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Erika L. Wood
Presentations
Co-presented “Incorporating Social Justice Themes into the 1L Writing Curriculum” at
the Society of American Law Teachers Teaching Conference, “Legal Education in a Time of Change: Challenges and Opportunities,” held at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, Boyd School of Law (October 2014).
Moderated a panel
of authors discussing Voting Rights from Reconstruction to Obama, presented by The New York Review
of Books as part of the Brooklyn Book Festival (September 2014).
Presented research, “Implementing Reform: How Maryland and New York Ended Prison Gerrymandering ,” National Conference
of State Legislatures, National Legislative Summit (August 2014).
Publications
Implementing Reform: How Maryland and
New York Ended Prison Gerrymandering, Demos (August 2014).
Media References
and Appearances
Video interview with Lee Pacchia ’06 of Mimesis Productions: Busy Days For Voting Rights Advocates, Thanks to SCOTUS (November 2014).
Media References
and Appearances Rolling Stone UVA Story Raises Questions, Fox News (December 2014). •
AdjUnCT fACUlTY ACTiviTiES
Compiled by Ryan Last
Brigitte Amiri
Publications
A Loss for Women Today in the High Court, Common Dreams ( June 2014).
Lee Augsberger
Media References and Appearances
Prudential SVP Ranked
as Top Influencer in Biz Ethics, NorthJersey.com (September 2014).
Adele Bernhard
Media References and Appearances
René Bailey to Be Released Without Bail, Democrat & Chronicle (December 2014).
New Medical Knowledge Debunks Shaken Baby Conviction, New York Law Journal (December 2014).
Judge Reverses Shaken-Baby Conviction, Democrat
& Chronicle (December 2014).
Joanne Doroshow
Media References and Appearances
Tort Reform Advocates See Hope in Republican Gains at State Level, Business Insurance (December 2014).
Lawsuits Against Dallas Hospital That First Sent Home Ebola Patient Would Face High Hurdles In Texas, The Huffington Post (October 2014).
Ebola Lawsuits Would Face High Hurdles in Texas, Reuters (October 2014).
GM’s Compensation Fund is First Step in Repairing Damaged Reputation, Business Insurance
( July 2014).
GM Sets No Cap on Recall Victim Compensation Fund, The Detroit News ( June 2014).
David L. Ferstendig
Appointments
Was named editor of the New York State Law Digest, succeeding David
D. Siegel, who passed away in October 2014. This news was reported in the New York Law Journal (March 2015).
James Hagy
Presentations
Served as Conference Moderator and Co-Host for The Rooftops Conference Chicago 2015, held at Loyola Law Chicago (February 2015).
Dennis Parker
Media References and Appearances
ACLU National Racial Justice Director to Keynote Bill of Rights Dinner, Law Week Colorado ( July 2014).
Steve Plotnick
Media References and Appearances
Interviewed by CNBC on “Taxes, multinational firms & Luxembourg—revealed” (November 2014).
Andrew Scherer
Publications
Co-wrote the report mentioned in “Pro Bono Summit,” New York Law Journal ( June 2014).
Presentations
Presented “Recent Developments in NY Rent Regulation and Other Hot Topics in Landlord Tenant Law,” to a group of attorneys from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal during a CLE program. (November 2014).
Participated in a panel titled, “Gimme Shelter: Advocating for a Right to Counsel in Housing Cases” at the annual conference
of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. (November 2014).
Participated in a three-
day meeting at Yangon University in Myanmar
as one of several foreign experts who discussed revising Myanmar’s science and law curriculum (August 2014).
Appointment
Asked to join the Social Science Curriculum Working Group by the Open Society Foundation’s Higher Education Support Program (August 2014).
Peter Strauss
Media References and Appearances
Drinker Biddle Lures 2 Tax and Estates Pros from Epstein, Law 360 ( July 2014).
Views: Poor Communication Spurs Elderly Medical Woes, Poughkeepsie Journal ( July 2014).
Presentations
Presented “Ethical Representation of Older or Disabled Clients: What Every Attorney Needs
to Know,” to a group of attorneys from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal during a CLE program (November 2014). •
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