Clinic Receives Cy Pres Award from Alumnus

September 21, 2008

Alumnus Robert Hill (’70) and co-counsel John Evans, Avi Rocklin, Tom McFarland, and Gabriel McFarland led a class action suit against Shelter Mutual Insurance Company for not disclosing all the terms of coverage to persons buying insurance. As part of the negotiated settlement, Hill and his co-counsel successfully requested that the court award about $10,000 of cy pres funds to Colorado Law’s Clinical Education Program. The Clinical Program will use the money to support its legal work on behalf of indigent clients.

Clinic Director Deborah Cantrell noted, “We are so grateful when Colorado Law alumni find opportunities to support the Law School’s public service tradition. Cy pres awards are integral to the Clinical Program’s ability to fully represent its low-income clients.”