Bench & Bar

JAN 2013

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KENTUCKY BAR NEWS School Supplies Gathered for Local Elementary ontinuing the tradition of collecting holiday donations for a community organization, Dean David A. Brennen and his wife, Kimberly Turner Brennen asked College of Law students, faculty and staff to bring school supplies to be given to Arlington Elementary School. Bari Douglas, wife of UK Law Professor Joshua Douglas, is a teacher at Arlington and says that the school is in constant need of supplies for the students, but has a special need at the start of the winter term. The College collected four large tubs of school supplies, as well as a number of gift cards for the teachers to purchase whatever they need for their classrooms. C FROM THE DEAN Susan H. Duncan he year 2012 was a significant time for American politics. It was also a significant time for legal education and the legal profession as we face what every sector of American society faces – economic challenges. In spite of those challenges, we have accomplished much and this column allows me to share some of those accomplishments with you. During 2012 we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the law review, and the 10th anniversary of our partnership with Central High School, acknowledged the 500th case in the UofL Law Clinic, and dedicated a new classroom/courtroom in December. We also welcomed many new faces to the law school this year including: • 140 incoming first year law students. This year's class has 71 women and 69 men, and 31 percent of the students are from out of state. These students represent 23 different states, as far away as Oregon, Florida, and Arizona. Ten percent of the class members are from underrepresented groups. Twenty students have graduate degrees. T • Several new administrators: Jude Wolford (Academic Success), JonPaul Moody (Unit Business Manager), Laurel Hajek (Professional Development) and Michael Hicks (IT). • Two new faculty members, Jamie Abrams and Laura McNeal. Abrams' most recent position was as visiting assistant professor at Hofstra University. McNeal was most recently a Harvard Law School Fellow at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute and was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the College of Education at Illinois State University this fall. As we welcome our new law school colleagues, two members of our teaching community have retired. Both of them are well-known to the legal community in Kentucky. Professor and former Dean Barbara Lewis and Professor and former Associate Dean Linda Ewald were honored by their colleagues and friends on September 6. Their service as faculty members at the law school total 30 and 36 years respectively. Their contributions are enormous and will impact the work of the law school for many years to come. This year also marks recognition of many events, accomplishments and successes among our students, graduates, faculty, and staff. I'll highlight just a few for you below. • During the 2011-2012 academic year, Brandeis School of Law students competed in 18 external and two internal moot court competitions. Team members advanced to the national competition for the ABA Client Counseling Competition and to the ACTL National Trial Competition. Other moot court successes included placing fourth at the Energy and Sustainability National Moot Court Competition, placing fifth out of 46 teams in the 36th Annual Robert F. Wagner Labor and Employment Law Competition, and semifinal placement in the regional Arbitration Moot Court Competition. Already during the 2012-2013 academic year, we have had several teams perform very well. The arbitration team was first seed after the preliminary rounds and advanced through the semifinals to become runner-up at the Chicago regional competition. One of the negotiation teams was third out of 20 teams after the final round, being tied for first after the initial rounds and missing second by only one point. The second team was 8th out of 20 teams. Finally, one of our National Moot Court teams argued very well, but was unable to overcome a tough draw of both eventual finalists in the preliminary rounds. The second team swept through the preliminary rounds in impressive fashion before suffering a tough defeat (by a fraction of a point) in the quarterfinals. • The Brandeis chapter of the Federalist Society was honored nationally this past year as the most improved chapter. The local chapter has been part of many of our best debates and discussions of current issues. Debate topics this past fall included affirmative action and school choice. • Leah Rupp Smith, Brandeis School of Law 3L, recently won the Kentucky Bar Association Student LAW DAY 2013 PLANNING GUIDES COMING SOON Presidents of local bar associations across the Commonwealth should be on the lookout in February for their Law Day 2013 Celebration planning guides. This year's theme is "Realizing the Dream: Equality for All." Law Day 2012 falls on Wednesday, May 1. For more information on Law Day, visit www.lawday.org or contact Shannon Roberts in the KBA Communications Department at (502) 564-3795, ext. 224. January 2013 Bench & Bar 31

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