RES IPSA UMKC School of Law Alumni Magazine | Fall 2016

Maneuvering Change in a Digital Age How technology is changing the way we practice FROM THE DEAN RES IPSA UMKC School of Law Alumni Magazine | Fall 2016

Technology is a fact of life. Whether moving from horse-drawn carriages to autonomous RES IPSA (Latin for “It Speaks for Itself”) vehicles, typewriter to computer, or telegraph is published by the UMKC School of to cell phone, each of these developments Law, with financial support from the Law not only brought about major changes in Foundation, for the benefit of alumni, friends and colleagues. contents our daily life, but also spawned other major technologies. One of my periodic Sunday Contact us morning enjoyments is to look at the Best The Editorial Board of Res Ipsa welcomes your comments and suggestions for Buy ad in the newspaper and ask myself how future stories. FEATURES Please send news and address corrections to: Res Ipsa Editorial Board, many of the devices shown are things I don’t UMKC School of Law, 500 E. 52nd St., Kansas City, MO 64110 [email protected] | Fax: 816-235-5276 | law.umkc.edu 4 Brave New World understand, and how many didn’t even exist a Individuals with speech or hearing impairments may call Relay Missouri few years ago. at 800-735-2966 (TTY). Choosing the right tools as you foray into the cloud This issue of Res Ipsa is about how Administration Ellen Y. Suni, Dean technological change has impacted the practice Barbara Glesner Fines, Executive Associate Dean Jeffrey Thomas, Associate Dean of law. Much of the focus is on how forward- Allen Rostron, Associate Dean Tom Green, Administrative Manager 9 TECHNOLOGY AND THE LEGAL looking lawyers have marshaled technology to their advantage in their professional Lydia Dagenais, Director of Admissions Daniel McCarroll, Director of Continuing Legal Education lives. We have made a commitment to prepare our new graduates with the technology Kirk Baughan, Director of Development PROFESSION they will need in practice, and this issue provides our alumni with an opportunity to Michael Robak, Chief Technology Officer Paul D. Callister, Director of Law Library How technology is changing the job landscape Ashley Swanson-Hoye, Director of Student Services learn from other alumni who are on the leading edge. Cary Powers, Alumni and Constituent Relations Officer for attorneys Lawyers as a group tend to be “late adopters” of new technologies, and I think that Alyssa Baker, Manager of Marketing and Communications has negatively affected the profession. This issue is about what’s happening now, and Res Ipsa staff Project Manager: Hallie Spencer how today’s lawyers, if not already using available technology, can get on board. You Art Direction/Design: Jill Nelson don’t need to be a computer scientist to effectively use technology in your practice, and Photography: Janet Rogers, Dan Videtich Photography 14 Year of Technology the ability to adequately serve clients and to compete in today’s legal marketplace is UMKC continues to look for innovative UMKC Law Foundation technological applications in law rapidly making it imperative that lawyers keep up in this area. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS For those of you who are ahead of the game, you might be asking, “How come Lajuana Counts (J.D. ’88), President Brian Gaddy (J.D. ’94), Vice President Professor Chris Hoyt you didn’t address artificial intelligence, or big data, or other potentially disruptive of Resources and Leadership, Board Kent O. Hyde (J.D. ’84) Secretary Thomas Hyde (J.D. ’75) 17 Alumni Award Winners technologies that are beginning to affect us and will have major impacts in the future?” Scott Bethune (J.D. ’88), Vice Julia Kitsmiller (J.D. ’02) Featuring Jean Peters Baker, 2016 UMKC President of Development and Joan Klosterman (J.D. ’88) Good question. The answer will be coming in the next issue when we focus on the Capital Erlene Krigel (J.D. ’79) School of Law Alumni Award winner and UMKC Erin Kobler (J.D. ’03), Vice President Robert D. Litz (J.D. ’81) future of the profession. of Alumni and Constituent Relations David Mayer (J.D. ’92) Law Foundation awardees Brett Burmeister (J.D. ’06), Vice Mira Mdivani (J.D. ’99) Speaking of the future, I wanted to let you know, if you had not heard already, President of Marketing and Ross Nigro (J.D. ’92) Communications Tom O’Loughlin (J.D. ’75) that I have notified the provost of my intention to step down as dean by no later than Gary Gose (J.D. ’97), Treasurer Lisa Weixelman (J.D. ’82) the end of this academic year. This is my thirteenth year as dean, and I now rank J.R. Hobbs (J.D. ’81), Past Lisa Westergaard (J.D. ’03) President eighth in length of tenure in my current deanship out of 209 law deans around the EMERITUS TRUSTEES BOARD OF TRUSTEES James Bartimus (J.D. ’77) country. I think it is time for new leadership, and our faculty executive committee and Christine Albano (J.D. ’96) Steve Burmeister (J.D. ’76) Mike Albano (J.D. ’68) Hon. Fernando Gaitan (J.D. ’74) the provost are looking at how best to handle the transition to an interim dean and, Scott Aripoli (J.D. ’07) Hon. Gene Martin (J.D. ’53) Jack Bangert (J.D. ’76) Robert Martin (J.D. ’53) eventually, a new dean. Steve Becker (J.D. ’96) Hon. Ann Mesle (J.D. ’72) Hon. Stephen Bough (J.D. ’97) William Prugh (J.D. ’69) I am confident our law school is ready for the future, and I know I am ready for Debbie Brooks (J.D. ’01) Marti Schach (J.D. ’82) some R&R and the opportunity to get back to teaching and some projects that have Hon. S. Margene Burnett (J.D. ’87) Larry Schaffer (J.D. ’76) Mara Cohara (J.D. ’01) Arthur H. Stoup (J.D. ’50) been sitting around for a long time. I have very much enjoyed the privilege of serving Stephen Cosentino (J.D. ’97) Jim Tippin (J.D. ’64) Professor S. Rafe Foreman R. Lawrence Ward (J.D. ’61) as dean of the law school I love, and I thank you for the support so many of you Hon. Jon Gray (J.D. ’76) Robert Welch (J.D. ’65) Tom Hankins (J.D. ’77) Gene Voigts (J.D. ’64) provide in dollars, volunteer hours and other assistance. I look forward to the next Charnissa Holliday-Scott (J.D. ’11) issue where we can talk not only about the future of the profession, but the future of

our law school as well. Law Alumni Association OFFICERS Mark Gilmore, (J.D. ’02) Erin Kobler (J.D. ’03), President Ashley Grace, (J.D. ’14) Tony Miller (J.D. ’01), Vice President Blake Heath, (J.D. ’09) Ashley Atwell (J.D. ’08), Secretary/ Desarae Harrah, (J.D. ’05)  Treasurer Julia Kitsmiller, (J.D. ’02) Kristi Burmeister (J.D. ’07), Joe Kronawitter (J.D, ’99) IN EVERY ISSUE ON THE COVER Immediate Past President Abe Kuhl (J.D.’08) Brian Madden, (J.D. ’92) Steve Cosentino BOARD OF DIRECTORS Megan McCurdy, (J.D. ’07) Ellen Y. Suni Scott Aripoli (J.D ’07) Pat McInerney, (J.D. ’90) 19 Briefs (J.D. ’97), Partner Hon. Stephen Bough, (J.D. ’97) Teresa Moore, (J.D. ’92) at Stinson Tyson Bramley, (J.D. ‘14) Ross Nigro, (J.D. ’92) Mara Cohara, (J.D. ’01) Edward “Kip” Robertson, (J.D. ’06) 16051692 LAW 21 Alumni Events Leonard Street Lajuana Counts, (J.D. ’88) Anthony Sicola, (J.D. ’01) LLP. Photo by Brennan Delaney (J.D. ’08) Shaun Stallworth, (J.D. ’08) Hon. Kenneth Garrett III. (J.D. ’02) Jared Welch (J.D. ’02) 33 Alumni Spotlight Dan Videtich. UMKC LAW FOUNDATION Annual FUND

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Photo by Janet Rogers echnology weaves its way into has come — seasoned attorneys talk about almost everything we do these how they wrote out hourly billing by days — especially in business. hand. It’s exciting to see how technology is TThe storage of files, the way changing our world.” people interact in the workplace and with Sara Rittman (J.D. ’81), who served as clients, and how documents or contracts Missouri Legal Ethics Counsel for nine are signed and stored all now involve vari- years prior to opening her own firm, says ous aspects of technology. And law firms the size of the firm and the nature of the are no different. practice have a lot to do with the extent to I am eternally grateful for my Trial Advocacy Scholarship “I feel very fortunate to be working in which the practice is going digital. and the UMKC Law Foundation. They believed in me when the legal field now,” says Joe McClendon “There are attorneys who don't person- it was difficult to believe in myself. (J.D. ’12), a commercial and transactional ally use email or computers,” she says. “ associate attorney with Polsinelli in Kansas “But there are also attorneys who do as - Lydia Townsend, J.D. Candidate, Class of 2017 City. “It is amazing how far technology much as they can electronically. Of course,

Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 4 there is everything in between.” cloud services to back up my files and “An IT vendor that I trust recom- tive emails when using Wi-Fi at a coffee which it provides efficiency depends on the transactional attorney, it’s very important to We caught up with several UMKC to allow me to access files from different mended Carbonite as the best service,” shop," he says. "Although I wouldn’t really attorney's willingness and ability to learn to me to be able to pull up any document in a alumni to learn which tech tools are computers,” says Ralph Munyan (J.D. Munyan says. use email to send documents, I always use the technology and then to implement project at any time.” changing the way they work with their ’96), who runs his solo practice office, But Munyan doesn’t use all aspects use Dropbox Professional links with an it. The greater efficiency can also result in Not only does Filesite serve as a simple staff and clients every day. Ralph F. Munyan Attorney at Law LLC, of these cloud services in order to take expiration date when sending confidential more effective representation when doing way to access files, but it also helps to or- in Prairie Village, Kan., which focuses on the extra security cautions he feels are information.” research or handling large numbers of ganize them. McClendon says the program negotiating software licensing agreements necessary as an attorney. “I never access CONFIDENTIALITY documents.” automatically creates a version of your revi- and other contracts related to technol- my files using the apps on my phone,” he IMPROVING EFFICIENCY For example, Polsinelli uses the docu- sions in the document. This allows you to AND SECURITY ogy and IT. “However, I never use Wi-Fi says. “I also won’t use Wi-Fi at Panera or Technology doesn’t just stop at file storage. ment management plug-in Filesite for Mi- go through the different versions to see at Beyond the normal security concerns of Internet access outside of my office or Starbucks or places like that because I am Law firms are adding technology to help at- crosoft Outlook. This software provides all which point wording might have changed, most businesses, law firms must address home because of security issues, and as an not behind the firewalls. I worry that in torneys better manage their time — spend- attorneys with access to the entire database which can be especially helpful in contract special concerns about confidentiality. attorney friend of mine tells me, guard my locations like that you could be more eas- ing less time on administrative tasks, provid- of the firm’s files and a simple way to search work. Tied to that same program is the Documents can’t be stored just anywhere. phone and computers like my wallet. My ily targeted for hacking.” ing easy access to files or allowing them to for documents. firm’s time-keeping software, CDTracker, They need to be secure so clients feel their phone never leaves my sight.” Another precaution Munyan suggests connect with clients across the country. “Filesite helps you search for documents which accesses the same numbering system information isn’t McClendon, who approaches his legal when attorneys are looking into cloud “The benefits of technology largely relate using the project number, client name and client names, thereby allowing an easy “out there” for practice with the unique perspective of services is to check the terms of service. to efficiency,” says Rittman. “The extent to or even specific language,” he says. “As a way to keep track of your billing time for anyone to hack. having been in IT project management for “It’s important to read the terms of Firms also need a decade prior to becoming an attorney, service. Make sure the cloud company to protect that says larger firms like Polsinelli are able to doesn’t own any part of the data you confidential- make the investments to store their data house there and that the data won’t be re- ity with regard on in-house servers. tained by the vendor if you leave,” he says. to anyone who Chris Brown (J.D. ’10), who runs Brown says he gets client consent to use might touch it. both Venture Legal, his legal practice all cloud-based software on his engage- Joe McClendon (J.D. ’12) “Attorneys that represents Kansas City startups ment letter. That way, the clients know Polsinelli Creating Tools for Startup Company Advisors should have a and entrepreneurs, and b.Legal Market- upfront how their files are being stored. “I confidentiality ing, a website development and hosting don’t have to do it, but I’d rather get the agreement with platform for small law firms, uses cloud consent at the outset so I make sure it’s staff and outside storage through Dropbox. okay,” he says. “Plus, I’m lucky because hrough the interdisciplinary and inter- sheet and take it into account in making The team plans vendors,” Ritt- “I use the professional version of Drop- most of my clients are tech-savvy, so they institutional Law, Technology and the choice of entity recommendations and to conduct beta man says. “Attor- box and save everything to the cloud,” he love it.” TPublic Policy course, Professor Tony drafting the documents. testing during neys have a duty says. “This way I can access files through He echoed Luppino, UMKC School of Law director The idea is to allow the client(s) to the Fall 2016 of entrepreneurship programs, has been complete the questionnaire when and semester. to maintain con- my phone or computer. I can easily share what Munyan working with law and computer science where it is convenient for them, without In a planned fidentiality that is files with my clients, but by using links says about being students and other organizations to develop having to pay hourly rate legal fees in that second phase, broader than the through Dropbox Professional, I can careful where a software program. This program would Q-and-A process. Unlike other terms sheet this “Founders Sara Rittman (J.D. ’81), Missouri attorney-client decide how much the person can do with you access Wi-Fi. Legal Ethics Counsel be used to assist lawyers in recommending generators one typically sees, this project Terms Sheet privilege.” the file. For example, I can share it as view Brown says while the type of business entity their clients contemplates use by entrepreneurial Generator” would She says attorneys can allow vendors only or allow editing, and I also make sure he was riding the need and creating organizational startups that may not seek venture capital Tony Luppino, Rubey M. Hulen connect with an documents for these startup businesses. or angel investor financing and have unique Professor of Law and Director LLC formation access to confidential information, to the the link carries an expiration date. I also KC Streetcar the of Entrepreneurship Programs Lawyers regularly ask their clients attributes that do not necessarily fit into automation tool extent necessary, as long as they have done add an extra layer of security by making Ralph Munyan (J.D. ’96), Ralph F. other day, he al- due diligence on the vendor. the links and files password protected.” Munyan Attorney at Law LLC most logged into questions regarding obligations to make patterned deal structures. being developed by Larry Farmer and Jeff However, how lawyers handle the security Munyan tested and used several cloud its public, free contributions to the company, rights to The software platform on which the Ward, from BYU Law School and Duke receive distributions, management and prototype program has been built has University School of Law, respectively. This of data storage differs greatly between small services, including Dropbox Professional, Wi-Fi, but then realized he shouldn't. decision-making, and various other “deal been made available to the UMKC team combined “Startup Advisor Tool Kit” would firms, solo practitioners and large law firms. SugarSync and Microsoft OneDrive, be- “I prefer networks that require a points” among the founders. on a pro bono basis by Neota Logic Inc., a make legal services more affordable and “I use both an external hard drive and fore making the switch to Carbonite. password, and I don’t send ultra sensi- Developed by the team led by Luppino, cognitive reasoning platform for intelligent understandable for startup entrepreneurs the software program would allow client(s) automation of knowledge, process and and simultaneously be a practice aid for to fill out a secure online questionnaire that documents. Michael Mills, co-founder of lawyers assisting business startups. uses the answers to generate a founders’ Neota, tutored Luppino and the students terms sheet. The lawyer would then ask on use of the platform and has generously follow-up questions, refine the terms spent time on the coding process.

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««TOOLS « every case and client. Paypal serves as the platform from which credit card. Luckily, technology can help home, even if he doesn’t have his office the Supreme Court,” she says. “Those Lawyers use quite a range of solutions to help manage their legal practices. While bigger law firms may be able clients can pay him, while Xero.com is the there, too. Companies such as LawPay computer. He says he uses his Microsoft proposals include this language.” to invest in such solutions, that doesn’t way Brown does his books, sends invoices will assist attorneys with taking credit Surface tablet when he’s home to access But Rittman says that even mean technology is not being used by and generally keeps track of cash flow. card payments for fees and expenses paid BOX: his files. without that language in the rules, box.com, cloud file storage smaller firms. His accountant is even looped into the in advance so that the attorney complies Need to have a meeting while an attorney does have a duty to take “I try to keep as little paper as possible,” program so he can handle any issues and with the ethical rules. working offsite? Many firms have also reasonable steps to protect confidential CARBONITE: Munyan says about his own practice. “I prepare taxes. Brown also suggested small used tools for remote conferencing. information. For example, you need carbonite.com, automatic cloud backup always keep the final signed documents firms or solo practitioners could look into VIRTUAL WORKPLACE Every floor in Polsinelli’s office has at to set a strong password that makes it and maybe research if I feel it will be other solutions, such as Square for pay- Like most businesses these days, law firms least one conference room equipped more difficult to hack into a computer. MICROSOFT ONEDRIVE: helpful. In the old days, I used to keep ment and Fresh Books for invoicing. onedrive.live.com, cloud file storage want employees to have the ability to with video conferencing capabilities. “It The language is in the Comment to paper copies of all my drafts. Now I just For the payroll side of Brown’s business, work somewhere other than the office — allows us to have face-to-face meetings the current version of Missouri Rule keep electronic copies.” he uses Gusto, which is synced with his at home or on the road. McClendon says SUGARSYNC with other attorneys or clients without 4-1.6 (Confidentiality of Information), sugarsync.com/ traveling there,” McClendon says. “It’s a according to Rittman. cloud storage using your existing great technology to have.” As it stands right now, if an attorney folder structure Another favorite technology tool used “password” as a computer “I feel very fortunate to be working in PAYPAL: McClendon uses in his practice is password, then Rittman believes “the paypal.com, payment tool the legal field now. It‘s amazing how Webex. This program gives him the attorney in your hypothetical would option of sharing his screen with far technology has come ...” likely be violating the ethical obligation SQUARE: another person’s computer. to protect confidential information.” squareup.com - Joe McClendon (J.D. '12) “It really helps with collaborative But she adds, “At the same time, online credit card payment software editing on documents because we don’t attorneys are not expected to absolutely have to email files back and forth or guarantee protection of confidential XERO.COM: spend time figuring out where we are information. So, just because an xero.com, online accounting software (considers itself an alternative to QuickBooks) Brown uses several software solutions accounting software, Xero.com. He says he was issued a laptop when he started, in the document,” he says. “It’s already attorney's system was hacked would pulled up on the screen, and everyone to make running his businesses easier and it takes him minutes to do payroll, and he which he can take home, and through not mean the attorney did not meet FRESHBOOKS: more efficient. For instance, he raves about can even do it on the go from his phone. a virtual private network (VPN) he can can see the edits being made in his or her ethical obligations. All of freshbooks.com, cloud accounting software DocuSign, which he uses for clients to The program even does the federal and get to any of the files he needs. Another real time.” the circumstances would need to be sign everything from engagement letters to state quarter filings, automatically does virtual work tool he uses is the Citrix considered.” GUSTO: contracts. the withholding and sends the payments login, through which he accesses online KEEPING UP WITH With technology continually gusto.com “It’s amazing because I can track how to the government. and creates a virtual desktop. So if he uses THE TIMES updating and offering new solutions, payroll and benefits software that works with financial software like Xero, many times the document is opened, what “By using these programs, I almost nev- his home computer, he can still access any attorneys will need to stay abreast There are always going to be people FreshBooks, QuickBooks, etc. IP address was used and where,” Brown er have to chase down payment,” Brown files that are saved on the network. who fight technological advances and of ways it can help streamline their says. “Plus, it’s so easy to sign since you can says. “After I send out an invoice, I’d say “Having these options really gives you would rather stick with tried and true practices. even use your phone. Then, once everyone about 50 percent of the time it is paid a good reason to save all of your files to LAWPAY: methods, but it may not be long before And for those who are hesitant to adopt lawpay.com, payment tool has signed, it automatically sends the final within 20 minutes because I make it so the network rather than your personal those stragglers will have to adopt at new methods or tools, many of their to all parties. I feel like it’s much more easy for them. Using Paypal allows me to laptop,” McClendon says. “A big benefit least some technology. fellow lawyers are encouraging the tech WEBEX: secure than sending it via email.” accept credit cards, which most law firms of saving all your files to the network is ABA Model Rules state that transition as being beneficial to all parties. https://www.webex.com don’t do because they don’t want to spend being able to access them wherever you attorneys must keep up with “These tools allow us to focus online meetings and video FINANCIAL TOOLS the three percent fee. However, I think most are, even if you don’t have your own conferencing software technology, but currently Missouri more on the client and less on the Another set of tools that Brown uses to firms spend more money than that trying to laptop. But it also protects you, should manage his finances for both businesses get paid, so it’s worth it to me.” your laptop break or someone steal it.” Rules of Professional Conduct do not, administrative tasks,” McClendon says. DOCUSIGN: involves the combining of Paypal, Xero Rittman notes that there are special Munyan may not have such tools as according to Rittman. “Plus, it’s just cool to see what will docusign.com and Gusto. Each one provides a differ- concerns when accepting advance pay- a VPN or Citrix, but by using cloud “There is a draft of proposals come out next.” n software that allows you to send, access and ent component to running the business. ments that go in the trust account by data storage options, he can work from working its way to being submitted to sign important documents from anywhere

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How technology is changing the job landscape for attorneys by Portia Stewart

o attorney is immune to technology today. Between email, “Consumers and businesses want to get products and services iPhones, Blackberries, LexisNexis, Westlaw and iPads in quickly, easily and in a manner that is convenient for them.” the courtroom, technology accelerates the pace of business N— and increases the numbers of legal issues attorneys face. NEW POSITION FOR A NEW AGE Technology has done more than change the ways some attorneys Kate Garman (J.D. ’16) didn’t even need to graduate before her do their jobs — it’s created new ones. Here's a quick glimpse tech job came knocking — almost literally. Her policy internship into some of the ways attorneys have leveraged their tech savvy for the City of Kansas City, Mo., turned into a job: she currently to evolve their careers. serves as the city's legal innovation analyst. Garman started as an intern working in the area of economic GETTING SMART(ER) ON TECH ISSUES development. So she was already in city hall when businesses like Steve Cosentino (J.D. ’97), a partner at the firm of Stinson Uber and Lyft went head-to-head with local businesses — taxi Leonard Street LLP, says he became involved in technology services contended they were more heavily regulated, having to law during the late ’90s doing work on software and internet follow rules about vehicle inspections and driver background transactions before the internet startup bubble burst. “Because checks. I was passionate about that area, I stuck with it and continued “That immediately opened everyone’s eyes — we were entering to develop and expand my practice while many others turned to a new territory of regulations that no one really knew how to other work,” Cosentino says. do,” Garman says. For attorneys with an interest in tech law, there are plenty of City hall thinks its future reputation as a city is based on how emerging trends that form his day-to-day business. For Cosen- it handles these types of situations. This gave birth to the new tino, this includes working with more FinTech (financial services position of legal innovation analyst, the first position of its kind technology) companies. in the country. And one of Garman’s primary responsibilities “I think that is a great emerging area because people are includes regulating the shared economy of local businesses and changing the way they pay for goods and services and conduct nationwide companies that have a presence in Kansas City, such their financial transactions online. I work a lot with the congru- as Uber and Airbnb. ence between traditional banks and FinTech startups,” Cosentino Kansas City, Mo., was chosen to be an IEEE (Institute of says. “FinTech startups also tend to be well-funded in compari- Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Smart City, a designation son to some other types of startups.” that means the city has technology embedded in its functions. Cosentino also says he’s seeing more cases that involve the This status covers these main areas: the free, public Wi-Fi along internet of things (IOT). “I have worked with home and car au- the streetcar, the kiosks along the streetcar route that provide city tomation, wearable technology and other IOT technologies,” he services and public information, and the sensors that provide says. “I think IOT represents a great growth area and the issues smart lighting, which saves the city $1.2 million a year.

Photo by Dan Videtich involving the connection between mobile hardware and software As part of her job, Garman also addresses privacy of infor- are very interesting and challenging.” mation. Kansas City is the only IEEE Smart City in North Cosentino predicts the growth of technology will continue to America, and the city owns all of the data from its projects — so accelerate as new technologies are invented and commercialized. Garman oversees a lot of issues that involve distribution of li- Steve Cosentino (J.D. ’97) started his tech and law career before “I think the biggest drivers are speed and convenience,” he says. ability and government responsibility issues. the internet startup bubble burst. Ever adapting, he now works with financial services technology companies. 9 UMKC School of Law law.umkc.edu Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 10 GROWING NEEDS OF LARGE FIRMS seek to protect the rights of their clients’ original thoughts, Managing the legal aspects of tech advancements for a city the ideas and innovation. size of Kansas City is no small task for Garman — but neither “In intellectual property we’re having to analyze and advise clients about how their technology may be viewed in the law TECH TRANSFER: is managing tech advancements of a large law firm. That’s where you’ll find professionals who manage the synergy of technology knowing what we know at that time — that snapshot in time,” and the legal profession merging in a seamlessly planned fash- says Cheryl Burbach (J.D. ’99), a trademark and copyright at- HAVE GREAT IDEA, WILL TRAVEL ion — professionals like Brian Larios torney with Hovey Williams. “The law in intellectual property will always be evolving. The progress of technology will always (J.D. ’91), the director of knowledge reat ideas come from professors, staff and students, compel the legal profession to analyze whether something in- resources at Lathrop & Gage LLP. and learning institutions both large and small. But fringes or is protectable based on whatever legal standards have “I can’t fathom not having a law Ghow do some of these amazing ideas make it from the degree. It changed my perspective on been applied to preexisting technologies.” lab or office to the consumer market? It’s a process called life, it made me stronger and, I think, From the patent angle, Matt Walters (J.D. ’07), a patent tech transfer. a more well-rounded professional. I attorney and litigator with Hovey Williams, says the biggest Enter Arjun Sanga (J.D. ’94) the executive director of would not be where I am today — I challenge stems from the Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS WiSys Technology Foundation, an independent nonprofit would not have the job I have — if I Bank Supreme Court decision. Computers can automate organization that supports the University of Wisconsin didn’t have that law degree.” But Larios things that would have taken a long time to do by hand in the system. As a patent law attorney, he works with 11 four- Brian Larios (J.D. ’91), year University of Wisconsin schools that are called Lathrop & Gage LLP doesn’t currently practice law. After past, he says. For the patent office, it has called into question what’s patent-eligible anymore in the computer science arts and regional comprehensive schools around the state. WiSys leaving school he almost immediately manages intellectual property coming out of those software realm. went to work for LexisNexis as one of the first educational train- schools. They also assist the professors, staff, students ers for law schools in the U.S. “It’s caused a lot of heartburn and heartache for companies and alumni who have new innovations and ideas, and In 2006, Lathrop & Gage invited Larios to manage its law li- whose bread-and-butter is coming up with new software tech- evaluate and protect the intellectual property by applying braries. The job was a great fit. Lathrop & Gage was looking for nologies, and they’re faced with the fact it might not be pro- for patents, copyrights or someone with a strong legal background who understood legal tectable under patent laws anymore,” Walters says. “What do trademarks. Then they look for technology because research was dramatically changing from they do? Do they continue to fight with the patent office? Do commercial partners to license being book-driven to being electronically driven. they try to maintain them as trade secrets? The patents office is those technologies to bring new Quickly his job involved negotiating the acquisition of elec- allowing very few software cases to issue as patents. And past products and services to the tronic research and resources — including LexisNexis, Westlaw, patents that have already been issued that are in lawsuits are be- marketplace. Commercial partners can and far beyond. Then he was identifying new resources, finding ing killed left and right by courts that both be entrepreneurs or Kate Garman (J.D. '16) is the first legal innovation analyst in the country. say the subject matter is not patent out how those resources can assist the firm in deployment of existing companies looking for enhanced service to clients, and then negotiating acquisition. eligible under this new precedent.” for his future partners, Talley quickly saw that what he’d created adjacent technologies. Larios also helped the firm transition from paper practices to Another area where this is really “For example, we have a a robust intranet — originally created to provide administrative had the potential to be a commercial venture — a product oth- important is in the bioscience field, Arjun Sanga (J.D. ’94), professor at UW Oshkosh who’s WiSys Technology Foundation information to employees — which later grew to encompass ers could use. where you have drug companies been researching an efficient practice forms, including retention letters, client agreement “I’d sworn off tech companies. I was going to be a lawyer, I coming up with new pharmaceutical method to extract oils from plants,” Sanga says. “WiSys forms and more. The immediate success of Lathrop & Gage’s was not going to mess with tech companies anymore. And yet treatments or ways to treat diseases. identified a company interested in learning from our intranet highlighted the need for an extranet to serve clients and here I am,” Talley says. “So that formed On the pharmaceutical side, one professor's research in order to sell those oils for use with offer them the same high level of service the intranet offered for the genesis of Nuvio. And over the last of the challenges stems from Mayo shampoos, soaps and other consumer products.” Cheryl Burbach (J.D. ’99), employees. Larios created these custom sites to facilitate and 10 years that has spawned a variety of Collaborative Services v. Prometheus The types of research can be in any area. For example, Hovey Williams a nursing professional from University of Wisconsin-Green improve communication between their attorneys and clients. offshoots into different areas of cloud Laboratories Inc. Bay came up with the idea to take a book nurses use for computing.” “So if doctors realize certain com- Just this year, they’ve moved their extranet to the cloud. diagnoses and turn it into a more useful app form for Today he’s still working in the area “One of the No. 1 complaints you get against attorneys is pounds help remediate some type of easy referencing. With help from the WiSys Technology failure to communicate, or failure to timely respond. These of telecommunication, but he is also cancer, they are having difficulty right Foundation, the idea is now an app nurses can purchase extranets help us, allowing us to place the most current informa- exploring big data analytics and the now procuring patent protection for on the Google and Apple app stores. tion for our clients right out where they can see,” Larios says. mining of data in different areas, in- these concepts and new innovations,” Sanga says one of the trends he has witnessed is a shift Jason Talley (J.D. ’04), cluding aerospace. Aside from using his toward more entrepreneurial activity. CEO, N5 Cloud Services LLC Walter says. “And without the proper THE BEGINNING OF A BEAUTIFUL RELATIONSHIP law degree for the contractual issues he protections there’s very little incen- “Probably 20, 30 years ago it was easier to take a Sometimes technology is the legal profession’s biggest challenge faces in business, he says he uses his law background regularly as tive for these companies to continue discovery from a university and find a company that might — and sometimes it’s the biggest solution. Entrepreneur Jason technology opens a whole new frontier on data privacy — what with their research and development be interested in directly licensing that discovery in order Matt Walters (J.D. ’07), to commercialize it,” Sanga says. “But as our field has Talley (J.D. ’04) had started and sold two technology and infra- you can use and how you can use it, who you can get it from Hovey Williams because it can be stolen by anyone.” grown and there have been more opportunities, people structure companies before he went to law school. By the time and when they have to know about it. Brittany Boswell (J.D. ’09), cur- are looking for the next idea. There’s been more of a gap he reached law school, his new goal was to set up a law firm in rently at Simmons Hanly Conroy, was an intellectual property of companies taking a risk in technologies they want to Kansas City, Joplin and Springfield, Mo. With potential offices INTELLIGENT DISCOURSE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY litigator at Shook, Hardy & Bacon for several years. And she commercialize. This has resulted in more startup company in different parts of the state, he ran into a communication is- In the gray and constantly changing area of intellectual property, agrees there are many opportunities and challenges at the inter- activity, shifting risk to an earlier stage. Accordingly, we’re sue and started looking for a fix. In his third year of law school tech progress is constantly pushing the boundaries of the law — section of intellectual propery and technology. seeing more startups with universities and more students he started Nuvio, a cloud-computing company that caters to and redrawing it. For attorneys in this field, technology brings “IP is a highly specialized area of law that requires execu- with entrepreneurial ideas.” enterprise-level clientele. Though it was meant to be a solution progress in the form of new efficiencies and challenges as they tion and knowledge of unique rules and regulations, litigation

11 UMKC School of Law law.umkc.edu Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 12 devices, and trial strategy,” Boswell says. “The first IP trial team I was a part of was for Garmin regarding a case before the International Trade Com- PROTECTING YOUR CLIENTS mission, a forum where the schedule was very compressed and international or Joseph Lazzarotti (J.D. law governed a lot of discovery. But my ’99), CIPP, a principal first case from inception through trial Fwith Jackson Lewis PC in resolution was for Activision Blizzard Brittany Boswell (J.D. ’91), Morristown, N.J., his career Shook, Hardy & Bacon in — probably the district best-known started in a firm focused on for patent litigation — the U.S. District employee benefits, doing a lot Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The case lasted nearly the of data privacy and security first four years of my career.” work. When he moved to Boswell says one of the biggest challenges large corporations Jackson Lewis he started YEAR OF helping clients incorporate new will continue to face in relation to IP litigation remains patent Joseph Lazzarotti (J.D. ’99), trolls. “The commercialization of lawsuits and exploitation of in- Jackson Lewis PC software and device technology novation as well as the judicial process is inappropriate,” she says. into their workforce. “Clients are looking for ways for law firms to help them “The system, including the legislature, continues to look for ways find solutions — not just doing research and memos but to eliminate ‘hold-ups’ of corporations while maintaining an finding solutions through technology that they can use avenue for legitimate non-practicing entity claims to proceed.” TECHNOLOGY themselves to navigate a lot of the issues they have to deal with,” he says. WHERE THE LAW, TECH AND CORPORATIONS INTERSECT Lazzarotti is a member of his firm’s committee that UMKC continues to look for innovative technological Beyond patents, copyrights and trademarks, there are a wide creates various technology solutions for clients. They range of other services that tech companies need. Solving these recently rolled out a security assessment tool that asks applications in law medium to small businesses a few questions to assess issues is where diligent in-house legal departments come in. by Alyssa Baker Rebecca Stroder (J.D. ’01) is the vice president of legal for what kind of risks their organization presents. Instead of FireEye Inc., a network security company. While the corporate having to call a lawyer or read a lengthy article, they can offices for the Silicon Valley company are located in California, get feedback that’s interactive on where they might have t is no secret that technology is advancing at a stunning speed. You can stream your favorite TV some gaps. she works remotely from Kansas City. For 12 years, she worked show without paying for cable, have video conferences half a world away and manage your finances Lazzarotti predicts his team will be creating more of from your phone. And life isn’t easier only for consumers; data-rich apps have opened up a new at large law firms in Kansas City, where she learned from clients these types of tools for clients in the future. And having world of marketing possibilities for businesses. But while some entrepreneurs are capitalizing on about technology contracts and the landscape and the realities of a tech background helps him support clients as they I being a technology company — from corporate and finance and navigate the compliance issues gadgets present for these tech advancements, others have had a difficult time adopting new technology and navigating revenue issues to intellectual property issues. Learning about the employers. privacy policies and security. What will keep law firms from suffering the same fate? technology directly from tech clients helped her make an easier For example, Lazzarotti works to help companies set Dean Ellen Suni and several professors at the School of Law believe that training law students transition to being in-house counsel for a tech company. up wellness programs. These types of programs seem in new technology is the answer. The UMKC School of Law declared this year “The Year of Stroder first came in-house as pretty innocent, he says, but are very complex. How do Technology,” and they aren’t just training students on how to use new legal software; they are deputy general counsel with Mandiant, you measure wellness? One popular method is to use exploring how tech and law can intersect in innovative ways to change the legal landscape. a cyber-security firm that was acquired wearable technologies like Fitbits that are sometimes by FireEye in December 2013. She says even employer-provided. Technology Expertise Consider a case where a biometric screening shows she learned a lot on the fly — from gov- an employee’s cholesterol is higher than recommended, “Law always needs to catch up because technology moves so fast,” says Professor Michael Robak. ernment contracts to export compliance so she isn’t eligible for a discount — unless she wears “If we want people to be able to practice more efficiently and compete with Legal Zoom, they’re and sales tax. a Fitbit and walks a mile each day, as measured by going to have to know technology.” Stroder also chose to pursue train- the employer-provided Fitbit. The employer is looking For several years, Dean Suni and Professors Robak and Tony Luppino have stayed informed on ing to become a Certified Information to technology to accomplish their wellness goals, but the convergence of tech and law. But when Robak and Luppino met Dazza Greenwood, a lecturer because the Fitbit device can collect health-related Rebecca Stroder (J.D. ’01), Systems Security Professional — a and research scientist at MIT Media Lab, they discussed creating a class for students to get hands- VP of Legal for FireEye Inc. designation many of her tech colleagues information, there are potential HIPAA violations. “How on experience with technology and law. Within a month, Greenwood, Luppino and Robak had at Mandiant had pursued. do we balance this with rights that the employees have started collaborating with Ashley Hand, the chief innovation officer for the city of Kansas City at the It might seem like the law moves at a snail’s pace compared and the challenges that this kind of device presents?” time, and Paul Barham, captain of Code for KC, who would later bring the necessary technological to the cutting edge world of technology, but lawyers in the tech Lazzarotti asks. expertise to the class. The group chose a paperwork issue to tackle in the first class, and the following The goal is to address the compliance and legal space are pushing back to make the law keep better pace with the semester, several students signed up for the Law, Technology and Public Policy course to explore issues surrounding these gadgets. “That’s what makes sprint of technology. Because tech touches almost every profes- it interesting — to try to be up on various advancements ways technology could expedite the building permit process through the city government. sion, progress means change and challenges for any firm’s clients. in technology, and to think about when technology and “There’s enough momentum behind the idea that law schools should be teaching law and From patent trolls and protecting clients’ and cities’ assets to the law meet, what happens? Sometimes it’s great, technology in a way that allows students to create products that can be used and make a living off entrepreneurial enterprise and negotiating the treacherous legal sometimes it’s not so great.” of it,” says Bryan Wilson (J.D. ’16), who was one of the first students to benefit from the new law waters of intellectual property, technology has created many new courses in technology. opportunities for attorneys in the tech world. n He is not the only one who feels this way. The work that began in that initial class led to a trip to the MIT Media Lab in Boston in spring 2016 for the soft launch of the Legal Technology

13 UMKC School of Law law.umkc.edu Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 14 Laboratory. This consortium created a Cutting-Edge Legal Education data analytics is becoming increasingly im- The law school puts immense value on will impact the ability of smaller firms to is required to continue taking innovative community of legal technologists from portant for lawyers, and having access to creating practical experiences to learn both compete in practice. steps to solidify the city as a center for In their exploration of law and technol- law schools and governments who sought information presents an opportunity to teach the law and technology as they evolve. Ideally, the goal is for students to technological advancements. to turn their ideas into viable products ogy, the School of Law has formed many students how to think about open data. One of the ways students continue to become technologically competent, “T- For UMKC, innovation also means or open source technologies available to vital partnerships, including Code for KC, A lot of the data that they are work- do that is in the Law, Technology and shaped” attorneys — professionals who entrepreneurship and new opportunities. the public. Many projects were presented the Code for America local chapter. Made ing with comes from Kansas City’s new Public Policy class, where students pick are well-versed in the depth of one disci- “Collaboration with the city has allowed to leading experts in the field, including up of developers, designers, government “Smart City” status, which opens new their projects and learn how to work pline but also have a breadth of knowl- us to grow our civic entrepreneurship work by UMKC students to develop officials and creators who seek to make doors to untapped data gained through collaboratively with other disciplines and edge across multiple disciplines, allowing activities alongside other elements of our access to justice technologies and projects Kansas City a better place, Code for KC civic projects. In connection with the apply technological thinking. The class for collaboration and innovation. entrepreneurship programs,” Luppino says. that improve regulatory processes. focuses on civic hacking and the use of launch of the Smart City initiative, the prepares students for job opportunities “Not everything is a legal problem,” “This has created tremendous opportunities Since then, the School of Law has open data. city approached the School of Law to help that may not even exist yet. Robak says. “Problems have a legal for law school faculty and students to work inform future decision-making on data “The ability of technology to scale ideas dimension, financial dimension, a health with other UMKC units, as well as Code collection, handling and dissemination. and people’s abilities can really only be dimension ... The more we can do to have for KC, KC Digital Drive and Think Big “In the civic arena, big data has to do leveraged if you know how to set these a holistic view, the better.” Partners, on urban engagement projects.” “The UMKC School of Law ensures ... our with transparency: better government things up,” Wilson says. “Taking these The focus on data collection and analyt- through better tools through more infor- courses has shown me I have the propen- Entrepreneurship ics provides multiple benefits, including policies are as forward-thinking as possible.” mation,” Robak says. sity to do this kind of work.” better-informed, policy-oriented research. Kate Garman (J.D. ’16) benefited from One project students continue to work Preparing students for practice also The Kauffman Foundation and other - KATE GARMAN (J.D. ’16) on is the Abandoned Property Resource means creating courses that train them to the technology courses and became the first university researchers are trying to iden- Center Project, an Urban Neighborhood be advisors in a firm environment. In Pro- legal innovation analyst in the country. She tify and eliminate the barriers to start-up and School of Law initiative, which plans fessor Paul Callister’s document automa- is entrusted with reviewing city ordinances companies. Law school transactional clinics, continued to pursue opportunities to Led by Barham, volunteers, along with to streamline the process of acquiring tion course, students learn how to create and approving processes, including the including the UMKC Entrepreneurial Le- discuss and explore the intersection of law law students and professors, collaborate publicly and privately owned vacant prop- and customize intake forms using Hot Smart City roll-out and sharing economy gal Services Clinic, generate data to uncover and technology. The UMKC School of in and outside the classroom to address erties. A law school team also led the City Docs software. It's a tool that has been regulations. Knowing it could be a valuable what is currently inhibiting or promoting Law became the first academic institution current civic needs and how big data can Permits API/Plumber’s Dilemma project: used for more than 30 years, yet some solo partner, Garman asked the law school to innovation and entrepreneurship. to purchase a membership to the Legal inform new policies and create a better a plumber is required to obtain up to five and small firms have yet to catch on. In a participate in the Smart City initiative. There are over 150 clinics in the country, Core Technology Competencies Coalition experience for citizens. Many of these permits from four departments for a single course taught by Robak, students learned “The UMKC School of Law ensures that and UMKC has been instrumental in the (LTC4), a nonprofit group composed of brainstorming and collaborative sessions project within Kansas City. The team to use A2J Author software, a similar tool we are regulating processes so that we are creation and maintenance of a strong law training managers and IT specialists in law with UMKC School of Law students take hopes to simplify the process. only available to nonprofits. looking at it from the citizen perspective, entrepreneurial network, including the firms who create core technology com- place at events called prototype jams and Barham sees the value in the collabora- The School of Law also offers an eDis- and so our policies are as forward-thinking creation of an entrepreneurship law website, petencies for lawyers, legal assistants, and hackathons, including the National Day tive experiences for students. covery course, taught by Professor Tessa as possible,” says Garman. eshiplaw.org, which is powered by the paralegals. Currently, LTC4 is working of Civic Hacking. “Working on these specific projects Jacob in conjunction with the National Kansas City's Smart City status brings Kauffman Foundation. with UMKC to develop competencies for Robak, like many others, describes big introduces students to people within the eDiscovery Leadership Institute. Only together technology, government and soci- As technology continues to alter life as law students, find the right way to teach data as the new oil. People are constantly city who will become allies to them in the about 35 percent of law schools currently ety to create an intelligent and sustainable we know it, firms and governments will these competencies to students and be finding new ways to extract, refine, future,” he says. “It also gives them insight offer courses in eDiscovery. Callister hopes environment that offers citizens a higher evolve, and so must the curriculum for the able to verify their hard-earned skills. distribute and monetize big data. He says into understanding the impact of laws.” that training law students in these tools quality of life. As a Smart City, Kansas City lawyers who will lead tomorrow. n

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APRIL JULY »» Hosted the Access to Justice through »» National eDiscovery Institute FEBRUARY Incubator Programs and Non-Profit Workshop: eDiscovery from SEPTEMBER Law Firms Conference the Trenches »» Hosted College of Law Practice »» Presented at IEEE »» Demonstrated modest means Management Futures Conference: Smart Cities Roundtable representation technology What Will Law Look Like in 2026? 15 UMKC School of Law law.umkc.edu Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 16 Q & A: JEAN PETERS BAKER FOUNDATION ALUMNI WINNERS 2016 UMKC SCHOOL OF LAW ALUMNI AWARD WINNER PRESIDENT'S AWARD: on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Association of Trial by Sara Kincaid R. LAWRENCE “LARRY” WARD ('61) Attorneys and has chaired the Disaster Relief Committee to Ward has been a prominent member provide legal assistance to victims of natural disasters. of the legal community for nearly six decades. He was repeatedly recognized PAT KELLY SERVICE AWARD: What do you consider can pay a high price for the necessary as a premiere trial lawyer, nationally HON. STEPHEN R. BOUGH (’97) protections and safeguards of our system. your most important and locally, until his retirement in 2015 Bough’s devotion to the UMKC Unlike other lawyers, a prosecutor’s duty work right now? from Polsinelli. Ward was president Law Foundation is unparalleled. His is to all parties in the system. Our system JPB: Without doubt, the of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar support of UMKC began immediately most important work I of justice requires admissible evidence Association and served on the Missouri after he graduated. Bough organized will engage in is making and witnesses to stand up to an accused Bar Board of Governors, the Appellate Judicial Commission a committee to establish an endowed a positive impact on the in a court of law, even when the witness for the State of Missouri, and as co-chair of the American Bar lives of children who is genuinely scared or doesn’t trust the scholarship in honor of Prof. Robert are at risk of abuse. system will work for them. Association mid-year meeting in Kansas City. He also served Downs at the UMKC School of Law. Children consistently as president and has been a contributor to the UMKC Law The annual golf tournmanent fundraiser demonstrate a bravery KC NoVA uses “focused deterrence,” a Foundation. for the scholarship attracts more than 100 golfers each year, to address those strategy that emphasizes the community’s raising $20,000 annually. He currently serves on the UMKC Law who harmed them intolerance to violence and connects people LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Foundation Board of Trustees and was its president in 2004. in a courtroom, but with crisis services. Why did you think “focused SANDRA L. SCHERMERHORN (’66) also a willingness deterrence” was a good option for handling Schermerhorn’s professional PRO BONO/PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD: to forgive and cope crime in Kansas City? accomplishments include many “firsts.” BRANDEE BOWER (‘00) JPB: Focused deterrence had academic with their abuse. I am She was the first female law clerk in Last year, Bower served as president of rigor behind it and produced positive astounded to hear the the Western District, the first female the Association for Women Lawyers. results in other cities, but it also offered stories of abuse they attorney hired by a large Kansas City She has volunteered to raise money have endured, only a new model of policing/prosecuting. law firm, the first woman partner at a and awareness for several community to see it coupled with This model is strategic, focuses on major Kansas City law firm, and the organizations, including Care to Learn, their forgiving nature. prevention and extracts those tired political first female president of the KCMBA. However, calling upon a considerations about crime. Having worked Go Red, Step Up, Food from the Bar child’s resilience is not as a prosecutor for many years, I knew we She has served the Bar in many ways, including as chair of the and Read Across America. She is a an answer to crime. Any could do more and I believed that Kansas Missouri Supreme Court Advisory Committee. She has been Kansas City Chiefs Red Coater and society should stand City was eager for something new — at involved with and held leadership positions in many service volunteers for First Downs for Down Syndrome, Cure Search, ready to be judged on least, I knew I was ready for something organizations, including the Women’s Foundation, the Board Operation Breakthrough, Shadow Buddies, the Ambassador Golf how it cares for its most new. I looked for a plan that could bring of the Kansas City Free Health Clinic (Kansas City Care Tournament, the NFL Alumni Golf Tournament, Harvesters, vulnerable members. relief to entire neighborhoods sickened by Clinic), Women with One Voice Foundation, Metropolitan Heart to Heart International, KC Heart and Stroke, Santa for More children await a the epidemic of violence and I knew I would Ambulance Services Trust, Good Samaritan Project, AIDS Joplin, Operation Blessing and TLC United for Kids. safe foster or adoptive need help — a lot of help. I struck on the Service Foundation of Greater Kansas City, Community Housing home than available momentum of new leadership (new mayor, Network and Unicorn Theatre. She has been selected as a “Dean PHILANTHROPY AWARD: As Jackson County prosecutor, Jean Peters placements. Right now, a child is reliant on new police chief and me) and pitched my of the Trial Bar” and received the prestigious Spurgeon Smithson JOHN SUBLETT LOGAN FOUNDATION, Baker has earned recognition for several the courage of a stranger to simply report idea to UMKC for an academic partner. Award from the Missouri Bar. STEPHEN J. BRIGGS, PRESIDENT leadership and community safety initiatives, We have come a long way from that first suspected abuse, but many will never Beginning in 1995, the John Sublett including the Kansas City No Violence Alliance make that anonymous phone call. Every meeting, and we have much more ground DECADE AWARD: Logan Foundation began providing (KC NoVA), which received a significant year — in our community — children will to cover. BRIANNE N. THOMAS (’06) funds for scholarships at the UMKC national award from the FBI. die a painful death at the hands of a parent. While no one wants a society that abuses Do you have any words of wisdom for a student Thomas has played a vital role in School of Law and the Henry W. Bloch Why did you choose your career field? its most vulnerable population, we struggle following in your footsteps? representing clients who have been School of Management. Gifts during JPB: I want to assist victims by giving with notions that it is improper to question JPB: Don’t be a Kardashian. Stand for injured, killed or mistreated in the the past 20 years to the law school total them a voice in the process. Victims do not another’s parenting, or that we should mind something. This is advice I adapted from my work place. Boyd, Kenter, Thomas & nearly $450,000. Scholarship awards choose these life-altering events to strike our own business, or we look the other way grandmother. Her advice went something Parrish LLC asked her to become a from the Logan Foundation are presented to students who are them or their families. So prosecutors assuming/hoping another will help. All of more like, “the good lord did not put you partner at the firm only four years after from St. Joseph or northwest Missouri. The Logan Foundation must serve as a compassionate and caring us should consider ourselves mandated here to just take up space, so find a reason graduating law school. In 2013 she realizes the importance of graduate education and also desires voice for them while advocating for justice reporters and take active steps to keep for the world to care that you were even became managing partner of the firm. that the scholarship award might provide an incentive for law on their behalf. I chose politics to make a children safe. here.” The good news is you get to choose In 2012, The Missouri Bar Foundation honored her with the graduates to consider returning to northwest Missouri to practice difference in communities. I am seeking that something that you are passionate David J. Dixon Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy for a law and serve as leaders in the communities where they live. all possible methods to blunt the impacts What is the most challenging part of your job? about and bring your new talents acquired young lawyer. She is currently president-elect of the Association of violence in this city and to prevent future JPB: Telling a crime victim that we cannot at this institution to put behind that for Women Lawyers. She volunteers for Step Up, Habitat for violent acts from occurring. seek justice on their behalf. Victims passion. n Humanity and Harvesters’ Food Drive. She currently serves

17 UMKC School of Law law.umkc.edu Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 18 School of Law Briefs

Student Services Faculty Awards, Staff Changes Achievements

wo of our esteemed student services Professor Allen Rostron, staff members, Adela Fleming and William R. Jacques TTina Melville, have transitioned away Constitutional Law from the school. Scholar and associate Adela Fleming came to the law school dean for students, from the UMKC School of Medicine. was awarded the She served as director of student Chancellor’s Award for services at UMKC School of Law for 10 Excellence in Teaching, years before retiring this summer. She UMKC’s highest honor helped students navigate through the for excellence by a Adela Fleming, Former Director of faculty member with a distinguished and long- Student Services day-to-day life experiences that coexist with the academic rigors of law school. established career at the university. This included counseling, academic Rostron joined the faculty in 2003 and is an advisement, disability and ELS support, expert in constitutional law, tort law, products exam administration and overseeing liability and conflict of laws. Alongside Professor student organizations. Nancy Levit and others, Rostron serves as an As registrar, Tina Melville maintained advisor to the UMKC Law Review. Before teaching student records, processed grades, at UMKC, Rostron worked in Washington, D.C., verified enrollment and provided other as a senior staff attorney at the Brady Center to academic services. She left to join her husband, a performer in Osage Beach. Ashley Swanson-Hoye has taken on Tina Melville, Former Registrar the role of director of student services. Rostron‘s teaching evaluations She worked as an academic advisor Rob Litz (J.D. ’81), Dean Ellen Suni and Hon. Ronnie White (J.D. ’83) during "Dean on the Road" in St. Louis on March 30. at Metropolitan Community College- are among the highest in the law Longview and, before that, spent five years in student-centered roles at school each year. Washington University in St. Louis. UMKC School of Law Celebrates and Connects Swanson-Hoye received her bachelor of arts from Washburn University and earned her master’s in higher education Prevent Gun Violence, where he was part of a with Alumni and Friends administration from Ball State University. nationwide litigation effort that included lawsuits Jenny Rasch joined the law school brought against gun manufacturers by several as the new registrar in July. Rasch dozen major cities and counties. Rostron began Ashley Swanson-Hoye, New Director spent 11 years at North Carolina State his career working as a law clerk for Judge his spring, the UMKC School of discuss the latest developments at the attendees were given specially designed of Student Services as coordinator of advising for sociology Thomas S. Ellis III of the U.S. District Court for the Law made efforts to renew strong law school. This spring was the first round coffee mugs. The event was meant as and anthropology. She received her Eastern District of Virginia, and then as a litigation Tbonds with alumni and friends of of Dean on the Road, and it provided a a show of support and goodwill to the bachelor’s in political science from the associate at the Cravath, Swaine & Moore law firm the university through two events. The chance to reconnect with alumni and meet Kansas City community of UMKC lawyers University of Georgia and earned her in New York City. law school revitalized “Dean on the prospective students across Missouri. and friends, an act of kindness and an master’s in liberal studies at North Rostron’s teaching evaluations for all his Road” in March, and in April, celebrated On April 12, the School of Law encouragement to pass it on that day. Carolina State. classes are among the highest in the School of international “Be Kind to Lawyers Day.” introduced an inaugural event for The law school plans to continue to Student services provides students Law each year. Rostron creates his own printed At the end of March, Dean Ellen Suni international “Be Kind to Lawyers Day.” celebrate this holiday each year and will with support that fosters a productive materials and multimedia resources in order for hit the road with her executive staff to A non-lawyer from St. Louis, Steve go on the road again later in the academic learning experience and academic the students to learn the material precisely and meet with alumni, prospective students Hughes, established the holiday on the year. The next round of travel will likely success. The School of Law looks not have to purchase books. As the recipient of and employers across southern Missouri. second Tuesday in April when he noticed start in St. Joseph with stops in Chillicothe, forward to this new chapter. the Chancellor’s Award, Rostron will be the law UMKC Law hosted a free, one-hour how many people regarded lawyers Hannibal, Kirksvile and Jefferson City, Jenny Rasch, New Registrar school’s nominee for the 2017 Governor’s Award ethics CLE entitled “Death, Disability, with disdain. The law school hosted a ending with a visit to eastern Kansas. for Excellence in Teaching. and Disaster: Protecting Your Clients and continental breakfast for alumni, faculty Family” and networked with attendees to and special friends of the university and

19 UMKC School of Law law.umkc.edu Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 20 School of Law Alumni and Friends COMMENCEMENT Alumni Events The law school honored more than 150 graduates at commencement ceremonies on May 13. Congressman Emanuel Cleaver gave the keynote address.

THE BIG EVENT 4 Jennifer Tuel and Hannah Bell Dalbey, Class of 2016 The Big Event, “The Ritzy Roaring Twenties,” was held on Feb. 27 at the Hilton President Hotel. 5 Golden Graduates from the Class of 1966 with Dean Ellen Suni (pictured middle), from left: 1 Dressing the theme are Jed Weathers and Christina Ronald Zolotor, Hon. William Kramer, Col. Fred Weathers (’96) Green, Hon. William Crawford and Robert Martin

2 Tom Kutey and Sandy Wirtel Kutey (’92) and Liz Sperpa-Flook and Hon. Timothy Flook (’92)

3 Hon. Jon Gray (’76) and Dr. Valerie Chow, Dori Hobbs and J.R. Hobbs (’81) 1 4 SCHOLARSHIP RECEPTION The annual Scholarship Reception was held on Jan. 28 at the law school. The reception provides an opportunity for students to meet and thank donors for their support.

6 Advocacy Scholarship students Jennipher Cromley, Gunnerson Sumy, Scott Bethune (’88) (Donor), Lydia Townsend and Abigail Kawase

7 James W. Tippin, Law Foundation emeritus board member, with student Lischen Reeves and Shaun Stallworth, Law Alumni Association board member

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21 UMKC School of Law law.umkc.edu Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 22 School of Law Alumni and Friends SUMMER SOCIAL Alumni Events The Summer Social Hour was held June 2 at The Well. More than 80 alumni, students and faculty attended.

4 Tracy Spradlin (’12), Molly Williams (’87), Hon. GOLF TOURNAMENT Margene Burnett (’87) and Betsy Lynch (’05)

The Robert Downs Scholarship Golf Tournament held its 20th 5 Class of 2006 was well represented by Travis Anniversary tournament May 6 at Tiffany Greens Golf Club. The Wymore, Brett Burmeister, Doug Bradley, Ryan weather was perfect for a day of golf, and the tournament raised Kiliany, and Kevin Zeller approximately $20,000 for the scholarship.

1 Puanani Norwood (’15), Morgan McCreary, Steve Becker (’97) and Professor Bob Downs

2 Bryan Meyer, Scott Strohm (’95), Ross Merrill (’15) and Clint Newton (’97)

Hon. Steve Bough (’97), Bryan Witt (’97), Walter Brown 4 3 and Brian Wickland YOUNG 1 ALUMNI EVENT The Young Alumni Group held its kickoff event Aug. 4 at Boulevard Brewery. The event was a great success with more than 100 in attendance.

6 Class of 2016: Stephen Krogmeier, Melanie Van Leeuwen, Syd Tippie, Gina Downes and Jordan Glasgow

7 Special thanks to Robert Kinsman (’14) and Adam Krause (’14) for sponsoring the event

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23 UMKC School of Law law.umkc.edu Fall 2016 Res Ipsa 24 School of Law Class Notes Class Notes ADJUNCT 1980s 2000s RECOGNITION David Kimminau (’85) was appointed by the Jackson Erika Lawler (’03) has joined the Lawler Law Firm. County Circuit Court to serve as family court She practiced more than 13 years as an assistant Each year a talented team of adjunct faculty members contribute their expertise by teaching upper-level commissioner for Division 43. Kimminau has practiced Jackson County prosecuting attorney. She will enrichment courses as volunteers, with no monetary compensation. These individuals enrich our ability to David Kimminau (J.D. ’85) deliver on our experience-focused legal education, integrating legal theory and practical application that Family Court Commissioner, Div. 43 at the law firm of McElligott Ewan Hall & Kimminau use her extensive trial experience to litigate civil since 1985 and has been in the field of family law since cases involving personal injury, wrongful death and sets us apart from other law schools.

1987. governmental violations. They also are a critical part of our specialty programs and help to keep cutting-edge issues in the Sara Butler ('09) is Mariner Holdings' new senior vice curriculum. We greatly appreciate their generous gifts of time and talent and recognize the enormous president of strategy and legal. She was previously benefit their contribution makes to the School of Law’s success. 1990s Mariner Holdings' senior strategy counsel and Gilbert “Mickey” Dean III (’91) was selected as Project practiced at Bryan Cave from 2009-2014. Adjunct professors are listed by the first year of service: Pro Bono’s volunteer of the month for his work in making sure his clients avoid eviction. Tracy (Barnes) Spradlin (’12) has joined The Gordon Law Firm. John P. Killian (’91) was appointed by the Jackson County Circuit Court as public administrator. He has Ashley Grace (‘14) has joined the law firm Holman 1981 2004 2012 2016 Hon. Charles E. Atwell Paul M. Hoffmann Mr. Patrick Berrigan Mr. J.J. Burns Troy Nash (J.D. ’97) 16 years of experience in the Public Administrator’s Schiavone LLC. Prior to joining Holman Schiavone in Mr. James R. Wyrsch Dawn Parsons Mr. Tim Burdick Ms. Tricia Bushnell Newmark Grubb Zimmer Office and served as chief deputy and litigation counsel Feb. 2016, Grace clerked for Hon. Janette K. Rodecap Mr. Philip N. Krause Ms. Erica Driskell since 2001. at the Jackson County Circuit Court. Grace’s practice with the firm will focus on plaintiff’s employment Mr. Karl Menninger Mr. Preston Droback Troy Nash ('97) was selected by Midwest Real Estate litigation. 1985 2005 Mr. William Raymond Ms. Nathalie Elliott News to be a member of the Commercial Real Estate William Dittmeier Rebecca Stroder Ms. Casey Tourtillott Mr. Daniel Goldberg Hall of Fame. Since graduating from law school he has Zachary L. Enterline (’15) has joined the law firm of Steven Wolfe Mr. Robert Gordon served on numerous civic and social boards, created Kapke & Willerth LLC. 1991 Ms. Paula Hilkemeyer public/private real estate and economic development 2013 Ms. Tessa Jacob Hon. Robert Larsen 2007 Mr. Keith A. Cutler partnerships in many communities, and served as the John S. Black Mr. Robert Keim vice president and director of public sector consulting Mr. James Glover Ms. Shane McCoin Kevin Conley Mr. Jarrett A.Johnson at Kansas City’s Newmark Grubb Zimmer. 1994 Rebecca M. Suroff Ms. Andrea McMurtry William J. DeBauche Mr. Thomas E. Nanney Dr. Carsten Morgenroth J.R. Hobbs Mr. Douglass Noland Ms. Quinn O'Brien Ashley Grace (J.D. ’14) Ms. Mikah Thompson Holman Schiavone, LLC 2008 Mr. Keith O'Connor M. Joan Klosterman Ms. Dana Outlaw 1996 Mark Stingley Ms. Susan Sonnenberg Stephen J. Moore 2014 Ms. Shaina Boatright Mr. Charles M. Thomas 2009 Mr. Don Dagenais 1997 Mr. Marcus McCarty Mr. Abraham Kuhl Robert Lambrechts Ms. Mira Mdivani Ms. Tiffany McFarland In Memoriam Mr. William T. Worster Mr. Gerald McGonagle Ms. Tricia Scaglia The Honorable George Carroll Berry (’46) passed David Rowan (‘82) passed away Feb. 29. Rowan worked 1998 Mr. Kendall Seal away on June 12. He was the judge of the probate for the Missouri Public Defender. He previously worked Fred K. Green 2010 Mr. Brett Votava division of the Circuit Court of Jackson County for 23 at the UAW Legal Services for 15 years. H. Joseph Price Jr. Jolie Justus Ms. Rebecca Woodman years until his retirement in 1987. He was a member Howard Lewis Shrout (’92) passed away April 23. of the Board of Trustees of the UMKC Law Foundation Shrout owned his own practice in Versailles, Mo. and served as UMKC School of Law alumni president 1999 2011 2015 He served in the U.S. Air Force. His classmates will Richard W. Miller (J.D. ‘55, in 1979. He served in World War II and later served Jack T. Bangert Mr. Chuck Gilbert Mr. Paul Anderson remember him as the student who carried a disabled LLM '56) Miller Law Firm, P.C. various assignments in the Army and the Missouri Hon. Lisa Fischer Mr. Kyle Conroy classmate down the steps so she could sit closer to National Guard. Meiners Mr. Todd Johnson her colleagues before the law school made its large 2001 Mr. Adam Miller Mr. Matthew T. Kincaid William “Bill” Lopez ('75) passed away on Feb. 14. He classrooms more accessible. James W. Austin Mr. Jeffrey Place Ms. Elizabeth Moran worked at the U.S. Department of Labor and retired in Shawn Foster Lantz Welch (‘59) passed away on July 21. Welch was a Mr. Louie Wright Dr. Alexis Petri 2014. plaintiff’s attorney and represented victims of the Hyatt Mr. Ben Schmitt Richard W. Miller (J.D.'55, LLM '56) passed away on disaster, including Sally Firestone. Listed in “The Best 2002 Ms. Catalina Velarde April 15. Miller was founder and owner of Miller Law Lawyers in America,” he served as president of the Peter Raith Mr. David White Firm, P.C., and practiced law for sixty years. He was KCMBA from 1977-78 and was a member of the Inner Craig Reaves Mr. Jonathan Willmoth the co-founder and chairman of Christmas in October Circle of Advocates and a fellow in the International and helped found Cristo Rey High School and establish Academy of Trial Lawyers. He was a past president of Boys Hope Girls Hope of Kansas City. the Law Foundation and a Law Foundation emeritus Lantz Welch (‘59) Lance Welch, P.C. board trustee.

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DEAR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS, DEAN’S CIRCLE OF Your gift, no matter the size or purpose, fuels new NOTABLE GIFTS : programs that make a difference in the classroom and $10,000 or more LEADERSHIP GIVING The Dean’s Circle of Leadership Giving recognizes annual donors of $1,000 or more to the the legal community. Law Foundation of the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Members of the Dean’s Circle set David Westfall Estate an example of philanthropy in their support of students, faculty, programs and initiatives. Your gift to the UMKC Law Foundation Annual Fund supports: $450,000 to benefit the UMKC School of Law from David I. Westfall Jr. (J.D. ’55) »» Competition teams that represent the UMKC School of Law across the nation (Total gift to law school: $1.1 million) »» Student organization speakers and special projects Read more on page 32 FELLOW Krause and Kinsman Law, LLC, Mr. Adam Mr. Kent O. Hyde $10,000+ Krause, Mr. Robert Kinsman Mr. Tom D. and Ms. Vina W. Hyde »» Diversity initiatives and programs Lathrop & Gage LLP Mr. Larry W. Joye Dr. Mary Davidson Cohen, Barton & Dr. Mary Davidson Cohen, Barton & Mary »» Innovative experiential opportunities for learning outside the classroom Mary Davidson Cohen Charitable Fund Prof. Nancy Levit Ms. Michelle Stark Kaufman Davidson Cohen Charitable Fund Ms. Jill A. and Mr. Kirk R. Presley Mr. Paul F. and Dr. Debbie Kavanaugh »» Special research incentives and writing awards for faculty $166,400 for the Julian K. Davidson (J.D. 1905) Davis, Bethune & Jones LLC, Mr. Grant Mr. David M. Skeens KC Lesbian, Gay & Allied Lawyers Endowed Scholarship Fund »» Alumni communication by underwriting Res Ipsa magazine Davis, Mr. Scott Bethune, Mr. Tom Jones Mr. Gene E. and Dr. Linda A. Voigts Lawyers' Mutual Insurance Company Dollar, Burns & Becker Charitable Fund, Wyrsch Hobbs & Mirakian PC, Mr. Jim Mr. Brian J. and Mrs. Marie E. Madden Mr. Tim E. Dollar, Mr. Jeffrey A. Burns, The results of your gifts have been noticed. The National Jurist has Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Wyrsch and Mr. J.R. Hobbs Hon. Rebecca S. Magruder and Mr. Bill Mr. Timothy Becker Reed distinguished the UMKC School of Law in several categories: $102,800 for Law, Entrepreneurship and Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Hon. Michael W. and Mrs. Patrica Manners Innovation Faculty Fellow and related initiatives »» 12th in the nation for Practical Training Langdon & Emison, Mr. J. Kent Emison and PARTNER Mr. Michael Dennis and Mrs. Michelle A Mr. Robert Langdon $1,000 to $2,499 Matteuzzi »» A- rating of the Advocacy Program The John Sublett Logan Foundation Edward A. Smith Chair of Law Fund Mr. Gary A and Mrs. Carlene T. Anderson Mr. Francis H. McClernon Jr. Jack M. and Helyn Miller Foundation »» “Best Value” law school three out of the past four years Mr. Jack T. and Ms. Jeanne Bangert Mr. Timothy K. McNamara $44,650 for the Edward A. Smith Chair of Law Mr. Peter M. and Mrs. Jean C. Ossorio Ms. JoAnne M. Barbera Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law Firm »» One of the 15 most innovative law schools in the nation Edward A. Smith Chair in Law Fund Mr. Kirk Baughan and Ms. Mira Mdivani Jack M. Milller (J.D. ’32) and Helyn Miller David Westfall Estate Mid America Chapter – Association of This would not be possible without you. Your gift, every year, to the Prof. Emeritus Jeffrey B. Berman and Foundation Ms. Cynthia R. Powers Corporate Counsel Law Foundation Annual Fund makes a significant impact in the lives Monsees & Mayer PC $36,300 for the Miller Foundation Law BARRISTER Mr. Daniel Brian Boatright of our students and faculty. $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. Brian Brady Myers Scholarships Mr. Lawrence R. Bold Mr. Charles F. Myers Thank you for your investment in the future of UMKC School of Law. Mr. Charles and Mrs. Jennifer Bacon Hon. Stephen R. and Mrs. Andrea G. Bough Edgar Law Firm LLC and John M. Edgar Ms. Lynne J. Bratcher Mylawyer.com Inc. Sincerely, Davis, Bethune & Jones LLC, Mr. Grant Mr. Donald M. Fehr Mrs. Debbie Brooks Mr. George-Leonard Ngengwe Davis (J.D. ’87), Mr. Scott Bethune (J.D. The Hillblom Foundation and Mr. Peter Mr. Brett T. and Ms. Kristi Burmeister Prof. Sean D. O'Brien Lajuana Counts (J.D. '88) ’88), Mr. Tom Jones (J.D. ’88) Donnici Hon. S. Margene Burnett Mr. Tom K. O'Loughlin II President, Law Foundation Board of Trustees Mrs. Barbara L. and Mr. Robert V. Palan $25,000 to support the Advocacy Program Judge John W. Oliver Foundation Fund Mr. Paul A. Campo Hon. Gene R. Martin Prof. Julie M. Cheslik Mr. Daniel Stephen Peak Scott Bethune (’88) Shook Hardy & Bacon Foundation Clio Ms. Shannon Peeples Vice President of Development and Capital, Law Foundation Board of Trustees Dollar, Burns & Becker Charitable Fund, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP Ms. Mara Cohara Ms. Gunja Quigg Mr. Tim E. Dollar (J.D. ’84), Mr. Jeffrey A. Dean Ellen and Mr. Erland Suni Mr. Stephen J. Cosentino Mr. Frank J. Rebori Burns, Mr. Timothy Becker (J.D. ’91) Mr. Raymond and Hon. Ann Wagner Mrs. Linda Dees Dr. Robert L. Ritterbusch Mr. J. Michael Dorsey Mrs. Martha E. Schach To learn more about the Law Foundation Annual Fund, contact $25,000 to support the Advocacy Program Mrs. Elaine M. Eppright Mr. Ben T. Schmitt Kirk Baughan: 816-235-6328 | [email protected] COUNSELOR Hon. Arthur B. Federman Ms. Cyprienne Simchowitz and Mr. Gerald Langdon & Emison, Mr. J. Kent Emison $2,500 to $4,999 Ms. Susan J. Fershee White Mr. R. Pete Smith (J.D. ’81), Mr. Robert Langdon Mr. Michael J. Albano Ms. Toni Fields Make a gift online: umkclaw.link/foundation Mr. David L. Forbes Mr. Stephen S. Sparks $25,000 to support the Advocacy Program The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Co. Stinson Leonard Street LLP Mr. Timothy L. Brake Mr. W. Brian Gaddy Arthur H. Stoup & Associates and Mr. Ms. Mary V. Clarke Mr. Andrew J. Gelbach Arthur Stoup Mr. Peter M. Ossorio (J.D. ’83) and Mrs. Prof. Robert C. Downs Gordon Law Firm, LLC, Mr Robert E. and John J. Sullivan Jr. Charitable Trust Jean C. Ossorio Hon. Jack E. Gant Ms. Shannon Gordon Mr. Randall J. and Mrs. Mary Lynn Hallett Tax Executives Institute Inc. $15,000 for the Ossorio Endowed Scholarship Fund Mr. Matthew Heath Thomson Reuters West Prof. Emeritus Edwin T. Hood and Mrs. Hankins, Conklin & Hilton, P.C. and Mr. Ms. Sherri L. Wattenbarger $100K TOP 20 Mary C. Hood Tom Hankins Mr. Danne W. Webb Amount the Annual Fund supports students UMKC's ranking in developing practical The John Sublett Logan Foundation Kansas Bar Foundation Mr. Charlie J. Harris Ms. Andrea S. Wickerham who participate in competitions each year lawyering skills, according $10,000 to support the Logan Scholarship Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium Holman Schiavone LLC, Mrs. Anne Schiavone and Mr. Kirk Holman Zylab North America LLC because of generous donors like you to National Jurist Krigel and Krigel, PC, Mrs. Erlene W. 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Mr. Michael R. Glenn Mrs. Jane Pansing Brown Ms. Lynda C. Moore Ms. Kathy A. Leyden Ms. Catherine S. Hinkle Hon. William B. Collins Ms. Terri Rager-White Hon. Susan E. Long HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Mr. Robert G. Ingold Ms. Sherry D. DeJanes Mr. Bill Richerson Ms. C. Sue Love Class Member Total | Class Participation Percentage Mr. Larry W. Joye Ms. Karen M. Deluccie Mr. Raymond T. Wagner Jr. Mrs. Rebecca D. Martin Bold indicates Dean’s Circle member. Mr. David L. Miller Mr. Gerard Helm Donovan Ms. Laura L. McConwell Mrs. Frances E. Reddis Mr. Steven B. Farabi 1986 Mrs. Denise M. Oas 1950 1965 Hon. Lloyd C. Loomis Mr. Michael V. Conger Ms. Victoria Schwartz Williams Mr. Brian J. Fowler 128 members | 11.7% Mr. Joe A. Reinhardt III 10 members | 10% 25 members | 28.0% Mr. Thomas M. Moore Mr. Charles E. Hammond Hon. Vernon E. Scoville III Ms. Mary-Anne Anne O'Connell Mr. Aaron L. Aurand Mr. Ben T. Schmitt Mr. Arthur H. Stoup Mr. Lawrence R. Bold Mr. Richard L. Purdon Ms. Louise C. Hipsh Mr. James R. Skain Mr. David E. Rowan Mr. William D. Beil, Esq. Hon. Paula Schwach Mr. Richard B. Jamison Mr. David Martin Swiss Mr. Thomas D. Hyde Mr. Michael R. Young Mrs. Martha E. Schach Hon. Elizabeth Bock Mr. Richard P. Stitt 1952 Mr. James H. Marsh Jr. Mr. Gerald A. Thomas Ms. Nancy J. Melton-Helal Ms. Susan Baker Teson Mr. David J. Desimone Mr. W. Douglas Thomson 5 members | 20% Mr. Clarence L. Roeder Mr. Tom K. O'Loughlin II 1979 Ms. Lisa A. Weixelman Mrs. Diana M. Jordison Ms. Rhonda Jo Wheeler Hon. June Short Jr. Mr. James G. Tichenor 1972 Mr. Michael P. Shea 133 members | 6.8% Hon. David W. White Ms. Janice M. Lauer Mrs. Sharon M. Williams Hon. H. Dean Whipple 101 members | 13.9% Mr. Kip A. Wiggins Mr. William B. Bundschu Ms. Jo Dee Zuschek Mr. Douglas C. Lockwood 1953 Hon. J.D. Williamson, Jr. Mr. Philip J. Adams Jr. Mr. Robert A. Fidrych Hon. Michael J. Ordnung 1990 8 members | 16.7% Mr. Jerry Brant 1976 Ms. Susan M. Kephart 1983 Mrs. Nancy B. Pinkham 121 members | 3.3% Hon. Gene R. Martin 1967 Mrs. Anita B. Butler 121 members | 14.0% Mrs. Erlene W. Krigel 132 members | 14.4% Mr. John J. Podleski Ms. Nathalie C. Elliott 37 members | 21.6% Mr. Bruce R. Granger Mr. Philip R. Baker Mr. Brian Brady Myers Ms. Lynne J. Bratcher Mr. Robert L. Ricklefs Ms. Penny R. McDermott 1954 Mr. Elliott J. Goldstein Mr. Gerald M. Handley Mr. Jack T. Bangert Mrs. Linda L. Sherman Ms. Lydia M. Carson Ms. M. Teresa Schmiedeler Mr. Pat McInerney 12 members | 16.7% Mr. Hollis H. Hanover Hon. James T. Holcomb Mr. Irvin V. Belzer Mr. Stephen S. Sparks Ms. Leanne DeShong Col. Ursula P. Schultz Mr. Darren J. Morrison Mr. Robert D. DeWitt Mr. Donald E. Klaassen Mr. Douglas B. Kays Prof. Robert C. Downs Hon. Paul Spinden Mr. Gregory Alan Dunn Ms. Diane R. Stafford Hon. Jack E. Gant Mr. Leon Guy Lants Jr. Mr. Jack A. Lewis Hon. Arthur B. Federman Mr. Bruce A. Tannahill Mr. John H. Edmiston Ms. Lori Lee Stipp 1991 Mr. Newman E. McAllister Hon. Ann Mesle Mr. Andrew J. Gelbach Mr. David A. Vorbeck Mr. James P. Frickleton 129 members | 9.3% 1955 Mr. David Austin Sawyer Mr. Michael J. Patton Hon. Jon R. Gray Mr. B. Jerome Wheeler Mrs. Julie C. Frickleton 1987 Mr. Timothy J. Becker 13 members | 23.1% Mr. Walter R. Simpson Mr. Gary E. Ravens Mr. Terence J. Kelley Mrs. Elizabeth Bandoli Happe 127 members | 13.4% Mr. Daniel Brian Boatright Mr. Norman O. Besheer Mr. Milton Duane Skeens Mr. Steven J. Streen Mrs. Kay A. King 1980 Mr. Gary Stewart Heggs Hon. S. Margene Burnett Mr. Mark J. Evans Mr. A. J. Falcone Mr. Robert B. Thomson Hon. Michael W. Manners 140 members | 12.1% Ms. Michelle Stark Kaufman Mr. David W. Clark Mr. Jim Harrington Mr. Robert G. Gawley 1968 Hon. Roger E. Wall Mr. Alan L. Markowitz Mr. David L. Forbes Hon. Rebecca S. Magruder Mr. Grant L. Davis Mr. George Randall McGrew 53 members | 22.6% Mr. Henry M. Page Hon. Kathleen Anne Forsyth Mr. Charles M. McKeon Mr. Jeffrey Leon Dull Ms. Victoria H. Menninger 1956 Mr. Michael J. Albano 1973 Mr. R. Michael Poland Mr. Jay D. Haden Mr. Peter M. Ossorio Mr. John E. Franke Mrs. Barbara L. Palan 12 members | 8.3% Mr. Joseph A. Crites 128 members | 13.3% Mr. Charles M. Rogers Rev. A. Morgan Hickenlooper Mr. Daniel Stephen Peak Hon. John Grimm Ms. Cynthia R. Powers Hon. Timothy D. O'Leary Mr. J. Michael Dorsey Mr. James F. Aldrich Mr. Michael J. Sanderson Hon. Weldon C. Judah Mr. Kirk R. Presley Ms. Elizabeth Hill Mr. John S. Rollins Mr. John M. Edgar Mr. Paul F. Angel Mr. Larry A. Schaffer Ms. Deborah A. Lane Hon. Marco A Roldan Ms. Zoe A. Holmes Mr. Danne W. Webb 1957 Mr. Michael D. Fitzgerald Mr. Joseph R. Borich III Mrs. Leslie A. Thomson Mr. Timothy K. McNamara Mr. Greg T. Spies Mr. Michael B. Hunter Mr. Thomas F. Whittaker 18 members | 16.7% Mr. Reggie C. Giffin Mr. Timothy L. Brake Mr. Douglass F. Noland Ms. Kimberley S. Spies Mr. Thomas J. McMahon Mr. Mark L. Williams Mr. Jack D. Cooper Mr. John G. Houlehan Mr. Frederick D. Ernst 1977 Prof. Sean D. O’Brien Ms. Kim S. Summers Mr. James Anthony Nadolski Mr. Lester Horwitz Mr. Howard S. Levitan Mr. Donald M. Fehr 128 members | 17.2% Ms. Mary Margaret O’Hare Mrs. Ann E. Robards 1992 Mr. C. Eugene Spitz Jr. Mr. Charles F. Myers Mrs. Kathleen A. Hauser Hon. Stephen W. Angle Mr. Gary K. Patton 1984 Mr. William A. Rudy 138 members | 10.1% Mr. Louis C. Rasmussen Mr. Claude C. Knight Mr. Charles L. Bacon Jr. Mr. Nathan A. Rosen 144 members | 13.9% Ms. Cyprienne Simchowitz Mr. Dale A. Bryan 1959 Mr. B. John Readey III Mr. Rick L. Knight Mr. James R. Bartimus Mr. Robert K. Sellers Mr. Gary A. Anderson Ms. Molly Korth Williams Mr. Kevin M. Connor 18 members | 5.6% Mr. Leland M. Shurin Mr. Philip M. Koppe Ms. Angela M. Bennett Mr. James M. Slone Mr. Jay Benson Mr. Douglas K. Dezube Dr. Charles B. Wheeler Jr. Dr. Rosetta B. Robins Mr. John H. Bracken, III Mr. Russell D. Smith Mr. Timothy C. Brady 1988 Mr. Timothy J. Fisher 1969 Mr. Jack D. Rowe Mr. Peter W. Brown Hon. Gayle Lee Crane 107 members | 15.9% Ms. Sandy Wirtel Kutey 1960 40 members | 22.5% Mr. Albert M. Spradling III Mr. Donald J. Drummond Jr. 1981 Mr. Tim E. Dollar Mr. Scott S. Bethune Mr. Brian J. Madden 23 members | 4.3% Mr. Truman K. Eldridge Jr. Mr. James W. Tippin Mrs. Susan D. Gordon 140 members | 13.6% Mr. D. Keith Henson Mr. J. Powell Carman Mrs. Marie E. Madden Mr. August V. Spallo Prof. George Michael Fenner Mr. Robert J. Watson Mr. Thomas E. Hankins Mrs. Martha C. Brown Mr. Kent O. Hyde Ms. Mary V. Clarke Mr. David Mathew Mayer Mr. Ronald L. Gold Hon. James P. Williams Mr. Justin J. Johl Mrs. Marcia L. Charney Ms. Gayle Helene Jacobs Ms. Lajuana M. Counts Mr. Lee A. Moore 1961 Mr. Richard F. Halliburton Hon. John B. Williams Mr. R. Wesley Mellow III Mr. Randall Dean Crawford Ms. Constance M. Jordan Ms. Susan J. Fershee Mrs. Teresa A. Moore 5 members | 40.0% Mr. George E. Kapke Mr. James R. Wyrsch Mr. Bradley P. Pemberton Hon. Jay A. Daugherty Mr. Paul F. Kavanaugh Mr. Thomas C. Jones Mr. Ross C. Nigro Jr. Mr. James J. Walsh Mr. Larry D. McEnroe Hon. William S. Richards Mrs. Janelle Jennings-Drummond Hon. Philip T. Kyle Ms. Joan Klosterman Mrs. Deborah R. Randall Mr. R. Lawrence Ward Mr. William B. Prugh 1974 Mr. Fritz Riesmeyer II Mr. J. Kent Emison Hon. Cindy Reams Martin Mrs. Shara A. Martin Mrs. Donna E. Thalblum Ms. Sandra L. Schermerhorn 168 members | 7.1% Mr. Edward D. Robertson Jr. Mr. Jonathan R. Haden Ms. Paula Ann McKeon Hon. Charles H. McKenzie Mr. Chris Williams 1962 Hon. Robert G. Ulrich Hon. John Beeler Ms. Cathleen A. Shine Mr. J.R. Hobbs Mr. Brian D. O'Hearne Mr. Kerry L. Middleton 17 members | 11.8% Mr. Rice P. Burns Jr. Mr. George L. Stafford Mr. James C. Johns Mr. Joel A. Poole Ms. Mary A. Schmitt-Frerking 1993 Mr. Peter J. Donnici 1970 Mr. David L. Colgan Mr. Mark Grant Stingley Mr. Robert D. Litz Ms. Judy Popper Ms. Maureen T. Shine 131 members | 4.6% Mr. Donald L. Slyter 42 members | 11.9% Hon. Robert H. Dierker Jr. Mr. Bruce E. Strauss Mr. Richard F. Lombardo Mr. G. William Quatman II Mr. David M. Skeens Ms. Kris Teena Daniel Mr. Matthew E. Madden Mr. Michael E. Hughes Mr. Ernest H. Van Hooser Mr. Howard J. Marcus Mrs. Gloria Thomson Mr. Jeff J. Stamm Mr. Barry D. Estell 1963 Mr. Stephen D. Manz Mr. Michael L. McDorman Mr. Bruce Waugh Ms. Kelly Mescher Mr. Creath S. Thorne Jr. Hon. Marcia K. Walsh Hon. Michael Lehr 11 members | 27.3% Mr. Francis H. McClernon Jr. Mr. Robert P. Numrich Mr. Robert F. Wiegert Mr. Martin M. Meyers Mrs. Julie M. Williams Mr. David B. Yost Mr. Michael E. Ragsdale Mr. Michael W. Flood Mr. R. Pete Smith Ms. Terry J. Satterlee Rev. Lawrence W. Moore, S.J. Mrs. Therese A. Yost Mr. Frank J. Rebori Mr. Bruce G. Heavner Mr. George Arthur Tyree Mr. Alan D. Schwartz 1978 Mr. Stephen K. Nordyke 1985 Ms. Sherri L. Wattenbarger Mrs. Judith Ann Whittaker Mr. Fred L. Slough 141 members | 13.5% Ms. Sara G. Rittman 124 members | 8.9% 1989 1971 Mr. Dan Sturdevant Hon. Charles E. Atwell Mr. J. Michael Shaffer Mr. Jayman A. Avery III 132 members | 15.2% 1994 1964 70 members | 14.3% Hon. William L. Syler Mr. Daniel R. Brown Ms. Sue Willman Mr. Daniel Patrick Fall Mr. Scott A. Britton-Mehlisch 108 members | 5.6% 23 members | 13.0% Mr. Sam Devinki Mr. Richard T. Bryant Mr. Joseph S. Gall Mr. John Timothy Coghlan Hon. Robert M. Clayton III Mr. Kenneth E. Jones Mr. H. Elvin Knight Jr. 1975 Mr. John R. Campbell Jr. 1982 Mr. David Bryant King III Mr. Steven F. Coronado Mr. Kenneth D. Frantz Hon. Michael J. Maloney Mr. Ronald L. Kraft 127 members | 8.7% Col. Bradley J. DeAustin 112 members | 14.3% Dr. Dennis Laster Mrs. Linda Dees Mr. W. Brian Gaddy Mr. Gene E. Voigts Mr. Robert L. Kuhnlein Mrs. Alice Jacks Achtenberg Mr. James B. Deutsch Dr. E. Diane Baker Ms. JoAnne Ferrell Lewellen Mr. Derek B. Guemmer Mr. Carl D. Gum III Mr. Norman W. Lampton Mr. Robert Lin Alexander Mrs. Elaine M. Eppright Mr. Chuck M. Berlau Mr. Michael Dennis Matteuzzi Mr. Charles F. Hickman Ms. Carol Lindgren-Bron Mr. John A. Layton Mr. Philip Dale Barrett Mr. W. H. Fannen Mr. Mark J. Bredemeier Mrs. Maribeth Slattery McMahon Ms. Bernadine Sterzinger Howard Mr. John A. Viril

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1995 2000 133 members | 8.3% 123 members | 8.9% Hon. Camille Williams Bennett Mrs. Andrea G. Bough Mr. Andrew G. Colombo Ms. Brandee B. Bower Mr. Charlie J. Harris Mr. Chris Buhr School of Law Receives $1.1 Million Gift Mr. Otis Hiron Cowan III Ms. Jane H. Croessmann CLASS OF 1961 Mr. Brent Alan Lagergren Mr. Heath Hall Mr. Jeff Maloney Ms. Paula Harms n Jan. 28, 2015, David Irwin Westfall because they allow the law school to Westfall worked in the Livestock Mrs. Janet Kalt O'Bannon Mrs. Therese LeBlanc Jr. (J.D. ’55) passed away and left compete for the students it really wants. Exchange Building in the West Bottoms Mr. Christopher J. Reedy Mrs. Jill D. Olsen Oone-third of his estate — valued at The students also benefit by having and also worked in the historic Argyle Ms. Victoria Schatz Ms. Casey Tourtillott $1.1. million — to the UMKC School of much less debt when they graduate and Building downtown. Before setting up Mr. Scott J. Schneider Mr. Luther G. Washington WINS FIRST Law. To honor Westfall and meet the greater options for employment. his law practice in Kansas City, Westfall Ms. Kate C. Whittaker Ms. Anne WehageZickwolf Hon. Janice E. Barnes-Williams CLASS CHALLENGE most pressing need of the law school, This Westfall matching program will served in the United States Army in 2001 the UMKC Law Foundation Board of match gifts to scholarship endowments Europe during World War II. 1996 140 members | 10.0% Trustees established the David Westfall on a 1:1 basis. For example, a $50,000 For more details on the matching gift 140 members | 2.9% Ms. Kathleen H. Breckenridge Matching Gift Program to create new gift from a donor will be matched by the program, please contact Kirk Baughan, Ms. Christine G. Albano Mrs. Debbie Brooks Mr. David N. Goehler Ms. Jennifer Oswald Brown endowed scholarships. Westfall estate gift, thereby creating a director of development, at 816-235-6328 Mr. Stephen C. Mayer Mr. Scott Brown Scholarships are crucially important $100,000 endowment in the donor’s name. or [email protected]. Mrs. Susan D. Wolfe Ms. Mara Cohara Ms. Barbara Frazier class of 1997 Ms. Patricia Garringer-Strickland 155 members | 11.6% Ms. Ann Henderson The Hon. Stephen R. Bough Ms. Kathryn Lewis Ms. Melinda Troeger Hon. Alfred Jordan Ms. Desiree J. Vitale 2014 Ms. Ruth J. Brackney Hon. Tony Miller Ms. Lorri L. Wilbee-Kobe Ms. Rory Kane 161 members | 13.7% Ms. Michelle Campbell Ms. Jo Powers 1961 Ms. Michelle Marvel 2011 Mr. Mohammad Abdelaziz Mr. Todd A. Campbell Mr. Chris Troppito 2005 151 members | 7.9% Mrs. Ashley Aramjoo Mr. Stephen J. Cosentino Mr. Brett Votava 141 members | 12.1% 2008 Ms. Margaret Boyd Mr. Paemon Aramjoo Mr. Gary R. Gose Ms. Courtney Blythe Waits Ms. Patricia L. Bland 137 members | 13.1% Mr. Andre Boyda Ms. Danielle Atchison Mr. Randall J. Hallett Mrs. Susannah C. Evans Ms. Ashley H. Atwell-Soler Mr. Jeremy Deeken Mr. Tyson Bramley Mrs. Meghan Holden 2002 Mr. David Flanders Ms. Gabrielle Beam Mr. Chad Gardner Mr. Patrick Brazill Mr. Zachery J. Holden 122 members | 8.2% Ms. Desarae Harrah Ms. Susan Campbell-Jack Mr. Joseph Hershewe Ms. Sara Christensen Mr. Clinton G. Newton Ms. Kristie Crawford Ms. Shelly Hinson Mr. Brennan Delaney Ms. Charnissa Holliday Scott Mr. Andrew Dockter Ms. Deborah Frey O'Connor Mr. G. Steven Diegel Ms. Amanda Baker Kivett Ms. Lisa M. Dube Mr. Phillip Johnson Mr. Nicholas Draper Ms. Anne E. Post Hon. Kenneth R Garrett III he UMKC School of Law Class Challenge Campaign Ms. Alicia Koranda Mr. Ryan Dykal Mr. Logan Keech Ms. Elizabeth Fessler Ms. Jill A. Presley Mr. Mark A. Gilmore was the first friendly, giving competition between Ms. Cathy Legan Ms. Jacqueline Golon Ms. Yvette Leonard Ms. Natalie Gilkison Ms. Patricia M. Scaglia Mr. Gregory Harding law alumni classes. This fiscal year (July 1, 2015 Mr. James Manning Ms. Zhijun Gong Mr. George-Leonard Ngengwe Ms. Ashley Grace Ms. Tracy B. Weiner Ms. Julia D. Kitsmiller T Mr. Frank Miller Mr. Blake Green Mr. Ronald Nguyen Ms. Laurie Hamilton to June 30, 2016) the goal was to achieve at least a 12 Mr. Bryan R. Witt Mr. Matthew Lowe Ms. Shannon Peeples Ms. Heather M Hall Mr. Marshall Woody Mr. Geoffrey Hayes Mr. Richardo Jose Zamora Jr. Mr. David Palace percent participation rate for each law school class. Dr. Dennis Peffley Mr. Abraham Kuhl Mr. Kenneth Kinney Mr. Hans Van Zanten The Class of 1961 won the challenge with a 40 percent Ms. Katherine Ray Mr. Christopher Mirakian 2012 Mr. Robert Kinsman 1998 Mr. Jared Welch participation rate. Additionally, 30 of the 66 law classes Ms. Melissa Roberts Mr. Brian Peterson 157 members | 6.4% Mr. Adam Krause 143 members | 4.9% achieved the participation goal of 12 percent or higher. Mr. Andrew Snavely Mr. J. Kendall Seal Mr. Paul Anderson Ms. Betsey Lasister Mr. Kenneth Barnes 2003 Mr. Kent Wittrock Mr. Fawzy T. Simon Ms. S. Lynn Bayes-Weiner Mr. Jacob Lewis Ms. Kelly Brende 126 members | 12.7% Overall, 686 law alumni made gifts, eight classes at Mr. Michael Stallworth Mr. Christopher Miller Ms. Lindsay E. Mathews Mr. Todd Jones Ms. Pamela Asjes least doubled their participation rate from last year 2006 Mr. Trentis Miller Ms. Maureen McHugh Mr. Daniel J. McCarroll Mr. William Coggins (’14, ’01, ’92, ’87, ’65, ’64, ’61 and ’55) and 56 of the 66 153 members | 9.8% 2009 Mr. Curtis Moore Ms. Bree Sturner Mr. J. D. Moore Mr. William Denning classes increased their participation rate as compared Mr. Patrick Baird 134 members | 10.4% Ms. Kristen M. O'Neal Ms. JoAnne M. Barbera Mr. Kyle Belew Mr. Ross Paczkowski 2015 Ms. Elizabeth G. Singleton Mr. Brian Devling to fiscal year 2015. Mr. Kevin Stanley Mr. Andrew Dickson Mr. Kyle Branson Mr. Matthew Burgardt Mr. James Stigall 136 members | 4.4% Ms. Athena Dickson Overall, alumni participation increased to 10.4 Mr. Matthew Brooker Mr. Aaron Chickos Ms. Anne Tarvin Ms. Christina Barbieri 1999 Mrs. Angela Harse percent. The Law Foundation Board aspires to reach Mr. Brett T. Burmeister Ms. Melody Dickson Ms. Megan VanEmon Ms. Cassandra Burgess 140 members | 8.6% Mrs. Erin C. Kobler a steady and consistent annual alumni participation Ms. Nicole Fisher Mr. Robert E. Gordon Mr. Jared Frick Ms. Cheryl L. Burbach Ms. Phyllis A. Norman rate of 20 percent, which would give the School of Law Ms. Traer C. Galyean Mr. Matthew Heath 2013 Mrs. MaKenzi D. Higgins Mr. Paul A. Campo Mr. Larry Pittman Ms. Erica A. Hung Mr. Christopher Kurtz 158 members | 8.9% Mr. Bryan M. Meyer the highest alumni participation rate at UMKC. This Mr. John E. Gerstner Mr. Thomas Preuss Mrs. Lara McInerney Mr. Gary Mardian Ms. Erin Bajackson Mr. Seth Slayden Mrs. Marita Griffin Lt. Col. Charles A. Rikli support would send a strong message to university Mr. Corey J. Mertes Mr. Michael Meyer Ms. Michelle Cocayne Ms. Aimee Riederer Gromowsky Ms. Megan Roth administration and potential major funders about the Ms. Anna Braukmann Raccuglia Mr. Christopher O'Connor Mr. Rick DeVault 2016 Mr. Kirk D. Holman Mr. Anthony E. Weigel interest in and support of the law school by alumni. Mr. Edward Robertson Ms. Katrina Ross Ms. Sarah Hess Mr. Thomas Arnspiger Mr. Todd M. Johnson Ms. Pamela J. Welch Consistent alumni support demonstrates the Ms. Sheila Thiele Ms. Karin Schute Mr. Chaste Higgins Ms. Mary Bird Mr. David Lloyd Ms. Lisa Westergaard Ms. Brianne Thomas Mr. Ryan L. White Ms. Sarah Lintecum Ms. Jennipher Cromley Ms. Mira Mdivani dedication of the law alumni to create opportunities for Mr. Guoping Zhu Ms. Kristin Woods Ms. Abby E. McClellan Mr. Andrew Edwards Mr. Michael C. Rader 2004 our students and elevate excellence of our programs. Mr. Matthew McLaughlin Ms. Jessica Forgione Speckman Ms. Meredith J. Rund 151 members | 3.3% 2007 2010 Mr. Cory Meyer Ms. Caitlin Keene Mrs. Anne W. Schiavone Mr. Andrew Freistein 142 members | 5.6% 164 members | 3.7% Ms. Christina Miller Mr. Zane Privette Ms. Andrea S. Wickerham Ms. Kelle Gilmore Mr. Scott Aripoli Ms. Rachel Flaster Ms. Erin Naeger Ms. Elaine Smith Ms. Stephanie L. Hill Thank you for giving! Ms. Erin Brower Ms. Shannon Gordon Mr. Scott Pummell Ms. Sara Stites Mrs. Tina Parsley Hughes Ms. Kristi L. Burmeister Ms. Stephanie McCabe Ms. Laura Van Note Mr. Jared Thrasher Ms. Toni Fields Mr. Matthew Strobbe Mr. Chad Voss Ms. Vanessa A. Vanden Bout Mr. Chris Johnson Mr. Nate VanEmon

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THE SCHOOL OF LAW Q & A: KIM BEATTY, J.D. ’04 SWEARING-IN EXCURSION IS HOSTING INDIVIDUAL by Kelsey Haynes April 3, 2017 CLASS REUNIONS Washington, D.C. for the classes of 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, echnological evolution is a given in the practicing internationally, it is important for working in groups — FindPart, for 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011. 21st century. From smart watches to to understand that the attorney you example, for supply chain dealings. We Join Dean Ellen Suni, UMKC School of Law faculty, smart helmets, advances in technology are negotiating with doesn’t look at the staff, alumni and friends for our T also use Atlassian programs for internal Information about your class reunion can be found are coming at a rapid rate. UMKC School world through the same lens as you. For U.S. Supreme Court Excursion. workflow, and VOIP (Voice Over Internet at law.umkc.edu/alumni-friends of Law alumna Kim Beatty (J.D. ’04) has example, privacy is a very big concern Protocol) programs for video conferences For more information, watched this evolution play out up close. in Europe. EU citizens see privacy as with groups in our other offices. Her legal career as counsel for some of a fundamental right while Americans contact Jean Klosterman the world’s leading tech companies has are comfortable with lessened privacy. at 816-235-5739 or What does the future hold for legal counsel in taken her around the globe. After spending Competition laws are also different. In [email protected] time in Switzerland as Garmin’s senior America, we’re all about the concept of a technology? counsel for contracts and corporate, free market — lowest price is the primary KB: Legal work in the technology field is Beatty is enjoying the city life in Los factor in purchasing decisions, as opposed a growing area. With every advancement Angeles where she works as DAQRI’s to Europe where the market is significantly of technology, there is a potential legal assistant general counsel. regulated. It’s so interesting! issue — usually in the form of intellectual property, but oftentimes the advancement What drove you to practice technology law? What fueled your move from Garmin to DAQRI? overlaps with other legal issues such as KB: It’s something I got into mostly by KB: I was recruited for DAQRI. data privacy. The future is unlimited. n happenstance. I took the traditional route They were seeking someone with after law school, practicing business experience launching products in the law and litigation. I loved litigation. I EU market. DAQRI is an augmented believe in-house counsel with litigation reality company with several backgrounds have an advantage because locations including L.A., Seattle, SAVE THE DATE you’ve developed an eye for accurately Dublin and London. spotting business risks and have the ability FEBRUARY 25, 2017 to mitigate those risks. When I transitioned How has working in technology influenced from private to in-house practice, Garmin your work as an attorney? UMKC LAW was seeking a former litigator. After KB: Today, if an attorney wants to meeting with their team, I made the work in-house for a technology switch. My role involved licensing in- and company, it’s not good enough to CLE ABROAD PROGRAMS out-bound technology. I worked with simply have an expert legal mind. engineers to develop technology sold You must be able to speak the The Paris, France: Nov.CLS/Study 5-15, 2016 internationally and secured data from technical language of your in-house companies to go into Garmin devices Oxford, England: JulyAbroad 29- Aug. 12, 2017 clients — engineers and physicists. around the world. Garmin provided me the It’s also beneficial to understand the AD opportunity to work in more challenging Rome, Italy: Nov. 4-14, 2017 basics of business and economics so areas such as developing emerging you can not only be a trusted legal Cuba: Coming soon! technologies. From there, I wanted to dive advisor, but also a business partner more into European legal issues, which Join us and earn a full year’s CLE credit. Travel packages to the business team. It is imperative BIG initiated my move to Switzerland — one of are customizable and include flights, ground transportation, that you keep up on emerging the best decisions I’ve ever made. technologies and how your product accommodations and most meals. Meet with foreign dignitaries, offerings trigger potential legal Event attorneys and judges and visit the courts. Travel companions and family What was it like working in Switzerland versus issues. members are welcome. All programs include free days with plenty of the United States? time for travel and sightseeing. Being a paperless office, what are KB: Obviously, common law and civil law For more information, go to law.umkc.edu/cle or contact systems are different. Contract law in examples of technologies you use in your Daniel McCarroll, 816-235-1648, [email protected]. Europe is very different than the U.S. from day-to-day work? UMKC SCHOOL OF LAW a legal and cultural perspective. When KB: We use many different programs

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