Law Alumni News 2007 Spring - UNC School of Law

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Alumni News
School of Law Chooses
Architects for Conceptual
Design Phase of Building
Expansion and Renovation
In January 2007, the University’s Board of
Trustees approved the School of Law’s choice
of the SmithGroup to carry out comprehensive
planning for the future facility needs of the
School of Law. The SmithGroup, with offices
in ten cities across the country and a solid track
record of work with top-tier law school building projects, will assist the School of Law in
the initial conceptual design phase of a major
building expansion and renovation project.
The SmithGroup’s expertise is needed because
the School of Law is considering how to add
50,000 square feet of new space and renovate an
additional 80,000 square feet of existing space.
A Look Back at the Dean’s Search
When Dean Jack Boger was appointed in July
of 2006, the University recognized that Carolina Law’s student/faculty ratio had dipped far
below that of its peers. The University therefore
authorized a substantial growth in the size of the
faculty from 42 to 58 over the next three to five
years. The University also sought for the School
of Law to increase its student body from 710 to
750 during the same period.
Not surprisingly, the University recognized that
such increases in the faculty and student body,
together with Carolina Law’s expansion of its
clinical programs, the growth of its student organizations, and the healthy expansion of its centers on banking, civil rights, poverty, and other
topics, would require additional space, despite
the new addition completed in 1999. Shortly
after assuming the deanship, Dean Boger appointed a new building committee, led by Professor
Elizabeth Gibson ’76, to oversee the expansion
and renovation project. The Committee and the
University joined forces to undertake the search
that led to the selection of the SmithGroup for
the first phase of the building project.
The conceptual design phase is the first in a series of steps that should lead to the completion
of a new building and the renovation of existing
space within the next five to seven years. “I’m
grateful to Professor Gibson and to her committee for their leadership, and to the University
continued on page 2
A Planning Schedule developed by the SmithGroup.
Inside:
The Campaign for Carolina Law:
Expanding Public Excellence
A Look at the Generous Support of Alumni and Friends
“…I wanted to give back
to the school, but I wanted
to do it in a way that would
give me a personal connection
to my giving.”
Chris Mumma ’98
“A Defining Moment”
When the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill launched the Carolina First campaign on
Oct. 11, 2002, with a goal of $1.8 billion (later
raised to $2 billion), Chancellor James Moeser
said, “We have before us a new defining moment
for Carolina, the possibility of being not only the
first, but the best, the leading, the pre-eminent
public university in America.”
A recent $50 million commitment from Dennis
and Joan Gillings to support the UNC School
of Public Health put the Carolina First campaign
over the $2 billion goal. UNC will recognize the
Gillings’ contribution by renaming the School
of Public Health as the Dennis and Joan Gillings School of Global Public Health. To coincide with breaking $2 billion, the University
launched a special $100 million drive for faculty
support. Along with the $100 million drive for
faculty, Carolina First’s final months will focus on
meeting individual campaign goals.
To date, the School of Law’s generous alumni
and friends have contributed $28.4 million
toward a $30 million campaign goal. “Carolina
Law alumni and friends brought us to the threshold of our overall campaign goal,” said Dean
Jack Boger. “We are grateful for those thousands
who have supported the campaign. Every gift of
whatever size will have a lasting effect. Working
together, we will reach our goal to build the
finest public university law school in the nation.”
One reason that alumni and friends have
invested so generously in the School of Law is
their belief in the underlying goals that have
guided the Campaign for Carolina Law. Prior to
the launch of the capital campaign, members of
the law school community collectively sought to
determine what so many admired about Carolina
Law. They discovered alumni and friends deeply
believe in Carolina’s public mission. The essence
of this mission is that Carolina Law opens its
arms to students from every economic and social
background, and sends its graduates out, whether
into private practice or corporate representation or government service, imbued with a deep
calling to serve the people of their communities,
their region, their state, and their nation. The
campaign’s planners identified the areas where
increased funding would most clearly bolster that
expansive public mission – support for students,
Message From the Dean ................2
Features .........................................3
Law School News..........................4
Alumni Features............................5
funding for outstanding new professors and faculty
research, improved facilities, vibrant signature
programs and the best information resources
possible, as well as increased Annual Fund giving
and endowment growth.
The campaign has since offered alumni and
friends deeply meaningful and personal ways to
meet those key needs, as well as address the overarching goal of growing the endowment funds
that support the School of Law. Mary Murray,
Assistant Dean for External Relations and Director of the School of Law’s campaign, said the
School of Law’s endowment funds have grown
from $20,000,000 to over $35,000,000 during
the course of the campaign. “Increasing the law
school’s endowment is essential to the school’s
ability to compete with its peers and provide
long-term support of Carolina Law’s mission.
Alumni and friends, recognizing the tremendous
return on an investment in Carolina Law, have
responded very well to this great need,” said Murray.
The campaign comes at a time when mounting
pressures challenge the School of Law’s goals and
commitments. Rising tuition, increased competition for the best students and faculty, and relatively modest increases in state funds, coupled
with the increasing costs of running a national
law school, threaten the very characteristics of
the School of Law that make the institution
unique and precious.
Furthermore, even during the campaign’s
lifetime, some other public law schools have
effectively abandoned their public mission,
resulting in greater pressure to preserve the
School of Law’s public mission.
continued on page 3
Combined Endowment Totals
2002-2006
$35 million
$30 million
$25 million
$20 million
$15 million
$22.2
$22.4
$24.8
$29.3
$34.7
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
$10 million
$5 million
$0
The numbers in the chart above represent the combined
endowment totals for the UNC Law Foundation, Inc.
and the funds held for the benefit of the School of Law
in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Endowment Fund.
Alumni Development News .......11
Career Services ...........................14
Spring 2007 Volume 31 No. 3
CarolinaLaw
Message
From the Dean
Dear Alumni and Friends,
As you will see within these pages,
2007 has begun with great promise for
Carolina Law. Our students, largely
acting on their own initiative with the
occasional assistance of our faculty,
continue to uphold our institution’s
fine tradition of public and community
service. Given their energy and drive, I
have no doubt that most will follow in
the footsteps of our outstanding alumni,
not only the few mentioned in these
pages but the thousands of others who
have utilized their Carolina Law degrees
to launch varied and successful careers
(even a presidential run).
Our building and grounds committee,
led by Professor Elizabeth Gibson ’76
and with the support of the University,
is overseeing the initial planning stages
for a major building expansion and
renovation. We quietly hope that, with
your continued support, we will reach
our $30 million goal for the Campaign
for Carolina Law and achieve our share
of the $2 billion Carolina First campaign
by the end of the year.
Despite so much promise for 2007, if
Carolina Law is to remain the great
public institution it has been for many
decades, we will need to increase our
base of alumni support beyond the
current campaign. It is imperative,
Building Renovation
continued from page 1
for its support of our much-needed expansion
and renovation,” said Dean Boger. “This
exciting opportunity will allow us to shape
the future of the School of Law for decades
to come.”
Back to Today
Ultimately, the SmithGroup stood out among
a strong group of architectural candidates because of its extensive experience working with
other law schools throughout the country. The
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for instance, that we continue to increase
scholarship assistance to our law students,
who currently face in-state tuition and
fees of $12,948 per year (and an estimated
total budget of $29,796 per year). To assure
that the most talented will continue to
choose Chapel Hill, and to assure that their
professional choices after graduation remain
unconstrained by debt, we need more help.
The North Carolina General Assembly
and the University have provided some
assistance, but we look to the Carolina
lawyers who have come before. I will
therefore be turning to you, our 10,000
living alumni who have launched successful
careers in reliance upon your Carolina Law
degrees. I hope you will be motivated to give
back to support future generations of worthy
Carolina students.
During my deanship, we have created
additional endowment funds for student
scholarships. As an alumnus, I was prompted
to contribute to the fund named for former
dean Robert Byrd, both to honor Dean Byrd,
one of our finest teachers and most decent
school leaders, and to assist future students.
I urge others of you touched by Dean Byrd
to do likewise, or to initiate your own
student scholarship funds that reflect your
deep gratitude for what Carolina Law
provided you.
Let me mention one other major resource
need dear to the heart of any dean — the
need for general, unrestricted funds.
SmithGroup has worked or is working on projects
for New York Law School, Penn State Dickinson
School of Law, the Indiana School of Law, South
Carolina School of Law, and Baylor Law School,
among many others. As a result, the firm has developed expertise in creating new and renovated
spaces to fit contemporary law school needs.
The SmithGroup maintains an office in Raleigh,
where the project manager for the School of Law’s
project, Chris Braiser, is located. Braiser describes
the SmithGroup as a “full service architectural and
engineering firm with a strong belief in sustainability.” This belief, Braiser says, is in sync with UNC’s
commitment to renovating and building new buildings “that minimize our ecological footprint.”
The SmithGroup learned it had been chosen for
the School of Law project in early Feb. 2007. By
early March representatives from the firm had
begun extensive meetings with many at the School
of Law including faculty, staff and students. The
panel meetings provided a forum for all groups in
the School of Law to share their building-related
hopes and ideas.
The SmithGroup challenged faculty, staff and
students to consider how the new building and
renovation project might best address the School’s
total needs until the year 2020: What facilities does
a flagship public law school need in the coming
decade? How can the new classrooms, study areas,
courtrooms, and library facilities better support and
improve the School of Law’s public mission? What
other facilities—a major auditorium, additional
meeting spaces, reception areas, room for law journals or moot courts—would best serve the School of
Law’s internal and external audiences?
Every year, Carolina Law alumni give
generously to our Annual Fund. After
only six months in my new position, I
can vouch that unexpected needs and
pressures arise constantly. Whatever the
use of unrestricted funds — to persuade
a brilliant faculty member to forego
lucrative offers from rival institutions,
to assist students undertaking some new
and worthy project, or to hire staffers for
new gaps that emerge in our provision
of services to students or alumni — in
every instance your generous support
of the Annual Fund ensures that the
characteristics that best exemplify
Carolina Law endure.
Therefore, let me thank those of you
who have supported Carolina Law in
the past, and encourage all who read
these words to consider increasing your
participation as we move toward greater
levels of excellence. Let me also urge you
to stay in touch with everyone here in
Chapel Hill, who will always welcome
you back, as our dreams for this great
public law school continue to unfold. S
John Charles Boger
Dean and Wade Edwards Distinguished
Professor of Law
“The architects first challenged us and then
listened as we talked about the School of Law
and the particular areas in which we work,”
said interim dean of student affairs Kelly
Podger ’02, who participated in meetings with
both students and staff. “You could tell from
their probing questions that they had prepared
thoroughly for each meeting and that they
understood how well-conceived physical space
can help a law school function.”
Back to the Future
The School of Law expects to rely heavily on
state funding for these projects. In recent years,
a combination of state appropriations, bond
monies, and private donations has resulted in
the completion of a number of building projects on campus. The University retains a long
list of projects to present to the North Carolina
General Assembly for funding in the coming
years. The School of Law hopes and expects
that it will receive a priority that will speed the
beginning of construction of its new building
and renovation within a few years.
“We fully expect that our Carolina Law alumni
and friends will also have an important role to
play in this process,” said Dean Boger. “This
will be an opportunity for Carolina Law to address facility needs that will lift it to greatness.
This effort will help determine how North Carolina’s flagship law school carries out its public
mission long into the future.” The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Features
Campaign
New Student Support Generated By
The Campaign (as of March 1, 2007)
24 Endowed Scholarships (Endowed scholarship
funds ranging from $25,000-$300,000)
6 Endowed Internships
2 Student Awards
5 Student Activities Endowed Funds
To understand how the campaign is tackling
the challenges of the changing legal landscape,
one need only consider the endowed scholarship funds established to date and why so many
alumni and friends have chosen to invest in
this particular goal of the campaign.
Tuition at UNC has soared 40 times since the
mid-1970s and nine-fold since 1991 (up from
$1360 per year in 1991 for in-state students to
$12,947 per year in 2006). One of the greatest achievements of the Campaign for Carolina
Law has been the establishment of 24 endowed
scholarships. Each scholarship will help the
School of Law stay true to its public mission by
ensuring that financial resources will not bar
worthy students from enrolling.
When Brian Clarkson ’87 came to the School
of Law he was married with children. His
scholarship was, according to Clarkson, now
the chief operating officer for Moody’s Investors Services, “extremely helpful and really
made it possible for me to earn my law degree.”
Since graduating, Clarkson says his Carolina
Law degree “has changed my life exponentially.”
Wanting to give others the same opportunity
and “to give back in the same way I received,”
Clarkson established the Clarkson Family
Scholarship Fund. Each year, preference is
given to a non-traditional student, who,
like Clarkson, has to support a family while
attending law school.
Chris Mumma ’98 wanted to support the
campaign, but she knew she wanted to do it in
a personally meaningful way. She achieved this
by establishing an endowed student scholarship
with a preference for single parent recipients.
“It’s so important that alumni
play their part to make our
Law School the very best
it can be, and preserve and
enhance its public mission.
Financial resources and how
alumni support our Law
School are an incredibly
important part of how the
school is perceived.”
Marion Cowell, Jr. ’64,
Chair of the Campaign
for Carolina Law
“Attending the UNC School of Law was one
of the best decisions I’ve ever made. After
graduating I wanted to give back to the school,
but I wanted to do it in a way that would give
me a personal connection to my giving,” said
Mumma, who was recently selected as a recipi-
Carolina Law Alumni News / Spring 2007
ent of the American Judicature Society Special
Merit Citation for her significant contributions to
the justice system. “Establishing a scholarship for
single parents gave me that connection. I am able
to mentor the scholarship recipient, as well as get
personal reward from knowing that I am helping to
make the difficulties of juggling family and obtaining
a law degree a little easier.” As a result of Mumma’s
generosity, generations of Carolina Law students will
be able to attend the School of Law and have the
opportunity to follow in the her footsteps.
David Kirby ’77 established a scholarship to honor
the memory of his father, J. Russell Kirby, who
spent most of his adult life in public service. Like
many others in the School of Law’s legendary
Class of 1948, Kirby’s life exemplifies what could
be called “The Carolina Law Dream.” Raised on a
farm in a small town, Russell Kirby came to Chapel
Hill, received an undergraduate degree from UNC,
served his country as a Marine during World War II
(he was seriously wounded twice during the invasion of Iwo Jima) and earned a law degree in 1948.
Kirby went on to an outstanding career in private
practice and served six terms in the North Carolina
State Senate.
“Like so many other alumni
of this great law school, I got
a law degree for less than
$1,500. If I didn’t acknowledge
and repay the wonderful
opportunity that I was given,
it would be like committing
larceny against the people
of North Carolina.”
David Kirby ’77
“My father held UNC in an exalted position. He
thought of education as the key to opportunity for
all,” said Kirby when asked why he established the
J. Russell Kirby Public Service Scholarship. “He
would have liked nothing more than to have a
scholarship established in memory of him and his
life’s work…at a place that he felt is the home for
providing the leadership of North Carolina.”
While Kirby found his inspiration from his father, Marion Cowell, Jr. ’64 was motivated by his
involvement with the American Bar Association
President’s Council on Diversity and a desire to put
his family’s name on a contribution that would support School of Law students in perpetuity. Cowell
achieved this by establishing the Cowell Family
Diversity Scholarship.
“As a result of my work with the American Bar
Association, I realized that for the legal profession
to have the respect it needs to serve our country, it
should reflect the people in the country,” said Cowell. “The School of Law’s commitment to diversity
is something I’m extremely proud of and something
I’m delighted to support. In addition, establishing
this scholarship in my family’s name provided me
with a wonderful opportunity to bring together so
much of what I hold so dear.”
Faculty Support
9 Distinguished Professorships
2 Term Professorships
(All are endowed in the amount of $250,000 to
$1,000,000)
teachers with brilliant scholarly credentials
to nurture them. Since the School of Law’s
peer institutions consistently attempt to recruit
Carolina’s greatest teachers and scholars, the
ability of the dean to bestow one of the 11 new
endowed professorships (all created during the
Campaign) will be crucial in Carolina’s
efforts to retain its finest faculty members.
For example, Wachovia established the
Wachovia Professorship in Banking Law. The
recipient, the director of the Center for Banking and Finance’s Professor Lissa Broome, is
a mainstay of banking and financial law and
practice in North Carolina and a nationally
prominent scholar and author. The Wachovia
Professorship mutually benefits the School
of Law and one of the nation’s largest banks.
Students receive a top-rated education from
a highly regarded professor and the School
of Law uses the professorship to reward the
accomplishments and retain an excellent intellectual who also serves as the director of its
center on banking and financial institutions.
Further, Wachovia assures itself of a pipeline of
talented future lawyers and, in the meanwhile,
supports academic research that will guide the
banking industry for years to come.
The Campaign for Carolina Law presented
Tom ’72 and Liz Taft with a great opportunity
to further their own personal interest in the
environment. Today’s students are part of a
generation who were educated about conservation and the environment from their formative
years. Many hope to use their legal education
to benefit the environment. By establishing the
Tom and Elizabeth Taft Professorship with a $1
million gift, the couple will ensure that both
their deepest concerns and the School of Law’s
needs will be met in perpetuity. Generations
of future students will learn how to protect
and defend the environment as a result of the
newly endowed professorship their generous
gift will support.
Program Support
25 Program-Focused Gifts
(Gifts range from $500 to $2,000,000)
From the Clinical Program, to the four centers
housed within the School of Law, to the
numerous public service programs with which
the students are involved, the School of Law
houses more activity than ever, and it comes
at a price.
This increased activity illustrates the importance of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation’s
support for the Center for Civil Rights and the
Community Development Clinic. With this
support, the School of Law provides students
with practical, hands-on experience in civil
rights practice and community development
techniques, while honoring the institution’s
commitment to serving the local, national and
international communities.
According to the Tom Ross ’75, executive
director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation,
“Supporting the Center for Civil Rights and
the Community Development Clinic, both
of which assist disadvantaged North Carolinians, perfectly aligns with what we’re eager
to see take place in North Carolina. We were
also confident that great things would be done
(with our financial support) and they would be
done well because of the great institution to
which these programs belong.”
continued on page 4
Because students have always been the focus of the
School of Law, Carolina must attract outstanding
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Features
Other Areas of Support:
Campaign
Information Resources
2 Endowed Library Funds
Facilities
2 Facility Funds Established
“I feel it’s my obligation and
my responsibility to give back.
Were it not for (the School
of Law), I would not have
enjoyed the fulfilling career
and opportunities I’ve had. My
legal education has been of
great value, and I want others
to have the same opportunity
I was blessed to have.”
Tom Ross ’75
Just as a good lawyer strives to win every case, so
too the School of Law strives to enroll every admitted student; to retain every faculty member enticed
by higher salaries at other law schools, to support
every program and center to its highest functioning level, and to enhance the School of Law’s
public mission.
“If we are to cherish and protect our public mission
– we need to secure a sturdy financial foundation.
We must use the momentum of the Campaign for
Carolina Law to meet our goals; for we aspire to
high things,” said Dean Boger.
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$553,568
$200,000
$520,066
$300,000
$493,396
Every dollar raised as a result of the Campaign for
Carolina Law has strengthened the School of Law.
Students have received indispensable financial
support. The School of Law has hired and retained
outstanding new teachers and legal scholars. The
endowment has grown. The Annual Fund has
provided discretionary dollars for the School’s ever
growing programs to flourish. However, there is
much more to be done.
Annual Fund Gifts
1999-2006
$504,443
Every gift to the Annual Fund, whether $10,
$100 or $10,000, has the potential to shape
the future of the School of Law. Annual Fund
dollars helped the Pro Bono program send
students to assist New Orleans’ criminal system after Hurricane Katrina. Annual Fund
dollars provided extra financial assistance
to enable financially struggling students to
graduate. Those dollars let faculty members
travel to important academic conferences
and helped talented students win national
moot court honors and find their own future
role as advocates.
The resources of generous alumni and friends join
forces to lift up the School of Law’s most meaningful goals in the Campaign for Carolina Law.
The campaign has safeguarded and expanded the
institution’s public mission. To continue this momentum, the ongoing strong support from alumni
and friends – in all the areas highlighted by the
Campaign for Carolina Law – will be critical.
$454,157
Since 1999, the School of Law’s Annual Fund
has grown from around $350,000 to over
$570,000, and each dollar given to the fund
has vital importance. Strong unrestricted
giving by alumni and friends plays a critical
role in supporting the public mission.
What Follows this “Moment”?
$396,130
Record Annual Fund Dollars
4 Major Unrestricted Gifts
7 Endowed Dean’s Discretionary Funds
$395,431
Annual Fund/Unrestricted
$353,153
$100,000
$0
‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06
The increase in unrestricted and Annual Fund gifts
given by alumni during the Campaign for Carolina
Law has provided vital funding for a wide variety of
essential UNC School of Law programs. For 2007,
alumni support is needed to fulfill the Annual Fund’s
loftiest goal to date, $570,000. Making a gift is easy;
simply fill out and return the gift envelope included
in this newsletter, or you can make a secure on-line
gift at www.law.unc.edu/alumni/gift.
When the School of Law reaches its campaign goal
later this year, it will be a “defining moment” in the
history of the School of Law. It may even assure
Carolina Law’s future as the greatest truly public
law school in the United States.
To learn more about the Campaign for Carolina Law
and how you can help make an impact on the lives of
future Carolina lawyers, please contact Mary Murray
at (919) 962-7701 or [email protected]. Law School News
Center Updates
UNC Center on Law and Government’s
Inaugural Event Features Former
Virginia Governor Warner
Former Governor of Virginia,
Mark Warner
Former
Governor
of Virginia
Mark Warner
delivered a
speech at the
UNC Center
on Law and
Government’s
inaugural
event.
His speech addressed a variety of subjects –
Iraq, health care, education, the environment,
and his future political aspirations, among
others – and was followed by a dynamic question and answer session with the large audience
gathered in the UNC
School of Law’s Rotunda.
The purpose of the Center
on Law and Government,
a School of Law center
directed by Samuel Ashe
Distinguished Professor
in Constitutional Law
Michael Gerhardt, is to
enrich law students’ and
the greater UNC commuProfessor of Constitutional nity’s understanding of the
Law, Michael Gerhardt
important contributions
lawyers can and do make in government and the
public sector.
Gerhardt says his vision for the Center is that it
will host public lectures by the leaders of state and
federal governments; develop internships in state
and federal legislatures and executive offices for
interested students; produce white papers or reports
on issues of public concern; develop a database
on activities around the campus relating to law
and government; and provide assistance in
the form of expert witnesses or research for
interested executive officials, agencies, and
legislative committees.
“Professor Gerhardt is respected by legal
scholars, practicing lawyers and political figures
at all levels. He is regularly called to testify as
an expert witness on Capitol Hill. Carolina
Law couldn’t ask for a better person to lead this
new center,” said Dean Jack Boger, who oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Center
for Civil Rights at the School of Law prior to
becoming dean.
Update from the Center for
Banking and Finance
Dan K. Moore Program in Ethics, “The LawyerAccountant Relationship After Sarbanes-Oxley”
explored the ethical issues arising from the
relationship between lawyers and accountants
continued on page 7
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alumni Features
Judge Harper ’80 Celebrated for Leadership on Mecklenburg Bench
in Mecklenburg. Harper and then Mecklenburg
Chief District Judge Bill Jones served on a statewide panel on the matter.
“The procedures and policies developed in
Mecklenburg ... were considered ‘best practices,’”
Reynolds says. “Jane Harper had a major role in
establishing them.”
Reynolds also points out that Harper was a
statewide leader in other ways. “She raised the
bar for the treatment of domestic violence cases,”
Reynolds says. “Her court in Mecklenburg became a model. ... Jane understood [the sociology
of domestic violence] and taught that to the
rest of us in the court.”
“She became a judge when
there were so few women on
the bench. She was so well
respected that she opened
doors for other women. ”
More than 400 people gathered in Charlotte’s
historic arts district on Jan. 27 to honor recently
retired Mecklenburg County District Judge Jane
V. Harper ’80. Many came to thank Harper, 66,
for her leadership on the bench.
“She is one of two or three people who are
giants in their influence on the court system,”
says Charlotte attorney Bill Diehl.
“I’d rank Jane as one of the top judges that has
ever been on this court,” says Jim Lanning, retired chief judge of Mecklenburg District Court.
Wake Forest University Law Professor Suzanne
Reynolds notes, “She became a judge when
there were so few women on the bench. She
was so well respected that she opened doors for
other women. ”
Over a 16-year career that ended in December,
Harper led efforts to improve how state district
courts dealt with family law cases, particularly
those involving domestic violence. She also
played a pivotal role in establishing the state’s
first pro se SelfServe Center and in improving
the handling of equitable distribution cases
in Mecklenburg.
She also is hailed for her fairness and for raising
standards for family court practitioners. Charlotte attorney Tom Bush called her courtroom
“the most professional in Mecklenburg County.
Lawyers are prepared, they study and they approach our judges with a dignity and respect....
She really made us better lawyers.”
Says Diehl, “When Jane Harper made a ruling, her head was involved, and her heart was
involved. So you have decision-making that is
well thought out and influenced by a sensitivity that’s unaffected by outside influence.... She
rules the way she thinks she should rule.... We
can’t ask for more than that.”
Reynolds remembers in the late 1990s when
state leaders were considering forming specialized family courts, which were already in place
Harper’s performance on the bench – which
included rarely being overturned at the appellate
level – opened the eyes of the male-dominated
court establishment, Reynolds says. “Having a
pioneer as capable and well respected as Jane
Harper made it easier for those women who
followed her.... She took the scare out of being
a feminist on the bench. ”
Says Mecklenburg Trial Court Administrator
Todd Nuccio, “We worked in a system for many
years that was very traditional, very staid, very
much a good ol’ boy network – and Jane Harper
turned that system on its head.”
A native of Anderson, S.C., Harper moved to
Charlotte in 1970 with her husband and two
young children. In her late 30s, she contemplated returning to teaching, her first career, but
elected to go to law school. “I had always had
an interest in law, and I wanted to do something
that would help women,” she says.
“She was perceived to be an
advocate for the woman,” says
family law attorney Diehl. “As
it turns out, she’s just an
advocate for what’s right.”
She commuted to UNC School of Law, where
she was a member of the law review and graduated with honors in 1980. She spent four years
as a staff attorney with Legal Services (now
Legal Aid) and six years in private practice as
a family law specialist. In 1990, she won a seat
on the Mecklenburg County bench in a highlycontested race.
She won on the strength of her community leadership, particularly on women’s and children’s
issues. She chaired the Title IX Task Force of
the Mecklenburg County Women’s Commission
(1976-77), was a founding board member of the
Mecklenburg Council on Adolescent Pregnancy
(1980-82) and served as president of the Charlotte Women’s Political Caucus (1983).
In 1985-86, Harper chaired a citizens’ task force
appointed by the Charlotte City Council and
Mecklenburg County Commission to study why
law enforcement largely turned a blind eye to
domestic violence, and how to remedy it.
“Jane had a major role in authoring [the report],”
recalls Jim Lanning, then chief of Mecklenburg
District Court. “The conclusions were right
on point.”
One of Harper’s first priorities on the bench was
establishing a separate court for domestic violence cases. The cases were getting short shrift
when heard amid the myriad of other District
Court cases. She won over her new colleagues.
“Jane was always clear in her thinking, in her
reasoning, and if you disagreed with it, that was
okay – at least for the moment,” Lanning says.
“She wasn’t going to give up, and that contributed a lot to changing perspectives of the judges.”
But Harper’s desire to go after domestic violence
batterers, most of whom are men, didn’t bias her
in the courtroom. “She was perceived to be an
advocate for the woman,” says family law attorney Diehl. “As it turns out, she’s just an advocate
for what’s right. She sees through manipulative
use of the statute.”
In the 1990s, Harper had another major impact
on the court. When The Charlotte Observer’s
“Starving the Wife” series detailed the bottleneck of equitable distribution cases in Mecklenburg, Lanning turned to Harper to lead the
court’s response and improve procedures. “I
asked Jane to serve because I wanted to be clear
to the community, the lawyers and the other
people we worked with that this was a serious
problem that needed a serious solution,” he says.
Harper also was known for her sensitivity to
children’s needs in domestic cases as well as
for her concern about the dramatic rise in the
number of pro se litigants. Given the latter,
she pushed for the establishment of a SelfServe
Center, which provides forms, instructional
packets, videos and other resources to help pro
se litigants. Founded in 1999, the center was the
first in the state.
Throughout her career, Harper mentored young
female attorneys and encouraged women to
seek judgeships. “She started reaching out to me
when I was representing children in contested
custody cases in her courtroom,” recalls Mecklenburg County District Judge Becky Tin. “She
pointed out ways I would be a very good family
court judge and helped me elevate my aspirations. If I had to name one person, she would be
the single most important person in my deciding
to run. I would not be where I am today without
the encouragement of Judge Harper.” ~Susan Shackeford
“Having a pioneer as capable
and well respected as Jane
Harper made it easier for those
women who followed her....
She took the scare out of being
a feminist on the bench. ”
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Alumni Features
Adelaide Craver ’67
“After nearly four decades of a successful banking career and staunch commitment to
community service, Craver’s attitude and intellect has garnered much
respect and admiration.”
Adelaide Craver’s success in banking has
always been more of a story to everyone else
than to her.
The idea that she wasn’t supposed to break into
upper management or that she wasn’t supposed
to be a leader in her field never crossed Craver’s
mind. She didn’t waste her time thinking about
these things because the notion of a glass ceiling
for women in banking never made much sense
to the talented, yet modest, Craver.
Craver says she never believed the fact that
she wore a skirt in a sea of men’s suits would
factor into her ability to be a great banker. Sure
enough, in 25 years it never has. After nearly
four decades of a successful banking career and
staunch commitment to community service,
Craver’s attitude and intellect has garnered
much respect and admiration.
and prosperity during her time as CEO and further
enhanced its long-held reputation for serving the
local community. Currently the bank has assets of
approximately $1billion, and operates 16 full-service
offices in three western North Carolina counties.
Although many of her female contemporaries ran
into road blocks or glass ceilings, Craver credits her
early co-workers with giving her the opportunity to
grow and succeed. “I really didn’t [run into discrimination],” Craver said. “I have to thank the people
that I worked for and worked with. They never held
it against me that I was a woman and that was true
even in the days of First Union. And when I came
home to Shelby, we were very close knit and they
helped develop me, not hold me back.”
The North Carolina Bankers Association
(NCBA) celebrated the former President and
CEO of The First National Bank of Shelby’s
career late last year when she was awarded a
“Legends in Banking Award.”
“I think you could scour the United States to
try to find a bank that goes to that kind of effort and not find one,” Alexander said. “If you
look at virtually any good project that’s going
on in Cleveland County, First National Bank is
usually the first to be involved and that’s financially and with personnel and volunteers.”
In 2001, when textile plant closings left
nearly 16% of Cleveland County unemployed,
Craver, and others like her, stepped up to the
plate to form the 20/20 Economic Development Advisory Committee. Craver was, and
still is, the leader of the group and the committee’s chairman. Through the work of this
committee, Cleveland County has attracted a
Wal-Mart distribution center, the Chris Craft
Boat Company, Indian Motorcycles as well as
many other employment opportunities to help
revitalize Cleveland County.
“This past year we’ve had some of the biggest
successes in economic development we have
seen in I dare say decades; at least by twenty
years,” Alexander said when talking about the
success of the 20/20 group. “During the past
year we’ve had announcements for roughly
1,500 jobs, which is huge.”
The NCBA’s Women in Banking Program,
which recognizes pioneers like Craver while
cultivating the careers of future female bankers,
created the award.
Says NCBA President Thad Woodard when
talking about the award: “We thought that as
part of the program we should create (a Legends in Banking Award) to spotlight some of
the women in the business that have, without
a lot of fanfare, proved themselves to be great
leaders of their financial institutions.”
For all of her successes, Craver’s modesty and
reserved nature remain constant. The thought
of taking praise for her successes – particularly
when it comes to the barriers she broke as a
woman in banking – makes her uncomfortable.
Craver’s career in banking started shortly after
graduating from the UNC School of Law in
1967. She moved to Charlotte to start a career
in the trust department of First Union Bank in
Charlotte. Although she possessed a strong interest in law, she had always intended to pursue
banking rather than practice law.
While Craver’s success in banking has earned her
professional admiration from her colleagues, her involvement in her community has set her apart. As a
native of Shelby, Craver has dedicated much of her
time, money and effort to bettering Shelby and the
surrounding communities.
After spending several successful years in trusts,
Craver’s husband, Dick Craver ’67, persuaded
her to return home to Shelby, NC, and work
for the family bank, The First National Bank of
Shelby. The bank had been in Craver’s family
for several generations and is one of the oldest
banks in North Carolina.
Craver believes that a community bank should
serve the community and its customers. This belief
has resulted in her bank being involved in everything from funding and running a Toy Town and
Santa House in uptown Shelby during Christmas
time, to restoring local historical buildings and
finding ways to be active in revitalizing the county’s
slumping economy.
True to her past, Craver committed herself completely to The First National Bank and to the
community of Shelby. After 17 years, she was
named President and CEO of The First National
Bank in 1998. In 2004, she became Chairman
of the Board of Directors, dropping the title of
president. The bank enjoyed tremendous growth
community. As result, when a community
need arises, the community comes to Craver.
“She is certainly one of our community’s strongest
leaders and supporters,” said Shelby’s Mayor Ted
Alexander. “Everything she undertakes she brings
with it a real enthusiasm and heart for the community.
First National has become known as a source of
leadership and financial backing for the Shelby
“I’ve never been one to jump on the bandwagon of a women’s group in any profession,”
Craver said. “[I] just feel like we’re all in this
thing together and it shouldn’t be women and
it shouldn’t be men. It just is what you accomplish in your job.”
She does admit to changing her opinion a bit
recently, however, when she had a brief conversation with a fellow female pioneer.
“I didn’t ever want to talk about [women’s
issues] until I went to the [American Bankers
Association] convention last year and the outgoing president was the first female of president
of the ABA,” Craver said. “She said, ‘ I spent
a year not wanting to say a word about this
and I decided that I made a terrible mistake
because it is something we should be proud of
and something that we should mention so that
others realize they have an opportunity.”
Despite this, chances are you probably won’t
find Craver altering her modest, no nonsense
ways, but she does admit to taking more pride
in her accomplishments. “ ‘She is certainly one of our community’s strongest leaders and supporters,’ ”
said Shelby’s Mayor Ted Alexander. ‘Everything she undertakes she brings
with it a real enthusiasm and heart for the community.’ ”
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Center Updates
Center for Civil Rights Conference Brings
Together High-Poverty Schooling Experts
in their representation of a corporate client.
Speakers included Garza Baldwin, Womble
Carlyle; Alan Berkeley, Kirkpatrick Lockhart;
Ray Fortin, General Counsel, SunTrust; Jerry
Hurst, General Counsel, RBC Centura; Stan
Keller, Edwards, Angell Palmer & Dodge; and
Tom Riesenberg, Deputy General Counsel,
Ernst & Young. Sixty participants engaged in a
lively discussion with the panelists, including
break-out sessions over lunch.
The UNC Center for Civil Rights, with The North
Carolina Law Review, the UNC School of Education and the UNC Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity played host to two dozen of the nation’s
preeminent scholars and advocates in the field of
education, particularly for students in high-poverty
schools. The conference brought together over 450
attendees from throughout the country for a fastpaced and interactive session.
6th Annual Consumer Law & Consumer
Credit Symposium, held as part of the Festival
for Legal Learning on Feb. 2-3, included eleven
one-hour presentations given on a variety of
topics, including identify theft, online contracts in foreign jurisdictions, nontraditional
credit products, and affordable housing. The
number of participants in the event keeps
growing as attorneys are attracted to the broad
array of courses and the opportunity to learn
more about consumer financial issues.
The 2007 Banking Institute featured SEC
Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, Bank of America
general counsel Timothy J. Mayopoulos, and
Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast rebuilding
and former Chairman of the FDIC Donald
E. Powell.
The Director Diversity Initiative’s goal to
increase the gender, racial and ethnic diversity
of corporate boards, is supported by grants from
the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and Fulfilling the Dream Fund North Carolina Consortium. The Initiative is developing a system
of regular benchmarking of director diversity
among the 50 largest public companies in
North Carolina.
The Initiative’s second program for women and
minorities interested in board service will be
held on May 18, at the Rizzo Center in Chapel
Hill. Participants will interact with current
directors and discuss the skills needed to be a
director, how to develop those skills, realistic
approaches to advancing their board candidacy,
diverse directors in non-diverse settings, and
evaluating companies and opportunities. Information and applications for the program will
be available at www.law.unc.edu/diversity.
The Initiative has also established a database
for which diverse potential director candidates
may register. Women and minority alumni are
encouraged to apply for registration on the
database at www.law.unc.edu/diversity/.
Companies and nonprofits recruiting board
members are invited to contact Lissa Broome
([email protected]) for information
about prospective director candidates.
The 2007 North Carolina Bank Directors’
College, co-sponsored with the North Carolina
Office of the Commissioner of Banks and the
FDIC, with two-day sessions in July, August,
and September will be held at the Rizzo Center
in Chapel Hill. The program is for sitting bank
directors of state chartered banks and also
offers scholarships for 3-4 potential diverse
directors to attend the college.
Strategic Planning Initiative – The Center
has begun a strategic planning process to define
its mission and goals for the next three to five
years. An initial planning session, hosted by
Bank of America, kicked off the effort, which
is expected to be completed in August 2007.
Anyone wishing to share thoughts and ideas
for the Center are encouraged to contact
Professor Broome.
Gloria Ladson-Billings, former president of the
American Educational Research Association
and currently the Kellner Family Chair in Urban
Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
delivered the conference keynote address. Ladson-Billings kicked off the conference with candid
remarks which set the tone for the honest conversations that occurred throughout the day about how
educators, scholars, lawyers, parents and communities might confront the nation’s growing tolerance
for separate and unequal schools. Former Senator
John Edwards ’77 and then-Director of the UNC
Center on Poverty, Work & Opportunity delivered
the luncheon keynote address.
The conference grew out of a concern that despite
the promise of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education
decision, many of the nation’s public schools and
districts are becoming part of a two-tiered system of
middle and upper class schools populated largely by
white students, and high-poverty schools populated
largely by African-American and Latino students.
The conference was designed to explore a number
of related issues including the effects of high-poverty schools on students; the limits and possibilities
of legal remedies; and the most promising strategies
to improving achievement in high-poverty schools.
The majority of the panelists contributed an essay
to the conference and selected papers will be
published in a special 2007 symposium edition of
The North Carolina Law Review.
The Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity’s website
– www.law.unc.edu/povertycenter – provides a wealth of
information about the Center, as well as the opportunity
to watch and listen to the events mentioned in this piece.
There is also the opportunity to download more information about the Center’s New Orleans Recovery Initiative.
Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
Director Edwards ’77 Joins Presidential
Race: Center Continues Mission, Launches
New Orleans Recovery Initiative and
Publishes Book
It’s not every day that Dean Jack Boger receives a
resignation letter because the person in question
has decided to run for President of the United
States. Of course, that is exactly what happened
when former Senator John Edwards ’77 resigned
Dec. 28, 2006, as Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity to start his second run
for the White House.
In his resignation letter, Edwards clearly laid out
the accomplishments of the center under his
directorship: “As my tenure as the Director of the
Center comes to a close, I am very proud to report
that our efforts have helped to spark a nationwide
renewal of interest of this important problem. Not
only have we advanced the debate – we have also
made significant contributions to the search for
innovative, practical solutions.”
With Edwards’ departure, Dean Boger moved
quickly to appoint Paul Eaton Professor of
Law Marion Crain, who had been Deputy
Director of the Center since its inception, as
the new Director.
“With Marion Crain at the helm, the Center’s
future is strong,” Dean Boger said. “It will
draw upon the remarkable momentum created
during the last two years, an interdisciplinary
Advisory Board of renowned UNC faculty
members, a very generous base of financial
contributions and endowments, and many
ongoing scholarly relationships.”
The New Orleans Recovery Initiative
The New Orleans Recovery Initiative (NORI)
– an initiative sponsored by the Center and
administered by the Center on Urban and
Regional Studies with the participation of the
UNC School of Social Work, the UNC Department of City and Regional Planning and the
UNC School of Law – represents the Center’s
continuing dedication to Edwards’ vision.
The origins of NORI lie in a challenge issued
by Walter Isaacson, Vice-Chair of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, during a Centerhosted event (“Katrina Revisited” – Sept. 8,
2006). Isaacson called for the UNC-Chapel
Hill community to commit its resources and
energy to aid in the rebuilding of post-Katrina
New Orleans. In response, Oscar Barbarin, a
professor in the UNC School of Social Work
and member of the Poverty Center’s Advisory
Board, traveled to New Orleans to explore
ways that UNC-Chapel Hill could respond
to Isaacson’s challenge. Upon his return, and
after consultation with the Poverty Center’s
Advisory Board, New Orleans’ District 6 was
selected as the area of focus.
In discussions with community spokespersons
and planners in New Orleans, NORI identified
two projects in which the participants’ expertise and the residents’ needs overlapped. The
first, the creation of a neighborhood information center, would provide returning residents
access to the full range of information necessary to undertake the rebuilding of their houses
and lives. The second project is a study of various redevelopment scenarios that will compare
the cost and consequences of unplanned and
random rebuilding versus redevelopment based
on “clustering” principles (where residences
and businesses concentrate together).
Representatives from NORI, UNC faculty and
students, including one School of Law student,
will continue to visit New Orleans on a regular
and frequent basis in the coming months to
meet with neighborhood associations, planning consultants, faculty at local universities,
and community leaders. The Center is also
considering sponsorship of a program or panel
in the fall organized around NORI’s interdisciplinary undertaking in New Orleans.
Other Poverty Center Happenings
In recent months the Center hosted “Can
Schools Make a Difference in the 21st Century? Education and Workforce Preparation for
Youth in America’s Margins.” High-level educators, policymakers, and academics engaged
in a dialogue with attendees about what skills
are necessary in today’s market and how best to
reform schools so that they meet these needs.
The Center also sponsored a panel, “The High
Cost of Being Poor,” inspired by an award-winning, four part series of the same name, written
by two of the panelists, Rod Watson and
Jonathan Epstein, and published in the Buffalo
News. The panelists explored the ways that
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Center Updates
the poor in America are penalized by predatory
lending practices, lack of access to banking
services, the exorbitant terms imposed by rentto-own stores, higher credit costs and lack of
access to affordable goods.
Going forward, the Center is releasing a book
edited by Edwards, Crain and Arne Kalleberg,
Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology at
UNC-Chapel Hill and a member of the Center’s Advisory Board. The book, Ending Poverty
in America: How to Restore the American Dream,
published by The New Press and available April
30, 2007, brings together several of America’s
most distinguished academics alongside celebrated journalists, neighborhood organizers and
business leaders. Notably, the book features a
wide range of political voices, both liberal and
conservative.
UNC Center for Media Law and Policy
Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Chairman
Kevin J. Martin spoke at the
first event of the UNC Center
for Media Law and Policy.
A collaborative initiative of
the UNC School of JournalFCC Chairman
ism and Mass CommunicaKevin J. Martin
tion and the UNC School
of Law, the new Center aims to support both
schools’ efforts to train students in the complex
relationship between mass communication, the law
and public policy. The center will also provide a
national forum for debate on media law and policy.
The Center, envisioned as a resource for media and
legal professionals and scholars, will provide innovative solutions to the problems raised as traditional legal standards are challenged by technological
changes in the dissemination of news, information
and entertainment.
“The explosion of communications technologies,
cable and clear channel networks, the internet, personal blogs, MP-3 and I-Pod devices, raises scores
of complex legal questions with few clear answers,”
said Dean of the UNC School of Law Jack Boger.
Newspapers, magazines, radio, television and the
music industry all find their traditional products
broadcast instantaneously into hundreds of countries with a bewildering tangle of media laws, none
of which were drafted with the current realities in
mind, said Boger, adding: “The capacity of computers and servers to track individual access to media
raises the specter of governmental and corporate
intrusion into individuals’ lives and privacy that
would have seemed futuristic even 25 years ago.”
Issues the center will address include intellectual
property, media consolidation, national security,
indecency, privacy, advertising and reporter’s privilege. Martin, who was designated FCC Chairman
by President George W. Bush in March 2005 and
re-nominated for a second term by Bush in April
2006, told professors and students about the FCC’s
role in facing the issues the Center will address.
He admitted that the law struggles to keep up with
the “unparalleled change” in the communications
landscape, such as the rise of social-networking
web sites and of cellular phones through which
people can play songs or send photos and videos.
The FCC has experienced success, Martin said,
in creating a regulatory environment that makes
it possible to increase broadband width, which
allows for faster Internet connections. The FCC
also is doing well in making sure that rural areas
do not get left behind as technology advances, he
said. Martin, who grew up outside of Charlotte
on what was then called “Rural Route Three,”
said the FCC should play a role in promoting
societal goals, such as ensuring that rural areas
stay connected and in helping disabled people
access technology.
In response to a question about whether the
FCC should give parents more power to regulate
the television shows that their children see,
Martin called the “V-chip,” which can block
television programs based on their rating, a
“good tool” but said it falls short when ratings
are inconsistent or confusing.
Martin promoted “a la carte cable” as a way to let
parents block programs that they deem indecent.
With such a system, which is available in other
countries, people buy access only to cable stations
they want to view. “A la carte cable” also could
help keep prices down, Martin said. Competition
has caused the cost of cell phone contracts or
long-distance calls to decrease, but cable costs are
increasing, a rise that executives are attributing
to more programming, he said. Canon Pence (3L) Wins Prestigious
International Law Writing Competition
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), during the 130th Annual NYSBA Meeting held in New York City, presented the
Albert S. Pergram International Law Writing Competition Award to Canon Pence, a 3L at UNC School of Law. All entries were
judged on a variety of factors, including significance and timeliness of the subject matter, thoroughness of research and analysis,
and clarity of writing style. The annual award, in addition to publication, carries a monetary stipend of $2000, and is open to all
law students. Pence’s winning paper is entitled “Japanese Only: Xenophobic Exclusion in Japan’s Private Sphere”.
The New York Journal of International Law, a publication of the NYSBA’s International Law and Practice Section, will publish the
article in its summer issue.
In an email message, Pence summoned up the subject matter of his paper as follows: “This project is about the lack of anti-discrimination law in
Japan. Basically, Japan has historically been closed to outsiders and foreign populations within Japan have traditionally been remarkably small. They
still are but it’s beginning to change. With that change, there have been clashes between some Japanese people showing prejudice against foreigners.
In some instances this manifested itself in the exclusion of foreigners from private businesses. The most interesting thing though is that this is not per
se against the law, as there are no laws in Japan outlawing private discrimination. The paper looked at three different cases brought by foreign plaintiffs
with somewhat differing outcomes. Plaintiffs tried to use combinations of domestic tort and international treaty law. Essentially the cases came down
to whether the judges felt that the defendants’ behavior had been reasonable under the circumstances. The paper concluded by looking at the prospects
and efficacy of anti-discrimination legislation as opposed to more traditional private means of redress.”
Pence became interested in Japanese law after honeymooning in Japan prior to enrolling at the School of Law. He wrote a comment for the North
Carolina International Law Journal (NCILJ) as a staff member (he is currently the NCILJ’s executive editor) in his second year on a proposed rewrite to
the Japanese constitution and what that would mean to the legality of Japan’s military force. The related article was published at the end of 2006 in the
NCILJ. After his second year, he spent the first half of the summer at Hunton & Williams in Raleigh, and the second half at Keiwa Sogo in Tokyo. While
in Tokyo, he started the research for his award-winning article.
Pence has accepted a position with Hunton & Williams and will work in the Raleigh office after graduation. His future employer proudly sponsored
Pence’s trip to New York to receive the award. 8
Law School News
2007 C-PILO
Auction & Benefit
On Jan. 25th, the Carolina-Public Interest
Law Organization (C-PILO) hosted its annual
Auction & Benefit at the George Watts Hill
Alumni Center (Carolina Club). C-PILO
supports increased awareness of, access to, and
participation in public interest law by fundraising and providing grants to Carolina Law
students who work in low or non-paying public
interest jobs during the summer.
This year’s Auction raised approximately
$20,000 that will be distributed to law students
pursuing public interest summer jobs. Some
of this year’s highlights included a week-long
stay at a cottage in France, tickets to Men’s
UNC Basketball games and professional sporting events, golf packages, fun with faculty and
staff, beach home rentals and much more. In
addition, the Auction featured Michael Parker
’89 as auctioneer, and Professor Richard Myers
’98 as emcee.
C-PILO would especially like to thank Parker
and Professor Myers for taking time out of their
busy schedules to spend the evening with us
and for helping to make the event a success.
Parker kindly donated his services to C-PILO
and we are extremely grateful.
For more information on how funds raised from
last year’s Auction were distributed, please see
a list of the 2006 C-PILO Grant Recipients at
www.unc.edu/cpilo/grants.html.
Supporting the UNC
Pro Bono Program
If you would like to support the School of
Law’s Pro Bono Program and/or the program’s
community partners with monetary donations,
there are two easy ways to donate:
1) You can send a check payable to UNC
School of Law, with “Pro Bono ProgramNew Orleans” in the memo line, to the
following address:
Law Students Honor Their
Commitment to New Orleans
When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in Aug. 2005, Matt Liles was starting his first year
at the UNC School of Law. Just four months later, he was in New Orleans doing pro bono work in the
aftermath of that disaster.
“It literally looked like a bomb had exploded,” said Liles, one of 22 students who gave part of their most
recent winter break to help the shattered city.
During the 2007 spring break, Liles and 10 classmates added to the more than 1,000 volunteer hours
provided by UNC School of Law students in three trips since the storm.
“This is the first opportunity I’ve had to go down to New Orleans and help,” said Jeff Jackson, a firstyear law student at Carolina. “I was thinking about spending my spring break on the couch – I changed
my mind when I saw a flier for the pro bono trip.”
The students researched land records, trying to establish legal land ownership so federal funds could be
obtained to help the residents rebuild, explained fellow first-year law student Amy Dessel.
The students worked in conjunction with The Pro Bono Project, a philanthropic law office in New Orleans.
“UNC law students are part of our ‘new normal’ and we welcome and enjoy their energy and commitment to our mission,” said Rachel Piercey, the project’s executive director.
“Their help really got us back on track again, getting the process moving ahead on a reasonable schedule
and reducing the frustration many of these clients have experienced as both the courts and the attorneys
have been over-taxed locally,” added Catherine Drake, an attorney with the project.
The students report significant changes over the course of their trips.
“The changes I saw were more like what you don’t notice missing,” said Jessica Luong, a second-year
student who has participated in two of the three trips to New Orleans. “In March, walking through
the central business district at 10 a.m., it was deserted. In December, it felt like the bustling city
center you’d expect.”
However in the Ninth Ward, the absence of what was once there is even more pronounced, she said.
“FEMA and aid groups have cleared the rubble from the streets and cleared destroyed homes, [so] the
streets are unobstructed, but you can see the emptiness of where homes stood for generations, where the
people have moved on,” she said.
The situation has also changed for UNC students. On that first trip, students slept nights on the
floor of a Louisiana classmate’s home. However for the most recent trip, they stayed at a hotel in the
business district.
But students said their commitment remains changed.
“We’re trained to effect change, [and] I don’t want to wait until graduation to do so,” said Boz Zellinger,
a law student in his third year who volunteered in New Orleans last spring.
Liles said it’s the people’s stories of perseverance and their appreciation that draws him back, and he’s
made a personal promise to return at least once a year until things dramatically improve.
When asked how long until the people of New Orleans are back on their feet, Liles predicted “too
long.” Although grants received from the Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Foundation and UNC’s
Carolina Center for Public Service have covered a small portion of the costs, the trips have been largely
funded by the volunteering students.
This story was adapted from an article that appeared in The Herald-Sun March 12 by John Derrick (3L), a
UNC School of Law student who participated in trips to New Orleans.
Sylvia Novinsky
Assistant Dean for Public Service Programs
UNC School of Law
CB #3380
2) You can donate easily and safely online
via the School of Law’s web site –
www.law.unc.edu. Please select “School of
Law” as the University Designation, “Other”
as the University Fund, and then indicate
“Pro Bono Program-New Orleans” in the
“Other Instructions” designation below.
continued on page 10
“FEMA and aid groups have cleared the rubble from
the streets and cleared destroyed homes, [so] the streets
are unobstructed, but you can see the emptiness of
where homes stood for generations, where the
people have moved on...”
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Law School News
New Orleans continued from page 9
Blog Provides Firsthand Accounts of Troubled New Orleans Criminal System
You can read a blog, which includes students’ entries for all of the Pro Bono Program trips to New Orleans, at http://forthegoodofthegulf.blogspot.com/. During
the winter break trip to New Orleans, one group of School of Law students spent their time helping alleviate the chronically overstretched and dysfunctional
criminal system. While the students signed papers prohibiting them from sharing some of the details of what they witnessed and/or did, they did share some
very moving and personal accounts of their experiences in a blog, as exemplified by the following two entries.
“The Real Story…” by Katie Carmon
(1L, Pro Bono Class Coordinator)
Let me begin by saying how much I love this
city ... New Orleans has always been and will
always be to me the home of excellent jazz,
incredible people, and one of my favorite NFL
teams. However, this particular trip has given
me new insight as to the happenings in this city
and the devastation still experienced by the
people of this city. A New Orleans native said to
me today something that I will always carry with
me, no matter the tragedy or location. She said
that the people of this city are utterly grateful
for the volunteers giving of their time and efforts
to aid in the recovery still yet to be had in NO.
However, she brought to my attention the injustice that occurs when the volunteers become the
spotlight and not the victims themselves. In the
same vein, I am not going to inundate you with
the day to day efforts of our group, their efforts
being amazing notwithstanding. I want to share
with you the story of the victims, and the recurring obstacles they face in their respective trials
for normalcy.
I interviewed a client in prison today, we’ll call
him Mr. Doe. Mr. Doe told me of his “storm story”, and relayed to me that he was not removed
from NO’s maximum security prison until nearly
five days after Hurricane Katrina hit. He was
without food and water from a day before the
storm until he was rescued. Although water was
plenty in this time, he made sure that I understood that he was standing in it, nearly chest
high on his 5’7” frame. This was not drinking
water. This, he said, could have been his death.
Mr. Doe also wanted me to understand that my
pity was unwarranted- he committed a crime for
which he had been convicted and he realized
his wrong. However, no matter how heinous his
crime, he is still a human being, and articulated
that he did not deserve what happened to him
during the hurricane. This was an incredibly
humanizing experience for me- no matter what
crime Mr. Doe had been convicted of, I realized
that his suffering was that of any other human
being trapped in circumstances beyond his/her
control and definitely beyond his/her wildest
imagination. I think that Mr. Doe’s story of the
storm is what I will take away from this trip ...
We must realize that we, as human beings on
this planet cohabitating in the same environment and using the same resources, deserve to be
treated as such. We deserve food and water. We
deserved to be rescued. And, when that doesn’t
happen, we deserve to be able to voice our
concern and our tragic memories to those who
will listen. I am but a 1L law student, not nearly
a lawyer, and yet I was completely humbled by
Mr. Doe’s story. All he wanted were the basic
needs of our existence, and someone to talk to.
I am honored to have been able to provide him
with an ear to listen. I think we all should, and
perhaps even have the responsibility to provide
the people most tragically affected by the storm
our unwavering support, patience, and empathy.
In my young life I have never experienced such
pain and uncertainty as Mr. Doe, and I do not
wish that for anyone. However, I am incredibly
grateful to have heard his story, and to pass it
along to you. Do not let the victims fade into the
background. They are the main characters, the
bit-part players, the directors, and the audience.
Listen to their stories, and advocate for them
to be heard. Please don’t forget that our efforts,
however incredibly valiant and praise-worthy,
pale in comparison to the victims’ stories. The
victims, like Mr. Doe, should take center stage,
and deserve all of the attention, publicity, advocacy, help, and support that they can garner.
Remember the victims – they are our number
one priority here.
“So this is how it feels...” by Mandy
Hitchcock (3L, Director, Pro Bono Program)
Too exhausted to think, to move, even to sleep.
We spent the day in and out of Orleans Parish
Prison interviewing inmates who have been
declared incompetent and been remanded to
Feliciana, the state mental health facility, in an
attempt to restore them to competency so that
they can stand trial. However, since Katrina, all
the mental health facilities in the city of New
Orleans (including group homes and halfway
houses) have been closed, meaning that Feliciana is always full. No patients are being transferred out to transitional housing, so no inmates
can be transferred in for treatment and potential
restoration of competency. The end result is
that a large number of mentally ill or mentally
retarded defendants are being held indefinitely
without trial in violation of their constitutional
rights. Our job has been to interview a handful
of these defendants in hopes of finding a good
exemplar case or two for habeas corpus petitions
that will potentially provide some impetus for a
change in the system.
It’s probably obvious to all that this is easier said
than done. Today, Allison and I interviewed an
OPP inmate who was declared competent in
April, then incompetent in July and again in
September. He was remanded to Feliciana, but
because of the lack of beds, he is still being held
in OPP. At first he was absolutely silent, nearly
catatonic, in response to our questions, but later
began to speak. He told us that today was March
27 and that all he had to do was wait eight and a
half months until September 16, when he would
be getting out, so he had nothing to say to us.
We tried to explain that we were there to help
his lawyer get him out, but to no avail. When he
saw us taking notes, he decided that we were reporters with the Washington Post, and refused to
speak to us further. We couldn’t even get him to
give us his birth date, let alone tell us about his
medical treatment, what medications he should
be taking, and so on. After 10 minutes of trying
to coax him to tell us more, we gave up and left,
feeling bereft and powerless. Clearly the man is
in need of significant medical treatment that he
is not receiving, which is pretty much all we can
tell his lawyer. So, more likely than not, he will
continue to sit in jail for many more months,
perhaps more than the presumptive maximum
sentence for the crime with which he has been
charged, but not tried or convicted. And there’s
very little that anyone can do about it. At least
for now.
None of us need belabor the fact that the
criminal justice system here, especially after the
storm, is in desperate need of reform. In fact, before we started our work here, we were asked to
sign a contract stating that we would not make
any public statements about the quality of the
system or the work of any of the partners in the
Katrina Gideon Interview Project. But there’s
really nothing I can say about the system that
hasn’t already been said. What I can say, however, is that I am utterly exhausted from only three
days of trying to maneuver in the system, trying
to stay on the sheriff’s good side so that we can
keep going in and out of the jail, trying to figure
out when and if inmates will be available for
interviews, trying to hear them through the
thick Plexiglass that separates them from us in
the interview rooms, trying to squeeze in a midday meal in the midst of the chaos, walking the
several blocks from the public defender’s office to
the jail and back in the rain, and generally ending each day feeling completely ineffective.
If what I am feeling is even one one-thousandth
of what these attorneys go through every day here
in New Orleans, I can’t imagine how they manage to pull themselves out of bed in the morning.
I have the deepest respect and admiration for
their courage and their determination in the face
of tremendous obstacles. If I turn out to be even
one one-thousandth of the lawyer that most of
them are, I’ll consider myself pretty good. “We must realize that we, as human beings on this planet cohabitating in the same
environment and using the same resources, deserve to be treated as such. We deserve
food and water. We deserved to be rescued. And, when that doesn’t happen, we deserve to
be able to voice our concern and our tragic memories to those who will listen.”
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Alumni & Development News
Message from the President of the
Law Alumni Association
Law Alumni Weekend
Dear Carolina Law Family:
Forty years ago this June 5, 130 of us were handed a very special piece of parchment. Dean Dickson Phillips, University President William Friday, Chancellor
J. Carlyle Sitterson, and Dan Moore, President of the Board of Governors signed
each piece. What a gift my classmates and I received that day.
Alumni from near and far
gather under a tent at the
School of Law for traditional North Carolina BBQ.
Most of us remained in North Carolina, but others ventured across the country
to begin the practice of law. Each left empowered with an exceptional law school
education provided by dedicated professors and made possible by a generous state
policy that heavily subsidized the actual cost of our education. Friendships formed during those three
years have not only endured, but strengthened. Members of our class became terrific lawyers, judges,
and public servants.
So what has happened at our law school since then? Our Dean and friend Dickson Phillips had a
distinguished second career as a judge on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals; Bill Aycock and Dan
Pollitt continued to receive outstanding faculty awards, and the school moved from Manning Hall to a
new building overlooking the football practice field. Tuition and the number of students have increased,
but Carolina Law still hails as one of the country’s top-tier law schools.
The median grade point average of incoming freshmen this year was 3.6 (that is a little different from
our day). The class of 2009 had 3,582 applicants; of the 229 who were accepted and enrolled:
• 49% are female;
• 28% are minorities; and
• 77% are from North Carolina.
Today the School of Law faces significant challenges. According to U.S. News & World Report’s 2006
Law School Guide, our law school ranks 30th among the top 30 law schools in student/faculty ratio
and 46th among the top 50 in that category. Faculty salaries are 20-30% below those of our peers.
(above) Representatives from student organizations
enjoyed visiting with alumni, and had lots of Carolina Law
“swag” to sell. Thanks to all of our alumni that supported
our student organization’s fund-raising efforts.
(below) Cotton the Clown is always a great attraction for
our young Tar Heels attending Bluegrass & BBQ.
We have outgrown our building and a large number of staff must be moved to rented space off campus.
To address the student/faculty ratio, the University has promised to add 10 new faculty members.
Architectural studies have been performed to provide for the expansion of the building, but funding is
not yet available. The UNC-CH Trustees will have to make our building needs a top priority to satisfy
these needs. Dean Jack Boger diligently works on all of these matters, and we as alumni are called upon
to support his efforts.
What can we do to give back to our Carolina Law School? As part of Carolina First, the School of Law
is currently undertaking a $30 million campaign. The Campaign has deemed student scholarship and
faculty support priorities. As of this writing, we have reached over 95% of the goal with commitments
to date of $28.6 million. Have you made your Campaign commitment? We still have much work to do.
I encourage you to make a gift to the annual fund; endow a scholarship or a professorship; or contact
the development office to customize your contribution to the Campaign for Carolina Law. Please contact Campaign Chair Marion Cowell or Mary Murray, Assistant Dean for External Relations, for details
on how to participate. Our law school needs your support.
Carolina Law Alumni will be called back to Chapel Hill for Law Alumni Weekend on Oct. 5 and 6.
Those of us who were on the stage for commencement ceremonies on June 5, 1967, will celebrate yet
another milestone – our 40th reunion! Mark you calendars now for this wonderful law school tradition.
I hope to see all of you in October. Members of the Class of 1966 gathered in the Marion
A. Cowell Board room for a 40th Reunion reception prior
to Bluegrass & BBQ.
Sincerely yours,
John B. McMillan ’67
President, UNC Law Alumni Association
Law Alumni Weekend Recap
As many as 500 alumni and friends returned to Chapel Hill on Oct. 13 and Oct. 14, 2006, making
Law Alumni Weekend a tremendous success. Returning alumni took part in a collection of activities.
The fun included the annual alumni gala, the alumni bash at Top of the Hill, alumni breakfast at The
Carolina Inn, class reunion gatherings and the always popular pre-game Bluegrass & BBQ.
The 50th Reunion celebration for the Class of 1956 at The Carolina Inn kicked off Law Alumni Weekend. The UNC Law Alumni Association hosted a wonderful lunch where class members enjoyed the
opportunity to catch up and reminisce about the “good old days” of Carolina Law.
Friday evening, alumni and friends gathered at The Carolina Inn for the annual Law Alumni Weekend
Gala. Attendees enjoyed a cocktail reception in the courtyard followed by dinner in the Hill Ballroom.
The 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to H. Parks Helms ’61, William L. Osteen, Sr.
’56, and Robert L. Weisberg ’75. The 2006 Outstanding Recent Graduate Award was presented to
Candice S. Wooten ’01. It was a wonderful evening of fellowship and celebration for Carolina Law.
Prior to the UNC v. South Florida football game, alumni gathered to enjoy the sounds of Warren Bodle
& Allen Bluegrass and tasty North Carolina BBQ under the awesome Carolina Blue skies on the front
law of Van Hecke-Wettach Hall. Immediately following, alumni walked to Kenan Stadium to catch the
Tar Heels in action against South Florida.
Jennifer Weaver and
David Neal ’01 celebrate
the 5th Reunion for the
Class of 2001.
Correction
The School of Law would like to recognize Mr.
John “Jack” L. Sullivan, Jr., ’69 as a member
of the William Horn Battle Society ($1,000
– $1,999) for the 2006 fiscal year. Mr. Sullivan
was inadvertently omitted from the 2005 - 2006
Honor Roll of Donors and the School of Law
expresses our sincerest regret for this oversight.
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Law Alumni Weekend
(above) 2006 Law Alumni Association Award
Recipients Robert Weisberg ’75, Parks
Helms ’61, Candice Wooten ’01 and Bill
Osteen ’56.
(above) Agnes Moore, JoAnne Osteen,
Bill Osteen ’56, Ruth Tapley and John (Tap)
Tapley ’56 at The Carolina Inn for the
Alumni Gala.
(below) Ken McCotter ’71 and Wade Barber
’70 catch up at The Carolina Inn for the
Alumni Gala.
(below) The entire Carolina Law community
– alumni, students and faculty – gathered at
the courtyard reception at The Carolina Inn
prior to the Alumni Gala.
(above) Nergish Weisberg, Anne Brewer,
Bill Brewer and Ambassador Robert
Weisberg ’75 having cocktails at The
Carolina Inn prior to the Alumni Gala on
Friday night.
(below) Karen Riddell ’86, Merrie McGrath
’86, Barbara Wright ’86 and Tony Lathrop ’88
at the Alumni Gala.
(above) Bill Osteen ’56, one
of the 2006 Distinguished
Alumni Award recipients, and
David Moore ’69.
(above) Robert Weisberg ’75, (above) Dub Graham ’56, Ann Waldo ’95,
one of the 2006 Distinguished Franklin Freeman ’70, and Harry Martin ’42
Alumni Award Recipients, and at the Law Alumni Gala festivities.
Dean Jack Boger ’74.
(above) Dean Jack Boger ’74
and Parks Helms ’61 – one
of the 2006 Distinguished
Alumni Award recipients.
(above) Matt Wall ’81, Denise Wall, and “B”
Holt ’41 gather at The Carolina Inn for the
Alumni Gala.
Karen Riddell ’86 and Barbara
Wright ’86 were two of the
class reunion representatives
for their 20th reunion and
visited with alumni and
friends at Bluegrass & BBQ.
Christin, Mary Caroline, Ben,
Sam and Arey Grady ’98
enjoy Bluegrass & BBQ prior
to catching the Tar Heels in
action in Kenan Stadium.
(above) Chancy and Keith Kapp ’79 at the
reception in the courtyard prior to the
Alumni Gala.
(above) Kearns Davis ’95 and
former Outstanding Recent
Graduate Award Recipient
presented the 2007 Award to
Candice S. Wooten ’01.
Robbie Irvin, Dave Irvin ’66,
Valarie Elliot, and Dick Elliott
’66 at Bluegrass & BBQ.
(above) Ken McCotter ’71 and Ann Reed ’71
served as two of the class reunion representatives for the 35th reunion. They greeted
guests at The Carolina Inn for their Reunion
Breakfast on Saturday morning.
(below) Carolina Law alumni and friends
from the Class of 2001 gathered at Carolina
Law for BBQ and the sounds of bluegrass on
Saturday morning.
Mark Fowler getting ready
for the big game!
Bryan McGann ’01 and his
daughter, Jordan, joined the
festivities at the law school
for Bluegrass & BBQ.
Arnita Dula ’01, Pat Morgan
’67 and Tonya Davis ’01
enjoy traditional North
Carolina BBQ Saturday
morning on the front lawn
of the law school.
Lauren Burnham Prevost ’91
and her family gather for
her 15th Reunion at
Bluegrass & BBQ.
Steve Peterson ’96,
Professor Ron Link and
Michelle Frazier ’96 visit
under the Carolina Blue
skies at Bluegrass & BBQ
on Saturday morning.
Dan Deuterman ’91 and Reggie Shuford
’91 catch up at Bluegrass & BBQ for their
15th Reunion.
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Weekend Recap
There is no place quite like Chapel Hill in
the fall, and friends and alumni returned from
locations near and far to visit with old friends
and meet new ones. Alumni celebrating their
reunions gathered for reunion festivities across
Chapel Hill throughout Saturday. Class parties
took place at The Carolina Inn, the Carolina
Club, the School of Law, homes of alumni, and
at restaurants on Franklin Street. A good time
was had by all. 2007
UNC School of Law
Calendar of Events
Thanks to everyone who participated in Law Alumni
Weekend festivities. We would like to extend a
special thanks to the class reunion representatives:
Class of 1956
William C. Brewer, Jr.
William L. Osteen, Sr.
Horace E. Stacy, Jr.
Richard E. Thigpen, Jr.
Class of 1961
H. Parks Helms
Class of 1966
S. Gerald Arnold
Doris R. Bray
Charles P. Brown
Class of 1971
James C. Fuller, Jr.
Charles K. McCotter, Jr.
Ann Reed
Class of 1976
S. Elizabeth Gibson
Noah H. Huffstetler III
Wendell H. Ott
Catherine C. Williamson
Class of 1981
Mary B. Denison
Nicki F. Ostrow
R. Scott Tobin
N. Madison Wall II
Class of 1986
Patricia Lewandowski Gillen
Merrill M. Mason
Karen S. Riddell
Barbara Hellenschmidt Wright
Class of 1991
Asa L. Bell, Jr.
Daniel L. Deuterman
William E. Manning, Jr.
Lauren Burnham Prevost
Reginald T. Shuford
Class of 1996
Elizabeth A. Baron
Michelle L. Frazier
Samantha B. Kilpatrick
Class of 2001
Tammy A. Bouchelle
Julia E. Dixon
Kelly D. Furr
Bryan A. McGann
David L. Neal
Candice S. Wooten
MAY 22
Meet the Dean and Summer Associate
Reception in Winston-Salem
Hosted by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
Winston-Salem, N.C.
MAY 31 – JUNE 3
NCADA Annual Conference
The Westin Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
JUNE 1
NCADA Carolina Law Alumni Luncheon
The Westin Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
JUNE 5
Atlanta Alumni / Summer Associate
Reception
Hosted by Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker
Atlanta, Ga.
JUNE 7
New York Alumni / Summer Associate
Reception
Hosted by King & Spalding
New York, N.Y.
JUNE 12
Durham and Chapel Hill Alumni /
Summer Associate Reception
Hosted by Top of the Hill Restaurant
Sponsored by Schell Bray Aycock Abel &
Livingston and The Maitland Law Firm
Chapel Hill, N.C.
JUNE 14
Washington D.C. Alumni / Summer
Associate Reception
Hosted by Dickstein Shapiro
Washington, D.C.
JUNE 16 – 20
NCATL Annual Conference
Sea Trails Resort, Sunset Beach, N.C.
JUNE 20
NCATL Carolina Law Alumni Breakfast
Sea Trails Resort, Sunset Beach, N.C.
JUNE 21 – 24
NCBA Annual Conference
Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N.C.
JUNE 22
NCBA Carolina Law Alumni Reception
Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N.C.
JULY 17
Charlotte Alumni / Summer Associate
Reception
Hosted by Moore & Van Allen
Charlotte, N.C.
JULY 17 – 20
North Carolina State Bar Meeting
The Carolina
Pinehurst, N.C.
AUGUST 2
Raleigh Alumni / Summer Associate
Reception
Hosted by Blanchard Miller Lewis & Styers
Raleigh, N.C.
AUGUST 17
Law Alumni Association Executive
Committee Meeting
UNC School of Law
AUGUST 23 – 24
UNC School of Law Orientation
SEPTEMBER 8
UNC School of Law Family Day
UNC School of Law
OCTOBER 5
Law Alumni Association Board of
Directors Meeting
The George Watts Hill Alumni Center
(The Carolina Club)
Chapel Hill, N.C.
OCTOBER 5 – 6
Law Alumni Weekend
JUNE 18
Wilmington Carolina Law Reception
Hosted by Helms Mullis & Wicker
Wilmington, N.C.
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Career Services
NEW CAREER SERVICES DEAN APPOINTED
Dean Boger has appointed Brian Lewis, a seasoned career services professional as
the new Assistant Dean for Career Services.
Lewis, most recently the Assistant Dean of Career Services at the School of
Law of the College of William & Mary, began his career services career at the
University of Iowa, where he developed the first professional career office at that
school. On announcing Lewis’ appointment to the faculty, Dean Boger noted,
“He was so well-regarded that Iowa professor Rick Matasar recruited Brian away
to Florida to become Director of Career Services when Matasar was selected as
Florida’s dean.” After Florida, Lewis moved to William and Mary, where he has
Brian Lewis, Assistant
Dean for Career Services been for the past five years.
Lewis was selected following an intensive search by a special faculty/administrator/student committee,
chaired by Professor William Marshall, and appointed by Dean Boger in August 2006. The committee
was charged to both review the best practices in law school career services offices and to select a new
dean. Lewis was chosen from a pool of highly impressive candidates, following extensive interviews by
faculty, staff and students. In addition to the search for an assistant dean, the special committee completed and presented to the dean a detailed report on CSO needs, with 10 key recommendations. The
report will become a central planning aid to Lewis and the CSO staff as he assumes his duties.
The Career Services office has been under the direction of Acting Assistant Dean Sarah Wald since last
August. She will continue this spring as Special Assistant to Dean Boger. The Career Services Team
in Raleigh. She has also worked with University
Counsel’s office at Old Dominion University.
Holly Bryan ’01, Career Counselor
(919) 843-9918 • [email protected]
Maria Mangano ’82, Director of Career Services
Maria counsels students and alumni on all aspects of job searching and career development.
She is especially interested in working with
students who plan to work in small and medium
sized firms in North Carolina, and students and
alumni thinking about alternative careers. Maria
is a past president of the NC Association of
Women Attorneys and is currently on the Board
of Directors of NC LEAF, on the Board of the NC
Association of Gay and Lesbian Attorneys, and is
a member of the NC Bar Association’s Minorities
in the Profession Committee.
Kim Silver ’99, Career Counselor
Kim joined the Career Services Office staff in
August 2006 as a part-time career counselor.
She counsels students and alumni in all aspects
of career development, and also focuses on
federal and state government opportunities and
fellowships. Kim spent four years as an associate at Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman
Holly started with Career Services in December of
2006. She counsels students and alumni on all aspects of job searching and career development, with
a particular interest in students examining public
interest and alternative careers. Holly also focuses
on issues that affect women in the legal world,
both as law students/attorneys and as clients. Holly
comes to us from the North Carolina Academy of
Trial Lawyers, where she was Legal Affairs Counsel.
She is currently vice-president of the NC Association
of Women Attorneys.
Lynn Boone, Career Counselor
Lynn started with Career Services in November
of 2006. She counsels students and alumni on all
aspects of job searching and career development,
with a particular interest in issues of diversity, positions as in-house counsel, and intellectual property
law. Lynn recently relocated to North Carolina after
an accomplished career as an in-house attorney
at Sears and Roebuck, specializing in intellectual
property. She also did a stint at the EPA in Washington and clerked on the Illinois Appellate Court. She
has extensive mentoring experience with junior and
minority lawyers. Career Night
A Big Hit –
Thanks to All!
The sixth annual Career Night, held at the School of
Law on Nov. 15, 2006, had more than 175 students
participate. Students circulated to get invaluable advice
one-on-one from alumni and other practitioners. In
addition to learning about a myriad of practice areas,
students gained insight into their future careers as a
whole. “I never knew lawyers could be so happy in their
jobs!” one student said. The Career Services Office
would like to thank all the alumni and friends whose
participation helped make the programs so successful.
Jane Allen, Kansas ’95
Jonathan Broun, ’91
Carol Brooke, ’00
Kevin Bunn, ’93
Ashley Cannon, ’01
Art DeBaugh, ’88
Annaliese Dolph, Santa Clara ’00
Dennis Duffy, Boston College ’87
Todd Eveson, ’00
Cait Fenhagen, ’94
Emily Frazelle, ’00
Lisa Grafstein, ’95
Elizabeth Hambourger, ’01
Harriet S. Hopkins, ’82
Michele Luecking-Sunman, Georgia State ’03
Scott Maitland, ’95
Carlos E. Mahoney, ’99
Merrill Mason, ’86
Matt McArthur, Emory ’02
Margaret McCreary, U.C. Davis ’75
Brian Meacham, ’03
Craig Noyes, ’02
Lauren Trustman Noyes, ’01
Jake Parrott, ’92
Christy Pruitt, ’03
Elizabeth Raghunanan, N.C.C.U. ’00
Karen Regan, ’99
Jon Sasser, ’81
Azadeh Shahshahani, Michigan ’04
Jennifer Simmons, ’02
Karen Sindelar, ’79
Harriet Smalls, ’99
Liz Stanek, ’00
Ray Starling, ’02
Gray Styers, ’89
Jason Thomas, ’91
Kristi Kessler Walters, ’99
Michael Weiss, Campbell ’05
Ben Whitley, Mississippi ’03
Andrea Winters, ’02
Jim Woodall, ’85
Nick Woomer-Deters, Minnesota ’05
Matt Wunsche, ’03
Allen York, ’04
Faculty Notes
Tamar Birckhead, Assistant Professor of Law
Areas of interest: Criminal law, criminal justice,
criminal defense, juvenile justice
Projects in progress and working papers: Police
Bias, Juvenile Suspects, and the Role of the Courts
after Roper v. Simmons (work in progress)
Recent service and professional activities:
Appointed for a renewable three-year term as an
alternate voting member of the Behavioral Institutional Review Board at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Appointed for a renewable three-year term as an
alternate voting member of the Public-Health-Nursing and Biomedical Institutional Review Boards at
UNC-Chapel Hill.
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Birckhead’s role on the two UNC Institutional Review
Boards listed above is to provide alternate coverage for
the regular IRB member ensuring adequate safeguards for
the welfare and rights of prisoners.
Coordinated the participation of UNC Law School
in the National Guantanamo Teach-In on October 5,
2006. Organized around a series of panel discussions, the
Teach-In was a daylong event simulcast from Seton Hall
Law School to participating schools across the country.
It was the first conference to study the government’s
unprecedented detention in Guantanamo of hundreds of
individuals described as “enemy combatants.”
Defender Mentor Project and the Career Service
Office. She has moderated two panel discussions, one
with public defenders from across North Carolina
and one with UNC alumni working as PDs outside of
North Carolina, and has led several other discussions
on topics relating to indigent criminal defense work.
The mission of the Project is to provide law students
interested in public defense with a source of information and support, an established link to relevant
faculty, and a means of identifying other students with
similar interests and aspirations.
Recent presentations:
Since September, Professor Birckhead has coordinated
a series of programs sponsored by the UNC Public
Faculty Notes
Professor Marshall Appointed Ohio State Solicitor
General: Plans Return to Chapel Hill
When Ohio State Attorney General Marc Dann sought a group of talented
and experienced attorneys to fill some of his administration’s top legal roles,
he chose William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of Law William (Bill) Marshall to
serve as the latest solicitor general in the Buckeye State.
Bill Marshall
“On the one hand, Bill’s wisdom, brilliant legal mind, devoted teaching,
and conviviality will be sorely missed by faculty, students and staff,” said
Dean Jack Boger. “On the other hand, Bill’s service as the State of Ohio’s
senior appellate advocate for the next 18 months will benefit future students
and the School of Law upon his return. We are proud that our faculty member
has been chosen to serve in this eminent position. We look forward to his
return to Chapel Hill in the fall of 2008.”
Marshall will take a leave of absence to perform his new duties and will maintain his tenure with the
School of Law.
Added Boger: “Bill knows there is always a place for him at the School of Law once he’s finished serving
the people of Ohio.”
Having taught at the School of Law since the spring of 2001 and served as Deputy White House Counsel
and Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States during the Clinton administration, Marshall is a nationally recognized constitutional law expert. He has also authored more than 50 articles in
the nation’s leading journals.
Marshall, a native of Nashua, N.H., is married to Kara Millonzi, a professor at the UNC School of
Government; a fact that ensures he will make regular returns to Chapel Hill. He will begin his new
job in June 2007. continued from page 14
Lissa L. Broome, Wachovia Professor of
Banking Law and Director, Center for Banking
and Finance
Areas of interest: Regulation of financial institutions, Diversity of corporate boards, Commercial law
(particularly secured transactions)
Recent publications:
2007 Supplement to Regulation of Bank Financial
Service Activities: Cases and Materials (2007) (with
Jerry W. Markham).
Projects in progress and working papers:
“Lawyer-Directors: Where Seldom is Heard an
Encouraging Word.”
[See activities of the Center for Banking and
Finance on pages 4 and 7]
Chair, UNC Faculty Athletics Committee
Advisory Member, Authorized Practice Committee,
North Carolina State Bar
November 10, 2006, “Security Interest Priorities
Under Article 9 of the UCC,” North Carolina Bar
Association, 29th Annual Bankruptcy Institute,
Pinehurst, NC.
February 2, 2007, “A Short History of Banking in
North Carolina,” UNC School of Law Festival of
Legal Learning, Chapel Hill, NC.
University of Iowa will publish the book in paperback,
and Gryphon Editions will publish the book, with an
introduction by Alan Dershowitz, as part of its Notable
Trial Series.
Bryan recently took over as Director of the UNC Tax
Institute, beginning with the 2007 Tax Institute to be
held this May.
In November 2006, Bryan spoke at a conference sponsored by the Society for the Study of American Women
Writers in Philadelphia, discussing Susan Glaspell,
Empathy and the Law.
In January 2007, she spoke at the Texas Tech Law School
on her book, Midnight Assassin: A Murder in America’s
Heartland (Algonquin 2005).
Donald Clifford, Aubrey Brooks Professor Emeritus
Areas of interest:
Consumer, Cyberspace, Commercial
Chairman of program “E-Consumer Issues and Regulations in the Next Decade” to be presented at March ,
2007 ABA Business Law Section Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Patricia L. Bryan, Professor of Law
Consultant to American delegation to the Organization
of American States Seventh Inter-American Specialized
Conference on Private International Law (CIDIP-VII)
dealing with consumer protection.
Areas of interest:
Federal Income Tax; Law and Literature
Member NC Bar Association Business Law Section
UCC Committee.
Recent publications: “Foreshadowing “A Jury of
Her Peers”: Susan Glaspell’s “The Plea” and the
Case of John Wesley Elkins,” an article appearing in
Susan Glaspell: New Directions in Critical Inquiry
(Cambridge Scholars’ Press 2006).
Member, Banking Institute Board of Directors.
Bryan received a grant from the State Historical
Society of Iowa to support my research on an article
which will be published this fall, entitled “The
Case of John Wesley Elkins, the Iowa Boy Murderer: His Crime and the 1902 Legislative Debate
Over His Parole.”
Presented “RiskEContracts: How Online Consumer
Contracts are Treated in Foreign Jurisdictions” at the
2007 UNC School of Law Festival of Learning.
She was invited to present a paper on Taxes and
Baseball at the Nineteenth Annual Baseball Symposium, to be held at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in June 2007.
She is editing a new collection of law-related short
stories by Susan Glaspell.
Two new editions of Midnight Assassin: A Murder
in America’s Heartland, her book published by Algonquin Books in 2005, will come out in 2007: the
Chair, Working Group on Consumer Protection in the
Electronic Commerce Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section Cyberspace Law Committee.
John M. Conley,William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor
Tales of Diversity: Lawyers’ Narratives of Racial Equity in
Private Firms, 31 Law & Social Inquiry 831(2006)
Invited Commentary on Revised Edition of Federal
Judicial Center’s Reference Manual on Scientific
Evidence, The National Academies, Washington, DC,
January 2007
“Proving that an Exposure Caused a Disease: The Problem of Inconsistent Outcomes,” Annual Meeting of the
American Association of Law Schools, Evidence
Section, Washington, DC, January 2007
“The Ethical Lawyer and Corporate Social Responsibility, ” UNC Festival of Legal Learning, February
2007, and Annual Meeting of the Business Law
Section of the North Carolina Bar Association,
Pinehurst, NC, February 2007
Marion Crain, Paul Eaton Professor of Law and
Director, Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
Areas of interest:
How law constructs social and economic class; the
relative roles of individual and collective rights in
employment and labor law; the intersection between
gender and class in labor, employment and family
law; the role of social movements in shaping law.
Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the
American Dream (with Senator John Edwards and
Arne Kalleberg, eds., 2007).
Branded: Corporate Image, Sexual Stereotyping and
the New Face of Capitalism (with Dianne Avery),
14 Duke J. Gender Law & Policy (2007).
Strategies for Union Relevance in a PostIndustrial
World: Reconceiving Antidiscrimination Rights as
Collective Rights, Lab. Law Journal 158 (Fall 2006).
Director, Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity
Treasurer, Executive Committee Member and
Program Chair, The Labor Law Group Board
of Editors, Journal of Employee Rights and Employment Policy
Faculty Workshop, Branded: Corporate Image,
Sexual Stereotyping and the New Face of Capitalism,
Washington University School of Law, Nov. 2006.
Panelist, Symposium on Make-Up, Identity, Performance and Discrimination, Duke Law School,
Oct. 2006.
Adrienne Davis, Reef C. Ivey II Research
Professor of Law
Areas of interest:
Slavery and sexuality; reparations and conceptions
of justice; work/family conflict; feminist legal theory.
The Adventure(s) of Blackness in Western Culture:
An Epistolary Exchange on Old and New Identity
Wars, (with R. Chang) 39 U.C. DAVIS L. REV.
1189 (2006).)
Sexual Reparations; Miscegenation and Morality:
The Contemporary Politics and Racial Meanings of Marriage, both presented to the Feminist
Sexual Ethics Project conference on the Sexual and
Religious Legacy of Slavery at Brandeis University,
October 15-16, 2006.
Making Up Is Hard to Do: Race/Gender/Sexual Orientation in the Law School Classroom (with Robert
Chang), presented at Duke Law School conference
on Makeup, Identity, Performance & Discrimination, October 20, 2006
A Critique of Reparations and Socio-Economics,
presented to Socio-Economics section at American
Association of Law Schools, January 3, 2007.
Odious Debt, Reparations, and the Limits of Private
Law: Joining the Debates, presented at Duke Law
School conference on Odious Debt, January 26,
2007.
Someone’s in the Kitchen with Hohfeld: A Feminist
Genealogy of the Care Work Debates, presented to
Family Law Exceptionalism conference, Harvard
Law School, February 3, 2007.
Maxine Eichner, Associate Professor of Law
Areas of interest:
Family Law, Sex Equality, Employment Discrimination Law, and Legal Theory.
Marriage and the Elephant: State Regulation of
Intimate Relationships Between Adults, 30 Harvard
Journal of Law and Gender ___ (forthcoming 2007).
Civic Education and the Liberal Democratic Polity,
75 Cincinnati Law Review ___ (forthcoming 2007)
Feminist Theory Meets Queer Theory (review essay
on Janet Halley’s, Split Decisions: How and Why to
Take a Break From Feminism (Harvard, 2006).
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Faculty Notes
Former Dean Wegner’s Study Leads to Carnegie
Foundation Book Examining the Education of Lawyers
Former Dean Wegner
Thomas Lee Hazen, Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Professor of Law
Hornbook on Securities Regulation (Thomson-West
revised 5th ed. 2006)
After she finished her decade-long deanship, former UNC School of Law Dean
and Burton Craige Professor of Law Judith Wegner played a leading role in the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s examination of the way
that law schools develop legal understanding and form professional identity.
Principles of Securities Regulation (Thomson-West
2d ed. 2006)
The comprehensive examination resulted in the recent publication of “Educating
Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law.” The new book was co-authored by
William Sullivan, Anne Colby, Lloyd Bond, Carnegie President Lee S. Shulman
and Wegner. The book calls for rethinking the curriculum, educational emphases,
and assessment methods in order to prepare graduates more effectively for the
practice of law.
Securities Law Developments and the UNC Festival
of Learning Feb. 2, 2007
During her two years with the Carnegie Foundation, Wegner led a research team
that visited 16 law schools in the United States and Canada. The schools visited
included a cross-section of large and small institutions with private, public,
and religious affiliations. The schools were chosen to permit observation of
educational practices in settings that involved students with varying academic
credentials and backgrounds, located in college towns and urban areas in eight
regions (the northeast, New York City, the southeast, southwest, mid-West,
plains, California, and Canada).
Joseph J. Kalo, Graham Kenan Professor of Law
The research team found law schools to be “impressive institutions,” able to
impart a distinctive habit of “thinking like a lawyer” that forms the basis
for their students’ development as legal professionals. They also concluded
that there is need for innovation and improvement.
The authors reexamined “thinking like a lawyer”—the paramount educational construct currently in use—and the Socratic, case-dialogue instruction used in
the first phase of every student’s legal education, and found problems in the creation of a “conformity
in outlook and habits of thoughts among legal graduates.”
“The dramatic results of the first year of law school’s emphasis on well-honed skills of legal analysis
should be matched by similar skills in serving clients and a solid ethical grounding,” the authors note.
“If legal education were serious about such a goal, it would require a bolder, more integrated approach.”
In response, the authors call for law schools to offer a more integrated curriculum that continues effective instruction focused on legal doctrine and analysis, but incorporates greater emphasis on practice
and responsibility for clients, as well as more active emphasis on developing students’ professional
identities, values and dispositions as they become members of the legal profession.
Securities Regulation in a Nutshell (Thomson-West
9th ed. 2006)
Participated in an invitation-only conference on
Securities Regulation Reform Proposals sponsored by
Duke University Law School and the Institute for Law
& Economic Policy (Feb. 2, 2007).
Areas of Interest:
Conservation and Management of Coastal Lands and
Coastal and Ocean Waters, and Natural Resources.
Property
Recent Publications:
J. Kalo, R. Hildreth, A. Rieser, and D. Christie, Coastal
and Ocean Law (3rd Ed. 2007) West Group Publishing.
J. Kalo and W. Clark, Oceanfront Property Owners in
the Twenty-first Century Part III, Legal Tides (Spring/
Summer 2006).
Providing, through the North Carolina Coastal
Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center, legal
assistance to the Waterfront Access Study Committee established in August 2006 by the North Carolina
General Assembly
Member of North Carolina Sea Grant search committee for a law and policy specialist.
Coastal Land and Water Issues—North Carolina
Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center
Continuing Legal Education Program, October 27,
2006, Wilmington, NC.
Basics of Coastal Law, UNC Festival of Learning,
February 2, 2007.
Thomas Kelley, Associate Professor of Law
“In order to produce such integrative results in students’ learning, however, the faculty who teach in
the several areas of the legal curriculum must first communicate with and learn from each other,” the
authors said.
Areas of interest:
Law of Nonprofit Organizations; Community Development Law; Law of Emerging Nations; International
Law and Development.
A summary of the study can be downloaded at www.carnegiefoundation.org. Educating Lawyers was
published by Jossey-Bass Publishing and is available from the publisher and Amazon.com.
Rediscovering Vulgar Charity: A Historical Analysis
of America’s Tangled Nonprofit Law, 73 FORDHAM
LAW REVIEW 2437 (May 2005).
Educating Lawyers follows earlier studies of professional education by the Carnegie Foundation,
beginning with the landmark Flexner Report on medical education of 1910. The book is part of
the Foundation’s decade-long Program on Preparation for the Professions, which includes studies of
education of clergy, engineers, nurses and doctors, as well as lawyers. continued from page 15
Families and the Supportive State: The Family-State
Relationship and our Political Ideals (book manuscript)
“Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, And Other
Emerging Approaches To Same-Sex Relationships,”
Festival Of Legal Learning, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 3, 2007
“Marriage and the Elephant: State Regulation of
Relationships Among Adults,” Faculty Workshop,
Florida State University School of Law, Tallahassee,
Florida, December 2006.
Commercial Lending and the Separation of Banking
and Commerce, forthcoming in University of Cincinnati Law Review (symposium).
Equitable Subordination and Sovereign Debt, forthcoming in Law & Contemporary Problems (symposium).
Consumer Finance and Development in India (to be
presented at the 2007 meeting of the Law & Society
Association)
Third-Party Liability for Assignees and Purchasers
(work-in-progress)
“Feminist Theory Meets Queer Theory,” Dimensions
of Women’s Citizenship Conference, Hofstra School
of Law, Hempstead, New York, November 2006.
Introduction of symposium, Odious Debt: Exploring
the Outer Limits of Sovereign Debt Relief, at UNC
School of Law (Feb. 2007) (symposium organizer)
“State Regulation of Caretaker-Dependent Relationships,” American Political Science Association
Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
September 2006.
Equitable Subordination and Sovereign Debt, presented at a conference on Odious Debts and State
Corruption at Duke Law School (Jan. 2007)
Adam Feibelman, Associate Professor of Law
Third-Party Liability for Assignees and Purchasers,
presented at the annual meeting of the Association of
American Law Schools (Jan. 2007)
Areas of interest:
Commercial law, including, contracts, bankruptcy,
law and development, banking law, and regulation of
consumer financial transactions.
Contract, Priority, and Odious Debt, forthcoming in
North Carolina Law Review.
Repudiation of Sovereign Debt, presented at UNC
School of Law’s Festival of Learning, (Jan. 2006)
Contemporary “Slavery” in Niger: Categorical Confusion and Unintended Consequences of Western-Influenced Law Reform, (forthcoming).
Exporting Western Law to the Developing World:
The Troubling Case of Niger, __ GEORGE WASHINGTON JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
__ (2007).
Board Member, Carolina Student Legal Services,
2006-present.
Invited by the Aspen Institute to participate in a
roundtable discussion of nonprofit law experts on the
topic of the “emerging fourth sector,” 2006.
Appointed Member, Town of Chapel Hill Inclusionary Zoning Taskforce, 2006.
Selected by the U.S. Department of State to serve on
a national panel of experts to brief the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Niger on the law, culture, and
politics of that country, 2006.
Member of the Executive Committee, Africa Law
Section, Association of American Law Schools,
2005-present.
Recipient of Igniting the Flame Award for creative
teaching at The Experiential Classroom, a multi-day
workshop on teaching entrepreneurship sponsored
by the Kauffman Foundation and Syracuse University, 2005.
“Exacerbating Contemporary ‘Slavery’: Categorical
Confusion and Unintended Consequences of Legal
Westernization in Niger,” Baraza Lecture, University
of Florida Center for African Studies, Gainesville, FL,
January 2007.
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Faculty Notes
Professor Motomura’s Book Wins Prestigious
Scholarly Award
The Oxford University Press recently published Kenan Distinguished Professor of Law and Associate
Dean for Faculty Affairs Hiroshi Motomura’s book “Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration
and Citizenship in the United States’’.
A panoramic history of 200 years of immigration and citizenship in the United States, the book suggests that only by recovering the lost of history of immigration can we ensure that both current and
future citizens share in the sense of belonging that is crucial to full participation in American life.
Since its publication, Motomura’s book has received favorable reviews for its very personal and
scholarly examination of the issue of immigration and the life of immigrants, both past and present,
in the United States. The Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP) of the Association of
American Publishers chose the book for the 2006 PSP Award for Excellence, Law & Legal Studies.
The opening introduction of Motomura’s book immediately connects readers with the very personal
insight that Motomura brings to the lively discourse on the immigration issue that currently exists in
the United States:
“My family came to America in 1957, when I was 3 years old. We lived in an apartment on Bush
Street in San Francisco, a 10-minute walk from the traditional Japantown first settled by Japanese immigrants a half-century before us. The 1950s were a time few immigrants came to America, at least as
compared with today. My family arrived long after the early waves of Asian and European immigrants
around the turn of the 20th century. We arrived before the resurgence of immigration that would start
in the late 1960s and continues today. So the America of my childhood wasn’t quite the nation of
immigrants that preceded or followed it. Even in the rich diversity of a San Francisco childhood, kids
with “foreign” names — like Ziad, Juanita, and Hiroshi — found that the early 1960s world of Ozzie
and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver, and American Bandstand prompted deep and unsettled questions about
what it means to come to America, and what it means to say that America is a nation of immigrants.”*
By the end of the introduction, Motomura sets the table for his vision, derived from the lessons of the
past, for the future of immigration and the treatment of immigrants in the United States:
“This entire inquiry reflects my hope that citizenship in the United States can be a viable context for
a sense of belonging and for participation in civic, political, social, and economic life that is inclusive
and respectful of all individuals. There are certainly other models of belonging, including transnational
models that reflect a sense of belonging to more than one nation, and postnational models that think
beyond national citizenship entirely. But the apparent inclusiveness of those other approaches to
belonging can mask other modes of exclusion. If national citizenship matters less, then ties of religion,
race, class, and other groupings that are less cosmopolitan or democratic than national citizenship will
matter even more than they do already. The result may be a world without national walls but also a
world of a “thousand petty fortresses,” as the political philosopher Michael Walzer once put it.
“Making national citizenship into an inclusive vehicle is not easy. It requires a welcoming of immigrants — crystallized in the idea of Americans in waiting — that has faded from law and policy in
the United States. Although this idea has weakened and is in danger of weakening further, it should
be restored to prominent influence because it captures this basic truth: A sensible we/they line must
reflect the understanding that many of them will become part of us. This understanding was the
conceptual engine for integrating generations of immigrants — mostly those from Europe. With much
of this understanding gone, we should not be surprised if more-recent waves of immigrants, especially
immigrants of color, seem more reluctant to cross the we/they line into American society. Recovering the lost story of immigrants as Americans in waiting is thus crucial not only to giving immigrants
their due, but also to recovering the vision of our national future that is reflected in the phrase “a
nation of immigrants” — that America is made up of immigrants but still one nation.”* Note: The excerpts from “Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States’’ in the
piece were included as a result of permission from Oxford University Press.
Reviews of Professor
Motomura’s Book
“Hiroshi Motomura’s portrait of immigration
history in the United States is as poignant as it
is precise. “Americans in Waiting” emphasizes
the need to treat lawful immigrants more inclusively, and welcome them as future citizens
who will help revitalize the American Dream for
future generations, as they have done throughout history.”
~U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy
“Motomura recovers an important conception
of immigration implicit in U.S. law and policy in
earlier times: the idea of immigrants as future
citizens. In Motomura’s skillful hands, the
concept takes on new life and provides important insights into current debates on citizenship. With comprehensive historical sweep
and theoretical insight, “Americans in Waiting”
masterfully charts the way to more inclusive
policies that are true to the U.S.’s identity as a
nation of immigrants and that promote a robust
and cohesive notion of citizenship.”
~T. Alexander Aleinikoff, author of Semblanc-
es of Sovereignty: The Constitution, The State,
and American Citizenship
(*Copyright © 2006 by Oxford University Press).
“Legal Education in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities,” a paper presented at the Association of
American Law Schools Annual Gathering, Washington DC, January 2007.
“Slavery as an Impediment to Democracy in Niger,”
a paper presented at the African Studies Association
Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2006.
“Oracles and Cell Phones: Conflict Between Legal
Globalization and Custom in the West African Republic of Niger,” presented to the Faculty Seminar on
Ecology and Social Process in Africa, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, March, 2005.
“International Community Economic Development
and Gender: Where in the World is it Working?”
Eighth Annual Conference on Race, Class, and Ethnicity, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February, 2005.
“Community Economic Development as a Civil
Rights Movement: I Still Have a Dream,” Eighth
Annual Conference on Race, Class, and Ethnicity,
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February, 2005.
Hiroshi Motomura, Kenan Distinguished
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for
Faculty Affairs
Areas of interest:
Immigration and citizenship
Immigration and Citizenship: Process and Policy
(co-authors: T. Alexander Aleinikoff, David A.
Martin, Hiroshi Motomura, & Maryellen Fullerton)
(Thomson West 6th ed. forthcoming December 2007)
Books:
Forced Migration (co-authors: David A. Martin, T.
Alexander Aleinikoff, Hiroshi Motomura, & Maryellen Fullerton) (Thomson West April 2007)
Book project:
Undocumented Immigrants in the United States
Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration
and Citizenship in the United States (Oxford University Press 2006) — 2006 PSP Award for Excellence
(category: Law & Legal Studies) from the Professional
and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association
of American Publishers
Chair, 2008 Workshop Planning Committee,
Immigration Law Section, Association of American
Law Schools
Articles:
Choosing Immigrants, Making Citizens, 59 Stanford
Law Review 893 (2007)
A Seat at the Table: Translating Public Support Into
Legislative Reform — Conference on Race, Class,
Gender, and Ethnicity, University of North Carolina
School of Law, February 24, 2007
We Asked for Workers, But Families Came: Time,
Law, and the Family in Immigration and Citizenship,
14 Virginia Journal on Social Policy and the Law
103 (2006)
Chair (2007), Immigration Law Section, Association
of American Law Schools
Board Member, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy
Network, Denver, Colorado
Framing the Immigration Debate — Symposium on
Immigrants’ Rights and Critical Perspectives on
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Faculty Notes
Why I Initiated the Public Defender Mentor
Project For Law Students
by Professor Tamar Birckhead
As I began my 1L year at Harvard Law School (HLS) in 1989, I found myself in a particularly challenging environment. At the time, the students and faculty at HLS provided little support for public
interest or poverty law. Further, my post-college background in magazine journalism and in casework
investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect in New York City did not provide any additional
guidance. The lack of institutional support coupled with my circuitous route to legal training made
the steps I needed to take to achieve my goal of practicing law in the public sector unclear.
UNC School of Law
Response to the UNC Public
Defender Mentor Project
I am a 42 year-old second-year law student training
for a second career. My first career was as a professor in the Department of Religion at Duke University.
I left academia and entered law school because I
An announcement that a new program for 1Ls, the Legal Services Mentor Group, was being
organized by faculty provided a beacon of light. Founded by the legendary professor and clinical
education pioneer Gary Bellow, the group focused on encouraging and providing faculty support to
first-year students interested in legal services for the poor. Out of a 1L class of 550, only seven or
eight of us attended the first meeting. Despite the low interest, we continued to meet with Gary and
other faculty throughout law school. We shared our values, our aspirations and our concerns. We
exchanged personal stories and provided each other – teacher to student as well as student to student
– with support, encouragement, and practical advice. After graduation, I clerked for a Massachusetts
Appeals Court judge and then practiced in the Boston area as a public defender, working for six years
on the state level and four years as a federal defender – with the experiences of the mentor group
never far from my mind.
wanted to pursue direct advocacy work for indigent
When I started teaching in the UNC School of Law’s Criminal Clinic in 2004, I found myself speaking with some frequency to students interested in indigent defense. They sought advice on class selection, summer internships suggestions, effective resume and cover letter drafting, and how to interview and network to get their “dream public defender job.” While the School of Law provided some
resources for these students, I was concerned that the lines of communication between the appropriate
faculty and other students sharing the same interests and goals were not always open during their 1L
and 2L years. Inspired by my own experiences nearly 20 years earlier, I decided to form a group that
would help identify and provide support to these Carolina students.
mother of three. The vision for my future that I have
The Public Defender Mentor Project [PDMP] got off the ground this academic year. With the strong
support of Dean Boger, Assistant Dean Sarah Wald, and others, including Dean Sylvia Novinsky,
Professor Rich Rosen, and Professor Deborah Weissman, we scheduled three formal meetings for each
semester, with each meeting focusing on a different aspect of preparing students for public defender
work. With the assistance of 3L Sonya Pfeiffer, we organized a panel in October at which nine PDs
from across North Carolina spoke about their experiences and shared what inspired them and kept
them committed to the work. In February, we hosted another panel – this one with Carolina alums
working as PDs outside of North Carolina, including representatives from Public Defender Services in
Washington, D.C., Philadelphia Defenders, and the PD’s office in Chesapeake, Virginia. An informal
luncheon followed each of these popular panels allowing students to meet, speak and network with
our guests.
clients, but until this fall I wasn’t sure whether I
would pursue criminal or civil work. The neat convergence of two criminal procedure classes on my
fall schedule and the monthly noon-hour programs
sponsored by the PDMP sealed my career choice.
The PDMP programs not only made me aware of the
range of indigent criminal defense work that could
be done, they also dispelled my concern that such
work might not be a good fit for a 40-something
today is a direct product of the PDMP.
~Kate Joyce
As a 1L, PDMP has helped me to not only set career
goals but also to take steps in achieving those goals.
Through our meetings and panel discussions, I have
had the opportunity to meet current public defenders
and learn from their experiences in the field. At the
panel discussion in October, every speaker spoke
with intense passion for their work and also of the
great environment and sense of community in their
offices. It was at this moment that I could see really
envision myself doing public defender work.
PDMP has also helped me connect with other students that share my same interest in public defender
UNC faculty members participating in the PDMP have an open door policy for students in the
Project; they meet, counsel, and assist them in pursuing PD positions - both for the summer and
post-graduation. In addition to Professor Rosen, other participating faculty members include Professor
Bobbi Boyd, Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor Caitlin Fenhagen, and Professor Joe Kennedy.
In terms of future goals for the PDMP, the group intends to address one of the main hurdles for law
students who are committed to indigent defense – financial need. While some public interest funding
is available for students to work as summer interns in PD offices, the resources have never been able
to meet the need. We have initiated a campaign to increase the number of summer and post-graduate
grants available to Carolina students to pursue this vitally important work, and we welcome your ideas
and support during the process. Please visit our webpage on the School of Law website or contact me
directly to get involved with the PDMP. We rely on Carolina alumni – both those who are or have
been PDs as well as those who support the work of public defenders – to make this project work! work. In a world often centered on firms, it is great
to know that there are others with the same goals
and passions as yourself.
~Allison Standard
The PDMP is a great resource for learning about
public defense – a field of practice that we students
don’t hear much about.
~Luke Everett
Professor Tamar Birckhead coordinates the UNC Public Defender Mentor Project. She may be reached at
919.962.6107 or [email protected].
Immigration Reform, Stanford Law School, February
10, 2007
Reflections on Plyler v. Doe, 25 Years Later: The
Constitution and What It Means for Immigrants
— American Constitution Society, University of
North Carolina School of Law, February 7, 2007
Understanding Current Immigration Controversies:
A Closer Look at a New American Dilemma — Festival of Legal Learning, University of North Carolina
School of Law, February 2, 2007
Americans in Waiting — University of North
Carolina Latin American Migration Working Group,
Chapel Hill, January 17, 2007
“We” Becoming: Histories of Naturalization — Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting,
Washington DC, January 4, 2007
Americans in Waiting — Boston College Law School,
November 14, 2006
Making Immigration Policy Work for a Nation of
Immigrants — Ervin Constitutional Issues Forum,
Western Piedmont Community College, Morganton,
North Carolina, November 6, 2006
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Choosing Immigrants, Making Citizens — Immigration Law and Policy Symposium, University of Chicago Legal Forum, Chicago, Illinois, October 28, 2006
The Immigration Debate: Looking for Common
Ground — keynote address, Symposium: Who Is
My Neighbor?: America’s Melting Pot: Immigration,
Diversity, Assimilation, The Second Annual Koinonia/Brevard College Religious Symposium, Brevard,
North Carolina, October 24-25, 2006
Citizenship — Temple Political & Civil Rights Law
Review Symposium on Immigration Reform and
Policy, Temple University Beasley School of Law,
October 14, 2006
Immigration and Citizenship: Historical Perspectives
and Contemporary Issues — University of North
Carolina General Alumni Association, Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, October 4, 2006
Federal Immigration Law: An Overview for State
Government Attorneys — Public Law for the Public’s
Lawyers, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 28,
2006
Richard Myers, Assistant Professor of Law
Areas of interest:
Research interests include the intersection of administrative and criminal law, federalism and the criminal
law, the role of checks and balances in creating a
criminal justice system that accurately reflects the
nation’s goals and values, and the intersection of science, evidence, and criminal justice.
Detector Dogs and Probable Cause, George Mason
Law Review (2007)
The Sunset Amendment
The piece engages the idea repeatedly asserted by critics of the criminal law that ordinary politics has failed
as the Constitution’s mechanism for reassessment
and rationalization of the criminal law. The critique
is widespread, and suggests that the criminal law is
overbroad, overdeep, and incomprehensible to the
ordinary citizen. These failings are especially troubling
because the criminal law has a moral component,
which democratic theory suggests draws its legitimacy
from a popular mandate. This Article proposes an
Faculty Notes
intentionally provocative solution to the conundrum
of criminal law grounded in a broken political process. The solution comes in two pieces. First, it argues
the merits of rationing the criminal law by adopting
a constitutional amendment that mandates a 25
year sunset provision. Second, it would only permit
new criminal laws to be passed as independently
introduced bills, rather than as riders or omnibus
legislation. The proposal is deliberately intended to
engage critics and proponents alike in the marshaling
of arguments that explore the relationship between
and popular conceptions of morality and the political
legitimacy of the criminal law.
Metacognition and Evidence: Getting What We Think
About How We Think In Front of the Jury
Using examples of recent developments in the
psychology of human memory and precognitive
activity, such as the facial action coding system and
advances in magnetic resonance imaging, this article
examines how changes in the way we understand
cognition will challenge our judicial system. We are
at the earliest stages of a course that may ultimately
lead to either the adoption or rejection of these new
sciences as courtroom tools. This project is designed
to lay out the advances in cognitive psychology and
to consider how our trial courts will assimilate them.
I am conceiving this project as inter-disciplinary and
hence am considering a co-author with expertise in
cognitive psychology.
Criminal Rules Subcommittee for the Eastern District
of North Carolina.
Dan K. Moore Program in Legal Ethics
Presented Judicial Restraint, Jurisdiction-Stripping
and Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, University of North Carolina Chapter, American Constitutional Society.
Presenter, Property Rights Conference, William &
Mary (Oct. 2006).
Presented Stops Making Scents: Detector Dogs
and Probable Cause, Southeast Association of Law
Schools Annual Meeting
Gerald J. Postema, Cary C. Boshamer Professor
of Philosophy and Professor of Law
Commentator: Christine Hurt, The Undercivilization
of Corporate Law, Duke University
Alice Ratliff, Clinical Professor
Areas of interest:
Professional Responsibility
Reappointed as Advisory Member to the NC State
Bar Ethics Committee for 2007
Recent presentations: Presented AEthics Update@
at CLE sponsored by Pittsboro Office of Legal Aid
of North Carolina as part of its celebration of its
30th anniversary
John V. Orth, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor
of Law
Areas of interest:
Property law & legal history
How Many Judges Does It Take to Make a Supreme
Court? And Other Essays on Law and the Constitution (2006, University Press of Kansas).
“Second Thoughts in the Law of Property,” 10 Green
Bag 2d 65-78 (2006).
Present The Criminal Sunset Amendment at University of North Carolina School of Law and University
of Georgia School of Law
Numerous entries in Encyclopedia of North Carolina,
ed. William S. Powell (University of North Carolina
Press, 2006).
The following is the Preface to William Rand Kenan, Jr.
Professor of Law John Orth’s new book “How Many Judges
Does It Take to Make a Supreme Court? And Other Essays
on Law and the Constitution”:
last resort, a perception that law like electoral politics is a matter of votes, not a matter of fact on which well trained jurists
would most often agree.
“Law schools do some
things very well, like
teaching students the
skills of legal reasoning, “how to think like
a lawyer.” Of course,
everyone knows that
more than mental
acuity is required to
make a good, let alone
a great, lawyer. That
requires, in addition
to reasoning ability,
many other things
such as rhetorical
skills, strategic sense,
ethical sensitivity, and
qualities of humanity,
common sense, and
imagination, not to
mention knowledge
of fields other than
law, like politics and economics – which
is why some students who do very well in law school, do not
do so well in the practice of law (and vice versa). But because
legal education is so focused on teaching legal reasoning,
there are some topics, even topics that could be taught in the
classroom but that do not fit comfortably within current curricular categories, that evade systematic study in law school.
This collection of essays is an attempt to explore some of
these neglected but important topics.
“Law students typically learn their law from the study of
reports of judicial opinions, which is why in law schools the
“casebook” takes the place of the textbook normally found in
higher education. But while appellate cases and the judges
who decide them are at the center of legal education, no
attention is usually paid to the question in the title of the first
essay, “How many judges does it take to make a supreme
court?” The answer, as it turns out, is not trivial in the history
of law and the constitution. Once judges secured protection
from removal except for misbehavior, and then only by the
cumbersome means of impeachment, politicians who wanted
to influence the course of judicial decision sometimes invoked
their power to alter the number of judges. In the course of
charting the changing size of the supreme court, a surprising
fact emerges: that what seems obvious today – that however
many judges there are on an appellate court, there must
always be an odd number – was not always so obvious. For
most of the long history of the common law, as well as for
the first years of the United States Supreme Court, there was
an even number of judges. The felt need for an odd number,
so that a “tie-breaker” would always be available, suggests a
changed perception of law, at least at the level of a court of
“Law school casebooks are, as their name implies, made up of
reports of decided cases, yet no systematic attention is paid in
law school to the production of these reports. They are simply
assumed to be accurate accounts of what went on in court and
in many cases of what went on in the world outside the courtroom. There is a good reason for that: ever since the foundation of the modern law school in the late nineteenth century,
the accuracy of the reports could be taken for granted. But a
look at the history of law reporting over the centuries shows
that accurate and available reports are, as they are called in the
second essay, one of “the secret sources of judicial power.”
As belief in the obviousness and accessibility of law waned,
the opinions of the judges on exactly what the law was grew
in importance. And because our legal system, derived from
English common law, was based on precedent, the more that
was known about what the judges decided (and why), the more
powerful they became. Closely related to this is the recognition
of another little-noticed source of judicial power: the unitary
“opinion of the court,” a uniquely American practice, unknown
in other countries that trace their legal tradition to England.
And the institutional position of the courts, their control over
legal procedure, for example, lends them more power in some
situations than in others, leverage that great judges astutely
employ.
“Nowhere in the law school curriculum except perhaps in a
course on legal history, and even then only in a course not
devoted solely to the history of American law, does the student
consider the remarkable longevity of the common law. It is
generally accepted that the common law originated over eight
hundred years ago in England. Yet this medieval relic from
across the sea still serves as the basic organizing principle
of modern American law. The antiquity of the common law
means that it long predated written constitutions, another
American legal innovation. The interaction of the common
law and the constitution is the subject of the next essay. Laws
can be unconstitutional, especially when they are cast in the
form of statutes, but “can the common law can be unconstitutional?” In theory, the answer must also be Yes, but the story
in this case is more complicated. Not only is the common law
not comprehensively set forth in a written text, but the same
judges who determine what it is, also interpret the constitution, rendering the chances for conflict between the two less
likely. Yet the common law tradition of strong judges making
(and sometimes unmaking) the common law, fits uneasily
within the structure of a government of separated powers in
which the legislative power is vested in elected representatives, and it sometimes appears that rules of the common law
can be changed in ways that would be unconstitutional if done
by legislation.
“Not only is the common law far older than any written constitution, it is also older than all statutes. Although statutes have
been known almost (but not quite) since the beginning of the
common law eight hundred years ago, they only became a pre-
Areas of interest:
Philosophy of Law, Political Philosophy, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Seventeenth Century English
Legal Theory, Hume, Bentham.
Recent Honors:
Appointed Arthur L. Goodhart Distinguished Visiting
Professor of Legal Science, Cambridge Univerity [for
the 2007-8 academic year]
John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship,
2005-06
John Medlin Fellow, National Humanities Center,
Research Triangle Park, 2005-6
W. N. Reynolds Fellowship, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005-6
Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate
Instruction, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, 2005
Books:
Associate Editor, Treatise of General Jurisprudence
and the Philosophy of Law, associate editor, volumes
1-5 (of 11 volumes), Springer, 2005; volumes 6-8,
Springer, 2007.
Essays and book chapters:
“Bentham’s Utilitarianism” in A Guide to Mill’s
Utilitarianism, H. R. West, ed., Blackwell Publishers,
2006, pp. 26-44.
dominant part of the common law system in the last century
or two. Until the nineteenth century, legislation played only a
small part in private law other than property law. This alone is
worth remarking since most people, including most beginning
law students, assume that a “law” is typically a statute – the
source of the old joke about a friendly relative asking a law
student how many laws he learned today? The historical priority of the common law over statutes (and written constitutions)
means that the newcomers interact, sometimes in unexpected
ways, with the existing law and legal tradition. Some of the
consequences are explored in the essay on “the persistence of
the common law.”
“Nowadays law, like everything else, is often discussed in
terms of ideology. “Liberal” and “conservative” labels are
pinned on judges, and classrooms of constitutional law can
become arenas of political controversy. Even as to private law
topics, claims have been made about the values incorporated
in the common law. In and of itself, it is hardly surprising
that law expresses values since it has always been intimately
connected with morality, politics, and economics. But when it
is specified that private law incorporates values of individualism and economic efficiency, recognition of the antiquity of
the common law inspires another inquiry: If the common law
is a product of the Middle Ages, how did it come to express
such essentially modern values? In fact, for most of its long
history the common law was preoccupied with procedure and
property, and it is in those two areas that the core values of
the common law are to be found. The next essay explores “the
ideology of the common law.”
“Last, as is appropriate for the final essay in this collection,
is an investigation of how the common law uses what it learns
about the past, “looking backward, looking forward.” Cases,
as has been noted, are at the center of law and legal education
in the common law world, and cases begin with inquiries into
what happened in the past, a species of historical research.
Yet on closer examination it appears that the historical inquiry
conducted at a trial is of a very limited kind, constrained by
restrictive rules of evidence and tightly focused on one or a
very few specific questions. A trial is really concerned about
the past only as it bears on what to do in the future, at the conclusion of the trial – and beyond, in the next similar case. This
shapes the way legal inquiries are conducted and should shape
the way legal rules are constructed. Backward glances, such
as attempted in these essays, may also provide clues about
where our legal system is headed, not in the sense of the old,
clichéd “lessons of history,” but in the sense of insight into the
dynamics that drive the system. Looking forward, of course,
involves recognition that the common law is constantly in
motion, using and reusing the techniques that kept it viable for
so long.
“That I have answered all the questions I have asked is more
than I could hope for. That I have stimulated others to add
their information and insights to extend the inquiry is my
goal, as it is the goal of all true education whether in law or
anything else.”
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Faculty Notes
“Interests, Universal and Particular: Bentham’s Utilitarian Theory of Value” Utilitas (2006), pp. 109-33.
“Whence Avidity? Hume’s Psychology and the
Origins of Justice” Synthese, vol. 152, no. 3, October,
(2006), pp.
“Cemented with Diseased Qualities,” Hume Studies
vol. 31 (2006), pp. 359-408.
“Custom in International Law: A Normative Practice
Account,” in The Nature of Customary Law: Legal,
Historical and Philosophical Perspectives,
J. B. Murphy and A. Perreau-Saussine, eds., Cambridge University Press (forthcoming, 2007).
“A similibus ad similia: Analogical Thinking in Law”
in Common Law Theory, D. E. Edlin, ed., Cambridge
University Press (forthcoming, 2007).
Books in progress and working papers:
Editor, On the Law of Nature, Reason, and the Common Law: Selected Jurisprudential Writings of Sir
Matthew Hale, Oxford University Press.
Author, Legal Philosophy in the Twentieth Century,
volume 11, Part I, of Treatise of General Jurisprudence and the Philosophy of Law, Springer.
Associate Editor, Treatise of General Jurisprudence
and the Philosophy of Law, volumes 9-11, Springer.
Working Paper: “Salience Reasoning”
Florida State University, School of Law, “Customary
International Law, A Normative Practice Account,”
February 15, 2007.
Board of Directors, UNC-Duke Consortium on Latin
American Studies, Board of Advisors, UNC Institute
on Latin American Studies; Advisory Board, UNC
Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity, Member,
NC Working Group on Trafficking, Faculty Advisor,
Conference on Race, Class, Gender & EthnicityConference Feb. 2007
Deborah Weissman, Professor of Law and
Director of Clinical Programs
Odious Debt, NC J. Int’l L. & Comm. Reg. Symposium, Feb. 2007
Interim Chair, Department of Philosophy, Fall, 2006.
Areas of interest:
Gender-based violence law, civil rights, immigration law
and human rights in the local and international realm.
El Proyecto de los Derechos Humanos:
Una Perspective Crítica 42 TEMAS, Cultura, Ideologia, Sociedad 105 (2006);
Law, Language, and the Courts: A Review of Foreign
Language Interpretation Issues, UNC School of Law
Festival of Legal Learning, Feb. 2007
Global citizenship and Gender, Dimensions of
Women’s Equal Citizenship Symposium, Hofstra Law
School, Nov. 2006
Personal is PoliticalBAnd Economic: Rethinking
Domestic Violence, Brigham Young Univ Law Rev.
(forthcoming Spring 2007); Public Power and Private
Purpose: Odious Debt and the Political Economy of
Hegemony (with Louis A. Pérez, Jr.) NC J. Int’l L &
Comm. Reg. (forthcoming Spring 2007)
Working with Language Interpreters, UNC School of
Law, Oct. 2006
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Immigration and Juveniles, NC Administrative Office
of the Courts: Court Improvement Project, Raleigh,
NC, August, 2006 Class Notes
’50
Barbara Stockton Perry is serving as chair of the Senior
Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association for
2006-2007.
’56
Charles Edward Melvin, Jr. was honored for distinguished
service to the legal profession and the city of Greensboro
with the dedication of the Charles E. Melvin, Jr. Triangle
Garden in the Greensboro Center City Park.
’59
Robert Charles Soles, Jr. was inducted into the North
Carolina Bar Association’s General Practice Hall of Fame at
the organization’s annual meeting.
’61
G. Dudley Humphrey, Jr. was presented with the Evelyn
M. Coman Award for Distinguished Service in the field of
construction law on September 30, 2006.
’62
Robert Carl Hunter was re-elected
to a second full-term on the North
Carolina Court of Appeals. He is
the fourth most senior judge on the
Court. Burley Bayard Mitchell, Jr.
was named to the Charlotte School
of Law’s board of advisors. Robert
Ambrose Wicker [right] joined the
International Group, Inc. as Senior
Vice President and General Counsel. The International Group is
one of the largest North American
distributors of automotive replacement parts and accessories.
W. Samuel Woodard was named in the 2007 edition of Best
Lawyers in America in the area of teal estate law.
’70
W. Erwin Spainhour was elected as president-elect of
the Conference of Superior Judges of North Carolina for
2006-2007.
’79
Chester Chidlow Davis was installed on July 10, 2006, as
president of the Forsyth County Bar Association and the
21st Judicial District Bar. W. Lunsford Long was certified
as a specialist in Family Law by the North Carolina State
Board of Legal Specialization.
’66
Grafton Gatling Beaman retired from his position as a
District Court Judge in the First Judicial District. Robert
Onan Klepfer, Jr. was named executive director of Action
Greensboro. Frank Rahm Liggett III was named honorary
director of the Delta Waterfowl Foundation, a North American leader in waterfowl ecology.
’67
H. Martin Lancaster [right]
received the Distinguished Citizen
Award from the Wake County
Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
John Burchfield McMillan was
selected as vice president of the
North Carolina State Bar.
’68
Reef Challance Ivey II was named
to the founding board of directors of The State Club which
is expected to be a gathering place for NCSU alumni and
friends. Howard Edwards Manning, Jr. is presiding over the
long running Leandro lawsuit, which began with a dispute
over whether the state spends enough on public schools to
ensure that all students get the “sound basic education” the
N.C. constitution guarantees.
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James Walter Hardison retired from his post as a judge
effective October 1, 2006, after 26 years on the bench.
Jerry Hartzell was honored by the N.C. Justice Center with
its Defender of Justice Award. David Ellis Huffine joined
Helms Mullis & Wicker’s Wilmington office as partner. He
focuses his law practice on real estate, corporate, health
care and mediation. Ralph Reiss McMillan joined Hedrick
Eatman Gardner & Kincheloe as of counsel. William George
Pappas was named in the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in
America in the area of corporate law. J. William Porter was
named in the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in America in the
area of bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law.
Walter Brown Patterson was certified as a specialist in
Social Security Disability Law by the North Carolina State
Board of Legal Specialization.
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’77
Raymond Eugene Owens, Jr. was re-elected for a second
three-year term as a member of the board of directors of
Legal Aid of North Carolina. David Andrew Leech was an
honored guest at the Grifton Chamber of Commerce annual
banquet in spring of 2006. Ann Bennett Wall was named
general counsel for the North Carolina Secretary of State.
Julius LeVonne Chambers was the 2006 recipient of the
Thurgood Marshall Award, presented by the American Bar
Association’s individual rights and responsibilties section.
Chambers was also the recipient of the 2006 Chief Justice’s
Professionalism Award.
Frank Mebane Bell, Jr. was named in the 2007 edition of
Best Lawyers in America in the area of real estate law. Frank
William Bullock, Jr. joined the law firm of Womble Carlyle
Sandridge & Rice, PLLC as a member of its business litigation
practice group. In addition, he will lead the firm’s alternative dispute resolution team. J. Phillips Little Johnston, Sr.
taught a class entitled “Long Term Value Creation through
Director Leadership” at the North Carolina Bank Directors
College. He was recently awarded the Certificate of Director
Education by the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Amy Lynn Cox was certified as a specialist in Social Security
Disability Law by the North Carolina State Board of Legal
Specialization. Charles Bruce Wayne was selected by the
Washington Business Journal as a “Top Washington Lawyer”
in the area of corporate litigation for 2006.
’73
E. Fitzgerald Parnell III was elected as a fellow of the
American Bar Foundation.
’74
Charles Samuel Carter joined the Raleigh law office of
Troutman Sanders as of counsel in the environmental and
natural resources practice group. He also serves as vice
president and program chairman of the Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association. Henry Wesley Hight, Jr. was
elected to succeed Judge Quentin T. Sumner of Rocky Mount
as president of the Conference of Superior Court Judges of
North Carolina for 2006-2007. Dan Johnson McLamb was
elected president elect of the Eastern North Carolina Chapter
of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
’75
Charles Terry Hall was certified as
a specialist in Social Security Disability Law by the North Carolina
State Board of Legal Specialization.
Irvin White Hankins III [right]
was named in the 2007 edition of
Best Lawyers in America in the area
of commercial litigation. He was
also named president-elect of the
North Carolina State Bar. Steven
Dermont Michael officially took
office on
October 20, 2006, as president of
the North Carolina State Bar. Carol
Spruill [left] won Duke University’s
2006 Blue Ribbon Diversity Award,
which recognizes a demonstrated
commitment to the spirit of diversity and leadership through positive
interaction between persons of
different cultural backgrounds, and
a respect and value for differing
values and points of view within
Duke University.
Robert Joseph Jacobs was certified as a specialist in social
security disability law by the North Carolina State Board
of Legal Specialization. M. Keith Kapp was named to the
Moravian Ministries Foundation board of trustees. William
Stanley Mills was elected president of the Eastern North
Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Carlyn Grau Poole received the annual Joseph Branch Professionalism Award from the Wake County Bar Association.
Jonathan Burton Shoebotham was named by the legal services information company Lawdragon to its list of Leading
Lawyers in America. Patricia Timmons-Goodson delivered
the keynote address at the 139th Founders Day Convocation
at Fayetteville State University. She was also the recipient
of the 2006 Gwyneth B. Davis Award by the North Carolina
Association of Women Attorneys.
’80
David Neal Allen [right] was
named in the 2007 edition of Best
Lawyers in America in the area
of mass tort litigation, medical
malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation. He was also elected as a State
Bar Councilor from Mecklenburg
County for a three-year term effective January 2007. Gregory Lippott
Kunkleman was admitted to the
South Carolina Bar. Rachel Pickard was certified as a specialist in social security disability law
by the North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization.
’81
D. Carmichael McIntyre II was re-elected to a sixth term in
the United States House of Representatives and was recently
chosen as the Distinguished Christian Statesman of the Year
for 2006. Robert Strong Shields, Jr. and his law firm, Robert
S. Shields Jr., PLLC, joined the law firm of Manning Fulton
& Skinner P.A. As part of the merger with Robert S. Shields
Jr., PLLC, Manning Fulton & Skinner P.A. has established
an office in New Bern, N.C. Mary Thompson Skinner
joined the New Bern, N.C. office of Emmanuel & Dunn,
where she concentrates in estate planning and probate,
business law and planning and income tax planning.
The University of North Carolina
at Chapel
Hill
continued
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Mason Thompson Hogan was certified as a specialist in
social security disability law by the North Carolina State
Board of Legal Specialization. Martin Luther Holton III
was appointed general counsel for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company. W. Andrew Marsh III was appointed by Governor Easley as a District Court judge for Durham County
in February. James Simpson Schenck IV was appointed to
the governing committee of the American Bar Association
Forum on the Construction Industry, a national association
of construction lawyers.
’83
A. Bruce Clarke was named chair-elect of the National
Employer Association Group. J. Mark Payne was elected
president of the North Carolina Association of County
Attorneys. Glenn James Reid joined the law firm of Parker
Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP as special counsel in the firm’s
Charlotte office. He represents lenders, borrowers, buyers,
sellers, developers, owners, tenants and landlords in connection with the acquisition, disposition, development and
leasing of real property.
’84
Robin Jayne Stinson was named in the 2007 edition of
Best Lawyers in America in the area of Family Law. Susan
Strayhorn Barbour was appointed to the board of the
Girl Scouts of Western North Carolina, Pisgah Council.
Michael Kirk Lands was presented the Community Spirit
USA’s President’s Legacy Award in recognition of his 16
years of service to Judicial District 27-A. Janet Marie Lyles
was certified as a specialist in social security disability law
Stephanie Clavan Powell joined the Research Triangle Park
office of Kennedy Covington as special counsel. Martin Karl
Reidinger was re-nominated by President George Bush to be
the United States District Judge for the Western District of
North Carolina.
’85
G. Bryan Collins, Jr. was certified
as a specialist in criminal law by
the North Carolina State Board of
Legal Specialization. Jeff Dunham
[right] joined the Greensboro
office of Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier as special counsel. William
Tiffany Dymond, Jr. was selected
as managing partner of Lowndes,
Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed,
P.A. Mark Anderson Finkelstein
was elected president of the Chief
Justice Susie M. Sharpe Inn of
Court. He also became a litigation partner in the Raleigh office of Smith Moore, LLP. Diane Small Griffin was certified
as a specialist in social security disability law by the North
Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization. Elizabeth
Green Lindsey was named in the 2006 edition of Georgia
Trend’s Legal Elite in the area of family law. Richard Knight
Schell was named in the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in
America in the area of corporate law.
’86
Glenn Alton Barfield was re-elected for a second three-year
term as a member of the board of directors of Legal Aid of
North Carolina.
’87
Jerry Wayne Blackwell was presented with the 2006 Equal
Justice Award by the Minneapolis-based Council on Crime
and Justice. Robert Gibbon McIntosh and his law firm,
The McIntosh Law Firm, received the Community Service
Award by the National Association of Collection Attorneys.
William Lindsay Osteen, Jr. was nominated by President
George Bush as United States District Judge for the Middle
District of North Carolina. Keith Michael Weddington was
named in the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in America in
the area of labor and employment law.
’88
Mark Eldridge Anderson left the firm of Patterson Dilthey
Clay Bryson & Anderson to join the Raleigh office of Helms
Mullis Wicker. Kimberly Ranch Coward was certified as
a specialist in residential real property law by the North
Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization. Garth Kleber
Dunklin was admitted to the South Carolina Bar.
’89
Brooks von Biberstein Powers joined the McCormack
Firm, L.L.C. as of counsel. J. Donald Hobart, Jr. was
selected as an Eisenhower Fellow in the 2006-2007 Research
Triangle International Leadership Initiative Fellowship in
urban challenges. Rose Vaughn Williams joined the staff
of North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner, Jim Long, as
legislative counsel.
’90
Michael A. DeMayo and his staff at Michael L. DeMayo
LLP collected 2,242 pounds of food during the firm’s annual
participation in the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
food drive. He and his firm will also be awarding $25,000 in
college scholarships to 10 graduating high school seniors in
counties served by the firm, which includes Mecklenburg,
Gaston, Catawba, Union, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Lincoln,
Rowan, Caldwell, York, Stanley and Iredell counties.
Dianna Wynne Jessup joined the public staff of the North
Carolina Utilities Commission as a staff attorney in the
Legal Division. Lars Peter Simonsen left Pritchett and
Burch in Windsor, N.C., after 16 years and has opened
a solo practice in his hometown of Edenton, N.C. The
Simonsen Law Firm, PC will encompass personal injury,
business law, workers compensation, civil litigation, trust
& estates, with an emphasis on environmental law.
’91
Mark Allen Davis joined the special litigation section of
the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office. Jonathan
Scott Dills was a member of a delegation to the Republic of
China/Taiwan representing the North Carolina Bar Association. Kristy Weathers and her husband Robert Black, Jr., are
pleased to announce the birth of their son, Hunter Weathers
Black, on August 26, 2006, in Atlanta, Ga. Weathers has
left King & Spalding after practicing law for thirteen years
to join Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP as director of
professional development.
’92
Douglas James Brocker and Deanna Schmitt Brocker
opened a Raleigh law practice, The Brocker Law Firm, P.A.
The firm concentrates in professional licensing, ethics, and
disciplinary matters before various boards and agencies. Alice
Carson Stubbs was certified as a specialist in family law by
the North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization. She
was also appointed by Governor Mike Easley to the North
Carolina Ethics Commission.
’93
Benjamin Arthur Kahn [right]
successfully completed the requirements for national certification
in both business and consumer
bankruptcy law. John Michael
Mackay was certified as a specialist
in workers compensation law by
the North Carolina State Board of
Legal Specialization. Mark Vasco
joined the Charlotte, N.C. office of
Alston & Bird LLP as partner in the
lititgation and trial group.
’94
Susan Hunt Briggs was certified as a specialist in workers
compensation law by the North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization. Ellen MacDonald Farrell was appointed
counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of the international
law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP. Susan M. O’Malley
was certified as a specialist in social security disability law
Brian Lester Peterson was certified as a specialist in social
security disability law by the North Carolina State Board of
Legal Specialization. Angela Brown Puckett was elected in
November, 2006, as District Court Judge for Judicial District
17-B. She is the first woman to hold the office of judge in
Judicial District 17-B. David Andrew Turman was certified
as a specialist in workers compensation law by the North
Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization.
’95
Angela Michelle Bullard-Gram joined the Greenboro, N.C.
law firm of Forman Rossabi Black, PA. Gina Elise Cammarano
was certified as a specialist in workers compensation law
Kelly Kathleen Daughtry was certified as a specialist in
family law by the North Carolina State Board of Legal
Specialization. Joseph Paul Gram joined the law firm of
Conner Gyn Schenk PLLC as a member.
’96
Paul Anthony Arena was certified as a specialist in commercial real property law by the North Carolina State
Board of Legal Specialization. He was also appointed to
the Durham Board of Adjustment as an alternate member.
R. Joseph Burby IV joined the Atlanta office of Powell
Goldstein LLP as partner in the firm’s special matters &
investigations practice group. Vaughn Stephen Clauson was
certified as a specialist in social security disability law by the
North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization. Richard
S. Gottlieb was elected as president of the Forsyth County
Bar Association and the 21st Judicial District Bar. Stephen
Westman Petersen joined the Raleigh office of Smith Moore
LLP as counsel in the litigation area. Welton Ollie Seal, Jr.
was named partner at Thelen Reid & Priest LLP in January,
2006. Also, effective on December 1, 2006, Thelen Reid &
Priest LLP merged with Brown Raysman Millstein Felder &
Steiner LLP. The name of the combined law firm is Thelen
Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP. Amy Lynn Yonowitz is
happy to announce the May 26, 2006, birth of her daughter,
Leah Elizabeth Bason.
’97
Jeffrey Alan Bandini was named in the 2007 edition of Best
Lawyers in America in the area of railroad law. Melinda
Seeds Dumeer is pleased to announce the August 11, 2005, birth
of her son, Ethan Matthew Dumeer.
She and her husband, Matt also
have a daughter, Evelyn, who is
5 years of age. Jennifer Johnson
Koenig was elected president of
the Greensboro Estate Planning
Council for 2006-2007. Tasha Kae
Pepper-Dickinson [left] was Florida
Bar Board certified in wills, trusts
and estates. She is the head of the
wealth preservation department of
the Morris Law Group of Boca Raton, Fla.
’98
Adam Paul Altman joined the Capital Markets Department
in the Charlotte office of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.
Melissa Dewey Brumback spoke in Raleigh and Greensboro
at a National Business Institute seminar entitled “Resolving Problems and Disputes on Construction Projects.” Her
topics included “Understanding the Construction Contract
Before You Sign It,” “Managing Contract Changes,” and
“Handling Threats of Contract Termination.” She was also
recently named assistant newsletter editor of The Affiliate, a
publication of the American Bar Association’s young lawyer’s
division. In this position, she participates in affiliate outreach,
bar leadership, member service, professional development
and legal education programming. She was also named to
the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s young professional’s
network. John C. Jaye was named partner in the Charlotte
office of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein. Christine C.
Mumma was selected as a recipient of the American Judicature Society (AJS) Special Merit Citation. This award
recognizes significant contributions
and projects to improve the justice
system. Lonnie McGowen Player,
Jr. was inducted as president of
the Cumberland County Bar Association. He was also named as a
partner in the Fayetteville law firm
of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A.
’99
Jami Jackson Farris [right] was
named partner in the Charlotte
office of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein. Jill Schnabel
Jackson was certified as a specialist in family law by the
North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization. Yoon
Jung Kim was voted a 2006 “Georgia Rising Star” in Atlanta
Magazine and was named
in the Georgia Super Lawyers as selected by her peers.
Harriett Jean Smalls was named president of the North
Carolina Association of Women Attorneys. Deborah Evans
Sperati was named a partner at Poyner & Spruill LLP.
’00
Matthew D. Harbin was certified as a specialist in workers
compensation law by the North Carolina State Board of
Legal Specialization. Stephanie Eakes Lewis was honored
by Nelson Mullin Riley & Scarborough at a reception in the
firm’s Charleston office on January 25, 2007 for being named
South Carolina’s Pro Bono Attorney of the Year. David
Neal Woods was named partner in the High Point firm of
Wyatt Early Harris Wheeler, LLP. G. Mattern York recently
opened York Law, a boutique law firm focused on commercial
real estate.
’01
Arnita Maria Dula was named staff attorney for the City
of Hickory in N.C. J. Patrick Haywood was elected director
of Carruthers & Roth in Greensboro. David Lybrook Neal
joined the law firm of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey
& Leonard, LLP in Raleigh, N.C. Lauren Rhetta Trustman
and Craig W. Noyes were married on September 2, 2006
in Raleigh.
’02
Tasha E. Agruso joined the law firm of Sharpless & Stavola,
P.A. Craig W. Noyes and Lauren Rhetta Trustman were
married on September 2, 2006 in Raleigh. Raymond Albert
Starling was appointed Secretary of the North Carolina
Commissioner’s Circle and Secretary-Treasurer of the Family
Farm Coalition. Gregory Wahl and his wife Abby Wahl
are please to announce the birth of Isaac Karmi Wahl on
October 26, 2006, in Washington, D.C. Isaac weighed in at
7 lbs 10 oz.
’03
Joseph Samuel Dowdy joined the law firm of Nelson Mullins
Riley & Scarborough LLP in Raleigh as an associate, where
he will focus on commercial and financial services litigation,
class action defense and appellate advocacy. Nicole Capuano
Ball married Jonathan Frederick Ball on August 19, 2006 in
West Orange, N.J. Ashley Huffstetler Campbell helped
support the 2007 Wild, Wonderful, Wacky Ball held in
Raleigh on February 3, 2007, at the North Raleigh Hilton.
Elizabeth Wallace Casimiro married Jorge G. Casimiro on
April 8, 2006, in Atlanta, Ga. They currently live in Mexico
City, Mexico, where Elizabeth is working as a consultant
and Jorge is director of communications for The CocaCola Company’s Latin American operations. Justin David
Howard is leaving the firm of Patterson Dilthey Clay Bryson
& Anderson to join the Raleigh office of Helms Mullis &
Wicker. Geeta Nadia Kapur was appointed assistant public
defender of Orange County in February of 2004. Dedra Beth
Seibel married Thomas W. Curteman, Jr. on May 27, 2006,
in Asheville. Dedra is currently a clerk for the Honorable
J. Thomas Marten, United States Federal District Court,
District of Kansas. Jessica Russak Sharpe is pleased to
announce the birth of Jenna Delores Sharpe on October 13,
2006. William Matthew Uptegrove joined the New York law
office of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
’04
Caroline Virginia Barbee joined the Raleigh office of
Ragsdale Liggett PLLC as an associate in the litigation
department. Her primary focus will be construction law and
the representation of design professionals. Kimberly Christin
Bishop is pleased to announce the birth of her daughter,
Ainsley Violet Bishop. Ainsley was born on December 11,
2006. Kimberly Letecia Cole joined the law firm of Cochran
& Owen, LLC as an associate attorney. She focuses her
practice in the areas of employment law, real estate law and
commercial litigation. Toni J. Read joined Duane Morris
LLP as an associate in the firm’s employment group.
’05
John Chalmers Kuzenski was appointed to a faculty position
in Public and Constitutional Law in the Department of
Political Science at North Carolina
Central University, where he will
also direct one of the largest university pre-law programs in the state.
Kevin Wayne Chapman joined
the Charlotte office of Parker Poe
Adams & Bernstein LLP as an
associate in the firm’s transactional
department. Robert Jason Herndon [left] joined the Raleigh office
of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
LLP as an associate in the firm’s
litigation department. Jason Trent
Strickland joined the New Bern office of Ward and Smith,
P.A. He will concentrate his practice on various areas of
civil litigation.
’06
Kimberly O’Donna Austin joined the Charlotte office of
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP as an associate in the
firm’s transactional department. Amanda Melton Carter
joined the Mueller Law Firm, P.A. Douglas Patrick Jeremiah
joined the firm of Conner Gyn Schenk PLLC as an associate.
Monique Rachelle Judkins was married and shares her
married name as Monique J. Holman. She has also accepted
a position with the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s
office. April Dawn Kight joined the law firm of Schell Bray
Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC as an associate attorney
in the firm’s Greensboro office. She will concentrate her
practice in the area of business and corporate law. Heather
Renee Martin joined the Charlotte office of Parker Poe
Adams & Bernstein LLP as an associate in the firm’s regulatory department. Michael David Pawlowski joined the law
firm of Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. as an associate in
the firm’s real estate, land use & development practice area.
Sarah Archer Leigh Phillips joined the Greensboro office
of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP as
an associate attorney. Brian Weyhrich joined the Charlotte
office of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP as an associate
in the firm’s litigation department. 21
Alumni Named on North Carolina Legal Elite and Super Lawyer Lists
Legal Elite
John Shorter Stevens, Class of 1961
Roberts & Stevens PA
Stephen Theodore Smith, Class of 1973
McMillan Smith & Plyler
Joshua Bryan Royster, Class of 2002
United States Attorney’s Office
Mark Anderson Finkelstein, Class of 1985
Smith Moore LLP
ANTITRUST
Michael R. Abel, Class of 1970
Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston PLLC
Thomas Claiborne Watkins, Class of 1978
Roger William Smith, Class of 1967
Tharrington Smith LLP
Dana Edward Simpson, Class of 2000
Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell &
Jernigan LLP
Christopher Terry Graebe, Class of 1990
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC
Edward Cyrus Winslow III, Class of 1974
Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey LLP
EMPLOYMENT
Robin Adams Anderson, Class of 1990
Nicholls & Crampton PA
Wyatt Shorter Stevens, Class of 1994
Denise Smith Cline, Class of 1983
Smith Moore LLP
Elizabeth Weddington Voltz, Class of 1998
Weatherspoon & Voltz LLP
Seth Ray Cohen, Class of 1991
Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen LLP
Michael Lee Wilson, Class of 1996
Johnston Allison & Hord PA
Candice Sylvette Wooten, Class of 2001
Constangy Brooks & Smith LLC
Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Class of 1982
Smith Moore LLP
W. Andrew Copenhaver, Class of 1972
Michael Glenn Winters, Class of 1978
Ellis & Winters LLP
Richard W. Ellis, Sr., Class of 1969
Ellis & Winters LLC
CONSTRUCTION
Daniel Lee Brawley, Class of 1967
Maupin Taylor PA
Gary R. Govert, Class of 1986
N.C. Dept of Justice
John Eugene Bugg, Class of 1970
Bugg & Wolf PA
Edward Grant Connette III, Class of 1977
Essex Richards, PA
George L. Little, Jr., Class of 1967
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
B. David Carson, Class of 1988
Erwin and Eleazer PA
Louis Whittier Doherty, Class of 1990
John M. Murchison, Jr., Class of 1970
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman LLP
Richard Douglas Conner, Class of 1973
Conner Gwyn Schenck PLLC
John J. Doyle, Jr., Class of 1966
BANKRUPTCY
David R. Badger, Class of 1972
David R. Badger PA
David Edward Fox, Class of 1982
Moore & Van Allen PLLC
Stephen John Dunn, Class of 1998
Van Hoy Reutlinger Adams & Dunn
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
Robert Alexander Beason, Class of 1973
Beason & Ellis Conflict Resolution
William Hunter Gammon, Class of 1973
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Debra Lee Foster, Class of 1982
Foster Kelly PA
Richard Thell Boyette, Class of 1977
Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP
David Betts Hamilton, Class of 1977
Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin
PLLC
Lisa Grafstein, Class of 1995
Grafstein & Walczyk PLLC
ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Noel L. Allen, Class of 1973
Allen and Pinnix PA
June L. Basden, Class of 1986
Carruthers & Roth PA
William E. Brewer, Class of 1976
The Brewer Law Firm
Algernon Lee Butler III, Class of 1994
Butler & Butler LLP
Albert F. Durham, Class of 1975
Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA
Michael P. Flanagan, Class of 1971
Ward & Smith PA
O. Max Gardner III, Class of 1974
O. Max Gardner III PC
David Graham Gray, Jr., Class of 1972
Westall Gray & Connolly PA
Holmes P. Harden, Class of 1981
Maupin Taylor PA
Stephani Wilson Humrickhouse,
Class of 1980
William Peak Janvier, Class of 1992
Everett Gaskins Hancock & Stephens
Benjamin Arthur Kahn, Class of 1993
Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier PLLC
Travis Waterbury Moon, Class of 1971
PLLC
R. Harper Heckman, Class of 1991
G. Dudley Humphrey, Jr., Class of 1961
John Ivan Mabe, Jr., Class of 1980
Maupin Taylor PA
Wayne Kenneth Maiorano, Class of 1998
Jernigan, LLP
Bentford Eugene Martin, Class of 1978
PLLC
James Simpson Schenck IV, Class of 1982
R. Andrew Spainhour, Class of 1998
Replacements Ltd.
John Bradsher Taylor, Jr., Class of 1965
Taylor Penry Rash & Riemann PLLC
Jay McCullam Wilkerson, Class of 1992
Conner Gwin & Schenck PLLC
A. Rexford Willis III, Class of 1980
Ward & Smith PA
Cecil Webster Harrison, Jr., Class of 1973
Poyner & Spruill LLP
Kenneth Ralph Keller, Class of 1974
William Charles Livingston, Class of 1974
Maria M. Lynch, Class of 1979
Lynch & Eatman LLP
John Ivan Mabe, Jr., Class of 1980
Maupin Taylor PA
Wayne Kenneth Maiorano, Class of 1998
Jernigan LLP
Bentford Eugene Martin, Class of 1978
PLLC
Super Lawyers
W. Andrew Copenhaver, Class of 1972
J. Thomas Dunn, Jr., Class of 1968
Rebecca Sofley Henderson, Class of 1985
Wachovia Corporation
James W. Hovis, Class of 1980
Neill Gregory McBryde, Class of 1969
J.D. Lassiter, Class of 1963
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman
LLP
Michael Nedzbala, Class of 1987
Hunton & Williams LLP
Martin Hal Brinkley, Class of 1992
Jernigan LLP
Rebecca Sofley Henderson, Class of 1985
Wachovia Corporation
Peter George Pappas, Class of 1982
Martin Luther Holton III, Class of 1982
Reynolds American Inc.
William Sloan Patterson, Class of 1973
Richard Layne Magee, Class of 1983
EnPro Industries Inc.
Richard Lee Rainey, Class of 1987
Paul Robert Newton, Class of 1985
Duke Energy
Christy Eve Reid, Class of 1976
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
Eben Turner Rawls, Class of 1978
Rawls Dickinson Scheer PA
James Simpson Schenck IV, Class of 1982
F. Alton Russell, Class of 1969
The Title Company of North Carolina Inc.
John Bradsher Taylor, Jr., Class of 1965
Taylor Penry Rash & Riemann PLLC
Stephen Theodore Smith, Class of 1973
McMillan Smith Plyler
Jay McCullam Wilkerson, Class of 1992
Conner Gwin & Schenck PLLC
Roger William Smith, Class of 1967
Tharrington & Smith LLP
Stephani Wilson Humrickhouse,
Class of 1980
R. Andrew Spainhour, Class of 1998
Replacements Ltd.
James Michael Wilson, Class of 1990
William Peak Janvier, Class of 1992
Everett Gaskins Hancock & Stephens
A. Rexford Willis III, Class of 1980
Ward & Smith PA
G. Neil Yarborough, Class of 1977
The Yarborough Law Firm
Benjamin Arthur Kahn, Class of 1993
CRIMINAL
H. Gerald Beaver, Class of 1973
Beaver Holt Sternlicht & Courie PA
YOUNG GUNS (UNDER 40)
Derek Jason Allen, Class of 1997
Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard
LLP
Travis Waterbury Moon, Class of 1971
PLLC
James Marx Iseman, Jr., Class of 1977
Bell Davis & Pitt PA
Cyrus Murry Johnson, Jr., Class of 1982
E. Lynwood Mallard, Jr., Class of 1965
Christopher C. Fialko, Class of 1992
Rudolf Widenhouse & Fialko PA
David Bruce Freedman, Class of 1982
Crumpler Freedman, Parker & Witt
David William Long, Class of 1967
Merrill McCall Mason, Class of 1986
Jernigan LLP
T. Patrick Matus II, Class of 1973
Essex Richards, PA
William George Pappas, Class of 1977
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Duncan Archibald McMillan, Class of 1977
W. Braxton Schell, Class of 1951
John Peter O’Hale, Class of 1975
Narron O’Hale & Whittington, PA
Kieran Joseph Shanahan, Class of 1982
Shanahan Law Group
William Lindsay Osteen, Class of 1987
Adams & Osteen
J. Troy Smith, Jr., Class of 1967
Ward & Smith PA
Eben Turner Rawls, Class of 1978
Rawls Dickson & Scheer PA
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Susan Holdsclaw Boyles, Class of 1994
Martin Hal Brinkley, Class of 1992
Jernigan LLP
Butler & Butler LLP
Joseph Newton Callaway, Class of 1983
Battle Winslow Scott & Wiley PA
Langdon McIlroy Cooper, Class of 1969
Mullen Holland & Cooper PA
Gregory Byrd Crampton, Class of 1972
Albert F. Durham, Class of 1975
Rayburn Cooper & Durham PA
David Graham Gray, Jr., Class of 1972
Westall Gray & Connolly PA
Holmes P. Harden, Class of 1981
Maupin Taylor PA
John Arlington Northen, Class of 1975
Northen Blue LLP
J. William Porter, Class of 1977
Everett Benjamin Saslow, Jr., Class of 1976
Hill Evans Duncan Jordan & Beatty PLLC
Butler & Butler LLP
Scott Padgett Vaughn, Class of 1986
Helms Mulliss & Wicker PLLC
Kearns Davis, Class of 1995
United States Attorney’s Office
David R. Badger, Class of 1972
David R. Badger PA
Richard S. Gottlieb, Class of 1996
BUSINESS LITIGATION
William Sidney Aldridge, Class of 1977
James Nolan Greene III, Class of 1999
Gene Audrey Jones, Jr., Class of 1997
John Thurston O’Neal, Class of 1996
O’Neal Law Office
Kenneth R. Wooten, Class of 1979
Ward & Smith PA
Michael Booe, Class of 1971
Michael Griffin Okun, Class of 1980
Patterson Harkavy & Lawrence
Robin Ledbetter Hinson, Class of 1958
Donald H. Tucker, Jr., Class of 1984
Jernigan LLP
Marc David Bishop, Class of 1984
Charles Lee Cain, Class of 1981
Banner Pharmcaps Inc.
G. Stephen Diab, Class of 1990
Murchison Taylor & Gibson PLLC
Stephen M. Thomas, Class of 1970
Patrick Harper & Dixon LLP
BANKRUPTCY & CREDITOR/
DEBTOR RIGHTS
Thomas B. Anderson, Jr., Class of 1970
Richard Peter Nordan, Class of 1985
Wallace Nordan & Sarda LLP
Walter Etheridge Daniels, Class of 1979
Daniels Daniels& Verdonik PA
Mack Sperling, Class of 1983
E. Kent Auberry, Class of 1982
Smith Moore LLP
M. Guy Brooks III, Class of 1981
Martin Marietta Materials
James Harry Clarke, Class of 1979
Kieran J. Shanahan, Class of 1982
Shanahan Law Group
Edward Cyrus Winslow III, Class of 1974
F. Timothy Nicholls, Class of 1967
Alfred Pershing Carlton, Jr., Class of 1976
George R. Ragsdale, Class of 1961
Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Dean A. Warren, Class of 1985
CORPORATE
Henry Curtis Babb, Class of 1969
Alliance One International Inc.
A. Todd Capitano, Class of 1994
Bishop Capitano & Moss PA
Carl Norris Patterson, Jr., Class of 1976
Jernigan LLP
BUSINESS/CORPORATE
Amos Ulmer Priester IV, Class of 1982
Jernigan LLP
David Michael Bishop, Class of 1983
Bishop Law Firm PA
Gary Stephen Parsons, Class of 1977
Troutman Sanders LLP
Jonathan D. Sasser, Class of 1981
Ellis & Winters LLP
William Winslett Nelson, Class of 1985
Jernigan LLP
Frank Mebane Bell, Jr., Class of 1963
Raymond Eugene Owens, Jr., Class of 1978
BANKING
Alfred Pershing Carlton, Jr., Class of 1975
G. Neil Yarborough, Class of 1977
Yarborough Law Firm PA
David Daniel Beatty, Class of 1993
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec PA
Thomas Dean Myrick, Class of 1984
S. Leigh Rodenbough IV, Class of 1980
Brooks Pierce McLendon Humphrey & Leonard
LLP
J. William Porter, Class of 1977
E. Kent Auberry, Class of 1982
Smith Moore LLP
David William Long, Class of 1967
APPELLATE
K. Edward Greene, Class of 1969
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Marcus Landon Moxley, Class of 1989
Vaughn Perkinson Ehlinger Moxley & Stogner
LLP
BUSINESS
M. Keith Kapp, Class of 1979
Maupin Taylor PLLC
Alice Carmichael Rickey, Class of 1986
Scott P. Vaughn, Class of 1986
Douglas M. Jarrell, Class of 1994
John Malcolm Murchison, Jr.,
Class of 1970
John Arlington Northen, Class of 1975
Northen Blue LLP
Everett Benjamin Saslow, Jr., Class of 1976
Hill Evans Duncan Jordan & Beatty PLLC
Louis P. Hornthal, Jr., Class of 1963
Hornthal Riley Ellis & Maland LLP
Anthony Terrell Lathrop, Class of 1988
Alexander Lyon Maultsby, Class of 1991
Smith Moore LLP
E. Graham McGoogan, Jr., Class of 1974
Debbie Weston Harden, Class of 1982
Doris Roach Bray, Class of 1966
Philip Gary Carson, Class of 1967
Adams Hendon Carson Crow & Saenger PA
Walter Etheridge Daniels, Class of 1979
Daniels Daniels & Verdonik PA
G. Stephen Diab, Class of 1990
Murchison Taylor & Gibson PLLC
Robin Ledbetter Hinson, Class of 1958
Steven A. Hockfield, Class of 1970
Erdman and Hockfield LLP
Cyrus Murry Johnson, Jr., Class of 1982
Byron B. Kirkland, Class of 1987
Jernigan
Haynes P. Lea, Class of 1982
Frank R. Liggett III, Class of 1966
Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Merrill M. Mason, Class of 1986
Jernigan LLP
Pender R. McElroy, Class of 1968
James McElroy & Diehl PA
William G. Pappas, Class of 1977
William S. Patterson, Class of 1973
D. Royce Powell, Class of 1979
Maupin Taylor PA
Henry H. Ralston, Class of 1983
H. Vaughn Ramsey, Class of 1982
Tuggle Duggins & Meschan PA
Larry E. Robbins, Class of 1979
Jonathan A. Berkelhammer, Class of 1982
Smith Moore LLP
Barbara C. Ruby, Class of 1976
Smith Moore LLP
Jimmy Dean Cooley, Class of 1973
W. Braxton Schell, Class of 1951
Schell Bray Aycock Abel & Livingston
Alumni Named on North Carolina Legal Elite and Super Lawyer Lists
William R. Whitehurst, Class of 1982
John R. Sloan, Class of 1990
Ward & Smith PA
Lacy H. Reaves, Class of 1972
Brian Preston Evans, Class of 1975
J. Troy Smith, Jr., Class of 1967
Ward & Smith PA
EMPLOYMENT & LABOR
Melinda Carolyn Burrows, Class of 1990
Progress Energy Service Company
Jack E. Thornton, Jr., Class of 1974
JE Thorton PA
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Christopher Blair Capel, Class of 1985
Jernigan LLP
Walter D. Fisher, Jr., Class of 1986
Lee A. Spinks, Class of 1980
Henry L. Stephenson III, Class of 1982
Ward & Smith PA
John S. Stevens, Class of 1961
Thomas C. Watkins, Class of 1978
Reich L. Welborn, Class of 1971
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
James Davis Blount, Jr., Class of 1952
Jernigan LLP
Richard W. Ellis, Class of 1969
Ellis & Winters LLP
Steven Bruce Epstein, Class of 1990
Alex John Hagan, Class of 1992
Ellis & Winters LLP
Dan McCord Hartzog, Class of 1973
Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP
Hada De Varona Haulsee, Class of 1981
Patricia P. Kerner, Class of 1985
Troutman Sanders LLP
David O. Lewis, Class of 1981
Bryant Patterson Covington Idol & Lewis PA
Larry S. McDevitt, Class of 1968
Van Winkle Buck Wall Starnes and Davis PA
Dan J. McLamb, Class of 1974
Yates McLamb & Weyher LLP
Leslie C. O’Toole, Class of 1986
Ellis & Winters LLP
CLASS ACTION/MASS TORTS
David N. Allen, Class of 1980
John Alan Jones, Class of 1982
Martin & Jones
CLOSELY HELD BUSINESS
Christine M. Walczyk, Class of 1995
Grafstein & Walczyk PLLC
CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION
Richard Douglas Conner, Class of 1973
David Betts Hamilton, Class of 1977
PLLC
G. Dudley Humphrey, Jr., Class of 1961
John I. Mabe, Jr., Class of 1980
Maupin Taylor PA
Bentford E. Martin, Class of 1978
PLLC
CONSTRUCTION/SURETY
John Eugene Bugg, Class of 1970
Bugg & Wolf PA
Julius LeVonne Chambers, Class of 1962
Ferguson Stein Chambers Gresham & Sumter
PA
John J. Doyle, Jr., Class of 1966
Charles Archibald Edwards, Class of 1970
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLCC
W. Gerald Thornton, Class of 1967
Manning Fulton & Skinner PA
Robert C. Vaughn, Jr., Class of 1955
Edwin J. “Jack” Walker, Jr., Class of 1969
Walker & Lambe PLLC
Martin Nesbitt Erwin, Class of 1967
Smith Moore LLP
Stewart Wayne Fisher, Class of 1982
Glenn Mills & Fisher PA
Thomas Roberts Cannon, Class of 1965
Horack Talley Pharr & Lowndes PA
C. Frank Goldsmith, Jr., Class of 1970
Goldsmith Goldsmith & Dews PA
Trudy A. Ennis, Class of 1987
Cecil Webster Harrison, Jr., Class of 1973
N. Joanne Foil, Class of 1976
Foil Law Offices
C. Matthew Keen, Class of 1987
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak Stewart PC
Carl Ray Grantham, Jr., Class of 1988
Robinson & Lawing LLP
William C. Livingston, Class of 1974
James Wade Harrison, Class of 1979
Wishart Norris Henninger & Pittman PA
Robert M. Clay, Class of 1961
Patterson Dilthey Clay Bryson & Anderson
LLP
Alexander L. Maultsby, Class of 1991
Smith Moore LLP
Fred A. Hicks, Class of 1968
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
William Pugh Daniell, Class of 1977
Young Moore and Henderson PA
Gregory P. McGuire, Class of 1987
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC
William W. Jordan, Class of 1970
Hill Evans Jordan & Beatty PLLC
Michael G. Okun, Class of 1980
Patterson Harkavy & Lawrence LLP
Jon B. Kurtz, Class of 1994
Tash & Kurtz PLLC
Timothy P. Lehan, Class of 1982
Jernigan LLP
John O. Pollard, Class of 1973
McGuire Woods LLP
Jonathan McGirt, Class of 1993
Cheshire Parker Schneider Bryan & Vitale
Richard L. Rainey, Class of 1987
Jaye Meyer, Class of 1990
L. Diane Tindall, Class of 1986
J. Edgar Moore, Class of 1962
Retired
William M. Trott, Class of 1971
Young Moore & Henderson PA
Barbara R. Morgenstern, Class of 1986
Morgenstern & Bonuomo PLLC
Philip M. Van Hoy, Class of 1973
Van Hoy Reutlinger Adams & Dunn
Robert A. Ponton, Jr., Class of 1979
Keith M. Weddington, Class of 1987
Carlyn G. Poole, Class of 1979
ENVIRONMENTAL
Craig Alan Bromby, Class of 1975
Robin W. Robinson, Class of 1985
Robin Wicks Robinson PC
William Clarke, Class of 1982
Amos Council Dawson III, Class of 1975
Maupin Taylor PA
H. Glenn Dunn, Class of 1976
William A. Raney, Jr., Class of 1973
Wessell & Raney LLP
ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE
H. Chalk Broughton, Jr., Class of 1988
Madison Earl Bullard, Jr., Class of 1981
Stephen Timothy Byrd, Class of 1984
Robin J. Stinson, Class of 1984
Lana S. Warlick, Class of 1976
Attorney at Law
FIRST AMENDMENT/MEDIA
Wade Hampton Hargrove, Jr.,
Class of 1965
GENERAL LITIGATION
E. Osborne Ayscue, Jr., Class of 1960
David Edward Fox, Class of 1982
Gary S. Hemric, Class of 1974
James McElroy & Diehl PA
John D. James, Class of 1971
Smith James Rowlett & Cohen LLP
Robert B. Long, Jr., Class of 1965
Long Parker Warren & Jones PA
C. Penn Craver, Jr., Class of 1966
John B. McMillan, Class of 1967
Thomas Rich Crawford, Class of 1972
Coward Hicks & Siler PA
Wade M. Smith, Class of 1963
James S. Schenck, Class of 1982
Craig Gates Dalton, Jr., Class of 1977
John L. Shaw, Class of 1969
Stuart Battle Dorsett, Class of 1985
Ward & Smith PA
HEALTH CARE
Noah H. Huffstetler, Class of 1976
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
H. Gerald Beaver, Class of 1973
Beaver Holt Sternlicht & Courie PA
Ray Simpson Farris, Class of 1967
Peter J. Marino, Class of 1990
Jernigan LLP
Locke Turner Clifford, Class of 1967
Clifford Clendenin & O’Hale LLP
Christopher C. Fialko, Class of 1992
Rudolf Widenhouse & Fialko PA
Debra Lee Foster, Class of 1982
Foster Kelly PA
Michael Hannibal Godwin, Class of 1974
William R. Shenton, Class of 1979
Samuel O. Southern, Class of 1969
Smith Moore LLP
Thomas S. Stukes, Class of 1974
Ann Elizabeth Hanks, Class of 1979
Ann E. Hanks Atty-at-Law
IMMIGRATION
Penni Pearson Bradshaw, Class of 1980
Duncan A. McMillan, Class of 1977
Deborah L. Hildebran-Bachofen,
Class of 1984
INSURANCE COVERAGE
Walter Edgar Brock, Jr., Class of 1978
Young Moore Henderson PA
John P. O’Hale, Class of 1975
Narron O’Hale & Whittington, PA
John P. Huggard, Class of 1969
Attorney at Law
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Larry Love Coats, Class of 1970
Coates & Bennett LLP
Karl E. Knudsen, Class of 1978
Law Offices of Karl E. Knudsen
Anthony G. Scheer, Class of 1982
Rawls Dickinson & Scheer PA
Gordon W. Jenkins, Class of 1974
Wells Jenkins Lucas & Jenkins PLLC
Roger W. Smith, Sr., Class of 1967
Maria M. Lynch, Class of 1979
Lynch & Eatman LLP
CRIMINAL DEFENSE:
WHITE COLLAR
David Bruce Freedman, Class of 1982
Crumpler Freedman, Parker & Witt
Neill G. McBryde, Class of 1969
ELDER LAW
Dennis J. Toman, Class of 1984
The Elder Law Firm
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS/ERISA
Raleigh A. Shoemaker, Class of 1970
John L. Jernigan, Class of 1967
Jernigan LLP
FAMILY LAW
L. Stanley Brown, Class of 1970
PLLC
Cornelius Wesley Coghill III,
Class of 1978
R. Harper Heckman, Class of 1991
H. Bryan Ives III, Class of 1980
Alston & Bird LLP
Thomas L. Norris, Jr., Class of 1960
Robert G. Ray, Class of 1968
McCoy Weaver Wiggins Cleveland Rose Ray
PLLC
Christy Eve Reid, Class of 1976
Richard E. Jenkins, Class of 1975
Jenkins Wilson Taylor & Hunt PA
David Daniel Beatty, Class of 1993
Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec PA
William P. Andrews, Jr., Class of 1975
Epic Games Inc.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LITIGATION
Michael Shields Connor, Class of 1988
Alston & Bird LLP
LAND USE/ZONING
Bailey Patrick, Jr., Class of 1960
E. Lynwood Mallard, Class of 1965
James M. Yates, Jr., Class of 1979
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE:
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Mark E. Anderson, Class of 1988
LLP
Edwin C. Bryson, Jr., Class of 1964
LLP
Claude Q. Freeman, Jr. (Deceased August
28, 2006), Class of 1968
Charles Lester Fulton, Class of 1950
Glen Bowers Hardymon, Class of 1963
Jeffrey J. Johnson, Class of 1991
Barry D. Mann, Class of 1982
Charles E. Melvin, Jr., Class of 1956
Smith Moore LLP
J. Christopher Oates, Class of 1984
Samuel T. “Ted” Oliver, Jr., Class of 1979
Alan H. Peterson, Class of 1977
Charles Thomas Steele, Jr., Class of 1987
Cheryl C. Steele, Class of 1987
James M. Talley, Jr., Class of 1964
Glenn C. Raynor, Class of 1991
Young Moore and Henderson PA
Eric A. Vernon, Class of 1979
Robert S. Shields, Class of 1981
Robert S. Shields PLLC
Hamlin L. Wade, Class of 1957
Ruff Bond Cobb Wake & Bethune LLP
Samuel G. Thompson, Class of 1968
Jernigan LLP
E. Garrett Walker, Class of 1975
Smith Moore LLP
Richard L. Vanore, Class of 1973
James W. Williams, Class of 1970
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF:
GENERAL
Walter Wray Baker, Jr., Class of 1966
Baker Law Offices
Martin L. Brackett, Jr., Class of 1972
Coy Estres Brewer, Jr., Class of 1972
Mitchell Brewer Richardson LLC
William Bernard Bystrynski,
Class of 1994
Kirby & Holt LLP
Edward Grant Connette III, Class of 1977
Essex Richards, PA
James Calvin Fuller, Jr., Class of 1971
McIntosh Law Firm
David F. Kirby, Class of 1977
Kirby & Holt LLP
William S. Mills, Class of 1979
Glenn Mills and Fisher PA
Arch K. Schoch, IV, Class of 1964
Schoch & Schoch
PERSONAL INJURY PLAINTIFF:
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
C. Mark Holt, Class of 1987
Kirby & Holt LLP
Sally A. Lawing, Class of 1982
The Lawing Firm
Joe McLeod, Class of 1962
The McLeod Law Firm PA
John D. Warlick, Jr., Class of 1962
Law Offices of John Drew Warlick PA
PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY:
DEFENSE
E. Fitzgerald “Jerry” Parnell III,
Class of 1973
Michael G. Winters, Class of 1978
Ellis & Winters LLP
SECURITIES & CORPORATE
FINANCE
R. Malloy McKeithen, Class of 1966
Helms Mulliss & Wicker LLP
Elizabeth G. Wren, Class of 1980
SECURITIES LITIGATION
George Carruthers Covington,
Class of 1984
TAX
William Reid Culp, Jr., Class of 1978
Culp Elliott Carpenter PLLC
James Nathan Duggins, Jr., Class of 1968
Lemuel Hardy Gibbons III, Class of 1977
E. Graham McGoogan, Jr., Class of 1974
Marcus L. Moxley, Class of 1989
LLP
William W. Nelson, Class of 1985
Jernigan LLP
Herman Spence III, Class of 1982
Richard J. Tuggle, Class of 1979
W.Y. Alex Webb, Class of 1973
Webb & Graves PLLC
Keith A. Wood, Class of 1991
UTILITIES
Edward Smoot Finley, Jr., Class of 1974
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
Valerie A. Johnson, Class of 1994
Patterson Harkavy & Lawrence LLP
REAL ESTATE
Charles N. Anderson, Jr., Class of 1986
Ellis & Winters LLP
Winston L. Page, Jr., Class of 1974
Lewis & Roberts PLLC
William P. Aycock, II, Class of 1970
Daniel C. Pope, Jr., Class of 1988
Brooks Stevens & Pope PA
Frank Mebane Bell, Jr., Class of 1963
James E.R. Ratledge, Class of 1987
Wilson & Ratledge
David Allen Bennington, Class of 1978
Investors Title Insurance Company
J. Clark Brewer, Class of 1967
Young Moore & Henderson PA
William Winborne Bunch III,
Class of 1980
Brown & Bunch PLLC
Gary Douglas Chamblee, Class of 1978
The list of “Legal Elite” and “Super
Lawyers” was generated from information provided to UNC School of Law
by the publisher of each list. If you
believe your name has been left out,
please contact the Alumni Affairs
Office at (919) 962-1592
or [email protected]. David Ray Dorton, Class of 1979
Maupin Taylor PA
Charles Oliver DuBose, Class of 1968
Garth Kleber Dunklin, Class of 1988
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