International and Comparative Law Program’s Fall 2009 ASIL Profile
Please see http://www.asil.org/ab/academic-bulletin-fall09/iowa.html to view the fall 2009 ASIL profile of Iowa’s ICLP program.
Center for Human Rights celebrates 10th anniversary with series of activities
The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights is celebrating its 10th anniversary this November with a celebration featuring lectures, a film series, panel discussions and performances. What started out as a campus-wide commemoration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has evolved into a center that shapes curriculum, facilitates scholarship and teaching, provides student scholarships for experiential learning, and promotes and protects a myriad of human rights domestically and internationally.
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2009/october/102609uichr-anniversary.html
Stu Webb (’64) Honored by the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Educational Forum
To see the complete article go to: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/innovative-minneapolis-attorney-to-be-honored-at-global-meeting,1008307.shtml
Emily Ellingson (’09) and Jordan Schier (’09) Have Joined Lynch Dallas as Associates
Ms. Ellingson received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in 2006 and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2009.
Mr. Schier received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Ambrose University in 2005 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2009.
Brett Nitzschke (’88) Has Become a Shareholder with Lynch Dallas
Brett S. Nitschke has become a shareholder with Lynch Dallas in Cedar Rapids. From 1988 to 1989, Mr. Nitzschke served as law clerk to the Honorable Michael J. Streit in the Fifth Judicial District of Iowa and from 1989 to 1991, Mr. Nitzschke served as law clerk to the Honorable John A. Jarvey in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. Since 1991, he has worked in private practice representing a variety of Iowa school districts and other public employers on a wide range of legal matters, including: employee evaluation, discipline, and termination; discrimination claims; student conduct and discipline; special education issues; building and construction issues; collective bargaining; grievance arbitrations; appeals; and technology issues.
Prof. Stensvaag’s Last Lecture – “Lawyers and the Arc of History” – Podcast Now Available
Professor John-Mark Stensvaag presented the ISBA Last Lecture on October 15, 2009. The title of his lecture was “Lawyers and the Arc of History.” It is available for viewing at http://podcast.uiowa.edu/law/ISBA/last lecture.mov.
Craig Cannon (’00) to Receive The University of Iowa Alumni Association Young Alumni Award
Craig Cannon (’00) will receive one of The University of Iowa Alumni Association’s Young Alumni Awards on June 12, 2010. He is currently an attorney for one of the country’s largest banks. He is renowned nationally for his devotion to providing pro bono legal services to disaster victims, military veterans, and other people in need. As the national director of the American Bar Association (ABA)’s Disaster legal Services program, he worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to improve legal services for thousands of disaster victims, including those affected by Hurricane Katrina. In 2008, he became the youngest lawyer to win the ABA’s Pro Bono Publico Award. Cannon remains active in his state bar association and other charitable organizations, all while pursuing an executive MBA.
Iowa Law Review moves up in Washington & Lee Law Journal rankings
The Iowa Law Review has recently moved up in the Washington & Lee Law Journal rankings, listed as the 22nd highest-ranked journal in the country in the most recent rankings. In a January 2009 release of the rankings, the Law Review was ranked number 23 in the country.
Washington & Lee ranks all student- and peer-edited law journals based on the journal’s influence in legal publications. In ranking law journals, Washington & Lee considers a variety of factors including the number and frequency of citations a journal receives.
The Law Review’s rank of 22 is the highest rank the journal has received to date. Editor-in-Chief Kevin Sherlock, a University of Iowa law student, said he attributes the ranking to the hard work and dedication of all Law Review members.
Since its inception in 1915 as the Iowa Law Bulletin, the Iowa Law Review has served as a scholarly legal journal, noting and analyzing developments in the law and suggesting future paths for the law to follow. Since 1935, students have edited and have managed the Law Review, making the Law Review the UI College of Law’s oldest student-edited journal. The Law Review is published five times annually.
Michael S. McCauley (Class of 1977)
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Oct. 13, 2009) The national law firm of Quarles & Brady is pleased to announce that Michael S. McCauley, an attorney and partner in the firm’s Milwaukee Office, was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) on Oct. 2, 2009. The induction took place at the annual meeting of the College in Portland, Maine. Read more
David Ricksecker (Class of 2001)
David Ricksecker, 2001, recently made partner at Woodley & McGillivary, a labor and employment law firm, in Washington D.C.