THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
Saturday, May 31, 2003
Edition: Morning Final; Section: Local; Page: 2B

HONORS & ACCOLADES
by Annie Gastelum

Trial lawyers group chief
Honored by alma mater

    Mary Alexander, president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, is a recipient of Santa Clara University School of Law's Alumni Special Achievement Award. She was also the guest speaker who addressed the commencement ceremony last week in Mission Gardens of the SCU campus. She is an '82 alum of the SCU School of Law and has a law practice in San Francisco. As a recognized national champion of the rights of victims and consumers, she is regularly asked by media to comment on administration and congressional actions. Alexander says representing widows and orphans inspires her every day and makes her proud to be a lawyer.

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