University of Colorado Law Review
Volume 78 Issue 3, Summer 2007
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
Salil K. Mehra, Post a Message and Go to Jail: Criminalizing Internet Libel in Japan and the United States. Professor Mehra is a Professor of Law at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. Professor Mehra earned his A.B. from Harvard University, his M.S. in Japanese Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from the University of Chicago, where he was an editor for the University of Chicago Law Review. After graduating from law school, Professor Mehra clerked for Chief Judge Juan R. Torruella of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He practiced law in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and with a private law firm in New York. As a law professor, he teaches in the areas of antitrust, contracts, corporations, and Japanese law. His current comparative law research involves antitrust and intellectual property. His other publications can be found in the Rutgers Law Review, the Tulane Law Review, and the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.
Seymour Moskowitz, Discovering Discovery: Non-Party Access to Pretrial Information in the Federal Courts, 1938–2006. Professor Moskowitz is a Professor of Law at Valparaiso University School of Law, where he teaches Pretrial Skills, Constitutional Law, Elder Law, Administrative Law and Family Law. He holds a J.D. from Harvard University and a B.A. from Columbia University. Professor Moskowitz worked for Legal Services in Gary, Indiana, helped found a law-reform project in Northwest Indiana. He also played a crucial role in the development of the clinical program at Valparaiso Law School. He has published several treatises on legal issues in discovery and has written over twenty-five articles on topics in civil procedure, employment, health, elder, and family law.
Michael T. Cahill, Attempt, Reckless Homicide, and the Design of Criminal Law. Professor Cahill is an Associate Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School. His degrees include a J.D. and an M.P.P., both from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. from Yale University. Before joining the faculty at Brooklyn Law School, Professor Cahill taught at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, directed the staff of the Illinois Criminal Code Rewrite and Reform Commission, and served as a consultant for the Penal Code Reform Project of the Kentucky Criminal Justice Council. He also clerked for Judge James B. Loken of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Professor Cahill recently co-authored a book titled Law Without Justice: Why Criminal Law Doesn’t Give People What They Deserve (Oxford University Press 2006). While in law school, Professor Cahill was a Note Editor of the Michigan Law Review.
David I. Blower, Colorado HB 1061 and Advocating for the End of Caveat Emptor in Residential Leases. David I. Blower recently received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Colorado Law School. Mr. Blower received his B.B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Cincinnati with a focus in Finance and International Business. During law school, he worked as a research assistant for Professor Amy Schmitz and as a law clerk for the City Attorney’s Office in Boulder, Colorado. After law school, Mr. Blower will clerk for the Honorable JoAnn L. Vogt at the Colorado Court of Appeals. For this Casenote, Mr. Blower was awarded the Courtland H. Peterson Writing Award for the most outstanding student piece published in this volume of the Law Review.
Michael David Delcour, Colorado Lawyers Beware: Anstine v. Alexander and the Attorney’s New Duty to Non-Clients. Michael David Delcour is a Juris Doctorate candidate at the University of Colorado Law School. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Chicago, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 2003. As a law student, he has interned as a summer clerk for both the Honorable Timothy M. Tymkovich of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable Allison H. Eid of the Colorado Supreme Court. He currently clerks for The Eichner Law Firm in Denver, Colorado, focusing on federal criminal defense.
Rebecca Tanglen, Local Decisions, National Impact: Why the Public School Textbook Selection Process Should Be Viewpoint Neutral. Rebecca Tanglen recently received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Colorado Law School. She earned her B.A. from the University of Montana. During law school, Ms. Tanglen was the recipient of the law school’s Appellate Advocacy Writing Award for the most outstanding appellate brief written by a member of the first-year class. Next year, Ms. Tanglen will clerk for the Honorable Michael L. Bender of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Gail B. Goodman, Arrested Development: An Alternative to Juveniles Serving Life Without Parole in Colorado. Gail B. Goodman received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Colorado Law School in May 2007. Ms. Goodman also earned her B.A and B.S. from the University of Missouri, graduating magna cum laude with degrees in Psychology and Human Development and Family Studies, respectively. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Goodman worked as a Child Life Specialist in Fairfax, Virginia, providing psychosocial support to hospitalized children and their families. During law school, Ms. Goodman interned for both the Honorable Margie Enquist of the First Judicial District of Colorado and the National Association of Counsel for Children. After graduation, Ms. Goodman will serve as a law clerk to the Honorable Jolene C. Blair and the Honorable Terence A. Gilmore of the Eighth Judicial District of Colorado.
National Association of Counsel for Children, Child Welfare Law Office Guidebook: Best Practice Guidelines for Organizational Legal Representation of Children in Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Cases. The National Association of Counsel for Children (“NACC”) is a non-profit child advocacy and professional membership association headquartered at the Kempe Children’s Center at The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The mission of the NACC is to provide high quality legal services to children and families in the child welfare, juvenile justice, and family law systems. The NACC has twenty-two hundred members throughout the country. Its membership includes primarily attorneys and judges, but also physicians, social workers, CASAs, therapists, and other advocates. Through its programs, the NACC provides training and technical assistance to improve the practice of juvenile and family law. The NACC also engages in policy advocacy to improve family service systems.