona Law Ranked 4th Best Law School in the Nation for Hispanic StudentsPosted: 09/02/2008
Hispanic Business magazine issued the ranking in its September 2008 issue. Arizona Law was ranked 9th last year. Read more at UANews.org here. Read more...

Three U.S. Justices Visit Arizona Law in 2008 - 2009 Academic YearPosted: 08/29/2008
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. and retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will participate in separate events at the James E. Rogers College of Law in 2008 - 2009. Read the UANews.org stor Read more...

Three U.S. Justices Visit Arizona Law in 2008 - 2009 Academic YearPosted: 08/29/2008
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. and retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor will participate in separate events at the UA in the coming academic year. Read the UANews.org story Read more...

Dean Toni Massaro Announces She is Stepping Down as Dean in 2009Posted: 08/29/2008
Dean Massaro made her announcement yesterday, August 28. She plans to return to teaching next fall. Read her letter to the Arizona Law community here. Read the UANews.org story Read more...

Rehnquist Center to Host Conference on “New Media” and the CourtsPosted: 08/20/2008
A one-day symposium exploring the impact of “new media” on coverage of and public education about the courts will be presented by the Rehnquist Center at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law on September 9, 2008, at the Marriott Read more...

Pepperdine Dean Kenneth Starr and Judge Neil Wake Join Constitution Day/Supreme Court Review PanelPosted: 08/14/2008

Kenneth W. Starr, the Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law, former Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and former S Read more...

Fall 2008 Events and Lectures AnnouncedPosted: 08/13/2008

Highlights include the 29th Annual Isaac Marks Memorial Lecture with Justice Stephen Breyer. Read more here.

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Renovated Arizona Law to Open SoonPosted: 07/30/2008

A recent article in the Tucson Citizen highlighted a few of the changes to the Arizona Law campus. Read the article here.

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 Faculty News
Professor Chin Discusses Failure to Remove Alien Land Law from Florida’s ConstitutionPosted: 12/02/2008

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Dean Toni Massaro Lauded by Women's Studies Advisory CouncilPosted: 11/19/2008

Dean Toni Massaro was recognized by the Women's Studies Advisory Council at the 12th Annual Women Who Lead Reception on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Read about it Read more...

Professor Kozolchyk Inaugurates 'Academic Leader' Series at Guadalajara Law FacultyPosted: 08/08/2008

The Law Faculty of the Guadalajara campus of Mexico’s prestigious Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) has invited Dr. Boris Kozolc Read more...

 Student News
Volunteer Students Awards for November and December 2008Posted: 12/05/2008

The Volunteer Lawyers' Program has announced the following Volunteer Students of the Month for November and December 2008:

November - Jennifer Pichotta:
Jennifer is a first year law student at the U of A and has been particip Read more...

Abdullah Mattar Named As Outstanding Student Volunteer for August 2008Posted: 08/11/2008

The Volunteer Lawyers Program has named Abdullah Mattar their Outstanding Student Volunteer for the month of August 2008. Abdullah is working on an LL.M. in International Trade and Busi Read more...

 Alumni News
Alumni Named to Obama's Transition TeamPosted: 12/12/2008

Wizipan Garriott ('08) has been named First Americans Public Liaison, a newly created position in President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team. The position is designed to honor a relationship with tribes. Read more Read more...

Alumni Isabel Garcia Wins Lannan Foundation 2008 Cultural Freedom AwardPosted: 12/09/2008

Isabel Garcia ('78) has won a 2008 Cultural Freedom Award from the Lannan Foundation. Ms Garcia, the Pima County legal defender, was recognized for her work as co-chair of the < Read more...

Alumni Wins Chairman's Award at the Governor's Celebration of InnovationPosted: 11/20/2008

Quinn Williams ('74), Greenberg Traurig LLP, was honored with the Chairman's Award at the Governor's Celebration of Innovation ceremony on November 13, 2008. The annual contest is a jo Read more...

Alumni Writes Op-Ed on Nation-BuildingPosted: 11/19/2008

Jay Morse ('01), a judge advocate in the Army and a student at the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has penned an op-ed on the military's role in nation-building in the November 19, 2008, Arizona Daily Star. Read the o Read more...

Alumni Richard Grand ('58) Profiled in Arizona AttorneyPosted: 11/18/2008

The article in the December 2008 issue of the Arizona Attorney can be read here.

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Mary Beth Tucker to Serve as Director of UA's Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action OfficePosted: 10/22/2008

Mary Beth Tucker, Class of '96, has been selected as Director of The University of Arizona's Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office (EOAAO). She was the EOAAO's Associate Director. Prior to joining the EOAAO in 1998, Ms Tucker worked at the Departm Read more...

Bradley D. Pack Receives Attorney of the Month AwardPosted: 09/15/2008
Bradley D. Pack ('05) received the August 2008 Attorney of the Month award from the Volunteer Lawyers Program in Phoenix. See the announcement here. Read more...

Anna María Chávez ('94) to Receive Hispanic Leadership AwardPosted: 09/03/2008
Anna María Chávez ('94)  will receive a Valle del Sol's 18th Annual Profiles of Success Hispanic Leadership Awards on Friday, September 5, 2008. Ms Chávez serves as Governor Janet Napolitano's deputy chief of staff for Urban Relations Read more...

Richard ('58) and Marcia Grand Recognized for Longest Membership in UA President's ClubPosted: 08/20/2008
Read the article from the UA Foundation's Patron magzine here. Read more...

Alumna Marian Conrad LaLonde ('06) Named Tucson's "40 Under 40 Woman of the Year"Posted: 08/13/2008
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 Community
Law Students to Poll Watch, Help Lead Command CenterPosted: 10/17/2008

Election Protection CenterLaw students have decided to initiate an effort that has resulted in about 80 UA law students Read more...

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