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DEAN AND ALUMNI CENTENNIAL CHAIR Donald J. Weidner

ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR FEATURES ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Mark Seidenfeld ALUMNI FOCUS ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ADMINISTRATION 2 Ideas into Action Stephanie Williams Gene Stearns, ’72, is a visionary who helped shape Florida’s history ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR and then built one of the most successful law ﬁ rms in the state. STUDENT AFFAIRS Nancy Benavides 6 A Rising Star in the Colorado Legislature ASSISTANT DEAN FOR Denver Democrat Anne McGihon is making a name for herself by DEVELOPMENT fearlessly defending her convictions. Mark Pankey

DIRECTOR OF 8 And the Winner Is… COMMUNICATIONS Orlando litigator Kurt Bauerle takes a top prize at the Marco Island & EDITOR Film Festival. Barbara Ash 2 PHOTOGRAPHY 10 The Change Agent Ray Stanyard Lobbyist Pamela Burch Fort has forged an impressive career in law, WRITERS public service and advocacy. Dave Fiore Barbara Ash 12 Hail to the Chiefs GRAPHIC DESIGN Three of ﬁ ve chief judges of Florida’s District Courts of Appeal Perry Albrigo, started their law careers at FSU. Pomegranate Studio

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Gene Stearns Gene Stearns A Visionary Who Helped Shape Florida’s History

BY BARBARA ASH

lorida lawmakers of the late 1960s and early 1970s still staff to Richard Pettigrew, whose term as House Speaker began refer to those years as a period of “great intellectual en- just as Reubin Askew was sworn in as Florida’s Governor in F ergy,” a “magical time” and the “most dynamic period in January 1970. Florida’s political history.” Askew, who fi rst got to know Stearns when the former was They point with pride to landmark legislation that shaped representing Pensacola in the state legislature, said: “I was im- Florida’s future: the Constitutional Revision session of 1967 that mensely impressed with Gene, and came to rely on him and his resulted in the Florida Constitution of 1968, the 1969 reorganiza- political judgment and counsel more than just about anybody. tion of the executive branch of government, the modernization of He was a very, very bright young man, very remarkable in his the judicial branch, passage of pivotal environmental legislation political instincts.” and the restructuring of Florida’s state and local tax systems in the 1970s. ‘A Prototype of a Key leaders of the day—Reubin Askew, Richard Pettigrew, Brilliant Young Intellectual’ Marshall Harris, Sandy D’Alemberte, among others—acknowl- Askew continues to credit Stearns and a small group of edge a small group of young legislative aides whom they say were Stearns’ colleagues (including FSU alums Greg Johnson and indispensable to them as they tackled those historic issues. Among Jim Smith) for helping him become governor in 1970. “I was the members of that group of standouts—many who later rose to not seen as someone who was supposed to win. In fact, Lawton the heights of political power in Florida—was Gene Stearns, an Chiles (who was running for U.S. Senate) and I were supposed FSU law student in his early 20s who had acquired the respect to fi nish not just last, but a poor last.” and attention of powerful men. At a time when “no new taxes” was the theme of every state- The people who knew Stearns as president of the student wide campaign, Stearns and his group gave Askew a theme that body at Florida State, as a College of Law student and as a distinguished him from all the others: tax reform, supported by trusted political advisor say they are not at all surprised proposed new taxes on interest groups that Stearns believed had that today he runs one of the most successful law fi rms for too long controlled the political process. Stearns’ view was in Florida—Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff that, as the only candidate proposing new taxes to support criti- & Sitterson—and is considered one of the state’s cal state and local government programs that were in disrepair, brightest and most effective trial lawyers. the fi eld of candidates would quickly be divided into Askew Stearns’ attendance in law school extended and everybody else, a distinction Stearns believed would allow from the normal three years to five years Askew to overcome a huge disparity in campaign spending and because of the distraction of politics and name recognition. coincided with his service at the highest Former Miami legislator Sandy D’Alemberte, who worked levels of state government. From 1967 with Stearns during the 1967 to 1972 period on subjects ranging until 1972, when he graduated from law from Constitutional Revision to tax reform, said: “Gene had fresh school, Stearns served on the staff of thinking on a wide range of subjects and was very much involved the Florida House of Representatives, in a signifi cant level of policy development. Campaigning on a which included Constitutional Revi- corporate income tax issue was a smart thing to do, but it took FSU LAW sion, two years as committee staff a great deal of advocacy on Gene’s part to convince Reubin to for the House Committee on do that. It was a radical idea.” Governmental Reorganization Recalled Stearns: “Had Askew been a front runner he would

(which at the time organized not have spent much time listening to a 25-year-old law student. ■ FALL 2005 FALL the Executive Branch of As it turned out, he could not afford better advice and we ended Florida government into up surprising the pundits and big money with a victory ﬁ nanced 22 departments), and the by a shoestring budget. Of course, we had an unbelievably effec- last two years as chief of tive candidate who sold good government with passion.”

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focus ing of Florida’s state and local tax structure and set the stage for a host of other reform measures that swept in with the Askew/Pet- tigrew tide of fresh ideas.

alumni “Shaping those issues became critically important to the campaign, and that’s why I always felt that Gene played such a key role in my successful election,” Askew said. Dick Pettigrew describes the unusual role Stearns played during his term as speaker as critical to the success of the reforms of the early ‘70’s. “Gene was my chief of staff and was at the same time a confi dant of a new and popular governor who was trying to accomplish great things. Gene used that unusual circumstance to advance a bold public agenda he played a large part in creating.” Martin Dyckman, a columnist with the St. Petersburg Times, who covered the 1970 Jennifer Stearns Buttrick, Kara Stearns Sharp and Gene and Diana Stearns at their Key Biscayne home, campaign and the early years of the Askew where they have hosted alumni receptions administration as the newspaper’s Tallahas- been a wonderful experience, in large part ■ In March of this year, Stearns argued see bureau chief, remembers Stearns as a because I had the freedom that came from to the United States Supreme Court a “brilliant prototype of a young intellectual not needing the job. If someone didn’t like decade long dispute among the federal who had not much of a role in government what I thought or said, and there were a circuits over the reach of federal ju- up until that time. He was an idealistic, pas- fair number who didn’t, it didn’t affect my risdictions in class actions. In June, a sionate young man, determined to change life or my family. divided Supreme Court, in an opinion the world for the better, and that appealed “The morning before I was to move authored by Justice Kennedy, adopted to Askew and Pettigrew.” to the Governor’s offi ce, however, I woke Stearns’ view of the federal jurisdictional Askew, who still keeps in touch with up with a feeling of claustrophobia. If I issue and, in the process affi rmed a jury Stearns, said, “The key to Gene is that he’s stayed in government I would suddenly verdict Stearns had obtained against honest and straightforward in presenting fi nd myself needing the job. I quit the day Exxon Corporation for compensatory his beliefs. In short, he’s just a principled before I was supposed to start and that damages of $500 million on behalf of man, and I believe that’s why he has done same day accepted an associate position in Exxon service stations owners. With so well as an advocate. Because of his posi- Dick Pettigrew’s Miami law fi rm as a lawyer prejudgment interest, that claim now tion as Richard Pettigrew’s chief of staff, he divorced from politics.” exceeds $1.1 billion, one of the largest was given an opportunity that few people Stearns quickly proved himself as astute jury verdicts and damage awards ever of his young age have to exert his infl uence a trial lawyer as he was a political advisor. awarded in the federal courts. for the good.” In his first year in practice Stearns ■ Representing a group of Capital Bank Stearns observed that Askew and Petti- was lead trial counsel in a suit brought shareholders seeking to oust control of grew, “were two of the most decent people as a counterclaim against a real estate the bank from a family group alleged you could ever work for who became role investment trust. He obtained summary to have abused it, Stearns successfully models for what I aspire to be.” judgment on the main claim brought navigated litigation in multiple forums, against his client, tried a counterclaim to including a lengthy Florida administra- An Astute Trial Lawyer a jury that awarded a $1.9 million verdict tive hearing, which led to the ouster of Although he had expected to make and thereafter successfully defended the the family from control of the bank and a career in politics and had accepted a verdict to Florida’s Fourth District Court the ultimate sale of the company to a job on Askew’s staff to follow Pettigrew’s of Appeals. large banking organization. speakership term, Stearns took a different “I’d never been to a trial before,” Stearns ■ In numerous large federal securities career path immediately after graduating said recently about the case. “It was good class actions on behalf of corporate FALL 2005

■ from law school. “The instant I completed way to start a career as a trial lawyer.” defendants, Stearns has established law school I began to look differently at That success became the ﬁ rst in a series important precedents limiting corporate the prospect of politics as a life’s work,” of jury and appellate court triumphs that and ofﬁ cer and director liability in the Stearns said. “Up to that point politics had span a 33-year legal career: United States District Courts and in the FSU LAW FSU

442433-01-27.indd2433-01-27.indd 4 111/28/051/28/05 5:38:345:38:34 PMPM United States Court of Appeals for the “hard work and honesty.” He also learned ence on me, and it’s been an incredible ALUMNI FOCUS Eleventh Judicial Circuit. about what kind of man his father is. opportunity.” ■ On behalf of a large generic pharmaceu- “He is a true believer in good govern- Said Buttrick: “Throughout his career, tical company, Stearns has successfully ment which made watching Dade County he managed to be a great Dad, and was

prosecuted suits stripping away patent tough to take. He saw incorporating small always there for us as we were growing up. ■

claims asserted by name brand phar- towns as the means to address purely local He coached my brother’s sports teams, Gene Stearns maceutical companies that infl ated the issues more effectively and also temper the and instead of going to social events and cost of prescription drugs by billions infl uence wielded by interest groups on the fundraisers on Friday and Saturday nights, of dollars. massive county bureaucracy,” said Andrew, he was with the family.” ■ On behalf of a large regional bank, Stea- who was 10 at the time. “From time to Now, every Monday night is “family rns obtained one of the largest RICO time, the incorporation issue was personally night” at the Stearns’ home, where their jury verdicts ever awarded. hurtful because the most vocal people in the three grown children, four young grand- ■ On behalf of then Congresswoman Car- community were adversaries, who were also children and sons-in-law gather for dinner. rie Meek and other African American the most mean-spirited. “I love to see my Dad’s face light up when community leaders, Stearns successfully “But in the face of adversity, he not the grandchildren walk through the door,” prosecuted a Voting Rights Act case only knew the right thing to do, but he Buttrick said. “He adores them, and they that compelled single member districts was relentless in pursuing it. I believe that adore him.” for election of Dade County Commis- his professional success is the result of his An avid golfer, Stearns, his two sons- sioners. honesty. When you are consistently honest, in-law and nephew play golf every Sunday “It’s been a good run,” Stearns said. it’s tough for adversaries to deal with. Today, morning. Andrew Stearns calls it “Extreme even the people who were major opponents Golf,” and passes on the 7:30 a.m. tee Idealism: From Theory of incorporation admit that it was the right time. to Practice thing to do.” Mixing work with pleasure, Stearns Still an idealist, who believes that “the represented golfi ng legend Jack Nicklaus greatest joy comes from doing things for Close Family Ties and a and his company in litigation arising others”—“psychic income” he calls it— Trip to Augusta from misfeasance of a senior offi cer of a Stearns’ advocacy extends into the realm Stearns and his wife, Diana, who met subsidiary company. After Stearns laid out of pro bono work. when she was 14 and he was 13, live on Key his strategy to deal with the case, Nicklaus “I have a macro view of social prob- Biscayne and recently celebrated their 40th said if that worked they’d celebrate with a lems,” he said. “The genius of American anniversary. Diana Stearns graduated from round at Augusta. Later, when the matter government has not appeared very often at Florida State in 1965 and Gene in 1966, was favorably resolved, Nicklaus fulfi lled the local level. Most local governments are both with Bachelor of Arts degrees. his promise. Stearns jokes that his round designed by public administrators whose In addition to Andrew, the Stearns at Augusta with Jack Nicklaus was the idea of good government is giant govern- have two daughters, Kara Stearns Sharp, largest fee he ever earned. “He doesn’t dis- ment. I believe that prevents meaningful a CPA in Miami and a 1990 graduate of play much on his offi ce walls, but he has public participation at the most important Florida State; and Jennifer Stearns Buttrick, the photo of himself and Jack Nicklaus at level of government which, in turn, has a shareholder in the litigation department Augusta next to the scorecard hanging up fed the fundamental problems that beset of Stearns Weaver. She received her bachelor there,” Buttrick said. government at every other level.” of arts degree from FSU in 1990 and her And then there’s FSU. Stearns says that Carrying that view from theory to prac- JD from the FSU College of Law in 1994. his formative years as an FSU undergradu- tice, starting in the mid-1980s Stearns, on Sharp and Buttrick, whose husband also is a ate and his fi ve years in the College of Law a pro bono basis, successfully represented shareholder in the law fi rm, live within two were among the most important in his life. communities throughout South Florida miles of their parents on Key Biscayne. “From FSU all else fl ows,” said Stearns. “My that aspired to create new local governments “My Mom and Dad are a good team professors, Chuck Ehrhardt, Mason Ladd, to serve those small communities in a way and always presented a united front,” said Gil Finnel, Bill Vandercreek and so many the regional governments could not. He Buttrick. “We were blessed to have liberal others provided inspiration about the law represented organizing groups for what are parents in the sense that they gave us many that is part of my life every day.” Capping now the Village of Key Biscayne, the City of cultural opportunities. We weren’t weeds let it off has been the education of his children. Aventura, the Village of Pinecrest, the City to grow freely, they directed us, but at the “My Dad considers it his greatest accom- FSU LAW of Sunny Isles and the City of Islamorada, same time allowed us to make choices.” plishment that all three of his children shepherding their petitions for self govern- Sharp, whom the Stearns adopted when graduated from FSU,” Jennifer said. k ment through every step of the process. she was 16, said, “Most people would not

Son Andrew, a 2003 graduate of the take in a teenager they didn’t know and ■ College of Law who practices with his teach them the same values from a moral 2005 FALL father, said he learned a lesson through the perspective that they taught their other controversial Dade County incorporation children—the importance of hard work issues—particularly the importance of and honesty. They have had a strong inﬂ u-

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A Rising Star in the Colorado Legislature

olorado State Rep. Anne McGihon However, the 1984 College of Law the time, budgets were being cut back and I is the fi rst to acknowledge that her graduate never planned on running for of- thought I could do more good in law.” C career has taken some surprising fi ce. The truth is, she never even planned So she entered law school, became turns. to be a lawyer. Student Bar Association president and The Denver Democrat was re-elected in “I never wanted to go to law school. graduated with honors. Her fi rst job as a November 2004 with 61 percent of the vote In fact, I made fun of the poli-sci majors I lawyer was as a litigation associate with in a district that is two-thirds Republican knew in college who were headed for law Akerman, Senterfi tt & Edison in Orlando. and independent. She has become a rising school,” said McGihon, who received her There, she drafted legislation, served as a star in her party by fearlessly defending Master of Social Work in 1980 from FSU. lobbyist and worked on banking issues. FALL 2005

■ her convictions while reaching across the “I couldn’t understand why anyone would “I practiced in Orlando and loved the aisle whenever possible. She also serves as want to. I got involved in the courts doing ﬁ rm,” McGihon said. “It was wonderful, a Commissioner on Uniform State Laws psychiatric social work with inpatients at but I missed the Northeast, so I moved – along with FSU College of Law Professor Tallahassee Memorial Hospital—dealing home to Washington, D.C. After I had been FSU LAW FSU Charles W. Ehrhardt. with family issues and Baker Act cases. At back for two years, I realized that at that

442433-01-27.indd2433-01-27.indd 6 111/28/051/28/05 5:38:405:38:40 PMPM time, D.C. was a place where everybody any real training—it was all on the job. health care. She is chairing an interim com- ALUMNI FOCUS worked too hard, even the cab drivers. Most new legislators are not used to the mittee gathering information for studying It was the go-go ’80s and not the place I language, using the rules and procedures, solutions to resolve the health care crisis, wanted to be.” and so it can be difﬁ cult for them. It was especially for small businesses.

She had spent a summer in Boulder, easy for me because I know the language “The number of uninsured in the state ■

Colorado, during graduate school and fell of law used in the legislature,” McGihon went from 600,000 to 759,000 in the Ann McGihon in love with it. “I was a Navy kid and lived said. “I knew the procedures—nothing period since I was elected,” she said. “It is in many places, but Colorado was the fi rst was new or startling as it is for so many the most important thing I can do – espe- place that felt like home. I always promised freshmen legislators, even though I had no cially to reduce the cost of health care for myself that I would make it back. It took a real orientation.” all Coloradoans. We will be working on it while, but I made it.” In fact, McGihon’s nameplate was not for a long time.” After three years in the nation’s capital, even dry when she caused her fi rst stir. McGihon landed at Holland & Hart in House Bill 1078 sought to legislate the FSU Schoolmates Denver in 1989. In addition to her duties as amount of pornography children could be Provide Support a senior litigation associate, she got involved exposed to, by requiring stores to screen She says her success to this point and in the state’s political scene. everything sold. The bill would have fi ned in the future is the result of those support- or jailed booksellers, theatre owners and ers who have stood with her, including An Unusual Series others for displaying broadly defi ned “sexu- fi nancial support from FSU schoolmates. of Events ally offensive materials” in their windows “We’ve had lots of town meetings since “When I moved out here, I became or bookshelves. I’ve been in offi ce, and my supporters are involved in local politics, working on “I felt that the bill was unconstitutional. always there. People spend their weekends campaigns at all levels,” she said. In 2003, Yet, everybody told me there was no way with me. I wouldn’t be anywhere without she helped a term-limited state senator get in hell to kill it, even though it would these folks,” she said. “They make my ser- elected to a Denver city council seat. After have closed every bookstore in Colorado.” vice worth it. They are absolutely fabulous he won, an unusual series of events changed McGihon did not back down. “I used leg- volunteers and friends. This is not a job you McGihon’s public life forever. islative procedures to pass an amendment can do alone.” The state House representative from to the bill that killed it, saving taxpayers The same can be said of her growing that district was elected, under Colorado money by avoiding expensive litigation private practice. McGihon & Associates has been primarily a one-lawyer fi rm since “That desire to serve was instilled in McGihon was elected, but that is changing. “I have a colleague joining me that will be me at law school and at my fi rst job. able to continue our legal work during the session,” she said. “There are two to three I was told that we were expected to legislators who work with me in the off- participate and give back for all the season, including the Republican House minority leader.” great things we have.” After leaving for the Mountain Time Zone, McGihon maintained a connec- tion to Florida by serving on the Florida law, to the vacated senator’s spot, leaving over constitutionality,” she said. “This was Bar Board of Governors as an out-of-state the House seat open. McGihon’s job was two weeks into my fi rst session and it was member. “That desire to serve was instilled to fi nd a replacement for the House seat, gratifying.” in me at law school and at my fi rst job. I but a satisfactory candidate could not be In another case, she stood up to a was told that we were expected to partici- found. Republican state representative looking to pate and give back for all the great things “It was all happening in the middle of an impeach a Denver District judge for order- we have.” ugly redistricting fi ght, and the party folks ing a woman who became a Christian and At one of those early Board of Gover- decided that I should run, and I agreed.” left a lesbian relationship not to teach her nors meetings, she tucked away advice from The special vacancy election was a adopted daughter anything homophobic. a speech given by Florida State Sen. Skip four-way race that took place over a 13-day McGihon and others, including Republican Campbell about how lawyers need to serve FSU LAW period. On the fi rst ballot, McGihon won Party leaders, argued an impeachment was in the legislature. with the necessary 50 percent plus one. She inappropriate, excessive and uncalled for. “It is shocking how few [lawyers] there may have found herself in an unfamiliar The issue was quickly dropped. are in the legislature. That means that

place at the state Capitol, but that doesn’t McGihon’s political capital has contin- people who know nothing about the law are ■ FALL 2005 FALL mean it took long for her to feel at home. ued to increase and she has championed a charged with passing laws,” McGihon said. McGihon said her law school education number of health and mental health issues. “We lawyers must work in our legislatures was invaluable during the transition—and As the Democrats enjoy control of the state and contribute—we have a public duty to since. House and Senate for the ﬁ rst time in 40 participate. I encourage my colleagues to “Because I took a vacancy, I didn’t get years, she says her top legislative priority is serve and make a difference.” k

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Marco Island Film Festival Kurt Bauerle

t is no secret that good lawyers are often Project Started on a Lark “It was such an experience when they good writers, but very few have par- Bauerle said that on a lark, he and showed up,” he said. “From the fi rst time we Ilayed that talent into an award-winning lifelong friend Brett Jaffee decided to write had a table reading with Wendy and Ken, I hobby. Kurt Bauerle has done just that. a script, but that they never thought they recognized that it doesn’t really matter what Earlier this year, Bauerle co-wrote would do anything with it. Friends, how- we wrote, it is all about the performances. and co-produced his first movie, titled ever, prodded them to submit the script to They are so good at what they do.” “Stuck,” which won a major award at the an upcoming fi lm festival. Bauerle said he worked on the movie on Marco Island Film Festival. The fi lm stars “We missed the deadline, but we gave it weekends and evenings and that they shot Ken Howard (“The White Shadow”) and to a local director, and he liked it and got the fi lm over a three-day holiday weekend. Wendy Malick (“Just Shoot Me”) as two of excited about it,” Bauerle said. “It turns “We had to build the set, but it was not fi ve people stranded on an elevator forced to out that he was also an instructor at the complicated since the entire movie takes deal with personality and culture clashes. Sundance (Film Festival) Film Lab. He place in an elevator,” he said. The 1998 College of Law graduate said showed it to actress Wendy Malick, and The best part of the experience? “When he was always interested in fi lm and didn’t give serious thought to attending law school until after he worked in Los Angeles for “I have plans for a feature … that about three years. “Going to law school was always in the deals with the life and loves of back of my head, but I didn’t go right away,” a thirty-something lawyer.” Bauerle said. “After graduating from FSU (with an undergraduate degree in communications), I went out to Los Angeles and she loved it. Incredibly, she agreed to fl y to we wrapped, everyone got a little teary- got a job at Lorimar TV as a production Orlando and work with two producers she eyed,” Bauerle said. “Ken and Wendy said assistant, but the shows I was working on didn’t know.” it was a magical set. They said everything kept getting cancelled.” He said the lifestyle The next step was to fi nd the male lead, was so rewarding to them, and that was re- of intermittently working and then getting but open casting calls in Orlando did not warding to us. Ken was just gushing. It was laid off was “troubling,” so he decided to go uncover any hidden gems. So they aimed pure movie making to them, not something back to Tallahassee and start law school. their sights a little higher. commercial.” “I guess I just waited until I was mature “We had a friend in D.C. who had It turns out that Howard was right enough to handle it,” he said. contacts in L.A. who knew the publicist about it not being commercial, because His maturity was evidently not an issue for Dennis Franz and Craig T. Nelson, but even with strong reviews and the festival as he graduated with honors before being they were fi lming ‘NYPD Blue’ and ‘The award, Bauerle said there is just no market snapped up by the prominent fi rm of Gray District,’ respectively, and they could never for shorts. But that has not slowed down Harris & Robinson in Orlando. Then, make our tight schedule.” the creative juices. when firm founder Gordon “Stumpy” Bauerle said the publicist also represent- “I have plans for a feature that I am writ- Harris decided to leave the huge practice ed Ken Howard, but they never expected to ing now that deals with the life and loves of to start a new fi rm, Bauerle was one of hear from anyone again. Then, working at a thirty-something lawyer,” Bauerle said. just a few handpicked to join him at what the law offi ce on a quiet Sunday afternoon, While “Stuck” is not in video stores, the would become Harris, Harris, Bauerle and Bauerle’s direct line rang. It was the White 20-minute fi lm is available by request from Sharma. The fi rm specializes in eminent Shadow. Bauerle, who will send a DVD just for the domain and property rights law. “I hear, ‘Hi, this is Ken Howard. I read asking. For a free copy, e-mail him at kurt@ FSU LAW “We represent interests in a major pipe- the script, and I would love to be in the HHBSlaw.com. line project, handling all the acquisitions,” fi lm. What are the details?’” Bauerle said. Bauerle said being a lawyer and writing Bauerle said. “I am proud to be part of “I was in shock. The fi lm has an interesting a movie script is actually not that much of a

the team helping to deliver natural gas to theme, and the script made sense, but it just stretch. “Lawyers are creative, we write a lot ■

Florida.” In other parts of the state, the ﬁ rm doesn’t happen like this.” and we are disciplined,” he said. “We have 2005 FALL represents property owners. Bauerle said the entire project was like a all the elements to be successful writers. It is dream, and that even though he worked in satisfying and fulﬁ lling to write something, L.A., the excitement of working with real even if it just stays in the drawer.” k stars doesn’t wear off.

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Former FBI Agent Builds Successful Second Career in Criminal Law FALL 2005

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442433-01-27.indd2433-01-27.indd 1010 111/28/051/28/05 5:38:555:38:55 PMPM and trial representation. “Having a law degree and the clinical Foster found himself on a national stage in 1997 when he represented parents experience from FSU, plus a year accused of lying about the disappearance of their young daughter. and a half in the fi eld gave me a lot “In the case against Steven and Marlene of insight that other FBI agents Aisenberg, there was a missing child, and the parents were accused of knowing what did not have.” happened to her,” Foster said. “The government planted a wire tap in the marital odd Foster can tell you what he did defenses—I was effective at tearing up the bedroom and in the kitchen of the home, before be went into private law prac- defenses to our cases.” and they were eventually indicted federally Ttice. But then he’d have to kill you. Foster said he worked on both the inves- for being responsible for the disappearance Well, that may be a little extreme, but tigations and the ensuing trials. “Having a of their baby. But the jury found it was all the former FBI agent does believe it’s best law degree and the clinical experience from a big lie. The court ruled that there was to keep the details of his work in organized FSU, plus a year and a half in the fi eld gave fabrication of evidence and dismissed the crime and narcotics to himself. me a lot of insight that other FBI agents case. For the fi rst time in the history of the Foster, a 1981 College of Law graduate, did not have. The assignments I received U.S. Department of Justice, they conceded has used his experiences as an assistant state refl ected my experience.” that the indictment was carried out in bad attorney, federal prosecutor, FBI agent and faith and were ordered to pay $1.4 million staffer in more than one U.S. Attorney’s High-Profi le Cases in attorney’s fees and court costs.” offi ce to create a niche in private practice His career took a sharp turn due to a In another media-watched case, Sea defending those in serious legal disputes. high-profi le murder in 1985. A Drug En- Watch of Panama City Beach, Inc., owner In fact, it was the desire for a multitude forcement Agency agent was kidnapped, of the La Vela nightclub, was indicted of experiences that led Foster to the College tortured and killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, based on the alleged misdeeds of corporate of Law in the fi rst place. and the U.S. Department of Justice decided employees. The government also wanted its “I was impressed that the school offered to beef up its cases against the involved beachfront property. clinical programs such as internships at the drug cartels. The Department of Justice “The government indicted the owner- Governor’s Offi ce, the Attorney General’s hired Foster for the U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce ship under the new federal crack house Offi ce and with the local circuit judge and to work on the project. statute, because of alleged drug activity by state attorney,” he said. “I could get a lot Foster said he didn’t think twice about some employees,” Foster said. “It was one of of practical experience while I was still in accepting the dangerous task. “There was three locations [the others being nightclubs school because of the access to the Capitol. no fear in this assignment, because I had in New Orleans and New York] in which That was a big difference to me—to be done it before at the FBI,” he said. “I was the government was trying to make an ex- already exposed to so much. I could get very motivated to do it, and the people sur- ample. We got a full acquittal, because the work and a leg up.” rounding me were very motivated as well. jury found that the corporation or its own- While in law school, Foster met a local Fear was not a factor.” ers did not instruct, approve or promote the FBI agent who encouraged him to apply for He eventually became the supervisor of illegal activities. It was a four-week case, and the agent training program. His childhood the Drug Traffi cking section of that offi ce the jury deliberated just 50 minutes.” ambition would be put on hold at gradu- before leaving for the U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce Foster said he is grateful for the path ation, however, as an agency-wide hiring in Tampa. There, he quickly rose to become his career has taken, although it has not freeze was in affect. Instead, he landed a chief of the Major Crimes Section where followed any master plan. “It’s just the way position in the State Attorney’s Offi ce in he personally prosecuted and supervised it happened,” he said. “The FBI was always FSU LAW Jacksonville. some of the largest fraud and racketeering a goal, and I was fortunate to get the op- Eighteen months later, the freeze was investigations undertaken in the region. portunity. In the system, I got to be a federal lifted and Foster was offered a job. “I In 1994, Foster joined what is now Co- prosecutor for 10 years, and at age 35 it was

worked in organized crime and as a nar- hen, Jayson & Foster, where he represents time to try something else.” ■

cotics agent in Jacksonville and Houston, individuals and corporations suspected of Foster said the choice for him, wife 2005 FALL where I learned how to analyze, investigate committing serious crimes. The majority of Pamela and their two children was a natural and interview people to make cases,” he his practice is focused on complex federal one. “What I knew best was criminal law,” said. “I learned also how to deconstruct criminal matters, including pre-indictment he said. “That was the way to go.” k

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Pamela Burch Fort

Lobbyist Has Forged an PHOTO BY MELISSA MESCHLER Impressive Career in Law, Public Service and Advocacy FALL 2005

BY DAVE FIORE ■

FSU LAW FSU

442433-01-27.indd2433-01-27.indd 1212 111/28/051/28/05 5:39:005:39:00 PMPM amela Burch Fort knew she wanted enact legislation aimed at suing the tobacco critical political and governmental issues.” ALUMNI FOCUS a career in law by the age of 6. Her industry to recover the cost of treating In additionl to legal, legislative and news Pdecision, she says, was based largely Medicaid patients for smoking-related updates, the site offers links to everything on what she saw on television every night. It illnesses. The historic effort resulted in an from sexual predator lists to getting your

was not Perry Mason who inﬂ uenced her, $11-billion settlement. credit score. Fort does all the research and ■

she says, but rather anchors on the nightly “My task was to ensure that the law updating herself. Pamela Burch Fort news reporting the often painful challenges remained viable and intact long enough for “Once I start the daily updating, it’s of a nation spurred to advance by the civil them to get to court,” Fort says. hard to stop. I get into it and just go and rights movement of the 1960’s. The world As a member of the Florida Senate go,” she says. “The site exposes people to needed changing—and she was certain she staff experienced in the complexities of issues and articles they might not otherwise was the person for the job. negligence and tort law, Fort was primar- encounter. It shrinks the world.” “I grew up in a home with parents who ily responsible for shaping the legislative Fort has been on the go since she was a encouraged a love of reading and civic par- language and shepherding the bill through ﬁ rst-grade newshound. She was one of the ticipation,” said the 1977 College of Law to passage. ﬁ rst dual-enrolled students in Florida and

“I like working for myself, because I can take on issues I have a passion for.”

graduate. “Participation fostered the desire She left the Legislature in 1995 after the received her associate in arts degree soon to know everything that was happening in tobacco bill passed, marking the end of an after completing high school. She fi nished the world around me.” era at the Florida Senate. For 16 years, she law school in two years – a 1977 graduate of Her parents were academicians and were served as a legislative analyst and as staff the class of 1978—as her peers were getting involved in their community. “They always director to the Committee on Commerce, their undergraduate degrees. tasked me with watching the news, and among others. Fort says, she witnessed injustices that then when I saw them late in the evening, “Working on the Senate Commerce fueled her desire to be a public defender. “I or sometimes not until the next morning, Committee was the most exciting time of saw some not-so-pleasant activities. I was I would update them on the news events my life,” she said. “Writing laws that had near the same age as the four girls killed in of the day.” an impact on everyone and everything was the Alabama church bombing. I understood Without Fox News or CNN, she relied an amazing experience. the implications of the Brown v. Board of on news shows, especially the “Huntley- “This committee had the largest subject Education battle. I had to fi ght to attend a Brinkley Report,” to be her window to the matter jurisdiction in the legislature at the school in my own community.” world. That early training has served Fort time, responsible for regulatory oversight Immediately after graduation, she got well, as she has forged an impressive career of many industries. These rather large bills her wish, landing a position in the Public in law, public service and in the advocacy were often complex and controversial. Defender’s Offi ce in the 19th Circuit—a ru- of issues for which she has a passion. Making sure bills were procedurally, statu- ral, south central part of the state. She says As president of The Commerce Group, torily and constitutionally correct was quite it proved to be a good training ground. a lobbying and consulting fi rm, since 1995, challenging.” “It was interesting,” she said with the Fort uses her experience to help clients that slightest smile. “One judge was a former include major businesses, associations, local Keeping Citizens used-car salesman who had previously been governmental entities, law fi rms and politi- Informed the county’s coroner. At the time, neither cal candidates. In addition to her work at The Com- position in those counties required specifi c In 2002, Fort managed the redistricting merce Group, Fort is busy as executive training or a degree. There were some chal- efforts of Florida Democratic legislative and director of Civic Concern, a progressive lenging moments in the courtroom for a congressional members, coordinating the think tank created in 1999 focused on diminutive African American woman in legal, demographic and cartographic units. developing sound policy initiatives and that part of the state at that time. People This team was responsible for developing a better vision of good governance for wondered who in the world I was and where and defending redistricting plans before Florida. “I believe that democracy works I came from.” state and federal tribunals. Later that same best when citizens participate and are in- Occasionally, Fort still receives that reac- year, she served as campaign manager for a formed. This forum encourages citizens to tion, but for different reasons. Her unique FSU LAW Democratic congressional challenger. participate in creating a better quality of life combination of experiences and talents has She perhaps is best known for repre- for families and communities by improv- her popping up in surprising places. And senting the legislative interest of the 11 ing our system of education, health care, that’s just the way she likes it.

law ﬁ rms that sued the tobacco industry employment opportunities and general “I like working for myself, because I can ■

on behalf of Florida’s taxpayers and sick governance.” take on meaningful issues I have a passion 2005 FALL smokers. The tobacco industry had never Since 2003, Fort also has published for. I apply my legal training and experi- been held accountable for the medical the online information portal “The Fort ences in perhaps untraditional venues, but devastation resulting from smoking. That Report” (www.fortreport.com.) that is “in- in a manner that makes a positive contribu- is, until Florida became the only state to tended for strategic thinkers interested in tion to the community.” k

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BASEBALL LEGEND Tony La Russa Subject of NEW YORK TIMES Best Seller FALL 2005

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442433-01-27.indd2433-01-27.indd 1414 111/28/051/28/05 5:39:105:39:10 PMPM “He (La Russa) is the expression of total toughness and integrity – his expression never changes. He is an innovator and is provocative. He is very compelling.” —Buzz Bissinger

ony La Russa has been the subject Manager of the Year in both leagues. lawyer. He is a vegetarian in the land of of many writers, but a recent book by La Russa also is just the fi fth major meat eaters. He is an animal-rights activist, Tsportswriter and best-selling author league manager in baseball history to have and what may be truly unique to baseball, Buzz Bissinger gives sports fans new earned a law degree, joining Monte Ward he loves to read. He says it is the only way and revealing insight into the mind of one in the late 1800s and Hughie Jennings, he gets away from the game. He is the the game’s true legends. Miller Huggins and Branch Rickey in the third-winningest manager in history, and 3 Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak early 1900s. Rickey was the creator of the just as remarkable is that he has been a and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager, pub- modern baseball farm system and as an manager for 27 consecutive seasons, with lished by Houghton Miffl in, puts readers executive broke the color barrier by signing only three teams. It is a grind, and to have in the dugout and the clubhouse of the St. Jackie Robinson. They are all in the Hall that passion and intensity is really not easy. Louis Cardinals during a crucial three-game of Fame. It is ulcer producing.” series with the Chicago Cubs in the summer The goal of the book according to of 2003. The book was on the New York Bissinger was to “excavate deep into the Times bestsellers list for 19 weeks. game and try to capture the odd and lonely La Russa, a 1978 College of Law gradu- corner of the dugout that he and all manag- ate, is a sure fi rst-ballot hall of famer as a ers occupy.” manager, but his playing days were a little Part of that is done just by keeping less distinguished. He originally was signed track of his time at the park. La Russa is so by the Kansas City Athletics as a middle obsessed that he lives alone for eight months infielder prior to the start of the 1962 a year while his family stays in California. season and made the major league roster “My life revolves around the score,” he the next year. Over the next six seasons, says in the book. “I’ve had an incredible La Russa spent most of his time in the advantage at a terrifi c price.” minor leagues, but he did make it back USA Today writer Bob Minzesheimer to the “dance” for short stints with the A’s Author Buzz Bissinger and Tony La Russa reviewed the book in 2004, calling it and then later the Braves and Cubs. He “an intimate and revealing look at one of also spent time in the organizations of the La Russa is active off the fi eld as well. He baseball’s best minds…It should appeal to Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox and and wife Elaine are the founders of Tony La casual fans and inform the most knowl- St. Louis Cardinals. Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation, head- edgeable grandstand managers.” He said It was after his playing days were over quartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., which Bissinger portrays La Russa as part tacti- that La Russa decided to take a break saves abandoned and injured animals. The cian, part psychologist and part riverboat from baseball and get his law degree. He foundation also runs programs to bring gambler. has never practiced law, but the educa- dogs and cats to visit abused children, hos- La Russa knows the numbers for every tion seems to have served him well. After pital patients, seniors and shut-ins. game situation and believes in statistics, but graduating and managing a minor league In a recent interview on “The Diane he never ignores the human element and team in 1978, La Russa was hired by the Rehm Show” on National Public Radio, never denies the truth of his experience. Chicago White Sox two-thirds of the way Bissinger, whose fi rst bestseller was Friday “There is no way to quantify desire,” through the 1979 season and has been Night Lights, talked about what it was La Russa said in the book. And his career managing ever since—with the White Sox, like to have unlimited access to the team is certainly evidence of that. FSU LAW Athletics and Cardinals. He has won 11 and live in the shadow of such an intense 3 Nights in August: Strategy, Heartbreak division titles, four pennants and a World competitor. and Joy Inside the Mind of a Manager is avail- Series with Oakland in 1989. He has been “He is the expression of total toughness able in book stores and online. k

selected Manager of the Year four times, his and integrity – his expression never changes. ■ FALL 2005 FALL last being in 2002. He is one of six manag- He is an innovator and is provocative. He is ers in history to win pennants with both very compelling,” Bissinger said. American and National League teams and “La Russa is one of only ﬁ ve major is one of only two managers to be named league managers in history who is also a

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alumni HAIL TO THE CHIEFS

Three of Five Chief Judges of FALL 2005

■ Florida’s District Courts of Appeal

By Dave Fiore FSU LAW FSU are College of Law Grads

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Gerald B. Cope Jr. ■

Hail to the Chiefs

erald B. Cope Jr. knew when he was a student at “When you are a judge, the FSU College of Law that someday he wanted G to be a judge. With an undergraduate degree from you are asked to make Yale University, he was well prepared and motivated to make it happen. sure justice is done. It “It was always a goal of mine to be a judge,” he said. “It is one of the highest was defi nitely one of the possibilities in the back of my mind before I left law school.” and most rewarding In 1988, he realized that goal when he was appointed to Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal. This year, he is forms of public service.” serving as the court’s chief judge. “Being a judge seems to fi t my personality,” Cope said. activities and the American Inns of Court. He also received “In law practice, you are serving as an advocate, but as a an LL.M. degree from the University of Virginia School of judge, you are a public servant, and being a public servant Law in 1992 and has published extensively. has always appealed to me. When you are a judge, you are Cope considers being named chief judge a great honor. asked to make sure justice is done. It is one of the highest “I am very appreciative for the opportunity to lead this and most rewarding forms of public service.” court,” he said. After Yale, Cope moved to Tallahassee and took a job And while he has been making rulings on tough cases with the Division of Youth Services at the Florida Depart- from the bench for 18 years, he still is troubled by the reali- ment of Health and Rehabilitative Services (now the Florida ties of family law. Department of Children & Families). After fi ve years serving “Those are the toughest kinds of cases to rule on,” he in administrative positions, he applied to law school. said. “Dealing with child custody or cases where there’s a “At the time, it made sense for me to study in Talla- need for support or a divorced spouse is hard. Those cases hassee. It was a young law school, so I was in around the can be quite diffi cult and troubling.” ninth graduating class,” Cope said. “It fi t in well with my His advice to lawyers with an eye for the bench is to plans.” maintain a high standard of professionalism. In hindsight, Cope said he is pleased with the decision “If you want to be a judge, participate in litigation to stay in Tallahassee. — be in court as much as you can,” he said. “And build “My time at the law school was excellent,” he said. “There a reputation for integrity and honesty, just as you would was a great faculty who provided a strong legal education. It with any job.” was a very talented faculty and a talented group of students Most people would be surprised at the mechanics of how as well.” an appellate court works, according to Cope. At FSU, Cope served as editor in chief of the Florida “A lot of people are accustomed to seeing trial courts on State University Law Review, where he worked with Mat- television. In the appellate court, we are hearing appeals after thew Stevenson, who now is the chief judge of the Fourth the trial phase is over,” he said. “Our analysis is strictly a District Court of Appeal. legal analysis based on the record of the trial, the attorneys’ Cope was born in Orangeburg, S.C., in 1946. In 1951, briefs and where they believe an error was made. There is his family moved to Melbourne, Fla., where he grew up. no jury box and no testimony. We sit in rotating panels of FSU LAW He is married to Carol Soret Cope, an attorney and author, three judges, which is a different setting to hear from the and they have a daughter, who also is an attorney. Cope said lawyers. It also makes the proceedings faster.” their shared profession provides for interesting conversations Cope has been on the FSU Law School Alumni Board

when the family gets together. since 1989 and returns to campus for meetings whenever ■

Since being appointed to the bench, Cope has main- he can. k 2005 FALL tained a busy schedule of professional development and service. He has served on the Appellate Court Rules Com- mittee since 1988, and has participated in other Bar-related

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hen a high school trombone player named “I think it is signiﬁ cant because of the history of the Matthew Stevenson came to the FSU campus state and the court,” he said. “It is a sign that progress is W to participate in a state band contest, he knew being made. I hope it is an inspiration for people of color that someday he would go to school there. that they can do this or something even greater. I always try What he didn’t know is that he would continue on to to work hard, but there is also luck involved. I am blessed law school and one day become the chief judge of Florida’s and lucky to be chosen to sit as a judge.” Fourth District Court of Appeal. To be named chief judge is awe-inspiring, according He says it was love at ﬁ rst sight. to Stevenson, because of the nature of the court and what “After visiting, I fell in love with Tallahassee and with it represents. the campus and its warmth and charm,” Stevenson said. “I “This is the court of last resort in the fourth largest state was in the marching band in high school and then played in the most powerful country in the history of the modern in the Marching Chiefs at FSU.” world. Our judicial system is looked at as a model,” he said. “Professor Vernon Fox (now retired), is the one who encouraged me to think about law school and pursue a career in criminal law.”

Stevenson also joined the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, “This is largely an administrative position — I have no more but not just for the social benefi ts. infl uence on votes — but it is a large responsibility to ensure “There were a lot of friendships that I gained there, but that our resources are being used effectively.” I really liked the work projects we did, too,” he said. “We As chief judge, Stevenson is used to making important helped tutor elementary school students in Marianna, Fla., judgments, but not all of them are from the bench. For helping the kids learn to read. I really appreciated living the past 12 years, he has used his discernment and wisdom on such a vibrant campus in the 1970s. It was a privilege, to make split-second decisions as a referee for high school I thought.” football games, and just recently got back in the ring to Stevenson focused his studies on his criminology degree. referee and judge amateur boxing matches. He was aiming toward a career as a corrections offi cer when “I got into boxing in the Navy,” he said. “I was assigned one of his professors suggested that he adjust his sights. to a ship, and the captain wanted to establish a boxing “Professor Vernon Fox (now retired), is the one who en- program. He was looking for volunteers, and I knew I couraged me to think about law school and pursue a career didn’t want to actually box, so the safest course for me was in criminal law,” Stevenson said. “He truly inspired me.” to referee.” After earning his degree from the FSU College of Law, Stevenson works with the U.S. Amateur Association Stevenson worked as an assistant public defender and then and the Golden Gloves, the primary feeder system for the as a law clerk for the Honorable Joseph W. Hatchett while sport’s Olympic program. he served on both the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. While he said he is grateful for all who have played a Court of Appeal for the Fifth (now the Eleventh) Circuit. role in his success, none has been more important than his “That kind of clerkship usually propels one to a large wife of 23 years, Dannette. private fi rm, but I wanted to give military life a try,” he said. “She has been my encourager, my reality-tester and So instead of a suit, Stevenson donned a Navy uniform as my sounding board,” he said. “I could not have done it a member of the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. without her.” “It was risky at the time, but I followed my instincts and The Stevensons are the parents of three children. never regretted it. I have to admit that it is not as exciting as Matthew Stevenson’s love affair with FSU has not waned FALL 2005

■ the TV series, but I got good experience in the courtroom over the years either. right away.” “I return to FSU every chance I get,” he said. “I try to In 1993, Stevenson became the ﬁ rst black judge on the attend one or two football games a year, and I follow the Fourth District Court of Appeal, and this year became the team always.” k FSU LAW FSU ﬁ rst to serve as chief judge.

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Carolyn Fulmer ■

Hail to the Chiefs

arolyn Fulmer received her bachelor’s degree to very grateful for that experience.” be an English teacher, got a master’s in university The mother of two said she is pleased that she has been C administration and started a doctoral program in able to stay in Polk County throughout her career. educational technology — all before taking her fi rst class “Lakeland is a wonderful place to raise children,” she in the law. said. “The city has a well-run government, and the lawyers Today, she is the chief judge on Florida’s Second District in Polk County practice law the way it should be practiced Court of Appeal. — they are civil and their word means something.” “I was getting my master’s in higher education — or In 1983, Graham appointed Fulmer to the Circuit Court university administration — at FSU at the same time my of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, where she served in every di- best friend was attending the FSU law school,” Fulmer said. vision. She was appointed to the Second District Court of “His moot court partner was the man I married.” Appeal by former Gov. Lawton Chiles for a term beginning Jan. 4, 1994. She was the fi rst woman to be selected to sit “Being the fi rst woman on that bench. “Being the fi rst woman judge in this district was not judge in this district that big of a deal to me. I was a county judge in 1981, and was not that big of a in 1983, I was the fi rst women judge in my circuit court,” she said. “By then, women attorneys were not an oddity deal to me.” anymore. It wasn’t until I got to the district court that I had any sense of being the fi rst woman, based on some people’s After working a year at Spring Hill College in Alabama, reactions. But that was 12 years ago; today no one even she returned to Tallahassee to get married and entered the thinks about it. doctoral program at FSU. “I did not take the position thinking I’m going to be the “I soon realized that the jobs I was training for were fi rst woman — it was just a judicial job I thought I would mainly in foreign countries, so I decided to go to law school really enjoy. I am proud and happy about it, but I did not to attend one course in criminal law because my job as a plan to blaze a trail.” research associate allowed me to take it for free,” Fulmer Over her years on the bench, Fulmer has found one area said. to be increasingly frustrating. She got an “A” in the course, discovered her love for the “Criminal sentencing has become so complex that it takes law, and the rest is a matter of public record. an inordinate amount of time to get through all the case law. After graduating from the FSU College of Law with It has become overly complex in a needless manner,” she honors, the Jacksonville native served as assistant county said. “It’s not that ruling on the actual cases before us is more attorney for the Polk County Commission until she was ap- diffi cult, it just requires more time than it should. There is pointed to the County Court of Polk County by then-Gov. never enough time, but you do the best you can.” Bob Graham in 1981. Off the bench, Fulmer found time to serve as a faculty Fulmer said that although she enjoys it, becoming a judge member of the Florida Judicial College and the College of was never a specifi c career goal. Advanced Judicial Studies, and a member of the Florida “I knew I wanted to have a family, so I did not seek work Court Education Council. Her Bar activities included serving in private fi rms because I wanted to have fairly regular of- on The Florida Bar Foundation. In recent years, her civic FSU LAW fi ce hours,” she said. “I wanted to be a wife, a mother and activities have included the Polk Museum of Art, the Polk a lawyer.” Theatre and the Leadership Lakeland Program. As it turned out, being a county attorney prepared Fulmer Fulmer said still she has great fondness for FSU, and she

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“When you are a lawyer for local government, you deal “I was unusual because I loved every minute of every year, 2005 FALL with contract law, unemployment, medical malpractice — a but law school cured me of that. I was saturated by the time very broad variety of legal issues,” she said. “When I was a I ﬁ nished,” she said with a laugh. “I thoroughly enjoyed the county and circuit judge and cases would come up, many friendships and professional relationships I made — many times I would have already seen something similar. I was of which I still have.” k

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2 0 you know.” who still is It networking. and –self-initiative way old-fashioned the jobs get still people but equipment, fancy allthis Wehave events. networking of Catalano. Rosanna Director Placement said dreams,” your of job the get to receptions. attorney and meetings fi to way best the sometimes But features. NETWORKING fi help students mendation wasbig.” withtheJim“That, Towey’s recom- me onCapitolHill,” Leopoldsaid. asareferencehe happytoserve for tinez’s chiefofstaffsaid hewould the nextbestthing.“Senator Mar- no positionsavailable, buthegot however, hediscovered there were tor aftergraduation. hoped towork forthejuniorsena- campaign fortheU.S.Senate and 1973 gradMel Martinez’s successful Leopold worked asavolunteer on the nation’s capital. 2002. He fellinlove withlifein tiatives in Washington, D.C.,in Faith-based andCommunityIni- graduate, intheU.S.Office of Towey, a1981CollegeofLaw Matt Leopold and Jim Towey Jim and Leopold Matt Case in point: 2004 graduate Matt Leopold. Leopold. Matt graduate 2004 inpoint: Case allkinds to go and network is do can students thing important most “The pilaf rice and chicken bad of alot eat and hands of alot shake to have “You The College of Law’s Placement Offi Placement Law’s of College The After moving to Washington, While finishinghisclasses, Leopold internedwithJim nd a job, including amazing online resources and interactive interactive and resources online amazing including ajob, nd It’s (Still) Who You When It Comes to ce offers a wide variety of services to to services of variety awide offers ce classes andwork toward graduating town forthefi once amonth.Idecidedtostayin and Ikeptintouchhadlunch to lawschool. school andencouragedhimtoapply him throughout undergraduate at Kiker’s fraternityandcounseled grad RickBenton wasanadvisor Tallahassee attorneyand1976 hewasgoingtobealawyer.knew meet hismentorbefore heeven toLaw graduate,wasfortunate Mission accomplished. became available, andhewashired. of naturalresources policyanalyst actly whathappened. The position you’re in,you canmove up.” in D.C.,”Leopoldsaid.“But once the hardest aboutgettingajob part “Getting your footinthedooris work withGovernor Bush’s staff. looking.” job asastaffassistantwhileIkept were niceenoughtooffermea have anythingeither, butthey Washington Offi attheStateinterview ofFlorida nd a job is to attend bar association association bar attend to is ajob nd “In thespringofmyfi Jake Kiker, a2004Collegeof After justtwoweeks, thatisex- He jumpedatthechanceto Those references gothiman rst summertotake didn’tce. “They rst year, he clerking atafi also canmakegoodcontacts. Jenni Dunton, amutualfriend,who mer position.One ofthemtold that hewaslookingforasum- classmatesmentioned toafew graduate. In hissecondyear, he Qualls, a2005Collegeof Law date canmakeabigdifference.” One person’s blessingonacandi- the fi always lookingforwaystonarrow takes upalottime,soemployers are classmate,” shesaid.“Recruiting turning thatpositionaround toa graduating, theycanrecommend fi 1972. “Ithoughtitwasaperfect graduated from thelawschoolin fi friend andfraternitybrother of fidence thathewasalongtime he said. good lawyers andgoodpeople,” student. Iwantedhimtobewith man, well-grounded andagood was “always mature young avery his recommendations becauseKiker an attorney. has beenthere ever since—now as and Sorenson, P.A. asaclerk and liams Gautier GwynnDeLoach and received offersfrom allthree.” to expectmyresume. Iinterviewed Rick sentletterstoeachtellingthem down tothree Tallahassee fi rms. areas ofinterest. We narrowed it the kindoffi early,” Kikersaid.“We talkedabout t forJake,” Benton said. Palmerrm partner Williams, who “If theyare intheirthird year Catalano saysfellow students Such wasthecasewith Tim It alsohelpedBenton’s con- Benton sayshefeltconfi Kiker tookthepositionat Wil- eld ofcandidatestointerview. rm Iwantedandmy rm intown andare 111/28/05 5:40:36 PM 1 / 2 8 dent in / 0 5

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found Tim and offered to help. “I e-mailed Jenni a resume, she printed Jake Kiker, Palmer Williams it out on nice paper and turned it in at and Rick Benton her fi rm, Young and van Assenderp, P.A. I got the interview and the job as a clerk. I worked there that summer, through year three, and I’m now an associate.” Qualls said the recommendation was especially important for him, because he fell into the category shared by the majority of those looking for a job. “I was not in the top 10 percent of my class, which really limited my options,” he said. “Lots of companies that come to campus state clearly that they require or at least prefer that you are in the top 10 percent, or are on the moot court or mock trial teams. I would love to have been, but it didn’t work out for me.” What is working out is his job. “I love it. I always felt that even if I did not have those credentials, if I could get my foot in the door, I was willing to learn and work hard, and I could prove myself. And that is what has happened.” Lori Jobe (Gruber) also was helped “You have to shake a lot of hands and eat by a classmate when she got a job at the a lot of bad chicken and rice pilaf to get Florida Department of Financial Services after contacting friend Beth Penney – both the job of your dreams.” graduated in December 2004. —Placement Director Rosanna Catalano “I knew I wanted something with the state to stay in Tallahassee,” she said. “I used the placement offi ce to help with you are looking – word of mouth still being a placement mentor should contact my resume and used the Web site for job works,” Penny said. “It is important for her at [email protected]. “We are postings, which tipped me off to contact friends to help each other. Relationships always looking for alums to come and Beth.” in law school are important, because once talk to students on practice settings. We Penny, a senior attorney with the you graduate, you can continue to help love when alums come back in whatever Florida Offi ce of Insurance Regulation, each other.” capacity they are most comfortable with,” said her offi ce was doing a joint project Catalano says the placement offi ce can she said. “They can speak to 70 people in FSU LAW with Financial Services on hurricane me- help alumni as well. a formal setting or have lunch with six or diation, when she was asked if she knew “We often post lateral positions, and seven and just answer questions. Students of anyone looking for a job. I counsel alumni,” she said. “Sometimes, always want to hear what it’s really like

“I knew Lori was looking and asked they will ask for guidance on a job search out there.” ■

her to send me a resume, and I passed it in a new city.” 2005 FALL along. It is important to let people know Catalano said any alumni interested in

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worthy College of Law alum is among three outstanding Florida Several College of Law alumni surprised Dean Don Weidner in June when they announced at The Florida A State University graduates Bar Annual Meeting that they had created the Alumni who have left their mark on society in a Centennial Chair. The Chair—endowed in excess of $1 meaningful and lasting way in the arenas million—was established to honor the dean for his many of world trade, athletics and banking. note years of leadership at the law school. They were honored as “Grads Made The dean will hold the chair for as long as he is a mem- Good” at this year’s Homecoming Awards ber of the faculty. When he retires, the Chair will be renamed the Donald J. Weidner Banquet on October 28. Chair and will be used to support the sitting dean of the law school. Weidner served The three honorees, chosen by the as dean of the law school from 1991-1997, interim dean from 1998-2000, and has FSU chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa served as dean from 2000-present. National Leadership Honor Society, are James Bacchus, Dianne Murphy and Gene Taylor. “For some time, we have thought of doing James Bacchus (J.D. ‘78, Law) is something meaningful for Don to show how chairman of the Global Trade Practice much we appreciate all he has done for the Group of Greenberg Traurig, P.A. He leads the international law fi rm’s worldwide law school.” practice on trade policies, remedies, —Ed Walborsky, ’79 negotiations, disputes and other international trade issues. In particular, he offers legal, political and strategic advice The effort to endow the Chair was spearheaded by Ed Walborsky, a 1979 graduate to worldwide clients of the fi rm based on and outgoing president of the College of Law’s alumni association. a unique combination of experience and “We believe that the great strides our law school has made are directly linked to expertise on the many issues related to the passion, wisdom and tireless efforts of Dean Weidner,” Ed Walborsky said. “For the global rules for trade and commerce some time, we have thought of doing something meaningful for Don to show how much we appreciate all he has done for the law school. He is one of the few deans at a of the World Trade Organization. Bacchus national law school who sits without an endowed chair. We found that disconcerting is a former judge on the highest interna- and decided that our mission was to endow a chair in excess of $1 million.” tional tribunal of world trade, a former Don Weidner joined the College of Law in 1976 as a professor. Since he became member of Congress and a former special dean in 1991, the law school has shown signifi cant increases in faculty scholarly pro- assistant to the U.S. trade representative ductivity, student credentials, private funding and national rankings. Program strength in the Executive Offi ce of the President. has been added in environmental law, international law and business. Bacchus recently returned to Green- “I am deeply moved and profoundly grateful for this Chair, which is by far the berg Traurig after a leave of absence greatest honor of my professional life,” the dean said. while he served as the chairman of the In addition to Ed Walborsky, donors include Chris Cadenhead, Wayne and Pat Appellate Body of the World Trade Orga- Hogan, David and Deborah Fonvielle, Phil and Rita Blank, Sheila McDevitt, Buck nization. The seven-member panel—the and Donna Vocelle, Tom Scarritt, Mark Williamson, Judge Terry Terrell, Larry Beltz court of fi nal appeal in international trade and Rick and Karen Torpy. If you would like more information about the endowment, please call Mark Pan- in Geneva—hears fi nal appeals in inter- key, assistant dean for development, at 850-644-5160 or e-mail him at national trade disputes involving the 95 [email protected]. percent of world commerce conducted FALL 2005

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442433-01-27.indd2433-01-27.indd 2222 111/28/051/28/05 5:40:475:40:47 PMPM Faculty Focus • in the News Florida State Again Ranked as One of Top 10 Law Schools for Hispanics

or the second consecutive year, Florida State was noted by the maga- Though both had a 15 percent Hispanic Hispanic Business magazine has zine particularly for hosting programs and enrollment, 13 percent of Miami’s law Franked the College of Law among the events geared toward recruiting Hispanics degrees were earned by Hispanic students, Top 10 law schools in the nation for and for striving to provide a supportive compared to 10 percent by Hispanic stu- Hispanics. environment for current students. Organi- dents at Texas. Texas ranked ﬁ rst last year, For the academic year 2004-2005, zations such as the Latino Graduate Student and Miami, second. Stanford University Hispanics made up 9 percent of the Association, Cuban American Student ranked third this year. school’s 748-member student body and Association, and the Puerto Rican Student Other law schools in the Top 10 in- received 11 percent of the 205 law de- Association provide mentoring and peer clude: Stanford University, University of grees awarded to the class of 2004. support for Hispanic students. Arizona, University of Southern California, The magazine surveyed 177 American “Hispanic students and staff are an the University of Florida, the University Bar Association accredited law schools and important and dynamic part of our com- of Connecticut, Southwestern University ranked them based on the percentage of munity, and we try very hard to provide and the University of California at Los Hispanic students enrolled, the percentage a welcoming environment to all of them, Angeles. of full-time Hispanic faculty, services for whether they hail from Argentina, Brazil, Hispanic students, Hispanic recruitment Columbia, Cuba or Puerto Rico,” said law efforts and retention rates, quality of educa- school dean Don Weidner. tion and reputation. Reputation was based Like last year, Florida State’s law school on the U.S. News & World Report rankings was ranked 10th by the magazine. The of the institutions’ programs in that maga- University of Miami ranked ﬁ rst and the zine’s Best Graduate Schools edition. University of Texas at Austin, second.

STUDENTS MEET WITH U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL

About 30 College of Law students, representing the Federalist Society and the Student Bar Associa- tion, met in September with United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Gonzalez was a speaker at the Governor’s Leadership Forum at the Florida Capitol. The students were invited to attend the event by Gov. Jeb Bush and had the opportunity to mingle with the secretaries and general counsels of various state agencies and state

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GUATEMALA CITY — ust a few months after not far from the capital city, and attend out of some sense of duty Guatemalan offi cials said arriving in Guatemala as was the fi rst to attend college. and as ‘consumers.’ We want soft they would abandon commu- Ja Christian missionary, He said he went to law school seats, a good (and short) sermon, nities buried by landslides mudslides that devastated parts because his dad lost a local good music and familiar fellow- and declare them mass grave- of Guatemala handed Lloyd election. ship, but we don’t want to be yards as reports of devasta- Monroe a bigger opportunity “My father unsuccessfully challenged too much or taken tion trickled in from some of than he had dreamed of to min- ran for sheriff in Jefferson Coun- out of our comfort zone. That the more than 100 communities cut off from the outside ister to the people in his new ty in 1976,” Monroe said. “Had doesn’t square much with the world after killer mudslides. home. He, wife Melanie and he won, I would most likely faith adventure, which includes Guatemala’s death toll sons Daniel and Asa, are now have transferred to University of discomfort and even danger, laid from torrential rains last living in Panajachel, just across Florida, majored in agriculture out in the Bible.” week associated with Hur- Lake Atitlan from areas that no and helped him and my brothers In Cuba, he witnessed a joy ricane Stan stood at 652; 384 longer exist—except as mud- with the farm. Instead, I could that was not affected by circum- were missing. covered graveyards. now major in history, go to law stances. “These people had no The worst-hit communi- The 1982 College of Law school and become a lawyer.” political freedom, no medicine, ties will be abandoned and graduate left his successful prac- In the 1980s, Monroe’s little food, two or three sets of declared graveyards, offi cials tice, his home and its comforts mother made several mission clothes and earned about $7 said, after they stopped most to make a difference. Now, he trips to Haiti, and in 1999 Mela- per month,” Monroe said. “But efforts to dig out increasingly decomposed bodies. has a better chance than ever to nie Monroe went to Cuba. He they had a joy and love for God, “Panabaj will no longer do just that. accompanied her the next year each other and for us that was exist,” said Mayor Diego Es- Monroe received his under- on the fi rst of what would be contagious. The Christian faith quina, referring to the Mayan graduate degree from Florida many mission trips to the island thrives amongst discomfort, not hamlet on the shores of Lake State, magna cum laude, and was nation. He said it changed their comfort.” Atitlan covered by a half-mile a member of the Phi Beta Kappa ideas about what a church and Monroe also made several wide mudfl ow as much as scholastic honorary society. being a Christian is all about. trips to Guatemala over the next 15 to 20 feet thick. “We are He received his J.D. with high “Many Americans are few years before making a fi nal asking that it be declared a honors and was selected for the semi-spoiled to spoiled com- visit in 2004 with brother-in-law cemetery. We are tired, we no Order of the Coif. fort/security seekers,” Monroe Bill Smith to confi rm the need longer know where to dig.” He grew up on the family said. “Unfortunately, many folks and get some discernment as to Esquina said about 250 people remained missing. farm in Waukeenah, Florida, in church are that same way and whether he should really give up The bodies found were buried his law practice and their good in mass graves. life in the states. His answer — REPORT BY THE started with lost luggage. ASSOCIATED PRESS. “Our six suitcases of medi- OCTOBER 10, 2005. cine, ministry material, dental supplies, etc., were lost by the airline. That caused us to return to Guatemala City three days after arriving to retrieve the luggage,” he said. “A friend of ours invited us to attend a mission service that evening where she helps with music. After a touching musical service, the FALL 2005

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Lloyd Monroe in native dress with a family he befriended in Guatamala. FSU LAW FSU

442433-01-27.indd2433-01-27.indd 2424 111/28/051/28/05 5:41:135:41:13 PMPM faith that doesn’t shy away from contempo- rary culture.” Jim and Anne Corrigans’ Monroe said the Gift Encourages ministry includes a Christian coffee Excellence on Moot Court house and nightclub for expatriates, and Jim Corrigan credits his ex- feeding and cloth- perience on the College of Law’s Lloyd Monroe and ing programs for the Moot Court team for kick-starting wife Melanie in Guatamala. poor. “We want to live his successful career as a litigator. out our faith through He is convinced that, along with lives of service,” he his good grades, the Moot Court read in Spanish. I couldn’t fol- said. “We can help provide entry on his resume influenced low and opened my Bible. Bill resources for and meet the tre- the prestigious Orlando firm of was no longer translating but mendous humanitarian needs Maguire, Voorhis & Wells to hire just sitting there, wet-eyed and in the surrounding indigenous him into its trial section right out grinning, as I read it: “The Lord villages.” of law school. had said to Abram, ‘Leave your Financial support for the country, your people and your ministry comes from a variety of The 1973 grad recalls with father’s household and go to the sources. “We are not on anyone’s great fondness the years he spent land I will show you... and you payroll and serve as volunteers,” in Moot Court with classmates will be a blessing.’ I felt like a bug Monroe said. “My fi rm is pay- Mel Martinez, Ken Connor, Bill on God’s microscope slide.” ing modest ‘residuals’ to me for Jennings, Danny Kepner and Chris A successful trial lawyer and seven years and we have rented Hart. Corrigan says that Connor, a partner at Coppins, Monroe, out our barn, loft apartment year ahead of him and Martinez, Adkins, Dincman & Spellman, and horse pasture back home. is fond of telling the two that he P.A., in Tallahassee, Monroe We just cashed in life insurance “sired them from a legal embryo officially transitioned to “of and are dipping into our savings. and made them everything they counsel” status in the fi rm on The Smiths have a super-micro are.” Martinez and Corrigan still refer to Connor as “Sire.” August 1 and began full-time coffee roasting business back Corrigan and Martinez, now a U.S. senator, teamed up their fi rst year, work with Porch de Salomon, home which is being operated which he and his family started by a friend; perhaps it will again 1972, with Professor Bill VanDercreek as coach and won Best Brief in the with his sister, Suzanne Smith turn a profi t soon.” state competition. and her husband, Bill. The name The ministry also is sup- Almost 33 years later, Corrigan and his wife, Anne, have created the James means Solomon’s porch, which ported by a number of churches and Anne Corrigan Endowment for Moot Court with a gift of $100,000. is a reference to the Bible’s de- and individual donors, some of “Now that I have the opportunity to help the Moot Court team, I’m happy to scription of Solomon’s Temple whom have pledged monthly do it,” said Corrigan, founding partner in the Pensacola fi rm of Corrigan & Janes, in Acts 5 as a place to meet and support. where he practices medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and prepare to takes Christ’s message Lloyd Monroe said they plan product liability law. “I know how expensive it is to travel.” to the world. on staying indefi nitely, with two Professor Nat Stern, the John W. and Ashley E. Frost Professor, who serves The ministry is designed to visits a year back home to stay in as the team’s faculty sponsor, said: “This is a wonderful gift that should help the reach Panajachel’s large popu- touch with friends and family, Moot Court Team extend its success in state and national competitions. lation of expatriates – those especially daughter Hannah, “The breadth of purposes for which endowment funds can be employed temporarily or permanently in a who is in college. country and culture other than He said while he is no longer will allow the dean to direct them to their optimal use. For example, all of our that of their upbringing and/or practicing law, his legal career teams that have won a national competition in recent years have benefi ted from legal residence – and to mobilize helped make this all possible. the presence of their coach at the competition. The funds for coaches’ travel volunteer teams and individuals “It paid the bills, with some left from the Endowment of Excellence will enable us to continue to provide that FSU LAW who come to minister to the over for 23 years,” he said. “The invaluable support.” indigenous population. ‘left-over’ is now helping support Similarly, Stern said, the availability of scholarships from the endowment “Many of the expats, wheth- our family, still, as well as our will bolster the team’s ability to compete by alleviating fi nancial pressures that

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can interfere with team members’ preparations. “All of us who are associated FALL 2005 FALL suspicious of or even opposed For more information, visit with the Team are deeply grateful to Jim and Anne for their extraordinary to organized religion,” he said. www.porchdesalomon.org. generosity.” “With that in mind, we hope to minimize religiosity and maxi- mize authentic, service-oriented

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note War on Terrorism All in a Day’s Work for This ’87 Grad By Dave Fiore

eing a key player in the war against terrorism does not associated with Bin Laden and other terrorist groups,” Lawson said. always require a fl ak jacket and an M-16. Sometimes, a “The U.S. works with other countries on identifying and freezing Bcomputer and a law degree can be just as lethal against those bank accounts so they cannot be used.” those trying to support terrorist activities around the world. Lawson also was responsible for oversight of the Secret Service, Just ask Ken Lawson, a 1987 College of Law graduate working Customs, the Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco, the Offi ce of Foreign in Jakarta, Indonesia, to help the Indonesian government with the Asset Control and the Financial Crimes Network – all Treasury law sometimes shady fl ow of money across it borders—and its high- enforcement bureaus at the time. speed Internet connections. Landing that position started with his desire to be an assistant Lawson is working for Booz Allen Hamilton, an international U.S. attorney in Tallahassee. He had served for seven years as an consulting fi rm, which won a contract from assistant United States attorney prosecut- the U.S. Agency for International Develop- ing federal criminal cases in Tampa. ment (USAID) to assist the Indonesian “When President Bush was elected, I government with establishing laws, provid- sent Governor Bush a letter asking for sup- ing training and increasing enforcement port to be considered for the U.S. Attorney efforts in the fi ght against money laundering position in Tallahassee. I didn’t get the po- and terrorist fi nancing. sition, but shortly thereafter I received an “I am helping develop fi nancial trans- email for an interview in Washington. That parency in a developing country,” Lawson was possible only because of the governor’s said. “The USAID is concerned about the support and faith in me. I was honored fi nancial strength of developing countries, that I was entrusted with serving in the war which helps the confi dence of international against terror.” investors. It is about the war on terror and He accepted before Sept. 11, 2001, but international economics.” because of the time needed for processing, Lawson said the Indonesian govern- he started his new position in a changed ment’s laws in this area are somewhat new, world in October 2001. and other nations are also providing tech- nical assistance. “The Indonesian government’s prosecution offi ce Embracing Challenges is making sure it has the resources and skills to enhance its fi ght,” Change was nothing new to Lawson. Since graduating from law he said. “We are helping them increase and hone their skills to school, he has embraced unexpected opportunities. make sure these crimes are not committed. Indonesia is the largest Immediately after law school, he entered the U.S. Marines Corps Muslim democracy in the world and has the potential to be a key and served as a military prosecutor for three years. economic player.” “I was born and raised in Gainesville, and I needed to see a bit Lawson’s work consists of training bankers, prosecutors, judges of the world and grow and develop. What I learned most in the and investigators on money laundering/terrorist fi nancing laws. Marines was leadership and how to take care of a team.” “It also requires me to work with the highest levels of the Indone- He then went to the U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce in Tampa, then to sian government regarding money laundering/terrorist fi nancing the Treasury before a stint with the Transportation Security Admin- legal and policy coordination,” he said. “For instance, I am helping istration in D.C. He was set to return to Tampa, but the day before with drafting the Indonesian Money Laundering Strategy and estab- he was to begin at Fowler White Boggs Banker, he got the call from lishing a transnational crime institute. Further, my work requires me Booz Allen Hamilton about the opportunity in Jakarta. to cooperate with other international non-governmental organiza- “Fowler White kindly gave me a one-and-a-half-year leave of tions, such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank absence to be here,” he said. “They were kind and believe in the and the Financial Action Task Force.” war against terror. They said come back when you’re done.” He is His training in international monetary matters came as assistant scheduled to rejoin the fi rm in June 2006. FALL 2005

■ secretary of enforcement in the Department of Treasury, a position Lawson is grateful that his journey began at the FSU College of for which he was appointed by President George W. Bush and Law. “Without my degree from FSU, I would not have been able to confi rmed by the United States Senate. accomplish any of my dreams,” he said. “My fi rst year, I wrote down “In this job, I oversaw policy related to anti-money laundering my goals in life – to be a federal prosecutor and an international FSU LAW FSU and counter-terrorist fi nancing efforts. Primarily, we tracked funds lawyer. I feel blessed to have already accomplished both.”

442433-01-27.indd2433-01-27.indd 2626 111/28/051/28/05 5:41:215:41:21 PMPM Homecoming The College of Law kicked off Homecom- ing Weekend 2005 on Friday, October 28, with the annual Law Alumni Party, hosted this year by Dean Don Weidner and wife Jiji at their Tallahassee home. Nearly 200 guests attended the party, which 22005005 specially honored the reunion classes of 1975, 1980, 1985 and 1995. Entertainment was provided by Professor Fernando Teson, Tobias Simon Eminent Scholar, and his Argentine tango quintet, Tango Sur. More than 300 guests, including alumni, their families, faculty and students, attended the Law Alumni Tailgate Party was held early afternoon on the Village Green on Saturday. More than 300 guests attended, including alumni, their families, faculty, and students. Everyone enjoyed BBQ, family-friendly fun, and musical entertainment by 3L Colby Masterson.

RIGHT More than 300 guests enjoyed the beautiful weather and fun festivities on the Village Green. BELOW Class of 1995 graduates Dave Ramba and Stephanie Williams celebrated their ten year law school reunion. FSU LAW

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Professor Fernando Teson (center) and his band Tango Dean Don Weidner and his wife Jiji hosted this year’s Sur performed authentic Argentine tango music during Law Alumni Party at their home in Tallahassee. Friday evening’s party. For more information on the Nearly 200 guests attended the event. band, go to www.tangosur.net 27

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1969 Bush, and will start the new job in November W. “Spider” Webb Jr., president of Office 2005. Systems Consultants, Division of Webb, Inc. James “Chet” Barclay, a partner in the in Tallahassee, received Canon’s Partners in health law practice group of the Ruden Mc- Brian O’Neill was selected by Legal Times as Excellence Award. Closky law fi rm, has been appointed general one of nation’s 10 “Leading Lawyers in Ener- class counsel for the Florida Patient Safety Corp. gy” in an article titled “They Got the Power.” He also is chair of the Health Law Section of He is partner in the Washington, D.C., fi rm of 1974 The Florida Bar and was founding editor-in- LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae. chief of the Health Law Section’s 2003 Florida Augustus Aikens Jr., a Leon County judge, Practitioner’s Health Law Handbook. Thomas T. Remington, circuit court judge in has been elected treasurer of 2-1-1 Big Bend, Okaloosa County, was interviewed for an ar- a community counseling hotline. Robert W. Perkins was invited to the ABA’s ticle that ran on the front page of The New Tort Insurance Trial Practice Section Annual York Times March 20, 2005, issue. The story Henry Dean has joined GrayRobinson, P.A., as Meeting in Chicago in August to discuss was about courthouse security. Of Counsel, working in the fi rm’s administra- “Due Diligence” by attorneys to help “stem tive law practice. the trend of suing attorneys when such things as mergers and acquisitions go sour.” 1972 Carl D. Motes has joined the fi rm of Arnold, Matheny & Eagan, P.A., at 605 E. Robinson St., Charles A. Francis was re-elected for a sec- Suite 730, Orlando, FL 32801; Tel., 407-841- 1970 ond term as chief judge of the Second Judi- 1550; e-mail, [email protected]. cial Circuit. He also was named Judge of the Marsha Lyons of Lyons and Farrar has been Year for 2004 by the Tallahassee Chapter of George E. Tragos has been appointed the named Membership Committee chair of the the American Board of Trial Advocates. He incoming chair of The Florida Bar Criminal Tallahassee Chapter of the American Board can be reached at Room 365A, Leon County Procedure Rules Committee. He practices of Trial Advocates. Courthouse, Tallahassee, FL 32301; e-mail, criminal defense law in Clearwater and francisc@leoncountyfl .gov. Tampa. He can be reached at Law Offices A. J. “Jim” Spalla, Of Counsel of George E. Tragos, 600 Cleveland St., Suite to the law firm of Young van Wayne Hogan’s law firm’s name has been 700, Clearwater, FL 33755; Tel., 727-441-9254; Assenderp, P.A., was named changed to Terrell Hogan. The offi ce is at 233 e-mail [email protected]. among the Legal Elite by E. Bay St., Jacksonville, FL 32202; Tel., 904- Florida Trend in the July 2005 722-2228. Richard L. Geissal has joined issue. He maintains a statewide practice in the law firm of Armstrong eminent domain, mediation and lobbying. Charles Levin has changed the name of his Teasdale, LLP, where he is a fi rm to Levin & Markowitz, Attorneys at Law. member of the fi rm’s Litigation George L. Waas, special counsel to the Attor- The firm does commercial and residential Department and concentrates ney General of Florida, has been selected for landlord representation in Florida. He can be in the area of toxic torts. He can be reached biographical inclusion in the 60th Anniversary reached at 400 N. Ashley Drive, Suite 1950, at One Metropolitan Square, Suite 2600, St. Edition of Marquis Who’s Who in America. Tampa, FL 33602; Tel., 813-274-5135. Louis, MO 64102; Tel., 314-621-5070.

Stann Givens, partner in the di- 1971 1973 vorce litigation fi rm of Knox & Givens, P.A., has been elected John French has been named a board mem- Warren Goodwin has retired as chief assis- president of the Florida Chapter ber of The Florida Association of Professional tant state attorney for the Second Judicial Cir- of the American Academy of Lobbyists for 2005-2006. He can be reached cuit after more than 30 years in that offi ce. Matrimonial Lawyers at the organization’s 27th at the Law Offi ce of John French, 1531 Live annual institute. He can be reached at 607 W. FALL 2005

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Knowles & Randolph, P.A., was elected to the e-mail, [email protected]. W. Howard LaPorte will fill the position of board of directors of the Community Founda- new circuit judge in Walton County. He was tion of North Florida. named to the newly created post by Gov. Jeb FSU LAW FSU

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Bruce Blackwell, a member of the College James O. Cunningham has opened his new Miranda F. Fitzgerald of of Law’s Alumni Board, is listed in the 2006 law offi ces at 3117 Edgewater Dr., Orlando, Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, edition of the Chambers USA: Best Lawyers FL 32804. Kantor & Reed in Orlando has in America and his fi rm name has changed been included in the 2005 edi- to King, Blackwell, Downs & Zehnder, P.A. He William H. Davis was elected tion of Chambers USA: Amer- can be reached at 25 E. Pine St., Orlando, FL president of The Florida Bar ica’s Leading Business Lawyers directory. 32801. Foundation. He also serves She also is among Florida Trend magazine’s as a member of the Florida 2005 Legal Elites. In addition, she moder- Dominic M. Caparello of Messer, Caparello Supreme Court Commission ated a panel of land use experts on the new & Self, P.A., was elected to the Board of Gov- on Professionalism. He practices law in the growth management law at the Environmen- ernors of The Florida Bar. areas of civil, criminal and administrative tal Summer School program held at Marco litigation at the Tallahassee fi rm of Messer, Island and sponsored by the Florida Chamber Sidney Mattew of Gorman & Matthew has Caparello & Self, P.A. of Commerce. been named vice president of the Tallahas- see Chapter of the American Board of Trial Charles Dodson of Dodson & Boge has been Christopher L. Griffin is special counsel in Advocates. named president of the Tallahassee Chapter the Tampa offi ce of Foley & Lardner, LLP, and of the American Board of Trial Advocates. is a member of the fi rm’s Litigation Depart- Susan Potter Norton was the management ment and Appellate Practice Group. He can editor of the American Bar Association’s Pamela B. Fort of The Commerce Group has be reached at 100 N. Tampa St., Suite 2700, Section of the Litigation Model Jury Instruc- been named a board member of The Florida Tampa, FL 33602. tions for Employment Litigation. She and Ja- Association of Professional Lobbyists for son Vail, ’80, were contributing editors to fi ve 2005-2006. She can be reached at 104 S. Sheila M. McDevitt has been elected chair of the nine chapters. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32301. of the Saint Leo Board of Trustees for a two- year term. She is senior vice president-gen- Daniel Thompson, a shareholder in the Tal- Debra Heise was honored by the Idaho Judi- eral counsel and chief legal offi cer for TECO lahassee offi ce of the Berger Singerman law ciary with the George G. Granata Award for Energy in Tampa and serves on the College of fi rm, was appointed to Florida Legal Services professionalism. She is a senior judge in the Law’s Board of Visitors. Governing Board by The Florida Bar Board of First District. She can be reached at Bonner Governors. His practice focuses on confl ict County Courthouse, P.O. Box 1634, Sandpoint, Mary Lou Rajchel has been appointed senior resolutions between clients and government ID 83864; Tel., 208-265-1446; e-mail, dheise@ vice president of research and development agencies. co.bonner.id.us. for Florida TaxWatch.

Edwin P. Krieger has joined the fi rm of Cata- Harris K. Solomon has been 1976 nia & Catania. He can be reached at 101 E. elected president of the Kennedy Blvd., Suite 2400, Tampa, FL 33602; Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs of Bro- Lawrence N. Curtin of Holland & Knight is Tel., 813-222-8545; e-mail, Edwin@cata- ward County and president of listed in the 2006 edition of USA Chambers: niaandcatania.com. Temple Bat Yam of East Fort The Best Lawyers in America. He specializes Lauderdale. He is a partner in the Fort Lau- in environmental law and natural resources Jeffrey B. Trammell of Trammell and Com- derdale fi rm of Brinkley, McNerney, Morgan, law. He can be reached at P.O. Box 810, Tal- pany can be reached at Suite 804, 1220 19th Solomon & Tatum, LLP. He can be reached at lahassee, FL 32302. St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036; Tel., 202- Sun-Sentinel Bldg., 200 #. Las Olas Blvd., Fort 223-3305. Lauderdale, FL 33301; Tel., 954-522-2200. Carolyn K. Fulmer was unanimously elected chief judge of the 2nd District Court of Ap- Christopher Weiss, a partner in the Orlando Scott K. Tozian’s law fi rm name has changed peal, headquartered in Lakeland. Gov. Law- offi ce of Holland & Knight, LLP, is listed as from Smith & Tozian, P.A., to Smith, Tozian & ton Chiles appointed her to the 2nd Court of one of Florida’s Legal Elites for 2005 by Florida Hinkle, P.A.. The fi rm is at 109 N. Brush St., Appeal in 1994. She is the fi rst woman to be Trend magazine. He ranks as the No. 1 con- Suite 200, Tampa Florida, 33602. appointed to the 2nd District. Her two-year struction attorney in Florida by Chambers term as chief judge began July 1. USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers Vicki Weber of Hopping, Green & Sams 2005-2006. The Orlando Business Journal’s received special recognition by Chambers Thomas J. Jones of Holland & Knight has 2005 Best of the Bar ranks him as one of the USA, American’s Leading Lawyers for Busi- FSU LAW been named to the latest edition of The Best top construction lawyers in Orlando. ness 2005. The fi rm was ranked as Florida’s Lawyers in America 2006. He specializes in top environmental law fi rm for the third year insurance law. He can be reached at P.O. Box in a row.

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442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 2929 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:086:05:08 PMPM E. Jason Vail and Susan Potter Norton were 1979 contributing editors to ﬁ ve of the nine chap- 1984 ters of the American Bar Association’s Sec- Peter Antonacci of the law ﬁ rm of GrayRob- tion of the Litigation Model Jury Instructions Cody Fowler Davis is a civil trial attorney and

action inson was appointed to serve on the Second for Employment Litigation. He is an assistant senior partner at the Tampa fi rm of Davis & Judicial Nominating Commission for the pe- attorney general in Tallahassee. Harmon, P.A. He can be reached at the fi rm’s riod of July 2005-July 2007. new location, 110 N. 11th St., 2nd Floor, Tam- pa, FL 33602; Tel., 813-222-3600. class James L. Bacchus received a Grads Made 1982 Good award during 2005 Homecoming at Alan M. Grunspan has joined the Miami of- Florida State University. He is chair of the James M. Ervin Jr. of Holland & Knight has fi ce of Carlton Fields, and can be reached at Global Practice Group of Greenberg Traurig. been named to the latest edition of The Best 100 S.E. Second St., Suite 4000, Miami, Flor- He can be reached at 800 Connecticut Ave., Lawyers in America 2006. He specializes in ida 33131; Tel., 305-530-0050. N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20006; Tel., tax law. He can be reached at P.O. Drawer 202-331-3100. 810, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Valeria Hendricks is a board certified appellate attorney with Davis & Harmon, P.A., Terry E. Lewis, a shareholder in the West Steve Fredrickson has been named assis- where she heads the firm’s appellate and Palm Beach fi rm of Lewis, Longman & Walk- tant general counsel at the Florida Offi ce of law department. She can be reached at the er, P.A., was named one of Florida’s 2005 Legal Insurance Regulation. He can be reached at fi rm’s new location, 110 N. 11th St., 2nd Floor, Elites in the area of environmental and land 645A Larson Bldg., Tallahassee, FL 32399; Tampa, FL 33602; Tel., 813-222-3600; e-mail, use law by Florida Trend magazine. He can Tel., 850-413-4144; e-mail, steve.fredrickson@ [email protected]. be reached at 1700 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., fl dfs.com. Suite 1000, West Palm Beach, FL 33401; Tel., Ken Plante of the Tallahassee firm of 561-640-0820. Lloyd Monroe IV resigned from his law prac- Brewton, Plante & Plante has been named tice in August and he and his family have chairman of The Florida Association of Pro- Robert L.F. Polsky’s firm has changed its moved to Guatemala to do missionary work fessional Lobbyists for the 2005-2006 year. He name to Nuell & Polsky. It is at 782 N.W. 42nd and open a coffee house to serve expatriates can be reached at P.O. Box 10369, Tallahas- Ave., Suite 345, Miami, FL 33126; Tel., 305- and tourists in the city of Panajachel. see, FL 32302. 441-1122; e-mail, [email protected]. Robert N. Wesley was the Gary R. Preston has joined Greenberg Trau- recipient of the 2005 Orange 1985 rig, where he is a member of the Real Estate County Bar Association’s Lib- Practice Group in the fi rm’s Orlando offi ce. erty Bell Award. He is with the Ralph DeMeo of Hopping, Green & Sams He can be reached at 450 S. Orange Ave., Offi ce of the Public Defender, received special recognition by Chambers Suite 650, Orlando, FL 32801; Tel., 407-420- Ninth Judicial Circuit, 435 N. Orange Ave., Or- USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Busi- 1000; e-mail, [email protected]. lando, FL 32801; Tel., 407-836-4806. ness 2005. The fi rm was ranked as Florida’s top environmental law fi rm for the third year William L. Wright was elected chief judge in a row. for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. He can be 1983 reached at P.O. Box 976, Marianna, FL 32447; Martin R. Dix, a shareholder in the Tallahas- Tel., 850-482-9078; e-mail, burchd@jud14.fl - Joseph A. Bulone was appointed circuit see offi ce of Akerman Senterfi tt, where he courts.org. court judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. He practices in the area of pharmacy health is assigned to the Criminal Division in New care law, was presented with The Florida Port Richey. He can be reached at 7530 Little Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for 1980 Road, New Port Richey, FL 34654; Tel., 727- 2005. He also serves on the board of Legal 847-8922; e-mail, [email protected]. Services of North Florida, Inc. Thomas K. Equels of Holtzman Equels had his article titled “Interview with a Dictator” Craig Dennis of Dennis, Jackson, Martin & Mark. E. Holcomb of Holland & Knight has published in The Long Term View, Vol. 6, No. Fontella has been named president-elect been named to the latest edition of The Best 3. The journal is published by the Massachu- of the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Lawyers in America 2006. He specializes in setts School of Law at Andover. He can be Board of Trial Advocates. tax law. He can be reached at P.O. Drawer reached at 2601 S. Baysore Drive, Suite 600, 810, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Miami, FL 33133; Tel., 305-859-7700; e-mail, Lawton Langford has been named to the [email protected]. board of directors of the United Way of the Samuel King of the fi rm of Del- Big Bend for 2005. lecker, Wilson, King, McKenna Ralph A. Peterson was selected as one of & Ruffi er, has been elected to Florida Trend magazine’s Florida Legal Elite. Thomas P. Scarritt Jr. has been named chair of membership in the American He is a board certifi ed labor and employment the Florida Ethics Commission. He is with the Board of Trial Advocates. He FALL 2005

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of Beggs & Lane. He can be reached by e- Suite 280, Tampa, FL 33606; Tel., 813-258-2300 Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Ad- mail at [email protected]. ext 2257;e-mail, [email protected]. vanced Trial Advocacy in Gainesville in May.

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442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 3030 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:106:05:10 PMPM Glenda K. Sutton has become a partner in Bruce Helmich works as a legal clerk at the Kenneth E. Keechl has been elected presi- the fi rm of Andrews, Davis & Sutton. She can Tampa firm of Jeffrey A. Blau. He can be dent of the Dolphin Democratic Caucus, be reached at 694 Baldwin Ave. Suite 1, De- reached at 14024 W. Parsley Drive, Madeira Florida’s oldest and largest gay and lesbian Funiak Springs, FL 32435; Tel. 850-892-5838; Beach, FL; Tel., 727-392-6085; e-mail, joanhel- political organization. He is a senior litigation e-mail, [email protected] [email protected]. partner with the Fort Lauderdale fi rm of Brin- kley, McNerney, Morgan, Solomon & Tatum. Kimberly King is president-elect of the board 1986 of 2-1-1 Big Bend, a community counseling C. Alan Lawson was appointed by Gov. Jeb hotline. She is an attorney with the fi rm of Bush to the 5th District Court of Appeal. Jeffrey P. Bassett has joined the Florida De- Hayward & Grant, P.A. She can be reached partment of Children’s and Families’ Legal at 2121-D Killarney Way, Suite G, Tallahassee, E. Louis Stern has joined McConnaughhay, Services in Miami as an appellate and court FL 32309; Tel 850-386-4400; e-mail, kking@ Duffy, Coonrod, Pope & Weaver, P.A. He can supervisor. kkinglaw.com. be reached at 6010 Cattleridge Drive, Suite 102, Sarasota, FL 34232; Tel., 941-955-6141. Jean Lee Burgess recently was married and her name now is Jean Burgess Moore. She 1987 Nelson G. Williams was recognized for 30 is with the Offi ce of the Public Defender, 14th years of service by the Southern Division of Circuit, P.O. Box 580, Panama City, FL 32402. Sam Ard of the Tallahassee firm of Ard, the Train Collectors Association. He has pub- Shirley & Hartman, P.A., has been named a lished several dozen articles in four national Andy Dogali, managing partner of Forizs & board member of The Florida Association of magazines on his hobby. He is retired and Dogali, P.L., has been selected by his peers Professional Lobbyists for 2005-2006. He can can be reached at 7589 S. Grovewood Loop, to be included in the 2006 edition of The Best be reached at P.O. Box 1874, Tallahassee, FL Floral City, FL 34436; Tel., 352-344-9753. Lawyers in America. 32302.

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action Florida Supreme Court to a second three-year term on The Florida Bar Foundation’s board of 1993 1994 directors and will serve on the Development Committee and the Legal Assistance for the Brian Alexander has been named director Mary Ellen Clark has joined the Offi ce of the class Poor/Law Student Assistance Grant Commit- of business affairs at Discovery Communica- Attorney General. She can be reached at 400 tee. He also is on the Jacksonville Bar Board tions, parent company to 15 cable networks, S. Monroe St., Suite PL-01, Tallahassee, FL of Governors. including Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal 32399; Tel., 850-414-3300; e-mail, Mary_El- Planet. He practices in the area of contracts [email protected].fl .us. and negotiations and can be reached at 10100 1989 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90067; Ryon McCabe was named Tele. 323-883-0249; e-mail, brian_alexander@ a partner in the firm of Ack- Greg Lang can be reached at Department discovery.com. erman Link & Sartory, P.A., of the Navy, SPLE5, 287 Somers Court, Suite where he practices in the 10041, Washington, D.C. 20393; Tel., 202-764- William Keith Bryant has joined the fi rm of areas of securities arbitra- 2021; e-mail, [email protected]. Baker & Hostetler, LLP. He can be reached tion, business litigation, class actions and at 200 S. Orange Ave., Suite 2300, Orlando, FL professional liability litigation. He also has 32801; Tel., 407-649-4000; e-mail, wkbryant@ been named one of the “Up-and-Coming At- 1990 hotmail.com. torneys” in South Florida for 2004 and 2005 by the South Florida Legal Guide and was listed Faye Allen Boyce was appointed to the Or- Steven A. Grigas has joined GrayRobinson in as an “Up-and-Coming Legal Elite” in Florida ange County judgeship. She can be reached the fi rm’s Tallahassee offi ce as Of Counsel. Trend magazine. at 642 Saint Edmunds Lane, Orlando, FL 32835. Ann T. Marshall has become a partner in the Sean Pittman has been named secretary of fi rm of Bishop, White, Miersma and Marshall, the 2005-2006 North Florida Executive Com- Jorge M. Cestero has been elected chair of P.S. She can be reached at 720 Olive Way, mittee of the Children’s Home Society. He the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar. He Suite 1301, Seattle, WA 98101. also was selected to serve on the FedEx Or- is board certifi ed in marital and family law ange Bowl Committee. His fi rm is the Pittman and is a fellow of the American Academy of Rob McNeely and Cindy McNeely (’98) have Law Group at 528 E. Park Ave., Tallahassee, Matrimonial Lawyers. He can be reached at opened The McNeely Law Firm, which spe- FL 32301; Tel., 850-216-1002. Sasser, Cestero & Sasser, P.A., P.O. Box 2907, cializes in family, entertainment and animal West Palm Beach, FL 33402; Tel., 561-689- law. Both are adjunct professors at the Col- 4378; e-mail, [email protected]. lege of Law. They can be reached at 2898- 1995 6 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308; Tel., 850-656-7780. Robert Bass and Rich Sox, ’93, gave a speech 1991 titled “Leveling the Playing Field: Automobile Matthew Craig Meredith has joined the Of- Franchise Issues and Concerns” at the Multi- Karen Phillips of Florida United Businesses fi ce of the Public Defender in Panama City. Dealership CFO Alliance Group Conference in Association has been named a board mem- He can be reached at P.O. Box 580, Panama April. He is with the Tallahassee fi rm of Fuller ber of The Florida Association of Professional City, FL 32402; Tel., 850-784-6155; e-mail, matt- & Myers. Lobbyists for 2005-2006. She can be reached [email protected]. at P.O. Box 1302, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Michael J. Bauer has joined the Wakulla Dawn Kimmel Roberts is director of the Flor- County Offi ce of the State Attorney. He can Chad S. Roberts, an offi cer and director of ida Division of Elections. She can be reached be reached at Offi ce of the State Attorney, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, was presented at 500 S. Bronough St., Suite 316, Tallahassee, Wakulla County Courthouse, 3056 Crawford- with The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono FL 32399; Tel., 850-245-6200; e-mail, dkrob- ville Hwy., Crawfordville, FL 32327. Service Award for 2005. [email protected].fl .us. Benjamin Crump received the National Bar W. Fred Whitson, director of medical eco- Rich Sox and Robert Bass, ’95, gave a speech Association’s Affiliate Chapter of the Year nomics for the Florida Medical Association in titled “Leveling the Playing Field: Automobile Award on behalf of the association’s Virgil Tallahassee, is among the nine panel judges Franchise Issues and Concerns” at the Multi- Hawkins Florida Chapter. The award was selected for the third annual Florida CHOICE Dealership CFO Alliance Group Conference in presented at the bar’s annual convention. Awards for Workers’ Compensation. April. He is with the Tallahassee fi rm of My- Crump, a partner in the Tallahassee law fi rm ers & Fuller, P.A. of Parks & Crump, is president of the Affi liate Chapter. FALL 2005

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Pittman Law Group, P.L. as Of Counsel. She Wendy W. Berger was appointed by Gov. Jeb practices in the areas of marital and family, Bush to the bench of the 7th Judicial Circuit probate and guardianship, personal injury Court. She is one of the youngest circuit judg- and general civil law. She can be reached at FSU LAW FSU

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 3232 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:136:05:13 PMPM Roseanne V. Zuayjas Eckert is with Assistant to aid Hurricane Katrina survivors. She can N.W. Stop 1107, Washington, D.C. 20549; Tel., Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Southern be reached at Suite 310, The Capitol, 404 S. 202-551-6018. Region. She can be reached at 101 N.W. 3rd Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399; 850-487- Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33323; Tel., 954-713- 5312; ellis.karla@fl senate.gov. 1284;e-mail, [email protected].fl .us. 1998 Jeremy N. Jungreis, Capt. USMC, has been E. Ashley Hardee has re- published in Harvard Environmental Law Re- R. Scott Callen has joined the golf resort and ceived the Brevard County view, Vol. 29, No. 2, summer 2005. His article industry team of Foley & Larnder LLP, where Bar Association Profession- is titled “Permit Me Another Drink: A Proposal he specializes in corporate counseling and alism Award. She is a senior for Safeguarding the Water Rights of Federal labor and employment law. He represents trial court staff attorney with Lands in the Regulated Riparian East.” He is numerous companies in the golf, retail and the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in Brevard. Regional Environmental Counsel for the U.S. restaurant industries. Marine Corps at the Western Area Counsel Shannon B. Hartsfi eld of Holland & Knight Offi ce, Bldg. 1254, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA G. Todd Cottrill was elected a shareholder in has been named to the latest edition of The 92055; Tel., 760-725-5613. the Jacksonville fi rm of Pappas Metcalf Jen- Best Lawyers in America 2006. She special- ks & Miller, P.A, where he practices land use izes in health care law. She can be reached S. Todd Merrill has joined Taylor Wood- and environmental law. He can be reached at at P.O. Drawer 810, Tallahassee, FL 32302. row as associate general counsel for the 245 Riverside Ave., Suite 400, Jacksonville, FL Florida, Texas and U.S. Tower divisions. He 32202; Tel., 904-353-1980; Bruce T. Jeroslow has joined the offi ce of the can be reached at 877 Executive Center [email protected]. Auditor General in Tallahassee. He can be Drive W. Suite 205, St. Petersburg, FL 33702; reached at 111 W. Madison, Suite 512, Claude Tel., 727-563-9882; e-mail, todd.merrill@ Eric P. Czelusta has joined the law firm of Pepper Building, Tallahassee, FL 32399 us.taylorwoodrow.com. Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles, Mauro & An- 850-487-9184 derson, P.A., where he specializes in medical Fred Eugene Pearson and William Waters Jr., malpractice, insurance defense, and hospi- Daryl D. Parks of Parks & Crump, LLC, in ’95, have joined together to form the fi rm of tal and health care law. He can be reached Tallahassee was elected chairman of the Pearson Waters, P.A. at 703 N. Monroe St., at 400 Australian Ave., West Palm Beach, FL Minority Caucus for the Association of Trial Tallahassee, FL 32303; Tel., 850-841-7611. 33401; Tel., 561-659-5970. Lawyers of America for 2004-2005. Tricia Prado has joined the The North Florida Lisa M. Hurley has joined Akerman Senterfi tt Gary A. Roberts has been named a board Law Firm, P.A. She can be reached at P.O. in Tallahassee as Of Counsel. She concen- member of The Florida Association of Pro- Box 2000, Fort Myers, FL 33902; Tel., 239-337- trates her practice in government procure- fessional Lobbyists for 2005-2006. He can be 1191. ment law and governmental affairs. She can reached at the fi rm of Gary A. Roberts & As- be reached at 106 E. College Ave., Suite 1200, sociates, LLC, 167 Salem Court, Tallahassee, Tallahassee, FL 32301; Tel., 850-224-9634; e- FL 32301. 1997 mail, [email protected].

Marlene Sallo has joined the Florida Depart- Scott Monroe Coffey has been named a part- Thomas O. Ingram was elected a share- ment of Children and Families. She can be ner with Steel Hector & Davis, LLP, where he holder in the Jacksonville firm of Pappas reached at 1055 U.S. Hwy. 17 N., Bartow, FL advises local, national and international cli- Metcalf Jenks & Miller, P.A, where he prac- 33830; Tel., 863-534-0062. ents in general corporate, fi nance and bank- tices land use and environmental law. He can ing-related transactions, including venture be reached at 245 Riverside Ave., Suite 400, William R. Waters Jr. and Fred E. Pearson capital, secured and unsecured commercial Jacksonville, FL 32202; Tel., 904-353-1980; e- Jr., ’96, have joined together to form the fi rm lending, and mergers and acquisitions. mail, [email protected]. of Pearson Waters, P.A. The fi rm is at 703 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32303; Tel., 850- Charles P. Sniffen has joined the fi rm of Har- Kimberly Johnson has joined the San Fran- 841-7622. lee & Bald, P.A., in Bradenton. He can be cisco fi rm of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & reached at 202 Old Main St., Bradenton, FL Mallory in its real estate and land use group. 34205; Tel., 941-744-5537; e-mail, cs@harlle- She can be reached at Three Embarcadero 1996 bald.com. Center, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111; Tel., 415-837-1515; e-mail, kjohnson@allen- Derek B. Brett has joined the fi rm of Weston, W. Kevin Snyder’s new fi rm is Lacy & Sny- matkins.com. Garrou, Dewitt & Walters. He can be reached der. He can be reached at 21 Eastbrook Bend, at 81 Douglas Ave., Altamonte Springs, FL Suite 222, Peachtree City, GA 30269; Tel 770 Lauren Kohl-Helbig’s new fi rm name is Gib- FSU LAW 32714; Tel., 407-389-4529; e-mail, Derek@ 486-8445; e-mail, Kevin @lacysnyder.com. son, Kohl-Helbig & Wolf, P.L. It is located at fi rstadmendent.com. 1800 2nd St., Suite 901, Sarasota, FL 34236; Richard Woodford has been appointed as- Tel., 941-365-1166.

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Senate, has been elected to serve on the tor General at the Securities and Exchange Stephanie Crossman Lowman has opened 2005 FALL board of directors of The Refuge House Commission. He is responsible for internal The Lowman Law Firm, P.A. She can be and head its nominating committee. She investigations into allegations of waste, fraud reached at 17 Lulu St., Brooksville, FL 34601; also was deployed with The American Red and abuse. He can be reached at 450 Fifth St., Tel., 352-797-7414; e-mail stephlowman@ya- Cross to Gulfport, Mississippi, for two weeks hoo.com.

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 3333 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:146:05:14 PMPM Cindy A. McNeely and Rob McNeely, ’93, with an emphasis on land use litigation. He have created The McNeely Law Firm, which 2000 can be reached at 37 N. Orange Ave., Suite specializes in family, entertainment and ani- 500, Orlando, FL 32801; Tel., 407-926-4006; e- mal law. Both are adjunct professors at the Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes has been elected mail, sbs@tvslawﬁ rm.com.

action College of Law. They can be reached at 2898- president of The West Palm Beach Chapter 6 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308; Tel., of The Links, Inc., a national community ser- 850-656-7780. vice organization. She is with the law fi rm of 2001 Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley class Scott B. Smith has joined in West Palm Beach, where she specializes Hilda Auguste is the human resources direc- Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain in personal injury, medical malpractice and tor for Miracle of Love, Inc., an HIV non-profi t & Williams, LLP, in West Palm wrongful death litigation. organization that serves black and Hispanic Beach. He specializes in per- males who are gay, bisexual or transgender sonal injury, wrongful death Rochelle Birnbaum Chiocca has announced by providing education, outreach, testing and and product liability claims. He has achieved that the name of her fi rm has changed to Chi- case management for those who need help numerous verdicts and settlements in excess occa & Chiocca, P.A. She can be reached at with medication or paying rent and utilities. of $1 million. He also is chair of the Academy 2001 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 400, West She can be reached at 1800 Mercy Drive, of Trial Lawyers’ Young Lawyers Division. In Palm Beach, FL 33409; Tel., 561-253-0230; e- Suite 300, Orlando, FL 32808; Tel., 407-445- addition, he is a member of ATLA’s Interstate mail, [email protected]. 6008 ext. 29; e-mail, [email protected]. Trucking Litigation Group. He can be reached at 561-820-2223 or by e-mail, ssmith@palm- Sean Desmond and Angie Desmond (’99) Michelle L. Buckalew has joined the fi rm of beachlaw.com. welcomed their second child, Kristen Holley Andrews, Crabtree, Knox & Andrews, LLP, Desmond on April 10, 2005. They have a son, as an associate. She practices in the areas Ethan Andrew Way has opened Way Law Kevin Timothy Desmond, who was born Aug. of insurance defense, medical malpractice, Firm and is board certified in criminal trial 15, 2003. Sean is a founding partner of the nursing home defense, products liability de- law. He can be reached at 119 E. Park Ave., Tallahassee fi rm of Desmond & Maceluch, fense, government liability, employment law Tallahassee, FL 32301; Tel., 850-224-1191; e- P.A., concentrating in personal injury and and civil rights litigation. mail, ethan@waylawfi rm.com. criminal law. Jenna Edmundson Caulfi eld is a staff attor- Michael R. D’Onofrio has joined the Naples ney at Inmates’ Legal Assistance Program 1999 office of the national law firm Quarles & 78 Oak Street, P.O. Box 260237, Hartford, CT Brady, where he practices in the commercial 06126; Tel., 860-246-1118. Angie Holley Desmond and Sean Desmond and construction law litigation groups. He (’02) welcomed their second child, Kristen can be reached at 1395 Panther Lane, Suite Marcelo Llorente, the Florida House Rep- Holley Desmond, on April 10, 2005. They have 300, Naples, FL 34109; Tel., 239-434-4917. resentative from District 116, has joined the a son, Kevin Timothy Desmond, who was board of directors of the Pacer Health Cor- born Aug. 15, 2003. Angie is an assistant gen- Stephen T. Erwin is general counsel of Agile poration in Miami. eral counsel with the Florida Department of Group, a Wall Street investment fi rm. He can Business and Professional Regulation, Divi- be reached at 4909 Pearl E. Circle, Suite 300, Brittany Adams Long has joined the First Dis- sion of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, in Boulder, CO 80301; Tel., 303-440-6500; e-mail, trict Court of Appeal as a law clerk. She can Tallahassee. [email protected]. be reached at 301 S. Martin Luther King Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32399; Tel., 850-487-1000; e- Fred Maglione married the former Sarah Ste- Eric Radford Lloyd has joined D.F.S., Divi- mail, [email protected]. venson in Houston, Texas, on May 21, 2005. sion of Workers’ Compensation. He can be He is the director of alumni relations, Omega reached at 200 E. Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL Amy Pietrodandelo has joined Shands Hos- Financial, Inc. in Atlanta. He can be reached 32399; Tel., 850-488-9370; e-mail, eric.lloyd@ pital, working for the Self Insurance Program at 265 Carlyle Park Drive, Atlanta, GA 30307; fl dfs.com. at 580 Southwest 8th St., Jacksonville, FL Tel., 404-371-4164; e-mail, fredmaglione@ 32209. comcast.net. William Purdy is a confl ict review specialist at Holland & Knight. He can be reached at Jennesia Primas has joined the Fulton Coun- Allen S. McConnaughhay has joined the per- One Tampa City Center, 201 N. Franklin St., ty Attorney’s Offi ce as a staff attorney. She sonal injury law fi rm of Fonvielle Lewis Foote Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33602; Tel., 813-769- can be reached at 141 Pryor St., Suite 4038, & Messer as an associate. 4325; e-mail, [email protected]. Atlanta, GA 30318; Tel., 404-730-6547; e-mail, [email protected]. John Kiel, Capt., U.S. Army, Joseph Silva Jr. has opened the law fi rm of is an assistant professor in Joseph Silva Jr., P.A., where he specializes in Matt Rearden and his wife, Amanda, are the the Department of Law at the commercial litigation. He can be reached at proud parents of Mackenzie Grace, born Feb. U.S. Military Academy. He is 239 E. 4th St., Panama City, FL 32401; Tel., 850- 24, 2005. Matt is associate general counsel teaching Constitutional Law 763-8422; e-mail, [email protected]. for International Speedway Corp. in Daytona FALL 2005

and Military Justice. He can be reached at Beach. He can be reached at 1801 W. Inter- ■

U.S. Military Academy, Department of Law, S. Brent Spain has become a partner with the national Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL West Point, NY 10996; or 3075-B Wayne law ﬁ rm of Theriaque Vorbeck & Spain. He 32114; Tel., 386-681-4076. Place, West Point, NY 10996; e-mail, John. practices primarily in the areas of land use, [email protected]. local government and administrative law, FSU LAW FSU

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 3434 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:156:05:15 PMPM A. Yvonne Sanford has joined UBS Financial Robert G. Churchill Jr. is with the fi rm of Den- Coral Gables, FL 33134; Tel., 305-774-6160; e- Services. She can be reached at 8501 N. nis, Jackson, Martin & Fontela, P.A. He can mail, [email protected]. Scottsdale Road, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ be reached at P.O. Box 15589, Tallahassee, 85253. FL 32317; Tel., 850-422-3345. Matthew Litz and Molly Harris Litz (’02) celebrated the birth of their son, Campbell Is- Alicia L. Whitton is an attorney for the Guard- Howard Currie’s new fi rm is Howard Currie, enhour Litz on Jan. 21, 2005. Matthew is an ian ad Litem Program in Daytona Beach. She P.A. He can be reached at 1426 Towne Lake associate in the taxation and estate planning can be reached at 250 N. Beach St., Daytona Pkwy., Suite 102-241, Woodstock, GA 30189; law fi rm of Young, Moore & Henderson in Ra- Beach, FL 32114; Tel., 386-239-7803; e-mail, Tel., 404-247-8237; e-mail, vcurrie022@yahoo. leigh, N.C. He can be reached at 3101 Glen- Alicia.Whtton@gal.fl .gov. com. wood Ave., Suite 200, Raleigh, NC 27612; Tel., 919-782-6860; e-mail, [email protected]. Thomas A. David has joined the Tallahas- 2002 see law fi rm of Cooper, Byrne & Blue, PLLC, Jonathan Miller has joined the fi rm of Ran- where he focuses on employment and real dall K. Roger & Associates in Boca Raton. He Michael John Barry is working in Wash- estate law. He can be reached at 3520 Thom- can be reached at 621 N.W. 53rd St., Suite ington, D.C., at the U.S. House of Represen- asville Road, Suite 200, Tallahassee, FL 32309; 300, Boca Raton, FL 33487; Tel., 561-988-5598; tatives. He can be reached at 108 Cannon Tel., 850-553-4300; e-mail, Tad@cooperbyrne. e-mail, [email protected]. House Office Building, Washington, D.C. com. 20515; Tel., 202-225-2536; e-mail, mike.barry@ Amanda Hammond Rapp has joined the fi rm mail.house.gov. Angela Deanne Davis married Sean Tobaygo, of Page, Mrachek, Fitzgerald & Rose. She ’03, in October 2004. married Stephen J. Rapp, ’03, this past year. Jason K. Kellogg has joined the law fi rm of She can be reached at 505 S. Flagler Dr., Fla- Akerman Senterfitt in Miami, and can be Shawn L. Demers has joined the fi rm of But- gler Center, Suite 600, West Palm Beach, FL reached at One Southeast Third Ave. 28th ler & Hosch, P.A., as a Florida foreclosure at- 33401; Tel., 561-655-2250; e-mail, arapp@pm- Floor, Miami, FL 33131; Tel., 305-374-5600; e- torney. He can be reached at 3185 S. Conway law.com. mail, [email protected]. Road, Suite E, Orlando, FL 32812; Tel., 407-381- 5200 ext. 1095. Stephen J. Rapp and Amanda Rapp, ’03, were Shelbie Legg will begin work in November at married this past year. He joined the fi rm of the U.S. Embassy in the Republic of Tashkent, Brian R. Evans has joined the fi rm of Spon- Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., and can be Uzbekistan, which borders Afghanistan. She sler, Bennett, Jacobs & Cristal, P.A. He can reached at 777 S. Flagler Drive, Suite 500 E. will travel with her husband, Vassily Barybov. be reached at 400 N. Tampa St., Suite 2300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401; Tel., 561-650- She can be reached at 82 Chilanzarskaya St., Tampa, FL 33602; Tel., 813-272-1401. 0521. Tashkent, 700115, Republic of Uzbekistan; Tel., +998 (71) 120-5450. Jennifer Gilmore has joined the firm of Jennifer A. Sullivan has joined the firm of Brooks, LeBoeuf, Bennett, Foster & Gwart- Coppins Monroe Adkins Dincman & Spell- Molly Harris Litz and Matthew Litz (’03) cel- ney, P.A., where she practices criminal law. man, P.A., as a litigation associate, practicing ebrated the birth of their son Campbell Isen- She can be reached at 909 E. Park Ave., Tal- in the areas of employment discrimination, hour Litz on Jan. 21, 2005. She can be reached lahassee, FL 32301; Tel., 850-222-2000; e-mail, insurance defense, civil rights and land use at 1911 Misty Water Court, Apex, NC 27502; [email protected]. law. She can be reached at 1219 Thomasville Tel., 919-372-7109. Matthew is an associate Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32308; Tel., 850-jsulli- at the fi rm of Young Moore & Henderson. Sarah R. Hamilton, who, in addition to her law [email protected]. degree, received an MBA in 2003 from Florida State, has joined Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, as Sean Tobaygo married Angela Deanne Davis, 2003 an associate in the firm’s Capital Markets ’03, in October 2004. Group. She can be reached at 214 N. Tyron Mark E. Adamczyk has joined the Naples St., Suite 2500, Charlotte, NC 28202; Tel. 704- Alexis Mead Walker is working for the Law fi rm of Peck & Peck in the practice of real 338-5058; e-mail, [email protected]. Offi ce of Brad Salter in St. Petersburg. She estate, litigation and estate planning. He can can be reached at 4601 1st Ave. S., St. Pe- be reached 5801 Pelican Bay Blvd., Suite 103, John Eric Hurley is with Tyco International, tersburg, FL 33712; Tel., 727-323-5848; alex- Naples, FL 34108; Tel., 239-566-3600; e-mail, Inc., and can be reached at 1 Town Center [email protected]. [email protected]. Road, Boca Raton, FL 33486; Tel., 561-981- 4437; e-mail, [email protected]. Jami McFatter Balkom and 2004 her husband Josh Balkom cel- Ashleigh Landers is an assistant state attor- FSU LAW ebrated the birth of their fi rst ney with the Second Judicial Circuit, and can Lisa A. Balfour is with the Florida Department child, daughter Juli Allison be reached by e-mail at landersa@leoncoun- of Business and Professional Regulation and Balkom April 29, 2005. Jami tyfl .gov. is a prosecutor for the Construction Indus-

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is a member of the College of Law’s Alumni Leandro Lissa is an associate with the Of- 1940 N. Monroe St., Suite 42, Tallahassee, FL 2005 FALL Board. She can be reached at 314 Magnolia fice of the General Counsel, Trial Division 32399; Tel., 850-414-9132; e-mail, lab.esq@ Ave., Panama City, FL 32401. of United Automobile Insurance Co., where comcast.net. he practices insurance litigation. He can be reached at One Alhambra Plaza, Suite 1200,

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 3535 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:176:05:17 PMPM Kara L. Decker has joined Bell, Leeper & Lauderdale, FL 33301; Tel., 954-831-6322; e- Workers’ Compensation Division. He can Roper, P.A, in Orlando. She can be reached mail, [email protected]. be reached at 325 John Knox Road, Atrium at 2816 E. Robinson St., Orlando, FL 32803; Building,Suite 105,Tallahassee, FL 32303; Tel., Tel., 407-897-5150; e-mail, kdecker@blrlaw- Michael T. Pazder has joined Affordable 850-383-9103; e-mail, mbonfanti@conroysim-

action fi rm.com. Housing Advocates, where he is work- berg.com. ing on the agency’s qualified legal ser- Kevin A. Gowen II has joined vices project. He can be reached at Tiffany L. Burton is an associate with Rees, the Orlando office of Rum- 303 A St., Suite 310, San Diego, CA 92101. Broome & Diaz in Tysons Corner, Virginia. class berger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., She practices in the areas of tax, general as an associate practicing in Keisha D. Rice has joined the Tallahassee law corporate and business law and tax planning. the area of commercial liti- fi rm of Parks & Crump, LLC, located at 240 N. She also is working on her LLM in Taxation gation. He can be reached at 201 S. Orange Magnolia Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32301. at Georgetown University Law Center. She Ave., Orlando, FL 32802; Tel., 407-872-7300. can be reached at 8133 Leesburg Pike, Ninth Lauren Tabas has joined the Beasley Firm in Floor, Vienna, VA 22182; Tel., 703-790-1911; e- Jason Jones and his wife Philadelphia, where she is involved in Vioxx mail, [email protected]. Danielle welcomed the arrival litigation. She can be reached at 1125 Walnut of their first child, daughter St., Philadelphia, PA 19107; Tel., 215-931-2659; Emily Busse is has joined the law firm of Amelia Grace, in March 2005. e-mail, [email protected]. Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds, LLP. Jason is an assistant state at- She can be reached at 1735 New York Ave., torney for the 2nd Judicial Circuit. He can be James F. Turner Jr. has joined the Florida N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20006. reached at Offi ce of the State Attorney, 106 Department of Children and Families as an E. Washington St., Monticello, FL 32344; Tel., assistant district legal counsel. He can be Joanna L. Clary is the governmental relations 850-342-0196; e-mail, Jonesja@leoncountyfl . reached at 8190 Pensacola Blvd., Pensacola, director for the Florida Council for Community gov. FL 32534; Tel., 850-471-6903. Mental Health. She can be reached at 316 E. Park Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32301; Tel., 850- Cassandra Rosas Kellogg has joined the Marcy Waters is a senior program attorney 224-6048. Family Division Case Management, State for the Guardian ad Litem Program, 13th Ju- of Florida, Eleventh Judicial Circuit. She is dicial Circuit. She can be reached at 620 E. Courtney Connell has started NY Law Clerks married to Jason Kellogg, ’02. She can be Twiggs St., Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33602. with Lisa Bench Niewveld, ’05. The fi rm pro- reached at 7531 S.W. 63 Court, S. Miami, FL vides legal research, writing, case evaluation, 33143; Tel., 305-661-8272; e-mail, ckellogg@ preliminary opinions on legal issues, among jud11.fl courts.org. 2005 other assistance to U.S. and international law fi rms. She can be reached through her web Jack “Jake” Kiker has joined the fi rm of Wil- Danielle Appignani has joined the Fourth Dis- page at http://www.nylawclerks.com. liams, Gautier, Gwynn, DeLoach & Sorenson, trict Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach. She P.A., as an associate. He can be reached at can be reached at 1525 Palm Beach Lakes Doug Christy has joined Pennington, Moore, 2010 Delta Blvd., Tallahassee, FL; Tel., 850- Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33401-2399; Tel., Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A. He can be 386-3300; e-mail, [email protected]. 561-242-2090; e-mail, AppignaniD@4DCA. reached at 2701 N. Rocky Point Drive, Suite org. 900, Tampa, FL 33607; Tel., 813-639-9599; e- Kimberly G. Killian is an associate in the Se- mail, [email protected]. curities, Financial Services and White Collar Laura S. Bauman has joined Practice Group at Fowler White Boggs Bank- the fi rm of Kirk Pinkerton, P.A., Christine A. DeMaere is practicing corpo- er. She concentrates in the areas of com- as an associate in the firm’s rate law at Kennedy Covington Lobdell & mercial litigation, class actions and complex Sarasota offi ce. She focuses Hickman, LLP. She can be reached at Hearst litigation. She can be reached at 50 N. on residential real estate law. Tower, 47th Floor, 214 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, Laura St., Suite 2200, Jacksonville, FL 32202; NC 28202; Tel., 704-31-7495; e-mail, cdemae- Tel., 904-598-3100. Heather L. Becerra has joined the firm of [email protected]. Nardella Chong, P.A., and is practicing in the Hans Laurenceau has joined the Offi ce of the areas of real estate, estate planning and com- Tikkun Gottschalk is with Powell & Deutsch State Attorney, 17th Judicial Circuit, and has mercial litigation. She can be reached at 234 and can be reached at 75 N. Market St., announced his candidacy for the State House N. Westmonte Drive, Suite 3000, Altamonte Asheville, NC; Tel., 850-219-1803; e-mail tik- of Representatives. He can be reached at 201 Springs, FL 32714; Tel., 407-786-2700; e-mail, [email protected]. Southeast 6th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301; [email protected]. e-mail, [email protected]. Justin Green has joined The McNeely Law Rebecca Bandy Bonfanti has been named di- Firm in Tallahassee. He can be reached at Robin Myers has been named an assistant rector of Alumni Affairs and Advancement at 2898 Mahan Drive, Suite 6, Tallahassee, FL state attorney for the Second Judicial Circuit the Florida State University College of Busi- 32308; Tel. 850-656-7780; e-mail, justbgreen@ in Quincy, FL. He can be reached by e-mail at ness. She can be reached at 1085 S. Mulbery hotmail.com. FALL 2005

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Greg Goelzhauser is in the Ph.D. program in Michael Oback is a judicial staff attorney for Michael J. Bonfanti has joined the Talla- political Science at Florida State University the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida. He can hassee office of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, and is working part-time at the Florida Sen- be reached at 201 S.E. 6th St., Suite 278, Fort Krevans & Able, P.A., as an associate in the FSU LAW FSU

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 3636 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:186:05:18 PMPM ate. He can be reached by e-mail at grg02@ among other assistance to U.S. and interna- garnet.acns.fsu.edu. tional law fi rms. She can be reached through In Memorium her web page at http://www.nylawclerks. Robert Jordan Green has joined the District com. Lawrence Lee Carnes, ’69, of Tallahassee Attorney’s Office, 18th Judicial District in died Aug. 16, 2005. He was a retired patent Greensboro, N.C. Danielle Wallace Payne is working as an and trademark attorney. Memorial contribu- assistant public defender in Columbia, South tions may be made to Down Syndrome As- Michael J. Heath has opened a law offi ce Carolina. She can be reached at Tel., 803-920- sociation of Tallahassee, 8830 Minnow Creek at 123 108th Ave., Treasure Island, FL 33706. 2907; e-mail, [email protected]. Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32312. He practices estate planning, real estate and business entities law. Tel., 727-360-2771; e- Marion “Beth” Penny has been promoted to Edward Alphonso Cobham Jr., ’89, died July mail, [email protected]. assistant general counsel in the Legal Ser- 22, 2005. He was retired from the Florida En- vices Offi ces of the Offi ce of Insurance Regu- ergy Offi ce. Jason Henbest has joined the Manatee lation in Tallahassee. She can be reached at County Attorney’s Offi ce as an associate. He 200 East Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399; Robert Treat Graham, ’75, of Pensacola died can be reached by e-mail at 1112 Manatee Tel., 850-413-4281; e-mail, beth.penny@fl dfs. April 5, 2005. He was retired from the Offi ce Ave. West, Suite 969, Bradenton, FL 34206; com. of the State Attorney in Pensacola. Memo- Tel., 941-745-3750; e-mail, jason.henbest@ rial contributions may be made to the Baptist co.manatee.fl .us. Ivette Bossolo Perez has joined the Orlando Health Care Foundation, 1717 North E. St., fi rm of A. Suarez & Associates. She can be Pensacola, FL 32501. Terry Hill is the program administrator at The reached at 407-375-8059. Florida Bar Association. He can be reached James Richard Hooper, ’83, died July 1, 2005, at The Florida Bar; Tel., 850-561-5619; e-mail, Hunter P. Pfi effer has joined the Appeals De- in a plan crash. He was the sole owner of the thill@fl abar.org. partment of the Offi ce of the Public Defender Law Offi ces of James Richard Hooper, P.A., in Tallahassee. He can be reached at 301 S. a nationally recognized law fi rm devoted to Amber Hines has joined the law office of Monroe St., Suite 402, Tallahassee, FL 32301; plaintiff’s rights and the representation of the Robert J. Slama, P.A. She can be reached at Tel., 850-488-2458. injured. 6817 Southpoint Pkwy., Suite 2504, Jackson- ville, FL 32216; Tel 904-296-1050. Seth Rubin has joined the Lemon Law Divi- J. Bob Humphries, ’72, of Tampa died Aug. 18, sion of the Florida Attorney General’s Offi ce 2005. He was with the Tampa fi rm of Fowler Laura Johnson is an associate with Allen, in Tallahassee. He can be reached at 850-443- White Boggs Banker, P.A. Contributions may Kopet & Associates. She can be reached 0700 or by e-mail, [email protected]. be made to the J. Bob Humphries Student of at P.O. Box 14269, Tallahassee, FL 32317; Tel., Excellence Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 13425, 850-385-5612. Robert Simcox is with Sanler, Travis and Tampa, FL 33681. Rosenberg in Washington, D.C. He can be Matthew Leopold has joined the Office of reached at 2000 S. Eads St., Apt. 727, Arling- Scott Robert McRae, ’96, died August 9, 2005, Florida Governor Jeb Bush in Washington, ton, VA 22202; Tel., 407-716-8860; e-mail robin San Luis Obispo. He was the interim presi- D.C. He can be reached by e-mail at matt- [email protected]. dent of VAS Entertainment in San Luis Obispo. [email protected]; Tel., 202-624-8475. Donations in his name are being accepted at Winter Spires has joined the Juvenile Divi- the Street Children’s Reconciliation, Educa- Brian Leung is practicing business, corpo- sion of the Office of the Public Defender, tion and Assistance Ministry at SCREAM USA rate, construction and real estate law at the Ninth Judicial Circuit in Orlando. She can be c/o Dave and Diane Wassener, 85 Heights of Tampa fi rm of Holcomb & Mayts, doing busi- reached at 2000 E. Michigan St., Orlando, FL Hill St., Whitinsville, MA 01588. ness/corporate/construction/real estate law. 32801; Tel., 407-836-7584 or 407-208-1227. He can be reached at 700 Harbour Island Joseph Lee Shields, ’74, of Tallahassee died Blvd., No. 204, Tampa, FL 33602. Christoper Brent Wardrop has joined the June 16, 2005. He was a senior attorney for law firm of deBeaubien, Knight, Simmons, the Florida Department of Education, Voca- Erica May has joined the Office of Insur- Mantzaris & Neal, LLP. He can be reached tional Rehabilitation Department. Memorial ance Regulation in Tallahassee. She can be at P.O. Box 87, Orlando, FL 32802; Tel., 407- contributions may be made to Big Bend Hos- reached at 200 E. Gaines St., Room 645A, Tal- 422-2454. pice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, lahassee, FL 32399; Tel., 850-413-4112; e-mail, FL 32308. Erica.may@fl dfs.com. Doug Williams has joined the firm of Lau, Lane, Pieper, Conley & McCreadie at 100 S. Luther Charles Smith, ’73, died Sept. 28, Katrina Miller is a conflicts specialist at Ashley Drive, Suite 1700, Tampa, FL 33602. 2005. He had been associated with several FSU LAW the firm of Latham & Watkins. She can be law firms, including Smith and Randolph; reached at 555 Eleventh St. N.W., Suite 1000, Knowles, Smith, Randolph and Cooper; and Washington, D.C. 20004; Tel., 202-350-5071; e- Hunter and Smith. He also was an attorney

mail, [email protected]. with the Florida Department of Transporta- ■

tion. 2005 FALL Lisa Bench Niewveld has started NY Law Clerks with Courtney Connell, ’05. The ﬁ rm Arthur E. Teele Jr., ’72, of Miami died July 27, provides legal research, writing, case evalu- 2005. He was on the Miami City Commission ation, preliminary opinions on legal issues, and on the Miami-Dade County Commission.

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Criminal Law Scholar New York Dan Markel Joins Faculty Times Features Study by Criminal law justice in states recovering from mass scholar Dan Markel atrocities. His articles appear in Vander-

for the the for Jonathan Klick joined the faculty bilt Law Review, Minnesota Law Review, in the fall as an as- and Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties A study by Jonathan Klick, the Jeffrey Stoop sistant professor. Law Review. Professor of Law, was featured in the “Economic Before entering He also has written for or appeared Scene” column of the June 16, 2005, New York academia, Profes- as a commentator in a wide variety of Times (page C2). sor Markel was an national and international mass media, The column highlights Klick’s recent article, associate at Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, including the Jerusalem Post, USA Today, “Using Terror Alert Levels to Estimate the Effect Todd, Evans, & Figel in Washington, The New Republic, The Philadelphia In- of Police on Crime,” published in the April 2005 D.C., where he practiced white-collar quirer, the San Francisco Chronicle. Journal of Law and Economics. criminal defense and civil litigation in Markel is an avid blogger, and The article was co-authored with Alex- trial and appellate courts. He also has his law professor blog, PrawfsBlawg ander Tabarrok, a professor of economics at served as a law clerk for the Honorable (Pfrawfsblawg.blogs.com), recently has George Mason University. A copy of the article is available at http://mason.gmu.edu/~atabarro/ Judge Michael Daly Hawkins on the been cited in the New York Times and TabarrokPublishedPapers.htm. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth in Slate. In their study, Klick and Tabarrok use terror Circuit. Raised in Toronto, he studied politics alerts to examine the effects on crime of more “Dan’s writings in criminal law have and philosophy as an undergraduate at police in the Washington, D.C., area. Many social already commanded national attention, Harvard University. He then did gradu- scientists estimate that the number of police and we are very excited by what he brings ate work in political philosophy at the offi cers has no effect on crime, but it is diffi cult to the scholarly mix of our faculty,” said Hebrew University of Jerusalem and to separate cause and effect relationships Dean Don Weidner. the University of Cambridge, before since cities with more police offi cers may have Professor Markel’s scholarship is returning to Harvard for his law degree. more crime. Klick and Tabarrok use a “natural focused on developing a new theory of At Harvard, he was an Olin Fellow and experiment”—terror alerts that increase police retributive justice for liberal democracies served on the law review. offi cers for reasons having nothing to do with and applying that theory in particular to Professor Markel is the fifth new crime rates. Their study controls for tourism topics such as the proper scope of mercy, tenure track faculty member to join the and the effects throughout various areas of the the death penalty, punitive damages, law school in the past two years. city, and also examines the effects on various shaming punishments, and transitional types of crimes. “On high-alert days,” Professors Klick and Tabarrok suggest, “total crimes decrease by an “Dan’s writings in criminal law have average of seven crimes per day, or approxi- already commanded national mately 6.6 percent.” According to the New York Times, “Since the terror-alert system operates attention, and we are very excited by nationally, this research can be replicated in what he brings to the scholarly mix of any other city willing to share its daily crime statistics.” our faculty.” Professor Klick has published numerous FALL 2005

articles on law and economics. He holds a J.D. ■

— Dean Don Weidner and a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University. FSU LAW FSU

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 3838 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:216:05:21 PMPM Lois Shepherd’s New Case Book Covers Bioethics and the Law ollege of Law professor Lois Shep- legal cases but also materials written by bility and Bioethics and the Law. Before herd’s new casebook, Bioethics and doctors, anthropologists, sociologists, phi- coming to Florida State, she was with the C The Law has been published by losophers and historians. “Issues in this fi eld Charlotte, N.C., law fi rm of Robinson, Aspen Publishers with a teachers’ manual are very controversial, and instead of shying Bradshaw & Hinson. She received her B.A. and website forthcoming. The book cov- away from that controversy, we’ve tended with highest honors, from the University ers issues of access to health care, medical to include strong expressions from differ- of North Carolina, and her J.D. from Yale experimentation, public health, and ap- ent points of view, which should stimulate Law School, where she was a senior editor plications of new biotechnology, such as good class discussion,” Professor Shepherd of the Yale Law Journal. embryonic stem cell research and cloning. said. The book also contains a number of FSU College of Law faculty have au- “My strength in the legal aspects of hypothetical and public policy problems thored more than 10 current casebooks, in end-of-life decision making combined that provide an effective mechanism for fi elds such as civil procedure, legal ethics, well with my co-author’s strength in re- prompting in-depth class discussion. taxation, environmental law, ocean and productive rights, which are the two topics She was named the D’Alemberte Profes- coastal law, energy law, endangered spe- that dominate bioethics inquiry today,” sor in 2004 and has been a courtesy faculty cies regulation, international intellectual Professor Shepherd says. The casebook is member of the FSU College of Medicine property and law and religion. co-authored by Janet Dolgin, a professor at since 2002. Hofstra University School of Law. Author of numerous articles on bio- The authors take a multidisciplinary ethics and health law, Professor Shepherd approach in the book, presenting not only teaches Contracts, Professional Responsi-

Adam Hirsch Named the William and Catherine VanDercreek Professor

Adam Hirsch, a leading authority on wills and trusts, has been history in 1987 from Yale University, where his doctoral dissertation named the William and Catherine VanDercreek Professor of Law received the George Washington Egleston Prize for the best disserta- at The Florida State University College of Law. tion in American history. He expanded this work into a book, The The professorship is a collaborative effort of the VanDercreeks Rise of the Penitentiary: Prisons & Punishment in Early America (Yale along with friends and former students of Bill VanDercreek. It was University Press, 1992). created to allow the law school to recruit or retain an exceptionally Over the past two years, Professor Hirsch worked as a consultant productive legal scholar. to the sub-committee of the Real Property Probate and Trust Section Professor Hirsch teaches Bankruptcy Policy Seminar, Creditor’s of The Florida Bar that drafted a comprehensive revision to Florida’s Rights, Estate Planning, Gratuitous Transfers, and American Legal statute covering disclaimers of inheritances. The Florida Legislature History. He has served as the Roger Traynor Fellow at Hastings Col- recently enacted the statute, and it awaits the governor’s signature. lege of Law, and he is an Academic Fellow of the American College Most of Professor Hirsch’s scholarship over the past 15 years has of Trust and Estate Counsel. focused on wills, trusts and estates, and jurisprudence. “Bill VanDercreek has been a friend and mentor since the day I Bill VanDercreek taught civil procedure and complex litigation arrived at the College of Law,” Hirsch said. “I am honored to accept courses at the College of Law from 1968 until his retirement in this professorship.” 1993. He was the Moot Court advisor for twenty-ﬁ ve years and Professor Hirsch received his law degree in 1982 and a Ph.D. in now is professor emeritus. FSU LAW “Bill VanDercreek has been a friend and mentor since

the day I arrived at the College of Law. I am honored to ■

accept this professorship.” 2005 FALL —Adam Hirsch

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record Give Advance Praise for New Book by Jim Rossi for the im Rossi, the Harry M. Walborsky by private stakeholders, share blame for Richard D. Cudahy, a judge on the U.S. Professor of Law and associate the defects in deregulated markets. The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Jdean for research at Florida State fi rst part of the book explores the minimal Professor Rossi’s book “warns against a ‘def- University College of Law, has published a role that judicial intervention played for erence trap’ leading courts to passive roles new book, Regulatory Bargaining and Public much of the twentieth century in public in confl icts involving political institutions, Law (Cambridge University Press 2005). utility industries and how deregulation such as regulatory agencies and states.” To Regulatory Bargaining and Public Law presents new opportunities and challenges address such concerns, Rossi’s book suggests will prove beneficial to scholars and a unifi ed set of default rules to guide courts practitioners or law, economics, and in the United States and elsewhere as they political science because it provides a address the complex issues that will come valuable approach to understanding ad- before them in a deregulatory environment. ministrative law generally and economic In addressing the judicial role, Professor regulation more particularly,” said Joseph Rossi analyzes consumer service obligations, Tomain,(Bargaining in the Shadow of takings jurisprudence, the fi led rate doc- Regulation, The Antitrust Source,) in a trine, state action immunity, the dormant September 2005 review. commerce clause, and federalism issues. Prior to its publication in June, Profes- “Public policy analysts, legal scholars sor Rossi’s book received advanced praise and students of political economy will from some of the leading legal scholars and all fi nd the book an invaluable resource,” judges in the United States. According to says Daniel Farber, a law professor at the Matthew Spitzer, the dean of the Univer- University of California, Berkeley. Herbert sity of Southern California Law School, Hovenkamp, a historian and professor of “Regulatory Bargaining and Public Law law at the University of Iowa adds, “Jim is a must-read for anyone with a serious Rossi’s Regulatory Bargaining and Public interest in the modern law of regulation.” Law should be on the bookshelf of every- Spitzer, who is a lawyer and an economist, one interested in the regulatory process, adds, “Rossi’s approach yield fresh, new antitrust and public law.” insights.” Rossi is an established administrative In the book, Professor Rossi explores and regulatory law scholar who specializes the implications of a bargaining perspective in the energy industry. He is co-author for institutional governance and public law for public law. of Energy, Economics and the Environment in deregulated industries, such as electric The second part of the book explores (Foundation Press 2000), the leading power and telecommunications. Lead- the role of public law in a deregulatory energy law casebook used in law school ing media accounts blame deregulation environment, focusing on the positive and classrooms, and teaches Administrative for failures in competitive restructuring negative infl uences it creates for the be- Procedure, Antitrust, Energy Law, Regu- policies, as with the California deregulation havior of private stakeholders and public lated Industries, and Torts. Professor Rossi fi asco. However, Professor Rossi argues that institutions in a bargaining-focused politi- graduated with high distinction from the governmental institutions often infl uenced cal process. According to the Honorable University of Iowa College of Law in 1991 and in 1994 received an LL.M. from Yale Law School, where he was an Olin Fellow. “Public policy analysts, legal He also has served as a faculty member at the University of North Carolina-Chapel scholars and students of political Hill School of Law, and has taught as a economy will all fi nd the book an visiting faculty member at the University of Texas School of Law and Chicago-Kent FALL 2005

■ invaluable resource.” College of Law.

—Daniel Farber, University of California, Berkeley FSU LAW FSU

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 4040 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:246:05:24 PMPM Faculty News AMITAI AVIRAM CHUCK EHRHARDT Fall 2005 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MASON LADD PROFESSOR Article: In Defense of Imperfect Compliance Treatise: FLORIDA EVIDENCE (West Group 2005). Programs, 32 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 425 (2005) (sympo- Presentations: Admitting Hearsay Under FRED ABBOTT sium). Presentations: The Evolution of Private Crawford v. Washington (Miami State Attorney’s EDWARD BALL EMINENT SCHOLAR Legal Systems (Oñati, Spain, International Insti- Offi ce, September 2005); Emerging Criminal Articles: The WTO Medicines Decision: World tute for the Sociology of Law - Conference: Self- Evidence Issues (Tallahassee, Offi ce of the State- Pharmaceutical Trade and the Protection of Public Governance and the Law in Multinational Corpora- Wide Prosecutor, June 2005); Selected Problems Health, 99 AM. J. Int’l L. 317 (2005); Toward a New tions and Transnational Business Networks, June with Expert Witnesses (Orlando, Florida Liability Era of Objective Assessment in the Field of 2005); The Placebo Effect of Legal Actions Claims Conference, May 2005). TRIPS and Variable Geometry for the Pres- (NYU Economics Department, Colloquium on Market ervation of Multilateralism, 8 J. INT’L ECON. L. 77 Institutions and Economic Processes, April 2005). (2005). Presentations: International Tech- STEVEN GEY nology Transfer (Badapest, Hungary, Central DAVID AND DEBORAH FONVIELLE AND European University, May 2005); Regional Trade DEBRA LYN BASSETT DONALD AND JANET HINKLE PROFESSOR Agreements and the TRIPS-Plus Regula- LOULA FULLER AND DAN MYERS PROFESSOR Articles: A Few Questions About Cross tion of Intellectual Property (Royal Society of Books: PROBLEMS IN LEGAL ETHICS (7th ed. 2005) (with Burning, Intimidation and Free Speech, 80 Edinburgh, Scotland, International Law Association, Mortimer D. Schwartz, Richard C. Wydick & Rex R. NOTRE DAME L. REV. 1287 (2005); Free Will, Reli- British Branch 2005 Spring Conference, Regional Perschbacher); CALIFORNIA LEGAL ETHICS (5th ed. 2005) gious Liberty, and a Partial Defense of the Trade Agreements and the WTO Legal System, May (with Richard C. Wydick & Rex R. Perschbacher). French Prohibition of Religious Parapherna- 2005); Regional Trade Agreements, Interest Articles: Recusal and the Supreme Court, 56 lia in Public Schools (Eighth Annual Frankel Groups and Legitimacy in the World Trading HASTINGS L. J. 657 (2005); Redefi ning the “Public” Lecture), 42 HOUS. L. REV. 1 (2005). Presentation: System: The Case of Intellectual Property at Profession, 36 RUTGERS L. J. 721 (2005). The Scholarship of Nadine Strassen (Univer- International Trade Roundtable: The WTO at sity fo Tulsa College of Law, 5th Annual Legal Schol- 10 Years – The Regional Challenge to Multi- arship Symposium, September 2005); The Senate lateralism (Brussels, Belgium, BRUEGEL, Center CURTIS BRIDGEMAN Judicial Confi rmation Process (Hilton Head, for International Business (Tuck School), World ASSISTANT PROFESSOR South Carolina, Southeastern Association of Law Bank (Development Research Group), June 2005); Presentations: They Don’t Make Formal- Schools Annual Meeting, July 2005). Patents, Biotechnology and Human Rights ism Like They Used To: New Formalism vs. (Florence, European University Institute, Interna- Classical Formalism in Contract Law (Hilton tional Workshop on The Impact of Biotechnologies Head, South Carolina, Southeastern Association ELWIN J. GRIFFITH on Human Rights, June 2005); Patents, Data Pro- of Law Schools Annual Meeting, July 2005); Strict TALLAHASSEE ALUMNI PROFESSOR tection and Global Information Flow in the Liability and the Fault Standard in Corrective Article: Identifying Some Trouble Spots Field of Medicines: Power, the Stratifi cation Justice Accounts of Contract (Palo Alto, Stan- in the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act: A of Wealth and the Consequences for Access ford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum, May 2005). Major Framework for Improvement, 83 NEB. L. REV. and Public Health (Yale Information Society Recognition: Strict Liability and the Fault 762 (2005). Project, “The Global Flow of Information: A Confer- Standard in Corrective Justice Accounts of ence on Law, Culture and Political Economy,” April Contract was selected by peers in the commercial 2005); Panelist on UNCTAD/ICTSD Resource law fi eld for presentation at the May 2005 Stanford/ ADAM HIRSCH Book on TRIPS and Development (Geneva, Yale Junior Faculty Forum. Curtis is the second FSU WILLIAM AND CATHERINE VANDERCREEK Switzerland, April 2005); Commentator to Paper College of Law faculty member to have been select- PROFESSOR OF LAW on Data Exclusivity Rules (Medecins Sans ed to present a paper to this prestigious forum. Article: Evolutionary Theories of Common Frontieres meeting of Intellectual Property Experts Law Effi ciency, 32 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 425 (2005) Group, April 2005). Other Activities: Rapporteur (symposium). Presentation: Comment on for Committee on International Trade Law of Inter- DONNA R. CHRISTIE Trust Law in the 21st Century (Cardozo Law national Law Association in meetings at WTO and ELIZABETH C. AND School Symposium, September 2005). WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland, June 30 – July 1, 2005; CLYDE W. ATKINSON PROFESSOR AND as an invited expert attended ICTSD workshop on ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR INTERNATIONAL Special and Differential Treatment, Lausanne, Swit- PROGRAMS JONATHAN KLICK zerland, July 2, 2005; served as Expert Legal Adviser Presentation: The Concept of Ocean Zoning: JEFFREY A. STOOPS PROFESSOR OF LAW at WHO-UNICEF Workshop on IP coherence in pro- Lessons from Its Land Use Regulation Roots (Ft. Articles: Data Watch: Torturing the Data, curement, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 4-5, 2005; Lauderdale, Water and Waterways Conference, 19 J. ECON. PERSP. 207 (2005) (with Eric Helland & as member of Quaker United Nations Offi ce Expert May 2005). Alexander Tabarrok); Using Terror Alert Levels FSU LAW Advisers Group participated in seminar for develop- to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime, 48 ing country WTO delegates on “Strategic options in J. L. & ECON. 267 (2005) (with Alexander Tabarrok); intellectual property towards the Sixth WTO Minis- JOSEPH DODGE Limited Autocracy, REVIEW OF LAW & ECONOMICS,

terial Conference”, Puidoux Chexbres, Switzerland, STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF Vol. 1: No. 2, Article 5, http://www.bepress.com/ ■

Sept. 2–4, 2005, and in same capacity participated & SITTERSON PROFESSOR rle/vol1/iss2/art5 (2005); The Microfoundations 2005 FALL in workshop for least developed country WTO Commentary: Published a letter critiquing an of Standard Form Contracts, 32 FLA. ST. U. L. delegates regarding extension of TRIPS compliance article by Professor Erik Jensen of Case Western REV. 555 (2005) (symposium). Presentations: periods, Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 5, 2005. Reserve University, Jensen’s Missiles Don’t Get Diabetes Treatments and Moral Hazard Off the Ground, 107 TAX NOTES 131 (April 4, 2005). (Berkeley Law & Economics workshop, August

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 4141 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:346:05:34 PMPM 2005); Abortion Access and Risky Sex Among Cooperation as the Reference Point for Anti- Teens (Northwestern Law & Economics Workshop, DAVID L. MARKELL trust Federalism? (St. Paul, MN, William Mitchell September 2005); Differential Victimization: An STEVEN M. GOLDSTEIN PROFESSOR College of Law Faculty Colloquium, April 2005). Efﬁ ciency Justiﬁ cation for the Felony Murder Articles: Governance of International Institu- Recognition: Selected for Annual “Outstanding Rule (Barcelona, Spain, International Society for Alumnus Award” by Barrett Honors College, Arizona

record tions: A Review of the North American Com- the Study of New Institutional Economics Annual mission for Environmental Cooperation’s State University. Meeting, September 2005); The Effect of Judicial Citizen Submissions Process, 30 N.C. J. INT’L L. Expedience on Attorney Fees in Class Ac- & COM. REG. 759 (2005) (symposium). tions (Hilton Head, South Carolina, Southeastern

for the J. B. RUHL Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, July MATTHEWS & HAWKINS 2005); Does Medical Malpractice Reform Help GREG MITCHELL PROFESSOR OF PROPERTY States Retain Physicians and Does It Matter? SHEILA M. MCDEVITT PROFESSOR Article: Taking Adaptive Management and A Micro Analysis of the Effect of Insur- Articles: Libertarian Paternalism is an Oxy- Seriously: A Case Study of the Endangered ance Mandates on the Behavior of Diabetics moron, 99 NW. U.L. REV. 1245 (2005); Asking the Species Act, 52 KAN. L. REV. 1249 (2004). Essays: (Washington, D.C., American Association of Law & Right Questions About Judge and Jury Com- Oh, Please: FREE’s Environmental Seminars Economics Annual Meeting, June 2005) . petence, 32 FLA. ST. U. L. REV. 519 (2005) (sympo- Offer Intellectual Value, Not Indoctrination, sium); Beyond Fireside Inductions, 32 FLA. ST. U. LEGAL TIMES, August 1, 2005, at 54 (Points of View L. REV. 315 (2005) (symposium foreword). Presen- Column) (with Peter Appel); The Disconnect LARRY KRIEGER tations: The Hows and Whys of Empirical Between Environmental Assessment and CLINICAL PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF Legal Scholarship (Hilton Head, South Carolina, Adaptive Management, ABA TRENDS, July 2005 CLINICAL EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMS Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual at 1. Article: The Inseparability of Professional- Meeting, July 2005) (panelist); Government Reg- ism and Personal Satisfaction: Perspectives ulation of Irrationality: Moral and Cognitive on Values Integrity and Happiness, 11 CLINICAL Hazards (University of Virginia Faculty Workshop, MARK B. SEIDENFELD L. REV. 425 (2005). Presentations: Moderator March 2005). Other Activities: Appointed to be PATRICIA A. DORE PROFESSOR OF and Panelist (Florida Bar Masters’ Professionalism an associate editor for the JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Seminar, Annual Conference of the Florida Bar, STUDIES published at Cornell Law School. AND ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Orlando, June 2005). Article: The Quixotic Quest for a “Unifi ed” Theory of the Administrative State, Issues DAVID POWELL in Legal Scholarship: The Reformation of TAHIRIH V. LEE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR American Administrative Law (bepress 2005) ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Book Chapter: Lapse, Antilapse and De- (available at http://www.bepress.com/ils/iss6/). Presentations: Distance Learning: Lessons scendible Benefi cial Interests in Trust, in AD- from the Internet Trade Simulation (Beijing, MINISTRATION OF TRUSTS IN FLORIDA (Lexis/Nexis, Florida China, AALS Conference for Law Deans, April 2005); Bar CLE 2005). LOIS L. SHEPHERD Exporting Judicial Review from the United D’ALEMBERTE PROFESSOR States to China (Columbia University Law School, Book: BIOETHICS AND THE LAW (Aspen Publishers Center for Chinese Legal Studies Conference, “New JIM ROSSI 2005) (with Janet Dolgin). Presentations: Cur- Scholarship on Chinese Law: A Celebration in HARRY M. WALBORSKY PROFESSOR AND rent Human Rights Issues: Terri Schiavo Honor of Stanley Lubman,” April 2005). ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH Case (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 57th Annual Book: REGULATORY BARGAINING AND PUBLIC LAW (Cam- Conference of the International Association of Of- bridge University Press 2005). Articles: Moving fi cial Human Rights Agencies, Palm Beach Gardens, CHARLENE D. LUKE Public Law Out of the Deference Trap in Florida, August 2005); The Schiavo Case and ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Deregulated Industries, 40 WAKE FOREST L. REV. the Future of End-of-Life Decision-making Presentations: “S” Corporations Update 617 (2005) (symposium); Dual Constitutions and in Florida (Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association, (Amelia Island, Florida Bar Tax Law Section, Ullman Constitutional Duels: Separation of Powers June 2005); Poster Session: Responsibility in Year in Review, July 2005); Governing Risk in and State Implementation of Federally-In- Health Law and Policy (University of Houston Tax-Preferred Investment Products (Las Vegas, spired Regulatory Programs and Standards, Law Center, American Society of Law, Medicine & Nevada, Law & Society Annual Meeting, June 2005); 46 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1343 (2005) (symposium); Ethics, Annual Health Law Teachers Conference, Simplifi cation Efforts (Moderator) (Washington, Foreword: The New Frontier of State Consti- June 2005); The Schiavo Controversy: Unset- D.C., ABA Section of Taxation, Individual Income tutional Law, 46 WM. & MARY L. REV. 1231 (2005) tling What Might Have Appeared Settled Taxation Committee, May 2005). (with James A. Gardner); How the Filed Rate (Loyola University-Chicago Law Journal Conference Doctrine Wreaks Havoc on Deregulated on “Death and Dying: An Examination of End of Life Energy Markets - And What Courts Can Do Issues 30 Years After Quinlan,” April 2005). DAN MARKEL About It, ELECTRICITY JOURNAL, April 2005, at 60. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Presentations: Keynote Lecture, Deregula- Article: State, Be Not Proud: A Retributivist tion and Judicial Intervention (St. Paul, MN, FERNANDO TESÓN Defense of the Commutation of Death Row William Mitchell College of Law Annual Lecture on TOBIAS SIMON EMINENT SCHOLAR FALL 2005

and the Abolition of the Death Penalty, 40 HARV. Regulatory Law, April 2005); Political Bargaining Book Chapter: Liberal Security, in HUMAN RIGHTS ■

C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 407 (2005). Presentation: Luck or and Judicial Intervention in Constitutional IN THE “WAR ON TERROR” 57 (Richard Ashby Wilson, Law? The Fate of Equal Justice after Booker and Antitrust Federalism (NYU Economics ed., Cambridge University Press 2005). Articles: (George Washington University Law School, Junior Department, Colloquium on Market Institutions and Ending Tyranny in Iraq, 19 ETHICS & INT’L AFF. 1 Criminal Law Professor Conference, July 2005). Economic Processes, April 2005); Competition or (2005); Tyrants and Empires: Reply to Terry FSU LAW FSU

442433-28-43.indd2433-28-43.indd 4242 111/28/051/28/05 6:05:366:05:36 PMPM Nardin, 19 ETHICS & INT’L AFF. 27 (2005). Presen- tations: Global Justice, Socioeconomic Rights, and Trade (Georgetown Law Center International Law Colloquium, September 2005); Rational Choice and Political Morality (with Faculty Guido Pincione) (Buenos Aires, Argentina, Univer- sidad del CEMA, July 2005); Global Justice, So- cioeconomic Rights, and Trade (Buenos Aires, Argentina, Universidad de Palermo, June 2005); In in the News Defense of the Intervention in Iraq (Buenos Aires, Argentina, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, College of Law faculty members regularly are called upon by state, national and June 2005); Rational Ignorance and Political Morality (with Guido Pincione) (Grenada, Spain, international media to comment on legal issues of the day and on their scholar- Philosophy, Economics, and Law Workshop at the ship. Recent media “hits” by our faculty include: XXII World Congress of the Philosophy of Law and Social Policy, May 2005); Ending Tyranny in Iraq (University of Chicago Law School, International Professor Jonathan Klick’s empirical Professor Steve Gey was quoted in the Law Colloquium, April 2005). research on the relationship between June 6 and June 8 issues of St. Peters- police and crime was discussed in the burg Times on the controversial school JACK VAN DOREN October 28 issue of the Minneapolis voucher issue. PROFESSOR Star-Tribune. Article: Environmental Law and the Regula- Professor Lois Shepherd was quoted tory State: Postmodernism Rears Its ‘Ugly’ Professor Steven Gey was quoted in in the April 29 issue of the Palm Beach Head?, 13 N.Y.U. ENVTL L.J. 441 (2005). Other Activities: Served as a visiting professor to the the October 24 issue of the York Daily Post on the Florida Supreme Court’s University of Toulouse, France in March, 2005. In Record (Pennsylvania) on an establish- consideration of privacy issues. addition to teaching contracts to students there, he ment clause challenge to a Dover school traveled to China and gave lectures to students at board policy on intelligent design and Renmin University Law School and China University Professor Adam Hirsch was quoted on of Political Science and Law. evolution. the beneﬁ ts of bankruptcy law in the St. Petersburg Times’ April 15 issue. DONALD J. WEIDNER Professor Dan Markel’s blog (Prawfs- DEAN AND ALUMNI CENTENNIAL CHAIR Blawg) was discussed in The New York Professor J.B. Ruhl discussed the law Presentations: How Should a Dean ‘Keep Times and in Slate on October 13. and politics of endangered species Score’ for Purposes of Promotion, Raises and Tenure? (Hilton Head, South Carolina, South- regulation in the April 14 issue of the eastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meet- Professor Dan Markel’s review of two Daytona News-Journal. ing, July 2005). books on Harvard University appeared in the Jerusalem Post on October 13. Professor Joseph Dodge’s research on the costs of capital gains reporting for Professor Frederick Abbott was quoted the tax system was cited in the April 10 July 13 in The New York Times and issue of the San Francisco Chronicle. in the International Herald Tribune on CAFTA’s pharmaceutical provisions. Professor Lois Shepherd tackled end- of-life issues as a panelist on the April 8 The Summer for Undergraduates Pro- broadcast of NPR’s “Science Friday.” gram was featured in July 1 issue of The Florida Bar News. FSU LAW

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lorida State organizations, led by Florida organization. how hard it is on these stu- University State’s Student Bar Associa- Second-year Florida State dents,” said Atkinson, who College of tion, pulled together to help law student Malia-Jaye Lewis graduated from the law school Law faculty however they could, including even offered to help by cooking in 1993. “We thought this and staff soliciting contributions for up some crawfi sh etoufee and would be one way of helping spent much of the the American Red Cross and sharing pre-Katrina memories a student by giving them a Labor Day weekend offering food, linens, money, of New Orleans. place to learn the tools of their Fand the days immediately school supplies and temporary “The outpouring of sup- future trade.” preceding on the phone ex- housing to victims. Together port from our students, faculty Janet Bowman, legal direc- tending offers of admission to 32 New Orleans law students. Five students from Tulane “The outpouring of support from University Law School and two from Loyola University our students, faculty and alumni School of Law accepted the College of Law’s offer of visit- has made me very proud.” ing student status for the fall 2005 semester and have been —Dean Don Weidner attending classes since early September. Most of the students who the organizations raised almost and alumni has made me very tor of 1000 Friends of Florida, received offers headed to places $2,000 toward the effort. proud,” Dean Don Weidner contacted the law school on where they have families to Members of Florida State’s said. behalf of the Environmental house them or where schools Black Law Students Associa- Tallahassee attorneys Tim Law Section of the Florida have offered to enroll them tion contributed to efforts by Atkinson and law partner Bar to offer help to displaced tuition-free. Florida State Uni- the national organization to Terry Cole of Oertel, Fernan- students attending Florida law versity announced last week start a book drive and create a dez, Cole & Bryant are among schools. that it would waive out-of- web site (http://katrinabooks. a number of College of Law “It’s important for every- state tuition for students who blogspot.com) that serves as alumni who offered assistance. one to do what they can to evacuated from states devas- a clearing house for evacuee Their law fi rm invited a law help these students,” said tated by the hurricane. law students who needed text- student from New Orleans Bowman, a 1987 graduate of The Office of Student books so they could resume admitted to Florida State to the law school. Affairs coordinated the many studying with as few interrup- apply for an environmental law offers of assistance to its visit- tions as necessary, said Joe clerkship at their fi rm. FSU LAW ing students. And individual Briggs, a representative of the “Having lived through students, as well as student hurricanes, we understand ■ FALL 2005 FALL At left, Students Rachic Wilson, Kareem Spratling and Joe Briggs helped raise money and supplies for Katrina victims.

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Eminent domain experts participated in the Fall 2005 Environmental Forum on November 15 at the law school. “Eminent Domain in Florida after Kelo v City of New London—Property Rights vs. Community Development” was presented by the Col- lege of Law and the Environmental and Land Use Section of The Florida Bar. L-R: Jonathan Stimler, Josh Taylor, Robyn Blank and Joshua Grosshans. Participants were: ■ Wade Hopping, a founding member of the Tallahassee fi rm of Hopping Green he Florida State College of Law’s graduate who was on the Mock Trial & Sams Mock Trial Team took fi rst-place in Team that won the championship at the ■ Michael Parker, economic de- Tthe 2005 Annual Lone Star Classic 2002 Michigan State University National velopment director for the City of National Mock Trial, held in mid-Novem- Trial Advocacy Competition, and Maria Tallahassee and executive director ber in San Antonio, Texas. Santoro, a partner in the Tallahassee fi rm for the Tallahassee Community Rede- Team members Robyn Blank, Joshua of George, Hartz, Lundeen, Fulmer, John- velopment Agency Grosshans, Jonathan Stimler and Josh stone, King & Stevens. Clinical Professor ■ Debra W. Schiro, an assistant Talla- Taylor advanced through six rounds of Ruth Stone, co-director of the College of hassee city attorney ■ competition undefeated, maintaining the Law’s Children’s Advocacy Center, is the Mark Seidenfeld, the associate dean coveted fi rst-place rank throughout the team’s faculty sponsor. for Academic Affairs and the Patricia entire tournament against 16 prestigious Two other College of Law Mock Trial A. Dore Professor of Administrative Law law schools from across the country. squads also competed in mid-November, ■ J.B. Ruhl, the Matthews & Hawkins The team beat out the University this time closer to home. The team of Professor of Property, served as of South Texas team, which is No. 1 David Brooks, Seth Kerr, Nora Cho, moderator. in U.S. News & World Report rankings Rebekah Smith and K.F. Lee advanced to for trial advocacy, and also dismantled the Semi-Final Round at the 2005 Annual the Cumberland School of Law in the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Earl E. championship round. Cumberland also Zehmer Memorial Mock Trial Tourna- is considered one of the nation’s top law ment in West Palm Beach. In doing so, schools in trial advocacy. the team was acknowledged as one of the “We were told repeatedly by judges, top four teams in the state-wide competi- attorneys and other competitors that the tion of over 16 teams. FSU team is one of the strongest Mock Team members Mike Brown, Shelly Trial teams they have ever encountered,” Gentner, Demere Mason, Adam Litwin, FALL 2005

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Team president, who was elated at the Coaches were Kathy Garner of The win. Garner Law Group in Tallahassee and The team’s coaches were attorneys Judge James Wolf of the First District

FSU LAW FSU Roxanne Rehm, a 2003 College of Law Court of Appeal.

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Advocacy Center Wins Prestigious National Award for Children in Prison Project

he College of Law’s Children’s Ad- Children in Prison Project advocate for clinical course. Ito conducted in-depth vocacy Center won one of the most improved prison conditions, such as bet- interviews with juveniles in Florida’s adult Tprestigious awards in clinical educa- ter nutrition and education, for juvenile prison, drafted an extensive clemency peti- tion for its Children in Prison Project. inmates (13-15 years old) in adult prisons. tion and numerous affi davits. The center’s co-directors Paolo Annino Under the supervision of clinical profes- Stone also was presented with second and Ruth Stone were in Chicago in May sors, students also perform post-conviction and third-place prizes in the CLEA Cre- to accept the Award for Excellence in a work, such as fi ling appeals and motions for ative Writing Contest for her short stories Public Interest Project from the Clinical re-hearings, research patterns of abuse in titled “Ozzie Mendez” and “A World of Legal Education Association. One of the prison and track the number of children in Trouble.” The entries were judged by center’s students also was recognized for her the prison system. Among other clients, the Richard Sweren, a writer and producer of work on the project and Stone won two center represents juvenile inmates applying the television show “Law & Order”; Ross writing awards. to the governor and cabinet for executive Berger, a New York City screenwriter; and The Public Interest award recognizes an clemency. David Gould, who co-authored the book outstanding clinical law school project that The project has been featured on Na- Blood Brothers with Sol Wachler, a former contributes to the public good. Alexander tional Public Radio, 60 Minutes II and was New York appellate judge. In 2000, the fi rst Scherr, president of CLEA, said the group a The New York Times Sunday Magazine year that the writing contest was held, Stone seeks projects that refl ect “creative and high- cover feature. It also has received interna- placed second for her story, “Napolean and FSU LAW quality solutions to novel problems.” tional media attention in magazines such the Battle of Midway,” and in 2001, she CLEA’s awards committee chair Andrea as Spain’s El Pais Semanal and Germany’s won the fi rst-place award for “Clearwater.” Seislstad called the Children in Prison Proj- Bild. “Clearwater” will be published shortly by

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ect a “very good example of a project that College of Law student Jamie Ito re- the Thomas N. Cooley Journal of Practical addresses very important issues of a much ceived CLEA’s annual Outstanding Student and Clinical Law. 2005 FALL underrepresented group of people for a Award for her work with the project. CLEA sustained period.” created the award to honor a law student Clinical law students involved in the at each law school who has excelled in a

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Featuring presentations by leading One of the most infl uential developments environmental law and policy scholars, in the discipline of ecological economics has been the emergence of including: ecosystem services as a coordinating focal point of theoretical and Tony Arnold, U. Louisville Law School applied research. Land and resource use decisions, however, seldom Donna Christie, FSU College of Law are made with an accounting of the economic impact that results from Deb Donahue, University of Wyoming Law School changes in the fl ow of ecosystem services. Don Elliott, Yale Law School Th is symposium examines the potential impact of the emerging understanding of ecosystem services on environmental law and policy. Dale Goble, University of Idaho College of Law Should property rights in ecosystem services be more clearly defi ned? Neil Hamilton, Drake University Law School How should ecosystem services be recognized in common law property Dennis Hirsh, Capital University Law School and tort doctrine? Do current regulatory frameworks adequately Oliver Houck, Tulane University School of Law account for ecosystem service values? Can information, incentive, and Dave Markell, FSU College of Law market-based instruments help? Overall, how can we operationalize a John Nagle, Notre Dame Law School law and policy of ecosystem services? Jan Neuman, Lewis & Clark Law School J.B. Ruhl, FSU College of Law For more information contact Professor J.B. Ruhl at James Salzman, Duke U. School of Law and FALL 2005

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