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![“Character matters,”said Smith, in her address to 464 JD, 184 LL.M., and
seven SJD graduates.“[Character] is how you lead your life. It is the kind
of decisions you make. It is whether you lead a life of integrity. That is
important.Your career is extremely important, but it is not what defines
your success.What defines your success is your character.”
Prior to founding Smith Company, Smith was a partner at several
Washington, D.C.-based public relations firms. Before that, she
served as senior vice president of corporate communications at NBC.
Additionally, she served as NBC’s chief spokesperson for domestic and
international programming and business ventures, and also helped
with the groundbreaking launch of MSNBC. In 1991, Smith joined the
White House with her appointment as special assistant and deputy press
secretary to President George H.W. Bush. During her tenure she provided
the president and his Cabinet with communications advice on a wide
range of foreign and domestic issues.
Smith, who was the first African-American woman to serve as the
executive editor of the American University Law Review, was awarded an
honorary Doctor of Laws by American University President Neil Kerwin.
Student speaker for the ceremony,
Marcus Childress, described
the unique training he and his
classmates received at AUWCL.
“We have all been changed,”said
Childress.“We have been molded,
shaped, and transformed to be
abnormal—abnormal because we
have been taught how to think
creatively about the law, society,
and the world around us.”
“Let us remember that we are not
simply spectators of life,”said Dean
Claudio Grossman.“We have the transformative power that is provided
by a superb legal education and your own commitment, imagination,
and creativity.You have studied at a law school renowned for its unique
ability to imagine and shape a better world. This important value started
with our founding mothers.”
CHARACTER MATTERS, IT IS
HOW YOU LEAD YOUR LIFE. IT
IS THE KIND OF DECISIONS YOU
MAKE. IT IS WHETHER YOU
LEAD A LIFE OF INTEGRITY.
THAT IS IMPORTANT. YOUR
CAREER IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS NOT
WHAT DEFINES YOUR SUCCESS.
WHAT DEFINES YOUR SUCCESS
IS YOUR CHARACTER.
—JUDY A. SMITH ’86
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Robert Dinerstein
Professor of Law; Associate Dean for
Experiential Education
Publications
“On Torture, Ill-Treatment and People with
Psychosocial and Intellectual Disabilities:
Some Thoughts About the Report of the Special Rapporteur,”
in Torture in Health Care Settings: Reflections on the Special
Rapporteur on Torture’s 2013 Thematic Report, Center for
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Anti-Torture Initiative
(2014);“Learning to be a Lawyer: Embracing Indeterminacy and
Uncertainty,”in Transforming the Education of Lawyers: The
Theory and Practice of Clinical Pedagogy, Carolina Academic
Press (2014).
Honors, Appointments, and Awards
Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights, ABA Commission
on Disability Rights (2013).
Walter Effross
Professor of Law
Publications
“Building Blogs (and Law Firm Web Sites)
Ethically and Effectively,”Washington
Lawyer (January 2014);“Ten Tips for
Landing J.D. Jobs for Law Students and Graduates,”National
Law Journal (July 15, 2013);“Greetings and E- [But Not So-]
licitations!: Disclosures, Disclaimers, and Designs of Ethical
and Effective Law Blogs and Law Firm Web Sites”and“Topics
for Law Blogging: 125+ Suggestions,”presented at“Posts of
Distinction: Starting, Sustaining, and Showcasing a Blog on
Legal Policy Issues,”AUWCL (2013).
Lia Epperson
Associate Professor of Law; Director,
SJD Program
Publications
“The Promise and Pitfalls of Empiricism in
Educational Equality Jurisprudence,”Wake
Forest Law Review, vol. 48 (2013).
Christine Haight Farley
Professor of Law
Publications
“The Pan-American Trademark Convention
of 1929: A BoldVision of Extraterritorial
Meets Current Realities”in Trademark
Protection and Territoriality: Challenges in the Global Economy,
Edward Elgar Press (2014); Op-ed,“Racial Slurs and Football
Team Names: What Does Trademark Law Have to Say?”
Constitution Daily (November 2013); Lead author, Amicus Curiae
Brief of Law Professors, Paddle Tramps Manufacturing Co. v.
Alpha Chi Omega et al. (U.S. Supreme Court, 2013).
Honors, Appointments, and Awards
“2013 Irish Legal 100,”IrishVoice Newspaper (2013); Selected for
the Fulbright Specialist Roster,The Fulbright Foundation (2013).
2014 FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
Lia Epperson
Associate Dean for Faculty and
Academic Affairs
Professor Lia Epperson has been
appointed associate dean for faculty and
academic affairs as well as professor
of law. She joined the law school in
2010 and became director of the SJD
Program in 2012. Epperson is a nationally recognized expert in
the areas of civil rights, constitutional law, and education policy.
Her scholarship centers on the constitutional dialogue between
federal courts and the political branches, and its implications
for educational equity. She previously served on the law faculties
of the University of Maryland and Santa Clara University, and
as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, focusing
on federal civil rights enforcement of educational policies and
practices. Prior to becoming a law professor in 2005, Epperson
directed the education law and policy group of the NAACP Legal
Defense Educational Fund (LDF). Before her time at LDF,
Epperson was an attorney with Morrison Foerster in Palo Alto,
CA, and a law clerk to the Honorable Timothy K. Lewis of the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Jenny M. Roberts
Associate Dean for Scholarship
Professor Jenny Roberts, co-director
of the AUWCL Criminal Justice Clinic,
has been appointed associate dean
for scholarship. Her teaching and
research focus on the nation’s criminal
justice system, and in particular on
the constitutional, professional, ethical, and informal norms
governing the right to counsel in criminal cases. Roberts is co-
president of the Clinical Legal Education Association, serves as
the reporter for the National Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers (NACDL) Task Force on Restoration of Rights and
Status after Conviction, and sits on the board of the Mid-Atlantic
Innocence Project. She also is member of the Academic Advisory
Board for the NACDL’s“Getting Scholarship into Courts Project.”
Roberts previously taught at Syracuse University and in NYU’s
Lawyering program. Prior to teaching, she was a Senior Research
Fellow at NYU Law School’s Center for Research in Crime
Justice, a public defender in Manhattan, and a law clerk in the
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on Addressing Prison Rape (2014); Co-author, Quick Reference
Guide: Confidentiality and Privilege Exceptions and Mandatory
Reporting Obligations of Rape Crisis Counselors, United States
Department of Justice PREA Resource Center and The Project on
Addressing Prison Rape (2014); Written Testimony, Review Panel
on Prison Rape Hearings on SexualVictimization in U.S. Prisons,
Jails, and Juvenile Correctional Facilities (2014); Frequently
Asked Questions on Confidentiality and Privilege Considerations
for Medical and Mental Health Professionals, Rape Crisis
Counselors and Other Professionals Working in Corrections,
United States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource
Center (2014); Co-author, Fifty State Survey of Confidentiality,
Privilege and Mandatory Reporting Laws for Rape Crisis
Counselors, United States Department of Justice and The PREA
Resource Center (2014); Graphic Novel, END SILENCE: Ending
Silence: Demanding Safety from Sexual Assault: I Reported,
United States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource
Center (2014); Graphic Novel, END SILENCE: Ending Silence:
Demanding Safety from Sexual Assault: Don’t Touch Me,
United States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource
Center (2014); Graphic Novel, END SILENCE: Ending Silence:
Demanding Safety from Sexual Assault: The Barter, United
States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource Center
(2014); Frequently Asked Questions for Juvenile Defenders:
Prison Rape Elimination Act, National Juvenile Defender
Center (2013); Co-author, Policy Review and Development
Guide: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and
Intersex Persons in Custodial Settings,Washington, D.C. (2013);
Co-author, Anti-Fraternization Polices and Their Utility in
Preventing Staff Sexual Abuse in Custody (2013).
Honors, Appointments, and Awards
Advisory Committee on Women’s Services, Department of Health
and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (2014).
David Snyder
Professor of Law; Director, Business
Law Program
Publications
“Молекулярний федералізм і структури
приватного правотворення [Molekuliarnyi
federalism i struktury pryvatnogo pravotvorennia = Molecular
Federalism and the Structures of Private Lawmaking],”
Порівняльне правознавство [Comparative Jurisprudence] (2013);
Co-author, International Transactions in Goods: Global Sales in
Comparative Context, Oxford University Press (2013).
Honors, Appointments, and Awards
Appointed,Vice Chair, UCC Article 1 Subcommittee,
American Bar Association Section of Business Law (2013);
Professeur Invité, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) (2014);
Awarded MacCormick Fellowship and delivered the annual
W.A.Wilson Memorial Lecture in Private Law, University of
Edinburgh (2014).
Andrew Taslitz
IN MEMORIAM (p.35)
Professor of Law
Publications
“Promoting Accuracy in the Use of
Confession Evidence: An Argument for
Pre-Trial Reliability Hearings to Prevent Wrongful Convictions,”
Temple Law Review, vol. 85 (2013);“Cybersurveillance without
Restraint? The Meaning and SocialValue of the Probable Cause
and Reasonable Suspicion Standards in Governmental Access
to Third-Party Electronic Records,”Journal of Criminal Law
and Criminology, vol. 103 (2013);“Search and Seizure Practices
during Slavery and Reconstruction,”and“Facial Recognition
Technology,”in The Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment
(2013); Criminal Law: Concepts and Practice, Third Edition,
Carolina Academic Press (2013); Media Coverage in Criminal
Justice Cases: What Prosecutors and Defenders Should and
Should Not Say (2013);“Hypocrisy, Corruption, and Illegitimacy:
Why Judicial Integrity Justifies the Exclusionary Rule,”Ohio
State Journal of Criminal Law, vol. 10 (2013);“The Cold Nose
Might Actually Know? Science Scent Lineups,”Criminal
Justice, vol. 28 (2013);“Constitutional Criminal Procedure Fourth
Edition Supplement”(2013); Co-author, Teachers’ Manual,
Criminal Law: Concepts and Practice Third Edition, Carolina
Press (2013).
Robert Tsai
Professor of Law
Publications
America’s Forgotten Constitutions: Defiant
Visions of Power and Community, Harvard
University Press (2014);“Conclusion—The
Migration of Legal Ideas: Legislative Design and the Lawmaking
Process,”in Legal Transplants and Parliaments: A Possible
Dialogue Amongst Legislators?, Eleven International Publishing
(2014);“‘Simple’ Takes on the Supreme Court,”Alabama Civil
Rights Civil Liberties Review, vol. 5 (2014);“Town of Greece
and Institutional Withdrawal,”Concurring Opinions (May 6,
2014);“Tribune of the People,”Concurring Opinions (May 5,
2014); Op-ed,“From NSA to Race, a Protector of Rights Needed,”
Boston Globe (May 4, 2014);“Self-Defense and the Fourteenth
Amendment,”Concurring Opinions (April 28, 2014);“Contested
Ideas About Consent,”Concurring Opinions (April 24, 2014);
“Cliven Bundy and Popular Sovereignty,”Concurring Opinions
(April 16, 2014);“Making Changes to Fundamental Law,”
Concurring Opinions (April 11, 2014).](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/5bcba5bd-b640-433b-8e62-3191030b8c45-150323150556-conversion-gate01/85/2013-14-Dean-s-Annual-Report-31-320.jpg)
2013-14 Dean's Annual Report
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- 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS messagefrom dean grossman: 1 new law campus: 2-3 commencement 2014: 4-5 expanding opportunities: 6 international law: 7 programs: 8-21 faculty: 22-35 events: 36-37 who’s who: 38-39 campus update: 40-44 Claudio M. Grossman Doctor of the Science of Law, Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales, Dean Anthony E.Varona AB, JD, LL.M., Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs Mary Clark (2013-2014) AB, JD, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs Lia Epperson (2014) BA, JD, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs Robert D. Dinerstein AB, JD, Associate Dean for Experiential Education Jenny M. Roberts (2014) BA, JD, Associate Dean for Scholarship Stephen I.Vladeck (2013-2014) BA, JD Associate Dean for Scholarship David B. Jaffe BA, JD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs Billie Jo Kaufman BS, MS, JD, Associate Dean of Library and Information Services Khalid R.O. Khalid BA, MA, Assistant Dean of Finance and Administration Rebecca T. Davis BS, MAT, Assistant Dean for Academic Services, Registrar Akira Shiroma BA, JD, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Khadijah Al-Amin-El BA, MBA, Interim Director of Development and Alumni Relations Traci Mundy Jenkins BA, JD, Assistant Dean for Career and Professional Development David Aaronson BA, MA, LL.B., LL.M., Ph.D., Director of the Stephen S.Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program Michael W. Carroll AB, JD, Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property David Hunter BA, JD, Director of the International Legal Studies Program Teresa Godwin Phelps BA, MA, MSL, Ph.D., Director of the Legal Rhetoric Program Jamin Raskin BA, JD, Director of the Program on Law and Government Ann Shalleck AB, JD, Director of the Women and the Law Program David Snyder BA, JD, Director of the Business Law Program ADMINISTRATION
- 3. 3 MESSAGE FROM DEANGROSSMAN Dear Alumni and Friends: I am pleased to share with you the Annual Report of American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL) for 2013-14, an academic year defined by our community’s ongoing innovation, development, and commitment to superb legal education. As a result of a comprehensive faculty retreat held in spring 2013, I appointed a new Faculty Committee on Career Development, chaired last year by Professors Jamin Raskin and Angela Davis, to address the challenging situation facing legal education.The response of our faculty was extraordinary.The Faculty Committee formed 11“faculty practice groups”to empower students with more subject matter-specific and practice-specific career information and counseling in areas such as business law, international law, and intellectual property. These groups, which have nearly 800 student members, supplement the work of the Office of Career and Professional Development by offering AUWCL students strategic career advice, practice area insights, networking ideas and connections, and academic planning. This admirable and extraordinary commitment of time, creativity, and effort to assist our students and develop unique, focused career initiatives is unparalleled in legal education and a perfect example of our faculty’s dedication to the entire AUWCL community. Each day, AUWCL students benefit from a superb legal education in a dynamic and creative law school environment. This creativity was exemplified this year through the more than $3 million in grant awards from federal and private sponsors that support the rule of law around the world and create many important research positions for our students. The law school’s new Online Learning Program continues to expand its educational offerings that are made available to a worldwide audience, anytime, anywhere. An Online Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration, taught by renowned experts from our Center for International Commercial Arbitration, was offered for the first time this past spring and our successful Lawyer Re-Entry and Legal Spanish Programs will be offered online for the first time in the upcoming academic year. I am also pleased to share that the ABA has recently approved two exciting new LL.M. Programs in Human Rights and Intellectual Property that will expand upon our law school’s current programs and leadership in these important areas of the law. It is with great enthusiasm that I report that construction of our new state-of-the-art law campus is well underway, as you can see on pages 2-3.There is a tremendous atmosphere of excitement at American University Washington College of Law as we look forward to moving to the new facility, one block from the Tenleytown Metro Station, in fall 2015. This location will further connect our law school to the Washington community and multiply opportunities for our students, faculty, and alumni alike. We hope you will visit our campus in upcoming years. Claudio Grossman, Dean
- 4. TENLEY CAMPUS BYTHE NUMBERS VISIT TENLEY2015.WCL.AMERICAN.EDU FOR CONSTRUCTION UPDATES AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUTURE HOME OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW. DOORS ARE OPENING IN AUGUST 2015, AND THE CLASS OF 2016 WILL BE THE FIRST TO GRADUATE FROM THE NEW CAMPUS. GROUNDBREAKING IN JUNE 2013 NOVEMBER 2013 MARCH 2014
- 5. MORE FEATURES • Buildingswill total 312,000 square feet • Flexible space for active learning • Cutting-edge, flexible conference facility accommodating high-profile events large and small • Alumni Center providing alumni with research and business resources • Scenic outdoor space with terrace seating and outdoor dining areas • A future Nebraska Wing green roof (Library 2nd floor roof) of approximately 7,200 square feet • 5,400 square foot outdoor courtyard JUNE 2014 7 Classrooms accommodate over 100 students each 22 Classrooms accommodate 40-100 students each 1 Block from AU-Tenleytown Metro Station 8½ Acres for the law school’s permanent home 16 Seminar rooms 3 Courtrooms (the largest being a technologically equipped 60 seat courtroom used for classes and mock courtroom activities) 8,000 Square feet of space for the Clinical Program 2½ Floor state-of-the-art library 37,400 Square feet of teaching space JULY 2014 t bottom: The Tenley Campus continues to make progress as construction moves above ground. When complete, American University Washington College of Law will be one of the most technologically advanced schools in the nation, fully equipped to prepare students to meet the challenges of the 21st century and beyond. 5
- 6. COMMENCEMENT 2014 AMERICAN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW WELCOMED JUDY A. SMITH ’86, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF SMITH COMPANY, A LEADING STRATEGIC AND CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS FIRM, AND CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF ABC’S “SCANDAL,” AS THE SPRING 2014 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER.
- 7. “Character matters,”said Smith,in her address to 464 JD, 184 LL.M., and seven SJD graduates.“[Character] is how you lead your life. It is the kind of decisions you make. It is whether you lead a life of integrity. That is important.Your career is extremely important, but it is not what defines your success.What defines your success is your character.” Prior to founding Smith Company, Smith was a partner at several Washington, D.C.-based public relations firms. Before that, she served as senior vice president of corporate communications at NBC. Additionally, she served as NBC’s chief spokesperson for domestic and international programming and business ventures, and also helped with the groundbreaking launch of MSNBC. In 1991, Smith joined the White House with her appointment as special assistant and deputy press secretary to President George H.W. Bush. During her tenure she provided the president and his Cabinet with communications advice on a wide range of foreign and domestic issues. Smith, who was the first African-American woman to serve as the executive editor of the American University Law Review, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by American University President Neil Kerwin. Student speaker for the ceremony, Marcus Childress, described the unique training he and his classmates received at AUWCL. “We have all been changed,”said Childress.“We have been molded, shaped, and transformed to be abnormal—abnormal because we have been taught how to think creatively about the law, society, and the world around us.” “Let us remember that we are not simply spectators of life,”said Dean Claudio Grossman.“We have the transformative power that is provided by a superb legal education and your own commitment, imagination, and creativity.You have studied at a law school renowned for its unique ability to imagine and shape a better world. This important value started with our founding mothers.” CHARACTER MATTERS, IT IS HOW YOU LEAD YOUR LIFE. IT IS THE KIND OF DECISIONS YOU MAKE. IT IS WHETHER YOU LEAD A LIFE OF INTEGRITY. THAT IS IMPORTANT. YOUR CAREER IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, BUT IT IS NOT WHAT DEFINES YOUR SUCCESS. WHAT DEFINES YOUR SUCCESS IS YOUR CHARACTER. —JUDY A. SMITH ’86 7
- 8. American University WashingtonCollege of Law is constantly innovating, developing new programmatic initiatives and creating opportunities to address current and emerging legal issues. In 2013-14, online education and Master of Laws programs were expanded significantly. OFFERING SPECIALIZED LEGAL TRAINING TO A WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE The Online Certificate in International Commercial Arbitration was successfully launched this spring, and will be offered again during the 2014-15 academic year. The online courses prepare participants with the foundational knowledge and skills to succeed in the complex and ever-changing field of international arbitration.The curriculum explores a range of topics, including the legal principles and practical implications of International Commercial Arbitration and International Investment Arbitration. “American University Washington College of Law has undertaken an exciting endeavor in online education,”said Claudio Grossman, dean, American University Washington College of Law. “Our new online certificate program enhances our course offerings and expands the law school’s global connections, allowing individuals to have access anytime, anywhere to AUWCL’s superb legal education.” More online courses are scheduled to begin this fall. The law school’s successful Lawyer Re-entry Program will be offered online for lawyers looking to resume, transition in, or reinvent their professional lives. Through pre-recorded lectures, online interactive sessions, written assignments, and exercises, participants will reclaim their careers and find support among a cadre of talented lawyers. The Legal Spanish Program will also be offered in the fall. Ideal for lawyers, paralegals, and legal professionals who conduct business in Spanish, the program is designed to help participants improve their knowledge and use of complex legal terms in client interactions. “The online chat is an important component of the program because it creates a community within the online learning platform to help participants interact and exchange ideas,”said Susana Medina-Day, coordinator of the Legal Spanish Program. Several new cutting-edge courses are being developed for fall 2015, including one in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy and Regulation. UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAWYERS SEEKING ADVANCED STUDY The law school is also pleased to announce new LL.M. programs in Intellectual Property Law and International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, expanding on the law school’s existing programs in these important specialties. The LL.M. Program in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law is the only hybrid program of its kind in a U.S. law school.With online and residential (in-person) course components, this program is designed for practitioners and other human rights professionals who wish to pursue advanced studies in international human rights law and humanitarian law alongside their existing work responsibilities. Students enrolled in the LL.M. Program in Intellectual Property Law will learn from a large and accomplished IP faculty, while taking classes in Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland – two global centers of IP law and policymaking.The Program emphasizes the international and public interest aspects of the field while providing the best in practical training in litigation, prosecution, licensing, and advocacy. EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ADVANCED STUDY AND ONLINE EDUCATION
- 9. 9 AUWCL CO-HOSTED MEETING OFUN HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY BODY CHAIRS In January, AUWCL, in cooperation with the American Society of International Law (ASIL) and the International Bar Association (IBA), hosted the chairs of the 10 UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies and representatives from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights for special consultations on the ongoing treaty body strengthening process.This unique initiative gave the chairs the opportunity to help positively impact the protection and promotion of human rights while reaffirming the treaty bodies’ independence and autonomy. Dean Claudio Grossman served as chair of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies and has been the chair of the UN Committee against Torture since April 2008. Generous support for the event was provided by Sigrid Rausing Trust. NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHED ON INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) POLICY AND REGULATION In February, AUWCL announced the launch of a new program on International ICT (Information Communications Technology) Policy and ICT Regulation, made possible through a partnership with the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO).The Program includes seminars, lectures, targeted trainings, and internships focused on leading issues and current developments in the field of international information communications technology (ICT) policy and regulation.The Program is being developed under the leadership of AUWCL alumna and adjunct professor Dr. Renata Brazil David, director of legal affairs at ITSO. The Program is part of AUWCL’s Program on International Organizations, Law and Diplomacy. During the 2014-15 academic year, there will also be a course on International ICT Policy and Regulation offered to JD and LL.M students. NEARLY 500 ATTEND ANNUAL GROTIUS LECTURE TO OPEN ASIL ANNUAL MEETING, ILA BIENNIAL CONFERENCE In April, AUWCL and ASIL welcomed nearly 500 attendees to the 16th Annual Grotius Lecture to open the 108th ASIL Annual Meeting and the 76th International Law Association (ILA) Biennial Conference in Washington, D.C. This year’s distinguished lecturer was NYU Law Professor Radhika Coomaraswamy, former U.N. special rapporteur onViolence Against Women, and former U.N. under-secretary general and special representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict. She delivered her lecture on“Women and Children: The Cutting Edge of International Law.”Diane Marie Amann, professor at University of Georgia School of Law and the International Criminal Court Prosecutor’s special adviser on Children in Armed Conflict, served as the event’s distinguished discussant. ACADEMY ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW CELEBRATED 15TH ANNIVERSARY The Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law celebrated 15 years of promoting human rights and humanitarian law and strengthening links between human rights organizations, practitioners, and educators worldwide. Each year the Academy offers the Program of Advanced Studies on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, and in 2014 offered 19 courses taught by world-renowned scholars and practitioners.The Academy sponsored Human Rights Month, which offered additional academic opportunities through conferences, panels, and films.The Academy also hosted the 19th Annual Inter-American Moot Court Competition in May, with a total of 99 participating teams from a record 27 different countries, involving more than 300 students, professors, and human rights professionals. UNIQUE LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL LAW This year American University Washington College of Law continued to expand our international reach and contributed to shaping worldwide legal issues through our scholarship, international programs, and special trainings and opportunities in international law. Read a few highlights from 2013-14 below. s above top: Dean Claudio Grossman, Dr. Renata Brazil David (ITSO), Jose Toscano (ITSO), and Carlos Portales announce the International ICT Policy and ICT Regulation Program. above bottom: NYU Law Professor Radhika Coomaraswamy, Dean Claudio Grossman, and Georgia School of Law Professor Diane Marie Amann at the 16th Annual Grotius Lecture. s above: NYU Law Professor Radhika Coomaraswamy delivers the 16th Annual Grotius Lecture.
- 10. PROGRAMS WHAT MAKES ANAMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW EDUCATION A COMPLETE EXPERIENCE ARE THE GROUNDBREAKING INITIATIVES AND COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS. STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ALUMNI ENRICH THEIR LEGAL UNDERSTANDING AND BROADEN THEIR PERSPECTIVES SIMPLY BY PARTICIPATING IN ANY ONE OF THE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AT THE LAW SCHOOL. HIGHLIGHTS OF THESE PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES FROM 2013-14 APPEAR IN THIS SECTION. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAW SCHOOL’S PROGRAMS AND CENTERS IS AVAILABLE AT WCL.AMERICAN.EDU/PROGRAMS.
- 11. CLINICAL PROGRAM This year,the Clinical Program served 229 students in 10 in-house clinics, and sent eight additional students to the D.C. Law Students in Court Clinic.The Clinic continued to cultivate and instill creative, client-centered lawyering skills and an ethic of service among clinic students while providing high-quality representation to a variety of indigent and under-served clients. The work of student attorneys led to many high points this year. For instance, the Intellectual Property Law Clinic filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc. Students from the International Human Rights Law Clinic testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on refugees’ access to information for preparing asylum claims. And, students in the Disability Rights Law Clinic, working in concert with other D.C.-based organizations, submitted proposed legislative language to the D.C. City Council to provide a time limit for guardianships and introduce the concept of supported decision making. The Clinic continued to enhance its reputation in national and international settings through faculty scholarship, case results, and partnerships with prominent organizations in the legal services and human rights fields.This year, Clinic faculty also formed internal committees to help increase student and alumni employment and to raise the Clinic’s public profile. LEGAL RHETORIC PROGRAM The Legal Rhetoric Program is directed by Professor Teresa Godwin Phelps, who is regarded as a pioneer in the teaching of legal writing. She has brought over 25 years of experience in developing legal writing theory and pedagogy to create a legal writing and research program that is among the nation’s best. This year, Legal Rhetoric faculty collaborated outside of the department to maintain a culture of excellence in legal writing at the law school. The Program held writing sample workshops with the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD), coached and evaluated moot court teams, presented during the Lawyer Re-Entry and Legal Analysis Programs, coordinated pedagogical approaches with library faculty, and began working with Moot Court Honor Society to improve competition briefs. Faculty also contributed to a variety of AUWCL activities by leading presentations at several Doctrinal Commons sessions; participating in numerous panel events, the EJF Auction, and the Law Revue; and chairing an Integrated Curriculum section. The program faculty increased international visibility by presenting at an Applied Storytelling Conference in London and contributing to international journals and in internationally- focused symposia.The program faculty also continued its national and regional visibility by publishing in national legal writing journals and in the Journal of Legal Education; presenting at national conferences; serving on the Association of Legal Writing Directors Board and the editorial board of Legal Communication Rhetoric; giving the keynote address at a national s above: An Immigrant Justice Clinic client provided testimony at a congressional briefing on proposed legislation concerning U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) holding facilities. t bottom: International Human Rights Law Clinic students Jaqueline Zamarripa and Diana Navas presented before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Mexico City on the topic of unaccompanied migrant youth detained in the U.S. • Civil Advocacy Clinic • Community and Economic Development Law Clinic • Criminal Justice Clinic • D.C. Law Students in Court • Disability Rights Law Clinic • DomesticViolence Clinic • Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law Clinic • Immigrant Justice Clinic • International Human Rights Law Clinic • Janet R. Spragens Federal Tax Clinic • Women and the Law Clinic AUWCL CLINICAL PROGRAMS 11 Learn more about students’ experiences in the Clinical Program.Watch our video at wcl.american.edu/clinical.
- 12. conference; publishing inthe Virginia Bar Journal and Human Rights Quarterly; serving on Virginia State Bar Task Force on Legal Writing; and continuing to lead the ABA Media Alert Project for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. STEPHEN S. WEINSTEIN TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM The Stephen S.Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program, administered by Professors David E. Aaronson, director; Elizabeth I. Boals, associate director; and Elizabeth L. Lippy, assistant director, continued to experience remarkable growth during the 2013-14 academic year. The Program offered a record 17 specialized trial advocacy courses in 39 small sections to more than 475 students, while adding new courses in Fact Witness Deposition and Expert Witness Depositions, as well as a redesigned Plea Bargaining course.The Program offered its first Litigation Skills Summer Institute (LSSI) in July 2013 featuring four intensive experiential courses focused on depositions, trial skills, and technology in the courtroom.The LSSI will be offered annually and is available to law students and practitioners. The Advocacy LL.M., which now features graduate fellowships and Criminal and Civil Trial Advocacy Certificate opportunities, continued to grow with five 2014 graduates and eight students currently enrolled. A Mock Trial Honor Society (MTHS) Training Workshop and Intra-Society Mock Trial Competition was initiated in August 2013 to give MTHS members a jumpstart on their trial skills development and to evaluate students for competition selection.This year, the MTHS fielded teams for 16 competitions across the nation. Among other achievements, two AUWCL teams advanced to the final rounds at the regional tournament for the National Trial Competition with one emerging as the Regional Champion representing AUWCL in the national competition in Austin,Texas. Finally, the Program hosted the Sixth Annual Capitol City Challenge Mock Trial Competition in spring 2014. Competitors from 20 law schools nationwide competed in six full-trial rounds held at AUWCL and D.C. Superior Court and were evaluated by 120 experienced judges and attorneys. INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STUDIES PROGRAM The International Legal Studies Program (ILSP) is one of the most intellectually and culturally diverse LL.M. programs in the nation. The program incorporates a rich array of international law courses, experiential learning, and special events that allow students to network with leading faculty, practitioners, diplomats, business leaders, and policymakers. ILSP’s fall 2013 total enrollment was 168 lawyers, exchange students, fellows and scholars from 61 countries speaking 39 languages.This included 12 Humphrey fellows and 32 international visiting scholars hosted throughout the year. This year, to help students who plan to take the NY Bar Exam, ILSP has added U.S. Criminal Law and U.S. Constitutional Law to the curriculum and organized information sessions about the NewYork Bar Exam and the new pro bono requirement. ILSP introduced a successful volunteer service day in partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank to introduce LL.M. students to the U.S. service culture by experiencing it on a local level. ILSP sponsored the 16th Annual Grotius Lecture, which opened the 108th ASIL Annual Meeting and the 76th International Law Association (ILA) Biennial Conference, with distinguished lecturer, NYU Professor Radhika Coomaraswamy. ILSP, in cooperation with the Office of Career and Professional Development, supported the International Law Faculty Practice Group by coordinating the International Practice Group Career Counseling Event and organizing events with the Program on International Organizations and Office of Global Opportunities. ILSP supported the AUWCL Development Office in s above: Eleven legal scholars and professionals from around the world participated in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. t below top: Students Corey Peterson and Kyle O’Grady won the final round of the 2014 National Trial Competition Regional Tournament, co-hosted by AUWCL. below bottom: At the Annual Embassy Reception hosted by ILSP, international students networked with ambassadors and staff from local embassies, alumni, local law firms, and faculty and staff.
- 13. 13 creating an InternationalLeadership Council of LL.M. alumni who have donated generously to the Capital Campaign and agreed to help our continued outreach to ILSP alumni. AUWCL’s first semester-long Legal Spanish Program was held this spring with 17 participants.The 12-week program focused on cross-cultural communication, U.S. criminal law, and U.S. immigration law. The in-person Legal Spanish Program will be taught again in the fall and an online edition is being planned. BUSINESS LAW PROGRAM The Business Law Program continues to give students, faculty, and alumni countless curricular and extracurricular opportunities to pursue interests in business law.The Program offers more than 150 courses in or related to law and business and supports programming in the field. This year, the Program initiated the Faculty Practice Group in Business Law, which sponsored resume reviews, encouraged faculty-student mentoring relationships, helped expand and develop alumni contacts, and implemented immediate student email capability for opportunities that led to interviews and jobs. As part of this initiative, the program also reoriented student and Founders’ Celebration programming to emphasize jobs, featuring events such as“How to ChooseYour Courses—With Jobs in Mind.”Program faculty also revamped the business law curriculum in hot topic areas, including new, revised, or rationalized courses in banking law and consumer financial regulation. The AU Business Law Review is now in its third volume and is publishing regularly, and other student organizations continue to flourish.They run the gamut from the general Business Law Society to the more specialized International Trade and Investment Law Society as well as the new and rapidly growing Transactional Law Society.The Business Law Review devoted its annual symposium to“Corporate Counterterrorism: The Role of Private Companies in National Security.” SUPERVISED EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM In recent years, the Supervised Externship Program has seen unparalleled growth as more than 450 students work annually in field placements throughout Washington, D.C., across the country, and overseas.The Externship Program provides students with the opportunity to earn academic credit for unpaid substantive legal work performed under the supervision of experienced attorneys with government agencies, federal and state courts, some of the nation’s most prestigious not-for-profit organizations, and law firms engaged in public interest work. Every year, students take advantage of these experiential opportunities to develop their legal skills, build professional networks, and explore career options. To assist students with identifying and obtaining externships in their area of study, the Externship Program initiated career-counseling sessions in which faculty, staff, and alumni in specific practice areas reviewed students’ resumes and offered individual guidance.The Program also organized field placements by legal specialty so students could access this information more easily.These placements were instrumental in forming a series of subject-specific mini-fairs targeting second- and third- year law students. The smaller fairs supplemented the annual Externship Fair, which attracted more than 130 organizations and 500 students.The Fair allowed students to learn about upcoming externship opportunities; network with other students, professionals, and alumni; participate in informal interviews with organizations; and apply to a variety of summer, fall, and spring externship opportunities in Washington, D.C. Many students were able to secure internships and externships at this event. Externs also benefited from externship seminars offered at the law school, which allowed them to share their experiences with other students, reflect on their work in the context of the legal profession, cultivate their professional identify, and develop important lawyering skills. s above top: As part of ILSP’s International Week, students took part in an International Speed Networking event, sponsored by the Office of Career and Professional Development. above bottom: Representatives greet students at the annual Externship Fair.
- 14. PROGRAM ON INFORMATION JUSTICEAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP) – a leading intellectual property and information law research program – coordinates the intellectual property and information academic program at AUWCL.The Program coordinates the curriculum and advising for students seeking a JD, one of two LL.M. programs with concentrations in intellectual property law and policy, as well as those concentrating in intellectual property studies in pursuit of an SJD. PIJIP also operates a unique summer session with a focus on international intellectual property law with courses offered in Washington, D.C., and Geneva, Switzerland. This year, PIJIP increased its efforts to help students specializing in intellectual property by hosting career coaching events, including a spring IP firm roundtable, IP externship fair, resume advising sessions with AUWCL alumni working in IP, and a networking luncheon with Google attorneys. The Program held 22 public events during the academic year where leading academics and policymakers discussed current developments in domestic and international IP law.These included eight Supreme Court Series seminars, two works- in-progress workshops on trademark scholarship and patent scholarship, and the first annual Patent+Policy Forum on“Current Proposals to Amend U.S. Patent Law.” PIJIP also launched the U.S. volunteer affiliate of the Creative Commons Affiliate Network. These affiliates are comprised of volunteer organizations based in many countries that support and promote Creative Commons activities in their area.Teams focus on public outreach, community building, and research, as well as promoting and sharing the Creative Commons mission. us.creativecommons.org/about PROGRAM ON INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW The Program on International and Comparative Environmental Law (PICEL) exposes students to domestic and international environmental issues and provides research, networking, and advocacy opportunities. Throughout the year, the program placed 15 students in internships with government agencies and NGOs through the Environmental Advocacy Externship Seminar. Program faculty assisted the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, Land Use, and Construction Law Faculty Practice Group in its activities, including a career advice and resume review session and a networking reception in March.Twelve adjuncts and alumni joined faculty and staff to meet individually with 29 students. PICEL also held a networking event for alumni, adjuncts, and current students in October. In addition, students had the opportunity to participate in the World Bank annual and spring meetings. PICEL hosted the ninth annual Summer Session on Environmental Law with participants from 27 countries.The session included a new course on Development Finance and the Environment as well as the third annual Seminar on Trade and Environment in conjunction with the Organization of American States Department of Sustainable Development.The Program also organized five conferences that included talks on the future of climate change litigation; environmental peacebuilding in the Middle East; practicing environmental law at General Electric in China; the relationship between pillage, armed conflict, and natural resource extraction; and upcoming climate change negotiations in Peru. PICEL faculty also coached two moot court teams that participated in the Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition and the Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.The Pace National team reached the quarterfinal rounds and brought home the title of Best Brief. s above: Students Eric Gleysteen and Liz Dukette won the 2013 National IP LawMeet Competition, held virtually in November. s above top: The Third Annual Mid-Atlantic SJD Roundtable was held at AUWCL in December. t below top: Professor David Hunter with GermanVera, advisor to the Commission of Foreign Affairs of Peru for the 20th Conference of the Parties for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. left: Susan Johnson ’14, Professor Amanda Leiter, and Rose Monahan ‘15 pose with awards won at the Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. The AUWCL team, coached by Leiter, advanced to the quarter-finals and won Best Brief – Respondent.
- 15. SJD PROGRAM The SJDProgram is a vibrant center of intellectual life at AUWCL.With approximately 20 active SJD candidates from around the world, the SJD Program is designed for aspiring legal academics and other top legal professionals to pursue sustained independent research and writing in a given field of legal specialization. The incoming SJD class for 2013-14 included five scholars from South Korea,Taiwan, Spain, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. At the end of the academic year, the new scholars publicly presented their research findings to the AUWCL community. This year, three SJD Candidates were sponsored by outside organizations – CONACYT, Sergio Arboleda University, and the Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission. In December, the Third Annual Mid-Atlantic SJD Roundtable was held at AUWCL.The event provided more than 30 current SJD candidates from six law schools with the opportunity to informally present excerpts from their works- in-progress with their colleagues from the Mid-Atlantic region. Participating universities included American University Washington College of Law, the Beasley School of Law (Temple University), Columbia Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, University of Pennsylvania Law School, and University of Virginia School of Law. PROGRAM ON LAW GOVERNMENT The Program on Law Government provides opportunities for lawyers and law students to study the law of government while interacting with leading practitioners and scholars in public law fields.The Program is home to the LL.M. in Law and Government, the SJD Program, the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, the Summer Institute on Law and Government, and the Jurist-in-Residence Program. The LL.M. in Law Government offers students an opportunity to pursue graduate legal work on U.S. public law.The LL.M. Program welcomed 48 incoming students in 2013-14, growing to 81 students total, drawn from 21 countries, 16 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. In October, the LL.M. in Law Government marked its 15th anniversary at an event featuring keynote speaker Justice Allen H. Loughry (LL.M. ’99, SJD ’03) of the WestVirginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The Program organized over 30 events including scholarly conferences, trips to government agencies, and networking events for JD, LL.M., and SJD students. Panels focused on topics ranging from healthcare.gov to racial profiling and the current U.S. Supreme Court term.The Program also collaborated with the Public Law and Government, Civil Rights and Liberties, Disability Law, and Education Law Faculty Practice Group to sponsor a fall resume review session, which attracted more than 60 JD and LL.M. students and included 30 reviewers who were full-time and adjunct faculty and alumni. This year, the Marshall-Brennan Project sent 43 law students to teach in 13 high schools in D.C. and Prince George’s County, thanks to generous support from the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation and the Bernstein Family Foundation-D.C.The Project hosted two national events: a conference entitled“From Constitutional Literacy to Political Action: Marshall-Brennan Alumni Schooling America,”and the sixth annual National Marshall-Brennan High School Moot Court Competition. 15 THE PROGRAM HAD SEVEN GRADUATES IN 2013-14: • Christy Tang (Hong Kong) Faculty Advisor: Padideh Ala’i • Morad Elsana (Palestine) Faculty Advisor: Ezra Rosser • Sana Onayeva (Kazakhstan) Faculty Advisor: Jerome Levinson • Jungwon Hur (South Korea) Faculty Advisor: Heather Hughes • Luna Barakat (Israel) Faculty Advisor: Perry Wallace • Juan Antonio Gaviria (Columbia) Faculty Advisor: David Snyder • Eduardo Lycurgo Leite (Brazil) Faculty Advisor: Peter Jaszi s above top: The Office of Development and Alumni Relations and Dean Claudio Grossman hosted December graduates for a celebration at the law school. above bottom: Program on Law and Government Director Jamin Raskin presented Representative Donna Edwards with the 2013 Award for Excellence in Public Service. s above: AUWCL welcomed five new scholars from around the world to the SJD Program.
- 16. HEALTH LAW AND JUSTICEPROGRAM The Health Law and Justice Program (HLJP), launched in 2011, is led by Faculty Director Lindsay Wiley and Associate Director Matthew Pierce. HLJP conducts multidisciplinary research emphasizing the role of law in promoting access to health care and healthy living conditions. The Program also oversees the law school’s rich health law curriculum; sponsors events on current developments in health law; and supports opportunities for students to expand their health law experience through participation in student organizations, health law competitions, internships, and externships. HLJP also hosts the Summer Health Law and Policy Institute, which offers students and practitioners a selection of cutting-edge health law courses. This year, HLJP forged new partnerships, including one with the D.C. Department of Health, which pledged to support proposed research on state laws governing pharmacist- provided immunizations.The Program also received additional funding for research on state prescription monitoring programs.This project provided research experience and funding for several students, and the proposed research on pharmacist-provided immunizations includes funding for student researchers. HLJP helped create and expand the Health/ Food and Drug/Life Sciences Law Faculty Practice Group to provide a repository of career information for students interested in these fields. The practice group coordinated career advising sessions with faculty and OCPD and held fall and spring networking sessions with students and alumni.The group also promoted the visibility of the law school among health law professionals by hosting conferences and panel discussions on recent transformational developments in health law, including the implementation of health reform and the rollout of health exchanges, the global health implications of USAID v. AOSI, and efforts to promote digital health and telemedicine. PROJECT ON ADDRESSING PRISON RAPE The Project on Addressing Prison Rape, under the direction of Professor BrendaV. Smith, continues to address the impact, causes, and critical consequences of sexual violence in custody. Since 2000, the Project has aimed to address sexual victimization of adults and youth in custody by: (1) identifying and analyzing the problem of prison rape; (2) training; (3) development and refinement of agency policy and state law; and (4) enforcement of law and policy. This year, the Project received $325,000 and a $1.4 million dollar award from the National PREA Resource Center funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (FY 2012-2015). As part of its ongoing efforts, the Project developed three sets of FAQs for the PREA Resource Center website, hosted online learning communities for current TTA subject areas, and provided coaching to 10 BJA Demonstration Grant Sites. The Project also developed materials for the field of corrections including formal training curricula in PREA 101, Gender Responsive Strategies for adults and juveniles, and Human Resources. An update to the inmate handbook End Silence was completed, as were three graphic novels for adult inmates addressing sexual abuse and PREA. Finally, the Project hosted four regional workshop/training events for more than 200 people representing over 35 different correctional agencies; hosted 12 web-chat/webinars on topics such as gender responsive strategies and LGBT issues in adult and juvenile agencies for more than 3,500 people from the corrections, advocacy, and legal communities; and delivered over 15 training or technical assistance programs for prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities. Project staff were consulted by major media outlets like Pro Publica, The NewYork Times, The Washington Post, The NewYorker, NPR, and the Associated Press. t below top: Teams registered from over 28 countries compete in the Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition. below bottom: Students from the University of West Indies, Cave Hill Campus celebrate their victory at the competition.
- 17. 17 ACADEMY ON HUMANRIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW The Academy was created to promote human rights and humanitarian law as well as to strengthen links between human rights organizations, practitioners, and educators worldwide and to address the need for a specialized, scholarly legal approach to human rights law. As part of Human Rights Month, the Academy hosted 11 panels, which ran concurrently with the 2013 Program of Advanced Studies in Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.Three of these panels were co-sponsored by ASIL. Additionally, the Academy hosted a live webcast panel in the fall 2013 semester, which reflected on the situation in the Dominican Republic, as well as a meeting sponsored by UNICEF and UNFPA relating to human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean. The 2014 Summer Program offered 19 courses in English and Spanish taught by more than 40 world-renowned human rights professionals while celebrating its 15-year anniversary.The program welcomed six new faculty members: Malcolm Langford, John Cerone, FransViljoen, Israel Doron, Siobhan McInerney-Lankford, and Felipe Gomez Isa. Also in 2014, the Academy will host the 19th Annual Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition. Over 100 teams registered from 28 countries, along with more than 180 judges and 80 observers. The Academy’s staff has established new initiatives toward promoting human rights law, including the development of a new Master of Laws in International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, which recently received ABA acquiescence, to begin spring 2015.The Academy also held resume review and advising sessions where staff and students networked with professionals in the field and gained summer and fall internships. In addition, Co-Directors Claudia Martin and Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón co-authored two volumes of a book with the Office of the Ministerio Público Fiscal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMANITARIAN LAW The Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law explores emerging intersections in the law and creates new tools and strategies for the advancement of international human rights norms. In addition to ongoing work with students, including skills-development seminars, lunchtime-learning sessions, conferences, and workshops, the Center runs grant-funded projects to shape the global conversation around key issues. In 2013-14, the Center continued intensive work with two partner law schools in Cali, Colombia to enhance the teaching and learning of human rights, and expanded the Speak Truth to Power Human Rights Teaching Fellows Program to include both middle schools and high schools, in collaboration with the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights. Collaborating with AU’s main campus, the Center launched a full week of activities co-sponsored by all AU Deans and the Kay Spiritual Life Center, called Human Rights Across AU; created Human Rights andYou (and Donuts!), a weekly community building/networking event; and held the 14th Annual Human Rights Film Series. The Human Rights Brief reorganized hrbrief.org to expand its impact as a premier online resource for human rights news, analysis, and resources. Nearly real-time coverage of public hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights continued in English and Spanish with over 2,000 unique visitors in less than four days for each session.The Center also held 13 human rights training webinars for legal aid attorneys, which are now posted on the Center’s website, and conducted an interactive global webinar series on human rights and private military and security contractors. To expand opportunities for jobs and alumni connections,The Center held a Lunch with Practitioners Series for students to meet and hear career advice from noted human rights practitioners and coordinated with 12 AUWCL offices to create a map of nearly 700 alumni working in the field. s above top: Speakers from the Academy’s“International Court of Justice and the Protection of Human Rights: Recent Judgments and Its Impact”panel. t below top: Diego Rodríguez- Pinzón, co-director of the Academy, welcomes over 100 teams to the 19th Annual Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition.
- 18. UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE AGAINSTTORTURE PROJECT The law school’s diverse array of experiential education opportunities includes the one-of-a- kind United Nations Committee against Torture (UN CAT) Project.The Project, established in 2004 following Dean Claudio Grossman’s election to the Committee, includes a specialized seminar on the prohibition of torture under international law and a unique field component: experiencing the UN CAT’s official proceedings in Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2009, with the support of the Kovler Foundation, the UN CAT Project has accepted 10 students, up from the original figure of six. Participants conduct extensive research, writing, and analysis under the supervision of Dean Grossman and Project Coordinator Jennifer de Laurentiis, on the prevention and prohibition of torture in countries around the world. This unique experiential learning opportunity allows students to acquire firsthand insight into the work of the UN and human rights advocates while providing input into the very issues before the Committee, enabling these future attorneys to lend their voices to vital work. The Project also organizes presentations by and meetings with human rights practitioners, government officials, NGOs, numerous AUWCL alumni, Committee and secretariat members, etc., providing students with additional educational experiences and key access and networking/job opportunities. This year, the Project organized two events, including a two-day consultation of the 10 chairs of the UN human rights treaty bodies.The consultation resulted in the adoption of a statement by the chairpersons that positively impacted the intergovernmental process on treaty body strengthening.The event was co-sponsored with the American Society of International Law and the International Bar Association, with support from The Sigrid Rausing Trust. UNROW CLINIC UNROW’s story began in 2000 when five Texas trial lawyers—Walter Umphrey, Harold Nix, Wayne Reaud, John O’Quinn, and John Eddie Williams (UNROW)—made gifts totaling $2 million to American University Washington College of Law. Over the past 14 years, that gift has supported student involvement in human rights litigation through participation in the UNROW Human Rights Impact Litigation Clinic. Students in the UNROW Clinic gain invaluable practical experience.This year, students wrote complaints in two very different cases, communicated with opposing counsel, researched and filed discovery requests, responded to motions, and began preparing their own motions for summary judgment.Work in the UNROW Clinic provides students with practical lawyering skills that truly set them apart. The UNROW Clinic traveled to Costa Rica this year to observe a trial before the Inter-American Court on Human Rights.The group, consisting of law students Marie Soueid, Sydney Pomykata, and Michaela Spero, and Clinic Director Ali Beydoun, joined Dean Claudio Grossman and Professor Juan Mendez as they presented the case Brewer Carías v.Venezuela.The UNROW Clinic provided research support to Grossman, Mendez, and the other attorneys for the case and the students authored three articles on the case for the Human Rights Brief special coverage section. Additionally, UNROW has concentrated its efforts on two cases in active litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Clinic members traveled to Madrid, London, and New York City to meet with clients, attend hearings, and connect with other human rights advocates. UNROW continued its advocacy efforts in the field of solitary confinement with clinic member Jacob Zoghlin publishing a piece on youth in solitary confinement in the Human Rights Brief. s above: UNROW Clinic students joined Dean Claudio Grossman and Professor Juan Mendez in Costa Rica as they presented the case Brewer Carías v.Venezuela before the Inter-American Court on Human Rights. s above: Students and faculty join Dean Grossman, chair of the UN Committee against Torture (UN CAT), for the Committee’s 51st Session in Geneva as part of the UN CAT Project.
- 19. IMPACT LITIGATION PROJECT TheImpact Litigation Project (ILP) seeks to strengthen democracy in the Americas through the litigation of pivotal cases on freedom of expression, access to justice, and due process before the Inter-American Human Rights System. The Project was founded in 2006, and since then, has worked with more than a dozen other universities throughout Latin America and Europe. This year, ILP received a grant from the Open Society Foundation to offer training on the Inter- American System of Human Rights for activists and government officers. More than 50 people attended the two trainings at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights in June and October 2013. ILP, along with theVance Center of the NewYork City Bar Association, organized a meeting on strategic litigation in international human rights that was attended by participants from 10 Latin American countries, including law professors, activists, and private attorneys interested in pro bono work. The Project continued to build a docket of cases with students preparing legal research and memos on comparative law and international standards, submitting amicus briefs before the Inter-American Human Rights System and constitutional courts in Latin America, and drafting petitions before the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights. Additionally, the ILP Seminar on Strategic Litigation in International Human Rights was offered to 10 JD students and 11 LL.M. students. This experiential learning seminar allows students to work on cases before the Inter- American Human Rights System and support human rights litigation throughout Latin America. LAWYER RE-ENTRY PROGRAM The Lawyer Re-entry Program is designed for lawyers looking to resume, transition in, or reinvent their professional lives. It is especially suited for lawyers whose careers might not have followed the traditional linear model. Led by Linda Mercurio, Esq., a professional development trainer and coach, and American University Washington College of Law faculty and career experts, the Lawyer Re-entry Program offers sessions on reclaiming professional identity, job search strategies and tools, as well as legal research, writing, and technology. This special program – one of only two law school-based programs in the country – is now being offered online, providing participants with flexibility and convenience and allowing them to reinvent their careers while also managing other competing interests, such as family commitments and current employment. More than 150 attorneys with degrees from a wide range of law schools have participated in the program since its inception in 2008. Upon completion of the course, participants receive access to Westlaw and Lexis for a period of time and benefit from one-on-one coaching to sustain re-entry or re-invention efforts. Participants also receive a certificate and are eligible to receive continuing legal education credits. PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW AND POLICY PROGRAM The Public International Law and Policy Program, a highly selective experiential education opportunity at AUWCL, provides students and alumni with an opportunity to work as research associates with the Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG), a global pro bono law firm. In 2013-14, approximately 45 select students (JD/MA, JD, LL.M., and MA) participated in providing pro bono legal assistance to over a dozen parties involved in peace negotiations, post-conflict constitution drafting, and transitional justice planning.These students also benefit by utilizing PILPG’s unsurpassed professional network of public international lawyers, consisting of over 750 alumni and other working professionals. As part of the program, teams of students working in cooperation with alumni advised • The Syrian opposition during the Geneva peace negotiations, • Civil society organizations on constitutional reform initiatives in Bosnia and Herzegovina, • Civil society organizations with constitutional reform in Egypt, 19
- 20. • The Libyangovernment on transitional justice and constitutional development, • South Sudan on preparations for a new constitution, • Syrian opposition members, local officials, and NGOs on transitional justice mechanisms and the development of a hybrid war crimes tribunal, • TheYemeni government on the preparation of a new constitution, and the conclusion of their National Dialogue, • TheYemeni government and civil society groups on decentralization and transitional justice, and • Kenyan civil society organizations on the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms to deal with electoral violence. Students also provided legal assistance with ceasefire negotiations in Burma and offered strategic litigation to protect citizens’ rights and access to justice in Kosovo. WOMEN AND THE LAW PROGRAM The Women and the Law Program emphasizes the role of law and legal education in removing barriers to women’s full participation in society. AUWCL’s students, and the school’s unparalleled gender and law curriculum, are at the heart of the Women and the Law Program’s mission. In conjunction with the faculty, the Program provided hands-on assistance for students seeking jobs in women’s rights, LGBTI advocacy, and family law via resume review, externship fairs, and fellowship application mentoring. The Program also extended learning beyond the classroom with 20 student events, featuring alumni speakers and networking opportunities. The Program launched a new initiative: the Student Debt and Education Justice Project (studentdebtjustice.org). Professors Ann Shalleck and Daniela Kraiem addressed a national convening of regulators and experts in student debt, presenting ideas for legal representation of borrowers and reframing of public responsibility for funding higher education. The Program continued its collaboration with the War Crimes Research Office on the Gender Jurisprudence Collections (genderjurisprudence.org), an online database of cases addressing sexual and gender-based violence tried in international and hybrid criminal tribunals.The project received a $485,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Women’s Initiatives and funds from OSI to work with local partners to create legal research tools for advocates, court staff, and lawyers involved in the prosecution of the sexual and gender-based crimes that occurred during the conflict in Bosnia. At the invitation of the Parliament of Brazil and the World Health Organization, Daniela Kraiem delivered training to parliamentarians and public health officials from Latin America on the use of human rights instruments in the prevention of maternal mortality. The Program also continues its collaboration with Law Students for Reproductive Justice, serving as the academic home for the LSRJ Fellowship Program. WAR CRIMES RESEARCH OFFICE The War Crimes Research Office (WCRO) was established in 1995 to promote the development and enforcement of international criminal and humanitarian law. Now in its 18th year, the WCRO has worked toward this goal primarily by providing specialized legal assistance to international and internationally-supported criminal courts and select accountability mechanisms operating at the national level. New WCRO initiatives included: 1) a collaboration with the Open Society Justice Initiative on a project related to state-based reparations for serious human rights violations and 2) the publication of a report entitled Finding Patterns through Documentation: Reconstructing the History of Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment of Detainees in Afghanistan, based on documentation emerging from the Afghanistan Documentation Project, established to collect and create a fully searchable and publicly accessible database of documents regarding human rights and humanitarian law violations committed in Afghanistan since 1978. WCRO continued to provide support to the War Crimes Section of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina by providing legal assistance and training to legal officers and conducting roundtable discussions with judges on issues of international criminal law and procedure.The s above top: Kari Tapiola, special advisor to the director-general of the International Labour Organization, speaks at AUWCL about the ILO’s protection of human rights worldwide. t below: Participants compete in the International Arbitration LL.M. Competition.
- 21. 21 WCRO also continuedto make improvements to its Gender Jurisprudence Collections and, with the Women and International Law Program, received a $485,000 grant from the U.S. Department of State. Through its International Criminal Court (ICC) Legal Analysis and Education Project, which aims to produce public analyses of critical issues raised by decisions of the ICC, the WCRO published two more comprehensive reports, bringing the total number of reports in this series to 18, each disseminated to more than 500 individuals in 110 countries. The reports focused on issues related to the rights of the accused and the process of applying to participate as a victim in proceedings before the ICC. The WCRO also held the eighth annual Summer Law Program in The Hague. CENTER ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION The Center on International Commercial Arbitration, dedicated to providing high- level training on salient issues and current development in the field of arbitration, is directed by Horacio A. Grigera Naón, an independent international arbitrator and former secretary general of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). In 2013, more than 65 students and practitioners from the U.S. and abroad participated in the International Commercial Arbitration Summer Program, and more than 100 people attended the Eighth Annual Lecture presented by Bernard Hanotiau and the second symposium on Salient Issues in International Commercial Arbitration. The Center has also secured a partnership and scholarships to the 2014 Summer Program with the Dispute Resolution Center of the Brazil- Canada Chamber of Commerce. Arnold Porter will continue sponsoring the Annual Lecture. The Program’s first session of the new Online Certificate Program in International Commercial Arbitration launched January 2014.This is the law school’s first online certificate program with additional programs being implemented in the coming year. In addition to the International Arbitration LL.M. Competition, the Center organized partnerships with the Externado University of Colombia and the Dispute Resolution Center of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce for the inaugural edition of the International Investment Arbitration Moot Competition. Nearly 150 students from more than 20 law schools participated in the competitions and more than 100 practitioners visited the law school to act as arbitrators and coaches. As part of their ongoing efforts to support student opportunities, the Center secured internships for students with the ICC Court of Arbitration (Paris), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center, Sergio Bermudes Advogados (Rio de Janeiro), the Mexico Trade and NAFTA Office (Washington, D.C.), and the Mexican Ministry of Economy (Mexico City). PROGRAM ON INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, LAW AND DIPLOMACY During the Summer Program on International Organizations, Law and Diplomacy, the theory and practice of contemporary international organizations, law, and diplomacy is taught through courses and experiential learning with experts and officials from international organizations in Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland.The Program is open to law students, graduate students, and practitioners interested in international organization affairs. While in D.C., students take courses on subjects including regional organizations, international development organizations, and the law of the war on terror.The Geneva portion of the program is especially unique: courses are hosted in, or have significant activities in, the headquarters of international organizations with the participation of their officials. Organizations in Geneva include the World Trade Organization and International Labor Organization, while the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law class visits and discussions feature the UN Human Rights Council and the International Committee of the Red Cross, among others.To support their career paths, students also take advantage of numerous networking opportunities and internship offerings with officials from the organizations. In addition, the program holds speaker series events throughout the academic year in D.C. s above top: A team from AUWCL competed in the final round of the ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law, held in Geneva, Switzerland. above middle: His Excellency Børge Brende, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaks at AUWCL on“The Arctic: Major Opportunities - Major Responsibilities.”
- 22. For 2013-14 theseincluded“The History and Future of the World Trade Organization”with WTO officials,“EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership”with an EU Ambassador, “The Arctic: Major Opportunities – Major Responsibilities”with the Norwegian Foreign Minister,“The Role of Intergovernmental Satellite Organizations”with the ITSO Director-General, “Careers in International Organizations”with a World Bank official, and“The International Labor Organization and the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights at Work”with the Special Advisor to the ILO Director-General. OFFICE OF THE DEAN, GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES The Office of Global Opportunities creates international initiatives for students and faculty to help develop research, educational, and professional opportunities.The Office also directs the law school’s unique International JD Dual Degree Programs, extensive semester exchange programs, and long-standing Summer Abroad Programs.The Office organizes faculty colloquia and finalizes all AUWCL domestic and international cooperation agreements. Working toward its goal to be the touchstone for JD students regarding the globalization of their legal education, Office of Global Opportunities staff, in conjunction with OCPD, organized two student events focused on launching an international legal career.The Office also created an external advisory group, conducted student body surveys, and worked closely with the AUWCL faculty practice group to enhance employment and educational opportunities for students abroad. The Office enrolled and advised 24 students in its International JD Dual Degree programs, which allow law students to earn two law degrees – a JD from the United States and either a JD-equivalent or LL.M. degree from Australia, Canada, France, or Spain.Twelve of these students graduated this spring and 13 new students will begin the program in the fall. An additional 25 students participated in semester exchange programs with six AUWCL students attending overseas law schools and 19 foreign-trained attorneys studying in our LL.M. programs.Twelve AUWCL students will participate in fall semester exchange programs in Europe, Asia, and South America. Helping to keep AUWCL at the forefront of international legal education, the Office represented the law school and its global perspective at conferences, colloquia, and events; finalized 33 agreements with 16 affiliated entities in nine countries; and hosted the Fourth Annual International Legal Education Abroad Conference, achieving its largest attendance to date. NEW PROGRAMS: • International Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy and ICT Regulation Program • Semester exchange programs at University of Essex (England), Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia), and University of Stockholm (Sweden) s above top: Participants in the summer 2013 Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program. above: The Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program hosted an exclusive screening of“Bacuri’s Eyes,”a new documentary by Portuguese director Maria de Medeiros.
- 23. 23 BRAZIL-U.S. LEGAL AND JUDICIALSTUDIES PROGRAM The Brazil-U.S. Legal and Judicial Studies Program is a comparative law program focused exclusively on Brazil and the United States, and their respective legal and judicial institutions. Led by Senior United States District Judge Peter J. Messitte, this unique program offers a direct comparison of Brazilian legal and judicial institutions with those of the United States. Participants in the program gain a firmer understanding of both systems as well as substantial practical knowledge as the two countries continue to increase their interaction with one another. In addition to a weeklong course for students and occasional talks by prominent Brazilians, the Program coordinates seminars on comparative law topics for Brazilian judges, prosecutors, lawyers, academics, and students.Topics at these weeklong seminars have included social security, alternative dispute resolution, and criminal justice. More than 30 Brazilian judges, prosecutors, and court administrators attended seminars on each of these topics. Recently, Judge Messitte coordinated a seminar in Boston for the General Consulate of Brazil that examined immigration law, criminal law, and contract and tort laws. The Program also supports activities that already exist between AUWCL and Brazil in international commercial arbitration, international trade, intellectual property, environmental law, and human rights. The Advisory Council to the Program counts among its members two former Presidents of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal, former Presidents of its Superior Tribunal of Justice, its Superior Tribunal of Labor, and the Tribunal of Justice of Rio de Janeiro, as well as former American Bar Association President Steven Zack. SUMMER PROGRAMS PROGRAMS IN D.C. PROGRAMS ABROAD Summer programs abroad offer students an opportunity to study law in some of the most fascinating parts of the world. Courses cover an array of practice areas, including international criminal law, intellectual property law, environmental law, international business and trade law, and human rights law. Site visits offer unparalleled access to the people and organizations shaping law on a global level. Each summer, students and practitioners gather from around the country and the globe for one-to-four week specialized law programs in D.C. and abroad. They learn from experts in the field, network with peers and policymakers, and receive intensive training in cutting-edge topics that will give them a competitive advantage. Learn more about our summer opportunities at wcl.american.edu/summer. AUWCL’s intensive D.C. summer programs prove invaluable to students and practitioners who benefit from instruction from world-renowned experts. Programs offer rigorous legal training in current hot practice areas, from anti-corruption to health care compliance and governance. Networking events and site visits offer participants additional access to top legal professionals. • Anti-Corruption Law (U.S. and International) • Comparative Law (Brazil and U.S.) • Health Law and Policy Institute • Hospitality and Tourism Law • Human Rights and Humanitarian Law • Intellectual Property Law (D.C. and Geneva) • International Commercial Arbitration • International Organizations, Law and Diplomacy (D.C. and Geneva) • Judicial Reform in Latin America and the United States • Law and Government • Legal English • Litigation Skills • Chile/Argentina • Europe - London, Paris, Brussels, Geneva • Geneva, Switzerland • The Hague, Netherlands • Turkey right: Environmental Law Summer Session students on a site visit to the Department of State.
- 24. FACULTY THE FACULTY ATAMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW ARE SCHOLARS ON ONE HAND, AND INCREDIBLE TEACHERS ON THE OTHER. THEY SHARE A LOVE FOR THE LAW, A PASSION FOR TEACHING, AND A BELIEF THAT THE MORE ACCESSIBLE THEY ARE TO STUDENTS, THE MORE THOSE STUDENTS WILL GROW. WHEN THEY’RE NOT AT THE LAW SCHOOL, THEY’RE OUT IN D.C. AND AROUND THE WORLD MAKING CONNECTIONS ON OUR STUDENTS’ BEHALF. THIS SECTION SHOWCASES OUR FACULTY MEMBERS’ PUBLICATIONS, HONORS, APPOINTMENTS, AND AWARDS FOR 2013-14. TO SEE MORE FACULTY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES, VISIT WCL.AMERICAN.EDU/FACULTYACTIVITIES2014. PROFESSORS DAVID CHAVKIN AND ROBERT VAUGHN GIVE 66 YEARS TO AUWCL With a combined 66 years of dedicated service to AUWCL, the entire law school community celebrates the retirement of Professors David Chavkin and RobertVaughn. We are proud of their achievements and grateful for their contributions to AUWCL and the legal community. David Chavkin joined the law school in 1990 after a long and varied career in public interest law and government. While at AUWCL, he specialized in clinical legal education, health law, and civil procedure. He has participated as an accreditation site evaluator for the ABA and AALS. Chavkin has also served as treasurer and member ex-officio of the executive committee of the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education, chair of the AALS Section on Litigation, and as a consultant on health care financing for the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He has written numerous articles, scholarly journals, and monographs on clinical legal education, Medicaid, and other health care and policy issues. Chavkin is the author of Clinical Legal Education: A Text for Law School Clinics. During his career at AUWCL, Robert Vaughn has been scholar-in-residence of King’s College of the University of London; a visiting academic at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia; a visiting professor at the University of San Diego School of Law; and a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University School of Law in Kyoto, Japan.While at AUWCL, he received nine awards for outstanding teaching, including the university’s highest faculty award for American University’s Teacher/Scholar of theYear, and four awards for scholarship.Vaughn has taught and published on a variety of topics regarding public information law, public employment law, consumer law, and whistleblower protection. He has consulted with the Treasury and Civil Service Committee of the House of Commons, the World Bank, and the Office of Legal Cooperation of the Organization of American States, and testified before Congress on civil service reform, the Freedom of Information Act, and whistleblower protection.
- 25. 25 David Aaronson B.J. TenneryProfessor of Law; Director, Trial Advocacy Program Publications 2013 Cumulative Supplements, Maryland Criminal Jury Instructions and Commentary, Third Edition,TwoVolumes, LexisNexis (2014); Co-author,“Modernizing Jury Instructions in the Age of Social Media,” Texas Center for the Judiciary, In Chambers (2014). Padideh Ala’i Professor of Law Publications “Civil Consequences of Corruption in International Commercial Contracts: U.S. National Report,”American Journal of Comparative Law (2014); Co-editor, Research Handbook on Transparency, Edward Elgar Publishing (2014); Co-author, “Transparency in International Economic Relations and the Role of the WTO,”in Research Handbook on Transparency, Edward Elgar Publishing (2014); Co-author,“Trade and Climate Change”in Intellectual Property and Climate Change, Edward Elgar Publishing (2013); Author,“The Origins of GATT/WTO”in International Trade Law and the WTO, Federation Press (2013). Jonas Anderson Assistant Professor of Law Publications Co-author,“Informal Deference: A Historical, Empirical, and Normative Analysis of Patent Claim Construction,” Northwestern University Law Review, vol. 108 (2014). Kenneth Anderson Professor of Law Publications Co-author, Chapter 3: The President’s NDU Speech and the Evolution of Counterterrorism Policy, The Hoover Institution Press (2013); “A Proxy Air Force?” The Hoover Digest of Public Policy, vol. 3 (2013);“Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: The Alien Tort Statute’s Jurisdictional Universalism in Retreat,” Cato Institute (2013); “The Case for Drones,”Commentary Magazine, vol. 135, no. 6 (2013); Co-author,“Law and Ethics for Autonomous Weapon Systems,”Stanford University,The Hoover Institution (2013). Jonathan Baker Professor of Law Publications “Antitrust Enforcement and Sectoral Regulation: The Competition Policy Benefits of Concurrent Enforcement in the Communications Sector,”Competition Policy International, vol. 9 (2013). Susan Bennett Professor of Law; Director, Community and Economic Development Clinic Honors, Appointments, and Awards Recipient, Egon Guttman Casebook Award (2014); Appointed, Board of Directors, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (2013); Fulbright Senior Specialist Award, Appointed for Exchange with the Universidad Catolica de Chile (2013). Susan Carle Professor of Law Publications Defining the Struggle: National Organizing for Racial Justice, 1880-1915, Oxford University Press (2013);“Revisiting the Debate about Conceptions of Agency in Social Movement Scholarship: Kenneth Mack’s Representing the Race,”Law and Social Inquiry (2013);“Some Thoughts on Ethical Participation in the Legal Education Industry,”Akron Law Review (2014); Guest Blogger, Legal History Blog (December 2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Organization of American Historians Liberty Legacy Award: Best Book on“The Civil Rights Struggle From The Beginnings of the Nation to the Present”for Defining the Struggle: National Organizing for Racial Justice, 1880-1915 (2014); Chair, Association of American Law Schools, Professional Development Committee (2013-14); Member, Legal Ethics Advisory Committee, National Disability Rights Network (2013-14); Member, American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility Diversity Committee (2013-14); Member, Planning Committee, XXVIIth World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) (2013-14). Michael W. Carroll Professor of Law; Director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property Publications “Pinterest and Copyright’s Safe Harbors for Internet Providers,”University of Miami Law Review, vol. 68 (2014). TENURED AND TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
- 26. Janie Chuang Associate Professorof Law Publications “The U.S. Au Pair Program: Labor Exploitation and the Myth of Cultural Exchange,”Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, vol. 36 (2013). Mary Clark Professor of Law; Associate Dean, Faculty and Academic Affairs Publications “U.S.Women’s Legal History,”in Teaching Legal History: Comparative Perspectives, Wildy, Simmonds Hill (2014);“Book Review: Citizenship and the Origins of Women’s History in the United States,”Law and History Review, Cambridge University Press (2014). Llezlie Green Coleman Assistant Professor of Law Publications “Procedural Hurdles and Thwarted Efficiency: Immigration Relief in Wage and Hour Collective Actions,”Harvard Latino Law Review, vol. 16, no. 1 (2013). Jorge Contreras Associate Professor of Law Publications “No Matter How Small ... Property, Autonomy, and State in Horton Hears a Who!”NewYork Law School Law Review, vol. 58 (2014);“Compulsory Licensing of Intellectual Property: AViable Policy Lever for Promoting Access to Critical Technologies?”in Trips and Developing Countries – Towards a New IP World Order?, Edward Elgar (2014); Blog,“Industry Responds to White House Calls for Prior Art, Examiner Training,”Patently-O, University of Missouri School of Law (2014);“Comments Submitted to FTC on Patent Assertion Entities 6(b) Study,” U.S. Federal Trade Commission (2013); Blog, “The Landscape of Proposed Patent Law Amendments – A Comparative Look,”Patently-O, University of Missouri School of Law (2013); Conference Proceedings,“Current Proposals to Amend U.S. Patent Law,”Patent+Policy Forum 2013, AUWCL’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (2013);“Fixing FRAND: A Pseudo-Pool Approach to Standards- Based Patent Licensing,”American Bar Association Antitrust Law Journal, vol. 79, no. 1 (2013); Blog,“Samsung Proposes a Patent Pledge to Settle EC FRAND Investigation,”Patently-O, University of Missouri School of Law (2013); Blog,“Non-SSO Patent Commitments and Pledges,”Antitrust Competition Policy Blog, University of Florida (2013); Co-author,“Intellectual Property Landscape of Material Sustainability Standards,” Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, vol. 14 (2013); “The Topsy-Turvy ITC,”infojustice.org (2013);“Confronting the Crisis in Scientific Publishing: Latency, Licensing and Access,” Santa Clara Law Review, vol. 53 (2013); Written testimony, “Comments Submitted to FTC on Patent Assertion Entities 6(b) Study,” U.S. Federal Trade Commission (2013); Written testimony, “Comments on NIH Draft Genomic Data Sharing Policy,” National Institutes of Health (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards “Elizabeth Payne Cubberly Scholar Award,”(2014); Appointed, Editorial Review Board Member, The Journal of Philosophy, Science Law, Georgia Tech (2014). Jennifer Daskal Assistant Professor of Law Publications “Lethal Targeting of U.S. Citizens: AP Report Raises More Questions than Answers,”justsecurity.org (2014);“What the No Fly List Teaches Us about Bit Data,”justsecurity.org (2014); “Counterterrorism under the Radar,”justsecurity.org (2014); “After the AUMF: Iraq and Al Qaeda Redux,”justsecurity.org (2014);“Pre-Crime Restraints: The Explosion of Targeted, non-Custodial Prevention,”in Cornell Law Review, vol. 99 (2014); Co-author,“After the AUMF,”Harvard National Security Law Journal, vol. 5 (2014);“U.S. v. Hamdan: A Death Knell for Military Commissions,”Journal of International Criminal Law, vol. 11 (2013);“The Geography of the Battlefield: A Framework for Detention and Targeting Outside the ‘Hot’ Conflict Zone,” University of Pennsylvania Law Review, vol. 161 (2013);“NDAA Redux - Provision on Lethal Targeting,”justsecurity.org (2013); “Progress on the 2014 NDAA — A GuantanamoVictory,” justsecurity.org (2013); Co-author,“Associated Forces, Material Support, and the Hidden Flaws in Ali v. Obama,”justsecurity. org (2013);“Senate to Take CriticalVote on Guantanamo’s Fate,” justsecurity.org (2013); Co-author,“The Case of Abu Anas al-Libi: The Domestic Law Issues,”justsecurity.org (2013);“Preview - Al Bahlul in the D.C. Circuit: The Fate of Military Commissions at Guantanamo,”justsecurity.org (2013); Co-author,“Westgate, al Shabaab, and the AUMF,”justsecurity.org (2013);“Limitless Wars: Lessons from 9/11 for Syria (andVice-Versa),”ACSlaw.org (2013). Angela J. Davis Professor of Law Publications “There But For the Grace of God Go I”in How CanYou Represent Those People?, Palgrave Macmillan (2013);“In Search of Racial Justice: The Role of the Prosecutor,”NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, vol. 16, no. 4 (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed, Chair of the Board,The Sentencing Project (2014).
- 27. 27 Robert Dinerstein Professor ofLaw; Associate Dean for Experiential Education Publications “On Torture, Ill-Treatment and People with Psychosocial and Intellectual Disabilities: Some Thoughts About the Report of the Special Rapporteur,” in Torture in Health Care Settings: Reflections on the Special Rapporteur on Torture’s 2013 Thematic Report, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Anti-Torture Initiative (2014);“Learning to be a Lawyer: Embracing Indeterminacy and Uncertainty,”in Transforming the Education of Lawyers: The Theory and Practice of Clinical Pedagogy, Carolina Academic Press (2014). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights, ABA Commission on Disability Rights (2013). Walter Effross Professor of Law Publications “Building Blogs (and Law Firm Web Sites) Ethically and Effectively,”Washington Lawyer (January 2014);“Ten Tips for Landing J.D. Jobs for Law Students and Graduates,”National Law Journal (July 15, 2013);“Greetings and E- [But Not So-] licitations!: Disclosures, Disclaimers, and Designs of Ethical and Effective Law Blogs and Law Firm Web Sites”and“Topics for Law Blogging: 125+ Suggestions,”presented at“Posts of Distinction: Starting, Sustaining, and Showcasing a Blog on Legal Policy Issues,”AUWCL (2013). Lia Epperson Associate Professor of Law; Director, SJD Program Publications “The Promise and Pitfalls of Empiricism in Educational Equality Jurisprudence,”Wake Forest Law Review, vol. 48 (2013). Christine Haight Farley Professor of Law Publications “The Pan-American Trademark Convention of 1929: A BoldVision of Extraterritorial Meets Current Realities”in Trademark Protection and Territoriality: Challenges in the Global Economy, Edward Elgar Press (2014); Op-ed,“Racial Slurs and Football Team Names: What Does Trademark Law Have to Say?” Constitution Daily (November 2013); Lead author, Amicus Curiae Brief of Law Professors, Paddle Tramps Manufacturing Co. v. Alpha Chi Omega et al. (U.S. Supreme Court, 2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards “2013 Irish Legal 100,”IrishVoice Newspaper (2013); Selected for the Fulbright Specialist Roster,The Fulbright Foundation (2013). 2014 FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Lia Epperson Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs Professor Lia Epperson has been appointed associate dean for faculty and academic affairs as well as professor of law. She joined the law school in 2010 and became director of the SJD Program in 2012. Epperson is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights, constitutional law, and education policy. Her scholarship centers on the constitutional dialogue between federal courts and the political branches, and its implications for educational equity. She previously served on the law faculties of the University of Maryland and Santa Clara University, and as a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, focusing on federal civil rights enforcement of educational policies and practices. Prior to becoming a law professor in 2005, Epperson directed the education law and policy group of the NAACP Legal Defense Educational Fund (LDF). Before her time at LDF, Epperson was an attorney with Morrison Foerster in Palo Alto, CA, and a law clerk to the Honorable Timothy K. Lewis of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Jenny M. Roberts Associate Dean for Scholarship Professor Jenny Roberts, co-director of the AUWCL Criminal Justice Clinic, has been appointed associate dean for scholarship. Her teaching and research focus on the nation’s criminal justice system, and in particular on the constitutional, professional, ethical, and informal norms governing the right to counsel in criminal cases. Roberts is co- president of the Clinical Legal Education Association, serves as the reporter for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status after Conviction, and sits on the board of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project. She also is member of the Academic Advisory Board for the NACDL’s“Getting Scholarship into Courts Project.” Roberts previously taught at Syracuse University and in NYU’s Lawyering program. Prior to teaching, she was a Senior Research Fellow at NYU Law School’s Center for Research in Crime Justice, a public defender in Manhattan, and a law clerk in the Southern District of NewYork.
- 28. Amanda Frost Professor ofLaw Publications Book Review,“Reflections on Judging by Richard A. Posner,”London School of Economics Review of Books (2014); Opening and Reply Briefs, Yanez-Marquez v. Holder (Fourth Circuit) (Lead Counsel);“HonoringYour Oath in Political Times,” The Pound Institute (2013);“Judicial Ethics and Supreme Court Exceptionalism,”Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, vol. 26 (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed,“Pound Institute Academic Fellow,” The Pound Civil Justice Institute (2013). Robert Goldman Professor of Law; Louis C. James Scholar Publications “Extraterritorial Application of the Rights to Life and Personal Liberty, including Habeas Corpus, During Situations of Armed Conflict”in Counter- Terrorism Strategies in a Fragmented International Legal Order: Meeting the Challenges, Edward Elgar (2013). Claudio Grossman Professor of Law; Dean; Raymond I. Geraldson Scholar for International and Humanitarian Law Publications Foreword,“The Future of International Criminal Justice,”Penn State Journal of Law and International Affairs, vol. 3 (2014);“The U.N. Committee Against Torture and the Eradication of Torture in Health Care Settings,”in Torture in Healthcare Settings: Reflections on the Special Rapporteur on Torture’s 2013 Thematic Report (2014);“Freedom of Expression and the Rule of Law,”in Vienna+20 - Advancing the Protection of Human Rights,Vienna: Neuer WissenschaftlicherVerlag (NWV) (2013); Summary of Participation,“Key Issues in Drafting Anti-Torture Legislation, Expert Meeting, 2-3 November 2012,” Report: Experience, Advice and Good Practices, publication of the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) (2013); “Statement of Claudio Grossman, Chairperson of the United Nations Committee against Torture, to the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly,Third Committee, Item 69(a),” (2013);“Opening Remarks and Panel II Remarks”on“The Role of the Committee against Torture in Providing Full and Adequate Reparation toVictims,”in Litigation Before the UN Committee against Torture: Strengthening This Important Tool against Torture, Human Rights Brief, vol. 20, no. 4 (2013);“Introduction” on“The Future of the Inter-American System of Human Rights,” Human Rights Brief, vol. 20, no. 2 (2013);“Interview of Mr. Claudio Grossman,”Human Rights Treaties Division Newsletter, Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed, Steering Committee of the American Association of Law Schools Deans Forum (2014); Re-elected, fourth term as Chair of the United Nations Committee against Torture (2014); Appointed, President, Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (2014);“The Chilean Academic of theYear,”North American- Chilean Chamber of Commerce (2013); Member, Honorary Committee for the Charles Horman Truth Foundation’s“Tribute to Justice”(2013); Elected chair of United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies (one-year term) (2013). Lewis Grossman Professor of Law Publications “The Origins of American Health Libertarianism,” Yale Journal of Health Law, Policy, and Ethics, vol. 13 (2013); Food and Drug Law: Cases and Materials, 4th Edition, Foundation Press (2013). David Hunter Professor of Law; Director, International Legal Studies Program; Director, Program on International and Comparative Environmental Law Publications Co-author, Climate Change and the Law, 2nd Edition, LexisNexis (2013); Co-editor, Yearbook of International Environmental Law, vol. 23 (2013);“International Environmental Law: Sources, Principles and Innovations,”in Routledge Handbook on Global Environmental Politics (2013);“Making Private Companies Pay their Share for Climate Change: A New Study Could Revive Climate Change Litigation,”Center for Progressive Reform Blog (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Elected Chair, Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide-U.S. (2014); Re-elected Chair, Project on Government Oversight (2014); Re-elected Treasurer, Bank Information Center (2014). Peter Jaszi Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic Publications “Fair Use and Education: The Way Forward,” Law and Literature. vol. 25, no. 1 (2013). Cynthia Jones Associate Professor of Law Publications “‘Give Us Free’: Addressing Racial Disparities in Bail Determinations,”New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, vol. 16 (2014);“‘I AM Ronald Cotton’: Teaching Wrongful Convictions in a Criminal Law Class,”Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, vol. 10 (2013).
- 29. 29 Honors, Appointments, andAwards Appointed,Vice President, Board of Trustees,The Sentencing Project (2013); Appointed, Development Coordinator, Pretrial Justice Institute Board of Trustees (2013); Co-founder, AUWCL Criminal Justice Practice and Policy Institute (2013). Billie Jo Kaufman Professor of Law; Associate Dean for Library and Information Services Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed,Tenure Reviewer,Villanova Law School (2014). Benjamin Leff Associate Professor of Law Publications “Tax Planning for Marijuana Dealers,”Iowa Law Review Online, vol. 99 (2013). Amanda Cohen Leiter Associate Professor of Law Publications “Symposium: The Greenhouse Gas Cases and the Importance of Deference,” SCOTUSBlog (2014). Binny Miller Professor of Law; Director, Criminal Justice Clinic Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed, Maryland Bar Task Force on Bar Admissions (2013). Elliott Milstein Professor of Law Publications Co-author, Transforming the Education of Lawyers: The Theory Practice of Clinical Pedagogy, Carolina Academic Press (2014). Fernanda Nicola Professor of Law Publications “The Politics of Regulatory Cooperation and the Divergence in Administrative Cultures in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP),”Law Contemporary Problems (2014); Co-author,“The Contractualization of Family Law in the United States,”American Journal of Comparative Law (2014);“Global diffusion of U.S. Legal Thought: Waning Influence, Selective Exportation and Education Crisis,”in Constitutionalism in the Americas (2014);“Critical Legal Histories in EU Law,”American University International Law Review, vol. 28, no. 5 (2013); “Intimate Liability: Tort Law, Family Law and the Stereotyped Narratives of Interspousal Torts,”William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 19, no. 3 (2013);“Conceptions of Justice from Below: Distributive Justice as a Means to Address Local Conflicts in European Law and Policy”in Europe’s Justice Deficit, Hart Publishing (2013). Diane Orentlicher Professor of Law Publications Op-ed,“Seeking justice for Syrians,”Reuters “Great Debate”(Sept. 13, 2013);“The Tension between Law and Politics: Can the ICC Navigate a Multi-polar World?”in 108 ASIL Proceedings of the 107th Annual Meeting (2013);“Review Essay: FromViability to Impact: Evolving Metrics for Assessing the International Criminal Tribunal for the formerYugoslavia,”International Journal of Transitional Justice (2013);“Owning Justice and Reckoning with Its Complexity,”Journal of International Criminal Justice, vol. 11, no. 3 (2013). Nancy Polikoff Professor of Law Publications “From Third Parties to Parents: The Case of Lesbian Couples and Their Children,”Law and Contemporary Problems, Duke Law School (2013). Andrew Popper Professor of Law Publications “More than the Sum of all Parts: Taking on IP and IT Theft through a Global Partnership,”Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, vol. 12 (2014);“In Personam and Beyond the Grasp: In Search of Jurisdiction and Accountability for Foreign Defendants,”Catholic University Law Review, vol. 63, no. 1 (2014);“Comment on the Proposed Revisions to Rule 26 of the FRCP,”Regulations.Gov (2014). Jamin Raskin Professor of Law; Director, Program on Law and Government Publications “The Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project: American Legal Education’s Ambitious Experiment in Democratic Constitutionalism,”Denver University Law Review, vol. 90 (2013);“The Gospel of Citizens United: Corporations Pray for the Right to Deny Workers Contraception,”People for the American Way (2014);“Citizens Derided: Corporate Politics and Religion in the Roberts Court,”Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program (2014).
- 30. Jayesh Rathod Associate Professorof Law; Director, Immigrant Justice Clinic Publications “Distilling Americans: The Legacy of Prohibition on U.S. Immigration Law,” Houston Law Review, vol. 51, no. 3 (2014); Co-author,“Promoting Language Access in the Legal Academy,”University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class, vol. 13, no. 1 (2013);“The Transformative Potential of Attorney Bilingualism,” Michigan Journal of Law Reform, vol. 46, no. 3 (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Association of American Law Schools Teacher of theYear for AUWCL (2014). Ira P. Robbins Professor of Law and Justice; Director, JD/MS Dual Degree Program in Law and Justice; Barnard T. Welsh Scholar Publications Co-author,“Last Words: A Survey and Analysis of Federal Judges’ Views on Allocution in Sentencing,” Alabama Law Review, vol. 65 (2014); Habeas Corpus Checklists (new edition),Thomson/Reuters/West (2014); Prisoners and the Law (new edition, six volumes),Thomson/Reuters/West (2013);“What Is the Meaning of ‘Like’?: The First Amendment Implications of Social-Media Expression,”Federal Courts Law Review (2013);“‘Bad Juror’ Lists and the Prosecutor’s Duty to Disclose,”The Champion, vol. 37, no. 9 (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards “SSRN Top Ten Download Lists,”Social Science Research Network (SSRN) (2014); Participation on Amicus Curiae brief, Miller v. State of Maryland, Maryland Court of Appeals (2013); “Must-Read Article,”NACDL Getting Scholarship into Court Project (2013). Jenny M. Roberts Professor of Law; Co-Director, Criminal Justice Clinic Publications “Collateral Damage: America’s Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime,” National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2014); Co-author, Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions: Law, Theory, Practice,West Publications (2013);“Effective Plea Bargaining Counsel,”Yale Law Journal, vol. 122 (2013); “Crashing the Misdemeanor System,”Washington and Lee Law Review, vol. 70 (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Award, Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions, American University (2014); Elected, Co-President, Clinical Legal Education Association (2014); Board of Directors, Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (2013-16); Appointed, Member, Academic Advisory Board, “Getting Scholarship into Courts Project,”National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2012). Ezra Rosser Professor of Law Publications Co-author, Poverty Law, Policy, and Practice, Aspen / Wolters Kluwer (2014); “Self-Determination, the Trust Doctrine, and Congressional Appropriations: Promise and Pitfalls of Federal Disentanglement from Indian Health Care,”in Fédéralisme et Gouvernance Autochtone/Federalism and Aboriginal Governance, Presses de l’Université Laval (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed,Visiting Scholar, UC Davis Center for Poverty Research (2013). Herman Schwartz Professor of Law Publications Op-ed,“Filling JudicialVacancies to Protect the Progressive Legacy,”Reuters (Jan. 2014); Op-ed,“Democrats: It’s the States, Stupid!” Reuters (2013); Op-ed,“The Real IRS Scandal,”Reuters (2013). Ann Shalleck Professor of Law; Director, Women and the Law Program; Carrington Shields Scholar Publications Co-author, Transforming the Education of Lawyers: The Theory Practice of Clinical Pedagogy, Carolina Academic Press (2014);“The Role of Legal Education in Addressing Student Debt: Representation of Low- Income Borrowers in Clinical Programs,”Suffolk Law Review, forthcoming, 2014;“The Feminist Academic’s Challenge to Legal Education: Creating Sites for Change,”Journal of Law and Policy, vol. 20 (2012) Brenda V. Smith Professor of Law Publications Co-author, National Training Curricula, Human Resources and Administrative Investigations, United States Department of Justice PREA Resource Center and The Project on Addressing Prison Rape (2014); Co-author, National Training Curricula, Responding to Sexual Abuse ofYouth in Custody, Addressing the Needs of Boys, Girls, and Gender Non-ConformingYouth, United States Department of Justice PREA Resource Center and The Project on Addressing Prison Rape (2014); Co-author, National Training Curricula, Gender Responsive Strategies in Responding to Sexual Abuse in Custody, United States Department of Justice PREA Resource Center and The Project
- 31. 31 on Addressing PrisonRape (2014); Co-author, Quick Reference Guide: Confidentiality and Privilege Exceptions and Mandatory Reporting Obligations of Rape Crisis Counselors, United States Department of Justice PREA Resource Center and The Project on Addressing Prison Rape (2014); Written Testimony, Review Panel on Prison Rape Hearings on SexualVictimization in U.S. Prisons, Jails, and Juvenile Correctional Facilities (2014); Frequently Asked Questions on Confidentiality and Privilege Considerations for Medical and Mental Health Professionals, Rape Crisis Counselors and Other Professionals Working in Corrections, United States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource Center (2014); Co-author, Fifty State Survey of Confidentiality, Privilege and Mandatory Reporting Laws for Rape Crisis Counselors, United States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource Center (2014); Graphic Novel, END SILENCE: Ending Silence: Demanding Safety from Sexual Assault: I Reported, United States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource Center (2014); Graphic Novel, END SILENCE: Ending Silence: Demanding Safety from Sexual Assault: Don’t Touch Me, United States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource Center (2014); Graphic Novel, END SILENCE: Ending Silence: Demanding Safety from Sexual Assault: The Barter, United States Department of Justice and The PREA Resource Center (2014); Frequently Asked Questions for Juvenile Defenders: Prison Rape Elimination Act, National Juvenile Defender Center (2013); Co-author, Policy Review and Development Guide: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Intersex Persons in Custodial Settings,Washington, D.C. (2013); Co-author, Anti-Fraternization Polices and Their Utility in Preventing Staff Sexual Abuse in Custody (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Advisory Committee on Women’s Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2014). David Snyder Professor of Law; Director, Business Law Program Publications “Молекулярний федералізм і структури приватного правотворення [Molekuliarnyi federalism i struktury pryvatnogo pravotvorennia = Molecular Federalism and the Structures of Private Lawmaking],” Порівняльне правознавство [Comparative Jurisprudence] (2013); Co-author, International Transactions in Goods: Global Sales in Comparative Context, Oxford University Press (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed,Vice Chair, UCC Article 1 Subcommittee, American Bar Association Section of Business Law (2013); Professeur Invité, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) (2014); Awarded MacCormick Fellowship and delivered the annual W.A.Wilson Memorial Lecture in Private Law, University of Edinburgh (2014). Andrew Taslitz IN MEMORIAM (p.35) Professor of Law Publications “Promoting Accuracy in the Use of Confession Evidence: An Argument for Pre-Trial Reliability Hearings to Prevent Wrongful Convictions,” Temple Law Review, vol. 85 (2013);“Cybersurveillance without Restraint? The Meaning and SocialValue of the Probable Cause and Reasonable Suspicion Standards in Governmental Access to Third-Party Electronic Records,”Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, vol. 103 (2013);“Search and Seizure Practices during Slavery and Reconstruction,”and“Facial Recognition Technology,”in The Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment (2013); Criminal Law: Concepts and Practice, Third Edition, Carolina Academic Press (2013); Media Coverage in Criminal Justice Cases: What Prosecutors and Defenders Should and Should Not Say (2013);“Hypocrisy, Corruption, and Illegitimacy: Why Judicial Integrity Justifies the Exclusionary Rule,”Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, vol. 10 (2013);“The Cold Nose Might Actually Know? Science Scent Lineups,”Criminal Justice, vol. 28 (2013);“Constitutional Criminal Procedure Fourth Edition Supplement”(2013); Co-author, Teachers’ Manual, Criminal Law: Concepts and Practice Third Edition, Carolina Press (2013). Robert Tsai Professor of Law Publications America’s Forgotten Constitutions: Defiant Visions of Power and Community, Harvard University Press (2014);“Conclusion—The Migration of Legal Ideas: Legislative Design and the Lawmaking Process,”in Legal Transplants and Parliaments: A Possible Dialogue Amongst Legislators?, Eleven International Publishing (2014);“‘Simple’ Takes on the Supreme Court,”Alabama Civil Rights Civil Liberties Review, vol. 5 (2014);“Town of Greece and Institutional Withdrawal,”Concurring Opinions (May 6, 2014);“Tribune of the People,”Concurring Opinions (May 5, 2014); Op-ed,“From NSA to Race, a Protector of Rights Needed,” Boston Globe (May 4, 2014);“Self-Defense and the Fourteenth Amendment,”Concurring Opinions (April 28, 2014);“Contested Ideas About Consent,”Concurring Opinions (April 24, 2014); “Cliven Bundy and Popular Sovereignty,”Concurring Opinions (April 16, 2014);“Making Changes to Fundamental Law,” Concurring Opinions (April 11, 2014).
- 32. Anthony E. Varona Professorof Law; Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs Publications Participated in“Up For Discussion”feature, “The Next Big Question for (Same-sex) Marriage,”Zocalo Public Square (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Award, Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Appointment, American University (2014); Named to“50 Under 50 List of Outstanding Law Professors”by Lawyers of Color (2014); Appointed, Counsel,Velvet Foundation/National LGBT Museum (2013). Stephen I. Vladeck Professor of Law; Associate Dean for Scholarship Publications “Detention After the AUMF,”Fordham University Law Review, vol. 82 (2014);“Big Data Before and After Snowden,”Journal of National Security Law Policy, vol. 7 (2014); Transcript,“Charting the Future: What to Expect from Big Data,”Journal of National Security Law Policy, vol. 7 (2014);“Military Courts and the All Writs Act,”Green Bag, vol. 17 (2014);“Targeted Killing and Judicial Review,” The George Washington Law Review Arguendo, vol. 82 (2014); Co-author,“After the AUMF,”Harvard National Security Journal, vol. 5 (2014); Co-author, National Security Law (5th ed. Supps 2012-present); Co-author Counterterrorism Law (2d ed. Supps. 2012–present); Op-ed,“Ending the ‘War on Terror’ Is Easier Than It Seems,”MSNBC.com (May 23, 2014); Op-ed,“How To Get Out of Gitmo—Now,”MSNBC. com (Jan. 22, 2014);“The National Security Courts We Already Have,”JOTWELL (2013);“Comparative Advantages: Secret Evidence and ‘Cleared Counsel’ in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada,”in Secrecy, National Security and the Vindication of Constitutional Law, Edward Elgar Publishing (2013);“Eisentrager’s (Forgotten) Merits: Military Commissions and Collateral Review,”in Untold Stories: Hidden Histories of War Crimes Trials, Oxford University Press (2013);“The Civilianization of Military Jurisdiction,”in The Constitution and the Future of Criminal Justice in America, Cambridge University Press (2013);“Exceptional Courts and the Structure of American Military Justice,”in Guantanamo and Beyond: Exceptional Courts and Military Commissions in Comparative and Policy Perspective, Cambridge University Press, (2013); Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner, In re EPIC (2013); Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner, Behenna v. United States (2013); Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent, Madigan v. Levin (2013); Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner, In re Hill (2013); Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner, Vance v. Rumsfield (2013); Brief as Amicus Curiae in Support of Petitioner, Al-Bahlu v. United States (2013); Op-ed,“My Day at the NSA,” MSNBC.com (Dec. 17, 2013); Co-author, Op-ed,“Taking the ‘Meh’ Out of Metadata,”Slate (Nov. 22, 2013); Op-ed,“The Best EvidenceYet That Government Surveillance Oversight is Nowhere Near Adequate,”Slate (Oct. 31, 2013); Op-ed, “Unlawfully Detained by the U.S. Government? Don’t Bother Suing,” The New Republic (Oct. 17, 2013); Op-ed,“Snowden and the Lawlessness of Extradition Law,”MSNBC.com (Sept. 13, 2013); Op-ed,“It’s Time to Fix the FISA Court (the Way Congress Intended),”MSNBC.com (Aug. 1, 2013); Op-ed,“A Reprieve for Warren Hill, But Not the Supreme Court,”MSNBC.com (July 16, 2013); Co-author, Op-ed,“Warren Lee Hill’s - and the Supreme Court’s - Last Chance,”National Law Journal (July 10, 2013); Co-author, Op-ed,“Don’t Expand the War on Terror,”NewYork Times (May 15, 2013). Lindsay F. Wiley Associate Professor of Law; Faculty Director, Health Law Justice Program Publications “Climate Change Adaptation and Public Health Law,”in Research Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation Law (2013);“No Body Left Behind: Re-orienting School-based Childhood Obesity Interventions,” Duke Forum for Law Social Change, vol. 5, no. 1 (2013);“The U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Public Health Agency? A ‘Health in All Policies’ Case Study,”Food Law and Policy, vol. 9, no. 1 (2013);“Shame, Blame, and the Emerging Law of Obesity Control,”U.C. Davis Law Review, vol. 47, no. 1 (2013). Richard Wilson Professor of Law; Director, International Human Rights Law Clinic Publications Co-author,“The Most Important Cases of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,”Security and Defense Studies Review, vol. 15 (2014); “Restoration of Historic Memory and Dignity forVictims of the Armenian Genocide: A Human Rights Approach to Effective Reparations,” International Criminal Law Review, vol. 14 (2014); Review of“Reimaging Child Soldiers in International Law and Policy,”Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 35 (2013);“Omar Khadr: Domestic and International Litigation Strategies for a Child in Armed Conflict Held at Guantanamo,”Santa Clara Journal of International Law, vol. 11 (2013);“Remarks on the Arab Spring Symposium, Fall 2012,”University of Baltimore Journal of International Law, vol. 1 (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards InternationalVisitor, University of Helsinki Faculty of Law (2014); Board of Advisors and Board of Directors, Legal Action Worldwide (LAW).
- 33. 33 VISITING FACULTY Juan Mendez VisitingProfessor of Law Publications Co-author,“Transitional Justice,”in Routledge Handbook of International Human Rights Law (2014); Co-author, “Human Rights Make a Difference: Lessons from Latin America,”in The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards “Doctorate Honoris Cause,”National University of La Plata (2013). SPECIAL FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Elizabeth Boals Associate Director, Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program Publications Co-author, Expert Testimony: A Guide for Expert Witnesses and the Lawyers Who Examine Them, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Third Edition (2014). Brandon Butler Practitioner in Residence, Intellectual Property Clinic Publications Co-author,“The Google Books and HathiTrust Decisions: Massive Digitization, Major Public Service, Modest Access,”Media Law Resource Center Bulletin (2014); Co-author,“Special Report: Digital Copyright Developments Relating to U.S. Libraries and Publishers, 2012-2013”in Library and Book Trade Almanac 2014, Bowker Annual (2014); Co-author,“Some Cautionary Tales About Collective Licensing,”Michigan State University International Law Review, vol. 21 (2013); Brief of Beneficent Technologies, Inc. and Learning Ally, Inc. as Amici Curiae Supporting Appellees, Authors Guild et al. v. HathiTrust et al. (2nd Circuit, 2013). Paul Figley Legal Rhetoric Instructor; Associate Director, Legal Rhetoric Program Publications “Using Problems to Teach Quantitative Damages in a FirstYear Torts Course,” Journal of Legal Education, vol. 63, 1st ed. (2013). Sean Flynn Professorial Lecturer in Residence; Associate Director, Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property Publications “Public Participation in U.S. Special 301 Actions,”in Balancing Wealth and Health: The Battle over Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines in Latin America, Oxford University Press (2014). Horacio Grigera Naón Distinguished Practitioner in Residence; Director, Center on International Commercial Arbitration Publications “Arbitraje Comercial Internacional: Nuevos y Antiguos Problemas,”BA Arbitration Review, Edición No. 3 (2013);“Report for the Biennial Conference in Washington, D.C., April 2014,”International Law Association,Washington Conference, International Commercial Arbitration (2014). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Honorary Host Committee, 22nd Biennial Congress Program, “Legitimacy: Myths, Realities, Challenges,”International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), Miami (2014); Recognized, Best Lawyers in America (2014);“Who’s Who Legal 2014: Arbitration Lawyers,”Who’s Who Legal (2014); Leading Arbitrator, Chambers USA 2013, Chambers Partners (2013); Appointed, Member of the Honorary Host Committee for the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Miami 2014 Meeting (2013). Daniela Kraiem Practitioner in Residence; Acting Director, Women and the Law Program Publications Blog, Student Debt and Education Justice Project (studentdebtjustice.org) (2013). Jeffrey Lubbers Professor of Practice in Administrative Law Publications Editor, Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice 2012, American Bar Association (2013);“Pre-Law’ Education in the United States,”Doshisha University Law Review (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards 2013 Chair’s Award for OutstandingVolunteer Service, ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice (2013).
- 34. Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón Professorial Lecturerin Residence; Co-Director, Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Publications Co-author, El Debido Proceso Legal: Análisis Desde El Sistema InteramericanoY Universal De Derechos Humanos (Vol I andVol II), Ministerio Público Fiscal De La Ciudad De Buenos Aires, Argentina (2013);“Medidas Cautelares De La Comisión Interamericana De Derechos Humanos: Sustento Jurídico E Importancia,”in Revista Aportes, Due Process Of Law Foundation (2014);“Precautionary Measures of The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,”in Revista Aportes, Due Process Of Law Foundation (2014); Co-author, “Strengthening or Straining The Inter-American Human Rights System,”in The Realization Of Human Rights: When Theory Meets Practice: Studies In Honour Of Leo Zwaak, Intersentia, Antwerp (2014); Co-author,“The Role Of The Committee Against Torture on Providing Full and Adequate Reparation toVictims,” Human Rights Brief, vol. 20 (2013). Susana SáCouto Professorial Lecturer in Residence; Director, War Crimes Research Office Publications Co-author,“Investigative Management, Strategies, and Techniques of the International Criminal Court’s Office of the Prosecutor,”The Law and Practice of the International Criminal Court: A Critical Account of Challenges and Achievements (2014); Co-author, “The Adjudication Process and Reasoning at the International Criminal Court: the Lubanga Trial Chamber Judgment, Sentencing, and Reparations,”Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the 21st Century, 30 Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law Justice (2014); Co-author,“Regulation 55 and the Rights of the Accused at the International Criminal Court,” Human Rights Brief (2014);“Perspectives on Crimes of Sexual Violence in International Law,”ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 19, no.2 (2013). Macarena Sáez Fellow, International Legal Studies Program; Faculty Director, Impact Litigation Project Publications Amicus Curiae before the Constitutional Court of Colombia on Marriage Equality (2014); Amicus Curiae before the Santiago Courts of Appeals (Chile) on International Standards for the Protection of Reproductive Rights (2014);“A feminist perspective on Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc.: Essentialism v. Pragmatism,”Feminist Law Professors (2013); Co-editor, Gender and Sexuality in Latin America: Cases and Decisions, Springer (2013). Anita Sinha Practitioner in Residence, Immigrant Justice Clinic Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed, Board Member, Project Opticks (2013). William J. Snape, III Fellow in Environmental Law; Director, Adjunct Faculty Development Publications “Head Swim Coach: U.S. Deaf Swimming, 2011 World Champions”in A Wild Success- The Endangered Species Act at 40, Endangered Species Coalition (2013); Co-author,“Climate Leaders Don’t Frack, The Hill (Oct. 23, 2013); Commented,“Is Global Warming the Planet’s Biggest Problem?”National Journal/Energy Insiders (Sept. 30, 2013); Op-ed,“McCarthy’s Next Challenge at EPA: Confront Climate Chaos,”The Hill (July 23, 2013); Commented,“Is the Keystone XL Pipeline Overrated, Overexposed, and Overdone?”National Journal/Energy Insiders (July 2013); Op-ed,“District Becomes a Leader in Climate Policy,”The Georgetown Current (May 2013). David Spratt Legal Rhetoric Instructor Publications “Giving ‘Purpose’ toYour Life as a Legal Writer,”Virginia Bar Association Journal, vol. 40, no. 3 (2013);“Playing to the Audience,”Virginia Bar Association Journal, vol. 40, no. 2 (2013); “Why Punctuation Matters: Part Three,”Virginia Bar Association Journal, vol. 40, no. 1 (2013). Stephen Wermiel Professor of Practice of Law; Associate Director, Summer Institute on Law and Government Publications Co-author, The Progeny: Justice William J. Brennan’s Fight to Preserve the Legacy of NewYork Times v. Sullivan (2014);“Gazing into the Future: The 100-Year Legacy of Justice William J. Brennan,” The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process, vol. 13, no. 2 (2013). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed, Committee Member, ABA Standing Committee on Public Education (2013); Award,“George Foster Peabody Award,” University of Georgia (2013).
- 35. William Yeomans Fellow inLaw and Government Publications Co-author,“TheVoting Rights Amendments Act of 2014: A Constitutional Response to Shelby County,”ACS Issue Brief (2014); Blog,“Supreme Court Continues Relentless March toward Evisceration of Remedies for Racial Discrimination,”Justice Watch (2013); Op-ed,“Ethics Law Necessary to Keep High Court Justices in Line,”National Law Journal (2013); Op-ed, “Nuke ‘Em, Harry: Why Democrats Should Kill the Filibuster,” Politico (2013); Op-ed,“Can Federal Charges Be Brought against Zimmerman?”Reuters (2013); Op-ed,“Federal Law Provides a Backstop,”The NewYork Times (2013); Op-ed,“The Continuing Struggle forVoting Rights,”Reuters (2013). PENCE LAW LIBRARY FACULTY John Heywood Associate Law Librarian Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed,“Scientific Committee Membership,”Journal of Open Access to Law (2013). Susan J. Lewis Law Librarian Publications “From the Treasurer: A Look at AALL’s 2012 FiscalYear,”in AALL Spectrum (American Association of Law Libraries) (2013). 35 PROFESSORS HONORED WITH TOP AMERICAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY AWARDS This spring, Anthony E.Varona, associate dean for faculty and academic affairs, and Professor Jenny M. Roberts were honored with the 2014 American University Faculty Awards.The awards recognize outstanding faculty who have made significant contributions in the areas of teaching, research, and service. “The faculty at American University Washington College of Law are talented scholars and passionate teachers, dedicated to their students and bettering our world,”said Claudio Grossman, dean, American University Washington College of Law.“We congratulate our distinguished faculty members AnthonyVarona and Jenny Roberts on this much-deserved honor.” Anthony E.Varona received the award for Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Appointment.Varona began teaching full-time at AUWCL in 2005, and currently teaches Contracts, Administrative Law, Media Law and Introduction to Public Law. He has served as the associate dean for faculty and academic affairs since 2010. Varona supports student scholarship and learning both within and outside the classroom. He serves on the faculty review boards of the Administrative Law Review and the Journal of Gender, Social Policy the Law. He also serves as faculty advisor to the law school’s Latino/a Law Students Association (LaLSA) and to the Lambda Law Society. Varona was recognized with the WCL/AALS (Association of American Law Schools) Teacher of theYear Award (2007-08), and was a co-recipient of the 2011 AUWCL Teaching Award for Innovation in Pedagogy. Varona’s notable work beyond the classroom also includes his excellence in scholarship. His articles concerning media and communications law, civil rights, employment discrimination, and hate crimes have been published in notable law journals, such as the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law and a Harvard Civil Rights – Civil Liberties Law Review online colloquium. He has appeared in interviews on CNN, Fox News Network, and Court TV, other broadcast media, and has been quoted in major daily newspapers and legal periodicals. He is also a blogger, with his work appearing on such notable sites as The Huffington Post. Jenny M. Roberts received the award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions. Roberts joined AUWCL as a visiting professor in 2009, and became a permanent member of the Clinical Program faculty in 2010. Roberts’ research focuses on the nation’s criminal justice system, and on the constitutional, professional, ethical, and informal norms governing the right to counsel in criminal cases. Roberts is a leading scholar and frequent speaker on plea bargaining, the collateral consequences of criminal convictions, and misdemeanors. Her most recent articles were invited submissions to the Yale Law Journal and Washington Lee Law Review. Her work has been cited in decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court, seven different state high courts, and numerous federal and state appellate and trial courts, as well as in several amicus curiae briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her scholarship has also received significant press coverage by The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The NewYork Times. Roberts is co-president of the Clinical Legal Education Association, and served as the reporter for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,Task Force on Restoration of Rights and Status After Conviction. She also sits on the board of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project and is a member of the Academic Advisory Board for the NACDL’s “Getting Scholarship into Courts Project.”
- 36. TENURED AND TENURE-TRACK FACULTY David Aaronson EvelynAbravanel Padideh Ala’i Jonas Anderson Kenneth Anderson Jonathan Baker Susan Bennett Daniel Bradlow Barlow Burke Susan Carle Michael W. Carroll David Chavkin Janie Chuang Mary Clark Llezlie Green Coleman Jorge Contreras John (Bernie) Corr Jennifer Daskal Angela J. Davis Robert Dinerstein N. Jeremi Duru Walter Effross Lia Epperson Christine Haight Farley Amanda Frost Robert Goldman Claudio Grossman Lewis A. Grossman Heather Hughes David Hunter Peter Jaszi Cynthia Jones Billie Jo Kaufman Nicholas Kittrie Benjamin Leff Amanda Cohen Leiter James May Binny Miller Elliott Milstein Fernanda Nicola Mark Niles Diane Orentlicher Teresa Godwin Phelps Andrew Pike Nancy Polikoff Andrew Popper Jamin Raskin Jayesh Rathod Ira P. Robbins Jenny M. Roberts Ezra Rosser Herman Schwartz Ann Shalleck Mary Siegel Brenda V. Smith David Snyder Andrew Taslitz Robert Tsai Anthony E. Varona Robert Vaughn Stephen I. Vladeck Perry Wallace Lindsay F. Wiley Paul Williams Richard Wilson VISITING FACULTY Juan Mendez Carl Monk Amy Myers Michele Pistone SPECIAL FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Nancy Abramowitz Elizabeth Beske Elizabeth Boals Brandon Butler Paul Figley Sean Flynn Bianca Garcia Dorcas Gilmore Jon Gould Horacio Grigera Naón Jasmine Harris Elizabeth Keith Daniela Kraiem Jeffrey Lubbers Daniel Marcus Claudia Martin Jennifer Mueller Natalie Nanasi Victoria Phillips Heather Ridenour Diego Rodríguez- Pinzón Susana SáCouto Macarena Sáez Anita Sinha Anne Smetak William J. Snape, III David Spratt Shana Tabak Richard Ugelow Diane Weinroth Stephen Wermiel William Yeomans PENCE LAW LIBRARY FACULTY John Heywood Billie Jo Kaufman Susan J. Lewis Sima Mirkin Bill Ryan John Smith Amy Taylor Ripple Weistling EMERITUS LAW FACULTY Isaiah Baker Egon Guttman Patrick Kehoe Candace Kovacic- Fleischer Robert Lubic Anthony Morella Michael Tigar Sima Mirkin Associate Law Librarian Publications “Extending and Customizing Content Discovery for the Legal Academic Community with III’s Pathfinder Pro: The Pence Law Library Approach,”Legal Reference Services Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2 (2013); Online Tutorial,“Make the Catalog Your Friend”(2013). Amy Taylor Associate Law Librarian Publications Blog Post,“Building a Legal Research Ontology,”in VoxPopuLII, Legal Information Institute (2014). Honors, Appointments, and Awards Appointed, Committee Member, American Association of Law Libraries (2013); Elected, Secretary, American Association of Law Libraries, Government Documents Section (2013). Ripple Weistling Assistant Law Librarian Publications Co-author,“Weekly Case Alerts,”in Media Alerts on Federal Courts of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Federal Judicial Improvements (2014);“Deans Legal Education: A Selected Bibliography,”Association of American Law Schools (2013).
- 37. 37 In memory ofProfessor Taslitz, the law school has established the The Professor Andrew E.Taslitz Scholarship in Criminal Law. wcl.american.edu/go/AndrewTaslitz “Every class that I had with him was exciting. He would tell funny stories about his childhood, encourage me to participate, and leave me with a sense of confidence that I could handle this law school ‘thing.’ Professor Taz was an amazing professor and an excellent mentor. He will truly be missed by the WCL community. —Alexis Patterson ’14 “Taz set a very high bar for what it means to be a truly good, ethical, courageous, and steadfast advocate for victims of violence and crime. I will spend my career, always with him in mind, diligently working to never let him down.” —Rachael Curtis ’14 “Professor Taz had an incredible sense of justice. His articles, books, and thoughts on evidence, the First Amendment, and criminal law were not simply a regurgitation of legal rhetoric but were a lens through which he viewed the world and tools he used to aid him in imparting REAL justice. He was grooming his students to be change agents.” —Patricia J. Fitzhugh Howard University School of Law ’11 “From the moment I met Andy, he was gracious and kind. He always had a way of filling the room with enormous light and energy. He was so giving of his spirit, his expertise, his ideas and creativity. He was indeed the best of the best.” —Theresa M.T. Melton Senior Public Relations Specialist, American Bar Association “As Angela Davis has said, Taz was ‘one of the best human beings I have ever known.’ A very lovely man with a big heart…a kind, caring person, an outstanding teacher, and a prodigious scholar who passionately cared about and contributed to reform of the criminal justice system.” —Professor David Aaronson American University Washington College of Law mourned the loss of our esteemed colleague, Professor Andrew Taslitz (Taz), this spring when he passed away after a short but valiant battle with cancer. “It is still difficult to grasp the enormity of this loss – to our law school community, to our profession, and to society at large,”said Dean Claudio Grossman. “Taz was an extraordinary human being. He had enormous intellectual creativity, an unparalleled passion for teaching, a warm and affectionate personality, and a well-deserved reputation as a remarkably generous mentor and champion to students and junior colleagues. Taz possessed a sense of humor that was as bold and endearing as his contagious laugh.” Taslitz had a great impact on both his students and the community as a whole. After joining the American University Washington College of Law faculty in fall 2012, he helped launch the new Criminal Justice Practice and Policy Institute in 2013 and became the institute director. Professor Taslitz dedicated more than 20 years to legal academia – in addition to teaching at American University, he taught at Howard University for the majority of his career (20+ years), as well as at Duke University,Villanova University, and was the Welsh S.White Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh. His scholarship and teaching was focused primarily in the areas of criminal procedure, evidence, criminal law, and professional responsibility. He published well over 100 works and is the author of seven books, notably including Reconstructing the Fourth Amendment: A History of Search and Seizure, 1789-1868, and Rape and the Culture of the Courtroom. IN MEMORIAM: PROFESSOR ANDREW TASLITZ 37
- 38. EVENTS IN THE 2013-14ACADEMIC YEAR, THE LAW SCHOOL WELCOMED MORE THAN 13,000 ATTENDEES TO 165 PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND EXPERT FORUMS COVERING DIVERSE TOPICS, WITH OVER 1,200 DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS. MANY OF THESE EVENTS WERE CO-SPONSORED BY PROMINENT ORGANIZATIONS AND MORE THAN 60 OFFERED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT. TO SEE MORE SPECIAL EVENTS AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, VISIT WCL.AMERICAN.EDU/SECLE.
- 39. 39 FOUNDERS’ CELEBRATION 2014 Theannual, semester-long Founders’ Celebration celebrates the vision and principles of the law school’s founding mothers. It celebrates ideas and innovation, courage and commitment, opportunities and conversations that bring together people from all over the globe, across all areas of the law, to analyze and shape the important legal issues facing the nation and the world.This year, the Founders’ Celebration featured more than 1,100 distinguished speakers and experts from a variety of fields, with 577 international, national, and local organizations, 29 embassies, and 235 law firms represented by either speakers or attendees. A total of 213 attendees or speakers held positions in federal, state, or local government. JACQUELINE L. JACKSON ’74 HONORED AT WOMEN AND THE LAW LEADERSHIP LUNCHEON The Annual Women and the Law Leadership Award Luncheon and Ceremony was held in March, recognizing the extraordinary accomplishments of alumnae who have made significant contributions to the field of law and through their service to the law school. Dean Claudio Grossman presented the 2014 Women and the Law Leadership Award to Jacqueline L. Jackson ’74, whose illustrious career has included positions at the U.S.Treasury, Bureau of Public Debt, and White House Counsel’s Office. 17TH ANNUAL HISPANIC LAW CONFERENCE COVERS THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION REFORM ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE AUWCL was proud to host the 17th Annual Hispanic Law Conference in April, bringing together inspiring and successful individuals and institutions devoted to the progress of Latinos in the U.S. and the region. This year’s conference focused on the impact of immigration reform on access to justice, featuring a keynote address from Felicia Escobar, senior policy advisor for immigration at the White House Domestic Policy Council.Watch a video recap of this year’s conference at wcl.american.edu/go/HLC17. PROGRAM ON INFORMATION JUSTICE AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOSTS U.S. SUPREME COURT SERIES The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property hosted their ongoing Supreme Court Series throughout 2013-14. For 10 different IP-related cases, a panel of counsel for amici and parties came together to discuss the cases on the afternoon following oral argument before the Court.The series covered such cases as American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., Octane Fitness v. Icon Health and Fitness, and Medtronic v. Boston Scientific Corp. FIRST INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ARBITRATION COMPETITION HELD AT AUWCL In March, the Center on International Commercial Arbitration hosted the First International Investment Arbitration Competition, with participants from more than 20 law schools. Conducted solely in Spanish, this competition promoted the study of international investment protection law and arbitration as its preferred dispute resolution mechanism. Partners included the Externado University of Colombia and the Dispute Resolution Center of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce. SIXTH ANNUAL CAPITOL CITY CHALLENGE WELCOMED 20 LAW SCHOOLS The Stephen S.Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program and Mock Trial Honor Society hosted the Sixth Annual Capitol City Challenge Mock Trial Competition (CCC) in the spring.Twenty law schools from across the nation participated in the competition, which included six full-trial rounds of competition held at AUWCL and the D.C. Superior Court. Over 120 experienced federal and state judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and private practice attorneys served as evaluators. Temple University Beasley School of Law won the competition. s above top: D.C. Superior Court Judge Erik P. Christian with the winners of the Capitol City Challenge from Temple University Beasley School of Law. above bottom: The Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property hosts a panel on Medtronic v. Boston Scientific Corp. below top: Hispanic Law Conference award winners Sonia Torrico ’14 and Melissa Quiroga-Herrera with the Master of Ceremonies, Carlos Acosta, inspector general of the Prince George’s County Police Department. below bottom: Participants at the inaugural International Investment Arbitration Moot Competition.
- 40. EVENTS: WHO’S WHO2013–14 s above: Ricardo Ramirez ’95, Chairman, WTO Appellate Body, Oct. 30, 2013. middle: Kevin Ryan, President and CEO, Covenant House, April 17, 2014. below: The Honorable Beverly B. Martin, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 2014 Jurist in Residence with Professors SteveVladeck (left) and Angela Davis (right), Oct. 17, 2013. s above: Navi Pillay, UN Commissioner for Human Rights, Oct. 1, 2013. middle: His Excellency Børge Brende, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nov. 14, 2013. below: Albie Sachs, former South African Constitutional Court Justice, Nov. 18, 2013. s above: The Honorable Gustavo A. Gelpí, U.S. District Judge, Puerto Rico and President of the Federal Bar Association, March 27, 2014. middle: Professor Leo Martinez, University of California- Hastings and past president of the Association of American Law Schools, Jan. 13, 2014. below: The Honorable Patricia Millett, D.C. Circuit Judge, Jan. 29, 2014. s above: DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, National Football League Players Association, Feb. 10, 2014. middle: Director General Jose Toscano, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, Feb. 4, 2014. below: Richard Goldstone, First Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the FormerYugoslavia, Feb. 5, 2014.
- 41. 41 s above:The Honorable Reggie B. Walton ’74, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, Feb. 10, 2014. middle: Kari Tapiola, Special Advisor to the Director- General of the International Labour Organization, Feb. 12, 2014. below: Regina Germain, Asylum Division: Training and Quality Assurance Branch, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Feb. 21, 2014. s above: Jacqueline Jackson, ’74, recipient of the 2014 Women and the Law Leadership Award, March 21, 2014. middle: Carl Stern, Professor Emeritus, School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University, March 18, 2014. below: The Honorable DeLawrence Beard, Chief Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit of Maryland (Ret.), March 19, 2014. s above: Timothy Reif, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Feb. 18, 2014. middle: Stacy Ettinger ’92, 2014 honoree at the 8th Annual International Trade and Investment law Society, April 9, 2014. below: Targeting panel (from right to left) Brigadier General Richard Gross, U.S. Army, Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gabor Rona, International Legal Director, Human Rights First; Daniel Cahen, Legal Advisor, ICRC Regional Delegation to the United States and Canada; and Professor Robert Goldman, Feb. 10, 2013. s above: Carlos Acosta, Inspector General of the Prince George’s County, MD Police Department, April 15, 2014. middle: Dr. Paul Abrão, National Secretary of Justice and President of the Brazilian Ministry of Justice’s Amnesty and Reparation Commission, Oct. 1, 2013.
- 42. CAMPUS UPDATE IN ORDERTO REMAIN A LEADER IN LEGAL EDUCATION, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW HAS MAINTAINED A STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION FOR THE PRESENT AND ITS VISION FOR THE FUTURE. THIS SECTION HIGHLIGHTS THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR.
- 43. 43 JURIS DOCTOR ADMISSIONS TheOffice of Admissions along with the Committee on Admissions processed 5,808 applications for the fall 2013 admissions cycle. The fall 2013 incoming class consisted of 396 full-time and 77 part-time students, with 40 percent overall minority representation. This class of new students comprised a diversity of backgrounds and experiences: they were born in 39 foreign countries and speak 50 languages; 161 studied abroad; 53 worked abroad; 53 worked on Capitol Hill; and 39 have graduate degrees. Admissions continues to use online marketing by incorporating social media sites into its outreach efforts.The Office actively uses the JD Admissions Facebook page and encourages both prospective and admitted students to follow us on this social media outlet. This past academic year, we regularly posted notices to Facebook about our admissions process and AUWCL news and events that would be of interest to prospective students. Admissions also uses special website landing pages for targeted groups including admitted students and Hispanic/Latino prospective students. A new interactive digital viewbook was released this spring to reduce the amount of printed materials and incorporates short video clips, text, and photos sharing the AUWCL experience with our prospective students. viewbook.wcl.american.edu To better accommodate prospective students who prefer to visit campus in the evening, Admissions added evening tours and QA sessions two days per week. During the academic year, there was a visit activity offered Monday-Friday. Admissions recruited more than 50 student ambassador volunteers this year who responded to admitted students’ questions by email and phone and conducted discussion groups and tours during Admitted Students Events. Faculty and directors of experiential learning programs presented at our three Admitted Students Events and shared with prospective students the many opportunities they would experience at our law school. PENCE LAW LIBRARY This year, the Pence Law Library made significant progress in weeding government documents, reserves, journals, and classified collections while continuing to balance print and electronic collections. The Library hosted the first Founders’ Celebration Program featuring national experts on women and the law and also hosted the 9th Annual Student Author Reception, which celebrated the work of the law school’s dozens of published students. This year, the Library also agreed to coordinate the legal research curriculum and teaching for the Legal Rhetoric Program and is also working on library reorganization that will allow the department to better serve faculty, staff, and students at the new Tenley Campus. Preparations for the move include preparing the collection itself for the move, which includes utilizing a security library mover, working with Smith Group on the specifics of the collection layout in order to best serve the needs of Library users, and ensuring appropriate signage, maps, and handouts are in place. OFFICE OF STUDENT SERVICES The Office of Student Services (OSS) provides services that are consistent with the needs of each of its students. Staffed by the dean of students, an assistant director, and a student coordinator, the Office focused on student outreach, student wellness, and academic support throughout 2013-14. OSS hosted two Student Leadership Conferences, meeting with leaders of student organizations as well as representatives from the Student Bar Association. The conferences discussed aspects of student communication and publicity. Additionally, OSS coordinated with other departments to host orientation for over 500 incoming 1Ls and transfer students. In early spring, 1Ls participated in the annual Opportunities Day, featuring a session on career resources and opportunities and a chance to peruse all AUWCL credit-bearing opportunities. s above top: Welcoming students to the law school at the fall 2013 JD Admissions orientation. above bottom: Students with Professor Andy Popper at the Ninth Annual Student Author Reception. below: A new interactive digital viewbook was launched this academic year.
- 44. OSS reached outto each part-time and full- time JD student at AUWCL for one-on-one meetings. The Office met with first-year students for advising on graduation requirements and upper-level course selection. Faculty also hosted sessions by subject area arranged by the Office of Student Services. Second-year students took advantage of sessions on the bar examination, addressing jurisdiction selection through the lens of reciprocity, waiver, employment options, etc. Sessions organized for third- and fourth- year students focused on preparation for the bar examination. In all, approximately 970 of 1,448 students met with the assistant director on various academic, bar examination, and personal matters. OSS continued to support and facilitate accommodations for students with both learning and physical differences at AUWCL. The Office met with students to review accommodations and address concerns of those students with disabilities. The office handled accommodations of 153 exams for 65 students in the fall of 2013 and 145 exams for 72 students in the spring of 2014. OSS continued to support the mental and physical wellness of students. Recent wellness events hosted or facilitated included yoga classes, mini-massages, fitness presentations, a flu shot clinic, dodge ball tournament, a movie night, blood drives, and a chance to play with fostered puppies. For the second year, a satellite counselor was available to meet onsite with students. OFFICE OF CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Starting in the fall semester, the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD) devised new methods to introduce the legal market and its counseling and resources to first year students. This included a total of 12 sessions with their commons sections that highlighted career exploration, legal internship options, and the importance of networking. OCPD held a series of workshops focused on key public and private sector resources, CareerLink, and, effective resume techniques and frequently asked resume questions. Individual counseling sessions were extended to 45 minutes and included self-assessment discussions. In addition to receiving the Professional Development Workbook, students took advantage of three networking lunches with public and private sector employers, most of whom were alumni. OCPD has been involved with the general initiatives of the Faculty Committee on Career Development and the 11 new Faculty Practice Groups. OCPD staff attended several faculty lunches and presented information about its services and resources, and an OCPD liaison has been assigned to each practice group and has worked with faculty to enhance their interactions with students. Activities included assistance with organizing events, discussions about resources, and connections with alumni and other practitioners. OCPD career counselors have promoted the groups as additional networking and career strategy resources. OCPD also engaged in both internal and external evaluations to ensure the accurate and efficient collection of the required employment data. Procedures were reviewed and new processes were implemented to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the statistics. This effort also included new messaging techniques, the use of CareerLink analytics to assess the messages’ impact, and the addition of a part- time data analyst. OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST This year, the Office of Public Interest launched a new system through which students can report their pro bono hours online.This innovative change resulted in unprecedented participation in the Pro Bono Honors Pledge, with 186 members of the class of 2014 completing the Pledge (as compared to 109 members of the class of 2013). Each of these graduates performed at least 75 hours of pro bono service during law school. In total, the graduating students from 2014 completed over 70,000 hours of service. The Office created a new Family Court Self- Help Center Pro Bono Project, through which 32 student volunteers have served customers of the Center under attorney supervision.The Office also created a project through which students conduct intake for the Homeless Persons Representation Project’s Expungement Program. s above top: Eleven specialized “faculty practice groups”help students develop the skills required to succeed in specific legal fields, think strategically about their career paths, and connect with practitioners and employers. above bottom: The Office of Student Affairs partnered with the WCL Animal Law Society to offer a much-needed wellness study break, Puppy Day.
- 45. AUWCL created anew Public Interest Alumni Advisory Board with 18 members from the judiciary, nonprofits, academia, legal services, law firm pro bono programs, and the government. The board has met twice and has formed working groups to focus on financing public interest education and careers, enhancing experiential education, creating pro bono opportunities, and exploring innovations in public interest education and employment. The Office also created the Public Interest Express (PIE), a weekly newsletter for public interest students and alumni with information about jobs, internships, events, funding, and pro bono opportunities.The Pro Bono Blog was redesigned, allowing students better access to pro bono opportunities, information about D.C. nonprofits, and advice from former volunteers. The Office also continued to counsel students on successful applications for prestigious postgraduate fellowships such as the Fulbright Grant, Equal Justice Works Fellowship, and the Independence Foundation Public Interest Law Fellowship. DIVERSITY SERVICES The Office of Diversity Services works with students, administration, faculty, and alumni to maximize the participation of groups among the law school community who remain underrepresented in the legal profession. This year, the Office continued to develop programming relevant to admissions, retention, academic success, professional preparation, and cultural celebration. The 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration Program and Reception was highlighted by a keynote speech from Professor Jayesh Rathod and an inclusive community reading led by Walter Crawford of Faculty and Administrative Support Services. In April, the 18th Annual Sylvania Woods Conference on African Americans and the Law: “A Focus on the Workplace: Alumni Experiences and Expectations, Part II”included a panel conversation led by Professor Angela Davis, co-chair of the Faculty Committee on Career Development; a networking reception; and the annual awards dinner honoring, among others, retired Financial Aid Office Director Barbara Williams. This year’s Dean’s Diversity Council (DDC) activities included the annual program and dinner titled“The Present and Future of Membership in Specialty Bar Organizations,” which featured prominent practitioners and alumni: Jessica Adler,Women’s Bar Association of D.C.; Shara Chang, Greater Washington Area Chapter (GWAC),Women Lawyers Division, National Bar Association; DDC member Jill Cummins ’87, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association of MD; Jeffrey Schimelfenig ’88, National LGBT Bar Association; Juan Sempertegui ’07, Hispanic National Bar Association/Hispanic Bar Association of D.C.; and Sanya Sukduang ’99, Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Finally, the DDC Spring Speaker Luncheon featured the Honorable DeLawrence Beard, recently retired from Maryland’s 6th Judicial Circuit, whose speech was titled“On Becoming and Being a Jurist.” OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS This year, the alumni community again demonstrated its unwavering support of American University Washington College of Law. The law school received nearly $1.9 million in gifts and pledge payments this fiscal year. Additionally, the law school secured $1.2 million in new pledges. These generous gifts will support the Tenley Campus, student scholarships, and specialized programs at the law school. This fiscal year, the Office held over 40 events with more than 1,600 alumni attendees around the world – including the first ever international “meet-up”in Jerusalem, Israel. New alumni chapters are organizing in New Orleans, Atlanta, Connecticut, NewYork, and Chicago. The International Alumni Leadership Council also launched this year to engage with international alumni about the future of the law school. In September, The John Sherman Myers Society 29th Annual Dinner was held at the United States Institute of Peace with 175 of AUWCL’s most generous supporters. The Annual Scholarships and Awards Dinner was held in February, awarding 106 students with scholarships, including five new scholarships. During the Women and the Law Leadership Award Luncheon held at the Cosmos Club in March, ’74 alumna Jacqueline L. Jackson 45 s above: Mina Trudeau ’12 and Matthew Smith ’14, pictured with Office of Public Interest Director David Steib, were awarded Fulbright Grants for 2014-15. s above: Dean Grossman attends a fall alumni event in NewYork.
- 46. was recognized forher extraordinary accomplishments in the field of law and service to the law school. The Office continued to support the career goals of students and alumni. The GANE program (small Group Alumni Networking Events) launched in late 2013, connecting one alumnus with a group of two to five students to discuss specific areas of law. The Annual John Sherman Myers Society Networking Event, Access: Granted, was held in March, welcoming more than 20 of the law school’s most prominent alumni to network with the nearly 90 students in attendance. The Office also assisted student groups in finding speakers for events and promoting them to alumni. OFFICE OF GRANTS AND PROGRAMS Innovative, thoughtful, and salient grant and program design and implementation has led to over $3 million in grant awards from federal and private sponsors in 2013-14. Grants from 21 sponsors have enabled AUWCL’s faculty, staff, and students to have great impact at local, state, and global levels, as well as in the broader legal community. These awards reflect an overarching focus on creating new possibilities for students as inter alia dean’s fellows or fellows of the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, which this year offered 45 placements. Students and alumni are also supported through a variety of generous sponsorships, including as Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows,Women and the Law Fellows, Patton Boggs Public Policy Fellows, National Immigrant Women’s Policy Fellows, and travel support for students in the UN CAT Program which continues to be supported through the Kovler Foundation. As well, Specialized Summer Programs in D.C. continue to provide instruction and professional development to more than 500 students and visiting professionals from throughout the world. The law school also has had great success in securing sponsorships for participants attending sessions in many of the 12 program areas. Aurora Carmichael oversees the Office of Grants and Programs and encourages inquiries regarding new sponsored and special project opportunities. OFFICE OF ONLINE EDUCATION The law school added the Office of Online Education in 2012 to make the law school’s educational offerings more accessible to a worldwide audience. Directed by Glenn Greenberg, the Office identifies programs, consults creatively with faculty to curate course components and materials using the most appropriate media, and ensures the learning technology in place is visionary and will meet the needs of the program. Desire2Learn®is the law school’s online education technology partner. The Online Certificate Program on International Commercial Arbitration was successfully operated this spring and will be re-offered during the 2015 academic year.Three“blended” courses—those with a mix of online and face- to-face methods—are also running this summer, including Advanced Legal Research Studies, Social Media and the Law, and Epidemiology and the Law. Online programs being developed for fall 2014 include the Lawyer Re-Entry Program and Legal Spanish. Also under development for delivery during the 2015 academic year are a human rights course, developed by the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, and Introduction to ICT Policy and Regulation. The Office of Online Education has trained nearly 30 online faculty and content leads. More than 80 students have taken courses online. This year, faculty also passed an Office of Online Education policy for JD students. above: Dean Grossman in his capacity as chair of the UN Committee against Torture (UN CAT), presided over the Committee’s 51st session in Geneva. below top: Members of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society with DeMaurice Smith, executive director, National Football League Players Association. below bottom: Dean Grossman with alumnus and Dean’s Advisory Council Chair Ken Lore at the 29th Annual John Sherman Myers Society Dinner held at the United States Institute of Peace.
- 47. Kenneth G. Lore(Chair) ’73 Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Washington, D.C. Justin S. Antonipillai ’97 Deputy General Counsel, Washington, D.C. Leigh-Alexandra Basha ’85 Partner, Holland Knight Tysons Corner,VA Gerald E. Battist ’66 President, GEB Associates Reston,VA The Honorable Dorothy Toth Beasley ’64 Senior Judge, State of Georgia Atlanta, GA Millard Bennett ’77 Partner, Stein, Sperling, Bennett, DeJong, Driscoll Greenfeig Rockville, MD Kirk H. Betts ’79 Partner, Betts Holt Washington, D.C. Edward C. Bou ’58 Partner, Law Offices of Bou Bou Washington, D.C. Louis M. Dubin ’87 Chairman and CEO, LMD Worldwide NewYork, NY A. Martin Erim ’77 President and CEO, First RenaissanceVentures Rockville, MD Mary Ellen J. Flynn ’88 Partner, Andalman Flynn, P.C. Silver Spring, MD A Manuel Garcia ’00 Managing Partner, Trireme Global Partners Washington, D.C. Ellen J. Gleberman ’79 Vice President and General Counsel, Association of Global Automakers Washington, D.C. Thomas C. Goldstein ’95 Partner, Goldstein Russell Bethesda, MD Seth H. Grae ’88 President and CEO, Lightbridge Corporation McLean,VA Jeffrey N. Greenblatt ’73 Partner, Joseph, Greenwald Laake Rockville, MD Eric A. Huang ’05 Assistant Attorney General, Personnel and Labor Relations Section, Office of the Attorney General for D.C. Washington, D.C. Jacqueline L. Jackson, Esq. ’74 U.S. Department of Treasury (retired) Washington, D.C. Ronald A. Karp ’71 Partner, Karp Frosh Wigodsky Norwind Rockville, MD Deborah P. Kelly, Esq. ’88 Partner and Deputy General Counsel, Dickstein Shapiro Washington, D.C. Chaya Kundra ’94 Partner, Kundra Associates, P.C. Rockville, MD Rick A. Lazio ’83 Partner, Jones Walker NewYork, NY The Honorable Gerald B. Lee ’76 Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District ofVirginia Alexandria,VA Howard Lee ’73 Managing Director, Cosmos Alliance Newington,VA Richard S. Levick ’87 President and CEO, Levick Strategic Communications Washington, D.C. Claudia Lewis ’95 Partner, Venable LLP Washington, D.C. Karen M. Lockwood ’78 Executive Director, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Boulder, CO Myron L. Marlin ’90 Managing Director, Strategic Communications Division, FTI Consulting Washington, D.C. Deborah S. Meland ’83 Chief, Office of Review U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division Washington, D.C. Joel L. Michaels ’75 Partner, McDermott,Will Emery Washington, D.C. Thomas F. Morante ’77 Partner, Holland Knight Miami, FL Douglas Panzer ’06 Of Counsel for Intellectual Property, Fitzpatrick Lentz Bubba P.C. CenterValley, PA Robert F. Pence ’71 President, The Pence Group, Inc. McLean,VA Peter L. Scher ’87 ExecutiveVice President, JP Morgan Chase Washington, D.C. Lewis F. Shrensky ’68 ExecutiveVice President, Fort Myer Construction Corporation Washington, D.C. Terence E. Smolev ’69 Attorney at Law Jericho, NY Ray Thomas, Jr., ’06 Law Office of Ray Thomas, Jr. Washington, D.C. Penny W. Wakefield ’79 Arlington,VA The Honorable Reggie B. Walton ’74 U.S. District Court for D.C. Washington, D.C. Michael Weinstein ’95 Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman Leonard, P.A. Hackensack, NJ Stephen S. Weinstein ’65 Attorney at Law Morristown, NJ Ruth Wimer ’80 Partner, McDermott,Will Emery Washington, D.C. DEAN’S ADVISORY COUNCIL 2013–14 For additional information, please feel free to contact the Office of Public Relations and Marketing at: news@wcl.american.edu | wcl.american.edu/news
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