Kevin Cole - University of San Diego

academic year in review s
“Music and the Law,” a program featuring
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, former
associate justice of the U.S. Supreme
Court, presented by the La Jolla
Music Society in association with the
University of San Diego School of Law,
August 2004.
Guest Speaker Ray Krone, exonerated death
row inmate, speaking on the inequities of
the death penalty, life in prison and the
important role volunteer attorneys played
in securing his release, presented by Pro
Bono Legal Advocates, September 2004.
Alumni Torts Appellate Moot Court
Competition, sponsored by the Appellate
Moot Court Board, September 2004.
Law Firm Challenge Kickoff, alumni from
various law firms in San Diego compete
for the highest giving participation rate
and most dollars raised, this year the
event was kicked off at the OMNI Hotel
Terrace followed by a Padres/Dodgers
baseball game, sponsored by the Office of
Development and Alumni Relations,
August 2004.
The Red Mass, a mass traditionally celebrated
on the first Monday in October
where it coincides with the opening of a
new session of the United States Supreme
Court, celebrated by the Most Reverend
Robert H. Broom, bishop of San Diego,
co-sponsored by the USD School of
Law and St. Thomas More Society of
San Diego, October 2004.
The National Conference on Homeless Courts,
“Taking the Court to the Streets,” a conference
in which participants learned about
the history of the homeless court, their
potential roles in operating a program,
the process of creating a homeless court
and the benefits of the program for communities
as well as their homeless residents,
sponsored by the National
c h o o l e v e n t s
USD faculty and student groups host a variety of extracurricular events which enrich the
intellectual life of the School of Law community. The following list includes many of the highlights
of the 2004-2005 academic year.
American Bar Association Commission on
Homelessness and Poverty and Pro Bono
Legal Advocates, October 2004.
Minority Perspectives in the Law, with guest
speakers Judge Dana Sabraw, United
States District Court judge for the
Southern District of California; Jon S.
Tangonan, Horton & Ryan; and Nancy
Kawano, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary,
sponsored by the Asian American Law
Students Association, October 2004.
Careers in Environmental Law, with
guest speaker Marco Gonzalez, Coast
Law Group, LLP, sponsored by the
USD Environmental Law Society,
October 2004.
Fundraiser for Doctors Without Borders in
Darfur, Sudan, which raised over $1,700
through the auctioning of various prizes
including mini-vacations and gift certificates,
sponsored by the Law and
Diplomacy Club, November 2004.
Bowes-Madison Distinguished Speaker Series:
“Media vs. Civilization: How the Messages of
the Entertainment Industry Undermine the
Foundations of a Free and Ordered Society,”
with guest speaker Michael Medved, author,
film critic and nationally syndicated
radio talk show host, sponsored by the
USD School of Law, November 2004.
2004 Wohlmuth Highway Opening Colloquium,
presented by Charles Goodwin, professor
of applied linguistics, University of
California, Los Angeles, discussing
“Professional Vision,” November 2004.
Cutting Edge Intellectual Property Public
Lecture: “File Swapping and File Sharing:
Why Congress Can’t Fix Hollywood’s Problem,”
with guest speaker Pamela Samuelson,
Chancellor’s Professor of Information
and of Law, UC Berkeley and director,
Berkeley Center for Law and Technology,
with introduction by Judge M. Margaret
McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals,
November 2004.
Guest speaker Dennis Doucette, partner at
Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, discussing
opportunities in business law and
recommended preparation for entering
that field, sponsored by the Business Law
Society, November 2004.
The 2004 USD School of Law Distinguished
Alumni Award, presented by the Law
Alumni Association Board of Directors to
Alan K. Brubaker ‘76, sponsored by the
Office of Development and Alumni
Relations, November 2004.
Jessup International Law Moot Court
Competition: Final Round, sponsored by
the Appellate Moot Court Board,
November 2004.
California State Supreme Court Special
Session, held in the Kroc Institute for
Peace & Justice in conjunction with
School of Law’s 50th Anniversary celebration.
The justices, over two days,
heard cases ranging from criminal cases
involving the death penalty to civil cases
involving anti-SLAPP statutes and administrative
remedies involving “whistleblower”
claims. The event, which turned
out to be one the largest collaborative
public education events in the state
court’s history, was sponsored by the
USD School of Law, December 2004.
5th Annual Maudsley Fellows Appreciation
Dinner, an annual event honoring special
friends and supporters of the law school,
sponsored by the Office of Development
and Alumni Relations, January 2005.
The USD School of Law—Procopio
International Tax Institute’s U.S.-Mexico
International Tax Update, featuring preeminent
tax advisors discussing the newlyenacted
American Jobs Creation Act of
2004 as well as the latest Mexican inter-
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