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Issue 5: October 6, 2014Suffolk University Law School SBA Executive Newsletter

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SBA NEWSA Message From Tom

I hope this newsletter finds everyone doingwell as we enter the wonderful month ofOctober. In this weeks edition, in addition tothe usual pieces, you will find the 2014-15SBA budgets. More information will beprovided about budgets soon.

For those of you unfamiliar with the SBAbudget process, I will briefly explain howthings work based on the current establishedrules. First, the SBA receives funding fromeach student at Suffolk Law. This money isthen allocated into two distinct categories,clubs and committees. Generally speaking,the Appropriations Committee meets duringthe summer to come up with

recommendations in regard to how roughlyhalf of SBA funding should be allocated toeach club. On the other hand, the E-Boardand Committees meet during the summer todetermine how best to allocate SBA funding toour various Committees. Finally, the BOGthen votes on these proposals at our firstmeeting of the academic year. As a result of

Contents

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A Message From Tom

SBA Happenings

Student Spotlight

Budget

Alumni Spotlight

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Contact List & Preamble

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the entire SBA working hard all summer,

and thanks to a compromised offered bySection Rep Andrea Davulis, we wereable to pass the budgets that we did.

Best regards,

- Tom DavisSBA President

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Suffolk University Law School SBA Executive Newsletter Issue 5: October 6, 2014

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! The BOG passed the 2014-2015 SBA budget last night. Both the SBA Executive budget andthe SBA Organizations budgets can be found on the next two pages. Next weeks newsletterwill include an explanation of many of the budgetary items.

! Thank you to section 7A representative Andrea Davulis for helping the budget to pass bymotioning for a budget compromise.

! Tech Training to teach clubs and committees how to use our new website to improvecommunication is TONIGHT at 6:00pm in room 315. The meeting will be short and snackswill be provided.

! OFFICE HOURS with Tom: Tuesday @ 12:00-1:00pm & Thursday @ 6:30 7:30pm

! The first Town Hall meeting of the year will take place on October 14 from 5-7pm in the first

floor function room. You will find more information on this in next weeks newsletter.

! In case you missed it last week, newly electedSection Representativesare:

Devin Woolf (1A), Tristan Peters (1B), Christopher Gavrielidis (1C), Jess Barton (4A),Samantha Clark (2A), Brian Patacchiola (2B), Gerald Glover III (3A), Alvaro Aguirre (3B),Sarah Santiano (3C), Saige Benavides (6B), Andrea Davulis (7A), and Jessica Long (7B).

! Remember to submit SBA logoentries by 10/25! The winner will receive a $50 BostonBrewin gift card! See the section at the bottom of this page for more information.

! If you have anything to add to the newsletter, e-mail Jess Barton [email protected].

! Speed Networking with Real Estate Attorneys on Wednedsay from 5:30-7:30pm at the BostonBar Association. Please RSVP with full name and name of law school [email protected].

SBA Executive Announcements & Happenings

We need YOUTo design our new Suffolk Law SBA logo!

What: We are looking for a new Suffolk Law SBAlogo. What you design is up to you. Please submityour entry by emailing it to marketing director JessMurray at [email protected]: We will accept entries between now andOctober 25th.Prize:A $50 gift card to Boston Brewin

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Tip of the week

Enjoy Fall!

Fall brings some uniqueand fun activities to New

England. As Halloweenquickly approaches, one ofthe great area attractions isSalem. There is a lot to do

on a trip to Salem fromstrolling the streets to

visiting the famous witchmuseum; you can even

take the ferry from Boston

to get there! You couldalso go apple picking andmake an apple crisp, enjoya caramel apple and cider

donut, or go to a cornmaze or haunted house.

SBA Executive Budget2014-2015

SECTIONS1A $500.001B $500.00

1C $500.00

4A $500.001L Cup $2,500.00

2L (at large) $2,500.00

3L (at large) $3,000.00

4L/7L (at large) $1000.00

Section Total: $11,000GENERAL

Reserves $10,000.00Operations $8,000.00

Orientation $2,000.00

General Total: $20,000COMMITTEESAcademic Affairs $4,500.00Alumni Affairs $4,500.00

Appropriations $200.00Diversity and Inclusion $3,500.00

External Affairs $3,300.00

Graduation $4,000.00

Marketing and Advertising $1,000.00Student Affairs - Concerns $1,000.00Student Affairs Social $32,500.00

Sustainability $1,000.00

Committee Total: $55,500.00LIAISONSBar Association Liaisons (ABA,FBA, BBA, MBA)

$1,500.00

Liaison Total: $1,500.00

Total Executive Budget:$88,000.00

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Tip of the weekSBA Organization Budgets2014-2015

National Italian American Bar Assn. $670.00

Christian Fellowship $810.00Black Law Students Assn. $5,300.00

Queer Law Alliance $800.00

Womens Law Association $3,520.00

Latin American Law Student Assn. $1,720.00

Native American Law Students Assn. $1,670.00

Jewish Law Student Association $1,020.00

Albanian American Law Student Assn. $525.00

Women of Color Law Students Assn. $2,000.00

Asian Pacific American Law Student Assn. $2,020.00

Suffolk Muslims Law Assn. $1,320.00

South Asian Law Student Assn. $2,200.00

Suffolk Law Armed Services Assn. $1,100.00

Hellenic Law Society $750.00

Phi Delta Phi $1,030.00

Phi Alpha Delta $1,495.00

Joint Degree Law Student Assn. $600.00

Bearing Witness $2,000.00

Law Innovation Technology Student Assn. $720.00

Student Animal Legal Defense Fund $775.00

Dicta Student Newspaper $920.00

Business Law Association $1,850.00

Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys $1,095.00

Human Rights Law Society $420.00

Child and Family Law Student Assn. $890.00

National Lawyers Guild $1,100.00International Law Society $3,000.00

American Constitution Society $790.00

Sports and Entertainment Law Assn. $2,070.00

Suffolk University Gaming Law $500.00

Health and Biomedical Law Society $850.00

Education Law and Policy Society $800.00

Immigration Law Association $1,170.00

Suffolk Public Interest Law Group $4,470.00

Intellectual Property Law Student Assn. $1,370.00

New England First Amendment Coalition $950.00

Humanitarian Law and Red Cross Society $700.00

Suffolk Law Intramural Basketball Assn. $2,000.00

Suffolk Law Hockey Club $2,900.00SULS Softball $2,020.00

Golf Club $670.00

Suffolk Law Ski and Snowboard Club $1,970.00

Suffolk Law Futbol Club $1,970.00

Suffolk Rugby $1,800.00

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Student Spotlight: David Chorney

David Chorney, who is originally from Bristol, NH,attended Muhlenberg College where he double

majored in International Relations and RussianStudies. David, a 4L evening student, was aRappaport Fellowship recipient this summer and isalso an elite runner.

What did you do for work over the summer?This summer I was a legal fellow in the GovernorsOffice of Legal Counsel. I went to law school with aspecific interest in law and public policy so I could

not have been in a better place this summer than on the Governors legal team. I worked

on anything from Native American Law to gun violence prevention, health care issues andmore. It was an incredibly busy summer with the budget, end of legislative session, anumber of Supreme Court cases that affected the Commonwealth, the border crisis andmigrant children, and the opiate abuse crisis and action plan. As for the RappaportFellowship this summer I got to experience a lot. There were 12 of us total and we metwith a number of policy and legal leaders in the state where we had time to listen to theirbackgrounds and talk about different social, legal and political issues.

As an evening student, do you work during the school year?

I do work during the school year. I am currently working full time as a law clerk atDonoghue Barrett and Singal. Most of my work revolves around issues in corporate healthcare, including health care legislation, health law changes because of the Affordable CareAct, Medicare and Medicaid issues, regulatory questions and insurance law. Its aninteresting and ever changing environment to work in.

You have maintained your elite running status through law school, how has this gone?Running is something Ive done since middle school. While I enjoy competing and havecertain goals breaking four minutes in the mile - running has really become a great wayfor me to de-stress. Whether its getting up for an early run along the Charles river, taking

a study break, or sneaking in a run before or after evening classes it allows me to reset,relax and get ready for the next project, assignment etc. It has also become a great way tobuild some strong friendships over the years. Running has certainly helped keep a healthystructure in my life as I go through law school but there is definitely a balance between

juggling law school, work and running ambitions.

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Student Spotlight: David Chorney

What do you enjoy doing outside of law school?Outside of running, work and law school I like to go home to New Hampshire to hike and

ski in the White Mountains. My favorites include anything that goes along the PresidentialRange or the Franconia Ridge. I also love to ski and recently after visiting my brother in

Jackson Hole have been getting into backcountry skiing. Both hiking and skiing are greatways to get away from everything and just enjoy the mountains.

Are you focusing on a particular area of law?Im not really focusing in one particular area of law. However I am strategizing a lot of mycareer plan around public interest careers whether it is health care policy or working onCapital Hill, Beacon Hill or in an executive agency. Another important lesson from mytime in the Governors Office is that there are a lot of non-traditional jobs out there for

lawyers, especially if you are interested in policy and one of the manysocial/socioeconomic issues facing the Commonwealth and nation.

Do you have any plans for after law school?My current career plan after college is to either work on Capital Hill for a member of theMassachusetts delegation or to work of a think tank, consulting group or at an agency likeCMS working on health care access and cost issues. The ACA has certainly changed thecurrent health care landscape and I think policy leaders will be ironing out the issues overthe next couple decades. Currently, CMS is leading a lot of innovative programs toexperiment with different cost cutting measures.

Are you on any journals or other school organizations?I am the co-Lead Articles Editor on the Journal for Health and Biomedical law. My note onaccess to mental health care services was published this summer.

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Alumni SpotlightMichael T. Caljouw --- Class of 1991

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Michael T. Caljouw, who graduated cum laude, is the Vice

President for Government and Regulatory Affairs at Blue CrossBlue Shield of Massachusetts. This interview was conducted byEunice Aikins-Afful, Co-Director of Alumni Affairs.

Where did you attend undergraduate?Williams College where I graduated in 1988 with a BachelorsDegree in History.

What journals/activities/concentrations did you participate in atSuffolk Law?I was an Editor of the Suffolk Law Review and authored two

published law review articles.

What do you consider the best part of your job?I work at the intersection of law and public policy in the Massachusetts health care sector. In thisrole, I get the opportunity to directly affect change in a critical aspect of everyday life. Particularlysince Massachusetts is such a leader in health care nationally, our collaborative policy work isexciting and truly makes a difference.

What type of attorney did you want to be upon entering Suffolk Law?I knew I wanted to work in public policy from an early stage of law school. My career included

stints at big Boston law firms, including trying complex civil litigation cases, but my path led to thecurrent landscape.

What was your favorite class (and professor) while at Suffolk?Administrative Law with Professor Cella. The late Al Cella was a giant in the field and I still usethe concepts that I learned from him today.

What is your greatest professional achievement?Working collaboratively with policymakers on making Massachusetts health care reform workwell in the face of an increasingly fractured national climate.

One piece of advice?While your path may not be linear, emerging lawyers should keep working towards the goal ofwhy they went to law school. There are too many examples of attorneys who are unsatisfied intheir profession because they settled for a field which ultimately does not interest them. Do notlose sight of these long-term goals (by volunteering, networking and staying current with practiceareas) even when, short-term, you are lawyering in another field.

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Contact InformationName Position Email

Tom davis President [email protected]

Monica Bellevue Vice President [email protected]

Neil Lindquist Chief of Staff [email protected]

Callie grossman Chief of Operations [email protected]

Kelley Sweetser Treasurer [email protected]

We the Students of Suffolk University Law School, in order to support andencourage academic excellence and professional development; to preserve theright of students to acquire a quality legal education in a just and reasonableenvironment; to provide a means of communication between students and theLaw School; and to maintain a connection with alumni, do herby establish this

Constitution for the Student Bar Association of Suffolk University Law School.

SBA Constitution Preamble

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For a full contact list of all SBA Directors please visit our website atsuffolklawsba.com

Vice President Monica Bellevue andPresident Tom Davis

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