Southwestern Alumni: Leading the Way

Southwestern alumni have always been trailblazers and continue to have tremendous influence in the legal profession as well as the civic and business sectors.

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The law school's first graduate was Betty Trier Berry, who became the first woman lawyer to work for a public defender's office in the United States. The next year, among Southwestern graduates was B. Rey Schauer who went on to serve as a distinguished member of the California Supreme Court, setting the path to be followed by other Southwestern alumni such as Justice Stanley Mosk, the longest serving justice in the Court's history, and Justice Paul Peek who also served as California Secretary of State and Speaker of the Assembly. In the many decades since, Southwestern alumni have continued that tradition of leadership, distinguishing themselves as independent thinkers and legal pioneers.

But Southwestern alumni are much more than an historical footnote. They are an integral part of the ongoing success of the school. They serve as mentors, sponsors, advisors, and the source of a far-reaching network opening doors for current students and graduates. They pave the way in a wide range of law and law-related professions, and they demonstrate - in board rooms and court rooms, in front of television cameras and behind the scenes - the real strength of a Southwestern education.

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483 Southwestern alumni were selected for inclusion in the 2009 Super Lawyers listings. Super Lawyers magazine names five percent of the attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics (click here for selection process).

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EVENT FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Pasadena Alumni Regional Reception

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Pasadena area alumni are invited to attend a special cocktail reception to network with fellow alumni,...

EVENT FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Alumni Resource Network Reception

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Southwestern alumni are invited to attend a special cocktail reception to network with alumni and...

EVENT FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Law Review Symposium: Bankruptcy in the Millennium

8:30 a.m. - 5:30 a.m. Southwestern Law Review presents a symposium:"Bankruptcy in the New Millennium" For more information,...

EVENT FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Las Vegas Alumni Regional Reception

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Las Vegas area alumni are invited to attend a special cocktail reception to network with fellow...

EVENT FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Arizona Alumni Regional Reception

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Arizona area alumni are invited to attend a special cocktail reception to network with fellow alumni,...

EVENT MARCH 04, 2010

South Bay Alumni Regional Reception

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. South Bay area alumni are invited to attend a special cocktail reception to network with fellow...

EVENT MARCH 09, 2010

TAHP Alumni/Student Networking Reception

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Trial Advocacy Honors Program alumni are invited to attend a special cocktail reception to network...

EVENT MARCH 11, 2010

Long Beach Alumni Regional Reception

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Long Beach area alumni are invited to attend a special cocktail reception to network with fellow...

EVENT MARCH 11, 2010

Treusch Public Service Lecture: Hon. Denise Moreno Ducheny '79

12:30 p.m. Hon. Denise Moreno Ducheny '79 Senator, State of California, District 40 (San Diego) The Paul E. and Phyllis...

EVENT MARCH 17, 2010

Riverside Alumni Regional Reception

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Riverside area alumni are invited to attend a special cocktail reception to network with fellow...

NEWS FEBRUARY 05, 2010

Southwestern Student Honored by GRAMMY Foundation

Elissa Felman, a second-year day student, was selected as one of five scholarship recipients from a nationwide pool of talented...

NEWS JANUARY 15, 2010

Law Review Symposium Discusses Reshaping and Rebuilding the American Economy

No longer viewed as a refuge of last resort, bankruptcy is now seen as a process that may be useful in resolving a number of...

NEWS JANUARY 12, 2010

Jared Jussim of Sony Pictures Entertainment in Conversation at Southwestern

Jared Jussim, Executive Vice President, Intellectual Property Department and Deputy General Counsel of Sony Pictures...

NEWS JANUARY 02, 2010

Southwestern Mourns the Loss of Professor Max Goodman

Professor Max A. Goodman, one of the leading family law experts in California who served on the Southwestern faculty for over...

NEWS DECEMBER 07, 2009

Southwestern Team Wins Arbitration Competition

They came. They argued. They won. Southwestern students achieved great success in their first appearance at the ABA Law Student...

NEWS NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Professor Lind to Direct Biederman Institute

Professor Robert C. Lind, who initiated some of the earliest entertainment law courses at Southwestern when he joined the...

NEWS NOVEMBER 05, 2009

Argentinean Lawyers Study Human Rights Law at Southwestern

Two Fulbright Scholars look toward impacting criminal justice reform in Argentina Argentinean attorneys and legal educators...

NEWS OCTOBER 19, 2009

First Strategic Alliance Scholarship Established

Expert in strategic business alliances, Larraine Segil creates scholarship fund for students in concurrent JD/MBA program of...

NEWS OCTOBER 16, 2009

Southwestern Mourns the Loss of Professor David Kohler

David C. Kohler, Professor of Law and Director of the Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute at...

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