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University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Lawyers of the Future (1979 - 2002) College of Law History January 1992 Lawyers of the Future (1991-1992) University of Tennessee College of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_lawyersofthefuture Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation University of Tennessee College of Law, "Lawyers of the Future (1991-1992)" (1992). Lawyers of the Future (1979 - 2002). https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_lawyersofthefuture/7 This Publication is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Law History at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Lawyers of the Future (1979 - 2002) by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CALENDAR Fall 1990 Semester Registration & Orientation August 20-21 Classes Begin August 22 Southeastern Minority Job Fair* August 25 Labor Day (No classes) September 3 On-Campus Interviewing Begins September 14 Southeastern Law Placement Consortium* (No On-Campus Interviews) October 4-6 National Public Interest Career Information Fair** October 19-20 Southeastern Public Interest Job Fair* November 10 Campus Interviewing Ends November 20 Thanksgiving Break November 22-23 Classes End November 30 Examination Period December 5-14 1 Commencement December 15 LAW LIBRARY Spring 1991 Semester UNIVERSITY Registration January 7-8 OF Classes Begin January 9 January 21 TENNESSEE Martin L. King, Jr. Birthday (No classes) On-Campus Interviewing Begins January 28 Mid-South Law Placement Consortium** * February 23 Spring Break March 18-22 Good Friday (No classes) March 29 Classes and On-Campus Interviewing End April 26 Examination Period April 30-May 9 Hooding Ceremony May 9 Commencement May 10 Summer 1991 Term Registration May 21 Classes Begin May 22 Independence Day (No classes) July 4 The cover features a photograph of Tennessee Classes End July 11 marble quarried in Blount County. This "light craig Examination Period July 15-22 pink" marble, similar to that used in the wainscoting Commencement August 9 of Taylor Law Center, was provided by Luck Stone in Knoxville. *Atlanta **Washington, D.C. ***Nashville t<� THE UNIVERSITY ..:2C1� . T'-\ �f.&, OF TENNESSEE 1 qqt-'1c:l C,..;2 .Uz.U. COLLEGE OF LAW CLASSES OF 1991/92 CONTENTS ACADEMIC & RECRUITING CALENDAR Inside Cover DEAN'S PAGE 2 COLLEGE PROFILE 3 CAREER SERVICES 5 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION 7 CLASS OF 1991 17 CLASS OF 1992 46 EMPLOYERS OF THE CLASSES OF 1986-1992 73 MAP Inside Cover CAREER SERVICES/SUITE 13 1505 W. CUMBERLAND AVE. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37996-1800 TELEPHONE 615/974-4348 The Dean of the College of Law MARILYN V. YARBROUGH Dean and Professor of Law Torts, Discrimination, Intellectual Property, Sports Law Education: B.A., 1966, Virginia State College; J.D., 1973, University of California, Los Angeles. Experience: Los Angeles Representative, National Center for Dispute Settlement; Executive Director, Black Law Journal; Teaching Fellow, Boston College Law School; Associate Professor of Law. University of Kansas, 1976-81; Professor of Law, University of Kansas, 1981-87; Visiting Professor of Law, Duke University, 1983-84; Associate Vice Chancellor, Research, Graduate Studies and Public Service, University of Kansas. 1983-87; Dean and Professor of Law, University of Tennessee, since 1987. Achievements/Publications: Delegate, World Peace Through Law Conference, Ivory Coast, 1973; Instructor, Northeast, Far West and Midwest CLEO Institutes, 1976, 1977 and 1982; Director, Midwest CLEO Institute, 1979-81; President. 1986-88, Board of Trustees, 1980-89, Law School Admission Council; Skills Training Committee. 1980-85 (Chair, 1982-85), Council Member, 1984-85 and 1989-present. American Bar Association Section on Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar; Advisory Board, 1984-89, Board of Directors, 1989-present, Poynter Institute for Media Studies; Reporter for the Model Curriculum for Bridge-the-Gap Programs, 1985-87, Committee on Professional Education, 1988-present, ALI/ABA; National Selection Panel for ASJMC-NASA Journalist in Space, 1986; National Collegiate Athletic Association Committee on Infractions, 1986-88; Kansas Commission on Civil Rights, 1986-87; Member, Pulitzer Prize Board, 1990-present; Articles on employment discrimination, child custody, women in the law, financial aid, and administrative procedure. 2 The University of Tennessee College of Law 1990 1505 Cumberland Avenue Library: Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1800 Class of 1991 Class of 1992* 175,856 catalogued volumes, 127,284 microfilm equivalent volumes including Briefs Applied 795 941 Dean Marilyn Yarbrough and Records of the United States Supreme Enrolled 173 162 (61 5) 974-2521 Court from 1897 to date; official court reports, Men 104 96 Director of Career Services session laws and codes of all states and of the Women 69 66 Joann Gillespie federal system; the National Reporter System; Minorities 13 16 (615 ) 974-4348 the reports of Canadian and English cases Median L&\T 34 34 Information (615) 974-4241 from the Yearbook to date; WESTLAW, LEXIS, Median UGPA 3.28 3.32 and INFORTRAC legal data retrieval systems; a Ung Colleges 70 75 Accredited by the American Bar depository for federal documents. In-state 145 119 Association and an Association of Out-of-state 32 43 American Law Schools Charter Member Order of the Coif: National honor society, membership by faculty Date Founded: 1890 Legal Clinic: election from students in the first tenth of their Introduction to Trial Advocacy-Civil class at graduation. Degree Granted: Doctor of Jurisprudence Introduction to Trial Advocacy-Criminal (J.D.) Tenne ssee Law Review: Faculty: Membership by writing competition. Dual Degree Programs: Full-time 29; J.D.- Master of Business Administration adjunct faculty of prominent local Moot Court Program: J.D.- Master of Public Administration attorneys National Moot Court; National Trial Team; Faculty/Student Ratio: 17:1 Jessup International Law; Frederick Douglass; Total School Enrollment 1989-90: 4 72 Stetson National Tax Competition; Robert F. Wagner Labor Law; Advocate's Prize Moot Court Competition; Ray H. Jenkins Trial Competition *At publication, nearly 1100 applications have been received for the Class of 1993. If students who have accepted actually enroll, the median GPA will be 3.42 and the median L&\T 36. 3 Alumni: Employment: The University Community Approximately 5,331 in 48 states, the District of Employment patterns for UT law graduates Law students from the University of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin over the last five years have remained relatively Tennessee, Knoxville benefit from being a Islands, Australia, England, Cuba, England, consistent. Average figures for the classes of part of Tennessee's most comprehensive Germany, and Japan. 1985 through 1989, based on responses to the university. UT Knoxville provides social placement survey for each class are: and cultural opportunities for Student Activities: approximately 25,000 students- 19,000 Student Bar Association, Black Law Student private practice 67% undergraduate and 6,000 graduate and Association, American Bar Association/Law judicial clerkship 11% professional students. Student Division, Association of Trial Lawyers government 6% UT Knoxville's new $27 million main of America, Law Women, East Tennessee business/industry 5% library is one of the most advanced in the Lawyers' Guild, Environmental Law public interest 3% nation and complements the holdings of Organization, The Forum (student newspaper), acad emic 2% the law library. Together, the law and Phi Delta Phi and Phi Alpha Delta legal military 2% main libraries provide excellent support for fraternities, Christian Legal Society, the other 4% research and educational enrichment. Federalist Society, Tennessee Association for The Knoxville area, with a population Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tennessee of more than 500,000, supports fine Association for Public Interest Law, Tennessee Employment location average figures for restaurants and nationally known cultural High School Mock Trial Competition. the same classes are: and entertainment events. Yet the recreational activities and scenic beauty of Knoxville 25% the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Nashville 16% and six Tennessee Valley Authority lakes Chattanooga 14% are within an hour's drive. Knoxville Memphis 5% consistently ranks among the nation's top Other TN towns 20% ten metropolitan areas in surveys of Out-of-State 20% quality of life. 4 CAREER SERVICES* Employers are invited to initiate any service by phone or letter. ON-CAMPUS INTERVIEWING graduates and experienced alumni Louisiana State, Louisville, Memphis State, Fall Semester 1990-September 14 interested in making a lateral move. Mercer, Miami, Mississippi, Mississippi through November 20 Positions may be listed free of charge by College, North Carolina Central, Nova, Spring Semester 1990-January 28 phone or letter and should include a brief Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Texas, through April 26 description of the position and the Southern Methodist, Stetson, Texas, Texas preferred application procedure. Listings Reservations may be made year-round by Tech, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Virginia, may be "blind" or open and will be phone or mail. Dates, which are assigned Washington & Lee, Wake Forest and The published in two newsletter editions unless on a first-come, first-served basis, are College of William and