DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WINNERS NAMED Four alumni were presented with the Law School’s Distinguished Service Award on October 1. Again this year, the entire first-year class attended the ceremony as part of the Legal Profession course, which gave them the opportunity to hear first-hand about the honorees’ experiences and to meet with them informally afterwards. The winners of this year’s award are: Elizabeth (Libby) Baney, ’07, who has been an active Law School volunteer during the 14 years since her graduation. She served for 12 years on the school’s Alumni Board, recently completing a term as its president. Baney has also served as a mentor to students and as an invaluable resource for the Career Services Office in Washington, DC, where she is a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath. Baney’s practice focuses on issues relating to digital health, including internet pharmacies and pharmacy compliance, telemedicine, telehealth, and drug price DEAN PARRISH CONGRATULATES LIBBY BANEY COVID-STYLE.
transparency. A prolific speaker and writer, Baney is a frequent contributor to strategic workshops, conferences, and publications such as the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. Shakeba DuBose, ’04, the founding member of the DuBose Law Firm and DDLF Health Care Compliance Consulting Group, which offer legal and compliance consulting services to healthcare providers and health services organizations in Columbus, Ohio. Before starting the firm in 2013, DuBose worked for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Health and Human Services Division, as an assistant attorney and for CareSource Management Group as an associate. DuBose has been a member of the Black Law Students Association Alumni Advisory Board since 2007. In 2012 she became president
DEAN PARRISH WITH THIS YEAR’S HONOREES: LIBBY BANEY, SHAKEBA DUBOSE, HON. JOSE RODRIGUEZ, AND LEAH SEIGEL.
of the board and has been one of its most engaged leaders since its founding in 2004. During her term as president, she was known for keeping the board focused through quarterly phone calls and creating special projects such as board mentoring. DuBose has been a mentor to countless Black students at the Law School, frequently traveling from her home in Columbus to hold student sessions focusing on how to get on a law journal, be successful in Moot Court, and pass the bar. She recently joined the adjunct faculty, teaching health care law during the school’s Wintersession.
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