公益性服务 Kick-Off Honors 理查德·奈伊 (’78)

一年一度的庆祝活动表彰了杰出的校友和受过教育的学生志愿者法律机会。

On Thursday, October 2, BU Law students, faculty and alumni gathered for the annual 公益性服务 Kick-Off to launch a new year of student service and to honor distinguished alumnus 理查德·奈伊 (’78) with the 2014 Victor J. Garo Public Service Award. Dean Maureen O’Rourke instituted this distinction—awarded annually to an alum demonstrating exemplary commitment to 公益性服务 work—in 2007 to honor Garo’s 30-year 公益性服务 commitment to a wrongful conviction case.

关于理查德·奈伊

Ney is managing partner of 奈和亚当斯, a private practice devoted to criminal defense in Wichita, Kansas, which he founded in 1996 after nearly two decades as a public defender.

As a student at BU Law, Ney was a member of the Public Defender Program in the 刑法诊所. 他在伊利诺伊州丹维尔开始了他的法律生涯，担任第一助理，然后是首席公设辩护人。 In 1984, he moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he established and headed the city’s first public defender office. 1991年，奈伊被任命为夏威夷地区的首席新濠影汇赌场公设辩护人，直到1996年回到威奇托开始他的私人执业。

直到2014年1月，他是美国10名新濠影汇赌场死刑资源律师之一，在全国各地审理和咨询新濠影汇赌场死刑案件。 他仍然积极参与死刑案件辩护律师的培训和咨询，并向全国各地的律师讲授刑法和道德。

Launching Another Year of 公益性服务 at the 法学院

In addition to honoring distinguished alumni, the 公益性服务 Kick-Off educates students on the many opportunities to engage in volunteer legal work at the School and beyond. Following Ney’s remarks, Elizabeth McIntyre (’14), an Equal Justice Works Fellow with Greater Boston Legal Services sponsored by WilmerHale and Staples Inc, discussed how she made 公益性服务 service a part of her law school career. Current students involved in the 公益性服务 Program, as well as faculty and staff, were also on hand to share their experiences and advice at the reception.

Students were invited to take the 公益性服务 Pledge. 在接受承诺时，法学博士学生承诺在法学院的三年课程中至少完成35个小时的法律相关工作，法学硕士学生承诺至少完成12个小时。

The Kick-Off was held just two weeks after the annual 公共利益导向, where speakers included Greater Boston Citizenship Initiative Executive Director Veronica Serrato (’88), Professor David Breen, and a panel of students involved in public interest and 公益性服务 at the law school. The Career Development and Public Service Office holds these events, as well as many others throughout the year, to help guide the many BU Law students who are interested in making 公益性服务 and public interest work a part of their legal careers.