Brief Remark - Spring 2013 by Regent University School of Law

A J O I N T P U B L I C AT I O N O F R E G E N T L AW M A R K E T I N G A N D L AW A L U M N I S E R V I C E S

SPRING 2013

FOUNDATIONS FOR

JUSTICE LAW LIBRARY RENOVATION

FINAL PHASE

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IN IT TOGETHER

INSIDE

4-5 | How Firm a Foundation

6-7 | Completion of Phase One

THIS ISSUE

Step foot in our changing facility and see what’s new.

A summary of our progress to date.

10-11 | Beyond the Reference Desk

How Research Services is adapting to the latest resources for our students.

11-12 | Special Collections

8-9 | YOUR ENDURING LEGACY The Final Phase of our FOUNDATIONS FOR JUSTICE Library Renovation Campaign gives you the opportunity to make an impact on our future.

A look at the prized pages on our shelves.

DARIUS DAVENPORT

SEAN KIRNAN

lawcareerservices@regent.edu 757-352-4915 phone 757-352-4338 fax www.regent.edu/lawcareerservices

skirnan@regent.edu 757-352-4613 phone 757-352-4513 fax www.regent.edu/law

Director of Career & Alumni Services

Brief Remark · Spring 2013

Director of Enrollment Marketing & Communications

I am gratified by the progress we’ve made in the Law Library Renovation Campaign. By the grace of God and thanks to the support of generous alumni and friends, we were able to create a beautiful front entrance stairway to the law library, lay new carpet, enhance lighting, and provide a new group study room. We added a central service desk for all study areas. And just last month, we accomplished our seating upgrade with the delivery of 300 brand new ergonomic chairs! This campaign is indicative of the partnership that has come to characterize Regent Law and its alumni. The level of participation has been tremendous. Together we are working to impact the legal profession, our clients, and our communities for Christ. And together we are ensuring that the law library is positioned to further our mission in the years to come. But we still need your support! Please partner with us as we move to close out the Regent Law Library Renovation Final Phase – Foundations for Justice. Our goal is to raise the last $70,000 needed for the completion of this critical project by December 2013. Your generous gift will meet the physical needs of our law students, equipping them to strengthen the foundations of justice in the areas in which they’re called to serve. I hope you are as proud of the work we are doing on Regent Law’s behalf as we are of you. Thank you for your continued partnership.

In some respects, the law library can be considered the foundation and heart and soul of the law school. Back in 1985, CBN University inherited a school of 129 law students and a library of 200,000 volumes from Oral Roberts University. All of the students from Oral Roberts O. W. Coburn School of Law did not make the trek from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Virginia Beach, Virginia, but all 200,000 books from the ORU’s law library did indeed find their way onto the shelves of Regent University School of Law’s law library. Frequently, when the oral history of Regent Law School is told, it centers around the gift of the law library and the books from O. W. Coburn. Therefore, in the shadow of the 25th Anniversary of Regent Law School, I find it fitting that we turn our attention to the foundation and heart and soul of the law school, the law library. In the past 26 years, over 2000 students have made their way through the stacks of the law library as they established the foundations of their legal training. From the foundation that was forged here at Regent, many of you have taken your unique faith-based skills and training and have changed lives across this country and around the world. Now it is your opportunity to fortify the foundations of the law school in order to ensure that generations to come will have the opportunity to share in the unique legal educational experience that is Regent Law School. I encourage you to join your classmates and consider a gift to the Foundations for Justice Campaign. The size of the gift does not matter as the most important thing you can do is give. After all, Regent is only as strong as its alumni community and our alumni are the best in the nation. We can build a strong foundation together.

Jeffrey A. Brauch Dean and Professor

Darius Davenport Director of Career & Alumni Services

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How Firm a Foundation Let me introduce you to the beautiful place that is the law library at Regent University. For those of you who remember the earlier days when the law library was on the second floor, we have moved up in the world… or at least in the building, and are now in the third-floor space that formerly held offices and classrooms for three schools. Carrels and periodicals stacks are now interspersed through the area where chapel services were once held, while on the balcony groupings of soft seating provide an alternative study environment and a stunning view of the landscaped pedestrian mall featuring the fountain, which has become a symbol of Regent University itself. Those whose time at Regent is more recent may remember gaining entrance by elevator or stairwell in the far corner of the library lobby, and having to walk all the way round to access carrels or the balcony at the far end, and all the way back if one needed assistance. Access now is through the main University Library

MARGARET L. CHRISTIANSEN (aka Peggy Dempsey) Director, Regent University Law Library : :

ESQ., J.D., M.S.I.S.

Regent Law Class of ’94

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entrance and then by elevator or the grand staircase from the library’s second floor. Ascending the stairs, one finds the combined service desk, and librarian offices, centered within the law library space. To the right is established a ‘Quiet Side’ with carrels in small groups, clustered between stacks for enhanced seclusion and focus, and some soft seating. To the left, the conversational, group study side houses the primary U.S. and state legal source materials, and is dotted with tables ideal for individual or group study. As non-classroom student space in the law building has dwindled, the Library has become an increasingly essential gathering space for students. At the rear of both sides, students now have free access to the balcony and traffic flows freely from either direction. And still, beneath all the delightful views and peaceful environs that guests enjoy when they visit, the law library is a remarkable hub of interaction, connecting users with resources, offering training and

workshops in the use of the many electronic resources, keeping it all organized on the shelves and in the highly sophisticated database that is the online catalog, and providing appropriate and accessible study space for a wide variety of research and study needs. Provision of appropriate space is indeed essential to facilitating all this life and activity. As you can see on other pages of this publication, there are several key opportunities at present to dramatically improve the study environment for our students. Please prayerfully consider how you may participate in support of this timely endeavor. Do come back and visit some time. If it’s been a while, you will be both amazed and delighted by the transformations you see, in the facilities and grounds, as well as in the programs and outreach of the Law School. When you are here, please look me up, it will be wonderful to see you again! : :

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In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. Ephesians 2:21 (NIV) 4

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By the Numbers 1

Birds that have flown in and been caught in the Law Library

101

Total years of law library experience held by current Law Library Faculty

936

Members of the public who use the Law Library each year, on average

23,067

Linear feet of shelving in the Law Library

Thanks to our generous partners, we have already completed Phase One of the “Foundations for Justice” renovation campaign, focusing on enhanced access to resources and services.

Completion of

Phase One 6

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To Date We Have • Removed the artificial barrier separating the Law Library and the University Library for ease of research access. • Created a beautiful, convenient front entrance stairway. • Added a central service desk for all study areas. • Reconfigured study carrels for enhanced, quieter study space. • Provided a new group-study room. • Enhanced lighting, painted walls, and laid new carpet. ::::::: S P R I N G 2 0 1 3

OUR GIFT TO YOU As a special “thank you” to our alumni we are pleased to offer a FREE ONLINE CLE course from Virginia CLE as part of the package honoring your contribution!

GIFTS UP TO $100

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Carry it on to

Completion

regent.edu/foundationsforjustice

You will be part of an enduring legacy that

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GROUP STUDY ROOMS To enhance study with soundproofing and SMART Board technology that can connect to multiple laptops or handheld devices simultaneously.

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>> BUILD AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED SPECIAL COLLECTIONS ROOM To protect, preserve, and feature special collections, including historic books and manuscripts. This room will also include a beautiful grand reading room with carrels and tables for studying.

Attracts high-caliber students who will know that Regent is deeply committed to every facet of their academic success.

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Above all else, promotes the cause of justice in the lives of millions of people worldwide.

Our goal is to raise the last $70,000 needed for the completion of this critical project.

• All Previous Benefits, plus • Regent Bookstore Discounts

GIFTS OF $500 - $1,000

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>> CREATE INDIVIDUAL AND

To accommodate both books and laptops.

GIFTS OF $250 - $499

• Empowers principled future lawyers and legal counselors to fully realize their legal callings.

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To provide fully ergonomic chairs more conducive to lengthy studying, researching, writing and computing. Thanks to the support of our donors, In April 2013 we upgraded library seating with 300 brand new chairs!

>> WIDEN STUDY CARRELS

GIFTS OF $101 - $249 • All Previous Benefits, plus • Regent Law T-Shirt

THE FOLLOWING RENOVATIONS WILL COMPLETE THE FINAL PHASE OF THE CAMPAIGN:

>> UPGRADE LIBRARY SEATING

• One (1) CLE course (for gifts $25-$100) • Regent Law Lapel Pin • Access to Law Library Resources • Free Document Delivery • Reference Assistance • Borrowing Privileges

Your generous gift will meet the physical needs of our law students, equipping them to strengthen the foundations of justice in the areas in which they’re called to serve.

• All Previous Benefits, plus • Discounts at The Founders Inn and Spa and Swan Terrace • Regent Theater Tickets

GIFTS OF $1,000+ • All Previous Benefits, plus • 2013-2014 Executive Luncheon Series (ELS) Tickets • Clash of the Titans 2013 Tickets • Complimentary Robertson Hall Room Rental • Other publication or promotional opportunities • Larger gifts may have the opportunity to receive naming rights.

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FOUNDATIONS FOR JUSTICE CAMPAIGN

FOUNDATIONS FOUNDATIONS FOR FOR JUSTICE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN CAMPAIGN WILLIAM E. MAGEE, J.D., M.S.L.S. Research Services Law Librarian : : Regent Law Class of ’99

30 years ago, law libraries were the sole source of legal information. Lexis and Westlaw were at stationary computers confining the patron to an exact spot in the library. No Internet, laptops with online capability, or tablets existed to create user mobility and access to legal information options. Now books no longer possess the sole-status of legal knowledge. With the advent of Nooks, Kindles and iPads, access to legal information has substantially changed since the 20th century. For a law library to remain viable, law librarians must remain accessible through multiple media outlets and create new avenues of support. They need to focus upon helping students complete projects that require research on a precise topic and teach tools that meet their potential research needs as lawyers. They must offer clinics that help prepare students for summer and new associate positions. Law librarians should aid career services in tracking the legal market and hiring trends. They need to

alert admissions of would-be challenges in the recruiting process. They should pool information to help students find judicial clerkships. Law librarians not only need to address students’ pressing demands, but also foresee their future needs as practitioners. You will be glad to know that Research Services is meeting those needs. We provide varied means to converse in this multi-media world through Facebook, email, and texting. We currently are looking into newer technologies that provide more effective communication with students. We conduct research trainings in a number of classes such as international law, human trafficking, estate planning, drafting of contracts, and civil litigation. We offer clinics that help students prepare for summer and new associate positions. We scour legal headlines to monitor new developments in the legal market, and we send information to Admissions to enhance their ability to recruit students. Some years ago, Eric Welsh created a directory of Christian judges and justices, which he often updates. This directory, found in Career Services, continues to

help students attain clerkships with judges and justices of the Christian faith. We continually subject-arrange bar exam questions for 15 states where most of our students plan to practice. This resource improves the prospect of our graduates passing in these states over those graduates who only rely upon bar prep courses. We offer reference services to students during their summer clerkships and after graduation. We also teach students to be discriminating consumers of legal information. We show them that there are choices other than WestlawNext and LexisAdvance. We instill in them not to solely rely upon one legal vendor. We convey to them how to manage the cost of legal research, not only in dollars but also in time. Research and reference at Regent University Law Library is more than just adapting to the newest trends. It is a comprehensive legal intelligence service designed to further goals of our students for the 21st century. As access to legal information changes, we will adapt to the challenges those changes present. : :

Beyond the Reference Desk

special collections

The FOUNDERS COLLECTION comprises what was once the library of the first law school west of the Appalachians. Transylvania University established its law department in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1799, at a time when the only other university in the country to offer legal studies was The College of William & Mary. This pioneer law school was one of the most renowned of its day, praised by Thomas Jefferson, Justice Story, and John Marshall Harlan. The volumes of its library were used to train many of our young nation’s finest lawyers, legislators, and statesmen. The 1,038 extant volumes of this library date from 1577 to the 1860’s.

John Brabner-Smith was a scholar and expositor of Christian jurisprudence and natural law. His firm commitment to these foundational principles led to his decision in 1993 to give two valuable collections to the law library. The

RESEARCH & REFERENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

JOHN BRABNER-SMITH PROFESSIONAL PAPERS

consists of professional papers, correspondence and archives collected by Mr. Brabner-Smith throughout his career. This is a research collection, available only to attorneys, students, scholars, and other persons engaging in serious research on jurisprudence and the JudeoChristian foundation of the United States. (cont. on page 12)

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magazines, news clippings, and other miscellaneous documents and personal items dating from the 1930s until the 1960s. Bunche, winner of the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to negotiate peace between the Arab nations and Israel, ranks as arguably the most influential and significant African-American in the history of U.S. foreign relations.

The FIRST AMENDMENT AND CIVIL

RIGHTS COLLECTION contains over

300 monographs and government documents focused on the development of civil rights law and its impact on American life, particularly following World War II. Each item relates to a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

The RICHARD HENRY DANA JR. COLLECTION contains 440 volumes, many of which were a part of the working law library of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., prominent 19th century Boston attorney, and author of the classic, Two Years Before the Mast. An alumnus of Harvard Law, class of 1837, Dana was a well-known maritime law attorney, authoring the principle treatise of his day on the rights of seamen. The RALPH JOHNSON BUNCHE PERSONAL LIBRARY consists of over 400 items, books, journals, journal articles, newspapers,

The MARY ELIZABETH MENEFEE COLLECTION OF LAW AND FILM was established in 2001 as a research collection in loving memory of Mary Elizabeth Menefee, daughter of a law faculty member. The Menefee Collection now includes well over 1000 titles focusing on law and lawyers in the visual media and related topics. The KEN NORTH COLLECTION was donated in memory of a former member of the law faculty. It includes a number of beautifully bound legal classics and works

reflecting Dr. North’s interest in criminal law, constitutional law, and politics. Another of Dr. North’s passions was the Canon Law Institute, which he helped to found in 1990. The Ken North Canon Law Collection consists of his library of Canon Law Institute materials that focus on church conflict, conflict resolution, Protestant canon law (though some Catholic works are included), and related historical works.

The law library also holds a collection of individually-bound

EARLY AMERICAN ELECTION AND POLITICAL SERMONS purchased

from an antiquarian bookseller in 1992. These sermons date from 1631 to 1794, and are maintained in the law library Special Collections Room. : :

John Adams’ signature can be found in one of the books in the Founders Collection? It is also on page 100 in the event that someone would rip out the page with the first signature.

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Trucks it took to bring the Law Library collection here from ORU

108.5

Hours the Law Library is staffed each week

Resources MARIE SUMMERLIN HAMM, ESQ., J.D., M.L.S. Assistant Director for Collection Development : : Regent Law Class of ’99 If you left the hallowed halls of Regent Law more than a couple of years ago, you would be hard pressed to recognize (or perhaps even find the entrance to) the Law Library. Returning alums have repeatedly expressed delight at the difference made by opening “the stairs to nowhere,” reconfiguring the study spaces, and installing new carpet. The changes, however, are more than skin deep. Row after row of reporters continue to endue the space with a sense of being deeply steeped in legal research tradition, but a quick look around the new, more appropriately formal reading and reference area reveals that the way students access the collection has evolved. Tablets and smart phones abound. Embedded QR codes are a new component of the Online Catalog. Students and faculty both on and off campus have seamless access to an electronic collection that reflects the changes and trends in legal education and the legal profession. Westlaw (Next) and Lexis (Advance) continue to dominate the database landscape, but Bloomberg Law has joined their ranks, launching a product that incorporates the content of the old BNA loose-leaf services. CCH print materials have also given way to an electronic product known as IntelliConnect. Gone, too, are the days of legislative history researchers combing through the microfilm cabinets. ProQuest Congressional and HeinOnline make PDF content instantly available. The Law Library—now more than ever—is more than a place. It is the intellectual heart of the law school, offering access to a rich and varied collection of traditional materials and digital resources and equipping students with knowledge of the tools needed to put calling into practice. : :

Service to the Community

DID YOU KNOW

BY THE NUMBERS

Building on

401,474

Total volumes and equivalents held by the Law Library

The Law Library continues to serve as a bridge to the local legal community. For many, the library is the first point of contact they have with the school of law. Attorneys who now employ Regent students or teach as adjunct professors in the school of law have indicated that they might not ever have become connected with the school, but for their experience with the services, resources, and facilities of the Law Library. The public is welcome to use the law library facilities any time during regular hours. The University location, immediately adjacent to the interstate, makes the Law Library a convenient place for many members of the local legal community in transit between office and courthouse. Attorneys, law clerks, paralegals, law enforcement officers, paralegal students and classes, and pro-se individuals regularly use the Library and its collections. (cont. on page 14)

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Service to the Community (cont.) To better serve the needs of these individuals and preserve quiet study spaces for the students, Virginia materials are maintained at the front of the library near the reference section and immediately adjacent to the reading area. Patrons may access law library materials in all available formats using equipment and study spaces within the library facility. Five networked computers facilitate Internet access, and wireless Internet access is available to those who bring their own equipment. Members of the public may make photocopies of materials that they wish to take away with them, and copycards may be purchased by those who expect to make heavier use of the photocopiers. Alumni and members of the Virginia or North Carolina bar who establish a patron account, at no charge, may borrow materials under the same loan rules which apply to students. Local law firms may supplement their internal information resources by taking advantage of document delivery services available at the law library. When provided with a complete citation, the law library will retrieve and fax, mail, or hold for courier pick-up photocopies of library material for a nominal fee. Law firm requests for these document delivery services are received on a regular and continuing basis. : :

The World’s Endangered Gender

FEBRUARY 15 & 16, 2013

Two-Year Accelerated Program Shaves One Year Off Traditional Law Degree Thanks to its new accelerated degree programs, Regent University School of Law is at the front of the pack when it comes to making a law degree more affordable. Beginning in June 2013, students can enroll in a two-year Accelerated Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program, shaving a year off the traditional program. “We are seeking to provide students with options that help them manage the cost of law school,” said Dean Jeffrey Brauch. “Students in the two-year program save time and living expenses. They also enter the job market a year earlier than they otherwise would.” While the approach is nontraditional (Regent is one of just a handful of law schools offering this option), Brauch believes it will be particularly appealing to older students looking to enhance or change their careers. “The cost and time savings may be particularly attractive to applicants with families or those already employed,” he said. “It of course might be attractive to many others who value the savings as well.” The accelerated nature of the program will not compromise the quality of education received in the classroom. Accelerated program students will follow the traditional ninety-hour J.D. course requirements, simply in a compressed format. Whereas traditional first-year

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law students begin their course of study in August, the accelerated students begin in June. After the first summer, accelerated program students are integrated into the same classes as all other law students, studying the same curriculum under the same professors as students in the traditional three-year program. Accelerated degree students will also be required to complete a law practice externship as a part of the accelerated program. Because of the accelerated format, the application requirements are rigorous. Applicants must have at least a 152 LSAT, a 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA, and other indicators of high academic promise. In addition to the two-year option, applicants may also choose a program that lasts two and a half years, a traditional three-year program, or a part-time option for those who wish to work full-time while attending law school. The part-time option lasts four to five years. : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

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For many, the news of a newborn girl is met with gifts and pink showers of celebration. But in some places in the world—especially in areas like China and India—the prospect of a baby girl is met with fear, abandonment, and ultimately, her disposal. In February 2013, as part of the Endangered Gender symposium, Regent Law hosted a panel of five distinguished speakers to explore the impact gendercide is having on the global male-to-female ratio. The event was sponsored by the Regent Journal of International Law and the Regent Journal of Law and Public Policy. According to Regent Law professor Lynne Marie Kohm, panel moderator, 160 million female children are “missing” from the world as a result of gendercide. She said that sex-selective abortion is an issue that will need to be acknowledged by future litigators, and its solutions pursued by “9-1-1 global rescuers.” Keynote speaker United States Congressman Trent Franks reminded the audience of the Civil War, when the United States’ own history reflected discrimination of race. “We’re never quite so eloquent when we’re commenting on crimes of the past,” said Franks. “And we’re never so blind when we don’t decry gendercide today.” : :

Law Professor Scott Pryor Named ABI Resident Scholar Law professor Scott Pryor was named the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Robert M. Zinman ABI Resident Scholar for the spring 2013 semester. ABI names a resident scholar each semester to help further the organization’s research and solutions for insolvency. During his appointment, Pryor was based in ABI’s Alexandria, Va., office, assisting ABI with its educational programming and in its role as the authoritative source of bankruptcy information for Congress, the media, and the public. “Serving as Resident Scholar was an honor and a great opportunity,” said Pryor. “It is an honor to be recognized for my work in this field of law and an opportunity to be of service to the larger legal community.” Pryor has been a professor in the School of Law since 1998, and was a Fulbright Scholar to National Law University-Jodhpur (India) in 2009. He has written and lectured extensively on bankruptcy, contract law and Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. “I spent part of my time with ABI designing a ‘nuts and bolts’ continuing legal education program for new lawyers. The program will run a full day with parallel tracks for lawyers emphasizing consumer bankruptcies or business bankruptcies,” Pryor explained. “I also fielded calls from various news organizations (Dow Jones News, Wall Street Journal, South Florida Business Journal) about bankruptcy issues, and started designing ‘on demand’ podcasts for lawyers who want more in-depth information about discrete topics in bankruptcy law.” ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. Its membership includes more than 13,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists, and other bankruptcy professionals. VISIT PRYOR’S BLOG AT PRYORTHOUGHTS.BLOGSPOT.COM : :

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Law School Launches New LL.M. Programs With its new online LL.M. in American Legal Studies (ALS) (on-campus or online) and LL.M. in Human Rights (on-campus), Regent Law is ready to meet growing demand for advanced legal study in two exciting fields. With Regent’s online LL.M. in ALS, students can earn a quality legal education without the added expense of leaving home, job, or family to study abroad. Of course, students interested in the LL.M. in ALS still have the option of studying oncampus in Virginia Beach. The LL.M. in Human Rights meets a growing need for advanced legal education in the areas of international, regional, and domestic human rights protection and promotion. While a number of law schools offer advanced degree programs in international law or human rights law, Regent’s program is distinctive in offering students a rigorous post-J.D. academic experience from a uniquely Christian perspective. The signature course in International Human Rights addresses the origins and philosophical basis for the modern international human rights movement, the fundamental principles of modern international human rights law, and current mechanisms for the enforcement of human rights, all through the transcendent prism of a Biblical worldview. LEARN MORE AT REGENT.EDU/LLM : : :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Regent Law Partners with Norfolk State University A Bachelor of Arts-Juris Doctorate program between NSU and Regent will provide qualified pre-law NSU students with a clear and concise pathway through the rigorous application process that law school entails. Together, the two schools are dedicated to offering NSU students admissions counsel and special campus tours of Regent as well as sessions with law faculty, students, and admissions officers. Regent University president, DR. CARLOS CAMPO “I don’t want to hear that NSU doesn’t have a law (pictured R), signed a formal partnership agreement school,” said President Campo at a special agreementwith Norfolk State University president, DR. TONY signing ceremony. “NSU does have a law school—and it’s ATWATER (pictured L), at NSU’s Lyman Beecher Regent University.” Brooks Library on Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013. Jeffrey Brauch, dean of Regent University School of Law, welcomed the agreement with NSU, and introduced Regent’s philosophy of law to the students and faculty attending the signing. “Lawyers are to be servants; people come to them when things are going wrong,” said Brauch. “We teach our students how to speak wisdom into their lives, homes, and families.” Atwater said he is excited to see the prospects this partnership with Regent could offer for the future of qualified NSU students participating in this program. Both presidents noted that this partnership will not generate preferential treatment, or relax admissions standards, but said that it will simply aid in alleviating the pressures pre-law students face when applying for law school. : :

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Symposium Addresses Emerging Issues in Social Enterprise In the wake of the recent financial crisis, interest in pRESEnTS social enterprise has increased e x p o n e n t i a l l y. Over the last four years, 18 states have passed statutes allowing the formation of various companies Emerging Issues and corporations in Social Enterprise fitting under this category. While the SympoSIum & panEl DIScuSSIon 10.6.12 | 9:30 am-3:00 pm | regent.edu/lawsymposium population of these entities is growing, the existence of these business formations is hotlydebated within the corporate law community. Recognizing the timeliness of this issue, and capitalizing on law professor Haskell Murray’s expertise in social enterprise, Regent University’s Law Review chose social enterprise as the topic for its 2012 symposium. On Oct. 6, the Law Review hosted students and attorneys interested in exploring the developing issues related to social enterprise entities. Regent University School of Law

“The 2012 symposium was particularly valuable to law students and attorneys because its topic was unlike those that we’ve explored in past symposia, yet it was compatible with Regent’s mission that the practice of law is a calling,” explained third-year law student and one of the symposium’s organizers, Rachel Bauer. “We recognized that it is edifying and valuable for law schools to debate, discuss and explore new areas of law to help prepare current students while also informing the legal community.” The symposium included panels of distinguished academics presenting papers on the benefits, disadvantages and implications of social enterprise entities, as well as an afternoon workshop where legal practitioners and business owners shared their experiences working in the field of social enterprise. “We were pleased to have panelists that offered a range of perspectives on the topic of social enterprise, an issue that remains debated and controversial,” Bauer added. The symposium concluded with a banquet featuring keynote speaker Michael Pirron, the founder and CEO of Impact Makers, one of the largest certified B corporations in Virginia. “This [topic] is vital to students because this is an area of growth in the business sector internationally,” stated Pirron. : :

Students Excel at Oxford Competition In April 2013, Regent Law’s moot court competition team finished second place in the University of Oxford’s Price Media Law Moot Court Programme. This was Regent Law’s first time competing. Law students MONICA BAILEY, ALEXIS FENELL, KEVIN HOFFMAN and CALEB WAN, coached by Professor Michael Hernandez, traveled to Oxford, England, to argue a case regarding the rule of law and international norms for freedom of expression. Regent Law was one of four schools from the United States in the international competition and the only team from the Americas Regional Round to advance to the final. Thirtyeight institutions, including the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, competed in the event. : :

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ALUMNI NEWS

by the Virginia General Assembly to serve as judge on the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, Lynchburg, Va.

90’s

STEPHEN LANDRUM ’06 was named a Rising Star by the Alabama Republican Party and is currently running for Probate Judge in Walker County, Ala.

LESLIE PUGH ’09 was named partner at B|P Legal in the greater Denver, Colo. area.

KRISTEN WAGGONER ‘96 recently won a Washington State case on behalf of Ralph’s Thriftway in which the state was forbidden to force pharmacies to sell emergency contraceptives.

ERICKA Y. JAMES ‘02 was elected Judge in the 8th Judicial District in North Carolina on Nov. 6, 2012.

Mauck & Baker, LLC in Chicago.

MARY HOWARD WELLS ’02 was elected Judge in the 11th Judicial District in North Carolina on Nov. 6, 2012.

was elected to the North Carolina State House for the 105th District.

MARIA LAWRENCE ’97 is teaching at

MICHAEL DAVID THOMAS ’03 joined

KELLEY HOLLAND ‘08 joined the law

2012 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Missouri/ Kansas for 2012.

named to the 2012 North Carolina Super Lawyers list as a “North Carolina Rising Star” and recently received an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell for both legal ability and ethics.

CLARENCE HENDERSON ’04 was appointed by Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire to a three year appointment on the Washington State Human Rights Commission.

MELISSA HRANEK ’08 joined Liberty

Mutual Insurance in Boston, Mass.

PATRICK C. MURPHREY ’10 became an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Newport News, Va.

KEVIN CHARLES LAWRENCE ’08 joined Workers’ Comp Law Firm, LLC in Baltimore, Md.

MELISSA IVELISSE BRAY ’11 joined Virginia Beach Public Defender’s Office in Virginia Beach, Va.

GREG WILHELM ’98 former Judge of

KIMBERLY H. PHILLIPS ’04 and CORRYNN J. PETERS ‘03 founded the law firm of

MONIQUE MILES ’08 was selected as

VALERIE (JOHNSON) BROWN ’11 is a Legal Instructor at Antonelli College, Cincinnati, Ohio and started Valerie Brown Law LLC in Huntsville, Ala. area.

Arizona Christian University.

SARAH MIRANDA ‘98 was recently

Ellis County Court at Law No. One was appointed chairman of the Texas Parental Rights Advisory Panel.

The Law Office of John Lee in Virginia Beach, Va.

Phillips & Peters PLLC, in Norfolk, Va.

Thompson & Booth in Knoxville, Tenn.

JULIE WARREN ’04 joined Huddleston Bolen’s Huntington, W. Va. office’s litigation department.

KELLY JEAN HOLLOWELL ’99 joined the

JUSTIN BUSH ’05, former partner at

JOSHUA MARC BOOTH ‘99 joined

law firm of Waller Law in Nashville, Tenn.

KRISTI WOOTEN ‘99 was profiled in

Inside Business and was selected by the Hampton Roads, Va., publication to receive one of its Women in Business Achievement Awards.

TANYA BULLOCK ’00 was appointed by the Virginia General Assembly as a judge on the Virginia Beach Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

00’s

MICHAEL JOSEPH LISTNER ’01 started

the law firm of Stallings & Bischoff, is now a named partner at the law firm of Stallings, Bush & Randall, P.C. Bush is the managing partner of the law firm’s Suffolk, Va. branch location.

LORI OSGOOD ’05 joined Farmers Insurance in Virginia Beach, Va.

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firm of Williams Mullen in Virginia Beach, Va.

a recipient of an Outstanding Service Award from the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference for her works as Chair of the Conference’s Women and Minorities in the Profession Commission.

JESSICA COULTER ’09 joined the law firm of Lee Steinberg, PC in Mich. MEGHAN TERRY DAVIS ’09 joined Hoogendoorn and Talbot LLP in Chicago, Ill. JOSHUA DWYER ’09 joined the law firm of Holt Mynatt Martinez P.C. in Las Cruces, N. Mex.

10’s

JONATHAN MCDOWELL ’10 has been named to the

JOSHUA DANIEL KAIL ’11 is currently serving as a law clerk to The Honorable Deborah A. Kunselman of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County in Beaver, Pa. ANDREW MCVAY ’11 was profiled in The Colorado Business Springs Journal. The profile looks at McVay’s interest in law and business and how he combines them in his work.

MEGAN REVIS FREDERICK ‘09 was

MATTHEW WILKINS ‘05 has been named

BRANDI HUDSON ’09 became a Faculty

HEATHER MOORE ’12 is now a full time associate at Johnny Gardner Law Group, P.A. in S.C.

GRAYSON BROWN ’06 was recently

BRIEF REMARK

JACQUELINE MICHELE SCHAFFER ‘07

Hispanic Executive magazine article for his work in helping members of Virginia’s immigrant community.

BRETT THOMPSON ‘01 was the subject

of an article from theshopper.com discussing his work as an attorney and philanthropist.

KEITH RICHARDSON ’09 joined the law firm of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC in Raleigh, N.C.

TRISTEN RAE CRAMER ’12 was recently selected as a law clerk for Judge Arthur Kelsey of the Court of Appeals for Virginia

high profile abortion case with the Texas Center for Defense of Life.

GREG TERRA ’01 and STEPHEN CASEY ’08 won a long-term injunction in a

NOEL STERETT ’06 became partner at

HUGO VALVERDE ‘05 was profiled in the

a 2013 Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Star in the areas of business disputes and litigation. “Rising Stars” identifies the best attorneys who are under 40, and each year the honor is limited to no more than 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state. Wilkins is a partner at King & Yaklin LLP in downtown Marietta, Ga.

his own business called Space Law and Policy Solutions in Rochester, N.H.

KRISTINA JOYCE WENBERG ’01 joined the law firm of Compton & Duling PLC in Woodbridge, Va.

appointed to the faculty of Williamson Christian College’s School of Business Administration.

elected Commonwealth Attorney in Culpeper, Va.

member at the University of Phoenix. In September 2011, she opened Hudson Law Office in Nashville, Tenn.

MYKELL L. MESSMAN ’09 recently

founded the law firm of Messman Law, PLC, in Virginia Beach after the retirement of Joseph Hood, founder of Joseph Hood and Associates.

VALERIE SUSAN PAYNE ’09 joined the

office of the General Counsel for CRU (Campus Crusade for Christ).

FAMILY ADDITIONS TRISTIN HARPER ’07 welcomed her second baby, Timothy Jack (T.J.) Harper, on February 5, 2013.

2011-12 GRADUATES

CARY PAYNE ’96 was selected

Anna Leigh Adams Devon Elise Alston Blake Garrett Anderson Elizabeth Marie Anderson Shiann R. Ashenbrenner Jeffrey Brian Bailey Melissa Lauren Bailey Jillian Nicole Shierts Barajas Jonathan Morris Barnett Jamie Leigh Barton Raymond E. Beard Elizabeth Rene Beavers Clinton J. Sonny Behrends Brandon Thomas Belcher Eric Edward Bensinger Paul Wesley Boller Lyhana Rael Neves Brewer Aaron Michael Burgin Michael Joseph Capkovic Angela Michele Cavanaugh Ashleigh Sheldon Chapman Jeremie Wade Childress Lisa M. Clarkson Shawn Clauther Jared A. Clay Josiah A. Contarino Justin Mark Coretti Mattia Jestelle Corse John Harry Coston IV Tristen Rae Cramer Julianne Renee Cyr Jonathan Caleb Dalton S. W. Dawson Nicole Celeste De La Zerda Abraham Del Rio III Marc Frederick Demshock Christa Joy Diakun Greg Dixon Megan Rose Donley Andrew B. Dysart Chad Lee Edwards Cody Wayne Eenigenburg Laura Beth Ellingson Elizabeth Ann Escobar Jonathan Bradford Falk Joshua L. Fan Amy Sharon Fancher James Jeffrey Fry Jessica Butler Fry Brandon Michael Furlong Aaron Michael Gaetzke Christopher D. Glover Ashley-Loren Joy Grant James L. Griffith, Jr. Ryan Enno Haan Andrew K. Hale Whitnae Danielle Hallbauer Tracy Waller Hasse Jonathan Brantley Heath Merry Kathleen Hodge Martha Clare Jones Caitlin Wells Jordan Kathleen Abbott Keffer Rachel Whitney Kinney John Erol Kocer Elizabeth Paula Kowal

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