Welcome to the August/Back to School 2007 issue of The Docket, a digest of news briefs about the University of Wyoming College of Law. Want to have The Docket delivered to an alternate e-mail address or to unsubscribe? Send a message to lawcare@uwyo.edu. If your e-mail is not set to receive HTML messages, you can also visit www.uwyo.edu/law/newsletter for a Web version of this issue.


On the Record

Top Story: UW Law School Orientation

Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Barton R. Voight Delivers Honor Code Swearing-In for Class of 2010

Professor Michael Hunter Schwartz Speaks at Orientation

UW College of Law Hopes to Instill Volunteerism and Community Service Ethic in Students Early On

UW Alum Lawrence (Larry) Wolfe to Speak at Law School: Tips for Successful Young Lawyers and Law Students

Money Matters - 7th Annual Consumer Issues Conference to be held at the University of Wyoming

Western Trial Advocacy Institute Takes Place at the UW College of Law

William N. Brimmer Legal Education Center Donor Honor Roll

Attorney Cathy MacPherson to Deliver CLE on Law Firm Management at the UW College of Law in October


Off the Record

College of Law Staff and Deans Receive Book Recovery/Disaster Relief Training

UW College of Law Clinic Students Attend GAL Conference

Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit and Career Fair at Mile High


Upcoming Events

8/20/2007, Mon. ~ First day of classes for all law students

8/23/2007, Thurs. ~ Tips for Successful Young Lawyers and Law Students, Speaker Larry Wolfe of Holland & Hart LLP, Room 144, UW College of Law, Noon to 1 p.m. (lunch provided)

8/27/2007, Mon. ~ UW first day of classes

9/11-14/2007, Tues.-Fri. ~ Wyoming State Bar Annual Meeting and Judicial Conference, Jackson, WY

9/17/2007, Mon. ~ Ron Franscell speaking at the UW law school (more details to come)

9/19/2007, Wed. ~ UW College of Law Alumni and Friends Reception, Anchorage, AK (more details to come)

9/20/2007, Thurs. ~ Rocky Mountain Legal Diversity Summit, Invesco Field, Denver, CO. (To link to the Summit's CoBar page, click here.)

9/21/2007, Fri. ~ Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair

9/26-27/2007, Wed.-Thurs. ~ Money Matters, 7th Annual Consumer Issues Conference, Union and the Arts & Sciences auditorium, UW Campus, Laramie, Wyoming.

10/26/2007, Fri. ~ Law Firm Management, CLE, Speaker Cathy MacPherson, of counsel & former managing partner for MacPherson, Kelly & Thompson, LLC, Room 144, UW College of Law, 4-5 pm.


Coming Soon…With Your Help

UW College of Law Alumni and Friends Reception in Anchorage, Alaska

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