Overview

Dear fellow alumni:

The Stanford Law School Latino Alumni Association (SLSLAA) launched in the fall of 2003. The SLSLAA is an organization dedicated to building a supportive and active alumni community, maximizing the community's professional strength, and maintaining Stanford Law School as the premier legal institution for Latinos. This important initiative was developed by a group of students and alumni over the past year, and has been enthusiastically supported by Dean Kathleen M. Sullivan. I am delighted to be included in this effort.

The goals for the SLSLAA are as follows:

• Organize social and professional events to facilitate networking and relationships among Latino alumni;
• Facilitate mentoring relationships between current Stanford Law School students and alumni;
• Promote the development of Law School programs and initiatives which will particularly benefit the Latino community;
• Advocate on behalf of the Latino community;
• Support and initiate efforts to promote Stanford Law School as the premier legal institution for Latinos.

I hope you will get involved with the association. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me directly at falvarez@wsgr.com, one of our regional or committee chairs, or the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu. I thank you in advance for your support.

Sincerely,

Fred W. Alvarez '75 (AB '72)
Chair
Stanford Law School Latino Alumni Association

Representatives

Past Events

October 2004

• Stanford Law School Latino Alumni Association Semi-Annual Meeting
  October 2004

May 2004

• Stanford Law School Latino Alumni Association First Semi-Annual Meeting and Special Events
  May 1, 2004 from 12:15 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

April 2004

• Cinco de Mayo Celebration
  April 30, 2004 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

November 2003

• Stanford Law School Latino Alumni Association Launch Reception
  November 12, 2003

October 2003

• Reception for Alumni and Students of Color
  October 17, 2003

In The News

• Stanford Law School ranks #10 in Hispanic Business Magazine's 2003 Top 25 Law Schools for Hispanics
• Hon. Carlos Bea '58 Confirmed to Position on U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
• Public Advocates to Recognize Professor Miguel Mendez's Decade of Service as Board Chair
• Professor Mariano-Florentino Cuellar to Participate in Inaugural Holmes Debate on "The Bounds of 9/11 Freedoms" at Library of Congress
• "Code Orange for Liberty"-"Washington Post" Profile of ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero '90
• Professor Miguel A. Mendez Receives Tobriner Public Service Award
• Professor Mariano-Florentino Cuellar Invited by the Federal Government to Observe "TopOff 2"-Simulated Terrorist Attack
• "In era of court challenges to affirmative action, experts debate how to achieve campus diversity," (from "Stanford Report"; panel featured Professor Pamela Karlan)
• Two new professors-Martinez and Kessler-to join faculty this fall
• 3Ls Monica Ramirez and Celina Ramirez have won "Best Respondent's Brief" at the 2003 Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court Competition

E-Mail Group

Stay apprised of upcoming events and network with fellow alumni through the SLSLAA E-mail Group. When you subscribe, you can send and receive group messages about topics of interest such as regional gatherings and job opportunities.

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We hope you enjoy the SLSLAA online community!