Alumni
Securing the Rights of Others
The government is going to bulldoze your house in 90 days to make way for a new freeway. They offer you an insultingly small amount of money for your precious home. But you can’t fight the government — or can you? Top Washington condemnation attorney Mike Rodgers JD’68 says you can fight back and win big.
“Private property owners have some important constitutional rights that need to be protected,” said Rodgers, the founding partner of the Bellevue, Wash., condemnation law firm of Rodgers, Deutsch & Turner. “We make sure property owners get full and adequate compensation for their property or damage to their property.”
Students
Pro Bono Hero
“I am grateful for the opportunities I’ve had, so when I get the opportunity to help someone else, I take it,” said Todd J. Huegli, a member of the Class of 2008. “It is rewarding for me to do volunteer work, but it is also a bit selfish. There’s no better feeling than the one I get from helping people and changing their lives in a positive way.”
Faculty
Coming Full Circle
Robin Morris Collin is a warrior. Her teaching, writing and public service all reflect her lifelong dedication to civil rights and her desire to protect the downtrodden. She’s written and lectured extensively on environmental issues. Her work is not just about protecting the earth but also about protecting the most vulnerable people living on it, those who are too young or too ignorant or too poor and powerless to effect change on their own. For her, it’s all connected, part of a great circle.
