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November 9-11 : Join Dartmouth's Celebration of 35 Years of Coeducation

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

October 15, 2007 The Dartmouth Lawyers Association invites all of our members to join us in Hanover, during the weekend of November 9th, as Dartmouth celebrates 35 Years of Coeducation. DLA will be co-hosting a Saturday morning breakfast with Dartmouth Athletics and Office of Alumni Relations to explore the history and current issues surrounding Title IX, the groundbreaking 1972 non-discrimination legislation, also celebrating its 35th anniversary year. Read More ...

 


Feb 7-8, 2008 CLE and Ski at Whistler

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

August 27, 2007 The Feb 7-8, 2008 CLE and SKI Mid-Winter Meeting in Whistler, B.C. promises to be an experience to remember. The planning committee is working hard to bring members and their families a ski vacation and CLE program well worth the trip to British Columbia. The Meeting will be at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, and includes activities for non-skiers as well as the usual ski activities and competitions. There are special programs for spouses and kids under 5. More details at DLA at Whistler. Read More ...

 


DLA Annual Meet Co-Sponsors Undergrad Law Day

Contributed by Al Moncure '69

Dartmouth students joined practicing lawyers and jurists for the Law Day Program

August 24, 2007 The DLA combined its May 2007 Annual Meeting in Hanover with the College's Law Day Program, co-sponsored by the Rockefeller Center and the Legal Studies Faculty Group. See more pictures at the DLA Weblog. The educational program focused on the legal issues of combating terrorism and crimes against humanity. Students joined the practicing lawyers and faculty for the Saturday morning panel discussion of career choices. Read More ...

 


Bill Neukom at DLA Reception at ABA Annual Meet

Contributed by Lanny S. Kurzweil '75

August 2, 2007 DLA Reception at the ABA Annual Meeting - Honoring William H. Neukom ’64: The Dartmouth Lawyers Association, Dartmouth Club of Greater San Francisco, Dartmouth Alumni Association of Silicon Valley, Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Alumni/ae Association, the Dartmouth Outing Club of Northern California, and Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP are pleased to announce a reception for Dartmouth alumni during the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in San Francisco, on Friday, August 10, 2007 from 3:00-5:00 p.m at Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe, 405 Howard Street, San Francisco. Beer, wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Read More ...

 


Giving Back to Dartmouth - Career Opportunities for Students and Young Alumni/ae

Contributed by Lanny S. Kurzweil '75

June 4, 2007  As part of the DLA’s continuing efforts to mentor and assist current Dartmouth students and young alumni/ae who are interested in pursuing a career in the law, the College has asked the DLA to call on its members who may be interested in hiring (or may already be hiring) students as well as recent graduates for internships or permanent positions in the law. Opportunities exist for on-campus interviewing of interested students and graduating seniors as well as review of applicants through the College’s “resume drop” process. This is a great opportunity not only for each of us to reconnect with students but also to share our experience with, mentor and, most importantly, assist those who are coming after us as they consider or embark on their legal careers. Read More ...

 


Annual Meeting Set for May 4 and 5, 2007

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

April 24, 2007  The 23rd Annual Meeting, fast approaching: May 4th and 5th. President James Wright and Prof Jere Daniel, will welcome participants. (click here for full program in PDF format). If you prefer, you can (click here to register online). If you prefer the good old-fashioned paper registration and check, (click here for registration form to print out and mail in with your check) Read More ...

 


March Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

February 18, 2007 Editor Al Moncure '69 has released the March edition of the DLA's regular newsletter "Hearsay." Click here to read it now in Word. Read More ...

 


Mark Garagos Speaks at DLA Meet in L.A.

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

John Liebman and Mark Geragos at DLA meeting in Los Angeles

November 7, 2006 Noted defense counsel Mark Geragos spoke to an informal gathering of Dartmouth lawyers on October 12th. Geragos, best known for his representations of Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson, addressed the challenges of dealing with the media in high-profile cases, plus such other unique aspects of trial practice as "stealth jurors" - jurors who lie in order to participate in cases where they have determined to convict or acquit a defendant. Read More ...

 


Dartmouth Law Journal Seeking Submissions

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

October 25, 2006 In its fourth year of publication, the Dartmouth Law Journal is calling for "articles, research papers, essays and editorials related to law, and, when appropriate, intersecting subjects such as philosophy, economics, sociology, history and political science." Read More ...

 


2006 Annual Meeting and 2007 CLE and SKI Set

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

July 15, 2006 DLA Management confirmed details on the Association's major meetings. The Annual Meeting will run from October 6 - 8, 2006 at the Lake Morey Inn, Lake Morey, Fairlee, VT. Lake Morey is a lovely lake on which Gary Brooks has a home. Across the road from the resort is a par-70 championship golf course available to Inn guests. For more information about the Lake Morey Inn Resort and photos, click here --> LakeMoreyResort.com. Please register for the Annual Meeting with the form being sent to members via mail, or register online at this website. Meeting charge is $225.00 per attendee or spouse/guest. Children are free!. Read More ...

 


July Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

June 21, 2006 Editor Al Moncure '69 has released the July edition of the DLA's regular newsletter "Hearsay." Click here to read it now in Word. Read More ...

 


November Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

February 21, 2006 Editor Al Moncure '69 has released the November edition of the DLA's regular newsletter "Hearsay." Click here to read it now in Word. Read More ...

 


August Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

September 25, 2005 Editor Al Moncure '69 has released the August edition of the DLA's regular newsletter "Hearsay." Click here to read it now in Word. Read More ...

 


Dartmouth Lawyers Ski Aspen - Feb. 23-26, 2006

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

September 10, 2005  Our 19TH MIDWINTER CLE AND SKI will convene at ASPEN SNOWMASS, the largest of the Aspen mountains, at 3500 acres, with plenty of snow for all abilities including tempting cruisers, funky terrain parks, scenic learning areas, and of course glades, moguls, and snowfields above treeline. There are lots of family activities, lessons and rentals, package deals, teen spots, art galleries, bars, restaurants, bookstores, and alternative outdoor activities. Bring the kids and grandkids (the babysitting program is famous), and your business colleagues and relatives. All are welcome at this DARTMOUTH LAWYERS ASSOCIATION event. Fly to Denver and drive, or connect to Aspen all the way. Read More ...

 


Twenty-first Annual Meeting

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

August 1, 2005  On September 9-10, 2005, we will celebrate our twenty-first Annual Meeting in Hanover, New Hampshire. In addition to the business meeting and social events, we will be offering an outstanding CLE panel on “The CSI Effect: What Juries Expect- A Criminal and Civil Perspective.” The featured presenter will be Mark Hurlbert ’91, Eagle County, Colorado District Attorney, who was the lead prosecutor in the Kobe Bryant criminal proceeding. Catherine Tucker ’93 is coordinating the program, which promises to be timely and intriguing. Read More ...

 


DLA Publishes Darfur Call For Action

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

May 1, 2005  Warfare in western Sudan displaced more than 2 million Sudanese and resulted in world-wide contoversy over extensive reports of atrocities and genocide. Members and friends of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association formed the DLA Darfur Crisis Committee and volunteered their time to prepare a Call for Action just published by the DLA. A copy of the full report can be downloaded free from the DLA website at this link: "Winds of Madness" (Dartmouth Lawyers Association Darfur Crisis Committee 2005). Read More ...

 


November Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

December 4, 2004 Editor Al Moncure '69 has released November's edition of the DLA's regular newsletter "Hearsay." Click here to read it now in Word. The newsletter is also available in Adobe Acrobat format. Click here to read the Adobe version now. This format requires the free Adobe Reader. Click here to get Adobe Reader. Read More ...

 


DLA Officers Elected

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

October 5, 2004 At the DLA's Annual Meeting on September 11, 2004, the following directors were re-elected: John Mathias '69, Doug McKenna '69, Gary Brooks '70, Dale Christensen '69, Hal Rabner '64, Bill Kennedy '71, and Barbara Murphy '79. The following new directors were also elected: Al Moncure '69, Doug Simpson '70, and Lanny Kurzweil '75. Read More ...

 


President Wright on "Four Freedoms" of Higher Education at DLA Annual Meeting

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

James Wright, President of Dartmouth College, speaking to Members of Dartmouth Lawyers Association in October, 2003

October 23, 2003 In 1957, Justice Felix Frankfurter set an anchor for academic freedom in the U.S., drawing from language of South African educators then fighting their nation's ban on education of whites and non-whites in the same university:
". . . It is the business of a university to provide that atmosphere which is most conducive to speculation, experiment and creation. It is an atmosphere in which there prevail `the four essential freedoms' of a university - to determine for itself on academic grounds who may teach, what may be taught, how it shall be taught, and who may be admitted to study." Sweezy v. New Hampshire 354 U.S. 234 (1957). Read More ...

 


DLA 2003 Ski Trip Snapshots

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

DLA Members Ski Park City, Utah at 2003 Ski and CLE Meeting

June 1, 2003 Snaps from the February 14 - 16, 2003 Midwinter CLE and Ski in Park City, Utah are now online in the Community Forum. If you have digitized photos of the festivities, and would like to share them, please post a message there and we'll get in touch with you. Click here to visit the Community Forum now. Read More ...

 


Legal Careers Panel at Dartmouth's Hopkins Center -- Followed by Mock Trial Society Presentation

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

Panelists Hoar, York, Morse, Blackmer, Manaras and Reardon

January 26, 2003  Students filled the Faculty Lounge at the Hopkins Center on January 17 for the Careers and Opportunities in the Law panel of seven distinguished Dartmouth lawyers. Members of the Daniel Webster Legal Society and the Mock Trial Team enjoyed a lunch with the panelists at the Hanover Inn before the event, which was sponsored by the Dartmouth Lawyers Association and the College. Read More ...

 


Snapshots of Annual Meeting Online Now

Contributed by Doug Simpson '70

DLA Members Picnic in the Bema

October 16, 2002 Candid snapshots taken at the August Annual Meeting in Hanover are now on this site, in the Community Forum. Click here to view them now. You may post your own comments or photos in the Forum as well.

Members spent a weekend in Hanover renewing old friendships and making new ones at the DLA Annual Meeting on August 16-17.

The Banquet Speaker was Lloyd Weinreb '57, Dane Professor of Law at Harvard University. The CLE Panel on "The Law of Climate and the Environment" was chaired by John Topping, '64, President of the Climate Institute.

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS FROM THE U.S. TO THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Given by David Williams Russell, '67

October 31, 2003 Atty. David Russell '67 of Bose McKinney and Evans LLP spoke on Intellectual Property Rights as part of an all-day seminar on Doing Business in China at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. His topic was "TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS FROM THE U.S. TO THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA". Other participants included professors at Ball State and representatives of major international corporations and the Peoples Republic of China. More information about the program is available at Ball State's website on the conference. Read More ...

 


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Date of Speech If you, or a Dartmouth lawyer you know, has made a recent speech of interest to other Dartmouth lawyers, we can publish the outline, the speech transcript and/or presentation slides. We can even put online a sound recording of the speech in streaming Real Audio format. Read More ...

 


Obtaining Insurance Coverage for Stock-Option Backdating Investigations and Suits

By Daniel K. Winters '91

August 9, 2006 Lawsuits are emerging over alleged backdating of stock-option grants, targeting corporate directors and officers. Dan Winters '91 addresses the possibility of D and O insurance for such exposure in an article published in Andrews Litigation Reporter for August 9, 2006. Read More ...

 


Patching the Dragnet - An Overview of the USA Patriot Act

By David Williams Russell '67

January 16, 2002 Over recent years, intelligence gathering in the U.S. has shifted from strategic (actual O.S.S. spy guys in the field) to central (C.I.A. analysts crunching data gathered in big computer databases) intelligence gathering. In a new paper now on the DLA website, David Russell '67 of Bose McKinney and Evans LLP, provides a useful summary of the principal provisions of the U.S. Patriot Act signed by President Bush on October 26, 2001. Read More ...

 


Handout For a Primer on Privacy Law

By Jim Baller '69

February 16, 2001 Jim Baller '69 of Baller Herbst Law Group has provided DLA with permission to publish on our site his comprehensive paper with extensive source material on Privacy Law. The paper was distributed to attendees at the Dartmouth Lawyers Association Winter CLE and Ski meeting in Banff, British Columbia. Read More ...

 


What Business Needs to Know About Global Internet Law

By David Williams Russell '67

February 16, 2001 David Russell '67 of Bose McKinney and Evans LLP has provided DLA with permission to publish on our site his paper containing source material and discussion of the United States laws regulating e-commerce in a global trade context. Read More ...

 

 
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November 9-11 : Join Dartmouth's Celebration of 35 Years of Coeducation

Feb 7-8, 2008 CLE and Ski at Whistler

DLA Annual Meet Co-Sponsors Undergrad Law Day

Bill Neukom at DLA Reception at ABA Annual Meet

Giving Back to Dartmouth - Career Opportunities for Students and Young Alumni/ae

Annual Meeting Set for May 4 and 5, 2007

March Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

Mark Garagos Speaks at DLA Meet in L.A.

Dartmouth Law Journal Seeking Submissions

2006 Annual Meeting and 2007 CLE and SKI Set

July Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

November Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

August Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

Dartmouth Lawyers Ski Aspen - Feb. 23-26, 2006

Twenty-first Annual Meeting

DLA Publishes Darfur Call For Action

November Newsletter "Hearsay" Online

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