The Docket | Nov. 18, 2013

At the Buffalo Niagara Competition, our team advanced from 34 to the final round of two. They came in second in a 4-3 vote. Team members Jake Weaver, Daphne Copenhaver, Selena Farnesi and Teal Ericson were coached by alums Leland Washington and Jason Schaff. The team won seven consecutive rounds. Jake Weaver was awarded “Best Advocate” in the competition.

This is our most successful year to date and it’s only the fall. Please congratulate the students if you see them on campus.

Phi Alpha Delta’s Fall Food Drive
8:00 am – 6:00 pm | Student Center Table
PAD is hosting an Annual food drive to collect food and supplies for the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services center located around the corner from campus. Please help us out by donating any non-perishable items you can spare, as well as other items like toiletries and school supplies. Anything helps! Contact Neil Cacali at n_cacali@u.pacific.edu for information.

CDO Drop-in Hours – SCBA Personal Statement Review
4:00 – 5:00 pm | CDO Lobby

Bloomberg Informational Table
9:00 am – 1:00 pm | Student Center Table

Themis Bar Prep Informational Table
10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Student Center Table

Moot Court Board Meeting
6:00 – 8:00 pm | Classroom D
Moot Court board meeting.Questions: Jake Smith j_smith48@u.pacific.edu

Five Secrets to Securing a 1L Summer Volunteer Judicial Internship
5:00 – 5:45 pm | S-19
Want to learn more about 1L Summer Volunteer Judicial Internships? Join the CDO for a 45-minute information session about working for a judge during your first law school summer. Learn about the benefits of judicial internships and, most importantly, get five important tips to securing these prestigious volunteer positions. Questions? Contact Isabella Hannon at ihannon@pacific.edu or call 916.739.7011.

CDO Drop-in Hours – SCBA Personal Statement Review
12:00 – 1:00 pm | CDO Lobby

Transnational Aspects of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (Free food & beverages available). Global Business and Law Society (MGBLS)
8:00 – 9:00 am | Classroom B
Alison Tucher, a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Intellectual Property Group, agreed to come and talk to us about transnational aspects of intellectual property law and practice. Alison Tucher is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group, handling patent cases and a variety of other commercial and intellectual property disputes. She regularly litigates in U.S. courts and international arbitral tribunals, and has led international patent litigation teams. Ms. Tucher’s trial practice at Morrison & Foerster has resulted in numerous successes, some with presidential results. Ms. Tucher’s appellate experience began as a law clerk. She clerked for Justice David Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge William Norris of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. After clerking, Ms. Tucher tried 19 criminal cases to juries in Santa Clara County. Continuing in criminal law at Morrison & Foerster, Ms. Tucher has twice-for clients in unrelated cases-won the freedom of a man wrongfully imprisoned for a murder he did not commit. Ms. Tucher also teaches trade-secret law at Stanford Law School, and serves on the board of governors of the Northern California Chapter of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Ms. Tucher is included in Benchmark Litigation’s 2012 and 2013 lists of the “Top 250 Women in Litigation,” and has been named one of its “Local Litigation Stars of California” for 2013. Super Lawyers magazine lists Ms. Tucher among its 2013 Northern California “Super Lawyers.” And for her exoneration work in 2003, Ms. Tucher received the President’s Service Award from the Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association and was profiled on CBS News’ The Early Show as an “American Hero.” While a student, Ms. Tucher received Harry S. Truman and Herchel Smith Scholarships, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and served as book review editor for the Stanford Law Review. Questions: Narek Avetisyan n_avetisyan@u.pacific.edu

Military Law Society General Meeting
12:00 – 1:00 pm | S-18
Join Military Law Society for a general meeting. Questions: Kate Casey k_casey@u.pacific.edu

Bloomberg Informational Table
9:00 am – 11:00 am | Student Center Table

BarBri Bar Prep Information Table
10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Student Center Table

J. Reuben Clark Society Meeting
12:45 – 1:45 pm | S-18
Come join us for our weekly institute forum. Questions: Andrew Nef a_nef@u.pacific.edu

Civility Matters – ABOTA Presentation
5:00 – 6:00 pm | Classroom B
ABOTA Presentation: ABOTA is an organization that requires its members to be responsible for elevating the standards of integrity, honor, ethics, civility and courtesy in the legal profession. “Civility Matters” is a program aimed to elevate these standards by featuring first-hand lessons learned through a panel discussion with a member of the bench and trial attorneys representing both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation. Questions? Contact Isabella Hannon at 916.739.7339 or ihannon@pacific.edu.

Free Yoga with Women’s Caucus
6:00 – 7:00 pm | McGeorge House
Yoga with Dinah! Dinah is a 3L and newly certified yoga instructor. Come take a break from your books and get on your mat for an hour of free de-stressing. Yoga is a great way to exercise the body and relax the mind. Bring a mat/towel, and some water to the quad for an hour of stress free fun. Questions: Dinah Mielke d_mielke@u.pacific.edu

CDO Drop-in Hours
12:00 – 1:00 pm | CDO Lobby

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