JAMES T. DANAHER serves as this year’s Chairman of the Council of Stanford Law Societies.

BOSTON

Friends of the school from the Boston area gathered for cocktails at the St. Botolph’s Club on December 19. Assistant to the Dean Nancy Mahoney showed the film, “Stanford Lawyer,” and answered questions about the School.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

An informal reception July 25 was given by the recent graduate contingent of the Stanford Law Society of Washington D.C. in honor of second year Stanford Law School students with summer jobs in Washington. At a luncheon meeting on January 5, Dean Ehrlich presented the film “Stanford Lawyer.” Geoffrey Smith ’70 acted as host.

NEW YORK

The New York Law Society held a dinner meeting at the Warwick Hotel on January 4. Dean Ehrlich was present to show the film “Stanford Lawyer”, while David Lelewer ’67 hosted the event.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA

Stanford Law alumni held a luncheon meeting in conjunction with the 1972 convention of the State Bar of California on September 27. The event offered the opportunity to hear Professor Charles J. Meyers, who has returned to Stanford after spending a year in Washington, D.C. as assistant legal counsel to the National Water Commission, speaking on the topic “The Washington Scene.”

San Francisco was the meeting place for members of the Northern California and Nevada Law Society on August 15 during the convention of the American Bar Association. The dinner featured the Honorable Erwin N. Griswold, Solicitor General of the United States and former dean of Harvard Law School. (See portions of his remarks on page 4.)

ORANGE COUNTY

Professor Jack Friedenthal was the guest speaker at the winter meeting of the Stanford Law Society of Orange County on December 8. During the luncheon Professor Friedenthal gave a talk on “Crisis Management at Stanford University.”

OREGON

The Stanford Law Society of Oregon held a luncheon in Portland December 8. Guest speaker was Professor Victor Li. Professor Li’s presentation included a slide show of the extensive trip he made last summer to the People’s Republic of China.

PENINSULA

The Stanford Law Society of the Peninsula held a luncheon December 7 in Atherton. Filmmaker Randall Morgan presented the recently completed film “Stanford Lawyer”, a 26-minute film about education at Stanford Law School. Assistant Dean Bruce Hasenkamp was on hand to answer questions about the Law School.

SAN DIEGO-IMPERIAL

Dean and Mrs. Thomas Ehrlich were the honored guests at a dinner meeting of the Stanford Law Society of San Diego-Imperial on November 9. Dean Ehrlich introduced the premiere showing of “Stanford Lawyer.”

SANTA CLARA COUNTY

The Law Society of Santa Clara County held a dinner meeting November 9 in Vallco Park. Featured was Professor Victor Li who discussed U.S.-Chinese relations.

At a February 1 luncheon, Dean Ehrlich was on hand to bring news of the School and to show the film, “Stanford Lawyer.”

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

On November 28 the Law Society of Southern California held a dinner meeting. Professor Moffatt Hancock was the guest speaker and delivered a witty, informal talk on an early English divorce, that of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk. This was a curious tale of love, law, theology and politics.