2007 News Archives

National Ethics Trial Competition 2008
March 14, 2008
Open to all ABA-accredited law schools that have demonstrated excellence in the training of law students in ethical trial practice

Sustainable Development Symposium Tackles Front-Page Issues
November 26, 2007
An on-campus conference, “Taking Stock of Sustainable Development at 20,” in mid-November

Clinic Case Results In Published Victory
November 20, 2007
The California Third District Court of Appeal handed Pacific McGeorge's Community Legal Services

Olson Takes Second In Chicago Competition
November 15, 2007
Third-year evening student Matt Olson received the second-best oralist award on November 10

Copeland Wins Bar Scholarship
November 12, 2007
Third-year Day student Victor Copeland was awarded a $5,000 scholarship by the California Bar

Gala Honors Alumni, Law School Partners
November 06, 2007
More than 525 people gathered to recognize leadership among alumni, the community, and the

Vitiello Teaching in Italy
October 25, 2007
Professor Michael Vitiello is teaching a course at the University of Parma this semester on a

Carter Works with Africa Judges
October 19, 2007
Professor Linda Carter was among the facilitators at the 2nd West African Judicial Colloquium

Rolling Down the River
October 10, 2007
Over 450 students participated in the annual Raft Race on the American River on September 15

Sims and Yoo debate electronic surveillance
October 10, 2007
Boalt Hall professor John Yoo and Pacific McGeorge professor John Sims debated the

Kelsos Launch First Con Law E-Treatise
October 01, 2007
Charles Kelso has been teaching law for 56 years, but he is by no means set in his ways.

Yoo, Sims to Debate Electronic Surveillance
September 28, 2007
Boalt Hall professor John Yoo and Pacific McGeorge professor John Sims will debate the Bush

Nader Headlines Ethics Symposium
September 20, 2007
Ralph Nader speaks at Pacific McGeorge's 2nd Annual "Ethics Across the Professions" symposium ...

Pacific Offers Accelerated Honors Law Program Next Fall
September 14, 2007
University of the Pacific (Pacific) is pleased to announce the Pacific Legal Scholars Program

Galves Chairs LawTech 2007
September 14, 2007
Pacific McGeorge Professor Fred Galves will chair the Fifth International Conference on Law

Help Improve Oak Park
September 14, 2007
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) has created a fund designated for

Marciarille Joins Capital Center
September 14, 2007
Ann Marie Marciarille has joined Pacific McGeorge’s Capital Center for Government Law and Policy

University Boosts Magazine Ranking
August 21, 2007
The University of the Pacific was named in the top 100 schools for the second year in a row

ABA Honors Justice Kennedy
August 21, 2007
The American Bar Association honored Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

Slovakia Honors McCaffrey
August 10, 2007
Professor Steve McCaffrey will receive The White Dual Cross Order for his service to Slovakia

Abraham's Action Has National Impact
August 09, 2007
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham, ’94, was drawn into the national news spotlight when he became

Low's Client Gains Freedom After Split Verdict
August 04, 2007
A Camp Pendleton jury on August 3 sentenced a Marine corporal defended by Joseph Low, '97

First Phase of China Program Complete
August 04, 2007
Pacific McGeorge faculty conducted three weeks of workshops in Guangzhou, China

Schwarzenegger Names Seven Alumni To Superior Court of California Bench
June 25, 2007
No fewer than seven of the 26 new judges named by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

All The World’s A Stage
June 21, 2007
The inaugural class of Pacific McGeorge’s Summer Program on European Legal Studies in

Summer Associate Research Workshop Makes A Smashing Debut
June 21, 2007
More than 90 law students from 13 law schools attended a research program for summer

80 Hurdle February Bar
June 13, 2007
With one-third of Pacific McGeorge’s students enrolled in the part-time program, the State Bar

Penn State Picks Calvert
June 11, 2007
Clay Calvert, ’91, has been named the inaugural holder of the John and Ann Curley

Landsberg Wins Eberhardt Award
May 31, 2007
Professor Brian Landsberg was named winner of the prestigious Eberhardt Teacher-Scholar

Alums Sworn-In At Supreme Court
May 24, 2007
Nine alumni participated in a swearing-in ceremony sponsored by the Pacific McGeorge Alumni

University Honors Wile
May 24, 2007
President Don De Rosa conferred the Order of the Pacific on retiring Pacific McGeorge Professor

Handley, Mahr Lead Class of 2007
May 16, 2007
Breann Handley and Nicholas Mahr were the valedictorians of Pacific McGeorge’s Class of 2007

Coif Honors Twenty-nine
May 14, 2007
Twenty-nine Class of 2007 graduates were inducted into the Pacific McGeorge Chapter of the

Taylor Presides Over Criminal Trials
May 14, 2007
Professor Joseph Taylor served as a judge pro tem for two weeks in May at the Sacramento

Pacific Receives $100 Million Gift
May 07, 2007
Bob and Jeannette Powell made an estate gift of $100 million to University of the Pacific on May

Goldstone To Be Honored At Commencement
May 02, 2007
Richard Goldstone, one of the world’s leading jurists in international criminal justice, will speak

Fakhoury, Nitka Take Traynor Title
April 26, 2007
Hanni Fakhoury and David Nitka teamed up to win the Roger J. Traynor California Moot Court

Brown Named Top Oral Advocate
April 20, 2007
Kirsten Brown was selected Top Oral Advocate at the Appellate and International Advocacy’s

Eilenberg, Smith Take Second
April 20, 2007
The team of Ben Eilenberg and Carsen Smith was the runner-up at 8th Annual Environmental

Lore Leads Vis Team
April 20, 2007
A Pacific McGeorge team fared well at the 14 th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial

The State Bar and California Young Lawyers Want to Hear from Young Alums
April 05, 2007
Alums with 5 years (or fewer) of practice in California or under 37 years of age are invited to

Pacific McGeorge Programs Earn National Acclaim
April 05, 2007
Pacific McGeorge achieves distinction in having two programs noted among the nation’s top 20

Three Honored at Victims' Rights Conference
March 27, 2007
Three leaders in the victims’ rights movement were honored at a symposium marking the

Brooklyn Wins National Ethics Title
March 26, 2007
Brooklyn Law School took the title in the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law’s

US Supreme Court Swearing-in Ceremony this May
March 06, 2007
Pacific McGeorge Alumni who have served in the profession for at least three years have

Is a Judicial Clerkship in Your Future?
March 05, 2007
The traditional pattern of federal judges hiring graduating law students to serve as their law

Gonzales Discusses War on Terrorism
March 02, 2007
U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales discussed the U.S. Department of Justice’s

Global Center Launches London Program
February 08, 2007
Pacific McGeorge’s Center for Global Business and Development will co-sponsor a new summer

Free MCLE Rolls On In January
February 02, 2007
More than 570 attorneys attended the Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association’s 12th Annual MCLE

Uelmen Delivers Ashe Lecture
February 01, 2007
Gerald Uelmen, one of California’s most prominent legal scholars and well-known attorneys

Spurgeon Named to Schaber Chair
January 12, 2007
Edward “Ned” Spurgeon was introduced as the inaugural holder of the Gordon D. Schaber

Globalizing the Law School Curriculum Workshop in Washington DC
January 12, 2007
Pacific McGeorge sponsored a well-attended workshop on “Globalizing the Law School

CalPERS Names Ashley
January 04, 2007
Ruthe Ashley, ’88, the Assistant Dean and Director for Pacific McGeorge’s Career Development

International Specialty Courses Offered This Spring
January 02, 2007
Pacific McGeorge offers an exciting lineup of special international law courses each spring taught