Donors Fuel Success of Into the Future Campaign Launch with $2 million in Gifts

Chancellor and Dean David Faigman announces the $100 million campaign goal in an auditorium with a sign listing the goal.

Chancellor and Dean David Faigman announces the $100 million goal for Into the Future: The Campaign for UC Law San Francisco during the launch event Sept. 27. Donors have contributed $66.1 million toward the goal.

Donors have provided $2 million in gifts that were announced during the kickoff event for Into the Future: The Campaign for UC Law San Francisco.

On Sept. 27, UC Law SF today launched comprehensive fundraising campaign – its fUC Law SF seal and Into the Future logo side by side.irst ever – with a goal of raising $100 million to support students, faculty, and innovative initiatives.

The gifts announced by Chancellor & Dean David Faigman and Chief Advancement Officer Julia Jordan were:

  • $350,000 in initial funding for the new Center for Constitutional Democracy.
  • $200,000 for the Khaleed Rasheed Scholarship Fund, raised in partnership with and with funding from McManis Faulkner. Rasheed was a UC Law SF student who died in 2023 after his 1L year. He worked at McManis Faulkner before law school.
  • $450,000 in additional gifts from Roger Dreyer ’80 and Carol Wieckowski Dreyer ’79 to support the UC Law SF Trial Team Program and create a scholarship program for Trial Team members.
Joseph W. Cotchett ’64 speaks from a lectern.

Joseph W. Cotchett ’64, a co-chair for the Into the Future campaign, tells supporters of the college that the evolving legal profession needs lawyers who’ve received the outstanding education provided by UC Law SF.

Joseph W. Cotchett provided gifts totaling $1.1 million, including:

  • $500,000 to name a classroom in honor of former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown ’58.
  • $500,000 to name a classroom in honor of former U.S. Representative Jackie Speier ’76.
  • $100,000 for the Center for Constitutional Democracy.

“We’re off to an inspiring start with the Into the Future: The Campaign for UC Law San Francisco,” Jordan said. “The momentum we’ve seen so far is truly encouraging. Every step toward our goal reflects the collective belief in the vision of UC Law San Francisco, and I’m excited for what’s ahead as we continue turning ambition into impact.”

The Into the Future campaign’s priorities will position the College, and its students, to stay at the forefront of a changing profession. The priorities are:

  • Student success – Supporting talented students through scholarships and programs that prepare graduates for successful careers.
  • Faculty excellence – Supporting and attracting the country’s top legal minds, as they advance UC Law SF’s legacy of exceptional teaching and produce influential research and scholarship that shapes law and policy.
  • Innovative initiatives – Supporting research centers, scholars, and collaborations that tackle societal challenges and expose students to real-world legal challenges, including AI law, launching startups, and access to justice in the Bay Area and around the world.