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Online at www.bc.edu/bclawmagazine | Pumped on the Vineyard Second-Guessing Obama BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL MAGAZINE | FALL / WINTER 2011 The World as Their Classroom HOW EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IS REVOLUTIONIZING LEGAL EDUCATION I mentor first- and second-year students: I do lunch, coffee, career advice, job “insights, whatever they need. Most recently, I mentored a student from the South Side I’m a Double Eagle. I’m devoted to of Chicago; she’s first generation to go to “ the school and do whatever I can. I often college, just like me. We met all the time. “meet one-on-one with area students She even invited me to her graduation. who are considering BC for law school. —Xiomara Corral ’87, Senior Counsel, Citizens Financial Group, They want to know what Boston is like, Boston, Mentor what the school’s strengths are, that kind of thing. I also counsel BC Law students who want to intern or work in Chicago. I spent nine years at BC, nine great years, “ For the past six years, I have volunteered and I’m always happy to help. as a judge in the Grimes Moot Court. Being —Esther Chang ’07, Baker & McKenzie, Chicago, “retired, I have the time to review the case Chicago Chapter President, Admissions materials meticulously in order to set the participants as many difficulties as I can, all, of course, in good clean fun. I never fail to Soon after I graduated from law school, I was be impressed with the students’ pleasant personalities, their legal abilities, and their working at a law firm that closed. I immediately future promise.—Douglas M. Myers ’74, got an email from our former dean, John Garvey, Retired, Cambridge, Judges Advocacy Program “ offering to help in any way he could. The dean passed my resume along to another grad and I was “ hired. That meant a lot to me and cemented my relationship with the Law School. The school was there for me, and I’ll always be there for BC. —Christopher Morrison ’01, Jones Day, Boston, Boston Alumni Chapter President I’ve been asked to field calls from admitted students who are considering BC Law. A lot of “those students have never been out of Texas before. I tell them it’s a culture shock, in a good way. Boston is a great place to spend three years I came from back East, didn’t have any connections here, and BC helped me get of your life; it’s a young town, full of energy. I fell“ “launched. I want to do the same for other in love with the campus the minute I saw it. The grads who move out here. One way is to build school was great for me and I want to share that a stronger community of alums. Together with Molly Agarwal ’06 and Kimberly Chin’10, I’m experience with my fellow Texans. helping organize alumni events in the San —Tan Pham ’04, Baker & McKenzie, Houston, Texas, Admissions Francisco/East Bay area: happy hours, social get-togethers, anything that will help us build “ a stronger California connection.—Judy Liao ’05, Maranga Morgenstern, San Francisco, Northern California Alumni Chapter Leader Why Volunteer? BC Law alumni give of their time in a variety of ways. The rewards are many and long lasting. To find out how you can become involved as a chapter, admissions, or reunion volunteer, as a mentor, oral advocacy judge, or speaker, visit http://www.bc.edu/lawalumnivolunteer. Or contact Christine Kelly, assistant dean for alumni relations, at [email protected] or 617-552-4703. Contents FALL / WINTER 2011 VOLUME 20 | NUMBER 1 10 AMARATA C SUZI FEATURES DEPARTMENTS 2 In Limine 12 Practicum v. Podium 3 Behind the Columns The economic downturn is forcing law schools to rethink how they’re preparing students for 4 In Brief the working world. Experiential learning 8 Legal Currents advocates are making the case that now is the AT LONG LAST “Don’t Ask, time for hands-on training to take its place Don’t Tell” repeal beside theory and scholarship in the academy. BABY TALK All maternity leaves aren’t equal By Jeri Zeder 10 Hot Topics Vince Rougeau and Martin Ebel 18 GREAT CASES Tankful of Trouble on alumni Five alums from three firms beat back a prickly 22 Global Engagement antitrust and consumer-protection action via the First Circuit in 2011. What did that 24 Esquire have to do with the price of gas on Martha’s ALUMNI NEWS Vineyard? Everything. GENERATIONS CLASS NOTES By Chad Konecky 32 Faculty SCHOLAR’s foRUM Ethics and guilty pleas PROFILE: Joan Blum ACADEMIC VITAE 47 Report on Giving 60 In Closing Cover: Illustration by Ken Orvidas WWW.BC.EDU/LAWALUMNI 1 [ I N L imine ] FALL / WINTER 2011 VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 All Things Change Dean Vincent D. Rougeau Taking the Law School in new directions Editor in Chief Vicki Sanders he times they are a changin’ and the Law School is changing with them. As ([email protected]) Dean Vincent Rougeau begins to envision the BC Law of tomorrow, certain Tthemes are emerging that point to the shape of things to come. Art Director This past fall, at alumni events across the country, Rougeau talked about the Annette Trivette importance of experiential learning to round out students’ law school education. He noted the growing demand for lawyers studied in international law. And he dis- Contributing Editor cussed how new economic realities are transforming the legal profession, perhaps Deborah J. Wakefield lastingly, and what that means for law schools. Those themes are reflected throughout this issue of BC Law Magazine. The cov- Contributing Writers er story explores how the leaner, meaner economy is increasing employer demand Cynthia Atoji for graduates with more practical skills and student demand for curricular oppor- Chad Konecky tunities to acquire those skills. While the situation at first may seem like a relatively Amy Lai ’11 simple matter to fix, it is, in fact, extremely complex, as attendees found out at the Julie Michaels Third World Law Journal’s October symposium on experiential learning. For one thing, clinics are more expensive than podium classes because of smaller faculty- Michael O’Donnell ’04 student ratios and higher overhead. For another, there are disparities within the Jane Whitehead clinical and non-clinical faculty ranks that need to be addressed. Even so, the Law Jeri Zeder School, long considered a pioneer in clinical education, is determined to revitalize its programming and remain a leader in the field. Read how on Page 12. Photographers On the theme of international law, this issue launches a regular column called Kerry Burke, MTS BC “Global Engagement,” a forum where BC Law’s commitments to justice and inter- Suzi Camarata national law converge (see Page 22). The column is part of a journey of discovery. Caitlin Cunningham The inaugural article assesses how pervasive matters global are becoming Frank Curran throughout the Law School. The amount and variety of faculty, student, Charles Gauthier and alumni involvement is almost dizzying. Jason Liu “Hot Topics” is a second new column in the magazine. It is an oppor- Michael Manning tunity to bring the dean face-to-face with thought leaders for a conversa- Dana Smith tion on issues of importance to the Law School community, the legal pro- fession, and the world beyond. The series kicks off with a dialog between Printing Rougeau and Alumni Board President Martin Ebel on Page 10. R. C. Brayshaw & Company Elsewhere in the magazine, Professor Alan Minuskin recalls BC Law’s long struggle to reconcile the military’s now defunct Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy and Boston College Law School of Newton, the Law School’s antidiscrimination policy concerning recruitment on campus (see Massachusetts 02459-1163, publishes BC Law Magazine two times a year: in Page 8). Taking an intentionally provocative stance on matters political, Professor January and June. BC Law Magazine is Richard Albert argues that President Obama should have broken the law to resolve printed by R. C. Brayshaw & Company in Warner and West Lebanon, NH. We last summer’s debt ceiling standoff in Congress (see Page 60.) In our continuing welcome readers’ comments. Contact us series on “Great Cases,” writer Chad Konecky tells the story of a mighty dust up by phone at 617-552-2873; by mail at over gasoline prices on the tiny island of Martha’s Vineyard (see Page 18). Boston College Law School, Barat House, 885 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02459- Finally, changes of a sadder sort. On Page 34, we say goodbye to some dear 1163; or by email at [email protected]. friends, Dean Richard Huber, Professor Emeritus Robert Berry, and Rev. Francis J. Copyright © 2011, Boston College Law School. All publication rights reserved. Nicholson, SJ. Opinions expressed in BC Law —Vicki Sanders Magazine do not necessarily reflect the views of Boston College Law School or Boston College.