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Moot Court announces final four, new members

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:28:50 +0000

The Florida Moot Court Team presents the final four and new general members: Amy Podolsky, Brandon White, Kelsey Veitengruber and Danielle Grundt (supported by alternate Dylan Shea), all 2Ls, will argue before a panel distinguished judges in the 26th Annual Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe Final Four Moot Court Competition on Friday, Sept. 9, Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center. The final four and alternate are joined by the following new members: Will Anderson; Nicholas Andrews; Robbie Boone; Gonzalo Funes; Robert Graham; Monica Hernandez; Ryan Hopper; Tyler Hudson; Ryan Gilbert; Amy Limontes; Robert O’Linn; Zachary Ritz and Joseph Somake.

Office of Admissions seeks new members for Student Recruitment Team

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:28:33 +0000

The Office of Admissions is seeking new members for the Student Recruitment Team (SRT) to help recruit the nation’s top candidates to the Levin College of Law. SRT is a group of 40 current law students, which conducts campus tours, discusses law school experiences with prospective law students, and occasionally participates in recruitment events on behalf of UF Law. The members of the team also assist with campus events such as Admitted Students Day and the Road Map programs. In addition, team members have the opportunity to travel around the nation to represent UF Law at recruiting events, participate in panel discussions, or speak to student organizations regarding UF Law admissions. One hour per week and participation in one of the special events are the minimum commitments for the program. To learn more about the Student Recruitment Team and for an application, attend an informational meeting Wednesday, Aug. 31, at noon in HOL 285A. For more information contact Noemar Castro.

3L publishes co-authored book review, invited to present at San Diego conference

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:28:07 +0000

Caroline Joan (“Kay”) Picart (3L) published a co-authored book review with Marlowe Fox of Marouf A. Hasian, Jr.’s Rhetorical Vectors of Memory in National and International Holocaust Trials (East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2006), Southern Journal of Communication, Vol. 76, No. 3, July-August 2011. She has a contracted, forthcoming article, “Attempting to Go Beyond Forgetting: the Legacy of the Tokyo IMT and Crimes of Violence Against Women as a Military Strategy,” East Anglia Law Review (University of Pennsylvania), Volume VII, November 2011, and published an invited blog, “Copyright, Choreography and Critical Race Theory: Whiteness as Status Property in Balanchine’s Ballets,” Arizona State University Law Review blog, April 14, 2011. She has been invited to present her research at a forthcoming law conference: “Works in Progress: ‘Exotic’ Whiteness as Status Property in Fuller’s Skirt Dance and Graham’s Modern Dances, Latino and Latina Critical Theory Conference” (LatCrit) VI, San Diego, CA, forthcoming Oct. 8, 2011.

Trial advocacy program receives gift thanks to alumnus, ABOTA

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:27:48 +0000

The Florida chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates recently selected Jeff Garvin (JD 73) as its Trial Lawyer of the Year. With this recognition also came the responsibility to select a trial advocacy program to direct a gift that ABOTA would sponsor. Garvin selected UF’s trial advocacy program as the recipient to the gift, which makes it the second gift from ABOTA in the past two years. Garvin, left, is pictured here with Legal Skills Professor Jennifer Zedalis and ABOTA-Florida Chapter shareholder Bob Cole.

Glasser Barbecue slated for Sept. 13

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:27:31 +0000

The Levin College of Law is holding a free barbecue for all students, faculty and staff Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard. The food is from Hill’s Bar-B-Que in Gainesville and the event is sponsored by the Gene K. and Elaine Glasser Endowment. The Glassers, who are both UF alumni, also sponsored last year’s barbecue. They hope the annual event will foster a greater sense of community among people at the law school. “The law school education I received at the University of Florida has greatly influenced my professional and personal life, creating lasting memories with my friends,” said Gene Glasser, a Fort Lauderdale attorney who received his Juris Doctor degree from UF Law in 1972. The event is a great chance for incoming students to get to know one another and feel like a part of the law school community.