The Informant
October 13, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2008 Contest Winners: Sally with Cinnamon and Mollie and Mike with Diego pictured with judges Dean Doug Blaze, Dean Carol Parker, Prof. Sibyl Marshall and SALDF Vice President Alicia Teubert.
It is time to pick out your pet's costume
On Sunday, Nov. 1 (rain or shine), the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund chapter (along with the Student Bar Association and Law Women) will host the annual Pet Halloween Costume Contest. The contest will take place in Circle Park with free parking available on Circle Park Drive. This year's judges will be Dean Blaze, Dean Parker, Dean Morgan and Sibyl Marshall. Registration will begin at 2 p.m. and the contest will begin at 2:30 p.m. The entry fee is $10 (cash only, please) with all net proceeds going to the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, Knoxville's no-kill animal welfare organization.
More than $1000 worth of prizes have been donated by the following very generous establishments: Powell Pet Food & Supply, Pets R People 2, Doggone Pretty, Inc., River Dog Bakery, All Kreatures, Paws & Claws, Concord Pet Grooming, Bark Place Grooming, Pet Care Warehouse, Pet Quarters, Pet Supplies Plus (Kingston Pike), Petz, Etc, UT Bookstore, Paws Pet Supply, Bliss, Bistro at the Bijou, Panera Bread, Vagabondia, Magpies, and Coolato Gelato.
Questions? Email Alicia Teubert (aarmbrus@utk.edu) or visit this website.
Summary: Pet Halloween Costume Contest. November 1st. Circle Park. Get there at 2 p.m. Entry fee $10. Free parking. Lots of prizes and fun! Bring your pet dressed in his or her best Halloween costume!
Jerome Prince Evidence team selected
The 2010 Jerome Prince Evidence Moot Court Team has been named. Please congratulate Jason Bobo, Ryan Connor, and Sarah McGee, all members of the second-year class, who will compete in the competition at Brooklyn Law School in April 2010.
FACULTY
From Greg Stein, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Prof. Joe Cook has just published Criminal Procedure (LexisNexis 7th ed.), co-authored by Professors Paul Marcus (William and Mary) and Melanie Wilson (Kansas). Profs. Cook and Marcus have co-authored all seven editions of this casebook, going back approximately twenty-five years. The book stresses the interplay of constitutional principles and practical considerations confronting both prosecutors and defense attorneys.
Prof. Joan Heminway spent two days in academic leadership training last week at Ole Miss in Oxford, MS, in preparation for her role as 2010-11 UTK Faculty Senate President. Prof. Heminway, Profs. Dixie Thompson and Edwin Cortez, and Vice-Provost for Faculty Affairs Sarah Gardial, all from UT, participated in this training, which is part of the Academic Leadership Development Program. Faculty and administrative leaders from all but one of the other Southeastern Conference ("SEC") campuses also participated. The program is sponsored by the Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium, an organization led by the Provosts of each SEC campus. Prof. Heminway's participation in the program is funded by the Provost's office at UTK.
Prof. George Kuney’s most recent article, “Unethical Protection? Model Rule 1.8(h) and Plan Releases of Professional Liability,” has been published in The American Bankruptcy Law Journal, at 83 Am. Bankr. L.J. 481 (2009). The article examines the conflict between Model Rule 1.8(h), which prohibits or limits an attorney’s ability to seek a prospective or retrospective release of professional negligence or other claim from a client, and modern Chapter 11 plan practice, which allows attorneys to be included in broad releases of all claims that are part of reorganization plans confirmed by the courts. The solution that he suggests is heightened disclosure and discussion of the need for these releases and the appropriate reciprocal benefits to the estate that should be enjoyed as a quid pro quo for granting them.
Prof. Don Leatherman recently spoke to the Affiliated and Related Corporations Committee of the ABA Tax Section in Chicago. This meeting focused on a recent regulations package for which Prof. Leatherman is also writing an ABA report. The report should lead to significant improvements in the tax law, and Prof. Leatherman is the only legal academician writing in this area.
Prof. Alex Long gave a CLE presentation on Saturday, October 10, immediately before the UT–Georgia football game. His talk focused on ethical infrastructures at law firms and the obligations of supervising attorneys to establish firm-wide policies for complying with ethical rules. Prof. Long’s presentation was the second in the College of Law’s 2009 Home Football Saturday speaker program. Thanks to Prof. Long for giving this presentation, to Prof. Otis Stephens for helping to organize it, and to Micki Fox for providing superb administrative assistance.
Adjunct Prof. Carol Mutter recently gave a CLE presentation to the Health Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association in Nashville. Her talk, entitled “State Health Law and Regulation: Selected Topics,” covered matters including licensing and discipline of health care providers, drug regulation, certificates of need, nursing home regulations and litigation, and medical liability.
Prof. Glenn Reynolds recently spoke to the Nashville Bar Association’s Environmental Law Committee. His remarks discussed the intersection of nanotechnology and environmental law. Prof. Reynolds was able to reduce the carbon footprint of his talk by delivering it via Skype!
Prof. Paula Schaefer participated in Washington University School of Law’s junior faculty regional workshop on October 9. She presented her paper entitled “Harming Business Clients with Zealous Advocacy.”
STUDENTS
Multiple research assistants sought
Prof. Ben Barton seeks multiple research assistants to work on an empirical study of ineffective assistance of counsel cases. Fastidious and detail oriented students are particularly welcome. Statistics background a plus. Please email a resume to bbarton@utk.edu.
Student Papers Sought
The Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni (ASECA) is seeking law student papers for its annual writing competition. Qualifying papers may address any subject in the field of securities law. Cash prizes will be awarded and the deadline for entries is Nov. 13. MORE
Environmental writing competition underway
The TBA Environmental Law Section has announced the 2010 Jon E. Hastings Memorial Award writing competition for law student members of the section. The competition is held each year in memory of one of the section's most outstanding founding members and has a cash prize pool of $1,200. It is a juried competition for the best legal writing on a topic related to Tennessee or federal environmental law. Entries are due March 27.
Learn more about the contest.
ABI announces Bankruptcy Law Student Writing competition
ABI’s Bankruptcy Litigation Committee announces the Second Annual ABI Bankruptcy Law Student Writing Competition. Students from participating law schools will be eligible to submit a paper from Jan. 1 - March 1, 2010. Entries for the competition, which must be reviewed by a law professor prior to submission, must focus on current issues regarding bankruptcy jurisdiction, bankruptcy litigation or evidence in bankruptcy cases or proceedings. The paper may address business or consumer cases and may include matters such as bankruptcy sales, plan confirmation and other topics that involve jurisdiction, litigation or evidence in the bankruptcy courts. Winners of the competition will be announced on May 1, 2010. The first-place writer will receive $1,000 cash, publication of the paper in the ABI Journal and a one-year membership in ABI. The second-place writer will receive a cash award of $750, publication of the paper in the ABI Bankruptcy Litigation Committee’s quarterly newsletter and a one-year membership in ABI. The third-place writer will receive a cash award of $500, publication of the paper in the ABI Bankruptcy Litigation Committee’s quarterly newsletter and a one-year membership in ABI. Contact papers@abiworld.org for more information. Prof. George Kuney is willing to review student papers and provide feedback before they are submitted to the ABI, if desired.
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"Law Stories" competition announced
The University of Missouri-Kansas City Law Review devotes part of one issue each year to a collection of “Law Stories” – short tales about various aspects of the legal world. For the next edition, the theme will be 1L Revisited. An introduction by Scott Turow, author of the classic account of the 1L experience, will lead off this collection of true stories about being a new law student. Current law students and recent graduates (2006 or later) are invited to submit stories. Winning submission(s) will be published in the Spring 2010 issue of the UMKC Law Review, and the first place winner will receive a $500 prize.
Details:
· Non-fiction stories about the first year experience
· 1,000 - 5,000 words, including footnotes
· Footnotes are discouraged—we are looking for stories, not conventional law review articles or notes
· Open to current law student s and recently graduated law students (2006 or after)
· Send to lawstories@umkc.edu with “Law Stories Submission” in subject line
· MS Word or PDF formats only
· Submission deadline October 23, 2009
UMKC School of Law
5100 Rockhill Road, Law 1-200
Kansas City, MO 64110
lawstories@umkc.edu
Lynn Herdon, Editor-In-Chief
lynn.herndon@umkc.edu
CAREER SERVICES
Upcoming programs offered through the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center:
-- Symplicity Training for 1Ls, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 12-12:50 p.m., Room 132.
-- Interview Pointers & Protocol, Judicial Clerkships for 3Ls, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 12-12:50 p.m., Room 135.
-- Symplicity Training for 1Ls, Monday, Oct. 19, 4-4:50 p.m., Room 135.