The Public Interest Auction will be held February 13, 2009. All proceeds from the Auction go directly towards the public interest grants awarded in the spring of 2009.
Please note updated times and details:
Silent bidding will begin on Monday, February 9th, and will close at 5:00 on Friday, February 13th. Items with bids of $100 or greater will be auctioned at the live auction, taking place in the Dining Hall during happy hour at 5:30 on Friday, February 13th. If no one bids on an item at the Live Auction, the highest silent bid will win the item. The BarBri certificates will only be offered during the Live Auction at happy hour. Bidding on the BarBri certificates will begin at $500.
The Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale thanks everyone who donated!
A very special thanks goes to our chief sponsor:
BAR/BRI
Sponsors
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Jenner & Block LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2009 Auction Items
Faculty and Staff Donations
Item #1
An opportunity to post on Balkinization
Donated by Professor Balkin
Item #2
Dinner at Emily's home for 2-4 students. (Emily is a Senior Editor at Slate magazine where she writes about law and family, edits columns on health and law, and contributes to Slate's women's blog, XX Factor and its legal blog, Convictions. She is also a Senior Research Scholar in Law and the Truman Capote Fellow in Creative Writing and Law at YLS.)
Donated by Emily Bazelon
Item #3
Four box seats to a Yankees game (game to be determined with Steven Brill.)
Donated by Steven Brill
Item #4
Italian Feast for up to 6 people at the Calabresi home, Sunnyside Farm, Woodbridge, CT. Date to be arranged at mutual consent
Donated by Anne T. Calabresi
Item #5 - 9
Free money and poker night for five at the home of Professors Chua and Rubenfeld. Each player will get $30 worth of free chips to start. The five seats will be auctioned off individually to maximize irrational price warfare.
Donated by Professor Chua and Professor Rubenfeld
Item #10
Dinner with Professors Chua and Rubenfeld at an authentic, extremely spicy Szechuan restaurant, not for the faint-hearted. Also featuring unusual wines. For five.
Donated by Professor Chua and Professor Rubenfeld
Item #11
Dinner for four cooked by Professor Coleman at his Hamden home.
Donated by Professor Coleman
Item #12
Two Scrabble games played according to tournament rules.
Donated by Professor Ellickson
Item #13
A choice between several pieces of hand made jewelry. See picture or visit Josie to see the pieces.
Donated by Josie Elliot
Item #14
A signed copy of the just-released paperback edition of Green to Gold (revised and updated).
Donated by Professor Esty
Item #15
A 7-course gourmet dinner for four to six people at Professor Gerken's home.
Donated by Professor Gerken
Item #16
Dinner at the Lawn Club for four with Professor Hansmann on February 25th.
Donated by Professor Hansmann
Item #17
One Rob Harrison writing critique
Donated by Rob Harrison
Item #18
Seminar in applied decision theory followed by experimentation with live subjects (stakes to be applied by student experimenters) in the vicinity of Ledyard, Connecticut. Dinner provided at restaurant on site. For four students.
Donated by Professor Kahan
Item #19
Ice Cream for two with Ramzi.
Donated by Ramzi Kassem
Item #20
Movie buffs Dean Harold Koh and Mary-Christy Fisher (Deputy Director of New Haven Legal Assistance Association) are delighted to host a dinner at the local restaurant of your choice and a movie of your choice at the Criterion Theater. For six students.
Donated by Dean Harold Koh and Mary-Christy Fisher
Item #21
Dinner, Drama and Doug: Professor Kysar will take up to four (4) students to dinner and a performance of Lydia at Yale Rep on Tuesday, February 24th.
Donated by Professor Kysar
Item #22
4 baseball tickets on April 30, 2009 to watch the Camden Riversharks take on our hometown Bridgeport Bluefish at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard in scenic Bridgeport. As a Bluefish fan, Professor Listokin is happy to join you at the game and share his thoughts on the Bluefish's prospects against the rest of the Atlantic League this season.
Donated by Professor Listokin
Item #23
$25 gift card for LL Bean
Donated by Joseph Lynch
Item #24
A beer tasting for six at the home of Professor Meares with special guest, Tina Landau. Ms. Landau is an award-winning American theater writer and director who has authored such works as Floyd Collins, Dream True, Beauty, Space, 1969, and Stonewall. She is also a director at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company and directed the 2001 Broadway revival of Bells Are Ringing. Her most recent New Haven production was a Civil War Christmas at the Long Wharf
Donated by Professor Meares
Item #25
A bowling party for five people and Professor Merrill consisting of three games, shoe rental, junk food and beer to be consumed during the bowling of the games, and transportation to and from the law school.
Donated by Professor Merrill
Item #26
A writing critique from YLS's new writing professor!
Donated by Noah Messing
Item #27
Grillfest! Grillfest is a night of grilling plus wine/drinks plus dessert. Grillfest will include oceanfront dining in Branford for up to 8 students. We'll schedule it this spring when Connecticut is warmer.
Donated by Noah Messing
Item #28
A tour of Fair Haven, the heart of New Haven's Latino community, for two people and dinner at Macchu Picchu, a terrific Peruvian restaurant, plus other goodies from Fair Haven.
Donated by Hope Metcalf
Item # 29
A hand pieced and quilted pillow, to be designed in consultation with the buyer.
Donated by Jean Koh Peters
Item #30
Dinner for four at a New Haven restaurant with Reva Siegel, Robert Post, Judith Resnik, and Dennis Curtis.
Donated by Professor Resnik, Professor Curtis, Professor Siegel and Professor Post
Item #31
A day of carpentry work.
Donated by Kevin Rose
Item #32
Two dozen silk-screened t-shirts of professional quality with your own design (one color shirt, one color design). Visit Edgar in the mailroom to see a sample.
Donated by Edgar Santaella
Item #33
A personalized poem at $25 per stanza, with the bidder giving Professor Schuck enough information to go on.
Donated by Professor Schuck
Item #34 – 38
A signed copy of Professor Schuck's recent book, Understanding America.
Donated by Professor Schuck
Item #39
A KRUPS XP4030 Pump Espresso Machine ($150 value).
Donated by Dean Thompson
Item #40
One doubles tennis match.
Donated by Michael Wishnie and John Donohue
Item #41
A home-cooked dinner for 6 or 8. Your choice between Asian, Italian, North African, Middle Eastern, and Mid-western cuisine.
Donated by Steve Wizner and Carroll Lucht
Item #42
A gift certificate for dinner for two at Heirloom, the restaurant at the Study, 1157 Chapel Street (value $150).
Donated by an anonymous donor
Student Donations
Item #43
An authentic Guatemalan wooden mask.
Donated by Alexander Aizenstatd
Item #44
A hand-knit hat (color of your choice, out of super-soft merino wool spun and hand-dyed by a cooperative in Uruguay).
Donated by Emma Alpert
Item #45
A 45-minute "Yaw-Bo" personal training session.
Donated by Yaw Anim
Item #46
One dozen custom vegan cupcakes.
Donated by BJ Ard
Item #47
1 pot of Louisiana gumbo--either chicken and sausage or shrimp and sausage, your choice. Rice to serve gumbo over. Potato salad on the side. ("We" like to scoop it into our gumbo bowls.) Serves about ten. You can have it at Sadie's place, with up to ten guests, or take it to go.
Donated by Sadie Blanchard
Item #48
An abdominal exercise workshop for you or for you and your friends. The workshop will be half an hour long…. Or for as long as you can take it.
Donated by Chesa Boudin
Item #49
An introductory lesson in Jujutsu, a Japanese martial art, for two to six people. Michael is a qualified and experience instructor, and the emphasis of the lesson would be on basic techniques for avoiding attacks and falling without hurting yourself - in other words, the kind of thing that is very unlikely to injure anybody.
Donated by Michael Breen
Item #50
A personal concert at the venue of your choosing (subject to veto). Also, you can pick any song that you want and Brothers In Law will add it to their musical line-up.
Donated by Brothers In Law
Item #51
One personalized Kilroy rubber stamp with a drawing of the winner on it. (A Kilroy is a WWII doodle of a person (named "Kilroy") looking over a wall. Written on the wall is "Kilroy was here." It was so prominent that there is actually a Kilroy on the WWII memorial in DC.)
Donated by Steph Cha
Item #52
A private dance lesson, 90 min, for an individual or couple to learn swing or blues dancing, plus a CD for them to practice to. (Regular price $75)
Donated by Mary Christensen
Item #53
A customized crossword puzzle for a person of the bidder's choosing. The crossword will adhere to standard NY Times requirements (15X15 grid; no more than 1/6 black squares; diagonal symmetry; three-letter minimum).
Donated by Michael Coenen
Item #54
A viewing of Kung Fu Panda, followed by a Kung Fu lesson and snack of dumplings.
Donated by Will Collins
Item #55
Italian wine sampler of Cavagnero reds: one bottle of Barolo, one bottle of Barbera, and one bottle of Nebbiolo.
Donated by Gina Cora
Item #56
Italian dessert drink sampler: one bottle of 1997 Vino Santo from Trentino and bottle of Cuor di Cioccolata (chocolate grappa).
Donated by Gina Cora
Item #57
11 x 14 photograph of Cambodian shadow dancers (unframed).
Donated by Becca Crootof
Item #58
Indian cooking lesson and dinner for 2.
Donated by Anjali Dalal
Item #59
Cat or dog sitting any week but spring break.
Donated by Rebecca Engel
Item #60
A batch of organic slightly healthier but still yummy oatmeal raisin cookies.
Donated by Jacque Esai
Item #61
Dinner for up to five.
Donated by Nate Freeman
Item #62
A New Mexican enchilada dinner for four.
Donated by Terra Gearhart-Serna
Item #63
A 2-hour stage-fighting lesson for a group of 8.
Donated by Jessica Gordon
Item #64
A wine tasting class (tailored to your interest and skill level) for 6-10 people. Class leader has taken courses at the Bordeaux Wine School. Includes food.
Donated by Jill Habig
Item #65
A home-cooked meal with a theme of your choosing, prepared at your own home for up to six people. (Caveat: Becca will not kill something for you with her own hands, i.e. no lobster. She will also not cook you veal.)
Donated by Becca Heller
Item #66
Baked goods!!!
Donated by Gabrielle Holburt
Item #67
Three half-hour beatboxing lessons for you or a group of your friends.
Donated by Alan Hurst
Item #68
A knitting lesson along with a pair of knitting needles, and enough yarn to make a scarf.
Donated by Jami Johnson
Item #69
A guided sea-kayaking excursion in the scenic Guilford-Stony Creek coastline of long Island Sound. Jeff will provide the kayaks and the gear and will accompany you on the trip.
Donated by Jeffrey Kahn
Item #70
2 hr ski lesson at any level, for 1-3 people, held at Mt. Southington (30-40 min drive north from New Haven, also open for night skiing). Ride to mountain included if needed. Rentals and lift ticket not included. (Margot is a PSIA-certified ski instructor at Vail, CO)
Donated by Margot Kaminski
Item #71
A ride to anywhere in the greater New Haven area.
Donated by Dale Kotchka-Smith
Item #72
Two taekwondo classes taught in Spanish.
Donated by Dale Kotchka-Smith
Item #73
Lunch with 2 NYT legal reporters in Washington DC this summer. (The reporters include Neil Lewis and either David Johnston or Adam Liptak, depending on availability.)
Donated by Jane Lewis
Item #74
"Guantanamo Bay Bar Association" Baseball Cap. Purchased from Guantanamo Bay gift shop.
Donated by Jane Lewis
Item #75
A one hour lecture on "keeping it real" with resident expert, Tomas Lopez. For you or you and a friend.
Donated by Tomas Lopez
Item #76
A Cajun-style dinner for 6 (not ideal for vegetarians, but Amanda will do her best to accommodate).
Donated by Amanda Machin
Item #77
Two homemade pumpkin pies.
Donated by Rubina Madni
Item #78
One "speedskating" lesson for 1 to 2 people. Lucas Mills will train you until you become the next Olympic sensation or for 1 hour, whichever comes first. Bring your own skates or rent them at Walker Rink. Transportation provided.
Donated by Lucas Mills
Item #79
A hot rap song written and recorded about a topic of your choosing.
Donated by Daniel Mullkoff
Item #80
Three tea dates at three different tea drinking venues with no discussion of law or legal matters AND an email everyday for a week with a picture of an animal and cheezy tagline
Donated by Ana Munoz
Item #81
A tank top designed by Victoria Barlett (the designer of VPL, fancy stylist, etc.) Size 2. (Value $80)
Donated by Lindsay Nash
Item #82
$100 gift certificate from Cheryl Nash’s spring line.
Donated by Lindsay Nash
Item #83
A vegan chocolate cake (home-made, and with vegan chocolate frosting).
Donated by Lauren Oleykowski
Item #84
Best Burger in NYC! Have dinner at an Irish pub in Queens, NY. Donovan's Irish pub in Woodside, Queens has been voted as serving up the best burger's in New York City. The winner will have two options: 1) Helen will take you out for a dinner of burgers and beers some evening that works for you over the summer; or 2) Receive a $30 gift certificate to Donovan's so you can sample their fine fare on your own.
Donated by Helen O'Reilly
Item #85
One platter of authentic Greek baklava.
Donated by Stratos Pahis
Item #86
Five hours of photography lessons, plus instructions on how to develop your own film, and an introduction to the world of digital darkrooms, a.k.a pretentious Photoshop.
Donated by Sergio Perez
Item #87
Original 3-minute play on a theme of your choosing
By Doug Rand, playwright and co-founder of Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)
(Note 1: Law firms regularly pay in excess of $500,000 for this service.)
(Note 2: Last year's 3-minute play was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize.)
(Note 3: Do not let the manifest untruth of the above two statements dissuade you from bidding...)
Donated by Doug Rand
Item #88
One Rubik's cube and lessons on how to solve it.
Donated by Ryan Sakoda
Item #89
A beginner’s poker lesson for 4 from the winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker, Vanessa Selbst.
Donated by Vanessa Selbst
Item #90
An advanced poker lesson for 1 from the winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker, Vanessa Selbst.
Donated by Vanessa Selbst
Item #91
A night of singing showtunes. Brian will provide the space (his house) for up to 8 people, a baby grand piano, two accompanists, and a huge selection of Broadway sheet music. Come spend a few hours singing your hearts out.
Donated by Brian Soucek
Item #92
A home cooked meal for 2-3 catered to your food preferences.
Donated by Avi Springer
Item #93
Indian cooking lesson and dinner for 2.
Donated by Anjali Srinivasan
Item #94
A Bar Review in your honor (or in your friends’ honor) including toasts (or roasts) and other fun surprises.
Donated by Student Representatives
Item #95
A care package from "home" for you or a friend filled with things that you will like.
Donated by Nabiha Syed
Item #96
A dinner party for six, cooked by a former professional chef.
Donated by Allison Tait
Item #97
Get Bluebooked!
You will have your name included in an example in the 19th Edition of The Bluebook. This might be anything from having your name in a citation of a student note in Rule 16.6.2 to having your name in a fictional citation of a blog post in Rule 18.2.4. [Restrictions: We will take your requests and preferences into consideration; however, we reserve the right to make the final determination with respect to where and how your name appears.]
Donated by The Yale Law Journal and The Bluebook
Item #98
Homemade cookie dough delivered to your door with instructions to bake up fresh cookies yourself (note: cookie dough flavor can be customized to your tastes).
Donated by Elizabeth Tulis
Item #99
One night of babysitting so you can hit the town!
Donated by Marisa Van Saanen and Nadia Lambek
Item #100
One Bhangra dance class.
Donated by Avinash Venkatesh
Item #101
A pot of homemade soup.
Donated by Dan Winik
Item #102
A day sail out of Branford CT for up to five people on a 27 foot sailboat between June 10 and Sept. 10, precise day to be worked out by mutual agreement, and are subject to captain's summer work constraints (which are, sadly, not on a boat).
Donated by Aaron Zelinsky
Community Donations
Food and Drink
Item #103
Friday Lunch Buffet for 2 ($20 value)
Donated by Abate
Item #104
Twenty $1 gift certificates
Donated by Ashley's Ice Cream
Item #105
Fondue Dinner for Two
Donated by Blue Pearl
Item #106 - 107
$15 gift certificate
Donated by Blue State Coffee
Item #108
1 Travel Mug and $30 gift certificate
Donated by Book Trader Café
Item #109
$25 gift certificate
Donated by Bottega Giuliana
Item #110
House Wine and Cheese Plate for Two
Donated by Caseus
Item #111
$30 gift certificate
Donated by Clark's Dairy
Item #112
$15 gift certificate
Donated by Indochine Pavillion
Item #113
$50 gift certificate
Donated by Ivy Lounge
Item #114
$25 gift certificate
Donated by Lalibela
Item #115
$20 gift certificate
Donated by Moe's Southwest Grill
Item #116
$20 gift certificate
Donated by Naples aka Wall Street Pizza
Item #117
$25 gift certificate
Donated by Richter's
Item #118
Lunch Special for 4 ($30 value)
Donated by Royal Palace
Item #119
"Sahara Party - Delivered to your door" (Enough for 15 people) to include the following: Falafel, Hummus, Babaganoush, Lots of Pita Bread, Garden Salad, Chicken Kebab and Cheese Pizza ($170 value)
Donated by Sahara
Item #120
$25 gift certificate
Donated by Sullivan's On Chapel
Item #121
$25 gift certificate
Donated by Willoughby's Coffee and Tea
Item #122
$25 gift certificate
Donated by Yorkside Pizza
Sports, Classes, Music, Theater and New Haven Adventures
Item #123
Two tickets for the New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons game @ 7:30 p.m. on April 8, 2009 ($480 value)
Donated by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Item #124
Two tickets for the New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons game @ 7:30 p.m. on April 8, 2009 ($480 value)
Donated by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Item #125
Certificate for a Class (valued up to $400)
Donated by Creative Arts Workshop
Item #126 - 127
Day pass to use the rock gym including equipment and 45 minutes of instruction. ($35 value)
Donated by CT Rock
Item #128
Family Membership (two adults with their children or grandchildren under 18). (valued at $60)
Donated by Peabody Museum
Item #129
Two tickets to Busta Rhymes on 3/14/09. ($50 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #130
Two tickets to Busta Rhymes on 3/14/09. ($50 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #131
Two tickets to George Clinton and P-Funk on 2/20/09. ($55 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #132
Two tickets to George Clinton and P-Funk on 2/20/09. ($55 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #133
Two tickets to Presidents of the USA on 4/16/09. ($40 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #134
Two tickets to Presidents of the USA on 4/16/09. ($40 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #135
Two tickets to Victor Wotten on 3/26/09. ($40 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #136
Two tickets to Victor Wotten on 3/26/09. ($40 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #137
Two tickets to Umphrey's McGee on 4/05/09. ($40 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #138
Two tickets to Umphrey's McGee on 4/05/09. ($40 value)
Donated by Toad's Place
Item #139
Two tickets to a preview performance of Notes From Underground. March 20-25th at 8pm. ($70 value)
Donated by Yale Repertory Theatre
Item #140
Two tickets to Wei-Yi Yang, pianist. (Morse Recital Hall, Monday, March 30, 2009, 8:00 PM, Horowitz Piano Series, valued at $28)
Donated by Yale School of Music
Item #141
Two tickets to Boris Berman, piano. (Morse Recital Hall, Thursday, April 23, 2009, 8:00 PM, Horowitz Piano Series, valued at $28)
Donated by Yale School of Music
Item #142
Two tickets to La Navarraise by Jules Massenet & The Bear by William Walton. (Morse Recital Hall, Friday, April 17, 2009, 7:30 PM, Yale Opera, valued at $24)
Donated by Yale School of Music
Item #143
Two tickets to La Navarraise by Jules Massenet & The Bear by William Walton. (Morse Recital Hall, Saturday, April 18, 2009, 7:30 PM, Yale Opera, valued at $24)
Donated by Yale School of Music
Hair and Beauty Services
Item #144 - 145
One free haircut. ($45 value)
Donated by Egidio's Hair Studio
Item #146
One free haircut with Nino. ($45 value)
Donated by Galaxy Hair Cuts
Item #147
$200 gift certificate.
Donated by Panache Hair Salon
Item #148
One Gift Certificate for a hair cut.
Donated by The Workshop (Deva Curl)
Item #149
One Gift Certificate for a hair cut.
Donated by The Workshop (Deva Curl)
Clothing, Flowers and Other Cool Items
Item #150
$50 gift certificate
Donated by Geraldine's Flowers
Item #151
$25 gift certificate
Donated by Labyrinth Books
Item #152
iPod nano 8GB Product Red
Donated by Latham & Watkins
Item #153
$50 gift certificate
Donated by Paul Richard's Men and Women's Shoes
Item #154
Tie (priced at $80)
Donated by Raggs
Item #155
$50 gift certificate at any of the three locations
Donated by Trailblazer, Enclave and Denali
Item #156
$25 gift certificate
Donated by Wave Gallery
Item #157
10,000 points
Donated by LexisNexis
Item #158
10,000 points
Donated by Westlaw