The Informant
April 6, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fred Barlit, Jr. delivers '10 Orr Lecture
Attorney Fred Bartlit, Jr. (second from right), named by the ABA Journal as one of the "Seven Over 70 Lions of the 'Trial Bar'," delivered the 2010 Wyc & Lyn Orr Distinguished Lecture April. With Bartlitt are Wyc and Lyn Orr (left) and Dean Doug Blaze (right).
Citizenship Assistance Workshop
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to help eligible immigrants become U.S. citizens. A citizenship assistance workshop will take place on Saturday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office at 1101 Liberty Street, Knoxville, TN. Training for volunteers will take place on Friday, April 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the Public Defender’s Office. Volunteer sign-up sheets will be available in the Commons.
Immigration Law program April 6
On April 6 beginning at noon in Room 132, the International Law Society and UT Pro Bono present: “Why You Need to Know about Immigration Law… even if You Plan to Practice Law in Tennessee,” a panel event featuring: Elizabeth Bonilla, Bilingual Victim Advocate, YWCA Knoxville; Jeremy Jennings, Immigration Attorney; Christina Kleiser, Assistant Public Defender, Adjunct Professor; Karla McKanders, Associate Professor of Law; and Amanda Dobbins, Third Year Clinic Law Student.
The purpose of this event is to heighten awareness about immigration issues in Tennessee and allow students and faculty an opportunity to ask questions they may have about how immigration can affect their work as an attorney. Students will also learn about opportunities to explore immigration issues in the clinic as a third year law student.
Judge Alex Ferrer to speak April 6
The Speaker Series is hosting former police officer, attorney and Florida Circuit Court Judge Alex E. Ferrer on April 6 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 132. Judge Alex currently hosts "Judge Alex," the highly rated courtroom strip, now in its fifth season, from Twentieth Television. Judge Alex will be speaking about his personal life experiences as they pertain to education and perseverance, and how they have gotten him where he is today. Food from HoneyBaked Ham will be provided.
Animal Law Week events planned
Animal Law Week begins Monday, April 5, and runs through Monday, April 12. The Animal Law Group will set up a donation drive for the elephant sanctuary. Donations may be dropped in a donation box in front of the records office. The Elephant Sanctuary's wish list includes: AAA batteries, heavy duty latex gloves, peanut butter, Vitamin E, dried cranberries, all natural bug spray, gatorade, wash cloths, hand towels, flax seed, Wal-mart gift cards, Kroger gift cards, Lowe's gift card, 40-45 gallon trash bags, Seventh Generation Laundry powder.
The Animal Law group will also host Law Dog Day on Sunday, April 11, at 5 p.m. at the Pet Safe dog park.
There will be a representative from the Elephant Sanctuary at the law school on April 12th, during the free hour, in room 136. Lunch will be provided.
ABA Representation in Mediation team second in regional
Carrying on UT’s strong performance history in the ABA Representation in Mediation competition, Ashley White and Brian Clifford placed second at the Regionals in Chapel Hill, N.C., recently. They handily won both of their preliminary rounds against tough teams from UNC and Ole Miss. In the final round, our underdogs faced a team from Loyola New Orleans who brought an entourage of coaches, teams, and supportive spectators, and Ashley and Brian still placed a very close second. Please congratulate Ashley and Brian for their fantastic performance.
UT Law Alum to Speak about Corporate Corruption and Investigations
On Friday, April 16, UT Law alumnus Ross Booher, a member at Bass Berry & Sims, is coming to campus in a visit sponsored by the Corporate Governance Center. His talk, entitled “The FCPA Effect: What Escalating Enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Means for Companies & Individuals Involved in International Business,” will focus on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a federal corporate corruption statute adopted in the 1970s that recently has been enforced against U.S. public companies with a renewed vigor. Booher also plans to address the legalities and practices associated with internal corporate investigations in this and other contexts. The presentation will take place in Haslam 202 from 12:30 p.m. to approximately 2 p.m. JD/MBAs and other business law students are encouraged to attend this practical program.
Transactions to become e-journal
Beginning with the Spring issue, Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law will be transitioning into an open access e-journal platform supported by BEPress. What this means is that the journal will be accessible to a broader audience in e-form, at no cost to the journal, and without subscription fees to readers. Hard copy subscribers will still be charged for their subscriptions.
If you are interested in seeing what the journal will look like in its new e-format, please go to http://trace.tennessee.edu/transactions/aimsandscope.html. You may even want to bookmark the page for ease of reference in the future.
Archived prior editions of Transactions that are currently stored on UT servers and linked from the website will be removed from the server and all back editions will be available on the BEPress trace website.
Please feel free to provide this information to any interested folks out there. Currently, for non UT computer access, the last two years of issues are blocked. That restriction will be lifted with the publication of the Spring Issue.
Thanks for making this possible goes to Sophia Brown, Cathy Cochran, and Scott Simmons, EIC 2009-2010.
"Starting Your Own Business" seminars
UT Faculty, staff and students who have dreamed of starting their own businesses are invited to attend Vol Court 2010, a series of free how-to seminars led by experts from across the state. MORE
FACULTY
From Greg Stein, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Congratulations to Prof. Ben Barton, who has been selected as the recipient of the second annual LSAC Philip D. Shelton Award for outstanding research in legal education. Ben was selected for his article, “Is There a Correlation Between Law Professor Publication Counts, Law Review Citation Counts, and Teaching Evaluations? An Empirical Study.” Ben will receive this honor (including a substantial cash award) at LSAC’s annual meeting in June, and will have an opportunity to present his work at that meeting.
Prof. Penny White delivered a lecture at the Yale Law School on “State Courts, Politics, and Capital Punishment” on Monday, March 29. Her lecture was given in a class taught by Prof. Stephen Bright, who is a lecturer in law at Yale. Professor Bright, an expert in capital punishment jurisprudence, will join the UT College of Law faculty as the Advocate in Residence for Fall 2010.
Prof. Alex Long will be the featured guest blogger on Monday, April 5 at TortsProf Blog. He will be blogging about his article, “Attorney Deceit Statutes: Promoting Professionalism Through Criminal Prosecutions and Treble Damages,” which will be published in a forthcoming issue of the UC Davis Law Review.
STAFF
Britton part of admissions panel discussion
Director of Admissions, Financial Aid and Career Services Karen Britton was on a panel discussing careers and admissions for prospective law students in Middle Tennessee at a Law School Insider event hosted by Belmont University on Monday, April 5.
STUDENTS
KBA Law Practice Today Expo April 16
The Knoxville Bar Association invites UT College of Law students to participate in the annual Law Practice Today Expo. Student members of the KBA may attend workshops at a reduced rate. All students can visit the Exhibit Hall using a Free Pass available in the Career Center. Workshops are included in each of six tracks of programming: Technology; Tools and Techniques to Avoid Litigation; Making an Impression; Show Me The Money; Winning Before Trial; and Software and Research. Students must pre-register to attend CLE workshops. Many of the speakers are College of Law alumni and Knoxville area employers, so don't miss this opportunity to learn and network at the same time! The Law Practice Today Expo will be held on Friday, April 16, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. at the UT Conference Center, 4th Floor. Details are available in the College of Law Career Center.
2010 Spring Hooding
Spring '10 Hooding information, including hotel accommodations.
Employee benefits writing competition
The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel is accepting entries for its 2010 law student writing competition. The entry deadline is June 1. Details.
Education Law writing contest
Entries are being sought for the 2010 George Jay Joseph
Education Law Writing Award. The deadline is July 15, 2010. Learn more about the contest.
Admiralty and Maritime Law writing competition
The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section is offering a writing competition, open to all law students. By writing an essay on Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law, students are eligible to win $500, plus up to $500 reimbursement towards attendance at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The deadline for entries is May 22, 2010. MORE
CAREER SERVICES
Upcoming programs offered through the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center:
-- Fall Recruiting Preview for 1 and 2Ls, Tuesday, April 6, 12-1 p.m., Room 135.
-- Fall Recruiting Preview for 1 and 2Ls, Wednesday, April 7, 12-1 p.m., Room 136
-- Spring Southeast Legal Hiring Conference (1, 2, 3Ls), Atlanta.