SCHOOL NEWS

International Latino
Book Awards Honors
Dean Johnson

King Hall Welcomes
2012 KHOP Students

King Hall to Partner with
India's Jindal Global
Law School

Professor Chander
Receives Google
Research Award

Dean Johnson
Comments on Supreme
Court Immigration
Ruling

Raha Jorjani Conducts
Immigration Law
Training Session for
Iowa Judges and
Attorneys

Professor Chin
Publishes Immigration
Op-ed in San Francisco
Chronicle

King Hall Expands
Partnership with
Leading Chinese Law
School

Professor Pruitt Named
to UC Davis Center for
Poverty Research
Executive Committee

Professor Villazor
Comments on Samoan
Citizenship Suit for Wall
Street Journal

King Hall Completes Record-breaking Fundraising Year

The King Hall community rallied in support of UC Davis School of
Law during the 2011-12 fiscal year to achieve the Law School’s
most successful fundraising year ever.  UC Davis School of Law
raised more than $4.3 million in private support over the course of
the past year, more than double the total of any previous year!

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$2.5 Million Planned Gift to Support Law School
Clinical Programs

King Hall alumni know that the best legal education sometimes takes
place outside the classroom.  UC Davis School of Law’s clinical
programs have a long history of providing students with the
opportunity for hands-on, real-world training and experience that
gives them an invaluable edge when they enter the job market. 
Now, thanks to a generous planned gift of $2.5 million, UC Davis
School of Law will be in position to sustain and expand its clinical
programs in the years to come.

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King Hall Celebrates Partnership between Verizon and
Family Protection and Legal Assistance Clinic

UC Davis School of Law celebrated the partnership between
Verizon Wireless and the Law School's Family Protection and Legal
Assistance Clinic with a special presentation at the clinic's Woodland
office on June 14. 

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Rapid Progress Continues in King Hall Renovation

A transformation is taking place at UC Davis School of Law’s Mabie
Law Library as construction progresses rapidly in the effort to
renovate and modernize the “old” King Hall building to complement
the state-of-the-art expansion wing.

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King Hall Alumni Board Welcomes Kimberly Lucia ’09,
Amal Abu-Rahma ’97

The King Hall Alumni Association Board of Directors has welcomed
two new members to its ranks: Kimberly Lucia ’09 and Amal Abu-
Rahma ’97.  They will work with President Kara Ueda ’00 and 23
other alumni volunteers on the board to further the interests of the
School of Law, promote close ties among alumni, advance the cause
of legal education, and improve the administration of justice.

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Sunday - August 12
1L BBQ

Thursday – September 13
Capitol Reception

Sunday – October 7
Steve Boutin Golf Tournament

Saturday – October 27
2012 Milestone Reunions

Kara Ueda '00, Christopher Butcher '07 Win Impressive Victory in
PUC Decision

King Hall Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff Featured in Comstock's

Judge Judy Hersher '84 Honored as Judge of the Year

Sister Simone Campbell '77 Interviewed on Colbert Report

Martha Clark Lofgren '85 Honored by Sacramento Business Journal

Meredith Linsky '98 Receives Human Rights Award

Voters Return Tom Stallard '75 to Woodland City Council Seat

Adam Lewis '79 Helps Lead Morrison & Foerster Team in
Supreme Court Bankruptcy Case Win

Diane Boyer-Vine '86 Receives Northern California Association of
Law Libraries Legislative Advocacy Award

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