Burr named one of “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers”

Timothy Burr, Director of the Foreclosure Mediation Unit, was selected as one of “Arizona’s Finest Lawyers,” a highly competitive legal association membership.

Marchant to join former President Clinton, Justice Scalia at conference

Gary Marchant, ASU Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law and Ethics, and Executive Director of the Center for Law, Science & Innovation, will speak on a panel on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Defense Research Institute’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Legal clinic named for retired Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruth V. McGregor

A legal clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law that will help those affected by domestic violence has been named the Ruth V. McGregor Family Protection Clinic in honor of the recently retired Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, Interim Dean Douglas Sylvester announced today.

School Namesake, Justice O’Connor, receives Friendly Medal

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Ret.) received the Henry J. Friendly Medal, recognizing her post-retirement and lifelong commitment to justice enforcement, on Oct. 20, in New York City.

Birnbaum selected as “Lawyer of the Year” by ‘Best Lawyers in America’

Gary Birnbaum, Associate Dean for Program Development at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, was selected as the Phoenix-area “Lawyer of the Year for Condemnation and Eminent Domain Law,” by the Best Lawyers in America 2011 edition.

Weinstein to moderate panel discussion on peace in the Middle East

James Weinstein, the Amelia Lewis Professor of Constitutional Law at the College of Law, will moderate a panel discussion, “Achieving Security and Peace in the Middle East: A Diversity of Jewish Voices,” on Sunday, Oct. 30.

Bodansky to speak at European University Institute

Daniel Bodansky, ASU Lincoln Professor of Law, Ethics and Sustainability, will participate at the European University Institute symposium, “Global Public Goods and the Plurality of Legal Orders,” in Florence, Italy, on Oct. 24-25.

Phoenix attorney Howard Cabot to receive top pro bono award from the College of Law

A successful Phoenix trial attorney and longtime adjunct professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law will receive the 2011 Justice for All Award for Outstanding Commitment to Pro Bono Service.

Law students to help teenagers take the bench in federal court

Eighth-graders from across metropolitan Phoenix will fill the Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse on Friday, Oct. 28, as part of a program designed to introduce youngsters to constitutional principles and the judicial system and to create a context for professional careers in law.

Marchant to present at council meeting in Arkansas

Gary Marchant, ASU Lincoln Professor of Emerging Technologies, Law and Ethics, and Executive Director of the Center for Law, Science & Innovation, will speak to the Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts at the annual Fall Judicial Council Meeting on Oct. 20, in Eureka Springs, Ark.