CU Law School Alumnus James E. Scarboro of Boulder, class of 1970, has been named the 2000 recipient of The William Lee Knous Award, which is presented annually to a distinguished graduate of the law school.
The award will be presented to Scarboro on Saturday, Sept. 16, during the annual CU-Boulder School of Law fall festivities. The award was established in memory of former governor, federal judge, statesman and alumnus William Lee Knous.
Scarboro graduated third in the 1970 law school class and clerked for former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Byron White. He worked for the Denver firm Davis, Graham and Stubbs before teaching on the CU law faculty from 1973 to 1978 as an associate professor.
Since 1984 he has been with the firm Arnold and Porter in Denver, where he is now senior litigator in the Denver office specializing in civil litigation. He has been active in numerous professional and service organizations including the American Bar Association, the Colorado Bar association, Invest in Kids Inc., the Colorado Music Festival and CUÂ’s Law Alumni Board of Directors.
Activities Saturday will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a discussion in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom on "Current Topics in Legal Ethics." The discussion is a Continuing Legal Education program providing two ethics credits. At 11:15 a.m. the Knous Award will be presented, followed by a catered picnic on the west lawn.
After lunch, participants can attend the CU-Washington football game at Folsom Field. Kickoff is slated for 1:30 p.m. There is no charge for the law school events, however, a limited number of football tickets have been reserved at $40 each for reunion-year class members.
For more information, contact Alice Madden, director of Alumni Relations, at 303-492-3124 or amadden@colorado.edu.