Volume 3 <•> Number 2 <•> Winter 2003 on the>>> LSU PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER NEWSLETTER Russell B. Long November 3, 1918–May 9, 2003 n May 9, 2003, the LSU Paul M. Hebert OLaw Center, the State of Louisiana, and our nation lost a friend and prominent figure, Former Senator Russell B. Long, a 1942 grad- uate of the Law Center. Senator Long was the son of the late Louisiana governor and senator Huey P. Long. He was described as a simple and unpretentious man by Robert Mann, for- 0 mer press secretary for Senator Long. McKernan Law Auditorium Senator Long began practicing law in Baton Rouge in 1946. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was awarded four Battle Stars for his service to the United States. In 1948, he served as special counsel to his uncle, Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long. The day before his 30th birthday, he was elected to the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy created by continued on page 2 Inside >>> 0 0 Escalator to Student Lounge 1936 Renovated Stairwell 2 AROUND THE LAW CENTER 1936 & 1969 Buildings > Law Center Shines in Buenos Aires, Dedication Slated for October 24, 2003 Argentina > Charles S.Weems III Distinguished ntonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will be the honored guest Alumnus at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center’s Dedication Ceremony to be held Friday, October 24, 2003. A LSU Law Center to Receive $375,000 Justice Scalia will formally dedicate the 1936 and 1969 newly renovated buildings in his address begin- > from LOCHEF ning at 3 p.m. on the steps of the 1936 building. The Dedication will commemorate the completion of the Law Center’s $15 million renovation project. 4 New Faculty Justice Scalia received his A.B. from Georgetown University and the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, > Susan Doucet Davis Scholarship and his LL.B. from Harvard Law School, and was a Sheldon Fellow of Harvard University from 1960–1961. He was in private practice in Cleveland, Ohio from 1961–1967, a Professor of Law at the University of > Professor Crawford Recognized Virginia from 1967–1971, a Professor of Law at the University of Chicago from 1977–1982, and a Visiting Professor of Law at Georgetown University and Stanford University. He was appointed Judge 5 ALUMNI EVENTS of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1982. President Reagan nomi- 8 CLASS NOTES nated him as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and he took his seat September 26, 1986. 9 UPCOMING EVENTS In honor of past and future generations, the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center invites all alumni, faculty, and friends to join in its dedication activities beginning with the Law Center’s Open House. > Reunion Information Highlighted are the totally remodeled Tucker Room, the Daggett Courtyard, and the McKernan Law > Building Dedication Schedule Auditorium. View the new first- to-second floor escalator, and visit the modern relocated suites of Admissions, Alumni Relations, Career Services, Administration, Legal Writing, Information Technology, 10 STUDENTS ON THE MOVE continued on page 2 11 CLE schedule 2 LSU PAUL M. HEBERT LAW CENTER NEWSLETTER Around the Law Center Doorknob from 1936 Building Tucker Room West Wing Hallway connecting 1936 Building to 1969 Building Russell B. Long continued from page 1 the death of Sen. John H. Overton. Senator Long was overwhelmingly re-elected for six additional terms. From 1965 to 1969 he served as Democratic Whip. During his years in the Senate, he served on many committees, including Finance (chairman 1965–1981), Armed Services, Foreign Relations, Commerce, Science and Transportation, Joint Committee on Taxation (co-chairman from 1965– 1967 and chairman from 1967–1977) and Select Committee on Ethics. Senator Long was the father of Employee Stock Ownership Plans, he authored the first major expansion of the Social Security system to include benefits for the disabled, he was a Student Lounge primary architect of the Medicare system, cre- ator of the Earned Income Tax Credit, and authored the public financing of presidential campaigns. He was admired for his ability and Dedication Slated continued from page 1 willingness to work. He worked hard and long and Civil Law Studies. Updated quarters are also for LSU law alums, and Class Reunions for the hours to protect the interests of Louisiana and on the ground floor of the 1936 Building—the 1953, 1963, 1973, and 1978 classes. its people. Louisiana Law Institute, the Judicial College, the The dedication events will culminate on Saturday, When Senator Long announced his retirement Louisiana Law Review, and a number of student October 25 when Charles S. Weems III will be on January 3, 1987, at the age of 68, he stated organization offices. honored at the 2002 Distinguished Alumnus of the that politicians “should know when to go.” He A notable event will be the All Alumni Reception Year Breakfast. Weems is a 1969 graduate of the returned to the practice of law in Baton Rouge honoring Susan Davis who retired on September LSU Law Center and is president and senior part- and Washington, D.C. He also served on the 5, 2003. Susan served the Law Center in numer- ner of the Alexandria law firm of Gold, Weems, boards of directors of several corporations: the ous capacities—admissions, registrar, career serv- Bruser, Sues & Rundell. He is also a member of New York Stock Exchange, Metropolitan Life, ices, and student counselor—for more than 30 the LSU Board of Supervisors. Lowe’s Cos., and the Louisiana Land and years. Other activities include the formal dedica- Exploration Corporation. <<< See page 9 for a detailed schedule of events. <<< tion of the McKernan Law Auditorium, free CLE www.law.lsu.edu On the Move 3 Around the Law Center Charles S.Weems III Named Distinguished Alumnus of the Year “I am both honored and humbled by the Law Center's selection of Law Center Shines in me as its 2002 Alumnus of the Year. While I am sure there are others far more deserving of this award than I, I doubt there are Buenos Aires, Argentina any who feel more deeply in debt for the education received, t the invitation of three of Argentina’s finest including the legal education, at the LSU Law Center. I was given Aprivate law schools, the LSU Law Center pre- a chance to walk the halls with and learn from giants, who gave sented a 30-hour program, An Introduction to the of themselves with fierce pride and devotion to purpose. I only United States Legal System, throughout the week hope that my career has reflected in some small measure the of May 19–May 24, 2003. The Law Center’s part- unwavering commitment to excellence which remains the ners in this first-ever venture were the law facul- hallmark of the Hebert Law Center.” Charles S. Weems III ties of Austral University, DiTella University, and harles S. Weems, III, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center class of 1969, has been named the the Catholic University of Argentina. 120 students LSU Law Center’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year for 2002. Weems will be recognized from the three law schools participated in the C at the LSU Law Center’s Distinguished Alumni Breakfast to be held Saturday, October 25, 2003 program, which was held at each of the three at the Faculty Club on the LSU campus. campuses on a rotating two-day basis. Weems, born in Riverside, California on September 23, 1943 is a graduate of Louisiana State Law Center faculty participating in the program University receiving a B.S. degree in accounting in 1965. While at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law included Professors Saul Litvinoff, John Devlin, Center, before graduating with a Juris Doctorate degree in 1969, Weems was a member of the John Baker, James Bowers, and Lucy McGough Order of the Coif, served as Editor-in-Chief of the Louisiana Law Review and was a member of as well as Chancellor John Costonis and Special Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Eta Sigma. Counsel to Governor Foster, Bernard Boudreaux. The subjects covered included contracts, real After graduating at the top of his class he entered private practice with Stone, Pigman, Walther, property, trusts, commercial law, alternative dis- Wittmann & Hutchinson in New Orleans. He returned to his current home of Alexandria in 1971 pute resolution, criminal law, federal constitution- where he is now the president and senior member of the firm Gold, Weems, Bruser, Sues & al law, and administrative law. The Law Center’s Rundell. Weems is a board certified tax lawyer and his practice revolves around financial and presentations were followed by commentary from tax matters, including commercial litigation. He has been admitted to the bars of Louisiana, members teaching similar subjects on one of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of three Buenos Aires faculties. On the program’s Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court. final two days, special panels presented comple- Charles Weems was President of the Louisiana State Bar Association in 1996–1997 and served as mentary programs regarding United States and a member of its Board of Governors from 1990–1992 and 1995–1998. He is a former chairman Latin American commercial law. Presenters of the Specialization Board (Taxation) and the Section on Trust Estates, Probate and Immovable included Professor Bowers (Bankruptcy and the Property Law. He was inducted into the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame in 1987 and received the Uniform Commercial Code), Visiting Law Center prestigious Curtis R.