University of San Diego alumna receives university alumni honors award
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO — University of San Diego honored Vickie Turner, JD ’82 at the 23rd Annual Alumni Honors Awards on April 28 with the Author E. Hughes Award for Career Achievement. As a trial lawyer for 35 years, Turner has earned national recognition defending complex product liability cases throughout California and in 12 other…
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL — Michigan Law alumna The Hon. Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, ’00, chief judge of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Tribal Court, has been on a mission since she joined the Tribal Government in 2002: to bring the State of Michigan into compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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MIAMI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION — Miami Law alumnus Christopher Lomax ’08, a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice and an associate with Jones Day, enlightened new graduates with a moving speech at the Annual Senior Mwambo Ceremony. Lomax focused his message on the lyrics in Nina Simone’s song “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black.”
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UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW — The Deseret News (Utah) featured a story about the role that UDC Law alumnus Wilbur Colom ’76 played in brokering an historic rapprochement between the NAACP and the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints — whose views on race have evolved dramatically in recent years.
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UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON — Dayton Law alumna Brittany Holzer ’13 is a dedicated fan of everything Pittsburgh, but she knew she had to leave town in order to fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer. Now Holzer works at Tucker Arensberg in downtown Pittsburgh and launched a networking group called PGH Women Connecting Women.
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL — Chicago Law alumna Jeanne Cohn-Connor ’84 addressed the annual Stout Luncheon on how women lawyers can drive change. As a partner at the Washington D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis, Cohn-Connor has distinguished herself as go-to counsel on the environmental aspects of massive transactional and Chapter 11 restructuring cases.
Read More about Chicago Law alumna drives change for environment and women’s rightsStanford Law alumna shines light on diversity in Hollywood
STANFORD LAWYER — For Stanford Law alumna Christy Haubegger, diversity has been her life’s work. As the the founder and publisher of Latina magazine, then as a producer of films including Spanglish, and now as a talent agent at legendary Creative Artists Agency, Haubegger has focused on the untold stories of women and people of color.
Read More about Stanford Law alumna shines light on diversity in HollywoodLegal education company PracticePro offers mentorship program for underrepresented first-year students
LAW.COM — Legal education company PracticePro, founded by a Big Law ex-pat, is trying to reduce uncertainty for diverse law students. The organization is partnering with law firms and in-house departments for its 1L Diversity Scholar Program, a mentorship program intended to develop diverse legal talent beginning.
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LAW.COM — The wave of minority women taking the helm at law schools is gaining momentum. Two law schools in the past week have named black women as dean. Stetson University College of Law has tapped Michele Alexandre, the first African-American to fill that role.
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — American University Washington College of Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) was awarded 2019 Chapter of the Year by the Mid-Atlantic Black Law Student Association (“MABLSA”).
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