News Archive: 2009

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January 2009

Judd Sneirson and Jennifer Howard-Grenville Present January 15 ENR Fireside Conversation (January 8th 2009)

Robin Romm remembers her mother, Jackie Romm '81, in her memoir The Mercy Papers (January 8th 2009)

Register for Sports Business and the Law Conference to be Held in Portland January 23 (January 8th 2009)

Oregon Law Mourns Loss of Lois Ackerman (January 12th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Spring Semester Visiting Professor Dwight Golann (January 16th 2009)

Adell Amos and Patricia McDowell Present January 29 ENR Fireside Conversation (January 22nd 2009)

Wayne Morse Center Presents "Wartime Presidents and the Constitution: From Lincoln to Obama" February 5 (January 23rd 2009)

Nationally Recognized Photographer Opens Exhibit at Oregon Law (January 26th 2009)

Oregon Law Labor and Employment Trial Advocacy Team Takes Second Place at National Competition (January 26th 2009)

Sports Business and the Law Conference Examines the Business of Professional Sports (January 28th 2009)

February 2009

Adell Amos is 2009-10 Wayne Morse Resident Scholar (February 2nd 2009)

Valentine's Day Cards to Benefit the Domestic Violence Clinic (February 2nd 2009)

Oregon Law Review Publishes a "Tribute to Professor Jim Mooney" (February 4th 2009)

Oregon Law to Host Regional Round of the Texas Young Lawyers Association Trial Competition February 13-15 (February 6th 2009)

Patrick Bartlein and Mary Wood Present February 12 ENR Fireside Conversation (February 9th 2009)

ORIL Symposium, "The Confluence of Human Rights and the Environment," to Take Place February 20 (February 13th 2009)

14th Annual OLSPIF Gala and Auction To Take Place February 20 (February 16th 2009)

Wayne Morse Center Welcomes Top Strategists from Obama Campaign Team February 19 (February 16th 2009)

Professor Mary Wood Is A Climate Victory Speaker February 19 (February 17th 2009)

Steven Bender to Keynote OSB Government Law Section Conference February 20 (February 20th 2009)

27th Annual Public Interest Environmental Law Conference Takes Place February 26-March 1 (February 23rd 2009)

Oregon Review of International Law Announces 2009-10 Managing Board (February 23rd 2009)

Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation Announces 2009-10 Managing Board (February 23rd 2009)

Join in "A Conversation with Betsy Myers" February 26 (February 24th 2009)

John Frohnmayer '72 Discusses "The Arts, Politics, and Law" February 26 (February 24th 2009)

Oregon Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on March 6 at Knight Law Center (February 27th 2009)

Students Rebecca Ivanoff and Mitch Huzar Represented Oregon Law at National Negotiation Competition (February 27th 2009)

March 2009

Oregon Law Review Announces 2009-10 Managing Board (March 2nd 2009)

Bart Johnson and David Hulse Present March 5 ENR Fireside Conversation (March 2nd 2009)

Oregon Law Students Qualified to Semifinals at Regional Appellate Advocacy Competition (March 3rd 2009)

Oregon Law Hosts 2009 Regional Representation in Mediation Competition March 7-8 (March 4th 2009)

3L Alexander Theoharis Authors Photographic Comic Series (March 6th 2009)

Moot Court Board's Managing Board Announced (March 9th 2009)

Wayne Morse Center Announces 2009-10 Law Fellows (March 9th 2009)

Public Interest Public Service Program Announces New Executive Board Members (March 12th 2009)

Professor Roberta Mann Tops Three SSRN Top Ten Lists (March 16th 2009)

Climatologist Philip Mote to Present at March 19 ENR Fireside Conversation (March 17th 2009)

Federal Public Defender Steven T. Wax to Deliver 2009 Commencement Address (March 18th 2009)

Sustainable Business Symposium Examines "Growing a Green Economy" April 3 (March 19th 2009)

Professor Susan Gary Speaks to New York State Bar Association March 20 (March 19th 2009)

Mary Broadhurst '90 Heads to High Court with Precedent-Setting Case (March 20th 2009)

Land Air Water Announces 2009-10 Board Members 

 (March 23rd 2009)

Child and Family Law Association Board Names 2009-10 Board Members (March 25th 2009)

Merv Loya to Receive 2009 Meritorious Service Award (March 26th 2009)

Joan Malmud Named Director of Clinics and Externships (March 26th 2009)

Associate Dean Michael Moffitt to Speak at Fordham Law Review Symposium April 3 (March 30th 2009)

Ben Stoller Named 2008-09 Outstanding Student in Law and Entrepreneurship (March 30th 2009)

April 2009

Sarah Crooks '96 Wins Portland Business Journal Orchid Award (April 1st 2009)

Professor Judd Sneirson Testifies to Oregon Legislature on House Bill 2829 (April 2nd 2009)

Public Interest Public Service Program Hosts Public Service Day April 4 (April 3rd 2009)

Nancy Shurtz to Present April 9 ENR Fireside Conversation (April 6th 2009)

Barbara Aldave to Receive 2009 Frohnmayer Award for Public Service April 17 (April 6th 2009)

Law and Entrepreneurship Student Association Announces 2009-10 Board Members and Co-Directors (April 7th 2009)

Pro Bono Program Announces 2009-10 Executive Board (April 8th 2009)

Student Bar Association Announces 2009-10 Officers (April 9th 2009)

Pre-release Screening of Copyright Criminals Comes to UO Portland April 15 (April 10th 2009)

Four Assistant Professors to Join Oregon Law (April 13th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Assistant Professor Stuart Chinn (April 13th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Assistant Professor John Greenman (April 13th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Assistant Professor Eric Priest (April 13th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Assistant Professor Jennifer Reynolds (April 13th 2009)

Former Oregon Law Assistant Dean to Participate in Joel Yamauchi Lecture Series April 15 (April 13th 2009)

"Racial Formation in the Twenty-First Century" Symposium is April 17-18 (April 16th 2009)

Oregon Law Names Nicole Commissiong '01 Assistant Dean of Student Affairs (April 16th 2009)

Professor Adell Amos '98 Wins Orlando Hollis Teaching Award (April 20th 2009)

Melissa Beyer Takes Second Place in Employment Law Writing Competition (April 20th 2009)

National Lawyers Guild Names 2009-10 Executive Board (April 20th 2009)

Latino/a Law Student Association Announces 2009-10 Co-Directors (April 23rd 2009)

Law Students for Reproductive Justice Announces 2009-10 Board Members (April 23rd 2009)

American Constitution Society Announces 2009-10 Board Members (April 23rd 2009)

Three Oregon Law Programs Again Ranked Top Ten by U.S. News & World Report (April 24th 2009)

Portia Project to Screen Documentary on the Personal Lives of Pregnant Inmates April 25 and 26 (April 24th 2009)

StreetLaw's Juvenile Justice Program Announces 2009-10 Leaders (April 27th 2009)

OUTLAWs Names 2009-10 Leadership Board (April 27th 2009)

Professor Michelle McKinley to Present Paper at 2009 Law & Humanities Junior Scholar Workshop (April 28th 2009)

Kelly Matheson '99 Launches Video Featuring Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (April 29th 2009)

Oregon Law Tops Law School Contributions to Campaign for Equal Justice (April 29th 2009)

Book Release and Signing by Robert Tsai to Take Place May 6 (April 30th 2009)

Prospective Students Converge on Oregon Law Campus (April 30th 2009)

Six Student Articles to be Published in 88th Volume of Oregon Law Review (April 30th 2009)

May 2009

Law and Humanities Scholar Leti Volpp to Keynote Contested Citizenships Symposium May 7 (May 4th 2009)

Law Students for Sustainable Business Announces 2009-10 Managing Board (May 4th 2009)

Oregon Law Professors Observe Korea's Changing Legal Landscape (May 7th 2009)

Oregon Law Gears Up for 2009 Commencement Exercises May 16 (May 8th 2009)

Oregon House of Representatives Honors UO President, Law Professor Dave Frohnmayer with Resolution (May 8th 2009)

Professor Jim O'Fallon Named to NCAA Committee on Infractions (May 11th 2009)

"Microwave Guy" Stephen Robbins Raises Internship Funds (May 12th 2009)

Jordan Bates Receives 2009 Annual Pro Bono Service Award (May 13th 2009)

Oregon Law Takes Eighth Straight Win in State Pro Bono Challenge (May 14th 2009)

Professor Mary Wood to Deliver Talk on Global Restoration May 19 (May 18th 2009)

Oregon Law Remembers Alumnus and Longtime Friend John Jaqua '50 (May 18th 2009)

Spring Semester News Roundup (May 20th 2009)

OLSPIF Announces 2009 Stipend Recipients (May 22nd 2009)

Visiting Professor Ryan Vacca to Participate in "Your Digital Life" Conference May 27 (May 26th 2009)

Moot Court Board Announces Newest Members (May 28th 2009)

Professor Adell Amos Speaks to the Fourteenth Institute for Natural Resources Law Teachers (May 29th 2009)

June 2009

Black Law Students Association Names 2009-10 Officers (June 1st 2009)

Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Names 2009-10 Co-Directors (June 2nd 2009)

Federalist Society Announces 2009-10 Officers (June 3rd 2009)

Legislative Issues Workshop 'Breathes Life' into Student's Dream of Policy Work (June 4th 2009)

Spring Semester 2009 Legislative Internships (June 4th 2009)

Domestic Violence Streetlaw Program is Back, Announces New 2009-10 Leadership (June 4th 2009)

Professor Carl Bjerre Plays Key Role in Revisions to the Uniform Commercial Code (June 5th 2009)

Friends of Land Air Water Announce 2009 Stipend Recipients (June 8th 2009)

International Law Society Names 2009-10 Executive Board (June 8th 2009)

Professor Judd Sneirson's Article Chosen to Appear in Corporate Practice Commentator (June 9th 2009)

Adjunct Instructor Christopher Hermann '81 Chairs "Owning & Operating a Winery or Brewery" Seminar July 22 (June 9th 2009)

Class of '89 Steering Committee Member Cynthia Easterday Appointed to the Bench (June 10th 2009)

Sixteen Oregon Law Graduates Elected to Order of the Coif (June 10th 2009)

ENR Fellows Gear Up for Summer Clerkships (June 11th 2009)

Native American Law Students Association Announces 2009-10 Executive Board (June 15th 2009)

Student Oregon Trial Lawyers Association Names 2009-10 Executive Board (June 15th 2009)

Oregon Law Members to be Honored at Retirement Reception June 17 (June 16th 2009)

Merv Loya Makes Last Official Alumni Visit to Portland June 25 (June 17th 2009)

Oregon Law Announces Loan Repayment Assistance Program Recipients (June 18th 2009)

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund Names 2009-10 Executive Board (June 22nd 2009)

Professor Steven Bender Speaks at UO Conference on Biliteracy June 26 (June 24th 2009)

Professor Judd Sneirson Rises on Three SSRN Top Ten Lists (June 26th 2009)

Laurie Webb Daniel '82 Participates on Committee Vetting Supreme Court Nominee (June 29th 2009)

Rennard Strickland's Spirit Red Delves into Personal History, Native American Art (June 29th 2009)

LL.M. Class of 2010 is Largest Yet (June 30th 2009)

July 2009

Horsin' Around: Katy Bloomquist '89 Blends Work and Hobby (July 1st 2009)

Cassandra SkinnerLopata '06 Appointed to Oregon Liquor Control Commission (July 1st 2009)

UO Portland Continues Summer Discussion Series Thursday, July 30 (July 1st 2009)

Recent Grad Mariah Kennedy Scores Big in Securities Regulation (July 7th 2009)

'The thirteenth year of my five-year plan:' David Gold '84 Tried Many Paths Before Finding his Passion (July 8th 2009)

Professor Ofer Raban's Paper on Torture Memos Tops Four SSRN Lists (July 9th 2009)

A Beautiful Friendship: Class of '79 Judges Ann Aiken and Roxanne Osborne watch careers, families blossom (July 15th 2009)

Student Orientation To Take Place August 19-21 (July 21st 2009)

A Loving Lawyer: Agi Petersen '59 Loves Law and Thinks Lawyers Should Love Themselves a Little More (July 22nd 2009)

Professor Ofer Raban Continues to Gain SSRN Recognition (July 24th 2009)

Seven Professors Commended for Work with Oregon Law Commission (July 28th 2009)

From Sheep Rancher to Lawyer: Joyce Benjamin '74 Took a Non-Traditional Approach to Law School (July 29th 2009)

"Sanctuaries" Photography Exhibit on Display at Oregon Law (July 30th 2009)

August 2009

Professor Michelle McKinley Receives Newberry Library Fellowship (August 3rd 2009)

'It's been a real pleasure over the years:' Jerry Parks, Jr., '69 Enjoys Seeing his Multiple Businesses Grow and Expand (August 5th 2009)

Journal of the Legal Writing Institute Names Award for LRW Pioneer Mary Lawrence (August 10th 2009)

'It was an interesting time'
Walter Grebe '64 witnessed firsthand the strife of the 1960s
(August 12th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Assistant Professor Stuart Chinn (August 19th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Assistant Professor John Greenman (August 19th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Assistant Professor Eric Priest (August 20th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Assistant Professor Jennifer Reynolds (August 20th 2009)

Goldman Prize Winner Pablo Fajardo to Present 'Jungle Law: Battling Chevron-Texaco in the Ecuadorian Amazon' August 26 (August 21st 2009)

Former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts to Participate in Video Conference August 27 (August 21st 2009)

Professor Adell Amos Appointed Deputy Solicitor for Land and Water Resources (August 24th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Class of 2012 (August 25th 2009)

It's A Family Affair for Oregon Law's 2009 Reunions (August 26th 2009)

Professor Rebecca Tsosie Welcomed as Inaugural Oregon Tribes Professor of Law (August 27th 2009)

Wayne Morse Center Welcomes Dale Jamieson as 2009-10 Chair of Law and Politics (August 27th 2009)

Environmental and Natural Resources Program Announces Leadership Changes (August 28th 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes Visiting Professor Jennifer Martin (August 28th 2009)

Wayne Morse Center Welcomes Resident Scholar Ted Toadvine (August 28th 2009)

Fireside Conversations Series Kicks Off September 2 with Professor John Bonine (August 31st 2009)

Professor Michelle McKinley to Compete in National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Competition (August 31st 2009)

Oregon Law Welcomes New Adjunct Faculty Members (August 31st 2009)

September 2009

Oregon Law Alumni to Converge on Campus September 11-13 (September 1st 2009)

Faculty Coordinate Northwest Regional Legal Writing Conference (September 1st 2009)

Where Law and Media Collide
Kelly Matheson '99 uses video advocacy to change the law
(September 2nd 2009)

Wayne Morse Center Welcomes Visiting Distinguished Scholar James McCarthy (September 3rd 2009)

Wayne Morse Center Announces 2009-10 Project Grant Recipients (September 3rd 2009)

Symposium Examines 'Legal and Ethical Duties in a Changing Climate' September 11 (September 4th 2009)

Professor Steven Bender Appointed to Commission on Hispanic Affairs (September 4th 2009)

Professor Rob Illig's 'The Oregon Method' to Appear in Journal of Legal Education (September 8th 2009)

Wayne Morse Center Welcomes Dissertation Fellow Shangrila Joshi Wynn (September 9th 2009)

Fun, Friendship, and Kilts
Kyle Daley: Law Student, Competitive Highland Athlete (September 10th 2009)

Class of 1959 to Celebrate 50-Year Reunion (September 11th 2009)

Tribal Leaders and Policymakers to Attend Oregon Law's Tribal Climate Change Events (September 14th 2009)

Professor Jennifer Reynolds Presents Fireside Conversation September 16 (September 14th 2009)

'Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice' Takes Place at UO Portland September 17 (September 14th 2009)

OLSPIF Stipend Recipients Reflect on Summer Experiences (September 15th 2009)

Oregon Law Celebrates Constitution Day September 17 (September 16th 2009)

Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation Symposium Exceeds Attendance Goal (September 17th 2009)

Oregon Law Student Takes On United Nations Externship (September 17th 2009)

preLaw magazine Singles Out Oregon Law's Environmental, Public Interest, and Criminal Law Programs (September 17th 2009)

Oregon Law Review Announces 2009-10 Staff Editors (September 21st 2009)

Oregon Review of International Law Announces 2009-10 Associate Editors (September 21st 2009)

Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation Announces 2009-10 Members (September 21st 2009)

Oregon Law Remembers Longtime Faculty Member Bob Lacy (September 22nd 2009)

Professor Svitlana Kravchenko Presents Fireside Conversation September 30 (September 22nd 2009)

Professor Roberta Mann to Present at Tenth Annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation (September 23rd 2009)

Public Reception for Photographer Scott Blackman Takes Place October 8 (September 28th 2009)

Oregon Bar Passage Rate Soars Past Statewide Average (September 29th 2009)

Chairman of the Good Life Committee: An Interview with Bob Lacy (September 29th 2009)

The Chairman of the Good Life Committee: An Interview with Bob Lacy (Part II) (September 29th 2009)

October 2009

Professor Susan Gary to Speak at Annual Estate Planning Seminar October 2 (October 1st 2009)

Conference to Celebrate 150th Anniversary of Oregon Supreme Court is October 9 (October 5th 2009)

Duck Dash 5k Runs Through Campus October 10 (October 5th 2009)

Professors Steven Bender and Andrea Coles-Bjerre to Present at OSB Debtor Creditor Section Annual Meeting October 9 (October 9th 2009)

Rebecca Tsosie to Present Third Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture October 15 (October 12th 2009)

Professor Jim Elliott Presents Fireside Conversation October 21 (October 12th 2009)

Globe Trotter
Mark Johnstad '94 learned that a law degree could take him anywhere
(October 13th 2009)

Annual Wine Law Reception Takes Place October 17 (October 16th 2009)

'Climate Policy: What if Politics Fails Us?' Discussion to Take Place October 22 (October 19th 2009)

Professor Mary Wood to Address Eugene Residents at Worldwide Climate Change Event October 24 (October 19th 2009)

Conflict and Dispute Resolution Program Announces 2009 Essay Contest (October 22nd 2009)

Professor Roberta Mann to Speak at UT on Alternative-Energy Related Tax Issues (October 28th 2009)

PIPS to Present Catherine Carr With Dom Vetri 'Champion of the Public Interest' Award November 5 (October 30th 2009)

November 2009

Professor Mary Wood Delivers Keynote Address to Power Shift Western 2009 Conference (November 10th 2009)