Bauer Earns Oliver Award
Professor Jon Bauer, director of the Law School's Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, has been recognized by the Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition with its Myra Oliver Award. The Oliver award is named for Myra Oliver, former executive director of the International Institute of Connecticut. The award is presented in memory of Oliver to a person or agency deserving recognition for exceptional service to immigrants in Connecticut.
Professor Jon Bauer, director of the Law School's Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, has been recognized by the Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition with its Myra Oliver Award.
Blumberg Recognized by the CBA
Dean Emeritus Phillip I. Blumberg has been recognized by the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) with its Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award. Dean Blumberg is the first recipient of this award which was created to recognize a member of the CBA who has demonstrated a sustained commitment and made significant contributions to legal education in our state.
Dean Emeritus Phillip I. Blumberg has been recognized by the Connecticut Bar Association with its Tapping Reeve Legal Educator Award.
UConn Law Team Earns Award
The Moot Court team of Sarah Butler '12, Brendan Horgan '12, Peter Golfman '12, Michael Lobie '12, and Aaron Spacone '13 were recognized with the best brief award for the northeast region at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
The Moot Court team of Sarah Butler '12, Brendan Horgan '12, Peter Golfman '12, Michael Lobie '12, and Aaron Spacone '13 were recognized with the best brief award for the northeast region at the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Grad Receives Humanitarian Award
Irwin J. Hausman '68, his wife Eva and daughter Kim, have been recognized with the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) Daniel R. Ginsberg Humanitarian Award.
The Hausmans were honored by the Connecticut Regional Office at a ceremony held late last year in Stamford. Hausman is of counsel at the Hartford office of Murtha Cullina LLP.
The ADL was created in 1913 to combat anti-Semitism and its mission has broadened to combat all forms of discrimination.
Irwin J. Hausman '68, his wife Eva and daughter Kim, have been recognized with the Anti-Defamation League's Daniel R. Ginsberg Humanitarian Award.
CNOA Recognizes Graduate
The California Narcotics Officers' Association (CNOA) has recognized Mary-Ellen Barrett '88 as statewide prosecutor of the year. CNOA is the largest non-profit training organization with over 7,000 membership. The award seeks to identify, recognize and honor prosecutors who are committed to strong enforcement and prosecution of narcotic laws. Barrett was recognized on the basis of her long-standing record of prosecution of offenders including the protection of drug-endangered children.
The California Narcotics Officers' Association has recognized Mary-Ellen Barrett '88 as statewide prosecutor of the year.
Asylum and Human Rights Clinic
Asylum and Human Rights Clinic
In the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, law students handle every aspect of representation in high-stakes cases that determine whether a client who has fled from political, religious or other persecution will be allowed to remain permanently in the United States, or face deportation. In this intensive, one-semester program, students develop their legal skills and learn to exercise professional responsibility and judgment. They deepen their understanding of human rights issues while providing an essential service to clients desperately in need of representation.
The Asylum and Human Rights Clinic celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2012. It was honored with the Myra M. Oliver Award, awarded by the Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition for exceptional service to Connecticut’s immigrant communities, at the Immigrant Day event held at the Connecticut State Capitol on April 23, 2012. The year was also marked by the launch of a highly successful interdisciplinary collaboration with the School of Social Work to enhance the services available to asylum-seekers in Connecticut.
Since its founding in 2002, the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic has won grants of asylum or other forms of relief from removal in 81 out of the 89 cases that it has handled to completion. In many of these cases, spouses and children were also beneficiaries of the asylum grant, so the total number of refugees who have been able to secure status in the United States as a result of the Clinic’s work is well over 100.
The remarkable stories of the cases handled by the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic during the 2011-12 academic year are told below. (Click on “Profiles of Recent Clinic Cases 2011-12”). The sections that follow provide a fuller description of the Clinic's program, staff, and activities.
Since its founding in 2002, students and faculty working on cases for the Asylum and Human Rights Clinic have obtained asylum or other relief from removal for 75 clients and their families, enabling them to remain in the United States as lawful residents rather than be deported to countries where they face persecution.
Graduate Receives Pro Bono Award
William J. Egan '90 has been awarded the 2011 Pro Bono Award by Robinson & Cole LLP where Egan is a partner in the business litigation group.
William J. Egan '90 has been awarded the 2011 Pro Bono Award by Robinson & Cole LLP where Egan is a partner in the business litigation group.
Graduate Receives Marshall Award
Stephen M. Hendel '78 and his wife, Ruth, have been recognized by The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) with its Louis B. Marshall Award.
The Louis B. Marshall Award was conceived to recognize men and women who demonstrate the exemplary ethics and communal commitment that Louis Marshall embodied. He was an esteemed constitutional lawyer and a prominent figure in the Jewish community, passionately committed to JTS, where he led the board as chairman from 1904 until his death in 1929.
Stephen M. Hendel '78 and his wife, Ruth, have been recognized by The Jewish Theological Seminary with its Louis B. Marshall Award.
Employment Attorney Recognized
Beverly Garofalo '91 has been named to the list of finalists for Employment Attorney of the Year for 2012 by Chambers USA Women in the Law.
Beverly Garofalo '91 has been named to the list of finalists for Employment Attorney of the Year for 2012 by Chambers USA Women in the Law.
Arnold Chosen as Lindsay Fellow
Rebecca Arnold '12 has been selected as a George N. Lindsay Civil Rights Legal Fellow which is awarded by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, with headquarters located in Washington, DC, is one the nation's foremost civil right legal organizations.
Rebecca Arnold '12 has been selected as a George N. Lindsay Civil Rights Legal Fellow which is awarded by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
