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Issue 4: September 29, 2014Suffolk University Law School SBA Executive Newsletter

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SBA NEWSA Message From Tom

In this edition of the newsletter, you willfind a brief update about our first BOGmeeting of the year (more to come), our firstSBA Committee of the Month spotlight(congrats, Tech Team!), and the names ofnewly elected Section Representatives.

In addition, I want to thank all studentswho ran for Section Rep as student

engagement is essential to representing theSuffolk Law community to the best of ourability. Toward that end, I took forward toworking with the new representatives tohave an exciting and effective school year.

Lastly, I want to thank committee and clubmembers who participated in last nights

Contents

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A Message From Tom

SBA Happenings

SBA Committee of theMonth: Technology

Proposed CommitteesBudget

Alumni Spotlight

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Contact List & Preamble

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BOG meeting. While we are all

disappointed by the outcome, I amhopeful that next weekend will produce abetter result.

Best regards,

- Tom DavisSBA President

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Suffolk University Law School SBA Executive Newsletter Issue 4: September 29, 2014

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! OFFICE HOURS with Tom: Tuesday @ 12:00-1:00pm & Thursday @ 6:30 7:30pm

!Newly electedSection Representativesare:Devon Woolf (1A), Tristan Peters (1B), ChristopherGavrielidis (1C), Jess Barton (4A), Samantha Clark(2A), Brian Patacchiola (2B), Gerald Glover III (3A),Alvaro Aguirre (3B), Sarah Santiano (3C), SaigeBenavides (6B), Andrea Davulis (7A), and JessicaLong (7B).

! Remember to submit SBA logoentries by 10/25!The winner will receive a $50 Boston Brewin giftcard! See the section at the bottom of this page formore information.

! Fall Balltickets ($70) go on sale on WednesdayOctober, 1 at noon! See your email from the SocialCommittee for more info.

! The first Board of Governors (BOG) meeting ofthe school year took place on Sunday evening.However, because committee and club budgets were

not approved, there will be another BOG meetingthis coming Sunday (10/5 @ 6pm).

! ABA liaison Will Noel will be traveling down toWashington DC this weekend to represent SuffolkLaw at the Fall Super Circuit meeting.

SBA Executive Announcements & Happenings

We need YOUTo design our new Suffolk Law SBA logo!

What: We are looking for a new Suffolk Law SBAlogo. What you design is up to you. Please submityour entry by emailing it to marketing director JessMurray at [email protected]: We will accept entries between now andOctober 25th.Prize:A $50 gift card to Boston Brewin

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YourLogoHere!

SBA Academic Affairs Committee held awelcome back breakfast and dinner on

Thursday with food from Panera.

The first BOG meetingof the year on 9/28

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Tip of the week

Read your emails

You receive many emailseach day and it can be

overwhelming to read eachone. But, taking the time to

at least skim emails especially those from yourprofessors can be helpful

in case they containimportant information. If

you read an email on the goand you dont think you will

be able to remember the

specific information itcontained, simply flag the

message for later.

SBA Committees ProposedBudget 2014-2015

SECTIONS

1A $500.001B $500.001C $500.00

4A $500.00

1L Cup $2,500.00

2L (at large) $2,500.00

3L (at large) $3,000.004L/7L (at large) $1000.00

Section Total: $11,000GENERAL

Reserves $9,500.00Operations $8,000.00Orientation $2,000.00

General Total: $19,500COMMITTEESAcademic Affairs $4,500.00Alumni Affairs $4,500.00

Appropriations $200.00

Diversity and Inclusion $3,500.00

External Affairs $3,300.00

Graduation $4,000.00

Marketing and Advertising $1,000.00Student Affairs - Concerns $1,000.00

Student Affairs Social $25,000.00

Sustainability $1,000.00

Committee Total: $48,000.00LIAISONSBar Association Liaisons (ABA,FBA, BBA, MBA)

$1,500.00

Liaison Total: $1,500.00

Total Proposed Budget:

$80,000.00

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patent, Internet regulation and compliance, dataprivacy, among other technology related areas.

J - I am doing a concentration in Legal Technologyand Innovation. Additionally, Im also taking

classes relevant to being an in-house lawyer in thecar business.

Did you have an internship/job over the summer, and ifso, what was it and did you learn anything from it?

R - I was a law clerk for the City of Waltham LegalDepartment this summer. I learned how municipallaw interacts with state law, legal issues faced byvarious city departments, and how politics plays a

role in enacting new local ordinances.J - I interned at a boutique law firm specializing in car dealership representation. This wasa very insightful experience since I will be working in the car business when I graduate. Ialso worked at the tennis US Open.

Are you currently a part of a journal or clinical or do you have a job/internship during the schoolyear?

R - I am on theJournal of High Technology Lawand the Intellectual Property andEntrepreneurship Clinic.

J - I am currently not part of a journal but plan on doing an internship this spring for myLegal Technology and Innovation concentration.

What do you enjoy doing outside of law school?

R - Outside of law school, I enjoy Muay Thai, running, going to concerts, Djing, andtraveling.

J - Outside of law school, I love scuba diving, playing/watching all types of sports,photography, traveling, and DJing.

What would you like to do after law school?

R - I would ideally like to do a judicial clerkship and then work at a civil litigation firm thatalso has a technology law practice.

J - My family owns and operates several car dealerships and I plan on becoming an in-house lawyer for them.

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Jeremy and Rajat giving a presentationat the first BOG meeting

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Alumni SpotlightCailin Campbell --- Class of 2009

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Cailin Campbell, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts

Amherst, currently works at the Suffolk Country District AttorneysOffice in the Appellate Unit. This interview was conducted by Erin Knight,Co-Director of Alumni Affairs.

What journals/activities/concentrations did you participate in at Suffolk Law?I was on the Suffolk University Journal of Trial and AppellateAdvocacy. I was also on Moot Court. I was on the National TrialTeam. I also participated in the McLaughlin Competition, the ClarkCompetition, the 2/3 Trial Competition, and the 3/4 Trial Competition.

What do you consider the best part of your job?

I absolutely love being in court as frequently as I am. I also love that Im in court for a variety ofreasons, including oral arguments at the Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court, evidentiaryhearings at the Suffolk Superior Court and in the district courts, and second-seating trials in theSuffolk Superior Court.

What was your favorite class while at Suffolk?Litigating Massachusetts Constitutional Claims, with Judge Nancy Gertner and John Reinstein.

Who was your favorite professor?My favorite professor was Professor Frank Cooper.

What is your greatest professional achievement?Hmm, tough one. My greatest professional achievement was litigating the appeal inCommonwealth v. Shabazz Augustine, which involved whether a search warrant was required tosearch cell site location information. It involved a novel area of law and researching cell towersextensively, which definitely pushed me beyond my comfort zone.

Who is your favorite Supreme Court Justice, living or deceased?Although I hardly agree with him, Antonin Scalia.

Any interview tips?

Just be yourself! Its okay to show personality. No one will remember you if you are boring.

One piece of advice?Make sure to find something that you love doing. Being a lawyer is great because it offers so manydifferent opportunities. Just make sure that you are doing something you actually like to do.Also, make the most of your internships. Try to get varied experiences with different types of lawto figure out what you really love doing. It was through an internship that I got my current joband for that I feel so grateful.

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Contact InformationName Position Email

Tom davis President [email protected]

Monica Bellevue Vice President [email protected]

Neil Lindquist Chief of Staff [email protected]

Callie grossman Chief of Operations [email protected]

Kelley Sweetser Treasurer [email protected]

We the Students of Suffolk University Law School, in order to support andencourage academic excellence and professional development; to preserve theright of students to acquire a quality legal education in a just and reasonableenvironment; to provide a means of communication between students and theLaw School; and to maintain a connection with alumni, do herby establish this

Constitution for the Student Bar Association of Suffolk University Law School.

SBA Constitution Preamble

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For a full contact list of all SBA Directors please visit our website atsuffolklawsba.com

Vice President Monica Bellevue andPresident Tom Davis

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