USF Law Receives $750,000 Grant to Combat Human Trafficking in Haiti

The USF School of Law’s Center for Law and Global Justice will soon offer human rights courses, focused on preventing child trafficking, at several Haitian law schools. The new program is supported by a $750,000 grant received from the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. Read More »

USF Law Review Symposium Explores Citizens United

"Democracy, Inc? Citizens United, Corporate Expenditures, and the Future of Campaign Finance Law" gathered campaign finance law experts and reformers to discuss the landmark ruling Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its effects.
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Student-Alumni Mentoring Program Launched

In an effort to connect current students with alumni who can provide advice and support throughout the law school experience, the USF School of Law has launched Connections, a new web-based mentoring program. Read More »

Judges’ Photos Bring History to Moot Court Room

In an ongoing project that highlights the success of alumni and provides students a glimpse of what could be their future, photographs of alumni who have become judges adorn the walls of the USF School of Law Moot Court Room.
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Upcoming Events

• Friday, March 25 to Saturday, March 26

  Trina Grillo Public Interest & Social Justice Law Retreat

  Kendrick Hall, USF School of Law

• Thursday, March 31 | 6:30 to 9 p.m.

  Annual Pemberton Lecture on Workplace Justice Featuring EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum

  U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• Thursday, March 31 | 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

  Estate Planning Society Alumni Student Mixer

  Greene Radovsky Maloney Share and Hennigh LLP

• Wednesday, May 18 | 6 p.m.

  Alumni/Graduates Dinner

  InterContinental San Francisco Hotel

• Saturday, Oct. 22 | 6 to 10 p.m.

  2011 Alumni Reunion Gala for Classes Ending in 6s and 1s

  InterContinental San Francisco Hotel

Faculty Focus

Associate Professor Richard Leo has published, with Jon Gould, "One Hundred Years Later: Wrongful Conviction After a Century of Research." Professor Julie Nice authored the book chapter "Poverty as an Everyday State of Exception." Professor Bill Ong Hing co-authored "The Rise and Fall of Employer Sanctions." Professor Tristin Green moderated a panel on race-consciousness and diversity at the Association of American Law Schools’ Annual Meeting. Professor Dolores Donovan was appointed to the Association of American Law Schools’ Executive Committee on International Legal Exchanges. Professor Peter Jan Honigsberg traveled to Kuwait to film interviews for the Witness to Guantanamo project. Professor Reza Dibadj served as faculty advisor to the recent University of San Francisco Law Review symposium.

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Press Clippings

• "WikiLeaks Backers ‘Anonymous’ to be Probed by U.S. Grand Jury"

  Featuring Professor Susan Freiwald
  Bloomberg

• "1986 Privacy Law is Outrun by the Web"

  Featuring Professor Susan Freiwald
  The New York Times

• "Illegal Immigration"

  Featuring Professor Bill Ong Hing
  You are Here (WERS)

• "Mexico’s Economy is the Problem that Anti-Immigration Laws Won’t Solve"

  By Professor Bill Ong Hing
  The Huffington Post

• "Without Human Rights We Are Just Another Country"

  By Professor Peter Jan Honigsberg
  The Huffington Post

• "San Bruno Blast Lawsuits Headed into Classroom"

  Featuring Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship Joshua Davis
  San Francisco Examiner

• Broadcast on Frank Lindh’s presentation to USF students

  Featuring USF School of Law students
  CBS 5 Eyewitness News

• "Shoe Marketer Who Enriched NCAA Takes on His Creation"

  Featuring the USF School of Law
  The Bay Citizen, The New York Times

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Dean’s Corner

From combating child trafficking in Haiti to convening national experts to examine campaign finance reform, the articles you’ll find in this issue of @USFLaw are emblematic of the good work being done by our students and faculty throughout the year. These activities underscore our strength as a school with a focused mission that is making a difference for our students and in the local, national, and international communities to which we connect. At the heart of all of our efforts is maximizing opportunities for students. On that note, I urge you to learn more about our new mentoring program, Connections, which is highlighted in this month’s newsletter. As our students prepare to navigate what is among the most challenging legal employment landscapes in recent memory, advice and support from USF alumni like you is invaluable. Thank you for being part of our community.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey S. Brand

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On the Job

Max Gutierrez ’59 was featured in the San Francisco Attorney magazine. John C. Gibson ’70 has been elected president of the Marin Municipal Water District Board of Directors. James Wood ’73 has been recognized as an Attorney of the Year by The Recorder. Michael J. Crowley ’81 has been selected a California Lawyer of the Year. Hon. Michael P. Candela ’87 was appointed to the Butte County Superior Court in 2010. Sheryl Bratton JD/MBA ’89 has been promoted to assistant county counsel in Sonoma. Hon. Christopher E. Krueger ’94 was appointed a judge on the Sacramento County Superior Court. Heather Dunn ’00 has been promoted to partner at DLA Piper in San Francisco. Leslie Keil ’04 and Adam Hofmann ’05 have been named senior counsel at Hanson Bridgett LLP.

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