June 2020 Newsletter
Learn the latest from the UW Law community as we celebrate the Class of 2020, honor retiring faculty and staff, and look ahead to summer projects.
Alumni
Once a Law Dawg, Always a Law Dawg
Your UW Law connection doesn’t end when you leave campus.
At UW Law, we believe having a strong alumni network built on enduring relationships among our alumni is critical to the success of our school and future generations of lawyers. We hope you will join in our efforts to engage our alumni to benefit students, inform the public about UW Law’s remarkable achievements, and serve as ambassadors to the legal community and beyond.
Join us as we encourage students to explore their passions and equip them with intellectual tools and hands-on legal experience in their journey to become practice-ready lawyers able to work in any field they choose. Celebrate the impact our alumni are making in the communities they serve. Remain connected with your school and its alumni, students and faculty.
Alumni News
In Brief: Spring 2020
Learn what UW Law students, faculty and alumni have been up to this spring.
All or Nothing
As managing attorney for the Promise of Justice Initiative in Louisiana, UW Law alumna Jamila Johnson helped change the Louisiana Constitution and secure a landmark U.S. Supreme Court victory that reverses a century-old, Jim Crow-era law.
Gift promotes added diversity at UW Law School
The university announced a $250,000 gift from UW Regent Blaine Tamaki and his wife, Preciosa Tamaki, to the School of Law to support efforts to increase diversity, provide students with greater access to mental health resources, and support the work of the Tribal Court Clinic.
Global Business Law Institute appoints new chair, members to Industry Advisory Board
Business law leaders from Amazon, Challenge Seattle, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and Microsoft help provide students with unique, life-changing legal education.