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2007

Orange Coast Magazine Notes Highly Regarded Boalt Alumni (4/9/07)
Tirien Steinbach '99 Named Executive Director of EBCLC (3/28/07)
Boalt Women Alumni Honored at ABA's First Annual DirectWomen Awards Lunch (3/6/07)
Barbara Brenner '81 Wins SF Chronicle's Jefferson Award for Community Service (3/5/07)
Dean Edley, Six Boalt Alumni Named California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (2/27/07)
UC Berkeley Foundation Taps Seven Alumni for Outstanding Volunteer Service (1/23/07)
Louis Heilbron '31, Early Cal State University Leader, Labor Lawyer, Dies at Age 99 (1/3/07)
Boalt Alums Honored by California Lawyer Magazine for Pro Bono Work (1/2/07)

2006

Jamie Calloway '06 Elected to Albany School Board (11/14/06)
Peter Welch '73 Elected to Congress from Vermont (11/9/06)
Roxanna Altholz '99 Named Associate Director of IHRLC (11/7/06)
J. Clifford Wallace '55, Ex-Ninth Circuit Chief Judge, Honored for Lifetime Service (10/20/06)
Brent Appel '77 Named to Iowa Supreme Court (10/16/06)
International Alumni Circle Back to Boalt for Annual Gathering (7/27/06)
Napa Court Chooses Monique Longhorn-Johnson '99 (7/24/06)
Dinner Honors First Aldo Test Writing Award Winner from Class of 2006 (7/14/06)
Boalt Alums Elected UCB Foundation Trustees (7/11/06)
Paul H. Chan '84 to Lead Denver Bar Association (7/5/06)
From LAX to L-A-W: Firm Scholarship Helps First-Year Fulfill "American Dream" (6/26/06)
New Bay Area Magazine Grants Boalt Alumni Top Honors (6/23/06)
Nan Joesten '97 Becomes BHAA President-Elect (5/17/06)
Utah Bar Honors Sean Reyes ’97 for Commitment to Diversity (5/16/06)
Hundreds Gather to Salute 2006 Citation Award Winners (5/9/06)
Honors Abound for JSP Student Mark Massoud ’05 (5/9/06)
Environmental Expert Discusses Global Trends (4/26/06)
State Bar Names Two Alums to Leadership Academy (4/11/06)
In Memoriam: G. William Miller '52 (3/20/06)
Caleb Foote, Leading Family and Criminal Law Scholar, Dies at Age 89 (3/14/06)
Alums Seek Release of Woman Convicted of Murdering Her Abuser (3/14/06)
Women’s Association Throws a Party for a Cause (3/9/06)
Discover Cal Lecture Features Jesse Choper on Supreme Court (3/6/06)
Boalt Professors Ponder Future of Supreme Court with LA Alums (3/1/06)
Christopher Arriola ’95 Assumes Presidency of South Bay Bar (3/1/06)
War on Terror Debate Features Professor David Caron (2/21/06)
Legendary Defense Attorney George Davis '31 Dies at Age 98 (2/16/06)
Erik Dryburgh ’81 Receives 2005 Phil Hoffmire Service Award (2/13/06)
Daily Journal Names Two Grads to ‘Top 20 Under 40’ List (2/9/06)
UC Berkeley Foundation Honors Three Alumni for Volunteer Service (2/2/06)
Boalt’s Annual Report Salutes Alumni and Friends (1/31/06)
Boalt Hall Examines the Still Unfolding 25-Year-Old Iranian Hostage Crisis Resolution (1/23/06)
Boalt 3L Calls For U.S. Aid in Bringing Rule of Law to Sudan (1/2/06)

2005

American Lawyer Features Larry Sonsini ’66, Kenton King ’87, Steve Bochner ’81 (12/19/05)
John Doar ’49 receives NCAA Inspiration Award (12/13/05)
Nancy Lemon ’80 Releases Newest Edition of Popular Textbook (12/13/05)
Professor Liu Discusses High Court Racial Discrimination Case on NPR (12/9/05)
State Bar Admissions Ceremony on December 9 (12/9/05)
Asian-American Alums Convene for Cultural Discourse at Chapter Event (12/7/05)
Boalt 2Ls Win California Regionals of the National Moot Court Competition (11/23/05)
Clinic’s "Dominican" Victory Sparks Story on Issue in The New York Times — Roxanna Altholz '99 (11/22/05)
Jerry Falk '65 Receives Judge Learned Hand Award from American Jewish Committee (11/9/05)
Luncheon Links Scholarship Recipients with Alumni Donors (11/9/05)
PBS Show Details Landmark Asylum Case; Nancy Lemon '80 Serves as Case's Expert (10/28/05)
Boalt Alum Speaks at Law Library's Observance of United Nations Day (10/26/05)
Ken King '87 Shares Details of Recent Yahoo!-Alibaba Deal in China (10/25/05)
Andrew Chirls '81 Joins Board of Philadelphia-based Philanthropic Foundation (10/24/05)
Researchers Find Widespread Human Rights Problems in Wake of 2004 Tsunami (10/19/05)
Judge Lloyd George '61 is Named 2005 Recipient of Boalt's Jensen Award (10/12/05)
Soul of Justice: Film Spotlights Career of Judge Thelton Henderson '62 (10/7/05)
Boalt's Constitution Day Panel Featured on UCTV (9/28/05)
Alums Celebrate Boalt Connections at the 2005 All-Alumni Reunion (9/26/05)
Ray Bourhis '72 Ponders Insurance Industry Response to Katrina (9/22/05)
Judge Aviva Bobb '71 Wins Access to Justice Award (9/13/05)
Spotlight on Leadership Draws a Crowd (9/1/05)
National Law Journal Profiles Smithsonian's John Huerta '68 (8/24/05)
Boalt's Entering Class Brings Wealth of Talents, Backgrounds (8/23/05)
Leading Expert in Cyberlaw and Intellectual Property Joins Boalt Faculty (7/20/05)
Joseph M. Miller '65 Assumes Chair of State Workers' Comp Board (7/18/05)
Boalt Alum Wins Asylum For Victim of Gang Rape in Guatemala (7/15/05)
Frank Hespe '88 Volunteers for Human Rights Assignment in Former Soviet Republic (7/14/05)
Golden Circle Luncheon Celebrates Grads of Fifty Years and More (7/12/05)
International Association of Boalt Alumni (IABA) Travels to Bologna (6/29/05)
Big Turnout, and No Agreement, at Takings Panel (6/22/05)
USAID Official Details U.S. Government's Tsunami-Relief Efforts (6/14/05)
Summer Talks on Public Interest Law Honor Elizabeth Cabraser '78 (6/14/05)
Jess Bravin '97 Becomes Supreme Court Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal (6/13/05)
Death Penalty Clinic Graduates Give Back to Boalt (6/8/05)
San Francisco Chronicle Interviews Civil Rights Attorney John Burris '73 (6/6/05)
Services Held for Human Rights Advocate Margaret Popkin '79 (5/23/05)
Boalt Alums Launch New Silicon Valley Alumni Chapter (5/18/05)
Commencement Features San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (5/16/05)
Actor Peter Gallagher Presents OC-inspired Public Defender Fellowship (5/10/05)
Capacity Crowd Honors Boalt's 2005 Citation Award Recipients (5/09/05)
Memorial Services Held for Mediation Expert Laura Farrow '80 (5/6/05)
Kate Jastram '87 Receives Human Rights Award (4/22/05)
Boalt 2L Discusses Refugee Resettlement Project on Voice of America (4/19/05)
UC Berkeley Inaugurates Ninth Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau (4/18/05)
Ann O'Leary '05 Wins 2005 Sax Prize for Excellence in Clinical Advocacy (4/16/05)
Three Boalt Students Win Herma Hill Kay Fellowships (4/15/05)
Boalt Gathering Celebrates the Life of Professor Adrian Kragen '34 (4/11/05)
Herma Hill Kay Honored with Rutter Award For Teaching Distinction (4/07/05)
Spring Transcript Now Available Online
Leading Trial Lawyers Elizabeth Cabraser '78 and Cristina Arguedas Address Students (3/30/05)
SEC Chairman Names Steven Bochner '81 to New Advisory Committee (3/16/05)
Retired Presiding Justice Robert K. Puglia '58 Dies at 75 (3/14/05)
Janet Yellen Speaks on the "U.S. Economic Outlook" (3/3/05)
Big Band Broadcast Honors Justice Robert K. Puglia '58 (2/28/05)
Super Lawyers Profiles Sports and Entertainment Lawyer Henry Holmes '69 (2/18/05)
Berkeley Center for Law & Technology Hosts Panel on Patent Law and Innovation (2/16/05)
Maria Echaveste '80 Participates in Boalt Panel on Immigration Issues (2/15/05)
Nicole Ozer '03 Becomes ACLU's New Civil Liberties and Technology Policy Director (2/7/05)
Bush Appoints Kenneth Marcus '91 as Director of U.S. Civil Rights Commission (1/27/05)
Richard Dinkelspiel '37 was Prominent Corporate Attorney (1/20/05)

2004

James Oleson '01 Becomes Supreme Court Fellow (12/20/04)
Boalt Graduates Return for Bar Admissions Ceremony (12/07/04)
Judge Thelton Henderson '62 wins Jensen Award (10/18/04)
Speaking Out on Miranda (7/7/04)
Tom Ginsburg to Receive C. Herman Pritchett Award (6/9/04)
Community Leaders Discuss Affirmative Action 50 Years after Brown v. Board (4/23/04)
California Lawyer Selects Boalt Alumni as 2003 Attorneys of the Year (3/16/04)
Boalt Alumni Receive UC Berkeley Foundation Awards (2/06/04)
Larry Sonsini in Top Ten on Forbes Midas List for 2004 (2/05/03)
East Bay Community Law Center Receives the Distinguished Service Award for Community Service (1/30/04)
Spencer Strellis Becomes President of Alameda County Bar Association (1/30/04)
Robert Berring Jr. to Receive 2004 Citation Award (1/15/04)
Boalt Professor and Alum to Assist in Search for New UC Berkeley Chancellor (1/13/04)
Jon Streeter Becomes President of the Bar Association of San Francisco (1/5/04)

2003

Boalt Hosts State Bar Admission Ceremony (12/2/03)
Terry O’Reilly Named Trial Lawyer of the Year (11/20/03)
Jeff Bleich to Receive PAX Founders’ Award (11/17/03)
Alumni Named Top Attorneys in the Bay Area by The Recorder (11/14/03)
Daily Journal Names Professors and Alumni to Top 100 List (11/6/03)
D. Michael Dale ’75 Awarded 2003 Echoing Green Fellowship (10/30/03)
Thomas Ostly ’00 Wins State Bar Pro Bono Service Award (10/15/03)
Boalt Hosts Annual All-Alumni Reunion on October 18 (10/1/03)
State Bar Honors Boalt Alumni with Pro Bono Service Awards (9/22/03)
Eva Patterson '75 and UC Regent Ward Connerly Discuss Proposition 54 (9/12/03)
Alumni Win Prizes in H. Thomas Austern Memorial Writing Competition (9/11/03)
Dale Minami to Receive Thurgood Marshall Award (8/5/03)
Lecturer and Students Help Earn California Supreme Court Victory (8/4/03)
Joanne Garvey Honored at American Bar Association National Meeting (7/22/03)
Daily Journal Names Three Boalt Alumni Top Women Litigators (7/17/03)
Boalt Hosts Law and Society Summer Institute (7/17/03)
Alumni Association of Japan Holds Inaugural Meeting in Tokyo (6/23/03)
Faculty and Alumni Take on New Roles at Law and Society Association Meeting (6/19/03)
Shai Lavi Receives Zeltner Prize (6/11/03)
Three Alumni Win Mathew O. Tobriner Public Service Award (6/4/03)
Constance De La Vega Wins Mathew O. Tobriner Public Service Award (6/4/03)
S.F. Daily Journal Names Boalt Professor and Alumni to Top 20 Lawyers Under 40 List (5/13/03)
Boalt Hall Presents the 2003 Jensen Award (5/5/03)
Alumni Association Hosts 2003 Citation Award Dinner (5/1/03)
Uttam Dhillon Appointed Chief Counsel of Homeland Security Committee (5/1/03)
S.F. Daily Journal Names Three Boalt Alumni as Top IP Lawyers (3/21/03)
PBS Documentary Features Judge Thelton Henderson (2/21/03)
National Law Journal Names James Ellis Lawyer of the Year (1/21/03)
William Bagley Named UC Berkeley Alumnus of the Year (1/7/03)