The Cumberland Lawyer

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Cumberland School of Law Celebrates 50 Years at Samford University his year, Cumberland School of Law celebrates 50 years at Samford University. This picture depicts one of the first moot court law classes at Samford in Robinson Hall during its construction. Can you identify the students in this picture? Write us, or send an email Tto [email protected]. We’ll include their names in the next issue of The Cumberland Lawyer. q 50 Years of Growth 4 In this special edition, Cumberland School of Law celebrates 50 years at Samford University and the growth from then to now. 13 A Win Like No Other For the first time in history, the law school took home the first- place win at the prestigious Tournament of Champions. A Birthday Surprise 16 ­Former Professor Frank Donaldson celebrated his 90th birthday with family and more than 300 of his Cumberland friends. Cumberland’s Atticus 25 Governor Albert Brewer received the esteemed presidential seal for his service to Samford and the state of Alabama.

3 Cumberland Briefs 29 Class Notes 18 Alumni 32 In Memoriam 26 Student Spotlight 33 Births 27 Faculty and Staff Notes

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r. Andrew Westmoreland, president of were times in the early days after the When I am talking to prospective Samford University, has a wonderful move from Lebanon to Samford that students about Cumberland, I often point Dway of reminding us that our present Cumberland was in serious trouble of to you as the finest examples of our successes are due to the hard work of losing its accreditation. In all candor, we profession and the embodiment of all the those who came before us. In his words, exist as a law school today because Dean values that Cumberland seeks to instill. I “We sit in the shade of trees we did not Weeks would not let us die. We all owe also tell them that I have had many titles plant.” him a tremendous debt. in my life but the proudest title I have is We are in days of unparalleled We also owe a tremendous debt to the one I share with you—I am a success at the law school. It is important, the people featured in this edition of The Cumberland lawyer. as we approach our 50th anniversary on Cumberland Lawyer—Professor Frank Thanks to you for all you do for the Samford campus and we celebrate Donaldson, Governor Albert Brewer and Cumberland. those successes, to remember that our Dean Jim Lewis. They all planted trees in present successes are due to the hard work whose shade we bask. of so many people who preceded us at We also owe a tremendous debt to this place. you, our alumni, spread throughout the It is particularly appropriate that we country. By the way you live your lives remember Dean Arthur Weeks. As I have and pursue your careers, you are the best John L. Carroll learned since I have been the dean, there example of the good things we do here. Dean and Ethel P. Malugen Professor of Law 2

CumberlandBRIEFS The World’s a Stage Adjunct professor Kimberly West brought out the bard in law school students during her Shakespeare and trial advocacy class fall semester. Students analyzed trial scenes from different Shakespearian plays, applying the language and techniques for modern use. In place of a final exam, groups crafted trials from The number of Cumberland School of Law alumni living the material, complete with depositions from the characters and around the world has reached a new high, surpassing 8,000 modern lawyers. Shakespeare can breathe easy—his work was with the graduation of the Class of 2011. found to still be relevant. The Duke of Cornwall, however, was found guilty of battery. We saw that one coming. Flowering Relationship A Professorial Wedding The alumni relations offices of both Cumberland School of Professor Howard Walthall entered into his own binding Law and Samford University joined forces for the first time to contract on July 30, 2011, when he said “I do” to Dr. host two great events in the fall semester. A reception for alumni Rosemary Fisk, the associate dean of the Howard College of who hold undergraduate degrees from Samford and graduate Arts and Sciences and an English professor at Samford degrees from Cumberland was hosted by President University. The two met over their shared interest in bike riding Westmoreland at his home in September. Another reception was and Samford basketball. They can be found participating in the held at the Rayburn building in Washington, D.C., for graduates Old Howard 100 bike ride each year and at the occasional of Samford’s Brock School of Business and Cumberland School Samford basketball game with one of the grandkids. of Law. Both events provided expanded networking opportuni- ties for graduates, and President Westmoreland and Dean Carroll Office Fire managed to keep bantering to a minimum. In an attempt to make our British international students feel more at home, Pam Nelson, director of Student Services, Student Survey hosted a mini bonfire in her office on Guy Fawkes Day. A regularly celebrated tradition in England, ­commemorative 80% of law school students believe a woman will become bonfires and fireworks are lit across the country celebrating the president in their lifetime. capture of Guy Fawkes on November 5. The Birmingham celebration consisted of a large candle and mini marshmal- 57% of Cumberland School of Law students believe the lows—no harm was done to the facilities. Supreme Court is more likely to affirm a right to gay marriage than the Affordable Healthcare Act.

Dean’s Report Corrections 70% of law school students believe flying cars are more William Stancil Starnes ’72 is a member of the Caruther’s likely than elimination of the federal deficit. Giving Society and was a Class of 1972 giving participant. 48% of Cumberland School of Law students cite the The recipient of the 2011 J. Morris and Eula Mae Brown Internet as their primary news source. Scholarship was Matthew Couch. The 2012 recipient is Kelly Speir.

What’s Your Cumberland Law IQ? 50th Anniversary Edition

hen Howard College acquired c. Cordell Hull Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Hull received Cumberland School of Law in 1961 d. Nathanial Green the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 for his role W for a sum of $125,000, the contract in establishing the United Nations. The outlined that Howard College would Answer: c, Cordell Hull portrait is displayed above the bench in obtain a portrait of what man who is now the John L. Carroll Moot Courtroom on prominently displayed within the law Cordell Hull graduated from Cumberland the first floor of the law school (see school? School of Law in 1891 and is best known portrait on page 2). q as the longest serving secretary of state, a. Memory Leake Robinson holding the position for 11 years (1933– b. Arthur Weeks 1944) in the administration of President

3 50 Years of Growing Together by Brad Bishop n 1997, professors David Langum university to another, passing from it. Ultimately, Howard College President and Howard Walthall wrote a Cumberland University to Leslie Wright, former Chancellor Idefinitive history of Cumberland Birmingham, Alabama’s Howard Harwell Davis and Howard College School of Law, beginning with its College (now Samford University) trustees agreed to Weeks’ proposition establishment in 1847 in Lebanon, Tenn., in 1961. and purchased Cumberland School of as part of Cumberland University. They This year is the 50th anniversary of Law and all its assets for $125,000, much presented this ­summary on the cover of Cumberland School of Law’s partnership to the chagrin of Memphis State their book, From Maverick to Mainstream: with Samford University, and what a University and other Tennessee institu- success story it has been. The hero of the tions interested in purchasing the school. Cumberland School of Law holds a acquisition was Arthur Weeks, a The first law school class on the unique place in the history of Birmingham lawyer who had been a Howard College campus enrolled 63 American legal education. As the former dean at the Tennessee school. students—28 first-year students and 35 premier law school in the South in Enrollment had declined in Lebanon, transfers from the Lebanon campus. the nineteenth century, Cumberland and the school was in danger of losing Classes were held in an unfinished trained two United States Supreme both American Bar Association [ABA] portion of the third floor of Harwell G. Court justices, nine senators, a and Association of American Law Davis Library. Weeks was appointed secretary of state, and scores of other Schools [AALS] accreditation. dean, and was able to retain both ABA federal and state judges, representa- Weeks was contacted by his former and AALS accreditation for the law tives, and governors. Cumberland is school to see if he could help with the school. among the oldest law schools in the situation. His solution was to encourage There were a few problems along Southeast and is the first law school Cumberland University to sell the law the way. There was no law school to have been sold outright from one school and for Howard College to buy building on campus until 1964. Classes

4 were held wherever space could be found. the law school and the chair of the Supreme Court is a Cumberland School Law students who enrolled from major Samford University Board of Trustees are of Law graduate, and many other gradu- universities throughout the country both graduates of Cumberland School of ates serve as judges throughout the rebelled against Howard College’s chapel Law. Every major law firm in country. Regional and national alumni requirement. (Law students were required Birmingham is replete with Cumberland associations have never been more to attend the weekly religious convoca- School of Law graduates. The current supportive of the university as a whole. tions or they would not receive a diplo- president of the state bar association is The accomplishments over the past ma.) Many Birmingham law firms were one of many alumni who have held that 50 years have been truly amazing. The wary of hiring graduates from the position. The current chief justice of the future is even brighter. q fledgling law school. There was a period of tension between the law school and the university when an attempt was made to rename the school Samford University umberland School of Law professor of law Brad School of Law, a change that would have Bishop has been associated with Samford violated the conditions of the original CUniversity for almost 50 years as a student and purchase. faculty member. He received his B.A. degree from Howard Today, under the leadership of College in 1961 and a M.A. degree from the University of President Andrew Westmoreland and Alabama in 1962. In 1967, after coaching debate and Dean John Carroll, Cumberland School teaching speech at Mississippi State University for four of Law is universally recognized as one of years, he was hired as a faculty member and debate coach the finest law schools in the nation. The at Samford. In 1971, he received his law degree from achievements of its students and graduates Brad Bishop Cumberland School of Law and was immediately hired by have been the foundation of the school’s Dean Weeks as a member of the law school faculty. In success. During these 50 years, the school recognition of his years of service, the Samford board of trustees recently named has graduated 8,564 lawyers. Alumni serve the dean’s conference room in the law school the T. Brad Bishop Conference communities and the legal profession in Room with a permanent plaque designating the honor that reads: every state in the union and many foreign countries. Today, the law school and the Distinguished Alumnus, Professor, Author, Mentor to Students, Friend to All university are united in achieving AlabamaSamford University Board of Trustees March 22, 2011 greatness as one institution. The dean of

5 Dean Judge Carroll, dark glasses, leads the annual procession memorializing Rascal.

6 The Tradition Continues Rascal’s Story as told to Howard Walthall

For those who may not be familiar­ with this most hallowed of law school traditions, Rascal was a dog who in the 1930s lived in Lebanon, Tenn., near the law school building.­ Rascal ­regularly attended law classes and was awarded the degree of canine jurisprudence as part of the Class of 1935.

was a little anxious back in 1961 Once I learned that the mascot for Day held each spring. It is quite a day. In when I heard the talk in Lebanon our new home, Samford University, was the morning, the students bring their Ithat Cumberland Law School might a bulldog, I knew things would be all dogs to class, just as I once attended class move to Birmingham. I am, after all, a right. in Lebanon. Then there is a parade across devoted alumnus of Cumberland, where First of all, they made sure that my Samford’s campus, with the dean and a in 1935 I was honored to receive the remains were re-interred beside the new Dixieland band leading the students and only degree of canine jurisprudence in law school building in Birmingham, their pets. After a brief eulogy, the faculty the history of legal education. with a nice memorial plaque to mark serves lunch (hot dogs) to the student Some of my concerns were the spot. body. All in all, it serves as a reminder of ­personal, of course. What would happen Second, as a part of Samford the lesson I always tried to convey, to my remains, which my fellow law University, Cumberland School of Law through barking and tail-wagging—there students, after an elaborate memorial has prospered. Students from all over the is more to life than law school! The service, had laid to rest next to the old county flock to its halls in Birmingham’s tradition ­continues. q “Law Barn” in Lebanon? Shades Valley as they once did to More important, how would the Lebanon. One thing that has changed is law school do in Birmingham? Would it the faculty, which is now drawn from all continue to graduate excellent lawyers over the country and who were trained Professor who served their clients well? Would it at some of the most outstanding Howard recruit sound faculty and attract good universities in the country. The faculty is Walthall is students? Would they remember the committed to scholarship as well as coauthor with lesson I tried to share with my fellow teaching. From what I can tell, training Professor Lebanon students, which is to take time lawyers to serve clients in the actual David Langum for family and friends (two-legged and practice of law still seems to be the focus. of the four-legged) since, as I always liked to Trial and appellate advocacy are still ­definitive remind them, “There is more to life than emphasized, but now there seem to be history of law school!” more business and transactional courses Howard Walthall Cumberland Those were some of the things that than we had in Lebanon. School of Law, troubled my spirit as it wandered the Another way in which the From Maverick to Mainstream: streets of Lebanon in 1961. Cumberland tradition continues is in the Cumberland School of Law, 1847–1997. Not to worry. form of the annual Rascal Memorial

7 50 Years of Progress Since the first class was held on Samford University’s campus in the fall of 1961, Cumberland School of Law has grown from a struggling regional law school into a nationally recognized one with superior educational programs, exceptional ­faculty and a top-ranked advocacy program. Back then, Dean Arthur Weeks had a vision to resurrect the law school’s ­former prestige and grow it to new heights, both in numbers and reputation. Now, Cumberland School of Law is regarded as one of the ­premier private law schools in the Southeast, and students come from across the United States and around the world to obtain a practical legal education. Library student lounge. Faculty today’s Cumberland law With more than 200,000 and administrative offices school student is much shelved volumes and are located throughout the ­different than 50 years ago. 96,000 on microfiche, building, and students can In 1961, students adhered the visually stunning frequently be found study- to a set curriculum and were Lucille Stewart Beeson ing or socializing on the two limited to class loads of only Law ­Library is one of patios located on the sides nine hours per term. With the most ­extensive law of the building. classes such as advanced ­libraries in the Southeast. trial advocacy, race and Completed in 1990, the Status American law, Shakespeare library serves as a serene When Cumberland School and trial advocacy and place for students and of Law was acquired by ­negotiation, law school the Birmingham legal Samford University in students have no problem community and is a great 1961, it was on the brink fulfilling today’s average 15 improvement from the of ­accreditation ­suspension hours per term. ­previous law library, by the American Enrollment which was housed in the Bar ­Association The first class at the Great Room. Students and and was at risk of new Samford ­University alumni can read law reviews losing its American ­campus consisted of from every American law ­Association of Law only 16 ­students, many school, as well as access Schools member- ­having not made the move all federal and state judicial ship. Enrollments from ­Lebanon, Tenn., opinions, statutory codes, were down and to ­Birmingham. Today, the Federal Register and the law school ­Cumberland School of Law Code of Federal Regulations, was ­operating at boasts a total enrollment United States Hearings and a ­deficit. Today, of 489 ­students, with an Reports and selected foreign Cumberland ­average 163 ­students per common law rulings. School of Law class. The law school’s boasts a strong enrollment, Student classes are small by design, Facilities an $18 million endowment, Programs ensuring an ­optimal class- When law school classes and more than 8,000 active Cumberland School of room experience­ and ample first met at Samford alumni. The current student Law benefitted from a student/faculty ­interaction. ­University, classes were body hails from 24 states, rich student life after the spread out across the Washington, D.C., England move to Birmingham. ­campus, ­meeting and India, and represents The ­establishment of the in any building with 130 different undergraduate ­Student Bar Association, law ­available space. colleges and universities.­ review and ­competitive moot Memory Leake The law school’s trial court teams help to achieve Robinson Hall ­advocacy program ranks #5 regional and national was completed in the nation, and faculty ­recognition for the school. in 1963, and are regarded as some of the Today students are ­involved today houses five brightest and the best in the in eight regional and state-of-the-art field. ­national trial ­competitions, classrooms, three and Cumberland School courtrooms, a Classes of Law ranks eighth in the large group gather- With almost 70 classes country for quality of student ing space and a offered each semester, the life. q recently renovated classroom experience of 8 Celebration and Reunion Weekend April 13–14, 2012

Friday, April 13 the many activities, musical entertain- 1978 Friday night meet up—Frio en Cumberland School of Law Advisory ment, good food and friends! La Paz Board Meeting Saturday night party—Burr & Former Faculty and Staff Reception Forman Classroom Experience 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Law Library 1982 Home of Sally Clark Bowers 10:30–11:45 a.m., Cumberland School ­Friendship Room 1987 Burr & Forman of Law 1992 Home of Beau and Kathryn Meet President Westmoreland, Rex, Byrd Advanced Trial Skills Capstone and your National Alumni Association 1997 Walker Law, LLC Experience President 2002 Friday night meet up—Dram 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Whisky Bar Kickoff Reunion Weekend Gathering Saturday night party—­ 5:30 p.m., Century Restaurant and Bar A Short History of Cumberland School Mafioza’s Pizzeria and at the historic Tutwiler Hotel of Law with Professor Walthall neighborhood Pub 12:30 p.m., Carroll Moot Courtroom 2007 Friday night meet up—Oak Hill Saturday, April 14 Bar and Grill Golden Graduate Breakfast A Conversation with Dean Carroll Saturday night party—Cantina 9:30 a.m., Howard Room 1 p.m., Carroll Moot Courtroom REGISTRATION Cumberland’s 50th Anniversary Game Show—Are You Smarter than a Register Online! Celebration Law Student? http://cumberland.samford.edu/ 11 a.m.–3 p.m., Robinson Hall 2 p.m., Carroll Moot Courtroom alumni/reunion-weekend-2012 Show your spouse, children or guest where you sat in class, visit with your Cumberland Black Alumni Reception You may also call 1-800-888-7248 to former professors, watch our trial team 5 p.m., Steel register by phone. practice for competition, tell Dean Carroll what you did after law school, Individual Class Parties A block of rooms has been reserved at the visit with Trial Journal and Law Review All parties start at 7 p.m. on Saturday historic Tutwiler Hotel. You can reserve your room students, and reminisce with class- night, unless otherwise noted. online at www.birminghamtutwilersuites. mates. Meet distinguished alumni, 1972 Satterfield’s Restaurant hamptoninn.com. Reserve by March 16 to obtain judges, and friends from all over the 1977 The Wine Loft the special rate. Code LAW. United States. Young and old will enjoy 9 Are You Smarter Than A Law Student? The median LSAT score of the most recent class of Cumberland School of Law students is 155, five points higher than the national average. Could you get into Cumberland School of Law today? Take our practice quiz to find out!

he Law School Admission Test [LSAT] score of 155, Cumberland School of Law greater and more prosperous equality is a half-day, standardized test that students were well above the national while enhancing rather than minimizing T measures those skills considered average of 150. Are you? diversity. essential for success in law school: the reading and comprehension of complex Directions: The questions in this The political scientist’s argument texts with accuracy and insight; the section are based on the reasoning proceeds by organization and management of contained in brief statements or passages. (A) undermining a view by showing that information and the ability to draw For some questions, more than one of its general acceptance would lead to reasonable inferences from it; the ability the choices could conceivably answer the undesirable consequences. to think critically; and the analysis and question. You are to chose the best (B) rebutting an objecting by attacking evaluation of the reasoning and answer; that is, the response that most the assumption on which it is said to be ­arguments of others. Law schools use the accurately and completely answers the based. LSAT score as one of several factors in question. You should not make (C) attacking a view by claiming that an applicant’s assessment. ­assumptions that are by commonsense those who propose it are motivated only The test consists of five 35-minute standards implausible, superfluous or by self-interest. sections of multiple-choice questions. incompatible with the passage. (D) claiming that whatever is true of a Sample questions from reading group must be true of each of the ­comprehension, analytical reasoning and 1 Political scientist: Efforts to create a members of the group. logical reasoning sections are included more egalitarian society are often (E) undermining an apparent below. A 35-minute writing sample is wrongly criticized on the grounds that ­counterexample to a universal claim. administered at the end of the test, but total equality would necessarily force was not included because it does not everyone into a common mold. Equality 2 Engine noise from boats travelling count toward the final score. is presumed by such critics to require through killer whales’ habitats ranges in In the 2010–2011 testing year, more unacceptably bland uniformity. But this frequency from 100 hertz to 3,000 hertz, than 128,000 LSATs were administered is not so. By promoting complementary an acoustical range that overlaps that in in the United States. With an average human interests, a society can achieve a which the whales communicate through

10 screams and squeals. Though killer whales Questions 4–7 7 If G is placed on the top shelf, then do not seem to behave differently around Directions: Each group of questions in which one of the following could be a running boat engines, engine noise from this section is based on a set of conditions. complete and accurate list of the books boats can be loud enough to damage their In answering some of the questions, it placed on the middle shelf? hearing over time. Therefore, ______. may be useful to draw a rough diagram. Choose the response that most accurately (A) H, I Which one of the following most and completely answers each question (B) I, L logically completes the argument? and blacken the corresponding space on (C) H, I, L (A) Younger killer whales are better able your answer sheet. (D) I, K, L to tolerate engine noise from boats than (E) F, I, M older whales. 4 Exactly eight books—F, G, H, I, K, L, (B) Killer whales are less likely to attempt M, O—are placed on a bookcase with Directions: Each set of questions in this to communicate with one another when exactly three shelves—the top shelf, the section is based on a single passage or a boat engines are operating nearby. middle shelf and the bottom shelf. At least pair of passages. The questions are to be (C) Noise from boat engines may impair two books are placed on each shelf. The answered on the basis of what is stated or killer whales’ ability to communicate. following conditions must apply: implied in the passage or pair of passages. (D) Killer whales are most likely to prefer More of the books are placed on the For some of the questions, more than one areas where boat traffic is present, but bottom shelf than on the top shelf. of the choices could conceivably answer light. I is placed on the middle shelf. the question. However, you are to choose (E) Killer whales would probably be more K is placed on a higher shelf than F. the best answer; that is, the response that successful in finding food if boats did not O is placed on a higher shelf that L. most accurately and completely answers travel through their habitats. F is placed on the same shelf as M. the question, and blacken the correspond- ing space on your answer sheet. 3 Principle: If a food product contains Which one of the following could be ingredients whose presence most a complete and accurate list of the During Dostoyevsky’s time, there ­consumers of that product would be upset books placed on the bottom shelf? were two significant and opposing to discover in it, then the food should be (A) F, M directions in Russian literary criticism. labeled as containing those ingredients. (B) F, H, M One position maintained that art stood Application: Crackly Crisps need not be (C) G, H, K high above the present and the everyday, labeled as containing genetically (D) F, G, M, O while the radical view maintained that art ­engineered ingredients, since most (E) G, H, L, M had a right to exist only if it found its consumers of Crackly Crisps would not sources in concrete reality, and, through care if they discovered that fact. 5 It is fully determined which of the the exposure of want and injustice, it shelves each of the books is placed on if contributed to the creation of a new The application of the principle is which one of the following is true? society; literature, in other words, should most vulnerable to criticism on the (A) I and M are placed on the same shelf be useful. Dostoyevsky took a third grounds that it as each other. position. As a realist, he never doubted (A) fails to address the possibility that (B) K and G are placed on the same shelf that reality was literature’s crucial source. consumers of a specific food may not be as each other. But his understanding of reality went representative of consumers of food in (C) L and F are placed on the same shelf deeper than the one prevailing among general. as each other. radical critics, since for Dostoyevsky there (B) fails to address the possibility that the (D) M and H are placed on the same shelf was no distinction in principle between genetically engineered ingredients in as each other. fantasy and reality, and reality was far Crackly Crisps may have been proven safe (E) H and O are placed on the same shelf more than the merely tangible. for human consumption. as each other. The radical critics’ demand that (C) implicitly makes use of a value reality be depicted “as it is” was judgment that is incompatible with the 6 Which one of the following must be ­meaningless for Dostoyevsky; reality was principle being applied. true? necessarily shaped by the person who (D) takes for granted that if most (A) O is placed on a shelf higher than the experienced it: what may not be reality ­consumers of a product would buy it shelf M is placed on. for you may be reality for me. The task of even if they knew several of the (B) K is placed on shelf higher than the the writer was to explode the boundaries ­ingredients in it, then they would buy the shelf G is placed on. of the so-called real world. Within product even if they knew all the (C) I is placed on a shelf higher than the perceptible “reality” exists another sphere, ingredients in it. shelf F is placed on. the fantastic, which is not in any way (E) confuses a claim that under certain (D) G is placed on a shelf higher than the superfluous to a writer’s concerns: “The conditions a certain action should be shelf O is placed on. fantastic must be so intimately bound up taken with a claim that the action need (E) F is placed on a shelf higher than the with the real that one almost believes in not be taken in the absence of those shelf L is placed on. it.” conditions. The radical critics’ insistence that art must serve a particular political view was

11 for Dostoyevsky the equivalent of 8 Which one of the following works 10 In the context of the passage, the assigning to art “a shameful destiny.” A most clearly exemplifies writing description of a work of literature as literary work must stand or fall on its Dostoyevsky would have deemed “useful” mainly refers to its “artistic merit,” he explained. The “artistic”? (A) proficiency at depicting the realm of utilitarian claim that the formal aspects (A) a fictionalized account based on the fantastic. of a work were of secondary importance interviews with patients that illustrates the (B) effectiveness at communicating the so long as its goal was good and its brutal facts of illness author’s ideas. purpose clear struck Dostoyevsky as a (B) a novel in which the author’s ideas are (C) ability to help bring about social ­contradiction in terms. Only fully realized given substance through suitable change. artistic works could fulfill their goals. But ­characters and events (D) facility for exploding the boundaries what does it mean to say that a work is (C) a novel in which the author of the tangible world. “artistic”? Dostoyevsky defined it thus: attempted to use allegory to communi- (E) capacity to advance a particular “To say that a novelist is ‘artistic’ means cate a criticism of feudal society theory of literature. that he possesses a talent to express his (D) an autobiographical essay in which thoughts in characters and images so that the author chronicles the outstanding ANSWER KEY when the reader has finished the novel, events in his life he has fully understood the author’s (E) a short story in which the characters 1. B thoughts. Therefore, artistry is quite debate how to solve various social 2. C simply the ability to write well.” problems 3. E The radical critics’ requirement that 4. B art must at all costs be “useful” to people 9 According to the passage, Dostoyevsky 5. A and society seemed to Dostoyevsky disagreed with the radical critics’ view of 6. A unsatisfactory. How can we know what realism in literature because he believed 7. D will show itself to be useful? Can we say (A) reality is not independent of the 8. B with assurance how useful the Iliiad has experiences of individuals. 9. A been to humankind? No, Dostoyevsky (B) realism is unequal to the task of 10. C believed, when it comes to this we representing political views. encounter breadths that cannot be (C) art should be elevated above the Obtained from The Official LSAT measured with any precision; sometimes a portrayal of reality. PrepTest® 64, Form 1LSN092, October work of art may appear to deviate from (D) realism does not in fact facilitate the 2011 and reproduced with the permission reality and serve no useful purpose exposure of social inequalities or contrib- of Law School Admission Council, Inc., because we cannot see clearly what paths ute to the creation of a new society. the copyright owner. q it may take to become useful. (E) reality is not the crucial source of successful literature. “Trial Mom” Receives Recognition hough you won’t find her name At opening convocation on Aug. 30, Luke received a engraved on any of the trial team Meritorious Service Award from Samford University. Given to T trophies, Tracy Luke has been an only two or three Samford staff members per year, the award integral part of each trial team win recognizes those who have made distinctive contributions to the since 1989. Just as students are behind the university and for outstanding job performance within the past bar practicing for upcoming competitions, year. Luke is behind the scenes orchestrating Luke received the award based on her consistently every detail associated with the ­exceptional performance and on the incredible effort she put competitions. forth in coordinating the regionals of the national trial As the program assistant for the ­competition, which the law school hosted in February 2011. Center for Advocacy and Clinical Education, Luke assists with “Tracy Luke is the glue that holds Cumberland’s Trial all trial classes, the trial externship program and other courses as Advocacy and Moot Court together,” said Elizableth Lyerly, 3L. needed. Her work with the trial advocacy board, moot court “She is one of the most selfless people on this campus, always board and all national teams is on the side, but at times could be sacrificing her time and giving of herself with little to no a full-time job. From organizing student travel plans to recruit- acknowledgment.” ing judges for the competitions, Luke has her hands full, Congrats, Tracy! q especially when Cumberland School of Law hosts prestigious competitions. 12 “Trial Mom” Receives Recognition Cumberland School of Law Rises to the Top This just isn’t any trial win. This is THE trial win, and we have the trophy to prove it.

n Oct. 30, 2011, a trial team from Competition, the AAJ National Student tournament. Cumberland School of Law won the Trial Advocacy Competition and prior Team members were Maurine Evans O Tournament of Champions, held this appearances at TOC. ’12 (Birmingham, Ala.), SeTara Foster year in New York City. The tournament is sponsored by the ’12 (Crosby, Texas), Cory Ricci ’13 The Tournament of Champions National Institute for Trial Advocacy and (Madison, Ala.) and George Shiftlett ’12 [TOC] is considered the premier law Lexis Nexis. The winner has the honor (Portland, Tenn.). As members of the trial school trial competition in the nation. of hosting the tournament the second board, Evans and Foster were seasoned Each year, only sixteen of the best trial year after the win. This year the competitors, having argued in previous advocacy schools are invited. Invitations ­competition was hosted by St. Johns regional and national competitions. For are based on a school’s performances School of Law. This is the first time Ricci and Shiftlett, however, the TOC over three years in the National Trial Cumberland School of Law has won the was their first law school competition 13 outside of Cumberland School of Law. and come back together as a team.” standards of professionalism and courtesy. They were coached by Mike Rasmussen The team garnered a 4– record in the The combination of all these qualities set ’75 and Marc Jaskolka ’00. Having preliminary rounds, losing only one of them apart in this competition.” coached the team that appeared at the twelve judges. Their record qualified them Coach Mike Rasmussen had nothing TOC in Pittsburg, Penn., in 2009, to be one of the four teams to enter the but praise for the team. “We put a lot of Jaskolka and Rasmussen knew what to single elimination stage of the tourna- thought and effort into choosing and expect in a non-southern region. They ment. The law school again defeated St. coaching teams,” he said, “but in the end worked with the team to prepare them Johns in the semi-final round and it is up to them to do their best and pull for the ­challenge of trying a case in New Northwestern School of Law in the final together. This group did just that. They York City. round. put everything aside and went at it like The team was immediately put to the The TOC win solidifies the law real lawyers trying real cases for real test when they went up against Stetson school’s reputation as an elite trial clients. In doing so they met the highest Law, a well-respected rival, and swept all advocacy school. traditions of the profession and of three judges. They then went against the “The TOC is special. Just being Cumberland School of Law. We look home team, St. Johns. When the prosecu- invited is an honor. Winning this forward to hosting the tournament in tion called their witnesses out of order, ­tournament is truly an extraordinary 2013.” q Cumberland School of Law rallied, accomplishment that I am personally adjusted and pulled out a narrow win. proud of, and I know our alumni are as “Round two was the biggest learning well,” said team coach Marc Jaskolka ’00. experience out of the competition,” said “Not only were our students exceptional Foster. “It showed that we can fall apart advocates, they also met the highest

Scorecard of Success

National Trial Competition ABA Negotiation Competition Regional First Place: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2004, Regional Second Place: 2004, 1996 2002, 1999, 1998 (two Cumberland teams), 1996, 1994, 1992, National Third Place: 1998 1991, 1989, 1987 Regional First Place: 1993 National Quarter-Finalist: 1992 National Finalist: 1991, 1989 ABA Student Tax Challenge National Champions: 1984, 1981 National First Place: 2011

Tournament of Champions AAJ/ATLA National Trial Competition Winner: 2012 Regional Winners: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1987 MSU National Trial Advocacy Competition National Quarter-Finalist: 2005, 2004, 1997 Winner: 2011 National Champions: 2008, 2000, 1987, 1984

Quinnipiac Criminal Justice Competition Representation in Mediation Competition Winner: 2007 National Champions: 2005 National Finalist: 2001 National Top Gun Mock Trial Competition Regional First Place: 2005, 2002, 2001 Second Place: 2011 National Appellate Advocacy Competition Lone Star Classic Competition Regional Winner: 1993 Winner: 2007 Best Advocate: 1993

ABA Arbitration Competition ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition Regional Finalist: 2007, 2006, 2005 Regional Best Advocate: 2000 Regional Second Place: 2006 Best Brief: 2012, 1996, 1994 Regional Winner: 2008 ABA Client Counseling Competition Regional First Place: 2008, 2002 *List only shows the last 25 years of success plus national wins National Fourth Place: 1998 *If you were part of an older winning team, email amarovic@ samford.edu to let us know.

14 A Speaker’s Impact Michelle Ortiz ’12 was able to directly apply the lessons learned from speaker Sonia Nazario to her work in a summer clerkship.

ach year, her limited experience of immigration the family’s experience and background flurries of law. than ever before, aiding the firm’s efforts E speakers This past summer, while working in to help the family attain asylum. make a law office that conducted immigration “If I hadn’t gone to that speaking appearances at work, Ortiz encountered a family with a engagement and heard that side of the universities routine set of immigration issues. During story, I don’t think I would have a full across the states. the deposition, Ortiz recognized the understanding of what is really happen- Speakers serve young boy in the family was hesitant to ing for some people,” said Ortiz. “You’re as inspirational explain how he came to join his parents not going to find it in a textbook.”q motivators, help in the U.S. Ortiz began to ask very define a pointed and direct questions about his Sonia Nazario, student’s career trip into the U.S. with a focus on the author of Enrique’s path, and beginning of his journey. Journey, spoke at sometimes, truly “I relied wholly and completely on Cumberland in the make a differ- the events described by Sonia Nazario fall about the issue ence in the life to formulate the questions,” said Ortiz. of child immigration. of an individual. “To try and drag information out of When Michelle him would have been impossible Ortiz ’12 heard journalist and social without knowing a background issues writer Sonia Nazario speak at story.” Cumberland School of Law last fall, she Answer by answer, the boy couldn’t have imagined the impact that painted a picture very similar to that hour would have on her life. of Enrique’s. He communicated that Nazario is the author of the he had walked from Guatemala, best-selling Enrique’s Journey, a book that traveling with a group of adults, follows the travels of a Honduran boy as and that they were under fire he immigrates to the U.S. to find his when they crossed the U.S. border. mother. Each year, an estimated 48,000 Scenes from the book prompted children enter the U.S. from Central Ortiz to conceptualize the America and Mexico illegally and journey, triggering her to ask without a parent. “I listened to the questions outside of her daily discussion and read the book thinking experience. Eliciting details of that this is an emerging issue, but the journey such as what he ate seriously doubting that I would be in a and where he slept allowed her position to ever encounter any of these to determine whether the boy kids,” said Ortiz. was telling the truth. With a first-generation U.S. born The boy’s family had husband and a childhood spent in been to other lawyers before, Miami, Ortiz has always been curious only to receive the news about immigration issues. As a result of there was nothing they could her roots and her contact with her do for them. Because of her husband’s family, Ortiz became bilingual knowledge, Ortiz was able in English and Spanish, a useful skill in to draw out more details of

15 16 90 Years of Memories Frank Donaldson received more than 300 letters from Cumberland students, colleagues and friends in celebration of his 90th birthday.

or former professor Frank 90th birthday celebration, much to his Donaldson’s love for teaching began Donaldson’s 90th birthday, Pattie shock and excitement. “I was touched during law school when he taught a FDonaldson wanted to create an and very appreciative and happy to see local Sunday school class. After trying a extra-special surprise. She knew former students doing exceptionally case with former Dean Arthur Weeks, he Donaldson always loved to hear from his well,” Donaldson said. was approached by Weeks and Samford former Cumberland students, and to Letters came in from all over the University President Leslie Wright to hear from them on his 90th birthday country, many reflecting on Donaldson’s teach a contracts course at Cumberland would mean more than any material School of Law. Donaldson decided present she could give him. to give it a try, and before he knew During his 43 years at Cumberland it he was one of the longest tenured School of Law, Donaldson taught more professors ever employed at the law than 4,500 law students. Cumberland school. School of Law alumni are not only an Over his teaching years extension of his family, but a reflection Donaldson watched law students of his life’s work. grow physically, both in height and After compiling names from every in weight. He went from teaching grade book for every course Donaldson all male classes to classes almost half ever taught at the law school, Pattie composed of female law students. realized she was in over her head. She He served as an advocate for the enlisted the help of the Cumberland first black law student to be Alumni Relations office, and an email admitted to the law school in 1966 was sent to all alumni enlisting them in and he played handball with Student the surprise. Bar Association President John Cards and emails flooded in from Carroll in 1974. former students and law school acquain- Donaldson recently published a tances. “I thought we would have a few book reflecting on his life as a World letters from names I recognized,” said War II pilot, FBI agent, attorney and Pattie. She never anticipated the Cumberland School of Law response the email would generate. professor. Glimpses of an Abundant During the course of the month, more “tough” teaching and memorable Life is a collection of short stories than 300 messages were collected and classroom lessons. “I expected a lot of my chronicling his 62 years of marriage to compiled, a response that demanded the students,” said Donaldson. “In a law class Pattie and the lessons he’s learned family create a book out of the memo- there are maybe 50 students, and that’s a throughout his 90 years. He will be ries. Alabama State Senator Marc Keahey lot of brainpower. I didn’t want them to signing copies of his autobiography at ’04 even contacted the family and let themselves down. I encouraged them the law school on April 14 at the 50th proposed to offer a resolution on the I hope in a professional way to apply anniversary celebration. Donaldson senate floor in recognition of themselves,” he said. would like to personally thank all of the Donaldson’s birthday. Thankfully, there wasn’t a single alumni who sent him birthday wishes, so Though so many people were derogatory letter in the whole bunch. “It please be sure to stop by and say hello. q involved, the surprise was a complete was almost unreal,” he joked. “Nothing success. Pattie presented the book and that was said back in law school during senate resolution to Donaldson at his exams was said in those letters.” 17 Letter from the Director of Spotlight on Alumni Relations pring is in the Atlanta Cumberland Club air and the law “Atlanta-area alumni include partners at school is many of the city’s prominent firms, Sbustling with in-house counsel, plaintiffs lawyers, activity! successful smaller firm lawyers, The 51st year ­government attorneys, prosecutors and of Cumberland judges. The strength of our club comes School of Law from the involvement of this breath of being in practices.” —Brad Birmingham is proving to be a continuation of success, Benefits: “Atlanta is a very large, diverse growth and accomplishment. Our students city with a lot of ‘transplants.’ The Atlanta are exceptional and I continue to enjoy Cumberland Club provides an initial point meeting them and our extremely kind and Brad Parrott ’00 Nicole Leet ‘08 of contact for alumni to reach out to a generous alumni. Thank you to the 70 local Partner, Foltz Martin LLC Associate, Gray, Rust, St. Amand, Moffett & person with an instant connection, their attorneys (most alumni) for being at the Brieske, LLC shared Cumberland background.” —Nicole school in January to conduct practice interviews of students. Also, thanks to nder the leadership of Nicole Leet and “Our events remind alumni of the those who judged the competitions during Brad Parrott, the Atlanta Cumberland resources each of us may provide others. I the BLSA southern regional conference. Club has experienced a tremendous routinely reach out to Atlanta alumni when Join us on Saturday, April 14 to U growth spurt over the past year. our firm has an attorney hiring need and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Atlanta has become a popular market for refer out conflict work. I mine our Atlanta Cumberland School of Law being in recent graduates, and the club has alumni network when trying to assist Birmingham, Alabama. Members of the capitalized on this by introducing less Cumberland School of Law graduates Class of 1962 will be present, along with formal after-work networking events, looking for clerkship and associate former and present faculty, staff, deans appealing to young and old alike. By positions. Our club meetings encourage and members of the judiciary. There is no hosting at least two per year, the club and foster these sorts of interactions.” charge for this event. You may tour the law reaches out to the 470 alumni in the area, —Brad school and Samford’s beautiful campus, encouraging them to get involved and listen to an update about the school’s broaden themselves, not only profession- Vision for the future: successes, goals and challenges by Dean ally, but personally as well. • Addition of more gatherings and Carroll, take the opportunity to talk to activities, including a breakfast meeting President Westmoreland and Judge Julian Strengths: “Atlanta-area alumni are very series Mann, our national alumni association active and committed to furthering the law • Initiate a communication channel president. Meet up with your classmates, school’s presence in the city. Not only are between area alumni to communicate look at your class composite and show the alumni supportive of one another, but life events, firm events, professional your kids where you sat in class. All ages they support the legal community in activities, job openings etc. q will enjoy having pictures made in the Atlanta as a whole.” —Nicole photo booth, choosing what cupcake you would like from the Dreamcakes truck and listening to The Expandables band. History boards are displayed in the second floor hallway and provide a nice illustration and Upcoming Alumni Events summary of the last 50 years. Register April 13–14: Reunion Weekend and Class Parties now on our website. April 14: 50th Anniversary Celebration at the law school for alumni and guests I hope that 2012 exceeds your expectations just as you exceed ours. See April 30: Montgomery Alumni Luncheon you on April 14! May 7–8: Texas Alumni Events

May 10: Chicago Alumni Event My best, May 17: Atlanta Alumni Reception May 18: Graduation June 21: Alumni reception at Florida Bar meetings in Orlando Anne Marovich July 19: Alumni reception at Alabama Bar meetings in Destin 18 Through the Lens How do you communicate the Cumberland experience? A student, an alumna and a professor were challenged to capture their personal experience of Cumberland in a series of photographs. Atlanta Cumberland Club The photographs below explore Cumberland today as seen through their eyes.

Photographer LaVone Warren is Photographer LaTara Johnson Photographer Jeremy Richter is a assistant dean for Continuing spends her days pursuing social 3L student who credits his sanity Legal Education and assistant justice with the YWCA of Central to photography and his wife, professor at Cumberland. Her Alabama, and free time with her Anna. He is a former adjunct interest in photography was precious 3-year-old son. She won instructor at Arlington Baptist initially peaked as the result of a the Business Pitch Competition College and has a M.A. in history Cumberland newsletter project, at the 2011 Magic City Black from UAB. His photography has and has continued as a way to Expo for her photography been featured on local news document her family travels. business, elle Danielle sources and highlights Alabama Photography, which captures joy landscapes. in everyday moments. 19 20 21 22 23 24 Cumberland School of Law’s

Ancountertticus Governor Albert P. dignity and leading by example. And Brewer, and you immediately who better to do it than a man who know you’re in the presence of a during the tumultuous civil rights BREWERISMS E gentleman. With his polished suits movement served as an Alabama “At the end of the day, who you and genteel southern manners, legislator, speaker of the house, come home to matters so much more longtime professor and former lieutenant governor and governor. than what you did the rest of the Alabama governor Brewer is a Always displaying exemplary morals, day.” Heather Ward ’10 modern-day depiction of times long Brewer was a revolutionary of his past. time, standing for all people and “Have tactful solutions to clients’ A soft-spoken man who always making great strides toward a better tacky actions.” Dara LaMunyon ’02 seems to have a book in his hand, Alabama. Brewer is a real-life representation of In August, Brewer was awarded “Honesty and integrity always Atticus Finch, protagonist of Harper the Samford Medallion, becoming prevail.” Lynn Hogewood Schuck ’03 Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Each day, only the third recipient of the honor his deeply rooted wisdom and since its creation by the Samford “You don’t want to get walked all inspirational leadership challenges Board of Trustees in 2006. The over, but you don’t want to be an ol’ student lawyers to use their minds medallion recognizes persons whose stick in the mud neither.” Kyle instead of their mouths, and to make good works have made a difference in Dulock ’10 choices with integrity instead of society, in community affairs, in the popularity. His sensible approach and life of the church and in the quality “It takes a lifetime to build your warmhearted compassion sticks with of life for individuals. reputation and a second to students and leaves them thinking Clark Watson ’81, former ­completely ruin it.” Jeremy “Now that is the kind of man I want chairman of the Samford board, Applebaum ’04 to be.” presented Brewer with the surprise For 25 years, Brewer has honor, calling him a “tremendous ­counseled countless numbers of example to lawyers, educators, Cumberland School of Law lawyers government leaders and the in the ways of moral courage, quiet ­population of this state at large.” q 2525 Beyond the Books he life of Sherri husband to go antique Peace-Gordon ’12 is a shopping. T little more complicated than the average law A Good Foundation—Peace- student. A 35-year-old Gordon entered the army at mother of twin girls, age 17, serving for seven years Peace-Gordon splits her and then working with the time between being a mom, Army for another seven. “The wife and law student. military can prepare you for After sending the girls anything that you want to do,” off to school and catching Peace-Gordon said. “The up on housework, Peace- foundation of it makes you Gordon makes a two-hour successful anywhere you want drive to Birmingham, to go. It teaches you to work alternating nights between hard and to focus.” Peace- her Birmingham apartment Gordon took advantage of the and her family’s financial resources available to Meridianville home. Despite her through the GI Bill and her hectic schedule, decided to make her law school Peace-Gordon manages to dreams a reality. serve as president of the Black Law Students Hand-me-down Hobby— Association, won a client When Peace-Gordon was very counseling and arbitration young, her father took up the competition and was named hobby of ­photography. He scholar of merit for her passed down to her a Canon public health law class. AE-1 camera, now one of Though Peace-Gordon Peace-Gordon’s favorite occasionally misses out on possessions. She enjoys tracking the little moments in life down parts for the 30-plus year with her family, she old camera, and looks forward ­recognizes that soon all the to using it more frequently sacrifices will be well worth when she returns home after it. “I realize and understand school. When her girls are old it’s not just me,” Peace- Clif Gordon, Sherri Peace-Gordon, Olivia Gordon (bottom enough, she plans to pass it to Gordon said. “It’s not just right), Sha’xaria Gordon (bottom left). them as well. my success. It’s a ­commitment to the entire The Plan—Before entering law family.” school Peace-Gordon served as Here are some other organization of an affiliate church in an ultrasound technician for 14 tidbits about Peace-Gordon that Huntsville, where they occasionally speak years. She worked so hard to obtain her ­certainly make her an atypical law and teach leadership classes. certification that she decided to keep it student. up through law school, just in case it’s Leverage—During their time in ever needed. “As I see it, I have the best Family of Faith—Peace-Gordon and Germany, Peace-Gordon and Gordon of both worlds. In medicine and law her husband, Clif Gordon, are both served as referees for intramural sports people come to you in some of their ordained ministers. After rising through programs on base. In an effort to spend most vulnerable moments. It is an honor the ranks of their home church, they more time with her husband in his for someone to trust you with delicate fanatical world of sports, Peace-Gordon became licensed as ministers and situations.” q ordained as elders in 2008. Peace- signed up to be a referee. This gave her Gordon and Gordon help with the the leverage she needed to get her 26 Faculty and Staff Notes Adams Bishop Brewer Carroll Darby

Through January 25, 2011 DeBow Denning DiRusso Ferris Greene

Cassandra Adams served as moderator Brannon Denning traveled to Dublin in for a panel session at the annual Alabama October for the ABA international State Bar meeting. Adams has been meeting, where he served on a panel appointed chair of the law school entitled “Pathways to the International subcommittee for the Alabama State Bar Legal Academy and What You Find Pro Bono Week Celebration Task Force. There: The Various Roles of Law Hartzog Kuruk Professors and Legal Academics.” He also Brad Bishop and his spouse, Dr. Anne appeared as a presenter at a CLE Wendy Greene presented “Who are We Bishop, were honored at Samford program at the University of the South in the Workplace? How Title VII and University’s homecoming football game in August, as a panelist at a conference GINA Work Together to Combat for their contributions to Samford for aspiring law professors hosted at the DNA-Based Race Discrimination,” at University and Cumberland School of Arizona State University School of Law Loyola Law School—Los Angeles in Law. Bishop played football for Samford and at an annual CLE presented by the September. Greene’s article, “Black under Coach Bobby Bowden while he Center for Alcohol Policy. Recent Women Can’t Have Blonde Hair…in was an undergraduate. Bishop presented articles include “McDonald v. Chicago: the Workplace” was published in the “The Ethical Way to Handle Indigent Five Takes,” which appeared in the Iowa Journal of Gender, Race & Justice and Defendants” at the Municipal Judges University of Virginia Law School’s made several top ten download lists on Association in August. Journal of Law and Politics and “The Truth the Social Science Research Network in Legislation Amendment: An Idea throughout the summer. Greene was Gov. Albert Brewer was appointed by Whose Time Has Come,” which elected to serve as a member of the Gov. Robert Bentley to serve on the appeared in a symposium issue of the American Association of Law Schools state’s Constitutional Reform Tennessee Law Review on proposed Women in Legal Education Executive Commission. constitutional amendments. Committee.

John Carroll was awarded the Chief Alyssa DiRusso presented on the topic Woody Hartzog participated in a Justice’s Professionalism Award by the of lawyers in books for young children as symposium hosted by the Georgia Law Alabama State Bar for his outstanding part of a panel at the annual meeting of Review titled Civil Rights or Civil contribution in advancing the the Southeastern Association of Law Wants. His essay titled “Chain-link ­professionalism of the legal profession in Schools. DiRusso published “The Big Confidentiality” will be published in the Alabama. Carroll was a featured panelist Questions of Philanthropy Law in a Georgia Law Review. Hartzog’s paper, for the Leadership Birmingham’s Delightful Snack-Size Portion,” a review “The Case for Online Obscurity,” Criminal Justice Day program on the of Boston College Law Professor Ray received the International Association of topic of the death penalty in Alabama. Madoff’s article, “What Leona Helmsley Privacy Professionals—Future of Privacy Can Teach Us About the Charitable Forum Privacy Papers for Policy Makers Della Darby joined the law library staff Deduction,” in JOTWELL. Award and was also presented at Yale in September in the position of serials Law School as part of the Thompson librarian. She has a B.S. in media Emily Ferris joined the Office of Career Reuters ISP Speaker Series. Hartzog’s librarianship from Spalding University Development on Aug. 1 as the new article titled “Website Design as and a master of library and information associate director. She is a graduate of Contract” was published in the American science from the University of South the University of Mississippi and the University Law Review. Carolina. University of Mississippi School of Law. She most recently served as Senator Paul Kuruk made a presentation on Michael DeBow is working part time in Wicker’s Counsel in Washington, D.C. “Beneficiaries and Rights Holders of the Alabama Attorney General’s office. Traditional Knowledge” at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on 27 Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, in July. Kuruk conducted a training program on World Trade Organization law for government Martin Nelson Ross RossRoyal Sims officials, ambassadors, business executives and other national and regional trade policymakers in July at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. He also participated in a meeting of the Committee of Experts on Harmonization of Member States Snoe Strickland SmolinYoung Floyd Smolin Investment Laws to draft the legal text of a Community Investment Code for the article “Presidential Ambitions of U.S. Economic Community of West African states during the summer. At the annual Supreme Court Justices: A History and States in Accra, Ghana. conference of the Southeastern an Ethical Warning,” was printed in 38 Association of Law Schools, he made Northern Kentucky Law Review 115-72 presentations on the following panels: Edward Martin participated on a panel (2011). of speakers at the SEALS Conference in “Recruiting, Training and Managing late July at Hilton Head Island, S.C., Adjunct Professors” and “Strategies for participated as faculty in where the topic of their presentation was Dayna Royal Complying with the ABA’s Outcome an ABA national teleconference CLE “Enhancing The Classroom Experience: Measurement Requirements.” titled “Separating the Fat from the New Developments In Teaching Fiction: Restaurant Menu Labeling Laws Methodology And Technology.” Deborah Young taught evidence this Examined.” Also, she presented her paper summer at Vermont Law School in “The Skinny on the Federal Menu- South Royalton, Vt. Jack Nelson’s article titled “Rationing Labeling Law and Why it Should Survive Health Care in Britain and the United a First Amendment Challenge” at the States” was published in Suffolk John Carroll, Mike Floyd and David SEALS conference. Royal spoke to UAB University Law School’s Journal of Health Smolin spent the week of September 19 students with a talk entitled You Can Say and Biomedical Law, Volume VII 2011, in São Paulo, Brazil, along with former That Again!: Media Law & the Limits of Number 2. Alabama Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb. Free Speech. The primary event was a two-day constitutional law conference attended William Ross was interviewed about the assistant dean for Alabama immigration law on National Jennifer Sims, by approximately 700 people. The focus admission and diversity at Cumberland Public Radio’s All Things Considered on of the conference was on sumula School of Law, was recently elected to Aug. 2 and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio vinculante, a limited form of binding the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center on Aug. 26. During the summer, he gave precedent that Brazil has adopted. Cobb Advisory Board. a talk at the Immigrant Learning Center and Smolin were conference speakers. q in Malden, Mass., about a chapter that he published the fourth edition is writing in a book about the history of Joe Snoe of Property: Examples and Explanations. U.S. immigration, and he gave a presen- tation about his book on Chief Justice delivered bar review Charles Evans Hughes in New York City Henry Strickland lectures for BarBri in 11 cities in seven at Hughes Hubbard & Reed. Ross’s

ndrea Shaw joined the Cumberland School legal research and brief writing services to law of Law faculty in 2011. She teaches legal firms and solo practitioners. She is a member of A writing to first-year law students in the law the Alabama State Bar. The law is Shaw’s second school’s lawyering and legal reasoning career. Prior to attending law school, she received program. Shaw received her juris doctor in 2010 her bachelor’s degree from Florida State from Cumberland School of Law, graduating University in geology. Shaw worked as an with honors. As a law school student, Shaw environmental consultant at Jim Stidham & served as the managing editor of the Cumberland Associates, Inc., of Tallahassee, Fla., for nearly Law Review and published two articles in the seven years where she performed environmental journal. Upon graduation, Shaw formed Shaw assessments for real estate transactions and Legal Research LLC, an organization providing petroleum contamination assessments. q

2828 Class Notes Armer Avery Barnett Barr Through December 31, 2011 BClarkerdy CallihanDeGaris Cole Davidson recognizes the best teachers of trial Columbus-based insurance company 1969 advocacy. Aflac. James F. Morgan is a member with Morgan, Herring, Morgan, Green & Ron Clark, founder of the Lakeland, 1980 Rosenblutt in High Point, N.C., where Fla., firm of Clark, Campbell, George V. Laughrun was recently he practices in the areas of personal Mawhinney & Lancaster, is board chosen as one of North Carolina’s legal injury, probate, wills, trials, zoning and chairman of the firm. He has expanded elite in the area of DWI defense. He government relations. his practice in complex business and real specializes in DWI defense and has been estate transactions, and serves on the practicing for more than 31 years. 1972 board for the Salvation Army and is Hon. Bill Bowen is the reporter of the involved in a major fund-raising Romaine S. Scott has been named to committee for the Alabama Criminal ­campaign for Habitat for Humanity. the bankruptcy committee of the Code Review and the chair of the Baldwin County Bar Association. committee for the Rules of Criminal John H. Shannon was appointed to the Procedure. 10th circuit judicial nominating 1981 ­commission by Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Judge Charles R. “Chuck” Malone, Richard Cater served as cochair of the former Tuscaloosa County presiding drafting committee for the Alabama 1976 circuit judge, has been appointed by Gov. Uniform Power of Attorney Act SB 53. Marcella Auerbach was named Lawyer Robert Bentley as Alabama’s 30th chief of the Year by Taxpayers Against Fraud justice. 1973 along with her law partner, Ken Nolan. Jack Natter has been appointed to the John E. Ott, a United States magistrate Hoover, Ala., city council. 1977 judge, is a member of the Leadership Larry Craven, the general counsel for Birmingham Class of 2011–2012. 1974 the Alabama Department of Education, Charles H. Booth, Jr., has been named has been appointed by the board of Mitchell O. “Mickey” Palmer has been as the 2011 arbitrator of the year by the education as interim schools elected president of the Manatee County Better Business Bureau of North superintendent. (Florida) Bar Association for the Alabama. 2011–12 term. He obtained his Florida George M. “Jack” Neal, Jr., an attorney bar board certification in construction is the chair of the commit- John Carroll with Sirote & Permutt, has been named law and announces the opening of his tee for the Foreign Money Judgments the 2011 Lawyer of the Year by the new office at 5104 N. Lockwood Ridge Recognition Act and the Interstate Birmingham Legal Professional Road, Suite 303-E, Sarasota, FL 34234, Depositions and Discovery Act. He also Association. 941-400-4652. received the chief justice’s professional- ism award from the Alabama State Bar. 1978 1982 James R. Pratt III is president of the Sarah Clark Bowers has joined Proctor Judge Bruce E. Williams has joined Alabama State Bar. & Vaughn LLC of counsel. Stephens, Millirons, Harrison & Gammons PC as of counsel. 1979 Captain Bruce MacKenzie has retired Arthur L. Smith III has been appointed from active duty from the Navy-Marine 1975 by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to the Corps trial judiciary. is a professor at Thomas P. Anderson Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit Superior Campbell University Law School. He Court judgeship. Smith has spent the last Carol Stewart is the reporter of the teaches trial advocacy and is a past 23 years as corporate counsel for committee for the Amendments winner of the Becton Award, which Condominium Act. 29 Dudley Harris Hilson Hodge McCallum Meadows Mebane

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Thomas Richardson will begin service 1983 on the McLeod Health board of trustees, 1989 is an adjunct professor announces the opening of William Hyland effective February 2012. He is employed Mark Petro of trial skills at Stetson University Petro Law Firm, PC, 2323 2nd Ave N, with BB&T Wealth Management, where College of Law in Gulfport, Fla. Birmingham, AL 35203-3807, he is responsible for the administration 205-327-8311. of personal trust and fiduciary services has been Anthony “James” Rolfes for the Pee Dee region. appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to the David Tirella is an adjunct professor of Twelfth Circuit Judicial Nominating 1987 expert witnessing at Stetson University Commission. College of Law in Gulfport, Fla. Clark Gillespy is vice president of economic development at Duke Energy. 1984 He gave a public talk on Nov. 8 at the 1990 has joined The has been named Allen Schreiber University of South Carolina about the Ahrian Tyler Dudley Mediation Center of Burke Harvey and chief executive director of the Smith importance of a sustainable energy future Frankowski, LLC, in Birmingham. He is Scholarship Foundation. in recruiting new investment and a member of the American College of increase job growth. Civil Trial Mediators and the Academy Judge Ruth Ann Hall has been of Distinguished Neutrals. appointed by Gov. Robert Bentley to fill Theodore J. Leopold has been named the vacancy for Madison County circuit to the 2011 Florida Trend Legal Elite in judge as district court judge for the 23rd 1985 the Civil Trial Section. He lectured at a shareholder with Judicial Circuit. Katherine N. Barr, the American Association for Justice Sirote & Permutt, has been elected to Summer Convention in New York City serve a three-year term on the board of a partner at Christian on July 11 and at the Mass Torts Made Sharon D. Stuart, directors for the Special Needs Alliance. & Small LLP, is a member of the Perfect conference in Las Vegas on Leadership Birmingham Class of October 14. He was elected recently to received the 2011 2011–12. Lenora W. Pate the office of vice president of Public Bailey Thomson Award from the Justice Foundation. Alabama Citizens for Constitutional 1991 Reform Foundation. Ted Meadows, who practices in Burr & Sandra Lewis is serving as a committee Forman’s mass torts section, has been counsel to the Alabama House of was recently announced chosen to help direct litigation related to Michael Stacy Representatives from the Law Institute. as the Outstanding Commonwealth hormone replacement therapy as part of She is from Montgomery and is on the Attorney for 2011. He received the the plaintiffs steering committee. commerce committee. award during the Kentucky Prosecutor’s Conference. He serves as the common- Judge Daniel Sleet is an adjunct 1992 wealth attorney for the First Judicial a shareholder in Baker, professor of trial skills at Stetson University David B. Hall, Circuit. He has served as an instructor, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & College of Law in Gulfport, Fla. presenter and lecturer at the Kentucky Berkowitz, PC’s Birmingham office, has Prosecutors Institute and the National been appointed vice-chair of the Louis S. Woodward has joined the Advocacy Center at the National Transportation Lawyers Association Birmingham office of Maynard, Cooper District Attorney Association in Committee on Casualty Litigation. & Gale, P.C. as a shareholder in the Columbia, S.C. banking, retail and consumer, consumer is joining the Florida and commercial finance litigation, real Robert Sombathy State Attorney’s office as a prosecutor in 1986 estate and commercial lending practice has retired. the major crimes division. He will be Ed Kennedy groups.

30 handling cases within the 14th Judicial Tom Bazemore has been admitted to Circuit. The Federation of Defense & Corporate 2000 announces the opening of Counsel. Matt Abbott 1993 Abbott Law Firm LLC at 308 Martin St. N., Suite 200, Pell City, AL 35125, Charles E. Atchley, Jr., has been Chris Berdy, an attorney with Christian 205-338-7800. appointed deputy criminal chief for the & Small LLP, has been named member- Eastern District of Tennessee U.S. ship chair for Alabama by the an attorney in the Attorney’s Office. He will also serve as International Association of Defense Khristi Doss Driver, legal department at Southern Company, the supervisor for white collar crime in Counsel. Knoxville and national security/ has been named by the Council on Litigation Management to the keynote counterterrorism matters districtwide. L. Griffin Tyndall has joined Baker, and speaker selection committee for the Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & council’s 2011 National Women’s Forum. William K. Bradford announces the Berkowitz PC as a shareholder in the opening of Bradford Ladner LLP at 3928 construction practice group. Montclair Rd., Ste. 208, Birmingham, Marcus A. Jaskolka announces the opening of Jaskolka Law Firm LLC at AL 35213, 205-802-8823. Cam Ward was cosponsor of the 512 Montgomery Hwy., Suite 200, Alabama Unsworn Foreign Declarations Birmingham, AL 35216, 205-822-6782. Mark Fore has been promoted to of Act HB 29. He is also chair of the counsel at GrayRobinson, P.A.’s Lakeland committee for the Collaborative Law office. Act. 2001 Laura Susan Burns announces the formation of Gregory, Burns & Brashier Leslie M. Kroeger has been named to 1997 LLC. the 2011 Florida Trend Legal Elite in the James Childs of Bradley Arant Boult civil trial section. She also has been Cummings LLP has been named a was named Beasley, Allen, selected to join the second class of member of the Stump Advisory Board at Chris Glover Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.’s Leaders in the Law by The Florida Birmingham-Southern College. Product Liability Section Lawyer of the Association for Women Lawyers. 1998 Year. 1994 Jacob A. Brown of Akerman Senterfitt recently joined L. Hunter Compton, Jr., has become a was recently appointed as vice chair of Ashley E. Manning member of Satterwhite, Buffalow, the Bankruptcy/UCC committee of the Carr Allison as an associate in the Compton & Tyler LLC. Florida bar’s business law section and Birmingham office. She will be a will serve until he becomes the commit- member of the firm’s workers’ compen- sation practice group. Robert Methvin is serving as chair of a tee chair for 2012–13. task force committee on disaster relief has been with the Birmingham Bar Association. Sandi Eubank Gregory announces the Latanishia D. Watters formation of Gregory, Burns & Brashier appointed to a second term as vice chair 1995 LLC. of the staff counsel committee of the American Bar Association’s tort trial and Terrell “Terry” Buford Cook is the insurance practice section. She has also administrator of McRae Manor Nursing Stacy L. Moon has become a share- Home in McRae, Ga. He serves on the holder with Fees & Burgess PC. been named the 2011–12 assembly board of directors of the Georgia Health speaker of the American Bar Care Association and of the Merchants 1999 Association’s Young Lawyers Division, and has been appointed to a three-year and Citizens Bank. Daniel P. Avery has been elected as a shareholder to Carr Allison. His practice term on the Young Lawyers Division’s leadership advisory. Richard Nickels has joined the law focuses on labor and employment firm of Bone McAllester Norton as a litigation and workers’ compensation corporate law and estate planning matters. 2002 has been selected by the attorney. John H. Harris Spartanburg, S.C., county council as Douglas V. Chandler announces the associate county attorney for the new Nicholas Woodfield’s Washington, opening of Chandler Law LLC, 5447 in-house legal department. D.C., firm, The Employment Law Group, Roswell Road, NE, Suite 305, Atlanta, was named by Lawyer Monthly as the GA 30342, 404-593-2670. joined Clark James 2011 labor and employment law firm of Raymond M. Lykins Hanlin & Hunt LLC as an associate. the year. Frances Herring is the new principal of Contentnea-Savannah K–8 school in announces the 1996 Kinston, N.C. Joseph P. Schilleci, Jr., opening of The Schilleci Law Firm LLC Doug Baymiller is general counsel at American Auto Shield in St Arvada, at 2323 Second Ave. N., Birmingham, AL Colo. 35203, 205-327-8340.

31 Joe Hubbard ’78, a detail-oriented Claude Slagle, Jr., ’50 died Sept. 11, district attorney who prosecuted some 2011. He served as a JAG officer and of Calhoun County’s most notorious fought in World War II, the Korean War In Memoriam criminal defendants, died June 27 at his and the Vietnam War. home in Oxford. He was 58. Hubbard Through December 31, 2011 died of complications from esophageal Robert Boxley Stamps ’70 died Oct. cancer. 7, 2011. He practiced ­corporate law and David Earl Bailey, Jr., ’91 of Pensacola, real estate in the Birmingham area for Fla., died Aug. 6, 2011 at the age of 55. Wesley Miles Lavender ’74, died Aug. more than 40 years. Bailey was an active member of the 11, 2011, at age 63 at his residence. He Gateway Church of Christ where he was an assistant district attorney for Thomas Melville Stewart ’38 died Jan. served as a Bible teacher and legal Morgan County and a Falkville and 21, 2011. He worked for the state of ministry leader. Somerville municipal judge. Tennessee for 33 years, serving 15 years as director of motor vehicles and Case Ashmore Bodiford ’99 died July Ralph G. Lawrence ’52 died Oct. 12, concluded his career as an administrative 1, 2011. Bodiford was employed with 2011. For 29 years, he was the president law judge in the department of revenue. the State of Florida’s Department of of the Associated Agency, an indepen- Revenue as a senior tax attorney in the dent insurance agency located in Myron David Stutzman ’67 died June Office of General Counsel. Memphis, Tenn. 29, 2011.

George Boles ’68, of Mountain Brook, John Howard “Jack” McEniry III ’71, Johnny Mac Turner, Jr., ’86, of Ala., died Dec. 9, 2011. He was a partner died July 5, 2011, at his home in Hoover, Mountain Brook, Ala., died on July 18, in the law firm of Weaver and Boles. He Ala., following a battle with cancer. He 2011. also served as assistant district attorney in practiced law for close to 30 years with Huntsville, Ala., and municipal judge in his father and uncle at the law firm of Harry Wilters, Jr., ’51, of Baldwin Trussville, Ala. McEniry, McEniry & McEniry in County, died Sept. 15, 2011. He prac- Bessemer, Ala. ticed law for 60 years and twice served Judge James W. Chamberlain ’54 on the Alabama Supreme Court. He was died Jan. 21, 2011, at the age of 80. He Mark David Mullins ’92, of Perrysburg, known for his stern courtroom practiced as an attorney at law in the Ohio, died March 12, 2011. demeanor, but was well respected from 15th judicial district from the late 1950s judges and attorneys across the county. up until his death. He served as Earl Joseph Reuther ’90 died Sept. 11, Lafayette’s municipal court judge for 37 2011. John Fred Wood, Jr., ’72 died August years. 25, 2011. He was a long-time partner Jeffrey Stewart Sawtelle ’74, of with Dominick, Fletcher, Yeilding, Wood Chris Christ ’68, age 75, of Vestavia, Burke, Va., died July 18, 2011. & Lloyd and served in the U.S. Army Ala., died June 29, 2011, after a brief Reserves and National Guard for 32 illness. He was a practicing attorney for C. Don Schenkemeyer, Jr., ’74 died years. 43 years and a part-time judge for many Oct. 28, 2011. He operated a private law years. practice and was a Jefferson County Jere Field White, Jr., ’80 died Oct. 3, public defender. 2011, at the age of 56 after a long and Robert Marcus “Marc” Givhan ’86 courageous battle with cancer. White died at the age of 52 on Nov. 16, 2011. Marsha Lynn Semon ’91, age 53, of was a founding member of the law firm Birmingham, died Sept. 8, 2011. She was of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC and an attorney at Starnes Davis Florie LLP. had a long and distinguished career, trying more than 100 jury trials to verdict. q

John Strohm is a senior counsel at Loeb 2003 2004 & Loeb in Nashville, Tenn., practicing D. Brian Murphy announces the Dow A. Davidson has joined the entertainment and media law. opening of DB Murphy LLC at 209 N. Charleston, S.C., office of Nelson Joachim St., Mobile, AL 36603, Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as an 2005 251-300-2503. associate. Davidson’s practice focuses on Micah Adkins has joined the firm of a broad range of business and commer- Burke, Harvey & Frankowski LLC. He Angela N. Warren has joined the law cial litigation. represents clients who have credit report firm of Pope & Barloga, PA. She will disputes and victims of identity theft. focus her practice in the areas of elder R. Brett Garrett is now a shareholder of law and probate. Rushton, Stakely, Johnston & Garrett PA.

32 Michael B. Stevens founded the Office of Michael B. Stevens, Attorney at Law 2009 has joined Johnston in Guntersville, Ala., in October 2011. Dara D. Fernandez Barton Proctor & Rose LLP as an associate. She was elected president of Births Brandi Williams is serving as a Region VII of the Hispanic National Bar Through December 31, 2011 ­committee counsel to the House of Association. Representatives from the Law Institute. Meredith ’01 and Ben Adridge She is from Leeds, Ala., and is on the has joined ­welcomed a son, Robert Payton Jefferson County Delegation. Katherine “Katie” Reeves Ogletree Deakins as an associate in the “Pate” Aldridge on Oct. 17, 2011. Birmingham office. 2006 Damon ’07 and Weezie Boiles Thomas Henry Blake III married Jane ­welcomed two sons, Damon Jay Boiles Baker Walker on September 17, 2011. Ryan D. Thompson has joined Burr & Forman’s Atlanta office as an associate IV and Thomas Thornton Boiles on where he is a member of the banking Oct. 17, 2011. Ray Carle announces the opening of the and real estate practice group. Birmingham office of McCalla Raymer, John Browning ’03 and Margaret 205-613-5832. 2010 Sue Helmsing Browning welcome Taylor Bartlett has joined Heninger a daughter, Margaret Sue, born Robert “Bo” H. Harris II has joined tax Garrison Davis LLC. His practice focuses December 21. and estate planning law firm Ingwersen on representing individuals in the areas & Taylor as an associate. of pharmaceutical and medical device Chase and Meg Gore ’11 welcomed a litigation. daughter, Cadelle McKayla, born Aug. Joseph Lister Hubbard, Jr., was elected 24, weighing 6 lbs., 9 oz. to represent the 73rd House District in has joined the the Alabama House of Representatives in Shannon Hardin Dye Birmingham office of Carr Allison as an Thomas Killeen and Kristin Pell November 2010. In January 2011, he was associate. She will be a member of the Killeen ‘99, a son, Connor James, elected by his caucus as the minority firm’s workers’ compensation practice born November 16, 2011. whip. In July 2011, he founded the law group. firm, Hubbard Coleman, P.C., in Daniel and Shawnna Smith ’09 Montgomery, Ala. Kiel Gross has been named business ­welcomed a daughter, Emelia Jane manager of ancillary and clinical services Smith, on Sept. 2, 2011. Dustin Kittle announces the formation q division at Shands Jacksonville Medical of Beckum Kittle LLP, 4505 Pine Tree Center. Circle, Suite 135, Birmingham, AL 35243, 205-358-3100, and Curtis Lee www.beckumkittle.com. Ashley Brook Reitz Peinhardt were married on May 14, 2007 2011, at Barnsley Gardens Resort in Adairsville, Ga. Angela Baker Evans has joined Westervelt, Johnson, Nicholl & Keller LLC. Ryan Stringfellow is an attorney at Smith Cashion & Orr, PLC in Nashville, Tenn. W. James Sears IV is associated with the firm of Couch, Conville & Blitt LLC. Margaret Ann Ware and Eric Christopher Vinsant were married on June 25, 2011. They reside in Knoxville, Walker Stewart has joined Hall, Bloch, Garland & Meyer, LLP as an associate in Tenn. the firm’s Macon, Ga., office. Tripp Watson announces the opening of The Watson Firm, PO Box 130495, Randall Woodfin has been named a member of the Alabama Tornado Birmingham, AL 35213, 205-377-5202. Recovery Action Council created by Gov. Robert Bentley. Amanda S. Williamson has joined Heninger Garrison Davis. Her practice 2008 focuses on representing individuals in the areas of pharmaceutical and medical Morgan M. Sport has been selected as a member of the 2011 Birmingham Bar device litigation. Association’s Future Leaders Forum.

33 Trey Levie is an associate at McKeon, associate where he is a member of the 2011 Meunier, Carlin & Curfman, LLC in Litigation practice group, focusing on has joined the Michael C. Barnett Atlanta, Ga. transportation and maritime law. Dallas, Texas, office of Shackelford, Melton & McKinley, LLP as an associate. Hannah C. Mebane has joined Burr & Christopher Yearout has joined His practice focuses on transactional Forman’s Birmingham office as an Lightfoot Franklin & White as an work in a wide range of corporate and associate where she is a member of the associate. commercial law. q litigation practice group focusing on torts, insurance and product liability law. Matthew Brown has joined the firm of Milam & Milam, LLC in Fairhope, Ala., Sarah Kristen Peters has joined Burr as an associate. & Forman as an associate in the financial services litigation department. L. Cole Callihan has joined the New Orleans, La., office of Adams and Reese Alyson Hood Rains has become an as an associate. associate at the Birmingham law firm of Crew and Howell. H. Carlton Hilson has joined Burr & Forman’s Birmingham office as an Molly Savage is an assistant public associate where he is a member of the defender at the Colorado Public litigation practice group focusing on Defender’s Office in Greeley, Colo.. labor and employment law. Kristen Sims has joined Charles Pitman has joined Carr Allison Carrie J. Hodge Injury Lawyers, LLC. as an associate in its Birmingham office. She has joined the firm’s litigation Brett C. Thompson has joined Burr & practice group. Forman’s Birmingham office as an

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2011–12 Cumberland Advisory Board Club Presidents Advisory Board Meredith M. Aldridge—Jackson, Miss. Members Robin Andrews—Anniston, Ala. Russell Q. Allison Lorence J. Bielby—Tallahassee, Fla. New Member Beverly A. Baker Mary Margaret S. Bielby—Tallahassee, S. Allen Baker, Jr. Fla. Julia Beasley Leon A. Boyd—Dothan, Ala. Hon. Houston L. Brown R. Spencer Clift III—Memphis, Tenn. Profiles Cecil M. Cheves Gina D. Coggin—Gadsden, Ala. Ernest Cory Annesley H. DeGaris—Birmingham, Ala. Honora M. Hon. Joel F. Dubina Thomas L. Dooley—Bowling Green, Ky. Gathings ’78 is a Angela R. Debro W.M. Bains Fleming III—Birmingham, founding partner in William B. Dyer III Ala. (Young Alumni) Gathings Law. She Carolyn Featheringill Carrie R. Fowler—Charlotte, N.C. is an active board T. Roe Frazer II Kiel A. Gross—Jacksonville, Fla. member of The Jeffrey E. Friedman Lawrence B. Hammet II—Nashville, American Journal of Trial Advocacy Honora M. Gathings Tenn. Glenn E. Goldstein Foundation, and is Louis E. Hatcher—Albany, Ga. a mentor at John W. Haley Wesley J. Hunter—Mobile, Ala. Cumberland School of Law for freshmen Lawrence B. Hammet II Jason W. Johnson—Orlando, Fla. law students, Women in Law, and The Stephen D. Heninger Phillip A. Laird—Walker County, Ala. American Journal of Trial Advocacy. She Michael E. Hollingsworth II Jennifer H. Lawrence—Chattanooga, hosts events for law students throughout Edward R. Jackson Tenn. the year, occasionally speaks for the Hon. Clyde E. Jones Nicole C. Leet—Atlanta, Ga. Alabama State Bar and serves as a Anthony A. Joseph Andrea C. Lyons—Pensacola, Fla. member of the women’s section of the Elizabeth P. Kagan Christopher H. Macturk—Richmond, Va. Birmingham Bar on the executive board. Frederick T. Kuykendall III Hon. Julian Mann III—Eastern North Gathings is involved in church, community and civic activities in her spare time and Forrest S. Latta Carolina Hon. Helen Shores Lee has been married to Lloyd W. Gathings for Robert C. McConkey III—Knoxville, more than 30 years. Theodore J. Leopold Tenn. Thomas C. Logan Miles McGrane—Miami, Fla. Stephen D. Robert P. MacKenzie III Thomas J. Methvin—Montgomery, Ala. Heninger ’77 is Joe T. Malugen Brooke M. Nixon—Tuscaloosa, Ala. a partner with David H. Marsh Brad C. Parrott—Atlanta, Ga. Heninger, Miles A. McGrane III Hon. C. Randy Pool—Western North Garrison, Davis, J. Anthony McLain Carolina LLC. While at the W. Daniel Miles III David Prather—Memphis, Tenn. law school, Larry D. Noe Herman J. Russomanno—Miami, Fla. Heninger served Lenora W. Pate Aaron C. Ryan—Huntsville, Ala. as chief justice of Jackson M. Payne David Sims—Southwest Florida the moot court board. He is a frequent lecturer and Simeon F. Penton III Gregory D. Snell—Daytona Beach, Fla. Anne B. Pope teacher for the Association of Trial Lawyers Carrie Thornburgh—Denver, Colo. of America and has served as a member Christopher C. Puri Kenneth E. White—Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. of the Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Gary J. Rickner Thomas M. Woodruff—St. Petersburg, Committee on appellate practice for the Worrick G. Robinson IV Fla.q past fifteen years. He was recently Carol H. Stewart inducted into the Alabama Law Foundation Sharon D. Stuart and has been selected as a top ten lawyer Marda W. Sydnor in Alabama by Superlawyers for 2010 and W. Lee Thuston 2011. John P. Whittington Ricardo A. Woods Michael E. Hollingsworth III ’96 is the managing partner of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough’s Atlanta office and 35 the cohead of the firm’s mergers and acquisitions group. In 2005, Jackson M. Payne ’71 is a partner with Hollingsworth founded the Southeastern M&A Forum, a cutting Leitman, Siegal, Payne & Campbell. Payne edge mergers and acquisitions conference that meets annually. In is a fellow of the American College of Trusts 2008, he was appointed to the advisory board of Thomson Reuters and Estates Counsel. He has also served as (West Professional Development). Hollingsworth has been recog- an adjunct professor at Cumberland School nized internationally for his work as a mergers and acquisitions of Law, teaching in the area of estate lawyer and is very active in church and civic activities. planning and commercial real estate. He is a former president of the Cumberland Edward R. Jackson ’76 provides School of Law National Alumni Association mediation services for Jackson, Fikes, Hood and currently serves on the advisory board & Brakefield. He is an Alabama State Court for the School of Accountancy at Auburn University. Payne has been mediator certified by the Alabama Center honored by The Best Lawyers in America for his work with trusts for Dispute Resolution. Jackson is a fellow and estates and employee benefits law and Alabama Super of the American College of Trial Lawyers and Lawyers for his work with estate litigation. a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Alabama Defense Angela (Ane) Redmond Debro, ’94 is Lawyers Association. He has been named the general counsel of Alabama Agricultural among the Best Lawyers in Alabama for the & Mechanical University in Huntsville, Ala. past two years in personal injury and commercial litigation and was Prior to her employment at Alabama A&M, listed in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. she worked in the criminal division of the United States Attorney’s Office in the Elizabeth P. Kagan ’81 is an attorney northern district of Alabama, primarily and licensed healthcare risk manager with practicing in the area of white-collar crime. Kagan, Jugan & Associates. She is involved Debro has won recognitions from the in a wide variety of private enterprise National Aeronautics and Space ventures, including Devonwood Estates; Jet Administration and the General Services Administration. She has South, Inc.; Sky Aviation; and Cru various community and civic affiliations, including the Alabama Restaurant. Kagan is cofounder and State Bar, Big Brothers of North Alabama and the Girls and Boys chairman of the board of the Florida Club Teen Center. Doctors Insurance Company. She has also served on various community and profes- Gary J. Rickner ’74 practices civil sional boards and is a former president of The American Medical litigation with Ward and Smith. While at Association Alliance and The Florida Medical Association Alliance. Cumberland School of Law, Rickner was associate editor of the Cumberland Law Forrest S. Latta ’83 is a partner in the Review. He has been recognized by The litigation section of Burr Forman. Latta Best Lawyers in America, Business North chairs the firm’s appellate practice section. Carolina, and North Carolina Super He has served by appointment on the Lawyers. Gary has been rated by his peers Alabama Supreme Court’s Standing as “preeminent” in his fields of law, and is Committee for Appellate rules and is named active in several civic organizations. in Best Lawyers in the field of Appellate Litigation. While at Cumberland, Latta Sharon D. Stuart ’90 is a partner with served as an associate editor of the Christian & Small. She devotes her practice Cumberland Law Review and was a to civil trial work and arbitration. She also member of the 1983 national trial team, which finished second in serves on the executive committee of the the nation. Latta is very active in civic and church life, including firm. She is chair of the Amicus Curiae serving as a trustee for Troy University and the Baptist Foundation committee of the Alabama Defense Lawyers of Alabama. Association and serves on the long-range planning committee of the Birmingham Bar Thomas C. Logan ’90 serves in the labor Association and the board of directors for and employment section of Carr Allison. He Attorneys Insurance Mutual. She has been is a trustee for the Birmingham Chamber of selected for inclusion in Top 25 Women Alabama Super Lawyers for Commerce and serves as vice chair for the 2010–11. Stuart is active in many church and civic organizations. Employee’s Liability and Workers’ Compensation Committee of the American Ricardo Woods ’04 practices in the Bar Association. He is a member of the ligation section of Burr & Forman. He also Birmingham Young Lawyers Bar serves as one of the firm’s summer associ- Association, the Alabama Defense Lawyers ate coordinators and is a representative Association, and the Defense Research member of the Mobile Bar Association’s Institute. While at Cumberland School of Law, Logan was a member diversity committee. He is currently a of the Moot Court Board and the editor of the American Journal of member of Leadership Mobile and has been Trial Advocacy. selected as one of Alabama’s Rising Stars by Alabama Super Lawyers Magazine. Mobile Bay Monthly recently named Woods to its inaugural list of Mobile’s Top 40 Under 40. q 36 Cumberland Bids Farewell to Vice Dean James N. Lewis Selflessly Serving Cumberland School of Law from 1988–2012

or 25 years, Jim Lewis and calming demeanor, has been the man with incredible competence and F the knowledge at warm smile will be deeply Cumberland School of missed. Law. His work has touched Jim, we will never be every office within the law able to thank you enough. school; managing budgets, We hope you enjoy retire- raising scholarship funds, ment on your tractor and advising students, working that you and Karen don’t with the advisory board, spoil the grandkids advancing the law school’s too much. q international reach . . . the list goes on and on. He has selflessly served students, faculty and staff alike, receiving far too little credit for his invaluable behind-the- scenes work. Jim has been a key contributor to Cumberland School of Law’s successes. There has been no job too big or too small for him to take on, and each task he completed with contempla- tion, insight, professionalism and good humor. His quiet

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