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…
“Work hard and be your authentic self.” That short, simple sentence echoed in the ears of UC Law SF College of the Law’s 2018 graduating class. The inspirational line was delivered by Clinical Professor Mai Linh Spencer, whose commitment to teaching and inspiring students has been recognized with the…
When she was a junior at UC Irvine, Victoria Ayeni read An Expendable Man in a course called “Miscarriages of Justice.” The book tells the story of Earl Washington, Jr., an intellectually disabled black man wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of a white woman in Virginia. He spent…
Nearly 20 alums from UC Law SF College of the Law are among a group of more than 170 general counsels and corporate lawyers who signed an open letter urging the legal industry to commit to improving diversity and inclusion in new partner classes. The letter includes signatures from Leah…
January 14, 2019
Writing is crucial to the practice of law. It is our chance as attorneys to advocate for our clients by knitting together the story of their case with the history of precedential case law, enacted statutes, and constitutional rights. Writing is a quiet, unglamorous task that we do in seclusion,…
SAN FRANCISCO – Michael A. Kelly ‘76, Richard H. Schoenberger ‘85, and Matthew Davis ‘89 are giants of the personal injury bar. Each has brought countless claims on behalf of plaintiffs injured in traffic collisions, by defective products, on dangerous property, and through government negligence. Their work inside the courtroom…
December 18, 2018
For Elyse Whitehead, Keesal Young & Logan is all about “the people” – the unique collegial environment that makes the firm a great place to build a career. Within her practice, the San Francisco-based attorney enjoys the ongoing challenge of helping clients piece together the “puzzle” of their employment needs, whether responding…
Dena Sharp ’06 was recently made a name partner at a prominent plaintiff’s class action firm in San Francisco. With founder Daniel Girard and others, the aptly named Sharp helped grow a successful practice that challenges antitrust violations and other corporate wrongdoing, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry. Sharp joined the…
Compiled by Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Research Scott Dodson. Publications George Bisharat, “Law Against the People,” 42 AntroPolitica 296 (2018). Veena Dubal (with coauthors), “Disrupting Regulation, Regulating Disruption: The Politics of Uber in the US,” 16 Perspectives on Politics 919…
December 10, 2018
The faculty at UC Law SF has voted to grant tenure to three outstanding professors. Associate professors Alina Ball, a nationally-recognized expert within the transactional clinical community, Jared Ellias, an expert in the realm of bankruptcy law, and Zachary Price, an expert on constitutional structure, will officially…
December 7, 2018
Professor Eumi Lee was appointed today by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to a judgeship in Alameda Superior Court. Lee has been a clinical professor at UC Law SF since 2005, where she served as co-founder and co-director of the Hastings Institute for Criminal Justice from 2010 to 2012.
December 6, 2018
UC Law SF hosted another successful event in Southern California as four distinguished judges from the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Lisa Hart Cole ‘80, David J. Cowan ‘88, Renee Korn ‘90, B. Scott Silverman ‘75, gathered as a panel of experts to discuss current issues in Civil Law, Probate…