Dayton Lawyer - Winter 2006-2007

faith in problem solving • all in the family

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2 News&notesFirst class of summer-start students have faith in problem solving, cybercrime conference warns of impending disasters in your office, and new book offers societal solutions to dying while black.

14 Facultynews Fran Conte looks at whose rules rule the EU.

16 AlumninewsAlumni Weekend award winners and photos from the festivities.

18 RoundtableA Ford man by family association now negotiates the automaker’s major transactions.

Feature8 Quietactsofkindness Students learn to serve their communities through the new pro bono pledge.

The Dayton Lawyer is published twice each school year by the University of Dayton School of Law in cooperation with the office of public relations. Send comments and Roundtable notes to: University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton Lawyer, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-0228.Fax: 937-229-3063E-mail: [email protected] Web:http://lawnews.udayton.eduRoundtable notes will appear in print and online versions of the magazine.

Editor: Michelle Tedford [email protected] director: Lisa CoffeyPhotographer: Larry Burgess

Cover photo: Connie Klayko by Larry Burgess

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Give thanks and dig in law school students, faculty and staff, along with their families, gathered to share their bounty of food and cheer during a thanksgiving potluck nov. 16 in the Keller hall atrium. Photo by Andy Snow

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WhatwehavebeengivenTherecentThanksgivingweekendbroughttomindhow

muchwehavebeengivenattheUniversityofDaytonSchoolofLaw.Youaresendingyourchildrenandfriendstous.Youaresupportingstudentswithnewscholarshipfunds.Yourgeneros-ityheartensandstrengthensus.

Thisyearbroughtsomesadtransitions,includingthepassingofDeanBraun,ourfriendMrs.Dreetyandoneofouryoungestfacultycolleagues,RamziNasser.ProfessorsDickinsonandWohl,whoeachrenderedstellarservicetotheSchoolandstudentsformorethan25years,areretiring.Theyeachinspiredustobebetterteachers,lawyersandagentsofjusticeforourcommunities.

Theyearhasalsobroughttremendousblessingsintheformoffivetalentednewfacultymembers.Theycomefrompresti-giousjobsandclerkships,withsomeexcellentpracticalexperi-enceandapassionforscholarlywriting.Theybringnewideasandenthusiasmtoextendourtraditionstoafuturegenerationoflawyers.

OneoftheCatholicandMarianisttraditionsweteachaboutistheimportanceofservingothers,particularlythosewithoutaccesstojustice.TheUniversityofDaytonwasrankedamongthetopthreeuniversitiesnationallythisyearintermsofpublicservice.Ourlawstudentshaveaidedthiseffort,formingtheVolunteerStudentLawProjectanddevisingasystemtorecog-nizeexceptionalstudentdedicationthroughtheProBonoCommitmenttoCommunityprogram,profiledinthesepages.

Iamsoproudofthisstudentleadershipandtheaccomplish-mentsofouralumni.TheSchoolhasgainednationalrecog-nitionthisyearforitsinnovativeLawyerasProblemSolvercurriculum.Manylawschoolsaremovingtohighlightprob-lemsolvingandexperientiallearning,includingHarvardandStanford.Daytonisatrailblazer,asitwaswiththenationallyhonoredprogramsinlegalprofessionandlawandtechnology.Wecouldnotreachsuchheightswithoutyoursupport.

Thankyou.OnbehalfoftheSchool’sfacultyandstaff,IwishyouGod’sblessingsduringthisholyseason.

LisaA.Kloppenberg DeanandProfessorofLaw

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Blake WatsontoldtheAkron (Ohio) Beacon Journalthat theEasternShawneetribewouldhavedifficultywinningitslawsuitforland,hunting,gatheringandfishingrightsinOhio,thetribe’shistorichome.

ComAiR CouLd fACE AdditionAL BAnkRuptCY issuEs afteroneofitsplanescrashedinLexington,Ky.But,pro-fessorJeff morristoldtheAssociatedPress,“Ifpiloterrorisultimatelydeterminedtobethecauseofthecrash,thatmightnotcausealong-termimpactontheairlineifitisn’tseenasasystemwideproblem.”Morethan60outlets,includingMSNBC.com,Newsday,The Miami Herald,Forbes.com,Houston Chronicle,Philadelphia In-quirer,The Baltimore Sun,BusinessWeekandCBSNews.com,pickeduptheAug.29story.MorriswasalsoquotedinanOctoberTole-do,Ohio,Bladestoryonbankruptcyfilings,sayingthatdespitenewbarrierstofilingsposedbythebankruptcylawchanges,heexpectstoseeanincreaseinfilingsaftertheChristmasshoppingseason.

in A mAY AssoCiAtEd pREss AR-tiCLE ABout John ALLEn muhAm-mAd representinghimselfinaMarylandcourtroom,professoroflawyeringskills Lori shawsaid,“Mostpeoplewhohavesomefamiliaritywiththecriminaljusticesystemwouldnotdreamofrepresentingthemselves.Thehurdlesareabsolutelyhuge.Letmeputitthisway:Thepersonwhoknowstheruleswinsthegame.”

in A stoRY ABout fLoRidA’s “shoot fiRst” LAW, professortom ha-geltoldtheNational Law Journal,“It’sjustkindofthemoodofthecountry.”Thear-ticlealsoappearedinthePalm Beach Daily Business ReviewandNew York Law Journal.

A stoRY on thE fAR-REAChing infLuEnCE of Anti-smoking LEgis-LAtionranintheSept.27Dayton Daily News.“Moreandmorepeoplearebringingtheseissuesupincustodyfights,andcourtsarehavingtoconsiderit,”professor Vernel-lia Randalltoldthepaper.RandallalsocommentedforaSept.24storyintheAkronBeacon JournalonSummitCounty,Ohio’shealthdivide,whichindicatesblackresi-dentsdie9.3yearssoonerthantheirwhitecounterparts:“Wearequiteliterallydying

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school,butthehusbandandfatherofayoungfamilyfirsthadtoresolvetheissuesofcostandtime.

Hisacademiccredentialsearnedhimacceptancetoseveralschools.HechosetheUniversityofDaytonbecauseitsnewLawyerasProblemSolvercurriculumwillallowhimtocompletelawschoolintwoyearsandbecausehesharesDeanLisaKloppenberg’sinterestinAppropriateDisputeResolution.ThenewcurriculumrequiresatleastoneADRcourse.

“I’minterestedinfaith-basedalter-nativedisputeresolution,inhowyourespectpeople’sfaith-basedrequire-mentsinlawandinhowthelawdealswiththewholehumanbeing,”hesaid.“Endingadisputebyalegaljudgmentisnotthesamethingastrulyresolvingconflict.Resolvingconflictusesthelawasastartingpointbutthenconsidersalloftheextraneousfactorsnecessarytocraftasolutionthatgivesthetwosidesinthedisputethebestpossiblechancetoreconcilepeacefullyorgotheirseparatewayspeacefully.”

Tarazi,whocommutesfromhishomeinColumbus,Ohio,wasoneofabout40

new curriculum attracts 40 summer starters

Havingfaithinproblemsolving

frombeingblack.’’RandallalsoappearedontheMarch21airingof“AndJusticeForAll?”producedbyDayton’sThinkTV.InOctober,aninterviewwithRandallabouthernewbookDying While Blackairedon17stationsoftheAmericanUrbanRadioNetwork;sevenstationsareamongthenation’stop50mar-

ud’s fiVE-sEmEstER Jd pRogRAm washighlightedin U.S. News & World Report’s“RethinkingLawSchools,”whichappearedinitsAmerica’s Best Gradu-ate Schools 2007issue.ThestoryquotedDeepakKulkarni,26,whoworkedinliteracyeducationforseveralyearsbe-foreapplyingto11lawschools;hechoseDaytonlargelybecauseitallowshimtogetbackintothelaborforcesoonerratherthanlater.“There’sdefinitelynotgoingtobeanyroomforsenioritis,”hetoldthemagazine.InMay,National Juristfeaturedastoryontheacceleratedprogram,notingthattheprogrammaybeonereasontheSchool’sapplicationsareup.“It’snotforeverybody,”Dean Lisa kloppenbergtoldthereporter,adding,however,thattheprogramhelpsavoid“third-yearburn-out.”InOctober,Dayton’sWDTN-TVairedastoryontheintrasessionfocusingonclientinterviewingskills.

thE usE of nAtionAL sECuRitY LEttERs togainprivateinformationwasthefocusofaJuly6front-pagestoryin USA Today. “Peoplehavenoideahowmuchofwhattheyprobablyconsidertheirprivateinformationisreadilyavailabletogovern-ment,”professor susan Brennersaid,add-ingthatthelettersraisethequestion:“Howdowebalancelawenforcement’sneedswithwhat’sleftofprivacyinanagewheretech-nologypermeateseverything?”InaJunestoryintheDenver Post,BrennerapplaudedthepersistenceofRockyFlats,Colo.,grandjurorswhowantedtodisclosewhattheysaidwasprosecutorialmisconductinaprobeconcluded14yearsago.BrenneralsodiscussedgrandjuriesinJulyontheBBCradioshow“LawinAction.”

thE stAtE hAs BEEn pRomising ChAngEs,professorRichard saphiretoldtheAssociatedPressforanApril21storyonOhio’sStewart v. Blackwellvotingrightscase:“Thestateclaimed,‘We’redoingit,we’regoingtobegoodthistime,thisisn’tgoingtohappenanymore.’Ihopethistimethey’reseriousaboutit,”saidSaphire,who,withotherACLUattorneys,filedthesuitin2002.

AftER thE u.s. supREmE CouRt dECLinEdinMaytohearanappealinatriballand-claimsuitinNewYork,professor

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kets.ShehasspokenaboutherbooktomorethanadozenaudiencesandmediaoutletsfromBostontoHouston.

A JuLY ohio supREmE CouRtdECi-sionaffectsacity’sabilitytouseeminentdomaintoencourageprivatedevelopment

orrevitalization,professor James durham toldtheDayton Daily News.“Thecourtfoundthatyoucan’ttakepropertysolelybasedonfinancialgain.”

WhEn A WisConsin fAmiLY suEd theU.S.ConferenceofCatholicBishops

seekingnamesofpriestsaccusedofchildmolestation,theSt.Paul,Minn.,Pioneer Pressturnedtoprofessorfran Conteforcomment.“It(thelawsuit)assertsthecon-ferencehasadutytorevealtheinformation,butI’mnotsurewhatthatdutyisbasedon.FromwhatIsee,itisafairlydiffuseclaim.”

studentswhostartedlawschoolthissum-mer,takingadvantageoftheAmericanBarAssociation’schangethatallowsstudentstocompletealawdegreeinfivesemestersratherthansix.Whileeveryenteringlawschoolclasshashadstudentswhomightbedescribedasnontypical(theSchoolhasenrolledballetdancers,airlinepilotsandconvictedfelons),“IsupposeI’mevenmorenontypical,”Tarazisaid.

AnAmericanborninFrance,TarazigrewupinKuwait,movedtotheU.S.in1990duringthefirstGulfWarandearnedabachelor’sdegreeinbusinessadminis-tration.Forthepastfiveyears,hetaughtIslamicstudiesatalocalIslamicschoolandhasgivenlocallecturesonIslamiclawandcurrentevents.

TheintersectionofreligiouslawandcivillawintriguesTarazi.HeseesdecidedlydemocraticopportunitiesindevelopingresolutiontechniquestoaddressAmerica’s“tapestry”offaith-basedlegalandethicaltraditionsandbackgrounds.

ADRalsocanprovidetheframeworkforadivorcedcoupletolivepeacefullyorforat-oddsbusinesspartnerstohavepositive

dealingsinthefuture.“Theadversarialcourtprocesstendsto

destroyrelationships,”hesaid.“Develop-ingcomprehensivedisputeresolutionsystemswillbecriticalformaintaining

successfulinternationalbusinessrela-tionshipsandventuresintheglobaleconomy.”

—Deborah McCarty [email protected]

NEW FACES LOOK TO FASTER FINISH FOR LAW SCHOOL

Tyler Suttle could lay claim to being one of the nation’s busiest stu-dents. In one week, he took final exams, participated in the University of Dayton School of Law’s orientation, graduated from Eastern Kentucky University and started law school.

Suttle is among 40 students who signed on for the summer start and new Lawyer as Problem Solver curriculum that has helped spur a 13.42 percent increase in applications, including summer and fall starts, from the previous year. Nationally, applicants to law schools were down 6.3 percent.

“Two years of courses is really appealing,” Suttle said. “Why wait? I can get into the workforce quicker. I’d be bored sitting at home working a job I probably wouldn’t like,” he added.

For others like Lubirda Allen, “time is of the essence.” Allen, 60, said she intended to go to law school in her 20s before being sidetracked by

a divorce and raising her four children.“I want to be able to do something with a law degree,” Allen said.Maxim Maximov was in Riga, Latvia, teaching Judaic studies and living around the corner

from a law school. While researching law schools, he found UD’s two-year option and decided to look into it, realizing he’s “not a spring chicken.” As soon as he wrapped up his Latvian school year, he jumped right into law school halfway around the globe.

Brendan Neal didn’t want to wait either. After graduating from Eureka College in May 2005, Neal spent six months coaching baseball in Switzerland. He said the summer program was very influential in his choice of law schools.

“This is very convenient,” Neal said. “If I had waited until the fall, it would have been too big of a break. Maybe I would have lost some study habits.”

Lori Shaw, dean of students, said the summer start allowed students to avoid the rush of everyone returning to campus in August. Faculty can dedicate more time to the needs of one class for three months. “It helps their transition to law school,” she said.

Janet Hein, assistant dean and director of admission, said this group is one of the highest academically ranked, most interesting and diverse classes to recently enter the law school.

Hein said curricular changes that emphasize community service and real-world learning, as well as provide an option to graduate in five semesters instead of the traditional six, are most likely the factors that fueled the increase. n

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“The good news is that we’re all on a level playing field. The bad news is the level playing field has already far exceeded what was ever imagined.”

—Katherine spelman, with cobalt llP in Berkeley, calif., speaking on the legal problems caused by open source computer code. she sug- gested lawyers go through the five stages of open source — just say no; no one will ever know; don’t ask, don’t tell; deal with it; and, finally, joy — in order to help their clients both protect themselves and make the technological innovations possible with open source.

Cybercrime conference:

Plan for the worst

“Being in compliance with a law and having good information security are different things.” —Joseph Burton, managing partner, Duane Morris llP, san francisco, speaking on new frontiers in data risk. the 1970 UD accounting graduate pointed

out that, in a world where data is increasingly accessible online and housed by online data warehouses, companies need to have increased concerns about transmission, storage and privacy responsibilities. for example, he said that a spreadsheet stored on your computer is protected by the fourth amendment. When that spreadsheet moves online, such as one shared on Google spreadsheets, it is out of your possession and therefore is not guaranteed the same protection.

Barbara Frederiksen shares tips on how your law office can survive disasters.

Barbara Frederiksen shares tips on how your law office can survive disasters.

Flood,fire,birdfluandcyberterrorismarenoproblemforBarbaraFrederiksen,whoputherdisasterpreparationplanthroughtheultimatetest—thewashingmachine.

Shecanattestthataflashdrivecontainingalltheencryptedinformationneededtoreconstituteherlawofficecamethroughswimmingly.

Frederiksen,seniormanagingconsultantwithJohnson-LairdinPortland,Ore.,gavethekeynotetalk“HurricanesandBirdFlu:HowCanYouRunaBusinessWithoutEmployeesComingtoWork?”June9duringtheUDSchoolofLaw’s16thannualseminarofsignificantdevelopmentsincomputerandcyberspacelaw.

Amongherdisasterpreparationsuggestions:•Updateyourcontingencyplananddistributeittoyouremployees.•Fillaredemergencyboxwithplans,instructions,maps,insurancedocuments,

flashlightsandwalkie-talkies.•Givesatellitepagerstokeypeople.•Createadisastere-mailaccountwithaWeb-basedcompanylikeHotmail,sharethe

loginandpasswordwithallemployees,anduseitasacentralcommunicationsbulletinboardduringemergencies.

Shealsowarnedofthedangerofcreatingadisasterwhilepreparingforadisaster.Whilerunningadrill,makesuredataandpaperfilescanstillbeaccessedbyofficestaff,shesaid,andthatdrillcopiesareencryptedandsecure.n

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MorethanacenturyaftertheWrightbrothersflewatKittyHawk,N.C.,thelime-lightturnedtothemanwho,behindthescenes,madeairplaneinnovationpossible.

HarryToulmin,aSpringfield,Ohio,attorneywhohandledfivepatentsforthebrothers,washonoredOct.5duringthecenturycelebrationofthefilingoftheWright’sstabilizationsystempatent.AbronzestatueofToulminwasunveiledin

LegalgeniusbehindtheairplaneSpringfield’sdowntownplaza.

JohnFitzgeraldDuffy,professorattheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityLawSchool,saidthattheWrightbrothers’claimrevealsbothamasterfulinventionandamasterfullawyer.

“Wedon’treaditbecauseToulminwasagreatlawyer,becausehewas,butbecauseitwasthemarriageofagreatlawyerandagreatcreator,”saidDuffyduringaneveningpaneldiscussioninKellerHall,“ACenturyAftertheAirplanePatent:TheLawyer’sRoleinInnovation.”

WalterRice,U.S.districtjudgefortheSouthernDistrictofOhio,introducedthepanelwithastringof“who’sfirst”quips.

“Remember,DaytoniswheretheWrightbrothersreturned,afterthey’dbeenblownaboutintheNorthCarolinawinds,toperfecttheairplane,”Ricesaid.

Eachpanelistspokeonanaspectofpatentlaw.BillNeukom,formergeneralcounselforMicrosoft,discussedtheop-portunitiesfornationstomovethemselvesfromconsumereconomiestocreatoreconomiesbyestablishingastableruleoflawinwhichcompetentlawyers,afairjudiciaryandinspiredinventorscanworktogetherforthebenefitofsociety.

“Youcan,asagovernment,seefittocreatethis,Isay,irresistibleincentivespiraltogetpeopletotaketheinterestininventionanddrivetheeconomy,”saidNeukom,president-electoftheAmericanBarAssociation.

Thereisatension,though,betweenlawyersenforcingexecutablepatentsandthoselookingtomakeabuckforclientswhoneverintendtoproduceaproduct.JesseJenner,apartnerwiththeFish&NeaveIPgroupofRopes&Gray,evokedtheGrimmbrothersashetoldtalesofthese“patenttrolls”whostifleeconomicvitality.

Thepatentreviewsystemcanalsostiflecreativity,saidJohnDoll,U.S.com-missionerofpatents.Hediscussedtheimpending1millionpatentapplicationbacklogandsuggestedatieredapproachtothereviewprocess.Sucha“suite”ofpatentproductswouldmakeshortorderofsomepatents—suchasforreincarna-tionorspaceshipanti-matterpropulsion

Whose law rules the information superhighway?The following is an excerpt of “Whose Law Rules the Information Superhighway?” by

attorney Tim Hatton and UD law student Molly L. Buckman. The article originally appeared in the January/February 2006 issue of GPSolo,Vol. 23, No. 1,and is reprinted with permission. © 2006 by the American Bar Association

IthasbeensaidthattheInternetknowsnoborders,andthisistrue.Onceasiteisrunning,itcanbeaccessedfromanywhereintheworld.ThisraisesmanyissuesthatyoumustconsiderwhenadvisingclientsaboutpotentialpitfallsandliabilitiesrelatedtotheirWebsite.Forexample,ifyourclient’ssiteishostedinIllinois,couldaCaliforniausersueher?MustshecomplywiththestrictprivacylawsineffectintheEuropeanUnion?

YourfirstadvicetoanyclientconsideringoperatingaWebsiteisthattheypermityoutodraftandimplementatermsofuseagreementandthattheirWebsiterequireseachusertosignalacceptanceofthatagreementpriortocompletinganytransactiononthesite.

Butwhatiftheclientcomestoyouafteralreadybeingsuedinaforeignjurisdic-tion?MostcourtsfacedwiththissituationhavereliedupontheminimalcontactsrequirementsofbasicdueprocesssetforthbytheU.S.SupremeCourtinInternational Shoe Co. v. State of Washington.UnderInternational Shoe,athree-prongedtestisusedtodeterminewhetherminimalcontactsexist.

Youneedtorecognizethatevenintheabsenceofanactualcommercialtransac-tion,yourclient’sWebsitemaycollectcertaininformationregardingvisitorstothesite.

TherearenoreporteddecisionsintheU.S.courtswhereinacompanyhasbeenheldliableforviolationsofanyEuropeanprivacydirective,orwhereajudgmentagainstacompanyhasbeenenforcedinaU.S.court.AslongasyourclientsaretrulydoingbusinessonlyintheUnitedStates,theywouldappeartobesafefromenforcedcompliancewiththeEuropeandirectives.

ThetrendintheUnitedStates,however,istomovetowardstricterprivacylaws,withtheEuropeanmodelbecomingthedefactostandard.Yourclientsshouldbead-visedtoconsidervoluntarilycomplyingwiththeEuropeandirectivesiftheirbusinessmodelpermits.Themostimportantprovisiontocomplywithconcernstrafficdata—thecollectionofinformationabouttheuserdoneautomaticallywhentheusercon-nectstotheWebsite(usuallyviaacookie).Ataminimum,inordertocomplywiththeEuropeanUniondirectives,yourclientmusttakestepstomakecertainthattheinformationcollectedbecomeseitheranonymousorerasedupontheterminationoftheuser’ssession.Yourclientmustalsohavea“privacypolicy”publishedonitssite,whichinformstheuserofthetypeofinformationcollectedanditsintendeduse.Bill-inginformationmayberetainedonlysolongasthetransactionmaybechallenged.

Buckman ([email protected]) continues to perform case research for Hat-ton while completing her law studies and working for the Greene County, Ohio, Prosecutor’s Office. Hatton ([email protected]) is an attorney based in Hendersonville, Tenn., who specializes in civil and criminal litigation (http://lawyerhatton.spaces.live.com).

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Law,Italian-styleBeaches,beautifulcountrysideandItalianlaw.For20UDlawstudents,summerincludedtwoweeksofstudyabroadcoursesin

Sorrento,Italy.ProfessorDennisTurnerarrangedthelawschool’sfirststudyabroadtripthroughUD’sInterdepartmentalSummerStudyAbroadProgram.

“All20spotswerefilledinaweek,”Turnersaid.Classesimmersedstudentsincomparativelaw,showingthemthedifferences

amongAmerican,British,FrenchandItalianlawpractices.“Thebiggest,mostexcitingacademiceventwaswhenourstudentsdidamocktrial,

‘Americanstyle,’forItalianjudgesandattorneys,andthenthestudentstriedthesamecase‘Italianstyle,’”Turnersaid.

HenotedthatItalyhasnojurysystemandthatjudgesplayamuchmoreactiveroleintrials,whileAmericanlawspendsconsiderabletimeselectingjurymembersandreliesonlawyerstodictatethepaceoftrials.

TurnergottheideafortheprogramwhenheattendedtheUDSorrentotriponcultureandnutritionin2004.

“Iwassoimpressedwiththeschoolthere,SorrentoLingue,anditslocation.Theirorganizationwasgreat,theytookcareofhousinganddinners,andtheyputmeincontactwithItalianjudgesandlawyerswhohelpedteachtheclasses,”hesaid.

Turnerwasalsoimpressedwithhisstudents’workwhileinSorrento.“Theydidagreatjobtryingthecasewithnotmuchexperiencebehindthem.They

hadtheaddedpressureofnotonlyrepresentingUDbutalsoAmerica,sotheypre-paredwell,”hesaid.

Onestudentonthetrip,third-yearKyleBowers,isplanninganinternationallawcareer.

“TheexperienceoflearninglawinEuropemadeitfeelsoreal,sinceweweren’tjustinaclassroomanymore,”hesaid.

Foroneassignment,studentsinterviewedeverydayItaliansandfoundouthowtheyperceivedtheirlawsystem.

“ManyItaliansthinkthattheirlawsystemistooslowandtendtomistrustjudges,whileoverhereinAmericait’slawyersthatpeopleoftenmis-trust,”Bowerssaid.

Thissummer,studentscanagainlearncomparativelawinSor-rentoorattendthenewlawschooltriptoWinchester,England,thatTurnerisheading.

HavingtakenthreesabbaticalstoEngland,Turnerhasmanycontactsfortheprogram.StudentswillmeetjudgesandbarristersfromLondon,WinchesterandPortsmouth.Theywillalsoserve“mini-pupilages”withBritishprofessionals,includingbarristers,solicitorsandjudges,whowillgivethemanopportunityforaninsider’sperspectiveoftheBritishcourts.

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Top prosecutor Montgomery county, ohio, Prosecutor Mathias h. heck Jr. is president of the 7,000-member national District attorneys association, which represents 30,000 prosecutors nationwide. his goals during the one-year term, which began in July, include retention of prosecutors and recruitment of minorities. he said he has actively recruited an office of ethnically and culturally diverse attorneys by working with law schools, including the University of Dayton, and through the tri-state Diversity recruiting Program.

“it is imperative that all members of my staff be able to work with and interact with victims of all backgrounds and cultures,” he said. “it is also important due to the large number of minority defendants who are involved in the criminal justice system.”

heck, a friend of the school and husband to municipal court judge cynthia haddad heck ’79, said he also intends to address witness intimidation and child pornography, family violence, child abuse and elder abuse, and increase awareness of potential vulnerabilities of children who frequent chat rooms on the internet.n

devices—andallowateamofpatentreviewerstoinvestigatethemostworthycasestoassuretheinventorthat,incaseofachallenge,thelicensewouldholdupincourt.

Thecourtsalsoneedanewapproachtounderstandingpatentlitigation,saidChiefJudgeLarryMcKinneyoftheU.S.DistrictCourtinIndianapolis.

“Whentechnologyentersthecourtroom,itusuallyentersinahurry....There’stheneedforagoodjudgetorecognizeearlyabadcase,”hesaid,stat-inganeedfortechnologyeducationforjudges.

Thediscussion’smoderatorwasA.P.Carlton,a1973UDM.P.A.graduate.ThepartnerwithKilpatrickandStocktonandpastpresidentoftheABAlefttheaudi-encewithanoteofrespectforthepatentsystemwhichsupportedtheWright’sinitial“flyingmachine”patentthroughtwodecadesofdisputes.

“InthespiritofHarryToulmin,Iwouldsuggestweneedtotreatthesys-temasaclientand,ifwedid,wewouldgiveittheattention,balance,virtueandpatiencewegiveourclients.”n

NoneedtowhisperWithastrongcybervoice,theSchool’sZimmermanLawLibraryistalkingabout

socialjusticeissues,includingpoverty,environmentalandlaborlaw.Thelibrarybeganitsownblog,VoxBibliothecae(http://www.voxbibliothecae

.blogspot.com),inFebruary2006.“Blogsarejuststartingtohitthelegalworld,”saidblogco-founderSarahGlass-

meyer.GlassmeyerandMaureenAnderson,referencelibrarianswhoinitiatedtheblog,seethetopicasanaturalfitsincetheUniversityandtheSchoolofLawbothemphasizeservicetothecommunityandconcernforthecommongood.

GlassmeyerandAndersonupdatetheWebsitedaily.AlsocontributingareTomHanley,directorofthelibrary;SusanEl-liott,headofpublicservices;andJessicaDrewitz,ateachingassistant.

“Insteadofopinions,wegiveresearchtips,”saidGlassmeyer,whoincludeslinksforreadersinterestedinfurtherresearch.

VoxBibliothecaeisforanyoneinterestedinsocialjusticeissues.Theblog’smissionistobringattentiontoimportantissuesandallowreaderstoformtheiropinionsaboutthem.“Wehopethatpeoplewillcatchsomethingtheynormallywouldn’thaveseenandthinkaboutit,”Andersonsaid.Forexample,theThirdWorldTraveler’sWebsiteisfeatured,whichoffersanalternateviewtothemainstreammediaaboutdemocracyinAmerica.

VoxBibliothecaeisopentoguestposts.Sendpostquestionsandtopicsugges-tionstomaureen.anderson@notes.udayton.edu.

—Sarah Barnidge ’[email protected]

In Memorium... Dick Braun,thedeanwhohelpedrestart

theSchoolofLawin1974,diedAug.14inRaleigh,N.C.,attheageof88.Heservedasdeanuntil1980andhelpedtheSchoolreceiveitsAmeri-canBarAssociationaccreditation.

In1980,theSchoolofLawgaveBraunitsfirstHonorableWalterH.RiceHonoraryAlumniAward

fordemonstratingextraordinarycommit-menttothecommunity,professionandtheSchoolofLaw.Theaward’scitationsaid,inpart,“Givenhisstellarmilitary,academic,governmentalandbusinessbackground,hisselectionasthefirstdeanprovedtobemostfortuitous.”n

ToremembercolleagueandfriendRamzi Nasser,professorFranConterequestedaT-shirtofNasser’s:“RecallingourfishingtriplastspringtoCooleyHowarth’spond

—withArvinMiller,DavidDudley,hisPennfriend,andCooley,whichdelightedRamzi—IaskedforaT-shirtwithaprintofabassacrossthefrontandunderitthewords,‘I’maKeeper.’Hewasa‘keeper,’takenfromusfartoosoon.”

AssistantprofessorRamziNasserdiedSept.10afterabattlewithcancer.Hewas31.

ConteandDeanLisaKloppenbergat-tendedthefuneralandvisitedwithhisfamilyinCalifornia,whereNasser’ssister,ReemaKahn,distributedhispersonalbe-longingstofriends.

“ProfessorNasserlovedbeingalawpro-fessor,”Kloppenbergsaid.“Hewasextreme-lydedicatedtothepoor,particularlythoseneedingrepresentationinthecriminaljusticesystem.Hehelpedbuildacriminallawclinicalcourseatthelawschool.”

OnNov.17,acampusmemorialceremo-nywasheldforNasser,whocametoUDin2004.Ascholarshipisbeingestablishedinhismemory.

Previously,NasserwasatrialandappealsattorneyfortheFederalDefendersofSanDiego,whereherepresentedlow-incomepeopleinfederalcourtfromarraignmenttotheU.S.SupremeCourt.NasserwasalsoafederalcourtlawclerkforJamesGiles,thechiefjudgeoftheEasternDistrictofPenn-sylvania.n

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Dean Lisa Kloppenberg tees off on the first hole of the Dean’s Classic and 17th Annual Honorable Carl D. Kessler Golf Tournament, held Oct. 6 at Yankee Trace golf course south of Dayton. This was the first year for the combined event, which raised $10,000 in scholarship funds. The tournament was played in memory of George J. Gounaris, a retired Montgomery County probate judge who died March 27, 2006. Gounaris started the tournament in memory of his friend and colleague, Judge Carl Kessler. Kloppenberg’s team included Judge Anthony Capizzi ’79, Kelly Henrici ’94 and Mark Zunich (pictured). Winning the tournament was a team of first-year stu-dents, Jason Basil, Aaron Hill, Craig Shamburg and Roddy Stieger.

8 D AY T O N L AW Y E R

DyingwhileblackAsalawyer,ascholarandanurse,professorVernelliaRandalltakesapersonal

lookatawidespreadproblem—inequitiesintheU.S.healthcaresystemthathavecreatedacrisisshecalls“dyingwhileblack”—inhernewbookbythesamename.

Shewrites,“[I]naracistsocietysuchasours,theeffectofraceisparamountandpervasive.Racealsoaffectsthewaythathealthcareinstitutionsprovideservices.…Healthcareinstitutionsmustbemorethanaffordable;theyhavetobebasedonequityanddistributivejustice.”

Herchaptersbuildongovernmenthealthstatisticsthatillustratethetitle.Forexample,in1990,therewere1.32blackdeathsforeverywhitedeath.In2002,foreachdeathfrommaternalmortalityamongwhitewomen,therewere4.8suchdeathsamongblackwomen.

Thebook,publishedinOctober2006,alsoincludesglimpsesofthepersonalimpactofthe“blackhealthdeficit”asRandallusesherfamily’sexperiencetoillustratetherealityofthestatistics:“In1957,whenIwas8yearsold,mymotherdiedofcancer.ThelasttimeIsawmymother,myfathertookusupintothehospitalthroughabackstairwayintoadarkroomthatsmelledfunny.Itwasawomen’swardand,whilePennsylvaniadidnothaveJimCrowlaws,allthepatients‘justhappenedtobe’black.Itwasmyfirstexperiencewithdiscriminationinthehealthcaresystem.Itwouldnotbemylast.”

Torepairtheblackhealthdeficit,Randallsuggestsreparationsthatgobeyondgivingmoneytothosewhohavebeeninjuredandinsteadusingmoneytorepairtheharm.“Underthisview,reparationrestoreshopeanddignityandrebuildsthecommunity,”shewrites.“Itdoessobecausebeforereparationscanbeundertakentheremustbeaclearacknowledgementandassessmentoftheharm.Reparationsforblacks,conceivedasrepair,canhelpmendthislargertearinthesocialfabricforthebenefitofbothblacksandmainstreamAmerica.Thisviewallowsresponsibilityandactionbyallparties.Itallowshealingtobeginbycleansingthesoulsofblacksandwhites.”

Moreinformationonherbook,publishedbySevenPrinciplesPress,isavailableathttp://sevenprinciplespress.com.n

Eric Chaffee,avisitingprofessorteachingadvancedcriminallawandbusinessorganizations,workedatJonesDayinClevelandintheareasofcor-poratelitigation,securitiesregulation,bankruptcy,intellectualpropertyandcriminallaw.

Jeannette Coxjoinsthefacultytoteachandwriteintheareasofcivilprocedure,employmentlawanddisabil-itylaw.SheformerlyclerkedforDiarmuidF.O’Scannlain,aU.S.appealscourtjudgeinPortland,Ore.

pamela Laufer-ukelesteachesfamilylawandinterviewing,counsel-ingandnegotiation.Beforejoiningthefaculty,shewasalitigatorfocusingoninternationalarbitration,securitiesarbi-trationandgenerallitigationatlawfirms

N E W S & N O T E S

You’re invited... Feb. 17Harlem Exchange: A Journey of Friends Across Three Decades Performance of the play written and directed by professor Dennis Greene, 8 p.m., sears recital hall, Jesse Philips humanities center. free.

Feb. 24 Alumni basketball game and reception UD Flyers v. Xavier Musketeers UD arena. Details: lee ann ross, 937-229-3793.

April 7Admitted Student Law Day Details: 937-229-3555.

May 18-19Alumni Weekend luncheon, cle course, dinner and receptions for the classes of 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002. Details: lee ann ross, 937-229-3793.

New faculty inNewYorkCityandIsrael.tracy Reillyteachesintellectual

propertyandpropertycourses.ShewasmostrecentlyapartneratKirkland&EllisinChicagowheresheworkedintheareasofintellectualproperty,enter-tainment,advertising,Internetande-commercelaw.

kristen safieristeachinglegalprofessionclasses.ShepreviouslywasalitigationassociateatTaft,Stettinus&HollisterinCincinnatiandtaughtatMiamiUniversity.

Julie Zink,a1999UDalumna,isteachingfull-timeinthelegalprofessionprogram.ShetaughtLegalProfessionIIIwhileanassociateatFarukiIreland&CoxinDayton.ShespecializedinintellectualpropertylitigationatOliff&BerridgePLCinAlexandria,Va.

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OnOct.16,thefamilyofJohnSnyder’98stoodbehindhispetitiontobead-mittedtopracticebeforetheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

Theyalsostoodbesideandinfrontofhim,asninemembersofhisfamilyroseoutofblackleatherchairstobecomeoneofthelargestfamilygroups

evertobeadmittedtogether.ChiefJusticeJohnRobertshadonequestionforthem:“Nobodywantedtobea

doctor?”“Thatreallydiffusedthetensionandgoteveryonelaughing,”Snydersaidfromhis

officeinUtica,N.Y.TheSnyderclanof35hadpiledintocarsfortheseven-hourdrivetoD.C.tofulfill

thedreamofhisfather—DonaldSnyder—amanwithfamilyonhismindevenbeforetheywereborn.TheelderSnyderfirstthoughtofseekingadmittancetotheSupremeCourtin1966,theyearhepassedtheNewYorkbarexam.Hiswife,MaryThereseSnyder—theonlywomanintheAlbanyLawSchoolofUnionUniversityClassof1964—wasalsoalawyer.Whynotaddafewmoretothepetition?

Sohesatbackandwatchedhisfamilyofattorneysgrow.“Theyalwaysspokeupforthemselves,andtheywoulddefendoneanother,”Donald

SnydertoldtheUticaObserver-Dispatch.Hisdaughtersagreed.“Aroundthedinnertable,certainlywewouldholdourturf,”ElizabethSnydersaid.“IfJohngotsenttohisroomoneofuswouldcomeupstairsandadvocateforhimso

hecouldcomebackdownandplay,”MarySnyderRadelsaid.WhileJohnSnydersaidhedoesn’trememberbeingsenttohisroom,hedoesre-

memberhisparentssupportingtheactivitiesofalltheirchildren,includingwhenaneighth-gradeJohnwasafinalistinastatewideOptimistorationcontest.

“IthinkasIgotolderIwantedtobealitigator.Iwantedtobechallengedtothinkandreactwhileonmyfeet,”saidSnyder,whosepracticeincludesinsurancecivilde-fenseandworkers’compensation.

Asalitigator,he’susedtopressure.Buthewassweatingabitashisfouryoungchil-drennavigatedthesecuritycheckpointtogetintotheWashingtoncourtroom.Thisisaveryimportantplace,hetoldthem.Therearerules.Norunning.Noscreaming.

Even4-month-oldDonaldJohngotthemessageandsatquietlywhilePhilipFortino,boyfriendofElizabethSnyder,stoodbeforethejusticesandreadthemotiontoadmit.ClerkoftheU.S.SupremeCourtWilliamSuterallowedhimtodeviatefromthefor-malscript,insteadsignifyingeachattorneybyfamilialtitle—father,mother,brother,daughters,son,sons-in-lawandfamilyfriendJillSkretny—admitting10inall.

WhileJohnSnyderhadwanderedawayfromhisfamilyinthe1990s—toattendlawschoolinDaytonandjointheBinghamton,N.Y.,officeofLeveneGouldin&Thomp-sonLLP,acouplehourssouthofUtica—hesayshe’sbackwherehebelongs,inatownwhereweeklyfamilydinnersrequireatleast20placesettings.

“IalwaysthoughtIwouldendupworkingforhim,”Snydersaidofhisfather.“Now,Irentspacefromhisoffice,andinsteadofhimpayingme,Ipayhim.It’sworkedoutprettywellforhim.”n

Among the Snyder family to be admitted to the Supreme Court are five general practice attorneys (father Donald, mother Mary Therese, sister Graceanne, uncle Gerry, brother-in-law Patrick Quinn), a judicial clerk (sister Mary Snyder Radel), a public interest lawyer (sister Elizabeth) and a general civil litigator (brother-in-law Patrick Radel). John Snyder ’98 is pictured back row, third from left.

AllinthelegalfamilyAllinthelegalfamily UD among

Princeton Review’s top law schools

“High-techclassrooms,”a“notableprograminintellectualpropertylaw,”“approachable”facultyanda“tight-knit”communitycontributetoapositiveUDSchoolofLawexperience,accordingtostudentresponsesinThePrincetonReview’snewlypublishedBest 170 Law Schools.

ThePrincetonReviewsaidthelawschool’sfacilitiesgarnerunanimousstudentpraise.RespondentsdescribedtheSchoolofLawasan“architecturaljewel.”

“Thereisnomorestate-of-the-artlawschoolthantheUniversityofDay-tonSchoolofLaw,”onestudentsaid.

UD’sevaluationalsomentionstheschool’snewLawyerasProblemSolvercurriculum.

“Wechoseschoolsbasedonourhighregardfortheiracademicpro-gramsandofferings,institutionaldatawecollectfromtheschools,andthecandidopinionsofstudentsattend-ingthemwhorateandreportontheircampusexperiencesattheschools,”saidRobertFranek,vicepresidentofpublishingatThePrincetonReview.

ThePrincetonReviewalsomadenoteofUD’slegalwritingprogram,whichhasbeennationallyrankedbyU.S. News & World Report.

Best 170 Law Schools containstwo-pageprofilesoftheschoolswithwrite-upsontheiracademics,studentlifeandadmissions,plusratingsfortheiracademics,selectivityandcareerplacementservices.

—Shawn [email protected]

Photo by William P. Cannon/Observer-Dispatch

Quiet acts of kindness

For years, students have

been serving the community

in silent ways, impacting

individual lives and larger

causes. Participation in

the new pro bono student

pledge will shout volumes

about what they do for

the community, as well as

institutionalize experiential

learning opportunities

and cultivate a culture of

volunteerism.

by Michelle Tedford [email protected]

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Aas a bankruptcy paralegal, Juliette Gaffney Dame processed client forms and passed judgment: clients got in trouble because they spent too much money.

she changed her mind after meeting Meredith. Meredith (a real person, but not her real name) walked into a Greater Day-

ton volunteer lawyers Project bankruptcy clinic for indigent clients with her head bowed, her shoulders slouched. she sat down with Gaffney Dame, then a first-year UD law student volunteer, to fill out the forms and share her story: two boys, aspirations for a better job, an abusive marriage and the hope that bankruptcy would help her make the break.

“she was trying to make life better for herself and for her kids,” said Gaffney Dame, still getting choked up when talking about Meredith. “the tears flowed but, by the end, she was sitting taller.”

Meredith showed Gaffney Dame the person — the story — that lies at the heart of a legal case. as a 2006 graduate and member of the school’s new pro bono social justice recognition committee, Gaffney Dame hopes to formalize the volunteerism process through the new pro bono pledge that students can choose to sign. By committing to volunteerism, she said students will learn new skills, be more aware of community needs and taste the impact lawyers can have in the lives of their clients and in benefit of society.

The pledgeThisfall,allstudentsreceivedacopy

oftheprobonopledge,whichstatesthatstudentsrecognizetheobligationoflawyerstoseekimprovementofthelaw,accesstothelegalsystem,theadministra-tionofjusticeandthequalityofservicerenderedbythelegalprofession.

ThepledgeisanoutgrowthoftheVolunteerStudentLawProject,startedbyGaffneyDameandotherUDlawstudentsthreeyearsagoasawaytoorganizeser-viceopportunitiesforstudents.

“Everyonecomesfromsomesortofcommunityand,whilewhenyoucometolawschoolyoujoinanewone,youneverlosewhereyoucamefrom,”GaffneyDamesaid.Forexample,studentshavespenttheirsummersvolunteeringforpublicdefendersintheirhometownsandhavejoinedcampusservicegroupsthathaveraisedthousandsofdollarsforHur-ricaneKatrinavictims.

Studentsatanytimecanchoosetosignthepledge,whichforfirst-yearstudentsrequiresaminimumof50hoursofserviceduringtheirthreeyearsoflawschool.Secondandthird-yearstudentsmustcomplete40and20hoursrespec-tivelybeforegraduation.Ofthehours,allbut10mustbeusedinlegalserviceto

others.Studentscompletingthemini-mumrequirementswillhavetheirprobonoservicelistedontheirtranscriptsandwillwearapurplecordatgraduation.

Theprocesswillacknowledgestudentsalreadyengagedinservice,encourageotherstobeginserviceactivitiesandprovideapublicrecordofstudentac-complishments,saidDeanofStudentsLoriShaw.

“Wewanttomakethecommunityawareofthequietactsofkindnessourstudentsundertake,”Shawsaid.

See a need and fill itWhilecurrentupperclassstudents

cancountpastservice,futurevolunteerhoursmustbecompletedinpre-approvedserviceactivities,suchasstaffinglivingwillclinicssponsoredbytheVolunteerStudentLawProjectorinwritingbriefsforprobonocriminalattorneyswithOhio’sSecondDistrictCourtofAppeals.Studentslogtheirhours,whichtheyturninattheendofthetermforrecording,andfilloutaprogramevaluation.Shawsaidthisensuresactivitiesareprovidingbothqualitycommunityserviceandposi-tivelearningexperiencesforstudents.

Shawsaidshehopesthatthebankofapprovedactivitieswillgrowandactasaresourceforfuturestudentslookingtotargettheirlegalservicewithparticularissuesororganizations.

A roof over their heAdsMegan Brady sat in a Chicago eviction

courtroom last summer alongside a family of five, evicted because of the city’s strict guidelines on the yearling public housing re-certification process and a “one-strike” policy on drug arrests.

“That was the only case I really saw us lose,” she said after her summer internship. “It was really sad.”

Brady, now a third-year law student, worked for the Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic in Chicago. It was an opportunity to see her career in action.

“I wanted to go into public interest, and housing’s a big issue in Chicago. I wanted to prevent people from being evicted,” she said.

As a participant through equal Justice Works, a program organizing service-minded law students across the nation, Brady was able to help the clinic assist individuals and families avoid homelessness, displacement and forced neighborhood relocation.

In the courtroom, Brady solved hous-ing voucher disputes by working alongside supervising attorneys. she prepared part of an argument for a hearing.

“The hearing officer ruled to re-instate our client’s voucher because, once she heard the facts of our client’s case, she realized that our client had not deserved to have her voucher terminated in the first place,” she said. “I left the hearing with a tremendous sense of self-accomplishment. I wanted to continue to help people in this capacity after graduation.”

Brady was one of five students who this fall were awarded $1,000 to $4,000 social justice scholarships for their work in the com-munity, part of the School’s effort to highlight lawyers’ responsibility to public interest. Other recipients were Elizabeth Alberico, Deepak Kulkarni, Aaron Pinon and Laura Spellecy.

Brady said that she had not worked with the poor before and was motivated by her experience working one-on-one with individu-als in need.

“The most rewarding part was interacting with the clients and being able to actually use my law school education to help people in a substantial way,” she said.

—Johnnie Kling ’[email protected]

Left: Connie Klayko walks through downtown Dayton on her way to meet prisoners at the Montgomery County jail.

ConnieKlayko,asecond-yearlawstudent,ishopingtomaketheBuckeyeForestCounciloneofthoseorganizations.Herinterestinenvironmentalandsocialjusticelawledhertocalltheenviron-mentalorganizationthispastsummerandofferherservices.Shespent40hoursresearching,comparingandcontrastingstateandfederallawsconcerningfor-estprotectionforthecouncil’sprobonoattorney.Shesaidshehopestocontinue

theworkthroughthefallandsolidifytheSchool’sconnectiontotheorganization.

Klaykosignedthepledgeassoonasitwassentout,shesaid,becauseherlawschoolroutinealreadyincludesmorevol-unteerhoursthanrequired.

Forexample,sheandthreeotherstudentsvolunteeredthissummerfortheGreaterDaytonVolunteerLawyersProject,draftingapamphletforfemaleprison-ers.Theinformationontemporarychildcustody,tenantrightsandsocialservicesisintendedtoeasetheirtransitionfrom

prisonanddecreaserecidivism,shesaid.VolunteerworkforKlayko,whohasa

15-yearhistoryhelpingtheOhioHistori-calSociety,iscauseandeffect—youseeaneedandyoufillit.

“Volunteeringalsoallowsyoutodothingsyou’dneverexpecttobeabletodoandgetpaidfor,”shesaid.

More than selling SnickersDanielCraine,whowaspartofthe

firstsummerstartclass,seesthepledgeasanotherindicationthatwantingtobealawyergoesbeyondmonetaryaspirations.

“It’snicetobeabletolookoutsidethebox,”hesaid,motioningtothelawschool,“toseethatwearepeopleinaspecialposi-tion,beinggivenspecificknowledgethatwillhelpothers.”

Heisoneof40first-yearstudentswho,bysixweeksintothefallsemester,hadsignedontotheVolunteerStudentLawProject.Heregularlydonatesbloodandvolunteerswithhiswife,Lea,atSt.Christo-pherCatholicChurchinVandalia,Ohio,bothofwhichcanbecountedtowardhis10non-legalhours.Hesaidhissenseofcommunityservicestemsfromhisfather,whohadabusinessentertainingchildren.Craineandhiswifetookoverthefamilybusiness,whichhefinds

morefulfillingthanthejobheoriginallywenttotheUniversityofCincinnatitocomplete:graphicdesign.

“Ididn’tfeelIwasservingthepublicgoodbeingagraphicdesignco-op,whereIhelpedsellSnickerscandybarsormakeyoupickanissueofSeventeenmagazineofftherack,”hesaid.“Iwanttogointoestateplanning,whereI’mhelpingpeopleprotecttheirlivelihood,theirassets,theirlives.IdothatandI’llbeabletosleepatnight.”

Shawsaidthat,inadditiontomaking

thestudentsfeelgoodaboutusingtheirnewskillstohelpthepublic,probonoactivitiesmakestudentsmoreattractivetoemployers.

“Employersarelookingforpeoplewhocare,”shesaid.“Mostfirmsareengagedinprobono(work)sothey’relookingforpeoplewhohavethesamekindofcom-mitment.Italsosaysthatthisisabal-ancedpersonwhocanrelatetotheworldaswellastheclassroom.”

Filling ‘free time’ForMelindaWarthman,abalancedlife

isadailygoal.Onthewaytoclasseachmorning,shedropsMaggie,3,atdaycareandMariell,8,atschool.Asawifeandfor-merinstructorintheUDcommunicationdepartment,sheenrolledintheacceler-atedLawyerasProblemSolvercurriculumtoenhanceherskillsandfinishontheacceleratedschedule,whichrequires18credithoursasemester.

Beforeshesignedthepledge,shecount-edhowthevolunteerhourswouldfitintoherlife.Shefiguredthethreetofourhoursaweekthepledgerequirescouldfitintoher“freetime,”thosefewhoursaweekwhenshefindsherselfsittingonthecouchreadingorwatchingthenews.

“Thepublicseesthelawyerastheexpert,anextrapairofhandstohelpinaproblemsituation,”shesaid.“Evenafterasemester,youstartthinkinginadifferentway,awaythatcanhelppeoplefindthe

FunDInG PrO BOnOThe pro bono pledge is one part of

the School’s plan to increase awareness of and recognition for community service. At the 2006 Alumni Weekend, a pro bono services auction organized by students raised $2,500 to support summer stipends for students doing public interest and pro bono work. The collection taken during the Sept. 24 red Mass at the Immaculate Conception Chapel added more than $700 to the fund, and Dean Lisa Kloppenberg said other opportunities to grow the fund are being explored.

Dean of Students Lori Shaw said the School is looking at other ways to sup-port service, including loan forgiveness programs.

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Juliette Gaffney Dame ’06 hopes to grow the list of organizations students can serve.

Long before the pro bono pledge was conceived, students have been serving their com-munities. At graduation May 13, 2006, 10 students walked down the aisle wearing purple cords as part of the inaugural class of the pro bono commitment to community award win-ners; their names and accomplishments are listed below. Students were nominated and com-pleted an essay outlining their accomplishments. Future awards will be tied to hours logged through the pro bono pledges.

Sarah Brown is founder of the Volunteer Student Law Project, which works with local attorneys to provide free legal assistance to community members in need. She spoke about student pro bono organizations at Equal Justice conferences.

Walter Castro volunteered through the Society of St. Thomas More student organiza-tion. He assisted bankruptcy clients through VSLP and worked on eviction cases through an internship at the Dayton Legal Aid of Western Ohio office.

Carrie Chaille was involved in bankruptcy and living will cases through VSLP. She pro-vided assistance to the Colorado Court-Appointed Special Advocates program. As an officer for the Student Bar Association, Chaille helped charitable organizations including a local homeless shelter.

Juliette Gaffney Dame helped to create VSLP, where she worked on bankruptcy and living will issues. Through the criminal pro bono program, she worked with the public defender to assist indigent clients with their criminal cases.

Max Eckstein, a founding member of VSLP, served as vice president and a training coor-dinator. He helped clients with bankruptcy, divorce and living will issues. Eckstein also served as student Bar Association president and vice president.

Jennifer George served as secretary/treasurer and president of VSLP. She represented VSLP at the 2006 Equal Justice conference. George helped with bankruptcy cases and

served as an interpreter for client interviews.

Aimee Herring, a member of the St. Thomas More Society, raised funds for several charitable organizations and helped coordinate food, clothing and blood drives. She served as president of the Women’s Caucus student organization.

Judy LaMusga worked with the Dis-ability Foundation, a nonprofit organiza-tion that provides financial planning op-tions for people with disabilities. She was

founder and president of the Elder Law and Estate Planning Society and a member of VSLP. Maureen Marshall worked for the Chicago Center for Disability and Elder Law. She

worked on a pro bono domestic violence case in South Bend, Ind., helped homeless clients in Dayton and was a founding member of the Elder Law and Estate Planning Society.

Sasha Alexa VanDeGrift, a law clerk for the Federal Public Defender’s office in Dayton, worked with indigent clients and participated in several felony trials. She also served as a volunteer law clerk for the Ohio 12th District Court of Appeals and founded the Criminal Law Association.

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Work toward the pro bono pledge can include non-legal volunteerism, such as packing lunches for The Other Place.

resourcestosolveproblems.”The50hourssoundsreasonableto

Warthman.It’sthenumberofprobonohoursayeartheAmericanBarAssociationsuggestslawyersaspireto,andit’sanum-bertheSchooldecidedonafterreviewingprobonoprogramsatotherlawschools.Shawsaidthere’sadebatehappeninginthenation’slawschoolsaboutwhethertomakeservicemandatory.UDdecidedtokeepitoptional.

“Onceyoumakeitarequirement,you’retakingawaypartoftheblessing,”Shawsaid.

Warthman,whoalreadyloggedhourspreparinganddeliveringlunchestoalocalhomelessshelter,saidthatthenicethingaboutthepledgeisthatshe’sagreeingtodoherbesttoreach50hours:“I’llgiveittheoldcollegetry.…Experientially,there’ssomethingtobesaidforpracticinglawbydoingit,andifyoucancouplethatwithservice,it’sgood.”

JustastheVolunteerStudentLawProj-ectgrewfromtheideasofafewstudents,GaffneyDamehopestheprobonopledgebuildstowheretheprobonoservicerecognitioncommitteeofafewfaculty,

staffandalumnicannotkeepupwiththedemands.

“It’spracticebeyondthecasebook,beyondmootcourt....Thisissomeonegoingthroughadivorce,someonegoingthroughabankruptcy.Thisissomeone

youhavetolookintheeyeandconnectwith.”

ShesaidifshecanhelpstudentsexperienceaconnectionlikeshefeltwithMeredith,she’llbeproudofherclass-mates’legacy.n

F A C U L T Y N E W S

WhoserulerulestheEU?

Professor Fran Conte wants his students to under-

stand that European Union law can be relevant,

even if they never plan on practicing abroad.

“TheEUisprobablythemajorcompetitoratthemoment,economically,withtheU.S.,”Contesaid.“Asaneconomicunit,it’saninternationalforceininternationaltrade.Manybusinessesdointernationalbusinessandneedtobeawareofthoselaws.”

AsadualcitizenofCanadaandtheUnitedStates,ContefirstbecameinterestedinanalyzingthecontrastsandcomparisonsoftheU.S.ConstitutionandtheCanadianCharter.HiscuriosityspilledintotherealmofEUlaw,whichhehasbeenresearchingforthepastfiveyears.

HebroughthisknowledgetotheclassroomwherehetwicetaughtanexperimentalcourseonEUlaw,exposingstudentstothefunctionsofdifferentinstitutionsandtreaties.UnderthenewLawyerasProblemSolvercurriculum,Contecreatedaone-creditintrasessioninOctoberonkeyelementsandinstitutions.

TheintrasessionwasanintensivecoursethatreducedEUlawtoitsessentials,focusingoninstitutions,thecourtandapproachesthecourttakestoprovisionsofitstreaties,hesaid.

ContehasfoundhisEUresearchtobeusefulinteachingotherareasoflaw.

“I’mabletotalktomystudentsaboutparticularthingslikesupremacyandpreemptionintheEU,”hesaid.“It’softenhelpfultodrawcomparisonsandcontrastsbetweenEUprinciplesandU.S.Constitutionprinciples.ItservesassortofaninsightintoU.S.lawandourconstitutionalsystem.”

InConte’slatestarticle,“ReinforcingDemocracy,SovereigntyandUnionEfficacy:SupremacyandSubsidiarityintheEuropeanUnion,”hediscussestheissueoftheprimacyofEUlawwheneveritconflictswithamemberstate’slaw.Ithasbeen


OnMay1,susan Brenner,NCRDistinguishedProfessorofLawandTechnology,presented“DistributedSecurity:LawEnforcementandCybercrime”andwasapanelchairfor“Cybercrime:IdentityTheft,theConventiononCybercrimeandOtherIssues”attheFirstInternationalConferenceonLegal,SecurityandPrivacyIssuesinITheldinHamburg,Germany.InMay,shepresent-ed“TheFourthAmendmentinCyberspace”attheU.S.SecretServiceBriefingSession

Fran Conte

andattheDaytonInfragard.Thissummer,Brennerpre-sented“CybercrimeOffenses:AnOverview&TheFourthAmendmentinCyberspace”attheJackRabbitBarAssocia-tionatJacksonHole,Wyo.,attheWestVirginiaProsecutingAttorneys’InstituteandattheMiami-DadePoliceTrainingInstituteinMiami,Fla.

Inspring2006,Brenner’sarticle“CybercrimeJurisdic-tioninCrime,LawandSocialChange”waspublishedinCrime, Law and Social Change,

andherreviewofDigital Evidence and Computer Crime: Forensic Science, Computers and the Internet,writtenbyEoghanCasey,waspublishedinJurimet-rics.Shealsopublished“LawinanEraofPervasiveTechnol-ogy”intheWidener Law Journal;“DistributedSecurity:Prevent-ingCybercrime”withco-authorLeoClarkeintheJohn Marshall Journal of Computer and Informa-tion Law;and“State-SponsoredCrime:TheFutilityoftheEconomicEspionageAct”withco-authorA.CrescenziintheHouston Journal of International

Law.BrennerischiefeditorialadviserfortheInternational Jour-nal of Cyber Crimes and Criminal Justice.

ProfessorRebecca Cochranpresented“AnotherRoleforLRWFaculty:CastingLRWFacultyasDoctrinalFaculty”attheRockyMountainLegalWritingConferenceinTucson,Ariz.,inMarch.ThisspringshewasappointedtotheOhioStateBarAssociationAppellateLawSpecialtyBoard.ShehasdraftedandcontinuestodraftquestionstobeusedintheAppellatePrac-

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acceptedforpublicationintheUniversity of Miami Law Review.TheEUconsistsof25memberstates,eachwithits

ownsystemsoflaws,policeandcourts.Itisnotafederalgovernment;therefore,itlacksaconstitution.TheEU’smanytreatiesact,inaway,asitsconstitution,hesaid;thoughoccasionallyEUlegislationconflictswithamemberstate’slaws.Thequestionthenarises,whichlawdoyouapply?

“EveryoneneedstobeapplyingEUlawinessentiallythesameway,”Contesaid.

IntheUnitedStates,theSupremacyClauseoftheConstitutionestablishesfederallawasthesupremelawofthelandaslongasthefederallawisconstitutional.

“ShouldthesamekindsofprinciplesaboutpreemptingstatelawapplytoEUlaw?”heasked.Indiscussingprimacy,headdedthatfederallawpre-emptsstatelawsinafederalsystemtoensureconsistencyintheapplicationoflawsintendedforallthestates.Ifnotforprimacy,treatiesandEUlawscouldnotbecarriedout,andthefederalsystem—theEU—wouldbeineffective.

Conte’smanytravelstoEuropehaveenhancedhisstudyofEUlaw.Lastyear,heattendedaconferenceinGermanywherehemetwithofficialsandvisitedEUinstitutions.

“IenjoymosthowtheU.S.Constitutionenablesustolivefullerlivesinfairnessandequalityandsoforthandthebasicdutytoprotectourrightsascitizens,”Contesaid.“IenjoythatinEUlawaswell.”

—Anna E. Sexton ’[email protected]

ticecertificationtest.InAugust,sheattendedaworkingmeetingoftheNationalConferenceofBarExaminersinMadison,Wis.Theconferencehasobtainednewdatathatwillhelpshapeongoingbarpassageefforts.

Directorofthelegalprofes-sionprogramandprofessoroflawyeringskills,maria perez Cristpublished“PreservingtheDutytoPreserve:TheIncreas-ingVulnerabilityofElectronicInformation”intheNovemberSouth Carolina Law Review.InJune,shepresentedattheLegal

WritingInstitutebiennialcon-ferenceinAtlantaon“Anony-mousGradingintheLRWCurriculum:HowandWhy.”InJuly,Cristpresented“TheOhioLawyer’sGuidetotheInternet”inDayton,ColumbusandClevelandfortheOhioStateBarAssociationContinu-ingLegalEducationInstitute.

Professordennis greenepresented“PassingontheLegacyofLeadershipwiththePathfinderProject”Sept.5forthefacultyexchangeseriesatUD’sRyanC.HarrisLearning

TeachingCenter.ThePath-finderProjectwasafour-weekimmersioncoursein2005wheresixAfrican-AmericanUDstudentsstudiedAfrican-Ameri-canhistoryandthentaughtthematerialtohighschoolstudentsfromtheDaytonEarlyCollegeAcademy.

DeanLisa kloppenbergpublished“ReformingChineseArbitrationLawandPracticesintheGlobalEconomy,”whichsheco-wrotewithprofessorZhaoXiuwenofRenminUniversityofChinaSchoolofLaw,inthespring2006issueoftheUniversi-ty of Dayton Law Review.InApril,Kloppenberg,amemberoftheAmericanBarAssociationLawSchoolDevelopmentCommit-tee,wenttotheUniversityofthePacificMcGeorgeSchoolofLawforanAmericanBarAssocia-tionsitevisit.InMay,shewasapanelistforNCORETransform-ingHigherEducationInstitu-tionsattheNationalConferenceonRace&EthnicityinAmeri-canHigherEducationheldinChicago.Shewasapanelistfor“TheTiredParadigmofAmeri-canLegalEducation:AreWeTeachingLawyerstheSkillsTheyNeed?”attheJuneInternationalInstituteforConflictPreventionandResolution.

InMarch,assistantprofessoroflawyeringskillssheila millergaveapresentationon“Us-ingQuizzestoFortifytheBaseofBloom’sTaxonomy”attheRockyMountainRegionalLegalWritingConferenceinTucson,Ariz.Duringthesummer,shealsodevelopedanintrasessionclassonhumantrafficking.

ProfessorRichard saphire’sarticle“TheVotingRightsActandtheRacialGapinLostVotes,”co-writtenwithprofes-sorPaulMokeofWilmingtonCollege,appearedinthefall

Hastings Law Journal.Saphireiscontinuinghisworkasco-coun-selfortheplaintiffsinStewart v. BlackwellinwhichtheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheSixthCircuitreversedthejudgmentofthefederaldistrictcourtandruledinfavoroftheplaintiffs.InJuly,theSixthCircuitgrantedthedefendants’motionforen bancreviewandSaphireworkedontheplaintiffs’/appellants’en bancbrief.Heiscurrentlywork-ingonanarticlewithco-authorPaulMoke,“TheIdeologiesofJudicialSelection,”onthestrengthsandweaknessesoftheargumentsforandagainstthepopularelectionandmeritselectionofstatejudges.

Lori shaw,deanofstudentsandprofessoroflawyeringskills,receivedanationalawardfromtheAmericanSocietyofBusinessPublicationEditorsforthesec-ondyearinarow.ShecontinuestowriteherregularcolumnonprofessionalismfortheStudent Lawyer;andthesecondeditionofA Federal Grand Jury: A Guide to Law & Practice,whichShawandprofessorSusanBrennerworkedontogether,willbepublishedattheendoftheyear.

InMay,associateprofessoroflawyeringskillssusan WawrosesatonapanelattheAmericanAssociationofLawSchoolsCon-ferenceonClinicalLegalEduca-tioninNewYork,andinJuneshesatonapanelattheLegalWritingInstituteConferenceinAtlanta.Atbothconferencesherpanelpresentedtheresultsofanationale-surveyoflegalwritingfacultytodeterminehowtheycollaboratewiththeircolleaguesinclinical,extern-shipandprobonoprograms.IntheJuly2006issueofTRIAL magazine,WawrosereviewedLifting the Fog of Legalese: Essays on Plain Language,writtenbyJosephKimble.


Honorable Walter H. Rice Honorary Alumni Award

David Greer hasdealtwitheveryonefromaxemurdererstowidowstryingtofigureoutwhattodowiththeirmillions.“EverycaseIhaveworkedonhasbeenin-terestingtoseewheredifferentpeoplefallintothehumancomedy,”hesaid.

Since1962,GreerhasworkedasatriallawyerforBieser,GreerandLandisinDayton.HehasbeenratedNo.1inOhio Super LawyersmagazineandwaslistedinBest Lawyers in Americainthecategoriesofpersonalinjuryandbusinesslitigation.

“Survivingasatriallawyerfor45yearsisprobablymygreatestaccomplishment,”Greersaid.“Youhavetobebornfightingandbereadytofighteveryday.”

AgraduateofYaleLawSchool,GreersaidhesupportstheUDSchoolofLawbe-causehehasseenstudentsbecomeexcep-tionallawyers.ManyUDgraduatesworkathislawfirmandhisson,JamesGreer,graduatedfromthelawschoolin1990.

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Alumni Awards

by Kathleen Miller ’07 [email protected]

Their lives and actions haveenrichedthe School of Law. On May 12 and 13,alumnisaid,‘Thank you.’

Dreetywasafinecookandlovedtogivefood.“SheusedtosendatrayofcookiestothelawschooleveryChristmas,butwhensherealizedthatnotmanypeoplewerethereduringthattimesheswitchedtoValentine’sDaysomorepeoplecouldenjoythem,”shesaid.

Mrs.DreetywasawardedtheFrancisJ.ConteSpecialServiceAwardforthemanywaysshehadhelpedtheSchool.TimSton-ecash,assistantdeanforexternalrelations,saidMrs.Dreetywasimportantinestablish-ingtheMeyerDreetyScholarshipFund,namedforherlatehusband,a1934lawschoolgraduate.

“Meyeralwaysfeltthathewaswellpre-paredforhisjobasanattorney.Heattrib-utedthattothefineeducationhereceivedatUD,”LouisaDreetysaid.

Mrs.DreetypassedawayOct.11.Herpresenceatschooleventsandherpositiveattitudewerealsorecognizedduringtheawardceremony.

“Thereisaninclusivenessaboutherthatisremarkable,”LouisaDreetysaid.“Shehasneverseencolororeconomicstatusasanythingthatdividedpeople.Shegetsalongwitheveryone.”

Francis J. Conte Special Service Awards

Kelvin Dickinsonclaspshishandsbehindhisheadandsinksintohisofficechair,reflectingonhisdualrolesofassoci-atedeanofacademicaffairsandamemberofthefacultysince1979.Inbothroles,hisconstantcompassisthestudents’bestinterest.

Dickinsonhascalledthemtohisofficetodiscussdisciplinaryviolationsandpolicereports.Studentshavesoughthisadviceoncourseselectionandbarexaminationpreparation.Healsoisasoundingboardfortheirpersonalissues.

“Somestudentscometomewithhumanneeds—problemswithaspouse,childorsignificantotherandconcernsaboutmoney,healthorreputation,”hesaid.

HisinfluencepermeatestheSchool.HehelpeddeveloptheLawyerasProblemSolvercurriculumthatcombinessubstan-tivecourseswithskillsdevelopmentandexperientiallearning.HealsoservedonthefacultycommitteethatproposedthenationallyacclaimedLegalProfessionPro-gram,whichhelpsstudentsbuildresearch,analysisandwritingskillsinthecontextoftheevolvingtechnologyusedinlawpractice.

Intheend,thealumnigaugehissuccessinbothroles.“Thereisjustnothinglikethefeelingthatyougetwhenasuccessfullawyer—andformerstudent—says,‘Youweretheonewhoreallymadeadifferenceinmylife,’”Dickinsonsaid.

Mary Louise Dreetyshowedhersup-portforthelawschoolinaspecialway:shebakedcookies.

Herdaughter-in-law,Louisa,saidMrs.

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Distinguished Alumni AwardAmanconvictedofthreecountsof

feloniousassaultandsentencedto17yearsbehindbarsappealedhisconvictiononthebasisoferrorsthatwerecommitted.ItwasuptoJudge Mary Donovan ’77oftheOhioSecondDistrictCourtofAppealstoreviewtheentirerecordofthetrialtodeterminetheman’sfate.

“OneofthemostchallengingpartsofmyjobisthefactthatIamcalleduponeverydaytomakedecisionsthatimpactthelivelihoodandfreedomofhumanbe-ings,”shesaid.

Donovanalsoimpactspeopleaspresi-dentoftheboardoftheVolunteerLawyerProject,anattorney-drivenprobonopro-gramthatprovidesfreeservicestopeoplewithlimitedfinancialresources.

ShealsoparticipatesontheboardofPowerNet,theprisonadvisoryboardandtheOhioJuryInstructioneditorialboard,andshechairstheOhioSupremeCourtTaskForceonCertificationofCourtReport-ersandtheNotreDameClub’sExcellenceinTeachingConference.

DonovancreditshercommitmenttopublicservicetoherCatholiceducationandupbringing.“Givingbacktothecom-munityandhelpingthelessfortunateispartandparcelofaCatholiceducation,”shesaid.

SheinturnsupportsCatholiceducation,havingemployedaboutadozenUDlawschoolgraduatesandstudentsasstaffattor-neysandinternssinceshebecameajudge.

AmongtheotherrolesDonovanfillsareSisterMaryHubertfromNunsenseandthejudgefromHere’s Love—charactersshe’sperformedforDaytonPlayhouseandBeavercreekCommunityTheatre.

Aboutallheractivities,Donovansaid,“Attheendoftheday,IwanttoknowthatI’veusedthetalentsGodhasentrustedtomycare.”by Kathleen Miller ’07 [email protected]

ferentkindofstudent—traditionaljazzaficionados.HiswhiskeybaritonevoiceandOmebanjostrummingpacetheClassicJazzStompers,thetraditionaljazzbandhefronts,andheprecedeseachtunewithatidbitrootedinAmerica’shistory.

“Daytonisawonderful,vibrant,alivecommunitythathasallsortsofindigenousartsthatareavailable,”hesaid.“I’mhappytocontributethroughmymusic.”

From the first pitch at the Dayton Dragons baseball game to the last toast at the alumni dinner, more than 300 alumni, friends and family members rekindled old friendships and made plans for future get-togethers during Alumni Weekend 2006. Among the attendees were 21 members of the Class of 1978, who celebrated their 25th reunion (shown below, left). Photos by Andy Snow

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A Ford man“I’mathirdgenerationFordperson,”saidPeterSherry,secre-

taryandassociategeneralcounselfortheFordMotorCompany.HisgrandfatherleftthePennsylvaniacoalminestocometo

Detroit“toworkforthe$5adaythegreatHenryFordofferedbeginningin1914”saidSherry,whosefatherwasahumanresourcesprofessionalwiththecompany.

Sherryreceivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinjournalismfromUDin1977,butstartedlookingatotheroptionsasgraduationneared.Lawschoolwasthemostattractive.

“ThethingsthatinfluencedmethemostinlawschoolwerethecorporatelawclassesItook,andIbecameinterestedinworkingonthecorporatesideratherthaninlitiga-tion,”saidSherry,whostillfollowstheDaytonFlyers.“Ihadverygoodprofessors,andtheclasseswereverystimulating.”

SherryjoinedFordin1980asastaffattorney.Duringhisca-reer,he’sheldavarietyofpositionsandlivedoutsideofLondonfrom1989until1993,travelingthroughoutEuropetoaddressvariouslegalissues.Today,ascorporatesecretary,hisrespon-sibilitiesincludeboardofdirectorsandshareholdermeetings,corporategovernanceactivities,proxystatements,andrelation-shipswithstockexchanges.Sherry’sdutiesasassociategeneralcounselincludeSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionfilingsandcompliance,executivecompensationissues,corporatecompliancematters,mergersandacquisitions,supplierpurchas-ingmatters,andmaintainingrelationshipswithautodealers.Healsomanagesastaffofapproximately30attorneysandlegalassistants,aswellasafewadministrators.

It’saheftyworkload,butSherryloveshisjobandcreditshisteamfortheoverallsuccessofhisgroup.

“It’sveryintellectuallychallenging,”hesaid.“Notwodaysareeverthesame.Ienjoythepeople,thevariety,themagnitudeandcomplexity.”

Indeed,Sherryhasworkedonsomekeylegaltransactions.Forexample,in1999,hewastheleadattorneyandaleadnego-tiatorwhenFordpurchasedVolvo’scarbusinessinSweden—a$6billiontransaction.Thefollowingyear,heledthelegalteamandwasaleadnegotiatorinFord’s$2.6billionpurchaseofLandRoverfromBMW.

“Thesenegotiationsareinvariablycomplicatedandverydifficult,”Sherrysaid.“Itbecomesverymucha24/7event.WhenweworkedontheLandRoverpurchase,wespentover30daysinahotelinLondonandweworkedeveryoneofthosedays.Thenyoucomebackhere,telleveryonewhatyoudid,getsomedirectionandheadbackover.Itmeanseverydayisachallenge.”

—Kristen Wicker ’98

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Purely for the plaintiffsVictoriaPughchangedhislife.The23-year-oldwasbeautiful,5’6”,withadeterminedvoiceandanambitiousnature.Derric

Crowther’96,atrialattorneywhowasdefendinganasbestosmanufacturerforEvert&Weath-ersbyinAtlanta,hadinterviewedupwardsof200witnessesincasesrelatedtothehealtheffects

ofasbestos.Mostofthemhadbeenmenintheir70swithvisagesofdeath.

AsCrowtherwatchedPughwalkintothedeposi-tionroom,hesaidtohimself,“ThisisthemostfrivolouslawsuitI’veseeninmylife.”

Butwithin10minutesofquestioning,Pugh’sbreathbegantofailandherheadslumpuntil,exhausted,shelayonthetable,tryingstilltoanswerquestionsabouthowsuchayoungwomancouldhavecontractedmesothelioma,arare,incurableformoflungcancerassociatedwithasbestosexposureoccurringdecadesearlier.

“Shelookedupatmeandsaid,‘Iwantedtobealawyer,justlikeyou,’”hesaidduringaphoneinterviewfromhisAtlantaoffice.“IcanseeherrightnowasIclosemyeyes.

“Ittouchedmeandaffectedmetothecore.Iwasreallymovedbyher.Ijustwantedtohelpherwhileshelaythere.”

Twomonthslater,Pughdied.Onherdeathbed,sherelayedathankyoutoCrowtherforshowingcompassionandcuttingshortthatday’sdeposition.

“Myheartjustwasn’tinittodoitanymore,todefendthesebigcompanies,”hesaid.“IknowIshouldbehelpingfolksgetjusticeinsteadoffindingwaystodenythemjustice.”

In2002,Crowtherbeganrepresentingonlyplaintiffs,firstthroughEvert&Weathersby,andthenwithHenry,Spiegel,Fried&Milling.Heleftthefirmin2003toattendGerrySpence’sTrialLawyersCollegeinDubois,Wyo.,onwhichhehasbeenastaffmembereversince.

“Doingplaintiffs’workcanbeverydrainingattimes,emotionally,physicallyandevenspiri-tually,dependingonwhomyou’resittingacrossfrom,”hesaid.“It(TrialLawyersCollege)isanopportunityifnothingmorethantorechargeyourbatteriesaroundotherpeoplewhoaretryingtogetjusticeforpeople.”

Crowtherstartedhisownpracticein2003andtookonapartner,SolomonH.AshbyJr.,thisJune.Theircaseloadincludesmedicalmalpractice,productliabilityandtoxictortcases,withCrowtherconsultingonmedicalmalpracticeandtoxictortcasesnationally.

Crowther,whoatUDwasonthemocktrialteamandwaspresidentofBLSA,seeshisjobasgivingavoicetothosewhoareunderrepresented.HedonatedfundstosupportdiversestudentsattheUDSchoolofLaw.Suchdiversityisimportantforallstudents,hesaid,sincelawyersarerequiredtounderstandthecasesofpeopleofallbackgrounds.“Werequire,attheveryleast,exposuretofolksofdifferentbackgroundssowedon’tcomeoffnotknowing,asweoftendo,”hesaid.

Tobetterknowhisclients,Crowtherinvitesthemoverfordinnerwithhiswife,Dr.FredaMcCarter,andvisitswiththemandtheirfamiliesattheirhomes.

“IfI’mgoingtogotocourtandrepresentthem,Ineedtobetheirvoice,andsoIneedtoknowthem.”

—Michelle Tedford

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Representing the U.S.Familiarfacesacross

theaislearecommoninaviation’slegalcommunity.Justasfamiliarareheartbreakingcasesofsuddenlossthatsetthelegalmachineryofliabilityanddamageslitigationinmotion.

Take,forexample,awomanwhoselastsightofherhusbandwasofhimonfirewalkingthroughanairplanefuselage.ThewomanwasoneofabouttwodozensurvivorsofaplanecrashinGuamin1997thatkilledherhusbandandmorethan200others,manyofthemKoreannationalsonvacation.KimJag-odzinski,anattorneyspecializinginaviationtortlaw,deposedthegrievingwidow,othersurvivorsandthefamiliesofthedeadaspartoftheprocessofsettlingdamagesclaimsarisingaftertheaccident.

“Someofitiscatharticforthem.Formany,it’sthefirstop-portunitythey’vehadtotelltheirstory,”saidJagodzinski,whoearnedbothherlawdegreeandamaster’sinpoliticalsciencefromUD.“Thesedamagesarenottheretoraisethedead.Noamountofmoneycouldmakeupforthetragedytheyhavegonethrough.Ourgoalistodeterminewhatisfairusingestablishedguidelines.”

It’saspecializationshedevelopedduringfouryearsintheaviationandadmiraltylitigationsectionoftheU.S.DepartmentofJusticeandtheninprivatepracticeasapartneratWilsonElserinNewYorkCity.

JagodzinskibeganherlegalcareerinthepublicsectorwiththeDepartmentoftheNavy,ajobshelandedafteraleadfromacustomerinthecheesedepartmentofaD.C.-areaDean&DeLuca.ShewasworkingtherewhileearningherLL.M.atGeorgetownUniversitywhenthecustomer,aregular,offeredherhisbusinesscardwhenhefoundoutshewasalawstudent.HeturnedouttobegeneralcounselattheNavy.Herfirstcasewasamulti-billiondollarlawsuitrelatedtocontractsforbuildingtheA-12Stealthbomber.

AfterfouryearsatWilsonElser,thedrawofthepublicsectorhasagainproventoohardforJagodzinskitoresist.InNovembersheleftherpartnershipinNewYorktotakeapositioninWash-ington,D.C.,asaseniorattorneyfortheTransportationSecurityAdministration,partoftheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.

Shesaidthepublicsectoroffersacombinationofresponsibil-ityandautonomythat’smoreappealingtoheratthisstageofhercareer.

“You’regivencasesandthere’snotalwayssomeonelookingoveryourshoulder.Icanhaveaconversationwithsomeonewithouthavingtoworryabout,‘OK,howcanIbillthis?’I’mgoingbacktoamorepureformofpracticinglaw.

“There’ssomethingtobesaidaboutbeingabletosayyou’rerepresentingtheUnitedStatesandmakingadifference.”

—Matthew Dewald [email protected]

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As Nancy Michaud ’80 entered UD Arena one chilly Saturday morning, she wondered how many warm bodies would join her for the law school advisory council meeting. She had served on other volunteer boards where weekend-meeting absenteeism was high and nodding heads were mistaken for participation.

“There was fantastic turnout. Law school advisory council members are among the busiest in the Dayton Bar Association and come from around the country, and there was full and enthused participation,” said Nancy, who has served on the advisory council since 2001. “It was one of the best meetings in terms of focus, energy and discussion. Members of the advisory committee come to interact and contribute for the advancement of the law school. They don’t sit, nod, look at their watches and leave. There is total engagement, passion and caring.”

A similar spirit has maintained her 20-year relationship with Huffy Corp. Nancy, Huffy general counsel, said that management and employees have remained loyal to the company and involved in the community — echoed, she says, in the words on a plaque hanging in the law school’s library.

Through matching gifts from The Huffy Foundation, Nancy has leveraged her own support for the Dean’s Fund for Excellence. Her gifts show both appreciation for her education and her commitment to prepare future generations to positively impact their communities and our global society. Join Nancy today by giving to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence.

Call 888-253-2383 or log on to http://supportud.udayton.edu.

Or send a check to:Dean’s Fund for ExcellenceUniversity of Dayton School of Law300 College ParkDayton OH 45469-2710

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Prayerforabalancedlife

Lawyers,judges,policeofficersandmembersoftheUniversitycommunitygatheredSept.24intheImmaculateConceptionChapelforaRedMass,toprayforguidancefromtheHolySpirit.ArchbishopDanielE.PilarczykandFatherJamesHeft,S.M.,presided.Heft’ssermonreflectedonlessonsinwisdomfoundinIsaiah11:1-4,1Corinthians12:4-13andLuke4:16-22.“Thesethreereflections—thatmostofusintheprofessionalcommunitiestendtoliveunbalancedlives,thatwisdomrequireslivingabalancedlifeandthatwisdomisthehabitofmakingrightjudgments—thesethreereflectionsunderscoretheneedwehavetoliveinsuchawaythatourprofessionalliveswillreflectourdailylivesandwill,mostimportantly,embodyawisdomthatwill,throughourjudgments,blesstheentirecommunity,beginningwiththepoorestandmostvulnerable.Thatisoneverybigchallenge.”

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