University of Houston Law alumna discusses career in juvenile justice court
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER – State District Judge Darlene Byrne ’87, president of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, was the keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference. Byrne was also presented the Believer Award for her creativity and innovation in the family court structure.
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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WILLIAM S. RICHARDSON SCHOOL OF LAW – Mia Castro is Philippines managing director of the Consuelo Foundation, which operate programs in Hawaii and the Philippines that prevent abuse, neglect and the exploitation of children, women and families. Castro discussed her undercover work rescuing teenage girls from human trafficking.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES SCHOOL OF LAW – Jessie Kornberg ’07 received the prestigious American Bar Association’s On The Rise: 40 Top Young Lawyers Award. Kornberg is president and CEO of Bet Tzedek, one of the nation’s premier public interest law firms, and founding board member of UCLA Law Women LEAD.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW – Adante Pointer ’03, a civil rights attorney in Oakland, fights for justice for victims of fatal police shootings. Pointer has represented families of Mario Woods, Oscar Grant and Alex Nieto.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Several UC Berkeley Law graduates in the class of 2016 received national public service fellowships. Among those highlighted is Stephanie Llanes ’16, recipient of the Bertha Fellowship for emerging lawyers at the Center for Constitutional Rights, who will focus on racial justice and government misconduct issues.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY SCHOOL OF LAW – Jon Eldan ’02, an attorney based in Oakland, founded After Innocence, a nonprofit organization that provides effective re-entry assistance for exonerated former inmates. Eldan has assisted more than 300 exonerees in 33 states through After Innocence.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF LAW – In September 2015, the U.S. Supreme unanimously overturned the Alabama Supreme Court in a 2013 Georgia adoption case that Heather Fann ‘06 filed on behalf of a woman seeking visitation rights after separating from her lesbian partner.
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TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL – Robert Waldrup ’16 and Gary Crosby ‘16 pledged to start a scholarship endowment aimed at increasing Tulane Law’s racial diversity and offering robust mentoring networks that will help open more pathways for more first-generation students to launch professional careers.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW – Anna Romanskaya ‘10 was sworn in as Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division and is serving her first term as a board member of the San Diego County Bar Association.
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SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW – Three recent Suffolk Law alumnae–Deena Zakim ‘14, Amy Willis ’13 and Jessica Youngberg ‘15–were each selected for competitive, two-year public service fellowships. They are now working on the front lines of legal services, providing legal representation to low-income tenants, veterans, and individuals with disabilities facing homelessness.
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