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<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Magazine<br />

Spotlight on<br />

<strong>ENVIRONMENTAL</strong><br />

<strong>LAW</strong><br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Dave owen<br />

and sarah schindler<br />

inside<br />

Race and <strong>Law</strong><br />

International Reach<br />

Judge Frank C<strong>of</strong>fin<br />

the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> school <strong>of</strong> law sUMMer 2011


FROM THE DEAN<br />

A center <strong>of</strong> excellence and a force for justice<br />

Dear Friends,<br />

Edward S. Godfrey, founding dean <strong>of</strong> the modern <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, predicted in 1965, “The future <strong>of</strong> the<br />

school looks bright . . . . [I]t should become a powerful force<br />

for good in the life <strong>of</strong> the state.” He wrote further that the school was<br />

designed not just to provide a sound legal education, “. . . but also to<br />

contribute the benefits <strong>of</strong> scholarly research to the university world,<br />

agencies <strong>of</strong> government, and the community in general.”<br />

I am pleased to report that, almost 50 years later, <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> has<br />

realized Dean Godfrey’s vision and more.<br />

The arc <strong>of</strong> history<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> has come a long<br />

way over the past century. It was<br />

founded initially as the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in Bangor<br />

in 1898 when only 45 other law<br />

schools existed in the U.S., and<br />

was followed by a series <strong>of</strong> successor<br />

institutions until its merger<br />

with the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

System in 1970. <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> has<br />

emerged today as a nationally recognized<br />

institution competing effectively<br />

with more than 200 other<br />

law schools nationwide.<br />

The 1964 entering class <strong>of</strong> 22<br />

students came from seven states<br />

and 12 different colleges. The<br />

2010 entering class <strong>of</strong> 95 students<br />

came from 20 states and 60 different<br />

colleges, joined by exchange<br />

students from overseas. Applications<br />

to the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> increased<br />

in 2010 by more than 60 percent<br />

from the previous year, compared<br />

with a 7.4 percent increase<br />

in applications to all law schools<br />

nationwide. Consistent with national<br />

trends, applications in 2011<br />

decreased modestly from last year’s<br />

high, but the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> continues apace in attracting strong applicants<br />

from near and far.<br />

The Princeton Review rated our <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> among the top five<br />

nationally this year as most welcoming to older students, and pre<strong>Law</strong><br />

magazine placed us among the 40 best law schools nationally for public<br />

interest. As the legal pr<strong>of</strong>ession experiences rapid change, we are<br />

2 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SPRING 2011<br />

preparing our students for a wider range <strong>of</strong> careers in multiple arenas<br />

and expanding our institutional role in informing public policy, contributing<br />

to economic development and promoting justice.<br />

Faculty excellence and impact<br />

The cover story for this issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Magazine reflects this<br />

vibrant vision <strong>of</strong> today’s <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />

Dave Owen and Sarah Schindler are in the eye <strong>of</strong> the storm <strong>of</strong> environmental<br />

sustainability. Their teaching and research in environmental,<br />

property, administrative, land use, and natural resources law have a direct<br />

and constructive impact in addressing <strong>Maine</strong>’s challenges, while informing<br />

policy on a national stage.<br />

This robust combination <strong>of</strong><br />

academic excellence and practical<br />

application to societal needs resonates<br />

throughout the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

community. In these pages, you<br />

will read about Clinical Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Christopher Northrop and our Juvenile<br />

Justice Program, which plays<br />

a leadership role in improving the<br />

juvenile justice system in <strong>Maine</strong><br />

and gave rise to the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s<br />

designation as the New England Juvenile<br />

Defender Center; Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Lois Lupica’s timely national study<br />

<strong>of</strong> the impact <strong>of</strong> bankruptcy law in<br />

this era <strong>of</strong> foreclosures; a cutting<br />

edge new book by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jennifer<br />

Wriggins on the intersection <strong>of</strong><br />

race and torts; and work around the<br />

world by Pr<strong>of</strong>essors David Cluchey,<br />

Martin Rog<strong>of</strong>f and Charles Norchi,<br />

connecting the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> and our<br />

Marine <strong>Law</strong> Institute to collaborations<br />

in France, Russia and Hong<br />

Kong. In a record year for faculty<br />

scholarship, our pr<strong>of</strong>essors have<br />

published five books this year, in<br />

addition to numerous articles and<br />

presentations, as described in the<br />

faculty accomplishments section <strong>of</strong><br />

this magazine.<br />

We are pleased to welcome Malick Ghachem (JD Harvard, PhD<br />

Stanford), who joined our faculty in September, 2010. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Ghachem<br />

practiced law in Boston from 2005 to 2010 in criminal defense, employment<br />

discrimination, and commercial litigation, and served as a<br />

lecturer in political science at the Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology.<br />

We were joined as well for the fall 2010 semester by Dr. Laura Un-


derkuffler, the J. DuPratt White Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> at Cornell <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> and an expert in property law and theory. Appointed<br />

as the Edward S. Godfrey Distinguished Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Underkuffler continued her multi-year run as serial visitor at <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> and a wonderful mentor to students and faculty colleagues.<br />

Stellar students and career challenges<br />

Our students continue to step up as civic leaders whose public<br />

service makes a tremendous difference in <strong>Maine</strong> and beyond. Ryan<br />

Royce (’11) was recently accepted into the highly competitive U.S.<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Justice Honors Program. Morgan Maxwell (’10) is<br />

a U.S. Presidential Management Fellow, a two-year paid fellowship<br />

sponsored by the U.S. Office <strong>of</strong> Personnel Management. Andrew<br />

Clearwater (’09) was appointed as our inaugural <strong>Law</strong> & Innovation<br />

Fellow, after receiving his LLM in Global <strong>Law</strong> and Technology at Suffolk<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> and completing his work as a research assistant<br />

at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society.<br />

In April 2010, we honored former <strong>Maine</strong> Chief Justice Vincent<br />

McKusick and celebrated the launch <strong>of</strong> the McKusick Diversity Fellowship,<br />

with two fellowships awarded thus far. Our first two Mc-<br />

Kusick Fellows—Justin Costa (2L) and Danielle Cardona (1L)—are<br />

student leaders with a commitment to building on <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s progress<br />

in diversity. Our enrollment <strong>of</strong> minority students has increased<br />

dramatically in the past few years, reinforced by our faculty and student<br />

exchange program with Howard<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>. The <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

aspires to be a model for <strong>Maine</strong> at a time<br />

<strong>of</strong> dramatic demographic change.<br />

The economic downturn and changes<br />

in the legal pr<strong>of</strong>ession present a challenging<br />

job picture for our students. Our<br />

Placement Task Force is addressing this<br />

issue and developing strategies to support<br />

our students and recent graduates. Our Board <strong>of</strong> Visitors has joined this<br />

effort through its placement working group. With philanthropic support<br />

from friends and alumni, we <strong>of</strong>fer a summer fellowship program<br />

for students working in the public interest. Our wide-ranging externship<br />

program places students in a range <strong>of</strong> work settings for credit and<br />

formative outreach.<br />

The <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s institutional relationships, such as our evolving<br />

relationship with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), give<br />

rise to networking support for our students and recent graduates in<br />

launching their legal careers, as described in this issue by two <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> student interns at the USPTO. With support from David Kappos,<br />

USPTO Director and U.S. Undersecretary <strong>of</strong> Commerce, the<br />

<strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> is working with the agency on pilot programs that will<br />

enhance our recruitment, job placement, and educational program. We<br />

are broadening our curriculum and encouraging our students to use<br />

their law school education as a springboard to a wide array <strong>of</strong> work opportunities<br />

in law, government, business and the nonpr<strong>of</strong>it community.<br />

Looking ahead<br />

We marked the passing last year <strong>of</strong> Judge Frank M. C<strong>of</strong>fin, a remarkable<br />

man who leaves an inspiring legacy to the lawyers <strong>of</strong> tomorrow.<br />

In this issue are warm and thoughtful reflections from Jeffrey<br />

Lehman, Chancellor and Dean <strong>of</strong> the Peking <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Transnational <strong>Law</strong> in Shenzhen, China, and a former clerk for Judge<br />

C<strong>of</strong>fin. The <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Review has published a symposium issue dedi-<br />

cated to the Judge’s legacy, and the <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Library is working<br />

collaboratively with others to publish a treasure trove <strong>of</strong> Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin’s<br />

public speeches. Although we mourn the loss <strong>of</strong> a dear friend, we also<br />

celebrate Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin’s amazing life and keep moving ahead with energy<br />

and optimism, as he certainly would have us do.<br />

As a public law school, we take our service mission seriously, and<br />

our students play a central role. An ethic <strong>of</strong> public service is pervasive.<br />

Students and faculty in the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic make<br />

a huge difference in people’s lives, while the <strong>Maine</strong> Patent Program<br />

and Intellectual Property Clinic together assist inventors, facilitate<br />

technology transfer, and contribute to state research and development<br />

policies. At a time <strong>of</strong> turmoil in financial markets and regulation, our<br />

Governance and Ethics Symposium Series at the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> engages<br />

national experts and regional leaders from the private sector and the<br />

nonpr<strong>of</strong>it community. With generous support from attorney and civic<br />

leader Catherine Lee, we have established the International Justice for<br />

Women Lecture Series, an endowed program that will bring speakers<br />

to <strong>Maine</strong> annually to discuss good work and strategies to benefit<br />

women and girls in the developing world.<br />

Our extended <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> community keeps us engaged and looking<br />

ahead. The Honorable Leigh Saufley (’79), Chief Justice <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Maine</strong><br />

Supreme Judicial Court, shares some personal thoughts in her interview<br />

for this magazine. As part <strong>of</strong> a continuing series, we place a spotlight<br />

on several <strong>of</strong> our alumni in a selected area <strong>of</strong> practice. For this issue,<br />

In the midst <strong>of</strong> financial challenge and uncertainty<br />

in higher education, the state <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> is<br />

strong and our trajectory is exciting.<br />

in sports and entertainment, they are Gary Thorne (’73), Paul Greene<br />

(’07), Matt Lane (’09), John W. Bride (’64), and Peter Carlisle (’94).<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Foundation, together with<br />

our Board <strong>of</strong> Visitors, is stepping up efforts in seeking long-term finance<br />

and major gifts to support our students and enable us to achieve<br />

our vision. The Alumni Association continues its active participation<br />

in the Annual Fund, so central to our current operation in supporting<br />

student scholarships, summer fellowships, faculty research, and disting-<br />

uished visitors. We extend our sincere thanks to so many alumni and<br />

friends for your consistent and generous support.<br />

We are advancing steadily toward our goal <strong>of</strong> an even greater <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>—a center <strong>of</strong> intellectual excellence,<br />

a top-notch teaching and research institution, a pivotal player in<br />

<strong>Maine</strong>’s economic development and public policy, a destination point<br />

for students and faculty from around the state and around the world,<br />

and an engine for justice. In the midst <strong>of</strong> financial challenge and uncertainty<br />

in higher education, the state <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> is strong and<br />

our trajectory is exciting.<br />

I hope you enjoy this issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Magazine.<br />

Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Dean, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SPRING 2011 3


<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Magazine<br />

Summer 2011<br />

Dean<br />

Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Magazine committee<br />

elena Brandt<br />

christopher Knott<br />

Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Jennifer wriggins<br />

Managing editor<br />

elena Brandt<br />

Editor/design<br />

Peter weed<br />

Copy editing<br />

J. Julie welch<br />

Photography (including cover)<br />

rené Minnis<br />

Special thanks<br />

Michelene Decrow<br />

Jack Montgomery<br />

alexandra Moras<br />

n. Joel Moser<br />

Barbara riegelhaupt<br />

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Copyright © 2011, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. All rights reserved.<br />

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does not discriminate on the grounds <strong>of</strong><br />

race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation,<br />

national origin, age, disability or<br />

veteran status in employment, education,<br />

and all other areas <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, and<br />

it provides reasonable accommodations<br />

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upon request. For questions and complaints<br />

about discrimination in the <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong>, contact the Executive Director, Office<br />

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<strong>of</strong> Southern <strong>Maine</strong> 207-780-5094.<br />

TTY 207-780-5646.<br />

4 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

CONTENTS<br />

12 20 22<br />

FEATURES<br />

6<br />

12<br />

17<br />

20<br />

22<br />

24<br />

Remembering Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin<br />

The ways <strong>of</strong> an ideal judge.<br />

Environmental <strong>Law</strong><br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Owen & Schindler tackle real-world problems.<br />

Going Global<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> increases its international reach.<br />

Bankruptcy <strong>Law</strong><br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lupica looks at the costs <strong>of</strong> bankruptcy law.<br />

Race and <strong>Law</strong><br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jennifer Wriggins discusses her new book.<br />

Juvenile Justice<br />

The Juvenile Justice Clinic <strong>of</strong>fers work that matters.<br />

DEPARTMENTS<br />

0<br />

2 From the Dean<br />

5 Opening Arguments: Chief Justice Saufley<br />

8 Student Spotlight: Exploring a career in patents<br />

9 Alumni Focus: Entertainment & Sports<br />

10 News & Events<br />

26 Faculty Accomplishments<br />

29 Philanthropy Report


Opening Arguments:<br />

Chief Justice Leigh Saufley<br />

The Honorable Leigh Saufley is Chief Justice<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Maine</strong> Supreme Judicial Court. After<br />

graduating in 1980 from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, Chief Justice Saufley<br />

served as deputy attorney general, <strong>Maine</strong> District<br />

Court Judge, and then <strong>Maine</strong> Superior Court<br />

Justice. She was appointed as an Associate Justice<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Supreme Judicial Court in 1997 and as<br />

Chief Justice in 2001.<br />

What aspects <strong>of</strong> the job do you enjoy<br />

the most?<br />

As an appellate justice, nothing compares<br />

with an intense oral argument followed by<br />

lively discussion with my colleagues. As an<br />

administrator, I find it most rewarding to work<br />

across branches <strong>of</strong> government and within<br />

communities to solve problems.<br />

How do you balance your administrative and<br />

Judicial Branch responsibilities with your role<br />

as an appellate justice?<br />

Balance is overrated! Like many <strong>of</strong> my<br />

colleagues, I work long hours, and I enjoy almost<br />

every minute <strong>of</strong> it. Because administrative<br />

responsibilities demand my time during regular<br />

courthouse hours, I do much <strong>of</strong> the reading and<br />

writing for the appellate work at night and on<br />

weekends.<br />

What is one thing you learned when taking the<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Court on the road to <strong>Maine</strong> high schools<br />

and, occasionally, middle schools?<br />

The students’ interests are not confined to<br />

sensational cases; students have had lively<br />

discussions on issues <strong>of</strong> land use, the common<br />

law <strong>of</strong> torts, and even administrative law.<br />

Who has been your greatest inspiration?<br />

My parents, Jan and Dick Ingalls. They modeled<br />

for my brothers and me the importance <strong>of</strong> hard<br />

work and commitment to community. They<br />

remain involved in local business, community, and<br />

government, and they still manage to put family first.<br />

I have always said that I was brilliant in my choice<br />

<strong>of</strong> parents.<br />

Finish this sentence: You wouldn’t catch me<br />

dead without . . .<br />

Diet Mountain Dew . . . and an ability to<br />

laugh. Laughter keeps us from negativity, binds<br />

us together, and makes even the toughest days<br />

bearable.


REMEMBERING JUDGE COFFIN<br />

The Ways <strong>of</strong> an Ideal Judge<br />

6 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

{Story by Jeffrey S. Lehman/Photo by Jack Montgomery}<br />

To have served as one <strong>of</strong> Frank C<strong>of</strong>fin’s<br />

law clerks is to have received<br />

the finest imaginable apprenticeship.<br />

For an entire year, my co-clerks and I were<br />

his students, helping him do his work and<br />

all the while absorbing life-changing lessons<br />

from his example. Here are six attributes <strong>of</strong><br />

Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin that penetrated deeply into my<br />

consciousness, so deeply that I was moved to<br />

share them with a group <strong>of</strong> Chinese law students<br />

the week after he passed away.<br />

PERFECTIONISM. Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin wanted<br />

every bit <strong>of</strong> work he produced to be his<br />

best. He dreaded deciding a case wrongly,<br />

writing a bad opinion, even writing a bad<br />

sentence in a good opinion.<br />

Some perfectionists aggressively impose<br />

this value on others, but Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin followed<br />

a different tack: Whenever we law<br />

clerks produced inadequate work, he acted<br />

as if we had tried our best but had come up<br />

short because we were incapable <strong>of</strong> better.<br />

He would always praise our effort. Then<br />

he would gently ask a question that laid bare<br />

our failings, prompting us to revise our work<br />

voluntarily. When we were beyond that stage,<br />

he would in the privacy <strong>of</strong> his chambers undertake<br />

a painstaking edit, in an immaculate<br />

if tiny hand.<br />

The technique was a remarkable motivator.<br />

We did not want him to think that we<br />

lacked ability; we wanted him to think that<br />

we were great.<br />

Accordingly, we raised our level <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

care in order to increase the likelihood that<br />

he would conclude both that we were talented<br />

and that we shared his standards <strong>of</strong> quality.<br />

HaRD WORk: Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin stayed up late<br />

at night, and he woke up early in the morning.<br />

He did whatever he needed to ensure that<br />

his work was perfect.<br />

As was the case with his perfectionism,


“Perhaps the greatest measure <strong>of</strong> the man is that our<br />

sense <strong>of</strong> wonder and appreciation has grown ever<br />

deeper with the passage <strong>of</strong> time.”<br />

– Jeffrey s. lehman<br />

Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin never told us to work hard.<br />

Quite the contrary: he told us that we were<br />

his guests for the year in <strong>Maine</strong> and we should<br />

take time to explore and enjoy its many delights.<br />

And once again, we each chose to increase<br />

our level <strong>of</strong> work effort, as we came to<br />

emulate the Judge’s sense <strong>of</strong> duty to our work.<br />

LaNgUagE: Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin loved words.<br />

Funny words, strange words—he loved finding<br />

the perfect word to capture his ideas. He<br />

read widely, and it delighted him whenever an<br />

author <strong>of</strong>fered up a new word to incorporate<br />

into his repertoire.<br />

We all loved the way the Judge wrote. We<br />

did our best to learn to write like him. We<br />

sought out les mots justes to express our (or<br />

his) thoughts. And we came to see the value <strong>of</strong><br />

taking pains to write in ways that our readers<br />

would enjoy reading.<br />

PEOPLE: Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin believed that all<br />

people are important, and he believed that<br />

sometimes important people are less important<br />

than ordinary people. He was pr<strong>of</strong>oundly<br />

interested in what other people thought and<br />

Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin excelled as a painter and<br />

sculptor. (Photo courtesy <strong>of</strong><br />

Barbara Riegelhaupt)<br />

said—especially those who seemed to be living<br />

more challenging lives. He was deeply<br />

concerned that the justice system might not<br />

hear the poor as clearly as it hears the rich,<br />

and he did his best to guard against that bias<br />

in his personal as well as his pr<strong>of</strong>essional life.<br />

Every C<strong>of</strong>fin clerk was touched by this aspect<br />

<strong>of</strong> our mentor. He taught us that listening—real<br />

listening—requires concentration<br />

and effort, but repays those investments many<br />

times over. And by his example he inspired<br />

us to commit some portion <strong>of</strong> our energies to<br />

making the world a little more just towards<br />

those less fortunate than we.<br />

FUN: Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin loved to laugh. He<br />

thought life was funny and people were silly.<br />

He believed that the importance and seriousness<br />

<strong>of</strong> his work did not require him to take<br />

himself too seriously.<br />

And so we took up the Judge’s invitation<br />

to play jokes on each other, and on him. We<br />

played ridiculous games at his home. And<br />

we came to appreciate how unbecoming the<br />

quality <strong>of</strong> self-importance really is.<br />

BREaDTH: Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin developed all different<br />

aspects <strong>of</strong> himself. He was not only a<br />

great thinker, a great judge, and a great writer,<br />

but he was also a great painter and a great<br />

sculptor.<br />

Alas, artistic talent cannot simply be emulated.<br />

Concerning this quality, some <strong>of</strong> us had<br />

to draw a different lesson. Even if we could<br />

not create art ourselves, we came to value that<br />

talent in others and to want to make space in<br />

our lives to appreciate it when we saw it.<br />

To have spent a year as Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin’s<br />

law clerk is to have received a priceless gift.<br />

Throughout the year, we marveled daily at<br />

how much we were learning. But perhaps the<br />

greatest measure <strong>of</strong> the man is that our sense<br />

<strong>of</strong> wonder and appreciation has grown ever<br />

deeper with the passage <strong>of</strong> time.<br />

a life in law<br />

The Honorable Frank M. C<strong>of</strong>fin,<br />

a distinguished member<br />

<strong>of</strong> the United States judiciary,<br />

passed away in December, 2009.<br />

Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin was a role model to<br />

so many and a committed friend<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. His wisdom and intelligence,<br />

his commitment to social<br />

justice and public service, his<br />

kindness and wit, his personal<br />

warmth—we remember and<br />

aspire to all these attributes.<br />

Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin was appointed<br />

to the U.S. Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals by<br />

President Lyndon B. Johnson in<br />

1965, and served as Chief Judge<br />

from 1972 to 1983. He assumed<br />

senior status in 1989 and retired<br />

from the bench in 2006. His<br />

commitment to public service<br />

spanned a wide-ranging career,<br />

including roles as a member <strong>of</strong><br />

Congress, Deputy Administrator<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Agency for International<br />

Development, Chair <strong>of</strong> the Committee<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Judicial Branch for<br />

the U.S. Judicial Conference,<br />

and an active member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Board <strong>of</strong> Visitors.<br />

We are honored here to<br />

publish reflections from Jeffrey<br />

S. Lehman, who served as clerk<br />

to Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin in 1981. Lehman<br />

currently is Chancellor and Dean<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Peking <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Transnational <strong>Law</strong> in Shenzhen,<br />

China. After clerking for Judge<br />

C<strong>of</strong>fin, he clerked for former<br />

Associate Justice John Paul Stevens<br />

<strong>of</strong> the U.S. Supreme Court<br />

and then practiced law in Washington,<br />

D.C. He joined the faculty<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Michigan in<br />

1987 and was named Dean <strong>of</strong><br />

Michigan <strong>Law</strong> in 1994. In 2002,<br />

he became the 11th president <strong>of</strong><br />

Cornell <strong>University</strong>.<br />

– Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f,<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Dean<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 7


STUDENT SPOTLIGHT<br />

Exploring a Career in Patents<br />

{By Kate Kolosowski-Gager (‘12) and Jennifer Hess Tichy (’12) / Photo by René Minnis}<br />

We started at the Intellectual Property Clinic as soon as possible<br />

after our 1L year. We both had a particular interest in<br />

the area, the requisite backgrounds (science degrees), and<br />

we were both eager for some hands-on experience after surviving our<br />

first year <strong>of</strong> law school.<br />

the agency in Alexandria, Va., and interview for spring or summer<br />

externships.<br />

Suddenly a combination <strong>of</strong> finding a contact person for the intern<br />

program and JetBlue <strong>of</strong>fering inexpensive flights created an opportunity<br />

for us to plan a visit to<br />

The school’s participation<br />

in the U.S. Patent<br />

and Trademark Office’s<br />

Pilot Program provided<br />

Jennifer Hess Tichy (left) and<br />

Kate Kolosowski-Gager,<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> students.<br />

the agency.<br />

We learned that working<br />

for the USPTO has excellent<br />

perks. Upon being<br />

us with a unique oppor-<br />

hired, all examiners attend<br />

tunity to become limited-<br />

the Patent Academy for four<br />

representation agents with<br />

months to learn how to use<br />

the USPTO <strong>of</strong>fice for both<br />

the USPTO’s unique search<br />

patent and trademark cases.<br />

programs.<br />

We were able to complete<br />

After this training, ex-<br />

prior art searches, draft proaminers<br />

go to work with<br />

visional patents, respond to<br />

their respective art units.<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice actions, search and<br />

The USPTO uses a flex-<br />

file trademarks, and mantime<br />

system, in which exage<br />

our own files with suaminers<br />

are not required to<br />

pervision from Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rita<br />

be in the <strong>of</strong>fice 9-5, Mon-<br />

Heimes and Pr<strong>of</strong>. Leonard<br />

day to Friday, but instead<br />

Agneta.<br />

must log a certain number<br />

Toward the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>of</strong> hours, and meet certain<br />

summer, we both became<br />

production goals over a<br />

interested in interning with<br />

two-week period.<br />

the USPTO. We were able<br />

At the one-year mark,<br />

to find an outdated posting<br />

examiners are no longer on<br />

for a since-discontinued<br />

probation, and can begin<br />

intern program, but that<br />

to telecommute from home<br />

was it. For the next two<br />

one day per week. After<br />

months, we sent a barrage<br />

more training, examiners<br />

<strong>of</strong> emails and spent at least<br />

are given the option <strong>of</strong> relo-<br />

two hours in the USPTO<br />

cating anywhere they want,<br />

phone tree.<br />

and telecommuting from<br />

In October, USPTO<br />

home.<br />

Director and Undersecre-<br />

Both <strong>of</strong> us obtained<br />

tary <strong>of</strong> Commerce David Kappos visited the law school and spent the spring externships that we were able to convert into summer ex-<br />

entire day meeting with students, faculty and members <strong>of</strong> the pubternships that started in June <strong>of</strong> this year.<br />

lic. Upon his return to Washington, the Intellectual Property Clinic The agency is hiring up to 1,000 patent examiners over the<br />

started getting emails from people at the USPTO eager to help us tour next few years, and we both intend to join the agency, if we can.


ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT<br />

In each issue <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, we take a look at alumni<br />

specializing in different fields. Our focus in this issue:<br />

Entertainment<br />

& Sports<br />

“<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> provided me with the environment I needed to graduate, pass the Bar and work at the FCC<br />

in Washington as a staff attorney in 1964. My goal was to own television and radio stations, and I built<br />

three facilities—WPXT-TV, WJBQ-FM and WJAB-AM here in Portland. The <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> was critical in<br />

developing the structure for my entrepreneurial endeavors in both <strong>Maine</strong> and elsewhere.”<br />

John W. Bride (‘64), retired<br />

Peter Carlisle is the driving force behind the success <strong>of</strong> Octagon’s Olympic & Action Sports division. An<br />

expert at the forefront <strong>of</strong> the booming action sports industry for more than a decade, he has emerged<br />

as a leader in the representation and marketing <strong>of</strong> Olympic and action sports athletes. He oversees a<br />

global business that provides career management for Olympics and action sports clients through contract<br />

negotiations, endorsements, licensing, merchandising opportunities and more. Before joining Octagon,<br />

he founded Carlisle Sports Management and served as an attorney for Preti, Flaherty, Believeau, Pachios.<br />

He has also served as an adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

Peter Carlisle (‘94), Octagon<br />

Paul J. Greene focuses his sports law practice on protecting athletes’ rights. He handles anti-doping and<br />

eligibility arbitrations, rights <strong>of</strong> publicity matters, cybersquatting cases and immigration issues for athletes.<br />

He has successfully represented, among others, the gold-medal winning U.S. Men’s Olympic Bobsled<br />

Team and the Michael Phelps Foundation. Paul credits the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, where he<br />

took a course in sports law, for giving him his start as a sports lawyer.<br />

Paul J. Greene (‘07), Preti Flaherty<br />

“As a pr<strong>of</strong>essional runner, I competed against the world’s best. <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> gave me the training and vision<br />

to explore new challenges in track and field. My sports practice is focused on representing individuals<br />

and entities performing at the highest levels. My clients include the American Milers’ Association, NJNY<br />

Track Club, and Andrew Wheating, a 2008 Olympian. I serve as legal correspondent for Letsrun.com, the<br />

premier internet site for track and field news and results.”<br />

Matthew E. Lane (‘09), Preti Flaherty<br />

Gary Thorne says he has been fortunate in his broadcast career to have covered events such as the<br />

Olympics, the Stanley Cup Finals, the World Series, MLB All Star games and a host <strong>of</strong> baseball, football,<br />

basketball and hockey games. “The joy <strong>of</strong> the games survives despite the very big business nature <strong>of</strong> all<br />

sports,” he says. “My law background has helped me understand much <strong>of</strong> the business aspects <strong>of</strong> the<br />

game and integrate that knowledge into broadcasts. Most importantly, the law background provides the<br />

thinking process that I hope gives a broadcast cohesiveness.”<br />

Gary F. Thorne (‘73), sportscaster<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 9


MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> NEWS<br />

Catherine Lee Justice for Women<br />

Lecture Fund<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Foundation is pleased to announce the creation<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Catherine Lee Justice for Women<br />

Lecture Fund. It enables <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> to host a<br />

distinguished speaker annually who will focus<br />

primarily on issues related to justice for women<br />

and girls in the developing world.<br />

This endowment was made possible by the<br />

generous support <strong>of</strong> Catherine Lee, and we will<br />

work to grow the Fund in the coming years.<br />

Catherine Lee is an attorney and founder <strong>of</strong><br />

Lee International Business Development. She<br />

advises clients globally, with her current practice<br />

around greenhouse gas emissions trading.<br />

Prior to establishing Lee International, she was<br />

in private practice at a major law firm and concentrated<br />

on environmental law. A graduate <strong>of</strong><br />

Barnard College and Cardozo <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>,<br />

she has been a leader in support and advancement<br />

<strong>of</strong> women lawyers in <strong>Maine</strong>.<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> is working with Catherine Lee<br />

to establish a diverse Advisory Council that<br />

will identify distinguished speakers for the Justice<br />

for Women Lecture series. In addition to<br />

presenting a public lecture, each invited speaker<br />

will spend time with <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> students<br />

in classes, workshops, or other programs. The<br />

Women’s <strong>Law</strong> Association at the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

will play an active role in the Justice for Women<br />

Lecture series.<br />

Governance and Ethics Symposium<br />

In April 2011, the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> presented<br />

its third annual Governance and Ethics Symposium:<br />

Doing Well by Doing Good – The<br />

‘Mega-Trend’ <strong>of</strong> Organizational Sustainability<br />

and Social Responsibility. This timely program<br />

marked a continuation <strong>of</strong> the Symposium’s<br />

2009 and 2010 highly successful exploration<br />

<strong>of</strong> cutting-edge governance and ethics issues.<br />

Participants included leaders in business and<br />

nonpr<strong>of</strong>it corporations with experience in<br />

sustainability, social responsibility, and stakeholder<br />

issues on regional, national and global<br />

fronts.<br />

The series is co-chaired by Daniel Boxer,<br />

former Chief Administrative Officer <strong>of</strong> Fairchild<br />

Semiconductor and <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Adjunct<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Governance, and by <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Dean Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f. This year’s Symposium<br />

panelists were: Charlie Broll, Vice President<br />

and General Counsel <strong>of</strong> Nestlé Waters <strong>of</strong><br />

10 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

2011 selected events<br />

Data Security & Management<br />

in Global Commerce:<br />

thursday, July 28, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> school <strong>of</strong> law.<br />

First-year Orientation:<br />

thursday & friday, aug. 25-26.<br />

Fall Term Begins:<br />

Monday, aug. 29.<br />

Constitution Day Lecture:<br />

friday, sept. 16, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> school <strong>of</strong> law, Moot<br />

court room.<br />

The Olympic Movement:<br />

Legal & Business<br />

Perspectives: thursday, sept.<br />

22, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> school<br />

<strong>of</strong> law.<br />

19th Annual Frank M.<br />

C<strong>of</strong>fin Lecture on <strong>Law</strong> and<br />

Public Service: Presented<br />

by Jonathan lash, president<br />

<strong>of</strong> hampshire college and<br />

former president <strong>of</strong> the world<br />

resources institute. thursday,<br />

oct. 20, abromson center,<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> southern <strong>Maine</strong>.<br />

for additional information on these<br />

and other events, please contact<br />

the Dean’s <strong>of</strong>fice at 207-780-4344.<br />

North America Inc. (parent <strong>of</strong> Poland Spring);<br />

Paul Delva, Senior Vice President and General<br />

Counsel <strong>of</strong> Fairchild Semiconductor;<br />

Ellen golden, Managing Director <strong>of</strong> CEI<br />

Investment Notes, Inc. (affiliate <strong>of</strong> Coastal Enterprises,<br />

Inc,); Eileen Skinner, President and<br />

CEO <strong>of</strong> Mercy Hospital; and Lisa k. Toner,<br />

Vice President <strong>of</strong> Legal Affairs at Delhaize<br />

America (parent <strong>of</strong> Hannaford). Daniel Boxer<br />

and Tom Dunne, retired partner at Accenture,<br />

moderated the discussion, following an introduction<br />

by Dean Piteg<strong>of</strong>f.<br />

Welcome to Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Ghachem<br />

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Malick ghachem<br />

to the <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> faculty. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Ghachem<br />

holds undergraduate and law degrees<br />

from Harvard <strong>University</strong> and a PhD in history<br />

from Stanford <strong>University</strong>. For a number<br />

<strong>of</strong> years in Boston, he practiced law in the areas<br />

<strong>of</strong> criminal defense, employment discrimination,<br />

and commercial litigation, and served<br />

as a lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong><br />

Technology. He is author <strong>of</strong> the forthcoming<br />

book entitled, The Old Regime and the Haitian<br />

Revolution, published by Cambridge <strong>University</strong><br />

Press. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Ghachem teaches courses in<br />

criminal law, criminal procedure, race and the<br />

law, and legal history.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Howard Retires<br />

After 25 years <strong>of</strong> association with <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong>, H. Cabanne (“Cab”) Howard retired at<br />

the end <strong>of</strong> the 2010-2011 academic year. He<br />

joined the adjunct faculty in 1986 and, since<br />

1997, has been Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. He<br />

concurrently has served as Executive Secretary<br />

to the <strong>Maine</strong> Judicial Committee on Judicial<br />

Responsibility and Disability, a position he<br />

will retain in the coming years. Prior to joining<br />

the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, he worked for more than two<br />

decades as Assistant Attorney General at the<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Attorney General’s Office. He graduated<br />

from Cornell <strong>University</strong> and earned his<br />

J.D. at Georgetown <strong>University</strong>, then clerked<br />

for Hon. Edward T. Gignoux, U.S. District<br />

Judge for the District <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong>. At <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>,<br />

he taught a wide range <strong>of</strong> courses including<br />

constitutional law, pr<strong>of</strong>essional responsibility,<br />

appellate advocacy, and public policy.<br />

Harvey Fellowship<br />

Devin Deane (’12) was selected as the inaugural<br />

Harvey Fellow. The Charles Harvey<br />

Fellowship Fund was created in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Chuck Harvey, an esteemed lawyer and 1974<br />

graduate <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, by his family, colleagues, and many<br />

friends following his untimely death in 2009.<br />

The fund supports a new program that provides<br />

a month-long trial practice immersion<br />

experience for a selected <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> student<br />

each May and June. Devin Deane will work<br />

closely with Mark Lavoie (’78) <strong>of</strong> Norman<br />

Hanson & DeTroy who is serving as mentor<br />

for the first year <strong>of</strong> the program.


Ryan Royce in DOJ Honors Program<br />

Graduating student Ryan Royce (‘11) was<br />

accepted into the highly competitive Honors<br />

Program at the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Justice.<br />

This program places a select group <strong>of</strong> recent<br />

law school graduates in positions nationally<br />

with the Department <strong>of</strong> Justice.<br />

The prestige and experience <strong>of</strong> the Honors<br />

Program provides participants with a valuable<br />

rung on a legal career ladder. He will spend<br />

his next two years with the DOJ Honors Program,<br />

clerking for an Immigration <strong>Law</strong> Judge<br />

in Dallas.<br />

National Rankings<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

was named this year as one <strong>of</strong> the best public<br />

interest law schools and as welcoming to older<br />

students, two signature elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong>.<br />

Pre<strong>Law</strong> magazine listed <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

among the 40 top law schools in the nation<br />

for public interest law. Princeton Review listed<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> as No. 4 in the nation as most<br />

welcoming to older students. And, the American<br />

Institute for Economic Research ranked<br />

Portland among the best college cities for<br />

students, listing Portland at No. 20 among<br />

metropolitan regions with a population <strong>of</strong> at<br />

least 250,000.<br />

Record Increase in Applications<br />

In 2010, student applications to the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> increased by<br />

more than 60 percent over the previous year.<br />

This compared with a 7.4 percent increase in<br />

applications to law schools nationwide.<br />

The diverse entering class included students<br />

from 20 states and 60 undergraduate<br />

institutions. Applications in 2011 slipped<br />

slightly, consistent with national trends, but<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> continues to attract attention and<br />

applicants nationwide and abroad.<br />

Honorary Degree for Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Rog<strong>of</strong>f<br />

The Université du <strong>Maine</strong> in Le Mans,<br />

France, has awarded <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Martin Rog<strong>of</strong>f with a<br />

Doctor Honoris Causa (honorary doctorate).<br />

This is a well-deserved recognition <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Rog<strong>of</strong>f’s many years <strong>of</strong> work with French legal<br />

institutions and cooperative programs with<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

IN MEMORIAM<br />

• Christopher kevin Boyle, legal scholar<br />

and barrister, died <strong>of</strong> cancer on Dec. 25,<br />

2010. Boyle, who was a visiting pr<strong>of</strong>essor at<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in 2000, was born on May 23,<br />

1943. An internationally respected human<br />

rights lawyer, activist and academic leader, he<br />

served as Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and Director <strong>of</strong><br />

the Human Rights Centre at the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Essex in Colchester, England. As Dean<br />

and Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> at <strong>University</strong> College<br />

Galway in Ireland, he was instrumental in<br />

establishing <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s exchange program<br />

in Galway.<br />

• Louis B. Butterfield (’88) died on<br />

June 29, 2010. He was born on May 19,<br />

1963 in Charleston, S.C. While he practiced<br />

in all areas <strong>of</strong> law, including civil litigation<br />

with an emphasis on employment law, he<br />

had extensive experience in anti-discrimination<br />

cases. In addition to his law practice,<br />

he developed a course <strong>of</strong> study and taught<br />

employment discrimination law at <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong>. He graduated magna cum laude from<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in 1988 and was ranked second<br />

in his class. While at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, he was a<br />

member <strong>of</strong> the staff and board <strong>of</strong> editors <strong>of</strong><br />

the <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Review, and he worked as a<br />

legal writing instructor.<br />

• Richard <strong>Law</strong>rence Clawson (’67)<br />

died on June 21, 2010 in Scarborough. He<br />

was born in Portland on Nov. 2, 1934. He<br />

served in the U.S. NATO forces in Europe<br />

in the late 1950s. After he was discharged<br />

from the Army, he attended the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> Portland, where he received his BA<br />

in business. He then attended <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

After completing law school, he practiced law<br />

at the <strong>Maine</strong> Pine Tree Council, and then<br />

served as a contracts administrator in the<br />

legal department at Hamilton Standard in<br />

Connecticut. After leaving Hamilton Standard<br />

he joined a law firm in Camden.<br />

• amy keck (’99) died on Feb. 12,<br />

2011, at Hospice House in Auburn. She was<br />

born on Sept. 4, 1974. She graduated from<br />

Brunswick High <strong>School</strong> in 1992, Mount<br />

Holyoke College in 1996 and <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

in 1999. She worked as an attorney at Pine<br />

Tree Legal Assistance in the Bangor and<br />

Lewiston <strong>of</strong>fices. She was the 2009 recipient<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Thomas P. Downing Award, which<br />

recognizes those who work tirelessly to make<br />

significant contributions to <strong>Maine</strong>’s lowincome<br />

citizens.<br />

• Emily Roosevelt (’96) died on April<br />

11, 2010, at home in Park City, Utah. She<br />

was born in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug.<br />

13, 1969. She graduated from Whitby<br />

<strong>School</strong>, the Millbrook <strong>School</strong>, the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Virginia, and <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. She<br />

clerked for Judge Monroe McKay <strong>of</strong> the<br />

United States Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for the 10th<br />

Circuit in Salt Lake City, where she served<br />

with distinction. In 2000, she joined the<br />

United States Department <strong>of</strong> the Interior<br />

Office <strong>of</strong> the Solicitor General, where she<br />

worked tirelessly on behalf <strong>of</strong> public land<br />

issues.<br />

• Hon. James S. Russell (’78) died on<br />

July 21, 2010. He was born on Dec. 20,<br />

1948. He joined the U.S. Army and served<br />

in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg.<br />

He graduated from <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and served<br />

27 years as a JAG <strong>of</strong>ficer in the U.S. Army.<br />

He then became an administrative law judge<br />

with the Social Security Administration for<br />

13 years until he retired.<br />

• andrew g. Siket (’83) died on Aug.<br />

2, 2010, in Florida. He was born on June<br />

15, 1949 in Bangor. He graduated from the<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> in Bangor, St. Mary’s<br />

Seminary in Baltimore, and <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. He<br />

was an accomplished attorney admitted to<br />

practice in <strong>Maine</strong>, Florida, North Carolina,<br />

Colorado and Tennessee, as well as before<br />

the United States Supreme Court, United<br />

States Courts <strong>of</strong> Appeal for the First and<br />

Eleventh Circuits, and U.S. District Courts<br />

for the Districts <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong>, Colorado, Middle<br />

District <strong>of</strong> Florida, and Southern District <strong>of</strong><br />

Florida.<br />

• Schuyler g. Steele (’83) died on<br />

March 8, 2010. He was born on June 16,<br />

1958. He earned a BA at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> in history, with highest honors and<br />

highest distinction. He received his law<br />

degree at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in 1983.<br />

• David N. Weinstein (’71) died on<br />

Dec. 21, 2009 after a lengthy battle with<br />

brain cancer, in Bozeman, Mont., where he<br />

had lived since 2008. He graduated from<br />

Middlebury College in 1968 and from<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in 1971. Before retiring in 2008,<br />

he practiced law in the private and public<br />

sectors in Vermont for nearly 40 years.<br />

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Dave owen and sarah<br />

schindler are focused on<br />

real-world problem solving<br />

{story by Rita Heimes/photo by René Minnis}<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Dave Owen and Sarah Schindler at Portland’s East End Beach.<br />

A passion for<br />

Environmental <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> law Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Dave owen and sarah schindler<br />

are focused on real-world problem solving.<br />

{story by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Rita Heimes / photo by René Minnis}<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

is surrounded by communities committed<br />

to a healthy environment, clean<br />

air, fresh water and locally grown food.<br />

Thus, it is only fitting that two <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong>’s youngest faculty members (“rising<br />

stars,” to quote Dean Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f) draw<br />

on real-world experience and examples while<br />

<strong>of</strong>fering students a broad<br />

range <strong>of</strong> courses in environmental<br />

sustainability.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Dave Owen<br />

and Sarah Schindler dedicate<br />

their teaching and<br />

scholarship to the intersection<br />

<strong>of</strong> environmental,<br />

natural resources, property and land-use law.<br />

Leveraging their recent experiences in law<br />

practice and their mutual interest in helping<br />

communities solve problems, their work ex-


plores how cities and towns can promote economic<br />

and commercial development while<br />

taking care <strong>of</strong> the environment.<br />

Bringing environmental experience<br />

Before joining the faculty in 2007, Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Owen practiced environmental, land-use<br />

and water law with Rossmann and Moore, a<br />

small law firm in San Francisco. A graduate<br />

<strong>of</strong> Berkeley <strong>Law</strong>, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen drew upon his<br />

prior career as a geologist to pursue his interest<br />

in water quality and scarcity.<br />

“Water resource management involves a<br />

fascinating mix <strong>of</strong> law, science, history, and<br />

politics,” he says. “It all gets intertwined in<br />

interesting and complex<br />

ways. Water law, which<br />

is my favorite subject to<br />

teach in law school, is one<br />

<strong>of</strong> the most intellectually<br />

stimulating and rich areas<br />

<strong>of</strong> the law.”<br />

“I’m teaching water law<br />

in a way no one else is,” Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen continues.<br />

“We do business-school-style case studies, based<br />

on real, complex, water-law scenarios, and students<br />

are encouraged to solve problems together.”<br />

His students appreciate that approach.<br />

“Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen’s passion and experience in<br />

the field <strong>of</strong> environmental law really motivates<br />

his students to match his level <strong>of</strong> enthusiasm<br />

in the classroom every day,” says Peter<br />

Glaser (’10). “The amount <strong>of</strong> preparation he<br />

puts into his classes inspired me to work as<br />

hard as he has, and I think that is a reflection<br />

<strong>of</strong> his energy and devotion to the school and<br />

the students.”<br />

“The problem-based approach that<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Owen uses when teaching his<br />

smaller seminars leads to a more thorough<br />

understanding <strong>of</strong> the interplay between<br />

different stakeholders in environmental<br />

disputes, and fosters a deep level <strong>of</strong><br />

discussion that is not always present in the<br />

case-based approach common in larger<br />

classes.”<br />

– David Kallin (’09), associate attorney,<br />

Drummond & woodsum, Portland<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler also uses her unique background<br />

as a land-use attorney with Morrison<br />

and Foerster in San Francisco to help her students<br />

understand how property and land-use<br />

decisions affect their daily lives. For instance,<br />

her land-use students were required to attend<br />

planning commission hearings in small<br />

towns in <strong>Maine</strong>, where they encountered<br />

debates about the very issues taught in Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Schindler’s class.<br />

“My students realized that not just as lawyers,<br />

but as citizens, they can have an impact<br />

on the development process. They took from<br />

the class that land-use decisions are community-building<br />

decisions in their purest sense.”<br />

Patrick Venne (’10) was so inspired by<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler’s class that he launched his<br />

own land-use law practice in Portland.<br />

“Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler’s recent experience working<br />

for a big-city law firm gives her a fresh<br />

perspective on hot topics in land use law,<br />

from classic eminent domain issues, to emerging<br />

trends in land development like ‘new urbanism’<br />

and ‘smart growth’,” Venne says. “She<br />

is both inspirational and an immeasurably<br />

valuable pr<strong>of</strong>essional resource.”<br />

Both pr<strong>of</strong>essors have excelled in engaging<br />

students in real-world environmental issues,<br />

while conducting their own valuable research.<br />

New approach to water planning<br />

When one <strong>of</strong> his students wrote a paper<br />

on an innovative new approach to water quality<br />

planning, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen realized the student<br />

was on to something.<br />

“He had written a smaller piece <strong>of</strong> a bigger,<br />

interesting story that involved trying to<br />

deal with water pollution and the impact <strong>of</strong><br />

development upon urban watersheds. I poked<br />

around and discovered that the Long Creek<br />

watershed community was developing some<br />

<strong>of</strong> the most innovative solutions to urban water<br />

pollution anywhere in the country.”<br />

The Long Creek watershed is located in<br />

South Portland, which is “Anywhere USA” in<br />

they are dedicated to the intersection <strong>of</strong> environmental,<br />

natural resources, property and land-use law.<br />

many respects. Its airport, hotels, “big box”<br />

retail stores, roads, and parking lots support<br />

the shopping and travel demands <strong>of</strong> the<br />

greater Portland urban region. But meeting<br />

those demands comes with an environmental<br />

cost. Long Creek, a small stream that winds<br />

its way through the heart <strong>of</strong> this commercial<br />

development and into Casco Bay, is heavily<br />

polluted. Stormwater running <strong>of</strong>f the many<br />

roads, ro<strong>of</strong>s, and parking lots in the Long<br />

Creek watershed was bringing heavy loads <strong>of</strong><br />

salt, heat, metals, and other pollutants into<br />

the stream, and Long Creek did not meet<br />

state water quality standards. The problem,<br />

“Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Schindler is in large part why<br />

I made the decision to establish my own<br />

practice dedicated solely to land use issues<br />

directly out <strong>of</strong> law school. I consider her one<br />

<strong>of</strong> the best pr<strong>of</strong>essors I have ever worked<br />

with – at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> or anywhere.”<br />

– Patrick venne (’10), law <strong>of</strong>fice<br />

<strong>of</strong> Patrick J. venne, Portland


<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s<br />

environmental options<br />

Over the last decade, a renewed commitment to environmental<br />

stewardship by corporate clients has led more law firms<br />

to specialize with practice areas called “green building,” “clean<br />

tech” or even just “sustainability.”<br />

With the courses <strong>of</strong>fered by Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Dave Owen and Sarah<br />

Schindler, as well as Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Charles Norchi, Director <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Marine <strong>Law</strong> Institute, <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s students are now more prepared<br />

than ever to succeed in these fields.<br />

Courses in administrative law, water law, environmental law,<br />

land use, real estate transactions, property law, animal law,<br />

natural resources and marine law are all taught by full-time<br />

faculty-scholars with practical experience in the field. Students<br />

can explore many subjects and perspectives in preparation for<br />

private or government practice, or consulting work.<br />

“The suite <strong>of</strong> courses and the environmental externships I had<br />

access to at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> provided me with an immediately relevant<br />

skill set,” says David Kallin (’09), an attorney at Drummond<br />

Woodsum in Portland.<br />

“Even in my first year <strong>of</strong> practice, I was able play a substantial<br />

role in the representation <strong>of</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> the land trusts, municipalities<br />

and environmental non-pr<strong>of</strong>its that my firm represents.<br />

The tools I learned at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> helped me shape my practice<br />

<strong>of</strong> law around sustainability issues from the moment I began<br />

practicing.”<br />

Another former student, Nicholas Lund (’10), is now a fellow<br />

with the National Sea Grant <strong>Law</strong> Center at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Mississippi.<br />

A passionate environmentalist and outdoorsman, Lund<br />

found that his interests in environmental and property law were<br />

more than satisfied at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

“Adding pr<strong>of</strong>essors on the front lines <strong>of</strong> their disciplines—not<br />

only closely following and analyzing developments, but also<br />

contributing to them—is an exciting achievement for the school,”<br />

he says.<br />

“Because <strong>Maine</strong> is a state with a whole lot worth protecting,”<br />

Lund adds, “incoming students expect <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> to have a<br />

strong environmental law program. The school could not have<br />

made a better choice than Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Dave Owen to lead our<br />

environmental law program.”<br />

6 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SPRING 2011<br />

which scientists <strong>of</strong>ten refer to as “urban stream<br />

syndrome,” recurs across much <strong>of</strong> the American<br />

landscape.<br />

“There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, <strong>of</strong><br />

urban watersheds in the United States that fall<br />

into the same circumstance,” says Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen.<br />

“It’s a local example <strong>of</strong> a national problem.”<br />

With no individual pipe or single source <strong>of</strong> pollution<br />

to focus regulatory attention on, it also is<br />

a difficult problem to solve.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen acquired funding to study South<br />

Portland’s community-driven water quality initiative,<br />

and the student, Peter Glaser (’10), went<br />

on to serve as his research assistant.<br />

The initiative has an interesting history.<br />

While many communities had struggled to find<br />

legal mechanisms to address their polluted urban<br />

streams, the Conservation <strong>Law</strong> Foundation, a<br />

New England-based environmental group, had<br />

uncovered a little-known provision in the Clean<br />

Water Act that required multiple property owners<br />

contributing to the stream’s poor water quality<br />

to obtain Clean Water Act permits. Rather<br />

than fight that requirement, and face a lawsuit<br />

that would take years to resolve, the City <strong>of</strong><br />

South Portland, along with local businesses, the<br />

chamber <strong>of</strong> commerce, the state environmental<br />

protection agency and environmental advocacy<br />

groups, developed a “collective permit” to cover<br />

the entire developed area threatening water quality<br />

<strong>of</strong> the local urban stream.<br />

It was, as Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen observed, an example<br />

<strong>of</strong> “good, smart people behaving well.”<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen’s first paper on the subject, “Urbanization,<br />

Water Quality, and the Regulated<br />

Landscape,” which will be published this year in<br />

the Colorado <strong>Law</strong> Review, tells the Long Creek<br />

story and considers some <strong>of</strong> the broader implications<br />

for urban, water-quality protection. He<br />

continues to follow the Long Creek initiative,<br />

and is now working with a multi-disciplinary<br />

team <strong>of</strong> researchers to consider urban, waterquality<br />

issues across the state.<br />

Converting blight to beauty<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen’s project was designed to impact<br />

the way local communities take responsibility for<br />

their own environmental and land-use decisions.<br />

He has many reasons and opportunities to share<br />

ideas with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler, who approaches her<br />

scholarship in a similar way. She, too, proposes<br />

local solutions to problems replicated nationwide.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler’s desire to help cities improve<br />

their land-use governance systems arose while she<br />

was in private practice, representing commercial<br />

property developers. She loved the plans arrayed<br />

on her desk, the idea that in a short time some-


GIS, Maps and Regulatory Cooperation<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Dave Owen is puzzled. When he researches articles on<br />

environmental and land use law, he sees almost no mention <strong>of</strong><br />

Geographic Information Systems. Yet land use planning is crucially<br />

tied to maps and geo-coded data.<br />

“Few people have really stopped to think about implications <strong>of</strong><br />

a GIS-driven environmental planning and policy world for some<br />

<strong>of</strong> our legal debates,” Owen observes. “It really matters to urban<br />

stream protection, which involves linking land use planning with<br />

water quality concerns, and has implications for air quality, wildlife<br />

habitat protection, and other areas <strong>of</strong> environmental preservation or<br />

restoration.”<br />

A map can be a powerful tool to help planners visualize areas<br />

and express multiple layers <strong>of</strong> data in one visual image. As regulators<br />

work to integrate myriad environmental laws at local and<br />

national levels, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen predicts, “mapping can help identify<br />

locations where development works with all their purposes and<br />

goals, and locations where it doesn’t work with any.”<br />

It can also help temper potential conflicts between local land<br />

use decisions and enforcement <strong>of</strong> federal environmental laws.<br />

“Mapping could give state and local land use planners the tools to<br />

talk to federal regulators about how to meet their various goals all<br />

at once,” says Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen, who intends to direct future research to<br />

GIS mapping issues and environmental planning.<br />

thing new would be created, and the impact a<br />

new development can have on a community’s<br />

sense <strong>of</strong> place. For Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler, “It’s about<br />

the dirt.”<br />

At the same time, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler was<br />

unsatisfied with helping her clients succeed<br />

without also giving back.<br />

“I would think about what we could do<br />

to help the community in which we were<br />

building. Communities have a lot to gain by<br />

becoming involved in development projects,<br />

by becoming aware <strong>of</strong> what’s going on around<br />

them.”<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler observed local governments<br />

interested in creating “green” building<br />

standards simply adopting the Leadership in<br />

Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)<br />

standards without tailoring them to local<br />

conditions. Those LEED standards were created<br />

by the U.S. Green Building Council, a<br />

non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organization comprising builders<br />

and industry groups. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler noted<br />

that the LEED standards were created as a<br />

voluntary marketing mechanism, and were<br />

not designed to act as sound municipal law.<br />

In an article published in the Florida <strong>Law</strong><br />

Review, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler asserted that instead<br />

<strong>of</strong> merely adopting these industry-generated<br />

standards, cities should create their own green<br />

building ordinances keyed to their own par-<br />

ticular building-related environmental externalities.<br />

“In Las Vegas, there is a water shortage;<br />

in Manhattan, there is a heat island effect<br />

from the miles <strong>of</strong> pavement and black-topped<br />

ro<strong>of</strong>s; in <strong>Maine</strong> we have issues with our heating<br />

systems,” she says. “If cities are going to<br />

require green buildings, they should adopt<br />

locally tailored ordinances that are subject to<br />

public, local review processes.”<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler’s most recent work examines<br />

how town ordinances can (and should)<br />

work to alleviate the blight and community<br />

degradation caused by abandoned “big box”<br />

retail stores. The issue plagues cities all across<br />

the U.S., as retail giants like Circuit City and<br />

Borders head into bankruptcy, and behemoth<br />

Wal-Mart closes its older, smaller stores and<br />

opens new superstores within a few miles <strong>of</strong><br />

the former ones.<br />

“In many communities, when these big<br />

boxes fail, they leave a hole in the social fabric<br />

<strong>of</strong> the community,” Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler explains.<br />

“People are less likely to enjoy their neighbor-<br />

“Pr<strong>of</strong>essors owen and schindler integrate theory and<br />

practice in the best sense.” – Dean Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f<br />

hood and care about it when it’s blighted. A<br />

single broken window will draw more broken<br />

windows.”<br />

The solutions are elusive, as private lease<br />

agreements may prevent new tenants from<br />

competing with the abandoning one, or com-<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 15


“Locavores” and the <strong>Law</strong><br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Sarah Schindler has found a way to combine her love <strong>of</strong> and respect for animals<br />

with her passion for property law.<br />

In addition to teaching a course on Animal <strong>Law</strong>, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler is investigating the conflict<br />

between local zoning laws and “locavores” – people who want to leave a lighter impact, and<br />

eat primarily what is grown or raised near where they live.<br />

“In a lot <strong>of</strong> ways, food law and policy are inherently tied to the land and land use,” she says.<br />

“Consider how zoning ordinances relating to urban agriculture and the size and placement <strong>of</strong><br />

vegetable gardens impact a person’s ability to grow her own food.”<br />

Other examples are zoning laws or neighborhood covenants that impact whether people<br />

can raise chickens in their backyards, or hang laundry out to dry. These are issues she hopes<br />

to pursue in her future scholarship.<br />

mercial landlords may have difficulty filling<br />

the space with a similar retail giant and even<br />

more difficulty renovating the vast, windowless<br />

space for multiple tenants.<br />

Big box developers and commercial tenants<br />

may desire to be good citizens, but remain<br />

beholden to the bottom line and at the<br />

mercy <strong>of</strong> market forces.<br />

Local governments, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler believes,<br />

are therefore obliged to make sound<br />

development decisions in the first place, and<br />

then deal proactively<br />

with vacant stores<br />

to turn blight into<br />

beauty.<br />

In an article she<br />

is writing on the subject,<br />

she examines<br />

when local governments<br />

should consider<br />

adaptive re-use <strong>of</strong><br />

the space, and when<br />

they should consider<br />

demolition and<br />

reconstruction, or<br />

demolition and “regreening,”<br />

turning the<br />

lot into a park or other<br />

public open space<br />

for people to gather.<br />

“Cities have a<br />

huge opportunity to<br />

build community if<br />

“in many communities,<br />

when these big boxes<br />

fail, they leave a hole in<br />

the social fabric <strong>of</strong> the<br />

community.<br />

– Sarah Schindler<br />

they’re smart about it. They can create new<br />

open space, or build a public garden. Their<br />

choices can have a tremendous positive impact<br />

on property values and the citizens’ sense<br />

<strong>of</strong> place.”<br />

A commitment to students<br />

Both pr<strong>of</strong>essors bring youthful energy,<br />

passion for their subjects, and a blend <strong>of</strong> the-<br />

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ory and pragmatism that make their courses<br />

uniquely enriching for students, who also appreciate<br />

their accessibility.<br />

“Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen really cares about the subjects<br />

he teaches, and genuinely hopes to instill<br />

in others a level <strong>of</strong> fascination similar to his<br />

own,” says Patrick Venne (’10).<br />

“And I consider Schindler one <strong>of</strong> the best<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essors I have ever worked with, at <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> or anywhere. Any school would be more<br />

than lucky to count them both among their<br />

faculty.<br />

“Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler<br />

was always more than<br />

willing to discuss topics<br />

in or out <strong>of</strong> the<br />

classroom, and Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Owen’s availability to<br />

discuss matters outside<br />

<strong>of</strong> the lecture hall<br />

is also unrivaled.”<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s ap-<br />

pointment <strong>of</strong> two<br />

full-time pr<strong>of</strong>essors<br />

devoted to these issues<br />

reflects the<br />

school’s commitment<br />

to preparing students<br />

for meaningful careers<br />

in environmental<br />

law. It amplifies the<br />

school’s robust role in<br />

the wider community,<br />

studying and enhancing local policy with an<br />

opportunity for national impact.<br />

As Dean Piteg<strong>of</strong>f says, “Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Owen<br />

and Schindler, along with colleagues in our<br />

Marine <strong>Law</strong> Institute, inform and influence<br />

policy on a national and global level. Contributing<br />

locally and using <strong>Maine</strong> as a laboratory,<br />

they integrate theory and practice in the best<br />

sense.” ML<br />

Dave Owen is Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Appointed in 2007,<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen worked previously in private practice<br />

in San Francisco specializing in environmental,<br />

land use, and water law and, before his legal career,<br />

as a geologist for an environmental consulting<br />

firm. He currently is lead researcher on an<br />

interdisciplinary project examining water quality<br />

impacts <strong>of</strong> urbanization and a faculty member<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong>’s Sustainability Solutions Initiative.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen earned his JD from <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> California, Berkeley, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> (Boalt<br />

Hall) and clerked for Judge Samuel Conti <strong>of</strong> the<br />

U.S. District Court for the Northern District <strong>of</strong><br />

California.<br />

Sarah Schindler is Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Appointed<br />

in 2009, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler previously was a visiting<br />

faculty member at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Georgia<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and practiced in the area <strong>of</strong> land<br />

use and environmental law in San Francisco.<br />

Her research focuses on emerging trends in<br />

municipal land use law and sustainable development.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Schindler earned her JD summa<br />

cum laude from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Georgia <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and clerked for Judge Will Garwood <strong>of</strong><br />

the Fifth Circuit Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals.<br />

Rita Heimes is Clinical Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and Director <strong>of</strong><br />

the Center for <strong>Law</strong> & Innovation. Since 2001,<br />

she has played a lead role in building the Center<br />

for <strong>Law</strong> & Innovation and the <strong>Maine</strong> Patent<br />

Program as vibrant programs for public service,<br />

teaching, and research and as a state resource.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Heimes, who previously practiced law in<br />

Seattle, Boulder, and Portland, founded and<br />

oversees the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s nationally recognized<br />

Intellectual Property Clinic. She earned her JD<br />

with honors from Drake <strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

and clerked for Judge Robert Beezer <strong>of</strong> the U.S.<br />

Court <strong>of</strong> Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.


Franco-American Legal Seminar pr<strong>of</strong>essors and students at the Château de Rochambeau. (Photo courtesy <strong>of</strong> Amber Collins)<br />

Why did 15 <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> students<br />

spend their spring break at<br />

France’s Senate, at the castle <strong>of</strong><br />

the Count <strong>of</strong> Rochambeau, at France’s oldest<br />

restaurant, Le Procope, and at many other<br />

historic and significant sites in France?<br />

These students, along with three faculty<br />

members and <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> partners in<br />

France, were participating in this year’s<br />

Franco-American Legal Seminar, just<br />

one example <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s commitment<br />

to making connections around the<br />

world in order to prepare students for an<br />

increasingly global legal market.<br />

The Franco-American Legal Seminar, now<br />

in its 16th year, is the brainchild <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Martin<br />

Rog<strong>of</strong>f, who first negotiated this scholarly<br />

and student exchange and continues to di-<br />

Global reach<br />

{By Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Christopher Knott}<br />

rect the program. Seminar participants (from<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and the Faculté de Droit <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Université du <strong>Maine</strong>, at Le Mans, in France)<br />

set a topic each year and invite interested<br />

students in each institution to enroll in a se-<br />

mester-long seminar culminating in scholarly<br />

papers drafted and presented by each student.<br />

This year’s topic <strong>of</strong> study was “Environmental<br />

Catastrophes: Prevention and Response.”<br />

In March, the 15 participating <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

students and pr<strong>of</strong>essors Rog<strong>of</strong>f, Charles Norchi<br />

and Sarah Schindler traveled to France<br />

to meet their French counterparts. Stopping<br />

first in Paris for meetings with dignitaries<br />

and tours <strong>of</strong> significant government sites, the<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> law is building worldwide connections for<br />

faculty and students.<br />

group then traveled to Le Mans for several<br />

days. There, students and faculty from both<br />

schools shared the results <strong>of</strong> their research.<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> students and pr<strong>of</strong>essors travel<br />

to France every second year, with students<br />

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At the center <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s<br />

global outreach efforts:<br />

David Cluchey is Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> at the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Appointed initially in 1979<br />

after six years <strong>of</strong> legal practice in <strong>Maine</strong>, he served as<br />

Associate Dean from 1987-1991 and from 2000-2004. Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Cluchey specializes in law and the economy and teaches<br />

antitrust, economic regulation, business associations,<br />

international trade law, and pr<strong>of</strong>essional responsibility. He<br />

has a long-standing interest in the people, culture and<br />

economy <strong>of</strong> Russia. He spent three months in Moscow in<br />

1994 as a Fulbright Lecturer at the Finance Academy <strong>of</strong><br />

the Government <strong>of</strong> the Russian Federation, and he served as Director <strong>of</strong> the<br />

ABA-accredited St. Petersburg Summer <strong>Law</strong> Program during five subsequent<br />

summers in St. Petersburg. He has traveled to Russia as a consultant to the<br />

U.S.A.I.D. Rule <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> program and to teach courses in American/Russian<br />

Business and Trade <strong>Law</strong>. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Cluchey is a graduate <strong>of</strong> Yale <strong>University</strong>,<br />

received his Masters degree from the State <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> New York at Albany,<br />

and earned his J.D. at Harvard <strong>University</strong>.<br />

Charles Norchi is Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and Director <strong>of</strong><br />

the Marine <strong>Law</strong> Institute at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. He teaches public international law and<br />

oceans law. His current research focuses on law and<br />

nation-building, international boundary delimitation,<br />

maritime security, and ocean and sovereign claims <strong>of</strong><br />

China. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Norchi manages comparative marine law<br />

projects with the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nantes in France, the Centre<br />

for Maritime and Transport <strong>Law</strong> <strong>of</strong> the City <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Hong Kong, and the International Maritime <strong>Law</strong> Institute in<br />

Malta. He is a Research Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance<br />

in the Kennedy <strong>School</strong> at Harvard, Chair-elect <strong>of</strong> the Admiralty and Maritime<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Section <strong>of</strong> the Association <strong>of</strong> American <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>s, and a National<br />

Fellow <strong>of</strong> the Explorers Club. He earned an A.B. from Harvard College, a J.D.<br />

from Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, and an LL.M. and a<br />

J.S.D from Yale <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />

Martin Rog<strong>of</strong>f is a <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Foundation Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Since<br />

joining the <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> faculty in 1972, he has taught and<br />

published extensively in the area <strong>of</strong> international law with<br />

particular attention to France. He founded and directs<br />

the annual French-American Legal Seminar, engaging<br />

students and faculty from both nations in an intensive<br />

exchange <strong>of</strong> ideas and meetings with leaders in the<br />

bench and bar in France and the United States, and<br />

played a lead role in establishing exchange programs<br />

with several universities in Europe. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Rog<strong>of</strong>f has been active in<br />

public policy at both the state and national levels. He graduated from<br />

Cornell <strong>University</strong> and Yale <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, and earned a masters degree at the<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California at Berkeley.<br />

18 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

from France visiting the U.S. in the <strong>of</strong>f years.<br />

Next year’s seminar, which will focus on law<br />

and religion, will include a visit to Washington,<br />

D.C., before students meet in <strong>Maine</strong> for<br />

scholarly presentations. Many students describe<br />

the seminar as the most valuable and<br />

enjoyable part <strong>of</strong> their studies.<br />

Global commitment<br />

Exposing students to foreign legal systems,<br />

exploring legal topics comparatively with<br />

peers from other nations, and simply traveling<br />

to Europe for scholarly exchange, all demonstrate<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s commitment to global<br />

engagement by its faculty and students.<br />

Along with the Franco-American Legal<br />

Seminar, <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s foreign exchange program<br />

for students is one <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s<br />

most popular <strong>of</strong>ferings. Students compete each<br />

term for a limited number <strong>of</strong> seats in partner<br />

law schools around the world. In addition to<br />

exchange agreements with two law schools<br />

in France (at Le Mans and Cergy-Pointoise),<br />

students can choose among law schools in<br />

Canada (Dalhousie, New Brunswick), Great<br />

Britain (Buckingham), Hong Kong (City <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Hong Kong), and Ireland (Galway).<br />

Typically, a <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> student is in residence<br />

at a partner law school for one semester,<br />

living among the students there, taking a representative<br />

course load, and integrating with<br />

the students and faculty in all aspects <strong>of</strong> law<br />

school life. This opportunity grows in popularity<br />

every year, as returning students spread<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> student Laura Rideout (‘12)<br />

in Paris.


the word about the value <strong>of</strong> the educational<br />

and social experiences.<br />

A prime example <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s efforts<br />

has been its use <strong>of</strong> a multi-year grant from<br />

the Government <strong>of</strong> France Partners <strong>University</strong><br />

Fund. This generous grant has allowed<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> to strengthen student and faculty<br />

exchanges between <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and its French<br />

partners. The grant is focused on developing<br />

a comparative marine law program, building<br />

upon one <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s curricular and research<br />

strengths. Even at the early stages <strong>of</strong><br />

the lifetime <strong>of</strong> this grant, the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> and<br />

its French counterparts have collaborated in<br />

a number <strong>of</strong> ways; conferences, faculty exchanges,<br />

student work in a variety <strong>of</strong> settings,<br />

all designed to bear future fruit in the form <strong>of</strong><br />

more formalized joint programs <strong>of</strong> study for<br />

students from the participating law schools.<br />

The ultimate goal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s participation<br />

is to capitalize on the opportunities to establish<br />

mutually supporting programs which<br />

will benefit the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> by increasing both<br />

the depth and breadth <strong>of</strong> its global presence.<br />

And new exchange programs will allow<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> to <strong>of</strong>fer more students this valuable<br />

semester away. In return, partner law<br />

schools send <strong>Maine</strong> a number <strong>of</strong> students every<br />

year. These students add a great deal to<br />

the life <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, and many students<br />

have made lifelong friends and colleagues<br />

through these visits.<br />

Program leaders<br />

At the heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s global efforts<br />

are pr<strong>of</strong>essors Martin Rog<strong>of</strong>f, David Cluchey<br />

and Charles Norchi.<br />

In addition to leading the Franco-American<br />

Seminar each year, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rog<strong>of</strong>f has,<br />

for many years, been <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s leader in<br />

international, comparative and foreign law.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rog<strong>of</strong>f teaches a wide variety <strong>of</strong> courses,<br />

most <strong>of</strong> which focus on other legal systems,<br />

other nations, or comparing approaches to<br />

legal problems in different countries. In his<br />

scholarship, too, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rog<strong>of</strong>f demonstrates<br />

his broad range, publishing in several different<br />

languages and in the leading legal journals<br />

in the U.S., France and Italy. He has been the<br />

driving force behind many <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s exchanges<br />

and programs, and has forged close<br />

ties around the world. This year, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rog<strong>of</strong>f<br />

is receiving a rare distinction. The Université<br />

du <strong>Maine</strong> is awarding him the Doctor Honoris<br />

Causa (Honorary Doctorate) degree. His<br />

efforts throughout his career have resulted<br />

in many opportunities for study and work<br />

around the world for <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> students.<br />

Summer <strong>of</strong>ten finds Pr<strong>of</strong>. David Cluchey<br />

in St. Petersburg, Russia, teaching international<br />

trade law. Three U.S. law schools jointly<br />

administer the St. Petersburg Summer <strong>Law</strong><br />

Program, and Pr<strong>of</strong>. Cluchey, who speaks Russian,<br />

has taught in and directed the program<br />

on many occasions since 1995. A number <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> students have participated in the<br />

program, and this summer two <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

students will join Pr<strong>of</strong>. Cluchey in St. Petersburg.<br />

Occasionally, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Cluchey’s close connections<br />

to the Summer Program and to the<br />

Russian-American Legal Education Foundation,<br />

on whose board he sits, have resulted in a<br />

Russian law student choosing to spend a year<br />

visiting <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, which is slated to welcome<br />

one such visitor in the 2011-12 academic year.<br />

From left, <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essors Sarah<br />

Schindler and Martin Rog<strong>of</strong>f, and Myriam<br />

Roussille, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> at the Université du<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> (Le Mans, France), at the Gala Dinner<br />

for this year’s Franco-American Legal Seminar,<br />

held in Rennes.<br />

In addition to obtaining and managing<br />

the French Partners <strong>University</strong> Fund grant,<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Charles Norchi has led <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s<br />

efforts to forge closer ties with Asia. Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Norchi has served as a visiting faculty member<br />

and on the advisory board <strong>of</strong> the City<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong Kong <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. A<br />

very popular student exchange program with<br />

that school is entering its third year, and students<br />

have established lasting connections<br />

with their counterparts in Hong Kong. This<br />

term, for the first time, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Norchi is using<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s improved technological capabilities<br />

to bridge physical distances by <strong>of</strong>fering<br />

a seminar to students in both law schools<br />

simultaneously. In practical terms, that means<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> students starting class quite early<br />

in the day, and students in Hong Kong beginning<br />

class very late in the evening—in order<br />

to take the time difference into account. By<br />

all accounts, this joint examination <strong>of</strong> oceans<br />

law issues has proven successful, and is but a<br />

hint <strong>of</strong> closer collaborations to come. Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Norchi is also an expert on Afghanistan and<br />

the Congo, and that expertise has resulted in<br />

increased opportunities for students to engage<br />

in meaningful work internationally.<br />

The future<br />

What’s next for <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> as it seeks to<br />

open up the world’s legal opportunities to its<br />

students? The <strong>School</strong> is deeply committed to<br />

expanding its presence around the world. Building<br />

upon past successes, and finding new ways<br />

to create connections with lawyers, scholars and<br />

students in other nations is a high priority. Already,<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> graduates study and practice<br />

in many different countries. The <strong>School</strong>’s goal is<br />

to continue to create those opportunities, and to<br />

prepare students to take their place as leaders in<br />

the new global legal marketplace.<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> is currently planning the establishment<br />

<strong>of</strong> a post-pr<strong>of</strong>essional LL.M.<br />

program. Focused primarily on attracting<br />

foreign-trained lawyers to study for a year<br />

at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, the LL.M. (Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>s)<br />

program will strengthen ties with foreign law<br />

schools, law students and law faculties. Once<br />

the program has been fully approved by the<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> System and the American<br />

Bar Association, <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> intends to<br />

<strong>of</strong>fer the degree first to a small number <strong>of</strong> foreign-trained<br />

lawyers and students each year.<br />

The <strong>School</strong> is also working diligently to<br />

increase the number and kind <strong>of</strong> global opportunities<br />

open to students. In the near future,<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> will have at least two additional<br />

student exchange agreements, with law schools<br />

in Rennes and Nantes, France. As the practice<br />

<strong>of</strong> law becomes increasingly global, <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

will prepare its students to compete and to succeed<br />

anywhere in the world. Every year that<br />

passes, every successful exchange, every <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> alum working in Africa, India or Switzerland,<br />

enriches the <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> experience for<br />

each new class <strong>of</strong> students. ML<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Chris knott is Vice Dean and Director<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Garbrecht <strong>Law</strong> Library at the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. He joined <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

in 2006 after serving as librarian and adjunct<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Columbia <strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

and the Georgetown <strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Center,<br />

and he currently serves as President <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong><br />

Librarians <strong>of</strong> New England. He previously engaged<br />

in the private practice <strong>of</strong> law with a focus<br />

in corporate transactions and commercial litigation.<br />

Dean Knott is a graduate <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Iowa and the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Michigan <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong>, and he earned his masters degree in library<br />

science from Indiana <strong>University</strong>.<br />

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<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lois Lupica.<br />

20 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

Measuring the cost<br />

<strong>of</strong> bankruptcy law<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lois Lupica is<br />

studying the impact <strong>of</strong> changes<br />

made to bankruptcy law in 2005<br />

{By Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jennifer Wriggins / photo by René Minnis}<br />

A<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essor’s initial research on the<br />

impact <strong>of</strong> 2005’s bankruptcy law<br />

changes reveals a more expensive<br />

consumer bankruptcy system.<br />

According to the Congressional Record,<br />

the sweeping changes made to bankruptcy<br />

law in 2005 were intended to improve bankruptcy<br />

law by “restoring personal responsibility<br />

and integrity in the bankruptcy system and<br />

ensur[ing] that the system is fair for both debtors<br />

and creditors.”<br />

However, these changes were made without<br />

consideration <strong>of</strong> empirical data about<br />

their likely effects on consumers. In fact, preliminary<br />

empirical research by Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Lois<br />

R. Lupica finds that the consequences <strong>of</strong> the<br />

2005 amendments, such as increased consumer<br />

costs and decreased distributions to unsecured<br />

creditors, may have been contrary to<br />

what was intended.<br />

Charting the 2005 Act’s impact<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica has been working since early<br />

2010 as the principal investigator on a national<br />

study, sponsored by the American Bankruptcy<br />

Institute Foundation and the National Conference<br />

<strong>of</strong> Bankruptcy Judges Endowment for<br />

Education, on the effects <strong>of</strong> the Bankruptcy<br />

Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection<br />

Act <strong>of</strong> 2005. The study, known as The National<br />

Consumer Bankruptcy Costs Study, grew out<br />

<strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica’s work as a Robert M. Zinman<br />

Scholar-in-Residence at the American Bank-


uptcy Institute inWashington, D.C. in 2007.<br />

With the assistance <strong>of</strong> an economist/<br />

statistician (Dr. Michael Donihue, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

<strong>of</strong> Economics at Colby College) and seven<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> second- and third-year students,<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica has been coding and analyzing<br />

the data gleaned from about 10,000 consumer<br />

bankruptcy cases. In addition, she has conducted<br />

more than a dozen focus groups, and<br />

administered survey instruments to consumer<br />

bankruptcy lawyers, trustees and judges, in order<br />

to gather qualitative data that will aid in<br />

making connections between various quantitative<br />

variables.<br />

Lupica’s study was described by the American<br />

Bankruptcy Institute as “the most extensive<br />

empirical measurement to date <strong>of</strong> the additional<br />

burdens placed on consumer debtors<br />

by the 2005 amendments.” The final report is<br />

expected to be available in December 2011.<br />

Before embarking upon the National<br />

Consumer Bankruptcy Costs<br />

Study, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica conducted a Pilot<br />

Study <strong>of</strong> Consumer Bankruptcy<br />

Costs in 2009. The Pilot Study, using<br />

exacting statistical analysis and<br />

focusing on federal districts in six<br />

states, indicates that costs have risen<br />

—especially attorney fees—while<br />

payments to unsecured creditors<br />

in both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13<br />

bankruptcy cases have actually decreased<br />

since the enactment <strong>of</strong> the<br />

legislation.<br />

In considering the Pilot Study’s<br />

findings Lupica noted, “I was not surprised<br />

that it costs consumers more to file for bankruptcy<br />

after the amendments, but I was surprised<br />

at how much more. Given that consumer<br />

bankruptcy is a zero-sum game, the<br />

policy question is whether having consumers<br />

pay more to access bankruptcy system is the<br />

best use <strong>of</strong> their finite pool <strong>of</strong> assets.”<br />

In the past year, the Pilot Study findings<br />

have been presented to judicial and attorney<br />

audiences around the country.<br />

When Congress considered the legislation<br />

that eventually became the 2005 Bankruptcy<br />

Act, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica was one <strong>of</strong> the leaders who<br />

warned <strong>of</strong> the potential consequences <strong>of</strong> the<br />

new law. Central to her analysis was the failure<br />

<strong>of</strong> Congress to legislate based on sufficient<br />

data about the law’s impact on consumers.<br />

So, when the bankruptcy amendments<br />

were passed in 2005, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica was perfectly<br />

positioned to evaluate the effects <strong>of</strong> the<br />

new law. Her time as Resident Scholar at the<br />

American Bankruptcy Institute gave her the<br />

national visibility to propose and design the<br />

national study <strong>of</strong> the effects <strong>of</strong> the legislation.<br />

A leader on debtor-creditor issues<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica has long been a national leader<br />

on debtor-creditor issues. During her 17year<br />

career at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, she has published numerous articles<br />

examining different aspects <strong>of</strong> debtor-creditor<br />

relationships.<br />

Starting with her 1998 article in the Texas<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Review, which sounded one <strong>of</strong> the first<br />

warnings <strong>of</strong> the risks inherent in asset securitization<br />

transactions, she has continued to<br />

focus her scholarly research on the important<br />

intersection <strong>of</strong> bankruptcy, complex financing<br />

techniques and consumer protection—all<br />

courses that she teaches.<br />

Her scholarly career has focused on the<br />

effective regulation <strong>of</strong> complex markets with<br />

a concentration on consumer protection.<br />

Her most recent articles<br />

have documented how her concerns<br />

about securitization and related issues<br />

came to fruition during the<br />

financial crisis <strong>of</strong> 2008-2009. She<br />

has also proposed solutions to help<br />

ameliorate the worst <strong>of</strong> the damage.<br />

Dealing with the consequences<br />

<strong>of</strong> the financial crisis closer to home,<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica has provided trainings<br />

and presentations for attorneys and<br />

mediators through <strong>Maine</strong> Attorneys<br />

Savings Homes, which is a joint<br />

project <strong>of</strong> Pine Tree Legal Assistance<br />

and the Volunteer <strong>Law</strong>yers Project.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica’s work is a perfect example<br />

<strong>of</strong> how prescient, passionate scholarship and<br />

teaching translate into service and public policy.<br />

Legal scholarship like hers has significant<br />

practical and public policy dimensions. Her<br />

work will inform the continuing debate about<br />

financial regulation and consumer protection,<br />

particularly in the bankruptcy setting. ML<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lois Lupica is a <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Foundation<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. Appointed in 1995, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica previously<br />

worked in private practice in New York<br />

City on domestic and international transactions<br />

and developed a clinical program in affordable<br />

housing development at Seton Hall <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. She is a national expert in<br />

bankruptcy law and policy and is currently<br />

principal investigator for a major study on the<br />

impact <strong>of</strong> the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lupica earned her JD with high honors<br />

from Boston <strong>University</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Lupica’s work<br />

is a perfect<br />

example <strong>of</strong><br />

how prescient,<br />

passionate<br />

scholarship<br />

and teaching<br />

translate into<br />

service and<br />

public policy.<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 21


At issue:<br />

Race & <strong>Law</strong><br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jennifer Wriggins‘ The Measure <strong>of</strong> Injury looks at<br />

the evolution <strong>of</strong> race and tort law in the United States<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jennifer Wriggins, the Sumner T. Bernstein Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and<br />

Associate Dean for Research at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>,<br />

specializes in Torts, Insurance <strong>Law</strong>, and Family <strong>Law</strong>. Upon receiving<br />

her JD, Pr<strong>of</strong>. Wriggins served as Clerk to the Hon. Edward T. Gignoux,<br />

U.S. District Judge in Portland, <strong>Maine</strong>. Her book, “The Measure <strong>of</strong><br />

Injury: Race, Gender, and Tort <strong>Law</strong>” (NYU Press 2010, co-authored<br />

with Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Martha Chamallas <strong>of</strong> Ohio State<br />

<strong>University</strong>) was published in spring 2010. She<br />

has published articles in the areas <strong>of</strong> torts, insurance,<br />

and family law, with a focus on race and<br />

gender. She graduated magna cum laude with<br />

distinction in philosophy from Yale College and<br />

cum laude from Harvard <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />

Q<br />

: Torts is a subject that includes<br />

personal injury law, products liability,<br />

defamation and malpractice. What does it<br />

have to do with race?<br />

A<br />

: Given how law is steeped in history,<br />

and given how U.S. history is steeped<br />

in race and racism, I think it is fair to say<br />

that every law school subject has aspects that<br />

relate to race. Torts is no exception. African-<br />

Americans brought tort claims for personal<br />

injuries in this country from the end <strong>of</strong><br />

slavery on.<br />

As tort plaintiffs, they had access to<br />

the legal system, which is surprising, given<br />

how racist law and social practices were<br />

in different ways up until about 1950.<br />

Virtually no legal scholars have written<br />

about this, although courts consistently<br />

identified the race <strong>of</strong> the plaintiff bringing<br />

a tort lawsuit if the plaintiff was not seen as white, up until the<br />

1950s. However, black plaintiffs were not treated equally. A variety<br />

<strong>of</strong> evidence shows that their claims were devalued on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />

race. A “race-based discount” <strong>of</strong>ten was applied to their claims —<br />

in settlement, at trial, and on appeal. It is a complex story that is a<br />

part <strong>of</strong> our history.<br />

22 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

{By Elena Brandt / photo by René Minnis}<br />

Q<br />

: What is an example <strong>of</strong> this “race-based discount” in torts?<br />

A<br />

: One example is a case from about a century ago. Henry Griffin<br />

was a black Pullman porter. Daniel Brady was the President<br />

<strong>of</strong> Brady Brass Company, and brother <strong>of</strong> Diamond Jim Brady, one<br />

<strong>of</strong> the richest financiers <strong>of</strong><br />

the “gilded age” – white <strong>of</strong><br />

course. Brady accused Griffin<br />

<strong>of</strong> stealing his wallet and Griffin<br />

was put in jail, probably<br />

overnight. The theft charge<br />

turned out to be false, and<br />

Griffin was set free.<br />

Griffin then sued Brady<br />

for false imprisonment, and<br />

won a $2,500 verdict before a<br />

jury, in New York City, which<br />

would have been all-white<br />

since blacks weren’t allowed<br />

on juries at the time. This<br />

was about $52,000 in today’s<br />

dollars. Then the trial judge,<br />

Judge Dugro, told Griffin and<br />

his lawyer that the verdict was<br />

too high. The judge said in<br />

open court: “[I]n one sense, a<br />

colored man is just as good as<br />

a white man, for the law says<br />

he is, but he has not the same<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> injury under all<br />

circumstances that a white man<br />

would have . . . . In [NYC], the<br />

amount <strong>of</strong> evil that would flow<br />

to the colored man from a charge like this would not be as great<br />

as it probably would be to a white man.” He slashed the award to<br />

$300 and this was upheld on appeal.<br />

Q<br />

: That’s one example, but it could be an isolated case. Are there<br />

others?


A<br />

: Sure. I have read hundreds <strong>of</strong> tort cases that have to do with<br />

race, and it is a complex picture. I tried to create a collective<br />

picture by reading all the appellate wrongful death cases from<br />

Louisiana from 1865-1950 that discussed damages. This was a total<br />

<strong>of</strong> 152 cases, 26 <strong>of</strong> which were brought by African-Americans. The<br />

average award for loss <strong>of</strong> a white family member was more than twice<br />

the average award for loss <strong>of</strong> a black family member – $8,245 for loss<br />

<strong>of</strong> a white family member; $3,559 for loss <strong>of</strong> a black family member.<br />

Similarly, the median award for loss <strong>of</strong> a white family member was<br />

more than twice the median award for loss <strong>of</strong> a black family member.<br />

This and other material make me think there was a widespread racebased<br />

discount for African-Americans’ tort claims.<br />

Q<br />

: How did you become interested in the intersection <strong>of</strong> race and<br />

torts?<br />

A<br />

: First, I got questions from<br />

students in my <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> torts<br />

classes about race and tort law that<br />

I could not answer without doing<br />

research. The articles that I wanted to<br />

find so that I could give the information<br />

to my students did not exist! So, I<br />

researched and wrote the articles – and<br />

then, the book.<br />

Another impetus came from<br />

practicing law, which I did for 12 years<br />

before becoming a law pr<strong>of</strong>essor. I<br />

represented many children in Massachusetts<br />

who had been exposed to lead<br />

paint in lawsuits against their landlords,<br />

at a law firm in Cambridge, Mass., Pressman & Kruskal. Massachusetts<br />

had a strict liability statute for lead paint poisoning.<br />

Many if not most <strong>of</strong> the children were African-American, Haitian,<br />

or Latino/a. Several surprising things happened in those lawsuits<br />

that affected my scholarship. First, occasionally defense lawyers<br />

would explicitly bring up the race <strong>of</strong> the injured children, like this:<br />

“A jury would not award Haitian kids that much money.” This seems<br />

like a race-based discount.<br />

Second, lead paint can cause cognitive injury; in sufficient quantities<br />

lead exposure lowers the IQs <strong>of</strong> children. In the lawsuits, what<br />

happened was this: lawyers for landlords would <strong>of</strong>ten get permission<br />

from judges to test the IQ <strong>of</strong> the children’s mother and also perform<br />

psychological tests on her. They were arguing that the child’s low IQ<br />

was caused by the mother rather than by the illegal lead paint. This<br />

was common, and was operating under the radar screen in pretrial<br />

discovery. In virtually every instance, the mother was a member <strong>of</strong> a<br />

racial minority.<br />

To me, this was an extraordinary intrusion into the mother’s<br />

privacy. After all, the mother was not suing for anything. I thought<br />

this probably would not happen if the mothers had been white; it<br />

tied in with a long history <strong>of</strong> racism in connection with IQ testing.<br />

Also, I thought this raised gender issues because the mothers were<br />

being blamed for the children’s IQ, while there wasn’t a similar focus<br />

on the fathers. I wrote a law review article about this as soon as I got<br />

to <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. It was published in the Boston <strong>University</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Review.<br />

One <strong>of</strong> my most thrilling moments as a scholar was a few years later<br />

when I got a letter from a judge in Washington D.C., Stefan Graae,<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Jennifer Wriggins<br />

who had written a very influential opinion allowing such tests. In<br />

my article, I had dissected his opinion and tried to show how very<br />

wrong it was. His letter to me said that my article had caused him<br />

to change his mind. He enclosed an opinion he wrote not allowing<br />

those unconsented IQ tests any more. Many judges followed his<br />

example and stopped allowing such tests.<br />

Q<br />

: What about now? The widespread perception, I think, is that<br />

race and gender are no longer such an issue.<br />

A<br />

: One way in which race and gender still matter in torts is that<br />

race-based and gender-based tables are routinely used to estimate<br />

lost future earnings <strong>of</strong> tort plaintiffs in some situations. For example,<br />

when a person is seriously injured who does not have a specific earnings<br />

history – like a child for example<br />

– part <strong>of</strong> her tort damages may be lost<br />

future earnings. Expert economists<br />

will testify about lost earnings, and<br />

these have to be estimated, essentially<br />

predicted. Such experts <strong>of</strong>ten turn to<br />

earnings tables from the Department <strong>of</strong><br />

Commerce or other sources which are<br />

divided by race and gender.<br />

The earnings tables show that men<br />

overall earn more than women, and<br />

that whites earn more than blacks.<br />

Experts will then match the race and<br />

gender <strong>of</strong> the injured plaintiff to the<br />

tables and use that as a basis to predict<br />

the lost future earnings <strong>of</strong> the injured<br />

plaintiff. I think this is using race and gender in court in a way that<br />

is unconstitutional, because it is using a race-based and gender-based<br />

classification to affect an individual without any compelling reason.<br />

It’s essentially a continuation <strong>of</strong> the race-based discount, in my<br />

view. My co-author, Martha Chamallas, and I have been writing<br />

about this for years. In Canada, there has been lots <strong>of</strong> discussion <strong>of</strong><br />

these issues and also some in Israel.<br />

Q<br />

: Has your criticism made a difference?<br />

A<br />

: In one high-pr<strong>of</strong>ile case, yes. There was a terrible accident involving<br />

the Staten Island Ferry in 2003, in which 11 people were<br />

killed. New York City, which operated the ferry, was quite clearly<br />

negligent and violated its own safety regulations. Only one pilot had<br />

been on the bridge, contrary to the rules, and he passed out, leading<br />

to the crash. One passenger was James McMillan, an African-<br />

American man. The accident caused him to be a quadriplegic. The<br />

city, because it was clearly negligent, was liable for his future medical<br />

expenses. So the issue <strong>of</strong> his life expectancy arose. The city <strong>of</strong>fered<br />

life expectancy tables <strong>of</strong> African-American quadriplegics, arguing that<br />

he would live a shorter time because he was black and male and that<br />

therefore they owed him less.<br />

Federal District Judge Jack Weinstein <strong>of</strong> the Eastern District<br />

<strong>of</strong> New York wrote an opinion citing my scholarship and that <strong>of</strong><br />

Martha Chamallas, deciding that using the race-based tables was<br />

unconstitutional. We hope that the tide is turning. ML<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 23


Juvenile Justice Clinic<br />

Hands-on work that matters<br />

From left to right: Matthew Peacock, Joseph Zamboni (standing), Meghan Ogren, Amber Collins (standing), Jeffrey Shafto, Michael Dixon (standing)<br />

and Elyse Apantaku (standing). Matthew, Joseph, Meghan, Amber and Michael are student attorneys (third-year students) in the Juvenile Justice<br />

Clinic. Jeffrey is a former Juvenile Justice student attorney who is working in Portland as a solo practitioner. Elyse is a second-year-student who is<br />

the clinic’s summer Juvenile Justice Policy intern.<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s<br />

Juvenile Justice Clinic <strong>of</strong>fers students,<br />

difficult, high-stakes work that provides<br />

valuable hands-on lessons and forms the<br />

genesis <strong>of</strong> policy work.<br />

In 2006, the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> responded to challenges set forth in an<br />

assessment by the American Bar Association<br />

that detailed statewide problems <strong>of</strong> access to<br />

counsel and quality <strong>of</strong> representation in delinquency<br />

cases. (The assessment, “<strong>Maine</strong>: An<br />

Assessment <strong>of</strong> Access to Counsel and Quality<br />

<strong>of</strong> Representation in Delinquency Proceedings,”<br />

was published in 2003.)<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Deirdre Smith and James Burke<br />

decided to expand <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s clinical <strong>of</strong>ferings<br />

to include a program dedicated to improving<br />

representation <strong>of</strong> children. The result:<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s Juvenile Justice Clinic.<br />

With generous help from the Sam L. Cohen<br />

Foundation, the <strong>Maine</strong> Bar Foundation,<br />

many alumni and other supporters, <strong>Maine</strong><br />

24 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

{By Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Christopher Northrop / photos by René Minnis}<br />

<strong>Law</strong> committed the resources to build this<br />

clinical program, which is focused on combining<br />

juvenile defense practice with policy<br />

development.<br />

The purpose <strong>of</strong> the Juvenile Justice Clinic<br />

is to teach our student attorneys to provide the<br />

highest quality representation for their clients<br />

in the delinquency system, while working for<br />

systemic change.<br />

Learning in the trenches<br />

And the program has proven successful in<br />

providing participating students with invaluable<br />

hands-on experience and a firm understanding<br />

<strong>of</strong> the delinquency system.<br />

“In my time at the Juvenile Justice Clinic<br />

I was able to work on policy and directly represent<br />

children,” says Rebecca Headen (’07).<br />

“Now that I work primarily in policy, I realize<br />

how important that experience was – in a legal<br />

universe where the people who practice and<br />

the people who strategize are <strong>of</strong>ten detached<br />

and sometimes divided, learning and practicing<br />

as I did at the clinic prepared me for fluency<br />

in both worlds.”<br />

Clinic students represent children charged<br />

with criminal activity in <strong>Maine</strong>’s juvenile<br />

courts.<br />

Each semester five student-attorneys take on<br />

the responsibility <strong>of</strong> trying to make their clients’<br />

lives safer and more successful by addressing the<br />

underlying causes <strong>of</strong> the alleged conduct. It is<br />

difficult work, but our students always exceed<br />

every expectation <strong>of</strong> the courts and the families.<br />

The lessons learned and the problems observed<br />

in the trenches <strong>of</strong> delinquency court form the<br />

genesis <strong>of</strong> our policy work.<br />

Tackling policy issues<br />

A few examples <strong>of</strong> the policy issues the<br />

clinic takes on each semester include disproportionate<br />

minority contact with law enforcement<br />

and the ongoing legal problems<br />

encountered by homeless youth.


Once students identify a problem area,<br />

the next step for them is to look for partners<br />

in the community. For example, to help serve<br />

Portland’s significant population <strong>of</strong> homeless<br />

youth, students reached out to Preble<br />

Street and Pine Tree Legal Assistance to create<br />

the “Street <strong>Law</strong>” program, through which<br />

clinic students provide legal advice every<br />

other Wednesday on a drop-in basis at Preble<br />

Street’s Teen Center.<br />

Some issues can be addressed with a quick<br />

consult; other teenagers with more complex<br />

problems wind up as full-representation clients.<br />

For our work with disproportionate minority<br />

contact issues, students partnered with<br />

the Muskie <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Public Service.<br />

Now in the fifth year <strong>of</strong> the partnership,<br />

and students have helped Muskie staff<br />

design and publish a comprehensive assessment,<br />

“Disproportionate Minority Contact<br />

in <strong>Maine</strong>: DMC Assessment and Identification,”<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Southern <strong>Maine</strong> Muskie<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Public Service, 2009.<br />

The assessment defines disproportionate<br />

minority contact problems and potential solutions.<br />

Clinic students continue to work toward<br />

further assessment, as well as the implementation<br />

<strong>of</strong> potential solutions to this difficult<br />

issue.<br />

And, once again, the experience has been<br />

valuable for <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> students: “My work<br />

to address and eradicate racial discrimination<br />

within the juvenile justice system in <strong>Maine</strong><br />

gave me a deep appreciation <strong>of</strong> how positive<br />

social change happens – it is incremental<br />

and demands perseverance – but it is possible<br />

through collaboration and hard work,” says<br />

Robyn Merrill (’08). “My time at the clinic<br />

inspired me to continue working toward systematic<br />

change, instilling a belief that the system<br />

can be improved to work better for all<br />

people.”<br />

A child’s best interest<br />

The clinic added two more policy projects<br />

this academic year. Mike Dixon (’11) noticed a<br />

crisis <strong>of</strong> conscience in many attorneys defending<br />

juveniles. Although good defense work relies<br />

on defenders zealously representing their<br />

clients’ expressed interests, the desire to advocate<br />

for a child’s best interests is strong. In order<br />

to help make sure that juveniles, especially<br />

those in the most unfortunate circumstances,<br />

have a “best interest” voice in court, Dixon<br />

helped form a group <strong>of</strong> volunteer guardian ad<br />

litems. He worked with the Child Protective/<br />

Juvenile Justice section <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Maine</strong> State Bar<br />

Association to identify volunteers, and he is<br />

currently serving as a guardian ad litems on<br />

two delinquency cases.<br />

Clinical Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Christopher Northrop.<br />

Another significantly underserved group <strong>of</strong><br />

adolescents are those who, due to cognitive disabilities,<br />

mental health issues and/or immaturity,<br />

cannot understand the delinquency process or<br />

assist in their own defense. With the explosion<br />

<strong>of</strong> quality research about adolescent brain development<br />

in the last decade, the issue <strong>of</strong> juvenile<br />

competency has emerged across the country.<br />

As in many states, <strong>Maine</strong>’s Juvenile Code<br />

does not directly address this problem. The<br />

Criminal <strong>Law</strong> Advisory Committee is in the<br />

process <strong>of</strong> drafting legislation to close this gap.<br />

Joe Zamboni (’11) has joined the working<br />

group responsible for assisting the committee.<br />

He is working with leaders from the defense bar,<br />

prosecutors’ <strong>of</strong>fices, Attorney General’s <strong>of</strong>fice,<br />

State Forensic Service, and <strong>Maine</strong> Commission<br />

on Indigent Legal Services. He hopes to see this<br />

legislation signed into law by graduation.<br />

Making it a career<br />

Although many clinic alumni go into<br />

private practice, quite a few have decided to<br />

continue their work in the policy world and<br />

public interest law. Clinic graduates over the<br />

last four years have landed jobs at the National<br />

Juvenile Defender Center, ACLU <strong>of</strong> North<br />

Carolina, Rights Working Group (Washington<br />

D.C.), Disability Rights Center <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong>,<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Equal Justice Project, KIDS Legal,<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Justice Advisory Group and the <strong>Maine</strong><br />

Legislature.<br />

This fall I had one <strong>of</strong> the great thrills <strong>of</strong><br />

my pr<strong>of</strong>essional life at the Juvenile Defender<br />

Leadership Summit in Washington D.C. This<br />

annual event is an invitation only summit<br />

where grizzled veterans (like me) get to present<br />

to the nation’s most dedicated and promising<br />

young lawyers advocating for children. I was<br />

delighted to see two <strong>of</strong> my former students in<br />

attendance.<br />

“The rewards I have reaped from my time<br />

as a student attorney at the Juvenile Justice<br />

Clinic are many and richly layered,” says Caroline<br />

Wilshusen (’07), a former student who<br />

was at the event, along with Rebecca Headen<br />

“I experienced how critical a zealous advocate<br />

is in the life <strong>of</strong> a child in that it empowers a<br />

child, and enables the court to hear the child’s<br />

story. I understand how critical these elements<br />

are to the goals <strong>of</strong> the juvenile code in order to<br />

craft a result that serves the child and society as<br />

a whole. The Juvenile Justice Clinic provided<br />

a foundation <strong>of</strong> information and experiential<br />

learning that continues to inform my practice<br />

with each child I serve.” ML<br />

Christopher Northrop is Clinical Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>. He<br />

was appointed initially in 2006, and founded<br />

and directs the Juvenile Justice Clinic. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Northrop is President <strong>of</strong> the New England<br />

Juvenile Defender Center (housed at the <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong>) and a nationally recognized expert in<br />

juvenile justice.<br />

“In my time at the Juvenile Justice Clinic I was able to work on policy and directly represent children. Now<br />

that I work primarily in policy, I realize how important that experience was – in a legal universe where the<br />

people who practice and the people who strategize are <strong>of</strong>ten detached and sometimes divided, learning<br />

and practicing as I did at the clinic prepared me for fluency in both worlds.” – Rebecca Headen (’07)<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 25


FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS<br />

“The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> has emerged<br />

nationally as a<br />

center <strong>of</strong> intellectual<br />

excellence and<br />

expertise, thanks<br />

to robust research,<br />

publication, teaching,<br />

and service by our<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essors.”<br />

– Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f, Dean<br />

26 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

PROF. DavID<br />

CLUCHEY published<br />

a review <strong>of</strong> the book,<br />

Climate Finance:<br />

Regulatory and Funding<br />

Strategies for Climate<br />

Change and Global<br />

Development (Richard<br />

B. Stewart et al., eds,<br />

NYU Press 2009)<br />

entitled “Seeking a Unified Field <strong>of</strong> Climate<br />

Finance,” in the Ocean and Coastal <strong>Law</strong><br />

Journal (2010).<br />

PROF. CHRISTINE<br />

gaLBRaITH’S article,<br />

“Access Denied: Improper<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> the Computer<br />

Fraud and Abuse Act<br />

to Control Information<br />

on Publicly Accessible<br />

Internet Websites,”<br />

was listed in October<br />

on the Social Science<br />

Research Network’s Top Ten download list<br />

for Intellectual Property: eJournal. As <strong>of</strong><br />

October, the article had been downloaded<br />

247 times. The article originally was<br />

published in 63 Md. L. Rev. 320 (2004).<br />

PROF. MaLICk<br />

gHaCHEM’S book,<br />

The Old Order and the<br />

Haitian Revolution<br />

will be published by<br />

Cambridge <strong>University</strong><br />

Press in 2011. He<br />

published “Of ‘Scalpels’<br />

and ‘Sledgehammers’:<br />

Religious Liberty and<br />

the Policing <strong>of</strong> Muslim Charities in Britain<br />

and America Since 9/11” in the UCLA<br />

Journal <strong>of</strong> Islamic and Near Eastern <strong>Law</strong>. He<br />

delivered the keynote speech, “Race, Reentry,<br />

and Immigration” at a conference entitled<br />

Corrections, Community, and Reentry,<br />

co-sponsored by the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, the<br />

NAACP Portland, the <strong>Maine</strong> Department<br />

<strong>of</strong> Corrections, and the Crime and Justice<br />

Institute at Community Resources for Justice<br />

in Portland in October, 2010. His article,<br />

“Prosecuting Torture: The Prudential Ethics<br />

<strong>of</strong> Slavery in Eighteenth-Century Haiti,” has<br />

been accepted for publication in the <strong>Law</strong> and<br />

History Review.<br />

PROF. RITa HEIMES,<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> the Center<br />

for <strong>Law</strong> & Innovation,<br />

spoke in November on<br />

Intellectual Property<br />

Rights at the Invention<br />

to Venture Conference at<br />

the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong>.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Heimes’ article,<br />

“Ocean Management<br />

& Planning in the United States: From<br />

Competition to Cooperation,” based<br />

on presentations she made in 2010 at<br />

the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nantes in France, will<br />

appear in the journal Annuaire de Droit<br />

Maritime et Oceanique in 2011. Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Heimes published “Ocean Planning and<br />

the Gulf <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong>: Exploring Bi-National<br />

Policy Options” in Vol. 15 <strong>of</strong> the Ocean<br />

and Coastal <strong>Law</strong> Journal, co-authored<br />

with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lucia Fanning <strong>of</strong> Dalhousie<br />

<strong>University</strong>. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Heimes chaired a panel<br />

in November on intellectual property<br />

clinics and pro bono legal services at the<br />

Intellectual Property Empowerment Summit<br />

hosted by the Intellectual Property and<br />

Social Justice Institute <strong>of</strong> Howard <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong>. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Heimes and the Center for<br />

<strong>Law</strong> and Innovation hosted a sold-out<br />

conference on data privacy and security<br />

issues (Data Security and Management in<br />

Global Commerce) in Portland in August.<br />

Featured speakers included law school<br />

alum and adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor Trevor Hughes,<br />

Magistrate Judge John Facciola, and<br />

Woods Abbott, counsel to Raytheon Corp.<br />

The event signaled the launch <strong>of</strong> the law<br />

school’s collaboration with the International<br />

Association <strong>of</strong> Privacy Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals to <strong>of</strong>fer<br />

educational content and training in privacy<br />

law to students, businesses, and the local<br />

legal community.<br />

PROF. LOIS R.<br />

LUPICa has continued<br />

her work as principal<br />

investigator on a<br />

national study <strong>of</strong> the<br />

consumer bankruptcy<br />

system sponsored by the<br />

American Bankruptcy<br />

Institute (ABI). She<br />

published “The Costs <strong>of</strong><br />

BAPCPA (the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention<br />

and Consumer Protection Act <strong>of</strong> 2005): The<br />

Pilot Study” in the ABI <strong>Law</strong> Review, Volume<br />

18 (2010). (See the story on Page 20 to learn<br />

more.) She was the keynote speaker


FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS<br />

at the ABI Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy<br />

Conference in November on “The Costs<br />

<strong>of</strong> BAPCPA-Empirical Evidence <strong>of</strong> How<br />

the Bankruptcy System is Working.” In<br />

January, she spoke on “The New Consumer<br />

Bankruptcy System” as the keynote speaker<br />

at the ABI Northeast Consumer Bankruptcy<br />

Conference in Boston. She spoke on a panel<br />

on the topic <strong>of</strong> “Seismic Shifting: Bankruptcy<br />

in a Time <strong>of</strong> Change,” with the Hon. James<br />

B. Haines, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, at a<br />

conference <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Maine</strong> State Bar Association<br />

in Augusta in September. She presented<br />

“The Impact <strong>of</strong> BAPCPA on High Volume<br />

Consumer Bankruptcy Practice” before the<br />

American Consumer Bankruptcy College in<br />

Las Vegas in September. She presented “Data<br />

from the Costs <strong>of</strong> BAPCPA Study: The Best<br />

and the Worst <strong>of</strong> BAPCA” at the National<br />

Conference <strong>of</strong> Bankruptcy Judges Annual<br />

Meeting in New Orleans in October.<br />

PROF. JEFFREY<br />

MaINE published the<br />

Second Edition <strong>of</strong> his<br />

book, The Fundamentals<br />

<strong>of</strong> Federal Taxation,<br />

Carolina Academic Press<br />

2010. Pr<strong>of</strong>. <strong>Maine</strong>’s<br />

article, “The History<br />

<strong>of</strong> Intellectual Property<br />

Taxation: Promoting<br />

Innovation and Other Intellectual Property<br />

Goals” was accepted for publication in the<br />

Southern Methodist <strong>University</strong> - Dedman<br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Review. His article, “Equity<br />

and Efficiency in Intellectual Property<br />

Taxation,” co-authored with Pr<strong>of</strong>. Xuan-<br />

Thao Nguyen, was published in the Brooklyn<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Review in December 2010. Pr<strong>of</strong>. <strong>Maine</strong><br />

published a supplement to his treatise<br />

Intellectual Property Taxation: Transaction<br />

and Litigation (BNA BOOKS) in late 2010.<br />

His article “The Fundamentals <strong>of</strong> Wealth<br />

Transfer Tax Planning: 2011 and Beyond,”<br />

co-authored with Pr<strong>of</strong>. John A. Miller, has<br />

been accepted for publication in the Idaho<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Review. His article “The Unequal Tax<br />

Treatment <strong>of</strong> Intellectual Property” has been<br />

accepted for publication in Tax Notes, a<br />

leading magazine on tax policy, commentary,<br />

and news. He presented his article, “Equity<br />

and Efficiency in Intellectual Property<br />

Taxation,” at the 10th Annual Intellectual<br />

Property Scholars Conference, hosted by the<br />

Berkeley Center for <strong>Law</strong> & Technology in<br />

Berkeley, Calif., in August, and at the John<br />

Marshall <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> in Chicago in October.<br />

PROF. CHaRLES<br />

NORCHI, Director <strong>of</strong><br />

the Marine <strong>Law</strong> Institute,<br />

presented in Hong<br />

Kong at the Second<br />

Annual Conference on<br />

the New Haven <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> Jurisprudence cosponsored<br />

by the City<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hong<br />

Kong <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and Yale <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

on “International Agreements and the<br />

New Haven <strong>School</strong>: Territorial Disputes<br />

and Colonial Boundary Instruments,” in<br />

November. He lectured on Afghanistan to<br />

the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team<br />

in the program, “Leader Development and<br />

Education for Sustainable Peace” held at the<br />

Naval Post-Graduate <strong>School</strong> in Monterey,<br />

Calif. in November. He spoke on “Customary<br />

<strong>Law</strong> and the Formal Legal System” at the Rule<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in Afghanistan: Whose <strong>Law</strong>, Whose<br />

Authority? Conference at Boston <strong>University</strong> in<br />

September. He spoke on “Afghanistan: Decline<br />

and Renewal?” at the World Affairs Council <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> in September. He presented a paper,<br />

“World Order and Failed States: Strategy<br />

and the Common Interest,” at a conference<br />

at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport,<br />

R.I. in July. He presented “Sovereign and<br />

Maritime Claims in the East Asia Sea” at the<br />

History and Asia: Policy Insights and Legal<br />

Perspectives Conference in September at the<br />

Center for Strategic and International Studies<br />

in Washington D.C. He spoke in October<br />

on “Appraising Dokdo: Collective Memory<br />

and Boundary Claims” and chaired a panel,<br />

“Values and Leadership,” at the Annual Policy<br />

Sciences Institute at Yale <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />

CLINICaL PROF.<br />

CHRIS NORTHROP<br />

presented “Holding the<br />

Juvenile Justice System<br />

Responsible to Youth <strong>of</strong><br />

Color” at the Juvenile<br />

Defender Leadership<br />

Summit in Washington,<br />

D.C. in October. This<br />

presentation included<br />

discussion <strong>of</strong> the work that clinic students at<br />

the law school have done over the past four<br />

years on the project on Disproportionate<br />

Minority Contact that he is working on<br />

with the Muskie <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Public Policy. He<br />

served on the faculty for the Mississippi Youth<br />

Defender Conference and helped develop the<br />

curriculum for that conference in September.<br />

PROF. DavE OWEN’S new article,<br />

“Critical Habitat and the Challenge <strong>of</strong><br />

Regulating Small Harms,” will be published<br />

in the Florida <strong>Law</strong><br />

Review in fall, 2011. His<br />

article, “Urbanization,<br />

Water Quality, and the<br />

Regulated Landscape,”<br />

which is forthcoming in<br />

Colorado <strong>Law</strong> Review,<br />

was selected from a<br />

competitive field for<br />

the environmental law<br />

panel for the Stanford/<br />

Yale Junior Faculty Exchange, which took<br />

place in New Haven in June, 2010. Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Owen had an article accepted in the peerreviewed<br />

inaugural issue <strong>of</strong> the Watershed<br />

Science Bulletin. The article, “Collaboration,<br />

Residual Designation Authority, and<br />

Collective Permitting: A Case Study <strong>of</strong> Long<br />

Creek,” was co-authored with Curtis Bohlen,<br />

Zach Henderson, Christopher Kilton, and<br />

Peter Glaser (’10). Pr<strong>of</strong>. Owen presented<br />

“The Curious Case <strong>of</strong> Critical Habitat”<br />

and “Urbanization, Water Quality, and<br />

the Regulated Landscape” at Vermont <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> in October, 2010.<br />

DEaN PETER<br />

PITEgOFF, with <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Visitors<br />

Chair Dan Boxer,<br />

published an article on<br />

June 20, 2010 in the<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Sunday Telegram<br />

on the front page <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Insight section, entitled,<br />

“Big Business: Losing<br />

the fight to do right,” on the importance<br />

<strong>of</strong> corporate ethics. (www.pressherald.<br />

com/opinion/big-business_2010-06-20.<br />

html.) Dean Piteg<strong>of</strong>f and Boxer are cochairs<br />

<strong>of</strong> the law school’s Governance and<br />

Ethics Symposium Series. Boxer is an<br />

adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the law school and<br />

former chief administrative <strong>of</strong>ficer for<br />

Fairchild Semiconductor. Dean Piteg<strong>of</strong>f,<br />

with Meghan Higgins, the 2010 Linda<br />

Smith Dyer <strong>Law</strong> Fellow at the <strong>Maine</strong><br />

Women’s Policy Center (<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Class<br />

<strong>of</strong> 2012), published an opinion piece on<br />

June 24, 2010 in the Portland Press Herald,<br />

entitled “Supreme Court justice’s job so<br />

important, everyone should care.” (www.<br />

pressherald.com/opinion/supreme-courtjustices-job-so-important-everyone-shouldcare_2010-06-24.html).<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 27


FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS<br />

PROF. MaRTIN<br />

ROgOFF received an<br />

Honorary Doctorate<br />

from the Universitè<br />

du <strong>Maine</strong> in Le Mans,<br />

France in 2011.<br />

His book, French<br />

Constitutional <strong>Law</strong>:<br />

Cases and Materials<br />

(Carolina Academic<br />

Press 2011) was published in December,<br />

2010. He published an article “La théorie<br />

du droit et l’histoire du droit aux États-<br />

Unis: Une conciliation?” in 51 Archives<br />

de philosophie du droit 420-441 (2010).<br />

His article in Italian on conflict <strong>of</strong> laws,<br />

“L’approccio delle Corti statunitensi alla<br />

scelta della legge applicabile” was published<br />

in the journal Diritto e Politiche dell’Unione<br />

Europea. His article in Italian on the 2008<br />

U.S. presidential election, “Riflessioni sul<br />

sistema elettorale presidenziale statunitense<br />

e sull’elezione presidenziale del 4 novembre<br />

2008” appeared in a collection <strong>of</strong> essays<br />

entitled <strong>Law</strong> presidenze Obama nel<br />

sistema constutionale statunitense: novita e<br />

riconferma published by the journal Ressegna<br />

di diritto pubblico europeo. He published<br />

a review <strong>of</strong> the book, Maritime Boundary<br />

Disputes, Settlement Processes and the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

the Sea (Seoung-Yong Hong and Jon Van<br />

Dyke, eds., Leiden & Boston, Martinus<br />

Nijh<strong>of</strong>f Publishers. 2009) entitled “An<br />

Overview <strong>of</strong> Existing Maritime Boundary<br />

Disputes and Recommendations for their<br />

Settlement” in the 2010 Ocean and Coastal<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Journal.<br />

PROF. SaRaH<br />

SCHINDLER’S new<br />

article, “The Future <strong>of</strong><br />

Abandoned Big Box<br />

Stores: Legal Solutions<br />

to the Legacies <strong>of</strong> Poor<br />

Planning Decisions,”<br />

has been accepted by the<br />

Colorado <strong>Law</strong> Review.<br />

She also finished a policy<br />

paper, “Encouraging Private Investment<br />

in Energy Efficiency,” for the Center for<br />

Energy and Environmental <strong>Law</strong> at the<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Connecticut <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, in<br />

January, 2011.<br />

28 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

PROF. DEIRDRE M.<br />

SMITH, Director <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Cumberland Legal Aid<br />

Clinic, will publish her<br />

new article, “Diagnosing<br />

Liability: The Legal<br />

History <strong>of</strong> Posttraumatic<br />

Stress Disorder,” in the<br />

Temple <strong>Law</strong> Review in<br />

fall, 2011. She recently<br />

completed the 2010-2011 Supplement to the<br />

book, Psychiatric & Psychological Evidence,<br />

(3d), by Daniel W. Shuman (Thomson<br />

Reuters).<br />

PROF. THOMaS<br />

WaRD’S book<br />

Intellectual Property in<br />

Commerce, 2010-2011<br />

ed. was published by<br />

West in 2011. The book<br />

explores the intersection<br />

<strong>of</strong> commercial law and<br />

intellectual property law<br />

by analyzing four main<br />

areas. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Ward examines intellectual property<br />

as a commercial asset. Next, he evaluates<br />

intellectual property as collateral, and how<br />

intellectual property law can pose artificial<br />

impediments to efficient debt financing for<br />

technology-based enterprises. Then, he covers<br />

the complexities <strong>of</strong> foreclosure and creditor<br />

realization on intellectual property. Finally, he<br />

considers bankruptcy issues and their affect on<br />

intellectual property assets.<br />

PROF. NaNCY<br />

WaNDERER has been<br />

instrumental in guiding<br />

the revisions <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Uniform <strong>Maine</strong> Citations,<br />

2010 Edition, which are<br />

now entirely online and<br />

posted at the following<br />

site on the <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Review website: mainelaw.<br />

maine.edu/academics/maine-law-review/<br />

uniform-maine-citation.html. Attorneys<br />

Charles Leadbetter, Michael Seitzinger, and<br />

Justice Donald Alexander also were involved<br />

in this project.<br />

PROF. JENNIFER<br />

WRIggINS made a<br />

presentation on her book,<br />

The Measure <strong>of</strong> Injury:<br />

Race, Gender, and Tort<br />

<strong>Law</strong> (NYU Press 2010),<br />

co-authored with Martha<br />

Chamallas, in January to<br />

the State-Federal Judicial<br />

Council in Augusta. Pr<strong>of</strong>.<br />

Wriggins delivered <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s annual<br />

Constitution Day lecture, “Constitutional<br />

<strong>Law</strong> and Tort <strong>Law</strong>: Injury, Race, and Equal<br />

Protection,” in September. The lecture has<br />

been published in Vol. 63 <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Review. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Wriggins gave a presentation<br />

entitled “Including Race in the First-Year<br />

Torts Curriculum” at the Association <strong>of</strong><br />

American <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>s’ Mid-Year Workshop<br />

on “Post-Racial Civil Rights <strong>Law</strong>, Politics<br />

and Legal Education: New and Old Color<br />

Lines in the Age <strong>of</strong> Obama,” in New York<br />

City in June. Pr<strong>of</strong>. Wriggins was part <strong>of</strong> an<br />

Author-Meets-Reader Panel at the Annual<br />

Meeting <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Law</strong> & Society Association in<br />

Chicago in May that discussed The Measure<br />

<strong>of</strong> Injury.<br />

PROF. MEL ZaRR<br />

continued his work on<br />

the <strong>Maine</strong> Supreme<br />

Judicial Court’s Advisory<br />

Committee on the Rules<br />

<strong>of</strong> Criminal Procedure.<br />

In summer 2010, they<br />

drafted and reviewed<br />

rules and amendments<br />

to accommodate the<br />

increasing unification <strong>of</strong> criminal dockets<br />

in District and Superior courts <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong>.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Zarr has served on this committee<br />

for the past 35 years. He also served as a<br />

member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Maine</strong> Legislature’s Criminal<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Advisory Commission, which reviews<br />

pending bills, <strong>of</strong>fers amendments to conform<br />

to the basic structure and purposes <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Criminal Code and engages in special<br />

projects at the legislature’s request. They have<br />

been engaging in a systematic review <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Criminal History Record Information Act.


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annual Philanthropy report 2009-2010


Alumni<br />

Honors<br />

Three esteemed <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> alumni received welldeserved<br />

honors from their<br />

alma mater this year. The <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> faculty selected David<br />

Evans, (’78), partner at the<br />

law firm Clifford Chance and<br />

President <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Foundation,<br />

as recipient <strong>of</strong> the L.<br />

Kinvin Wroth Distinguished<br />

Alumnus Award.<br />

The <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Alumni<br />

Association presented<br />

Rosalyne Bernstein (’86),<br />

philanthropist and community<br />

leader, with its Distinguished<br />

Service Award.<br />

The Women’s <strong>Law</strong> Association<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> presented<br />

its 2010 Outstanding<br />

Alumna Award to Alice Clifford<br />

(’88), Assistant District Attorney<br />

for Penobscot and Piscataquis<br />

Counties in <strong>Maine</strong> and an<br />

expert in domestic violence<br />

prosecutions.<br />

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Officers<br />

David J. Evans ’78’<br />

President<br />

Partner, Clifford Chance<br />

Washington, DC<br />

Jean M. Deighan ’76<br />

Vice-President<br />

President, Deighan Associates<br />

Bangor, ME<br />

Michael R. Currie ’80<br />

Treasurer<br />

Managing Director,<br />

HM Payson & Co.<br />

Portland, ME<br />

Peter C. Mckenney ’77<br />

Secretary<br />

Retired,<br />

Cumberland Center, ME<br />

Directors<br />

Eleanor M. Baker ’78<br />

Principal, Baker Newman<br />

& Noyes<br />

Portland, ME<br />

Rosalyne Bernstein ’86<br />

Retired, Portland, ME<br />

James M. Bowie ’77<br />

Partner, Thompson & Bowie<br />

Portland, ME<br />

Martha Casey ‘82<br />

Partner, O’Neill Athy & Casey<br />

Washington DC<br />

Officers<br />

Cornelia Fuchs ’90<br />

President<br />

kelly H<strong>of</strong>fman ’08<br />

Vice President<br />

Bruce Mcglauflin ’96<br />

Treasurer<br />

M. Thomas Trenholm ’08<br />

Secretary<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Foundation<br />

Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />

Peter J. DeTroy III ’72<br />

Partner, Norman Hanson<br />

& DeTroy<br />

Portland, ME<br />

Ben Devine, ‘87<br />

Great Island Development<br />

Group<br />

Boston, MA<br />

Hon. Caroline D. glassman<br />

Retired Associate Justice,<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Supreme Judicial Court<br />

Portland, ME<br />

John W. gulliver<br />

Partner, Pierce Atwood<br />

Portland, ME<br />

Steven a. Hammond ’77<br />

Partner, Hughes Hubbard<br />

& Reed<br />

New York, NY<br />

David B. Hawkes ’69<br />

Owner and Consultant,<br />

Triplehawk, Inc.<br />

Winter Harbor, ME<br />

James a. Houle ’81<br />

Partner, Bernstein Shur<br />

Portland, ME<br />

Robert a. Lask<strong>of</strong>f ’70<br />

Senior Partner, Lask<strong>of</strong>f<br />

& Associates<br />

Lewiston, ME<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Alumni Association<br />

Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />

Directors<br />

Sarah E. ashby ‘02<br />

andrew J. Bernstein ‘80<br />

Frank H. Bishop, Jr. ‘06<br />

Sarah McCready Boston ‘03<br />

J. Bradford C<strong>of</strong>fey ‘92<br />

Peter J. DeTroy III ’72<br />

Domna giatas ‘88<br />

Paul J. greene ‘07<br />

Beth Harris H<strong>of</strong>fman ‘08<br />

Steven g. Saunders ‘92<br />

Wil Smith ‘06<br />

Ilse Teeters-Trumpy ‘06<br />

Christine C. vito ‘93<br />

Pasquale F. Maiorino ’73<br />

Of Counsel, Trafton<br />

& Matzen<br />

Auburn, ME<br />

Craig H. Nelson ’69<br />

Senior Partner, Doyle<br />

& Nelson<br />

Augusta, ME<br />

kenneth S. Spirer<br />

Retired, Portland, ME<br />

Paula D. Silsby ’76<br />

Retired, Portland, ME<br />

Ira J. Waldman ’76<br />

Partner, Cox, Castle<br />

& Nicholson<br />

Los Angeles, CA<br />

Ex Officio<br />

Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Dean, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Elena Brandt<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Development &<br />

Alumni Relations<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Cornelia S. Fuchs ’90<br />

President, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> Alumni Association<br />

Ex Officio<br />

Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Dean<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Melvyn Zarr<br />

Faculty Representative<br />

Elena Brandt<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> Development &<br />

Alumni Relations<br />

Mary Roy<br />

Assistant Director <strong>of</strong> Development<br />

& Alumni Relations<br />

Tina Claypoole<br />

Financial Manager<br />

victoria Silver ‘12<br />

President, SBA


<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

and <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Foundation Funds<br />

American College <strong>of</strong> Trial <strong>Law</strong>yers<br />

(ACTL) Trial Advocacy Fund<br />

Kenneth and Marjorie C. Baird<br />

Memorial Scholarship<br />

Dudley Baldwin Book Fund<br />

Laurie L. Balmuth Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

Israel and Sumner Bernstein<br />

Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />

Sumner T. Bernstein Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

Bernstein District Court<br />

Fellowship Fund<br />

William Bingham Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

Bride Family Fund for Business,<br />

Entrepreneurship and the <strong>Law</strong><br />

Class <strong>of</strong> 1971 Memorial<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

Class <strong>of</strong> 1973/Glassman Faculty<br />

Research Scholar Fund<br />

Class <strong>of</strong> 1976/David D. Gregory<br />

Library Acquisition Fund<br />

Class <strong>of</strong> 1979/David D. Gregory<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

Frank M. and Ruth C<strong>of</strong>fin Fund<br />

for <strong>Law</strong> and Public Service<br />

Philip M. Dusini Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

Elliott Family Scholarship Fund<br />

Richard H. Fay Memorial<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

Donald L. Garbrecht <strong>Law</strong> Library<br />

Endowment Fund<br />

Justice Harry P. Glassman<br />

Memorial Scholarship Fund<br />

Edward S. Godfrey Fund<br />

Morris and Sylvia Greenberg<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

Charles A. Harvey Jr. Fellowship<br />

Arlana K. and Pierce B. Hasler<br />

Memorial Fund<br />

Horace S. Libby Memorial Fund<br />

Alumni Association Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

Richard H. Armstrong Scholarship<br />

Henry N. Berry III <strong>Law</strong> Student<br />

Loan Fund<br />

Cumberland Bar Association<br />

Fellowship<br />

George P. Davenport Loan Fund<br />

Mary Smith Dyer Fellowship Fund<br />

Endowed Funds<br />

Non-Endowed Funds<br />

Libra Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship Fund<br />

Gov. James B. Longley Memorial<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

Macdonald Family Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

Merle W. Loper Fund for<br />

International Programs<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Foundation<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essorship Fund<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Foundation<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> State Bar Legal Education<br />

& Trust Fund<br />

Vincent L. McKusick Diversity<br />

Fellowship<br />

David Santee Miller Memorial<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

New Hampshire Scholarship Fund<br />

Osher Scholarship Fund<br />

Pierce Atwood Scholarship Fund<br />

Justice Harold J. Rubin<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

Justice Abraham M. Rudman<br />

Scholarship Fund<br />

Shur Frinsko Award for Municipal<br />

<strong>Law</strong> and Local Governance<br />

Charles W. Smith Memorial Fund<br />

Levi M. Stewart Fund<br />

TD Banknorth Scholarship Fund<br />

Thompson Fund<br />

Lewis V. Vafiades Scholarship Fund<br />

Verrill Dana Public Service<br />

Fellowship<br />

Justice Elmer H. Violette Fund for<br />

International Programs<br />

Violette/Lombard Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

Daniel E. Wathen Writing Prize<br />

Wernick Legal Writing Prize<br />

Betsy and Peter Wiley Scholarship<br />

Fund<br />

Woodcock Family Scholarship Fund<br />

Gignoux Special Collection Library<br />

Fund<br />

Edward T. Gignoux Memorial Fund<br />

Edward S. Godfrey Loan Fund<br />

Merle W. Loper Loan Fund<br />

Norwood Loan Fund<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Public Interest Fellowship<br />

Fund<br />

Simmons Emergency Loan Fund<br />

selected speakers (2010-2011)<br />

Generous supporters <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> helped make<br />

the following presentations possible at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

Julius “Jack” Getman. Sept. 13, 2010. Renowned labor law scholar<br />

and activist and the Earl E. Sheffield Regents Chair Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Texas at Austin <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />

Jennifer B. Wriggins. Sept. 17, 2010. The Sumner T. Bernstein<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

—Constitution Day Lecture.<br />

Jeffrey A. Thaler. Sept. 22, 2010. Environmental <strong>Law</strong> Expert and<br />

shareholder at Bernstein Shur in Portland.<br />

Stephanie Showalter & Melissa Trosclair Daigle. Sept. 27, 2010.<br />

Director <strong>of</strong> the National Sea Grant <strong>Law</strong> Center, and Legal Director at<br />

the Louisiana Sea Grant Center, respectively.<br />

USPTO Director David Kappos. Oct. 8, 2010. U.S. Undersecretary<br />

<strong>of</strong> Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director <strong>of</strong> the U.S. Patent<br />

and Trademark Office.<br />

Dr. Christina H<strong>of</strong>f Sommers. Oct. 18, 2010. Resident Scholar at<br />

the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.<br />

Governor Angus King. Oct. 20, 2010. Former two-term Governor <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Maine</strong> and an attorney at Bernstein Shur Government Solutions.<br />

Laura Underkuffler. Oct. 22, 2010. J. DuPratt White Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> at Cornell and the Distinguished Edward S. Godfrey Visiting<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> in Fall 2010.<br />

Stephen Oleskey. Oct. 26, 2010. Boston-based partner in the<br />

international law firm WilmerHale, and 18th Annual Frank M. C<strong>of</strong>fin<br />

Lecturer on <strong>Law</strong> and Public Service.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Odile Delfor & Valerie Bore Eveno. Oct. 27, 2010.<br />

Environmental and public law pr<strong>of</strong>essors at Nantes <strong>University</strong> in France.<br />

Dr. Harris Gleckman. Nov. 1, 2010. Consultant to the United Nations<br />

and a project director for the Institute for Environmental Security.<br />

Greg LeRoy. Nov. 16, 2010. Founder and executive director <strong>of</strong> Good<br />

Jobs First, which promotes corporate and government accountability<br />

in economic development.<br />

David Ray. Feb. 9, 2011. Shareholder at Bernstein Shur and chair <strong>of</strong><br />

the firm’s Construction Group.<br />

Megan Hannan. Feb. 16, 2011. Public Affairs Director for <strong>Maine</strong> for<br />

Planned Parenthood <strong>of</strong> Northern New England.<br />

Dana Totman. March 15, 2011. President and CEO <strong>of</strong> Avesta Housing.<br />

Panel Discussion: Egypt in Transition. March 28, 2011. <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

hosted a World Affairs Council panel discussion on Egypt in Transition:<br />

What does it mean for the Arab World and for US Policy? Panelists: Dr.<br />

Selma Botman, President <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Southern <strong>Maine</strong>, Mahmud<br />

Faksh, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the Department <strong>of</strong> Political Science at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

Southern <strong>Maine</strong>, Charles Dunbar, retired US Ambassador, and Kathleen<br />

Kinawy Sutherland, researcher on Egyptian society.<br />

David Littell. April 1, 2011. Former Commissioner <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Maine</strong><br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental Protection and current Chairman <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Public Utilities Commission.<br />

Tim Sandefur. April 6, 2011. Adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute<br />

and a Principle Attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation in<br />

Sacramento.<br />

David Shaw. April 13, 2011. Managing partner at Black Point Group.<br />

Eric Biber. May 9, 2011. Environmental law expert and pr<strong>of</strong>essor at<br />

the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California at Berkeley Boalt Hall <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>.<br />

Cynthia Mabry. May 15, 2011. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at Howard <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong>, and an expert in family law.<br />

Judge D. Brock Hornby. May 21, 2011. Federal judge in the United<br />

States District Court for the District <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong>, delivered the keynote<br />

address at this year’s <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Graduation.<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 31


2009-2010 Annual Fund<br />

The sustained and growing support <strong>of</strong> the Annual Fund from our Alumni and Friends allows us to provide scholarship aid, summer<br />

fellowships, clinical programs and vibrant student life at the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>. In 2009-2010, more than $487,000 was raised by 790<br />

donors for the Annual Fund.<br />

Support for the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>, 2009-2010<br />

Total Giving (Capital Gifts, Annual Fund Gifts and Program Grants): $487,094<br />

Annual Fund<br />

Results for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010::<br />

Annual Fund Goal $365,000<br />

Annual Fund Raised $487,094<br />

Total Number <strong>of</strong> Donors 790<br />

Average Gift $545<br />

Total Giving<br />

Results for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010:<br />

Donors % Giving %<br />

Alumni 609 77 $150,373 31<br />

Friends 128 16 $40,554 08<br />

Foundations & Corps 12 02 $79,532 16<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Firms & Other<br />

Organizations<br />

41 05 $216,635 45<br />

Totals 790 $ 487,094<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Firms and<br />

Other Organizations<br />

Alumni<br />

Foundations<br />

and Corporations<br />

This report delineates gifts and pledges received between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Any gifts or pledges received<br />

after June 30, 2010 will be included in the 2010-11 Philanthropy Report. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy<br />

<strong>of</strong> this report. We regret any errors or omissions and request that you contact <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong>’s Development and Alumni<br />

Relations <strong>of</strong>fice at 207-780-4342 or at lawalumni@usm.maine.edu with any changes so that we can correct our records.<br />

32 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

Annual Fund Donors<br />

Alumni<br />

Foundations<br />

and Corporations<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Firms and<br />

Other Organizations<br />

Friends<br />

Total Giving by Donor Categories<br />

Friends


2009-2010 Donors<br />

Chairman’s Club<br />

$10,000 and above<br />

French American Cultural<br />

Exchange<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Bar Foundation<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Civil Legal Services Fund<br />

Pierce Atwood LLP<br />

TD Charitable Foundation<br />

Ira J. Waldman ’76<br />

Barrister’s Club<br />

$4,000 – $9,999<br />

Dollie E. Ash<br />

Laurie L. Balmuth ’80<br />

Berman & Simmons PA in<br />

memory <strong>of</strong> Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Bernstein Shur<br />

Campaign for Justice<br />

Steven A. Hammond ’77<br />

Hollings Center for International<br />

Dialogue<br />

Robert A. Lask<strong>of</strong>f ’70<br />

Solicitor’s Club<br />

$2,000 – $3,999<br />

Aroostook County Bar Association<br />

Boeing Matching Gift Program<br />

James M. Bowie ’77 and Sarah<br />

Downs Bowie ’77<br />

Daniel Boxer<br />

Covington & Burling LLP<br />

Paul F. Driscoll ’81 and Hon. Beth<br />

Dobson ’80<br />

Drummond Woodsum &<br />

MacMahon<br />

David J. Evans ’78<br />

Thomas W. Hennen ’73<br />

<strong>Law</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> Joe Bornstein, Joe<br />

Bornstein and Deborah Aronson<br />

Bornstein ’81<br />

Hon. John R. McKernan Jr. ’74<br />

Amy N. Moore<br />

Corrections to the 2008-<br />

2009 annual Report:<br />

• Beth Bernstein Schneider<br />

and Michael Schneider<br />

should have been listed in<br />

the Dean’s Club, not in the<br />

Third Decade Club.<br />

• The Elliott Family<br />

Scholarship Fund was<br />

inadvertently omitted from<br />

the list <strong>of</strong> Endowed Funds<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> Foundation.<br />

• The Macdonald Family<br />

Scholarship Fund was<br />

inadvertently omitted from<br />

the list <strong>of</strong> Endowed Funds<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> and <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> Foundation.<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Christopher Northrop<br />

Francis J. O’Toole ’70<br />

Dean Peter Piteg<strong>of</strong>f and Ann<br />

Casady<br />

Unum Matching Gifts Program<br />

Hon. John K. Veroneau ’89<br />

Dean’s Club<br />

$1,000 – $1,999<br />

Eleanor M. Baker ’78<br />

Ronald S. Battocchi ’74 and Mary<br />

T. Bell ’74<br />

Rosalyne Bernstein ’86<br />

Stearns J. Bryant Jr. ’68<br />

Parke Burmeister ’10<br />

James W. Case ’74<br />

Martha L. Casey ’82<br />

Cloutier Conley & Duffett PA<br />

Maddy G. Corson<br />

Charles L. Cragin ’70<br />

Jean M. Deighan ’76 and Glen L.<br />

Porter ’78<br />

Peter J. DeTroy III ’72 and Mary<br />

R. Roy<br />

Robert S. Frank in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Barbara E. Gauditz ’87<br />

Hon. Caroline D. Glassman<br />

Francis M. Jackson ’77<br />

Deborah A. Keefe ’77 and John E.<br />

Sedgewick ’77<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Colleen A. Khoury and<br />

David Karraker<br />

Margaret Cushing Lavoie ’87<br />

Support<br />

790 donors<br />

contributed<br />

more than<br />

$480,000 to<br />

the <strong>University</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong><br />

in 2009-2010.<br />

Thank You<br />

On behalf <strong>of</strong> all<br />

<strong>of</strong> our students<br />

at <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> who<br />

benefit from<br />

annual gifts<br />

and grants,<br />

we thank<br />

you. Your<br />

leadership,<br />

commitment<br />

and financial<br />

support helped<br />

us continue to<br />

provide access<br />

to educational<br />

opportunities<br />

for our current<br />

and future<br />

students.<br />

MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011 33


Mark G. Lavoie ’78 in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Annmarie Levins ’83<br />

Kevin G. Libby ’79<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> State Bar Association<br />

Michael K. Martin ’89<br />

John A. McCauley ’87<br />

Peter C. McKenney ’77<br />

Micros<strong>of</strong>t Corporation<br />

Carol L. Mitchell ’88<br />

Craig H. Nelson ’69<br />

Robert V. O’Brien Jr. ’79<br />

Anne E. O’Donovan ’91 and<br />

Dennis J. O’Donovan ’91<br />

Gregory W. Powell ’80<br />

Heidi M. Pushard ’10<br />

Roger A. Putnam<br />

Hon. Paul L. Rudman<br />

Beth Bernstein Schneider and<br />

Michael Schneider in memory<br />

<strong>of</strong> Sumner T. Bernstein and in<br />

honor <strong>of</strong> Rosalyne Bernstein<br />

Deborah Shaw ’91<br />

Kathryn E. Shorr ’10<br />

Ryan K. Stafford ’94<br />

Jay F. Theise ’70<br />

Gary F. Thorne ’73<br />

Mrs. Marian Vafiades<br />

Vafiades Brountas &<br />

Kominsky LLP<br />

Kurt E. Vragel Jr. ’73<br />

Peter M. Weatherbee ’68<br />

Ms. Cerita Wilson in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Stuart Wilson<br />

Hon. John A. Woodcock Jr. ’76<br />

Third Decade Club<br />

$500 – $999<br />

Michael C. Augustini ’95 and<br />

Hope Hall Augustini ’94<br />

Brett D. Baber ’85<br />

Monica M. Bigley ’91 and Andrew<br />

L. Black ’94<br />

Daniel Billings ’03<br />

Hon. George N. Bowden ’74<br />

Michael Burian ’10<br />

Anne M. Carney ’90<br />

David A. Chase II ’88<br />

James Christianson ’10<br />

Janis Cohen ’80<br />

Robert H. Conkling ’96<br />

Neal C. Corson ’79<br />

Michael R. Currie ’80<br />

Edward David M.D. ’87<br />

Edward F. Day Jr. ’73<br />

Bernard M. Devine Jr. ’87<br />

Arthur R. Dingley D.O. ’79<br />

Hon. Wayne R. Douglas ’79<br />

Diane Dusini ’87<br />

Joseph A. Farrell ’89<br />

Friedman Gaythwaite Wolf &<br />

Leavitt in memory <strong>of</strong> Charles A.<br />

Harvey Jr.<br />

John W. Gulliver<br />

Kristin A. Gustafson ’87<br />

David B. Hawkes ’69<br />

34 MAINE <strong>LAW</strong> MAGAZINE SUMMER 2011<br />

John A. Hobson ’83<br />

Ge<strong>of</strong>frey H. Hole ’72<br />

J. Trevor Hughes ’95<br />

Rendle A. Jones ’67<br />

Charles J. Kean III ’76<br />

Jeffrey Knuckles<br />

Norman S. Kominsky ’94<br />

Donald M. Kreis ’93<br />

Lambert C<strong>of</strong>fin<br />

Catherine A. Lee<br />

Anne Lucey ’91<br />

Robert F. Macdonald Sr. ’69<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jeffrey A. <strong>Maine</strong><br />

Patrick C. Maxcy ’99<br />

Gerard S. McAuliffe ’71<br />

Elek Miller ’10<br />

Monaghan Leahy LLP<br />

Thomas A. Mullen<br />

Tina H. Nadeau ’10<br />

Robert A. Nagy ’72<br />

Norman Hanson & DeTroy LLC<br />

Petruccelli Martin &<br />

Haddow LLP<br />

Jonathan S. Piper ’76<br />

Preti Flaherty<br />

Peter H. Priest ’80<br />

Hon. John H. Pursel ’70<br />

Robert B. Ravenelle ’87<br />

Kathryn A. Reid ’92<br />

Peter J. Richard Jr. ’10<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Alison Rieser<br />

Robinson Kriger & McCallum<br />

Heather B. Sanborn ’07<br />

Jacqueline Sartoris ’10<br />

Susan M. Schultz ’89<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Deirdre M. Smith ’94<br />

Kenneth S. Spirer and Joan<br />

Leitzer M.D.<br />

Joanne B. Steneck ’87<br />

James S. Stolley Jr. ’93<br />

Louise K. Thomas ’77<br />

Thompson & Bowie LLP<br />

Thomson Reuters<br />

Christine C. Vito Ph.D. ’93<br />

Arlyn H. Weeks ’81<br />

Dorothy M. Wentworth ’94<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Melvyn Zarr<br />

Gerard V. Zarrilli<br />

Barry Zimmerman ’70<br />

Challenge Club<br />

$250 – $499<br />

Leonard Agneta<br />

Thomas G. Ainsworth ’74 and<br />

Kathryn Monahan<br />

Ainsworth ’76<br />

John B. Andrews ’71<br />

Anonymous<br />

Louise Arkel ’94<br />

Krista E. Atwater ’01<br />

David B. Auclair ’84<br />

James P. Aucoin ’91<br />

Ritchie E. Berger ’81<br />

Ellen S. Best ’81<br />

Robert J. Bocko ’85<br />

Deborah A. Buccina ’81<br />

Paul S. Bulger ’85<br />

M. Thomasine Burke ’90<br />

Hon. Michael P. Cantara ’81<br />

Everett B. Carson ’77<br />

Edgar S. Catlin III ’81<br />

Christian T. Chandler ’89<br />

Philip M. C<strong>of</strong>fin III ’81 and Susan<br />

E. Peck ’81<br />

Hon. Roland A. Cole ’68<br />

J. Michael Conley III ’70<br />

Eugene C. Coughlin III ’70<br />

Anne H. Cressey ’88<br />

Ronald J. Cullenberg ’71<br />

Ge<strong>of</strong>frey K. Cummings ’82<br />

Richard L. Currier ’80<br />

Donnelly S. Douglas ’78<br />

R. Terrance Duddy ’80<br />

Patricia McDonough Dunn ’76<br />

Mary Lou Dyer ’80<br />

Rebecca H. Farnum ’77<br />

Gregory L. Foster ’73<br />

Douglas P. Franklin ’71<br />

Friends and Colleagues at AGH<br />

Oncology in memory <strong>of</strong> Charles<br />

A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Steven R. Gerlach ’06<br />

Germani Martemucci Riggle &<br />

Hill<br />

Nicholas M. Gess ’81<br />

Laurie A. Gibson ’84<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gignoux Jr.<br />

Phyllis G. Givertz ’74<br />

Hon. Peter J. Goranites ’73<br />

Hon. Ellen Gorman<br />

Ronald J. Graff ’87<br />

Michael S. Haenn ’79<br />

Jonathan S. Handelman ’05<br />

William H. Hanson ’82<br />

William P. Hardy ’73<br />

Erik J. Heels ’95<br />

Stephen Hessert ’77<br />

Joseph M. Hochadel ’74<br />

Hon. D. Brock Hornby and<br />

Helaine C. Hornby<br />

Martha W. Howell ’74<br />

J.B. Brown & Sons<br />

Jackson & MacNichol<br />

Dina A. Jellison ’92 and John J.<br />

Wall III ’92<br />

Michelle Bushey Jensen ’93<br />

Bruce M. Jervis ’77<br />

Kelly Remmel & Zimmerman<br />

Frank S. Kipp ’74 in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Edward W. Klein ’79<br />

Thomas R. Kolb<br />

Lask<strong>of</strong>f & Associates<br />

Thomas G. Leahy ’74 and Kathryn<br />

Longley-Leahy ’82<br />

Thomas A. Loureiro ’97<br />

Macy’s Inc. Matching Gifts<br />

Program<br />

Pasquale F. Maiorino ’73<br />

John P. Maley ’68<br />

Barbara J. Mantegani ’80<br />

Nancy C. McBrady ’07<br />

Marcia Metcalf ’92<br />

Elaine M. Michaud ’93<br />

Paul H. Mills ’77<br />

Carolyn DeGrinney Mitchell ’96<br />

and Daniel J. Mitchell ’96<br />

Clifford J. Moore Jr. ’84<br />

Robert A. Moore ’74<br />

Joy Moore ’07<br />

Stephen W. Moriarty ’78<br />

Peter L. Murray in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Timothy H. Norton ’88<br />

Gary J. Norton ’74<br />

Marc C. Owen ’73<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dennis M. Patterson<br />

Richard M. Peirce ’71<br />

Susan A. Pereira ’97<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Gerald F. Petruccelli<br />

Roy T. Pierce ’92<br />

Hon. Paul T. Pierson ’72<br />

Ruth E. Plagenhoef ’80<br />

Anne Bowen Poulin ’73<br />

Michael J. Quinn ’88<br />

Patricia Reynolds Regan ’83


Richardson Whitman Large &<br />

Badger<br />

Chris Ruge ’01 in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Stuart Wilson<br />

Hon. Ronald D. Russell ’72<br />

Hon. James S. Russell ’78<br />

Michael V. Saxl ’98<br />

Mary L. Schendel ’76<br />

Ronald W. Schneider Jr. ’96<br />

Lei Shi ’98<br />

Hon. Paula D. Silsby ’76<br />

Hon. Warren M. Silver<br />

Skelton Taintor & Abbott<br />

Chadbourn H. Smith ’70<br />

Terry N. Snow ’73<br />

Sonnenschein Nath &<br />

Rosenthal LLP<br />

Hon. Marilyn E. Stavros ’80<br />

Graydon G. Stevens ’77<br />

Joan Sturmthal ’86<br />

F. Mark Terison ’78<br />

James E. Tierney ’74<br />

Norman G. Trask ’88<br />

Vincent P. Veroneau ’06<br />

Bing Wang ’94 in honor <strong>of</strong><br />

Christine Wang<br />

Hon. Daniel E. Wathen ’65<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Jennifer Wriggins<br />

Yiping Yang ’92 in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Merle Loper<br />

Century Club<br />

$100 – $249<br />

Sherry L. Abbott ’04<br />

Steven W. Abbott ’91<br />

Albertson’s Inc.<br />

Jill P. Allen ’89<br />

Hon. & Mrs. Thomas H. Allen<br />

Michael G. Anderson ’10<br />

John A. Anderson ’93<br />

Charles S. Andrews ’69<br />

Miles F. Archer ’00 and Jennifer A.<br />

Archer ’00<br />

Elizabeth A. Armstrong ’86<br />

Jordan Arthur ’10<br />

John E. Baker ’79<br />

Courtney Barnett ’10<br />

Marya Baron ’10<br />

John R. Bass II ’78<br />

John Bean ’03<br />

Vickie Caron Bell ’91<br />

Timothy P. Benoit ’85<br />

Henri A. Benoit II ’85<br />

Margaret A. Bensinger ’84<br />

Roger F. Blake ’59<br />

Sarah McCready Boston ’03<br />

Rachel L. Bouchard ’96<br />

Andre D. Bouffard ’86<br />

Timothy H. Boulette ’99<br />

Joel F. Bowie ’72<br />

Dylan Robert Boyd ’10<br />

Elizabeth L. Boynton ’74<br />

Hon. Carl O. Bradford ’62<br />

Elena Brandt<br />

Richard F. Breen Jr. ’67<br />

Christina Valar Breen ’91<br />

Hon. G. Arthur Brennan<br />

John W. Bride ’64<br />

Robert S. Briggs ’73<br />

Hon. William S. Brodrick ’72<br />

David A. Bronson ’74<br />

Nathan Brown ’10<br />

Mary Kay Browne ’91<br />

Nathaniel Bryans ’08<br />

Virgilia W. Bryant ’00<br />

Brenda M. Buchanan ’90<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. E. James Burke<br />

Natalie L. Burns ’87<br />

Kelly Busby ’05<br />

Elizabeth R. Butler ’79<br />

Rita N. Calamari ’80<br />

Hon. Susan W. Calkins ’70<br />

James M. Callahan ’85<br />

Matthew E. Campbell ’91<br />

Chelsey Carrier ’10<br />

Ian M. Catlett ’00<br />

Paula Caughey ’90<br />

Alexandra E. Caulfield ’91<br />

Paul W. Chaiken ’74<br />

Joceline D. Champagne ’99<br />

Peter L. Chandler ’76<br />

Michael Chiaparas ’79<br />

Alisa Christopher ’10<br />

Eve Hlavaty Cimmet ’81<br />

Monica A. Ciolfi ’86<br />

Jeffery J. Clark ’80<br />

Roger A. Clement Jr. ’91 and Amy<br />

Tchao ’93<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. David P. Cluchey<br />

Joanne F. Cole ’81<br />

Joseph W. Corrigan ’00<br />

James L. Costello ’91<br />

Robert L. Couturier ’70<br />

Theodore S. Coxe Jr. ’92<br />

Kevin T. Crilly ’88<br />

Curtis Thaxter<br />

Hon. Howard H. Dana Jr.<br />

Martha L. Day ’96<br />

Armanda Beal Day ’96<br />

Dorcas H. Deans ’82<br />

John P. DeGrinney ’95<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Orlando E. Delogu<br />

Mary A. Denison ’01<br />

David A. DiMuzio ’73<br />

Dennis M. Doiron ’90<br />

Douglas Denham Buccina<br />

& Ernst<br />

Jeremy Dowell ’10<br />

Thomas R. Downing ’78 and<br />

Margaret R. Downing ’78<br />

Robert G. Driscoll ’76<br />

Stephen F. Dubord ’73<br />

Hon. James P. Dunleavy ’68<br />

Jane Campana Earley ’74<br />

Robert L. Eddy Jr. ’69<br />

Hon. E. Paul Eggert ’78<br />

Kris J. Eimicke ’06<br />

Richard W. Elliott ’65<br />

Frederick C. Emery Jr.<br />

Elliott L. Epstein ’78<br />

Ronald A. Epstein ’77 and Eileen<br />

M.L. Epstein ’78<br />

Genevieve Watson Faherty ’04<br />

Fairchild Semiconductor<br />

Corporation<br />

Deborah A. Fauver ’90<br />

Edward F. Feibel ’82<br />

Hon. Joseph H. Field ’76<br />

Ge<strong>of</strong>frey M. FitzGerald ’85<br />

Martin J. Foley ’78<br />

Edmund R. Folsom ’84 and<br />

Lauren C. Folsom ’84<br />

Jeanne A. Foy ’90 and William B.<br />

Scarpelli ’91<br />

Alfred C. Frawley III ’76<br />

Cornelia Fuchs ’90<br />

M. Elizabeth Gallie ’87<br />

Ariel Gamble ’10<br />

Nell-Garwood M. Garvey ’06<br />

John P. Gause ’95<br />

Daniel Gayer ’10 and Sarah<br />

Gayer ’08<br />

Kristina Gefvert ’10<br />

Shaun M. Gehan ’02<br />

Sidney H. Geller ’63<br />

Domna Giatas ’88<br />

Thomas R. Gibbon ’74 in memory<br />

<strong>of</strong> Dean Emeritus<br />

Edward S. Godfrey<br />

Donna M. Gingerella ’84<br />

Robert Girvan III ’10<br />

Sharon Gwinn Gobat ’98<br />

Donna J. Godish in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Jonathan L. Goldberg ’97<br />

Russell J. Goldsmith ’90<br />

Seth Goodall ’05 and LeAnn<br />

Greenleaf ’05<br />

Vicki J. Gordan ’80<br />

Paul R. Gosselin ’76<br />

Martha A. Grant ’81<br />

Katherine Greason ’79<br />

Stephanie Green ’10<br />

Greenhut Galleries <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> Inc.<br />

in memory <strong>of</strong> Charles<br />

A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Henry W. Griffin ’91 and<br />

Elizabeth Eddy Griffin ‘92<br />

Gordon F. Grimes<br />

Darya Haag ’10<br />

Harold C. Hamilton II ’76 and<br />

Hon. Margaret J. Kravchuk ’76<br />

Robert and Dagmar Hamilton<br />

John L. Hammond ’75<br />

Evan M. Hansen ’84<br />

Andrew Hastings ’10<br />

Reid Hayton-Hull ’10<br />

Charles C. Hedrick ’98<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Rita Heimes<br />

Andrew Helman ’10<br />

Peter C. Herbst ’73<br />

David L. Herzer Jr. ’92 and Dana<br />

Gillespie Herzer ’00<br />

Melissa A. Hewey ’87<br />

Michael H. Hill ’88<br />

Heidi Hoefler ’97<br />

Paul D. H<strong>of</strong>fman ’93<br />

Mary L. Holm ’84<br />

Donald S. Hornblower ’91<br />

James A. Houle ’81<br />

Paula House ’88<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. H. Cabanne Howard<br />

William H. Howison ’75<br />

Sherry F. Huber<br />

Richard A. Hull III ’74<br />

Susan E. Hunter ’76<br />

Jonathan B. Huntington ’87 and<br />

Anne LaCombe Huntington ’86<br />

Hon. Joseph M. Jabar Sr. ’71<br />

John James ’84<br />

Neil D. Jamieson Jr. ’88<br />

Margaret T. Jeffery ’92<br />

Rupert J. Jennings III ’80<br />

Norine C. Jewell ’87<br />

Robert E. P. Jones ’91<br />

Robert A. Jutras ’88<br />

Steven H. Kang ’06<br />

Janet K. Kantz ’91<br />

Marikate E. Kelley ’89<br />

Hon. E. Mary Kelly<br />

John N. Kelly<br />

Hon. MaryGay Kennedy ’80<br />

Katherine A. Kerkam ’06<br />

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Phillip M. Kilmister ’63<br />

Karen G. Kingsley ’79<br />

Kyle Kirby ’10<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Christopher Knott<br />

Katherine R. Knox ’04 and Jess B.<br />

Knox ’04<br />

James S. Kriger ’63<br />

Kristina Kurlanski ’10<br />

William O. LaCasse ’83<br />

David J. Lakari ’84<br />

Leonard W. Langer ’78<br />

Wendell G. Large<br />

John G. Lemoine ’88<br />

Patricia A. Lerwick M.D. ’90<br />

Alan J. Levenson ’59<br />

David J. Levesque ’97<br />

Hon. Jon D. Levy<br />

Joseph Lewis ’10<br />

Jonathan Liberman ’10<br />

Susan H. Livingston ’88<br />

Bruce R. Livingston ’72<br />

Carrie M. Logan ’07<br />

Richard A. Lord ’65<br />

Nicholas Lund ’10<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Lois Lupica<br />

Malcolm L. Lyons ’70<br />

Andrew B. MacLean ’91<br />

Ignatius MacLellan ’85<br />

Carter H. Manny III<br />

John P. March Jr. ’92<br />

Thomas S. Marjerison ’93<br />

Carol A. Martel ’92<br />

Simone D. Masse ’84<br />

Cdr. Kent W. Mathews ’71<br />

Vicki M. Mathews ’93<br />

Timothy P. McCormack ’01<br />

Darcie N. McElwee ’98<br />

Bruce A. McGlauflin ’96<br />

Hon. Vincent L. McKusick and<br />

Nancy G. McKusick<br />

Elizabeth McLaughlin ’93<br />

Patricia B. McNamara ’92<br />

William H. Meanix Jr. ’79<br />

Samuel H. Merrill ’75<br />

William Milasauskis ’10<br />

Connie Fern Miller ’75<br />

Charles E. Miller ’79<br />

S. Peter Mills III ’73 and Hon.<br />

Nancy Mills ’82<br />

Barry K. Mills<br />

Mills & Mills LLP<br />

Ann H. Mohnkern ’79<br />

Peter Monahan ’92<br />

David C. Morse ’10<br />

N. Joel Moser ’10<br />

<strong>Law</strong>rence J. Mullen ’81<br />

Erin Murphy ’10<br />

Hon. Ann M. Murray ’82<br />

Murray Plumb & Murray<br />

Tracy Nale ’10<br />

Jeffrey A. Nathanson ’87<br />

Mary and Kenneth Nelson<br />

Leonard and Merle Nelson<br />

C.J. Marie Newman ’10<br />

Hon. John C. Nivison II ’85<br />

Northeast Utilities<br />

Murrough H. O’Brien ’75<br />

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Orla C. O’Callaghan ’96<br />

Joseph M. O’Connor ’90<br />

Charles W. Olcott ’03<br />

Mary Saunders Oneglia ’03<br />

Heidi S. Osborn ’83<br />

Harold C. Pachios<br />

Pearce & Dow LLC<br />

John D. Pelletier ’85<br />

Mark Peltier ’10<br />

Robert C. Perkins ’77<br />

Rachael K. Pierce ’05<br />

Russell B. Pierce Jr. ’91<br />

David C. Pierson ’93<br />

John J. Polak Jr. ’81<br />

James D. Poliquin ’81 and Beth<br />

Anne Poliquin ’82<br />

Thomas J. Poulin ’88<br />

Thomas E. Powers ’84<br />

Hon. Keith A. Powers ’73<br />

Roger P. Prince ’85<br />

Nathaniel S. Putnam ’95 and<br />

Virginia Kozak Putnam ’91<br />

Jane Surran Pyne ’85<br />

Shawn Quinn ’10<br />

Leslie Raber ’10<br />

Joshua Randlett ’10<br />

Alistair Y. Raymond ’06<br />

Margaret B. Reid ’10<br />

Samuel R. Reid III ’82<br />

Roberts & Shirley<br />

Hon. John V. Romei ’75<br />

James Ross ’10<br />

Roderick R. Rovzar ’73<br />

Samuel K. Rudman<br />

Ellsworth T. Rundlett III ’73<br />

Ge<strong>of</strong>frey A. Rushlau ’79<br />

Thomas A. Russell ’79<br />

Donna M. Ryan ’88<br />

Frederick S. Samp ’75 and<br />

Cushing Pagon Samp ’77<br />

Andrew R. Sarapas ’98<br />

Joanne S. Satal<strong>of</strong>f ’77<br />

Steven G. Saunders ’92<br />

George C. Schelling ’79<br />

Hon. Louis Scolnik<br />

Severson Hand & Nelson PA<br />

Charles M. Sexton ’76 in memory<br />

<strong>of</strong> Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Jeffrey Shafto ’10<br />

Melinda P. Shain ’98<br />

Justin G. Sharaf ’65<br />

Barbara G. Shaw ’94<br />

Heidi Shealy ’92<br />

Bruce N. Shibles ’87<br />

Richard A. Shinay ’80<br />

David H. Shove ’82<br />

Adam Shub ’10<br />

Hon. Herbert T. Silsby II<br />

David S. Silsby ’58<br />

David Sinclair ’10<br />

Hon. George Z. Singal<br />

Paula N. Singer ’78<br />

John W. Sitarz ’72<br />

Wilbur Smith ’06<br />

Elizabeth H. Smith ’10<br />

Frances Dee Smith<br />

Elting H. Smith Jr. ’87<br />

Steven R. Smith ’81<br />

Brenda C. Smith-Weiss ’84<br />

Joshua E. Spooner ’00<br />

Kristin St. Peter ’00<br />

Heather Staples ’10<br />

Timothy Steigelman ’10<br />

Daniel J. Stevens ’88<br />

William T. Stewart ’74<br />

Maryellen Sullivan ’94<br />

Nathan S. Szanton ’90<br />

Edmond Tang ’90<br />

Gina Tangney<br />

Annee H. Tara ’73<br />

Paul R. Tardif ’93<br />

Carol Taylor<br />

Jeffrey A. Thaler and Karen<br />

Massey<br />

Alan Thorndike ’76<br />

Sarah Allison Thornton ’76 in<br />

memory <strong>of</strong> Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Kevin J. Tierney ’76<br />

Michael B. Trainor ’79<br />

Michael Thomas Trenholm ’08<br />

Hon. Ralph L. Tucker Jr. ’74<br />

Darby C. Urey ’99<br />

Hon. Vendean V. Vafiades ’85<br />

Michael F. Vaillancourt ’00<br />

Richard E. Valentino ’60<br />

Verrill Dana LLP<br />

Kathryn L. Vezina ’90<br />

Nicole Vinal<br />

Matthew J. Walker ’01<br />

Heather Seasonwein Walker ’01<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Nancy A. Wanderer ’90<br />

Joseph A. Wannemacher ’77<br />

Warren Currier & Buchanan<br />

LLC PA<br />

Mrs. Helen Wasserman<br />

Brian W. Weber ’07<br />

Delwyn E. Webster ’10<br />

Peter B. Webster<br />

John H. Weigold III ’96<br />

J. Julie Welch<br />

David West ’10<br />

John M. Whalen ’71<br />

John G. Wheatley ’07<br />

Sharon M. Wheeler ’98<br />

Chad Wilcox ’10<br />

Lynn Wilcox<br />

Elyse Wilkinson ’10<br />

Mark J. Winter ’98<br />

Gary C. Wood ’75<br />

Amanda Wood ’01<br />

John A. Woodcock III ’06<br />

Elizabeth C. Woodcock ’88<br />

Hon. Patricia G. Worth ’79<br />

Wright & Mills PA<br />

Jean D. Wulff ’93<br />

Christopher A. Wyskiel ’80<br />

John H. Zane ’93<br />

Nancy C. Ziegler ’80 and Hon.<br />

Kermit V. Lipez<br />

Advocate’s Club<br />

Up to $100<br />

Beth N. Ahearn ’88<br />

Barbara Reid Alexander ’76<br />

Michelle Allott ’89<br />

John D. Alsop Jr. ’78<br />

Anonymous<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Angela Crossman Arey ’05<br />

Sarah E. Ashby ’02<br />

Gene Auty ’88<br />

Timothy J. Bailey ’99<br />

Madge Baker ’75<br />

Bank <strong>of</strong> America Matching Gifts<br />

Program<br />

Capt. James W. Bass ’06<br />

Hannah L. Bass ’06<br />

Krisna M. Basu ’92 and Joshua D.<br />

Krell ’92<br />

Gretchen M. Bath ’81<br />

Jonathan S.R. Beal<br />

Heidi A. Bean ’89<br />

Lisa Fitzgibbon Bendetson ’94 and<br />

Eric Bendetson ’94<br />

David R. Beneman ’85<br />

Louise A. Berlin ’95<br />

Donald A. Bertsch<br />

Frank H. Bishop Jr. ’07<br />

Christopher A. Blier ’07<br />

Michael R. Bosse ’96<br />

Daniel W. Boutin ’80<br />

Thomas C. Bradley ’92<br />

Sylvia F. Brewster ’88<br />

Christopher M. Bride ’01<br />

Robert C. Brooks ’91 and Michele<br />

Dorsey Brooks ’93<br />

Andrew Brown ’76<br />

Dr. Jill L. Bubier ’78 and George<br />

W. Stone III ’78<br />

Sonia Buck ’05<br />

Paul W. Cadigan ’90 and Marcia<br />

G. Cadigan<br />

Jason S. Campbell ’05<br />

Julie Carp ’08<br />

Catherine L. Claypoole<br />

Hon. Robert W. Clifford<br />

Alice E. Clifford ’88 and Terence<br />

M. Harrigan ’88<br />

James F. Cloutier ’79<br />

Mark A. Cloutier ’81<br />

Susan B. Cole ’79<br />

Gerard P. Conley Jr. ’79<br />

William H. Coogan Ph.D. ’88 and<br />

Kim Matthews ’75<br />

Clifford B. Corson ’86<br />

Carmen L. Coulombe<br />

Dan Coyne ’05 and Stephanie<br />

Williams ’05<br />

Philip D. Cross ’86<br />

Denis T. Culley ’03<br />

Alicia F. Curtis ’06<br />

Xing Dai 94 and Shanshan<br />

Zhou ’93<br />

Thaddeus V. Day ’97<br />

Thomas G. Diebold ’92<br />

Morse W. Doane ’97<br />

Amanda J. Doherty ’08<br />

Carmen M. Dorsey ’89<br />

Martica Sawin Douglas ’77<br />

James A. Dowd II ’97<br />

Andre Duchette ’05


Neale A. Duffett ’80<br />

William R. Dunn ’79<br />

Thomas A. Dyhrberg ’83<br />

David J. Ekelund Jr. ’00<br />

Robert L. Ellis Jr. ’86<br />

Lauren H. Epstein ’04<br />

John C. Everett Jr. ’76<br />

Peter C. Felmly ’03<br />

Debra Ferguson ’85<br />

Julia A. Finn ’90 and A. Robert<br />

Ruesch ’90<br />

Mark J. Fischler ’97<br />

Mary M. L. H. Flint ’80<br />

Martha E. Freeman ’80<br />

N. Paul Gauvreau ’75<br />

Leonard Giambalvo<br />

Kenneth F. Ginder ’91 and Claire<br />

Adami Ginder ’91<br />

Matthew S. Goldfarb in honor <strong>of</strong><br />

Hon. J Brock Hornby<br />

Mary K. Gonya Brennan ’71<br />

Mary Jane Good ’99<br />

Michael H. Griffin ’73<br />

Katherine Griffin ’08<br />

Margaret S. Groban<br />

Jon Haddow ’90<br />

David J. Halperin<br />

Floyd L. Harding<br />

Lorna J. Harmuth ’91<br />

Mary Bradley Hawkes ’92 and<br />

Blaine R. Hawkes ’92<br />

Matthew C. Hayden ’01<br />

Frank G. Helman<br />

Eric R. Herlan ’87<br />

Michael S. Hirshberg ’69<br />

David E. Hirtle ’07<br />

Kenneth T. H<strong>of</strong>fman ’78<br />

Kelly H<strong>of</strong>fman ’08 and Elizabeth<br />

Harris H<strong>of</strong>fman ’08<br />

Jennifer Holmes-Griffin ’99<br />

Naomi H. Honeth ’80<br />

Philip P. Houle ’70<br />

David S. Humphries Sr. ’67<br />

Stephen P. Hyde ’77<br />

David Kallin ’09<br />

James N. Katsiaficas ’84 and<br />

Donna M. Katsiaficas ’84<br />

Katherine Kayatta ’09<br />

Mary N. Kellett ’92<br />

Thomas R. Kelly ’92<br />

Arthur J. Lamothe ’87<br />

Elizabeth LaPierre ’09<br />

Pamela Knowles <strong>Law</strong>rason<br />

Bruce A. Libby ’64<br />

Bradley M. Lown ’85<br />

William N. Lund ’80<br />

Lisa C. Lunn ’88<br />

Faye E. Luppi ’85<br />

M. Katherine Lynch ’02<br />

Kyle T. MacDonald ’09<br />

Jonathan T. Mann ’94<br />

Nancy Savage Marcus ’91<br />

Daniel W. Marra ’02<br />

Patricia M. Mathers ’98<br />

Justina A. McGettigan ’91<br />

Allison McLaughlin ’06<br />

Lisa M. McMullin ’75 and<br />

Kimball R. McMullin ’74<br />

Matthew T. Mehalic ’07<br />

Patrick J. Mellor ’98 and Rebekah<br />

J. Smith ’98<br />

Philip G. Mohlar ’90<br />

Moncure & Barnicle<br />

Richard G. Moon<br />

Sarah S. Murdough ’94<br />

Katherine M. Murray ’00<br />

Hon. Robert E. Murray Jr. ’88<br />

Steven D. Najarian ’90<br />

Edward Jeffrey Newcombe ’93<br />

Charles L. Nickerson<br />

Mary Frances O’Brien ’03<br />

Melissa Reynolds O’Dea ’96<br />

Laura M. O’Hanlon ’92<br />

Michael J. O’Toole ’85<br />

James H. Ouimette ’77<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor David Owen<br />

Keith R. Patterson ’92<br />

Brice C. Paul ’98<br />

Roger O. Pederson ’98<br />

Edmund M. Pitts<br />

Harvey Prager ’94<br />

Katherine M. Ralston ’89 and<br />

Matthew Ralston<br />

Frederic C. Rand ’01 and<br />

Katharine I. Rand ’03<br />

Caroline V. Rider ’74<br />

Joel B. Russ ’74<br />

Felicity A. Ryan ’07<br />

Karla Black Salomao ’02<br />

Mary M. Sauer ’94<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Sarah Schindler<br />

Science and Art Inc.<br />

Henry I. Shanoski ’98<br />

Kirk G. Siegel ’97<br />

David P. Silk ’85<br />

Joshua Silver ’05<br />

Gregory H. Smith ’73<br />

Kenneth E. Snitger ’71<br />

Hon. Valerie Stanfill ’85<br />

Jon C. Stanley ’95<br />

Jennifer S. Sternick ’90<br />

Peter H. Stewart ’80<br />

Telecom Pioneers <strong>of</strong> America in<br />

memory <strong>of</strong> Charles A. Harvey Jr.<br />

Jason Robert Tiballi ’96<br />

Karin R. Tilberg ’84<br />

Marshall J. Tinkle<br />

Laura E. Tobin ’92<br />

Jill Kaplan Tupper ’94<br />

Thomas G. Van Houten<br />

Anne W. Van Lonkhuyzen ’73<br />

Patrick Venne ’10<br />

Lise R. Wagner ’93<br />

Alexander J. Wall ’06<br />

Molly Watson ’09<br />

Laura K. Welles ’04<br />

Lisa Whittier ’05<br />

K. Isaac Wilhelm ’04<br />

Judith A. Fletcher Woodbury ’80<br />

Karen L. Wright ’00<br />

Julia Wyman ’07<br />

F. Richard York ’53<br />

Thad B. Zmistowski ’89<br />

Gifts in Memory<br />

<strong>of</strong> Hon. Frank M. C<strong>of</strong>fin<br />

2007-08 <strong>Law</strong> Clerks <strong>of</strong> Hon.<br />

Kermit V. Lipez<br />

Jonathan and Nancy Aldrich<br />

Hon. Donald G. Alexander<br />

and Barbara Reid<br />

Alexander ’76<br />

Douglas Baird<br />

Nicole M. Bouvier<br />

(made in the name <strong>of</strong><br />

her aunt Mignonne B.<br />

Bouvier, Judge C<strong>of</strong>fin’s<br />

administrative assistant)<br />

Muriel W. Britton<br />

Hon. William S. Brownell<br />

’71<br />

David C. Burkey Zembsch<br />

Clerks <strong>of</strong> Hon. Frank M.<br />

C<strong>of</strong>fin<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard F.<br />

Coughlin<br />

Catherine Farrell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley L.<br />

Freeman Jr.<br />

Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg<br />

John C. Gundersdorf<br />

Virginia D. Hayden<br />

Merton Henry<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Colleen A. Khoury<br />

and David Karraker<br />

Ralph I. Lancaster Jr.<br />

Jeffrey S. Lazarus<br />

Joseph M. Levesque<br />

Loveitts Field Home Owners<br />

Association<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> State Bar Association<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> Trial Judges<br />

Association<br />

Hon. and Mrs. Vincent L.<br />

McKusick<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E.<br />

Nicoll<br />

Norman Hanson &<br />

DeTroy LLC<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Robert<br />

M. O’Neil<br />

Penobscot County Bar<br />

Association<br />

Arlene C. Pomeroy<br />

Hon. Justin L. Quackenbush<br />

Edward Raftery<br />

Barbara V. Randall<br />

Eileen M. Reynolds<br />

Barbara F. Riegelhaupt<br />

Esther M. Schleifer<br />

Rev. Ann Robb Smith<br />

Hon. Deanell R. Tacha<br />

Gina Tangney<br />

Mr. Cameron Tucker<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor L. Kinvin Wroth<br />

Paul M. Zimmerman<br />

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Class <strong>of</strong> 2010<br />

Graduation Gift<br />

The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Law</strong> graduating class <strong>of</strong> 2010<br />

demonstrated impressive leadership.<br />

Fifty-five individuals (67 percent) pledged a<br />

total <strong>of</strong> $18,175 to be paid to the law school<br />

over the next three years, which set a record<br />

for the highest participation rate ever by a<br />

<strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> graduating class.<br />

Most <strong>of</strong> these pledges are to support our<br />

vision for a new law building, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong>’s priorities in the years ahead. All <strong>of</strong><br />

these pledges bolster the law school’s Annual<br />

Fund effort and reflect the strength <strong>of</strong> its<br />

extended community.<br />

We gratefully acknowledge the following<br />

individuals <strong>of</strong> the graduating class <strong>of</strong> 2010<br />

for their support and generosity.<br />

Michael G. Anderson<br />

Jordan Arthur<br />

Courtney Barnett<br />

Marya Baron<br />

Dylan Robert Boyd<br />

Nathan Brown<br />

Michael Burian<br />

Parke Burmeister<br />

Chelsey Carrier<br />

James Christianson<br />

Alisa Christopher<br />

Betty J. Bailey<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W.<br />

Blatter<br />

Daniel Boxer<br />

Mrs. Frances S. Chaiken<br />

Hon. Thomas E.<br />

Delahanty II ’70<br />

Jeremy Dowell<br />

Ariel Gamble<br />

Daniel Gayer<br />

Kristina Gefvert<br />

Stephanie Green<br />

Darya Haag<br />

Andrew Hastings<br />

Reid Hayton-Hull<br />

Andrew Helman<br />

Kyle Kirby<br />

Kristina Kurlanski<br />

Gifts in Memory <strong>of</strong> Dorothy Rubin<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Edward M.<br />

Friedman<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Stuart G.<br />

Gilbert<br />

Mrs. Daphne H.<br />

Glassman<br />

Jane C. Krone<br />

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Joseph Lewis<br />

Jonathan Liberman<br />

Nicholas Lund<br />

William Milasauskis<br />

Elek Miller<br />

David C. Morse<br />

N. Joel Moser<br />

Erin Murphy<br />

Tina H. Nadeau<br />

Tracy Nale<br />

CJ Marie Newman<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Richard<br />

A. Levy<br />

Leonard and Merle<br />

Nelson<br />

Arlene C. Pomeroy<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E.<br />

Prawer<br />

Mark Peltier<br />

Heidi M. Pushard<br />

Shawn Quinn<br />

Leslie Raber<br />

Joshua Randlett<br />

Margaret B. Reid<br />

James Ross<br />

Jacqueline Sartoris<br />

Jeffrey Shafto<br />

Kathryn E. Shorr<br />

Adam Shub<br />

Roger A. Putnam<br />

Mr. and Mrs. James<br />

Riecks<br />

Ruben-Fortier &<br />

LaCourse Agency<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Curt<br />

Shoyer<br />

David Sinclair<br />

Elizabeth H. Smith<br />

Heather Staples<br />

Timothy Steigelman<br />

Patrick Venne<br />

Delwyn E. Webster<br />

David West<br />

Chad Wilcox<br />

Elyse Wilkinson<br />

Hon. George Z. Singal<br />

Pauline J. Thibodeau<br />

Constance P. Webster<br />

Whole Foods Market<br />

Northeast Region


The3<br />

Faces<br />

<strong>of</strong><br />

Philanthropy<br />

Annual Fund<br />

Annual Giving sustains priority<br />

programs at the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />

The annual fund provides crucial<br />

support for student scholarships,<br />

summer fellowships, esteemed<br />

lecturers, and other vibrant<br />

programs at the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />

Capital Gifts<br />

Gifts to build the <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />

permanent endowments and<br />

improve the <strong>School</strong>’s physical<br />

plant.<br />

The <strong>Law</strong> <strong>School</strong> Foundation’s<br />

ongoing major gifts program<br />

is building assets to strengthen<br />

student success, curricular and<br />

program innovation, faculty<br />

excellence, technology and<br />

facilities.<br />

Legacy Gifts<br />

Bequests and other planned gifts to<br />

the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Law</strong> Foundation build perpetual<br />

endowments to sustain the <strong>Law</strong><br />

<strong>School</strong>’s excellence.<br />

Legacy Gifts are a valuable<br />

complement to the Annual Fund<br />

and Capital Gifts, and have the<br />

potential for transformative<br />

impact.<br />

To make a gift to the Annual Fund, go to www.mainelawalum.org, call 207-780-4342, or send<br />

your gift to <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Annual Fund, 246 Deering Avenue, Portland, ME 04102.<br />

For more information on Capital or Legacy Gifts, please call Elena Brandt, Director <strong>of</strong><br />

Development and Alumni Relations, at 207-780-4521. She also can be reached at<br />

ebrandt@usm.maine.edu<br />

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