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Jackson Named ‘Outstanding Advocate’

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:45:54 +0000

Legal Skills Professor Joseph Jackson received the award “Outstanding Advocate for the Homeless” at the annual meeting of the Florida Homeless Coalition in Tampa Oct. 5. In his nomination for the award, Arupa Freeman wrote, “UF law professor Joe Jackson provides outstanding service to homeless people as an advocate, negotiator, and advisor. Joe rides with the HOME van, taking food and friendship to homeless people in the woods and parks. He has won their trust; they pass his name around and he frequently receives calls seeking advice or representation, which he has provided — without charge — in criminal matters, probate matters, claims for destruction of property by the police, access to property in a towed car, and a ban on access to the library.

“Joe also advocates effectively for service providers…has established contacts with city officials and law enforcement personnel, and acts as a liaison when homeless people are harassed, convincing the authorities to respect homeless people’s rights and even practice compassion.

“Joe serves actively on the Florida Bar’s Ad Hoc Committee on Homelessness, helped organize and moderate an all-day seminar on the legal needs of the homeless, and has repeatedly lobbied City Commissioners and other officials to create needed facilities and eliminate unreasonable restrictions on panhandling.”

Scholarship and Activities; Barbara Noah

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:44:31 +0000

Research Associate Barbara Noah published “Bioethical Malpractice: Risk and Responsibility in Human Research,” 7 J. Health Care L. & Pol’y 175- 241 (2004).

Scholarship and Activities: Marty McMahon

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:43:23 +0000

Professor Marty McMahon published “Recent Developments in Federal Income Taxation: The Year 2003,” 6 Fla. Tax Rev. 445-574 (2004).

Salliant Earns Yegelwel Fellowship

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:36:50 +0000

UF law student Megan Salliant (1L, right) has been named the recipient of the 2004-05 Evan Yegelwel Fellowship, according to the the school’s Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations (CSRRR). Salliant will receive $2,000 to support research on crime motivated by hate, prejudice or stereotyping.

Salliant earned her degree in Policy Studies from Indiana University in 2001, then served for a year as an Americorps VISTA in Denver and Atlanta. As a VISTA, she helped students in schools in low-income communities with issues relating to literacy and college preparedness. She also has worked as an investigator with the Montgomery County Public Defender’s Office in Rockville, Maryland. She plans to pursue a career in civil rights or criminal law.

The Yegelwel Fellowship is made possible by a generous gift from UF law alumnus Evan Yegelwel (UF JD 80), a partner in the Jacksonville firm of Brown, Terrell, Hogan, Ellis, McClamma, and Yegelwel.