my digital life

I'm a writer, editor, and consultant based in San Francisco. As a journalist, I cover business and legal affairs. As a consultant, I help clients crystallize their thinking and then present their message in the appropriate context. The goal is to put them in the right place, at the right time, with the right message for the market.

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Bioethics Students Tackle New Fertility Treatment—Mitochondrial Transplants

The procedure under consideration by the FDA combines the genetic material of three people to create a baby free of certain mitochondrial defects.

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1L Women Get a Career Jumpstart at Ms. JD Speed Networking Event

“The sooner we see ourselves as part of a community committed to helping each other, the better off we'll be.” –Julia Graeser ’13.

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Helping LGBT Detainees Caught in the U.S. Immigration System

“There is nothing like being able to help someone solve a problem that has life-or-death consequences.” –3L Keisha Adams

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“It’s a true meritocracy. Anyone who has an aptitude for this can jump right in and have a lot of success.” -2L Kyle Gertridge

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Thousands of minors are placed in deportation proceedings with no right to government-appointed counsel.

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Stupple '13 Lands Rare Slot as GITMO Military Observer

She will report on military commission pre-trial hearings of the Al Qaeda operative alleged to have been the mastermind behind the deadly bombing of the U.S.S. Cole in Yemen in 2000.

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"I'm Proud To Be a Shark!"

Students embrace shark as unofficial college mascot, dub Student Commons the “Shark Tank”

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UC Hastings' Innovation Law Clinics are an example of cross training that leads to practical results.

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2L Edward Mata Wins Prestigious Abrams Mediation Contest

The win, which comes with a $2,000 scholarship for Mata, is the latest in a string of strong showings for UC Hastings’ Negotiation Team. He competes in February in Paris.

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Alumni Invest in the Next Generation

"I am standing on the shoulders of others,” says 1L Chris Martin, recipient of the Wayne O. Veatch, Sr., Scholarship.

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"The law of secondary liability for copyright infringement was making the transition to the Internet fairly well until the recent decision in MGM v. Grokster. Grokster is the first of these cases to go against content owners. The decision has signs of a court unwilling to engage the technology."

Intellectual Property Roundtable originally featured in California Lawyer (May 2004). 

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"The erosion of the attorney-client privilege and the concept that a waiver of the privilege is something to be demanded in an investigation is one of the most noteworthy developments in federal criminal law right now." 

White-Collar Criminal Defense Roundtable originally featured in California Lawyer (January 2004).

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"The first question you ask when you start an investigation is whether your in-house counsel can handle it or does the Board have to handle it using independent counsel? It's a very difficult decision because you are making it at the front end when you don't know what really happened."

Securities Law Roundtable originally featured in California Lawyer (February 2004). 

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"There has been increasing judicial ambivalence toward mandatory arbitration provisions in the employment setting, particularly where it does not involve a provision negotiated as part of an employment agreement." 

Employment Law Update Roundtable originally featured in California Lawyer (April 2004).

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Behind-the-scenes account of the making of the Spring 2014 UC Hastings magazine, by Editorial Director Susan Kostal

Kostal in 2nd proof review with 2L Andrew Ohlert and photographer Jim Block.

High hopes and loads of fun in the beginning. For those still on the nurture side of the...

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The Kaleidoscope team hosted an official kickoff event for staff on July 30th! Stellar presentations demonstrated the value and functionality of several pilot projects, and good time was had by all. As announced, the new portal is now live at kscope.uchastings.edu. Check it out. 

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