Public Interest Auction

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