Save the Date: Second Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction to Benefit UT Law Summer Public Interest Fellowships on February 7
Are you interested in learning about wine and sampling carefully paired appetizers from Diva Restaurant? How about bidding on many unique items at a one-of-a-kind silent auction? Make plans to attend the Second Annual Public Interest Law Association (PILA) Wine Tasting and Silent Auction. All proceeds from the event will be used to provide fellowships to law students who plan to spend their summers in a public interest position.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Secor Gallery, Downtown Toledo
425 Jefferson Ave , Toledo, OH 43604
$35/person
$200/block of 6 tickets
RSVP to: 419-530-4996 or jessica.mehl@utoledo.edu
For more information about the event, including profiles of students who received the public interest fellowships last summer and a list of items donated for auction, click here.
News from the Office of Law Career Services
UT Law students continue to find employment in law offices and government agencies across the country. The classes of 2008 and 2009 are finding work at the top firms and public agencies in the Toledo area, the Midwest, and beyond.
Following is a list of just a few of the places where students of the classes of 2008 and 2009 are headed:
Post-Graduate Positions – Class of 2008
Sidley Austin (Chicago, IL), McDermott Will Emery (Washington, DC), Sullivan & Cromwell (NY), Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (PA), Miller Canfield (Detroit, MI), Dykema Gossett (Detroit, MI), Equal Justice Works Fellow, LADA (Detroit, MI), Campbell Woods Huntington (W.V.), McDonald Hopkins (Cleveland, OH), Freund Freeze & Arnold (Dayton, OH), Marshall & Melhorn (Toledo, OH), Robison Curphey (Toledo, OH), Cooper & Walinksi (Toledo, OH), Shumaker Loop Kendrick (Toledo, OH), Ohio Attorney General’s Office (Columbus, OH), City Prosecutor’s Office (Columbus, OH), Wood Co. Prosecutor’s Office (Bowling Green, OH), Lucas County Juvenile Court (Toledo, OH), Air Force JAG
Summer Associate Positions – Class of 2009
Neal Gerber Eisenberg (Chicago, IL), Katten Muchin Rosenmann (Chicago, IL), US Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, DC), Ice Miller (Indianapolis), Baker & Daniels (Fort Wayne), Honigman Miller (Detroit, MI), Foster Swift (Detroit, MI), Porter Wright (Columbus, OH), Janik & Dorman (Cleveland, OH), Internal Revenue Service (Cleveland, OH), Eastman & Smith (Toledo, OH), Shumaker Loop and Kendrick (Toledo, OH), Cooper & Walinski (Toledo, OH), Spengler Nathanson (Toledo, OH), Roetzel & Andress (Toledo, OH)
If your firm or agency would like to participate in on-campus recruiting or in group resume collections, contact Heather Karns, Director of Law Career Services and Alumni Affairs, at 419.530.2851, or via e-mail at heather.karns@utoledo.edu.
UT College of Law Receives $250,000 Gift to Benefit Legal Clinic
The College of Law recently had a chance to thank Jeff Bixler ’72 and his wife, Kathy, for their generous gift in support of the College of Law’s Legal Clinic and Discretionary Fund. Jeff Bixler is a 1972 graduate of The University of Toledo College of Law and retired General Counsel of Manor Care, Inc. Dean Douglas E. Ray, several College of Law faculty members and students joined the Bixlers for a reception on Dec. 13 in the recently renovated Legal Clinic on the ground floor of the law school. Full story.
UT Law Professors Speak at National Conference on Legal Education
Four professors from The University of Toledo College of Law made presentations at this month's Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), demonstrating their commitment to furthering legal scholarship and legal education on a national scale. The annual meeting of the AALS is the largest annual gathering of legal educators in the world.
Rebecca Zietlow, who is UT Law’s Charles W. Fornoff Professor of Law and Values, as well as Associate Professors Ben Davis and Geoffrey Rapp spoke at programs presented by, respectively, the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education, the AALS Section on International Law, and the AALS Section on New Law Professors. In addition, former UT Law Professor David Harris spoke at a program presented by the AALS Section on Criminal Justice.
AALS is non-profit association of 168 law schools dedicated to the improvement of the legal profession through legal education. This year's meeting was titled "Reassessing Our Roles as Scholars and Educators in Light of Change.”
College of Law Students Engage in Friendly Competition to Benefit Community
College of Law students showed last semester that even with exams looming, they cared about making an impact in the community. In a Canned Food Drive organized by the UT Law chapter of Phi Alpha Delta, law students conducted a canned food drive in typical law student fashion – by throwing some friendly competition into the mix. Contracts and Constitutional Law Class sections competed against one another to see which class could come out on top. In all, 1466 cans were collected, making needy members of the community the real winners.
Blog authored by UT Law Emeritus Professor Picked as one of the ABA Journal’s Top 100
A blog authored by a professor at UT Law has been selected by the ABA Journal as one of the top 100 best websites by lawyers, for lawyers. Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Howard Friedman was singled out for his well-respected blog on religious liberty issues, Religion Clause. Full story.
Help to Recognize UT Law Alumni From Around the World
It's time to nominate classmates and colleagues who deserve special recognition for all of their admirable accomplishments. The process is simple. Nominations can now be made by filling out a short form online. Deadline for nominations is March 28. Click here for a description of the award categories and the online nomination form.
Law Faculty Quoted in the News
During the Fall semester, UT Law Professors continued to lend their legal expertise to national and local media outlets. For a sampling of the topics College of Law professors commented on, click here.
New Logo Wear Available
Hoodies, sweatshirts, knit tops, and more, are now available displaying the new UT College of Law logo. For pictures of the new UT Law merchandise, proudly worn by current College of Law students and staff, and information about prices, sizes and ordering, click here.
Upcoming UT Law Alumni Visits
Plans are underway for College of Law Dean Douglas Ray to visit alumni in the following cities in February – Akron, Cleveland, West Palm Beach, Fort Myers, Naples and Tampa. Visits to alumni in Houston, Dallas and Las Vegas are slated for March. Watch your mail for an invitation and stay tuned for further details via e-mail.
