Dear Friends,

Big things are happening at Boalt this month! Our centers are abuzz with conferences addressing pressing issues from post-Enron corporate regulation to our criminal justice system. The California Center for Environmental Law & Policy welcomes Richard M. Frank, the chief deputy attorney general in the state's Office of the Attorney General, who will join Boalt as executive director of the center late this summer.

Plans for the landmark new law and business building were greatly advanced by a generous $3 million gift from Koret Foundation Funds. Law firms and alumni are also stepping up with support through a variety of programs, including fellowships for students and the inspiring Partners in Leadership program.

Our faculty members continue to contribute their expertise on topics including Hurricane Katrina survivors, California's stem cell initiative and the war on terror. Dean Edley was asked to serve on a 12-member national bipartisan commission on the No Child Left Behind Act.

News

• Cy Pres Award Benefits Boalt Information Privacy Research
• High-Ranking State Attorney Joins New Environmental Law Center
• Partners in Leadership—Join Us
• Law Firms Contribute Funds for Students
• Taking Steps to Prevent Unintended Emails
• UC Compensation: The Campus Context
• Celebrating Public Service and Fellowship Recipients
• Boalt Alums Sought for Study on Effective Lawyering
• Dean Edley Named to Bipartisan Commission on No Child Left Behind
• Students Weigh-in on California Supreme Court Case of Sexual Harassment
• Boalt Hosts Conference on Clinical Legal Education in Japan and the U.S.

Monthly Features

• Campaign Update:
  Koret Foundation Funds Awards $3 Million to New Law/Business Building
• Planned Giving with Stefanie Bernay '03
• The Boalt History File

Boalt Voices

• Clinic Participates in Public Hearing on Behalf of Hurricane Survivors
• Student Journals Join to Sponsor 'Overturning 209' Symposium
• Stem Cell Experts from Boalt Symposium Featured on KQED's Forum
• BCLBE Executive Director Previews Issues Stalling Stem Cell Initiative
• War on Terror Debate Features Professor Caron
• Deirdre Mulligan Featured on Public Radio

Alumni Notes

• Christopher Arriola '95 Assumes Presidency of South Bay Bar
• Daily Journal Names Two Grads to 'Top 20 Under 40' List
• Erik Dryburgh '81 Receives 2005 Phil Hoffmire Service Award
• In Memoriam: Legendary Defense Attorney George Davis '31

Featured Events

• Post-Enron Corporate Regulation
• Alumni Chapter Events
• Citizenship Without Borders: Belonging and Exclusion in Immigrant America
• Annual Kadish Lecture
• 9th Circuit Gives Boalt its Day in Court

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• Harvard Law School Seeks Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows
• Center for Youth Development Through Law
• Public Interest Networking
• Volunteer for the Alumni Network
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News

Cy Pres Award Benefits Boalt Information Privacy Research
Boalt’s Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT) and Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic received a boost as the result of a settlement in a major privacy rights class action suit. On March 3, Chase attorney Steve Machtinger presented Dean Christopher Edley with an $803,000 cy pres award following resolution of the case involving Chase Bank USA N.A. Others present were plaintiff’s attorneys Kamran Ghalchi and Tina Wolfson and defense attorney Angel Garganta ’92. All parties agreed that Boalt’s nationally-renowned research programs on consumer and information privacy make it an ideal recipient of the settlement funds.

"Cy pres," refers to funds remaining from class-action settlements and judgments that are typically distributed to legal aid and advocacy groups. In cy pres settlements, the courts require that there be a nexus between the focus of the claims and the recipient of the settlement. Recent cy pres settlements directed to the Samuelson Clinic include proceeds from cases involving Household Bank and Alex Internet.

High-Ranking State Attorney Joins New Environmental Law Center
Please extend a warm welcome to Richard M. Frank, the chief deputy attorney general in California’s Office of the Attorney General, who will join Boalt Hall late this summer as the first executive director of the new California Center for Environmental Law & Policy (CCELP). A noted environmental lawyer, Frank is the top legal adviser to the state attorney general and brings 30 years of experience in California government to his new position.

Frank joins CCELP's associate director, Cymie Payne '97, an international environmental expert who spent six years at the United Nations in Geneva. Drawing upon the intellectual expertise at the law school and the Berkeley campus, CCELP plans to pioneer innovative solutions to environmental issues affecting local and global communities. "Boalt's great environmental program is moving into an entirely different level," said Daniel Farber, faculty director of CCELP and Boalt's Sho Sato Professor of Law. Read the press release.

Both Frank and Payne participated in CCELP's two-day conference on California and the Future of Environmental Policy in February. The conference brought leading scholars together to begin mapping California’s environmental agenda for the next 20 years. Conference organizers anticipate future publication of a conference volume as well as possible publication of some individual papers in the Ecology Law Quarterly.

Partners in Leadership—Join Us!
This year, 948 Boalt graduates working at distinguished law firms and companies across the nation are participating in Partners in Leadership, a program that challenges graduates to join with their colleagues to raise funds for the law school. With four months remaining, the program has already raised more than $795,000 and looks to hit the goals of $1 million raised and 100 percent participation among graduates in participating organizations by the end of June.

Total Giving as of February 28

At the following firms and companies, every Boalt alum has already contributed a gift, and we applaud their 100% giving participation:

Buchalter Nemer
Covington & Burling
Folger Levin & Kahn
Manatt Phelps & Phillips
Port of Oakland
Stevens & O’Connell
Townsend and Townsend and Crew (San Francisco)

If you and your firm or company would like to participate in Partners in Leadership, please contact Susan Persson at spersson@law.berkeley.edu or 510.642.2590.

Law Firms Contribute Funds for Students
Law firms are stepping up to provide legal education opportunities, particularly for students in under-represented, low-income communities. Through fellowships and scholarships, firms are able to directly support students, recognize academic excellence and reinforce the school’s public mission. The following is an overview of fellowships and scholarships recently established by law firms for Boalt students.

Steefel, Levitt & Weiss is offering a diversity scholarship to benefit a 2L in excellent academic standing. The first scholarship is expected to be awarded in 2006.

Thelen Reid & Priest's new fellowship is available to Boalt summer fellows at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC). Thelen Reid has made a three-year commitment to sponsor a first-year law student working in one of EBCLC’s five practice areas: community economic development, HIV/AIDS and health law, housing law, income and employment support or the Clean Slate Clinic.

The Sonnenschein Scholars Program was established by Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal to commemorate the firm’s centennial year. The fellowships, to be offered for two years, will help fund two outstanding 1L students who take on summer public service work.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has announced a second three-year fellowship to provide financial assistance to an academically talented Boalt student, specifically from an economically disadvantaged community.

Boalt is deeply grateful for the generous contributions of these firms and is eager to see these fellowships and scholarships awarded to students.

Taking Steps to Prevent Unintended Emails
Our Admissions Office is working with the vendor of its LSAC-provided software on modifications that would help prevent the distribution of unintended emails. The steps follow the recent snafu in which applicants to Boalt's entering class of 2006 were erroneously sent an email implying they had been admitted to the law school. One idea proposed by Director of Admissions Ed Tom is under active consideration: installing a pop-up that asks users to verify that they do indeed want to send out the email. Meanwhile, some 700 applicants have been offered spots in next fall's 1L class. Tom expects to wrap up the entire admissions process by early April with offers being extended to an estimated 800 to 850 students overall. Read more.

UC Compensation: The Campus Context
Beginning in the fall, news reports have emerged on aspects of compensation practices at the University of California. UC has created a "Campus Context" website to provide the public and the UC Berkeley community with a central repository for documents, contextual information and official communications that are related to the issue. Most recent additions include a report on the first of two Sacramento hearings on executive compensation, as well as data on deferred compensation for university leaders across the country. As future stories about Berkeley-specific issues appear in the media, the site will be updated to provide context and additional information.

Celebrating Public Service and Fellowship Recipients
Students, alumni, faculty and staff of the Boalt community celebrated the law school's dedication to public interest law at a March 1 event. The celebration feted recently announced fellowship recipients, including:

• Elizabeth Mazur '05, who is currently clerking for Judge M. Blane Michael on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, received a Skadden Fellowship and will work at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law in Chicago.
• Alma Lagarda '05 was named a Reprieve Fellow at the Texas Defender Service, where she will work on death penalty issues for the next two years.
• Neha Desai '06 was awarded the Zubrow Fellowship with the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia.
• Chori Folkman '06 received an Equal Justice Works Fellowship to work on the Truancy Prevention Project through a nonprofit child advocacy organization called TeamChild in Washington.
• Natalie Nardeccia '06 was awarded the Pride Law Fund Tom Steel Fellowship to work with the ACLU of Southern California and the Gay-Straight Alliance on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in rural California.
• Anne Tamar-Mattis '06 received an Equal Justice Works Fellowship and will be working on the Intersex Children's Rights Project.
• Noah Zinner '06 was awarded an Equal Justice Works Fellowship at Housing and Economic Rights Advocates to address the negative impact of predatory mortgage lending in Contra Costa County.

Opening remarks by Joanne Karchmer, executive director of career development, focused on the positive results of initiatives that have increased support for students launching public interest careers, such as the Social Justice Mentor Program and the Boalt Hall Summer Fellowship program. The event was sponsored by the Dean’s Office, the Career Development Office, the Center for Social Justice and the 3L Class Campaign Committee.

Boalt Alums Sought for Research Study on Effective Lawyering
Boalt grads are needed to participate in a pioneering study aimed at creating a new law school admissions test. Professor Marjorie Shultz '76 and Sheldon Zedeck, a UC Berkeley professor of psychology, say their research project has great potential to improve law school admission practices, select better legal professionals and increase the racial diversity of law school student bodies. This spring, they’re seeking hundreds of practicing lawyers from Boalt, as well as UC Hastings, to volunteer for a new kind of two-hour, multiple-choice online test. MCLE credit will be offered, along with an option to request feedback on a personality inventory widely used to predict on-the-job effectiveness. Requests for alums to participate will come by email or regular mail in about six weeks.

The test is part of a major research project that could ultimately influence the direction of law school admissions. The current LSAT, taken by some 135,000 prospective law school candidates each year, is designed to predict law school grades rather than good lawyering, according to the co-investigators.

After five years of research, Shultz and Zedeck have identified 26 factors that contribute to a lawyer’s effectiveness. Among those factors: analysis and reasoning, negotiation skills, integrity/honesty, and strategic planning. Shultz and Zedeck have now developed a new battery of tests that aim to predict effectiveness in those areas. “If we recognize that law schools choose not just students but also future lawyers, predicting lawyer performance as well as academic success should be relevant to admission,” said Shultz. Research suggests that the new test also would increase racial diversity among law school entrants by incorporating more dimensions of merit than are now included. The project is partly funded by the Law School Admission Council, the organization that administers the LSAT.

Test volunteers will be asked to respond to various scenarios. Participants also will be asked to identify four supervisors and peers to evaluate their performance on specific factors. All information will be confidential and anonymous. Alums interested in participating in the project are encouraged to contact Professor Shultz.

Dean Edley Named to Bipartisan Commission on No Child Left Behind
Dean Christopher Edley was named March 3 to a national commission created to conduct an independent review of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. The 12-member Commission on No Child Left Behind plans to issue recommendations for reforming and improving the legislation as Congress considers reauthorizing the sweeping federal education act in 2007.

The commission's goal is to ensure that NCLB spurs academic achievement among the nation’s school children and closes an achievement gap. In coming months, commissioners will hold five hearings throughout the country to gather input on NCLB's performance. Edley joins other prominent education and policy experts named to the commission, which is housed at the Aspen Institute, a nonprofit think tank in Washington, D.C.

Students Weigh-in on California Supreme Court Case of Sexual Harassment
Two Boalt 3Ls—Chrissy Sohl and Michael Bhargava—presented differing views on the California Supreme Court case Amaani Lyle v. Warner Bros. Inc., which addresses sexual harassment issues in the offices of the TV series "Friends." The court heard arguments on February 14 to decide whether writers' sexually explicit banter while they developed story ideas for the sitcom amounted to constitutionally protected free speech or might be considered sexual harassment of Lyle, a female writers' assistant.

The students' op-ed pieces appeared in the Forum section of the Los Angeles Daily Journal on March 1. Sohl writes, "I believe the Supreme Court will hold for Lyle that triable issues of material fact exist, and affirm the court of appeal's finding that Warner Bros. should not have been granted summary judgment." However, Bhargava believes that Lyle's claim "can succeed only by stretching sexual harassment law so far that it violates constitutional guarantees of free speech."

Boalt Hosts Conference on Clinical Legal Education in Japan and the U.S.
Clinical law faculty from the U.S. and Japan will meet at Boalt from March 10-13 for an intensive program on building clinical programs. The conference, co-sponsored by Boalt's Sho Sato Program in Japanese and U.S. Law and Waseda University, will be attended by faculty from nine of Japan's law schools and by officials from Japan’s Ministry of Justice. In April 2004, Japan opened 68 graduate professional law schools, and many of the new schools are designing clinical programs. The ambitious conference program brings together leading clinicians from Japan and the U.S. to improve clinical legal education in both countries. The conference will be conducted with simultaneous translation. Boalt Professor and Director of the Center for Clinical Education Charles Weisselberg, who has twice visited schools in Japan, says the conference program will help meet Japanese law schools’ need for practical information, case examples and start-up strategies, and will give U.S. clinicians new ideas.

Boalt Voices

Clinic Participates in Public Hearing on Behalf of Hurricane Survivors
To demand government attention to human rights violations in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Roxanna Altholz '99, clinical lecturer in residence at Boalt’s International Human Rights Law Clinic, appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and at a legislative briefing in Washington, D.C., on March 3. The historic hearing and briefing focused on the continuing humanitarian crisis experienced by African American and immigrant/refugee communities in the Gulf Coast region. Among the featured presenters were hurricane survivors who detailed shortcomings and continued failings in the government’s response to the enduring devastation. It is the hope of Boalt leaders, Altholz and Director Laurel Fletcher that the first-hand testimony before congressional leaders will result in a formal investigation of human rights violations in the Gulf Coast region and a report articulating measures that will be taken by federal, state and local governments to bring their practices in line with international human rights standards. Read the press release.

Student Journals Join to Sponsor 'Overturning 209' Symposium
Boalt's four student-run identity journals—the Asian Law Journal; Berkeley Journal of African American Law & Policy; Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice; and Berkeley La Raza Law Journal—are jointly sponsoring Overturning 209: A Joint Symposium and Movement on April 6. The symposium brings together students, attorneys, scholars, activists and policymakers from across the state to discuss the impact of Proposition 209 and to debate and formulate effective responses. Panels will address the impact of Prop 209, litigation and policy responses and community mobilization efforts to overturn the proposition.

Panelists will include Maria Blanco '84, Bill Kidder '01, and Professors Leti Volpp and Rachel Moran. Eva Paterson '75 will give the keynote address. The event will be held from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm on April 6 in Pauley Ballroom on the UC Berkeley campus. A kick-off celebration will be held in the Goldberg Room on April 5 at 6 pm. For more information, visit the symposium website.

Stem Cell Experts from Boalt Symposium Featured on KQED's Forum
On March 1, KQED's Forum featured four experts who also appeared at Boalt's March 2-4 symposium California's Stem Cell Initiative: Confronting the Legal and Policy Challenges. They included Pilar Ossorio '97, a visiting professor and Boalt alumnus; Christopher Scott, executive director of the Stanford Center on Stem Cells and Society; Jesse Reynolds, project director on biotechnology and accountability for the Center for Genetics and Society; and California Senator Deborah Ortiz. The guests discussed the implementation of California's stem cell research program and its legal, policy, ethical and commercial implications. Log on to the Forum archives to listen to the program.

BCLBE Executive Director Previews Issues Stalling Stem Cell Initiative
Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCLBE) Executive Director Dana Welch wrote the February 19 op-ed "Time for stem cell research: Protect our investment by resolving all issues." The op-ed appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle and outlines questions that need to be addressed before the state of California can begin utilizing the controversial research technique. Although California voters approved Proposition 71 authorizing funds for stem cell research, Welch explains that unresolved legal and policy issues continue to stall program implementation. Among the critical issues left unresolved, says Welch, are specific plans to help the state recoup its $3 billion investment, guidelines for nonprofit intellectual property rights, and standards governing the protection of egg donors. These questions were discussed at the March 2-4 conference co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, Berkeley Technology Law Journal, BCBLE, and Berkeley Travers Program on Ethics and Government Accountability.

War on Terror Debate Features Professor Caron
Professor David Caron '83 participated in a two-hour debate, Detainees in the Global War on Terror: Guantanamo Bay and Beyond, in early February. The debate was part of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy's Homeland Security Law Lecture series and was an NPR radio broadcast from the academy that covered the New England region. Other participants in the debate included David Kennedy, Harvard Law School; Todd Gazaino, Heritage Foundation; and David Rivkin, Baker & Hoeteler. A recording of the debate is available online.

Deirdre Mulligan Featured on Public Radio
Deirdre Mulligan, clinical professor of law and director of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, spoke to the role of Internet companies and government requests on public radio's Democracy Now! on January 27. In an interview with host Amy Goodman, Mulligan asserted that in following Chinese law, which aggressively regulates citizen access to information, search engines like Google and Yahoo! are becoming complicit in a policy of sweeping censorship. Mulligan added that in contrast to the experience in China, at least one company is taking a different position in response to government requests in the United States. Mulligan noted that in resisting requests by the Department of Justice to examine its user records, Google has "stood up and said, 'No, this is overreaching. We’re not going to be complicit in the government's efforts to pry into the search activities of an enormous swath of the population…'" Democracy Now! is a national, daily, independent news program that airs on more than 350 stations in North America, including National Public Radio and Pacifica radio. A transcript and the audio broadcast are available online.

Monthly Features

Campaign Update:
Koret Foundation Funds Awards $3 Million to New Law/Business Building
Leading the way in making the first major gift to Berkeley’s new law and business building, Koret Foundation Funds has awarded $3 million toward construction of this landmark facility to be shared by Boalt and Haas. The new structure is designed to provide state-of-the-art classrooms and learning spaces, offices for faculty, student journals and student organizations, conference facilities, and space for innovative research centers.

As the first major benefactor of the planned building, Koret leadership recognizes the project's innovative partnership and vision.

"Collaboration between the law and business schools seems so obvious, yet it took the foresight and planning genius of Deans Edley and Campbell to bring it about in a meaningful way through the new Boalt/Haas building," said Richard L. Greene '63, a member of Koret's Board of Directors. "When completed, this new academic center will further Berkeley’s longstanding tradition of interdisciplinary education and allow the schools to jointly influence scholarship and public policy. This is one of the most important projects on the Berkeley campus, which deserves the full support of all the friends of the University of California. Koret is proud to be one of the first major supporters with its $3 million gift. From a personal standpoint, (fellow Koret board member) Michael Boskin (Economics, B.A. '67, Ph.D. '71) and I are very pleased that our colleagues on the board wanted the foundation to provide this leadership gift."

The design will forge a physical and intellectual bridge between the two professional schools, promoting innovative collaboration on important issues at the intersection of law and business. The 180,000 square-foot building, located between Boalt and Haas, will feature two mid-rise structures linked by a striking multi-story forum. It will not only embrace a dynamic collaboration between law and business, but will create an important destination venue for the Berkeley campus.

In welcoming one of the largest single gifts ever to benefit Boalt, Dean Christopher Edley said, "This investment in our excellence—this vote of confidence in our vision—is a dramatic jump start for Boalt and Haas' new building."

Koret is recognized for promoting educational excellence, supporting a diverse cultural landscape and assisting agencies that are innovative in their approach to meeting community needs. Since 1979, it has directed more than $315 million toward projects that enhance the Bay Area’s vitality and opportunities.

Q. What are life income gifts and what can they do for me?

A. A life income gift allows you to make a gift to Boalt Hall while still providing income for you or others. You may make a life income gift to the law school by irrevocably transferring securities, money or other property to Boalt Hall. The University of California then manages the investment of the assets and pays an income to you, your designated beneficiaries or both. The income payments continue for the beneficiary's life or for a term of years. After the income payments end, Boalt Hall receives the fund principal. Charitable remainder trusts and charitable gift annuities are examples of life income gifts.

Our Office of Gift Planning has expertise in estate and charitable planning. We would be happy to discuss your particular needs and wishes, and advise you as to how your financial and philanthropic goals might best be met. For more information, please contact Stefanie Bernay, director of gift planning, at sbernay@law.berkeley.edu or 510.643.9277.

Croquet, Anyone?
Many thanks to Art Robson '56, for identifying the mysterious, Monty Pythonesque photograph which was featured in last month’s eNews. Robson explains that the photograph shows the annual 2L vs. 3L croquet match.

"We were aware that the building was new and we needed to have traditions to go with it. Someone said that the lawn looked like a croquet field and so we decided to have a sort of 'croquet contest.' In an effort to sell the idea to the faculty we put embellishments on the match (costumes, etc.), and got a croquet set from a sorority or fraternity (I don’t know which)."

The photograph that appeared last month was too small to allow for identification of individuals, so we are including a few closer views, in hopes that some alumni/ae will admit to taking part in the frivolity. Also, we would like to know how many tournaments were held over the years. Was this pageant repeated?

This photograph raises the issue of "traditions" that flourish for a few years and then disappear. If your class took part in any unusual Boalt activities, please contact archivist Bill Benemann: benemann@law.berkeley.edu.

Alumni Notes

Christopher Arriola '95 Assumes Presidency of South Bay Bar
Congratulations to Christopher Arriola '95, who was named the 2006 president of the nearly 4,000-member Santa Clara County Bar Association. One of Arriola’s first projects as the new bar president was the creation of a President’s Blue Ribbon Commission that will study and seek solutions to diversity issues facing the legal profession in Silicon Valley. The commission, which held its first meeting on February 28, consists of business, legal and governmental leaders from throughout the area. Boalt grads on the commission include Karen Cottle '76, general counsel for Adobe and a member of the BCLBE advisory board; and Jim McManis '67, managing partner of McManis Faulkner & Morgan, a member of BHAA's board of directors and the campaign cabinet.

A deputy district attorney in the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, Arriola is assigned to the DA’s Juvenile Delinquency Unit, where he supervises the Mental Health Court and handles sexual assault cases. Arriola also is the past president and the current judicial chair of the California La Raza Lawyers Association. He was named one of the top 20 lawyers under 40 in California by the Daily Journal in 2003 and was the recipient of a Bay Area Local Heroes Award given in 2001 by KQED during Latino Heritage month.

Daily Journal Names Two Grads to Top 20 Under 40 List
Kelly Dermody ’93 and Stephanie Powers Skaff ’95 were named to the Daily Journal’s Top 20 Under 40 list for 2006. This high-profile honor roll salutes young legal stars throughout California.

Dermody, a partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, was recognized for her representation of employees and consumers in class-action cases. Last year she served as one of the lead plaintiff's lawyers who settled a $50 million race discrimination class-action case against Abercrombie & Fitch stores. "I have always identified with the underdog and people who have been historically marginalized and underrepresented," Dermody said in the article.

Skaff, a partner at Farella Braun + Martel, leads a team of lawyers handling a more than $30 million false claims case against Tutor-Saliba Corp. involving public contracts at the San Francisco International Airport. She specializes in business and intellectual property litigation. Before attending Boalt, Skaff worked for a large public accounting firm in Los Angeles conducting and reviewing audits. "I'm really lucky actually that I kind of stumbled on [law] by an indirect route," she said in the article.

Erik Dryburgh '81 Receives 2005 Phil Hoffmire Service Award
Congratulations to Erik Dryburgh '81 for receiving the 2005 Phil Hoffmire Service Award from the Northern California Planned Giving Council. The award honors an individual whose professional accomplishments have made a significant and lasting impact on the field of planned giving in Northern California, and whose life and character have earned the respect and admiration of their professional colleagues.

Dryburgh is a principal with Silk, Adler & Colvin, a firm that represents nonprofit organizations and their donors. He specializes in charitable giving, charitable estate planning and nonprofit organizations, and frequently speaks on these topics. Dryburgh is a co-editor of The Charitable Gift Planning News and has written chapters and articles on charitable remainder trusts, wills and trusts, stock options, and charitable reverse split-dollar insurance. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the board of directors of the San Francisco Estate Planning Council. When you see him, ask his opinion on the recently adopted charitable remainder trust spousal waiver requirement.

In Memoriam: Legendary Defense Attorney George Davis ’31
We mourn the death on February 4 of George T. Davis '31, the legendary criminal defense attorney whose client list included such figures as Death Row inmate Caryl Chessman, TV evangelist Jim Bakker and Filipino opposition leader Benito Aquino. Davis, who had retired in Hawaii, was 98.

After graduating from Boalt, Davis launched his career as a prosecutor with the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. He was a masterful lawyer who had a gift for connecting with juries. He soon switched to defense work. "I wanted to help people and that’s where I could help people the most," said Davis in the fall/winter 2003-04 issue of the Boalt Hall Transcript. Among his many talents, Davis was an accomplished musician who worked his way through Boalt as a professional drummer.

As a young lawyer, Davis defended labor activist Tom Mooney, who was accused of a fatal bombing on San Francisco’s Market Street in 1916. Davis eventually won a pardon for Mooney, along with the landmark due process decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1937. Davis gained significant fame for his representation of Chessman, the convicted inmate who published two best-selling memoirs from his prison cell. Just minutes before Chessman’s execution in 1960, Davis persuaded a federal judge to issue a stay. The order, however, was not relayed to the warden in time. Davis fought against capital punishment throughout his lengthy career and was a passionate defender of the Bill of Rights.

Davis also was active in the political arena. He served as a campaign manager for Harry Truman, became an early backer of Jimmy Carter’s presidential bid and was a leading figure in numerous San Francisco mayoral elections. Davis is survived by his wife, Ginger. Obituaries appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle and The Recorder.

Featured Events

Post-Enron Corporate Regulation


Post-Enron Corporate Regulation—Has the Pendulum Swung Too Far (Or Not Far Enough) is the not-to be-missed conference sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy on March 17 at Boalt Hall. Leading practitioners, academics and regulators will debate the effects of Sarbanes-Oxley and offer prescriptions for change. Topics include the effects of Rule 404, the economic impact of SOX, independent director rules, and the "criminalization of corporate law."  Keynote speaker is Harvey Goldschmid, former SEC Commissioner and Professor of Law, Columbia University.

Alumni Chapter Events
In March, Boalt's Alumni Chapters are bringing several stellar events to a city near you. On March 22, the Los Angeles Alumni Chapter presents "How Far is Too Far? Setting Boundaries for Insurers and Attorneys" featuring John Belcher '81, the principal attorney at insuringlaw.com whose emphasis is obtaining insurance coverage for disputed claims. Join fellow grads from the San Fernando Valley area to learn about the complex tension created when insurers tell attorneys how to defend their policyholders. This event is hosted by David Gurnick '84 and John Marshall '69.

Also on March 22, Silicon Valley alums can attend "A View from the GC's Office," a Silicon Valley Chapter and Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy event. Join alums and students for an insightful discussion moderated by Dana Welch '87, executive director of BCLBE. Panelists include general counsels Richard Abramson '81 of SRI International, Karen Cottle '76 of Adobe, Nancy Heinen '82 of Apple, and John Kuo '88 of Varian Medical Systems.

If you live in Orange County, you can check out "IP and the Music Industry," a multi-media presentation on March 23 by Professor Peter Menell on the development of the music industry and its intersection with intellectual property. View the Calendar of Events for more details on alumni chapter offerings.

Citizenship Without Borders:
Belonging and Exclusion in Immigrant America
On March 16-17, the Center for Social Justice, Institute for the Study of Social Change and Latino Policy Report are jointly sponsoring a symposium Citizenship Without Borders: Belonging and Exclusion in Immigrant America, to provide a forum to debate the meaning of citizenship and redraw the conceptual boundaries used to define membership in civic and political life. Leading scholars and immigrants' rights activists will examine the logic of entitlement that flows from citizenship status and challenge assumptions about who is and can be a citizen. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th District of Texas will give a special lecture, "The Broken Immigration System Can't Be Fixed Without Comprehensive Immigration Reform." Lee is a strong immigrants' rights advocate who has used her position in congress to expand the definition of citizenship for immigrants.

The symposium kicks off on March 16 with the annual Robert D. and Leslie-Kay Raven Lecture on Access to Justice, "The Geography of Citizenship," given by T. Alexander Aleinikoff, dean of Georgetown University Law Center. For more information and to register, visit the Center for Social Justice's calendar of events.

Annual Kadish Lecture
On March 21, the Kadish Center for Morality, Law & Public Affairs presents "Punishment and the Nicer Ways to Take Life and Liberty"—this year's Kadish Lecture. Stephen Schulhofer, Robert B. Mackay Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, will present the address at 4 pm in 140 Boalt. A distinguished scholar of criminal justice, Schulhofer has written more than 50 scholarly articles and six books on a wide range of criminal justice topics, including police interrogation, the self-incrimination clause, administrative searches, drug enforcement, indigent defense, sentencing reform, plea bargaining, capital punishment and battered spouse syndrome. Schulhofer's work has been distinguished by his simultaneous engagement with doctrinal analysis of law, examination of criminal justice policy and his own original empirical work. Professors Meir Dan-Cohen and David Sklansky will comment on the lecture.

Ninth Circuit Gives Boalt its Day in Court
Please join us on Wednesday, March 15, when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals moves its court to Boalt for the day. A three-judge panel will hear live cases, argued by attorneys of record before Boalt students, alums and members of the general public. Ninth Circuit Day is an annual tradition at the law school that routinely draws hundreds of spectators. The session takes place from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in Booth Auditorium. Afterward, judges will take questions from the audience.

"This is one of those great opportunities when a branch of government actually comes to you," said Boalt 3L Mani Sheik, chair of the Moot Court Board. "You can go and watch the judiciary in action."

The calendar includes an immigration asylum case, an Arizona prisoner’s appeal involving withheld religious mail, a civil case against the U.S. government involving the importation of Spanish clementine oranges, and a case by two boxers appealing their conviction on sports bribery charges.

Because of heightened security, spectators are encouraged to arrive early.

Alumni Opportunities & Resources

Harvard Law School Seeks Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows
Harvard Law School is seeking public interest lawyers to take part in the Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows Program. The Wasserstein Public Interest Fellows counsel students about public service. The program recognizes exemplary lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public interest work and who can assist students who are considering similar career paths. Fellows spend one or two days on the Harvard campus advising individual students and speaking on panels. Occasionally a fellow will have an opportunity to guest lecture in an HLS class. All travel expenses are paid by HLS and Wasserstein Fellows are also given a $500 honoraria.

Fellows are chosen by a committee appointed by the dean of the law school. The committee seeks applicants who have shown an outstanding dedication to public interest law and have made significant contributions to their fields. For more information about the program, and to apply or nominate someone, please visit the website.

Center for Youth Development Through Law
The Center for Youth Development Through Law provides classes at Boalt Hall and law-related internships to disadvantaged Bay Area teens who are interested in legal careers. They are seeking alumni willing to mentor participants and help them achieve their goals. For information, please contact Nancy Schiff at nschiff@youthlawworks.org or 510-642-4520.

Public Interest Networking
Did you start your legal career in the private sector and switch to public? If so, we'd like to hear from you. The Career Development Office can use your knowledge to help advise alumni and students considering making the transition. We can also host an online information exchange for alumni working in public interest. It's an opportunity to share what you know about organizations or job opportunities and get answers to questions. Please email Terry Galligan at tgalligan@law.berkeley.edu for more information or to share your experience and advice.

Volunteer for the Alumni Network
You remember what it's like: You're thinking about law school and whether Boalt would be a good fit, or you've made it to Boalt and you're trying to learn the ropes, or you're thinking about what happens after graduation. The world of law school and the career universe beyond is full of questions and uncertainty. But you've been there, and you can help. By joining the Alumni Network, students can contact you with questions about the school, the profession and your career. To sign up, email alumni@law.berkeley.edu. To see your listing, go to http://www.law.berkeley.edu/perl-bin/alumni.pl. If you're already a network member, let us know if you have any changes in your practice.

Stay Connected! Join the Boalt Email Group
Here's yet another way to stay connected to your Boalt compatriots: Join the Boalt-only email group sponsored by Kimon Cambouroglou '95. To sign up, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boaltalumni/.

Online Class Notes
Let your fellow classmates know what's happening in your life. Share your good news with us at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/alumni/services/updateinfo.html  or email classnotes@law.berkeley.edu. You can also read what others are up to at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/classnotes/.

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