Tony Varona

Dean and Professor of Law @SeattleULaw, where we educate powerful advocates for justice. Views solely mine.

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…including CU-Boulder, Dartmouth, UC-Irvine, Indiana U, Loyola Chicago, William & Mary, Mitchell Hamline, U Arizona, U Utah, prominent law firms, government agencies & NGOs, & Native tribal orgs — to discuss issues at the confluence of appropriation, regulation, & innovation.

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Honored to open today’s Seattle U Law Annual Innovation & Technology Law Conference, this year attracting 800+ registrants, and on the topic of Indigenous Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence. All-star speaker rosters with colleagues from Seattle U & other institutions… 1/2

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…the nation, incl Tina Coco from CUNY-Baruch (who was a dear colleague at Pace U Law long ago) & Elizabeth Broccoli from CUNY-John Jay. America’s pre-law advisors play a critically important role in sustaining and strengthening the legal profession and democracy itself. 2/2

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Seattle U Law is honored to host the opening day of the Pacific Coast Association of Pre-Law Advisors (PCAPLA) 2026 Conference. I was privileged to deliver the conference’s welcome & opening remarks. PCAPLA attracts pre-law advisors from up and down the West Coast & across… 1/2

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This outstanding news is thx to our great Ass't Dean for Academic Affairs Kelli Rodriguez, who also serves as the Faculty Director for our three-year-old Sports Law Program. That we shot into the Top 30 nationally in such a short time is a testament to Kelli's leadership... 1/2

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...Aileen Flynn. I very much appreciated the Justices' detailed and interesting answers to my question about the roles artificial intelligence should play in the judicial system. We are lucky to have our profession led by these and other Supreme Court justices in OR and WA. 3/3

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Honored to take part in the Oregon and Washington American Bar Foundation Fellows convening today, hosted by Miller Nash at their beautiful offices in Downtown PDX. Especially proud of our Seattle U School of Law superstar alumna, Kari Petrasek, ABA WA Membership Chair,... 1/3

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...& ABF Co-Chair & WA State Bar Ass'n President-Elect, for doing an outstanding job as an organizer. She is in the pic below at the left, introducing our distinguished panelists, from L-R, WA Justice Sal Mungia, WA Chief Justice Debra Stephens, & OR Chief Justice Meagan... 2/3

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Always fun to catch up with, and receive the valuable advice and feedback, of our @SeattleULaw Law Alumni Board - a tremendously impressive group of #LeadersServingJustice led by President Danielle Hunt.

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The #NPOC27 Call for Papers/Panels is out! https://t.co/ohvrEABZeb

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…for the many civil society institutions — like SU and SU Law — who’ve long served as pillars of our democracy, that deliver, again and again, on the promise of America. 4/4

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A beautiful recap of our Commencement ceremony. My favorite of the quotes Nicole pulled from the various speeches was that from one of our honorary doctorate recipients and speakers, Arnold & Porter’s Seattle Managing Partner & West Coast Chair,… 1/4

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…extolling a passionate commitment to excellence, ethics, justice, service, & access, make the American Dream a reality for so many of our students. Pallavi’s words captured my sentiments exactly. As we soon celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation, I’ll be grateful… 3/4

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…the brilliant trailblazer Pallavi Mehta Wahi, who said in her greeting to the graduates:
“THIS UNIVERSITY EMBODIES EVERYTHING GOOD ABOUT THIS COUNTRY.”
As a fellow immigrant, I have for months been pondering how Seattle U & SU Law, with our bold Jesuit, Catholic mission… 2/4

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A beautiful recap of our Commencement ceremony. My favorite of the quotes Nicole pulled from the various speeches was that from one of our honorary doctorate recipients and speakers, Arnold & Porter’s Seattle Managing Partner & West Coast Chair,… 1/4
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Are you a foreign-trained lawyer working planning your next step in the U.S.? Join us at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, for a live information session to learn how our LLM Program can help you advance your legal career and move toward U.S. practice. https://t.co/cVoyy4E6jO

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I am a very lucky dean to get to work with a faculty that includes Profs Liz Ford and LeighAnne Thompson as illustrious, and now Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching-winning, professors. 2/2

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It’s always a delight to attend the Seattle University Provost’s Celebration of Faculty, but it’s especially joyous when two Seattle University School of Law professors are recognized for their excellence in teaching. 1/2