2008 UNM Law Today News Archives

January

• UNM Regents Honor Jim Ellis
• Margaret Montoya Awarded Prestigious CUNY Chair
• Lecture Kicks Off Spring Semester
• Denise Fort Co-authors Book on Underground Water Storage
• Clinic Students File Appellate Brief
• Theresa Strike Joins Law Library Faculty

February

• Memorials Launched to Honor James Quinn
• Maya Anderson Selected for Bankruptcy College Meeting
• Students, Faculty Take to the Stage in "V-Day" Benefit
• UNM National Mock Trial Teams Sweep Regionals
• Christine Zuni Cruz Shares Expertise in Hawaii
• Law Goes Live at Valley High School
• Philip Schrag to Discuss Asylum Adjudication
• Marc Bekoff to Discuss Animal Ethics and Emotions

March

• Francine Hatch, 3L, Named to Isleta Appellate Court
• Michael Stout Presents Jury Selection Workshop
• Cato Fellow Lectures on D.C. Firearm Ban Case
• Law Students Teach Financial Literacy in South Valley
• Emma Taylor Trades Canada for Isleta Court Position
• Environmental Lawyers Discuss Job Market
• Pamela S. Karlan To Present Simms-Alumni/ae Lecture
• Angela Chavez (`10) Elected President of Hispanic Bar Region

April

• Maria Martinez (`08) Receives Yale Grant
• UNM Mock Trial Team Brings Home Trophy
• Navajo Women Miners Focus of Conference
• Barrister's Ball Celebrates Class of 2008
• Leo Romero Named Interim Dean
• Ruth Kovnat Receives Mary Walters Award
• Australian Rowena Leslie Spends Semester in SILC
• Isaac Estrada, 3L, Excels in Tech Business Plan Contest
• Robert Medina, 3L, Tapped as Zia Pueblo's First Judge
• NRJ Symposium Looks at Land Grants

May

• Indian Country Statute 60 Years Later
• State Bar Donates to APIL Scholarships
• UNM Graduates Receive Judicial Clerkships
• Students Get Real with Supreme Court Case
• Advocacy Tournament Tests 1L Skills
• Clinic Student Helps Bring Water to Pajarito Mesa

June

• Commencement 2008
• Clinic Aids South Valley Growers
• A Busy Year for the SBA
• Pamela Minzner Honored with New Chair
• Clinic Students Take on Asylum Case
• UNM Professors Involved in CLE Conference

July

• Reed Benson Joins UNM Law Faculty
• Carol Parker Receives Outstanding Article Award
• Digitizing Land Grant Materials
• Master's Project Shows PCB Contamination
• Landmark Water Rights Decision Topic of Symposium
• Golfing and Getting Together
• Ernesto Longa Receives Research Grant

August

• School of Law Welcomes Class of 2011
• Students Helping Students, Before the First Class
• Barbara Bergman Becomes Associate Dean
• Reunion Weekend 2008
• Patrick Schaefer, 3L, Spends Summer on Capitol Hill
• Adam Rankin, 3L, Receives RMMLF Scholarship

September

• Law and Medicine Day Focuses on Holocaust
• Professor Sherri Burr Discusses Wills at SF Book Festival
• Ruth Musgrave Authors Wildlife Book Chapter
• Constitution Day at the School of Law
• Building a Law/Medicine Bridge to Tackle Domestic Violence
• MALSA Adopts New South Valley High School
• School of Law Earns Top Ranking by Hispanic Business Magazine
• First-year Native Students Welcomed to the Law School
• Sept. 16 Talk to Focus on Farm Animal Protection

October

• ABA Solo Division Recognizes Indian Law Program
• UNM Hosts National Latino Law Students
• Gaining Self-Confidence Overseas
• New Zealand Chief Justice Delivers Ramo Lecture
• Teach-in Focuses on Financial Crisis
• Laura Gómez to Sign Manifest Destinies
• Distinguished Achievement Awards 2008
• Young Lawyers Match Up with Law Students for Mentoring
• A Summer at the Department of State

November

• Indian People, Indian Law
• Mexican Lawyer Gains Deeper Grasp of U.S. Law
• Loan Assistance Program Aids UNM Law Graduates
• Tapping the Right Brain in Con Rights
• Editors, Staff of Academic Journals Recognized
• After Hours with the One Night Stanleys

December

• Health Law Moot Court Team's Brief Takes Third Place
• Bingamans Host Reception for Pamela B. Minzner Chair
• Louis Caldera to Lead White House Military Office