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Boston College Law School Magazine Spring 1997 Boston College Law School Boston College Law School Digital Commons @ Boston College Law School Boston College Law School Magazine 4-1-1997 Boston College Law School Magazine Spring 1997 Boston College Law School Follow this and additional works at: http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/bclsm Part of the Legal Education Commons Recommended Citation Boston College Law School, "Boston College Law School Magazine Spring 1997" (1997). Boston College Law School Magazine. Book 9. http://lawdigitalcommons.bc.edu/bclsm/9 This Magazine is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ Boston College Law School. It has been accepted for inclusion in Boston College Law School Magazine by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Boston College Law School. For more information, please contact [email protected]. PUBLICATION NOTE B OSTON COLLFCL LAw SCHOOL D EAN Aviam Soifer DIRECTOR OF I NSTITUTIONAL ADvANCEME"T Deborah Blackmore Abrams EDITOR IN CHIEF ViclD Sanders CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Suzanne DeMers Paula Ogier Robin L. Rosiello Boston College Law School Magazine has undergone a number of design and comenr changes in chis issue. W e welcome readers' comments on rh e new prese ntation. You may conrace liS by phone at (617) 552-2873; by mail at Boston College Law School, Rarar House, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA On the Cover: 021 59- 1163; or bye-mail at sa [email protected]. Copyright 1997, Boston College law School. Art and the law converge in many ways. All publi cation rights reserved. Painter Alex Katz's Granite Passage is Opinions expressed in Boston College Law part of alumnus William Farley's private School Magazine do nO( necessarily reflect rhe views of Boston College Law School collection, and Karen Watson's edgy or Bosron College. collage illustrates the colorful world of entertainment law. SPRING 1997 VOLUME 5 N U MBER 2 FEAT U RES The Collectors BOSTON 14 COLLEGE Those who foLLow their passions discover the 'art' ofliving well By Vicki Sanders LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE The Pros of Pro Bono 20 George P Field's valiant battle to save a work ofart By Dan Kennedy Entertainment Law: Lending Substance to Celebrity There's never a dull moment in the wild and wonderfol world ofcultural affoirs By John Lauerman Unmasking Undue Influence 0 How presumptions ofinheritance have foiled to keep up 3 with a changing society By Assistant Professor Ray D. Madoff 10 24 30 DEPARTMENTS IN BRIEF 2 ALUMNI NEWS AND NOTES 44 FACULTY NEWS AND NOTES 37 Deval Patrick to Teach at Law School IDIeval L. Patrick, former U.S. assistant to second- and third-year students, begin­ attorney general and top-ranking ning in the fall semester. Clinton Administration civil rights offi­ "We are pleased to have him because of cial, has accepted an invitation to become the magnificent role Mr. Patrick played as an adjunct professor at Boston College the country's number-one official in Law School. charge of civil rights enforcement," said Patrick, who resigned from his federal D ean Aviam Soifer. office in January after three years in Wash­ Indeed, it was in large part because of ington, D.C., to return home to his fami­ his own regard for Dean Soifer that ly in the Boston area, will teach a course Patrick agreed not only to teach at the Law brief titled Current Issues in Civil Rights Law School but also to be the 1997 com- A former u.s. asslstont attorney general in the O nton Administration, Devol Patrick bnngs hiS expertise in civil rights 10 Ihe Low School as on odJunct professor 2 BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE / SPRING 1997 men cement speaker. Patrick had been the And the Winner Is ... the Dean Lutch Scholarship Fund students' first choice as keynoter, and when Soifer asked him, he readily said yes. "The reason I accepted is because it came 1"1 Idon't have a gun!" student coordina­ ran 111 the race. "It's a wonderful event from the dean of the Law School, whom I tor Geaneen Washington '98 shouted and he would be thrilled to be remem­ greatly respect and admire," Patrick said. from her post at the starting line of the bered this way." Now a partner with the Boston office Race Ipsa Loquitur. Peter Hogan '98 was the first to cross of the Hartford-based firm of Day, Berry A police officer standing nearby joked, the finish line in just over 11 minutes; & Howard, Patrick was recently the recip­ "Want to borrow one of mine?" Katherine McConville '98 was the first ient of the Learned Hand Human Instead, she bellowed at the top of her woman to finish. Relations Award given by the American lungs, "On your mark. Get set. Cheers and high-fives greeted the com­ Jewish Committee. GOOOOOOO!" to the motley crowd of petitors as they circled the campus on sur­ While in the office of Attorney General 100 runners, walkers, in-line skaters, dogs, rounding streets in the name of a beloved Janet Reno, during which time he devel­ and kids assembled to compete in the colleague and an important cause. As they oped a close personal relationship with Pres­ April 12 Law School fundraiser. gathered afterward for refreshments and ident Clinton, Patrick led his department in By the time the second annual 2.5-mile live music, it was clear that their spirited making major advances in civil rights road race was over, more than $3,000 had contribution did, indeed, speak for itself. _ enforcement of voting, education, employ­ been raised for the Dean Brian P. Lutch - Paula Ogier ment, police misconduct, and housing cas­ Memorial Scholarship Fund es, according to the Boston Globe. through registration fees and At the time of his departure, Patrick donations from businesses. told the newspaper, "We have broken Dean Lutch, who was a run­ every record in the division's history, in ner, died of cancer in Decem­ terms of the number of cases brought and ber 1995. Funds raised by the successful investigations. The level of race, whose name is a word activity and the variety of cases have never play on the Latin res ipsa been higher. This we have done at a time loquitur meaning "the thing of restrained resources and occasional hos­ speaks for itself," assist stu­ tile forces in Congress." _ dents who have debilitating ill­ - Paula Ogier nesses or other extenuating cir­ cumstances. T his year's event held spe­ Law School Ranked Among cial meaning because of its the 'Nation's Best' timing. "It was particularly nice for me because it landed on Brian's birthday," said Dean Boston College Law School again has Race Ipsa Loquitur winner Peter Hogan '98 (right) greets the {lrst Lutch's wife, Julie Watts, who woman to cross the {lnlsh Ime, Katherine McConville '98. been included in U.S. News and World Report's list of the top 25 law schools in the United States. The Law School was ranked 22nd among the coun­ try's 179 American Bar Association­ accredited schools in the 1997 sur­ vey, moving up from its 1996 position of 26th. In determining its rankings, the magazine assesses factors such as academic reputation, student selectiv­ ity, faculty resources, and placement success. This year the method for ranking law schools was refined to take into account a new American Bar Association survey that collected detailed information on all accredited institutions. The Law School scored particularly high in the area of reputa­ tion among lawyers and judges (20th in the nation). _ And they're off! The runners rOised more than $3,000 for a fund that assIsts students who have debilitating illnesses . SPRJNG 1997 / BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SC HOOL MAGAZINE 3 Going ... Going ... GONE! Auction Nets $10,000 for Public Interest Stipends orne 250 students, staff, and faculty lSIhlJ raised more than $10,000 for the Pub­ lic Interest Law Foundation's summer stipend program during the Ninth Annual PILF Auction. Among the items auctioned were a week's stay at a Loon Mountain cabin, a row on the Charles River with rwo Olympic crew members, an autographed Roger Clemens baseball, a buffet dinner for 50, a faculty parking permit, and a vari­ ety of lunches and other activities with Law School professors. Professors Kent Greenfield, Peter Donovan, and Norah Wylie raised more than $400 by offering students the chance to throw pies in their faces. Professor Ingrid Hillinger drew several rounds of applause when she auctioned her tradition­ al Uniform Commercial Code trinkets, including coffee mugs, pencils, and a life­ Eager bidde rs co mpeted for everything fro m a week's vacation in the Loon Mountains to faculty parking permits size cardboard cutout of Darth Vader to a cardboard cutout of Darth Vade r adorned with UCC paraphernalia. PILF is a student organization dedi­ cated to furthering public interest law. It provides funding, information, and opportunities for students to become involved in public service. Throughout the yea r, PILF sponsors presentations and panel discussions, including the annual Robert M . Cover Public Inter- ~ est Conference, an opportunity for ~ students, practitioners , and academics c § to share experi ences, aspirations, and philosophies of public interest law. Proceeds from the auction and PILF's other fundraising and grants- writing efforts this year helped to fund summer public interest jobs for more than 30 law students. Grants ranged up to $2,000. The recipients, who accepted underfund­ ed or volunteer positions in public interes t law, will be working in the United States and for human rights projects overseas . Save the date: On February 7, 1998, PILF will hold the first Alumni Auction to celebrate its 10th anniversary and to raise additional monies for the program.
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