Sooner Lawyer Archive Volume 2012 | Issue 2 Fall 2012/Winter 2013 2012 Sooner Lawyer, Fall 2012/Winter 2013 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/soonerlawyer Part of the Legal Education Commons Recommended Citation (2012) "Sooner Lawyer, Fall 2012/Winter 2013," Sooner Lawyer Archive: Vol. 2012 : Iss. 2 , Article 1. Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/soonerlawyer/vol2012/iss2/1 This Entire Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the OU College of Law Archives at University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Sooner Lawyer Archive by an authorized editor of University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FALL 2012 / WINTER 2013 SoonerTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKL AHOMAL COLLEGEawyer OF LAW MILITARY SERVICE OU LAW GRADS ANSWER THE CALL Published by University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons, 2012 EdITOR JONELLA FRANK DIREctOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVELYN KLOPP HOLZER From the Dean PHOTOGRAPHY Dear Friends, STEVE RICE As the law school begins the spring 2013 semester, this SHEVAUN WILLIAMS issue of Sooner Lawyer looks back on the previous two semesters. In each edition of this magazine, we endeavor ROBERT TAYLOR to update our alumni and friends on the excitement HUGH W. SCOtt, JR. and activity occurring at the OU College of Law and provide a window into the many accomplishments of our DOUG HOKE, The Oklahoman students, faculty and alumni. Our goal is to capture and communicate a sense of the people, programs, activities and events that make the OU LEGisLAtiVE SERVicE BUREAU PHOTOGRAPHY Law experience exceptional. ANN SHERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY One important factor in making OU Law an exceptional experience was recognized in the September issue of National Jurist. OU Law was ranked as one of the top 15 “Best U.S. ARMY STAff Value” law schools in the country – receiving a grade of “A+.” We are gratified by this SGT. BERNARDO E. FULLER national recognition and believe that being a best value law school, combining excellence GRAPHIC DESIGNER and affordability, is central to our mission as the state’s premier law school. HALEY FULCO The attributes of excellence and affordability are necessary, but not sufficient.G iven our special role, we must also graduate students who understand the fundamental UNIVERSITY OF OKlaHOMA ColLEGE OF LAW importance of service under the law, the concept at the core of our noble profession. To continue to produce lawyers who lead the state, nation and world, we must infuse this DEAN obligation into all elements of our education. We begin this message before the students’ JOSEPH HARROZ, JR. first day of classes, with the Owl Ceremony and Academic Convocation, and continue it throughout their time at OU Law. ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMICS MICHAEL SCAPERLANDA The lead feature of this Sooner Lawyer highlights one important example of our shared commitment to service, telling the story of OU Law graduates in the military. These stories ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCH are a sampling of the many OU Law alumni whose military careers have helped shape and AND SCHOLARSHIP advance our nation’s armed services. STEVEN S. GENSLER Brad Carson (’94), whose impressive record of public service includes military service, is the ASSISTANT DEAN FOR STUDENTS subject of the next story, which tells of his presidential appointment to serve as the general SCOTT PALK counsel of the Department of the Army. CONTACT INFORMATION This edition also highlights five outstanding alumni, inducted as the second class of the Order of the Owl Hall of Fame in November. A story about the induction ceremony explains UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA how service and leadership were instrumental in their selection for this honor. COLLEGE OF LAW 300 TimBERDELL ROAD Chief Justice Tom Colbert (’82), of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and Presiding Judge David Lewis (’83), of the Court of Criminal Appeals, were each the first African-American NORMAN, OK 73019-5081 appointed to serve on their courts. They made history again when they were sworn-in as AtTN: JONELLA FRANK the leaders of Oklahoma’s highest courts. [email protected] Also included in this issue is a pictorial feature showcasing the first group of OU Law (405) 325-5264 students who participated in our new Chinese Law Summer Program. Our students FAX: (405) 325-7474 participated with students from four other universities in the program based at Renmin University Law School in Beijing. Sooner Lawyer is published two times per year by the University of Oklahoma College of Law. This publication, printed by University Printing Services, is issued by the University of Our alumni and friends are so important to us. Please keep us informed of your Oklahoma. 10,000 copies have been prepared and distributed at a cost of 33 cents per copy to the taxpayers of the State of professional news we can share as a news brief in the Class Notes section of upcoming Oklahoma. issues. Thank you for your continued support. Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degree-granting research university serving the educational, cultural, economic and Warmest regards, health-care needs of the state, region and nation. The Norman campus serves as home to all of the university’s academic programs except health-related fields. TheO U Health Sciences Center, which is located in Oklahoma City, is one of only four comprehensive academic health centers in the nation with seven professional colleges. Both the Norman and Health Sciences Center colleges offer programs at the Schusterman Center, the site of OU-Tulsa. OU enrolls more than 30,000 students, has more than 2,600 full-time faculty members, and has 20 colleges offering 163 majors at the baccalaureate level, 157 majors at Joseph Harroz, Jr. the master’s level, 81 majors at the doctoral level, 28 majors at the doctoral professional level, and 28 graduate certificates. Dean and Professor The university’s annual operating budget is $1.5 billion. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. (2/13) Fenelon Boesche Chair of Law Copyright ©2013 https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/soonerlawyer/vol2012/iss2/1 FALL 2012 / WINTER 2013 SoonerTHE UNIVERSITY OF OKL AHOMAL COLLEGEawyer OF LAW Features 10 Brad Carson: Presidential appointment makes him the Army’s top civilian lawyer 12 Alumni inducted into Order of the Owl 18 Tom Colbert and David B. Lewis: Continuing to shape history through judicial service On the cover 20 Chinese Law Summer Program 2 Military service: OU Law grads answer the call Inside every issue 22 CLASS NOTES The cover was designed by Mikaela Couch and Delta Murphy, juniors in the Visual Communication Program of the School of Art and Art History in the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. Couch, from Yukon, Oklahoma, plans 30 OU LAW UpdATES to move to Seattle following graduation in May 2014 and hopes to work for a design firm specializing in print design or branding. Murphy came to OU from 38 FAcuLTY NEWS Flower Mound, Texas. After graduation, she wants to relocate to the West Coast and work in environmental graphic design. 44 GIVING HIGHLIGHTS 49 RES IPSA LOQUItuR Published by University of Oklahoma College of Law Digital Commons, 2012 SOONER L AW YER 1 Military service: OU Law grads answer the call Military service has played an important role in the history of the | BY JONEllA FRANK | OU College of Law. Hundreds of alumni have served in the armed services. Examples of the impact of that service are cited by authors Bob Burke and Steven Taylor in University of Oklahoma College of Law: A Centennial History, as they tell the story of the first 100 years of the College. During its ninth year of operation, the law school’s enrollment numbers plummeted with America’s entry into World War I. With several law students joining the military and potential first-year students doing the same, law school enrollment dropped from 180 to 80. However, following the war, “a flood of returning veterans” sought admission and enrollment numbers rose. A similar ebb and flow of enrollment numbers was seen with each war in which the United States engaged. The College of Law adapted with these changes in enrollment. One adaptation came following World War II and the Korean War: students were allowed to combine the final undergraduate year with the first year of law school. The practice began, the authors said, in an effort to allow veterans to “make up lost time.” Over the years, alumni military service has varied by circumstance and timing. While many served in the military prior to attending law school, others had their legal education interrupted by a period of service. Some alumni, upon graduating from law school, began their legal careers in one of the branches of service as military lawyers – judge advocates. 2https://digitalcommons.law.ou.edu/soonerlawyer/vol2012/iss2/1SOONER L AWAWYER YER One OU Law grad who served prior to entering law school is judge advocates is influenced by the movie, A Few Good Men, Stan Evans (’03), former assistant dean for students at OU Law. or the television series, JAG. Learning about real-life experiences Evans served more than 30 years in the U.S. Army, rising to the of OU Law alumni practicing rank of colonel and capping his military career as the garrison their profession while serving commander of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. their country may help separate fact from fiction. After retiring from the Army, Evans entered law school at the age of 54 to embark on a new career. Upon graduating from Gary Lumpkin (’74), a judge law school and passing the Oklahoma bar exam, he took on the on the Oklahoma Court OU Law grads job of assistant dean, a position he held for eight years.