UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
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HAIL! MINNESOTA 
Minnesota, hail to thee! 
Hail to thee our college dear! 
Thy light shall ever be 
A beacon bright and clear. 
Thy sons and daughters true 
Will proclaim thee near and far. 
They shall guard thy fame 
And adore thy name; 
Thou shalt be their Northern Star. 
Like the stream that bends to sea, 
Like the pine that seeks the blue, 
Minnesota, still for thee, 
Thy sons and daughters true. 
From thy woods and waters fair, 
From thy prairies waving far, 
At thy call they throng, 
With their shout and song, 
Hailing thee their Northern Star. 
ORDER OF ExERCISES 
Prelude and Processional 
St. Anthony Brass Qyintet 
Welcome 
Co-Deans Guy-Uriel E. Charles and Fred L. Morrison 
Stanley V. Kinyon Teaching Awards 
Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and 
Professional Education Teaching Award 
Presentation of Student Awards 
Stephen H. Barrows 
William B. Lockhart Award for Excellence in 
Scholarship, Leadership, and Service 
J.D. Class Graduation Address 
Nicholas A. Smith 
LL.M. Class Graduation Address 
Meng (Mikayla) Che 
Introduction of the Commencement Speaker 
Regent David Metzen 
Commencement Address 
Governor Tim Pawlenty ('86) 
Presentation of the Class of 2008 
John H. Matheson 
Judith T. Younger 
Muria Kruger 
Hail! Minnesota 
Performed by 
Theatre of the Relatively T alentless (TORT) Alumni Trio 
Karen P. Seifert 
Christopher John Diedrich 
Nathan J. O'Konek 
Recessional 
St. Anthony Brass Qyintet 
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LETTER FROM THE ALUMNI PRESIDENT 
Dear Graduate: 
Congratulations on this very important milestone in your life! With your 
graduation, you join the community of over 11,000 alumni of the Law School 
worldwide which can provide you with life-long mentoring, friendship and 
support as you embark on your legal career. 
Wherever your career may lead you, the Law School community will be an 
asset to you. The Career and Professional Development Center will continue 
to be available to you, and relationships with your classmates and other alumni 
of the Law School will be valuable for career development, learning about 
job opportunities, marketing your practice and other ventures, and personal 
enrichment. By remaining active alumni, you will retain your connection with 
the Law School, and have an opportunity to give back to future graduates. We 
look forward to hearing about your career achievements and to meeting you at 
future alumni events. 
The University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA) is pleased 
to offer you one of the first benefits of your degree: a complimentary one year 
membership in the UMAA. This membership will connect you with the wider 
University and provide growth and enrichment activities. Later this year, you 
will receive a membership card in the mail along with a new graduate welcome 
package. For more information about events and services available to alumni, 
please contact the Law School's Office of Alumni Relations at 612-625-6584 
or visit the alumni page on the Law School's website (www.law.umn.edu). 
Congratulations again on your achievement and welcome to the legal 
profession. I know that your education will serve you well as you move forward 
through your career. 
Very truly yours, 
Judith L. Oakes (class of 1969) 
President, Law Alumni Association 
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TIM PAWLENTY 
GovERNOR oF MINNESOTA 
Tim Pawlenty, a 1986 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law 
School, was born in St. Paul and grew up in South St. Paul. He received 
his B.A. in political science from the University of Minnesota in 1983. 
In 1990, while practicing law in the private sector, he was elected to 
the Eagan City Council. In 1992, Pawlenty was elected to the Minnesota 
House of Representatives where he served as House Majority Leader 
from 1998 through 2002. 
Pawlenty was elected governor in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. During 
his two terms as governor, he has worked to balance the state budget 
while keeping Minnesota competitive, implemented an overhaul of the 
state's K-12 education standards, instituted health care reforms that led 
to a zero percent premium increase in the state insurance program, led 
efforts to increase government efficiency and positioned Minnesota as a 
leader in efforts to increase the use of renewable energy. 
Governor Pawlenty currently serves as chair of the National Governors 
Association. He is a former chair of the Midwestern Governors 
Association and the Governors Ethanol Coalition. He is a member of the 
National Infrastructure Advisory Council and the Board of Directors of 
Achieve, Inc. and the James B. Hunt Jr. Institute. This summer he will 
become chair of the Education Commission of the States, a nationwide 
nonprofit organization that works to improve public education by 
facilitating the exchange of information and experiences among 
policymakers and education leaders. 
Pawlenty, his wife, Mary Anderson Pawlenty, and their two daughters 
live in Eagan. Also a member of the University of Minnesota Law 
School's class of 1986, First Lady Pawlenty was a district court judge 
from 1994 to 2007. She currently mediates civil disputes and is active in 
a number of initiatives, including leading the First Lady's Military Family 
Care Initiative to support family members of those serving overseas. 
LAw ScHooL FAcuLTY 
Guy-Uriel E. Charles and Fred L. Morrison, Co-Deans 
Joan S. Howland, Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library 
Brett McDonnell, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 
Erin M. Keyes, Assistant Dean of Students 
Patrice Schaus, Assistant Dean for Administration & Finance 
FACULTY Kathryn J. Sedo Tamar Gronvall 
Edward S. Adams Gregory Shaffer David J. F. Gross 
Mary Alton Bruce Shnider Daniel Gustafson 
Beverly Balos Stephen M. Simon David Haynes 
Stephen F. Befort Robert A. Stein Jon M. Hopeman 
Brian H. Bix David R. Stras Rachel Hughey 
Susanna Blumenthal Lisa Stratton Ryan Johnson 
John Borrows E. Thomas Sullivan Scott Johnson 
Dan L. Burk Laura Thomas Julie Jonas 
Ann M. Burkhart Michael H. Tonry Hon. Thomas Kalitowski 
Dale A. Carpenter Carl M. Warren Daniel Kennedy 
Guy-Uriel E. Charles Kevin K. Washburn Jeffrey Keyes 
Carol L. Chomsky David S. Weissbrodt Teresa Kimker 
Bradley G. Clary Barbara Y. Welke Duane Krohnke 
Laura J. Cooper Susan M. Wolf Randi LaFleur 
Tom Cotter Judith T. Younger Michael J. Macaluso 
Prentiss Cox Lawrence R. McDonough 
Stephen J. Cribari ADJUNCT PROFESSORS Michele McKenzie 
Allan Erbsen James Alt Meredith McQuaid 
Barry C. Feld Hon.PauiH.Ande~on Andrew Mohring 
Mary Louise Fellows Richard Beens Charles N. Nauen 
Richard S. Frase Jennifer Bloom Hon. Franklin L. Noel 
Thomas P. Gallanis Monica M. Bogucki Mark Olson 
Daniel J. Gifford Theodore Budd Joseph O'Neill 
Michele Goodwin Hon. Kevin Burke Abdi Sheikh Osman 
Oren Gross Patrick Burns Jordan Paradise 
Ralph F. Hall Shannon Campbell Sharon Reich Paulsen 
Jill Hasday Hon. Edward Cleary Hon. Bruce Peterson 
Kristin E. Hickman Martin J. Costello James Poradek 
Claire Hill Bronwen Cound Hon. Denise Reilly 
Morgan Holcomb Charles Cox Mark Rotenberg 
Joan S. Howland Mary Cox Michael Rothman 
Bradley C. Karkkainen Lynnette Crandall David Schultz 
Heidi Kitrosser Michael Cromett William Schultz 
Alexandra Klass Clint Cutler Marianne Short 
Maury S. Landsman Laura Daly Hon. Gordon Shumaker 
John H. Matheson Laura J. Danielson Steven Shumaker 
Brett H. McDonnell Sachin Darji Kent Sieffert 
William McGeveran Brian H. Davis Roy Spurbeck 
Stacy Lee Mitchell Hon. Michael J. Davis Daniel Stewart 
Fred L. Morrison Stephen Davidson Nena Street 
Fionnuala Ni Aolain Stephen Dennis Margo Struthers 
Ruth L. Okediji Alan Einisman Elizabeth Thompson 
Myron W. Orfield Hon. Joan Ericksen Thomas Trachsel 
Richard W. Painter Donald M. Fraser Michael J. Vanselow 
Francesco Parisi Tammi Fredrickson Steven Wells 
Kevin Reitz Barbara A. Frey Gerald Wilhelm 
Meghan Ryan Emily Good Erik Williamsen 
Jean Sanderson Hon. Jeanne Graham Niel Willardson 
Daniel Schwarcz Jeffrey E. Grell 
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AFFILIATED FACULTY 
Eugene Borgida 
Professor of Psychology 
& Law 
Elizabeth Boyle 
Associate Professor of 
Sociology & Law 
John W. Budd 
Professor of Industrial 
Relations & Law 
William Iacono 
Professor of Psychology 
& Law 
Timothy Johnson 
Associate Professor of 
Political Science & Law 
Sally J. Kenney 
Professor of Public Policy 
& Law 
Jane E. Kirtley 
Professor of Journalism 
& Law 
Robert T. Kudrle 
Professor of Public Policy 
& Law 
Bernard M. Levinson 
Asociate Professor of 
Classical and Near Eastern 
Studies & Law 
Karen Miksch 
Assistant Professor of 
General College & Law 
Jason Roberts 
Assistant Professor of 
Political Science & Law 
C. Ford Runge 
Distinguished McKnight 
University Professor 
of International Food, 
Agricultural Policy & Law 
George A. Sheets 
Associate Professor of 
Classical & Near Eastern 
Studies & Law 
Kathryn A. Sikkink 
Professor of Political 
Science & Law 
Robin S. Stryker 
Professor of Sociology 
& Law 
David E. Wilkins 
Associate Professor of 
American Indian Studies, 
Political Science & Law 
Elizabeth J. Wilson 
Assistant Professor of 
Public Affairs & Law 
Mahmood A. Zaidi 
Professor of Industrial 
Relations & Law 
FACULTY FELLOWS 
Laura Gurak 
Associate Professor of 
Rhetoric & Law 
Michael Hancher 
Professor of English & Law 
Sarah W. Holtman 
Assistant Professor of 
Philosophy & Law 
Jeffrey Kahn 
Professor of Bioethics & 
Law 
Judith Martin 
Professor of Geography & 
Law 
Jennifer L. Pierce 
Associate Professor of 
American Studies & Law 
Stephen Polasky 
Professor of Economics, 
Ecology & Law 
Mary Lay Schuster 
Professor of Rhetoric & 
Law 
George R. Spangler 
Professor of Fisheries & 
Wildlife & Law 
EMERITUS FACULTY 
Carl A. Auerbach 
David P. Bryden 
Russell Burris 
John J. Cound 
William Douglas Kilbourn Jr. 
Robert J. Levy 
Donald G. Marshall 
C. Robert Morris 
Leo J. Raskind 
Stephen B. Scallen 
Ferdinand P. Schoettle 
Thomas L. Waterbury 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sue Bartolutti 
Director of Human 
Resources 
Bradley G. Clary 
Director of Legal 
Research & Writing 
Anita Foster 
Director of Alumni 
Relations & Annual Giving 
Susan Gainen 
Co-Director of Career 
& Professional 
Development Center 
Mike Galegher 
Registrar 
Michael Hannon 
Associate Director for 
Library/Educational 
Technology 
Katherine Hedin 
Associate Director 
Catalogs/Curator of Rare 
Books 
Cynthia Huff 
Director of 
Communications 
Nora Klaphake 
Chief of Staff to the 
Deans 
Muria Kruger 
Director of International 
& Graduate Programs 
Connie Lenz 
Associate Director of 
Collection Development 
Linda Lokensgard 
Director of Facilities & 
Events 
Scotty Mann 
Director of Development 
Steven Marchese 
Co-Director of Career 
& Professional 
Development Center 
Martha Martin 
Director of Leadership 
Giving 
Debbie Nelson 
Director of Curriculum 
& Adjunct Faculty 
Jean Sanderson 
Interim Director of Clinics 
Suzanne Thorpe 
ILL/ASAP Document 
Retrieval 
Julie Tigges 
Director of Admissions 
Steve Winckelman 
Director of Information 
Technology 
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2008 GRADUATES 
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Mahima Achuthan Zach Biesanz Jesse Y. Cheng 
Southampton, NY Minneapolis, MN San Jose, CA I cum laude 
• Chris Amundsen Jodi L. Collova I Shoreview, MN Erik J. Birkeneder Little Canada, MN 
magna cum laude Menomonee Falls, WI cum laude I cum laude ;. 
Eric B. Andersland Timothy C. Colon ~ 
Emmons, MN Catherine M. Bitzan Sioux Falls, SD I cum laude St. Cloud, MN magna cum laude Sarah G. Crangle Bryon R. Aven Piedmont. CA 
South Ogden, UT Mary C. Boatright 
Topeka, KS Anna Czapla 
Kendall L. Bader cum laude Grand Island, NY 
Lodi, CA magna cum laude 
magna cum laude Nicolas J. Boileau I Marquette, Ml Alison L. Darling Rebekah L. Bailey Lincoln, NE Chesterfield, Ml Kari Bomash cum laude I magna cum laude Minneapolis, MN magna cum laude Brian R. Dawley Lauren Baird Westerville, OH Edina, MN Andrew E. Brehm 
cum laude Wayzata, MN Eric S. Day f 
cum laude Salt Lake City, UT I Todd W. Bakken 
Madison, WI John R. Brennan Jordan R. Deckenbach 
Wausau, WI Minneapolis, MN 
John T. Baldrica 
Stillwater, MN Bryan R. Browning Sharada Devarasetty 
magna cum laude Port Huron, Ml Grand Rapids, Ml 
magna cum laude 
Adam C. Ballinger Daniel J. Buechler 
LaMoure, ND Bloomington, MN Christopher John Diedrich 
magna cum laude St. Joseph, MN 
Kristen Bargmeyer magna cum laude 
Berkeley, CA E. Charlisse F. Caga-anan 
Seattle, WA Gail E. Mattey Diliberto 
Patrick Barrett cum laude Wilmington, DE 
Allentown, PA 
cum laude Joe Cera Andrew Laan Paul Dommer 
New Berlin, WI Red Wing, MN 
Stephen H. Barrows magna cum laude 
Hopkins, MN Eric R. Chad 
cum laude Woodbury, MN Ryan F. Dowhower 
magna cum laude West St. Paul, MN 
Sitso W. Bediako 
Hempstead, NY Elise E. Chahla Logan J. Drew 
cum laude St. Paul, MN Minneapolis, MN 
cum laude 
Jesse Berglund Phillip Chan 
St. Paul, MN Sacramento, CA Alex S. Duffine 
Philadelphia, PA 
Matthew J. Bialick llina Chaudhuri magna cum laude 
Minnetonka, MN East Brunswick, NJ 
magna cum laude 
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Michael Joseph Duran Andrew J. Gibbons Bryce K. Hilton 
Fayston, VT Rochester, MN Del Mar, CA 
Kate Dyson Evan M. Gilbert Christopher C. Hoff 
Minneapolis, MN Tempe, AZ Minneapolis, MN 
magna cum laude magna cum laude 
Sonia Gill 
Lindsay A. Eastwood Naperville, IL Scott James Hoffman 
St. Paul, MN Huntley, IL 
magna cum laude Sarah C. Gillstrom 
Chicago, IL Brooke L. Hokana 
Brett L. Eilander cum laude Oakes, ND 
Holland, Ml magna cum laude 
cum laude Andrew S. Gordon 
Kingston, Jamaica Joshua Holman 
Erin R. Eldridge Fargo, ND 
Toledo, OH Joelle Gotwals 
Columbus, OH Jose A. Howard 
Sebastian Ellefson magna cum laude El Paso, TX 
Edina, MN cum laude 
Daniel K. Gronlie 
Paola Ercole Northwood, ND Jennifer J. Huang 
St. Louis Park, MN Circle Pines, MN 
Rishi Gupta 
Mahmoud I. Fadlallah Plano, TX Jan M. Hulstedt 
Beirut, Lebanon Milwaukee, WI 
Sarika Gupta 
Syed Kamil Fareed West Bloomfield, Ml Allison Lee Hummel 
Karachi, Pakistan Decatur, AL 
cum laude Andrew Elliott Gustafson cum laude 
Edina, MN 
Anna G Fisher Bonnie Hungerford 
Marshall, MN Randy W. Hagedorn EIPaso, TX 
magna cum laude Murray, UT 
Jason Hungerford 
Elizabeth M. Flanagan Alexander Haley El Paso, TX 
Ann Arbor, Ml St. Paul, MN magna cum laude 
magna cum laude magna cum laude 
Kaija K. Hupila 
Dillon Charles Forsyth Daniel Hammer Babbitt, MN 
Valley Center, CA Minnetonka, MN magna cum laude 
magna cum laude 
Cassandra Frances Fortin William J. Hutchens 
Robbinsdale, MN Dori Handy Granite Bay, CA 
Portland, OR magna cum laude 
Yates M. French 
Fond Du Lac, WI Adam Hansen Girish S. lyer 
magna cum laude Tofte, MN Minneapolis, MN 
magna cum laude magna cum laude 
Joshua T. Gardner 
Salt Lake City, UT David A. Hansen Matthew W. Janiga 
Storm Lake, lA Lancaster, NY 
Rachel L. Gartner magna cum laude cum laude 
Hastings, MN 
Kyle Harneck David C. Jenson 
James Gessford Tampa, FL Erskine, MN 
Boise, ID magna cum laude 
magna cum laude Aaron Hernandez 
San Antonio, TX 
l 2008 GRADUATES JuRIS DocToR 
Nathan T. Johnson Rachel Lance Dean T. Matheson 
Minneapolis, MN Austin, TX Wayzata, MN 
cum laude cum laude 
Michael M. Mattocks 
Scott Johnson Adam K. Lasky Ellensburg, WA 
Oakdale, MN Edina, MN 
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cum laude Philomena Matus 
t Stephanie Val Johnson Minneapolis, MN Tuttle, ND John Lassetter cum laude 
l magna cum laude Bountiful, UT magna cum laude Nicole L. Mazzocco 
Philip J. Kaplan Grand Rapids, Ml I 
St. Paul, MN Peter J. Lawin magna cum laude ~ 
magna cum laude Waverly, lA ~ Sparrowleaf Dilts McGregor 
Shaheen Karolia Mark Lazar Minneapolis, MN 
Toronto, Canada Minneapolis, MN magna cum laude 
Benjamin J. Kennedy Daniel G. Leland James McGuire 
Baltimore, MD St. Paul, MN Moorpark, CA 
cum laude 
Stephanie A. Kerbage Marissa E. McGuire 
Hutchinson, MN JeffY. Lin Minneapolis, MN 
magna cum laude Arcadia, CA 
Katherine L. McKnight 
Rieu Kim Ivan M. Ludmer Washington, D.C. 
Seoul, South Korea Falls Church, VA 
magna cum laude Daniel Perry Mead 
Dan Kling Chelmsford, MA 
Wahpeton, ND Sarah M. Ludwig Powers magna cum laude 
cum laude Bloomington, MN 
magna cum laude Joao C. Medeiros 
Sydney Kokjohn St. Paul, MN 
Farmington, lA Christopher J. Lundberg magna cum laude 
magna cum laude Minneapolis, MN 
Jane E. Mejia-Borja 
Emily M. Kraack Beverly J. Luther Eau Claire, Ml 
Mendota Heights, MN Minnetonka, MN 
magna cum laude cum laude Matthew D. Melewski 
Voorheesville, NY 
Paul D. Kraft Jonathan M. Lynn cum laude 
Amherst, MA Little Canada, MN 
cum laude Emily C. Melvin 
Sarah Diane Krause Janesville, WI 
Pine Island, MN Adam MacLeod-Roth magna cum laude 
magna cum laude Minneapolis, MN 
Samuel J. Miller 
Manish Kumar Amanda J. Maenner Lake Elmo, MN 
Henderson, NV Orono, MN 
cum laude Jesse D. Mondry 
James R. Magnuson Grand Forks, ND 
Mara Kuns Mahtomedi, MN magna cum laude 
Minneapolis, MN 
cum laude Thomas Marples Meaghan A. Moriarty 
Duxbury, MA Sunfish Lake, MN 
Dylan R. Kytola magna cum laude cum laude 
West Des Moines, lA 
Jason W. Martell Aaron Moss 
Chippewa Falls, WI Aurora, CO 
Christopher Michael Messing 
Oxford, MS 
Jeffrey R. Mulder 
Montevideo, MN 
magna cum laude 
Angela M. Munoz 
Maplewood, MN 
magna cum laude 
Patrick J. Murphy 
South Milwaukee, WI 
magna cum laude 
Ryan P. Myers 
Salem, OR 
Julie N. Nagorski 
St. Louis Park, MN 
magna cum laude 
Lucky Nguyen 
Stockton, CA 
cum laude 
Ross A. Nilson 
Park River, ND 
cum laude 
Steven W. Noess 
Mitchell, SD 
Dipo Odejide 
lbadan, Nigeria 
cum laude 
Carmen A. O'Halloran 
Cedar Rapids, lA 
Nathan J. O'Konek 
Solon Springs, WI 
cum laude 
Carrie L. Olson 
Tekamah, NE 
magna cum laude 
Garret M. Olson 
Minneapolis, MN 
cum laude 
Silvia Ontaneda 
Quito, Ecuador 
Kevin M. O'Riordan 
Plattsburgh, NY 
magna cum laude 
2008 GRADUATES 
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Nathan R. Paine 
Minneapolis, MN 
Christopher L. Palkovacs 
Cincinnati, OH 
magna cum laude 
Amanda R. Parker 
Ames, lA 
magna cum laude 
Sara J. Payne 
Minneapolis, MN 
cum laude 
Michelle Rehbein Pelszynski 
Minneapolis, MN 
magna cum laude 
Kristin L. Petersen 
Los Angeles, CA 
cum laude 
Sarah J. Petersen 
Minneapolis, MN 
Joseph N. Pew 
Reading, PA 
cum laude 
Matthew M. Powers 
Huntington, WV 
Beth Jenson Prouty 
Eagan, MN 
magna cum laude 
Khurram U. Qidwai 
Los Angeles, CA 
David M. Quealy 
Salt Lake City, UT 
Seth Quidachay-Swan 
San Francisco, CA 
Matthew W. Ramage-White 
Tucson, AZ 
magna cum laude 
Annie L. Raupp 
Oshkosh, WI 
cum laude 
Jordan Reilly 
Fox Point, WI 
magna cum laude 
Amanda R. Reinitz 
Mound, MN 
cum laude 
Randall James Rempp 
Yankton, SD 
Bree N.D. Richards 
Morris, MN 
Abigail Richey-Allen 
Arlington, MA 
magna cum laude 
Sarah Corris Riskin 
Milwaukee, WI 
magna cum laude 
Christine Rittberg 
Germantown, WI 
magna cum laude 
Lisbeth C. Robinson 
Walpole, MA 
Nicholas Rogers 
Columbia, MD 
cum laude 
Matthew M. Roman 
Superior, WI 
cum laude 
Megan K. Rosenfeld 
Bexley, OH 
Sandra M. Roth 
Omaha, NE 
magna cum laude 
Caroline L. Rummel 
Minneapolis, MN 
magna cum laude 
Joshua W. Rusenko 
Chapel Hill, NC 
cum laude 
Carrie Ryan Gallia 
Upland, CA 
summa cum laude 
Sara A. Sampseii-Jones 
Minneapolis, MN 
magna cum laude 
Nora Christie Sandstad 
Minneapolis, MN 
cum laude 
2008 GRADUATES 
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Keith Sayles Sandy Jacqueline Sobenes Christopher S. Tharpe f Madison, WI Chicago, IL Dothan, AL 
Daniel J. Schwartz Nathan G. Soderstrom Peter Thomas i 
' Sleepy Eye, MN Milwaukee, WI Montreal, Canada I ~ 
cum laude magna cum laude cum laude 
t Sarah Schwarzhoff Thomas Solmer Nicholas Thompson ~ Cannon Falls, MN Huntington Beach, CA Eagan, MN I magna cum laude Scott Sonbuchner Stephanie Renee Travis 
Karen P. Seifert St. Cloud, MN Southfield, Ml 
Edina, MN cum laude 
magna cum laude Tiffanea Trice 
Kathleen J. Starr Dothan, AL 
Bryan M. Seiler Minneapolis, MN 
Atlanta, GA magna cum laude Kelly L. Turenne 
magna cum laude Fredonia, WI 
Justin Trainor Stiebel magna cum laude 
Preston Selleck Deerfield, IL 
Wilber, NE Carl Ole Tvedten 
Julie Anne Strother Oakdale, MN 
Katherine E. Sewell Cologne, MN 
Tomah, WI magna cum laude Maximillia Utley 
magna cum laude Minneapolis, MN 
Eric Evan Sustad 
Peter Shaw Fargo, ND Andrew L. Uttke 
Appleton, WI Buffalo, MN 
magna cum laude Cally Ellen Swanson 
Princeton, MN Jennifer Lynn Vainik 
Jared Shepherd cum laude Minneapolis, MN 
Arnold, MO cum laude 
Joseph Lee Swartz Jr. 
Jillian B. Sherf Henning, MN Pratin Vallabhaneni 
Excelsior, MN Orange County, CA 
Katherine M. Swenson cum laude 
Darcy Sherman New Hope, MN 
Moorhead, MN cum laude Karen Vasko 
cum laude Westerville, OH 
Hillary L. Tabor cum laude 
Mallory Leigh Shipman Shreveport, LA 
Fayetteville, AR cum laude Eissa Villasenor 
Glendora, CA 
David Andrew Henry Sills Eugene L. Tagle 
Fontana, WI Richardson, TX Zhi Wei Wang 
Hubei, P.R. China 
Ryan Simms lmran A. Tahir 
Anaheim, CA Bloomfield, Ml Michael Warden 
Potomac, MD 
Elizabeth Aileen Smith Matthew Alexander Taylor 
Shorewood, WI Tucson, AZ Dariel Weaver 
cum laude Vermillion, SD 
Andrea W. Templeton magna cum laude 
Jacquelyn R. Smith Shoreview, MN 
North Muskegon, Ml magna cum laude Carl Nicholas Wedoff 
magna cum laude Oak Park, IL 
Reva Tevaarwerk cum laude 
Nicholas A. Smith St. Louis, MO 
Boise, ID cum laude 
summa cum laude 
Michelle Ellen Weinberg 
St. Louis Park, MN 
magna cum laude 
Thaddeus W. Wendt 
Ogden, UT 
Bradley W. West 
Milwaukee, WI 
magna cum laude 
Stephanie Westcot 
Kennebunk, ME 
Wade A. Whisenant 
Salt Lake City, UT 
Raphael Whitford 
Louisville, KY 
Kara Ellyn Wickliffe 
Lake Mills, WI 
Christina Wild 
Mendota Heights, MN 
magna cum laude 
Michelle A. Wilwerding 
Eden Prairie, MN 
Nicholas Winning 
Maplewood, MN 
Lauren Elizabeth Wood 
Maple Grove, MN 
magna cum laude 
Laura M. Woods 
St. Paul, MN 
Kathryn J. Wozny 
Milwaukee, WI 
Yang Yang 
Beijing, P.R. China 
Lindsey Christen Yock 
Edina, MN 
magna cum laude 
Anne P. Zorn 
Northfield, MN 
magna cum laude 
Alexander E. Zumbulyadis 
Rochester, NY 
magna cum laude 
2008 GRADUATES 
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LL.M. GRADUATES 
Andreas Breier, Berlin, Germany 
Jorge Luis Caceres, Lima, Peru 
Meng Che, Zibo, Shandong, P.R. China 
Jehan Edriouch, s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands 
Antonio Flores Navarro, Mexico City, Mexico 
Jun Hattori, Nagoya, Japan 
El Cheikh Ziad Moufid Kays, Hasbaya, Lebanon 
Hsuan-Chen Kuo, Taipei, Taiwan 
Kanghoon Lee, Seoul, South Korea 
Matthias Lindner, Basel, Switzerland 
Suchada Maisakul, Udonthani, Thailand 
Stephanie Martinier, Lyon, France 
Philip Willebrord Mwaka, Kampala, Uganda 
Chulhyun Park, Gunpo-si, South Korea 
Chanthicha Sasanadhamrong, Bangkok, Thailand 
Birhanemeskel Abebe Segni, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
Sutpiti Vattanahathai, Bangkok, Thailand 
Xiyue Wang, Beijing, P.R. China 
Yi Wang, Kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China 
Alem Debebe Yirga, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
Hsing-wei Yu, Taipei, Taiwan 
Taobo Zheng, Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, P.R. China 
JoiNT DEGREE GRADUATES 
Patrick Barrett 
MBA and JD 
Zach Biesanz 
MS and JD 
Kari Bomash 
MPH and JD 
John R. Brennan 
MBA and JD 
llina Chaudhuri 
MPH and JD 
Jordan R. Deckenbach 
MPP and JD 
Sharada Devarasetty 
MS and JD 
Andrew J. Gibbons 
MS and JD 
Alexander Haley 
MBA and JD 
Bonnie Hungerford 
MA and JD 
Stephanie Val Johnson 
MS and JD 
Rieu Kim 
MBT and JD 
Garret M. Olson 
MCS and JD 
Lisbeth C. Robinson 
PhD and JD 
Bryan M. Seiler 
MPP and JD 
Kathleen J. Starr 
MPH and JD 
Hillary L. Tabor 
MA and JD 
Andrea W. Templeton 
MPP and JD 
Michelle Ellen Weinberg 
MPP and JD 
Stephanie Westcot 
PhD and JD 
Lindsey Christen Yock 
MD and JD 
AwARDs FOR OuTSTANDING AcHIEVEMENT 
AND ScHOLARSHIP 
ALI-ABA Scholarship & Leadership Award ............................................. . .......... Emily C. Melvin 
Kevin M. O'Riordan 
American Bankruptcy Institute 2008 Medal of Excellence ............................. Katherine L. McKnight 
American Bar Association and The Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in 
Health Law .............................................................................................................. E. Charlisse F. Caga-anan 
American Bar Association and The Bureau of National Affairs Award for Excellence in 
Labor and Employment Law ........................................................................................... Rebekah L. Bailey 
Steven M. Block Prize ........................................................................................................ Andrea W. Templeton 
Class of 2008 Excellence in Public Service Award ..................................................... Sarah Corris Riskin 
Class of 2008 Most Outstanding Contribution ........................................... Matthew W. Ramage-White 
Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award ........................ Rachel L. Gartner 
Harold Will Cox Award ............................................................................................................. Brooke L. Hokana 
Federal Bar Association Foundation's Judge Edward J. Devitt Award .................... Karen P. Seifert 
Sidney J. Kaplan Legal Scholarship Fund ... . ....................................................... Nicholas A. Smith 
Dorothy 0. Lareau Writing Award ...................... . . ....................................... E. Charlisse F. Caga-anan 
Leonard, Street & Dei nard Law Review Award .............. . 
Brett L. Eilander 
Jason Hungerford 
Amanda R. Parker 
Katherine E. Sewell 
. ......... Elizabeth M. Flanagan 
Joao C. Medeiros 
Carrie Ryan Gallia 
Albert and Anne Mansfield Fellows ................................................................................ Dori Handy (2007) 
Silvia Ontaneda (2007) 
Mallory Leigh Shipman (2007) 
Ralph M. McCareins Antitrust Prize ........................................................................... Elizabeth M. Flanagan 
Minnesota Law Review Volumes 3S & 36 Memorial Award: 
Excellence in Writing Award ........................................................... . 
. ................ David C. Jenson 
Emily C. Melvin 
Kevin M. O'Riordan 
Jennifer Lynn Vainik 
MIPLA Scholarship Award ............................................................................... . 
. ......... Erik J. Birkeneder 
Pratin Vallabhaneni 
National Association of Women Lawyers Award .............................................................. Joelle Gotwals 
University of Minnesota's President's 
Student Leadership and Service Award .................................................................................. Kate Dyson 
Matt Stark Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Student Award ........... . 
. ................. Sarah Corris Riskin 
Kent Wennerstrom Award ........................................................... . 
. ............ Christopher L. Pal kovacs 
MINNESOTA LAw REVIEW 
Editor-in-Chief 
Kevin M. O'Riordan 
Managing Editors 
Brian R. Dawley 
Andrew Laan Paul Dommer 
Mahmoud I. Fadlallah 
Elizabeth M. Flanagan* 
Sarah C. Gillstrom 
Rishi Gupta 
William J. Hutchens 
Nicole L. Mazzocco 
James McGuire 
Nathan J. O'Konek 
Sarah J. Petersen 
Christine Rittberg 
Carrie Ryan Gallia 
Karen P. Seifert 
Managing/Research Editors 
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Angela M. Munoz 
Articles Editors 
Adam Hansen 
Emily C. Melvin* 
Amanda R. Parker 
Katherine E. Sewell 
Article Submission Editors 
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Dillon Charles Forsyth 
Daniel G. Leland 
Ivan M. Ludmer 
Joao C. Medeiros 
Nathan G. Soderstrom 
Hillary L. Tabor 
Alexander E. Zumbulyadis 
Note and Comment Editors 
Abigail Richey-Allen 
Jennifer J. Huang 
David C. Jenson 
Nicholas A. Smith 
Jennifer Lynn Vainik* 
Lindsey Christen Yock 
Symposium Articles Editor 
Bryan M. Seiler 
Staff 
Dylan R. Kytola 
'Lead Editors 
MINNESOTA]OURNAL OF LAw, 
SciENCE & TEcHNOLOGY 
Editor-in-Chief 
Peter Thomas 
Executive Editor 
Kate Dyson 
Managing Editors 
Eric R. Chad 
Lindsay A. Eastwood 
Sydney Kokjohn 
Manish Kumar 
Pratin Vallabhaneni 
Supervising Editors 
Daniel Perry Mead 
Carrie L. Olson 
Jacquelyn R. Smith 
Articles Editors 
John T. Baldrica 
Garret M. Olson 
Tiffanea Trice 
LAw AND INEQUALITY: A jouRNAL OF 
THEORY & PRACTICE 
Editor-in-Chief 
Sarah Carris Riskin 
Executive Editor 
Rebekah L. Bailey 
Managing Editors 
Christopher John Diedrich* 
Philip J. Kaplan 
Michelle Rehbein Pelszynski 
Caroline L. Rummel 
Sara A. Sampsell-Janes 
Outside Articles Editors 
Stephen H. Barrows 
John Lassetter 
Thomas Marples 
Nora Christie Sandstad* 
Anne P. Zorn 
Student Articles Editors 
Mary C. Boatright* 
Sarah G. Crangle 
Elizabeth Aileen Smith 
Justin Trainor Stiebel 
Andrea W. Templeton 
Associate Editors 
Mara Kuns 
Eissa Villasenor 
Staff 
Christina Wild 
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Co-Editors-in-Chief 
Katherine L. McKnight 
Kristin L. Petersen 
Executive Editor 
David M. Quealy 
Managing Editors 
Phillip Chan 
Brett L. Eilander 
Nathan M. lngebretson 
Sarah Diane Krause 
Katherine M. Swenson 
Michelle A. Wilwerding 
Articles Editors 
Kendall L. Bader 
Catherine M. Bitzan 
Emily M. Kraack 
Scott Sonbuchner 
Note and Comment Editors 
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Matthew W. Janiga 
Jeffrey R. Mulder 
Nicholas Rogers 
Sandra M. Roth 
Staff Members 
Jose A. Howard 
MooT CouRT STUDENT DIRECTORS 
ACTL Trial Team 
Eric R. Chad 
Daniel Hammer 
Benjamin J. Kennedy 
Manish Kumar 
Sandra M. Roth 
Eugene L. Tagle 
American Bar Association 
Moot Court 
Alexander Haley* 
Steven W. Noess 
Randy W. Hagedorn 
Bankruptcy Moot Court 
Bryan R. Browning 
Civil Rights Moot Court 
Mark Lazar 
Amanda J. Maenner* 
Meaghan A. Moriarty* 
Sara J. Payne 
Amanda Reinitz* 
Julie Anne Strother 
Carl Ole Tvedten 
Environmental Moot Court 
Bryan R. Browning* 
James Gessford 
Dariel Weaver 
Intellectual Property 
Moot Court 
Erik J. Birkeneder 
Pratin Vallabhaneni 
International Moot Court 
Elise E. Chahla 
Anna G Fisher 
Sonia Gill 
Andrew S. Gordon 
Beth Jenson Prouty* 
Matthew W. Ramage-White 
Jared Shepherd 
Maynard Pirsig Moot Court 
Alex S. Duffine* 
Joelle Gotwals 
Brooke L. Hokana* 
Patrick J. Murphy 
Jason W. Martell 
Julie N. Nagorski 
Christina Wild 
National Moot Court 
Chris Amundsen 
Logan J. Drew 
David A. Hansen 
Sarah M. Ludwig Powers* 
Jesse D. Mondry 
Ryan P. Myers 
Peter Shaw 
Wagner Labor Law Moot Court 
Bonnie Hungerford 
Annie L. Raupp 
Reva Tevaarwerk 
'Managing or Administrative Director 
LAw CLINIC STuDENT DIRECTORS 
Child Advocacy Clinic 
Sandra M. Roth 
Nora Christie Sandstad 
Consumer Bankruptcy Clinic 
Bryan R. Browning 
Mark Lazar 
Consumer Protection Clinic 
Zach Biesanz 
Abigail Richey-Allen 
Wade A. Whisenant 
Housing Law Clinic 
Bree N.D. Richards 
Indian Child Welfare Act Clinic 
Philomena Matus 
Misdemeanor Clinic 
Joseph N. Pew 
Peter Shaw 
Darcy Sherman 
Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi 
Civil Practice Clinic 
Christopher C. Hoff 
Amanda J. Maenner 
Jesse D. Mondry 
Christopher L. Palkovacs 
Jillian B. Sherf 
Ronald M. Mankoff Tax Clinic 
Rachel L. Gartner 
Rieu Kim 
Emily M. Kraack 
Christine Rittberg 
Special Education Clinic 
Hillary L. Tabor 
Workers' Rights Clinic 
Chris Amundsen 
Eissa Villasenor 
Lauren Elizabeth Wood 
LAw ScHOOL PuBLIC SERVICE PRoGRAM 
The Law School Public Service Program encourages students to 
perform at least 50 hours of law-related public service while in law 
school. These students have met the 50 hour goal, helping their 
community through a variety of public interest volunteer positions. 
Bryon R. Aven 
Todd W. Bakken 
Sitso W. Bediako 
Zach Biesanz 
Mary C. Boatright 
John R. Brennan 
Sarah G. Crangle 
Kate Dyson 
Lindsay A. Eastwood 
Mahmoud I. Fadlallah 
Joshua T. Gardner 
James Gessford 
Daniel K. Gronlie 
Rishi Gupta 
Dori Handy 
Adam Hansen 
Nathan T. Johnson 
Scott Johnson 
Stephanie Val Johnson 
Stephanie A. Kerbage 
Emily M. Kraack 
Paul D. Kraft 
John Lassetter 
Mark Lazar 
Sarah M. Ludwig Powers 
Christopher J. Lundberg 
Amanda J. Maenner 
Philomena Matus 
Sparrowleaf Dilts McGregor 
Katherine L. McKnight 
Jane E. Mejia-Borja 
Jesse D. Mondry 
Meaghan A. Moriarty 
Angela M. Munoz 
Carmen A. O'Halloran 
Carrie L. Olson 
Nathan R. Paine 
Amanda R. Parker 
Sara J. Payne 
Joseph N. Pew 
Matthew M. Powers 
Khurram U. Qidwai 
Bree N.D. Richards 
Abigail Richey-Allen 
Caroline L. Rummel 
Joshua W. Rusenko 
Carrie Ryan Gallia 
Nora Christie Sandstad 
Keith Sayles 
Sarah Schwarzhoff 
Bryan M. Seiler 
Jared Shepherd 
Jillian B. Sherf 
Darcy Sherman 
Mallory Leigh Shipman 
Elizabeth Aileen Smith 
Nicholas A. Smith 
Justin Trainor Stiebel 
Julie Anne Strother 
Hillary L. Tabor 
lmran A. Tahir 
Andrea W. Templeton 
Reva Tevaarwerk 
Stephanie Renee Travis 
Eissa Villasenor 
Carl Nicholas Wedoff 
Michelle Ellen Weinberg 
Thaddeus W. Wendt 
Christina Wild 
Lauren Elizabeth Wood 
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CLAss OF 2oo8 LAw CouNCIL MEMBERS 
Matthew W. Ramage-White, President 
Kate Dyson, 3L Representative 
Sonia Gill, 3L Representative 
Ivan M. Ludmer, 3L Representative 
CLASS OF 2008 
STUDENT GRADUATION CoMMITTEE 
Stephen H. Barrows, Chair 
Eric B. Andersland 
Andrew E. Brehm 
Christopher John Diedrich 
Syed Kamil Fareed 
Jan M. Hulstedt 
Nathan M. lngebretson 
Ivan M. Ludmer 
Matthew W. Ramage-White 
Bree N.D. Richards 
Carrie Ryan Gallia 
Joseph Lee Swartz Jr. 
GIFT FROM CLASS OF 2008 
Through fundraising efforts and support from the Class of 1958, the Class of 
2008 leaves two gifts to the Law School. To continue a tradition we enjoyed our 
first year here, the Class of 2008 has established a fund for an annual Minnesota 
Twins Opening Day Celebration. This annual rite of spring, featuring baseball 
snacks and beverages, will provide a break from daily stresses, remind future 
law students that winter does end, and allow everyone to discuss whether last 
year's "wait 'till next year" mantra turned out to be prophetic. Play ball! 
To foster a supportive Law School community, the Class of 2008 has 
commissioned an artistic tribute to fellow class member and friend, Chris Oster, 
who died in January 2007. Chris is remembered as a person of remarkable 
intelligence and wry humor who was always willing to share his gifts with others. 
The Class of 2008 hopes that the piece, to be displayed prominently in the 
subplaza, will inspire students to encourage and assist each other during the 
ups and downs of legal education, as Chris supported those around him. 
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