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INTO THE WORLD This is one in a series of profiles about graduating law students and their career plans. I came to law school after working as a reporter for several years at The Arizona Republic because I wanted a career that would allow me to contin- ue writing and interviewing, but also offer more control over my job situation and a chance to contribute to the community. Plus, I love school, so I was happy to have a chance to return to the classroom. I moved out here from Maryland in 2000, met my husband and fell in love with the West, so the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was an easy choice. One of the best things I have done in law school is volunteering with the Advocacy Program for Battered Women. It is sometimes tough to make time for a shelter visit, but it is always worth it. I leave thinking about how we can improve our laws and social systems, and the best ways to serve the people we talked to that night. I also really enjoyed externing for two different federal judges. There is nothing like the power trip of entering the courtroom right behind the judge, and it is fascinating to hear judges’ opinions about how they might rule and about lawyers’ strategies and conduct. Second semester, third-year is the best. Just two classes and a part- time job at a small personal injury firm. The schedule gives me plenty of time to train for a triathlon—a last hurrah before going to work for Quarles & Brady in downtown Phoenix in the fall. -- Sarah Anchors, 3L DIAMOND JUBILEE RECEPTION A Diamond Jubilee Reception celebrating Professor Alan Matheson’s 75th birthday will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, in Armstrong Hall. All friends, colleagues, staff and students are invited. Refreshments will be served and tributes will be made throughout the evening. Please send any tributes to Laurie Vesco at [email protected]. As part of the effort to honor Matheson, the Sandra Day O’Connor Col- lege of Law is raising money to support a chair in Alan Matheson’s name. The ASU Foundation has agreed to match up to $200,000. With that pledge, nearly $400,000 already has been raised toward a $2 million goal to endow the chair. To participate, go to www.law.asu.edu/Matheson. Matheson, a member of the founding faculty of ASU’s College of Law, was dean of the College from 1977 to 1984, during 1989, and 1997-1998. He won the ASU Alumni Association Faculty Achievement Award for Service in 1995. Matheson earned a B.A., M.S. in Political Science and a J.D. from the University of Utah, where he was Editor in Chief of the Utah Law Review. He was an Associate in Law at Columbia University and served as Assistant to the President of Utah State University. He is active in professional affiliations, having served on committees of the American Bar Association, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona, the Maricopa County Bar Board, the Board of Directors of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, and the Board of Directors of Navajo Legal Services. APPEALING ARGUMENTS Kolby Granville, a third-year law student who will graduate in May, recently argued a case before the Arizona Court of Appeals. The case, an unemployment insurance claim, has been in Civil Justice Clinic for more than two years and had been worked on by four different sets of students. Clinic students initially won after a full trial before an Ad- ministrative Law Judge. On appeal, the board ruled in favor of the employer. The Arizona Court of Appeals granted the Clinic’s petition for review and over the course of several semesters, numerous clinic law students worked on the appellate briefs and oral argument preparation. Granville prepared for the argument by reviewing the case and conducting three moot trials before Professors Schatzki, Calleros, Bartels, Bender, Barnes, Dauber, and Hinshaw. Professor Catherine CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE January 26, 2007 Volume 3 O’Grady supervised the case. “I felt I heard every possible question I might be asked, from the introductory level to minutia,” Granville said. He also sat in on Court of Appeals sessions before the panel that would hear his case to get a sense of how the judges would ask ques- tions. “I would say I wasn’t really nervous,” Granville said. “I got about 45 seconds into my argument before they started asking questions. It was a very active panel.” Professor O’Grady sat at the table with Granville. Jennifer Barnes, Director of the Clinical Program, and about 15-20 law students attended, along with about 10 who had worked in the Clinic. In ad- dition, five or six Clerks of Court attended, anxious to see a student argue in the Court of Appeals. “I’m horribly unqualified to try to read the judges and guess what their opinion might be,” Granville said. “But I had the sense they thought the firing was unfair, but didn’t really have anything legal to hang their hat on.” The following students have worked on the case over the past year: Spring 05: David Burkett, Elizabeth Townsend Supervising Faculty: Catherine O’Grady Summer 05: Adam Cohen, Paul Rambeau Supervising Faculty: Jennifer Barnes Fall 05: Adam Cohen, Paul Rambeau Supervising Faculty: M. Robert Dauber Spring 06: Christine Roumo, Franci Fealk Supervising Faculty: Catherine O’Grady Summer 06: Elizabeth Roig, Ben Wiesinger Supervising Faculty: Jennifer Barnes/Doreen Hobson McPaul Fall 06: Kolby Granville Supervising Faculty: Catherine O’Grady Spring 07: Ryan O’Connor Supervising Faculty: Jennifer Barnes TAX PROFESSOR JOINS COLLEGE OF LAW Marjorie Kornhauser has joined the faculty of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University from Tulane University Law School. She is teaching federal income tax and tax policy. “Tax provides an intellectual challenge at both the technical and policy levels,” Kornhauser said. “From a technical standpoint, it’s one of the most complex and fast moving areas of the law. From a policy standpoint, it implicates critical political, social and economic issues. Tax both affects and reflects society, and its policies reflect the culture in which it is embedded.” Her research, focusing on this intersection of federal income taxa- tion and society, explores the philosophical, social, political, gendered and historical aspects of taxation. She enjoys helping students learn about this intersection and understand the more technical aspects of taxation. “I’m very excited to be in Arizona and to be a member of the ASU community,” Kornhauser said. “Everyone has been extremely nice and welcoming and helpful – the faculty, staff, students, even people in the grocery store. I look forward to a long and rewarding relation- ship with everyone at ASU.” Dean Patricia White lauded Kornhauser’s work in examining the origins of the capital gains tax, the corporate income tax and the constitutional definition of income. “We are delighted to have Marjorie join our faculty,” White said. “She is one of the most prominent tax scholars in the United States and perhaps the leading figure writing in the history of tax con- cepts.” Kornhauser’s current research projects include the role of taxation in the New Deal, voluntary taxpayer compliance (commissioned by the National Taxpayer Advocate), and taxation of the family in the United States. For the latter, she’ll lead a workshop this spring at
Transcript of January 26, 2007 Volume 3 INTO THE...
INTO THE WORLD This is one in a series of profiles about
graduating law students and their career plans. I came to law school after working as a reporter
for several years at The Arizona Republic because I wanted a career that would allow me to contin-ue writing and interviewing, but also offer more control over my job situation and a chance to contribute to the community. Plus, I love school, so I was happy to have a chance to return to the classroom. I moved out here from Maryland in
2000, met my husband and fell in love with the West, so the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law was an easy choice. One of the best things I have done in law school is volunteering with the Advocacy Program for Battered Women. It is sometimes tough to make time for a shelter visit, but it is always worth it. I leave thinking about how we can improve our laws and social systems, and the best ways to serve the people we talked to that night. I also really enjoyed externing for two different federal judges. There is nothing like the power trip of entering the courtroom right behind the judge, and it is fascinating to hear judges’ opinions about how they might rule and about lawyers’ strategies and conduct. Second semester, third-year is the best. Just two classes and a part-time job at a small personal injury firm. The schedule gives me plenty of time to train for a triathlon—a last hurrah before going to work for Quarles & Brady in downtown Phoenix in the fall.-- Sarah Anchors, 3L
DIAMOND JUBILEE RECEPTION
A Diamond Jubilee Reception celebrating Professor Alan Matheson’s 75th birthday will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 2, in Armstrong Hall. All friends, colleagues, staff and students are invited. Refreshments will be served and tributes will be made throughout the evening. Please send any tributes to Laurie Vesco at [email protected]. As part of the effort to honor Matheson, the Sandra Day O’Connor Col-lege of Law is raising money to support a chair in Alan Matheson’s name. The ASU Foundation has agreed to match up to $200,000. With that pledge, nearly $400,000 already has been raised toward a $2 million goal to endow the chair. To participate, go to www.law.asu.edu/Matheson. Matheson, a member of the founding faculty of ASU’s College of Law, was dean of the College from 1977 to 1984, during 1989, and 1997-1998. He won the ASU Alumni Association Faculty Achievement Award for Service in 1995. Matheson earned a B.A., M.S. in Political Science and a J.D. from the University of Utah, where he was Editor in Chief of the Utah Law Review. He was an Associate in Law at Columbia University and served as Assistant to the President of Utah State University. He is active in professional affiliations, having served on committees of the American Bar Association, the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona, the Maricopa County Bar Board, the Board of Directors of the Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, and the Board of Directors of Navajo Legal Services.
APPEALING ARGUMENTS
Kolby Granville, a third-year law student who will graduate in May, recently argued a case before the Arizona Court of Appeals. The case, an unemployment insurance claim, has been in Civil Justice Clinic for more than two years and had been worked on by four different sets of students. Clinic students initially won after a full trial before an Ad-ministrative Law Judge. On appeal, the board ruled in favor of the employer. The Arizona
Court of Appeals granted the Clinic’s petition for review and over the course of several semesters, numerous clinic law students worked on the appellate briefs and oral argument preparation. Granville prepared for the argument by reviewing the case and conducting three moot trials before Professors Schatzki, Calleros, Bartels, Bender, Barnes, Dauber, and Hinshaw. Professor Catherine
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O’Grady supervised the case. “I felt I heard every possible question I might be asked, from the introductory level to minutia,” Granville said. He also sat in on Court of Appeals sessions before the panel that would hear his case to get a sense of how the judges would ask ques-tions. “I would say I wasn’t really nervous,” Granville said. “I got about 45 seconds into my argument before they started asking questions. It was a very active panel.” Professor O’Grady sat at the table with Granville. Jennifer Barnes, Director of the Clinical Program, and about 15-20 law students attended, along with about 10 who had worked in the Clinic. In ad-dition, five or six Clerks of Court attended, anxious to see a student argue in the Court of Appeals. “I’m horribly unqualified to try to read the judges and guess what their opinion might be,” Granville said. “But I had the sense they thought the firing was unfair, but didn’t really have anything legal to hang their hat on.” The following students have worked on the case over the past year: Spring 05: David Burkett, Elizabeth Townsend Supervising Faculty: Catherine O’GradySummer 05: Adam Cohen, Paul Rambeau Supervising Faculty: Jennifer BarnesFall 05: Adam Cohen, Paul Rambeau Supervising Faculty: M. Robert DauberSpring 06: Christine Roumo, Franci Fealk Supervising Faculty: Catherine O’GradySummer 06: Elizabeth Roig, Ben Wiesinger Supervising Faculty: Jennifer Barnes/Doreen Hobson McPaulFall 06: Kolby Granville Supervising Faculty: Catherine O’GradySpring 07: Ryan O’Connor Supervising Faculty: Jennifer Barnes
TAX PROFESSOR JOINS COLLEGE OF LAW
Marjorie Kornhauser has joined the faculty of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University from Tulane University Law School. She is teaching federal income tax and tax policy. “Tax provides an intellectual challenge at both the technical and policy levels,” Kornhauser said. “From a technical standpoint, it’s one of the most complex and fast moving areas of the law. From a policy standpoint, it implicates critical political,
social and economic issues. Tax both affects and reflects society, and its policies reflect the culture in which it is embedded.” Her research, focusing on this intersection of federal income taxa-tion and society, explores the philosophical, social, political, gendered and historical aspects of taxation. She enjoys helping students learn about this intersection and understand the more technical aspects of taxation. “I’m very excited to be in Arizona and to be a member of the ASU community,” Kornhauser said. “Everyone has been extremely nice and welcoming and helpful – the faculty, staff, students, even people in the grocery store. I look forward to a long and rewarding relation-ship with everyone at ASU.” Dean Patricia White lauded Kornhauser’s work in examining the origins of the capital gains tax, the corporate income tax and the constitutional definition of income. “We are delighted to have Marjorie join our faculty,” White said. “She is one of the most prominent tax scholars in the United States and perhaps the leading figure writing in the history of tax con-cepts.” Kornhauser’s current research projects include the role of taxation in the New Deal, voluntary taxpayer compliance (commissioned by the National Taxpayer Advocate), and taxation of the family in the United States. For the latter, she’ll lead a workshop this spring at
Cambridge University in England. Kornhauser’s articles have been published both nationally and internationally. Some of her recent publications include: Choosing a Tax Rate Structure in the Face of Disagreement, 52 UCLA L. Rev. 1697 (2005); Doing the Full Monty: Will Publicizing of Tax Informa-tion Increase Compliance?, 18 CAN. J.L. & Juris. 95 (2005); Rooms of Their Own: An Empirical Study of Occupational Segregation by Gender Among Law School Professors, 73 UMKC L. REV 293 (2004), reprinted as a chapter in Women and the Law (Jane Campbell Moriarty, ed., Thomson/West, 2006); and The Story of Macomber: The Continuing Legacy of Realization, Chapter 2 in Tax Stories: An In-Depth Look at Ten Leading Federal Income Tax Cases, (Paul Caron, ed., Foundation Press, 2002). From 1992 to 2006, Kornhauser was on the faculty of the Tulane Law School, where she was W.R. Irby Professor of Law, and she was a visiting professor and scholar at Boston College Law School last year. She received degrees from Wellesley College (B.A.), Harvard University (M.Ed.), and Cleveland State University (J.D., summa cum laude). She is chair-elect of The Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Taxation.
ALUMNI LUNCH AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and Charles Blanchard, a partner at Perkins Coie, will be the guest speakers at the annual Alumni luncheon on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Phoenix Convention Center-Ballroom 301D. The Alumni Association also will award the following scholarships: Mingyi Kang (3L)- Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University Alumni Association Tuition Scholarship; Monica Dour-naee (1L) - Kevin Kane Memorial Book Scholarship ($250); and Andrew Becke (3L) - Kevin Kane Memorial Book Scholarship ($200). Dean Patricia White will give an update on the school, and the As-sociation will elect its Board of Directors. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the luncheon is from Noon-1:30 p.m.
JONES ON SHOW BUSINESS LAW
Matthew Earl Jones, a film and television director and producer, will speak on “Law, Show Business and the Dirty Truth” at 12:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, in Room 116. Lunch will be served. Topics will include: Lawyers as managers/agents: Who’s really pull-ing the strings; Intellectual Property rights: Did you really think the stars make all the money?; Good entertaining lawyers: Why are they so hard to find?; and a question and answer session. Jones has extensive entertainment industry credits both as artist and producer, and has worked with Queen Latifah, Ray Charles, Jodie Foster, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angela Lansbury and Brad Pitt. He recently established his own production company in Phoenix called Translight Pictures LLC, and he also serves as president of the Earl Jones Institute for Film & Television, a non-profit organization that is dedicated to training women and minorities for careers behind the camera. And, yes, he is the son of actor Robert Earl Jones and half-brother of actor James Earl Jones.
GAZZANIGA TO DELIVER HOGAN & HARTSON LECTURE
Michael S. Gazzaniga, director of the Sage Center for the Study of the Mind at the Univer-sity of California at Santa Barbara, will present “Neuroscience and the Law” at the sixth annual Hogan & Hartson Jurimetrics Lecture beginning at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in the Great Hall. Gazzaniga, author of The Ethical Brain (2005, Dana Press) and numerous other influ-ential articles and important books, is a leading neuroscientist and president of the Cognitive
Neuroscience Institute. He also is president of the American Psychologi-cal Society and a member of The President’s Council on Bioethics. Free and open to the public, the Hogan & Hartson lecture is named for the late Lee Loevinger, a former partner at the Washington, D.C.,-based law firm and supporter of the scientific study of law. Loevinger also was a long-time friend of the Center for the Study of Law, Science, & Technology and a founding member of its advisory board.
COPPLE ON TECHNOLOGY DISPUTES
Robert Copple, of Copple & Associates in Scottsdale, will speak on “The Application of Alternative Dispute Resolution to Technology Based Disputes” at 12:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in Room 114. Copple has more than 20 years of complex litigation experience, both as a large firm lawyer and as a Fortune 500 senior in-house litiga-
tion manager. He has handled major dispute issues from the prevention level to protracted negations to full-blown litigation with hundreds of mil-lions of dollars at stake. Those disputes, either between separate businesses or between business and government or public interest groups, cover a wide range of subject matter, including competition, media, telecommuni-cations and the internet, as well as more typical commercial litiga-tion.
NEW FACES IN DEVELOPMENT
Erica Sudac and Mayur Dharwadkar have joined the the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Development team. Sudac will be taking on Lisa Highley’s responsibilities in depositing donations and thanking our donors. Highley will be taking on new responsibilities as the Scholarship Administrator. Dharwadkar, formerly a student worker, has become a part-time employee and will continue working on the team’s data management function. Both Sudac and Dhar-wadkar are engineering students. Sudac is pursuing her bachelor’s degree, and Dharwadkar is working on his master’s.
CAREER SERVICES
SPRING RECRUITMENT/ON CAMPUS INTERVIEWS Deadline: Noon, Wednesday, Jan. 31Summer positions available for 1L and 2L students and some 3L at-torney positions. Please log in to Symplicity for more information at https://law-asu-csm.symplicity.com/students. Handouts are also avail-able in the Career Services Office (Room 102). Please note there is a new application process this semester! PATENT BAR WORKSHOP12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, Room 116Mark Dighton from Practicing Law Institute will demonstrate the Patent Bar online process. Please attend if the Patent Bar is in your future legal plans. 1L MOCK INTERVIEWSWednesday, Feb 7, Ross Blakley Law LibraryAttorneys from the Young Lawyers Division of the Maricopa County Bar Association will be conducting Mock Interviews for first-year stu-dents. Deadline to sign-up was Jan. 18, however, we may have a few interview slots available. Please contact Career Services (480-965-5808 or [email protected]) if you would like to participate. STUDY ABROAD WORKSHOP12:15 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, Room 105Any students wishing to experience a Summer 2007 Study Abroad Program are encouraged to attend and learn about the application process and College of Law requirements. Snell & Wilmer 1L Reception5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 15All first-year students are invited to attend a spring introduction and reception hosted by the law firm of Snell & Wilmer in downtown Phoenix. Look for a flyer in your mailbox soon.
WRITING YOUR SEMINAR PAPER
Professor Kirsten Davis will hold workshops on scholarly legal writing for law students beginning this week. Do you have a seminar paper due this semester? Are you working on your Graduation Writing Requirement? Got a topic? How about a thesis? Started the research? Know how to organize the paper? Know how to cite in a seminar paper? Have questions about plagia-rism? Plan to attend the following sessions: Part I: Getting Started 2:15-1:15 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31, Room 114 This workshop will focus on understanding the nature of scholarly legal writing, choosing a paper topic, researching the topic, finding a thesis, and narrowing the thesis. Part II: Getting it Written 12:15-1:15 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 7, Room 116 This workshop will focus on organizing and writing the seminar paper, effectively and properly using footnotes, and avoiding plagia-rism. For more information, contact [email protected].
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March 29 -- The Navajo Nation Supreme Court will be holding oral arguments at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
