BU Law Celebrates 公益性服务 & 公共服务 Accomplishments of Students, Faculty

Year-End Celebration recognizes outstanding 公益性服务 and public service contributions and highlights the BU Law community’s commitment to public service.

The 波士顿大学法学院 community came together on April 11 to recognize students and faculty who dedicated their time and efforts to 公益性服务 and public service work during the 2015–2016 academic year. In addition to recognizing all graduating students who completed their 公益性服务 Pledge, BU Law also recognized four individuals for their outstanding commitment to 公益性服务 and leadership in public service with the 2016 公益性服务 and 公共服务 Leadership Awards.

罗伯特·g·伯迪克 was the recipient of the 公益性服务 and 公共服务 Faculty Award. Burdick教授毕业于波士顿大学法学院，自1979年起担任民事诉讼项目主任，指导学生进行审判辩护、审前辩护、道德和谈判方面的法律实践。 在他的领导下，民事诉讼项目帮助贫困、精神病患者和残疾客户避免被驱逐，获得残疾福利，并保护自己和孩子免受家庭暴力。 他的工作有助于在几个重要的法律领域改善边缘化群体的权利。 Some of Burdick’s leading cases include 菲尔诉教育部案, in which the First Circuit Court of Appeal recognized a remedy for compensatory education for disabled students outside of the statutory age for special education services and 罗杰斯诉心理健康部门案, in which the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court set the 罗杰斯 standard for determining a patient’s incapacity to made decisions about mental health treatment.

卡特里娜·迈尔斯（17届） received the 2L 公共服务 Leadership Award, given to students who have shown exceptional leadership within the BU Law community and exemplary commitment to 公益性服务 and public service. 迈尔斯曾在国际人权诊所担任学生律师，在那里她从事庇护问题和印度藏人地位的工作。 此外，迈尔斯还在奎斯特罗姆商学院（Questrom School of Business）担任澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究助理，澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究并撰写有关全球经济中伦理问题的文章。 2011年夏天，她在夏威夷苹果籽法律和经济正义中心实习。 During her 1L spring break, Myers participated in the 波士顿大学 Spring Break 公益性服务 Service Trip to Portland, Maine, working at Pine Tree Legal Assistance. 她是波士顿大学法学院生殖正义学生的联合主席，也是全国律师协会波士顿大学法律分会的创始成员。 她还在妇女法律协会和美国公民自由联盟担任领导职务。 Through her two years of 公益性服务 service, Myers has worked as a volunteer for Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, Law Students for Reproductive Justice, Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions, and the American Civil Liberties Union.

亚历山德拉·塔克（16届）, who has completed 467 hours of 公益性服务 service, was the recipient of the JD 公益性服务 Award, given to the graduating student who has completed the most 公益性服务 hours during his or her three years at BU Law. In addition to the JD 公益性服务 Award, Tucker also was the recipient of the 3L 公共服务 Leadership Award, given to a 3L student who has demonstrated leadership at BU Law and an exemplary commitment to 公益性服务 and public service. 她的工作重点是刑事辩护和精神健康宣传。 塔克目前是波士顿大学法学院公共利益项目的联合主席，在这个项目中，她帮助筹集了数千美元，资助那些为未被充分代表的客户做关键工作的学生。 She has served as an intern with the Committee for Public Counsel Services Youth Advocacy Division and the Legal Aid Society’s Juvenile Rights Practice, where she represented children in child protective custody, persons in need of supervision/child requiring assistance, and juvenile delinquency matters. 塔克还在精神健康法律顾问委员会和俱乐部家庭法律支持项目实习，以捍卫精神疾病患者的权利，为在儿童监护、支持和探视方面有精神健康问题的澳门威尼斯人注册网站提供法律援助，并致力于保护和推进精神健康权利的教育和宣传工作。

Nathan Wadlinger（2016年税务法学硕士）， who has completed 153 hours of 公益性服务 service, received the LLM 公益性服务 Award, which recognizes the LLM student who has completed the most 公益性服务 hours during his or her year at BU Law. 作为波士顿大学法学院澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究生税务计划的在线学生，Wadlinger曾担任志愿者所得税援助的现场协调员，在那里他帮助建立了一个新的VITA备案地点，协调学生/社区志愿者，并培训志愿者进行纳税申报准备。 此外，他是一名注册会计师，也曾在佛罗里达州皮尔斯堡的印第安河州立学院担任助理教授。

Students may voluntarily take the BU Law 公益性服务 Pledge, signifying their commitment to a minimum of 35 hours of legal work over the course of their three years in law school (50 hours beginning with class 2018), or 18 hours over one year for LLM students. The pledge offers the opportunity for students to gain practical legal experience, help serve unmet legal needs, build relationships in the community, gain exposure to various areas of the law, and develop a greater understanding of the importance of 公益性服务 work and public service. This year’s honorees are:

JD 获奖者

LLM获奖者

The Year-End Celebration of 公益性服务 and 公共服务 is organized by the BU Law 公益性服务 程序, administered through the Office of Career Development & 公共服务 (CDO). Students may work with an advisor to identify public service organizations and opportunities that match their interests and the community’s needs.

Congratulations to the award winners and to all of the members of the Class of 2016 公益性服务 Pledge honorees!