Students in the Race and Justice Clinic reversed a de facto life sentence by advocating for the mitigating factors of their client’s youthfulness.
Alumni
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Your UW Law connection doesn’t end when you leave campus.
At UW Law, we believe having a strong alumni network built on enduring relationships among our alumni is critical to the success of our school and future generations of lawyers. We hope you will join in our efforts to engage our alumni to benefit students, inform the public about UW Law’s remarkable achievements, and serve as ambassadors to the legal community and beyond.
Join us as we encourage students to explore their passions and equip them with intellectual tools and hands-on experience in their journey to become professionals who use their legal education to meet the needs of their community and work in any field they choose. Celebrate the impact our alumni are making in the communities they serve. Remain connected with your school and its alumni, students and faculty.
Alumni News & Events
Now in its 20th year, the WLI board selects 11 fellows for collaborative leadership program between the Washington State Bar Association and the University of Washington School of Law.
The WSBA and the WYLC have honored Ndiabou Diagana and Brittany Tri among the four recipients of the 2024 WYLC Public Service and Leadership Award.
Share your expertise with a 1L student and register today. Deadline: Friday, Dec. 13!
A UW Law classroom became a live courtroom on Nov. 20 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments on three cases.
Oral arguments for the U.S. Court of Appeals will be heard in William H. Gates Hall on Nov. 20.
As part of a continuing partnership to increase professional diversity, eight first-year UW Law students are named Gregoire Fellows.
Joanna Sylwester, J.D. ‘13, has built her career around the belief that business is part of the solution. Learn more about Amazon’s Head of Global Engagement.
Alumni in the Media
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Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC name Christine Masse as Chief Legal Officer
Oct 09, 2024 | Source: Seattle Sounders
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Inslee vetoed a study of data center power use. Here’s what other states are doing (Eli Sanders, Tech Policy Lab)
Jul 28, 2024 | Source: The Seattle Times
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UW Law presents a celebration of diversity with panel moderated by Chief Justice StevenGonzález
Feb 27, 2024 | Source: The Daily
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City Hall’s top dawg: A conversation with UW football alum and Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell
Jan 27, 2024 | Source: University of Washington Magazine
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FTC's Rite Aid Action Puts AI Facial Recognition Users on Notice (Jevan Hutson quoted)
Dec 21, 2023 | Source: Bloomberg Law
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Explaining model disgorgement (Jevan Hutson quoted)
Dec 13, 2023 | Source: IAPP
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'Seen and validated': LGBTQ + Allies After Party builds, supports community (Jevan Hutson quoted)
Jun 21, 2023 | Source: IAPP
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40 Under 40: 2023 (UW Law alumni named)
Jun 05, 2023 | Source: South Sound Business
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Alumna Lara Fowler named director of Sustainability Institute, chief sustainability officer
May 26, 2023 | Source: Penn State University
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Expansive Health Data Privacy Law for Washington State (Jevan Hutson quoted)
Apr 25, 2023 | Source: IEEE Spectrum