Luis Rumbaut, '75, Honored With Rosenberg Award

The 2002 Beatrice Rosenberg Award will be presented to Luis Eduardo Rumbaut, senior counsel to the D.C. Office of Corporation Counsel, at the Judicial & Bar Conference on April 18-19 at the International Trade Center, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The award is presented annually to a D. C. Bar member whose career contributions to the government exemplify the highest order of public service in the tradition set by Rosenberg, who served with distinction for 35 years with the Department of Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A 1975 graduate of the Antioch School of Law (now the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law), Rumbaut joined the District of Columbia government in 1978 as deputy chief and then acting chief of the Office of Paternity and Child Support Enforcement.

In 1984 he joined the Office of the Corporation Counsel. After stints as assistant chief and chief in the Administrative Law and Consumer Affairs sections, he was named senior counsel of the Enforcement Division, where he recommended the District join the antitrust action against Microsoft, and developed the case against tobacco companies and gun manufacturers and distributors.

As the acting deputy of the Enforcement Division, he created and introduced a case management system that within a year cut the number of active cases by more than one-third. He became senior counsel to the Office of the Corporation Counsel in 1999 and in this capacity served as acting senior deputy and interim director of the Child Support Enforcement Division.

A native of Havana, Cuba, Rumbaut became a U.S. citizen in 1978.

Rhonda Dahlman, '86, to Receive DC Bar Scoutt Prize

The District of Columbia Bar Foundation has selected Rhonda K. Dahlman, a staff attorney at the Legal Counsel for the Elderly, to receive the 2002 Jerrold Scoutt Prize for her full-time commitment to the delivery of legal services to low-income residents in the District of Columbia.

Dahlman is an accomplished litigator, representing the community's seniors in the areas of family law, housing, and protective services. She is the creator of the Alternatives Project, a holistic approach to the resolution of landlord-tenant disputes that brings together landlords, their lawyers, social workers, and tenant advocates, and has authored a manual outlining the project as a model for use by other jurisdictions around the country.

For more than 16 years, Dahlman has distinguished herself as a tireless community organizer and advocate of social, legal, and political issues affecting residents of the District. She is an avid writer, presenter, and trainer at national conferences.

Dahlman is a graduate of Antioch School of Law (now the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law), and previously served as a staff attorney for 13 years at Neighborhood Legal Services Program.

Now in its tenth year, the Jerrold Scoutt Prize honors founding partner Jerrold Scoutt Jr. of Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, LLP, who has long been recognized for his ongoing support of legal service programs that assist those in greatest need in the District. In addition to its annual contribution to the foundation, the firm sponsors the prize with a generous stipend.

Presentation of the prize will be made during the judicial reception at the 2002 Judicial and Bar Conference on April 19 at 6 p.m.

Joe Teefey, '94, Wins Bill Geimer Award

Joe Teefey received the second annual Prof. Bill Geimer Award for dedication to Capital Defense from the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse at the Washington & Lee School of Law on April 5, 2002, at the Law School during the Capital Defense Workshop.

Teefey tried three capital murder cases last year and is currently representing two capital defendants this year. He's now represented seven capital defendants in the seven years since law school graduation. Joe has also been asked to serve on the Virginia Bar Association Committee for planning the annual Capital Defense legal education class.

Aviva Kempner, '76, Wins Film Awards

Aviva Kempner's film "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg" won a 2001 George Peabody Award; a 2001 Chris Award at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival; and 2001 Best Documentary at the Festival de Sevilla, Cine y Deporte!

Some film publicity material reads, "Multiple Award-Winning, True-Life Story Of A Baseball Legend Arrives From Fox On VHS and DVD. Available on DVD for $29.98 and VHS for $19.95 (seewww. hankgreenbergvideo.com) The DVD Special Features includes commentary by Director Aviva Kempner, the original theatrical trailer, outtake interviews with Walter Matthau and Michael Moriarty, a comprehensive Hank Greenberg biography and baseball stats, a still photo gallery, and can be viewed with Spanish subtitles."