Creating Connections for New Americans Nubia Willman (JD ’10) Serves Chicago’S Communities

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW 2020 LOYOLA LAW Creating Connections for New Americans Nubia Willman (JD ’10) serves Chicago’s communities Loyola’s Business Law Clinic prepares students for practice On the Border: How students assist immigrants LOYOLA LAW 2020 ISSUE CONTENTS Editor-in-Chief Kristi Turnbaugh Graphic Design MESSAGE Taylor Bruce Design Partnership Chicago FROM THE DEAN 8 Contributors Creating Writers: Scott Alessi, Carla Beecher, I hope you and yours are staying safe and well during Megan Kirby, Hannah Lorenz, Connections for Gail Mansfield, Liz Miller this challenging time. Over the past few months, New Americans Proofreader: Evan Eckerstrom the School of Law rapidly put in place new learning formats and resources in response to the COVID-19 In her mayor-appointed role, Photographers: Natalie Battaglia, Nubia Willman (JD ’10) serves Mark Beane, Charles Cherney, Lukas pandemic. You’ll find stories about these efforts Chicago’s immigrants. Keapproth, Mike Kelly, Mamta Popat, throughout this issue. Charlie Westerman This summer, the University made the wise Cover Photo decision to place almost all fall classes online, rightly Natalie Battaglia prioritizing the health, safety, and well-being of all members of our community. Our school’s strong tradition of online education is serving us well, School of Law Administration allowing us to train our professors in best practices for remote learning. We’re also providing extra help for Michael Kaufman, Dean student connectivity and learning space issues, and James Faught (JD ’76), Associate Dean we’re continuing to serve clients through our clinics. for Administration With creative approaches, we continue to deliver Zelda Harris, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs an extraordinary legal education that emphasizes knowledge in the service of others. Nora Kantwill (BA ’84, MBA ’87), Associate Dean for Advancement Based on input from students, alumni, faculty, Faught’s Business On the Matthew Sag, Associate Dean administrators, and staff, we’ve also revised the First 40 with a Heart Border for Faculty Research and Development School of Law’s mission statement to make clear our calling to help dismantle the structures that James Faught (JD ’76) At Loyola’s Business Law Loyola law students Ann Talbot, Senior Assistant Dean celebrates quadruple Clinic, students sharpen assist immigrants for Enrollment Strategy generate and sustain racism and all forms of decades at Loyola. their skills while serving being held in Arizona Maya Crim, Assistant Dean oppression. You can read the new mission statement community clients. detention centers. for JD Admission and Scholarships at LUC.edu/law/about/mission. 12 Lindsay Dunbar, Assistant Dean This fall, we’re delighted to welcome three 14 20 for Graduate and Online Education extraordinary new faculty members: Carmen G. Maureen Kieffer (JD ’02), Assistant Dean Gonzalez, Dean Strang, and Charlotte Tschider. Learn for Career Services about their impressive careers on page 7. Challenging a Student Lessons in Giselle Santibanez-Bania (JD ’99), Assistant As always, we’re grateful for the ongoing Changing System Spotlight Lawyering Dean for Student Services engagement of our alumni and friends. Many of you Tess Feldman (JD ’12) First-generation law At the ACLU of Minnesota, Dora Jacks, Registrar have extended a hand in this difficult employment helps clients whose very student B. Alvarez aims David McKinney (JD ’11) Patricia Scott, Director of the Law Library environment by contributing to a student hardship lives are endangered in to be a community- fights to defend constitu- fund or placing students in internships and other their home countries. minded lawyer in tional liberties for all. professional opportunities (see page 34). Thank you so 25 everything she does. 28 Loyola Law is published annually by Loyola much for the deep care you continue to show for your 27 University Chicago School of Law. It is mailed free law school and the next generation of Loyola lawyers. of charge to alumni of the School of Law. The ideas and opinions expressed are those of the writers alone and do not necessarily reflect those of the School of Law. © Loyola University Chicago School of Law 2020. Published in September 2020. Contact us: For address changes or deletions, email your first and last name, mailing address, DEPARTMENTS city, state, zip code, and phone number to Alumni Relations at [email protected]. To share story MICHAEL J. KAUFMAN leads, contact Kristi Turnbaugh, editor-in-chief, Dean and Professor of Law LEGAL BRIEFS 2 ALUMNI UPDATE 35 at [email protected] or Loyola Law magazine, 25 E. Pearson St., Chicago, IL 60611. FACULTY EXCELLENCE 30 CLASS NOTES 36 LUC.edu/law GIFTS 34 UNIVERSITY NEWS 44 LEGAL BRIEFS Loyola announces Career Services developed micro- initiatives to address CORONAVIRUS CORONAVIRUS internships and apprenticeships to help graduating students find racial injustice meaningful work opportunities. Many alumni also responded to AS A JESUIT INSTITUTION, Loyola the school’s requests to connect University Chicago has long been with students and graduates committed to the cause of social justice. seeking internships and jobs. This summer, after the killing of George (For more information on these Floyd and in the wake of increasing calls initiatives and how you can support for ending systemic racism and racial them, see “Gifts” on page 34.) violence across the globe, the University In early July, with the pandemic and the School of Law recommitted showing no signs of slowing down, themselves to help uproot persistent the University announced that racism and dismantle systemic racial most fall classes and activities will injustice. Among the organized efforts be delivered online. In-person are three new collegewide initiatives to courses will be limited to those address racism and racial injustice: Student Peter McCool, MD, is an emergency physician. Alumnus Jim Argionis helps his firm’s clients absolutely requiring face-to- navigate pandemic challenges. face, on-campus activity, such as 1 The newly established Anti-Racism portions of clinics and externships Initiative will identify the steps that may require in-person client Students and alumni serve others that Loyola must take to move toward interaction. The University will becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist continue to follow evidence-based during coronavirus crisis institution, including implementing safety requirements set by health anti-racist pedagogies in all classes. OVER THE SPRING AND SUMMER, The Corboy Law Center will look much different this academic year. Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, most professionals to protect the health School of (BA ’92, JD ’95), a commercial litigator These action steps will build upon the fall classes at Loyola will be online. and well-being of all members of Law students stepped up to help others with law firm Cozen O’Connor, volunteers thoughtful work being done by Assistant the community. amidst the COVID-19 crisis, often working on the firm’s coronavirus task force, Dean Josie Gough in the law school’s Even though the fall semester face to face with clients and others in providing advice and support to clients Office for Inclusion, Diversity, and will unfold unlike any other in need. Shannon Glover is an overnight care dealing with coronavirus-related disruptions Equity and by administrators, faculty, With flexibility and creativity: School Loyola’s history, Kaufman says staffer at Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, in their businesses. Emily Coffey (JD students, and alumni who have been the School of Law remains a residential treatment facility for young ’14), housing justice staff attorney at the directing the Professional Identity of Law responds to COVID-19 committed to providing the best people in Chicago. Her responsibilities Shriver Center on Poverty Law, works Formation class. possible educational environment include helping youth manage anxiety, for legal and policy changes to provide reduce exposure, and improve hygiene. comprehensive relief and protections for An initiative devoted to increasing N MID-MARCH, when canceled, the law school burden for those most in need. for all students. 2 Peter McCool, MD, is an emergency individuals and families who are even more faculty diversity and improving the the COVID-19 pandemic creatively reconfigured many The school also established “We can continue to provide physician at the Carle Richland Memorial vulnerable now. She also is focused on and climate among faculty of color at Loyola. forced the University to of them. Summer school a bridge program, which an excellent legal education by remote means this fall,” he says. Hospital in Olney and Crawford Memorial advancing long-overdue systemic change close its campuses and move continued in an online format, provides a comprehensive array Hospital in Robinson, both in downstate that ensures health care, paid sick time, I “The student evaluations for 3 An initiative focused on developing the remainder of spring classes and a virtual commencement of educational, financial, and Illinois. “There has never been a situation access to secure housing, and support for a transformative University online, the School of Law ceremony was pushed to August. professional resources designed our spring online classes were this dire in my lifetime, where doing my affected communities. Niya Kelly (BA ’07, institute dedicated to uprooting racism, acted quickly. Within nine (At press time, an on-campus to address employment scarcity extraordinarily high, our summer job well is this important,” he says. Maggie MA ’10, JD ’13), director of state legislative dismantling systemic racial subjugation, days, the law school had shifted commencement for 2020 grads and the economic turbulence online classes and enrollment Pfeiffer worked as a registered nurse in the policy, equity, and transformation at the and promoting racial justice, healing, nearly all of its 200 classes to is slated for spring 2021.) brought on by COVID-19. These were very strong, and our COVID intensive care unit at Amita Health Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, is and reconciliation.

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