The J. Reuben Clark Society (JRCLS) draws on the philosophy and personal example of the Society's namesake, J. Reuben Clark, Jr., in fulfilling the following mission: We affirm the strength brought to the law by a lawyer's personal religious conviction. We strive through public service and professional excellence to promote fairness and virtue founded upon the rule of law. Pierce Law is one of many law schools that recognizes a student chapter of the national society. New student members are always welcome.
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April 20, 2009
Proper Etiquette in a Social Networking Environment
by Ambassador Richard N. Swett
Offered by the J. Reuben Clark Law Society in conjunction with Career Services and Academic Success.
Ambassador Richard N. Swett will be addressing issues such as how to introduce yourself to people you do not know and building connections with others. He served under the Clinton administration as Ambassador to Denmark. In 1990, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. There will be a brief question and answer period towards the end of the presentation.
March 9, 2009
Franklin Pierce Law Center's J. Reuben Clark Law Society is proud to present:
Building the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Society Lessons from Bosnia and Sudan
with David Pimentel, Assistant Professor Florida Coastal School of Law
Professor Pimentel headed the Rule of Law efforts in Southern Sudan for the United Nations mission there, and has led court reform projects in Bosnia and Romania as well. He was the Chief of Court Management at the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in the Netherlands that tried Slobodan Miloseviand other suspects for genocide and other crimes against humanity in the Bosnia and Kosovo conflicts of the 1990s.
Professor Pimentel has extensive experience working within the federal courts of the United States, in the trial courts, the appellate courts, and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; he spent the 1997-98 year in Washington as a Supreme Court Fellow. He commenced his career in the judiciary clerking for Senior District Judge Martin Pence, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, in Honolulu, after two years of practice with the law firm Perkins Coie in Seattle.
Professor Pimentel specializes in issues of judicial governance and policy, judicial independence and accountability, including judicial ethics and discipline, as well as court structure and administration. He has expertise and experience in international criminal courts and international judicial reform particularly in post-war and other post-conflict societies.
This is an SBA sponsored event.
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Eric Fish – President
Jared Stringham – Vice President
Travis Johnson – Treasurer
John Heidenreich – Secretary
Brett Gardner – Service Chairman
Pete Norseth – 3L Representative
Brandon Mecham – 2L Representative
Dave Anderson – 1L Representative
