SCHOOL NEWS

King Hall Plays
Prominent Role in
Association of American
Law Schools Annual
Meeting

From Vision to Reality:
King Hall Expansion
and Renovation Project
Reaches Completion

Students Launch
King Hall Veterans
Association

King Hall Hosts
Planning and
Conservation League
Annual Environmental
Symposium

Professor Imwinkelried
Cited in California
Supreme Court
Evidence Decision

Professor Joslin
Publishes Op-Ed on
Same-Sex Marriage in
Los Angeles Times

Professor Reynoso
Oversees Mediation in
L.A. Unified School
District Lawsuits

Professor Sunder
Presents at University
of Minnesota School of
Law

Professor Ventry
Comments on Mortgage
-Interest Deduction for
NPR, SF Chronicle,
Wichita Business
Journal

Class of 2012 Celebrated in Swearing-In Ceremony

Members of the UC Davis School of Law Class of 2012 returned to
King Hall to celebrate passing the California State Bar Examination
and participate in a Swearing-In Ceremony featuring Dean Kevin R.
Johnson, the Honorable Louis Mauro '87 of the California Court of
Appeal, the Honorable Frank Damrell of the U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of California, King Hall Alumni Association President
Kara Ueda '00, and Mike Levy, Chief Counsel of the California Energy
Commission and former President of the Sacramento County Bar
Association.  More than 250 class members, family, and friends
attended the ceremony and reception that followed. 

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Dean Johnson Named 14th ‘Most Influential in Legal Education'

Dean Kevin R. Johnson has been named among the "Most Influential
in Legal Education" by National Jurist, placing 14th in a ranking of the
top 25 most influential individuals published in the magazine's
January 2013 issue. 

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Law School Leading the Way in Campaign for UC Davis

UC Davis is well on its way toward a successful completion of the
$1 billion Campaign for UC Davis, and the School of Law is helping
to lead the way.  Thanks to the generosity of the King Hall community, the Law School has raised more $14.5 million, and hopes are high
that an additional $5.5 million in support for scholarships, faculty
chairs and professorships, and research and instruction will be
realized before the campaign ends in December 2014.

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King Hall Clinics Excel in 2012

UC Davis School of Law’s Clinical Programs were stronger than ever
in 2012.  From the launch of the California Supreme Court Clinic to
the impressive victories by the Family Protection and Legal Assistance
Clinic to the Immigration Law Clinic naturalization workshops that
served hundreds of local immigrants, the past year was a time of
rising profiles and increasing impact for the Clinical Programs.

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King Hall Mourns Professor Emeritus Gary Goodpaster

Professor Emeritus Gary Goodpaster, a member of the King Hall
faculty from 1971-1999, has died.

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Saturday - January 26
California Water Law Symposium: Beyond the Water Wars

Thursday - January 31
Alumni Reception in Denver, CO

Monday - February 4
"Remembering Our Roots: Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. at King Hall"

Wednesday - February 6
Business Law Journal Symposium: The JOBS Act

Thursday - February 7
Alumni Lunch in San Francisco, CA

Friday - February 8
JJLP Symposium: From the Capitol to the Classroom -
A Look at the Intersection of Education, Law & Policy

Wednesday - February 13
CILC/CSIS Present Edward Kwakwa, General Counsel of the World Intellectual Property Organization

Wednesday - February 20
Alumni Lunch in San Diego

Friday - February 22
King Hall Legal Foundation Auction

Terence Morrow ’88 Named Uniform Law Commission’s
Legislative Director

Francis Barraza ’10 Named Executive Director of Republican Party
of San Diego

Laura Shelby ’90 Appointed Managing Partner at Seyfarth Shaw

Darrell Steinberg '84 Listed among Wall Street Journal's '13 to Watch'

Kristina Pickering '77 Named Chief Justice of Nevada

Marlon Cobar '00 Honored with Justice Department Award for
Exceptional Service

Michael E. Taylor '69 to Receive 2012 Northwest Indian Bar
Association's Lifetime Achievement Award

David Eby '95 Elected Shareholder at Devine Millimet

Melissa Jones '99 Elevated to Partner at Stoel Rives

More King Hall News…

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