PHOTOS: UC Law SF Gamechanger Event
May 16, 2019
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Mapping Out Corporate Liability for MeToo Offenders
UC Law SF showcased its quality of alumni events in Southern California on cutting-edge legal issues with a discussion on the topic of “MeToo Movement: The Corporate Fall Out,” featuring two prominent alumni representing distinct interests in the bankruptcy litigation of the notorious Weinstein Company case. The many alumni in…
45 Years and Counting: Buck Delventhal’s Commitment to Public Law
Burk “Buck” Delventhal ’69 may have Herman Melville to thank for his long, productive career in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. “I remember reading ‘Billy Budd’ as a high school student,” says Delventhal. “I was fascinated by the tension between the rule of law, individual rights, and human decency.”…
Communications Strategist Nathan Ballard ’99 was Primed for Politics
Nathan Ballard ’99 has no question about what he wants to do for the rest of his life. “I’ve made it my life’s work to serve as an advisor to political leaders who fight to make the world a better place,” he says. “I enjoy the fight, and I’m right…
Maximum Impact at the Forefront for Eric Casher ’06
April 29, 2019
Eric Casher’s gratitude for his gifts and opportunities goes hand-in-hand with a feeling of responsibility to those whose lives have turned out different than his own. “I feel really fortunate to have the opportunities I’ve had, and I try to make the most of them,” he says. “I ask myself…
The Far-Reaching Impact of Mentorship
When Claude Stern ’80 was five years old, his grandmother told him the Almighty gives each person a single box of energy to use during their lifetime. And at the rate he was going, she said his would be all used up before he was an old man. “I hope…
Love Leads the Way for Gamechanging Alumna
Vien Truong ’06 loves her community, and it seems the feeling is mutual. In 2017, Assemblyman Rob Bonta of Oakland told San Francisco Magazine, “In Oakland, it’s essentially unanimous. She’s a legend.” Among Truong’s most celebrated accomplishments in the fight against poverty and pollution, the passage and implementation of California’s…
Khaldoun Baghdadi – A Case For Sincerity in the Courtroom
Khaldoun Baghdadi ’97 has had a keen sense of justice as long as he can remember. At age 16, while working as an usher at a movie theater, he tried to start a union to address the issue of insufficient overtime pay. “I thought if we had some sort of…
UC Law SF Alumna on a Mission to Prepare, Empower Underserved Communities
Martha Mendizabal grew up during the rapid proliferation of PC and mobile-phone technology in the 1990s, but she had no access to those types of devices as a poor child in Tijuana. It forced her to play catch-up as an undergraduate at UCLA. Mendizabal is now working to ensure the…
Event Brings Together UC Law SF Tax Law Community
Previous Slide Next Slide A Who’s Who list of state tax law experts, students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered on Thursday, Feb. 28 to formally welcome UC Law SF’s Center on Tax Law during the center’s inaugural reception. Attendees gathered at…
Whitney Named Fresno Alumnus of the Year
Previous Slide Next Slide Marshall Whitney ‘78 received the Fresno Alumnus of the Year award for his contributions to the legal field and service to the community. The award was presented last month at the Fresno Alumni Association’s annual reception. This year’s…
UC Law SF Mourns Passing of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi ’85
February 23, 2019
UC Law SF College of the Law Chancellor and Dean David Faigman issued the following message on the passing of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi ‘85: Dear UC Law SF Community, Like everyone who knew him, or knew about him, I was devastated to learn that our good friend…