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Spotlight
Ruser Teaches at National Training on Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
Professor Kevin Ruser was a trainer and small group leader at the National Training on the Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions, sponsored by the Defending Immigrants Partnership. The Training was held in Denver, Colorado on May 7 and 8, and over 120 individuals from 34 states attended. The training was developed in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, in which the Supreme Court held that criminal defense lawyers have a 6th Amendment obligation to advise criminal defendants of potential immigration consequences of criminal proceedings. The purpose of the Training was to provide help and resources for the criminal defense bar so it can comply with its Padilla obligations. The Defending Immigrants Partnership is a national coalition comprised of the National Immigration Project, the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, and the Immigrant Defense Project. Professor Ruser was the small group leader for the Nebraska group, which consisted of 10 Nebraska lawyers, making it second only to Colorado in the number of lawyers represented at the Training.
Student Happenings
Morfeld Recipient of Alan L. Plessman Award
Adam Morfeld, ’12, was this year’s recipient of the Alan L. Plessman Award, which is given annually to the outstanding student member of the Robert Van Pelt Inns of Court. Morfeld was nominated by the Honorable Jodi Nelson who in her nomination wrote of his technological contributions to the Inn, “He is truly a go-getter that volunteers and then gets things done with seemingly little stress when it would take any of the rest of us mere mortals hours of effort and frustration to accomplish the same technological wonders, if we could do it at all." The nomination concluded by stating, “Overall, Adam is simply a fine and gifted young man with enormous potential. He has been a joy to have in our Inn.” Congratulations, Adam!
Alumni Achievement
Glissman Receives Early Achiever Award
Garth Glissman, ’09, received the Nebraska Alumni Association’s Early Achiever Award at the organization’s annual Alumni Awards Banquet held May 3 at the Nebraska Champion’s Club. Glissman, an associate attorney for Kutak Rock in Omaha, works primarily with the firm’s commercial trial practice group, focusing on complex business disputes. He also works with the agribusiness and international practice. Garth graduated from the College with highest distinction after being named a Ted Sorensen Fellow and serving on the Nebraska Law Review. He also holds a bachelor of science in history and political science, with highest distinction, from UNL, and in the fall of 2005, was named a finalist in the Midwestern Region for the Rhodes Scholarship. In college, Garth lettered as a back-up quarterback on the football team, and athletics remain his biggest hobby. For the last four years, he volunteered as head varsity boys’ basketball coach at College View Academy, a small parochial high school in Lincoln.
Faculty News
Burkstrand-Reid Selected as Contributor to Huffington Post
Professor Beth Burkstrand-Reid has been selected to be a contributor to the Huffington Post, a Pulitzer Prize-winning online news and politics publication. She will be writing on a variety of topics related to family law, sex-based discrimination and reproductive health law and policy. Prior to her legal career, Burkstrand-Reid was a journalist whose writing appeared in many national publications including the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal. Find her Huffington Post columns here.
Moberly Discusses McQueary Whistleblower Claim
Associate dean and professor Richard Moberly was quoted in a CBSNews article discussing the possible outcomes of Mike McQueary’s whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State University.
