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Loyola Lawyer LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LAW MAGAZINE
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Begins A New Era ’ ’
MARÍA PABON LOPEZ, J.D., TAKES THE REINS AS COLLEGE OF LAW DEAN
NEW LAW GRADUATES TAKE THE STAGE • STUDENTS AND YOUNG ALUMNI SHINE IN THE SPOTLIGHT FACULTY MEMBER HAS AN IMPRESSIVE YEAR OF FIRSTS • ALUMNUS DEMONSTRATES SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITIES
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LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS Loyola University New Orleans President The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J. College of Law Dean María Pabón López Associate Dean for Academic Affairs The Rev. Larry Moore, S.J. Associate Dean for Student Affairs Stephanie Jumonville, J.D. ’86 Assistant Dean of Admissions and Minority Affairs K. Michele Allison-Davis Senior Development Officer College of Law Suzanne Valtierra Law Alumni and Annual Fund Officer Alice Glenn Loyola Lawyer Editor Ray Willhoft ’00 Loyola Lawyer Designer Craig Bloodworth University Photographer Harold Baquet Contributors Kathryn Venturatos Lorio, J.D. ’73 James Shields
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Loyola Lawyer LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LAW MAGAZINE
Vol. 7 • No. 2 • Fall 2011 • www.law.loyno.edu
COVER FOCUS 12
A New Era Begins
FEATURES 16 20 22
Spotlighting Success A Year of Firsts Family, Faith, and Service
DEPARTMENTS 6 24 28 30
On the Record Alumni News Alumni Events Faculty News
Cover photo: College of Law Dean María Pabón López, J.D., with Ashley Liuzza, Moot Court chairperson; Daniel Perez, SBA president; and Aaron Hurd, Law Review editor-in-chief
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From the Dean In my first months as dean of Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, I would like to thank you for your warm welcome, support, and camaraderie. I am honored to be a part of Loyola’s Jesuit tradition of academic rigor, pursuit of justice, and service to others. My interest in legal education is rooted in my appreciation of my own educational experiences. My education from primary grades through law school, coupled with my work as a lawyer and educator, have made me acutely aware of how professional training impacts not only a person’s life and livelihood, but local and global communities. I am the beneficiary of 12 years of Catholic education. What I learned, inside and outside the classroom, in my formative years helped shape who I am as a person, educator, and leader. Values instilled in me then have remained with me throughout my college and law school years, and through my professional life. It is clear the College of Law is a great school, and I plan to build upon its record of success by using the academic, programmatic, and financial foundation laid by the previous administrations. My overall goal is to honor all the school’s strengths, build upon them, solicit input from all stakeholders, and reshape programs and other departments as needed. As a corollary, I aim to empower and support faculty, students, and staff to enhance their growth, so that the College of Law continues to be a collaborative community of knowledge, learning, and service. I plan to specifically focus on several areas: increasing the bar exam passage rate, continuing an emphasis on fundraising for student scholarships, enhancing financial support and recognition for faculty scholarship, updating technology, and strengthening international programs, including the LL.M. program for international students. I am also anxious to expand our existing academic centers and create new centers of excellence. I look forward to building relationships with you, our alumni in New Orleans and across the country, and the Louisiana legal and academic community.
—María Pabón López, J.D. College of Law Dean
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Spring 2011 Skills Curriculum Course Volunteers Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and Pat Phipps, director of the Skills Curriculum, would like to extend sincere appreciation to the following attorneys and judges who volunteered to teach the Skills Curriculum courses during the spring 2011 semester. Mock Mediation Workshop Wayne Babovich Bobby Marzine Harges
The Professional in Practice The Case of the Silent Alarm William N. King
How to Go Solo from Scratch Starting up, Marketing & Finding Success Scott Wolfe
Effective Communication Skills for Advocates Controlling your Mind, Body, and Nerves William J. Sommers, Jr.
Real Estate License Workshop Roy Ponthier, Ph.D. Practical Legal Research Francis X. Norton Representing the Federal Criminal Defendant Marion D. Floyd Socratic Method Meets Scientific Method Medicine & the Law The Hon. June Berry Darensburg Christopher E. Cenac, Sr., M.D. Herbert W. Marks, Jr., M.D. Robert J. David, Esq. Charles O. Taylor, Esq. Stacey Williams Marcel, Esq. Construction Law from A to Z Sharonda R. Williams Howard T. Boyd III Handling the Class Action Case Eric J. O’Bell Trial Tactics William J. Sommers, Jr. Foreign & International Legal Research Nona K. Beisenherz Deposition Skills Workshop William J. Sommers, Jr. An Overview of the Criminal Jury Trial Craig J. Mordock Butler Mordock Statutory & Regulatory Legal Research Etheldra Scoggin
Developing the Theme & Theory of the Case William J. Sommers, Jr. Using Demonstrative Evidence Marion D. Floyd Solo & Small Office Practice Surviving in the Economy Sheila M. Wilkinson Drafting Corporate Documents Ryan D. Adams Lawyers in the Great Tradition The Argument of an Appeal Paul R. Baier The Hon. Harry T. Lemmon The Art of Persuasion William J. Sommers, Jr. Using the Internet for Legal Research Brian T. Huddleston Dynamics of Domestic Violence The Hon. Joe Giarrusso Darlene Spahn Whitfield The Professional in Practice Bobby J. Delise Legal Letters—Communication for Lawyers Warren Horn Advocacy for the Ages Persuading Generations & Genders in the Modern Trial Dominic J. Gianna
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On the Record
News New law graduates celebrated Loyola celebrated its newest law alumni at the 2011 Law Graduation Mass and Dean’s Farewell Party on campus on May 12 and the College of Law Commencement Ceremony on May 14 in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05, delivered the commencement address at the ceremony.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05
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Race Judicata lends a hand to Boys Hope Girls Hope The College of Law and Boys Hope Girls Hope sponsored the annual Race Judicata, a 5K race and onemile fun run/walk held on March 19 at Audubon Park. The funds raised from the race, $15,000, went directly to support BHGH of New Orleans. BHGH is a nonprofit, privately funded, multi-
denominational organization which works to break the cycle of poverty for Louisiana children in need. BHGH provides values-centered, family-like homes and quality education through college for academically motivated at-risk children. The 2012 race will be held on March 3. For more information, visit www.boyshopegirlshope.org/nola
Participants in th e annual Race Judicata
Conference provides true courtroom experience for law students Students and staff from the College of Law Moot Court team and Law Career Services joined the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Louisiana at the 2011 Hispanic National Bar Association’s Mid-Year Corporate Counsel Conference and 16th Annual Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition, March 10 – 12, at the InterContinental Hotel. This three-day gathering provided a unique setting to connect corporate America and HNBA members through an abundance of networking opportunities with several representatives from Fortune 500 Companies. Co-chairs of the conference were Elia Diaz-Yaeger, J.D. ’94, and Martha Castillo. The moot court competition allowed law students from the top law schools across the country to hone their brief-writing and oral advocacy skills, while exploring a complex legal issue. One of Loyola’s own, Ferris Family Distinguished Professor of Law Isabel Medina, wrote the competition problem. Top FALL 2011
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winners were awarded academic scholarships by the HNBA Legal Education Fund. Federal Judge Edward Charles Prado of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, who gave a keynote at the competition, was joined by 14 additional judges and more than 75 local attorneys in judging the competition. The competition provided students a true courtroom experience by hosting the preliminary rounds of the competition in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The finals were held in the Louisiana Supreme Court. The weekend also provided an opportunity for the moot court competitors to give back to the community. On March 12, HLAL and the Louisiana chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel worked together to build out and furnish the library for the Esperanza Charter School, located in Mid-City. 7
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On the Record
News Moscow meets the Mississippi in international law student exchange For the second year in a row, the College of Law set out the welcome mat for a group of law students from Moscow State University who visited Loyola in July to learn about law in the states and partake in some ‘N’awlins’ culture. These trips stem from an “agreement of cooperation,” signed in April 2010 with the assistance of College of Law Professor James Klebba, director of the Summer Legal Studies Program in Moscow.
In addition to attending lectures and presentations by Loyola law professors, local judges, and even U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, the students toured Orleans Parish Prison, visited civil district court, and had the opportunity to meet new College of Law Dean María Pabón López, J.D. Other activities included an evening at Rock N’ Bowl, a plantation tour, and a dinner with Loyola President Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D., and Provost Edward Kvet, D.M.E.
Law students from Moscow State University visited Loyola in July.
Loyola moot court program named in top 10 The Loyola moot court program has been named one of the top 10 advocacy programs in the country, according to the September 2011 edition of The National Jurist. Koppen’s Law School Advocacy Ranking names Loyola as one of the premier programs that competes in moot court competitions throughout the United States. The College of Law has earned a reputation for preparing its students by simulating the experiences that lawyers encounter in the courtroom. To reach this goal, the law school begins with a rigorous Legal Research and Writing and Moot Court class in the first year, which culminates in an end-of-the-year intramural competition after which the top student oralists are invited to join the moot court staff. Members are chosen to compete in national competitions throughout their second and third years. Consistently, Loyola students are honored with first place, runner-
up, best brief, and best oralist awards for their advocacy skills. Last year, Loyola’s Moot Court Team won the 22nd Annual National Criminal Procedure Tournament at the University of San Diego School of Law. Loyola also placed first in the 2010 National Mardi Gras Sports Law Competition and second in 2011.
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College of Law dedicates plaque in memory of late dean The late Brian Bromberger, former dean of the College of Law, was honored on May 10 with a memorial service and plaque dedication. The service was presided over by the Rev. Lawrence W. Moore, S.J., associate
dean for academic affairs in the College of Law, and Barbara Wilson, executive assistant to the dean, read remarks prepared by Bromberger’s widow, Carolyn. Kathryn Venturatos Lorio, J.D. ’73, interim dean of the College of Law and Leon Sarpy Professor of Law, thought a great way to honor the memory of Bromberger would be to have a plaque placed at the base of a new maple tree planted in Wilson Square, which is located directly behind the College of Law parking garage. Bromberger passed away in May 2010. He had planned to retire from Loyola on July 31 and rejoin his family in his native Australia.
Faculty and staff honored the late Brian Bromberger at a memorial service and plaque dedication.
Law professors confirmed for federal positions Nannette Jolivette-Brown, J.D., LL.M., former visiting assistant clinical professor in the College of Law’s Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a federal judgeship in the eastern district of Louisiana. JolivetteBrown previously served as city attorney in New Orleans, appointed by Mayor Mitch Landrieu, J.D. ’85, H’05. Jolivette-Brown is the first African-American woman to serve on the U.S. District bench in Louisiana. College of Law Associate Professor and Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Higginson was selected by President Barack Obama to fill a vacancy on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Higginson, who teaches constitutional law, evidence, FALL 2011
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and criminal law, began his distinguished legal career at the federal level in 1989. Since 1993, Higginson has served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Louisiana, where he became the chief of appeals in 1995. In 2004, Higginson became a full-time member of Loyola’s law faculty. As chief of appeals, Higginson has personally handled or supervised all criminal and civil appeals in the Fifth Circuit, editing or writing more than 100 appellate briefs and presenting numerous oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Higginson has received the Department of Justice’s awards for superior and outstanding performance as a federal prosecutor. 9
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On the Record
News New faculty and staff welcomed The College of Law welcomed several new faculty and staff members for the 2011 – 2012 academic year.
Hilary Allen teaches in the areas of business and finance law, and her research concentrates on financial regulation. Allen received her bachelor of laws degree (J.D. equivalent) with first class (highest) honors from the University of Sydney, Australia. Allen was awarded a master of laws degree in securities and financial regulation law from Georgetown University Law Center. Allen worked in the financial services groups of prominent law firms in London, England, Sydney, Australia, and most recently, at Shearman & Sterling, L.L.P., in New York. She also worked with the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, which was appointed by Congress to study the causes of the financial crisis of 2007 – 2008.
Brian Barnes, deputy law library director, received his juris doctor from the Mississippi College School of Law. Barnes came to Loyola in 2010 after working five years as a librarian at Mississippi College School of Law. He is active in the American Association of Law Libraries, is the current chair of the SEAALL Newsletter and Public Relations Committee, and past president of the Central Mississippi Library Council.
Edward Cantu, Westerfield Fellow, graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 2006. Cantu served as a staff editor on two journals and was heavily involved in moot court and mock trial, winning numerous competitions. Cantu clerked for Judge Micaela Alvarez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, then for Jennifer W. Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Cantu worked as a litigation associate at Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, L.L.P., in Houston, where he focused on motion practice and appellate brief writing. He served as lead counsel in several cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Tuneen Chisolm, Westerfield Fellow, earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was a senior editor and associate editor for the Law Review. Prior to beginning her legal career, Chisolm worked for Fortune 100 companies as a research and development engineer in the biotechnology and specialty chemical industries. Following law school, Chisolm clerked for the Hon. Consuelo B. Marshall in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She then practiced for 10 years as an entertainment and intellectual property litigator, primarily in the Los Angeles office of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., prior to starting her own practice in 2010 as a private general counsel, mediator, and arbitrator.
Staceu Lantagne, Westerfield Fellow, received her J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she was the co-executive editor of the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology. After law school, she clerked for a year for Judge Martin L.C. Feldman in the Eastern District of Louisiana. Lantagne practiced law at Drinker Biddle & Reath in Washington, D.C., and, most recently, with Goodwin Procter in Boston, where her practice focused on copyright and trademark litigation, including a number of trade secret and deceptive advertising cases.
Susanne Scalise, academic success instructor, graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where she was a William L. Crowe, Sr., Scholar. During law school, Scalise was a member of the Law Review and the Moot Court Board. Scalise served as a law clerk to the Hon. Carl J. Barbier and the Hon. Mary Ann Vial Lemmon on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Scalise worked as an attorney in the firm of Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis, and Eagan, L.L.C. Thereafter, she worked as an attorney in the firm of Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton, and Alford, L.L.C. Scalise worked as a central staff attorney in the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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Thank You to our Adjunct Faculty The College of Law would like to thank the following men and women who served as adjunct faculty members for the 2010 – 2011 academic year.
Fall 2010 G. Karl Bernard; Victory, L.L.C. The Hon. Ginger Berrigan; U.S. District Court Stephen Broussard; Newman, Mathis, Brady & Wakefield Stephen Bullock; Stone Pigman Walther Wittman, L.L.C. Michael Carbo James D. Carriere Brett Fenasci Neely S. Griffith; Jones Walker Edmond Haasé; Ajubita, Leftwich & Salzer, L.L.C. Kären Hallstrom The Hon. Calvin Johnson David Marcello; Public Law Center Andrew Mendez; Stone Pigman Walther Wittman, L.L.C. Norman A. Mott III; Shields, Mott, Lund, L.L.P. Bryan Reuter; Stanley, Flanagan & Reuter Gayle Reynolds Dennis Rousseau Douglas L. Salzer; Ajubita, Leftwich & Salzer John Shreves; Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfern Dean Sutherland; Jeansonne and Reymondet William Tete Renita Kaul Thukral Gordon F. Wilson, Jr. Brett D. Wise; Liskow & Lewis Walter F. Wolf III; Entergy
Spring 2011 J. Robert Ates Raymond Areaux; Carver, Darden, Koretzky, Tessier, Finn, Blossman & Areaux
Virginia F. Boulet Stephen Broussard; Newman, Mathis, Brady, Wakefield Jaye A. Calhoun; McGlinchey Stafford, P.L.L.C. Richard Chopin; Chopin, Wagar, Richard & Kutcher Arthur A. Crais Onnig Dombalagian; Tulane Law School Marcel Garsaud; Loyola College of Law Jerry John Glas; Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles Keith B. Hall; Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, L.L.C. Karen Hallstrom Edward T. Hayes; Leake & Andersson, L.L.C. Stephen Herman; Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.P. Margaret M. Joffe Brian A. Leftwich; Ajubita Leftwich & Salzer, L.L.C. Kevin McGlone; Sher, Garner, Cahill, Richter, Klein & Hilbert David J. Messina; Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, L.L.P. Stanley Millan; Jones Walker Bryan Reuter; Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, L.L.C. Dana Tait Sandlin; Advanced Solutions Dispute Resolution Serv., L.L.C. Lloyd N. Shields; Shields, Mott, Lund Randall Smith; Smith, Jones, & Fawer, L.L.P. Mark C. Surprenant; Adams & Reese, L.L.P. The Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Loyola University New Orleans Delcianna Winders Walter F. Wolf; Entergy L. John Zeller
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A New Era Begins
College of Law Dean Mar铆a Pab贸n L贸pez, J.D., with Ashley Liuzza, Moot Court chairperson; Daniel Perez, SBA president; and Aaron Hurd, Law Review editor-in-chief
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’ J.D., María Pabon’ Lopez, Takes the Reins as College of Law Dean By Kathryn Venturatos Lorio, J.D. ’73, Leon Sarpy Professor of Law Equipped with impressive Ivy league credentials education that is ‘real-world practical’ yet from Princeton, where she earned a B.A. in committed to improving the quality of life for the religion, and from the University of Pennsylvania, less fortunate.” Born in Okinawa on a military base as the first where she earned her J.D. and served as associate editor of the law review, María Pabón López of four children to United States Air Force hopes to be an instrument of change at Loyola Sergeant Luis A. Pabón and his wife, Naida, a University New Orleans College of Law as the schoolteacher, Dean López spent 12 years in newly appointed dean. During a time of Catholic schools in Puerto Rico, before leaving Puerto Rico at the age significant transition of 18 to attend in legal education Princeton University. due to the erratic Never having lived in economy and to a the continental United media-encouraged States and never questioning of the having spoken English efficacy of legal except in school, she education, Dean López entered a very challenging approaches her new environment as she appointment with enrolled in the then optimism and energy. predominantly male Regarding Loyola Princeton. as an ideal venue for —María Pabón López, J.D., She laughs and her and her family, College of Law Dean comments, “I had including her husband, never touched snow. Political Science Professor When I first heard a Gerardo R. López, with whom she has co-authored a book about the squirrel moving in the bushes, I kept thinking it educating of undocumented Latino children, and might be some northern form of an iguana.” Yet, being a bright, personable young woman, her two daughters, Marina, 15, and Cora Lucía, 11, Dean López was attracted to Loyola by a she had been encouraged by her guidance number of factors. The international character of counselor to aim for the top. Knowing that her the city with its mix of cultures, the link to the younger sisters aspired to attend college in the civil law which is shared by her beloved Puerto United States mainland, she felt duty-bound to Rico, and even the semi-tropical climate are all pave the way. Pave it she did as her two younger features with which she identifies and regards. siblings also went on to attend Princeton after her. Attracted to the Jesuit character of Loyola, Dean Excelling at Princeton, Dean López went on to the López felt herself “drawn to the Jesuit tradition of prestigious University of Pennsylvania Law School, academic rigor, secular engagement, and an graduating and spending some time in private
“People sincerely care about this place—faculty, staff, alumni, students, even friends. There is a depth of caring for Loyola which surpasses that found in other places.”
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María Pabón López, J.D., At a Glance Education: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. Associate Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review Princeton University, B.A., Religion
Academic Experience: Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law International Teaching Experience in China, Spain, and Argentina
Book: Persistent Inequality: Contemporary Realities in the Education of Undocumented Latino/a Children (with Gerardo R. Lopez) (2009)
Publications: Published at Harvard, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Hastings, UCLA
Memberships: American Law Institute National Conference of Bar Examiners Editorial Board Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Editorial Board American Immigration Lawyers Association Hispanic National Bar Association
Previous Practice Experience: Legal Aid of Central Texas, Austin, Texas, Women’s Advocacy Project, Austin, Texas, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P.R. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Office of the Attorney General, San Juan, P.R. McConnell, Valdes, San Juan, P.R. (Private Practice) Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa. (Private Practice)
Bar Admissions: U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Texas U.S. District Courts, Pennsylvania, Texas
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practice and then eventually becoming special assistant to the attorney general of Puerto Rico. She later joined the United States Department of Justice for the United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, where she handled criminal prosecutions. Her last practice experience took place in Austin, Texas, where she was the attorney in charge of the Family Law team at Legal Aid of Central Texas. In 1999, she joined the faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, and in 2002, joined the faculty at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, where she was promoted to professor of law in 2008. With a strong interest in immigration law, Dean López has published extensively and continues to do so currently, thereby encouraging that aspiration in her faculty. Holding various offices of leadership, she is an elected member of the American Law Institute and has been a member of the Editorial Board of the National Conference of Bar Examiners. A strong spokesperson for the Latino community, Dean López says she identifies with those who are not in the majority. “I have often walked into a meeting and immediately am aware that I am the only one like me in the room—be it being a woman or a Latina or whatever. Yet, I know that we can all communicate. We find the common goals. Being from a different background should not be an obstacle.” Despite her friendly personality and her obvious energy, Dean López is not a pushover. She knows about hard work, challenging odds, and difficult times. She is demanding of herself and expects the same dedication from others. Highly recommended to the Loyola law faculty for her integrity, as well as her intelligence, Dean López emphasizes that there is no substitute for hard work. “No matter what our origins, we must always be prepared and industrious. Clients won’t let you give excuses. There are just some corners we cannot cut.” How does that work ethic translate for the millennials who fill the seats of law schools today? Dean López notes that this is a generation which has grown up with the Internet and expects immediate results. They have been incessantly told that they are LOYOLA LAWYER
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great. Yet, now in this exceeding challenging world, “sometimes, things just don’t come that easily. Failure may actually be the best way to learn.” When asked what most surprised her at Loyola, she immediately praises the “wonderful human capital.” She adds, “People sincerely care about this place—faculty, staff, alumni, students, even friends. There is a depth of caring for Loyola which surpasses that found in other places.” She notes that it is that capital that she hopes to tap to solve the greatest challenges she sees in her new position. “It is not just at Loyola, but throughout the United States. Legal education is in crisis. However, together, we can ride this through and come out even stronger.” Staying focused on our primary mission of
educating competent, moral attorneys at a critical time in legal education, Dean López emphasizes the need to promote our international and civil law connections in this shrinking world and to support our commitment to social justice through programs like Loyola’s Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice. Dean López is already off to an impressive start. At the third annual Louisiana Women’s Conference on Sept. 23, she was one of the recipients of the Most Powerful and Influential Women Award, for providing leadership excellence in the public or private sectors. Great things are indeed in store for the College of Law under her leadership.
Thank You!
The College of Law wishes to express its sincere gratitude to Kathryn Venturatos Lorio, J.D. ’73, Leon Sarpy Professor of Law, for serving as interim dean for the 2010 – 2011 academic year. Under her leadership and guidance, the college was able to continue its tradition of excellence in legal education.
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Spotlighting Success .
The College of Law prides itself on the outstanding achievements of its students and alumni each year. Here are just a few examples of some recent successes.
College of Law Dean María Pabón López, J.D., and law student Bobbi Roquemore, recipient of the 2011 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship.
Bobbi Roquemore, a third-year law student, is one of three recipients of the 2011 Baker Donelson Diversity Scholarship. Established in 2008 by the law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., the firm awards annual scholarships to diverse law school students who have completed their first year of law school. Each recipient receives a salaried summer associate position in one of the firm’s offices. Upon completion of the summer position, the recipients also receive a $10,000 scholarship. Roquemore will be a summer associate in the firm’s New Orleans office. Roquemore, who is also the articles/symposium editor of the Loyola Law Review, received her bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Marquette University. Prior to law school, she was a journalist for 10 years at several prominent publications including the Dallas Morning News, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Ebony Magazine. “We’re proud to have three such outstanding students selected for our Diversity Scholarship Program this year,” says Mark A. Baugh, chairman of Baker Donelson’s Diversity Committee. “With the number of qualified applicants increasing every year, we are extremely gratified to play a small part in meeting a clear need for greater opportunities for minorities and women pursuing the legal profession.” 16
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Recognizing the achievements of Current Students and Young Alumni
Felix Cao ’11 (third from left) accepts the Law Student Pro Bono Award from LBF President Mathile W. Abramson (left), LSBA Immediate Past President Kim M. Boyle (second from left), and Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson (right).
Felix Cao ’11
Young alumnus received the 2011 Louisiana State Bar Association’s Law Student Pro Bono Award during a ceremony on May 24 at the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans. The award is given annually in Louisiana to a student from an American Bar Association-accredited law school who has demonstrated dedication to providing legal services to the poor. Cao was nominated by Davida Finger, assistant clinical professor in the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice, and Andy Piacun, VITA site coordinator and budget director for the College of Law, for his volunteer work with underserved populations. In addition to volunteering with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program and mentoring student entrepreneurs and small businesses, Cao has also assisted Vietnamese fishermen in the aftermath of the BPDeepwater Horizon oil spill. As a third-year law student, Cao joined the Vietnamese-American Volunteer Law Corps, a coalition of 12 legal bar associations, legal aid, and other nonprofit organizations established following the BP oil spill in April 2010, to help this minority group. The law corps conducted four legal education clinics in three Gulf states––Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama––and served more than 100 Vietnamese community leaders and members. “Due to the fact that most, if not all, of the claimants we served did not read, write, or speak English, many were cautioned through rumors not to accept interim payments because it would jeopardize their future claims and/or preclude them from filing suit against BP and other defendants,” Cao says. “This was untrue and detrimental to the claimants. I had informed claimants to be mindful of what they were signing, to obtain an interpreter or an attorney when necessary, and to seek help from local organizations assisting with the claims process.” Cao also assisted New York Times reporters Campbell Robertson and John Schwartz with their investigation of predatory lawyering practices following the BP oil spill. Cao was featured in their April 18 article, “Many Hit by Spill Now Feel Caught in Claim Process.”
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Ameca Reali, J.D. ’11 and Adrienne Wheeler, J.D. ’11, founders of Cooperative Advocacy for the People, and 2011 Echoing Green Fellows.
Ameca Reali, J.D. ’ 11 and Adrienne Wheeler, J.D. ’ 11
Young Alumnae , founders of Cooperative Advocacy for the People, were chosen as 2011 Echoing Green Fellows. Reali and Wheeler, along with 20 others, were selected for their commitment to social change in the fields of human rights, health, and the environment, among others. To accelerate social change, Echoing Green invests in and supports outstanding emerging social entrepreneurs to launch new organizations that deliver bold, high-impact solutions. Since it was founded by growth equity firm General Atlantic in 1987, it has invested nearly $32 million in more than 500 social entrepreneurs. Fellows were chosen based on a rigorous selection process from a pool of 2,854 applicants from more than 100 countries. Cooperative Advocacy for the People’s mission is to tackle the deficiencies in the post-conviction phase of the criminal justice system while creating collaborative space for advocates in New Orleans. “We broadly seek to provide indigent services that are not regularly offered in Orleans Parish or Louisiana that is supported through a mutually beneficial cooperative structure,” says Wheeler. Even while preparing to graduate, Reali and Wheeler had been working for the last year to get Cooperative Advocacy for the People off the ground. They have met with advocates across the country on best practices and have been mentored by two local organizers, John Thompson and Norris Henderson. Some of the objectives of the organization include creating access to justice for incarcerated populations through letter writing, trend tracking, post-conviction relief, and expungements. They also seek to generate a positive reputation for criminal justice advocacy on behalf of the people of New Orleans and Louisiana. “We are overcome with joy for the recognition of an innovative project that addresses criminal justice accountability in New Orleans and Louisiana,” says Wheeler. “As we make our first steps, we look forward to the potential to replicate this process in other parts of the country with similar problems.”
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“We are overcome with joy for the recognition of an innovative project that addresses criminal justice accountability in New Orleans and Louisiana. As we make our first steps, we look forward to the potential to replicate this process in other parts of the country with similar problems.” ––Adrienne Wheeler, J.D. ’11
Cooperative Advocacy for the People will receive seed funding of up to $90,000 through the next two years, health insurance, strategic planning support, legal assistance, and financial modeling, as well as mentoring from Echoing Green’s network of alumni and other leading social change professionals. “Louisiana incarcerates more people than any state in the country in a nation that jails more people than anywhere else in the world,” says Reali. “This astounding fact has pushed us to rethink the way our criminal justice system operates and to provide avenues toward accountability that lifts instead of incarcerates our communities. Through this fellowship, Echoing Green has provided an opportunity for those affected by the criminal justice system to have a place to work toward collective solution building.”
Cassie Jeremie , a second-year law student, clerked at the Immigration Court in Boston this summer. She researched and drafted opinions about various immigration matters for all the judges. Since the Executive Office for Immigration Review oversees the Immigration Courts and is a part of the Department of Justice, she had the opportunity to learn how an administrative court functions.
Andrea Erwin Potter , a third-year law student, was selected as the third-place winner of the 2011 Schwab Essay Contest. She received a certificate of recognition and has the possibility of having her essay published in Family Law Quarterly, which is a Section of Family Law’s scholarly journal. Potter attended the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto in early August to be recognized for her achievement.
Nicole Stillwell, J.D. ’11
was accepted to participate in Georgetown University Law Center’s first National Security Law LL.M. Program. She is studying counter-terrorism policy and the law in Washington, D.C., and anticipates receiving her LL.M. in May 2012.
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A Year of Firsts
“I think the most important part of being honored was to see the pride in my parents’ eyes at the ceremony.” —Majeeda Snead, J.D. ’84
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Clinical Professor Majeeda Snead, J.D. ’84 makes her acting debut and receives award for service By James Shields
Majeeda Snead, J.D. ’84 was watching a basketball game when she got a very important phone call. A friend of hers called to let her know she was about to miss her acting debut on national television. Snead, who is clinical professor in the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice at the College of Law, got the chance of a lifetime when she was asked by the HBO producers of the New Orleans-set program, Treme, to appear in an episode as the director of the law clinic, something she knows a lot about. Snead served as acting director from 2007 to 2008 and 2010 – 2011, taking the helm from Bill Quigley, who was on leave from Loyola. Snead originally went in to read for one episode for season two, and the creators of the show ended up writing her into an extra episode. “I wasn’t as nervous as you would think most people who’ve never acted before would be. I was basically playing myself, even the character was named Majeeda,” says Snead. “Talking about the law clinic and taking on students comes naturally.” Snead filmed scenes at St. Jude Community Center, Betsy’s Pancake House on Canal Street, and a law firm in mid-city New Orleans. She even got her own trailer. Snead grew up in the Pontchartrain Park neighborhood in New Orleans East, also the home of Wendell Pierce, star of Treme and 2011 Loyola honorary degree recipient and commencement speaker. Pierce’s mother was Snead’s elementary school teacher growing up. Pontchartrain Park is a very important community in the history of the United States. It was one of the first suburban neighborhoods built by and for African-Americans after World War II. Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in 2005 and is still heavily unpopulated. Two people that have rebuilt and are the only ones on their block are Snead’s parents, who are in their late 80s. Snead is very proud of the resilience of her parents, and the chance to play herself on Treme is no comparison to the feeling of pride she felt this summer when her parents got to see her receive an award. In July, Snead was one of five local African-American women honored by the Urban League of Greater New Orleans for being the first AfricanAmerican women to serve as law clinic director. “I think the most important part of being honored was FALL 2011
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Family, Faith, and “I would like to see alumni reconnect with the Jesuit mission of the college, being aware of how they can improve society as a whole and being open to any call that God gives them to help people.” —Don M. Richard, J.D. ’68 President, Loyola Law Alumni Association
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College of Law alumnus Don M. Richard, J.D. ’68 is a man of service to his family, his community, his clients, his alma mater, and his Catholic faith, which guides him in his life. Having grown up in a Catholic family where everyone said the rosary together and attended Mass together, the idea of service was impressed upon Richard at an early age, prompting him to eventually enroll in St. Joseph Seminary College. “My parents encouraged me and my brothers to pursue a vocation if we felt that was what we were called to do,” Richard says. Though all four brothers attended the seminary, only one eventually became a priest. Richard enjoyed studying for the priesthood, but he ultimately left the seminary because he felt called to the married life. Having received his undergraduate degree in philosophy from St. Joseph’s, Richard decided to attend law school at Loyola, heavily influenced by its Jesuit traditions and values. “I loved coming to Loyola because I could attend Mass at Holy Name of Jesus every day,” he notes.
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Don M. Richard, J.D. ’68 gives back for the blessings he has received By Ray Willhoft ’00
At Loyola, Richard served an associate editor of the Loyola Law Review. After graduation, he was law clerk to U.S. District Chief Judge Frederick J.R. Heebe from 1968 to 1970. Thereafter, he served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the criminal division from 1970 to 1977. In 1977, he entered private law practice as a partner with Lemle Kelleher and subsequently at two other firms. Richard currently is a partner with Kinney, Ellinghausen, Richard & DeShazo in New Orleans. He is primarily a litigator with experience in antitrust, commercial litigation, personal injury, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, criminal law, and appellate practice, and he has
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been lead counsel in more than 180 jury trials. Richard has extensive trial and appellate experience in all of Louisiana’s courts, including the Louisiana Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit as well as the Supreme Court of the U.S. He is a charter member of the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit and frequently lectures at the Appellate Advocacy Seminar. He is also the recipient of the highest ranking awarded by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory (AV ). In addition to his work, Richard has been a permanent deacon for St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Metairie, La., for the past 35 years, always maintaining his devotion to service and his faith. He assists with Mass, marriage preparation, funerals, preaching, and baptisms, as well as leads Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) classes. He also has been an active fundraiser for the parish. It was also his dedication to service that led Richard to become more involved with the Loyola Law Alumni Association, moving up through the ranks and eventually becoming president this past summer. His main goals are to reengage alumni through personal contact and increase alumni giving, but more than that, he wants alumni to remember the Jesuit education they received. “I would like to see alumni reconnect with the Jesuit mission of the college, being aware of how they can improve society as a whole and being open to any call that God gives them to help people,” Richard says. For Richard, giving back to his community comes easy since he feels he has been given so much. In addition to his successful career, he is married to the former Patricia Tessitore and is the father of five grown children—four daughters and one son. He also has eight grandchildren. “I’ve been blessed,” he says.
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News 1970s Matthew J. Hill, Jr., J.D. ’71, Lafayette, La., reigned as King Lacassine XLIII, Noble Chieftain of the Attakapas, for the Krewe of Attakapas.
J. Wayne Mumphrey ’68. J.D. ’71, Slidell, La., was elected chair of the Port of New Orleans by the Board of Commissioners. Wayne was appointed to the board in 2007.
Thomas J. Grace ’63, J.D. ’72, Metairie, La., was named chair of the Board of Directors of Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans, the nonprofit, faithbased organization that services more than 60,000 people in the Greater New Orleans area.
Dr. George Simno III ’69, J.D. ’72, New Orleans, La., and his son, Renny Simno ’98, Metairie, La., were recognized for having a combined record of volunteer service to the Archbishop’s Community Appeal (ACA) of almost 40 years. The father and son duo are among a handful of volunteers who encompass three generations of service.
Harry T. Widmann, J.D. ’77, of the New Orleans, La., law firm of Harry T. Widmann and Associates, was sworn in as
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national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the association’s National Board Meeting in New Orleans on Jan. 15.
The Hon. Thomas M. Del Ricci, J.D. ’78 was elected to serve as president of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges. Thomas is in his 14th year of service as a trial judge in the Court of Common Pleas of the 38th Judicial District (Montgomery County) Pennsylvania.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., J.D. ’78, for the second consecutive year, was named one of the 50 most influential environment, health, and safety leaders by EHS Today, the magazine for environment, health, and safety professionals. Edwin is a partner with Fisher & Phillips, L.L.P., where he cochairs the firm’s Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management Practice Group. He practices out of the firm’s Atlanta, Ga., and Washington, D.C., offices.
Paul G. Pastorek ’76, J.D. ’79, River Ridge, La., was appointed chief counsel and corporate secretary for EADS North America, Arlington, Va., where he directs the company’s legal activities, including the contracts, export control, and compliance functions, and serves as secretary to the
company’s Board of Directors. Previously, Paul served as the Louisiana state superintendent of education. He was appointed in 2007 by the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and served two consecutive terms.
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partner in the firm’s New Orleans, La., office, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America Southeast Louisiana Council. A former Eagle Scout, Louis has served in several positions with the Boy Scouts of America before joining the local board.
Paul O. Dicharry ’69, J.D. ’81, Baton Rouge,
Leslie Lanusse, J.D. ’84, Adams and Reese Labor
La., of Taylor Porter, was recognized as a leader in his field of environmental law by Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.
and Employment partner in the firm’s New Orleans, La., office, was named a “BTI Client Service All-Star” for 2011, an elite group of attorneys nominated solely and exclusively by clients in BTI’s independent study as delivering the absolute best in client service.
Edward F. Downing III, J.D. ’82, Metairie, La., of Gauthier, Houghtaling & Williams, was honored by New Orleans CityBusiness as one of 50 attorneys recognized for “Leadership in Law.”
The Hon. Andrea Price Janzen, J.D. ’82, New Orleans, La., was elected chief judge of the Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court for a two-year term.
Brian A. Kelly, J.D. ’84, of Duane Morris’ San Francisco, Calif., office, was named vice chair of the insurance division of the Trial Practice Group. He joins partner and division chair Max Stern in leading the practice.
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Ron Mogel, J.D. ’84 was named chief financial officer for MicroSeismic, Inc., in Houston, Texas. Ron has more than 25 years of accounting and managerial experience in the domestic and international sectors.
Edmond C. Haasé III, J.D. ’85, New Orleans, La., joined Montgomery Barnett, L.L.P., as a partner.
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Bank’s chief risk officer since 2008 and has been employed by Whitney since 1978.
W. Evan Plauché, J.D. ’91, Metairie, La., managing partner at Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, L.L.P., was selected for inclusion in the 2011 Louisiana Super Lawyers magazine. Super Lawyers names only five percent of the lawyers in the state. Awarded in 2007 also, this is Evan’s second inclusion into the Louisiana Super Lawyers selections.
Paul C. Fleming, Jr. ’90, J.D. ’94, Metairie, La., is the 2011 president of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Stephen Panus, J.D. ’95 was named vice president of communications for the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), located in Manhattan.
Keith B. Hall, J.D. ’96, Gretna, La., launched a blog, the Oil & Gas Law Brief, to discuss news, trends, and legal developments relating to the oil and gas industry. (www.oilgaslawbrief.com) Donna Eng, J.D. ’97, trial lawyer and appellate attorney, formed Donna Eng, P.A., in Jupiter, Fla. The firm focuses on civil and criminal appeals, employment and labor law, FALL 2011
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and criminal defense, and serves clients throughout South Florida. Donna Eng, P.A., is located at 601 Heritage Drive, Jupiter, FL, 33458. (englawpa.com)
Street NE, Suite 3650, Atlanta, Georgia 30309, (404) 381-8584. (www.jacksonlaws.com)
Jacqueline Maduneme, J.D. ’97, successful CPA,
was named to partner with Adams and Reese, L.L.P. He joined the firm in 2001 and practices in the areas of products liability, casualty and coverage, and governmental relations.
tax lawyer, and entrepreneur, published her first book, Ada’s Daughter—her personal account of how she transcended her abusive past and self-destructive behavior to find success in her business and personal life. Jacqueline is the mother of three young adult sons, and after living all over the world, now lives with her fiancé in Charleston, S.C. (www.adasdaughter.com)
Shawn O’Brien, J.D. ’97, Houston, Texas, of Jackson Walker, L.L.P., was selected as one of the 2011 “Rising Stars” by Thomson Reuters. The list was published in the April 2011 issue of Texas Monthly.
Edward T. Hayes, J.D. ’98, Metairie, La., was named a member of Leake & Andersson, L.L.P.
2000s Joseph P. McClelland III, J.D. ’00, opened a new personal injury law office in Atlanta, Ga. Joseph has owned and managed his law firm in the city of Jackson, Ga., for several years. The Atlanta office is located at 1075 Peachtree
Marrick Armstrong, J.D. ’01, Houston, Texas,
Brian Mills, J.D. ’01, labor and employment defense attorney for Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P., in Costa Mesa, Calif., was elected to partner and was also named as a Rising Star in Southern California Super Lawyers magazine.
Michael Moser ’93, J.D. ’02 was appointed chief operating officer of Innovation Research Engineering and Development, Inc. (I-RED), Daytona, Fla., which develops highly efficient vertical wind turbines for commercial applications.
Jody R. Montelaro, J.D. ’03, New Orleans, La., was named senior governmental affairs executive for Entergy Services, Inc. Most recently, Jody served as senior policy advisor to Governor Bobby Jindal in the areas of natural resources, environmental quality, wildlife and fisheries, agriculture, corrections, and state.
Christine M. White, J.D. ’03, Metairie, La., of Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee, was promoted to director within the firm’s labor and employment practice.
Chris Kane, J.D. ’04, New Orleans, La., was named to partner with Adams and Reese, L.L.P. He joined the firm in 2004 and practices in the areas of transportation and economic development, engaging regularly in the international and trade community of New Orleans. Courtney Miller, J.D. ’04, Metairie, La., was named to partner with Adams and Reese, L.L.P. She joined the firm in 2006, and as a member of the tax team, focuses primarily on estate and gift planning and succession law, but also provides counsel in corporate, matrimonial, and charitable transactions.
Jaimmé Collins, J.D. ’05, New Orleans, La., Adams and Reese attorney, received the Karl Connor Award from the A.P. Tureaud Chapter of the Black Law Students Association at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law for her continued support as an alumna to Loyola and the BLSA chapter.
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News Gordon Greig, J.D. ’05, Lafayette, La., was named senior claims examiner for the Gulf Region for Third Coast Underwriters, a specialty markets operation that offers workers compensation insurance for underserved markets that have complex risks.
Christine M. Poist ’02, J.D. ’05 married Nicholas R. Trovato ’04 at St. Mary’s Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Key West, Fla., on June 18, 2011. The couple honeymooned in New York City and reside in Key West, where they both practice law.
Bobby Hawkins, J.D. ’06, a personal injury attorney in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and throughout Louisiana, has announced the debut of his newly optimized website
(www.bhawkinslaw.com). The site informs Louisiana residents of his services with helpful descriptions while reaching a much larger audience online. It casts a larger net while the attorney has recently forged a new path into representation for personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage cases.
Elisa Tanner, J.D. ’06, Knoxville, Tenn., joined the Knox County State’s Attorney’s office, where she is responsible for prosecuting juveniles in abuse/neglect and delinquency cases. She also works in civil law, which includes representing the county landfill and nursing home. Kimberly Farabough Mouledoux ’03, J.D. ’08, joined Pasley and Farabough of Ardmore, Okla., as an associate. Her
practice will focus on workers’ compensation defense, insurance defense, and general civil litigation.
Michael S. Donovan, J.D. ’09, has started The Donovan Law Firm, L.L.C., in Mandeville, La., to provide legal representation to clients in family law, personal injury, and DWI cases. The Donovan Law Firm, L.L.C., is located at 331 Girod Street, Mandeville, LA 70448. Michael can be contacted via phone at (985) 285-0240 or e-mail at mdonovan@donovanlawfirmllc.com
Christina Lore von Zielinski, J.D. ’09 joined the Charleston-based law firm of Pierce Herns Sloan & McCleod, L.L.C., as an associate attorney. Her primary practice areas are toxic tort defense, product liability defense, and
personal injury defense.
Ira Gonzalez, J.D. ’10, joined Adams and Reese as an associate in the firm’s New Orleans office as part of the Litigation Practice Team. Ira formerly served in a number of roles in Miami government, including as chief of operations for code enforcement; executive assistant to the city manager; assistant policy coordinator for the mayor; and law clerk for the Office of the City Attorney. He is a former director of real estate development for an outdoor advertising firm, where he was a market manager and negotiated contracts with landlords, including Fortune 500 companies for outdoor advertising contracts in major markets such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, New York, and Miami.
Loyola Legacy: The Cambre Family When Megan Cambre graduated in May, it marked the end of an era (186 years of education— 30 of those years at Loyola) for the David ’66, J.D. ’69 and Betty ’69 Cambre Family. Their daughters are: Lauri ’92, Kelly, J.D. ’94, Jaime, J.D. ’04, and Megan, J.D. ’11; their sons are: David Clayton, J.D. ’00 and Colin, J.D. ’07. Joining the Cambre siblings as Loyola alumni are Kelly’s husband, Christian Bogart, J.D. ’94, and Colin’s wife, Katie Caswell Cambre, J.D. ’07. Betty and David’s other son, Brandon, chose a different path and is an emergency room physician. 26
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Continuing Legal Education says Thank You! Loyola thanks the following speakers and advisory board members for a successful spring 2011 programming season. Thank you for your support! 2011 ANNUAL LONSHORE CONFERENCE The Hon. Lance M. Africk; U.S. District Court-Eastern District of Louisiana Gregg J. Anderson; Camerlengo Law Group, P.L. James L. Azzarello, Jr.; Wilson Elser Robert L. Bamdas; Kelly Kronenberg The Hon. Carl J. Barbier; U.S. District Court-Eastern District of Louisiana D.A. Bass-Frazier; The Huey Law Firm Dr. Bruce M. Berkowitz; Orthopedic Center of South Florida Steven M. Birnbaum*; Law Offices of Steven M. Birnbaum Alan G. Brackett*; Mouledoux Bland Legrand & Brackett Douglas L. Brown; Brady, Radcliff & Brown, L.L.P. Dr. Richard W. Bunch; WorkSaver Employee Testing Systems, L.L.C. John Chamberlain; John Chamberlain Consulting, L.L.C. Keith Christie; Ringler and Associates The Hon. James L. Dennis; U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal The Hon. Nancy S. Dolder*; Chief Judge, U.S. Department of Labor-Benefits Review Board David A. Duhon; District Director, Seventh Comp. District U.S. Dept. of Labor-OWCP Mark K. Eckels; Boyd & Jenerette Stephen C. Embry; Embry & Neusner Kenneth G. Engerrand*; Brown Sims, P.C. The Hon. Eldon E. Fallon; U.S. District Court-Eastern District of Louisiana Lewis Fleishman; Lewis S. Fleishman, P.C. John D. Gibbons; John D. Gibbons & Associates The Hon. Paul C. Johnson, Jr.; Acting Associate Chief Judge,
U.S. Dept. of Labor-OALJ The Hon. Clement J. Kennington; U.S. Dept. of Labor-OALJ Roger A. Levy; Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, L.L.P. Ralph R. Lorberbaum*; Zipperer, Lorberbaum & Beauvais Kevin A. Marks; Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Patrick E. O’Keefe; Montgomery Barnett Lawrence P. Postol; Seyfarth Shaw, L.L.P. The Hon. Larry W. Price; U.S. Dept. of Labor-OALJ The Hon. Lee J. Romero, Jr.*; U.S. Dept. of Labor-OALJ The Hon. Patrick Rosenow; U.S. Dept. of Labor-OALJ Collins C. Rossi*; Pre-Trial Solutions of Louisiana Mark L. Schaffer; Ashcraft & Gerel Carla Seyler; Seyler Favaloro, Ltd. Bradley T. Soshea; District Director, Eighth Comp. District U.S. Dept. of Labor-OWCP Yelena Zaslavskaya; U.S. Dept. of Labor-OALJ
2011 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR-HOUSTON OFFICE Bradley T. Soshea; District Director, Eighth Comp. District U.S. Department of Labor-OWCP Sakeenah Mubashshir; U.S. Department of Labor-OWCP Ed Barton; Barton, Price, McElroy & Townsend Jerry McKenney; Legge Farrow Kimmitt, et al The Hon. Patrick Rosenow; U.S. Department of Labor-OALJ * Advisory Board
UPCOMING 2011 – 2012 CLE COURSES Practical Applications of Federal and State Rules of Evidence in a Courtroom Setting November 18, 2011 Pan American Life Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 6.5 CLE Credit Hours, includes 1.0 hour of professionalism
Annual Estate Planning Conference December 1 – 2, 2011 Pan American Life Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 12.5 CLE Credit Hours, includes 1.0 hour of ethics and 1.0 hour of professionalism
Annual Family Law Conference
December 8 – 9, 2011 Pan American Life Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 12.5 CLE Credit Hours, includes 1.0 hour of ethics and 1.0 hour of professionalism
ONLINE COURSES
Clarence Darrow: Crimes, Causes and the Courtroom
3.0 CLE Credit Hours, includes 1.0 hour of ethics and 1.0 hour of professionalism November 16, 2011, 11 A.M. CST
Maxims, Monarchy and Sir Thomas More
3.0 CLE Credits Hours, includes 1.0 hours of ethics and 2.0 hours of professionalism November 30, 2011, 11 A.M. CST
The Art of Advocacy - What Can Lawyers Learn from Actors? 3.33 CLE Credit Hours December 7, 2011, 11 A.M. CST
Thurgood Marshall’s Coming!
BACK TO SCHOOLS
3.0 CLE Credits Hours, includes 2.0 hours of ethics and 1.0 hour of professionalism December 14, 2011, 11 A.M. CST
Fundamentals of Forensic Literacy
Lincoln On Professionalism
November 12, 2011
3.0 CLE Credit Hours
CLE Credit Hours, includes 1.0 hour of professionalism December 21, 2011, 11 A.M. CST
December 10, 2011
Professionalism in an Adversarial Process Let’s Play the Game of Ethics
2.0 CLE Credit Hours, includes 1.0 hour of ethics and 1.0 hour of professionalism
Clarence Darrow: Crimes, Causes and the Courtroom
3.0 CLE Credit Hours, includes 1.0 hour of ethics and 1.0 hour of professionalism December 28, 2011, 11 A.M. CST
March 15 – 16, 2012
Annual Longshore Conference
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
For more information, visit www.loyno.edu/cle or call (504) 861-5441.
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Alumni
Events Women in Law Tea The Women in Law Tea was held this year at the lovely home of Cheri Cotogno Grodsky, J.D. ’82. The 2011 Tea was chaired by Law Alumni Board Member Sharonda Williams, J.D. ’01, who was Loyola’s 2011 Young Alumni of the Year in addition to her many other deserved accolades of late. More than 100 female graduates of the College of Law gathered to network and socialize, as well as to honor then Interim Dean Kathy Lorio, J.D. ’73, the College of Law’s first female dean.
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2001 Class Reunion The Class of 2001 celebrated their 10-year reunion on June 18 at Acme Oyster House in the French Quarter.
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Help PlanYour Reunion The Classes of 1962, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1992, and 2002 will be celebrating reunions in 2012. Please contact the Office of Law Alumni & Development at (504) 861-5555 or jdalumni@loyno.edu if you are interested in serving on your Class Reunion Planning Committee. FALL 2011
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Faculty
News Warren E. Mouledoux Distinguished Professor of Law Mary Garvey Algero was invited to participate in the Legal Research & Writing Summit held and funded by LexisNexis in Phoenix on April 25 – 26, 2011. The summit brought together leaders in the field of legal research and writing to discuss current trends and issues. Clinical Professor Cheryl Buchert, Assistant Clinical Professor Hiroko Kusuda, Assistant Clinical Professor Davida Finger, Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Director of the Loyola Law Clinic Ramona Fernandez, and Equal Justice Works Fellow Laila Hlass presented “The Power and Pitfalls of Collaborative Clinical Pedagogy: A Case Study from Family and Immigration Law Sections” at the May 2011 Southern Clinical Conference at the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Assistant Clinical Professor Davida Finger: The Community Justice Clinic represented the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center in housing discrimination cases against Lexi Properties and NOLA Properties. Student practitioners under Davida Finger were: Angela O’Brien, Vanessa Howell, Annais Narrow, Abraham Sandel, and Ameca Reali. The complaints against these housing providers stemmed from testing evidence that indicated a difference in terms and 30
conditions in housing for families with children. As lead attorneys, student practitioners completed legal research and also drafted demand letters, mediation position papers, and federal court complaints. The cases were settled through a novel conciliation process with the Louisiana Department of Justice for $27,000 and $22,0000 respectively. Finger was the speaker at the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, Disaster Management Workshop, Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, La., Feb. 23, 2011. Her book chapter (co-author Rachel E. Luft) titled “No Shelter: Disaster Politics in Louisiana and the Struggle for Human Rights” appeared in Human Rights in the United States: Beyond Exceptionalism (Eds. Shereen Hertel & Kathy Libal), Cambridge University Press, published April 2011. Pr o f e s s o r R o b e r t G a rd a published his article, “Culture Clash: Special Education in Charter Schools,” in the North Carolina Law Review. He presented a paper titled “Special Education in New Orleans” at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association. Adams & Reese Distinguished Professor of Law Bobby Harges gave a talk on “Ethics in Mediations” at the Mississippi Worker’s Compensation Commission
2011 Conference in Biloxi, Miss., on April 21, 2011. Assistant Professor Johanna Kalb’s article, “The Persistence of Dualism in Human Rights Treaty Implementation,” was accepted by the Yale Law & Policy Review. She was invited to participate in a weekend seminar on the domestic incorporation on international human rights law for state Supreme Court justices. She presented on the use of international human rights law in prison conditions cases. Her book chapter titled “Guantanamo Continued” will appear in The Social and Scientific Construction of Violence (Thornton, Harper & Voigt eds.). Professor Cynthia Lepow organized a debate concerning whether the Obama Health Law is constitutional between Professors Calvin H. Johnson, the University of Texas Law School, and Steven J. Willis, University of Florida Law School, at Loyola on March 11. Lepow moderated the panel and Professor James E. Viator was the commentator. The conference was attended by law students from Loyola, Tulane, and Georgetown, faculty, and members of the bar. Lepow was part of an ABA Tax Section Pro Bono Tax Clinic for low income taxpayers on May 5 in Washington, D.C. She was appointed to the ABA Tax Section Committee Simplification Project to propose
legislative changes in the provisions relating to individual taxpayers. Leon Sarpy Professor of Law Kathryn Lorio represented Loyola College of Law as a panelist with other law deans of the state, discussing the Role of Law Schools in the Administration of Justice at the 23rd Annual Conference of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts on April 29, 2011. Ferris Family Distinguished Professor of Law M. Isabel Medina received the University Senate Faculty Award for Service. She will publish an article in the Symposium on Federalism at Work: State Criminal Law, Noncitizens and Immigration Related Activity - An Introduction, 12 Loyola Journal of Public Interest Law 265-276 (forthcoming 2011). Assistant Clinical Professor and Pro Bono Coordinator/ Homeless Advocacy Director Judson Mitchell had his case management software, ClinicCases.com, adopted by Tulane Law Clinic for use in its clinical programs. This adds to the growing group of law schools who are using the software, including the William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV, and the University of Buffalo Law School. The software is webbased and free for anyone to use. It allows students and professors to interactively manage and work cases online. Mitchell and Clinical Professor Cheryl LOYOLA LAWYER
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NY Committee on Latin America, March 2011; he was also awarded the Fordham University School of Law Louis J. Lefkowitz Public Service Award, April 2011.
Buchert presented the software at the AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education in 2008 and interest in it has grown ever since. Mitchell again presented the software to the Southern Regional Clinical Conference in May.
Associate Professor Markus G. Puder’s book chapter, “Compliance and Regulatory Considerations,” was published in Solids Injection 83-103 (Society of Petroleum Engineers Monograph Series vol. 24) (Neal B. Nagel & John D. McLennan eds. 2010) (with John A. Veil, Michael Bruno, and Carole Fleming).
Associate Professor Bill Neilson participated in the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Third Annual White Collar Crime Symposium on April 8. His presentation focused on federal tax crimes. Professor of Law and Director of the Loyola Law Clinic and the Gillis Long Poverty Law Center Bill Quigley was chosen for the first ever Scholar-Activist SAGE Publications Award presented by the Urban Affairs Association at their national meeting, March 2011; he was presented with the International White Dove Peace Award by the Rochester
Associate Professor Imre Szalai’s article, “An Obituary for the Federal Arbitration Act: An Older Cousin to Modern Civil Procedure,” was published in the Journal of Dispute Resolution, a leading journal in the field of ADR. The article explores the intertwined history of the development of arbitration law and modern civil procedure.
Assistant Professor Sandi Varnado’s article, “Inappropriate Parental Influence: A New App for Tort Law and Upgraded Relief for Alienated Parents,” appeared in Issue 1 of Volume 61 of the DePaul Law Review. Gauthier-St. Martin Eminent Scholar and Chair in Environmental Law Robert Verchick’s book, Facing Catastrophe, was listed as a CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of 2010 by the American Library Association. Verchick accompanied Loyola law students Lydia Fakes and Megan Hudson to Yale Law School’s environmental law conference titled “New Directions.” Verchick participated on a plenary panel devoted to climate change regulation. Fakes and Hudson co-moderated a workshop on food security. Verchick lectured on climate change adaptation and
land use at the Bettman Symposium, part of the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference, held this year in Boston. He also lectured on climate change adaptation and hazard mitigation at New Orleans’ second annual Building Resilience Workshop. Adams & Reese Distinguished Professor of Law James Viator was appointed to membership on The Louisiana Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Henry F. Bonura, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Law Jeanne Woods was invited to address the American Constitution Society at its annual convention in Washington, D.C., on the subject of corporate responsibility under international law.
Save the Date! The 2012 Law Alumni Luncheon Friday, February 3, 2012 The Ritz Carlton Hotel The Alumni Association Board of Directors is proud to announce that the 2012 St. Ives Award recipient is
Stephen M. Barbas, J.D. ’79. Online registration and sponsorship information is available at
alumni.loyno.edu/LawLunch2012 FALL 2011
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