EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEYS A look into the personal stories of five alumni and their diverse paths to UK Law. Features

Student Impact

4 UK Law Students SaveTaxpayers 5 Election Law Society 5 KLJ Symposium 6 Students Serve Eastern Kentucky 7 KJEARNL Symposium 7 Judicial Conversation Series 8 Student Photos 10 Commencement 2015 12 Future Alum

Faculty Impact

14 The Lawson Legacy 15 James & Mary Lassiter Distinguished Visiting Professor Conference 16 Faculty Profile 17 Welcome New Faculty 18 Faculty Notes

Alumni Impact

21 Feature Article 28 Alumni Hall of Fame 30 Golf Tournament 32 Gray Mountain 34 Class Notes 36 In Memorium, Dean's Circle Firms, Alumni Awards 37 Ollen B. Hinnant Scholarship 38 Mission: Understanding 40 Alumni Photos 41 Honor Roll of Donors

46 Closing Arguments As I reflect on the market While we are celebrating the retirements of several beloved research study that we faculty, we are welcoming a new group of committed faculty conducted this summer, a who are making a national impact. You will notice in this issue constant theme emerges from we have incorporated a new feature, highlighting one of our the opinions expressed by newer faculty members to provide an opportunity for our current students and alumni alumni to get to know him or her. This issue features Cortney regarding the environment Lollar, who joined the law school faculty in 2013. I hope they experienced during you will take the opportunity to read and learn more about law school-and that the new UK Law faculty who are continuing the tradition, is "supportive." It is clear long-helcj by the law school, for top notch faculty who take that UK Law provides an a personal interest in the success of the students they teach. encouraging environment where individuals from many We are excited to introduce the new accelerated JD/MBA different backgrounds can dual degree and BLUE programs. While the law school thrive and succeed. While law has had a JD/MBA dual degree program for a while, we school may be stressful and have now updated it to allow students to complete this in some ways competitive, UK dual degree in three calendar years instead of four or Law provides our students with five. The new BLUE program, also known as the 3+3 an opportunity to gain a top program, is a joint effort between the law school and notch legal education while also making lifetime connections the UK College of Arts & Sciences. Certain students will with classmates and professors. It is no surprise that our have the opportunity to complete their undergraduate students come to UK Law with many different backgrounds, and JD degrees in six years instead of seven. Both of experiences, and perspectives, and they leave with the tools these programs will offer students an opportunity to needed to build a future in their areas of interest. This is save time and money as they launch their careers. made evident through some of the stories you will read in the magazine, including those of a vision-impaired, rising Every year when I write this letter for the Law Notes 3L student; a young alumna who, through her advocacy for magazine and look back through the year, I am astounded civil rights, is making an impact for the American Muslim at the accomplishments of our students, faculty, and community; an alumnus who was the first African-American alumni. The positive impact that members of the UK Law graduate of the law school and paved the way for other family make in their local communities and the legal minority students; an alumna who attended law school while profession is overwhelming. It is hard to narrow down being a wife and mother of three during a time when female what we showcase in the magazine because of the attorneys were not prevalent; and an Eastern KYalumnus number of reputable events, lectures, and efforts that who successfully practiced at a large firm in New York we host each year. However, I hope that you will enjoy before returning to UK Law as a professor, to name a few. reading what we have highlighted. I wish you well and look forward to another productive year for UK Law. The law school began a new initiative to encourage Best, our students to become involved in pro bono opportu- nities to further positively impact our local communities. Students who complete 50 hours of approved pro bono work will receive a pro bono award and special recognition at law school commencement. We believe the benefits of the work donated by the students will not only impact their future careers by providing them David Brennen, Dean with real life experience, but it will also impact them on a personal level with the satisfaction of giving back .

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CELEBRATING 104 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE I Fall2015 3 UK Law Students Save Taxpayers $95,000, Devote 2,732 Hours to Clients

means, the clinic has promoted an total of more than 600 hours over the understanding of the need for fairness course of six and a half weeks, UK and justice in our legal system, and has law students saved taxpayers about translated those needs into a valuable $95,000 in return preparation fees. educational experience," she said. "This year was particularly challenging In addition to working directly with with the large number of unusual clients and representing them in situations presented by taxpayer estates matters, divorces, housing, clients, as well as the rollout of the and tort and contract claims, UK Affordable Care Act requirements," Legal Clinic students also gained said Douglas Michael, UK College of invaluable experience in mediation, Law associate dean of academic affairs interviewing, landlord-tenant laws, and director of the VITA program. civil procedure, legal drafting, "These volunteers helped clients with consumer protection law, and more. complicated situations navigate many new and sometimes confusing rules. It By: Whitney Harder "Our clients have limited income and is hard to imagine being a taxpayer in are often faced with situations in that situation without the help these The American Bar Association calls which they feel helpless because of student volunteers provide for free." on each lawyer to render at least 50 their limited resources," said Marc hours of pro bono legal services per Manley, who graduated from UK Law On behalf of those taxpayers, students year. In the 2014-2015 academic year, in May but is still engaged in several prepared returns claiming total refunds UK Law students went well above and Legal Clinic cases that will conclude of $536,844 for low-income taxpayers, beyond that to serve Kentuckians. over the summer. "Being able to close as well as the large population of a difficult chapter in someone's life foreign students and scholars at UK. Through UK Law Legal Clinic and the is indescribably more valuable than Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) closing the chapter of a textbook." To qualify as tax return preparers, program, UK law students provided students completed at least 15 legal and tax preparation services for Legal Clinic students also went classroom or online training hours free, saving clients from hefty fines and beyond the classroom and courtroom and passed three IRS tests on tax law finding solutions for difficult situations. and straight to the homes of their and procedure. But, it is well worth clients. They raised money and the time and effort for students who In the Legal Clinic, 29 third-year delivered Thanksgiving dinners to are eager to use their legal skills law students handled 92 cases for several clients and their families. to benefit community members. a total of 2,732 hours devoted to classroom and client casework, or "The UK Legal Clinic is an important "I like the idea of making taxes and approximately 94 hours of free legal institution not only because it I tax preparation less stressful, and less aid provided by each student. serves the less fortunate, but also expensive, for beleaguered taxpayers," because it provides meaningful said Cate Poole, who volunteered in "For almost 20 years, the College of assurance, to the law student that the VITA program year after year until Law Legal Clinic has successfully met their long hours in the library do she graduated from the College of its educational goals of academic in fact have the ability to make Law in 2011, and has returned as a excellence through the development someone's life better," Manley said. site supervisor each year since 2013. of practice skills and promotion of ethical values and responsi- While the UK Legal Clinic provides Noting that each taxpayer has a bilities," said Professor Allison an array of legal services to those in unique situation, Poole said, "I've seen Connelly, who has directed the clinic need, another UK College of Law a lot over the years ... no, unfortunately since its founding in 1997. "The clinic has been specializing for more I cannot verify your spouse's ID over Clinic has firmly integrated itself than 20 years in one service: tax FaceTime," she joked. "I love using into the community, established preparation, often a very complex that experience to help people." a sterling reputation of legal and confusing process for taxpayers. excellence, and helped thousands The UK Law VITA program will open of low income individuals." For the 2015 tax return season, 19 again to the community in February law and 12 accounting students of 2016. For information about the "More importantly, by putting a volunteered in the UK Law VITA program, visit www./aw.uky.edu/tax. human face on the legal problems program to assist 475 taxpayers For more information about the UK and needs facing those without complete their returns. Logging a Law Legal Clinic, call 859-257-4692. The Election Law Society's Analysis Blog A Huge Hit

Members of the Election Law Society and Professor Josh Douglas spent approximately eight hours on November 4, 2014 covering potential legal issues arising during the tabulation of the election results. They posted stories in real website published an op-ed piece time regarding these issues on their by Professor Douglas:"The Vote analysis blog. (UK Law's Election You Save May Be Your Own." Law Society blog can be found at www.uky.edu/electionlaw.) 3L student, Aubrey Vaughan, wrote an article for the blog entitled, "Will The blog, staffed by upwards of 30 Rand Paul Have to Choose Between Election Law Society members and Running for the Senate and the Professor Douglas, received traffic Presidency?" Her article was linked from 45 of the 50 states and visitors in a Washington Examiner article on from at least four foreign countries November 8, in which UK College including Japan and Australia. In of Law Professors Scott Bauries and a five-day period, more than three Josh Douglas were also quoted. thousand visitors landed on the blog.

On the same day as the blog launch, the New York Times STUDENTS SERVE EASTERN KENTUCKY WITH PRO BONO SERVICES By: Whitney Harder Lounging on beautiful beaches, On their trip, Shearer and Williams cruising the Caribbean, and even volunteered under the direction international volunteer trips have of Eastern Kentucky lawyer Ned become today's popular Spring Break Pillersdorf, a partner of the law firm pastimes for college students. A less Pillersdorf, DeRossett & Lane, who common excursion is spending the often assists low income individuals. week providing legal aid in Eastern The pair drafted a response to a Kentucky. But this year, two UK Law motion, attended court hearings, students opted for the latter, providing visited a client in jail, sat in on some a much needed service many may of the firm's initial consultations with not think of when "alternative prospective cI ients, and conducted spring breaks" come to mind. confidential due diligence.

Using what they have learned from "Nealy and John were excellent UK law courses and the desire to ambassadors for the law school," make a difference in their careers, Pillersdorf said. "They were exposed Even as first-year law students, first-year law students John Shearer, to a wide array of legal and cultural they were able to apply many of Raceland, Kentucky, and Nealy experiences during their visit to classroom concepts to real clients Williams, of Lexington, traveled the mountains. \ sincerely hope and cases. Shearer said legal to the foothills of the Appalachian talented law students like Nealy research and legal writing skills Mountains in Prestonsburg, Kentucky- and John will consider bringing were probably used the most, but the same city Robert F. Kennedy their talents here one day." they were constantly cross-ex- visited in 1968 for his "war on amined by Pillersdorf and quizzed poverty" tour-s- and spent the week Shearer and Williams also worked on various aspects of what they have of Spring Break providing pro bono with AppalReD, an organization that learned in the classroom so far. legal services to citizens there. provides free legal representation and advice to impoverished individuals and "The trip was a great way to see the Pro bono work, an important staple families in eastern and south central content I learned in my core 1L (first of the legal profession, provides Kentucky. In one particular case, the year of law school) courses in practice," those who would otherwise not students had the opportunity to assist Williams said. "It also helped to be able to afford any sort of legal various individuals seeking a remedy supplement the lessons I've learned advice or representation with "- for property damage and participated by giving me an actual person to help, proper advice and representation. directly with the community at a town and it was a great way for me to focus hall meeting to discuss the damage. in on what areas of my previous studies According to the Legal Aid Network I actually enjoy doing in the real world." of Kentucky, the "justice gap" in "The College of Law has been working Kentucky is so severe that only 20 hard to provide our students with At the core of the experience percent of low income Kentuckians' more pro bono opportunities," said though was the mission of service. legal needs are addressed. Daniel P. Murphy, assistant dean Williams and Shearer even of administration and community volunteered some of their time at Hailing from Raceland, also engagement at the college and the Floyd County Animal Shelter. in Eastern Kentucky, Shearer organizer of the students' trip. "We personally understood the are proud of students like Mr. Shearer "Being a lawyer means being impact of his work in the area. and Ms. Williams who sacrifice their committed to your community. Being time to help citizens in need." a UK Law student means having the "It is especially important in areas opportunity to fulfill that commitment like Eastern Kentucky where a large The trip not only benefited residents by providing pro bono services to portion of the population is living of Eastern Kentucky with crucial legal citizens of the Commonwealth," said below the poverty line. These services, but it also provided both UK UK Law Dean David A. Brennen. individuals do not always have the students with hands-on professional funds to promote and sustain their experience and the opportunity to For more information about the constitutionally granted rights, and meet many prominent members pro bono services and community attorneys and other various organi- of the legal community in the area, service activities of UK Law students, zations provide a means of doing so including Pillersdorf's wife, current visit law.uky.edulacademicslpro- via their pro bono work," Shearer said. Court of Appeals Judge Janet Stumbo. bono-and-community-engagement. ------~------

Framing a discussion around the laws that Agriculture, Food, and Environment Equine Programs uniquely impact Kentucky-equine, agriculture, and associate professor in the UK Department of and natural resources regulations-UK Law Agricultural Economics; Robert Heleringer, who focuses hosted "Improving or Impeding? The Local & on equine regulatory law; Laura D'Angelo, UK Law National Effects of State & Federal Regulation," adjunct professor, alumna, and partner at Dinsmore sponsored by the Kentucky Journal of Equine, & Shahl in Lexington; and Robert Beck, a transac- Agriculture, and Natural Resources Law. tional lawyer with Stites & Harbison in Lexington.

Legal scholars, practitioners, and regulators from Michael Healy, Senator Wendell H. Ford Professor across the nation shared their thoughts on the benefits of Law at UK, moderated the agriculture and natural and limitations of equine, agriculture, and natural resources law discussion. The discussion panel also resources regulations. Organizers of the event said included Herb Miller, UK Law alumnus and current regulations, at all levels, often have two competing president of Columbia Gas of Kentucky; Tom goals that policymakers must balance: economic FitzGerald, UK Law alumnus and director of Kentucky growth with human and environmental protection. Resources Council; Jim Huffman, dean emeritus at the Lewis and Clark Law School; Baylen Llnnekin. founder Thomas Rutledge, adjunct professor at UK Law and and executive director of Keep Food Legal Foundation; member of Stoll Keenan Ogden PLLC, moderated and Allen Olson, an agricultural lawyer and adjunct the equine law discussion. The discussion panel also professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law. included Jill Stowe, director of the UK College of

2014-2015 JUDICIAL CONVERSATION SERIES

UK Law hosted Chief Judge Tracey law school into practice, then Wise from the Eastern District of deciding to open her own practice Kentucky United States Bankruptcy in Lexington with another female. Court on October 22nd as part of the focusing primarily on bankruptcy. College of Law's 2014-201 S Judicial , Conversation Series. Judge Wise met She explained her appointment as with members of the Women's Law Chief Judge in the Eastern District of Caucus for breakfast and discussed Kentucky's Bankruptcy Court. She gave challenges she faces in her judiciary students a day-in-the-life perspective role as a female in a predominantly and shared how technology continues male position. She encouraged the to make her work more efficient. Women's Law Caucus members to The forum ended with Judge Wise continue pursuing their dreams, fielding questions from students. whether it's practicing law or becoming a judge, and assured them it is Judge Wise's visit is part of UK Law's possible to balance family and career. Judicial Conversation Series. The purpose of this series is to provide Following her breakfast, Judge Wise thoughtful and engaging interactions joined retired Chief Judge Jennifer between distinguished members of the Abramson, Cunningham, Noble, B. Coffman in the Courtroom for judiciary and law students. Previous Scott, and Venters, and U.S. Tax Court an open forum. Judge Wise shared speakers have included Kentucky Judge Joseph Goeke. Judge Coffman how she went from graduating Supreme Court Justices Minton (Chief), serves as facilitator for the Series. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

The UK Law Federalist Society was nominated for two national awards including the James Madison Award for Chapter of the Year and the Samuel Adams Award for Membership Growth. The students traveled to Chicago for the awards banquet and had the opportunity to meet Richard Epstein, Professor PROf. EUlA.BHH KRf..GOR of Law at New York University, OF. RICHARD EI'STEIN .. \lu. \-'fnERA.\\!>1. Sccrcrv J TUE F£D,.JtALlSl" SOCIETY who proudly displayed his UK }»,_ ..-""",,,"""" Law Federalist Society koozie.

Rhett Quarles (2015), with a second round knock-out. represented UK Law in the UK Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Chi's 7th annual fight night, "The Main Event." This amateur boxing tournament benefitted the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass Members of the UK Law Moot Court team celebrated their and DanceBlue. accomplishments at the annual Litigation Banquet.

The Wellness Club provided materials for students to make stress relief balls using play Each fall, in conjunction with the UK vs. U of L football game, dough and balloons UK Law students take on the Brandies Law School students in to help promote a game of flag football. mental health.

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAW NOTES The Black Law Students Association hosts a "Law Student for the Day" event each year encouraging high school students interested in law school to attend this one day event. This allows the students an opportunity to visit a law school lecture and ask questions to The Women's Law Caucus held their Annual Spring Banquet current law students at the Hilary J. Boone Center. and faculty.

Each semester, leading up to finals, the Christian Legal Rising 2L and 3L students volunteer as part of the 2014 Society sponsors "Dog Day of Finals." A local humane Orientation Committee and help welcome incoming students society brings in puppies for the students to play with and to UK Law. relieve stress.

Students, faculty, and staff dressed up as Professor Lawson The Student Bar Association hosts an annual golf tournament in his signature blue collared shirt and red tie. to raise money for First Tee, a youth development organization. n Friday, May 8, 2015, UK The accomplishments included retirement of Professor Robert Lawson, Law held its Commencement volunteering in the VITA clinic "a man who has devoted his entire life O Ceremony for the Class of 2015. to assist with the preparation of to public service." Professor Schueler Family and friends gathered in the hundreds of tax returns for low paid tribute to Professor Lawson: Singletary Center for the Arts to honor income taxpayers, competing in and celebrate the graduating students. numerous co-curricular legal and " A man who has been a law professor practical skills activities, providing at UK for 50 years ... Dean David A. Brennen congrat- pro bono legal services, hosting legal half a century ... ulated the class and highlighted their symposia, engaging the community many accomplishments during their by providing on-line commentary on A man who twice served as Dean. time at law school. "The College legal issues surrounding the 2014 A man who wrote Kentucky's Penal of Law Class of 2015 is a collection elections, serving as mentors for local Code and our Rules of Evidence. of students who have formed a high school students, and hosting community that extended beyond numerous guest speakers. This class A man who has fought his the classroom. In the three years this demonstrated its compassion and entire life to reform our state's class has been a part ofthe College commitment to each other by coming prisons and jails. of Law, these students have achieved together to help fellow classmates A man who has given so much ... extraordinary accomplishments." through difficult times of need. to you ... and to me... and to generations of students, lawyers. Professor Collin Schueler, selected by judges, public officials, and the graduating students, delivered members of our community. remarks on behalf of the College And so, today, on this graduation of Law faculty. The Class of 2015's day, when we celebrate your dedication to public service was a extraordinary commitment to common theme among the given public service, we also honor and remarks as Professor Schueler also thank the most incredible public boasted of students' service to the servant in our law school's history ... community and told them this was Professor ... Robert ... Lawson." the legacy they would leave behind. A legacy he said was fitting due to the the main character in The Shawshank Redemption. However, he concluded his speech by acknowledging the strong impact his law school education made on the way he and his classmates view the world. "Law school has fundamentally changed the way you think about daily life and approach the world." He noted that Professor Lawson received a he and his classmates are now better standing ovation from the entire equipped to handle issues that may assembly in honor of his retirement arise throughout their life experiences. and service to the College of Law engraved silver julep cup during the and Commonwealth of Kentucky. Bill Johnson, presentation of awards. The Faculty President of the Dean Brennen continued to praise Cup recognizes a graduating student Kentucky Bar the class for its "pay it forward" gilt whose endeavors, both in and out of Association, spoke made to the law school and future the classroom, made the law school on behalf of the law students. "The Class of 2015 a more practicing bar. demonstrated an outward-focus interesting He encouraged that will continue to serve them place in which the graduates as they begin their careers in law," to teach and a to remember who they are serving Dean Brennen said. "As a further more pleasant throughout their practice. "! suggest demonstration of a special type of place for you always remember that you are commitment to the College of Law, faculty and serving a person who needs your help. this year's graduating class came students alike. We, as part of the profession, have a together to 'give back.' As a result Dean Brennen duty to serve the public. We are not of financial donations by the class, then presented always paid in money for our services a new piece of art will hang in the members of the graduating class but we are always rewarded when we halls of the UK College of Law." with certificates signifying attainment help our fellow man and woman." of the degree of Juris Doctor.

The faculty selected Kevin Havelda as Congratulations Class of 2015! We look this year's Faculty Cup Recipient, and forward to the remarkable achievements Dean Brennen presented him with an of this class in years to come.

Michael Hill, as the highest-ranked student of the class, gave the greetings for the graduates. He humored his classmates and attendees with analogies comparing law school to prison. The motivation for this analogy came because he described seeing scribbled next to a hole in a law school basement wall, "Andy Dufresne was here," in reference to

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CELEBRATING 104 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE I Fall2015 1 1 FUTURE ALUM Chris Stewart, Class of 2016

Tell us about your it is the popular choice, but because it is your duty as an background. advocate, struck me as a remarkably noble endeavor. From I am a Kentucky native, that point forward, my interest in the law was cemented. born and raised in Owensboro. Music What made you decide to come to UK Law? defined my childhood. I I came to UK Law for a couple of reasons, but it all goes began playing piano at back to the school's commitment to making each student age four, but I picked up feel like he or she is receiving a personalized experience. the violin when I was ten, and it soon became my primary I am totally blind, and rather than sending me a printed focus. During my time at Owensboro High School, 1was an acceptance letter, Franklin Runge, who was interim head All-State first violinist every year. I won local and national of admissions at the time, actually called me and asked competitions and was a featured soloist with the Owensboro whether I would prefer an email of the letter. He sent the Symphony and the Evansville Philharmonic, performing printed one anyway so I could have the physical copy, but concertos by Bach, Vivaldi, and Laic with those groups. I really appreciated being able to open the email and read my acceptance without scanning the document into my I received my S,F.A in violin performance from the computer. Of all the schools I applied to, Prof. Runge was California Institute for the Arts. There, I performed in the only admissions person who took that extra step. faculty ensembles, touring California with a group that also featured the music school's associate dean. Additionally, when my wife and I came to UK Law's event for accepted students, Dean Brennen introduced himself. He After finishing college, I worked as a professional then immediately asked whether he could meet my guide violinist in Los Angeles. My s~ecialty became my dog. I said yes, expecting him to pat Baron on the head and versatility, and I recorded and performed classical move on, but Dean Brennen actually dropped to his knees music, bluegrass, Eastern European music, reggae, and gave Baron a full on hug. That action had a real impact and even used an electric violin and pedal board to on me. The welcoming feeling I got from Dean Brennen's create music for an award-winning zombie movie. thoughtful gesture coupled with Professor Runge's wonderful recruiting job made the decision to come to UK easy. In 2012, my then-girlfriend and I decided to get married. We are both Kentucky natives and agreed it was time What are some of your accomplishments to come home. I always had a strong interest in the that you are most proud of? law and a desire to be a lawyer, so I took the LSAT and There are a few things that stand out as special happily accepted my offer to attend UK Law. accomplishments. When I performed Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, a virtuoso violin concerto, with the Evansville When did you first become interested in law school? philharmonic at age seventeen, ! felt proud of my musical The story of why I became interested in the law is one I hear achievement. When I became the first blind member of commonly around UK, and it makes me smile every time. the Kentucky Law Journal in its 1Oa-year history, then had When I read To Kill a Mockingbird in fifth grade, I got my first my student note selected for publication, I felt proud of education in real-world justice. A lot of people remember my scholastic achievement. But, in all honesty, it all pales Atticus Finch quotes, with good reason, but I was always in comparison to April 19,2013, when I married my wife struck by Ms. Rachel when she said, "if a man like Atticus Emily, whom I met at the Governor's School for the Arts in Finch wants to butt his head against a stone wall it's his high school. She is my better half, and sharing a life with head." The notion of advocating for a client, not because her is, and always will be, my greatest accomplishment. Is there a particular professor or class that has really left an impression on you? Because I genuinely enjoy studying the law, and UK has an awesome faculty, nearly all of my classes have stood out in one way or another. I could spend pages writing about my professors. But, one of my favorite moments in law school was when Professor Fortune gave us his ten pieces of advice for when we are practicing. It was the last time he would teach professional responsibility, and I'm not ashamed to say that there were tears in the classroom, and a couple of them were mine. Professor Fortune always began class by saying "Okay good people!" He explained to us that those weren't just words, but he genuinely believed that the vast majority of us were honest, ethical, and good people. The legal system is adversarial, and I imagine that may sometimes cloud my view of people in the future, but having had Professor Most Popular Fortune, I will always remember to search for the good in Political SCience, English, History everyone, no matter which side of the ltv.It they are on. Psychology, Business Management

What are some of your career goals? I hope to clerk for a judge for a year or two when I graduate. Most Unusual Following that, my mind is open as to what type of law I will Art History, Linguistics, Music. Religious Studies practice. I enjoy employment law, and that's looking more and more like a possibility. However, I also love our democratic system of governance. Election law and political science fascinate me. Whether I have a future in this area remains to be Prior Careers Include: seen, but I'm definitely leaving the door open. • Academic Advisor • Civil Engineer Years from now, when you look back at your time at UK Law • Journalist what will you remember most about this experience? • Minor League Relief Pitcher I will most remember my classmates. I will remember their thought- • Park Ranger fulness, their intelligence, and their creativity. I will remember how every single one of them faced hardships in law school, but they • Probation/Parole Officer all maintained positive outlooks and kept going. I will remember • State Trooper studying together and hanging out afterward to blow off steam. I • Thoroughbred Trainer genuinely respect and admire my fellow students much more than I • TV/Screenplay Writer have words to express. It will be my honor to practice law alongside these good people for the rest of our careers, and I will always remember that first contracts class on our first day in the fall of 2013. Based on figures at the time of matriculation.

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CELEBRATING 104 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE I Fall2015 ''''. THE LAWSON LEGACY 50 Years of Service to the College of Law and Commonwealth

By: Whitney Harder

In his khaki slacks, blue shirt and student, earning his red tie, Professor Robert (Bob) G. J.D. degree in 1963. Lawson had just finished lecturing students in his UK Law course, just "I liked the place from like every other class. But this was day one," Lawson Professor Lawson was also called upon their last day of the semester, and said. "The faculty, the students their last class with Lawson. that were here, they treated me in matters beyond the university, and like I was their best friend." is perhaps best known for his impact Professor Lawson concluded the in reforming Kentucky law. He is the lecture, walked out of the room and After two years in practice, he principal drafter of the Kentucky up to his second floor office, never returned to UK Law in 1965 to teach Penal Code, which marked the first spotting what the students had done. one course. In 1966, he began time Kentucky criminal law had been Moments later, he heard a knock working full-time as a law professor. revised. Following the Kentucky Penal at his door. In came one student. Code, while he was teaching evidence "I've never had one bad experience law, the Supreme Court of Kentucky "Well, you didn't notice did you?" with a student," Lawson sought him out to write the Kentucky the student said, gesturing to his said. "It's almost like having Rules of Evidence, which are now clothes. The student, along with 6,000 children of my own." used by all of the Commonwealth's a group lined outside Lawson's judges and most of the trial lawyers. door; and every other studenf'in He taught leaders of the Common- It has played a role in the decision the 50-person class, was dressed in wealth-Senate Majority Leader of more than 300 cases authored khakis, a blue shirt and a red tie. Mitch McConnell, Governor Steve by the Kentucky Court of Appeals. Beshear, Congressman Ed Whitfield, "I mean you all look nice," Lawson Congressman Andy Barr and former "It was obvious to me from the said. "You can't be helped," one U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler. And he beginning that that was about as student in the hallway joked. worked with leaders of the university, important a matter as I could work on," including Presidents Singletary, Lawson said. "You're talking about And so began the tradition of Roselle, Wethington and Todd. the laws that are going to govern celebrating the scholar, the lawyer and the loss of freedom for the citizens the advocate by emulating him in the He was acting dean of the law school of Kentucky, and at the same time try best way students knew how-wearing during the Vietnam War, when he to protect the citizens of Kentucky." the classic Professor Lawson ensemble. says the student population was the biggest it has ever been, perhaps due In recent years, he has focused on The next year, students in his class to soldiers returning from war with reforming Kentucky's prison and jails, showed up as Lawson look-a-likes education grant money. But there were which he will continue to do even once again, only this time they had not nearly as many faculty members after his retirement. A new book may t-shirts printed with red ties. It is as the law school boasts today. also be on his post-retirement to-do something that comes with the list. But even so, Lawson plans to territory of teaching at the college "tt was a difficult time in education," change his habits by seeing less of for decades, which, for Lawson, he said, noting the war and the Kent his office (which he will still occupy) often included several games State shootings. At UK, student and more of his grandchildren. of basketball with students. demonstrations took place and an ROTC annex was burned down during "I've had a real good experience at After educating around 6,000 UK Law that time, allegedly due to arson. the university," he said simply. And students over SO years, Professor For weeks following the incident, because of him, thousands of law Lawson retired this summer. He first Lawson conducted the hearings students have also had a "real good began his career at UK Law as a on each student code violation. experience at the university." ------_._------

JAMES & MARY LASSITER DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSOR CONFERENCE On November 21,2014, UK Law hosted the James and Mary Lassiter Distinguished Visiting Professor The panel on Black Childhood Conference. Anthony Paul Farley, the 2014 Lassiter and Philosophy included the Distinguished Visiting Professor, led a group of following speakers: prominent speakers through the day's events. • Kidulthood: Sarah Jane Forman, University of Detroit The Lassiter Distinguished Visiting Professor Mercy School of Law conference focused on the four freedoms and race. • Black Children & American Nihilism: Odeana Neal, Black childhood is in danger. What is freedom University of Baltimore of speech without the right to an education? School of Law What is freedom of worship amidst nihilistic • Structural Harm in the erasures of black childhood? What is freedom from want when most of black Age of Mass Incarceration: childhood is lived below the poverty line? What is freedom from fear when Spearlt, Texas Southern University's Thurgood black childhood is itself feared? Democracy requires these questions to be Marshall School of Law answered, and childhood's relationship to time means that there is such a thing • Is There a Future for Black as too late. Academics and activists from all over the nation gathered together Boys In America? A Candid to address these urgent questions of race, childhood, and democracy. Discussion of the Education, Criminalization, & victim- ization of Our Black Boys: Phyllis Taite, Florida A&M University School of Law

• Freedom: The Yet to be Realized Dream of Rural Girls in East Africa: Tsedey Tedla, LL.M.

• The Dangers of Neutrality: Structural Inequality, Schools, and Pest-Racial Determinism: Cedric Powell, University of Louisville, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law • Closing Remarks: Anthony Paul Farley, Lassiter Distin- guished Visiting Professor, University of Kentucky College of Law • Moderator: Jennifer Bird-Pollan, University of Kentucky College of Law FACULTY PROFILE Cortney Lollar

Number of years you have of jailor out of the courthouse after taught at UK Law: Two years securing an acquittal at trial, winning a motion to suppress illegally seized Classes you teach or areas of evidence, or simply securing pre-trial focus: Criminal Law, Evidence, release for an employed client with Criminal Trial Process, with a focus children waiting at home. For me, those on remedies, gender, and sexuality were especially powerful moments. But I am also grateful for and proud of Alma mater (law school): New each of the many opportunities I had York University School of Law to represent someone before a court, whether they had a winning case or A fun fact not many people not. As many before me have noted, know about you: Until recently, each of us is better than the worst has the ability to make changes with I sang professionally. thing we have ever done. And we each substantial on-the-ground impact. Path to UK Law: I was born and raised would like to know that someone will When did you know you wanted in Atlanta, Georgia. I transferred twice be by our side, providing us counsel, if to teach law? What intrigued you as an undergraduate before landing and when we make a serious mistake. about the profession? I've always at Brown University. I graduated from I view it as a tremendous privilege wanted to teach but I always figured Brown with a degree inEnglish and and gift to have had the opportunity to by of I'd go back and teach high school American Literature. I took two years stand the side many people who were facing the most difficult English. I didn't seriously think about off between college and law school. teaching law until I had been practicing During that time I worked as a copy moments in their lives, and to let for long enough to feel comfortable editor of a magazine, a law librarian at a them know they had an advocate in their corner as they faced the that I could teach it to someone else. big law firm in Atlanta, and a dramaturg At some point, I realized how much at a local theater. After! graduated from tremendous power of the government fun it would be to teach criminal law NYU School of Law, I worked as a public and the criminal justice system. and procedure-related subjects that I defender in Washington, D.C. for 6 As a professor, my proudest profes- really care about to students who are years, and then moved back to Atlanta sional accomplishment to date occurred just beginning to learn the law. I was where I was a federal public defender' this spring, when I testified before a bit daunted by the idea of being a for several years before I decided to the Department of Defense's Judicial law professor but I have had amazing teach. My first job in the legal academy Proceedings Panel. The Department mentorship, and I truly love what I do. was at Washington University School of of Defense established the Judicial Law in St. Louis. I taught the Criminal Proceedings Panel to conduct an What class do you enjoy teaching Justice Clinic there, which operated independent review and assessment the most? I enjoy each of my classes out of the public defender's office in of judicial proceedings taking place for different reasons. I love teaching St. Louis County, the same county in under the Uniform Code of Military criminal law because I love getting to which Ferguson, Missouri is located. Justice and involving adult sexual teach and get to know the 1Ls who I was thrilled to get the job at the assault and related offenses. I was have just arrived to begin law school. University of Kentucky, as my father one of a panel of legal scholars with I am grateful for the opportunity to and my grandparents all were born in expertise in restitution and sexual help them get acclimated to the law western Kentucky, and I still have lots assault asked to discuss compensation school and a new way of thinking. of extended family allover the state. for victims of sexual assault in the I enjoy teaching seminars because, due to their small size, the students What professional accomplishment context ofthe military justice system. and I get to know each other very are you most proud of? When I was in I really valued the opportunity to be well. I like challenging upper-level practice, on several occasions I enjoyed able to present on a topic 1know seminar students to look at the law the experience of walking a client out and care about to an audience that -----.------.-----,

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Albertina Antognini is appointed as an Assistant Professor of Law. Her primary teaching interests include Family Law, Trusts and Estates, Property, and Immigration Law. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor during the 2014-15 academic year. through a focused but in-depth lens. ) enjoy teaching Criminal Trial Process Prior to joining UK College of Law, Antognini and Evidence because these two was a Thomas C. Grey Fellow at Stanford classes cover the law that I used most Law School. She received her J.D., cum during my years in practice. These laude, from Harvard Law School. During law school, she worked at are the classes that teach material I know many of my students will use Asociaci6n por los Derechos Civiles in Buenos Aires, and Debevoise regularly. Evidence is an especially & Plimpton LLP in New York. After graduation, Antognini received a fun class to teach, as it is fairly Frederick Sheldon Fellowship to research immigration law in Paris, intuitive as you get familiar with it, where she was in residence at the Ecole Normale Superieure. and it's great to watch students have that moment where they begin to She has also worked with the Immigrants' Rights Project of the understand how the evidence rules ACLU in New York as a volunteer attorney. In 2010, Antognini fit together and function in practice. clerked for the Honorable Rosemary S. Pooler of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She received her BA, with What advice would you give to distinction, in Comparative Literature from Stanford University. current students? Remember that you can do anything you set your mind to. Make sure to not only think about whether you can get a job, Zachary Bray will be a Visiting but what job will make you happy or Assistant Professor during the Fall content when you get up each day. 2015 semester teaching Administrative Law and Real Estate Transactions. What do you enjoy most about teaching? My students. I love watching A Lexington native and a graduate them engage and grapple with new of Yale Law School, Bray has been subjects, learn to apply them, and an Assistant Professor of Law since those "aha!" moments are partic- 2010 at the University of Houston Law ularly great. I recognize that many Center, where he has been recognized of my students will become future with a university-wide Provost's Teaching Excellence Award. leaders in their respective fields. Many of them will have the opportunities Bray's published research on private land trusts, low-income to represent people in their most housing, the Endangered Species Act, groundwater conflicts, and vulnerable moments, whether in the religious land use has been published or is forthcoming in the criminal or civil context. Others will take non-legal leadership roles. I look Brigham Young University Law Review, the Maryland Law Review, forward to watching the paths they take, the Utah Law Review, and the Harvard Environmental Law Review. watching them become the person Prior to entering academia, Bray worked as a law clerk for the who stands by someone's side-either Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern in court or out, and watching them take ideas they began to consider and Western Districts of Kentucky, the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King here at the University of Kentucky of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and as an College of Law and implement them attorney at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles, California. in a way that has the potential to affect the community around them. FACULTY NOTES

ALBERTINA DAVID A. BRENNEN MARY J. DAVIS traveled ANTOGNINI's article was named to the to London, England Family Unity Revisited: Lawyers of Color's Fourth during the Spring 2015 Divorce, Separation, and Annual Power List, a semester to represent UK Death in Immigration comprehensive catalog Law in the London Law Law, which was originally of the nation's most Consortium. She also published in the South Carolina Law influential minority attorneys and published the fourth edition of Owen Review in 2014, will be reprinted in the non-minority diversity advocates. & Davis on Products Liability (with Minnesota Family Law Journal. David Owen). TINA BROOKS RICHARD AUSNESS published Sources of JAMES M. DONOVAN published his article, American Law: An as lead author, co-wrote Sherlock Holmes and the Introduction to Legal The Open Access Problem of the Dead Research (with Beau Adventure for American Hand: The Modification Steenken). Law Reviews with Carol and Termination of Watson and Caroline "Irrevocable" Trusts, in the Ouinnipiac t BIFF CAMPBELL was Osborn. This article won the ALL-SIS Probate Law Journal. He is also serving cited substantially in a Outstanding Article Award given by in the role of Associate Dean for final rule published by the Academic Law Libraries Special Faculty Research. the SEC, Amendments Interest Section of the American for Small and Additional Association of Law Libraries. scorr BAURIES Issues Exemptions Under published two books the Securities Act (Regulation AI, 80 FR JOSHUA A. DOUGLAS including, Civil 21805, 4/20/15. The citations were published numerous Procedure: A Context taken from his letter to the SEC, articles, including (Mis) and Practice Casebook Proposed Regulation A Amendments Trusting States to Run (with Gerald Hess and Implementing the Jobs Act: Please, Elections in the Teresa Beiner) and Jumpstart: Civil SEC, Revise Your Proposed Washington University Procedure (forthcoming 20151. Amendments in Order to Promote Law Review. His article State Judges Small Business Capital Formation. and the Right to Vote will appear in an JENNIFER upcoming 2016 issue of the Ohio State BIRD-POLLAN led MARIANA JACKSON Law Review. workshops on Ll.S. legal CLAY coached the Black education in the If.S. Tax Law Students Association WILLIAM H. FORTUNE System at the John Paul team at the national was featured in a II Catholic University Nelson Mandela Volunteer Spotlight School of Law in Lubin, Poland and International Negoti- article by the Kentucky spoke on the subject of income ations Competition. She also Refugee Ministries. He inequality in the United States at the coordinated speech and theatre " also received the 2015 American Studies seminar sponsored training from Stage Right Acting Co. Outstanding Service to Young Lawyers by the Austrian-American Fulbright for students in her classes. Award by the Young Lawyers Division Commission in Strobl, Austria. of the KBA. Bird-Pollan was also invited to ALLISON CONNELLY participate in a symposium at the presented Accommo- CHRISTOPHER W. University College of London on dating Transgender FROST was recently Taxation and Philosophy in May. Students in Public inducted into the Schools and co-pre- American College of sented Ferguson, Race Bankruptcy at a and the Law with Professors Cortney ceremony in Washington, Lollar and Melynda Price. She also D.C. in recognition of his contribution received the KBA:s 2015 Donated to the insolvency field and service to Legal Services Award. the profession and his community. He also published an article Bankruptcy ROBERTA M. HARDING, NICOLE HUBERFELD Appeals: Flexible Finality, Interlocutory along with Professor published several articles, Appeals, and Circuit Splits, in the Emerita, Carolyn Bratt, including The University Bankruptcy Law Letter. were invited by the of Medicaid at Fifty in ACLU of Kentucky to be the Yale Journal of BRIAN L. FRYE was profiled for the "Faces of Health Policy Law Ethics selected as one of the Liberty Project." This Project, which and Medicaid Expansion as artists included in the was launched to mark the 60th Completion of the Great Society in the Whitney Museum's anniversary of the organization's University of Illinois Law Review Slip inaugural show, founding, highlights the stories of Opinions. Her analysis and "America is Hard to See," people who have been an integral part commentary piece, The Supreme for the opening of its new building. His of the organization's rich history. Court Ruling That Blocked Providers book chapter, A Revolution in Favor of from Seeking Higher Medicaid Television: WCVB- TV and Robert KRISTIN J. Payments Also Undercut the Entire Gardner's Screening Room will appear HAZELWOOD was Program, was published in the in a forthcoming book on Robert appointed to the July 201 S issue of Health Affairs. Gardner to be published by SUNY Teaching Workshop and She was also selected as the new Press. He published several articles Conference Site Ashland- Spears Distinguished including IP as Metaphor, Copyright & Committees for the Research Professor. Charity, Three Great Phonographers: Association of Legal Writing Directors Warhol, Nixon & Kaufman. (ALWD). She facilitated the Innovative MARK Teaching Workshop on June 3, 201 S, KIGHTLINGER ALVIN GOLDMAN's at the University of Memphis Cecil C. originated a co-authored revision and Humphreys School of Law, and she Jurisprudence course update of Labor and presented "A Little Can Go a Long that he taught for the Employment Law in the Way: Incorporating Professional first time in Spring 2015. United States (2014) was Identity and Ethics in an Already Busy published by Wolters First Year Legal Writing Classroom" at DIANE B. KRAFT Kluwer Publishing. Goldman also the ALWD Biennial Conference. She recently published her co-authored a chapter, Settlement of also published an article Citations: article CREAC in the Real Disputes Over Interests and Rights, in Suggestions for Citing Authority World, in the Cleveland the treatise Comparative Labour Law without Distracting the Reader, in the State Law Review. and Industrial Relations in Industri- Kentucky Bench & Bar. alized Market Economies (R. Blanpain, ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2014). MICHAEL P. HEALY BOB LAWSON was published his article featured in an article in LOUISE E. GRAHAM Means and Ends in City the Lexington Herald- completed the 2014 of Arlington v. FCC: Leader entitled, "After update to Kentucky Ignoring the Lawyer's SOYears at UK the Man Domestic Relations. This Craft to Reshape the is the first edition Scope of Chevron Deference in the Who Wrote Much of completed without the University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Kentucky Law and Investigated UK help of Judge James E. Keller, who He was reappointed as the University Athletics is Retiring." He also retired passed away June 2014. of Kentucky's academic ombud for the on June 30, 2015 after serving the law 2015-16 academic year. school for 50 years. JANE BLOOM GRISE presented on critical MELISSA H. HENKE was reading at several selected to make two conferences, including presentations at the the Annual Conference Association of Legal Association of Academic Writing Directors (ALWD) Support Educators in Chicago, Fourth Conference in June 2015 Colonial Frontier Legal Writing in Memphis, Tennessee. She also Conference in Pittsburgh and the received UK Law's 2014 Duncan Association of Legal Writing Directors Teaching Award. in Memphis. CORTNEY E. LOLLAR FRANKLIN RUNGE College & University Attorneys' testified before the published his article Conference for Lawyers New to Higher Department of Defense's Keeping Up with New Education, National Education Finance Judicial Proceedings Legal Titles in the Law Conference, and National Conference Panel in Washington, D.C. Library Journal, which is on Law & Higher Education. on March 13, 2015. The a review of Courtney I.P. Department of Defense established the Thomas' book In Food We Trust: The RICHARD H. Judicial Proceedings Panel to conduct Politics of Purity in American Food UNDERWOOD an independent review and assessment Regulation. He is also serving as the submitted a paper on of judicial proceedings conducted Interim Head of Admissions for the Billy the Kid at a under the Uniform Code of Military law school. conference held at Touro Justice involving adult sexual assault Law School. and related offenses. At the request of PAUL SALAMANCA RYAN A. VALENTIN is Congress, the hearing focused on received UK Law's 2015 managing the Kentucky compensation and restitution for sexual Duncan Teaching Award. Law Alumni Preservation assault victims. Lollar spoke as part of a Project by migrating panel of legal scholars with expertise in restitution and sexual assault. historic class composites to UKnowledge. To date, DOUG MICHAEL class information for 1910, 1911, 1918, COLLIN D. SCHUELER's testified on February 26, 1920,1921, and 1922 have been article An Administrative 2015 before the State completed. He, along with the other Stopgap for Migrants Senate Banking and law librarians, successfully hosted the from the Northern Insurance Committee on Southeastern Chapter of the American Triangle will be published 5B 202, the Uniform Association of Law Libraries (SEAALL) in the Michigan Journal Voidable Transactions Act. Testimony Annual Conference in Lexington, of Law Reform. He was also recognized was based on his 1997 article The Past Kentucky on April 16-18, 2015. by the University of Kentucky as a and Future of Kentucky's Fraudulent "Teacher Who Made a Difference." Transfer and Preference Laws. SARAH WELLING was quoted by the United ROBERT G. SCHWEMM KATHRYN L. MOORE States Court of Appeals was sited in Justice published her book for the First Circuit. The Kennedy's majority Understanding quote was from her opinion in the June 25, Employee Benefits Law. treatise Federal Practice 2015 Supreme Court & Procedure: Federal Rules of decision, Texas Criminal Procedure § 626 (4th ed.). Department of Housing and The citing case was Cuevas v. United KAREN NUCKOLLS' Community Affairs v. Inclusive States, No. 14-1296,2015 WL 545132 article LC Subject Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. (1st Cir. Feb. 11, 2015). Headings, FAST __ (2015). Headings, Apps: RICHARD A. WESTIN BEAU STEEN KEN's Diversity Can Be co-authored the book, Problematic in the 21 st article The Crisis in Legal Guia Fiscal para Century will appear in Rethinking Education as a Catalyst Inversiones Mexico-E. U for Change was Technical Services, v.6 in the series (Tax Guide for Investment Creating the 21 st Century Library. published in the AALL Between Mexico and the Spectrum. United States), which will be published MELYNDA J. PRICE by Do Prosecutor Editors. WILLIAM THRO served as the Director of African American and published his article The ANDREW WOODS' Africana Studies Program Coal Miner's Daughter report, Data Beyond Preference: A Review Of for the University of Borders, was published Kentucky. She also Cashin's Place Not Race: by the Global Network A New Vision of presented Ferguson, Race and the Law Initiative. He also with Allison Connelly and Cortney Lollar Opportunity In America in the Journal presented the report to at the KBA 2015 Annual Convention. of College & University Law. He also the Center for Strategic and Interna- presented at several conferences, tional Studies in Washington, D.C. including the National Association of PHILLIP B. HUNTER (1973) Congressional Gold Medal Recipient

unpopular and incredibly dangerous. Prior two-week stint in jail for civil rights activities to Brown v. Board of Education, Hunter's under his belt. Wearing running shoes, father petitioned for integration of the Hunter and two high school buddies who Selma City Schools. The local newspaper always marched together in order to watch published the names of everyone who out for each, started across the bridge. signed the petition, causing people to lose their jobs and be hounded by the Ku Klux "We were always afraid whenever we Klan. This terrorism led many people to embarked upon a march," recalled take their names off the petition. Hunter's Hunter when asked how he summoned father and seven others, who came to the courage to cross the bridge. "The be known as the Courageous Eight, preachers emboldened us to continue refused to take their names off the list. because God was on our side and rightness On Sunday, March 7, 1965, a small group of was on our side. We knew there was a good courageous men and women embarked on "I'm always surprised that my father wasn't possibility that we would be hurt, injured the first of three civil rights marches from killed back then based on his civil right or killed. We knew that. But I guess at Selma to Montgomery, Alabama by crossing involvement," said Hunter. "My mother some point in time, you develop courage the Edmund Pettus Bridge. This was before was a warrior also. The Klan would call and to continue on because the system was they were surrounded by white nuns and led they would say, 'I'm coming to get you so oppressive, and segregation and the by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They filed two tonight.' And she would say, 'Come on! I'm apartheid system was so negative that abreast over the bridge and were met on waiting on you!' I say that to explain part we didn't have too many choices but to the other side by a formidable line of state of me, that they taught us to take a stand." go forward in a nonviolent manner." troopers with long clubs and gas masks. Phillip B. Hunter, age 17, was with them. The day Hunter crossed the Edmund Hunter crossed over the bridge and Pettus Bridge, he was already a seasoned walked a bit further before the law Hunter grew up in Selma. His parents were civil rights foot soldier, having numerous enforcement officers began beating active in the civil rights movement of the demonstrations, marches and even a and tear-gassing the crowd back. 1940s, 50s and 60s when it was highly

CELEBRATING 104 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE I Fall 2015 "Women were crying and everyone was legal career was along that line of advocacy practice. He achieved the rank of captain being brutalized," Hunter recounted. for poor folks, the needy and civil rights. in the U.S. Army JAG Corp, where he "Horses were trampling some folks. It didn't I didn't have an attorney as a mentor practiced at Fort Campbell, Kentucky for matter if you were male or female. Their growing up. But it was set in my mind that I three years before starting his own private orders were to turn us around and that is was going to be a lawyer and nothing was practice in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Hunter what they did. Tear gas got in my eyes and going to deter me from being a lawyer." brought Arnold B. Lynch (UK Law '79) I could hardly see. I thought I could out into his practice and later transferred the run that tear gas, but I couldn't. Billy clubs When he was a senior in college, a student practice to him when he left to pursue were swinging and the surprising thing is of color, Richard Gentry (UK Law '72), from other business ventures and to later work your level of awareness when you are in UK Law came down to TSU to recruit as a litigation attorney for the Common- danger. You see troopers swinging and you students. Hunter applied, was accepted wealth of Kentucky, Cabinet of Human don't try to run into it. You try to avoid it!" and subsequently enrolled in 1970. Resources, in the early 1980s. He was later hired by the federal government "Coming out of a historically black college, "Bloody Sunday," as the march became as an attorney-advisor. In 2010, after 31 enrolling in a white law school was an known, was a turning point in the civil rights years of federal employment, Hunter movement. It mobilized President Johnson experience," said Hunter. "With my retired as a civilian contract attorney knowledge of the civil rights movement and the American public and ultimately (GS-1 S) with the U.S. Army Research, and how oppressive folks could be, I led to the passage five months later of Development and Engineering Command. the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. can't say I was the most objective person. I was always suspicious of professors. "My legal education from Kentucky Hunter graduated from high school a few Overall, most professors were receptive provided me a great deal of confidence and months after the Bloody Sunday march and toward an influx of black students. There prepared me to handle various positions later attended Tennessee State University were students who were very friendly of authority. I credit my clinical training and (TSU). He had determined in elementary toward me and that surprised me. But I UK's professors for preparing me for the school that he would become an attorney. constantly questioned their motives." myriad of challenges I faced in my career."

"I pictured myself as a freedom fighter," After law school, Hunter went on to a On March 7, 2015, Hunterfound himself said Hunter. "We were foot soldiers and a successful career in public and private back on the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAW NOTES President Obama, who had just signed a for freedom whether through clouds of Congressional Gold Medal bill awarding tear gas or in the courtroom. "My father the highest civilian honor to the foot and my mother, they always wanted us soldiers of the Voting Rights Movement, to be good citizens and good people. joined him. In a private meeting before The church was an integral part of my the 50th anniversary march, President life, telling us that God is on our side and Obama thanked Hunter and his fellow don't be discouraged. My mother always foot soldiers for their courage on that provided encouragement to all of us not to day and stated that without them, he hate anybody, to love everybody, do your wouldn't have been president. best, honor God. The incentive for me to achieve was really to honor my parents, "The stage was set with my parents," replies honor my family and be an advocate Hunter when asked what structures were for the people as much as I could be." in place in his life that allowed him to fight

NATALIEWILSON (1968) Partner, Gess, Mattingly & Atchison

When Natalie S. Wilson was sworn in Wilson had considered going to law Despite her demanding White House to the Kentucky Bar in 1968, it was school after graduating from Smith schedule, Wilson met a young Navy such an oddity that a picture of her College in 1954. She even requested officer stationed at the Pentagon and appeared in the local paper. Wilson admission information from Harvard they were married in 1956. Exactly was hardly the first woman to graduate Law School, not realizing they didn't a year later their first child was born. from UK Law, rather she was part of accept women at that time. Though "in those days you took the babies the early wave of 1960s feminists who when the information came to Mr. the Lord sent you. You didn't have entered professional school while Natalie Stearns "I figured it out rather that much control over it," laughed raising small children. The picture in the quickly," said Wilson wryly. Ultimately, Wilson. This prompted a move out of paper that day was of Wilson standing she decided asking her parents to pay Washington, D.C. and to Kentucky- with her husband and three children. for law school was too burdensome, where her husband George grew as she had four younger siblings up-and two more children followed. "It was done in the vein of 'Isn't this who needed a college education. unusual. Here's a woman that's going to Ten years later, when her youngest was practice law and look, she's a mother,'" A native of Maine and politically about to start kindergarten, Wilson recalls Wilson about the picture. active, Wilson applied for a job in enrolled in UK Law. At the time, though the Eisenhower Administration. The she had read and was influenced by day after graduation, she arrived at the Feminine Mystique written by the White House where she worked fellow Smith alumnus Betty Friedan, for the next three years for Maxwell Wilson reports that she was following M. Rabb. Secretary to the Cabinet. her own "book worm" interests when she decided to pursue law school. "I found out that working at the White House in those days meant you went "To be honest, I was incredibly naive to work at 7:00 a.m. and sometimes when I started law school," said Wilson. you got away at 11 :00 p.rn.," said "I knew there weren't very many women Wilson. "What I was hired to do was lawyers, but I thought that was because basically serve as a file clerk and women weren't very interested. I didn't typist, so my prestigious Smith College realize then that it was a man's world. It education didn't have a whole lot of was quite a surprise to me when I'd been influence. But J was able to write, so I in law school for half a year and suddenly quickly progressed and even drafted I realized it was a class of 155 and I think very small sections of the Eisenhower's there were five women in the class." State of the Union speeches." While a handful of women had earned legal degrees over the past many decades, nationally very few had managed to break into the legal profession in a substantial way such as becoming a partner in a major firm-something Wilson achieved in the late 1970s. While in law school, Wilson was told early on that the best she could hope for was to get a job in state government or become a legal secretary. Instead, Professor Bob Lawson, impressed with Wilson's strong writing, recommended her to the firm he had worked part time in the year before Wilson graduated, and that is where she got her start.

Now a partner with Gess, Mattingly & Atchison in Lexington, Kentucky, Wilson began her legal career in estate planning and tax law, but her early publicity as being both an attorney and a mother brought a large number of family law clients looking for someone like them to walk them through some very difficult times in their lives.

"It's very easy for lawyers to become desensitized to the emotional problems of families in distress in divorce cases," said Wilson. "I think because I've been there and been through the rigors of raising a family, I was sensitive to it. That is a characteristic that is true of most family law lawyers. They recognize the emotional, social problems in taking care of families in distress. Frankly, for me, it's the most hands-on area of practice that it's possible to be in. It was very satisfying to know there is something you can do to help the family unit if they will let you."

Particularly while in law school, but also afterward as she launched her legal career, Wilson relied on her family for support. Fifty years before Sheryl Sandburg's Lean In pointed out the impact of marriage on career success, Wilson credits a "sound marriage," strong relationships with her children, and occasional help from her mother with getting through the exam periods and those universally busy weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. After starting her practice, she had a caretaker to help with chiJdcare.

"At that time I didn't think it was possible to have a part-time law practice," said Wilson. "You couldn't say to the judge, 'I need to go now. It's 2:30pm and I need to run and pick up my kids at school. '"

A trailblazer in her field, Wilson has long encouraged more women to enter the legal profession. One of the most radical social shifts Wilson lived through was the feminist revolution. "I'm proud to say that I'm a feminist. Change number one is women have learned they need to be educated, they need to be independent, and they need to be able to support themselves. An awful lot of people helped me to accomplish what I've accomplished and that was in large part because I was a woman who got the advantage of the people who went before me." JUSTICE BILL CUNNINGHAM (1969) Kentucky Supreme Court

As a small child, Bill Cunningham was a deliveries for Sir Pizza on batboy in the Kentucky State Penitentiary Romany Road. Four years as in Eddyville, Kentucky. Opened in 1889 an Army JAG officer serving and still in use today as a maximum in Germany, Vietnam and and supermax security prison, the Korea followed law school. "castle on the Cumberland" was just across the street from Cunningham's "The service was a huge childhood home. His father worked part of my education," on the river, and his family lived in the said Cunningham. "I tried government reservation lock-house. For cases all over the world. It was Cunningham, life within the walls of a tremendous experience. I hadn't the prison took on a similar normalcy seen the Atlantic Ocean or ridden in as life outside the prison, and these an airplane until I was 21 years old. I youthful interactions developed in him was pretty wet behind the ears. My life a profound compassion and respect would have been really limited without including "A Distant Light," which relates to the history of western for prison inmates that he carried this experience. I think I would have with him throughout his career. been diminished because of lack of Kentucky's struggle for racial justice. He broadening viewpoints. Mary Twain said has also written "Castle," the history Raised in a typical small western 'travel is fatal to prejudice' and that was of the Kentucky State Penitentiary. Kentucky town with solid, strict southern pretty much the situation with me." Baptist sensibilities, the legal profession Whether defending, prosecuting was appealing for its opportunity to After leaving the military, Cunningham or sitting as judge, Cunningham touch the most lives and do the most took a job as a public defender at approaches defendants and inmates good. Cunningham's brother-in-law Kentucky State Penitentiary for two with a profound sense of compassion was an attorney and a major career years before serving as Common- and respect. As you would with influence. But it was the example wealth's Attorney for over a decade. a childhood home, he still visits and expectation of his parents that He was a circuit court judge for 15 Kentucky State Penitentiary regularly. Cunningham describes as key. Despite years before being elected to the "I am comfortable with inmates," said having completed the requirements, Kentucky Supreme Court in 2006. Cunningham. "I have friends in the his father repeated the B" grade three penitentiary. A lot of guys I sent there times because he couldn't afford to Initially concerned by the lack of persons have been there for several years and go to high school but had such a thirst of color on his juries, over the years we have a certain amount of mutual for education. Today, his father's 8th Cunningham has quietly worked to respect, and we have become friends grade diploma hangs in Cunningham's advance minority investment in the over the years. I'm not talking about a office in the Kentucky State Capitol. justice system, as well as encouraging Kentucky children of color to consider whole lot. Just a few guys I've gotten "My parents lived a life that set careers as lawyers, police officers to know over time. Simply, it's part of themselves as an example," said and other law enforcement jobs. my DNA. Part of the calling. You reach out, try to be an influence on them. I Cunningham. "You see your dad working day and night on the river, sometimes "It's not only important that our think if you are exposed to people like in some pretty dangerous situations. justice system be fair, it also must that, you realize that almost all of them are Jekyll and Hyde. But for good strong You see your mom going to teach at appear fair. It must appear just," said a two-room schoolhouse where she Cunningham. "Several years ago on parents and that sort of thing, you could collects the kindling on Sunday nights my birthday my oldest son asked me have been there. You get to know them as human beings, and know that they to start the fire in the potbelly stove what was the greatest change 1had the next morning in the country school. seen in my lifetime, and I told him are capable of doing some very bad things, but at the same time they are You grow up seeing these things and civil rights and the ending of the Cold capable of being very good people." you know that if you go anywhere, War. Those were the biggest changes you're going to have to work hard." we've seen. Though sometimes today I wonder how far we've really come." When asked if other attorneys are Cunningham took that work ethic with friends with some of the people they him to law school. During his 3L year, he A great storyteller in the southern put away, Cunningham responds ruefully, worked three jobs including weekend tradition, Cunningham has written a "Probably not. In fact, my wife and my number of books on regional history, secretary all think I'm a little weird." PROF. BIFF CAMPBELL (1969) UK College of Law

"I had a suitcase and my guitar on a Greyhound resources. Campbell spent much of high school playing in bus-it's likea cheap movie," said Hyden, eastern Kentucky rock bands. In 1962, he graduated from Kentucky native Professor Rutheford B. Campbell, Leslie County High School and got on that Greyhound Jr. "Between Hyden and Boston, someone bus bound for Berklee College of Music in Boston, one stole my guitar and my suitcase was lost. I'm 18 of the best jazz schools in the country at that time. years old. I show up at the bus station in Boston. 1962. They unpack the bus. I'm 18 years old "I crashed up there in the sense that it became apparent that and all I have is a sweater and transistor radio." I didn't have the talent to play at the level I wanted to so I came back, but that whole experience was very important Born at home and delivered by Frontier Nursing Service to me," said Campbell. "It was a bridge between a high midwives in Leslie County, Kentucky, Campbell was raised school that wasn't the best one in the state and jumping in a place with strong community structures. Extended into Centre College, which was a great little school." families were extensive and closely knit. The opening of the county courthouse each season was cause for From Berklee College of Music to Centre College to UK Law, celebration. Churches were strong spiritual, educational and then an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, Campbell's and recreational centers providing religious instruction, family provided the support and example that allowed him church league sports teams and venues for Boy Scouts. to achieve professional success. After practicing law at White And Campbell's father's drug store was an institution. & Case in New York and as a partner with Stoll, Keenon & Park, Campbell began teaching at UK Law in 1973. "It was the social nexus for the entire town, that little drug store was," recalls Campbell. "The kids rode in there after Former Kentucky Governor Happy Chandler famously said, school and got their cherry Pepsi. Courting went on in "I never met a Kentuckian who wasn't either thinking about there. The business people came in there for coffee. This is going home or actually going home." This spirit has been fairly typical of little towns up in eastern Kentucky but my written about most famously by Wendell Berry and lived out father's drug store, more than any other little town around, by people like Justice Cunningham in western Kentucky and was the heart of the social scene. He kept it open seven Campbell in eastern Kentucky. Despite being a Lexington days a week and he probably worked at that drug store resident for more than 40 years, Campbell deliberately 95-100 hours a week. But he loved it. It was quite a place." continues to be active in his home region, traveling there roughly twice a month and staying over in his parent's old While rich in community structure and culture, Campbell and house. Currently, he is on the advisory board for the Kentucky his peers were challenged by a poverty of education and School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music, the board of directors of Hyden Citizens Bank, and for a number of years he was on the board of the Frontier Nursing Service. More than anything, he credits his legal education with equipping him to give back to the community that brought him safely into the world, raised him and express shipped a new guitar to him in Boston in 1962 to replace the one that was lost.

"Whether you wind up practicing law or not, lawyers are always involved in the shaping and governance of the society and organizations that are important," said Campbell. "What I always tell my students, what I'm interested in is to prepare you to practice law but also prepare you for life because you're going to be on the bank board, you're going to be on the school board, you're going to be on the hospital board, you're going to be business people. That is what I like so much about legal training. The degree prepares you to function at a significant level professionally and in your community, and it is quite likely that you are going to be called upon to do that. And the reason you'll be called upon is because you are a lawyer." PACOVILLALOBOS (2011) Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney, Fayette County, Kentucky

One of Paco Villalobos's earliest memories is his father it. I knew then I quizzing him with alphabet flashcards. As Villalobos grew, the wanted to be a trial flashcards progressed from ABCs to addition, subtraction, attorney. 1wanted to multiplication, and division. The constant was his father's be in the courtroom in a position that would faithful encouragement and coaching. Today, Villalobos is an allow me to do that as much as possible." Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Fayette County, and he credits his parents with preparing him to pursue law school. After law school, Villalobos worked for three years as Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney in Madison "He and my mother have been the big supporters in my life," County before coming to Fayette County in May l Villalobos said. "They gave me the confidence to keep doing 2014. He finds the work very satisfying not only what I'm doing. Without them I wouldn't be where I am. A for the impact it has in bringing justice to bear in lot of that drives from how they grew up and the advantages specific cases, but also for how it allows him to or opportunities that were either available or not available sink his roots even deeper into the community. to them that are now available to my sister and me." "Being in the military, we moved so often that Villalobos's father emigrated from Mexico to Chicago when he was each place was a place that I lived but never a small child. He enlisted in the Army straight out of high school home," explains Villalobos. "Being in Lexington, and, while he did earn some college credits through the military, this has become my home. For me personally, he never graduated from college. While stationed overseas, he finally having a home makes me care more met Villalobos's mother-a German national who describes her about the community I'm in. This is where I am family's economic circumstances growing up as having "a limited married. This is where I'm having children. This wardrobe." Villalobos was born in Hawaii, lived in Germany as a is where I went to school. This is where I've child long enough to speak better German than English, and grew grown into my adulthood and into my career. up in a typical Army family where regular moves were the only This is my home and it's made me care a lot constant. Villalobos's father retired from the Army and moved the about it having moved around for so long." family to Shelbyville, Kentucky, where Villalobos graduated from Shelby County High School. He completed his undergraduate Villalobos is still conversant in German but not degree at UK, and then decided to go to law school. Spanish. "tt's a running joke around here," said Villalobos. "I have one of the most Hispanic "My parents would tell you I just like to argue about everything sounding names you'll ever hear and I don't speak so it was a natural fit," joked Villalobos when asked why Spanish." While his family background and life he decided to be an attorney. "I'm a big history buff. I was experiences to this point have shaped him, and drawn to law because it is very entangled with history." they are something that he brings to his practice of law, Villalobos is clear about the role that As a law student, Villalobos claims he background and those experiences play in his life. had no intention of doing any type of litigation work. After participating in the "Growing up I've been proud of where my Kentucky Legal Education Opportunity father and my mother come from as being (KLEO) Summer Institute, Professor part of who I am but it's never really defined Allison Connelly encouraged him to try me," said Villalobos. "I don't describe myself out for a mock trial competition team. as a Hispanic attorney or a German attorney or a German-Hispanic attorney. I just am "1 made the inter-state team that who I am. We celebrate our differences year," recalls Villalobos. "And I loved but we don't define ourselves by those." Alumni Hall of Fame

CAROLYNs. BRATT, 1975-2008

Professor Bratt is a given by the law school for "excellence as their trustee on the UK Board of magna cum laude, in legal research and scholarship." Trustees. Professor Bratt served as Order of the Coif, the inaugural chair of the University of graduate of Syracuse Professor Bratt served as a Special Kentucky President's Commission on University College Justice on the Kentucky Supreme Women. The Kentucky Commission of Law. She earned Court and as an administrative law on Human Rights honored Professor her undergraduate degree at the State judge with the Kentucky Cabinet for Bratt as a "tireless fighter for civil University of New York at Albany. Prior Natural Resources and Environmental rights in general and women's rights in to joining the faculty at the University Protection. She was also appointed particular" when she was inducted into of Kentucky in 1975, she clerked for the to the Kentucky Registry of Election the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Presiding Justice of the New York State Finance and the Lexington Fayette Supreme Court Appellate Division. Urban County Planning Commission. Professor Bratt was the recipient of numerous civic and professional During her 33 years on the faculty, Professor Bratt was appointed by awards including the YWCA Woman Professor Bratt devoted her time to Governor Martha Layne Collins to serve of Achievement Award, Midway teaching, researchinq, and writing in as chair of the Kentucky Governor's College's Women's History Month the areas of property, constitutional Commission on Women. She Award, Central Kentucky Civil Liberties and anti-discrimination law. On two co-chaired the American Bar Associa- Union Distinguished Service Award, occasions, the law students recognized tion's Committee on Sexual Orientation and the University of Kentucky's her with their Outstanding Teacher and Gender-Identity Discrimination William Lyons Public Service Award. Award. She received the law school's and was a driving force behind the Most recently, she was honored by Duncan Award for her outstanding adoption of the Lexinqton-Fayette the Kentucky Civil Liberties Union contribution to legal education. County's Fairness Ordinance. by inclusion in its "Faces of Liberty" Professor Bratt was also the recipient project celebrating their sixty years of the University of Kentucky's Great She was chosen to chair the Faculty of defending liberty and pursuing Teacher Award and the Cassis Award Senate and to represent the faculty justice in the Commonwealth. JOHN M. FAMULARO, 1971

~ . John M. Famularo focuses his practice on the defense of School Boards for Christ the King _." ,~ of Stites & Harbison pharmaceutical companies, product Parochial School and Lexington Catholic I' . :"!Il.::'~ ''1-- is one of the most liability matters, class action defense High School. In addition to John's " respected lawyers and complex litigation. He has served distinguished recognition as a Fellow in in the state of as General Counsel for the Roman the American College of Trial Lawyers, Kentucky and the Catholic Diocese of Lexington, Assistant John maintains AV-Preeminent status United States, having maintained Attorney General for the Common- with Martindale-Hubbell", the publica- an active practice for more than 40 wealth of Kentucky, first assistant tion's highest honor; is recognized by years. Throughout his career, John prosecutor for the 22nd Judicial Best Lawyers in America®-even being has handled numerous high-profile Circuit and Chief Judge of the 22nd honored as the Defendants' Lawyer of and renowned cases throughout the Judicial District sitting in Lexington, the Year in 2012 for the Commonwealth Commonwealth of Kentucky and Kentucky. John is an outstanding of Kentucky; and is recognized as a beyond. In addition to successfully mentor and has trained many Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation. securing verdicts in hundreds of lawyers who have become proficient A graduate of Loyola University and cases, John successfully argued the trial lawyers under his tutelage. UK Law, when not practicing law, John boundary dispute case of Ohio v. enjoys Kentucky basketball, horse Kentucky before the US Supreme John's civic and community involvement racing, fishing, hunting, golf and travel. Court in 1973-a mere two years has included participation on the Big John and his wife, Karen, h'ave been after graduating from law school. A Brothers/Big Sisters Board of Directors, married for 44 years, and have three nationally recognized Fellow in the the Board of Governors of the Kentucky children and three grandchildren. American College of Trial Lawyers, John Bar Association, and President of the

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In 1992, the War II Veteran who earned both a Silver His unfailing passion for the rule of law Honorable John Star and a Bronze Star. Judge Heyburn and dedication to improving all entities G. Heyburn II was began his legal career at Brown, Todd with which he was associated caused nominated to and Heyburn, where he specialized in him to rise to national leadership the United States commercial litigation and was a partner. in the federal judiciary, serving as District Court Chairs of the Budget Committee for the Western District of Kentucky Judge Heyburn has been described (1997-2005) and Judicial Panel for by President George H. W. Bush as a master of the courtroom, a Multidistrict Litigation (2007-2014). on the recommendation of U.S. delightful colleague, an artful chief Senator Mitch McConnell. judge, a leader in the nation's judiciary For nearly four years, he continued budget process and a force of nature to advance his full case load while Judge Heyburn graduated from UK in the development of procedures to undergoing treatments for cancer. He Law in 1976 after graduating from manage the nation's most complex and approached his illness with the qualities Milton Academy (1966) and Harvard intractable lawsuits. He presided over that had so consistently governed University (1970), In law school, he was thousands of cases including some of his life: intelligence, courage, realism, a runner-up in the Sixth Circuit Moot the most controversial issues facing gratitude, and-sometimes against all Court Competition and a member of the courts today: recognition of same odds-his trademark sense of humor. the Order of Barristers. He later served sex marriages, restrictions on access On April 29, 2015, he succumbed as President of the Law School Alumni to abortion and infringements on the to complications of his treatment, Association and established the Henry First Amendment's guarantees. No leaving behind a living legacy of his R. Heyburn Alumni and Public Service matter the topic, his opinions reflected loving wife, two sons, extended family, award to honor his father, a founder of his unshakeable sense of fairness, law clerks, and the institutions he Brown, Todd and Heyburn, political and respect for litigants, and commitment served and worked to make better. civic leader, state senator, and World to clear, logical and thoughtful rulings, *Honored Posthumously THANK YOU TO OUR 2015 SPONSORS A law library in one hand, the entire jury in the other.

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By: Rebekah Tilley else with his life other than work in the mines. Novelist John Grisham's latest book, Gray Mountain, is set in the mountains "That's one thing my of Appalachia and deals with legal dad really wanted for issues such as black lung, mine safety me was not to have to and mountaintop removal. After 368 work in theconditions pages of fast-paced plot complete he did," said Addington. with cliffhangers, mysterious death and "Coal miners are tough knotty legal issues like only Grisham can people. It's a very difficult deliver, the brief author's note gives a and dangerous job." warm tribute to alumnus Wes Addington (UK Law '04), deputy director of the After his 2L year at Appalachian Citizens' Law Center. UK College of Law, Addington was awarded a summer externship " Thankfully, there are dozens of with the Appalachian Addington and Cromer to review nonpro/its working diligently in the Citizens' Law Center (ACLC), founded coalfields to protect the environment, a draft of his book-primarily to in 2002 to provide free legal services fact-check the technical legal issues. change policy and fight for the rights of to Appalachian citizens who are miners and their families. One is the impacted by extractive industries "I was really impressed at his level of Appalachian Citizens' Law Center in in the region. This includes environ- detail and understanding of these Whitesburg, Kentucky. Mary Cromer mental impacts, mine safety, federal issues," said Addington. "Mine and Wes Addington are wonderful black lung and advocacy surrounding safety and federal black lung lawyers there, and they provided all three issues. After his externship benefits are pretty obscure areas guidance as I wandered through their experience, Addington received an of the law. There are"few attorneys region for the first time. " Equal Justice Works fellowship and around the country who will take began working full-time for ACLC a federal black lung benefits claim -John Grisham in author's note in 2004 after graduating from law and we know most of them." school. He focused his practice on mine safety and black lung. Gray Mountain has a number of Wes Addington has deep roots in characters whose lives are touched Kentucky coal mining: his father, It was his experience with these by black lung disease-an incurable grandfather and all four of his obscure legal issues that brought John illness caused by prolonged exposure great-grandfathers were coal miners. Grisham to his office in May 2014. to coal dust. The novel is set in Addington has vivid memories of his After connecting with Mary Cromer, the aftermath of the 2008 financial father's working years where he would a staff attorney with ACLC, Grisham collapse that sends a young New York come home covered in coal dust, made a site visit to Whitesburg where financial attorney into the hills and sore and with many physical ailments he met Addington. Over the summer, courtrooms of western Virginia, where related to his job. His father strongly Addington and Grisham corresponded she volunteers in a legal aid office that encouraged him to do something through email and Grisham allowed handles legal services cases as well

;' UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAW NOTES as cases similar to what ACLC deals and safety of miners to best preserve "I knew there was a good chance that with. The novel provides a good the unique culture and character of the book would be very, very widely deal of black lung legal education. the Appalachian coal mining region. read," said Addington. "I think the response that our office has gotten Grisham focuses the plot squarely "Coal mining in Appalachia can be just from a couple of sentences around the issues of black lung and done safely in a way that miners make that he placed in the author's note mountaintop removal. In many ways, it home every day from work, and is amazing. I can only imagine how the book reads as a persuasive call it can be done in a way that their many people read the book and to action as much as a novel. That, health is preserved at the end of their didn't actually write a letter or call." combined with a generous shout career, and their lungs are essentially out in the author's note, has led to a as healthy as anyone else's when they Addington laughs off the suggestion significant uptick in interest in ACLC. are 60 years old," said Addington. "I that any of the characters in the novel see it from that perspective. Coal were modeled after him, though he "I've been amazed at the number of mining isn't going away. It's a reality can see a nurnber of parallels between people across the country that have and you want to put miners in the best the novel's main character and Mary read the book, and then contacted position they can be in terms of their Cromer. Unlike another character in the our office directly," said Addington. health and safety, and that's good for book, perhaps fortuitously as readers "Some asking to volunteer and others their families here in the region too." of the novel know, Addington has no asking what they can do personally." intention of becoming a licensed pilot. When exchanging em ails with While readers may perceive Gray Grisham, Addington reports he did Gray Mountain is published by Doubleday Mountain as being anti-coal, not have many expectations about and available wherever books are sold. Addington contends that what is really the impact the novel would have on at issue is advocating for "the health public awareness of mine safety.

KENTUCKY LAW ALUMNI PRESERVATION PROJECT Bridging the Gap Between Past and Present

Many visitors to UK Law inquire about the curse of Bloody Breathitt, once the class composites lining the hallways. did he threaten the life of poor little Who were these students? Where did Teddy Bear Vaughn, and since then no they come from and where did they go? one has dared cross him in any way. Did they fall in love, have families, go May God grant that he gets back to off to war? What became of their lives? the hills of his birth without adding The primary purpose of the Kentucky another notch to his gun barrel." Mr. Law Alumni Preservation Project is to Strong returned to Breathitt to live begin to answer such questions by and practice law in Jackson, Kentucky bridging the gap between past and but died, according to the Kentucky present. By gathering biographical Kernel, at Good Samaritan hospital information for the names and faces in Lexington. From an entry on Find of these alumni, beginning with the A Grave, South Strong is buried first graduating class of 1910, we can in the Combs Cemetery, Jackson, start to gain some understanding Breathitt County, aged 59 years. rnany additional classes and novel of those who came before us. holdings in various stages of production, To date, six classes from the earliest the UK Law collections on UKnowledge Learning the curious details of past lives days of UK Law have been loaded onto are constantly being expanded. is the reward that keeps this research the UKnowledge, "a digital collection going. The Kentuckian had this to say of unique scholarship created by For more information on the project, about South "B.B. Special" Strong, University of Kentucky faculty, staff, please contact Ryan Valentin, Head Class of 1910: "Never did Jackson students, departments, research of Public Services, at 859-257-8346. have his equal. Fatally infected with centers, and administration." With CLASS NOTES

MELINDA 20108 20008 SUNDERLAND (2003) was selected by JESSICA H. BECHTEL BRADLEY SALYER Business First of (2014) joined the Taft (2009) leads the new Louisville as a "Forty Stettinius & Hollister LLP office of Morgan & Under 40" honoree, an Litigation group in Pottinger, P.S.c. in achievement that recognizes people Cincinnati, Ohio as an Bowling Green, under the age of 40 for their associate. Kentucky. ( leadership in the business community in addition to their strong civic MAX BRIDGES (2014) TIFFANY WILLIAMS (2009) engagement. joined Wyatt, Tarrant & was promoted to Director of Combs, LlP as part of Admissions and Diversity Services LEE WEATHERLY (2003) their Natural Resources at George Mason University joined the Claims and and Environmental School of law in October 2014. Litigation Management Service Team. (Cl.M) Alliance. JENNIFER BARBER WILLIAM E. CARTWRIGHT (2008) was appointed in (2014) joined Jackson Kelly PllC's October 2014 by Evansville office in October 2014. Governor Steve Beshear ALAN DONOHUE to the Kentucky State (2001) was elected in SHANNON D. Fair Board. early October 2014 as LAWSON (2014) joined the u.S. representative to the Cincinnati law firm BRIDGET SHARPHORN the International Code of of Keating Muething & (2008), accepted the Conduct Association Klekamp Pll practicing position of Housing (ICoC). He participated in a plenary in the firm's Business Manager in the Civil session panel at the United Nations in Representation & Transactions Group. Rights Division of the Geneva during the 3rd Annual Forum State of Texas. on Business and Human Rights. GINA WARE (2014) was appointed Assistant STEPHANIE M. WURDOCK STEPHEN HOUSTON County Attorney by (2008) received the "Young (2001) was recognized Jefferson County lawyer of the Year Award" by the by Business First Attorney Mike O'Connell Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc. magazine's annual "Forty in Louisville, Kentucky. Under 40," a list that JASON BAILEY (2005). counsel recognizes the LINDSAY ANNE at Daniels & Sturges in Grand achievements of business people CORDES (2010) joined Junction, Colorado, was named the younger than 40 in the Louisville area the Thomas Law Offices winner of the 2014 ABA Journal! who are making significant, positive firm as an associate. Ross Short Fiction Contest for his impacts in the business and civic story, "Good News Bad News." communities.

J. MICHAEL HEARON (2003) joined Quarles & Brady, LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana as a member of the firm's Commercial Litigation Practice Group. CLASS NOTES

KEVIN W. WEAVER GREGG HOVIOUS (1986), a civil 19908 (1994), managing trial lawyer, joined Middleton member of Sturgill, Reutlinger as of counsel. BRENDA DINKINS Turner, Baker & ALLEN (1998) was hired Moloney, PLLC. was VIRGINIA to fill the newly created selected to join the UNDERWOOD (1986), position of Director of Leadership Kentucky Class of 2014. was elected Chair of the Legal Affairs for the Board for The New Louisville Regional RONALD G. POLLY, JR. (1991), was Opportunity School for Airport Authority. re-elected as Managing Partner of Women Foundation, Inc. the national litigation firm Hawkins TREY GRAYSON (1998) was named Parnell Thackston & Young LLP. scorr WHITE (1986) the President/CEO of the Northern was awarded the 2014 Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. THOMAS E. Robert F. Houlihan RUTLEDGE (1990), Memorial Award. MELISSA MOORE member of Stoll Keenan MURPHY (2001) joined Ogden PLLC. authored the Lexington Fayette an article entitled A AMY E. DOUGHERTY Urban County Corporation Has No (1985) joined Carolyn L. Government as an Soul-The Business Entity Law Kenton (1985) as a attorney senior. Response to Challenges to the member of Bluegrass Contraceptive Mandate of the PPACA. HEATHER (WHITNEY) Elderlaw, PLLC. It was published in the William & Mary CULP (1997) joined Business Law Review. This article was Essex Richards, P.A., in ALBERT MICHAEL TUCKER cited to the U.S. Supreme Court in an Charlotte, North (19851. was promoted to Chief amicus brief submitted in the Hobby Carolina. Patent Counsel of BorgWarner. Lobby/Conestoga Specialty Wood Products cases. HONORABLE BRIAN C. JOHN G. MCNEILL (1982) received EDWARDS (1996), the Upholding the Torch of Excellence Jefferson Circuit Court 19808 Award at the 24th Annual Lyman Judge in Louisville, 1. Johnson Awards Celebration. Kentucky, was awarded JAMES THORNTON JANET NORTON (1981) the Henry V. Pennington (1989), joined Cranfill was named chief legal Trial Judge of the Year award by the Sumner & Hartzog LLP officer and general Kentucky Justice Association. as of counsel, based in its Raleigh office. counsel for Baptist PATRICK HUGHES (1994), Health. was elected chairman of the YVEnE HOURIGAN CHARLES L. THOMASON (1980), Kentucky Democratic Party. (1988) received the Dave Nee Foundation's was awarded a Fulbright to research JOHN R. STEFFEN (1994), was national David S. Stoner and teach Intellectual Property appointed the Executive Director Uncommon Counselor Transactions in Innsbruck, Austria. of the Kentucky Registry of Award on October 11, Election Finance. Mr. Steffen is 2014, for her .,fforts to educate the also a Major in the United States legal community in combatting Army Judge Advocate General's depression and suicide through her (JAG) Corps, where he has served work as director of the Kentucky as a Reservist since 2000. Lawyer Assistance Program (KYLAP). CLASS NOTES

WILLIAM E. DAVIS (1972) delivered 19708 "20 Years in the Making: Principles and Practical Strategies for Justice Sector HONORABLE ROBERT A. WOHN, Reform" at U.S. Agency for International JR. (1975) Circuit Judge in and for the Development on September 17, 2014. Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Brevard County, State of Florida, has been GREG HAYNES (1970), attorney with. assigned and designated Senior Judge Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP,was ranked status for statewide judicial service by the number one lawyer in the state of The Supreme Court of the State of Kentucky by Super Lawyers for 2015. Florida, effective January 1,201 S. DAN KEMP (1970), mayor of BUCK HINKLE, JR. (1974), Hopkinsville, became the newest partner at Stites & member of the Murray State Board Harbison, received an of Regents. Kemp will fill a six-year honorary Doctor of Public term. He was elected in November Service degree from 2006 as the mayor of Hopkinsville. Morehead State University in May 2014.

2015 ALUMNI AWARDS

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT Given to a graduate who has provided Designed to recognize a particularly outstanding leadership in his or her local noteworthy accomplishment or sustained community, state or nation, to aid and excellence in a particular area of law or benefit causes not necessarily related to other chosen profession. the legal profession. Roger L. Nicholson, 1986 John Michael Williams, 1987 Robert F. Houlihan, Jr., 1974

DISTINGUISHED JURIST YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AWARD For outstanding service to the legal Designed for individuals who graduated profession, bringing honor to the within the past 10 years and have profession and encouraging creative distinguished themselves professionally. ways to deal with specific identified Deanna Wise Henschel, 200S issues in the administration of justice. Deputy Chief Justice Mary C. Noble, 1981 2015 Dean's Circle Firms

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FOWLER BELL PLLC This year the law school celebrated the 60th anniversary Lexington of Ollen B. Hinnant's graduation from law school. Mr. GARY C. JOHNSON, P.S.C. Hinnant was the first African American to graduate Pikeville from UK Law. In recognition of this milestone, a group KERRICK BACHERT, P.S.c. of alumni established a scholarship in his name. Bowling Green The scholarship was announced at an event held to celebrate LANDRUM & SHOUSE LLP the life and societal impact of Mr. Hinnant. He is known as a Lexington trailblazer who paved the way in the legal community for not MCMURRY & LIVINGSTON, PLLC only his generation but many to come. The Ollen B. Hinnant Paducah Scholarship is the "creation of a mechanism that should STITES & HARBISON, PLLC continue to further assist minorities and others who may be Lexington deprived of meaningful opportunity for a legal education STURGILL, TURNER, BARKER & MOLONEY, PLLC because of lack offunds," Dean David A. Brennen said. Lexington

201S DEAN'S CIRCLE CHAMPION STURGILL, TURNER, BARKER & MOLONEY, PLLC MISSION: UNDERSTANDING Cincinnati lawyer works to ensure equal rights, treatment for American Muslims

By: Martha Middleton has been appointed to the council of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative for the The following article has been reprinted Middle East and North Africa. The with permission from the American Bar Association. The article originally appeared initiative partners with nongovern- in the May 2015 issue of the ABA Journal. mental organizations and other groups to help build democratic structures Not yet a decade out of law school and in countries throughout that region. already gaining a name as a passionate lawyer, volunteer and activist, Roula BUSY BUT FULFILLED the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. For its Allouch has had her feet firmly planted Looking closely at her diverse life as an part, CAIR composed an open letter in two different worlds her whole American-born Muslim female lawyer, signed by more than 120 international life. A self-described "Kentucky girl" common themes of justice, equality, Islamic scholars and Muslim leaders with five siblings, Allouch graduated dignity and dialogue emerge in all that refutes 1515'sideology and offers a from the University of Kentucky and of Allouch's pursuits, including one point-by-point analysis of any claimed its law school, where she continues she calls "truly the most rewarding religious justification for its actions. to root for her beloved Wildcats. At volunteer work I have ever participated the same time, each morning before in." Earlier this year she was named Relations between Muslims and the leaving home for her job with a national board chair of the Washington, wider community also have grown more Cincinnati law firm, she puts on the D.C.-based Council on American- tense since the February murders of hijab-or headscarf-that she has Islamic Relations, one of the leading three young Arab-American Muslims worn since college, a visible sign of Muslim civil rights and advocacy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Craig her commitment to her Islamic faith. organizations in the United States. Stephen Hicks, a neighbor alleged to CAIR is committed to empowering have been involved in a long-running While Allouch's civil litigation practice American Muslims, advocating dispute with the three victims over in Ohio and Kentucky is always busy, for their rights and enhancing the parking, has been charged in their it is far from her only vocation. Serving understanding of Islam in this country. killings, which many say should as a representative of the Young be classified as hate crimes. Lawyers Division of the Kentucky That mission has become partic- Bar Association in the ABA House ularly critical-and difficult-in recent The killings jolted Allouch, who of Delegates, Allouch has become months due to brutal actions, in the acknowledges widening tensions and an increasingly familiar face in bar name of Islam, of terrorist groups, an increasingly virulent anti-Muslim leadership. She chairs the Tellers most notably the one calling itself the environment among what she terms Committee of the House. She is also Islamic State, which is also known as "Islamophobic" groups and individuals a co-coordinator of the YLD's 2014-15 ISIS. Allouch believes that the group's in the United States. Particularly public service project, Project Street actions, which are "not only un-Islamic troubling to her was the realization Youth, which explores the legal issues but anti-Islamic," have increased the that the victims-ages 19, 21 and affecting homeless and transitional biases against and often the outright 23-Jlwere the accurate represen- youths and provides a toolkit for young hatred of Muslims more than at any tation of American Muslims. It's like lawyers helping them. Recently she other time that she can remember since I knew them, I see my siblings in

38 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAW NOTES them; we see ourselves in them," she offices who have told women that noting that most slights have been says. The murders made her even they must remove their hijab because made by those who assumed she more resolved to wear the hijab, theirface must be fully visible in didn't belong in the courtroom. "It's a representation of my personal identification pictures. In her own faith," she says. "It's my right." life, a bailiff once asked Allouch But one time, in a much more to remove her headscarf in the harrowing episode, she got on an Allouch believes the legal community courtroom, but she says after she elevator at the local courthouse has a role to play in ensuring that explained to him what it was and why with a man who, when the door crimes based on a victim's race, she was wearing it, he apologized closed, started berating her for being religion or other protected right are and she was allowed to keep it on. Muslim. She says she remembers prevented, as well as prosecuted to "the look of hate he had in his eyes the fullest extent of the law when STRONG IDENTITY as he said how violent and hateful they occur. On Feb. 13, CAIR joined The only Muslim in her law school my religion was, and he was spewing with some 150 other organizations in class, Allouch says she made the hate at me. After the fact I realized signing a letter urging U.S. Attorney decision to start wearing a hijab how scary it was," she says. "It General Eric Holder to open a because she likes to be identified as reminded me that there are a lot of federal hate crime investigation a Muslim woman who is practicing people who have a lot of hate." into the North Carolina murders. her faith on a day-to-day basis. Ten or 20 years from now, when she Focusing on other projects that Does a Muslim woman who is also still will be a relatively young lawyer, help clear up misconceptions and practicing law, volunteering and Allouch hopes also to still be very stereotypes concerning Muslims, CAIR advocating every day contradict the involved in her practice, bar leadership provides programs in diversity training tenets of that religion? Identifying and service to the community at large for law enforcement officials and civil herself as a feminist, Allouch rejects and the Muslim community. What she rights and leadership initiatives for that notion, saying "there are so many hopes for even more, though, is a students. "And a chunk of our work rights that women have in this faith." change in the venomous anti-Islamic is legal," she points out, with CAIR She felt no obstacles in her way to attitude she saw in that man and devoting resources to ensuring that becoming a lawyer from the moment sees in this country every day. accommodations are in place for the seed was planted during a college employees' prayer time and helping economics course (she graduated With the challenges that accompany Muslims who have been put on summa cum laude with a bachelor of the daily practice of law, Allouch no-fly lists for no apparent reason. business administration in economics) realizes that she "is very, very fortunate and germinated when a career to be able to work and volunteer on a Soon it also will submit an amicus assessment test indicated law as the daily basis" with her law firm, the ABA, brief on behalf of the plaintiff in a best match. Her decision to become CAIR and the community. At times, the case recently accepted by the U.S. a lawyer was solidified, though, career she has forged can seem almost Supreme Court, which will decide after 9/11 and the backlash against surreal to her, she says, noting that "it's whether retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Muslims that followed, something certainly been a unique experience. " was discriminatory when it refused to that made her see clearly that lawyers hire a Muslim woman wearing a hijab. were needed "to advocate for the This article originally appeared in the May 2015 issue of the ABA Journal with rights of our community members." Incidents of potential discrimination this headline: "Mission: Understanding: involving Muslim women wearing For the most part, Allouch believes Cincinnati lawyer works to ensure equal headscarves have arisen around she has "been very fortunate that in rights, treatment for American Muslims. " the country, she notes, citing some my career and in my practice I have employees at state motor vehicle not come across much discrimination," Dean David Brennen and members of UK Law staff attended a Bowling Green alumni reception hosted by the Kerrick Bachert PSC law firm.

(L to R)John McNeill (1982), Pete Perlman (1962), and Dean David Brennen attended the Lafferty & Lawson Society event at Spy Coast Farm in October 2014.

(L to R) Dean David Brennen, Gov. Steve Beshear (1968), and UK President Eli Capilouto attended a UK Law event hosted by the Governor at his mansion in Frankfort.

(L to R) Honorable Brian Edwards (1996). UK Board of Trustee Mark Bryant (1973). and UK Board of Trustee Angela Edwards (1994) attended a UK Law event Dean David Brennen, 3L student Arshia Saiyed, and hosted by Governor Beshear members of UK Law staff attended a Nashville, TN at his mansion in Frankfort. alumni reception hosted by Julia Morris (1982).

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Stapleton Mr. Hunter Durham Ms. Allyn L Hensley Mr. Phillip M. Armstrong Ms. Adria D. Starkey Mrs. Kathryn Dutton-Mitchell Mr. Joseph W. Hernandez * Ashland Inc. Mr. John W. Stevenson Mr. Jacob LEaton Mr. Christopher M. Hill Mr. E. Lee Baker Mr. Robert C. Stilz III Mr. Lloyd R. Edens The Honorable Ms. Sarah Kaye Baker Mr. John H. Stites III * Mr. Daniel F. Egbers, JD Catherine R. Holderfield Mr. Richard D. Baldwin Mr. R. Bruce Stith III Mr. Andrew Elbon Mr. J. Chris Hopgood Mrs. Alice T. Ballew Dr. Robert Straus Mr. Mark D. Esterle Ms. Erica L Horn * Ms. Bethany N. Baxter Mrs. Ruth D. Straus Mr. Ross Thomas Ewing Mr. Leland R. Howard II Mr. James G. Becker * Mr. George E. Strickler Mr. Richard L Fain Mr. Lucas Wade Humble Billy's Bar-B-G Mr. C. William Swinford, Jr. Mr. Frank J. Faraci Dr. Robert M. Ireland Ms. Jean W. Bird Mr. Robert L Swisher Mrs. Eliza J. Farnsley Mrs. Sandra B. Ireland Mr. Bruce E. Blackburn Mr. Rodney V. Tapp, Esq. Mr. Eric G. Farris * Mrs. Regina Jackson Mr. Thomas C. Bondurant Mrs. Pamela J. Thomas * Ms. Chapin Fausel Ms. Patsey Ely Jacobs Mr. W. Bradford Boone Mr. John A. Thomason Mr. Eric Davis Finke Ms. Hannah Rebecca Jamison Mr. Todd Bradbury The Honorable James B. Todd * Mrs. Lori H. Flanery Mr. Stephen H. Jett The Honorable Chas J. Brannen Ms. Kathryn Eblen Townsend Mr. T. Kevin Flanery Mr. Joseph M. Kamer Ms. Monica Hobson Braun Mr. Gardner L Turner Mr. Bill H. Flynn Mrs. Mauritia M. Kamer Mr. Joseph L Brinkley Mr. Thomas E. Turner Mr. John C. Fogle III Mr. Jeffrey Kaplan Mrs. Kristine Y Brower * Mr. Palmer G. Vance II Mr. Matthew A. Forcum Ms. Stacia Y Kaufmann Mr. Chase Brown Mr. Richard A. Vance * Mr. Jack D. Fowler Ms. Laura Kazlauskas Mr. Damon R. Brown Mr. Robert D. Vance * Ms. Cathy Franck Mr. John M. Keith, Jr. Mrs. Margaret E. Brown Mr. Robert B. Vice Ms. Lynsey M. Freeman Kentucky Justice Association, Inc Mr William M. Brown, Jr. Mr. Gregory R. Vincent Mr. Roy Fugitt Mr. James R. Kessinger Mr. Thomas H. Burnett Mrs. Tracey G. Vinson Mr. Tim R. Futrell Mr. James T. Ketron Mr. Samuel Butler Mr. William T. Wade, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Gage Mrs. June N. King

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,~" UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAW NOTES Mr. Nathan R. Klein Mr. David J. Obradovich Mr. Kerry D. Smith Ms. Jane E. Klette Mr. Stephen M. O'Brien III Mr. Kevin Randall Smith Ms. Alina N. Klimkina Mr. Christopher Barrett Osborne * Mr. Stephen Soltis Mrs. Maria G. Klyza Mr. Keaton Harrison Osborne Mr. Albert W. Spenard * Mr. H. Elvin Knight, Jr. Mr. M. Todd Osterloh Mr. Alexander George Staffieri Ms. Diane B. Kraft t Mr. Brian K. Pack Mrs. Lisa A. Stephenson * Mr. Michael J. LaCourse Mr. John L. Page Mrs. Kara M. Stewart Ms. Laura A. Larkin Mr. Todd S. Page Ms. Leese J. Still Mrs. Melinda A. Laslie Mr. Matthew R. Parsons Mr. Stephen P. Stoltz Mrs. Leigh Gross Latherow Mr. Jiten Girish Kumar Patel Mr. Alec G. Stone * Mr. Wade C. Lawson Pazzo's Pizza Pub Mrs. Judith A. Stone Lexington Healing Arts Academy Ms. Jennifer A. Pekman Mr. E. Frederick Straub, Jr. * Mr. Gary A. Little Mrs. Heather G. Pennington Mr. Stephen R. Streich * Ms. Cortney E. Lollar t Mr. John C. Phillips Mrs. Mindy Sunderland * Mrs. Helen Haywood Mains Mr. James W. Pike Mrs. Jessica Surber Mr. John L. Mains, Jr Mr. Rictrell L. Pirtle Mr. Michael J. Sweeney Ms. Kathryn Todd Martin Mrs. Nancy A. Priest Mr. Stephen W. Switzer Mr. Dale K. Marvin Mr. Park L. Priest Mr. Philip Taliaferro III * Mr. David A. Marye Mr. Whayne C. Priest, Jr. * Ms. Sarah Tankersley * Mason Preparatory School Mr. Rhett Dillon Quarles Mrs. Anna C. Tatman Mr. Matthew B. Mattingly Rep. Ryan F. Quarles * The Honorable A. Bailey Taylor Mrs. Stephanie L. R. Bruce Stith III, PSC Ms. Laura A. Theilmann McGehee-Shacklette Ms. Susan Reale Mr. Bryan Thomas Mrs. Amelia McGill Mr. Brett A. Reynolds Mr. Jake A. Thompson Mr. Matthew M McGill Dr. Mary E. Reynolds Mr. Gerald A. Thornton Mrs. Elizabeth M. McKenzie Mr. William N. Reynolds Mr. Thomas E. Travis Ms. Rebekah Lane McKinney Mr. Mitchell John Rhein Mr. Emanuel C. Turner Mr. Ryan Michael McLane * Ms. Brittany Nicole Riley * Mr. RobertW. Turney Mr. Zachary Daniel McMillan Ms. Vanessa Nicole Rogers Ms. Aubrey Kathryn Vaughan Mr. Doug Mefford Mr Marcus A. Roland Ms. Sara Christine Veeneman Mr. Tommy Paul Miceli Ms. Courtney L. Rosser Mr. Bobby Vice, Jr. Mr. Douglas C. Michael t Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Rouse Mr. Nathan Vinson, Esq. Mr. Stuart Michael Mr. William M. Rowe Ms. Ena Viteskic * Mr. Andrew Millar Mr. Michael W. Ruehling Col. Lemuel R. Waitman Mr. Mathew L. Millen Mr. CJ Ryan Mr. Donald M. Wakefield Ms. Staci J. Miller Ms. Virginia Frances Deaton Ryan Mr. Alex Waldrop Mrs. Patricia C. Milner Mr. Thomas C. Sager Ms. Jayne Moore Waldrop Mr. Stephen D. Milner Mr. Joshua M. Salsburey Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wallace, Jr. Mr. Andrew Martin Mitchell Mr. Micah E. Salsman Mr. Charles E. Ward Mrs. Melissa Mitchell Mr. Bradley Scott Salyer Mr. Todd M. Ward, Esq. * Mr. Jacob Thomas Moak Mrs. Erin C. Sammons Ms. Emily Rachael Warf Mr. Kirk B. Moberley, Jr. Mr. James S. Sanders Booker 1. Washington III Mr. Joseph V. Mobley Ms. Amelia Barbara San dot Mrs. Whitney Frazier Watt Mr. Benjamin L. Monarch Sandpiper Village Residents Mr. Eric Michael Weihe Ms. Karen S. Moore Ms. Hannah Satram Hale Mr. John K. Welch Mr Kris D. Mullins Mrs. Brittany Machelle Schaefer Mr. Trevor W. Wells Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. Mr. Christopher Edward Schaefer West Sixth Brewing Mr. Daniel E. Murner Mr. Justin M. Schaefer ' Mr. John R. Wheatley Mr. Daniel P. Murphy, Jr. t Ms Tracy Leigh Scherzer Ms. Lisa Hayden Whisman Mr. David L. Murphy Mr. Thomas L. Self * Mrs. Teresa K. Whitaker Mrs. Melissa M. Murphy t Mr. Nelson E. Shafer * Ms. Genie B. Whitesell Mrs. Elizabeth S. Muyskens Ms. Carolyn F. Shain Mr. Hunter B. Whitesell, Sr. Mrs. Martha Nash-Caywood Mr. William K. Shannon Mr. 1. Lynn Williamson Mr. Steven A. Neace * Mrs. Anne E. Sharrard Mr. David 1. Wilson II * Ms. Terri L. Neufeld Mr. Mark A. Sharrard Mr. Stephen F. Wilson Mrs. Marilyn F. Neuman Mr. James W. Shepherd, Jr. * Ms. Ashley Marie Winkler Mr. David T Newton Brendan J. Shevlin Mr. Jason P.Woodall Dr. Jamie C. Nicholson Ms. Aurelia Skipwith Mr. Derrick Thomas Wright Mrs. Patricia H. Nitchie Dr. Walker E. Sloan Ms. Stephanie M. Wurdock Mr. Samuel D. Norman Mr. Randy G. Slone Dr. Jason Lee Yewell Mr. William B. Norment, Jr. Mr. Aaron D. Smith Mrs. Mary Kaye Yewell Mrs. Janet M. Norton Ms. Jazmin P. Smith BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY REFORM Once Every 40 Years Might be Enough

By: Chris Frost and calls for reform are increasing. We simply be continued, assets might have been here before. Whether from be reconfigured or sold, business Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code need or coincidence, our business lines added or dropped, or the provides a process designed to bankruptcy system has undergone entire business liquidated either as a reorganize businesses suffering from substantial revision every 40 years package or piecemeal. Second, the financial distress. The idea behind the since the Bankruptcy Act of 1898. Two parties have to decide on a division system is that even though a business major revisions, the Chandler Act of of new debt claims against, and is insolvent and therefore cannot 1938 and the Bankruptcy Code of 1978, equity interests in, the business, which pay its creditors, the value of the were prompted by general dissatis- claims and interests will comprise business assets might be higher if the faction with the ability of the system the new financial structure of the business continues in operation and to deliver on its promise to provide an business. The theory underlying is reorganized and rehabilitated rather efficient method of resolving financial this approach is that the parties than liquidated. These higher values distress through reorganization. with money at stake in the outcome result in higher creditor recoveries, of the reorganization are likely to and successful Chaapter 11 reorga- That 40-year schedule puts the due make better economic decisions nizations also preserve jobs and date for next round of revisions about the future of the company reduce the stress of business closings at 2018 and, continuing this cycle, than a bankruptcy judge, who has on the surrounding communities. practitioners, judges and law no economic stake in the outcome. professors have begun the process Chapter 11 reorganization is contro- of study, discussion, and sometimes The ABI report does not advocate versial. High profile bankruptcies such heated debate about a new set of a change in the basic structure of as the Chrysler and General Motors rules governing business bankruptcy. Chapter 11, or its focus on negotiated bankruptcies, which reorganized Leading the reform process, the solutions, but the report contains a the flagging American auto industry, American Bankruptcy Institute, the number of recommendations designed and the Johns-Manville and AH. country's largest organization of to improve Chapter 11's effectiveness. Robbins bankruptcies, which dealt bankruptcy lawyers, judges and with the aftermath of mass tort professors, has recently completed One important recommendation liabilities, provoke outrage from some a three-year study of the business recognizes a trend in large corporate who view bankruptcy as a bailout bankruptcy process and has Chapter 11 cases. Rather than keeping or a refuge from the effects of bad published an extensive report with the business assets intact and reorga- corporate behavior. Nevertheless, hundreds of recommendations for nizing the capital structure of the the bankruptcy system has worked the improvement of the system. business, parties are increasingly in these instances to maximize the opting to put the company as a whole assets available to creditors (including The core of the current Chapter up for sale to the highest bidder. A those injured by the corporations' 11 process is negotiation among sale as opposed to a reorganization pre-bankruptcy activities) and to creditors and shareholders that is has the benefit of speed and may lessen the blow to the economy directed at two questions. First, the maximize the overall value available that a liquidation might entail. parties must determine the future to creditors. Rather than fight over of the business and the appropriate uncertain valuations, market sales fix That said, the current business use of the assets. The business might that amount and the cash received bankruptcy system is less than perfect

46 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY LAW NOTES for the business can be quickly One of the most distributed to the creditors in the order controversial of these of their non-bankruptcy priorities. recommendations is a proposal that would The problem with these sales has been allow old shareholders that the Bankruptcy Code-which to continue to hold a was drafted in 1978 and focused on contingent ownership traditional reorganizations-does not stake in the business have specific provisions regulating notwithstanding the the sale of the business as a going fact that the value of concern. In some cases, this has the business appears resulted in sales procedures that to be insufficient to some believe skirt the protection that pay creditors in full. Chapter 11 provides to low priority Proponents of this classes of creditors. Sometimes sales change argue that the happen too quickly, or at the behest of full enforcement of senior creditors who may not have the creditor priority over incentive to maximize the value of the shareholders makes assets. In response to these concerns the reorganization of the ABI report contains recommen- small and medium sized dations that impose protections for low entities difficult if not priority creditors where the bankruptcy impossible. This change Many others might simply want to case is resolved through an asset sale. is likely to provoke substantial debate watch from the sidelines as business as the reform process continues. On the other side of the spectrum, bankruptcy reform begins to emerge in the financial press. Legislative the ABI Report also responds to the The ABI report also contains a vast change in bankruptcy is a slow process cost and effectiveness of smaller number of other recommendations- to be sure, but the ABI report might business bankruptcies. Small and some proposing important changes, serve as the blueprint for business medium size businesses (generally and others simply designed to clarify bankruptcy over the next 40 years. those under $10 million in assets or ambiguous matters. As such the liabilities) form the backbone of our work is a good start on the long road Chris Frost is the Thomas P Lewis economy, but are particularly prone to reform. For lawyers interested Professor of Law and teaches Bankruptcy, to financial failure. A number of in bankruptcy, the entire 396-page Commercial Law, and Contracts at the observers believe that Chapter 11 is report is useful reading, not only for College of Law. He served on the Avoiding too slow, expensive, and cumbersome the recommendations but also for the Powers Advisory Committee to the ABI Commission on Bankruptcy Reform, and to provide an effective remedy for extensive background discussion. The is a member of the ABI and a fellow in these businesses. The ABI report full report is available at commission. the American College of Bankruptcy. contains a number of recommen- abi.orglfull-report. Others might find dations designed to streamline the the report to be a useful resource process for these smaller entities. when researching discrete problems. College of Law

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