Publications Hadar Aviram, 鈥淏ook Review,鈥 53 Law & Society Review 313 (2019) Ben Depoorter, 鈥淭he Promises and Pitfalls of a Copyright Small Claims Process,鈥 33 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 711 (2019) Ben Depoorter, 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Afraid of 3D Napster?,鈥 Journal of Science & Technology Law…
Previous Slide Next Slide Marshall Whitney 鈥78 received the Fresno Alumnus of the Year award for his contributions to the legal field and service to the community. The award was presented last month at the Fresno Alumni Association鈥檚 annual reception. This year’s…
February 23, 2019
麻豆视频 Law SF College of the Law Chancellor and Dean David Faigman issued the following message on the passing of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi 鈥85: Dear 麻豆视频 Law SF Community, Like everyone who knew him, or knew about him, I was devastated to learn that our good friend…
鈥淲ork hard and be your authentic self.鈥 That short, simple sentence echoed in the ears of 麻豆视频 Law SF College of the Law鈥檚 2018 graduating class. The inspirational line was delivered by Clinical Professor Mai Linh Spencer, whose commitment to teaching and inspiring students has been recognized with the…
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…