
Bera Inspires New Graduates
May 23, 2013
First-term Congressman Ami Bera gave a rousing, hopeful speech to the Pacific McGeorge graduating class at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium. more >

O'Neill, Whaley Lead Coif Class
May 21, 2013
Day Division valedictorian Amy O'Neill and Evening Division valedictorian William Whaley headline a group of 33 new members of the Pacific McGeorge chapter of the Order of the Coif. more >

Milanes-Murcia Earns J.S.D.
May 20, 2013
Maria Milanes-Murcia became the fifth person to earn Pacific McGeorge's unique J.S.D. in International Water Resources Law with a successful defense of her dissertation on May 14, 2013. more >

Congressman Bera to Address Pacific McGeorge Graduates
May 13, 2013
Congressman Ami Bera of the U.S. House of Representatives will be the commencement speaker at the graduation ceremony of the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium. more >

Six Student Authors Published In Latest Issue of 'The Globe'
May 8, 2013
Six students who will graduate this month wrote comments that appear in the latest issue (Volume 26, Number 1) of the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal. more >

Norton, Ziegler Take Top Honors
May 2, 2013
David Norton, '13, and John Ziegler, '13, walked off with top honors on April 25, 2013, at Pacific McGeorge's annual Mock Trial/Moot Court ceremony. more >

Patel Publishes Article in UCLA Entertainment Law Review
April 18, 2013
Ronak Patel, '13, accepted an offer to publish his article, "First World Problems: A Fair Use Analysis of Internet Memes," in volume 20 of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review. more >

McGeorge Law Review Symposium Examines Future of Legal Education
April 11, 2013
The McGeorge Law Review hosted its annual symposium on April 5, 2013, examining "The State and Future of Legal Education." more >

Hayes Prevails in Global Lawyering Skills II Final Four
April 5, 2013
Second-year student Gregory Hayes won the Top Oral Advocate Award at the Pacific McGeorge Global Lawyering Skills (GLS) Final Four competition on April 2. more >

Cesar Chavez Day of Service Immigration Event Helps Many Potential Citizens
April 4, 2013
Pacific McGeorge collaborated with the UC Davis School of Law and La Raza Law Students Association's Cesar Chavez Day of Service immigration service events. more >

McGeorge Student Files Public Comment with Securities and Exchange Commission
April 1, 2013
Third-year Pacific McGeorge student Erica D. Greilich has filed a public comment with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concerning its proposed rulemaking. more >

Martin, Norton Advance to Final Round in Regional NTC
March 26, 2013
The Pacific McGeorge mock trial teams performed well at the 38th Annual National Trial Competition Region 13 Competition held Feb. 7-9 in San Francisco. more >

Bradford, Clark and Farnesi Victorious in Ben Frantz Mock Trial Competition
March 18, 2013
First-year Pacific McGeorge students James Bradford, Neil Patrick Clark, and Selena Farnesi won top honors and scholarship awards in the 18th Annual Benjamin Frantz 1st Year Mock Trial Competition. more >

Elder and Health Law Clinic Expands To Fill Growing Need
March 15, 2013
Pacific McGeorge's Elder and Health Law Clinic, now in its fifth year of operation out of the Muddox Building, continues to score administrative hearing successes and expand its outreach to a growing senior population in need of pro bono services. more >

Commencement 2013
March 14, 2013
Commencement is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18 and will not exceed 2 1/2 hours. Please arrive at the Memorial Auditorium no later than 1:15 p.m. to assemble for the academic processional. more >

Moot Teams Crisscross Continent
March 14, 2013
Four Pacific McGeorge Moot Court teams were in action the first weekend of March 2013, and each squad acquitted itself well against stiff competition. more >

Justice Kennedy Addresses McGeorge Community
March 8, 2013
Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy engaged a lecture hall packed with McGeorge students and community members in an active discussion about his love of the law. more >

McGeorge Alum Shares Her Ugandan Experience
March 7, 2013
Yen Phan, '12, Staff attorney at the International Law Institute-African Centre for Legal Excellence, shared her experiences in Uganda, where Pacific McGeorge is offering a summer abroad program. more >

Moot, Mock Teams Finish High
March 5, 2013
Alisha Heilman and Peter Patrick Handy were the second runners-up in the West Regional of the 22nd Annual Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, which was held Feb. 9, 2013, in San Francisco. more >

Iler Wins ABOTA Award
February 19, 2013
Amanda Iler, '14, became the inaugural winner of the American Board of Trial Advocates' Joe Ramsey Award as its Trial Advocacy Student of the Year when she was honored at the Sacramento Valley ABOTA Chapter's annual dinner at the Del Paso Country Club. more >

IP Week Attracts Big Names
February 14, 2013
Pacific McGeorge's 2nd Annual IP Week, organized by the Intellectual Property Student Association and Professor Mike Mireles, featured IP law scholars and practitioners discussing the latest developments in that red-hot legal field. more >

Team Reaches NYC Quarterfinals
February 5, 2013
A Pacific McGeorge team advanced to the quarterfinals of the New York City Bar Association's 63rd Annual National Moot Court Competition championship tournament. more >

Recent Graduates' Comments Published
January 25, 2013
Four May 2012 graduates, Daniel Cucchi, Abby Maurer, Megan Sammut and Rebekah Morrissey, had comments published in the latest edition of the McGeorge Law Review, Volume 43, Issue 4. more >

Inter-American Summer Program Expands Field Placement Borders
January 22, 2013
The innovative Inter-American Summer Program will offer field placements in Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Uruguay during summer 2013. more >

Students Get in the Holiday Spirit
December 17, 2012
Pacific McGeorge law students may not have fat wallets, but they have big hearts. Members of the Military Law Society delivered a check for $7,471 to a homeless veterans' charity on Dec. 13, 2012, capping off a flurry of student-driven fundraising efforts for those less fortunate in the Sacramento community. more >

Justices Kagan and Kennedy to Teach in Salzburg Summer Program
December 13, 2012
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law will hold the annual Salzburg, Austria Summer Program from July 7 through 27, 2013. Supreme Court Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Elena Kagan will teach the Fundamental Rights in Europe and the United States course with Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Oxford University. more >

103 Graduates Take the Oath
December 5, 2012
One hundred and three Pacific McGeorge graduates were sworn in as members of the State Bar of California and the federal bar on Dec. 3, 2012, in front of a packed house of more than 300 family, friends and faculty members in the Lecture Hall. more >

Norton Sparkles in NCTC Event
November 27, 2012
The Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Team wrapped up its fall campaign with a solid performance in the 11th Annual National Civil Trial Competition, which was held Nov. 16-18 in Los Angeles. more >

Ziegler Leads Moot Court Win
November 19, 2012
The team of Marianna Dietrich, Lauren Noland and John Ziegler won the Northern California regional of the 63th Annual New York National Moot Court Competition, which was held Nov. 14-15, at the U.S. Courthouse in Sacramento and UC Davis. more >

Moot Team Hardwired for Hardware
November 1, 2012
The Pacific McGeorge Moot Court Team scored an early-season success last weekend in San Diego and has the trophies and plaques — they like to call it hardware — to prove it. more >

'Greensheets' Examines State Laws
October 30, 2012
Since its inception, the McGeorge Law Review has provided its readers with an analysis of recently enacted California state legislation. Known as "Greensheets," the annual student-written issue strives to provide a comprehensive analysis of new California laws in a practitioner-friendly manner to members of the bar and bench throughout California. more >

California Initiative Review Features Detailed Analysis of Nov. 6 Ballot
October 27, 2012
Californians face a November election ballot jam-packed with 11 initiatives — many with critical consequences for the state. Pacific McGeorge students have produced a high-quality non-partisan edition of the California Initiative Review to help them make informed decisions. more >

Warfare Conference Explores Emerging Trends in American Military Operations
October 5, 2012
On Sept. 21, Pacific McGeorge hosted a conference, "The Emerging Trends in Modern Warfare," which brought together leading experts on current U.S. military operations and the laws that constrain high-tech warfare. more >

Washington, D.C. Summer Internships Prove Popular with McGeorge Students
October 3, 2012
Six students served internships this past summer in the nation's capital under Pacific McGeorge's five-year-old D.C. Fellowship program. more >

Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Team Fall Competitions
September 20, 2012
Professor Cary Bricker, backed by an all-star coaching cast of trial attorneys, will send the 2012-13 edition of the Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Team into five intercollegiate competitions this fall. more >

Constitution Day 2012 - A Review of the 2011-12 Supreme Court Term
September 17, 2012
The American Constitution Society for a Constitution Day event on Sept. 17, 2012 at 5 p.m. in Classroom E more >

Kennedy's Surprise Visit Thrills Constitutional Law Students
September 7, 2012
Second-year students in two Constitutional Law classes knew something was up when they were asked to meet as one unit in a bigger classroom on September 4, 2012. But it was still a pleasant surprise when Justice Anthony Kennedy walked in to teach the class. more >

Andrade, Goldman and Mac Extern in Central America
August 31, 2012
Three Pacific McGeorge students served externships in Central American countries at the conclusion of the law school's 4th Annual Summer Inter-America Program, which was held May 26 to June 16 in Antigua, Guatemala. more >

Faculty, Students Train Chilean Public Defenders
August 23, 2012
A contingent of Pacific McGeorge faculty members and students from the law school's Federal Defender Clinic conducted a two-week training program for Chilean public defenders from July 30 through Aug. 10 in Santiago, Chile. more >

Pacific McGeorge Welcomes New Students
August 14, 2012
Judge Morrison England, '83, administered the oath of student conduct on Aug. 8, as Pacific McGeorge welcomed an incoming Fall 2012 class of 256 students. more >

Cross-Led Law Review Board Off to Fast Start
July 12, 2012
The incoming board of editors of the McGeorge Law Review, led by Editor-in Chief Allison Cross, is off to a fast start on producing its first of four issues of Volume 44. more >

'Globe' Board Has Ambitious Plans for Volume 26
July 3, 2012
The new board of editors of the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal, led by Editor-in-Chief Derek Takehara, '13, is ready to hop to it this year. more >

Morris Wins Immigration Clinic Asylum Case
June 22, 2012
May graduate Raissa Morris received thrilling news on June 19, 2012, when she found out she had won the Pacific McGeorge Immigration Law Clinic's first asylum approval for a client who was in the midst of removal proceedings. more >

Capital Center Awards 25 J.D. Certificates
May 23, 2012
The Capital Center for Public Law & Policy held its third annual student recognition luncheon on May 8, honoring students who earned the Capital Certificate and the Capital Commendation for Public Service. more >

Trigger Caps Stellar Career with ABOTA Award
May 22, 2012
Michelle (Wells) Trigger, '12, was named the Pacific McGeorge Student Trial Advocate of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) last month. more >

309 Pacific McGeorge Grads Earn J.D. Degrees
May 16, 2012
Pacific McGeorge awarded 309 Juris Doctor degrees and 38 LL.M. degrees in celebration of its 88th academic year on May 12, at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium. more >

Law Review Features Four Student Comments
May 14, 2012
Four students in the Class of 2012 that graduated this month had their comments published in the new edition of the McGeorge Law Review (Volume 43, Number 2). more >

Valedictorians Deaver, Moniz Headline Coif Class
May 11, 2012
Day Division valedictorian Ekaterina Deaver and Evening Division valedictorian Leo Moniz headline a group of 31 new members of the Pacific McGeorge chapter of the Order of the Coif. more >

Hayes, Smutz, Heumann Star in 1L Competition
April 26, 2012
Gregory Hayes, an Anthony M. Kennedy Fellow and University of Michigan graduate, was named the top oral advocate at the championship round of the 4th Annual Pacific McGeorge 1L Moot Court Competition, which was held March 30 to April 1. more >

Porter, Quade, Martin Take Traynor Second
April 24, 2012
The Pacific McGeorge Moot Court Competition Team wrapped up its season with a second-place finish at the Roger J. Traynor California Appellate Moot Court competition, which was held April 13-14 at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. more >

Students Center Stage at State Initiative Forum
April 20, 2012
Pacific McGeorge students unveiled the June 2012 edition of the law school's California Initiative Review (CIR) at an on-campus California Initiative Forum on April 13, attended by students, faculty, and political junkies. more >

Newest Supreme Court Justice Speaks on Campus
April 17, 2012
Justice Goodwin Liu, the youngest and newest member of the California Supreme Court, spoke to Pacific McGeorge students on April 11, in the Legal Studies Center Grand Salon. more >

MLR Kennedy Symposium Attracts Attention
April 12, 2012
For many years, the McGeorge Law Review has hosted legal symposia centered on issues of timely legal importance. This year, in celebration of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's 25th year of service on the U.S. Supreme Court, the law journal forum examined "The Evolution of Justice Kennedy's Jurisprudence." more >

Internship Inspires Troutman's Newspaper Article
April 11, 2012
amien Troutman, '12, wrote an article that appeared earlier this year in the San Jose Mercury-News, one of the 50 largest circulation newspapers in the country. more >

Kuffel Wins Global Lawyering Skills II Final Four
April 6, 2012
Second-year Evening Division student Natalie Kuffel won the Top Oral Advocate Award at the Pacific McGeorge Global Lawyering Skills Final Four competition on April 5. more >

Taylor, Danielson Get Their Days in Courts
April 3, 2012
Two stars of Pacific McGeorge's Mock Trial Competition Team got a taste of the real thing earlier last month and acquitted themselves admirably. more >

Senegal Professor Teaches Human Rights Course
March 29, 2012
Pacific McGeorge is justly proud of its wide array of international law electives, many taught by distinguished foreign visitors. more >

Ericson, Massimini, Weaver Share Honors
March 19, 2012
First-year Pacific McGeorge students Teal Ericson (University of Nevada), Amanda Massimini (University of Arizona), and Jake Weaver (CSU Sacramento) won top honors and scholarship awards in the 17th annual Ben Frantz Mock Trial Competition, which concluded on March 3. more >

Team Takes Third in Client Counseling Competition
March 8, 2012
Meghan Clair, '13, and Michelle Scheinman, '14, advanced to the final round of an ABA Client Counseling Competition regional before settling for third place in the tournament, which was held Feb. 17 and 18, 2012, in Davis. more >
Celebrate Black History Month with Pacific
February 6, 2012
University of the Pacific's annual Black History Month celebration involves a number of activities that honor the history and heritage of African-Americans and the African Diaspora. more >

Hanning Launches Interactive Website, Jotwol
February 1, 2012
A Pacific McGeorge student and two of his friends have created a new website, Jotwol.com, which they claim features the world's largest wall with a platform for free expression. more >

Student Comments Highlight New Journal Issue
January 23, 2012
Five current students and one recent graduate were published in the latest edition of the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal, Volume 24, Number 1, (2011). more >
Russell’s Victory Keeps Young Family Together
January 20, 2012
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Students Trim Angel Trees, Fill Food Barrels
December 16, 2011
Although studying doggedly for their fall semester final exams, students found time to bring a little Christmas cheer into the lives of the less fortunate in December. more >

Bearden Earns International Water Resources J.S.D.
December 8, 2011
Bennett Bearden became the third person to earn a J.S.D. in International Water Resources Law on Dec. 2, 2011, with a successful on-campus defense of his dissertation, "Following the Proper Channels: Tributaries in the Mekong Legal Regime," before a three-judge panel. more >

Military Law Society Quad Fundraiser A Success
November 28, 2011
The Military Law Society raised more than $4,000 for homeless veterans on Nov. 10, 2011, with an all-day fundraiser in the quad. more >

Law Day Attracts Several Hundred to Campus
November 18, 2011
Pacific McGeorge's 12th annual Law Day attracted more than 225 potential applicants to campus on Nov. 5, 2011. more >
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Trial Team Runner-up In Strong San Francisco Field
November 11, 2011
The Pacific McGeorge Mock Trial Team opened its season in impressive fashion on two fronts in early November while the Moot Court took a writing award in another competition. more >

Famed Chilean Jurist Speaks On Pinochet Case
November 8, 2011
Judge Juan Guzmán Tapia of Chile spoke about "The Indictment of Pinochet" to students and faculty on Nov. 1, 2011. more >

Student Bar Association Board Busy On All Fronts
November 7, 2011
Following the September first-year elections, the Student Bar Association has a full board and is moving forward on many fronts as a hectic fall semester winds down. more >

Women's Caucus Event Raises Charity Funds
October 26, 2011
The 34th Annual Women's Caucus Wine Tasting and Auction on Sept. 30, 2011, raised more than $11,000 for charity. The club will donate $10,000 from the proceeds to the St. John's Women's Shelter and establish a $1,000 direct scholarship for a Pacific McGeorge student. more >

Pocar Lecture Explores European Harmonization
October 25, 2011
Judge Fausto Pocar of the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia spoke to students on Oct. 20, 2011, as part of the Pacific McGeorge International Jurist Series that brings leading judges from around the world to campus. more >

LL.M. Students Come From 23 Countries
October 19, 2011
Pacific McGeorge, which annually attracts students from all over the world, boasts one of its largest contingents of graduate and international students on campus this semester with 49 LL.M. and J.D. exchange students coming from 23 different countries. more >

Moot Court Team Starts Its Season This Month
October 4, 2011
Coming off its best year ever under the direction of Professor Ed Telfeyan, '75, the Pacific McGeorge Moot Court Competition Team embarks upon a difficult fall schedule later this month to start its 2011-2012 season. more >

Roe, Truong, Scharg Score Major Clinic Victory
September 26, 2011
Students in the Elder and Health Law Clinic won an impressive victory when an administrative law judge ruled last month that their client was entitled to an expensive medical procedure previously denied him under his coverage. more >

Mock Trial Team Faces Four Fall Competitions
September 16, 2011
Professor Cary Bricker will lead a strong blend of rookie second-year students and veteran third-year students into four intercollegiate mock trial competitions this fall. more >

Guatemala Program Sizzles in the Summer
August 19, 2011
In only its third year of existence, the Pacific McGeorge Inter-American Program attracted nearly 40 students to its summer home in Antigua, Guatemala. more >

Matsui Fellows Make Big Summer Splash In D.C.
August 16, 2011
Four students served internships in Washington, D.C. this summer under Pacific McGeorge's four-year-old Matsui Fellowship program. more >

Justice Kennedy Teaching Again in Salzburg Program
July 12, 2011
Anthony M. Kennedy, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is co-teaching a course on Fundamental Rights in Pacific McGeorge's Summer International Legal Studies program for the 24th consecutive year. more >

Seven New Grads Land Nevada Judicial Clerkships
June 29, 2011
Pacific McGeorge has long had a major alumni presence in the Nevada justice system, but it is something of a coup for seven graduates from one class (2011) to land judicial clerkships in that neighboring state. more >

White House Honors Young Graduate
June 24, 2011
Lan Diep, a December 2009 Pacific graduate, is already making a difference for an underserved community dealing with the complexities of the American justice system. more >
'Greensheets' Edition Examines State Legislation
June 24, 2011
The annual "Greensheets" edition of the McGeorge Law Review has been published with a Review of Selected 2010 California Legislation. more >

71 Graduates Sworn Into State Bar of California
June 16, 2011
Seventy-one Pacific McGeorge School of Law graduates passed the February 2011 bar exam and were sworn into the State Bar of California this month. more >

Book Drive a Huge Success at Pacific McGeorge
June 10, 2011
The Pacific McGeorge chapter of a national honor society collected more than 1,500 donated books in the final weeks of the spring semester to outfit two libraries as part of the nationwide African Book Project whose mission is to improve literacy rates in that continent. more >

Two New Graduates Boast Law School Pedigrees
June 1, 2011
Pacific McGeorge School of Law attracts some of the best and brightest students from all over the country, and its reputation in legal education circles is impeccable. Two of the leading academic performers in the Class of 2011 prove the latter point. more >

Pacific McGeorge Students Ride The Justice Bus
May 26, 2011
Eleven Pacific McGeorge students traveled to Redding the weekend of March 25-26, 2011, to conduct a two-day clinic for low-income rural clients in a trip sponsored by San Francisco-based OneJustice, a public interest law firm. more >

Angel Tree Project Wins Phi Delta Phi Award
May 25, 2011
The Pacific McGeorge chapter of the Phi Delta Phi honors fraternity received a national award for its annual Angel Tree project that collects free holiday gifts for needy children. more >

Frantz Event A Key Component Of Trial Team
May 24, 2011
The Ben Frantz First-Year Mock Trial Competition continues to play a major role in developing talent for Pacific McGeorge's nationally ranked mock trial intercollegiate team. Almost all of the members of this year's intercollegiate team competed in the first-year event as freshmen. more >

Moot Court Team Celebrates Its Best Season Ever
May 23, 2011
Pacific McGeorge celebrated arguably its best season ever in moot court competition during the 2010-11 academic year, bringing home hardware from seven national and international events. more >
Pacific McGeorge Celebrates 87th Academic Year
May 17, 2011
Pacific McGeorge awarded 313 Juris Doctor degrees and 28 advanced law degrees to culminate its 87th academic year on May 14, 2011, at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium. Dean Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker presided over the ceremony, and University President Dr. Pamela A. Eibeck joined her in congratulating every student that walked the stage. more >

Trio Of Valedictorians Headline 2011 Coif Class
May 16, 2011
Day Division valedictorian Andrew Redner and Evening Division co-valedictorians Louinda Lacey and Adam Cate headline a group of 31 new members of the Pacific McGeorge chapter of the Order of the Coif. more >

Center Hands Out Certificates, Commendations
May 13, 2011
The Capital Center for Public Law & Policy held its second annual student recognition luncheon on May 10, 2011, honoring students who earned the Capital Certificate and the Capital Commendation for Public Service. more >

McQuillan Named Trial Advocate Of The Year
May 11, 2011
Nikole McQuillan, '11, received the Pacific McGeorge Student Trial Advocate of the Year given by the American Board of Trial Advocates on April 28, 2011. more >

Red Paperclip Project Produces Excellent Results
May 5, 2011
For the second year in a row, Professor Gregory Weber used the "One Red Paperclip" project as a way to spice up his Alternative Dispute Resolution class. The results were impressive. more >

Giovannettone Claims First-Year Moot Trophy
May 2, 2011
Justin Giovannettone was crowned the top overall advocate at the championship round of the 3rd Annual Pacific McGeorge First-Year Moot Court Competition on April 12, 2011. more >

Four Students Published In McGeorge Law Review
April 28, 2011
Four student comments appear in the latest edition (Volume 42, Issue 2) of the McGeorge Law Review. more >

New "Globe" Features Four Student Comments
April 27, 2011
Four students who will graduate next month wrote comments that appear in the forthcoming Volume 23, Issue 2 of the Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal. more >

Federal Defender Clinic Exceeds All Expectations
April 18, 2011
In only its second year of operation, Pacific McGeorge's Federal Defender Clinic has represented clients in more than 80 cases in U.S. District Court during the academic year and won some impressive victories. more >

Pacific McGeorge Teams Go Crazy In Chicago
April 11, 2011
Two Pacific McGeorge teams turned in a spectacular performance at the national championship round of the 32nd Annual ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition held April 7-9, 2011, in Chicago. more >

Team Takes Top Honors In Traynor Competition
April 7, 2011
For the third time in the last five years, Pacific McGeorge won a first-place award at the Roger J. Traynor California Appellate Moot Court competition, which was held April 2-3, 2011, at the University of San Francisco. more >







