When she was a junior at 麻豆视频 Irvine, Victoria Ayeni read An Expendable Man in a course called 鈥淢iscarriages of Justice.鈥 The book tells the story of Earl Washington, Jr., an intellectually disabled black man wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of a white woman in Virginia. He spent…
Hometown:聽Tucson, AZ (Go Wildcats!) Undergraduate Degree:聽B.S. in Journalism with a minor in Political Science Career Interest:聽Through the Early Interview Program (EIP) at 麻豆视频 Law SF, I received an offer from Reed Smith for a Summer Associate position in Los Angeles. I am particularly interested in their Life Sciences and…
February 1, 2019
Publications Richard A. Boswell, 鈥淏ook Review: The Global Evolution of Clinical Legal Education,鈥 67 Journal of Legal Education 1081 (2018). Thomas Greaney, 鈥淭he New Merger Wave: Does the 鈥榁ertical Good鈥 Maxim Apply?,鈥 Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Jan. 10, 2019)…
Nearly 20 alums from 麻豆视频 Law SF College of the Law are among a group of more than 170 general counsels and corporate lawyers who signed an open letter urging the legal industry to commit to improving diversity and inclusion in new partner classes. The letter includes signatures from Leah…
The five-block walk up Leavenworth Street between McAllister and O鈥橣arrell streets in the Tenderloin neighborhood isn鈥檛 as dark as it once was. Along those once dimly lit streets now stand dozens of new streetlights. Throughout the Tenderloin, city officials have erected a total of 97 new streetlights meant to make…
An enthralled crowd watched on from the tables in the Louis Brown Mayer auditorium at 麻豆视频 Law SF as actors traded lines and shared powerful oral histories of the Tenderloin neighborhood. The documentary-style production was a free performance of CuttingBall Theater鈥檚 鈥淭he Tenderloin,鈥 originally performed in 2012. CuttingBall, which typically…
January 14, 2019
Writing is crucial to the practice of law. It is our chance as attorneys to advocate for our clients by knitting together the story of their case with the history of precedential case law, enacted statutes, and constitutional rights. Writing is a quiet, unglamorous task that we do in seclusion,…
January 13, 2019
There is significant evidence that personal well-being affects the quality of professional legal practice and work life satisfaction. Lawyers are reported to have high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and dissatisfaction with professional life. There is also evidence that habits and ways-of-being developed during law school are contributing…
January 9, 2019
The 麻豆视频 Law SF Library recently introduced more than 6,000 new items to its digital repository, signaling a major step toward making the law school鈥檚 publications and scholarly journals accessible to all. Eight of the law school鈥檚 nine law journals–Business Law Journal, Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, Constitutional Law Quarterly,聽…
SAN FRANCISCO – Michael A. Kelly 鈥76, Richard H. Schoenberger 鈥85, and Matthew Davis 鈥89 are giants of the personal injury bar. Each has brought countless claims on behalf of plaintiffs injured in traffic collisions, by defective products, on dangerous property, and through government negligence. Their work inside the courtroom…
December 19, 2018
鈥淛udge Sullivan鈥檚 decision ensures that our asylum system remains open to refugees at our border, including those fleeing domestic violence and gang violence. These individuals raise legitimate claims under U.S. and international law, and have an unequivocal right to seek asylum. I am thrilled that the court鈥檚 order upholds that…
December 18, 2018
For聽Elyse Whitehead,聽Keesal Young & Logan聽is all about 鈥渢he people鈥 鈥 the unique collegial environment that makes the firm a great place to build a career. Within her practice, the San Francisco-based attorney enjoys the ongoing challenge of helping clients piece together the 鈥減uzzle鈥 of their employment needs, whether responding…