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CLEO Events
Saturday,
February 12, 2011
Academic Intervention Seminar
5:00-7:00pm
CLEO HQ - 1990 K St., NW, Ste. 450, Washington, DC 20006
Saturday,
February 12, 2011
College Scholars 1-Day Seminar
The University of Oklahoma College of Law - Norman, OK
Saturday, March 12, 2011
College Scholars 1-Day Seminar
The Catholic University of America - Columbus School of Law
- Washington, DC
Thursday, April 21, 2011
CLEO Law Student Graduation Reception
Location: TBD - Washington, DC
Thursday, April 21, 2011
CLEO Law Student Graduation Reception
Location: TBD - Chicago, IL
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Mid-Winter Weekend Seminar Recap
On the
heels of our recently concluded Mid-Winter Academic Enhancement
and Bar Preparation Seminar weekend in Arlington, VA,
the general consensus from those in attendance was that the
event was very much a success! CLEO law students from all
over the country descended on the DC Metropolitan area the
weekend of January 7th to network with one another and learn
academic strategies to help them have a successful first year
law school experience (Academic Enhancement) and, for
those on the verge of completing the law school matriculation
process, to begin strategizing on how to successfully tackle
the bar exam (Bar Preparation). More than 300 students
attended the event and it definitely turned out to be one
of the best seminars yet!
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Nine
CLEO Law Students Receive Scholarships at
the 2011 Mid-Winter Seminar
As additional
follow-up to our Mid-Winter seminar weekend re-cap, two sets
of scholarships were awarded to nine, deserving CLEO participants
during the Saturday afternoon networking luncheon.
CLEO-Microsoft
Intellectual Property
Law Student Scholarship
In its
second year, the CLEO-Microsoft IP Law Student Scholarship
(CMIPLS) was awarded to the following five 2nd & 3rd-year
CLEO participants:
- Alberto Araiza (2L Fellow - Duke University)
- Angela Freeman (2L Associate - Indiana University-Indianapolis)
- Sonje Hawkins (3L Fellow - Loyola University-Chicago)
- Danielle A. Moore (3L Associate - Howard University)
- Kerene Tayloe (3L Associate - Florida A&M)
The $2,000
CMIPLS scholarship is awarded annually to a select number
of CLEO participants who both excel academically and have
demonstrated a "passion" for pursuing a career in
IP law. The scholarship is generously funded by the Microsoft
Corporation Legal Department. On hand to present the awards
during the luncheon were two of the company's attorneys from
the DC Metropolitan area, Daphne Forbes and Darryl Hobbs (pictured).
William A. Blakey, Esquire - CLEO Diversity Scholarship
In its
inaugural year, the William A. Blakey, Esquire - CLEO Diversity
Scholarship (WAB) was awarded to the following four 3rd- and
4th-year CLEO participants:
- Yaa
Aba Acquaah (3L Associate - Howard University)
- Mujadala Abdul-Majid (4L Associate - Georgetown University)
- Diana Baquero (3L Fellow - Northeastern University)
- Barron Oda (3L Associate - University of Hawaii)
The $2,500
WAB scholarships are intended to help offset the expense incurred
when preparing for and taking the bar examination and are
named in honor of our esteemed Chairman Emeritus, William
"Buddy" Blakey. Buddy was a "social engineer"
in every sense of the word, who devoted his life to serving
the "underserved." Whether he was marshalling through
legislation to benefit historically black colleges and universities
(HBCUs), participating in a mentoring program through his
beloved fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, or brandishing the flags
of his beloved alma maters, Knoxville College and Howard University
School of Law, his greatest passion, without question, was
helping young people further their education.
To learn
more about Buddy's remarkable life and legacy and/or the nine
scholarship recipients, please visit our website, www.cleodivercitynetwork.org.
And if you would like to make a contribution to CLEO's Scholarship/Hardship
Stipend Fund, please click
here. Thank you in advance for your support and
LET'S GO CLEO!!!
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Meet
CLEO Alum
Cuong Quy Huynh ('00)
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CLEO Alum, Cuong Huynh, works for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a policy
analyst and is a former NASA Presidential Management Fellow.
Along
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Cuong is
a Socrates Scholar at the Aspen Institute where he learned about,
among other things, energy, immigration, and climate change.
Additionally, he is starting an educational initiative to help
low-income and immigrant children to build leadership skills
and to focus on math and science disciplines.
In 2006, Cuong graduated from the prestigious International
Career Advancement Program (ICAP) and in 2004, he worked
as a Legislative Fellow for the U.S. Senate Committee on
Finance, where he specialized in international trade and
tax issues, with particular emphasis on matters relating to
China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and the Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Cuong received his JD from UC-Hastings Law School. He
attended the 2000 Six-Week Summer Institute at Suffolk University
School of Law in Boston, MA. Cuong thanks CLEO for helping
him get selected as an ABA Business Law Scholarship winner during
his 1L year at Hastings. Cuong earned a master's in public policy
from the University of Chicago and a bachelor's in Sociology
from UCLA. He is currently an Ambassador to the Heart
of Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes literacy
and education for low-income children in the United States.
An "active" CLEO alumnus, when asked to share his
feelings toward CLEO, Cuong stated the following:
"CLEO has been a fantastic part of my legal education
and experience! Because of CLEO, I have met some of the most
amazing lawyers and law students around the country. It is such
a privileged to part of CLEO and it is a wonderful and supportive
family. The CLEO experience helped me to get where I am professionally
and because of that, I love CLEO!"
"I strongly recommend to all of the current and future
CLEO participants that they take advantage of everything that
CLEO has to offer. It is a wonderful program and has been changing
lives for the better for more than four decades."
We are very proud to call Cuong one of our own and wish him
well with all of his future endeavors!
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Your Success is "Our" Success
We love
the opportunity to "spread the word" about good news that
may have happened to you either professionally or personally.
If you would like to share something positive that's happened
in your life, please send an email to cleo@americanbar.org
so that we all can celebrate the good news. Thanks!
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| CLEO Online
If you
are an alum and your contact information has changed or you
recently switched employers, please visit www.cleoadmin.com/update.cfm
and provide us with the correct information. Also don't forget
to friend us on Facebook (Facebook.com/cleoscholars),
follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/cleonetwork & twitter.com/cleoscholars)
and join our Linkedin network(linkedin.com/in/cleo1968)!
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Featured Partner Event: The 43rd Annual National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) National Convention
NBLSA
will be having its 43rd annual National Conference in Houston,
TX from Wednesday, March 9 thru Sunday, March 13, 2011 at
the posh Omni Houston Hotel in the Galleria. This year's theme,
A Legacy of Empowerment, serves as a call to action for all
attendees to remember and participate in our rich tradition
of excellence and community service. The NBLSA National Convention
provides a wonderful opportunity to connect with students
from across the nation, perform community service, engage
in enriching workshops and participate in advocacy competitions.
For more information about the conference and/or to register
to attend, you can visit: http://www.nblsa.org/2011convention/.
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| Thank
You for continuing to "Care" about CLEO
On behalf
of everyone affiliated with the Council on Legal Education
Opportunity, we would like to thank those who made a contribution
to the organization during 2010 and for the first month of
2011. Your donation(s) have enabled us to continue providing
"top-flight" programs and services to the wonderfully
bright future of the legal profession. And to all those persons
and/or organizations that have not made a contribution to
CLEO recently, but would like to, please utilize the donation
form below. Thank you.
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