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FSU College of Law Has an Active
Schedule for 2006-2007 |
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David Markell,
Donna Christie, Robin Kundis Craig and J.B. Ruhl |
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FSU College of Law’s nationally recognized environmental law program has a
full schedule of activities for the 2006-2007 academic year, including the
following:
1) The Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law’s Distinguished Lecture Series
– this year, the Journal will feature Professors Janet Neuman of Lewis and Clark
Law School, and Dan Farber of the University of California, Berkeley, as its
Distinguished Lecturers. The Journal’s student Executive Board includes:
Editor-in-Chief Michael Makdisi, Executive Editors Dakota Fiori and Sarah Meyer,
Research Editor Seth Diamond, Associate Editor Susan Kutkiewicz and
Administrative Editor Miguel Acosta.
2) The College of Law’s Environmental Forum Series, which provides a neutral
forum for the discussion of timely environmental issues, has scheduled for
November 7, 2006, a Forum that will focus on marine reserves as fisheries
management tools. We will hold a spring Forum as well.
3) The law school, through Faculty Workshops and its Environmental Certificate
program, will feature several leading scholars during the academic year.
Visiting scholars include Professors Dennis Hirsch of Capital Law School; Al Lin
of the University of California, Davis, School of Law; and Amy Wildermuth of the
Utah Law School.
4) The student-led Environmental Law Society will continue its brown bag
luncheons and, among other activities, will organize a career panel. This year’s
officers include: Lauren Moody, President; Christie Bredahl, Vice-President;
Morgan Bourdat, Secretary; and Sarah Naf, Treasurer.
5) The Environmental Moot Court Team, comprised of Michael Makdisi, Erika Siu,
and Spencer Bishins, will represent the law school in this year’s National
Environmental Moot Court Competition. Last year’s team went to the
quarter-finals of the competition, and team member Melinda Parks brought home a
“Best Oralist” award for the preliminary round.
6) The Environmental Program hosted a well-attended September 15 career panel
and networking lunch for students interested in Environmental and Land Use Law
with Tallahassee-area alumni.
Our Environmental and Land Use Law Certificate Program continues to grow. In May
2006, the following 16 students graduated with a Certificate: Jill Cabai, George
Glenn, *Kristen Guttman, Megan Jonas, *Trey Mills, *Melinda Parks, Sebastian
Poprawski, Kristin Register, Evan Rosenberg, Amanda Sampaio, *Adam Schwartz,
John Spain, *Jessica Stone, *Rouselle Sutton, Josh Taylor, and *Joseph Ullo (*
Honors). In addition, Joseph Ullo won first place in The Florida Bar’s Dean
Maloney Writing Competition for his paper on pollution trading. At present, we
have 15 students in the Program who are on schedule to graduate with a
Certificate in December 2006 or May 2007.
We hope you’ll join us for one or more of our programs. For more information
about our activities, please consult our web site at:
www.law.fsu.edu, or feel
free to contact Professor David Markell, at dmarkell@law.fsu.edu. Our
environmental brochure alsohas considerable information about environmental law
at FSU. The brochure is
on line.
