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University of La Verne College of Law
Vol. 6, No. 4
May 2008
By the time you read this column, most of your final exams will have been completed. Some of you, especially those who are graduating, will feel great; others will feel like you’ve been run over by a truck. Regardless how you feel about your exam performance, it is not productive to speculate or otherwise dwell on it; so forget about it and enjoy the summer.
The Dean Search Committee, which I chaired, brought three qualified dean candidates to the campus for full interviews. Each candidate met with the President, Provost, the Executive Vice President, student leaders, faculty, and staff. Each candidate brought different strengths to the table. I am pleased to announce that the University has appointed Dean Allen Easley as the College of Law’s next dean. Dean Easley, who was the Dean at William Mitchell College of Law until 2007, will be joining us this summer. His experience with both the ABA and AALS processes will serve us well as he leads the College of Law to full ABA approval. These are exciting times as we ready the College of Law for full approval.
I would like to extend my congratulations to Professor Donna Greschner who has been granted tenure, and to Interim Associate Dean Juanda Daniel who has been promoted to Professor of Law with tenure. Also, congratulations go out to Professor Diane Uchimiya who has been promoted to Associate Professor of Law. On Friday, May 9, at the University’s Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony, Associate Professor Diane J. Klein received the University’s Graduate Professor of the Year award. Professor Klein worked extraordinarily hard to restructure our Law Review this year and her award is well-deserved.
There will be some changes in the faculty next year. Professor Donna Greschner has accepted the position of Dean at the University of Victoria College of Law (in British Columbia, Canada); Professor John Linarelli will be a visiting professor at Northeastern Law School during the next academic year; and Assistant Professor Cristina Knolton is leaving us to teach legal writing at Southwestern Law School. All three will be missed. On a positive note, Professor Megan Chaney, who is currently at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Law, will be joining the tenure-track faculty next fall teaching Professional Responsibility and Criminal Procedure. Ed Perez has accepted my invitation to be a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law during the next academic year as has Judge Phillip Argento (ret.) who brings a wealth of experience both as a jurist and as a teacher.
The Founders Gala was held on Saturday, April 26 at the Avalon Room at the Fairplex. The event was a resounding success. Members of the bench and bar, including many of our alumni and students, attended and were dressed in elegant attire. Judge Paul Egly and the other founders of the College of Law were honored by the likes of Judge Tom Nuss, President Steve Morgan, Michael Bidart, Professor Jane Egly, and former Professor Bob Knell. I even had an opportunity to say a few words acknowledging Judge Egly as a friend and mentor. Thanks to the hard work of a lot of people, the event came off smoothly and raised a lot of money for the Judge Egly Endowed Scholarship Fund. If you thought the Founders Gala was spectacular, just wait until September of 2010 when we honor the College of Law’s 40th year in Inland Southern California.
May is always an exciting month. Bar results for the February bar takers should be out on Friday the 16th. As always, I hope that all, or at least most, of our graduates successfully pass the bar exam and will participate in the swearing-in ceremony in June hosted by the College of Law. I also look forward to the graduation party on May 17 and Commencement on May 18. As one of my final acts as Interim Dean, I will have the honor of addressing the graduates.
Finally, let me say again how much of a privilege it was to serve as your Dean this year. I am especially grateful for all the support I received from faculty, staff, and students who, in the end, came together to make this crazy year a success. I especially want to express my gratitude to Interim Associate Dean Juanda Daniel for stepping into the role I vacated and keeping the academic program on track. In 1990, I left the practice of law to become a full time professor at the College of Law; a decision I never regretted. Since 1996, I have served as Associate Dean overseeing the academic program and moving the College of Law towards ABA approval. I now look forward to spending my time in the classroom doing what I love best, which is teaching.
So I close this, my final column, wishing all of you the very best in life, both personally and professionally.H. Randall Rubin
NEWS
Interim Dean and Professor of Law*** The University of La Verne College of Law will celebrate the 2008 Hooding and Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 18, at 4:00 p.m. Congratulations to the CLASS OF 2008:
FABIO ORLANDO AMADOR CALLEJAS; AMBER TAMARA ASHBY; NICOLE MARIE BRIGUGLIO; ROBERT GEOFFREY BRODERICK; TYLER HAMNETT BROWN; SHAMOON A. BUDHWANI; SEAN MICHAEL CASSIS; SOLOMON AARIC CHEIFER, magna cum laude; TINA MARIE CHEN, magna cum laude; MEHRAN RON CHINI; ERIC NGUYEN CHUNG; CANDACE ALVENIA CROMES; JENNIFER MARIE DACEY; ERIC JOHN DANOWITZ, magna cum laude; JACQUELINE DAO, cum laude;MARK ROBERT DENNING; CAROLINA VERONICA DIAZ; ALESHA DONOSO; JAMES McEWEN DUNN, JR.; JULIE MARIE ETTARI; ALLAN ROSS FANUCCHI; CHRISTOPHER BADEN FUSELIER; BRENDAN KAHLIL GIBSON; DANE PAUL GILLIAM; CHARLOTTE ANNE GRAHAM; NEDDA HAERI; LAUREN EVA HARDISTY, cum laude; THOMAS JOSHUA HILTON, cum laude; JOSEPH GERALD HIRSCH, cum laude; LADD HOYAL; CARLO CASASOLA IGNACIO, magna cum laude; CORI BROOKE JONES; KYOKO KANAI; JACK KECHICHIAN, cum laude; OLIVER PRESTON KING; SHARIFA NAILAH KING; INHEE KWAK; JEFFREY ROBBIN LAMB; JOSE AGUSTIN LARA; LAUREN ANN ERMINI EVELYN LENZA; ALISHA DANIELLE LEUER; TERESA MAH; DAVID SIMON MANZUR; MARIAM MARY MARGARYAN; GUSTAVO CHACON MENDOZA; PRISCILLA CLAUDIA MENDOZA; STEVEN PATRICK MESSNER, summa cum laude; ANDREW RICHARD MORAND; JOHN HOSNI MORKOS, cum laude; BARRY RICHARD MORRISON; DAVID D. NGO; LAURA RAQUEL OCHOA; THOMAS MILOSZ ORLINSKI; LAURA LYN PARRISH; TANAZ PARSAI; SHAWN P. PATTERSON; JORGE A. PENA; LORI J. PERRY; NANOR PILILIAN; ANTHONY PATRICK RADOGNA; MIESHA ELISE REDMOND; JEFFREY DAVID ROBERTS; ARMAN SAAKYAN; CASSANDRA LYNNE SAILY; JULIEANN RIMON SAYEGH, cum laude; NICOLA SCOTT; NICOLE A. SHANAHAN; DIANE MICHELLE SINGLETON-SMITH; DARIN KIRK SPIEGEL; RODRIGO SUAREZ, magna cum laude; FRANKIE BERNARD TARANTO; ACE THOMAS TATE; MANUELA GWENDOLLYNE TODORUT; LAM TRAN; BRENT L. VALDEZ; ANTHONY B. VIGIL; NATHAN DOUGLAS WENTE; RANGER JARETT WIENS.
*** The Student Bar Association is sponsoring the year-end party, the Barristers’ Ball, on May 17 at the 5:00 p.m., Pacific Palms Resort. The event, where the entire student body is invited, is a culmination to the school year. It provides a chance to honor the graduating students and for students and faculty to meet in a social setting; after finals and before the spring grades are released.
Congratulations are also in order to the Student Bar Association officers for 2008-2009:
President: Melanie Blackmer
Vice President: Patrick Santos
Secretary: Melody Zandpour
Treasurer: Ryan Andrews
Historian: Sofia Ahmed
ABA Representative: Kristine Eisler
Social Chair: Yunna Mirolyan
2L Representative: Michelle Takagishi-Almeida
3L Representative: Jason Rose
Part-Time Program Representative: Reza Akef*** The Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA), in conjunction with National APALSA, had a networking mixer last month in Los Angeles. Law students from the college, Loyola Law School, Southwestern Law School, and Western State Law School were all in attendance.
APALSA concluded the year with a barbeque on April 27 in Rancho Cucamonga. The graduating members and the present board were honored and the new 2008-2009 board was inducted. The new officers are: Angela S. Kuo (President), Jimmy Nguyen (President-Elect), Jasmeer Chahal (Vice-President), Andrew Chou (Treasurer), Kenny Tejada (Secretary), Victor Sai (Historian), Mae-Elaine Ednalaga (Social), and Hyung Ahn (2L Representative).
*** Be sure to welcome and congratulate the 2008-2009 officers of the Black Law Students Association:
President: Khalilah Durias
Vice-President: Demetrius Williams
Treasurer: Cicely Evans
Secretary: Michelle Takagishi-Almeida
Historian: Akita Taylor
*** Congratulations to the Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity 2008-2009 officers:
Dean - Angela S. Kuo
Vice Dean - Benjamin Falcioni
Clerk of Exchequer - Jimmy Nguyen
Clerk of Rolls - Danielle Dube
Master of Ritual - Molly Weber
Tribune - Tamara "Tami" Rogers
Bailiff - Melody ZandpourThe fraternity held its annual end-of-the-year banquet on April 11 at the Sierra La Verne Country Club. The fraternity chapter, known as the Egly Senate, recognized the many contributions of Judge Paul Egly. In addition to Judge Egly and Professor Jane Egly, also in attendance were Interim Dean H. Randall Rubin and Professors Charles Doskow, Susan Exon, Kevin Marshall, and Edward Perez.
*** The Federalist Society hosted a talk by Professor Robert Turner of the University of Virginia, on April 23 at noon. Professor Turner’s talk was entitled “Why Your Government is Such a Good Listener to You and Everyone Else: Wiretapping and the U.S. Government.”
According to Professor John Linarelli, faculty adviser, Professor Turner is Associate Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for National Security Law and, along with Professor John Norton Moore, “co-authored one of the earliest and most influential of casebooks on National Security Law.”
*** Congratulations to the Hispanic National Bar Association 2008-2009 officers:
Co-Presidents: Natalie Garcia (Evening) & Matt Murillo (Day)
Co-President Elects: John Mendoza (Day) & John Castillo (Evening)
Vice-President: Cindy Moreno
Secretary: Angelica Arteaga
3d Year Rep: Mark Jimenez
Treasurer: Jerome Raguero
Historian: Krystal Rodriguez*** Kudos to the 2008-2009 board of The Society for Legal Studies and Business:
President--Kyle Claussen
Vice-President--Hunter McMahon
Treasurer--Ryan Bykerk
Secretary--Reza Akef
Public Relations Director--Kelsey Mezzanatto*** Loud applause and pats on the back to the following recipients of The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) awards. The awards are given to the student/s who have received the highest grade in the particular subject.
Summer 2007
Administrative Law – Charlotte Graham
Appellate Advocacy – Nina Hawkinson and James McDermed
California Civil Procedure – Tina Chen
Juvenile Law – Arin Scapa
Legal Analysis and Writing II – Melissa Pratt
Mass Media Law – Jordan Gilbertson
Moot Court Honors Program – Steven Messner
Professional Responsibility – Leslie Riley
Torts (Year-long grade) – Shanna Burkholder
White Collar Crime – Jayashree KumarFall 2007
Antidiscrimination Seminar – David Foate
Antitrust and Trade Regulations – Joseph Hirsch
Bankruptcy – Lauralyn Parrish
Business Organizations– Kyle Claussen and Eric Danowitz
California Real Estate Practice – Jian Ni
Community Property – Dane Gilliam
Civil Rights Law – Steven Messner
Constitutional Law– Melanie Blackmer, Timothy Hobbs, and Andrew Amara
Criminal Procedure – Charles Mayr and Tersa Mah
Estate Planning – Jacqueline Dao, Tara Durbin, Joseph Hirsch and Brent McManigal
Evidence – Timothy Hobbs and Jordan Gilbertson
Family Law Practicum – Miesha Redmond
Health Care Law and Policy – Vivan Lai
Immigration Law – Charles Mayr
Income Taxation – Graham Miller
International Trade and Business – Lauren Hardisty
Lawyering Skills Practicum – Alesha Donoso, Allan Fanucchi, Lauren Lenza, Steven Messner, Solomon Cheifer, Tina Chen, Ranger Wiens, and Julie Ettari
Legal Analysis and Writing I – Danielle Dube, Sofia Ahmed, Ryan Bykerk, Suzanne Johnson, Olen-Keith Guiab, Philip Stutzman, Melody Zandpour, and Andrew Kim
Mediation – Diane Singleton-Smith
Professional Responsibility – Patrick Santos
Remedies – Tina Chen
Sales – Tina Chen
Transactional and Statutory Analysis – Benjamin Ruesch
Wills and Trusts – Eric Danowitz*** University Provost Dr. Alden Reimonenq on May 8 congratulated the winners of the university’s Growing with Diversity Committee essay competition. The winners included law students Jason Rose and Chester Sant, graduate student Gina Curasi, and undergraduates Molly Morin and Veronica Perez.
*** The college held its Founders Gala on Saturday, April 26, at the Avalon in the Fairplex. The event honored the founders of the law school: Judge Paul W. Egly (retired), Attorney Stephen Charles Jones, Attorney Sandra Rae, Dr. Donald Clague, and the late Dr. Leland Newcomer.
The event, attended by university officers headed by president Steve Morgan, included faculty, staff, alumni, students, and friends of the school from the bench and bar and the surrounding community. It honored the vision of Judge Egly and the other founders and everyone was treated to a video that highlighted the founders and the school—from its humble beginnings to its receipt of provisional accreditation from the American Bar Association. See http://law.ulv.edu/about_the_college/current_news/05-02-08.html for more information about the Founders Gala.
*** Professor Susan Nauss Exon on April 25 participated in the Faculty Publications Day held on the main campus. She presented the following article which was published by Missouri-Columbia Law School (2006 Journal of Dispute Resolution): “How Can A Mediator Be Both Impartial and Fair?: Why Ethical Standards of Conduct Create Chaos for Mediators.” According to Professor Exon she also has “two law articles that are coming out soon: The Effect that Mediator Styles Impose on Neutrality and Impartiality Requirements of Mediation, 42 U.S.F. L. REV. ___ (2008) (forthcoming); and The Misnomer of a Mediation Value: Why Every Mediator Cannot Remain Impartial, 1 WORLD ARB. & MED. REV., No. 6 (2007) (forthcoming).”
*** Professor Charles Doskow was a guest on Patt Morrison's afternoon radio show on KPCC (89.3 FM) on April 14, discussing the federal law “which allows the Department of Homeland Security to ignore all laws and regulations which might interfere with the prompt completion of a segment of the fence to be built along the U.S. border with Mexico.” Dean John Eastman of the Chapman Law School also participated on the program, during which both participants answered questions about the law from Ms. Morrison and phone callers.
*** Adjunct Professor Bill Brutocao was in the news recently when the case he filed on behalf of artist Kent Twitchell was featured in the May 1 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal and the Los Angeles Times. His client will reportedly receive $1.1 million to settle the lawsuit filed after workers “painted over [Twitchell’s] mural that had graced the side of a downtown government building.”
Professors Brutocao and Robert Rose, of Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson in Pasadena, are scheduled to co-teach a fall course in intellectual property.*** The Los Angeles County Bar Association Domestic Violence Project is looking for law student volunteers. Volunteers will help victims of domestic violence obtain temporary and permanent restraining orders against their assailants. Please contact Sara Rondon at srleek@lacba.org for more details.
*** The university community celebrated Earth Day on April 22 at 11:00 a.m. in Sneaky Park, on the main campus. The celebration included booths, a recycling fair, a clothing trade-off and other interactive activities to “exemplify integration of sustainability in everyday living.”
*** Join fellow university supporters for an evening of dinner, music, and dancing at the Estate of Kay and Herb Hafif. According to Denise Manila, Grant and Foundation Coordinator, “Concerts Under the Stars is hosting its annual fund raiser; all ticket sales will go directly to the University of La Verne Scholarship Fund.” The concert dates are July 26, August 9, and August 16. The gates open at 5:00 p.m., followed by dinner and entertainment. For tickets and more information, please contact Ms. Manila at (909) 593-3511 ext. 4689.
THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE COL NEWSLETTER WILL BE IN September 2008. Please contact Assistant Dean San Juan at (909) 460-2023 or email him at sanjuanv@ulv.edu for submissions, questions, comments, etc. about this newsletter.
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