[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 134 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2143-E2144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING PROFESSOR RICHARD P. BERG

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 20, 2005

  Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Professor 
Richard P. Berg for 31 years of teaching, scholarship and service to 
the Santa Clara University School of Law.
  Professor Berg has served as a Professor of Law at the Santa Clara 
University School of Law for 31 years. Throughout his tenure, Professor 
Berg has dedicated himself to serving the public and working for social 
justice. He was chair of the Santa Clara University School of Law 
Public Interest and Social Justice Endowment, which funds financial 
assistance programs for volunteers and attorneys working in public 
interest and social justice fields. Last year alone, the Endowment 
provided $66,750 in summer grants for 23 students working as volunteers 
with public interest and social justice programs, and $17,000 in Income 
Supplement Grants for attorneys working with similar organizations.
  Professor Berg also has served on the board of directors of several 
public interest organizations, and has been active in international 
issues, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. He has been the 
director of the Singapore-Bangkok summer law program since 1984 and is 
active in dispute resolution organizations such as the American 
Arbitration Association and Asia Pacific Organization for Mediation.

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  Prior to coming to Santa Clara University School of Law, Professor 
Berg earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 
1965, and received his J.D. from the University of Michigan School of 
Law in 1968. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from law school, was inducted 
into the Order of the Coif and served on the Editorial Board of the 
Michigan Law Review.
  After earning his J.D., Professor Berg was an Associate in Law at the 
University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall, a 
Reginald Heber Smith Fellow in Poverty Law, and Staff Counsel and 
Economic Development Specialist, at the National Housing and Economic 
Development Law Center in Berkeley, California. He also published an 
article in the San Diego Law Review on a major class action case, Zahn 
v. International Paper in 1974, and a short article on Prisoners' 
Rights and Jail Conditions in the et al Magazine in 1970.
  On a personal level, I played a key role in helping Richard to marry 
his wonderful wife of many years, Mare, and we meet every year at the 
SCCS graduation to enjoy the past and plot the future of our wonderful 
law school as well as our wonderful country.
  As an alumna of the Law School, it is an honor to recognize Professor 
Berg's contributions to the legal community and the Santa Clara 
University School of Law. Professor Berg instilled in thousands of 
students an awareness of social justice, and inspired countless 
attorneys to dedicate their careers to making ``Equal Justice Under 
Law'' a reality.

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