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Amicus (Fall 2023), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Reflects on the 44-year career of Professor Mark Loewenstein
• Highlights the latest books by Colorado Law faculty
• Introduces new Colorado Law faculty
• Korey Wise Innocence Project Clients Wins Freedom
• Shares stories of philanthropy
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Fall 2022), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Commemorates Colorado Law's 130th anniversary with a roundtable discussion featuring seven generations of alumni
• Highlights the latest research by Professor Margot E. Kaminski
• Celebrates the opening of the Solidarity Suite, Colorado Law's newest student lounge
• Shares stories of philanthropy
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Spring 2022), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Features Colorado Law alumni who are making their mark with careers in government
• Highlights the latest research by Professor Suzette Malveaux
• Shares Dean Inniss' fundraising priorities for Colorado Law
• Includes stories of philanthropy by alumni and faculty
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Fall 2021), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Introduces the 17th dean of Colorado Law, Lolita Buckner Inniss
• Welcomes the Class of 2024 and new faculty member Doug Spencer
• Highlights the latest research by Associate Professor Kristelia García
• Features interviews with alumnae of color, as interviewed by members of the Women of Color Collective
• Recognizes attendees and sponsors of the 40th annual Alumni Awards Celebration
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Spring 2021), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Features the work of students and faculty in Colorado Law's clinics and the Appellate Advocacy Practicum in assisting those affected by the coronavirus pandemic and nationwide injustice
• Includes reflections from Dean Anaya on his tenure as dean as he prepares to continue as a member of the faculty this July
• Highlights the early life of U.S. Supreme Court Justice and Colorado Law alumnus Wiley Rutledge (Class of 1922) and the formative years he spent in Boulder
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni, including this year's Alumni Award recipients

Amicus (Fall 2020), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Spotlights Dean Anaya's Anti-Racism and Representation Initiative
• Features essays by Colorado Law alumni and friends on racial justice, pipelines to law school, inclusiveness, and systemic inequalities
• Introduces new faculty and staff
• Details the law school's transition to remote learning due to the coronavirus pandemic
• Highlights the Dan Barash Scholarship, awarded to aspiring public defenders
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Spring 2020), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Dean's Message: A Tradition of Public Service
• Clinic Students Weigh In on Future of Automatic Speech Recognition Policies
• Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era: An Inside Look at the Newest Americans
• Feminism's Criminal Law Problem
• When They See Him
• Called to Service
• Expanded Journals Suite Named in Honor of Esteemed Alumna
• Rare Books Room Renamed for John ('65) and Nancy Wittemyer
• Q&A: Law Alumni Board Chair Richard Murray ('07)
• Last Word: Hon. Nikea Bland ('05)

Amicus (Fall 2019), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Training Lawyers with a Business Edge: The Colorado Law Way
• Alumni in Focus: Entrepreneurial and Business Law Success Stories
• Protecting Water Rights for Colorado Farmers: Acequia Project Completes Multi-Year Case Assisting Southern Colorado Farmers
• Holding Government Speech Accountable: Professor Norton Publishes Book on Government Speech and the Constitution
• Hitting the Trails To Hit the Books Harder
• A New Home for the Law Journals
• A Champion for Diversity: Honoring Milly Danielson Oppenheimer

Amicus (Spring 2019), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Features Associate Professor Harry Surden's path-breaking work on artificial intelligence and the law
• Spotlights the Maya Land Rights and Development Project, where students and pro bono attorneys work with Belizean indigenous organizations to secure Maya customary land tenure and promote sustainable economic development opportunities for Maya communities
• Highlights the Governmental Entrepreneurial Leadership Accelerator
• Features Colorado Law alumni working in the field of human rights
• Announces the Getches-Wilkinson Center's Fellows Program
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Fall 2018), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

This issue focuses on the impact of books authored by Colorado Law faculty.

Faculty authors included in this issue:

• Ahmed White
• Ming H. Chen
• Aya Gruber
• Anna Spain-Bradley
• Helen Norton
• S. James Anaya
• Christopher B. Mueller
• Clyde O. Martz
• Harold Bruff
• David H. Getches
• Charles F. Wilkinson
• Kristen A. Carpenter
• J. Dennis Hynes
• Mark Loewenstein

Amicus (Spring 2018), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Celebrates the 70th anniversary of our Clinical Education Program by highlighting recent accomplishments of our nine legal clinics
• Honors Professor Norm Aaronson for his nearly 40 years of public service with Colorado Law's clinics
• Highlights examples of students taking their education beyond the classroom, including externships, summer internships and fellowships, mock trial, moot court, and clinics
• Features photos from the 37th annual Colorado Law Alumni Awards Banquet
• Recognizes milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Fall 2017), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Welcomes the Class of 2020 and four new faculty members to Colorado Law
• Spotlights alumni who live and work internationally and students who have taken advantage of opportunities to connect globally
• Highlights Dean Anaya's vision and strategic priorities for Colorado Law
• Introduces the inaugural recipients of Colorado Law's Leaders in Law and Community (LILAC) fellowship program, which addresses diversity in legal education
• Features examples of students taking their legal education on the road, including to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota, along the Colorado River, and throughout Geneva, Morocco, and Paris
• Celebrates personal and …

Amicus (Spring 2017), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Celebrates milestones in Colorado Law's 125-year history
• Highlights the 15th anniversary of the student-led Colorado Technology Law Journal
• Recognizes the achievements of faculty, staff, and students, including Dean Anaya's appointment to a United Nations committee to advise on enhancing representation of indigenous peoples
• Features the winners of the 2016 Reunion Class Challenge
• Celebrates personal and professional successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Fall 2016), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Introduces Colorado Law's new dean, S. James Anaya
• Highlights the new Sustainable Community Development Clinic
• Welcomes the incoming class of 2019
• Features student and donor involvement with public service summer fellowships
• Recognizes faculty members who have recently published books and received awards
• Celebrates milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Spring 2016), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Examines how legal career paths are evolving and changing
• Highlights alumni who have succeeded on a nontraditional career path
• Features innovative new programs:
  • The Korey Wise Innocence Project
  • Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at Colorado Law
• Showcases photos from the 35th Annual Colorado Law Alumni Awards Banquet
• Honors Dean Weiser's achievements as he prepares to return to the faculty this summer
• Recognizes faculty members who have recently published books and who are retiring
• Celebrates milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Fall 2015), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Illustrates Colorado Law's commitment to engaged faculty scholarship
• Describes cutting-edge faculty research and upcoming lectures
• Honors three of Colorado Law's most esteemed faculty
• Features law students' success in entrepreneurial competition
• Highlights the student-driven University of Colorado Law Review
• Delivers advice for current students from alumni
• Recognizes loyal donors
• Celebrates milestones and successes of Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Spring 2015), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Describes Colorado Law's tradition of community
• Highlights students helping those in need
• Introduces the Tech Lawyer Accelerator program
• Announces the new one-year Master of Studies in Law - Patent Law program
• Celebrates Silicon Flatirons 15th Anniversary
• Features the 34th Annual Colorado Law Alumni Awards Banquet
• Remembers the legacy of deceased alumni
• Recognizes loyal donors
• Provides updates on Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Fall 2014), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Describes the importance of public service in legal education
• Highlights faculty in government and alumni in public service
• Introduces four new faculty members
• Depicts clinical successes and the student public service pledge
• Celebrates national moot court champions
• Recognizes giving society members
• Provides updates on Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Spring 2014), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Describes the importance of community engagement in legal education
• Illustrates innovative projects
  • Acequia Assistance Project
  • Colorado Health Equity Project (CHEP)
  • Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project
• Depicts current students work experiences
• Celebrates 120 years of Colorado Law
• Highlights a record legacy gift of an alum
• Provides updates on Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Fall 2013), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Describes the importance of mentoring and individualized legal education
• Illustrates curriculum initiatives
• Highlights outstanding accomplishments of current students
• Explains the importance of legacy gifts and the Heritage Society
• Highlights from the Colorado Law Action Plan
• Profiles of new faculty and staff
• Updates on Colorado Law alumni

Amicus (Spring 2013), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Highlights from the Colorado Law Action Plan
• Illustrates the importance of scholarships to bring the best and brightest students to Colorado Law
• Emphasizes the need for a robust Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to support public service careers for our graduates
• Explains why professorships are important to attract and maintain our top faculty
• Updates on Colorado Law’s core programs and research centers: the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship; the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law; and the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment
• Profiles of …

Amicus (Fall 2012), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Highlights from the recent Bench and Bar Conference and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s visit to Colorado Law
• An introduction to the academic executive team, composed of three associate deans, who work to help foster the school’s inclusive and collaborative academic environment
• Dean Weiser’s new Leadership Lunch series, which gives students the opportunity to develop relationships with key alumni and leaders
• Updates on Colorado Law’s research centers: the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship; the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law; and the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and …

Amicus (Spring 2012), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Issue at a glance:

• Interdisciplinary Engagement
  • GPS Tracking Case
  • Interdisciplinary Opportunities
  • Energy Innovation Series
• Community Engagement
  • Innocence Project
  • Pro Bono for Veterans
  • Startup Colorado
  • Native American Rights Fund
• Experiential Learning
  • Clinical Education
  • Transactional IQ
• Alumni Engagement
  • Event Photos
  • Honoring Alumni and Legends
  • Connecting Graduates
• Developing Your Career
  • Lessons Learned
  • Marketable Graduates
  • Being Intentional

Amicus (Fall 2011), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

This issue reflects on the career and lasting contributions of our former dean, David Getches.

Amicus (Spring 2011), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

This issue explores and highlights many of the Colorado Law alumni who have strengthened the school by creating a family legacy within its halls. Colorado Law is extremely proud of the fact that so many of our alumni have stayed connected to the school through the familial ties of future generations, for it is these bonds that help to ensure the strength of our school and our community.

Featured in this issue:

• The DeMuth family
• The Miller-Ruyle family
• The Anesi-Maynes family
• The Sabin-Heath family
• The Crane-Tejada family
• The Carrigan family
• The Folsom family
• The Wolf family
• The Tomsick-Brown family
• The …

Amicus (Spring 2010), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

As a leading university in the field of Natural Resources Law, Colorado Law has helped to produce many attorneys who practice in this field, specifically in the field of water law. This issue profiles the school’s alumni who have dedicated their careers to the storage, distribution, and conservation of Colorado’s water resources.

Featured in this issue:

• Ray Moses ‘37
• James Lochhead ‘78
• Peggy Montano ‘80
• Richard Bratton ‘57
• Amy Steinfeld ‘05
• Robert Wigington ‘79
• An editorial from Professor Mark Squillace
• An editorial from Glenn Porzak ‘73

Amicus (Fall 2009), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Many Colorado Law alumni have gone on to enjoy fulfilling careers in the corporate sector by serving as in-house counsels. This issue highlights a handful of these alumni who have managed to find success in the ever changing world of corporate counsel.

Featured in this issue:

• Carole Yaley ‘80
• Marc Graboyes ‘96
• Susan Keesen ‘76
• Juan Otero ‘91
• Beverly Ledbetter ‘72
• James Piccone ‘78
• An editorial from Professor Mark Lowenstein
• An editorial from John Howard Jr. ‘87

Amicus (Spring 2009), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

For over thirty years American Indian Law has been a cornerstone in the Colorado Law curriculum. Through a close relationship with the Native American Rights Fund, Colorado Law has long been on the forefront of Indian law matters. This issue focuses on the various alumni and faculty members who helped create and perpetuate the strength of our Indian law program.

Featured in this issue:

• Michael Connor ‘93
• Steven Moore ‘79
• Sam Maynes ‘88
• Stanley Pollack ‘78
• Patrice Kunesh ‘89
• An editorial from professor Sarah Krakoff
• A profile of current Indian law professors

Amicus (Fall 2008), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Throughout its history Colorado Law has produced alumni who have gone on to forge their own careers in something other than the legal field. In this issue you will learn about a few of these alumni who were able to combine the skills that they acquired at Colorado Law with their creativity in order to become successful entrepreneurs.

Featured in this issue:

• Steve Ehrhart ‘72
• Elizabeth Cook ‘82
• Stan Dempsey ‘64
• Glenn Jones ‘61
• Julie Penner ‘09

Amicus (Spring 2008), University Of Colorado Law School

Amicus

Many would consider an appointment to the judiciary to be the pinnacle of a legal career, and so Colorado Law is proud to claim over 130 graduates as judges on state and federal benches in Colorado alone. This issue gives some of these alumni a chance to talk about their experiences in the judiciary.

Featured in this issue:

• Tim Tymkovich ‘82
• Luis Rovira ‘52
• Linda Neuman ‘73
• Arthur Roy ‘69
• Dennis Maes ‘72
• Profiles of past federal court judges
• An editorial from professor Robert Nagel
• An editorial from Judge Walker Miller ‘63