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September 21st 2004 • Printer version Life @Law September 20-October 3, 2004HIGHLIGHTS: Business Innovation and Law conference, Defending the biosphere lecture,
Appeals Court visit, Public interest careers panel and reunions galore.
Monday, September 20 ADMISSIONS VISITS: Philadelphia
Wednesday, September 22 BROWN BAG: Corporate Law for Beginners
Watch the traffic - 3,200 incoming students will move into residence halls today.
Friday, September 24 LECTURE: Defending the Biosphere Through Law
Friday-Saturday September 24-25 Yom Kippur Sundown Friday until sundown Saturday
Monday, September 27 ORAL ARGUMENTS: Oregon Court of Appeals Room 175. 8:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M. The three-judge panel consists of Judge Dave BrewerÃ77, the presiding judge of the panel, Judge Dave Schuman 84, and Judge Mary Ann Bearden 78 pro tempore. Sponsored by the Legal Research and Writing Program. LRW Director Suzanne Rowe writes, We have an interesting variety of cases: criminal, evidence, trusts,
and more. The judges will lunch with students from noon to 1:30 in the faculty
lounge.
6:00 P.M.-9:30 P.M., Room 110. Art and law is the topic of this yearÃs negotiation competition, sponsored by the Moot Court Board. Thirty-two teams will compete this weekend and next (October 6 - 7). Two teams
will be chosen from the intraschool competition to represent the law school at
the regional, which will take place during the first two weeks in November in
British Columbia. (Exact location and date TBA.) The winner of the Regional Competition
will advance to the National Negotiation Competition held in conjunction with
the ABA mid-year meeting on February 5-6, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nicole Schick of the Moot Court Board says, This is one of our most popular competitions,
with students from all three classes competing over four nights, presenting a
unique opportunity to work on oral advocacy skills while networking with local
attorneys. INFO: mailto: nschick@law.uoregon.edu
Friday, October 1 PORTLAND: Business Innovation & Law 2004 9:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M., Portland World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon. This annual
conference sponsored by UO Law Portland Program features a morning forum with Portland mayoral candidates Jim Francesconi and Tom Potter. Legal and industry speakers from a variety of perspectives discuss OregonÃs
regulatory and tax climate, public and private alliances, post-Enron ethics and
the steps needed to make Oregon truly business-friendly. Law professor Steven Bender directs the Portland Program. $140 includes lunch and CLE credit. Register online:
www.law.uoregon.edu/pdx.
Friday, October 1 PORTLAND PROGRAM: Alumni Reception 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. UO Portland Center, 2nd and Yamhill. Join other alumni, faculty and friends of the law school for food,
drink and music after the Business Innovation and Law conference. INFO: mailto:jspruaer@law.uoregon.edu.
Friday, October 1 Against the Grain: Careers in Public Interest Law Room 175, 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. Public Interest/Public Service Program (PIPS) symposium with Hardy Myers Ã64, Oregon attorney general, and federal judge Ann Aiken 79. Among the many other invited speakers are law alumni Peter James 88, Marion County Legal Aid, Eugene City Councilor Gary Pape '79, public defender David Pebworth Ã02, Tim SylwesterÃ81, Oregon DOJ, and attorney Marianne Dugan Ã93. INFO: mailto:lininger@law.uoregon.edu.
Friday, October 1 REUNIONS: Classes of 1974, 1979 and 1984 Wayne Morse Commons, 5:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M., Reception for all three classes. Kudos
to the reunion chairs! 1974: Matt Chapman, David Culpepper, Val Fisher, Rod Lewis, Richard Meeker. 1979: Jonathan Goodling, John McGuigan, Rohn Roberts. 1984: Laura Rackner, Fred Ruby, David Schuman. INFO: mailto:ctapp@law.uoregon.edu.
Friday-Saturday, October 1-2 CONFERENCE: Northwest Tribal Water Rights Room 110. Sponsored by the Center for Tribal Water Advocacy, our ENR Program and the OSB Indian Law Section. INFO: http://www.tribaladvocacy.org and mailto:waterlaw@uci.net.
Saturday, October 2 TAILGATE: Oregon vs. Arizona State Mallard Estates, Autzen Stadium. 10:30 A.M.- 12:30 P.M. Sponsored by the Law Alumni Association and the Student Bar Association. INFO: mailto:colleen@law.uoregon.edu.
Saturday, October 2 REUNIONS: Classes of 1974, 1979 and 1984 6:00 P.M. -9:00 P.M. Dinners for all three classes at various well-appointed
spots in the law school. INFO: mailto:ctapp@law.uoregon.edu.
Wednesday, October 6 Community Conversations: Gay Marriage
Thursday, October 7 LECTURE: Southern Poverty Law Center
Friday, October 8 CONFERENCE: Times v. Sullivan: Forty Years Later Room 175. The UO journalism and law schools commemorate the fortieth anniversary
of the 1964 landmark libel case that established federal constitutional standards
in libel law. The keynoter is federal appellate judge Gilbert S. Merritt, who was one of thirteen U.S. legal experts selected to help rebuild IraqÃs judicial
system. He has publicly criticized government-issued gag orders as a violation
of the First Amendment. National and regional newspaper journalists will talk
about SullivanÃs impact on the media. They include Washington Post Associate Editor and Columnist David Ignatius, Oregonian editor Sandra Mims Rowe, and L.A. Times deputy general counsel and vice president Karlene Goller.
Justice Rives Kistler of the Oregon Supreme Court, David Schuman of the Oregon Court of Appeals and David Kohler, director of SouthwesternÃs Biederman National Entertainment and Media Law Institute,
will explore the caseÃs impact on the Constitution. CLE credits available. INFO:
http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/sullivan or (541) 346-2519.
Friday, October 8 DeanÃs Circle Dinner
Thursday, October 14 LECTURE: The United States and the Laws of Power
October 14 -16 Oregon State Bar Annual Meeting
Oregon Convention Center, Portland. INFO: http://www.osbar.org/programs/annualmeet/04/meeting.html
Friday, October 15 PORTLAND: OSB Convention Alumni Reception
RSVP by October 4 to (541) 346-3970 or mailto:colleen@law.uoregon.edu.
Friday, October 15 EUGENE: Alumni Association Board Meeting
Saturday, October 16 Homecoming
10:30 A.M. Tailgate for law alumni, faculty and law students at Mallard Estates, Autzen Stadium
before the Oregon vs. Arizona game. INFO: mailto:colleen@law.uoregon.edu.
Tuesday, Oct 19 PANEL: Writing Skills in Law Practice
All events at the Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate Street, Eugene, unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change - that is simply the way of the world. Check with the event contacts before you commit yourself irrevocably. |
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