The Informant
May 11, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jerry Summers, Sarah Graham McGee, Nicole Uribe and Justice Gary Wade at the Center for Advocacy year-end collaboration.
Center founder John T. Milburn Rogers speaks with advocacy concentration graduates at the year-end collaboration.
Center for Advocacy hosts year-end collaboration for graduates
The Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution hosted the year-end collaboration for graduates in the concentration on April 29 at Calhoun's on the River. Center founders, adjunct faculty and special guests joined the graduates in celebrating their graduation and their completion of the concentration requirements. Center founder John T. Milburn Rogers enumerated 10 helpful hints for trial lawyers. He emphasized the importance of "telling the truth," training clients on what constitutes an emergency, and learning that "justice is unpredictable." The center also recognized the 2010-11 Summers-Wyatt Trial Advocacy Scholars, Sarah Graham McGee and Nicole Uribe. The Summers-Wyatt Trial Advocacy Endowment provides the scholarships. Recipients are selected by a committee consisting of the presidents of the Tennessee Association for Justice and the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as the dean of the law school and the senior most member of the Tennessee Supreme Court who also is a University of Tennessee alum.
FACULTY
From Greg Stein, Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Professor Greg Stein’s article, "Commercial Leasing in China: An Overview," has been accepted for publication in the Cornell Real Estate Review. The article will be published later this spring.
On April 29, Professor Paula Schaefer and James Vick, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Ethics Counsel, presented "Ethics: Hot Topics and Updates" to environmental law attorneys. The presentation was given as part of the 39th Annual Solid/Hazardous Waste Conference in Gatlinburg, Tenn. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation sponsored the conference.
On May 4, Professor Joan Heminway gave a luncheon presentation to the Knoxville Chapter of The Colonial Dames of America on Martha Stewart's legal troubles. The presentation focused on securities fraud, insider trading, and fiduciary duties and generated questions from the audience about current business fraud cases.
Professor Iris Goodwin served on a panel at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting of the Real Property Trusts and Estates Section. Goodwin participated in the panel, "Gifts Gone Wild: What Happens When Donors and Charities Don't See Eye to Eye." Other panel members included Lorraine Sciarra, General Counsel, Princeton University, and Mark Pacella, Charitable Trusts and Organizations Section of the Pennsylvania Attorney General.
The University of Tennessee’s “Quest” research page recently featured an article about Professor Judy Cornett. The article discusses Professor Cornett’s heritage, literary scholarship and recent academic scholarship. MORE
STUDENTS
2010 Spring Hooding
Hooding information was updated May 10. MORE
The hooding ceremony should end between 7 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Space will be available behind the curtain at the east end of the arena floor for graduates and their families to meet with faculty and friends.
The hooding ceremony will be webcast live beginning at 5 p.m. MORE
The webcast is also linked off the College's home page.
3L party set for May 13
The fifth annual Blues and Bar-B-Q Celebration in honor of graduating 3L students is scheduled for Thursday, May 13, from 5-7 p.m. on the College of Law patio and commons. The event is free for 3L's, their family and friends, faculty and staff. Please look for an invitation to the event in your boxes this week.
Professor White seeking student summer assistance
Professor Penny White may be in need of student research help for a limited number of hours during the summer. Interested students should email a resume to pwhite@utk.edu.
Opportunity for second-year students
All members of the second-year class (rising third-year students) have been sent an email message from professors Ben Barton, Joan Heminway and Penny White inviting them to apply for student membership in the local (Hamilton Burnett) chapter of the American Inns of Court, a national organization "designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar." Applications are due by June 7 and should be sent to White (pwhite4@utk.edu) and Mark Ensley (mensley@utk.edu). Questions about the Inns of Court can be directed to Barton, Heminway or White.
ASPIRE program available to students
Since summer is drawing near, we want to make students aware of ASPIRE, a program for students who pursue public interest work during the summer or after they graduate from law school. LexisNexis, your partner in legal education, provides qualified law students and recent law school graduates with free access to some of the most popular sources available within our research system.
Students face a heightened challenge securing internships and launching their legal careers in a tough economy. For this reason, LexisNexis has expanded the ASPIRE program to include non profit summer positions for current students, as well as graduates who pursue public interest legal work as a career.
Students can access information at the LexisNexis law student homepage. MORE
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. MORE
Education Law writing contest
Entries are being sought for the 2010 George Jay Joseph
Education Law Writing Award. The deadline is July 15. MORE
Admiralty and Maritime Law writing competition
The Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and 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. MORE
CAREER SERVICES
Upcoming programs offered through the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center:
-- No programs scheduled this week.