King Hall Alums Receive California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Awards
U.S. Representative George Miller '72 was named a 2008 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) by California Lawyer magazine. The award recognizes attorneys across the state whose achievements have made a profound impact on the law. Representative Miller sponsored the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, which was signed into law September 2007 and provides the largest increase in student aid since the GI Bill of 1944.
California Lawyer/March 2008 (reg. required)
Rachel Krevans '84 also received a 2008 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year Award. Krevans, a partner with Morrison & Foerster, was recognized for her preparation work in defending two subsidiaries of satellite television company EchoStar Communications against a patent-infringement claim before a Texas jury. After a weeklong trial and about an hour of deliberation last June, the jury returned a unanimous verdict in EchoStar's favor. In 2005 and 2006, Krevans was selected by the San Francisco and Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of the "Top Women Litigators in California." She is listed as one of Northern California's Super Lawyers in Intellectual Property Litigation, and she is among the Bay Area's Most Influential Women in Business as named by the San Francisco Business Times in 2005 and 2006.