Friday, January 25
Preparing for Mediation – It's Not What It Used
to Be
CLE
Friday, February 1
Maximizing Case Potential: Preparing Persuasive
Presentation
CLE
Friday, Saturday, February 8, 9
Brown Undone? The Future of Integration in Seattle
After PICS v SSD No. 1
CLE
Friday, February 22
Supporting Sustainable Business Practices Through Law
CLE
Thursday, February 28
Making a Difference: Using Your Law Degree to
Make a Better Place No Matter Where You go in Your Career
and Life
Friday, February 29
A Public Policy Forum: What Is To Be Done With
“Terrorists?”
CLE
Friday, March 7
Pluralism, Religion and the Law
CLE
Friday, April 25
Law School 35th Anniversary
Celebration Gala
Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Saturday, May 17
SU School of Law Graduation
Safeco Field, Seattle, WA
For more detailed information about events
and programs at the law school, please click
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As members of a diverse and vibrant
alumni community, we hope you will become engaged in shaping
the law school’s present and future by contributing
and getting involved in the life of your
school. Check out
some of our opportunities to get involved.
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To inquire about alumni event registration,
benefits, services and involvement, please feel free to
contact:
Grace A. Greenwich
Director of Alumni Relations
Miranda B. Lucker
Alumni Relations Associate
Seattle University School of Law
Office of Alumni Relations
901 12th Avenue, Sullivan Hall
P.O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122
Tel.: (206) 398-4600
Fax: (206) 398-4310
E-mail: lawalumni@seattleu.edu |
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January 2008
Message from the Director
Happy New Year and welcome to the inaugural issue
of Amicus Brief, a publication launched to keep
you, our valued alumni, connected to your law school. Amicus
Brief will ensure you are informed of the latest news
and events at the law school and celebrate the leadership and
accomplishments of our alumni.
Enjoy this issue’s profile on alumnus Craig
Sims ’97. If you are practicing in public interest, be sure
to read the article on the Cost Reduction Act. It has important
information on recent changes to the Loan Repayment Assistance
Program. Also, find out how you can join the Public Interest Law
Alumni Committee to create a platform for discussion about social
justice issues with alumni colleagues and mentor law students.
You can also learn about the activities in different bar associations.
Please let me know if you have ideas for this
newsletter. I hope to see you all at our 35th anniversary gala
celebration at Benaroya Hall on April 25. It will be a wonderful
night!
Grace A. Greenwich
Director of Alumni Relations
April 25 Gala Celebration
Seattle University School of Law will celebrate 35 years
of standing for excellence and reaching for justice with a gala
celebration Friday, April 25, at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle.
The evening will feature The Seattle Symphony
Orchestra performing Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,”
under the direction of Music Director Gerard Schwarz with a special
guest narrator. A formal dinner and dancing will follow.
Watch your mail for a formal invitation. For
more information, contact 35th anniversary coordinator Eva Mitchell
at mitche@seattleu.edu.
The Gala Committee includes Marlys ’82
and Ralph Palumbo, co-chairs; Joe and Terri Gaffney; Lucy ’77
and Paul Isaki; Martha Kongsgaard ’84 and Peter Goldman
’84; John McKay; Sim Osborn ’84 and Monica Hart; Tony
’07 and Mitra Ravani; Stu ’78 and Lee Rolfe; Professor
Emeritus Dick and Trish Settle and the Honorable Mary Yu.
College Cost Reduction
and Access Act
In October the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (HR
2669) was signed into law.
This is good news for those in nonprofit or government
careers, including public interest law services. It puts an annual
limit on loan payments for borrowers with high educational debt
compared to income level and helps borrowers who are employed
in public service make affordable monthly payments over a period
of 10 years. After 10 years of payments, the federal government
will forgive the eligible federal educational debt that remains.
 
Craig Sims '97:
Answering his Call to Law
Q & A with Alumni Relations Director
Grace Greenwich
Craig Sims ’97 is a successful graduate
with a decade of experience as a prosecutor who is about
to transition into private practice. Deeply committed to
the law school, he talks about his most memorable moments
in law school, his practice and what inspires him.
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Seattle University School of Law has always been
an ardent supporter of the various bar associations in Washington
State. We look forward to featuring The Bar Scene in
this publication providing you with upcoming events, programs
and news. Please help us keep your fellow alumni informed by sending
us information about what’s coming up in your bar associations
to lawalumni@seattleu.edu.
Thursday, January 24
KCBA will host its annual YLD Winter Social, featuring a festive
evening filled with friends, delicious hors d’oeuvres and
refreshing beverages. Benaroya Hall, Seattle.
Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
Friday, January 25
LBAW is looking forward to hosting their 16th Annual Awards &
Scholarship Fundraiser Dinner. This year’s theme will be
“Our Movement/Nuestro Movimiento.” The President and
General Counsel of MALDEF, John Trasvina, will be the keynote
speaker. Seattle Waterfront Marriot.
ABA
Friday, February 8
The ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession
presents the Minority Bar Leaders Luncheon in Los Angeles, CA.
Korean American Bar Association
Thursday, February 21
The Korean American Bar Association will host their 8th Annual
Dinner. Seattle Sheraton Hotel, Metropolitan Ballroom B, Seattle.
Legal Foundation of Washington
Friday, February 29
The 22nd Annual Goldmark Award Luncheon will
honor John and Mike McKay with the Charles A. Goldmark Distinguished
Service Award. Seattle Sheraton Hotel.
We want to celebrate your accomplishments and
developments with the alumni community through our Class Notes
section in our upcoming communications. If you have a Class Notes
item, e-mail the information and a photo to lawalumni@seattleu.edu.
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As members of a diverse and vibrant
alumni community, we hope you will become engaged in shaping the
law school’s present and future by contributing and getting
involved in the life of your school.
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