Student Group Events at Maine Law the Week of Feb 27th

MALI Panel Lecture

Monday, Feb 27th at 12:15pm in Middle Classroom

Maine Association for Law and Innovation(MALI) is having a panel discussion on the Patent Reform Act this Monday the 27th at 12:15 p.m. in the Middle Classroom. Speakers include Andrew Clearwater, Leonard Agneta and Thomas Marlow of Fairchild Semiconductor. Amatos sandwiches for lunch!

MAPIL MeetingTuesday, Feb 28th at 12:00pm in Room 117

1. On Tuesday, February 28, at lunch in room 117 we will be having 1L officer elections! We put it off long enough. We need to elect officer's for next year. If you have any interest at all please come! We need some strong 1L leadership. We are hoping to have a great group show up so the burden doesn't just fall on a few people. This will be a quick meeting.

2. Also, on Tuesday, February 28, at 3:30 in the Berman Lounge (or Basement Cafe) we will be doing solicitation follow-up. We have a lot of leads from businesses who seemed interested in donating but now we need to follow up with them before the auction. We will be doing calls and mailing out brochures/letters. If you have made contact with any businesses please come and help.

The Real World: Transition from Law School to Lawyer

Tuesday, Feb 28th at 12:10pm in the Middle Classroom

Mr. Patrick Scully is a Maine Law Alum, class of 1984. He is recognized as the Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA for his work in energy law and administrative law work and a partner/shareholder at Bernstein Shur. Specializes in Energy and Municipality Regulatory Practice. Learn about his transition from being a law student to practicing law. He will provide students with an insight to his time as a Maine Law student, his summer jobs, and how he ended up where he is today. Lunch will be served!

Court-Appointed Criminal Law Certification Info Presentation

Wednesday, Feb 29th at 12:00pm in Moot Court Room

Steven Carey, head of the Maine court-appointed certification program, will be presenting about that program and the certification a  new attorney must go through before they can begin accepting court-appointed criminal cases. This event is targeted at any students who think they may practice criminal law at some point or take court-appointed work.

Health Law Day Blood Drive

Wednesday, Feb 29th from 10:00am to 3:00pm in the Law School Parking Lot

The Health Law Association is sponsoring a daylong event of activities, starting with a Red Cross Blood Drive Donation in the Law School Parking Lot between 10am and 3pm. Donations take only fifteen minutes and you will receive a $10 Gear Bucks Card to Eastern Mountain Sports as a thank you. Sign up for a spot ahead of time by emailing Christie or stop by the HLA table during lunch on Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th to secure your spot.

Later that day, starting at 3:30 pm, there is a reception leading up to the Public Forum on the Affordable Care Act taking place at the Wishcamper Center.  This forum will discuss the ACA, the Supreme Court's take on it, and its impact on Maine.  The panel of speakers includes: Prof. Joseph Reisert of Colby College, Prof. Cabanne Howard of the University of Maine Law School, Prof. Amy Lischko of Tufts University, and Prof. John McDonough from the Harvard School of Public Health.  The forum is scheduled from 4pm to 6pm.  

For questions regarding this day's events contact: Kasey Ciolfi (kasey.ciolfi@maine.edu) or Christie Herman (kathryn.herman@maine.edu)

For questions regarding blood donation eligibility, see: http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-topic

Women’s Law Association MeetingThursday, Mar 1st at 12:15pm
Good Food Great Conversation. Welcoming ALL ladies to come and share your ideas and learn about the WLA’s upcoming events. See you then! New members are always welcome.

ILS Event

Friday, Mar 2nd at 12:00pm in the Moot Court Room

On Friday, International Law Society will be hosting a lunchtime event with adjunct professor H. Lowell Brown. Professor Brown will be speaking about his experience with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and and other difficult legal areas in international commerce, including bribery. Lunch will be provided.

Maine Law S.A.L.D.F.

Friday, Mar 2nd at 12:10pm in Room 118
Do you love animals?  Do you love the law?  If so, please join the Maine Law Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (S.A.L.D.F.) as they discuss animal law and many of its fascinating issues and plan for future group activities and projects.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

2012 Mary's Walk & Kerrymen Pub 5K

Sunday, Mar 11, 2012 - Maine Law Team

Dear Maine Law students, faculty and staff: please join in and support members of the Maine Law community as they participate in the 14th Annual Mary's Walk and Kerrymen Pub 5K on Sunday March 11, 2012.

Below is a message from Matthew Libby '12:

"I am participating in the 14th Annual Mary’s Walk and Kerrymen Pub 5K on March 11th in Saco and I am trying to create a fairly large contingent of Maine Law students, faculty, and staff for my Maine Law Team.

My family started Mary's Walk in 1999 as a way to remember my mother who passed away from Burkitt's Lymphoma in 1997.  The event continues to grow and is one of the largest single day cancer fundraisers in the state (approximately $1.7 million has been raised in 13 years). Unfortunately so does the impact of cancer on an ever increasing number of men and women.

Please consider joining my team, Maine Law, as either a walker or a runner (just follow the link to my personal page and select "My Team Page"). Once you join the Maine Law team, you can create your own personal page, which allows you to raise money on your own if you so choose.  All of the money we raise individually will count toward our Maine Law Team Total.  Last year we finished third in total fundraising!  If you can't participate, please consider making a donation to my personal page or the Maine Law team page.

Please help us show support for those in our community who are battling cancer, and also to honor and remember those we have lost to it.

Thank you for your support!

Matt

The Back Story: Prof. Jeffrey Thaler
Monday, Mar 12th at 12:10pm in the Middle Classroom

Prof. Thaler is the University of Maine's first Visiting Professor of Energy Policy, Law, and Ethics, and he will be speaking on Monday.  Lunch will be served! Professor Thaler graduated magna cum laude from Williams College and from Yale Law School. He will be teaching Introduction to Renewable Energy beginning in March. His contributions to the legal community include:

• Founder and 3^rd President of  the American College of Environmental Lawyers
• Founder and Co-Chair of the Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine
• Created and directs nationally-unique program for Williams College students entitled Resettling Refugees in Maine
• Represented family in 9/11 Fund claim and MCLU for 10 years of pro bono church-state litigation, and won the largest federal commercial jury trial verdict in Maine in an accounting negligence case.

Honorable Unity Dow of Botswana - Justice for Women Lecture

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 7:00 pm at the Abromson Center at 88 Bedford Street

Unity Dow is an international human rights advocate, a former judge, and a novelist. The Law School recently established the Justice for Women Lecture Series to bring a distinguished speaker to Maine annually to contribute to a global conversation about justice for women and girls. If you plan to attend the evening lecture on March 27th, please RSVP to Lexie Moras at 780-4344 or amoras@usm.maine.edu.

In addition to the March 27th evening lecture, Judge Dow has generously offered to spend time in the Law School, most likely on Monday, March 26th, to talk with law students and will participate in other events in the Portland area during a three-day visit. Stay tuned for more information about these other events.

ELS and HLA - Rep. Chellie Pingree

Tuesday, April 3rd at 12:15 pm in the Moot Court Room

The Environmental Law Society and the Health Law Association are hosting Rep. Chellie Pingree on April 3 in the Moot Court Room at lunch time (12:15-1:10). She will be speaking about food policy and the linkages between food choices, environmental health and human health. We hope to provide lunch from Local Sprouts.

For more events check out the Law School's Official Events Calendar.