2005 News Archives

International Advocacy Closing Night
September 14, 2006
Dena Coggins 2E was named Top Advocate at the International Advocacy Program’s Closing

Bush Names Dean Parker to Declassification Board
September 14, 2006
President George W. Bush has appointed University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law Dean

Gavin Claims Stauffer Award
September 14, 2006
Meghan Gavin won the Stauffer Charitable Trust Award in May for an article that will be

Harris Joins Tenured Faculty
September 14, 2006
Visiting Professor George Harris has accepted an offer from Dean Elizabeth Rindkopf Parker

National Security Law Journal Debuts
September 14, 2006
The new Journal of National Security Law & Policy, which examines the most pressing issue

Kennedy Inn Does It Again
September 14, 2006
A team from the Pacific McGeorge-based Anthony M. Kennedy chapter won first-place honors

Reality Series Features Three.
September 14, 2006
Pacific McGeorge is well-represented on the new NBC affiliate Bravo reality TV show, “The Law

Foley Named To Magistrate Position
September 14, 2006
Las Vegas attorney George Foley Jr., ’80, has been chosen to fill a newly created U.S.

Professor Brian Landsberg begins work on a book about the history of the Federal Voting Rights Act
September 14, 2006
Two origins of the Voting Rights Act are familiar to us. Most prominent in public consciousness

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appoints Pacific McGeorge alum Gary Winuk, Chief Deputy Director of the Office of Homeland Security
September 14, 2006
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Matthew Bettenhausen as

No. 1 seed Washington shatters Pacific's glass slipper
September 14, 2006
The Pac-10 champion Washington Huskies were too fast and too efficient

Transboundary Freshwater Ecosystem Restoration experts see need for more public-private partnerships
September 14, 2006
The 24th Annual Pacific McGeorge International Law Conference, “Transboundary Freshwater

Government Technology Magazine lists Professor Clark Kelso as One of Nation's Top CIOs
September 14, 2006
Professor J. Clark Kelso has been listed by Government Technology, one of the nation's leading

Washington, Lewis and Clark Share TYLA Regional Title
September 14, 2006
Teams from the University of Washington and Lewis and Clark Law School were the

Dream big
September 14, 2006
Don't be afraid to have big dreams, a federal appeals court judge told a group of Sacramento

Professor Malloy's Banking Law and Regulation Treatise Published
September 14, 2006
The 2005 Cumulative Supplement No. 1 to Professor Michael Malloy’s three-volume treatise

Greco Special Prosecutor at Impeachment Trial
September 14, 2006
Washoe County Chief Deputy District Attorney Dan Greco, ’86, was the special prosecutor at an

Harris Will Speak on Post-9/11 Attorney Responsibilities
September 14, 2006
Professor George Harris will speak on Saturday, January 8 at the Association of American Law

Chilean Chief Justice Visits Pacific McGeorge
September 14, 2006
Marcos Libedinsky, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Chile, visited the Pacific McGeorge

Graham Finds Unusual Solution to Suit: Buy Defendant
September 14, 2006
Chris Scott Graham, ’84, helped engineer an unusual ending to a lengthy trade-secrets

Chilean Training Expands Pacific McGeorge's International Presence
September 14, 2006
Pacific McGeorge designed and implemented an innovative, hands-on training program

Lightbody Wins Internship
September 14, 2006
Sarah Lightbody was one of only 27 candidates nationwide to selected for a National Academy

Daskas Plays Role in Las Vegas Drama
September 14, 2006
Only 11 years out of law school, Robert Daskas, ’93, played a prominent role in the sensational

Maggie Baingana Speaks at Sacramento High School
September 14, 2006
Maggie Baingana, the Rwandan attorney who earned an LL.M.(master’s) degree in Government

Law Journal Publishes Greensheets
September 14, 2006
Sixteen writers contributed to the new “Greensheets” in the McGeorge Law Review

Manson Honored At Commencement
September 14, 2006
Craig Manson, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks, was named

On-Line Course Offered This Summer
September 14, 2006
Pacific McGeorge offers its first distance-learning course, Mental Disability Law

Marcos Breton: Pacific an institution of higher yearning
September 14, 2006
STOCKTON - Just a short drive south of Sacramento, you'll find the nation's 17th-ranked college

PDs Laud Law School Program
September 14, 2006
Pacific McGeorge’s California Parole Advocacy Program was honored by the California Public

Justice Robert Puglia - A Justice For All
September 14, 2006
Pacific McGeorge has enjoyed the unqualified support of the Sacramento judiciary

Raising the Bar
September 14, 2006
Five students from the School of Law and Public Service were recently recognized in two

Rohwer Returns From Viet Nam
September 14, 2006
Associate Director for International Affairs Claude Rohwer completed his sixth working mission

Ruthe Ashley receives API Heritage Award for Excellence in Public Service
September 14, 2006
Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration at the State Capitol – Prominent APIs to

Schwarzenegger Names Hoch
September 14, 2006
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Andrew Hoch, ’84, as the new administrative

Taylor Serves As Judge
September 14, 2006
Professor Joe Taylor served two weeks (May 10-21) as a judge pro tem duty for the

Truden Wins
September 14, 2006
Colleen Truden, a 2004 LL.M. graduate of Pacific McGeorge won the Republican primary for the

Student, Professors Co-Author Article
September 14, 2006
Kathleen Cordova-Lyon 4E co-wrote an article, “Estoppel to Avoid the California Statute of

Zupancic Wins Primary
September 14, 2006
Lake Oswego attorney Jim Zupancic, ’79, won the Republican primary in Oregon’s 5th

Maggie Baingana Speaks at Sacramento High School
April 18, 2006
Maggie Baingana, the Rwandan attorney who earned an LL.M.(master’s) degree in Government

Globalizing the Legal Curriculum
December 08, 2005
In August 2005, the Pacific McGeorge Center for Global Business

Dean seeks community connections
November 30, 2005
When Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker became the dean of McGeorge School of Law almost

Craig Manson Returns to Pacific McGeorge. Hear Craig's interview on NPR
November 16, 2005
On Thursday, February 16, 2006, Craig Manson will speak at the "California and

Students Provide In-Depth Analysis of Pending Ballot Measures in Initiative Forum
October 25, 2005
On Thursday, November 3, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in Classroom A, Pacific McGeorge students

2002 Graduate Tells What It's Like To Defend Terror Suspect
October 19, 2005
Wazhma Mojaddidi, ’02, was pursuing a quiet law practice in northern California and working

Kristi Seargeant Returns from New Orleans
September 28, 2005
Kristi Seargeant isn’t just a supermom, she’s a superheroine

Justice Kennedy featured in New Yorker.
September 12, 2005
Justice Anthony Kennedy, Long Term Professor at Pacific McGeorge's Summer Program

Law Students and Faculty Offer to Help New Orleans
September 02, 2005
An Offer to Help All Law Students and Law Faculty at Tulane University and the University of

Once again, Pacific McGeorge student Erich Shiners takes top honors in writing competition
August 24, 2005
Erich Shiners, a law student at Pacific McGeorge, is the winner of the 2005 Competition

Dajani Explains Gaza Pullout
August 16, 2005
Professor Omar Dajani was a guest on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on August 15.

Child Protection in America: Past, Present, and Future written by Distinguished Professor published by Oxford University Press (2005)
August 10, 2005
Child abuse and neglect are intractable social problems exacting a terrible toll