Saint Louis Brief v14i1 Alumni Magazine

SAINT LOUIS

BRIEF B E Y O N D T H E B I - S T A T E SLU LAW ALUMNI SET OUT FOR SUCCESS OUTSIDE ST. LOUIS

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Dear Alumni and Friends, My good friend Judge Vince Lopinot recently commented at his swearing-in ceremony that 37 years ago when we walked into SLU LAW he thought it unlikely I would have predicted his ascendancy to the Circuit bench (not true); he was positive he never would have predicted I would be the Dean (me neither).

Our alumni have served our communities as judges, legislators, mayors, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, public defenders, prosecutors and lawyers for the poor. We have given countless hours to pro bono work, committee assignments and all manner of bar association activities. In short, we learned to think, act and feel like lawyers.

Service to clients, the public and a tradition of sharing – this issue of Saint Louis Brief illustrates these truths. You’ll read about alumni whose legal careers have taken them down traditional and non-traditional paths all over the globe. Faculty, students and alumni continue to live out the Jesuit mission of our law school, whether here in St. Louis, out in California or across the ocean in the Philippines.

When another good friend, Larry Biondi, asked me to serve as interim dean he emphasized a need for a “fresh pair of eyes;” someone who's from our world. What I have seen with this move downtown is a Catholic, Jesuit university committing substantial resources to the most important aspect of a modern legal education – producing graduates better prepared to practice law.

I believe our Legal Clinics are the critical piece to this objective; especially where, as here, our mission is to advocate for the disadvantaged and the betterment of the entire community. Once this move is complete we will reunite with the good folks from Catholic Legal Association Ministry and fulfill the Clinic’s mission to offer each of our students a “bridge from the knowledge and principles instilled in the classroom to the effective, ethical and conscientious practice of law.” You can read more about our vision for this on pg. 18, as well as see the construction progress of the new building.

Supporting our school and its new building will not only help the next generation of SLU LAW graduates continue these traditions of excellence, but help us all address the “justice gap” – the most overlooked injustice in our society today. But we can’t fully excel in our mission without your support. If you would like to get involved – be it as a mentor, guest speaker, or, of course, donor – I encourage you to contact the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (314-9773300; alumni@law.slu.edu) or the Office of Career Services (314-9777100). I promise all alumni contributions will be spent only and exactly as you designate them and will be deposited in fully-protected, separate accounts. You have my word.

I hope 2013 is off to a great start for each of you. It will certainly be a busy year for us as we build toward the future of this wonderful school.

Regards,

Tom Keefe Dean

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L AW HONORS AND DISTINCTIONS PRO FE SSO R WATS ON RECE IVE S AWAR D P rofe ss or Si d n ey Wat s o n was p re s e n te d w it h t h e 2 012 J ay He al ey H ea lt h L aw P rofe ss or Awa rd for h e r ou t st an d in g con t r i b u t i on s to h ea lt h l aw at t h e an n u a l He al t h L aw P rofess o r s Con fe re n ce i n J u n e.

Th e p re st i g i ou s awa rd i s t h e on l y acad em ic h e al t h l aw award in ex i ste n ce, an d i t s p a st wi n n e r s i n cl u d e t h e m ost n ot ab l e aca d em ic s i n t h e f i e l d ove r t h e la st t h re e d e cad e s , i nc lu d in g S LU L AW professors San d y J oh n s on , Ti m G re aney a n d Je sse Goldner. The award i s g i ve n e ach ye ar by t h e Ame ri can Society of L aw M e d i ci n e an d Et h i cs ( AS L ME ) , w h i c h is the largest an d most act i ve acad e mi c h ea lt h l aw s ociety in the co u n t r y.

EMERITI FACULTY HO N O RE D BY B AR ASSO CIAT I ON S De a n Emeritus and P rofe ss or J e f f Lewi s e ar n e d wellde s e rved recognitio n as t h e re ci p i e n t of t h e A B A’s 201 2 Ro be rt J. Kutak Awa rd i n Au g u st . Th e A BA Se c t io n o f Le ga l Education and Ad mi ss i on s to t h e Bar an nu a lly gi ve s the award to hon or an i n d i vi d u al wh o h as m a d e si gn i ficant contribut i on s to t h e col l ab orat i on o f t h e a c a de my, the bench an d t h e b ar. Lewi s s e r ve d a s d ea n o f S LU LAW for 11 year s u n t i l h i s re t u r n to f u l l -t im e te a c h ing in 2010.

Pro fe ssor Emerita San d y J oh n s on was award e d t h e 201 2 P resident’s Award by t h e M i ss ou r i Bar at it s a nn ua l meeting in Octob e r. Th e award re cog n i zes me ri torious service to Th e M i ss ou r i Bar. J oh n s o n se rve d as interim de an of t h e l aw s ch ool t wi ce, a n d wa s the founding di re ctor of t h e Ce n te r for He a lt h L aw Studies. She als o s e r ve d as P rovost of Sai n t Lo u is U ni ve rsity from 199 8 to 2 002 .

CLIN IC PRO FE SS OR S FE AT U RE D IN D O CU M E N TARY A ss i st an t C l i n i c a l P rofe ss or s Pat r ic ia Har r i s on an d B ren d a n Roe d i g e r are b o t h fe at u re d i n a new d ocu m e n t ar y, “ Th e Pe r fe ct Vi ct i m .”

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Co a lit io n ’s wo r k rep res en t in g wo m en w h o recei ved life w it h o u t p a ro le s en ten ces fo r killin g t h ei r a b usi ve h u s b a n d s . Th e f ilm c h ro n ic les t h e wo m en ’s f i g ht to b e relea s ed a n d t h eir t ro u b led jo u r n ey t h ro u g h the courts a n d b efo re t h e Pa ro le B o a rd . Th e c a s es featured i n the f ilm were a ls o t h e s u b jec t o f a s p r in g 201 2 sy m p osi um “ B at tered Wo m en Wh o Kill” h o sted by S LU LAW. E liz a b et h Ro h r b a u g h , t h e d o c u m en t a r y ’s d i rec tor, wa s a p a n elist w h o d is c u ss ed h ow t h e Co a lit ion’s work m oved h er to cover t h e sto r ies a s way to ad voc ate fo r t h e wo m en . Th e f ilm wa s s c reen ed at t he St. Lo u is I n ter n at io n a l F ilm Fest iva l o n N ov. 1 8 . For m ore in fo r m at io n a b o u t t h e f ilm a n d H a r r is o n ’s ex p eri ence, v is it h t t p : //s lu .ed u /x 691 81 . x m l.

ASS OC I AT E DEAN P E N D O R EC EI VES YWCA L E A DER AWAR D Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor Elizabeth Pendo was honored as a Leader in the Workplace at the 2012 YWCA Leader Lunch on Dec. 6. This event celebrates leaders in the workplace from all over the city of St. Louis. Pendo was selected in recognition of her leadership and contributions at Saint Louis University. The University’s Board of Women’s Commission annually nominates a select group of women of achievement in the University community.

PUBLIC SERVICE INITIATIVES HE A LT H L AW AWA R D E D CON T RAC T BY M I SSOU R I F OUN DAT I ON F OR HE A LT H Th e M i ss o u r i Fo u n d at i o n fo r H e a l t h h a s awa rd e d a t wo -ye a r co n t ra c t to t h e Ce n te r fo r H e a l t h L aw St u d i e s to s u p p o r t a n d ex p a n d P ro fe ss o r S i d n ey Wat s o n ’s wo r k p rov i d i n g l e g a l a n d p o l i cy a n a l ys i s o n b e h a l f o f M i ss o u r i ’s co n s u m e r h e a l t h a d vo c ate s .

Th e co n t ra c t s u p p o r t s l aw st u d e n t i nvo l ve m e n t i n t h i s wo r k , w i t h t h e g o a l o f t ra i n i n g l aw st u d e n t s i n g ra ss ro o t s co n s u m e r a d vo c a cy a n d c re at i n g t h e n ex t g e n e rat i o n o f M i ss o u r i h e a l t h p o l i cy ex p e r t s . Th e co n t ra c t a l s o p rov i d e s f u n d i n g fo r a t wo -ye a r v i s i t i n g a ss i st a n t p ro fe ss o r p o s i t i o n a s a n ew H e a l t h L aw a n d Po l i cy Fe l l ow, to ex p a n d t h e Ce n te r ’s a b i l i t y to p rov i d e s u st a i n e d a n d o n g o i n g p o l i cy a n d l e g a l a n a l ys i s fo r t h e h e a l t h a d vo c ate s . Th e st u d e n t s ’ f i r st p ro j e c t i s p rov i d i n g e d u c at i o n a l p ro g ra m s a b o u t t h e Af fo rd a b l e C a re Ac t . St u d e n t s w i l l b e s p e a k i n g to c l a ss e s a n d o rg a n i z at i o n s o n t h e S LU c a m p u s , c h u rc h g ro u p s a n d s o c i a l s e r v i ce s o rg a n i z at i o n s .

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n et wo r ked w it h p u b lic in terest at to r n eys a nd other a lu m n i w h o p rov id e p ro b o n o s er v ices o u t si d e of t h eir reg u la r leg a l p ra c t ice a rea s . Th ro u g hout the d ay t h ey s at in o n p a n els , g a in in g p ra c t ic a l kn owl ed g e i n t h e a rea s o f g u a rd ia n s h ip, la n d lo rd /ten a n t, d om esti c v io len ce, co n s u m er law a n d leg a l et h ic s . The event wa s co - s p o n s o red by t h e B a r A ss o c iat io n o f Metrop ol i ta n St . Lo u is P ro B o n o Co m m it tee a n d t h e law sc hool .

SERV ING TH OS E W H O SE RVE D O U R CO U N T RY O n Nov. 3 SLU LAW p ar t i ci p ate d i n t h e an n u al St a n d Dow n for Homeless Ve te ran s i n d own town St . Lo u is .

Now in its 17th year, the event provides services to homeless veterans such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, Veteran’s Affairs (VA) and Social Security benefits counseling and referrals to a variety of other necessary services, such as housing, employment and substance abuse treatment. Led by Assistant Clinical Professor Brendan Roediger and Assistant Professor Yvette Liebesman, 22 SLU LAW students volunteered their time and legal training to assist approximately 80 veterans on issues such as traffic tickets and loitering offenses, as well as family law, consumer law and VA benefits cases. To read more on SLU LAW veteran outreach, visit http://slu.edu/x69165.xml.

SLU H OSTS NATURA LIZAT IO N CE RE M O N Y FOR 2 50 NE W CITIZ E N S The School of Law joined with others in the SLU community to welcome 250 new American citizens at a Naturalization ceremony at the Busch Student Center on Sept. 27. Dean Tom Keefe gave the welcoming address in a ceremony in which immigrants from 85 different countries became citizens. Federal Judge Audrey Fleissig presided over the court proceeding. Members of the University’s Soprano Quintet sang for the ceremony, and the Air Force ROTC presented the colors.

STUDENT EXPERIENCES ABA M E MBE R S H IP FO R ALL ST U DE N TS As pa r t of his efforts to g i ve l aw st u d e n t s access to o ppo rtunities that wi l l f u r t h e r t h e i r e d u cat i on a n d c a re e rs, Dean Tom Ke e fe h as g e n e rou s l y d on ate d f u n d s to e n roll all SLU LAW st u d e n t s i n to t h e A me r i ca n B a r Asso c iation’s (A BA ) L aw St u d e n t D i vi s i on for t h e 201 2201 3 school year. Th e Sch ool of L aw i s j u st t h e f if t h sc ho o l in the countr y to cl ai m f u l l e n rol l me n t . Fo r t h e 8 36 students enrolle d , t h e b e n e f i t s are s u b st ant ia l, fro m seeking funding for n ew eve n t s ( A BA G rant F u ndi ng), student g rou p s l ook i n g for exci t i n g s p ea ker s ( AB A Speakers Data b as e) or i n d i vi d u al st u d e n ts be co m ing involved wi t h l i ke -m i n d e d l e g al p rofess io n a ls i n va rious A BA Com m i t te e s an d Se ct i on s . For m o re o n th i s story, visit http : //www.s l u .e d u /x 6 8 270.x m l .

CE LE B RAT I N G PRO B O N O WO RK On Oct . 25 SLU L AW co s p on s ored P ro Bono Ce l e b rat io n wi t h t h e B a r A ss oci at io n o f M e t rop o lit a n St .

Lou i s ’ ( B A M S L ) P ro Bono Com m i t tee.

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E X T E R N S HI P E X P E R I E N C E S Th i r t y- s eve n S LU L AW st u d e n t s s p e n t t h e fa l l s e m e ste r i n t h e ex te r n s h i p c l i n i c s u p e r v i s e d by A ss i st a n t C l i n i c a l P ro fe ss o r A m a ny R a g a b H a c k i n g . Th e st u d e n t s p r i m a r i l y wo r ke d i n t h re e a re a s : p ro s e c u to r p l a ce m e n t s , h e a l t h l aw a n d n o n - p ro f i t /g ove r n m e n t o f f i ce s . Th i rd -ye a r st u d e n t s M at t h ew C ra n e a n d Ti m o t hy We a k s ex p e r i e n ce d t h e re a l l i fe o f a p ro s e c u to r w h e n t h ey s p e n t t h e s e m e ste r at a n ex te r n s h i p i n t h e St . Lo u i s C i t y C i rc u i t At to r n ey ’s O f f i ce. Th ey d ra f te d l e g a l documents and m e m o ra n d a t h at p ro s e c u to r s re l y on in trial. Along w i t h d eve l o p i n g their criminal l e g a l re s e a rc h a n d w r i t i n g s k i l l s , t h e s e st u d e n t s s p e n t a s i g n i f i c a n t a m o u n t o f t i m e i n t h e co u r t ro o m w i t h t h e i r at to r n ey s u p e r v i s o r s d e a l i n g w i t h m o t i o n s , p re l i m i n a r y h e a r i n g s , p l e a s , p ro b at i o n revo c at i o n s , s e n te n c i n g s , j u r y s e l e c t i o n s a n d t r i a l s .

Th ey in tera c ted w it h m a ny p ro s ec u to r s in the of f i ce a n d a p p ea red b efo re d if feren t ju d g es t h roug hout thei r ex ter n s h ip. A ll st u d en t s lef t t h eir ex ter n s hi p s wi th a n in - d ep t h u n d er st a n d in g o f ea c h f ield .

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PU PPY LOVE RE LIE VE S ST R E SS E D ST U D E N TS Th e e n d o f t h e s e m e ste r i s a l ways a st re ss f u l a n d h e c t i c t i m e fo r st u d e n t s . To h e l p t h e m co p e, o n N ov. 2 9 t h e O f f i ce o f St u d e n t S e r v i ce s h o ste d a n u m b e r o f t h e ra py d o g s f ro m C . H . A . M . P. (C a n i n e H e l p e r s A l l ow M o re Po ss i b i l i t i e s) , a l o c a l vo l u n te e r o rg a n i z at i o n o f t h e ra py d o g s a n d t h e i r ow n e r s .

S a ra Ro s e n b a u m , p ro fe ss o r o f h e a l t h l aw a n d p o l i cy a n d l aw at Th e G e o rg e Wa s h i n g to n U n i ve r s i t y S c h o o l o f P u b l i c H e a l t h a n d H e a l t h S e r v i ce s a n d L aw S c h o o l ; M a r k H a l l , p ro fe ss o r at Wa ke Fo re st U n i ve r s i t y S c h o o l o f L aw ; a n d Ti m o t hy S . J o st , p ro fe ss o r o f l aw at Wa s h i n g to n a n d Le e U n i ve r s i t y S c h o o l o f L aw.

CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA AND EVENTS S LU L AW H OSTS H E A LT H L AW S C H O L A R S WO R KS H O P O n S e p t . 1 4 -1 5 S LU L AW h e l d t h e 1 1 t h H e a l t h L aw S c h o l a r s Wo r k s h o p, a co l l e g i a l fo r u m fo r m e n to r i n g j u n i o r h e a l t h l aw a n d b i o e t h i c s fa c u l t y co - s p o n s o re d by t h e A m e r i c a n S o c i e t y o f L aw, M e d i c i n e a n d E t h i c s a n d S LU L AW ’s Ce n te r fo r H e a l t h L aw St u d i e s .

S c h o l a r s f ro m a ro u n d t h e co u n t r y p re s e n te d wo r k s - i n p ro g re ss w h i l e o t h e r s s e r ve d a s re a d e r s a n d m e n to r s d u r i n g t h e s e ss i o n s . Th i s ye a r ’s h e a l t h l aw s c h o l a r s we re A l e n a M . A l l e n , a ss i st a n t p ro fe ss o r o f l aw at t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f M e m p h i s Ce c i l C . H u m p h reys S c h o o l o f L aw ; Le o B e l e t s ky, a ss i st a n t p ro fe ss o r o f l aw a n d h e a l t h s c i e n ce s at N o r t h e a ste r n U n i ve r s i t y S c h o o l o f L aw a n d B o u ve Co l l e g e o f H e a l t h S c i e n ce s ; C h r i st i n a S . H o, a ss i st a n t p ro fe ss o r o f l aw at R u tg e r s U n i ve r s i t y S c h o o l o f L aw – N ewa r k ; a n d L i n d s ay F. Wi l ey, a ss i st a n t p ro fe ss o r o f l aw at A m e r i c a n U n i ve r s i t y Wa s h i n g to n Co l l e g e o f L aw. Th e p a n e l o f re a d e r s i n c l u d e d a c a d e m i c s f ro m S LU L AW, B o sto n U n i ve r s i t y, U n i ve r s i t y o f C a l i fo r n i a – H a st i n g s , U n i ve r s i t y o f G e o rg i a , U n i ve r s i t y o f Pe n n sy l va n i a , a n d Wa s h i n g to n U n i ve r s i t y, i n a d d i t i o n to S LU b u s i n e ss , p u b l i c h e a l t h a n d h e a l t h c a re e t h i c s fa c u l t y.

H E ALT H LAW SY M P OS I UM Th e Ce n te r for He alt h L aw St u d i e s con cl u d e d it s 3 0 t h an n i ve r s ar y ce l e b rat io n by h ost i n g “ He al t h Re fo r m : t h e Act , D e ci s i on an d E lec t io n ” on Oct . 2 6 . P u l i t ze r p r izewi n n i n g au t h or Paul St a r r an d ot h e r n at i on al l y re cog n i ze d h e al t h l aw a n d p ol i cy s ch ol ar s g at h ered for a d ay l on g ex p l o rat io n of t h e p ol i t i cs an d f u t u re o f h e al t h re for m .

I n a d d i t i o n to St a r r, p ro fe ss o r o f s o c i o l o g y a n d p u b l i c a f fa i r s a n d t h e St u a r t C h a i r i n Co m m u n i c at i o n s a n d P u b l i c Af fa i r s at P r i n ce to n U n i ve r s i t y, s p e a ke r s i n c l u d e d Th o m a s ( Ti m ) G re a n ey, co - d i re c to r fo r t h e Ce n te r fo r H e a l t h L aw St u d i e s a n d p ro fe ss o r o f l aw at S a i n t Lo u i s U n i ve r s i t y S c h o o l o f L aw ; S u s a n N e sto r Levy, exe c u t i ve v i ce p re s i d e n t at A s ce n s i o n H e a l t h A l l i a n ce a n d p re s i d e n t a n d C E O at A s ce n s i o n H e a l t h G l o b a l M i ss i o n ; S i d n ey D. Wat s o n , p ro fe ss o r o f l aw at S a i n t Lo u i s U n i ve r s i t y S c h o o l o f L aw ; B r i e t t a R . C l a r k , p ro fe ss o r o f l aw at Loyo l a L aw S c h o o l Lo s A n g e l e s ; 4

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 C E N T E R F OR E M P LOY ME N T L AW K I C KS OFF 25T H A N N I V E R SA RY I n ce l e b rat i o n o f t h e Wi l l i a m C . We fe l Ce n te r fo r E m p l oy m e n t L aw ’s 2 5 t h A n n i ve r s a r y, S LU L AW h o ste d Wi l m a L i e b m a n , fo r m e r c h a i r p e r s o n a n d m e m b e r o f t h e N at i o n a l L a b o r Re l at i o n s B o a rd o n O c t . 2 . L i e b m a n g ave a l e c t u re e n t i t l e d “ U S L a b o r L aw : A Po l i t i c a l B at t l e f i e l d ,” fo l l owe d by a re ce p t i o n .

L i e b m a n s e r ve d a s a m e m b e r o f t h e N at i o n a l L a b o r Re l at i o n s B o a rd ( N L R B ) f ro m N ove m b e r 1 9 97 to Au g u st 2 01 1 . S h e wa s f i r st a p p o i n te d by P re s i d e n t B i l l C l i n to n to a f i ve -ye a r te r m a n d wa s l ate r re a p p o i n te d t w i ce by P re s i d e n t G e o rg e W. B u s h . P re s i d e n t B a ra c k O b a m a d e s i g n ate d h e r to c h a i r m a n i n J a n u a r y 2 0 0 9, w h i c h s h e s e r ve d u n t i l Au g u st 2 01 1 . S h e i s c u r re n t l y a Vi s i t i n g P ro fe ss o r at t h e Co l l e g e o f L aw a n d t h e S c h o o l o f L a b o r a n d E m p l oy m e n t Re l at i o n s , b o t h at t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f I l l i n o i s at U r b a n a - C h a m p a i g n .

C HI L D R E SS L EC T UR E Th is yea r ’s C h ild ress Mem o r ia l Lec t u re, h e l d O c t. 1 2, fo c u s ed o n st at u to r y in ter p ret at io n a n d t he d i verg ent m ea n s t h ro u g h w h ic h st at u tes t a ke s h a p e a nd a re in ter p reted in a co n tem p o ra r y co n tex t . P rofessor Willia m E s kr id g e, J r. , t h e J o h n A . G a r ver Professor o f J u r is p r u d en ce at Ya le L aw S c h o o l, a d d ressed the h er m en eu t ic a l d if f ic u lt ies em b ed d ed in p osi ti v i st t h eo r ies o f st at u to r y in ter p ret at io n , t h ro u g h the q u est io n o f w h et h er t h e E n d a n g ered S p ec ies Ac t p ro h ib it s p r ivate la n d ow n er s f ro m a c t u a lly h a r m in g en d a n g ered a n im a ls by in c id en t a lly d ep r iv in g t h em o f n eed ed h a b it at .

Fo llow in g P ro fess o r E s kr id g e’s key n o te a d d ress , lea d in g s c h o la r s in t h e a rea p rov id ed co m m en t a r y, a n d a p a n el a d d ress ed t h e b ro a d er wo r ld o f st at u to r y in ter p ret at io n .

Pa n elist s in c lu d ed S co t t J. S h a p iro, C h a r les F. S o u t h m ayd

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Pro fe ssor of Law an d p rofe ss or of p h i l os op hy at Ya le U ni ve rsity ; Victoria F. N ou r s e, p rofe ss or of l aw at G e o rg etown Universi t y; Th e od ore R u g e r, p rofe ss o r o f l aw at the University of Pe n n syl van i a; J ame s J. B r u d n ey pro fe ssor of law at Ford h am Un i ve r s i t y; D ou g l a s R .

Wi l l i a ms, professor of l aw at Sai n t Lou i s Un i ve rs it y S c ho ol of Law; Kare n Pe t ros k i , ass i st an t p rofe ss o r o f l aw at Saint Louis Un i ve r s i t y; t h e Hon . D u an e B en to n , U ni te d States Court of A p p e al s for t h e Ei g h t h Circ u it ; th e H on. Richard D. C u d ahy, Un i te d St ate s Cou r t o f Appe als for the Seve n t h C i rcu i t ; an d t h e Hon . Keit h P. El l i so n, United State s D i st r i ct Cou r t for t h e Sout h er n Di stri ct of Texas.

 MI DW E ST CL INICAL CO N FE RE N CE S LU L AW hosted the M i d we st C l i n i cal Ed u cat i on Co nfe rence Nov. 9 -1 1. Th e con fe re n ce t h e me wa s “ Th e Evo l vi ng Art of ‘P ract i ce Re ad y’: t h e Past , P re sen t a n d F u ture of Clinical Leg al Ed u cat i on .” Th e con fe re n ce i n c l u d ed several plen ar y s e ss i on s an d con cu r re n t se ssi o ns organized a l on g t h re e t rack s : g e n e rat io n a l di ffe rences between cl i n i ci an s an d b e t we e n cl i n ic ia n s a nd students, resilie n ce an d d i ve r s i t y, an d te ac h er s a s l e a rn ers of new met h od s . In ad d i t i on , a wor k s h o p wa s h e l d for new clinician s . SLU L AW Le g al C l i n i cs fa c u lt y me mb ers J ohn A mm an n , Bar b ara G i l ch r i st , A m a ny R a ga b Hacking, Patr i ci a Har r i s on , Su s an M cG rau g h a n d B re n dan Roediger a l l s e r ve d as p re s e n te r s t h ro u g h o u t th e weekend. The con fe re n ce i s m ad e p oss i b l e in p a r t th ro ugh the support of t h e A A L S Se ct i on on C l in ic a l Le ga l Education.

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A ss oci ate P rofe ss o r Bi l l J oh n s on j oi ned t h e SLU L AW facu l t y at t h e st ar t of t h e 2 012- 201 3 as co-d i re ctor o f t h e Ce n te r for In te r n at io n a l an d Comp arat i ve L aw. J oh n s on te ach e s Com m e rc ia l Tran s act i on s , Sec u red Tran s act i on s an d In te r n at i on al Bus in ess Tran s act i on s , and w ill te ach at t h e Su m m er L aw P rog ram i n M a d r id i n 2 013 .

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J o h n s o n wa s p rev io u s ly a n a ss ist a n t p ro fe ssor of l aw at t h e U n iver s it y o f N o r t h Da ko t a a n d a ls o a v i si ti ng p ro fess o r at Vy t a u to D id ž io jo U n iver s itet as (Vy ta uta s M a g n u s U n iver s it y ) in Ka u n a s , L it h u a n ia . Pri or to b eco m in g a law p ro fess o r, h e p ra c t iced co rp orate a nd co m m erc ia l law, w it h a p a r t ic u la r fo c u s o n i nternati ona l t ra n s a c t io n s , at Fo ley & L a rd n er L L P, in Mi l wa ukee, a nd h e wo r ked a s a ju d ic ia l law c ler k to M in n esota Sup rem e Co u r t J u st ice R u ss ell A . A n d er s o n .

P ro fess o r J o h n s o n rem a in s en g a g ed w it h the p ra c ti ce co m m u n it y t h ro u g h h is a c t ive invo lvem en t i n the A m er ic a n B a r A ss o c iat io n S ec t io n o f I n ternati ona l Law. H e h a s h eld s evera l lea d er s h ip p o s it io n s wi thi n AB A I n ter n at io n a l a n d c u r ren t ly s er ves a s co - c ha i r of the I n ter n at io n a l Co m m erc ia l Tra n s a c t io n s , F ra nc hi si ng a n d D ist r ib u t io n Co m m it tee, a s well a s v ice-c ha i r o f t h e I n ter n at io n a l Leg a l Ed u c at io n a n d Sp ec i a l i st Cer t if ic at io n Co m m it tee a n d a s a m em b er of the Steer in g G ro u p o f t h e E u ro p e Co m m it tee.

P ro fess o r J o h n s o n ea r n ed h is J. D. f ro m t h e Uni versi ty o f M ic h ig a n L aw S c h o o l, w h ere h e wa s a re sea rc h a ss ist a n t a n d o n t h e exec u t ive b o a rd o f t he M i c hi g a n I n ter n at io n a l L aw S o c iet y. I n h is s c h o la r s h i p, he res ea rc h es a n d w r ites a b o u t c h a llen g es a nd i ssues relat in g to laws g over n in g in ter n at io n a l com m erc i a l t ra n s a c t io n s a n d h a s w r it ten ex ten s ively a b out the U n ited N at io n s Co nven t io n o n Co n t ra c t s for the I n ter n at io n a l S a le o f G o o d s (C I S G ) . H is jo urna l a rti c l es h ave b een p u b lis h ed in t h e B u f fa l o Law R eview, the A n ka ra Law R ev i ew , t h e N or t hwe ste r n J ou r na l of I n te r n at i on a l Law a n d B u s i n e ss , a n d t h e Mich ig a n J ou r n a l of I n te r n at i on a l Law .

M A R G A R E T DON N ELLY J OI N S S LU LAW AS HE A LT H L AW P RAC T I T I O N ER -I N RESIDENCE M a rg a ret D o nnel l y (‘8 8 ), fo r m er d irec tor of the M iss o u r i D e p a rtm ent o f H ea lt h a nd Seni or S er v ices ( DHSS) wi l l j oi n S LU L AW a s a Hea l th L aw P ra c t iti oner-i nRes id en ce b eg i nni ng i n J a n u a r y 201 3. D onnel l y w ill cen ter her tea c hi ng o n t h e leg isl ati ve a nd a d m in ist rati ve p rocess in h ea lt h law, a s wel l a s en g a g e w it h st u d en t s a n d fa c u lt y in in fo r ma l sessi ons.

A s a lea d er in h er f ield o f h ea lt h law p o licy, D onnel l y ’s a d d it io n w ill p rov id e a n inva lu a b le res o u rce to our st u d en t s a n d co n t in u e to p o s it io n t h e Center for Hea l th L aw St u d ies at t h e fo ref ro n t o f h ea lt h law ed uc ati on.

As director of DHSS, she served as the state’s top public health official and oversaw a budget of $1 billion, with responsibilities ranging from planning Missouri’s response to disasters to inspecting hospitals and child care centers to supervising programs that allow seniors and people with disabilities to live independently.

Donnelly served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2003-2009. She focused much of her work on the state budget and issues relating to families, seniors and health care. She served as ranking member of the Appropriation Committee and the House Budget Committee. Prior to her work in the public sector, Donnelly was an attorney in private practice for 20 years.

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BRENDAN ROEDIGER ASSISTA N T C L I N I C AL P R O F E SS O R

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rowing up the son of two historians, Assistant Clinical Professor Brendan Roediger lived a well-traveled childhood. Born on the north side of Chicago, the Roedigers moved to Missouri and on to Minnesota. His mother’s work allowed him and his younger brother to attend school in London, Cape Town, South Africa, and Kumasi, Ghana.

His non-traditional education continued as he went to four different high schools, finishing at an alternative education center in St. Paul, Minn. He finally got serious about his academic endeavors at the University of Minnesota, where he credits Professor Eden Torres with setting him on the right career path. “I always loved to write and always felt passionate about social justice issues,” he said. “She taught me how to channel the passion and become a more disciplined writer. Dr. Torres was also an extraordinary teacher and probably the biggest influence on my teaching style.”

After graduation, Roediger attended Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where he volunteered with local agencies and took clinical courses. His first job was at Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance in Illinois, where he gained experience handling family, consumer, housing and public benefits cases. “I was in court almost every day and learned an enormous amount from lawyers inside and outside of the office,” he recalled.

Now serving as supervisor of the Litigation Clinic and coordinator of the Pro Bono Program at SLU LAW, Roediger gave Saint Louis Brief insight into what led him to teaching and his work training the next generation of lawyers.

SLB: How did you become interested in litigation?

BR: I went to law school knowing I wanted

to be a litigator and provide the best possible representation to clients who otherwise would be unrepresented. Unfortunately, despite my dream of being the next Clarence Darrow, I was terrified of public speaking.

During my first law school class it had to be explained that “I pass” was not an acceptable response when called upon (thanks Professor 8

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Becker). I never figured out how to get rid of the nervousness; I just came to understand that it is simply a feeling and need not interfere with the task at hand.

SLB: What brought you to the educational side of law?

BR: I’m not sure exactly how it happened

but I’m grateful for it every day. After graduating from college, I was so torn between being a poverty lawyer and being a teacher and somehow I ended up with both.

I had a wonderful job as a legal aid lawyer in Illinois when I received a phone call from a professor at Washington University asking if I would be interested in supervising their Civil Justice Clinic. It was a difficult decision, but I agreed and that was my introduction to clinical teaching.

SLB: How have your legal experiences aided the way you teach?

BR: I draw on my experience every time I sit

with a student in my office or teach a class.

Tying substantive knowledge to the real world is a challenge for students. I spend a lot of time dealing with actual issues they will face in practice, like politely asking a clerk for help, drafting a routine order for the judge’s signature or setting a motion for hearing.

SLB: What makes the SLU LAW Legal Clinics so special?

BR: In my humble opinion, our clinical

programs are unmatched. This is due in large part to the seven dedicated faculty who combine the roles of practitioner and teacher so effectively. Additionally, our students clearly understand the importance of service. Our work is known in courthouses, social service agencies, homeless shelters and City Hall.

I don’t believe there is another educational institution that can equal our clinical program in terms of direct impact on a community.

SLB: What is the most rewarding aspect of working in the Legal Clinics? Is there a memorable success story or experience?

BR: I love watching students take ownership of

cases. There is a tangible sense of responsibility and excitement when a student knows that a client is relying on them. They no longer speak in terms of assignments, time requirements

or even grades. Everything is about ensuring that their client is safe from an abuser or has a place to live or stays out of jail.

This past semester I had the pleasure of watching a student argue a summary judgment motion on behalf of the Katherine Dunham Museum in East St. Louis, Ill. The organization was facing foreclosure, and our students’ work prevented what would likely have been the death of one of the city’s most important cultural landmarks. The student was so effective that I lost track of my role as teacher/ evaluator and became an excited spectator.

SLB: Why is public service and pro bono work so important?

BR: I believe that pro bono work is and

always has been a professional obligation for attorneys. While the courts have made strides in providing access to pro se litigants, representation by counsel usually makes a world of difference in a courtroom. It is just as important that we continue graduating students ready to dedicate their careers to fighting for substantive equality and social justice. Law clinics are a place to learn how to practice law, but they have also traditionally helped to mold new generations of public defenders, legal aid lawyers and civil rights practitioners.

SLB: What values do you hold and bring to your classroom?

BR: The law needs to evolve and this only

happens if lawyers are willing to take risks and approach issues in new ways. I try as much as possible to impress upon students that their ideas may be better than my own and that there is no precise formula to litigation. With the exception of hard work and empathy for our clients, everything is up for discussion.

SLB: What do you hope to instill in your students through your teaching and clinic work?

BR: I want students to understand the

gravity of being responsible for another person’s well-being, to have the foundational skills to begin the practice of law and to understand that they will have to keep studying and refining these skills for the rest of their careers.

“ I love watching students take ownership of cases.

There is a tangible sense of responsibility and excitement when a student knows that a client is relying on them. They no longer speak in terms of assignments, time requirements or even grades. Everything is about ensuring that their client is safe from an abuser or has a place to live or stays out of jail.�

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ALUMNI PROFILE

A MISSION TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE N ATALI E K E AN ( ‘ 0 8 )

BY PAUL BYRN E

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hen people think about a practicing legal professional, the jobs of defense attorney, prosecutor, judge or academic might come to mind.

Alumna Natalie Kean (’08) doesn’t work for a white glove firm. She’s not a prosecutor.

She’s not a judge. She’s not in academics.

Although she could have chosen any of those paths, she instead works with young mothers living in the largest slum in the Philippines.

Natalie is on a mission, literally and figuratively, to change how these women experience the world. And this is her story.

In July 2011 Natalie Kean found herself in New York City. And, in of all places, the private residence of New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan (Dolan was elevated to Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in February 2012).

Kean was at Dolan’s residence for a reception celebrating the launch of the American chapter of Fidesco, a Catholic charity founded 30 years ago in France.

Fidesco is an international relief nongovernmental organization that sends volunteers on two-year missions to underserved areas of the world. The organization utilizes the professional skills of volunteers for humanitarian and development projects.

Fidesco aims to fight poverty and despair of all human beings without regard to religion, ethnic or culture differences.

The first Fidesco volunteers, a family with medical expertise, were sent to the country formerly known as Zaire in 1981. Today, Fidesco annually sends more than 200 volunteers to more than 30 countries worldwide to assist with projects spearheaded by local partners and churches, many in non-Christian communities.

Fidesco’s name comes from the Latin word fides meaning faith. The “co” is for cooperation.

Once Natalie Kean found this organization she knew her life was about to change.

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Natalie Kean was born in Cheyenne, Wyo., the fourth of four children. Her father, who served in the Peace Corps, taught social studies in a local high school. Her mother was a lactation consultant who taught young mothers to breast feed. Her mother’s work and her father’s commitment of international service in retrospect seem to have foreshadowed Kean’s path to the Philippines.

Kean studied economics at the University of Wyoming and during her time there attended a seminar on health economics. This seminar sparked an interest which led her to Saint Louis University School of Law. “I was intrigued by health care policy and the debates revolving around it,” said Kean.

“SLU’s health law program seemed like the perfect fit for me, so I was off to St. Louis.”

During her second year at SLU LAW, Kean registered for a seminar on access to health care offered by Professor Sidney Watson.

“The seminar required extensive field exposure so we spent time in emergency rooms and with nurses visiting teenage mothers at home,” Kean said. “The program made me appreciate the social work side of a legal career. It showed me that being a lawyer, especially for the underserved, requires trying to experience in order to better understand peoples’ situations.”

Another major influence on Kean was her roommate of three years, Molly Quinn.

“Molly always had a very public service minded view of the law. That’s her passion.

When I went to SLU I was interested in health law, but Molly’s passion for helping the less fortunate really inspired me to find my passion within health law,” said Kean. Quinn

is now a public defender in Sioux Falls, S.D. Natalie graduated from SLU LAW in May 2008. Three months later she began a clerkship under the Honorable Susan S. Cole, U.S. Magistrate Judge in Gainesville, Ga. During her time in Gainesville she became active in her local parish, Saint Michael. It was there Kean met Fidesco.

“In Gainesville I met some people from France who were on a Fidesco mission working with immigrants in the local community,” she said. “I was inspired by their service using their professional skills, and I decided I wanted to be part of it.”

Being part of it meant applying for a twoyear Fidesco mission. And that meant Kean could have been sent anywhere in the world.

“Fidesco has missions in over 30 countries, so they really could have sent me anywhere,” said Kean. “But I was committed, and I was ready to accept any mission that Fidesco chose for me. What makes Fidesco unique is they consider your education and work experience when assigning you to a mission, so you can utilize your professional skills which was really enticing to me.”

Kean arrived in Tondo, Manila Philippines in September 2011. Specifically, she arrived at the country’s largest slum next to the city’s garbage dump. The slum is divided into three sections known as “Happyland,” “Smokey Mountain” and “Tempo” (short for temporary housing).

Tragically, more than 6,000 families live here, surviving by scavenging for plastic, aluminum and other discarded materials that can be sold to local recyclers. Among the families are children and young mothers.

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Kean’s job is to coordinate a center for young mothers under the guidance of a Philippine-based non-governmental organization called Life Project 4 Youth that provides excluded young adults with “Professional Training for Entrepreneurs.” She and another Fidesco volunteer spend about half their time teaching women ages 17-24 basic business, computer, English and general knowledge, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. They also help the women develop a plan for their futures and for raising their young families.

The other half of the time, Kean and the other volunteer coach the young women to operate two micro-businesses. In one program, the women sew mice dolls for children that are sold in Manila and Europe.

The women have responsibilities in every aspect of the operation from production and planning to sales and marketing. In the second program where Kean concentrates her time, the women operate a solar lantern rental business to provide affordable, safe, quality light to the residents of the slum.

“We try to help these women develop the skills and confidence they need to either start their own business or get a long-term job,” said Kean. “And a critical aspect of this education is running the microbusiness. They take responsibility for every aspect of the organization so it offers a real incentive, satisfaction and the confidence of knowing they have the skills to survive and even thrive in the workplace.”

Needless to say, there are challenges. Many of the women are teenagers dealing with young children and the pressure of surviving in a very tough environment. “These women live life minute to minute and are used to tragedy disrupting their progress, so sometimes it’s hard to get them to think about and plan for their future. So one of the first things we do is try helping the women budget their money and start a savings account.”

Kean and her missionary partner, Theresa Czernin currently have 24 women in the program.

The two volunteers live in the LP4Y training facility at the Don Bosco Youth Center located about a half mile from the slum where the young mothers live. The center (and their home) is an industrial cement compound across from the commercial harbor of Manila Bay. Kean is more than a year into her two-year mission, and she can see that the work has profound impacts on the women she works with and on Kean herself.

“My time in here has been amazing, and it’s changed me,” she said.

“The work here has been challenging, but it will also be hard to leave.”

Kean was exceptionally active during her time at SLU LAW. She graduated cum laude and was editor-in-chief of the Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy and active in several other university organizations. She recalls fondly spending time with friends in Forest Park and at local restaurants, and said she may one day return to St. Louis.

“I’ve lived all over, but I really enjoyed my time in St. Louis, and I could see myself moving back to there after my mission,” said Kean.

“I definitely want to spend time with my family in Wyoming, but I’m licensed to practice law in Missouri, and I think I’m ready to move someplace where I already know a few people.”

And whether she returns to St. Louis or not, Natalie Kean is an inspiration to all and is far from done with her life of service.

“I may not always be in Manila, but I’m confident I want to continue working with less fortunate people wherever I am,” she said.

Natalie Kean is only 29 years old, but she has already made the world a better place. And she’s just getting started.

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BY JOEL GOLDSTEIN

TH E 2012 CAM PAIG N IS OVE R. The returns are in. Winners and losers are identified, positions assigned, a course set (uncertain though it may be, given the constitutional reality of separate institutions sharing power) and the political reality of divided control. A Democratic president, a Republican House of Representatives and a Democratic Senate subject to Republican filibustering will check and balance each other for at least two years.

So what, if anything, can we learn from the 2012 election? Here are some random takeaways, what we used to call lessons, from the 2012 campaign and election.

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PRESIDENT OBAMA’S REELECTION WAS IMPRESSIVE WHEN PLACED IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT. He is only the 17th man to be elected twice to the presidency.

In amassing 51 percent of the popular vote, Obama became only the fifth presidential candidate since 1900 to receive more than 50 percent of the popular vote in successive campaigns (the others being William McKinley, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan).

Obama’s accomplishment becomes even more impressive when one considers that Woodrow Wilson, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton were among those who never received 50 percent of the popular vote. Obama’s electoral college margin, 332-206, though smaller than in 2008, still brought him 61 percent of the electoral vote, more than that received by McKinley (1896, 1900), Wilson (1916), Truman (1948), Kennedy (1960), Richard M. Nixon (1968),

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Jimmy Carter (1976), George W. Bush (2000, 2004) and rivaled that of William Howard Taft (1908) and Calvin Coolidge (1924).

Obama’s re-election becomes more striking since no president other than Abraham Lincoln or FDR entered office with the nation in such dire condition (economic meltdown, two wars) and no president since 1940 has won re-election with the unemployment rate so high.

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THE REPUBLICAN RETENTION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCEALS A NATIONAL PREFERENCE FOR DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. Although the Republicans retained control of the House with 234 seats, incomplete returns credit Democratic House candidates with almost 700,000 more votes. Republican success in 2010 state legislative races allowed the party to draw congressional districts to favor Republican candidates which helped it

maintain control notwithstanding the adverse popular vote. Nonetheless, Democrats appear likely to add seven or eight seats in the House. Democratic Senate candidates outpolled Republican rivals by more than 9 million votes. Democrats added two seats even though defending 23 of the 33 seats.

The Democratic popular vote margins for the House and Senate and Obama popular vote cushion of about 4.6 million votes suggest some degree of public preference for Democratic policies at the national level.

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THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING PROCESS COMPLICATED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’S ABILITY TO POSITION ITSELF FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN. Governor Mitt Romney won the Republican nomination after many substantial Republican possibilities, such as former Governor Jeb Bush, Governors Mitch

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Daniels, Haley Barbour and Bobby Jindal, Representative Paul Ryan and Senators Rob Portman and John Thune, chose not to run. Ditto newcomers like Governor Chris Christie and Senator Marco Rubio.

Presumably some very plausible contenders were deterred by three structural problems.

Seeking a presidential nomination is so expensive that a candidate must spend years begging for money. It’s time consuming and requires several winters in Iowa and New Hampshire. And those who vote in Republican nominating events disproportionately represent the party’s far right.

The absence of most of the first tier left Romney amidst a weak field. Former Governor Tim Pawlenty was out after faring poorly in the Iowa straw poll. Former Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman was too moderate for Republican activists and tainted by service in the Obama administration. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich carried too much personal baggage. Former Senator Rick Santorum and Representative Michele Bachmann were fringe political figures and weak candidates.

Santorum had been clobbered for re-election after two Senate terms; Bachmann barely managed re-election in a conservative district.

Herman Cain was Herman Cain.

Romney prevailed because it was his turn, he tacked hard to the right, declaring himself a “severe conservative,” and he was the only plausible option. Yet his move right saddled him with positions which were out-of-step with most general election voters and it required him to adopt what a chief aide labeled an “Etch a Sketch” strategy, thereby raising credibility questions.

since 1952 (Henry Cabot Lodge, 1960 and George H.W. Bush, 1980).

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PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES CAN MATTER. For the 10th straight election, the campaign featured at least one presidential debate and, for the ninth time out of 10, one vicepresidential debate. The debates have their limitations, but they serve an educational function by putting the rival candidates simultaneously on the same stage and by exposing them to questioning, something presidential nominees increasingly avoid. The debates entertain but generally make little difference in the outcome. This year was different. Romney’s strong, and Obama’s weak, performance in the first debate resuscitated Romney’s floundering campaign.

The remaining debates, beginning with that between Vice President Joe Biden and Ryan, stopped Romney’s momentum and helped restore the edge to Obama.

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CHANGES IN CAMPAIGN SPENDING THREATEN ELECTORAL ACCOUNTABILITY. Whereas presidential debates foster accountability, changes in campaign spending have allowed national candidates to escape responsibility for much campaign rhetoric. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and other decisions have allowed corporations and

wealthy individuals to spend unlimited amounts in support of candidates.

Although the expenditures are supposed to be independent of candidate campaigns, close associates of leading candidates often control Super Pacs. Campaigns can outsource much negative campaigning to these groups, thereby escaping responsibility for false and vitriolic claims.

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THE CATHOLIC VOTE HAS BECOME A BELLWETHER OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL RACES. As it has in other recent elections since 2000, the Catholic vote essentially mirrored the national distribution. Exit polls found that Catholics supported Obama by a 50-48 percent margin, close to the overall 51-47 percent popular vote split. By contrast, Protestants (57 to 42 percent) and Mormons (78 to 21 percent) supported Romney whereas Jewish (69 to 30 percent) and religiously unaffiliated (70 to 26) voters favored Obama by large margins. While white Catholics favored Romney (59 to 40), Hispanic Catholics preferred Obama (75 to 21).

Within days of the 2012 election, pundits were already prognosticating about 2016 and politicians were already heading for Iowa. Before the 2012 electors had even voted, a formality this time, the 2016 race had begun.

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THE REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE BASE CONTROLS SELECTION OF ITS VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE. Far more formidable than his competition for the nomination were Romney’s vice-presidential options— Portman, Pawlenty, Thune, Ryan, Jindal and Christie, among others. Romney’s choice of Ryan was risky in that it threatened to make Romney a co-owner of Ryan’s controversial budget plan. Romney calculated, however, that he needed to placate and energize the Republican right-wing base to gain cover to move towards the political center.

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B E Y O N D T H E B I - S T A T E SLU LAW ALUMNI SET OUT FOR SUCCESS OUTSIDE ST. LOUIS

BY MA RY M c HUG H

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ocus on Saint Louis University School of Law is often centered on the school being a farm system for St. Louis attorneys. And with good reason: 59 percent of SLU LAW alumni reside in the St. Louis metropolitan area and many of our graduates have gone on to be political, corporate and community leaders in the region. But there is more to SLU LAW than what meets the Arch. What can sometimes get overlooked are the thousands of alumni (3,465 to be exact) that have taken their talents and SLU LAW education beyond the bi-state area. They hail from all corners of the country – and let’s not forget about the 72 men and women practicing internationally.

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Seven such alumni recently reflected on their time in St. Louis, their current responsibilities and aspirations and, for some, the internal conflict to pursue a career in a field other than law.

Whether arguing cases before the appellate court at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., managing ticket operations for the San Francisco 49ers or soliciting multi-million dollar donations from national foundations to support medical research at one of the top medical universities in the country, each of these graduates express an appreciation for their solid legal education and the school’s service-minded push for civic responsibility.

None of them are originally from St. Louis, and all have migrated to other cities to work post-graduation. These students found their way to the School of Law through acquaintances, research and, in one case, through a serendipitous encounter at a college fair in Dallas. In their short time in St. Louis they were able to amass an education that has carried them far beyond their wildest dreams and opened doors they never even knew existed.

JAMES SCOTT (’92) spoke from the deck of his home on Revilla Island in Ketchikan, Alaska, a town of 9,000, with the mountains of the Tongass National Forest just steps away.

Not a day goes by that Scott doesn’t see a bear on the way to work or orca whales frolicking in the ocean in front of his deck.

“In 15 minutes from any direction of my house I can literally have an expansive view of no humanity,” he said.

It’s been 13 years since Scott, who had lived his entire life within a three-hour drive of his home in Highland, Ill., chucked his job as a civil litigator in southern Illinois and became a government trial attorney in this small Alaskan town. His daughter was about to start kindergarten and he and his wife, who had vacationed along the Northwest coast several times, decided

it might be fun to give Alaska a whirl.

“From the job aspect, I’m like Andy Griffith up here,” Scott said.

“I’ve gotten to know practically everyone in town. I know the difference between those clients who just need a little help and those who might really need to spend some time in jail.”

One skill Scott had to master when arriving in Ketchikan was sport fishing. “Fishing with clients up here takes on the same importance as golfing with clients in St. Louis,” he said. Now, his golf clubs are gathering dust and his fishing poles are at the ready, and for obvious reasons: his first catch in Alaska was a 300-pound halibut. He’s even caught a 45-pound salmon.

Scott is quick to credit his lifestyle to his education at SLU LAW and to the former alumni who helped him land his first three jobs following graduation. “The support from the alumni and the connections you get there are just incredible. I wouldn’t be where I am right now without any of that.”

Three thousand miles away in Jackson, Tenn., LOWE FINNEY (’01) is busy mapping out the future of his fellow statesmen in his own rural sanctuary. A two-time Tennessee state senator who splits his time between legislative duties and his job at a law firm in Jackson, Finney loves his life as a rural litigator. In 2010, he was re-elected to a second term as a member of the 107th General Assembly and currently serves as chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. He is a member of the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee and the Senate State and Local Government Committee. Just like Scott, Finney credits his law degree for helping him prepare for his role as a senator and small-town lawyer.

“The current political environment consists of a lot of debating about the role of government at both the state and federal government levels,” Finney said. “One needs to understand the issues and

how best to sort through them and then legislate and carry on a debate within the political arena. My legal education prepared me for this.”

Not that Finney had any personal political ambitions when he started law school.

In fact, it’s one of the main reason he views the law school experience to be so important. “I don’t know anyone, with the exception of maybe one or two classmates, who entered law school with one idea of what they wanted to do and graduated three years later with that same career path in mind,” he said.

Another common thread Finney has noticed among SLU LAW graduates is their sense of commitment to serving others and advocating for their clients. Integrated among the law books, the briefs, the oral arguments and trial advocacy skills required to graduate, Finney saw more when initially looking at the school.

“I ultimately picked SLU LAW because of its commitment to community involvement,” Finney said. “It was always clear to me that service is a priority among the faculty and staff. Any prospective lawyer should look for ways to improve the communities in which we live. SLU’s education within that context is critical and what makes it unique.”

For alumna ERIN (BLAGG) WALKER (‘10), Finney’s advice couldn’t ring more true.

As executive assistant to the chief fundraising officer at the University of Washington Medical School in Seattle, Walker has stepped outside the legal arena. What spurred this departure were several nonprofit law classes she took at SLU. “It opened my eyes to a new world,” she said. “I was one of those people who went to law school immediately after undergrad and didn’t really have a clear direction of where I wanted to go. Practicing law was not the right fit for me necessarily.”

What she learned from her three years at the School of Law was that quite a few people with similar backgrounds end up in fundraising and leadership roles at nonprofit organizations, which has many similarities to law.

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transaction. You are serving philanthropists who are looking for places to make a good investment and trying to achieve things they may not be able to achieve on their own. These are advocacy lessons I learned at SLU.” Following her husband’s (Josh Walker) graduation from SLU LAW in 2011, the couple moved to Tacoma, Wash., to be closer to their parents. Josh works as a contracts specialist at DaVita and is also a licensed attorney in Washington.

Walker and her colleagues work with major corporations and foundations, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Funds raised by Walker’s department benefit the university’s medical program, its medical school and nine health systems scattered throughout the Puget Sound area. Her law background helps her immensely as she develops and reviews the fundraising proposals related to this cause.

In fact, Walker said she was hired for her current position after a year at the university because her employer valued her legal research and writing background.

“That was really validating for me because it made me feel that all those times I questioned if law school was the right choice for me, that it truly had been. Every skill I learned in law school has contributed to my current career path.”

For IVAN DALE (‘02) SLU LAW was his ticket to the Justice Department.

Today, Dale works in Washington, D.C., and argues tax cases around the country before the U.S. Court of Appeals.

But Dale didn’t attend SLU with tax law set as his career path. He almost didn’t even make it to St. Louis. Referring to it as a “serendipitous” moment, Dale recalled waiting to speak to a recruitment representative from Vanderbilt at a Dallas college fair. Utterly frustrated with the long wait, Dale struck up a conversation with a recruiter from SLU LAW who happened to be at the next table. The line eventually wound down but by then, Dale was sold on SLU. He never did talk to the Vanderbilt recruit. And the next year, Dale met his future wife, Lisa Re (’02).

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found a job with the Department of Health and Human Services where she supervises Medicare fraud cases for the Inspector General on Medicare and Medicaid abuse. They have two boys, ages 3 and 5.

Even after a decade of working on tax cases in the nation’s capital, Dale is still learning.

“In terms of subject matter, I am still learning case by case,” he said.

“No one shows up for work their first day at the Justice Department knowing all 9,000 or so sections of the IRS tax codes. And what I like about tax law as opposed to other areas is that there’s usually an answer. In areas of negligence you argue your position and strike a balance with the other side. But in tax law there’s a reason for everything – an answer.”

Dale continues to network with fellow SLU LAW alumni and like Finney and Walker, encourages up-and-coming law students to become good writers and public speakers.

For SARAH PELUD (‘05), moving to Montreal was an obvious choice for her and her French-born husband. “You could say Montreal was a good compromise for us between France and the United States,” said Pelud, who is also fluent in French.

“We wanted to raise our children in a multi-cultural and bilingual environment.”

Pelud oversees immigration compliance for iTech US, Inc., a fast-growing IT services company. Her work involves coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State and compliance with each agency’s rules and regulations. Prior to moving to Montreal in 2007, she was a partner in a boutique immigration law firm in downtown Chicago.

“Since Montreal is only one hour from the U.S. border, there was a high demand for assistance with cross border business and personal trips into the U.S. Being an American in Montreal with a U.S. immigration background, I was able to stand out from other lawyers and find clients on my own.”

Pelud eventually ended up consulting Canadian lawyers on U.S. immigration issues that their clients faced. In 2009, she accepted an offer to work for a Montrealbased firm and headed the international immigration practice group handling not only U.S. immigration cases, but also cases for a number of other countries, often working with foreign correspondents in France, Mexico, Spain, China and Saudi Arabia. She also handled immigration compliance for a few major global mergers and acquisitions.

Pelud said her summer internships were networked through SLU LAW alumni.

“The alumni that I worked for were truly living examples of the values that were present throughout my education – actionoriented individuals who strove to achieve excellence while recognizing the dignity and appreciating the value of each person.”

As an undergrad at SLU, Pelud spent one year at the University of Lyon in France as an exchange student in international business. While there, she worked as a “fille au pair,” a live-in nanny, to cut down on expenses. “Living in France is where I finally grasped the language...and also ended up meeting my husband,” she said.

A love for sports led two other School of Law graduates into the legal field.

DAVID STEINMAN (‘94), currently general counsel and director of compliance at Concord Energy Holdings LLC in Denver, was working for the Texas Rangers ownership group before deciding he wanted to attend law school.

He had just completed his MBA and his six-month contract with the Rangers was coming to an end. He had had several conversations with his boss in the past about his possible interest in attending law school. Since his contract was coming to an end, the management there encouraged him to pursue his interest.

He had worked for the group off and on since 1986 during his college and grad school days. “I did everything from working in the ticket office to operating the radar gun, but I knew I didn’t want to stay in

WH E R E I S I T ? sports,” Steinman said. “When I worked there I was more involved on the business side of the operation, and it took away some of the fun of the game for me.”

His dad attended Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, making Saint Louis University a natural choice for him for law school. He credits his transactions class as a key to his role in oil and energy solutions today. “It was an incredibly painful and boring class at the time but I probably have used skills from that class more than I ever thought I would in this job.”

Steinman, who previously worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver and the Southern District of Texas, says his favorite classes were criminal law and criminal procedure. In fact Steinman still moonlights as a criminal defense attorney in his spare time.

When Steinman joined Concord Energy there were 25 employees. Today there are more than 250. “I am the legal team of one for a $70 million company,” Steinman said. “And the best part of my job is that I am never bored.”

And during off hours? He now enjoys watching sports again.

Sports fanatic JARED KOZINN (‘08) knew he would always end up in athletics.

A black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a former hockey and baseball player, Kozin, like Steinman, earned an MBA along with his law degree from SLU after receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“Simultaneously earning both degrees at SLU made for a unique challenge,” Kozinn said. “I would take an evidence class in the morning at the law school and then walk across the street to the business school for a corporate finance class. Looking back, my schedule was quite a balancing act.”

After working for the St. Louis Blues, Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals, Kozinn moved to California to become manager of Ticket Sales and Service for the San Francisco 49ers, where he develops ticket and marketing strategies and works closely with the 49ers loyal fan base as the team sets to open their new state-of-the-art stadium in 2014.

“One of the largest revenue generators

for professional sports teams is ticket sales,” he said. “In the last 10-15 years, costs associated with attending professional sporting events have increased dramatically.

Consequently, teams have adopted a more pro-active approach in selling tickets and luxury suites. Teams are also now competing with an enhanced at-home viewing experience due to technological advances like HD television. Strategically assessing your pricing, marketing campaigns and the way you build and nurture key relationships with clients, all while looking for effective ways to grow a new customer base, are essential to the success of the team.”

Kozinn believes the skill set he developed at SLU LAW is critical in his current role with the 49ers. “In law school, we often talked about ‘thinking like a lawyer,’ which means using logical reasoning to analyze and solve problems or using persuasive argument to make a point. My role with the 49ers revolves around effective problem solving and persuasive arguments.”

Kozinn’s wife, Margo (formerly Duckler), is also a SLU LAW graduate (’07) and currently works in admissions at Stanford University School of Medicine. The couple has a two-year-old daughter named Shayna.

From the east coast to the west coast, from Colorado to Canada, SLU LAW alumni are finding success with their legal degrees in farranging fields like politics, medicine, sports and the oil and gas industry. For Scott, Finney, Walker, Dale, Pelud, Steinman and Kozinn, their experiences in St. Louis set them up for opportunity and adventure well beyond the borders of the bi-state area.

IVAN C. DALE (’02) Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice WASHINGTON, D.C. 38.8900° N, 77.0300° W Distance from SLU LAW: 837 mi.

(RICHARD) LOWE FINNEY III (’01) Attorney, Spragins, Barnett & Cobb, PLC; State Senator

JACKSON, TENNESSEE 35.6144° N, 88.8139° W Distance from SLU LAW: 267 mi.

JARED D. KOZINN (’08) Manager, Ticket Sales & Service, San Francisco 49ers

FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA 37.5586° N, 122.2700° W Distance from SLU LAW: 2,072 mi.

SARAH PELUD (’05) In-House Counsel, iTech US, Inc.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC 45.5081° N, 73.5550° W Distance from SLU LAW: 1,119 mi.

JAMES SCOTT (’92) Assistant District Attorney, State of Alaska Department of Law

KETCHIKAN, ALASKA 55.3811° N, 131.6642° W Distance from SLU LAW: 2,800 mi.

DAVID STEINMAN (’94) General Counsel and Director of Compliance, Concord Energy Holdings LLC

DENVER, COLORADO 39.7392° N, 104.9842° W Distance from SLU LAW: 848 mi.

ERIN (BLAGG) WALKER (’10) Executive Assistant to the Chief Fundraising Officer, University of Washington Medical School

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 47.6097° N, 122.3331° W Distance from SLU LAW: 2,137 mi.

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BUILDING A NEW LAW CENTER, RENEWING A VIBRANT COMMUNITY Saint Louis University School of Law, no matter what its address, has always been home to a vibrant community of students, teachers, scholars and lawyers built on a rich history of connections to the practicing bar and dedication to public service.

When our new building in the heart of the St. Louis legal community is ready in early summer, we will continue to reinforce and expand on those traditions.

While the builders are finishing this state-of-the-art center for teaching, learning and practicing, we are engaging the SLU LAW and broader legal and business communities in planning how we make this a center of new opportunities for our school and how we make ourselves available for enhanced service to and participation in the St. Louis region.

The physical layout of the building is centered on how design encourages community, taking us from a wide-spread horizontal campus to a vertical one housing all aspects of the school under one roof.

As you will see through the construction photos on the next page, the once boxy office building at 100 N. Tucker Blvd. is opened up with an impressive glass façade and open stairwells, a two-story library reading room with views of the courthouses to the south, a new 12th floor with magnificent views in all directions, a technologically-advanced courtroom and seminar rooms, commons area, pavilion and a roof-top garden. A mainfloor cafe will attract patrons from courthouses and nearby 18

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offices, as well as students, faculty and staff.

Throughout the building there are public spaces for meeting and mingling, private spaces for study and consultation, an excellent library, well-designed classrooms and seminar rooms and offices for journals, centers of excellence, career services, alumni relations and student services. The downtown location and the facilities available for our client-service clinics and the Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry will enhance our ability to give our students, with the assistance of faculty and alumni, the experience of being of genuine service to those who need legal help but cannot pay.

Our downtown location – within yards of court buildings and within blocks of many law firms, government offices and agencies – presents tremendous opportunities to create an extension of students’ classroom experiences and integrate them into the St. Louis and legal community.

One of our main goals and priorities is to help make our graduates more practice ready upon graduation. We’ll be partnering with the legal community, especially our alumni, to enhance our mentorship programs and other educational opportunities. In addition, we hope to engage with lawyers, public officials and policy-makers to work on critical issues facing the city and region.

If you build it they will come – well, perhaps not Shoeless Joe of the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams,” but many who want to study law, practice law and serve the community will indeed be drawn to this unique space and our ability to create unparalleled access and opportunity.

I encourage you to continue tracking our progress on the building and on the programs and opportunities our community will develop by following us at www.slu.edu/x69576.xml.

Warm regards,

T HE HON . M I C HA E L WOL F F Professor of Law Chair, SLU LAW Building Committee

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2 Copper piping awaits installation on the 11th floor. 3 Temporary protection is hung where the glass façade and open stairwells will bring natural light and views of downtown into every floor.

4 Judge Mike Wolff leads a tour of the work-in-progress with other members of the building committee.

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REUBEN SHELTON (‘81)

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summit, after which he was approached by a representative of Monsanto to join the company. And though he was happy at the Attorney General’s office, the company’s persistence eventually led him to start a new chapter in his life.

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or all of his professional successes – of which there are many – Reuben Shelton (‘81) gives all the credit to God for directing his career path. Currently senior counsel of litigation for the St. Louisbased agricultural biotechnology company Monsanto, Shelton has had a distinguished career in both the private and public sector while striving to stay involved in numerous aspects of the regional community.

After graduation, Shelton worked as a law clerk and at Union Electric Company (now Ameren) before joining the Missouri Attorney General’s office in 1998. A highlight of his time there occurred when former Attorney General Jay Nixon appointed Shelton special chief counsel for litigation and asked him to co-lead the state’s case against several tobacco companies. Along with a team of attorneys from across Missouri, the group orchestrated a $6.7 billion settlement for the state.

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While serving as a top lawyer for a Fortune 500 Company keeps Shelton busy, he makes it a point to make a difference in the lives of others.

Shelton served for five years as president of the board of directors for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri (LSEM), and was recently elected vice-president of the Missouri Bar Association, where he will serve as president in two years.

In December 2010, now-Gov. Nixon appointed him to the Missouri Development Finance Board, an economic development tool for the state. Working with the Department of Economic Development, the group of advisors serves to attract new businesses and help existing private and governmental entities create and grow jobs in Missouri.

“My parents always taught my siblings and me that we are at our best when we serve others,” he recalls. “I feel really blessed to have the opportunities I’ve had. I think God gives us resources to share with others, and I am just trying to do that.”

In the following interview, Shelton discusses his role with Monsanto, the importance of LSEM and gives advice to young alumni.

SLB: What is a typical day like for you?

RS: I have tons of meetings, conference calls,

and I travel quite a bit. I am blessed to have a challenging job that literally takes me all

over the world to meet and work with some very talented and intelligent people of all nationalities.

SLB: What is the most challenging part of your job?

RS: The most challenging aspect is

integrating strategic decisions across functions. Often there are competing functional interests that complicate the decision-making process. For example, within the law strategy context, a good move for the commercial folks might not be such a good idea for the governmental affairs or public affairs guys. We all want what’s best for Monsanto but frequently there is a difference of opinion about how to protect that interest. We, as lawyers, have to weigh those differences of opinion and ultimately decide the course of action.

SLB: Why is LSEM so important?

RS: LSEM is a critical component in assuring

equal access to justice for our clients who are vulnerable and would otherwise be largely nameless and faceless in our society. In a legal environment where money and resources sometimes dictate outcomes, we level the playing field for those who can’t afford to financially protect their legal interests.

SLB: Do you have any advice for recent graduates?

RS: Recent graduates will soon learn that

now that they have the skill set and legal foundation, they will have to continuously hone their skills on daily basis. I am still learning things after 31 years of law practice.

Once they have the foundation, they will learn that it’s all about relationships, so they should continue to reach out and make contacts through civic organizations, church and bar associations.

Finally, and I think most importantly, I hope they maintain a loving and trusting relationship with God because when you think about all the things we don’t control that have to come together to complete any successful endeavor, they will realize they can’t do this alone.

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1967 W ILLIAM H AL PIN is an ad j u n ct pro fe ssor at the School of Eco n omics and Busin e ss Admi nistration at Sai n t M ar y’s Co l l e ge in Moraga, Cal i f. He te ach e s bu s i n ess law, advance d l e g al top i cs a nd o perations man ag e me n t . He i s a l s o a lecturer at Un i ve r s i t y of C a l i fo rnia- Berkeley ’s Haas Sch ool o f B usiness, teachin g l aw for bu s i n ess managers.

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M AR K H ASSAKI S, of Ha ssa ki s & Ha ssa ki s, P.C., re cei ved the D i sti ng ui shed Serv i ce to Law a nd Soc i ety Awa rd by the I ll i noi s B a r Found ati on, t h e c h a r it a b le a r m o f the Il l i noi s St ate B a r A ss o c iat io n . The awa rd is g iven to a p er s o n w ho ha s m a d e a s ig n if ic a n t co ntri b uti on to law a n d s o c iet y a n d a si g ni f i c a nt co n t r ib u t io n to t h e I llinoi s B a r Fo u n d at io n a n d Th e Fel l ows.

H a ss a kis is a t r ia l at to rney w h o rep res en t s in ju red v i c ti m s t h ro u g h o u t S o u t h er n I l l i noi s a nd t h e a d ja cen t a rea s .

T I M OT HY HUR L E Y , o f the l aw f ir m Ta f t Stet t in iu s & Hol l i ster L L P, wa s n a m ed a “ Lead er i n thei r F ield ” in t h e a rea o f B a nkrup tcy/ Rest r u c t u r in g in t h e 201 2 ed i ti on of C h a m be r s U SA .

1979 A L I SS E CA MA Z I N E E L LEBR EC H T wa s d es ig n ated a s o n e of St. Lo u is ’s to p 5 0 lawyer s.

RAYM ON D FOU R N I E was re -el ec ted to serve a threeyea r term on t he exec uti ve com m i ttee of t he l aw f i rm Arm strong Tea sd a l e. He is a nati ona l l y re cog ni zed a sb estos

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de fe n se lawyer and h as s e r ve d as n ati o nal trial counse l for m aj or a s be stos clients and t r i e d cas e s a c ro ss the country. In ad d i t i on , h e h a s managed and d i s p os e d of th o usands of asbestos cas e s f i l e d i n Ma dison County, Il l .

DIANE H OWAR D of C ap e G i rard e au , Mo., was appointed to t h e M i ss ou r i G a mi ng Commission by G ov. J ay Ni xo n.

REBECCA AL LE N KALE Y i s st i l l pra c ti cing law with an of f i ce i n C l ayton, Mo. She con t i n u e s h avi n g fu n w i th her nine gran d ch i l d re n .

CH ARLE S “CLARY ” RE DD, a p ar t n e r at t h e St . Lou i s l aw f i r m of St i n s on M or r i s on He cke r L L P, was n ame d to t h e 2 013 B e st Lawye rs i n A m e ri c a i n t h e a re a s of estate plann i n g , e st ate an d tru st administration, an d e st ate an d tru st-related litigati on . He was al s o n a me d St. Louis Liti g at i on , Tr u st s a nd Estates Lawyer of t h e Ye ar.

KURTIS B. RE EG, pre s i d e n t an d ma na g ing partner of Re e g L awye r s , L LC, was selected by Co rp o rate Coun s el magazine to t h e 2 012 Top R ate d Lawyers A nnu al G u i d e to Ma ss Tort Litigation.

1980 LAW RE NCE KE TTE N B ACH wa s e l e c ted to a two-yea r te r m fo r 2012-2014 on the Board of Di re c tors of Legal Se r vi ce s of Ea ste rn Missouri (LS EM ) . He wa s a lso a recipiant of t h e 2 012 L S E M Common Good Award s for pro moting equal acce ss to j u st i ce.

1981 RON FOX was name d to t h e Mi sso uri Super Lawye rs l i st for 201 2.

JANET TE LOH MAN was n ame d to th e 2013 Best Lawye rs i n Am e ri c a i n the areas of litigat i on an d con t rove r sy ( t ax ) . JOHN M U N ICH wa s n am e d to t h e 2 013 B e st Lawye rs i n A m e ri c a i n t h e are as of comm e r i cal e d u cat i on an d b u s i n e ss l aw.

M ARIA V I TA L E P E R R ON wa s e l e cte d to a t wo -yea r ter m o n t h e b oard o f d irec to r s o f Leg a l Ser v ices of Easte r n M iss o u r i fo r 201 2- 201 4 .

Sh e s e r ves a s v ice p res id en t .

RU T H P R Z Y BEC K ret ired f ro m t h e U.S. Post a l S er v ice in A p r il 201 2, wh e re sh e s er ved a s c h ief co u n s el, tor t s fo r t h e N at io n a l To r t s Cen ter.

Sh e an d h er h u s b a n d , To m , lef t fo r M orocco in J a n u a r y 201 3 w h ere t h ey wi ll s er ve a s yo u t h a ss et b u i l d e r s w it h t h e Pea ce Co r p s .

RE U B E N S HE LTON , s en io r co u n s el at M on s a n to, wa s a rec ip ien t o f t h e 2 012 Leg a l S er v ices o f E a ster n M i ss ou ri’s Co m m o n G o o d Awa rd s for p rom o t in g eq u a l a ccess to j u st i ce. H e wa s a ls o elec ted a s v ice p re s i d e n t o f t h e Miss o u r i B a r b o a rd of g over n er s .

E RWIN SW I TZ E R wa s s elec ted by M i ss ou ri G ov. J ay N ixo n to f ill t h e op e n s eat o n t h e St . Lo u is B o a rd o f Pol i ce Co m m iss io n er s .

E RICH V I E T H, o f Th e S im o n L aw F i r m, wa s n a m ed a w in n er o f t h e 2 013 M i ss o u r i L awyer s Awa rd a s a n In f l u e n t ia l A p p ellate Ad vo c ate. Th e award i s g iven by M iss o u r i L awyer s M e d i a to lawyer s b eh in d t h e m o st s i g n i f i ca n t a p p ellate d ec is io n s o f t h e ye a r.

m em b er o f t h e f ir m ’s governm ent s o lu t io n s p ra c t ice g ro up, a d vo c at in g fo r c lien t s on i ssues t h ey fa ce at t h e in ter s ec ti on of g over n m en t , law a n d pol i ti c s i n M iss o u r i.

C HR I ST I N E F. M I L L E R wa s na m ed in t h e in a u g u ra l B e n chm a rk L i t i gat i on ’s To p 25 0 Wom en i n L it ig at io n p u b lic at io n . The l i st is co m p o s ed o f a s elec t g roup o f wo m en in it ia lly n a m ed i n B e n ch m a r k L i t i gat i on ’s 201 2 ed i ti on a s “ lo c a l lit ig at io n st a rs.”

1987 L A RA I N E BRYS ON wa s na m ed

by I llin o is G over n o r Pat Q ui nn to t h e b o a rd o f d irec to r s of the Tri Co u n t y R iver Va lley D evel op m ent Au t h o r it y. B r ys o n h a s served a s p res id en t o f t h e Tr i- County ( Peo r ia ) U r b a n Lea g u e for nea rl y 20 yea r s .

C HR I STOP HE R E . MCG RAU GH was a p p o in ted to s er ve a s a n a ssoc i ate c irc u it ju d g e o n t h e 22 nd Jud i c i a l C irc u it by M iss o u r i G ov. Jay Ni xon.

J o s ep h O r let wa s n a m e d a “ l oc a l lit ig at io n st a r ” in t h e St. Loui s a rea

by B e n ch m a r k L i t i gat i o n.

T H ER ESE “ T ESSA” R OLU FS T R ELZ was el ec ted a s c ha i r of the M ercy Hea l th Found ati on b oa rd of d i rec tors.

1982 JOHN RIFFLE, a partner at the St. Louis law firm of Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, was named chairman of the firm’s corporation department.

Frederick Vilbig, a partner in the law firm Kohn, Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis & Giljum LLP, was named to the firm’s management committee.

G EO RG E VON STA MW I TZ wa s n am e d a w in n er o f t h e 201 3 M i ss ou r i L awyer s Awa rd a s a Leg a l C h am p i o n . Th e awa rd is g iven by M i ss ou r i L awyer s Med ia to p la in t if f or d e fe n s e lawyer s , n o t b a s ed o n t h e s i ze o f verd ic t s , b u t o n t h e i mp or t a n ce o f t h e p r in c ip le o r p ol i cy at st a ke.

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1988 VA N E SSA K E I T H wa s e l ec ted to t h e b o a rd o f d irec to r s of M athewsDic key B oys ’ a n d G ir ls ’ Cl ub i n St . Lo u is .

N A N CY KOOR S wa s h ired by The B a r P la n Mu t u a l I n s u ra nce Com p a ny a s a c la im s co u n s el.

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1989

DAVID BORESI joined the Thurman Law Firm in Hillsboro, Mo. He focuses his practice on medical malpractice and product liability cases.

L I SA WOOD is a n a ss ista nt v i ce c h a n cello r a n d a ss o c iate g enera l co u n s el at Wa s h in g to n Uni versi ty i n St . Lo u is .

1984  M I C HA E L G I BBON S wa s m a d e p a r t n er at St in s o n M o r r is o n H ec ker L L P. H e is a

1990 J ON AT HA N S C HA R F F wa s el ec ted v ice p res id en t , leg a l a nd g enera l co u n s el fo r B u c km a n a nd corp orate s ec ret a r y fo r B u la b H ol d i ng s Inc ., B u c km a n ’s p a ren t co m p a ny.

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1993

CHRISTOPH E R AR CH E R wa s h o no red with the 10t h A n n u al Wo rkers’ Compensat i on Di sti n g uished Lawyer Award pre s e nted by the Bar A ss oci at i on o f Me t ropolitan St. Lou i s an d K i d s ’ C ha nce St. Louis.

H O N . D ON A L D G . W I L K E R S ON wa s re ap p oin ted to a n ew eig h t -yea r te r m as a U. S . m a g ist rate ju d g e in t h e Sout h er n Dist r ic t o f I llin o is .

ANTHONY S IMO N was to t h e 2 013 B est Lawyers in Ame ri c a i n t h e are a o f patent.

1992 JAN E DU E KE R was n ame d to t h e 2 013 B e st Lawye rs i n A m e ri c a i n t h e are a of g ove r n m e n t re l at i on s p ract i ce.

DANIEL GUNN was hired by Central Trust & Investment Company (an affiliate of First National Bank of St. Louis) as vice president and senior portfolio manager at the company’s St. Louis location.

TODD PALME R was l i ste d as a l e a d er in the field of n at u ral re s o u rces and enviro n m e n t i n C ha mbers USA’s 201 2 e d i t i on .

HON. MICH AE L STE LZ E R wa s a ppo i nted by Missou r i G ov. J ay Ni xo n to fill the vacan cy i n t h e St. Lo uis Circuit Cou r t . He was an a sso c iate circuit cou r t j u d g e s i n ce 2004 and has presid e d ove r ci vi l , c ri mi nal and family d ocke t s .

TIMOTH Y STE WART j oi n e d t h e St. Lo uis law firm of Lewi s , R i ce & F i n ge rsh LC as a me m b e r, focu s i n g h i s practice on taxat i on i ss u e s .

PATRI CIA A. ZIMMER was re a ppo i nted to the Tor t L aw Se ct i on Co un cil of the I llinoi s St ate Bar Asso c iation. She was al s o award e d Ma rti ndale Hubble’s AV rat i n g .

1994 J E FFREY N A EG E R jo in ed t h e Ston e C a r lie & Co. a cco u n t in g f ir m as p r i n c ip a l o f t a x a n d b u s in ess s e r vi ce s .

1995 CH RISTOP HE R BR UMBAUG H op e n e d t h e L aw O f f ice o f C h r i stop h er T. B r u m b a u g h in Tow n an d Coun t r y, M o. Th e f ir m w ill focu s on rea l est ate, b u s in ess law an d e state p la n n in g .

DARA DAV I S g ra d u ated f ro m Le ad e r s h ip M em p h is , a p rest ig io u s p rog ram w h ic h h a s b een s h a p in g comm u n it y lea d er s in t h e M e m p h i s a rea s in ce 1 979. A n in em on t h , co h o r t - st y le p ro g ra m , t h e Le ad e r s h ip M em p h is E xec u t ive P rog ram s eeks to b u ild a b et ter ci t y by b u ild in g b et ter lea d er s . Th e p rog ram fo c u s es o n a b ro a d a r ray of comm u n it y iss u es t h ro u g h t h e l e n s of t h ree co re va lu es : d iver s it y an d i n clu s io n , co lla b o rat io n a n d ci vi c e n g a g em en t .

1997 DIANE MONAHAN was appointed Family (Juvenile) Court Commissioner by the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, effective May 2012.

1998 VO U LA F RA N C I S jo in ed Th e St .

Lou i s Tr u st Co m p a ny a s a v ice p re s i d en t .

RO B E RT K E N N E Y o f t h e M iss o u r i P u b l i c S er v ice Co m m iss io n wa s n am e d a 201 2 M i ss ou r i Lawye r s We e k l y U p & Co m in g At to r n ey.

J OHN K I N TON wa s h ire d by the g lo b a l law f ir m J o n es Day a s a p a r t n er in it s S a n D ieg o of f i ce’s in tellec t u a l p ro p er t y p ra c ti ce.

F RA N C I S “ BUTC H” MI L LER was h ired a s a p a r t n er by the l aw f i rm S m it h A m u n d s en in it s St. Loui s o f f ice.

1999 J EN N I FER BYR N E j oi ned t he l aw f i rm Arm strong Tea sd a l e LLP as a p a rtner in i ts St. Loui s o f f i ce. She i s a m em b er of the corp orate s erv i ces p ra c t ice g ro u p a n d fo c uses on g en era l co r p o rate iss u es, m erg ers a n d a cq u is it io n s , s ec u ri ti es, co r p o rate g over n a n ce a nd f i na nce.

K I M BE R LY E I L E R TS wa s na m ed a 201 2 M i ss ou r i Lawye r s We e kly Up & Co m in g At to r n ey.

D ON N A R UZ I C KA jo in ed the law f ir m Po ls in elli S h u g ha rt a s a s h a reh o ld er in it s h e ath c a re p ra c t ice g ro u p. S h e fo c uses her p ra c t ice o n t ra n s a c t io ns a nd reg u lato r y m at ter s .

KA R E N VOL K MA N jo ined the l aw f ir m H aw kin s , Pa r n ell, Tha c kston & Yo u n g L L P ’s c iv il d efense i n i ts St. Lo u is o f f ice a s a p a r t ner.

2000 D ON DA N I E L rejo in ed the l aw f i rm Th o m p s o n Co b u r n a s counsel i n t h e h ea lt h c a re p ra c t ice g roup on a p a r t - t im e b a s is .

J OHN G UN N , o f t h e G unn Law F ir m , wa s n a m ed a w inner of the 201 3 M iss o u r i L awyer s Awa rd a s a n I n f lu en t ia l L awyer. The awa rd is g iven by Miss o u r i L awyers Med ia to lawyer s w h o m a d e s u b st a n t ia l co n t r ib u t io ns to the leg a l co m m u n it y in 201 2. He wa s a ls o n a m ed a 201 2 M i sso u ri Lawye rs We e kl y U p & Co m in g Attorney.

J OA N K I L LG OR E wa s na m ed to the 201 3 B e st Lawye r s i n Am e rica i n the a rea o f h ea lt h c a re.

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J OS E P H BL A N N E R wa s sel ec ted by S u pe r Lawye r s a s a 201 2 Ri si ng Sta r fo r M iss o u r i. H e wa s a l so na m ed to t h e 201 3 B e st Lawye r s in Am e rica in t h e a rea s o f co n st r u c t ion l aw a nd lit ig at io n co n st r u c t io n, a nd el ec ted p res id en t o f t h e E u reka Cha m b er of Co m m erce fo r 201 3 .

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JAMIE BO O CK was o n e of t h e re c i pi ents of the 2012 M i ss ou r i Bar Asso c iation’s Lon O. Hocke r Tr i al L awyer Awards.

ANTHONY I. BUTLER was s e l e cte d a s a 2 012 Rising Sta r by t h e L i vi n g C l a ssrooms Foundat i on an d t h e B a ltimo re Bus iness J o u rnal .

J E N N IFE R LAN D RU M E LLIOT T wa s n am e d ch ai r of St i te s & Har b i s on , P L LC ’s h e al t h care s e r vi ce g rou p. Sh e i s b as e d i n t h e Lou i svi l l e, Ky., of f i ce an d focu s e s h e r practice on regu l ator y an d tra nsactional health care l aw.

SARA H H O LDE NE R was n am e d a 201 2 Miss ouri Lawye rs We e k l y Up & Co mi ng Attorney.

MAJOR ADAM KAZI N f i n i s h e d h i s L L .M i n military law at Th e J u d g e Advo cate General’s Le g al Ce n te r a nd school in Charlo t te svi l l e, Va. H e started his new ass i g n m e n t as a Bri gade J udge Ad vocate at F t .

B l i ss, Texas. He and h i s wi fe, Sara, we l co med their first ch i l d , J on ah .

D IAN E KE E FE was h i re d by t h e St .

Lou i s l aw f i r m A r m st ron g Te as d al e L L P as of cou n s e l i n i t s h e al t h care p ract i ce g rou p. Sh e m ai n t ai n s a g e n e ral t ran s act i on al a nd regulatory prac t i ce, wor k i n g pri ma r ily with hospit al s , phys i cians, physician g rou p s an d o th e r healthcare provi d e r s an d su ppl iers. She advise s cl i e n t s on a va ri e ty of complex l e g al p rob l e m s fro m compliance and b u s i n e ss tra nsactions to operat i on al an d ma na g ement issues.

CHRISTO PH E R A. PICKE T T j oi n e d th e l i tigation practice g rou p of t h e St. Lo uis law firm Gre e n s fe l d e r, H e mker & G ale P.C. He focu s e s o n co m plex commerci al l aw, se c u rities litigation an d ar b i t rat i on , e mpl oy ment contract s , d i s p u te s a nd discrimination, an d wh i te col l ar c ri me and corporate comp l i an ce.

WILLIAM ZYCHLEWICZ, of the law firm Armstrong Teasdale LLP, transferred from the firm’s St. Louis office to its location in Las Vegas.

He prepares and prosecutes U.S and

foreign patent applications, prepares opinions relating to noninfringement, invalidity, patentability and freedomto-operate, and counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property.

2002 N ICH O L AS G E R HA R T wa s n am e d t h e n ew I owa I n s u ra n ce Com m i ss io n er by G ov. Ter r y E .

Bran st a d . P rev io u s ly, h e s er ved a s t h e vi ce p res id en t o f co m p lia n ce an d re g u lato r y a f fa ir s at t h e Samm o n s F in a n c ia l G ro u p.

2003 KAT H RY N F O R ST E R j o i n e d t h e C l ay to n , M o. , l aw f i r m C ro t ze r & O r m s by, L LC a s a n a ss o c i ate at to r n ey. H e r p ra c t i ce p r i m a r i l y i nvo l ve s e d u c at i o n a n d g ove r n m e n t l aw.

DAVID H OF F M A N wa s a p p o in ted as a s h a reh o ld er by t h e St . Lo u is l aw f i r m S a n d b erg P h o en ix & vo n G on t ard . H e fo c u s es h is p ra c t ice on p rod u c t lia b ilit y a n d g en era l l i t i g at i o n .

N ALIN I M A HA D E VA N wa s h ired by t h e Lowen b a u m Pa r t n er s h ip in St .

Lou i s as a n im m ig rat io n at to r n ey.

2004 CH RIST I N A A BAT E wa s n a m ed a 2 012 M iss ou r i Lawye r s We e kl y U p & Com i n g At to r n ey.

KE VIN E TZ KOR N wa s h ired a s a n ass oci ate by t h e law f ir m S a n d b erg , P h oe n i x & vo n G o n t a rd .

JAN A C R OF T P OW E L L wa s h ired

by Bi l z in S u m b erg B a en a P r ice & A xe l rod L L P.

2005 M AT T H E W F RY is a p a r t n er at t h e l aw f i r m Ro b en b lu m , S c hwa r t z , Rog e r s & G la ss P C .

DAN IE L HI S E R wa s h ired a s d i re ctor o f leg a l a f fa ir s /a ss o c iate g e n e ral co u n s el at Ro c kfo rd H ea lt h Syste m a f ter s even yea r s in p r ivate p ract i ce.

LISA LA R S ON - BUN N E L L i s ass oci ate co u n s el a n d co m p lia n ce of f i ce r at N o r t h Ka n s a s C it y Hos p i t a l.

J U LIA A . ( STOC K ) P UCC I wa s

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KAT HE R I N E S M I T H wa s hi red by Reeg L awyer s , L LC .

2006 A MY BUL P I T T wa s n a m ed a m ong t h e S pr i n gf i e l d ( I l l . ) B u sine ss J ou r n a l ’s 4 0 U n d er 4 0 com m uni ty lea d er s fo r 201 2.

T HOM AS D OW L I N G was na m ed a 201 2 M i ss ou r i Lawye r s We e kly Up & Co m in g At to r n ey.

D E N N I S HA R MS wa s h ired a s a n a ss o c iate by t h e law f irm Sa nd b erg , P h o en ix & vo n G o n t a rd , j oi ni ng i ts h ea lt h law p ra c t ice g roup.

K E L LY MUR R I E wa s n a m ed a 201 2 M i ss ou r i Lawye r s We e kly Up & Co m in g At to r n ey.

M AT T HE W VOOR HE E S i s a m em b er o f A m ato Vo o r h ees , L LC, p ra c ti c i ng p r im a r ily in t h e a rea o f fa m i l y l aw.

2007 G R EG ORY BULG R I N rej oi ned Lewi s, R ice & F in g er s h a s a n a ssoc i ate, p ra c t ic in g in t h e St . Loui s f i rm ’s la b o r a n d em p loy m en t g roup.

J OHN CA M P E L L , o f The Si m on Law F ir m , wa s n a m ed a w inner of the 201 3 Miss o u r i L awyer s Awa rd a s a n I n f lu en t ia l A p p ellate Ad voc ate. The awa rd is g iven by Missouri Lawyers M ed ia to lawyer s b eh ind the m ost s ig n if ic a n t a p p ellate d ec i si ons of t h e yea r.

DA N E T T E DAV I S wa s na m ed a 201 2 M i ss ou r i Lawye r s We e kly Up & Co m in g At to r n ey.

ST E V E N R OG E R D E N NY wa s hi red by t h e St . Lo u is law f irm Pol si nel l i S h u g h a r t P C a s a n a ssoc i ate. He i s a m em b er o f t h e f ir m ’s rea l estate d evelo p m en t a n d t ra n sa c ti ons p ra c t ice g ro u p.

CA R I N E D OY L E wa s n am ed one the St . Lou i s B u s i n e ss J ou r na l’s 201 2 30 U n d er 3 0 Awa rd w in n e rs.

T I M OT HY G R OC HOC I N SKI i s the m a n a g in g at to r n ey o f the new, f ive- at to r n ey C h ic a g o - a rea l aw f i rm I n n ova L aw P C , w h ic h sp ec i a l i zes i n p aten t lit ig at io n , b a n krup tcy a nd co m p lex co m m erc ia l li ti g ati on.

BR I A N K E L L E Y jo in ed the Gua m law f ir m o f Tec ker, To r res, a nd Tec ker a s a n a ss o c iate. He wi l l fo c u s h is p ra c t ice o n c ri m i na l d efen s e, la b o r, av iat io n a nd a d m in ist rat ive law. Kell ey b eg a n p ra c t ic in g law in G u a m i n 20 0 8 a s a p ro s ec u to r fo r t h e Gua m at to r n ey g en era l’s o f f i ce a nd ha s a ls o rep res en ted G u a m ’s onl y uni on

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law f ir m G reen s feld , H e m ker & G a l e, P C a s a n a ss o c iate in its St. Loui s o f f ice.

RYA N T UR N AG E wa s a rec i p i ent of t h e 201 2 Leg a l S er v ice s of Ea stern M iss o u r i’s Co m m o n G o od Awa rd s fo r p ro m o t in g eq u a l a ccess to ju st ice.

J UL L I A N WOOD wa s hi red by Th e St a n g e L aw F ir m LLC a s a n a ss o c iate in it s A r n o ld, M o., of f i ce.

S h e w ill fo c u s h er p ra c ti ce on fa m ily law.

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fo r public employees , t h e G u am Fe de ration of Teache r s .

MICHAE L KNE PPE R was h i re d as an a sso c iate by the law f i r m Sau te r S u l l i van, LLC in St. Lou i s .

ELIZABE TH KUR T was h i re d by t h e Iowa Health System to s e r ve i n i t s n ew o ffice in Peoria, Il l .

DAV I D PFE F FE R join e d t h e U.S. atto rney ’s office for t h e s ou t h e r n di stri ct of Illinois.

DAV I D WIL KINS was re ce n t l y se l e c ted to serve on t h e Il l i n oi s State Bar Association ’s st an d i n g co mmittee on the I ll i n oi s At tor n ey Re gi stration and Disci p l i n ar y Co mm ission.

2008 JENNIF E R BE H ME was h i re d by th e B l ake Law Group i n Be l l evi l l e, Il l ., a s a partner. Her p ract i ce a re a s include estates an d t r u st s , fa mi l y law, divorce, g u ard i an s h i p s , l i ti gation, real estate l aw an d bu s i n ess law, as well as g e n e ral pra c ti ce.

SARA H J. BE TTAG re ce n t l y j oi n e d th e l i tigation practice g rou p at C a rmody MacDonald P.C . i n St .

Lo ui s. She focuses he r p ract i ce i n th e a rea of civil litig at i on .

JULIE BITTNER and her husband, John, welcomed their first child, Jack Victor Bittner, on March 13, 2012.

B RAN T FE LT N E R wa s h i re d by t h e St . Lou i s l aw f i r m D an n a M cK i t r i ck , P C as a me mb e r of t h e b an k r u p tcy an d cre d i tor s ’ r i g h t s p ract i ce g rou p.

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cr i m i n a l d iv is io n o f t h e U. S . at tor n ey ’s o f f ice’s S o u t h D a ko t a d i st r i ct .

AN DRE W VOSS wa s h ired by t h e St .

Lou i s l aw f ir m Po ls in elli S h u g h a r t as an ass o c iate in it s h ea lt h c a re p ract i ce g ro u p.

KIM E LA W E ST wa s h ired by H u s c h Bl ackwe ll a s a n a ss o c iate in t h e St . Lou i s o f f ice. S h e w ill fo c u s h er p ract i ce o n h ea lt h c a re law.

AM Y WHI T E wa s a rec ip ien t o f t h e 2 012 Leg a l S er v ices o f E a ster n M i ss ou r i’s Co m m o n G o o d Awa rd s for p rom o t in g eq u a l a ccess to j u st i ce.

2009 ST E P H A N I E GW I L L I M jo in ed t h e l aw f i r m Po ls in elli S h u g h a r t in it s C h i cag o o f f ice a s a n a ss o c iate.

KA RA D. HE L MUT H, at to r n ey at Da n n a M c Kit r ic k, P C , wa s s elec ted fo r m em b er s h ip in t h e N at io n a l A ss o c iat io n o f P u b lic Pen s io n At to r n eys , a p ro fess io n a l org an i z at io n w h o s e m em b er s h ip i s l i mi te d to at to r n eys reg u la r ly act i n g o n b eh a lf o f p u b lic p en s io n p l an s an d in t h eir in terest . S h e is on e of o n ly 1 5 at to r n eys in M iss o u r i wh o are m em b er s o f N A P PA , o n ly s i x of w h o m a re in p u b lic p ra c t ice.

WILLIAM JACKSON joined the health care practice group at Von Briesen & Roper, SC in Milwaukee, Wisc.

SCOT T L A N E wa s n a m ed o n e o f t h e St. Lou i s B u s i n e ss J ou r n a l ’s 2 012 cl a ss o f 3 0 U n d er 3 0 Awa rd wi n n e r s .

SH O N TA I A R I L E Y wa s h ired by t h e

C HR I S BUR N E T T E is worki ng on p er m it t in g a n d st a r t - up of a sm a l l , fa r m - b a s ed d ist iller y, M a d B uf fa l o D ist iller y, o n h is fa m ily fa rm i n U n io n , Mo. H ew ill p ro duce a n a l l co r n , g lu ten - f ree, s u st a i na b l e, o rg a n ic s er ies o f d ist ill ed sp i ri ts.

Th e in it ia l p ro d u c t lin e i nc l ud es a vo d ka , m o o n s h in e, co rn whi skey, b o u r b o n a n d , even t u a ll y, a g i n.

E L I SA C L A R K jo in ed t he l aw f ir m B r ya n C ave in it s St. Loui s o f f ice a s a n a ss o c iate. She i s a m em b er o f t h e co r p o rate f i na nce a n d s ec u r it ies , tec h n o log y, en t rep ren eu r ia l a n d co m m erce p ra c t ice, a n d t ra n s a c t i ons c l i ent s er v ice g ro u p s .

C H R I STOPH ER FI N N EY j oi ned hi s father, DAN I EL P. FI N N EY JR . ( ‘78 ) , a nd hi s b rother DAN I EL P. FI N N EY I I I ( ‘05 ) , at the f i rm hi s father fo und ed , Fi nney Law O f f ice, L LC . H e w ill jo i n them i n t h eir p ra c t ice w h ic h is foc used s o lely o n p er s o n a l in jury work, w it h s ig n if ic a n t res u lt s i n wrong f ul d eat h , p ro d u c t s lia b ility, m ed i c a l m a lp ra c t ice, p ed est r ia n a cc i d ents, m o to r veh ic le a cc id en ts a nd t r u c kin g a cc id en t s .

J E N N I F E R G UON a ccepted a new p o s it io n a s d irec to r o f m ed i c a l b io et h ic s at Ka is er Per m a nente i n Pa n o ra m a , C a lif.

SHEENA HAMILTON was hired by the St. Louis law firm Armstrong Teasdale LLP as an associate in the litigation practice

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group. She will focus her practice on employment and labor defense.

She was selected to be a member of the Regional Business Council’s Young Professionals Network Leadership 100 for her second consecutive year. Hamilton was also reelected earlier this year to both the Women Lawyers Association of Greater St. Louis’ board of directors as a member-at-large and Mound City Bar Association’s executive board as a member-at-large.

MICHAE L H ARRIS ON was h i re d

by Pi tzer Snodgrass P C as an a sso c iate.

BRETT H EGE R was h i re d by Po l si nelli Shughart as an ass oci ate i n i ts heath care pra ct i ce g rou p, fo c usi ng his practice on h e al t h care tra nsactions and reg u l at i on s .

ALI CE JE NNE TT wa s h i re d by Po l si nelli Shughart as an ass oci ate a nd w ill concentrate h e r p ract i ce o n re al estate finance, af ford ab l e h o usi ng, and tax cred i t l aw.

BRI AN J. N. MARSTALL i s an a sso c iate for Michae l Be st & F ri e drich in Milwauke e, Wi s c. He a nd h is wife, Shelly, we l come d t h e i r fi rst c hild, Hannah M arg are t on S e pt. 22, 2012.

MITC H E LL NE WH OU SE was h i re d by the law firm Brinke r & D oye n , L L P a s an associate.

CONSTANTINO OCH OA was n ame d a 2 01 2 Miss ouri Lawye rs We e k l y U p & Co ming Attorney.

J E SSICA POWE RS was h i re d

by Wi l l i ams Ve nke r & San d e r s as an ass oci ate i n i t s St .

Lou i s of f i ce.

Sh e wor k s i n d e fe n s e l i t i g at i on

t h rou g h o u t t h e f ir m ’s m a ny p ract i ce a rea s in c lu d in g in s u ra n ce d e fe n s e, p ro d u c t s lia b ilit y, t ran s p o r t at io n law, m ed ic a l m al p rac t ice a n d em p loy m en t law.

KE LLY WA L S H wa s h ired a s a n at tor n ey by t h e B la ke L aw F ir m in Be l l evi l le, I ll.

C HAVON W I L L I A MS wa s h ired

by Willia m s Ven ker & S a n d er s a s a n a ss o c iate in it s St .

Lo u is o f f ice.

S h e wo r ks in d efen s e lit ig at io n t h ro u g h o u t t h e f i r m ’s m a ny p ra c t ice a rea s i n cl u d i n g in s u ra n ce d efen s e, p rod u cts lia b ilit y, t ra n s p o r t at io n l aw, m ed ic a l m a lp ra c t ice a n d e mp l oym en t law.

2011 KAT H E R I N E BAT T I ST I wa s h ired by t h e C ast le L aw O f f ice in St . Lo u is as an atto r n ey.

RO B E RT BOE D E K E R wa s h ired a s an at tor n ey o f co u n s el at U S Leg a l Sol u t i ons in St . Lo u is . H e fo c u s es h i s p rac t ice o n fa m ily law m at ter s , b u t al s o ex ten d s h is a ss ist a n ce to cl i e n t s in rea l est ate, est ate p l an n i ng a n d c r im in a l m at ter s .

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D I VYA K HUL L A R co - found ed the law f ir m o f A lco b a Kh ul l a r, PA in Mia m i. Th e f ir m w ill foc us i ts p ra c t ice o n p aten t s , t ra d em a rks, co py r ig h t s , n o n - co m p ete a g reem en t s , t ra d e s ec rets, tec h n o lo g y licen s in g and IP lit ig at io n .

E L I Z A BE T H “ L I BBY ” OR EN DOR FF is a s en io r p h a r m a co ntra c t s p ec ia list at E x p ress Sc ri p ts i n St. Lo u is .

A L L I S ON S C HULTZ was hi red by t h e St . Lo u is f ir m B r in ker & D oyen L L P a s a n a ss o c iate. S he wi l l foc us h er p ra c t ice o n c iv il lit i g ati on, in s u ra n ce, m ed ic a l m a lp ra c ti ce a nd p er s o n a l in ju r y d efen s e.

JAC LY N S I TJA R is em pl oyed a s a n a ss o c iate ed ito r in t h e i ntel l ec tua l p ro p er t y a n d tec h n o log y d ep a r t m en t o f P ra c t ic a l Law Co m p a ny U S in N ew York.

2012 KEVI N BI R KEN M EI ER wa s hi red a s a n a ssoc i ate attorney by the Ed wa rd sv i l l e, I ll ., l aw f i rm Hep l erB room LLC.

N ATALI E HI G G I N S wa s h ired by t h e l aw f i r m P it zer S n o d g ra ss , P C a s an ass o c iate. S h e w ill fo c u s in t h e are as of g en era l lit ig at io n d efen s e, au to/t ra n s p o r t at io n , p er s o n a l i n j u r y, i n s u ra n ce a n d em p loy m en t l i t i g at i o n .

A N N KAT HRY N BR E I T I N GER was h ired by t h e law f ir m B l a l oc k Wa lter s in it s B ra d en to n, Fl a ., o f f ice to it s b u s in ess a nd hea l th c a re p ra c t ice g ro u p s . She counsel s c lien t s reg a rd in g en t ity form ati on, b u s in ess g over n a n ce issues, b u s in ess t ra n s a c t io n s a nd hea l th c a re t ra n s a c t io n a l a n d reg ul atory m at ter s .

M ICH AE L K E L L A jo in ed Th e S im o n L aw F i r m a s a n a ss o c iate in it s i n te l l e c t u a l p ro p er t y p ra c t ice g rou p.

JACQUE L I N E G RAV E S wa s hi red a s a n a ss o c iate by t h e St . Loui s l aw f ir m Lew is , R ice & F in g ersh, LC i n t h e f ir m ’s lit ig at io n d ep a rtm ent.

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MICHEL LE H INKL was h i re d as an a ssi stant public defen d e r by t h e Mi sso uri State P ublic D e fe n d e r Syste m to work in th e Col u m b i a, Mo., o ffice represen t i n g i n d i g e n t j u ve n i le offenders.

STEPH ANIE H UDS ON was re ce n t l y h i re d by the St. Lou i s l aw f i r m S a ndberg P hoenix & von G on t ard , PC a s an associate. Hu s d s on was re ce n tly honored by M i sso uri Lawye rs Weekly as a “ F u t u re Le a de r of Tomorrow” at t h e Wo men’s J ustice Award s .

KARLA N. H UTTO N was h i re d as a n a ssociate in the M ad i s on , Wi s c., o ffi ce of the law firm Re i n h ar t B o e rn er Van Deuren, SC as a me mb er of its health care p ract i ce gro u p.

SARA H KOCH E R was h i re d by th e St. Louis law firm Pol s i n e l l i S h ughart P C as an a ss oci ate. Sh e i s a member of the f i r m’s h e al t h

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care p ra c t ice g ro u p, fo c u s in g on t ran sa c t io n a l a n d reg u lato r y m at te r s a f fec t in g h ea lt h c a re p rovi d e r s a n d o t h er s in t h e h ea lt h care i n d u st r y.

KAT H E R I N E OP E L wa s recen t ly h i re d by t h e St . Lo u is law f ir m San d b e rg P h o en ix & vo n G o n t a rd , P C as a n a ss o c iate.

SARAH P OHL M A N wa s h ired by Lewi s , Rice & F in g er s h , LC a s a n ass oci ate fo c u s in g h er p ra c t ice o n co m m erc ia l a n d c iv il lit ig at io n .  R OBE R T S C HN E I D E R J OHN wa s h ired by t h e St . Lo u is law f ir m o f A r m st ro n g Tea s d a le L L P a s a n a ss o c iate

LI N DSEY H AM M I T T SELI N GER was hi red a s a n a ssoc i ate by t he l aw f i rm Arm strong Tea sd a l e to its St. Loui s of f i ce. She i s a m em b er of t he l i ti g ati on p ra c ti ce g roup wo r kin g p r im a r ily o n busi ness a nd co m m erc ia l c a s es .

S COT T YAC K E Y wa s h i red by B rya n C ave L L P a s a n a ss o c iate.

MEMORIAM MR. ROBERT KEANEY, 1942

MR. WILLIAM CODY, 1965

MR. LLOYD EAKER, 1951

MR. GUY LAHR, 1973

MR. JOHN LARSEN, 1952

MR. ALBERT GARDNER, 1974

MR. JAMES HULLVERSON, 1953

MR. TIMOTHY PARIDON, 1976

MR. DON WINSLOW, 1957

MRS. MARY BALESTRI SCHROEDER, 1980

MR. JAMES DRAKE, 1957 MR. LOUIS RIETHMANN, 1957 MR. THEODORE TRAEGER, 1958 MR. THOMAS WOLFF, 1960 MR. ROBERT HOEMEKE, 1961 MR. JAMES BUCHER, 1962 MR. THOMAS SIMON, 1965 MR. MAURICE GATEWOOD, 1965

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in it s in tellec t u a l p ro p e rty p ra c t ice g ro u p. H e w ill fo c us on hi g htec h n o lo g y a n d co m p uter-rel ated m at ter s .

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MR. AMIEL CUETO, 1980 MR. DAVID WOODSIDE, 1982 SR. MARY MARTENS, 1983 MR. ARTHUR MARTIN, 1984 MR. JAMES RAYMOND, 1986 MR. OLADIPO SHOGBAMIMU, 2000

MRS. LEAH MENSHOUSE SPRINGER, 2005

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