UMKC Law alumna uses fellowship to get justice for victims
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY — UMKC Law alumna Dakkota Huber ’17 is the 2018 recipient of the Judge John W. Oliver Fellowship Program. Huber is currently in a clerkship position with Judge Robert L. Trout in the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri. Her eventual career goal is to become a prosecutor.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI — Mizzou Law 3L student George Koukaz received the Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article Award from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Mizzou Law alumnus Art Hinshaw, ’93, LLM ’00, was also recognized at the event, winning Outstanding Professional Article. Hinshaw is currently Clinical Professor of Law at Arizona State.
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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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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law alumni Joy Purcell ’08, and her husband Kevin Roach ’08, are committed to making a difference through public service. Purcell is a senior compliance team attorney for the U.S. Department of Education, and Roach is a senior attorney at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Looking for more flexibility and a better work-life balance, Miami Law alumna Diana Santa Maria ‘84 started her firm out of an extra bedroom in her home. Today, Santa Maria leads the Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria, P.A. a successful personal injury and medical malpractice law firm.
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI — Miami Law alumna Annie Brett completed the JD/PhD in Environmental Science and Policy in 5 years, which is an impressive feat for any doctoral student, let alone a joint degree student. Brett’s PhD allowed her to take an interdisciplinary approach to research and complement that with her interest in legal studies.
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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 MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law alumnus and Greenberg Traurig, P.A. Miami office Co-Managing Shareholder Jaret L. Davis was recently named Attorney of the Year at the Daily Business Review’s 2018 Professional Excellence Awards event in Key Biscayne, FL.
Read More about Miami Law alumnus Jaret Davis named Attorney of the YearMiami Law alumnus and land-use expert Robert Traurig dies at 93
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW — Miami Law alumnus Robert H. Traurig ’50 died on July 17 at the age of 93. Traurig was one of the three founders of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Miami Law also named the LL.M. Program in Real Property Development after Traurig.
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Maine Law alumna Hilary Rapkin ‘93, Chief Legal Officer at WEX, Inc., will receive the 2018 L. Kinvin Wroth Award during the University of Maine School of Law’s commencement ceremony on May 26, 2018. Rapkin is currently responsible for overseeing WEX’s global legal, regulatory compliance, government affairs, and…
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