Florid Bet : -i .Honor Code
A lt oe Fd ta *a G Revision
* in J l O The UF College
of Law s Horor
Committee lhas
revised tile law
SCoo01 S Honor Code.
Students are erlcoLIr-
aged to attend a
a t t C pet O 2 t P e M f town O hall meeting"
S l o D a 1-2 p.m. Wednesday.
*-r E S -D g Nov. '10. n room 345
F ) tto discLIss changes
c of G ) Ti J. C n a* te r a Tg C to the code and
l *D c *F -i -* -t t h ao provide inpult.
So r ** a n *h H. E Students will vote
to COonfirm or deny

Sessionl TodaN oil End or Lire
Planiniiig aiid Pirohute Pruactice

of Lift. Pl~ininiiii Iind Pio'llir Pi~icri~c Fit'm flIL

IPe ilcctiuin ofll hL 0CI Cli
also vru oll li I-i~lic o rd.111 iti-ri)
XhIo7lI Illl .11ir 1d r T' IiI ii~.icticcI ( cmii A

re.in .'. ( CIIi', ['illii~ 1 ~ 1111 1 cdIuL1 x.PnniiC C ii nIL'
Une'.' [nIII'L1Ciiiii1u 0'A I01 rI Ir'ILin (~ Do-71i Nici ~
thy icninIicrit v~i~. Ii hc C'IICC Ii'diI~
call 'C il oi IC'.'.N Aiiitii Ti-L'istU'I"

('LA nMeetinig Toda

CIICCI 1 11)111 ~ LICI'ITr~IIICI rCICI Uin ..llIL
~' iILICII

Election for LCC Secr-etai-
uacauncN No%. 15

Xii ri I 'ii I. vi. itii I '.1 (CCl t'IIC C .1 1 iiiiC iI

Li1-1 0c1d\ iIILflC. i Li 011.1 [Il l

~III b'IIILI l ~ '.InIL L( ( PriL'i ICL' niIClin c

tie revised code diLr-
rig elections Nov. 16.
(Vote at the JMlBA
or Honor Committee
tables.)

Inside
* Career Services:
Informational
Interviews i 2?
* Events Focus on
2004 Election i -i
* JMBA Halloween i :
* Alumnus Zack
Elected ABA House of
Delegates Chair i 7P
* Faculty Scholarship
& Activites 6 1

4 N UNIVRS[IT OF
SFLORIDA
F-redrlc L tinl (Collcgc CI L3A

Events, Progralms & Opportunities

Career Services

Long Term
Emergency
Loans
Application
forms for Fall Lewis
Memorial Long Term
Emergency Loans
1$5001 are available
in StuLdent Affairs
ard will be accepted
ttiroiglh Nov. 22.
Applicants mrnst.
* Have at least a 2.00
GPA and be regis-
tered for at least 12
credit hours.
* Have a financially
stable" co-signer
I not a stLdent or
spoOse. and riot
retired. sermi-retired
or Llnemployed .
* Be attending UF
Spring 2005
semester.
WVvitliin ten
b)LSiness days of
SLubirnttling a corm-
pleted request form.
University Financial
Services will mail a
loan application to
your local address
las listed in the UF
Directory i.
Return applica-
tions to University
Financial Services
IS-108 Criser Hall).

Informational Interviews
An informational interview is a brief meeting
you schedule with a legal employer perhaps in
a city where you are interested in working or who
does work that interests you in order to learn
about career paths, hiring trends, industry practices
and who is hiring as well as to make useful con-
tacts. Most employers can spare 20-30 minutes to
provide advice to a law student seeking informa-
tion only. Everyone eats, takes breaks and talks
on the phone even busy attorneys. If you feel
intimidated by the prospect of asking for an infor-
mational interview, we remind you:
* Information is power.
* 79% percent of all jobs are not advertised.
* Word of mouth and referrals from others are
some of the largest sources of jobs.
* The interviews are easy to do and typically highly
enjoyable and enlightening.
* You can gain valuable information about areas of
the law and career paths, finding unadvertised job
openings, upcoming events where you meet legal
employers, and other legal resources and organi-
zations.

SETTING UP INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS
To set up an informational interview, first
research your area of interest through associations,
on websites, and in the Center for Career Services.
Next, learn about the person with whom you will
be speaking using the company website or profes-
sional journals. Once armed with this background
information, set up the interview as follows:
* Write to the person. "As a highly-regarded trial
lawyer in my hometown of Lakeland, I am hop-
ing you can provide me with some information as
I begin my search for a summer legal position,"
or "Since you are an alumna of the UF College
of Law and respected member of the Birmingham
legal community, I am hoping you can offer me
information and advice regarding law firms, liti-
gation and the practice of law in Birmingham,
where I plan to return upon graduation."
* Pick up the phone. "I am a law student at the
UF College of Law who is interested in practic-
ing admiralty law. Professor X told me you were
an expert in this area, and I was wondering if you
could spend ten minutes with me to discuss your
career path and your work in this area."
* Talk to them at social events, bar receptions or
other occasions. "I am a law student at the UF

College of Law. I just read the interesting profile
about you in the Jacksonville Daily Record and
wondered if I could buy you lunch soon to learn
more about your career path."

CONDUCTING THE INTERVIEW
Once you have fully researched your inter-
viewee and prepared your questions, make sure
you arrive on time and are professionally dressed.
Be enthusiastic and polite to all, and introduce
yourself and restate your purpose for the informa-
tional interview.
Provide a very brief overview about yourself,
then ask your questions and listen thoughtfully
to the responses. It should be a conversation, not
a rapid-fire formal interview. Remember to ask
open-ended questions to encourage discussion;
people enjoy talking about themselves, and lawyers
are no exception. Questions may include:
* How do you spend your time during a typical
work week?
* What skills or abilities do you feel are essential
to succeed in your job?
* What are the toughest problems you face?
* How did you prepare yourself for the work you
currently do?
* In your opinion, do you see your present legal
area growing?
* Would you be willing to give me feedback on the
effectiveness of my resume for this sort of work?
(Provide a copy of your resume.)
* What kind of experiences, paid or volunteer,
would you recommend to me?
* How do you suggest that I find out about actual
job openings in this area? Are they advertised,
and if so, where? If information is spread by
word-of-mouth, how can I get into the loop?
(Continued Next Page)

I

(Career Services, Continued) information on public interest careers, funding
* Based on our conversation today, can you for summer and postgraduate fellowships, and
recommend other people I should contact? networking with in the public interest commu-
* May I use your name when I contact other nity. Visit www.equaljusticeworks.org for more
individuals? information, or to learn more about public interest

Follow up immediately with a letter thank-
Ili' rliciu .' Ii li.'ll ,i i .' \I ir.'ltih Ci.'lIlli'u ,o LI
l illi I p.i lk'u l.il '11 li'ltllfu l I'lo l li I I Wil,.l' .. 11.i1
ick'l li 11 i 10. ki i l \ 11.i' .' c l ill IhI 11C .'ii01d.ii.i'i-
rl~i' pl.' l ii'", ic .'i.'it lfllnl.'lii .'i l.I', ill t.' iiltr. r'l I
k'l 11i 111.'i k il' Ii.i '. 1 ll a l It .1 lid 0I' li.'ll .i ', I .'
I'i I'l| 'CI '. t'll
R i-c.' nli.'l i .'1%i l are not illkin IOr i i joh.
Still .11C' I%,lli tl i IliI'orl0 l.tl. l i0 i1 .d ', k'I l '. 011] i.'-
llilldi'' dl ii'lc i. ii i'.,id ill', '"I"', i'

Puihlic Interest confereice
( .11 l.'l.' CI l' I.'i.' .' .Ic.'i i' H 1'' i'l
\\ .ild. 'i' .iC' I' lll ilil', i' l..' ,i f I I v.I' I-lu .'lirt r' rtlii'
i.'i.'ir.' l [E i. il .ILI li.'C \\ l, i [E.I\\ I ( O li l.'i c.'ii .' ii.I
( .i [i.'i.' i [ I Ii \\.i lillii. n. D ( tlil' LI i ._',t r ublllcI '

.iic i C liii ini' D'Iic i itiir I
.iiJ 1.'.i 11 11..' 11i." 11.'l 1'| 11 r1 .'l lA I oll'
"'11L I kIC.\'- ii,.',. t ii lt i. I 1'] | l\ i'i, '.i lll'

]11ltl.1 .'lit Itr iulhll' Ilit.'l .' ." .11il \\..111 "10 T l C.'ll
111.'l1i.'l ", .illi 1 \ I.' i.'1 lltll ,, i .'l U lip| ''l'.1cd lic. I "

Tlii' conr'lir.'cli c.' ["o', l i.'IJ rIn i.' t'i l Il 'i l't -
cin .Il i i'i i'.hi ll'i Ili il.' I .' lli ili 1 .111 .1110 1' II, .

11 i l.'.llil Illl E .I \\ I .Il i C'\i C''ll'n t Il I 1.'1 lll .'111 .' I I

careers, schedule an ap e.

Net 'ork at .Aluimni Receptions
h t11nlil In.'li.'l.' i ,iil .li'' Ill di\ 'lli rit o 'p'olillil-

N 11111111 11 I 11I t I cIi l 0[
Pr o ra, iT lioin., i. li kill, .i.'i 1 1i.'ll i.'l O l
lil.i i ,I I, .i 1.'.' tl il ltl.l i.'llt i h i ,d1 ,I It, .it,.,li,.

lIh I tI .'.il.'.'l I 1 till '. ll .1 ,10 0 1 .I |1"0 1li'1
* N'\ I 1- i. T.ll.iI i 't'. it'io. \.' lil ( Nlll. I

SD i' M .' liu ( R lirli r lir J.'I. ~ '. tini II dl .i
.d N .1 111 "I In
* .I.ili 1 -hi i l ji r l .'.'Ill lir I.illl 1 H .it l

Prog-rams Tlis eek
* \1ilk-In Resuiine Reie%%. \M i,..i',.. No', N.
- .,11-4 311 1 iI Tuic'. .i',. N o\ .. 3 li-l| i11
.1 I1 \\i .'Jl.'J.i'. N ot II. riiit-I p Iin I n
I( l .'i.'l i.'1', i.'i.' i.,t llll 1I 1.' lll .'11 I C.", I.' i .'LI
I111111.' l.tl.'l'. I tl ll .l i 'l|p o lli 11i .'llt I .i111p li'
I,' l1111 ,' .l1 ,C 0 11 lic' ( ( \ 0.'1 little.' lli i.'l
( .ii i.'.' R .' ll .' ,'li''l "Rl .' Ull]l' T Ip .1il,.
,.i111pic.' "I
* AB\ Presenltlation: \N i .Anli-Triusl?.
\\V i, 1Ji J.i.,. N o 1Il. li r i. it 1!o l ll \
I NL L / M.i'L / I lk.4tiidliOiiiCit 'r. 7J

Opportunities in Environmental Law
Career Services recently hosted a panel discussion -
on Environmental Law that enabled students to discuss
opportunities in the field with professors and practitio-
ners. Highlights included.
* Director of the Environmental & Land Use Law
Program Professor Alyson Flournoy (pictured at right
emphasized the importance of networking, making
career searches interactive, and gaining experience
through externships and other avenues.
* Professor Mary Jane Angelo. who has practiced envi-
ronmental law in both state and federal positions, dis-
cussed the multitude of environmental jobs available in
agencies and offered tips for becoming more competitive.
* UF law graduate Terry Zinn, senior attorney for District 2 at the Florida Department of
Transportation, offered a real world perspective to students and added his candid remarks on
the many unexpected sides of environmental law he has experienced over the years.
Students who were unable to attend are encouraged to stop by the Center for Career
Services to pick up the handout or to make an appointment to discuss career development
with a counselor.

Make Your
Voice Heard
Tne Pi tIniceton
Re reit i's giving
yOU tile opportLnitry
to voice yoir opin-
IOnS of academics.
career preparation.
ard social life at the
College of Law.
The Students
Say" profiles on
Princeton Review.corn
and inr its publications
are written directly
from survey respons-
es to help readers
Lrnderstand what life
at youLr school is like
and to assist potential
students in finding a
school best solted to
their educational and
personal needs.
Participation is
quick and easy. Just
go online to http:ll
survey.review.com/.
Log in to the
stuidernt survey with
your Gatorlink e-mail
address. You will
have the option to
receive information
ard offers. To decline.
indicate this on the
login page before
entering the survey.

II

Bar Exam
Loans
Making plans to
take the Bar Exam
and wondering where
yoLI will come Lip
witl financing for
these out-of-pocket
expenses? There are
private companies
tiat offer Bar Exam
loans to students in
tleir final year of law
school. These loans
can be Lised for liv-
ing expenses while
you stLIdy for the Bar
and take Bar prep
classes or for other
Bar Exam-related
expenses.
For more informna-
tion regarding these
private loans. contact
Financial Aid Director
Carol HLIber in tne
Office of Student
Affairs at 392-0421.
or contact lenders
directly at.
* Access Group.
800-282-1550.
www.accessgroLIp.
org
* Key Education
ResoLrces.
800-539-5363.
www.kev.corl.'
educate.'grad
* Law Loans.
800-984-0190.
www.sallierlmae.com

2004 Election Events
UF law students, professors and attorneys
participated in events ranging from a drive for
volunteers to monitor polls on election day in
Orlando to presentations on related issues in
preparation for the 2004 election. Professors Jon
Mills, Clifford Jones and Joe Little, among others,
fielded numerous media calls and served on panels
at the law school and elsewhere.

Election 2004 Panel
The American Constitution Society (ACS)
hosted the panel discussion "Election 2004"
Nov. 1, with Professors Joseph Little, Clifford
Jones, Center for Governmental Responsibility/
Dean Emeritus Jon Mills, and moderator Professor
Winston Nagan. It was followed by "Judicial
Nominations and What's at Stake," with Professors
Fletcher Baldwin, Berta Herandez-Truyol,
Michael Allan Wolf and Sharon Rush (pictured
below, at table, from left), moderated by Professor
Danaya Wright (front row, center), on the impor-
tant role the next president will have in appointing
justices to the federal judiciary, both in the lower
federal courts and the Supreme Court.

"The American Constitution Society at
UF was very pleased with the turnout for our
'Elections 2004' and 'Judicial Nominations:
What's at Stake' panel discussions. Certainly, our
event would not have been such a success without
the concern and curiosity of those who attended,"
said ACS President Felix A. Felicier. "Both panels
addressed timely issues of great concern to ACS,
and it gave those who attended the opportunity to
see where our organization's vision and passion
lie. We hope this event will encourage other stu-
dents to seek involvement with our organization.
Student involvement with organizations that tackle
critically important and timely issues is important,
and we feel they are best handled by those most
affected: us!"

Law Review Speaker: Elections
Past & Present -ByD. Cupples(3L)
In Tallahassee, the changes began long before
this presidential election, according to Florida
Law Review Fall Speaker Dr. Richard Scher (pic-
tured below), UF Political Science professor and
national expert on electoral and Florida politics.
"In Tallahassee 10 or 15 years ago, people
across the aisles would end the day together over
a whiskey," Scher said. "Nowadays, people just
aren't talking to one another, which is dangerous
for our political system."
The rift has only grown since the onset of
the 2004 presidential campaign, according to
Scher, who also focused his attention on the lack
of validity of political polls and problems arising
during the campaign.
"Even early voting caused problems," Scher
said. "Alachua County prepared for 500 voters
a day. About 1,000 a day showed up, leading to
longer lines than anticipated."
"And then there's voting technology," Scher
said. "Already, 11 lawsuits have been filed in
Florida over touchscreen machines."
"I've never seen such a partisan campaign
with such bitter rhetoric on both sides," Scher
said. "Whoever wins the presidential election,
'Job One' will be to reestablish the commonality
among citizens. For the nation's sake, we've got
to start talk-
ing to each
other again,
even if we
disagree
on some
issues." O

(Events & Opportunities, Continued)
Castro in Student Affairs. Nomination forms must
be completed and turned into Harang's LCC mail-
box (adjacent to LCC in the Student Organizations
Office) by 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15. For further
information, e-mail harang@ufl.edu.

Help Others for Pro Bono Credit
If you speak Spanish and are interested in
volunteering hours toward a Pro Bono Certificate
or just to help the community, you may qualify
for a joint Career Services, CaribLaw and Alachua
County Court project to help indigent Spanish
speaking families in need of translators. Students
will work on different cases with the Department
of Children and Families, the families' lawyers
and, in some cases, with parents or children.
This is a great way to practice your language
skills as you help people in need. The time com-
mitment will vary depending on the case and
your time constraints. For more information,
contact Keisha Usher at ka usher@yahoo.com or
kusher@ufl.edu, or visit Career Services.

International Trade Discussion
All are invited to a guest lecture Thursday,
Nov. 18, from 5-7 p.m. in room 355D presented
as part of a Trade, Labor & Environment seminar

taught by Governor Buddy MacKay and Professor
Berta Hernandez-Truyol. Dean & retired U.S.
Ambassador Dennis Jett, UF International Center; Dr.
Terry McCoy, UF Center for Latin American Studies;
and International Trade Program Director Steve
Powell will discuss current international trade issues.

BLSA Art, Jazz & Poetry
The W. George Allen Chapter of the National
Black Law Student Association (BLSA) invites
you to join them at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, for a
night of art, jazz and poetry. Contact BLSA at 392-
7114 for details.

Business Law Roundtable
The Association of Law and Business the
premier student organization for the advancement of
business law as a curriculum and career in the state
of Florida is co-hosting a roundtable discussion
and reception with attorneys from the Business Law
Section of The Florida Bar 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Nov.
18, room 285B.
Students interested in business law will be able
to hear prominent attorneys from across the state
speak about their practices and the changing legal
environment in Florida and to socialize with speakers
afterwards in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.
(Continued Page 6)

ATLA Scholarships Available for Fall 2005

The following Association of Trial Lawyers
of America (ATLA) scholarships are available for
Fall 2005.
* ATLA Trial Advocacy Scholarship
($2,500): Open to second- and third-year law
students. Application deadline: May 2, 2005.
* Richard D. Hailey ATLA Law Student
Scholarship ($1,000 each for up to six
students): Open to first- and-second year
African American, Hispanic, Asian American,
Native American, and bi-racial law students.
Application deadline: May 2, 2005.
* Alia Herrera Memorial Scholarship
($3,000): Open to second- or third-year law
students.
* Leesfield/ATLA Law Student Scholarship
($1,000): Sponsored by ATLA member Ira
Leesfield and ATLA for second- and third-
year law students, provides funds to a law
student for attendance at ATLA's annual con-
vention. Application deadline: May 2, 2005.
* Partnership in Advocacy Program: ATLA
provides free registration, social events,
and housing for the annual convention, plus

financial assistance for food and travel, to
selected second-year students nominated
by their deans or professors. Participants
receive academic credit. Application dead-
line: May 6, 2005.
Applicants must be ATLA law student
members (annual law student dues are $15, and
students may join at www.atla.org/lawstudents).
ATLA student member benefits include a men-
tor program, TRIAL magazine, Law Reporter, the
student newsletter From Classroom to Courtroom,
a website, student list server, national mock trial
competition, and free education programs.
The world's largest trial bar, ATLA has a
membership of 60,000, including attorneys, law
students, law professors, and paralegals. ATLA
provides its members with education, networking
resources, publications, and other tools to help
them represent their clients successfully. ATLA
also fights legislation that threatens the right of
people to have a jury trial or the legal rights of
American families. O1

Thanksgiving
Basket Drive
The W. George
Allen Chapter
of the National
Black Law Student
Association iBLSAi
and the Militarv Law
Student Association
(MLSAI invite vOLI
to participate in
a Thanksgiving
Basket Drive Nov.
8-18. Organization
members are collect-
ing toiletries, food.
and miscellaneous
items to fill bas-
kets for the home-
less and for care
packages to send
to troops abroad.
Drop off items in
boxes around the
law school campus
or in the Student
Organization Office.

Support 2004
Class Gift
Class Gifts enable
you to SLIpport areas
of yoLur choice at the
law school while 'giv-
ing back" in a rlmemo-
rable and meaningful
way. For information.
e-mail Lairen CLIur
at LauLrernCLoryvaol
conm.

Research
Assistants
Needed
Professor JLan
Francisco Perea
seeks one or two
research assistants
to work 10 hours
a week, begin-
ling immediately.
Demonstrated
excellence in legal
research is a m1st.
and interest in legal
history and race
relations is preferred.
Students will assist
with revisions for ti[e
forthcoming second
edition of Professor
Perea s textbook.
Race and Races.
Cases and Resources
fo, a Di.ierse Amenrca.
Submit resumes to
Professor Perea in
329 Holland Hall.

r[.1 % ,\ I i .,i ,,if ,, ,l Ir.-i. I
Honor Committee Positions Open
Thi .'L\ i i li .11i H uP! .u tcLi '.. !- Lirnli!!!' iiD' Ji, '.
\ .t IIt i n ,. D ii iii. .1.d liIn .-,Mn iii-
[ILI tLIJ !!IS !lll 'l i .'k1d Ill h!! lil l t 'l .1 |I' 'M l l.!! '!! '!! Il
I ", ..! ,,i tL .i, H,, I,,I ni l!!l!!! n riT
N,1r. I Ill ilI J 'ii. i 11.' iliirln .1 i % d L I .1 .i'.L
t.. *. r m '..t i ,,!. u, .i L !,J| .. n l i ',,,' t l.i[ .i t,, i[ I '
I *ll '- l. L.I [I '.I II I lll Ill. IIi. I LII.. I I'. Ill i .c[-
liii' -i. l1 .ii Li i. 'ii. 'i l Il rT c L i h ,l ,ii .' 'iii t' l.I ii

JNIBA Elections Nov. 16
.EIC.[ !,, t. ,ul f .1 i[,lin MNi lu..,ll B.it A ss. ..|.I[ In
I INIBA ) i ill .ik.: pil.ic.'I TLI.iI.'. \ '. It Th". L
!l![ii [Lc I[I il I !!!!!ll L IllLI[t I '!ll Lil1 i!! [l I IB .\
n.ric Iv. \\ ciJii iil .. '. I\ n

Volunteer Income Tax .Assistanlce
\I iliiuni .c Iinc mi. T.i\ \ iit.airict ItI \ IT i
.1 |Ih h1 i'no ol''.|lil7. Hi 'll li. .it l tI ruil.d'nlt .Hlid
it". -IIi '0 1 t1' lC ILCII'nt in filiin.; tiiC ii i0 111 .l\
IcLIIII- Timi' l' it pl'i lllli' t.I\ l ClT lIIi 'Llli count,
rt '. ildJ lli.' P i, B Ioni ( i.'tific'.i N t.1 \ i.'\|',i.'ll-
Ti.'n ,'i.' i m i |i. i llll .'d
Tr I.'t.'I.'1', i.' t iI' l .' irI'if lu .ril'h i .ili' llr ', 1LIIritI.'.'l -
11 I'l rl.' |l ii -'; 2 1115 i 1.\ 1 .'.c I'1i. i.'' 0it..' B l ,i .'
Bolinik .it l l IookliIllk' .illio c'In li, N ', 2-I4

Donate "Toys for Tots.'
Support Soldiers & Spouses
* TII. \[ililt.i, L v. l C id I 'nt, \% I'w.idrt'n i \[ILL i
.i1iLi.i uTou %I'or Toll-" dnl', .1 nIiriCi.i l l' llt
.i,,'Tlle'J h, (lll' M .1 1'i ( '1i1 Ri','1. i', 1,
l Look 'l .1 l0,l' hl ,\ ni'.ll tli.' .I\IB
S CiCI'i' th J 1n.1 .1 ii .' Llli li| '|CIId h '. th IIC'lpi
Ii ii. i. ', C .lt'.1 ( iill] 1 1.11
\1I I Juiti'. ICI 'll t ln'l li1 \ LN \ I'i, C'aire
PI' ckau es 'tll .11 Ii l.ICl 11C i' 7 i. l It'd.1 I i I t
Sl' I i 't d Ii L tk' I.1,', .11.illl' n .1i JI p II r 11nilt
fltim .nl, \I[LI, \ I 'in 'I i \ILs \ Ill c-ii n ,,l-
l. rt' I0n'n11. ill'i i1.Il 110'1
\ ILI ,\ Dep)lo' ed Sp)ouIse Supp))or ()perailion
plO, il.' ,.i, i .'.ICC' Il,'i ., Ci .'hilld .11.i.'. ,.il V '. ,0111.
V ll'd| 1lli-' .1 i ]. 11I' Ill_'
If t'LI iinit'. tm 'I 'li .'A IlIt' I .|l '.d'i .,lld

' .A ittrC I.' 111 '1IC CI.f 11i. .'- l B i.iiiin.'c i it

IlI.iiiii.'111 ,11 111 I ,.'Ill '1 .'it0 1 .'0 .Ii 1', \ IL. 1, .'I m c n lc.'i

Inmprove Skills at Toastmasters
TliI.' i-I, ll .i L.I. To'.itmi tici.'l, Ptlllih.'
Sl'.d. i )l 1I7.1it1 i ill m1 .'1.'1 .11 p I
\\I.'d 1 .I ',. N ,t' in 45 i '.iIl -i .Ili 11.'. -
.' .'il .i1 .' .'lA,.'it' .' Et Ili t'lllL.Itl 'ii. C.'-IL ill
FrlO IJ. L.i.i To.I .in t. i 'I Pu-ii iI.'n R.I'. Dominick
.it ., l n Ju L

Alumnus Stephen Zack Elected Conferences
m Music Law
ABA House of Delegates Chair Conference, Jin 29,
J Vnile Reliz LUni-,nI
"Everything SIlde-nil-p.rtded
Stephen N. Zack (UF BA 69, JD 71) has I've achieved so cn-Lai13-t Aish.3 Sale-ni
been elected chair of the American Bar Association far has been pos- at alshai',iunlsiclat,
House of Delegates, the ABA's second-highest sible because of Richard E Nelson
office. He is the first Hispanic American to assume my education from Symposium Feb 11
that role, where he will lead the ABA's policy- the University of Hilon LIF Co.nfe.rence
making body and stand in for the ABA president as Florida," he said. Cene, Olianize..
needed b', Prifess,- i1:1Ichael
needed. "It was a wonder- Allan W.lf
A partner in the Miami-based firm Boies, ful experience and m Public Interest
Schiller & Flexner, Zack was referenced last week prepared me very Environmental
in the Miami Herald as one of the most influential well." Conference Feb
Hispanic Americans in the country. He served as As chair lo C.-,idi' Rlazed
president of The Florida Bar 1988-89, the youngest of the House of bV En. IrnlliTr.nal and
president in that organization's history and the first Delegates, he will Land LUse Law S.-c.et.
Hispanic American to lead a state bar association, lead 537 delegates Cona'I A_hle-
He said he hopes his two-year tenure as ABA chair consisting of repre- --. G-R:,*ass- pi.It Ca
will demonstrate to Hispanics and other minorities sentatives of state oi Adani Regal at
that the ABA is a welcoming group where their and local bar asso- a egal,~iufl edu

leadership skills and talents will be appreciated.
Zack was born in the U.S., then lived in his
mother's native country of Cuba until he was 14,
when he came to Miami, his primary residence
since that time.
"Loss of liberty is not a theoretical threat to
me," Zack said. "It's a fact I've had first-hand
experience with. As someone whose family had
to flee the dictatorship of Cuba that abolished the
rule of law, I welcome the opportunity to work
to strengthen the rule of law and human rights
through the ABA's efforts."
Zack helped found the Cuban-American Bar
Association, and said one of his major goals during
his term is to reach out to diverse bar associations
to encourage partnerships with the ABA. He also
encourages UF law students to get involved as
early as possible with the ABA and local law
organizations.
"The lawyers you meet in these organizations
are the same people you will work with in your
professional life," he said. "Relationships are so
important and these lawyers need to know you and
know what your word means."
Zack's activities during his college years
included presiding over Florida Blue Key and the
Interfraternity Council, and resulted in him being
named to the 1970 UF Hall of Fame and Who's
Who in American Colleges and Universities. He
continues to be an avid supporter of the college
and is a UF Law Center Association Board of
Trustees Member Emeritus.

ciations, substan-
tive legal sections and drl Ihi0i of 0' 11' -\B \V.itill-
ated organizations and co'iCiric'iic. f tlI.'r .luid.ic.il
Division, former officiCl 'cml.'ci oI tIl.' Bo.iiJd ft'
Governors, at-large dl.'c.lr iiid .IJrc dJclc.';.lC
He has been a member o' tlii' Honu.%c iiicc !,.xx
and was the Florida st.ir Jdc'l'.irc.' !*'L*'- II I
Zack has establisll'd lcn.ihrli icc11'id O'r \B \
service in a variety of cip.icinic. ( unLIntl. lw
is chair of the Select ( ommitic ., of tli HIou c
He served as a membcli oI tli' -\B -\ B.iiJd OI
Governors 1992-1995. .iid .,1 110.iJd liii .11n 1' tn1c
Sections of Litigation .iiid MIHnci.mi' c DL)IputI
Resolution.
He is a past chaii of tnc -\B \ L.inIi mn'.iiii
Council, and former Incmiici of tlic ( o'mmi.i.i,,iln
on the Judiciary in the 2 I t ( cintull Hc Il.,i
been president of the N.ition.il ( oriil'Clic.C ic
Bar Presidents, is a foiicil cI.in 11 tnc M.0diiii'
Committee on Bar Actrl Inic, .iiId SCl Iri'.. .iIdl i .I
Life Fellow of the ArlcIlciin B.iI rfu'lild.inll n
Zack represented tic I \ "tIi ci.llxii.ii ini
the last election before .lucJ._C' .mincl.i N.1111 I if
JD 66) in Leon Count, ( iicuit ( oult I\t Boic,.
Schiller & Flexner, he ciCiHl.ctci Ill, 1 i.lcicC
on civil litigation, and i, .i mImcli i'f te riniln
executive committee.

- By Associate Directo: of C:'minitni'a.:'tns Kauhi
Fleming. Read moe arou:'t Zaci.:i lie Ja'iual
2005 issue ofUF LAVW i.agzine

* Law & Technology
Conference Feb 2-1-
25 Sherlaion Wc.ild
Resort Oilando:,
Oiganized b.
Itellertual Pi opeit
Law Prli..aIT Diiectlui
Thoi'ias Collei
* Race and Law
Curriculum
Workshop Feb
24-26 Hillc-,n LIF
Ccnfi encl enlei
organized by Centei
foi the Sludy of Rare
and Race, Relaiio.n-,
* Conference on
Legal and Policy
Issues in the
Americas ,.la. 15-16
Organized by CeniLte
foi. Go: ernni enial
RespInsibilili
* "Mulli-Disciplinary
Collaboration: What
Does II Mean and
How Does II Work?"
200i5 Cellnei ,on
Children and Families
fc.uith annual
rcnfe enc e
Look for informa-
tion in fLtlLre FlaLaws.
or contact Director of
Conference Planning
Barbara DeVoe
idevoe@i1 law.ufl.edu
or 392-92381.

- Unive y of F da ac G. L n a e of Lw N a r 8 2

Submit News
for FlaLaw

FlaLat~iIs pir.lihrhed
each we cldaise are in
ieaion. Subnmi newA" ,:i
inlere- I' lihe law school
,o nIii-ii.iiiil; bt 10 a.m ..
Tuie.i da', fir Ilie follow-
iig U.:rila. 1 i- .1e 1 I--
lie Le'..n, Co:llege .:i Law
ioillirulLinicall on 5 OffiC:
npliine 'l.-15.6J e-nmail.
amnirin.law.ull.edul i.

College of Law
Administration
* I.-.. rl H .-ii, II I-.l. I
* S ih,iil F. C.- hi

hi i .'ai: ri' j :- -i.i .i r i

T a. Pi,. ,,i 1an'

F3a:ull, C ,lcp i'm,- h
* [,,1 r 1.aihlr- lr hi3 PI-.

iI' .1 T .. hr i ,-l -.iai i

CF lch-idl_
* clr..i E -.'ll'l i i :!.r l :u i tl c

*r 1.. siinalen aHrdw
o mmIT unr l Rtlali ..,r!:,

.1iT ni i' i li rll. 1ii .
* L'r-1,3 C...1 i -l HI-.t:,i'

* Ri.:h.i.1 L L,.,1.',,,:|

* .I lichael Pahlir -i:s, |,[I'il

* [L.-Ei [ -.I rii [i ,, r. l. r ...
liih:nti.man:ri n Purlijali' i.

Faculty Scholarship & Activities
* Professors Fletcher Baldwin,
Berta Hernandez-Truyol, Clifford
Jones, Joseph Little, Jon Mills,
Winston Nagan, Sharon Rush,
Michael Allan Wolf and Danaya Bli T
Wright participated in an American
Constitution Society Panel on the
2004 election at the law school
(see page 4).
* Professor Juan Francisco J i
Perea spoke at a conference,
"The Legacy of 50 Years of
School Desegregation through a
Multicultural Lens," at FlU College
of Law in Miami Oct. 29. Mi
* Irving Cypen Professor Sharon
E. Rush spoke on race relations
in education at a WUFT confer-
ence on "A Question of Race" at
the University of Florida College of No
JoLirrialismr and Commrlrnicatiorns
last week.
* Professor Michael Seigel has
agreed to assiime new adminis-
trative duties as Interim Director te
of Clinical ard Simulation-based
Skills Programs. He also hlas
signed a contract wilt a pLiibshler H
for his mystery novel. Imprioti abile
Events. whiicl will be offered in ig t
hardback and paperback versions
within SIX monltiS thtroLighi major
Online l)ook sellers SLIChi as
amazon.comr. inriverse.corll ard

b)arnesandroble.com. m
* Barbara Bennett Woodhouse.
David H. Levin Chair in Family Law. direc-
tor of the Center on Children and Families.
ard co-director. Institute for Child and
Adolescent Research and Evaluation.

\e llll)ler
8 Walk-in Resume Review 2 -l i J Ij: p ir
-.reer Ser ire
CGR Board of Advisors meeting
End of Life Planning & Probate Practice
Information Session 5 r. n m ~-r
CLA meeting. with speaker Professor Nunn.
5 I:'ii 2r_.5.B
LCC general board meeting 6 pIm ii 2.85D
Honor Committee introductory meeting for
first & third-semesters 6 pIm1 I 55D

a^*

yol

le

an

ea

sh

ht

* Thursday classes meet, Wednesday classes
canceled
* Walk-in Resume Review n..n-2 pI ni 'C.reer
Ser .:e'
* Career Services/ABA program. "Why Anti-
Trust?" n*-...:.- 18,1:1
* Toastmasters 5 p ii -15
* Veterans Day holiday, classes canceled
* Homecoming
* Career Services: One Quick Question
': .3 l1 1 j i ci urt, 3r.:l
* Election for LCC Secretary 6 i:. m n .

9 Walk-in Resume Review 8 i. li :i i n 16 JMBA Elections
i,.=iree r er e- 18 Business Law Roundtable. -I6 3u 1: 11 285b
BLSA "Night of Art. Jazz. and Poetry." 7 Ip m International Trade Presentation 5 p in
10 Honor Code Review meeting 1-2 Ip n '-4 -oD
m_ _,,_,L

presented a paper Oct. 29 on foster
care and adoption policy at an inter-
disciplinary symposium on "The State
Construction of the Family" hosted
by the University of Virginia's Center
on Children, Families and the Law.
She will deliver the keynote speech at
Whittier Law School's symposium on
Child Health Policy Nov. 12.

In the News
* Professor Clifford A. Jones was
a Florida election law consultant to
NBC News Election Night cover-
age. He traveled to Tallahassee on
Election Day, center of their Florida
coverage, and provided commentary
and advice to Tom Brokaw and Tim
Russert.
* Center for Governmental
Responsibility Director and Dean
Emeritus Jon Mills was interviewed
on WVCJB TV 20 Oct. 27 abouLt the
integrity of the 2004 election in a
story aboLt lawyers rmannringr the
precincts.
* Environmental ard Land Use Law
Program Associate Director:Affiliate
Professor James C. Nicholas was
referenced as a technical corsuiltant
On collrmmunirty development project
costs in a New Alexico Business
Wee/h ) article Oct. 18.
* Assistant Professor Christopher
Peterson was quoted Oct. 28 in
Consume Bankitptcy 'Neits aLbout
his saturation effect theory in an
article aboLut the effect of the recent
hturricanes in Florida. o

UF LAW CALENDAR -

- Unive y of F da ac G. L n a e of Lw N a r 8 2

Submit News
for FlaLaw

FlaLat~iIs pir.lihrhed
each we cldaise are in
ieaion. Subnmi newA" ,:i
inlere- I' lihe law school
,o nIii-ii.iiiil; bt 10 a.m ..
Tuie.i da', fir Ilie follow-
iig U.:rila. 1 i- .1e 1 I--
lie Le'..n, Co:llege .:i Law
ioillirulLinicall on 5 OffiC:
npliine 'l.-15.6J e-nmail.
amnirin.law.ull.edul i.

College of Law
Administration
* I.-.. rl H .-ii, II I-.l. I
* S ih,iil F. C.- hi

hi i .'ai: ri' j :- -i.i .i r i

T a. Pi,. ,,i 1an'

F3a:ull, C ,lcp i'm,- h
* [,,1 r 1.aihlr- lr hi3 PI-.

iI' .1 T .. hr i ,-l -.iai i

CF lch-idl_
* clr..i E -.'ll'l i i :!.r l :u i tl c

*r 1.. siinalen aHrdw
o mmIT unr l Rtlali ..,r!:,

.1iT ni i' i li rll. 1ii .
* L'r-1,3 C...1 i -l HI-.t:,i'

* Ri.:h.i.1 L L,.,1.',,,:|

* .I lichael Pahlir -i:s, |,[I'il

* [L.-Ei [ -.I rii [i ,, r. l. r ...
liih:nti.man:ri n Purlijali' i.

Faculty Scholarship & Activities
* Professors Fletcher Baldwin,
Berta Hernandez-Truyol, Clifford
Jones, Joseph Little, Jon Mills,
Winston Nagan, Sharon Rush,
Michael Allan Wolf and Danaya Bli T
Wright participated in an American
Constitution Society Panel on the
2004 election at the law school
(see page 4).
* Professor Juan Francisco J i
Perea spoke at a conference,
"The Legacy of 50 Years of
School Desegregation through a
Multicultural Lens," at FlU College
of Law in Miami Oct. 29. Mi
* Irving Cypen Professor Sharon
E. Rush spoke on race relations
in education at a WUFT confer-
ence on "A Question of Race" at
the University of Florida College of No
JoLirrialismr and Commrlrnicatiorns
last week.
* Professor Michael Seigel has
agreed to assiime new adminis-
trative duties as Interim Director te
of Clinical ard Simulation-based
Skills Programs. He also hlas
signed a contract wilt a pLiibshler H
for his mystery novel. Imprioti abile
Events. whiicl will be offered in ig t
hardback and paperback versions
within SIX monltiS thtroLighi major
Online l)ook sellers SLIChi as
amazon.comr. inriverse.corll ard

b)arnesandroble.com. m
* Barbara Bennett Woodhouse.
David H. Levin Chair in Family Law. direc-
tor of the Center on Children and Families.
ard co-director. Institute for Child and
Adolescent Research and Evaluation.

\e llll)ler
8 Walk-in Resume Review 2 -l i J Ij: p ir
-.reer Ser ire
CGR Board of Advisors meeting
End of Life Planning & Probate Practice
Information Session 5 r. n m ~-r
CLA meeting. with speaker Professor Nunn.
5 I:'ii 2r_.5.B
LCC general board meeting 6 pIm ii 2.85D
Honor Committee introductory meeting for
first & third-semesters 6 pIm1 I 55D

a^*

yol

le

an

ea

sh

ht

* Thursday classes meet, Wednesday classes
canceled
* Walk-in Resume Review n..n-2 pI ni 'C.reer
Ser .:e'
* Career Services/ABA program. "Why Anti-
Trust?" n*-...:.- 18,1:1
* Toastmasters 5 p ii -15
* Veterans Day holiday, classes canceled
* Homecoming
* Career Services: One Quick Question
': .3 l1 1 j i ci urt, 3r.:l
* Election for LCC Secretary 6 i:. m n .

9 Walk-in Resume Review 8 i. li :i i n 16 JMBA Elections
i,.=iree r er e- 18 Business Law Roundtable. -I6 3u 1: 11 285b
BLSA "Night of Art. Jazz. and Poetry." 7 Ip m International Trade Presentation 5 p in
10 Honor Code Review meeting 1-2 Ip n '-4 -oD
m_ _,,_,L

presented a paper Oct. 29 on foster
care and adoption policy at an inter-
disciplinary symposium on "The State
Construction of the Family" hosted
by the University of Virginia's Center
on Children, Families and the Law.
She will deliver the keynote speech at
Whittier Law School's symposium on
Child Health Policy Nov. 12.

In the News
* Professor Clifford A. Jones was
a Florida election law consultant to
NBC News Election Night cover-
age. He traveled to Tallahassee on
Election Day, center of their Florida
coverage, and provided commentary
and advice to Tom Brokaw and Tim
Russert.
* Center for Governmental
Responsibility Director and Dean
Emeritus Jon Mills was interviewed
on WVCJB TV 20 Oct. 27 abouLt the
integrity of the 2004 election in a
story aboLt lawyers rmannringr the
precincts.
* Environmental ard Land Use Law
Program Associate Director:Affiliate
Professor James C. Nicholas was
referenced as a technical corsuiltant
On collrmmunirty development project
costs in a New Alexico Business
Wee/h ) article Oct. 18.
* Assistant Professor Christopher
Peterson was quoted Oct. 28 in
Consume Bankitptcy 'Neits aLbout
his saturation effect theory in an
article aboLut the effect of the recent
hturricanes in Florida. o

UF LAW CALENDAR -

	Events, programs and opportuni...
	Career Services
	2004 election events
	Alumnus Stephen Zack elected ABA...
	Faculty scholarship and activi...
	UF Law calendar