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News Briefs
| Public Justice Foundation sponsoring 2010 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest |
| Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations Summer 2010 Yegelwel Fellowship |
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Law students run across the front lawn in a three-legged race during Thursday's JMBA Field Day. (UF Law/ Scott Emerson)
UF Law students summoned to court
UF Law students interested in observing and interacting with members of the First District Court of Appeals are asked to convene in the new Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center this Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Study abroad with UF Law in Costa Rica, France or South Africa
Deadlines are quickly approaching for UF Law’s summer study abroad programs. With programs in San Jose, Costa Rica; Cape Town, South Africa; and Montpellier and Paris, France, students who study abroad gain international experience and exposure and a distinguishing edge in today’s competitive job market. UF Law jointly sponsors the ABA-approved summer law programs with the University of Costa Rica, University of Cape Town and University of Montpellier.
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Immigration DREAM debate to be held at UF Law Nov. 3
Should undocumented immigrant students who have lived in the U.S. for at least five years and have earned a high school diploma be given lawful permanent resident status? That is the topic for a Nov. 3 panel discussion being held at the UF College of Law. From noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom (HOL 180), representatives from both the pro and con of this issue will debate the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. In 2000, a version of this bill was unable to gain enough support to pass in the House and Senate. This year, the legislation has been reintroduced.
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American Constitution Society holds healthcare discussion
On Oct. 21, The American Constitutional Society at the Levin College of Law sponsored a panel discussion exploring the current state of the United States’ healthcare system and posing the question of why it matters, cleverly titled “How’s your Health? Care?” The panel included Dr. Robert Hatch, associate professor and director of medical education at the University of Florida College of Medicine; Dr. Nancy Hardt, professor with the Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and senior associate dean for External Affairs at the University of Florida College of Medicine; John Reiss, associate professor at the Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research and Department of Pediatrics and associate professor with the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida; and Dr. Mona Al-Amin, assistant professor at the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida.
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Bibas and Stinneford debate involving emotions in death penalty decisions
While many commentators argue that we should separate our emotions from how we punish criminals, Professor Stephanos Bibas thinks we should put emotion back into the capital punishment debate. “I think that the separation of emotions from reason misconceives what it means to have appropriate moral judgment in punishment,” said Bibas, professor of law and criminology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, who spoke about the death penalty at an event hosted by the Federalist Society. “It has to do with the symbolism or the gravity, the message that is sent, the lesson that people feel is taught.”
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UF Law professors discuss “Women in the Legal Profession”
The car brakes screeched while the cab skidded to a stop on the winding West Virginia mountain road. The driver looked back in astonishment while processing what he had just heard his passenger say. “You a lady lawyer?!” he asked. “I never met a lady lawyer before.” This experience, related by UF Law Professor Berta Henandez-Truyol, was one of many shared by female faculty on Tuesday, as the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and Law Association for Women hosted “Women in the Legal Profession.”
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Rothenberg addresses enforcing tax law in the U.S.
“Tax is not all that dry,” Gilbert Rothenberg insisted to his audience at the Levin College of Law. Certainly, Rothenberg should know.
In his presentation titled, “Protecting the Fisc: The Tax Division’s Role in Enforcing the Nation’s Tax Laws,” Rothenberg spoke as part of the Levin College of Law’s Graduate Tax Program’s Speaker Enrichment Series. He is currently chief of the appellate section of the tax division and acting deputy assistant attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Faculty Scholarship and Activities
The UF law faculty is comprised of highly accomplished scholar-teachers who bring remarkable experience and knowledge to the classroom. Keep up with what they're writing about and saying each week in FlaLaw by reading about their scholarship and activities, as well as their media appearances.
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Upcoming Events
Family Law Certificate Information Meeting Oct. 26
The Center on Children & Families will hold its semiannual information/orientation meeting on Monday Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. in room 285A. All students are invited to attend. Have you ever thought about practicing family law or children's law? You won't want to miss this opportunity to find out more about our program and opportunities in this area. Family Law Certificate Students: Next week begins registration priority for students currently enrolled in the Family Law Certificate Program. Please see Debbie Willis in HOL 368A to schedule an appointment. Graduating students in the Family Law Program can also schedule an appointment to ensure all requirements for the certificate have been met. Check us out at http://www.law.ufl.edu/programs/ccl/.
Call Out Against Domestic Violence Oct. 5-29
The Family Law Society (FLS) will be collecting old cell phones and their accompanying chargers for victims of domestic violence. Even though a cell phone is disconnected, it is still capable of calling 911 in case of an emergency. Since many victims do not have cell phones, your old phone may help save a life. So please “Call Out Against Domestic Violence” by bringing your old cell phones to our box in the lobby of the library from Oct. 5-29.
School supplies collection for the children of South America Oct. 19-Nov. 13
ILS and HLLSA are currently collecting school supplies for poor children in South America. Most of us have spare items at home we no longer use, please do not throw these items away. There are people on this world that need these items and the children will be very glad to have some school supplies because that way they can go to school. The donated school supplies will also help children be out of the dangerous streets. ILS and HLLSA will bring the collected items to Children Beyond our Borders, and this organization will take care of shipping the Items to South America. Children Beyond our Borders headquarters of Gainesville gather supplies throughout the school year and take the items directly during the summer. The "Crossing Border Service Trip" has been done for the past six years; students from University of Florida travel to Colombia to bring the supplies raised during the school year to poor kids in need of these supplies. The collection box is located inside the law school library.
Career Opportunities with the First DCA Oct. 27
Come and learn about career opportunities with the Florida First District Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at noon in HOL 345. Please join Linda Bulecza, director of staff of attorneys for the First DCA, to find out what you need to know about applying for state judicial clerkships and staff attorney positions. Pizza will be provided.
Phi Delta Phi Blood Drive Oct. 28 & 29
Phi Delta Phi is sponsoring a blood drive with Life South on campus Oct. 28 & 29. Everyone is strongly encouraged to come out and donate. The need for blood in our nation's hospitals is greater than ever, and your donation could save a life. Please join us in our efforts to alleviate our nation's blood shortage, and provide blood to those in need.
The Health Care Law Society hosts associate general counsel for Shands HealthCare Oct. 28
The Health Care Law Society presents Andrei Boyarshinov, associate general counsel for Shands HealthCare. Boyarshinov will talk about healthcare law and what it is like to be in-house counsel for Shands Legal. If you want to know what it takes to be a healthcare lawyer, please come listen to the presentation. Bonita Young, will also hold a Lexis training session on how to research healthcare law in Lexis. This event will be Wednesday, Oct. 28, at noon in the faculty dining room. Pizza will be provided.
Pro Bono Fair Oct. 29
Meet representatives from local pro bono and public interest organizations, including Southern Legal Counsel, Guardian Ad Litem Program, Florida Institutional Legal Services, Teen Court and the Restoration of Civil Rights Project on Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Schott Courtyard. Representatives from the Association of Public Interest Law & the CCD will also be tabling. Hours donated to these organizations may qualify you for a pro bono certificate at graduation.
Visit www.law.ufl.edu/career/students/probono/index.shtml for more information on the Pro Bono Project.
Library holding student appreciation prize drawing on Oct. 29
The library will have a student appreciation prize drawing on Oct. 29. Many students who have taken an “official” tour or who have used the library this semester have been entered in the raffle. Many strange and fun prizes will be given away. Students who want to enter the drawing can come to the reference desk and ask for a library tour and an entry card. If you’ve been using the library to do research for a class, for a paper, for law review or a journal, for a job, or any other reason, you’ve earned an entry card -- come to see Patti Morgan, Jessica de Perio Wittman, or Elizabeth Outler, and tell them how you’ve been using the library and sign up for the drawing.
Immigration Law Association hosts "Immigration Outside the Law" Oct. 30
The Immigration Law Association welcomes esteemed Professor Hiroshi Motomura on Friday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. in HOL 285A. Professor Motomura will be speaking about his latest article, "Immigration Outside the Law." Hiroshi Motomura is an influential scholar and teacher of immigration and citizenship law. He is a co-author of two immigration-related casebooks: Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy (now in its sixth edition), and Forced Migration: Law and Policy, published in 2007. His book, Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States, published in 2006 by Oxford University Press, won the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Award from the Association of American Publishers as the year’s best book in Law and Legal Studies, and was chosen by the U.S. Department of State for its Suggested Reading List for Foreign Service Officers. Please e-mail justbleak@gmail.com to RSVP for the event.
“Getting Your Student Loan Forgiven” Nov. 4
The Florida Bar Foundation Public Interest Law Fellows, the Association for Public Interest Law, and the UF Center for Governmental Responsibility are pleased to present “Getting Your Student Loan Forgiven.” Please join us on Nov. 4, at noon in HOL 360, to learn about the new College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). The CCRAA is a complicated piece of legislation that, if you take advantage of, it can help you get your college and law school student debt forgiven. During this presentation we will cover which jobs qualify, which loans are covered, and how to earn forgiveness. Don’t miss this great opportunity to learn how to make this new legislation work for you! Free food and drinks will be provided.
Association of Law and Business to host Honorable Paul George Hyman Jr. Nov. 4
The Association of Law and Business will be hosting the Honorable Paul George Hyman Jr., chief judge for the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida on Nov. 4, at noon. Judge Hyman has represented debtors, creditors and trustees in all types of bankruptcy proceedings in private practice before assuming his present position as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District. He has presided over many notable cases including Southeast Banking Corp., SunCruz Casinos, LLC, and Burt Reynolds Production, Inc., and serves as the co-chairperson of the Bankruptcy Judicial Liaison Committee of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar. Please join the Association of Law and Business as Judge Hyman presents a judicial perspective on the Chrysler bankruptcy case. If you have any questions, please contact the ALB president, Kerstin Morgan, at kerstin@ufl.edu.
Glasser Barbecue Nov. 10
The Levin College of Law is holding a free barbecue for all students, faculty and staff on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Schott Courtyard. The food is from Hill’s Bar-B-Que in Gainesville. The event is sponsored by the Gene K. And Elaine Glasser Endowment. The Glassers, who are both UF alumni, also brought us last year’s barbecue. They hope the events will sponsor a greater sense of community 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 from UF in 1972. Please come and enjoy the food on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations book discussion group Nov. 12
Are you free to choose the race of your spouse, your child, yourself? Does a biracial child from Louisiana belong with the black family who wants to adopt her or in the indifferent foster care system that has classified her as white? What does American law say about interracial intimacies? Join the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations book discussion group to discuss Interracial Intimacies by Randall Kennedy on Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. in HOL 370D. Please RSVP as space is limited. To sign-up email Jamie at JLStephens@ufl.edu. Free book available to first five who sign-up! Read chapters 9 & 10 and come ready to discuss or just listen.
News Briefs
Public Justice Foundation sponsoring 2010 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest
The Public Justice Foundation is sponsoring the 2010 Roscoe Hogan Environmental Law Essay Contest. The topic is Can Coal Be Clean? Litigation Remedies for Coal Contamination from Mining to Combustion to Sequestration. The intent-to-enter form submission deadline is Jan. 29, 2010 and the essay submission deadline is March 31, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Cassandra R. Goings at 202-797-8600 or cgoings@publicjustice.net. For more information visit http://www.publicjustice.net/What-We-Do/Awards/Law-School-Essay-Contest.aspx
Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations Summer 2010 Yegelwel Fellowship
The Fellowship provides a $4,000 stipend to a UF Law student to participate in a Summer Fellowship Program at the Anti-Defamation League, Florida Regional Office in Boca Raton. A generous gift from UF Law alumnus Evan Yegelwel, who graduated in 1980, has made this Fellowship possible. Mr. Yegelwel is a partner in the Jacksonville, Florida law firm of Brown, Terrell, Hogan, Ellis, McClamma, and Yegelwel.
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Upcoming Events
Trivia Central
| CONGRATULATIONS: Joe Kovecses. You won a golden gator pin for answering last week's trivia question correctly with proxy. Pick up your prize in 287 Holland Hall. This week's question: Please answer in the form of a question. Example: What is [insert answer here]? A: An agreement between the party suing in a lawsuit (plaintiff) and another person, usually an attorney, who agrees to finance and carry the lawsuit in return for a percentage of the recovery. |
Career Development
| Read the CCD BUZZ each week for a quick synopsis of programming, recruiting, networking and volunteer and "SHIP" opportunities available to you.
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