Ecology Law Quarterly (ELQ) 50th Anniversary Celebration and Environmental Leadership Awards Banquet

Scott’s Seafood, Jack London Square, Oakland

Earth Day, April 22, 2022

5:30 pm

The annual Environmental Awards Banquet is a highlight of Berkeley Law’s energy and environmental law program and community, bringing together students, alumni, and faculty. This recent Banquet celebrated the Ecology Law Quarterly’s (ELQ) 50th anniversary (albeit a year late). 

ELQ is the nation’s premier student-edited law journal focusing on environmental, natural resource, and energy issues. Since its founding in 1970, ELQ has been the recipient of multiple awards, and continues to be one of the most-cited journals in the field.

The Banquet featured the renowned Dr. Robert Bullard, the recipient of this year’s ELQ Environmental Leadership Award. Dr. Bullard is the author of 18 books chronicling the economic, social, and environmental injustices facing marginalized and vulnerable communities, and strategies for encouraging equitable treatment for all people. Not surprisingly, Dr. Bullard is known as the “father” of the environmental justice movement.

Deanna Ruth Rutter B.A. ’69, J.D. ’72 generously underwrote this event so all proceeds will go directly to E&E student programs.

Honorary Committee

Edmund G. Brown, Jr., B.A. ’69, Former Governor of California
William M. Chamberlain B.A. ’68, J.D. ’71, Founder of Ecology Law Quarterly
Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of Berkeley Law
Carol Christ, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley
Abigail Dillen J.D. ’00, President of Earthjustice
Cecilia Estolano J.D. ’98, Chair Emerita, University of California Board of Regents
Denis Hayes, Principal national organizer of the first Earth Day in 1970
Jared Huffman, U.S. Representative for California’s 2nd congressional district
Marc Mihaly J.D. ’74, President and Dean Emeritus of Vermont Law
Janet Napolitano, Former President of the University of California
Armando Quintero, Director, California State Parks
Deanna Ruth Rutter B.A. ’69, J.D. ’72, Environmentalist

Host Committee

Co-Chairs: Leslie Allen J.D. ’85 and Marc A. Zeppetello J.D. ’85

Richard Albores J.D. ’92
Scott B. Birkey J.D. ’00
Alice L. Bodnar J.D. ’08
Wendy L. Bogdan B.A. ’90, J.D. ’98
William M. Chamberlain B.A. ’68, J.D. ’71
Jessica Diaz J.D. ’14
Holly Doremus J.D. ’91
Robert P. Doty J.D. ’90
Scott Alan Edelman J.D. ’84
Murray D. Feldman B.S. ’82, J.D. ’88
Susan Hori J.D. ’79
Jennifer Jeffers M.S. ’09, J.D. ’09
William D. Kissinger J.D. ’87
Gideon Kracov B.A. ’92, J.D. ’95
Star Lightner J.D. ’97
Liwen Mah B.S. ’94, J.D. ’05
Martin Mattes J.D. ’74
Deborah Keeth Miller J.D. ’04
Samantha Murray J.D. ’21
Dave Owen J.D. ’02
Robert “Perl” Perlmutter J.D. ’94
Stephanie A. Phillips J.D. ’19
Claudia Polsky J.D. ’96
James R. Potter J.D. ’93
Casey A. Roberts J.D. ’07
Deanna Ruth Rutter B.A. ’69, J.D. ’72
Kate Ryan J.D. ’06
Niran Somasundaram J.D. ’16
Michael H. Zischke J.D. ’82

Thank you to our sponsors!

Founder’s Rock

William M. Chamberlain B.A. ’68, J.D. ’71 and Roseanne Chamberlain

Deanna Ruth Rutter B.A. ’69, J.D. ’72

Berkeley Blue

Martin A. Mattes J.D. ’74

Medalist

Robert Doty J.D. ’90 and Catherine Garza M.B.A. ’89

Murray D. Feldman B.S. ’82, J.D. ’88 and Nancy Feldman

Ginger Ehn Lew J.D. ’74 in honor of Martin Mattes

Claudia Polsky J.D. ’96 and Ted Mermin J.D. ’96

Lenard G. Weiss J.D. ’62

Nossaman LLP

Perkins Coie LLP

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California Gold

Scot Bernstein J.D. ’80 in honor of Jesse Choper

Susan Hori J.D. ’79

William D. Kissinger J.D. ’87

Gideon Kracov B.A. ’92, J.D. ’95

Baker Botts LLP

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Hanson Bridgett LLP

Miller Starr Regalia

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Remy Moose Manley LLP

Shute Mihaly & Weinberger LLP

Golden Gate

Richard Albores J.D. ’92 and Louellen Stedman

Alice Bodnar J.D. ’08 and Paul Bodnar

Ernest C. Brown J.D. ’78, M.S. ’79

Abigail M. Dillen J.D. ’00

Steven M. Goldberg J.D. ‘84 and Linda A. Higueras

Leah Granger J.D. ’07

Steven M. Jawetz J.D. ’82, M.P.P. ’82

Chris Locke J.D. ’81

James R. Potter M.A. ’84, J.D. ’93

Marc Zeppetello J.D. ‘85

Scott A. Zimmermann M.S. ’07, J.D. ’07

Michael H. Zischke J.D. ’82

Auction Donors

Ken Alex

ELQ

Gilman Brewing

Slow North

Vincent Traverso

Trefethen Family Vineyards

Erin Ziegler J.D. ’08

Wine Sponsors

William Chamberlain B.A. ’68, J.D. ’71

Julie Conger J.D. ’74

Sponsorship

All Banquet supporters were acknowledged with name and logo placement in the Center for Law Energy & the Environment’s battery of live, print, and digital communications to an audience of more than 5,500 students, alumni, and community members. 

One of the main benefits of sponsorship was complimentary seats at the banquet. See a full list of levels and benefits below.

Levels and Benefits*

Sponsors were also granted the benefits of UC Berkeley Charter Hill Society Membership. (For institutional donors, one membership per entity.) The sponsorship is tax-deductible, except for the fair market value of goods and services exchanged. Net event proceeds will go to support programs for environmental and energy law students. 

Thank you for your support!

Questions? Contact clee@law.berkeley.edu / ph. (510) 642-7235