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Issue 8: October 27, 2014Suffolk University Law School SBA Executive Newsletter

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SBA NEWSWelcome Contents

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SBA Happenings

Student SpotlightColleen Tutella

Budget Information

Alumni Spotlight

David McGowan

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Contact List & Preamble

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Welcome to this weeks edition of SBA News!

This week we have our first 1L Student Spotlight,featuring Colleen Tutella of section 4A. We alsohave a recent alumni, David McGowan, featuredin our Alumni Spotlight. David is currently anAssistant District Attorney and you can learn

more about him on page five. On theannouncement page you will find informationabout the SBAs two main events this week: theConference on Sustainability and the HalloweenBash.

Next week the SBA News will have a spotlight onthe SBA Social Committee as they have been

SBA Vice President Monica Bellevue andSBA President Tom Davis at this weekends

Alumni Banquet and Awards dinner

chosen as the Committee ofthe Month after planning andhosting a very successful FallBall.

We wish you all a productiveweek and a fun Halloween!

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Suffolk University Law School SBA Executive Newsletter Issue 8: October 27, 2014

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! Last evening was the second BOG meeting of the school year. The next meeting willbe November 23 at 6pm. Minutes and votes will be posted to the website when theybecome available.

! Following the successful Fall Ball, the SocialCommittee will be hosting a Halloween BashonThursday at 10pm at the Gem Lounge.Costumes are encouraged!

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

! Congratulations to all Suffolk Law graduateswho passed the Bar! Additionally, in regard to

MA passage rates per school, SULS moved uptwo spots from last year!

! Check out the SBA website(which you are on)for lots of information regarding the SBA. Here you will find all the emails of SBAcommittee members and club presidents, a forum where students may voice theiropinions, a calendar of events, information about the Appropriations Committee, andmore.

SBA Executive Announcements & Happenings

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This panel willaddress policy andlegal challenges on

how to move the stateand nation to a more

sustainableenvironment. Formore information

visit the calendar

tab on the SBAwebsite.

Suffolk Law students at the AlumniBanquet and Awards Dinner

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Tip of the week

Hydrate!

Proper hydration is very

important to keep your

body working to the bestof its abilities. Drinking a

sufficient amount of waterthroughout the day will

help you feel better andcould help keep you

healthier. If you aredehydrated you may feel

sluggish and you may

have a decrease incognitive function. Eating

fruits and vegetables canalso help with hydration!

SBA Executive Budget2014-2015

SECTIONS1A $500.00

1B $500.001C $500.00

4A $500.001L 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 $10,000.00Operations $8,000.00

Orientation $2,000.00

General Total: $20,000COMMITTEES

Academic Affairs $4,500.00Alumni Affairs $4,500.00

Appropriations $200.00Diversity and Inclusion $3,500.00

External Affairs $3,300.00

Graduation $4,000.00

Marketing and Advertising $1,000.00Student Affairs - Concerns $1,000.00Student Affairs Social $32,500.00

Sustainability $1,000.00

Committee Total: $55,500.00LIAISONSBar Association Liaisons (ABA,FBA, BBA, MBA)

$1,500.00

Liaison Total: $1,500.00

Total Executive Budget:$88,000.00

We are very pleased with the outcome of how SBA ExecutiveCommittee funding is being invested this year. Thanks to amassive team effort of all SBA members, we were able to invest500% more to Student Concerns, 225% more to AcademicAffairs, 200% more to Sustainability, and 175% more toDiversity.

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Colleen Tutella is a 1L Evening Section student. Colleen received a B.S. inElectrical Engineering from Lafayette College and a M.S. in Drug RegulatoryAffairs from Northeastern University.

What is your current job?I am Associate Director, Regulatory Process and Standards at Shire, a biotechcompany in Lexington, MA.

What are you looking forward to most about your time at Suffolk/ whatbrought you to Suffolk law?First off, I am very excited to be in a class section packed with talent,experience, education, and diversity the 4A 1L section truly amazes me

with the depth and talent of its members. After that, Im most lookingforward to pursuing a degree that I first became interested in twenty yearsago, and the opportunity to embark upon my second career. When I was in

high school thinking about college, I wanted to be a lawyer, but instead, I majored in engineering andbegan a career in biotech which Ive now been in for 15 years. I never did stop thinking about goingto law school, but I always came up with a reason against it: Im too old!, I dont have the energyfor this., I make a good salary, why give that up?, and How will I manage the financial burden?This over-analyzing, self-doubting, and rationalizing came to an end in December of 2013, when I wainvited to attend the Massachusetts Conference for Women. As I listened to story after story about thdifferent experiences women had that led them to their current careers, I heard one theme emerge successful women sharing that they too were unsure about how every detail involved in pursuing

their goals would work out, or even what the end result would look like; but they knew they had apassion for something and began to take the necessary steps towards it. I knew that it was time totake action, and I signed up for the LSAT that evening, after the conference the rest is history.

Are you planning to focus on a certain area of law?I am interested in drug regulatory affairs so I would like to focus in an area related to that Intellectual Property, Health Biomedical, and/or Administrative Law.

What do you enjoy doing outside of law school?I enjoy meeting friends for coffee, hiking, and hanging out with my two Goldendoodle dogs, Bella an

Pema.

Colleens FavoritesFavorite place to study at school: I like the quiet study room on the 5 thfloor because of the inspiringviews of Boston. I get to sit in a law library across from the Granary Burying Ground where signers othe Declaration of Independence rest, Beacon Hill where our laws are created, and the historic ParkStreet Church, how amazing!Favorite coffee shop near school:StarbucksFavorite study break:Taking a walk or watching something from my ever-growing DVR collection.Favorite movie: Rudy!

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Student SpotlightColleen Tutella

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Alumni SpotlightDavid McGowan --- Class of 2007

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David McGowan, a member of Suffolk Laws class of 2007, iscurrently an Assistant District Attorney and over the past fewyears he has been the lead appellate attorney in three majorBoston cases. This interview was conducted by Erin Knight, Co-Director of the SBA Alumni Affairs Committee.

What is your current position and where?Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County District AttorneysOffice. Currently, I am assigned to the Narcotics and AssetForfeiture Unit and also serve as Chief of Arson and FireInvestigations.

Where did you attend undergraduate?Boston College

What journals/activities/concentrations did you participate in at Suffolk Law?Vice President, Moot Court Board; Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy; National MootCourt Team; ACS.

What do you consider the best part of your job?I am an attorney that is excited to go to work each morning because my responsibilities areboth challenging and combine my long-held desires to advocate for vulnerablecommunities.

What was your favorite class while at Suffolk?Evidence with Professor Cavallaro.

What is your greatest professional achievement?Everything in our office is a team effort and I am incredibly proud to have been the lead

appellate attorney in three of Bostons most notorious massacres: Commonwealth v. Siny VanTran, 460 Mass. 535 (2011); Commonwealth v. Carnes, Jr., 457 Mass. 812 (2010); andCommonwealth v. Clemente, 452 Mass. 295 (2008).

One piece of advice?Take advantage of SULSs location there are countless opportunities to grow as anattorney within a few blocks of the school. Try not to sit for the bar without havingwatched a jury trial, an appellate argument, or hearing in state or federal court.

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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

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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