Over 300 celebrants gathered at the Palace Hotel on September 30 to honor the 2011 Citation Award recipients: Jess S. Jackson '55 (1930 - 2011), E. Patricia Herron '64, and Mitchell  Zuklie '96 (Young Alumnus Award), Kathleen Vanden Heuvel '86 (Faculty Achievement Award), and Richard Buxbaum '53 for 50 years of teaching. The evening featured both silent and live auctions and guests enjoyed a video that kicked off Boalt's Centennial year!

The next day, alumni returned to Boalt for a day of activities in the beautiful new building and renovated spaces. Panel discussions ranged from globalization to public service to energy and job growth in California to business law and privacy, with prominent panelists including San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee '78 and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. A mid-day sellout was the luncheon honoring D. Lowell & Barbara Jensen Awardee Penny Cooper '64 for achievement in public service.   

In the evening, the classes of 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 mingled and reminisced over cocktails and dinner at the Claremont Hotel, closing out another memorable Alumni Weekend!

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Citation Award Dinner

Alumni Day

Reunion Dinners 

Berkeley Law's Centennial Year is officially underway. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, mark your calendars now for these exciting festivities.

Special Political Debate, September 28   

Alumni Reunion Day, September 29 

Centennial Citation Award Dinner Gala,  

November 9 or 10 

The 10 classes ending in 1 or 6 are on the way to upstaging past reunions in giving back to Boalt.  Overall, the reunion giving participation rate is over 14 percent. To date, the Class of '61 has raised over $300,000 to endow a scholarship award for students with substantial financial need, and the Class of '96 is raising $200,000 to name a classroom as their legacy gift.

Don't let your class be left out - be in at the beginning of Boalt's second 100 years. Contact your Reunion Class Liaison, Fran Davis at (510)642-3473 or [email protected] to participate in your class gift campaign before December 31.

Dean Edley delivered a keynote address titled "Considerations for International Biotech: Ethics, IP, Investments, Risk" to the Berkeley Shanghai Biotech Forum 2011 on November 12. He joined in panel discussions with local industry leaders and key Berkeley faculty members, exploring cutting-edge topics such as investments, risk, intellectual property, health care, synthetic biology, the global market for exoskeletons, and possible collaborations for law and business programs in the future.

Ira Michael Heyman, chancellor of UC Berkeley from 1980 to 1990 and professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley School of Law and in the Department of City & Regional Planning, has died. He was 81.

Heyman died at his home on Saturday, Nov. 19, after a long battle with emphysema.

"Mike Heyman was a great and inspiring leader whose vision helped shape the future of the Berkeley campus," said Chancellor Robert Birgeneau in a message sent out to the campus community. "Simply, he believed that Berkeley should be second to none, and open to all, a vision that is today continued through our motto of Access and Excellence.  His significant contributions to public service not only guided and strengthened Berkeley, but have served the State of California and the nation."

Dean Edley wrote to the Boalt community, "Mike taught property for us up until just a few years ago, and was one of the best and most important leaders Berkeley has ever had.  I am so very thankful that we were able to name the newly renovated West Terrace in his honor two years ago, and then just recently complete raising money for the I. Michael Heyman Professorship.  Another Boalt professor, Mark Yudof, who just happens to be President of the University, recently awarded Mike the UC President's Medal."

Heyman is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; and a son, James Heyman.

Alumni News
Three Alumni Nominated to Federal Court Bench 

Judge Evan Jonathan Wallach '76 was nominated by President Obama and confirmed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on November 8.  He is currently serving on the U.S. Court of International Trade and previously was general counsel and public policy advisor to Nevada Senator Harry Reid and attorney-advisor to the Nevada Army National Guard. Wallach served in the Vietnam War from 1970-71 and received a Bronze Star Medal.

Miranda Du '94 has been nominated to the U.S. District Court of Nevada. She is currently a partner at McDonald Carano Wilson in Reno, specializing in complex civil litigation and employment law. Du is a refugee of Vietnam who came to the U.S. at the age of nine. She would be the first Asian Pacific American federal judge in Nevada history, if confirmed.

Michael Fitzgerald '85 also has been nominated as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. A name partner at Corbin, Fitzgerald & Athey LLP in Los Angeles, Fitzgerald works on civil and criminal litigation matters in federal and state courts. Fitzgerald served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles.

Alum Awarded Shanghai's Magnolia Silver Award

Tom Klitgaard '61 recieved the Magnolia Silver Award, one of the highest awards the Shanghai, China Municipal Government bestows on a foreigner. The award recognizes Klitgaard's "valuable support to Shanghai's development and outstanding contributions to [our] friendly cooperation." Among the 46 award recipients from 19 countries, Klitgaard was one of only six Americans and the only attorney. Currently, he is a partner at Dillingham & Murphy, with a practice in intellectual property and commercial litigation, and an international arbitrator and mediator with an emphasis on Asia.

"I am deeply humbled by the Award and its significance," said Klitgaard. "My designation was Guest Professor, Shanghai Economic College. I operated the beginning and end stages of an important business management training program with the College and other Shanghai educational institutions for specially selected upcoming Chinese managers."  

Lemkin's EchoSign Acquired by Adobe Systems

Co-founded by Jason Lemkin '96, EchoSign is a leading e-signature and contract management service. "With nothing to download, learn or install, there is simply no faster or more secure way for organizations to sign, track or file contracts - and close more business quickly," says Lemkin. This year the company was bought by Adobe Systems. It will be a key component of Adobe's document exchange services platform for universal access, review and approval.

Berkeley Law student Jonathan Stein '13 has been named student regent for the UC Board of Regents for the 2012-13 school year. The 26-member Board of Regents is the governing body for the UC system. Stein will serve as the student regent-designate and participate in board deliberations during the upcoming school year, and will gain full voting privileges when his one-year term officially begins in July 2012. Chosen from a large pool of applicants from across UC Berkeley's 10 campuses, Stein is working toward a master's degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy as well as his J.D. from Berkeley Law. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard.

Student Team Wins Trial Competition Regional

A razor-sharp Berkeley Law team recently won the San Francisco regional round of the American Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Student Trial Advocacy Competition. Winners Veliz Perez '13, Collin Tierney '14, Ciara Mittan '13, and Kristen Corpion '13 will advance to the national finals in Miami in January. Berkeley Law Director of Professional Skills David Oppenheimer said the team, coached by Carolyn Zabrycki '08 and Stephanie Clark '11, "showed levels of poise, polish, and cooperation that are rare among all but seasoned trial attorneys. The judges called our team's performance in the final round 'amazing' and 'outstanding.'"    

Ask the Archivist 
Every Table Tells a Story  

Q. The new library is awesome! Totally awesome! I particularly like the study tables in the reading rooms. Someone said they were really old. Where did they come from?

- LL, Oakland

A. The tables are old - one hundred years old to be exact. They were custom designed for Boalt Hall in 1911.

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December 2, California Bar Admissions Ceremony

Join our most recent graduates as they get sworn-in to the California Bar. 
Register now.

December 15, Professor Buxbaum in the Big Apple
Join New York area alumni for a gathering with Professor Richard Buxbaum, who will reflect on 50 years of teaching. For more information, email Maureen at [email protected]. 

LOOKING FOR MENTORS!

(1)  First Generation Professionals. First Generation Professionals (FGP) and the Career Development Office are launching a new mentoring program and we need your help.  FGP is a new student organization at Berkeley Law stressing a common experience based on economic status. This group cuts across race and gender and is born from the common needs of law students from working-class backgrounds who are often the first members of their family to obtain higher education.  We are looking to recruit alums who identify as first-generation professionals and who are working in all different sectors of the market.  We are planning on launching this program in the spring.  If you are interested and would like more
information, please contact Eric Stern in the Career Development Office at [email protected].

(2)  Public Interest and Government Employees. Each fall, the Career Development Office offers a Public Interest/Pubic Sector Mentor Program to public service-minded first-year students to help them navigate law school and explore public interest and government careers.  Mentors have played key roles in launching the careers of hundreds of our public interest/public sector students over the years, giving them advice regarding summer internships, networking tips and contacts, and sharing wisdom and experience that students can't learn in a classroom.   

If you want more information or would like to participate in our Public Interest/Public Sector Mentor Program, please email Alexander Lee in the CDO at [email protected], or call him directly at (510) 643-4779.  Thank you!

(3)  Berkeley Law Mentor Directory. No matter what your practice area, be a mentor to help students and recent alums navigate the complicated world of working as a lawyer in a law firm, non-profit or government agency - join the  Berkeley Law Mentor Directory on LinkedIn. This group allows alums and students to see each other's profiles and connect for informational discussions, spot-mentoring and relationship building.

EVENTS:

November 30th, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Introduction to Family Law Training, by BASF Family Law Project. The Family Law Project assists individuals, families with children or families with domestic violence in matters including marital dissolutions, child custody, child support, restraining orders, guardianships, conservatorships, wills, powers of attorney and probate litigation. For more information on how to view the required pre-training webcast and to attend the live training, please email VLSP. Pre-registration is required to attend. 301 Battery Street, San Francisco.

December 7th, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., How to Maximize Your Client's Chances for Settlement - live webcast, by Mediation Committee of the ADR Section of BASF.

NOTICES:

How To Succeed As A Freelance Attorney: Here is a link to the video recording of the presentation by Marina Modlin for Boalt alums on September 1, 2011.

RECENT B-LINE JOB BOARD POSTINGS FOR ALUMS:

Environmental Litigation Associate (plaintiff-side), Lippe Gaffney Wagner LLP, San Francisco & Sacramento, CA. See b-Line job ID #10806

Volunteer Federal Law Clerk, U.S. District Court Northern District California, San Francisco, CA. See b-Line job ID #10805

Litigation Counsel, Visa Inc., Foster City, CA.See b-Line job ID #10791

b-Line may be accessed from the CDO website. Email [email protected] for a password. And if your organization is hiring, please let us know - we would love to help locate a great Boalt alum for you.

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Support for your career development doesn't end with graduation. The Career Development Office provides resources for alums, including access to the b-Line jobs database and individualized confidential career counseling: resume review, job search strategies, career exploration (including careers outside of law practice), and more. See the Alumni Resources page on the CDO website.

Online Alumni Networks

All law school graduates are invited to join AlumNetwork. Just email [email protected] for your security ID, then visit AlumNetwork here to activate your profile. The online community includes: a directory of alumni, Class Notes, your own personal profile, alumni/ae profiles, events and registration, and more....

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