August 20, 2001 - Levin College of Law - University of Florida

Inside:
• Career Services
Programs and
Services (2)
• Counseling Resources (4)
• Dispute Resolution
Forum (5)
• UF’s Warsaw Center
Graduates 90 (5)
• Law School Tops in
Technology (6)
• Information: Get It,
Share It, Here’s How (8)
Don’t Miss
Our Summer
Summary
Next week’s
FlaLaw will include
a special summer
wrapup — stories on
Dean Jon Mills’ and
new faculty appointments
and the status
of expansion and
renovation projects
at the law school.
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Fredric G. Levin College of Law Newsletter • Vol. 5 No. 1 • August 20, 2001
Law Review Competition Kickoff
Third-semester students are invited to attend the
kickoff meeting for the fall Florida Law Review
write-on competition Tuesday, Aug. 28, 5:30 p.m.,
190A Holland Hall.
The Review congratulates its Fall 2001 invitees:
Brian Dorn, Megan Ellis, Michael Fazio, Marilyn
Gandarilla, Christopher Klemawesch, Brian
Lamb, Melissa Segarra, Damon Whitaker,
Christopher Willis and Lisa Wolgast.
Florida Journal of International
LawIntroductory Meetings
The Florida Journal of International Law will
hold introductory meetings at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 28, and Wednesday, Aug. 29. All secondthrough
fifth-semester students are invited. For
information and meeting place: Read Sawczyn,
FJIL Editor-in-Chief, sawczycr@notes.cba.ufl.edu.
Join Trial Team — Meeting Aug. 30
Second- and third-semester students are encouraged
to attend Trial Team’s first informational meeting,
Thursday, Aug. 30, 6 p.m., 190 Holland Hall.
UF law students can gain experience and earn
national recognition participating in co- and extracurricular
organizations. The UF Trial Competition
Team earned first place at both The Florida Bar state
and American Trial Lawyers Association regional
competitions in 2001, and finished sixth of 26 teams
at the National Finals in New Orleans.
For information, contact: President Michael Pike
or Vice Presidents and Intramural Competitions
Coordinators Jose Izquierdo, Monica Williams or
Natasha Thomas at Uftrialteam@hotmail.com.
Alumni Networking Luncheon
First-semester students are invited to a networking
luncheon with the law school Alumni Council.
The luncheon is held in conjunction with their fall
meeting Saturday, Sept. 15, prior to the UF-
Tennessee football game. A BBQ lunch will be
served at noon, but students are asked to arrive at
11:30 a.m. in front of the Bailey Courtroom to sign
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• MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN •
We are all excited
about a new academic year
and the energy generated by
the return of our students.
To those of you here for
the first time, please do not
hesitate to bring your questions
or issues to our faculty, staff and administrators.
For those returning and beginning to
think of life after law school, let us know how
we can help. Our Center for Career Services, for
example, has resources and staff devoted to helping
you pursue a rewarding professional career.
Law school is the beginning of that career.
You are part of a dynamic academic community
and heritage of excellence in the legal profession.
I just returned from a convention of the
American Bar Association, which four of our
graduates have led as President.
We encourage you to participate in student
organizations that strike your interest. One
advantage of this large law school is its variety
of student organizations and academic programs.
We know “one size does not fit all” law students.
I am personally interested in your input. Our
institution has a strong tradition of excellence.
We also are committed to continuous quality
improvement, and your suggestions are vital to
that process. Please attend our “Brown Bag
with the Dean” luncheons, come by my office,
or e-mail me your ideas at mills@law.ufl.edu.
We also encourage you to talk with any of our
Associate Deans. Good luck. Welcome, and
welcome back.
— Jon L. Mills, Dean
in and fill out an information card for alumni matching.
Students also are invited, but not required, to sit
in on the Council meeting at 10:30 a.m. To attend,
e-mail banem@law.ufl.edu or call Martha Bane in
Alumni Affairs, 392.9296.

Working
For You
We in Student Affairs
extend a warm welcome
to entering students. You
will be part of the
College of Law community
for the next three
years, and we are delighted
to have you with us.
We look forward to
working with you as you
negotiate your way along
the student-lawyer path,
learning not only the
book knowledge, but also
the values of being a professional
attorney.
Our staff is
here to
work with
you. Use
us as much
as you can,
and
Sasnett
remember
to provide feedback to
help us serve you better.
We look forward to hearing
from you.
— Gail Sasnett, Associate
Dean for Students
Financial Aid
If you have financial
aid questions or concerns,
please stop by and
see me in Student Affairs,
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5
p.m., or e-mail me at:
Trish_Varnes@
sfa.ufl.edu. Financial aid
information is also available
in the Student
Handbook and on the
“Student Affairs” Web
site. I look forward to
working with you.
— Trish Varnes, Director,
Financial Aid
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• CENTER FOR CAREER SERVICES •
U.S. Department of Justice Jobs
Did you know the U.S. Department of Justice
was named the #1 All-Around Best Legal Employer
in America in America’s Greatest Places to Work
with a Law Degree by Kimm Alayne Walton?
If you are interested in working for the U.S.
Department of Justice, Jorene Soto from the DOJ
will be in the Faculty Dining Room at 11 a.m.,
Wednesday (Aug. 22), to discuss her experiences
and career opportunities with the Department.
Applications will be available for the Summer
2002 Law Intern Program and Attorney General’s
Honor Program for 2002 law graduates. Application
deadline for both is Sept. 24.
Polish Your Resume
Career Services will host a Resume Writing
Workshop Friday (Aug. 24), 3 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom. We will provide information on preparing
your legal resume and answer resume-related
questions. Bring your resume and a pen.
Once you have a working draft, bring your
resume by Career Services for review any time
Aug. 27 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. during walk-in resume
hours. First-come, first-served.
Students may also consult with Career
Services staff on the concourse Aug. 27-30, noon-
1 p.m., for “One Quick Question” on nearly anything
career-related.
Returning Student ICAN Registration
If you did not register on the system last spring,
you must attend an Interactive Career Assistance
Network (ICAN) session to participate in Fall 2001
On-Campus Interviewing (OCI), or view on-line job
postings. The one-hour sessions include discussions
on how to get registered, the OCI process and other
relevant items. Questions are welcome.
If you registered last spring, you may attend a
session as a refresher, but it is not mandatory.
Whether you choose to attend or not, you must
update your status on the system (i.e. 2L to 3L).
Sessions are offered early each fall because resume
submissions for OCI begin Aug. 27 and interviews
begin Sept. 10.
Intellectual Property Session
Akerman Senterfitt and the Intellectual Property
Group are co-hosting an informational session on
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Assistant Dean Kathy Urbach (holding a plaque
recognizing the Center’s outstanding efforts in 2001)
works with Career Services staff to help UF law students
gain experience and training and find the right
job after graduation. For a complete list of the
Center’s many services, visit www.law.ufl.edu/career/.
“The Practice of Intellectual Property Law” and
a reception Tuesday, Aug. 28, 6 p.m., Faculty
Dining Room. Akerman Senterfitt attorneys will
lead a discussion on the current IP market and the
practice of patent prosecution, IP litigation, and
trademark & copyright law. Everyone welcome.
Interviewing Skills Programs
Once your resume is in order, you should brush
up on your interviewing skills. Two upcoming programs
can give you tips on interviewing well, and
increase your confidence during an interview.
Catherine Glenn and Elizabeth Zabak, recruiting
coordinators from Carlton Fields, will host a
program on “Interviewing Etiquette” Aug. 29,
12:45 p.m., Bailey Courtroom. They will offer tips
on interviewing both on-campus and off and discuss
what to expect during a call-back interview.
You can practice what you’ve learned Sept. 4-7,
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., when local attorneys conduct
mock interviews. Interview one-on-one with an
attorney and receive immediate feedback. To participate
in the mock interview program, drop off your
resume and sign up for a date/time in Career
Services Aug. 23-30.
Law Students Attend Job Fair
The Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF),
held each year in Atlanta, is one of the largest job
fairs in the country, bringing together more than
100 employers from all over the country with law
students from 40-plus Southeastern law schools.

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Fifty UF students attended the fair in early August,
and participated in 166 interviews over the two-day
event.
UF students interviewed with law firms, corporations,
government agencies and public interest
organizations. They gained valuable interviewing
experience, met students from across the Southeast,
and may even obtain jobs with firms or organizations
they may not have been able to meet any
other way.
“SEMJF is an excellent opportunity to meet and
interview with numerous employers and interact
with students from other law schools. It provides a
great first-hand experience for students to learn
exactly what employers are looking for in future
employees,” said Taneka Campbell (3L).
Many students spent hours preparing their
resumes, filling out forms, researching the firms
and preparing for interviews. Interviewing at a job
fair can be hectic and overwhelming, but it is an
experience students never forget.
To learn more about job fairs, contact Karla
Cameron in Career Services.
Personnel Changes
The Center for Career Services has hired new
staff and promoted others recently. Changes
include:
• Kathy Urbach, who had been serving as Interim
Assistant Dean, was officially appointed to the
position.
Job Search Checklist for Aug. 20-27
Check the updates on this list each week to see what you should be
doing to get your career on the right track.
If you are: You should be:
• Karla Cameron joined the
Center as Assistant Director.
• Laura Traynham came aboard as
Assistant Director and Director of
Public Service and Pro Bono
Programs.
Urbach
• Jessie Howell, a recent UF law
school graduate, joined the staff as
Public Interest Coordinator.
• Donna McDavid was promoted to
Program Assistant.
• Susan Franklin is Jobs
Cameron
Coordinator.
• Samantha Vacciana, a spring 2001
entering law student, is working
part-time to assist with planning and
coordinating educational programs
and public relations, including Traynham
employer and student relations, as
well as working as a student liaison.
• Melissa Bilobran has returned to
join new undergraduate student
workers A.J. Bremerman, Lauren
Howell
Chaney and Jenna Caldwell.
Stop by and get reacquainted with the staff
members you know and meet those that are new.
While you are there, check out other major
change to the office — the interview rooms. Two
in-office interview rooms have been redecorated to
make them more comfortable and pleasant.
1L, 1st semester • Getting acquainted with other students and
acclimated to law school.
• Attending educational programs of interest to you.
1L, 2nd semester/2L/3L • Attending an ICAN orientation session if you are interested in
participating in On-Campus Interviewing (OCI) or viewing our
on-line job postings.
• Updating your information on ICAN if you attended an ICAN
orientation session last spring.
• Preparing/updating your resume.
• Checking out the fall program schedule and marking dates on
your calendar of programs you are interested in attending.
• Filling out an employment questionnaire if you worked over summer.
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Career
Calendar
•ICAN Orientation - Aug.
20, 3 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
• ICAN Orientation - Aug.
20, 5:10 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
•ICAN Orientation
(LL.M. Tax students only)
- Aug. 21, 11:30 a.m.,
Bailey Courtroom
•ICAN Orientation - Aug.
21, 4:10 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
•Department of Justice
Information Session -
Aug. 22, 11 a.m., Faculty
Dining Room
•Drop off your resume &
sign up for date/time for
Mock Interview Program
- Aug. 23-30
•ICAN Orientation - Aug.
23, 12 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
•ICAN Orientation, Aug.
23, 2:30 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
•Resume Writing
Workshop - Aug. 24, 2:45
p.m., Bailey Courtroom
•ICAN Orientation -
Aug. 24, 3 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
•Walk-In Resume Review -
Aug. 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Center for Career Services
•“One Quick Question” -
Aug. 27-30, 12 p.m.-1
p.m., Concourse
•“The Practice of
Intellectual Property
Law” - Aug. 28, 6 p.m.,
Faculty Dining Room
• “Interviewing Etiquette”
- Aug. 29, 12:45 p.m.,
Bailey Courtroom
•Mock Interview Program
- Sept. 4-7, 9:30 a.m. -
2:30 p.m.
Keep up with Career
Services events by checking
FlaLaw and/or the
Career Event Calendar:
www.law.ufl.edu/career/.

Library News
Legal Information
Center staff welcome new
and returning students to
the Levin College of Law.
We are here to help you
conduct legal and nonlegal
research, and offer a
wide variety of resources
— ranging from online
databases to old exams.
Feel free to stop by the
Reference Desk in the first
floor reading room of
Holland Hall if you have
questions about the library
or need help with your
research.
Beginning next week, I
will use this space to highlight
databases or other
services at the law school,
suggest legal research
strategies and keep you
abreast of news at the
Legal Information Center.
Good luck in the upcoming
semester.
— Christopher
Vallandingham,
Reference Librarian,
Legal Information
Center
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It’s that time again. Summer is officially over
and the new school year has begun. Welcome back
to returning students, and good luck to new
students.
My name is Heather McWilliams and I am the
new Resource Counselor in the Center for Career
Services. Cary Evans also will be returning this
semester to work with me in providing services to
law students.
Resource Counselors provide individual assistance
to law students who could benefit from their
services. Cary and I help students facing issues
such as stress related to academics, time management,
depression, diet and nutrition concerns and/or
relationship problems. We also will present workshops
on topics like these throughout the semester,
so watch for upcoming dates and events.
I have a wide range of experience and training in
Mental Health Counseling. I worked at the Alachua
County Crisis Center as a crisis counselor for two
years. My most recent experience has been working
in the Counseling Center at Santa Fe Community
College, where I was responsible for providing
• HEALTHY LIVING •
Counseling Resources
By Heather McWilliams, Resource Counselor
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students with
personal, career
and academic
counseling.
I hope you
will make it a
point to come
by and talk with
me about anything
of concern
to you. Stop by my office any time, or make an
appointment for a time that fits your schedule by
calling or e-mailing me.
Remember, no matter how big or small the problem,
I am here to support you and help make your
experience here a positive one.
For information or an appointment: Resource
Counselor Heather McWilliams, 244 Bruton-Geer
Hall, phone 392.7044, e-mail heatherj@ufl.edu or
mcwillh@law.ufl.edu. Office hours: Monday 2-6
p.m., Tuesday 2-6 p.m., Thursday 8-1 p.m.
Law Students
Meet Appellate
Judges
Federal Magistrate Judge
and Adjunct Law Professor
William Wagner took his
summer Advanced Appellate
Advocacy class (left, on
courthouse steps) to hear
arguments before the 11th
Circuit Court of Appeals in
Jacksonville.
Wagner arranged for
students to have a question
and answer session with the
judges, who included UF law
alumna Susan Black (’67)
and Former Florida Supreme
Court Justice Rosemary
Barkett (’70).

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Dispute Resolution Forum to Honor Former Justice Overton
A reception for former
Florida Supreme Court Justice
Ben F. Overton Friday, Sept.
7, will kickoff the Second
Annual Upchurch Watson &
White Dispute Resolution
Symposium organized by the
UF College of Law. The
Overton event begins at 5
p.m., at the University of
Overton
Florida Hotel and Conference
Center, and the symposium starts at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 8.
Overton served on the Florida court for more
than 24 years, including as Chief Justice from 1976-
1978. After stepping down, he joined the mediation
firm of Upchurch Watson & White in 1999, and
served as chair of the American Bar Association
section on dispute resolution in 2000-2001.
Among topics to be discussed during the halfday
session are how to design client’s mediation to
increase chances for success, tactics for dealing with
tough clients and opponents during negotiation, and
effective legal representation in mediation. The
symposium ends with an open forum panel
discussion.
“Information for both the practitioner and the
mediator will be featured, with emphasis on the
practitioner,” according to John J. Upchurch IV of
Upchurch Watson & White in Daytona Beach.
“These days, 95 percent of cases are resolved in
mediation instead of trial. Yet 95 percent of legal
education focuses on trial performance. This
symposium is one effort to correct that imbalance.”
The annual symposium and other programs at
the Institute for Dispute Resolution (IDR) at the law
school are made possible through a $100,000
endowment by the Upchurch Watson & White firm,
which has offices in Daytona Beach and Maitland.
According to Upchurch, formal training for
lawyers has not been widely available regarding representing
clients in mediation. He and his colleagues
view the symposium and IDR as means of offering
information on this relatively new field.
Panelists and speakers scheduled to appear in
addition to Overton and Upchurch are Professor
Don Peters, IDR director; Rodney Max, director of
the Sirote & Permutt Mediation Center,
Birmingham, Ala.; John Wagner, director of the
Alternative Dispute Resolution Center of Irell &
Manella, Los Angeles, CA.; and Lawrence M.
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Watson Jr. and Terrence M. White of the sponsoring
firm.
Symposium registration is $90, and CLE credit
from The Florida Bar is offered. Certified Mediators
will be eligible for CME credit.
Additional information and symposium reservations
are available by contacting Barbara DeVoe,
law school Director of Conference Planning, at
392.8070 or devoe@law.ufl.edu.
Supreme Court Externs
Hollie Morgan (3L), Jennifer DeSantis
(2L) and Stacy Borisov (2L) externed with
Justices Harding, Pariente and Shaw (respectively)
on the Supreme Court of Florida this
summer. The students received class credit for
the externships, in addition to valuable experience
and contacts they developed on their jobs.
Warsaw Center Graduates 90
Ninety students graduated from UF’s Center
for American Law Studies at Warsaw (Poland)
University June 18. Keynote speaker at the graduation
was UF law alumnus and lawyer extraordinaire
Dexter Douglass of The Douglass Firm,
Tallahassee (right, with Dean Jon Mills and top
center student and graduate Klara Kanska).
No Open
Containers
in Library
Legal Information
Center staff are enforcing
UF policy on drink cups
in the library. Only
University of Florida logo
cups or others with screwon
lids with straws are
permitted. No open containers,
please. Thank you
for your cooperation.
Join the
Alumni
Council
December 2001
graduates are encouraged
to join the law school
Alumni Council, an
advisory group comprised
of about 200
alumni representing each
class year from 1940.
The Council assists with
fund-raising, reunions,
regional gatherings and
student support.
Interviews will be
held prior to the fall
Alumni Council meeting
Saturday, Sept. 15, starting
at 9 a.m.
E-mail Kelley Wood
at woodkm@law.ufl.edu
if you are interested in
joining this distinguished
group of alumni.

Free Video
Viewings
Confused about arbitration
versus negotiation?
Interested in how
experts mediate a commercial
dispute?
The Media Services
Center in the law library
has collections of videos
on these and more than
100 other topics. Names
of the most popular
videos are indexed on
the library Web page
(www.law.ufl.edu/lic/).
Videos are available for
viewing in the Media
Services area, but cannot
be checked out. Center
hours are 7:30 a.m.-
11:45 p.m., Monday -
Thursday; 7:30 a.m. -
7:45 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m., Saturday; and
11 a.m.-11:45 p.m.,
Sunday.
Did You
Know?
The first four
University of Florida
College of Law Deans
graduated from
Michigan. A fifth graduated
from Northwestern,
and was a Professor of
Law and Associate Dean
at Michigan for a combined
total of 48 years.
Two Deans graduated
from Yale, two from
Duke, two from Florida,
and one from
Pennsylvania.
Jon Mills is the 12th
Dean, and a UF law
graduate.
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Law School Tops in Technology
By Sanjeev Sirpal, Editorial Assistant
Manager of Computing Services
Mark Bergeron spoke this summer
at the Computer Assisted Legal
Instruction (CALI) conference held at
Suffolk University in Boston. The
500-plus attendees represented
most law schools in the U.S. and
abroad.
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Bergeron
“Compared to other public sector universities,
we (UF) appeared to be among the top percent in
technology and in being able to provide computerrelated
technical services,” said Bergeron. “By listening
to other conference speakers and asking
questions, I got the impression we have solved
problems other law schools have not, and are
doing things technologically that many law
schools have not even entertained.”
Bergeron cited as an example the College of
Law’s installation of wireless Internet access capabilities
for both indoor and outdoor use.
“We’re putting it in places students would want
to sit down with a laptop and use it,” said
Bergeron. “Places like the libraries, cafeteria and
picnic benches outside. Professor can even teach
class outside if they want to, complete with
Internet capabilities.”
The school is using the IEEE (Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers) recognized
standard for wireless Internet cards, the 802.11b.
This way, students can not only access the Internet
at the law school, but also anywhere else that supports
the card.
The College of Law began a project this summer
to completely re-wire the law school from
current 4 and 16 Megabyte per second Token Ring
connections to a 100 Megabyte per second
switched Ethernet connection to every desktop.
“The infrastructure that supports it is capable of
supporting a one Gigabit per second transfer rate,”
said Bergeron. “We planned for the future. If we
get requests for something like video conferencing,
the backbone is capable of supporting that.”
Bergeron graduated with a B.S. in electrical
engineering from Auburn University, spent two
years as a teleprocessing engineer at the Northeast
Regional Data Center in Gainesville, and was
named Manager of College of Law Computing
Services in 1986.
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For specifics on wireless technology on the
UF campus, and recommended product information,
go to: http://net-services.ufl.edu/wireless.
In The Spotlight
Information as provided by faculty and staff, and by regular
searches of news media story reports.
• Professor Lars Noah received a $10,000
grant from the American Society of Law,
Medicine & Ethics to prepare an article,
“Challenges in the Regulation of Pain
Management Technologies.” The new
Chief Counsel of the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration has asked Noah to L. Noah
serve as a special consultant, which he will do infor-
mally at first while teaching as a visiting professor at
the Georgetown University Law Center during the fall.
Noah also was quoted recently in the Washington Post
and on a National Public Radio broadcast regarding
legal questions brought on by human cloning, and
interviewed on NPR regarding FDA law.
• Director of Social Policy Elizabeth
McCulloch conducted two trainings in
August based on her manual, Making
Welfare Work (for You!). Twenty-four
social services providers attended the first
session, and 13 welfare recipients attended
the second. She plans to conduct more
Employee of
the Month
Virgil Hawkins
Civil Clinic Program
Assistant Patricia
Williams was named
July Employee of the
Month, and presented
McCulloch
Patti Williams (right)
and Michael Seigel
with flowers and a plaque and lunch certificate.
“We hear from Patti often. She cares very
deeply about what goes on at the law school,
and strives for quality in everything she is
involved in,” said Associate Dean Michael
Seigel. “We are pleased that we can recognize
her hard work and dedication in this manner.”
The EOM program recognizes “unsung heroes”
among law school USPS employees and substantially
full-time OPS employees. Send nominations to
Associate Dean Seigel at siegel@law.ufl.edu. Joint
or group nominations are welcome. All nominations
should explain in detail why the nominee deserves
the award.

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trainings during the coming year.
• Professor Barbara Bennett Woodhouse
presented a paper this summer at the
North American Regional Conference of
the International Society of Family Law
(ISFL) in Kingston, Ontario, on the
Rights of Children in Same Sex Families.
Woodhouse
She recently was elected a member of the Executive
Council of the ISFL and will attend its meetings in
Bath, England, in September. She also appeared before
The Florida Bar Committee on the Legal Needs of
Children and taught a session on crossover cases in
July at a seminar on Representing Children in
Dependency Proceedings in Orlando. Her presentation
highlighted the work of Claudia Wright and Gator
TeamChild student advocates in representing children
with learning disabilities, and the partnership between
Gator TeamChild and the new Center on Children and
the Law.
• CGR Attorney Barbara Noah’s article,
“The Invisible Patient” will be published
by University of Illinois Law Review.
• Professor Patricia Dilley was interviewed
on WRUF radio regarding social
security privatization and spoke on-air at
“WRUF: Live at 4” about President
Bush’s proposed tax plan.
• Associate Dean for Students Gail
Sasnett, as president of the National
Association of Women Lawyers, wrote
the introduction for Cool Careers for
Girls in Law. She is working on article
regarding adaptation of Drug Courts to
include DUI offenders. She was invited to
moderate National Association of Drug
Court Professionals’ 7th Annual Training
Conference in New Orleans sessions on
“Does Your Jurisdiction Need a DUI/
Drug Court?” She is on the Florida
Lawyers Assistance, Inc., Board of
Directors and Student Education and
Admissions to the Bar Committee.
• Associate Professor Jonathan R. Cohen
was named Vice Chair of the Committee
on Negotiation of the American Bar
Association’s Section on Dispute
Resolution.
• Legal Information Center Director Betty
Taylor was quoted in the Sun-Sentinel
regarding the increase in the use of
cyber-law.
• Travis Yates, Legal Technology Institute
Web development services director, has
been appointed to the National
Republican Congressional Business
Committee. He will represent Florida
B. Noah
Dilley
Sasnett
Cohen
Taylor
Yates
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businesses in quarterly meetings with the
Speaker of the House and other U.S.
Congressional leaders in Washington.
Yates is a member of the Association of
Internet Professionals, International
Webmasters Association and World Wide
Web Artists’ Consortium and a recipient
of the NRCC’s medal of distinction.
• WRUF-FM interviewed Professor Pedro
Malavet regarding his knowledge of the
Vieques controversy.
• Professor Lyrissa Lidsky was quoted in
the Dallas Morning News regarding legal
attacks on the Net exposing lack of
anonymity, in the Palm Beach Daily
Business Review regarding legal recourse
in cyber-defamation, Fulton County
(GA.) Daily Report regarding the
increase in cyber-slander and subsequent
cyber-law, and San Diego Tribune and
Knight-Ridder news wire on anonymity
on the Web.
• The Florida Alligator ran an article about
Jon Mills being appointed permanent
Dean.
• Associate Dean Mike Seigel was quoted
in the Gainesville Sun and interviewed on
850 am and 89.1 on the expansion of the
law school.
• Professor Christopher Slobogin was
quoted in an article for abcnews.com on
the validity of the insanity defense.
Malavet
Lidsky
Mills
Seigel
Slobogin
• Professor Joseph Little was quoted in
the Orlando Sentinel regarding constitutionality
of religion over legitimate laws
concerning a rabbi fighting a zoning ordinance;
the Daytona Beach News Journal
regarding the legality of an adult nude Little
dance club confiscating a camera; the Sun
Sentinel regarding voter initiatives to
amend the Florida Constitution, the
Florida Times-Unionon constitutional
rights used as a shield by religion, and
the Lakeland Ledgerregarding partisan
politics involved in blocking federal
Moffat
judge nominations.
• Professor Robert Moffat was quoted in
ABA.net and ABA Journal regarding rage
phenomenon, and St. Petersburg Times
regarding the increase in “desk rage.”
Hernandez-Truyol
• Professor Berta Hernandez-Truyol was
quoted in the Florida Alligator regarding
the legality of apartment complexes’ substitution
clauses.
• Professor William Page was quoted in
Forbes.com regarding Microsoft.
Page
Litigator
Lunchbox
Menu Changes
The Litigator
Lunchbox (law school
cafeteria) is offering a
variety of new menu
options this fall:
• Montague’s Deli will
replace the Healthy
Choice Deli. In addition
to classic deli sandwiches,
Montague’s
will provide upscale
deli sandwiches and hot
Panini sandwiches.
• Java City will offer
gourmet brewed coffee,
including regular, decaf
and flavored varieties.
• Grille Works will have
new signage and more
upscale grilled sandwiches.
• To Go Meals will be
offered, including
prepackaged meals-togo
like Chicken Caesar
Salads, Wrap
Sandwiches, and Sub
Sandwiches, as well as
microwavable hot
entrees like Country
Fried Steak and Stuffed
Shells.
Save Lives
The Civitan
Bloodmobile will be at
the law school Aug. 29,
Oct. 24 and Jan. 16, 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Mark your
calendars to help save
lives those days.

Check out our free
Roommate Referral
and Book Exchange
services, publications
and information on
the College of Law
Web site:
www.law.ufl.edu.
The site also features
past issues of FlaLaw
(in full color) and
other law school
materials. Click on
“Publications.”
FlaLaw is published to
help inform and coordinate
activities of the
law school community.
Stan Huguenin, Director
of Communications.
Editor: Debra Amirin,
Associate Director of
Communications.
Christine Williams,
Program Assistant.
Sanjeev Sirpal,
Editorial Assistant.
Deadline: 10 a.m.
Tuesday for the next
week’s newsletter.
E-mail news to
flalaw@law.ufl.edu,
or bring a disk
(PC format, text in
WordPerfect or Word,
including author’s
name and contact
information), to
Communications, 288
Holland Hall. (Submit
news for the student
newsletter, The Docket,
to John Marshall Bar
Association.)
F LAL AW • N EWSLETTER O F THE F REDRIC G. L EVIN C OLLEGE OF L AW • A UGUST 2 0 , 2 0 0 1
• COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR •
August
20 • ICAN Orientation, 3 p.m. or 5:10 p.m.,
Bailey Courtroom
21 • Public Interest Environmental
Conference Committee Meeting,
5:15 PM, CGR Conference Room
• ICAN Orientation (LL.M. Tax Students
Only), 11:30 a.m., Bailey Courtroom
• ICAN Orientation, 4:10 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
22 • Information session with Department of
Justice, 11 a.m., Faculty Dining Room
23 • ICAN Orientation, 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.,
Bailey Courtroom
24 • ICAN Orientation, 3 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
• Resume Writing Workshop, 12:45 p.m.,
Bailey Courtroom
27 • Walk-In Resume Review, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Center for Career Services
FlaLaw
8
27-30• One Quick Question,
12-1 p.m., Concourse
28 • Law Review/Write-On Competition,
5:30-7 p.m., 190A HOL
• Practice of Intellectual Property Law,
6 p.m., Faculty Dining Room
• FJIL Introductory Meeting, 5:15 p.m.,
Place TBA
• Environmental and Land Use Law
Society Meeting, 5:15 p.m., 292 HOL
29 • Interviewing Etiquette, 12:45 p.m., Bailey
Courtroom
• FJIL Introductory Meeting, 5:15 p.m.,
Place TBA
30 • Law College Council - Volunteer Drive
for LCC Committee, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Concourse
• Trial Team Informational Meeting,
6 p.m., 190 HOL
Information — Get It, Share It, Here’s How
Welcome back, or to, the law school. Our first piece of advice to
you during this busy time is to use this newsletter, the College Web
site, bulletin boards and student message folders to keep abreast of
information and activities...and to share your news with others.
Following are the most common ways to acquire and disseminate information:
• This newsletter, FlaLaw, is the law school’s official outlet for information and announcements. It is printed
each Monday while school is in session, and issues also are posted on the College Web site, www.law.ufl.edu.
(See at left for submission information.)
• The law school funds a student newsletter for articles and editorials, The Docket. Contact the John Marshall
Bar Association, 392.0498, for information.
• Julie Barnes (392.9238, barnes@law.ufl.edu) in the Dean’s Office posts events to the law school’s Web page
Calendar of Events and “pop-up” computer calender. To have events, conferences or group activities posted,
send her the activity’s name, date and time, address/room, any additional information to be posted, and
where you want it posted — the law school Calendar of Events, pop-up or both. If it is to be posted on the
Calendar of Events Web page, tell her if you want it posted under more than one category (Alumni,
Conferences, etc.). If you do not specify a category, it will be posted under the month of the event only.
• Our searchable Web site, www.law.ufl.edu, is updated frequently with information and links to items related
to the law school and law study — including events and news, student services, books for sale, rooms to rent,
departments and centers, organizations, faculty information and legal resources.
• Our e-mail newsletter, UFLAW E-News, is sent to students, faculty, staff, alumni and others who subscribe.
(Directions for subscribing are on the College Web site.) Send submissions to flalaw@law.ufl.edu.
• Don’t forget to check the electronic sign board at the entrance to the Legal Information Center (Library),
and events bulletin board on the Holland Hall Concourse. To post a notice on the electronic board, contact
Student Affairs. To post one on the bulletin board, submit it to JMBA a week or two before the event.
• UF Lawyer magazine is published each fall and spring, and your Student Handbook and Prospectus provide
a wealth of information on the law school.