Reserve Room 2FL KF TH E OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 292 I • 025 A75 Center Stage At Juvy Court lfcette McGee Brown ’85 Law Library N am ed for M ichael M oritz ’61 ' _ wmm Contents m 1 From the Dean 2 Law Library Named for Michael Moritz ’61 Distinguished attorney, businessman, and community leader is recognized. 4 Center Stage at Juvy Court A leading juvenile judge and a rising political star in Franklin County, Ohio, Yvette McGee Brown ’85 runs her lively courtroom with presence r l v 1' !§| and passion, making decisions that shape kids’ lives. 12 College News Rogers Prize in Dispute Resolution awarded. 13 Faculty News The activities, scholarly and otherwise, of our faculty. 17 Criminal Law Society is the Latest Group to Support Yvette McGee Brown ’85 holds court Students’ Career Interests in Franklin County, Ohio Calling all alumni who practice criminal law College of Law Administration 18 Honor Roll of Volunteers Gregory H. Williams Thanks to those who have given time and talents. Dean 20 Gift to Research Institute W ill Help Courts Implement College of Law Alumni Society Officers Mediation Methods Elizabeth J. Watters ’90 President Gift from Arthur I. Vorys ’49 allows program to operate. Jeffrey S. Sutton ’90 22 Hooding: The Class of 1999 President-Elect Welcome our newest alumni! National Council Officers David A. Ward ’58 24 Alumni News Chair Learn what’s new with your classmates. Carla D. Moore ’77 One More Honor for Attorney Vice-Chair 26 Howard Fort ’47 receives Thomas More Award. Pamela H. Lombardi Secretary 30 In Memoriam Send address changes and alumni news to: Our sympathy goes to family and friends. The Law Record OSU College of Law 31 Articles of Association for the College of Law Alumni Society John Deaver Drinko Hall Check out these updated articles and vote on their adoption. 55 West 12th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210-1391 Phone: (614) 292-2631 FAX: (614) 292-1492 e-mail: [email protected] The Law Record is published for the alumni and friends of The Ohio State University College of Law Editor: Liz Cutler Gates Student Intern: Amanda Alge Design: Jane Hoffelt/Pageworks ©1999, College of Law, The Ohio State University Cover Photo: Jo McCulty/ University Marketing Communications Volunteers provide time and talent to give valuable advice to future lawyers. Two members of the Ohio Supreme Court, The Honorable Thomas J. Moyer ‘64 and The Honorable Paul E. Pfeifer ‘66 helped judge the annual Herman Moot Court competition on April 10. They are pictured with student winners: (left to right) Christopher Essig, Chief Justice Moyer, Dean Gregory H. Williams, Justice Pfeifer, Brandy Monk, and Sabrina Hudson. From the Dean This year, as President of the Association of American Law Schools, I have had the opportunity to work with leaders of legal academia from around the country. As I meet with these deans and professors, I have urged law schools to take seriously their role to teach leadership to future lawyers. One of the most important contributions lawyers make is as leaders of their communities. We are fortunate at Ohio State to have many members of our community serving as outstanding leaders whose examples inspire us all. In this issue of the Law Record, we feature three leaders who have made a difference. Judge Yvette McGee Brown ’85 works with troubled youth in Franklin County, Ohio. The enormous success and respect she has gained are due largely to her willingness to see each Dean Gregory H. Williams received an honorary doctor of humanities juvenile defendant as an individual to whom she will give degree during the May 8 commencement at Ball State University, Muncie, the opportunity to earn a second chance. As you will read in the Ind. he was also the speaker at the ceremony for the College of Sciences cover story, life as a judge has not isolated McGee Brown; she and Humanities at University Arena. Pictured (left to right) is John remains an active member of the Columbus community, working Worthen, president of Ball State, Thomas DeWeese, president of the Ball State University Board of Trustees, Dean Williams, and Greg Schenkel, tirelessly to encourage, cajole, threaten, and yes, punish children secretary of the Ball State Trustees. Dean Williams received his as she teaches them what it means to be a member of society. undergraduate degree form Ball State in 1966. Howard Fort ’47 has been a leader in the Akron, Ohio community. He is one of the oldest African-American lawyers in a fair conclusion to say that most low-income persons in this Akron and has been actively involved in the University of Akron, country lack access to the civil justice system. the Akron Chamber of Commerce, and other community Every thoughtful lawyer that I know values access to the activities. His professional life is another testament to the impact justice system for both the rich and the poor. We do not wish a lawyer can have by embracing opportunities to be a leader, and to alienate people who cannot afford lawyers or to leave them at we are pleased to share his story with you. the mercy of the unscrupulous. Yet unless we come up with a One of the College of Law’s leaders, Nancy H. Rogers, has means to change things, that is what is happening for most low accepted a new challenge at The Ohio State University and has income persons. been named the Vice Provost for Academic Administration. We We all have the opportunity to make a difference today in are all very excited for Nancy; this is an exceptional opportunity the access that all Americans have to the justice system. Through for her. We are particularly pleased that she will continue to our own personal acts—by accepting pro bono cases and teach part-time at the College of Law. Nancy’s leadership and financially supporting legal services—we can improve access to service to the College of Law and to the legal profession has been justice. Our personal acts will also inspire others to follow our exemplary. She served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for example. At the College of Law, we stress to our students that, five years and led our dispute resolution program to national as lawyers, they will be in a position to make a difference in the prominence. In addition to her work instituting dispute lives of others. Our students look to the work done by our resolution systems in courts across the nation and drafting model alumni and by our faculty, and they follow the fine examples legislation, Nancy has served our profession as a member of the they see. Our students are already reaching out to communities Legal Services Corporation Board. Through her work with the in need. The work our students do makes me proud as I realize LSC, she has made us all aware of the acute need for more legal that the future lawyers of America are prepared to make representation for the poor. profound differences in the quality of life in their communities. A 1991 ABA study concluded that four out of five low We are lucky at the College of Law to be surrounded by income persons with legal needs had no access to lawyers. leaders. Our faculty and our alumni set examples that our That study took into account the contributions of legal services students willingly follow of lawyers working, in a myriad of lawyers, pro bono services by lawyers, and even monies donated ways, for the good of society. to legal services by lawyers. All of that combined was not enough to provide more than superficial legal representation for the nation’s poor. Making a bad situation worse, Congress has since slashed the federal funding to meet the civil legal needs of the poor. Federal funding for legal services remains 25 percent lower in actual dollars than it was in the early 1990’s. I believe that it is Law Library Named of the exceptional business lawyers in Through OhioLINK, students and faculty the community.” can access items held by major research distance The Michael E. Moritz Law Library is one libraries across the state, including libraries between of the premier law libraries in the country at eight of the nine Ohio law schools. the far and offers users access to a nearly limitless In addition to its resources, the Moritz north world of information. Housed in an 80,000 . Law Library serves as an important place side and square-foot facility in John Deaver Drinko to work. Spacious and filled with natural downtown hall, the library holds the largest collection of light, there is enough room for the entire Columbus legal material in Ohio and one of the largest law student body to study at one time, isn’t much in the nation. With more than 600,000 if necessary. There are 250 study carrels, in the volumes in paper and microform, its 10 group study rooms, two computer holdings cover a broad scope of United labs, and an open reserve collection. Michael E. Moritz ’61 matter of miles. States, foreign, and international law. In It’s the type of place where Mike liked But when Michael E. Moritz ’61 measures addition, a host of treatises, journals, reports, to study when he was in law school. In the moments since his graduation from and other services are available at the library. fact, he sometimes made a point to study Columbus’ North High School in 1951 It is also a federal document depository. in the library when others were enjoying to where he now sits as a partner in the The library also subscribes to a number a popular Ohio State tradition.