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Meet MC Law’s

LegaL Leader Dean Dean Wendy Wendy Scott

OnOn thethe Cover: Cover: onon august august 11,11, 2014, 2014, wendy wendy scott scott became became thethe eighth eighth dean dean in the in the history history of of MCMC law. law.

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opening statement

By Dean WenDy scott

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as I look back over my first two semesters as dean of mc law, I feel grateful, blessed, and humbled. Grateful for the warm welcome I received. blessed to have had a wonderful and action-packed inaugural year. and humbled that God would show favor to such an unworthy vessel for this important work of guiding our law school into the future.

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am pleased to report that the state of MC Law Studies to ensure our continued success in attracting students is good. In August, MC Law welcomed 151 stu- from our sister state of Louisiana and enhancing our reputadents into the 2014 entering class. In May, the tion in the domestic and international civil law community.

Class of 2015 graduated 110 strong. In addition, Professor Jonathan Will has accepted the position of associate we are growing the LLM program for foreign- dean for academic affairs and faculty development (AAFD) to trained attorneys interested in studying Ameri- provide leadership in the academic, intellectual, and adminiscan law. This school year, we enrolled 10 students trative life of the law school. We also welcome Professors Will from France, China, Ghana, Switzerland, Colum- and John Anderson to the rank of tenured professor. bia, Iran, Dominican Republic, and Brazil.

What we do here depends on all of you. We depend on In the fall of 2014, the faculty created certificate programs our alumni and friends for financial support. Your giving proin health care, civil law studies, criminal practice, vides scholarships and other important resources “one of the business and commercial law, family and juvefor our students. But your support goes beyond highlights of nile law, international and comparative law, civil financial giving. One of the highlights of my litigation, and most recently, a certificate in solo my time as Dean time as dean has been visiting our alumni and and small law practice to better prepare our grad- has Been visiting friends around the country. The reception I have uates for practice. We are also working to expand received, from Gulfport to Washington, D.C., our alumni anD our experiential learning offerings, adding new has been warm and welcoming. Your love for externships and clinics. In doing so, MC Law frienDs arounD MC Law is apparent and your offers to support remains true to its mission “to provide a superior my administration through your presence, availthe country. legal education within the context of a Christian ability and participation has been heartfelt. For the reception i institution…to create an institutional environthis, I am very grateful. have receiveD, ment that promotes intellectual and practiYou are also an invaluable resource for stufrom gulfport cal learning…to create a diverse and scholarly dents and recent graduates. The information you community in which students and faculty dis- to Washington, share, the networking opportunities you create, cuss issues freely…and to train our students to the guidance and mentoring all make a differD.c., has Been become skilled and ethical lawyers capable of ence in the lives of our students. And so thank Warm anD adapting their practice to a changing world.” you for all that you do!

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Change is inevitable, but it also gives us a I hope you enjoy reading this edition of Amicus. chance to explore new opportunities. After 13 years of excep- This issue focuses attention on the accomplishments of our tional service, Phillip McIntosh will step down as the associ- students and alumni. We also provide you with a glimpse of ate dean for academic affairs. Dean McIntosh has served the the exciting programming that has taken place in my inaulaw school with distinction. He is widely respected in the com- gural year. On behalf of the faculty and staff, I thank you for munity of law school professors and administrators. His wise your continued support of MC Law and promise to work in counsel has been invaluable to me in my transition. I have a way that honors the traditions of the past, while moving asked him to work towards developing a Center for Civil Law boldly into the future of legal education and the profession.

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may 15 was a day for laughter and tears as 110 students marked their graduation from mc law.

Friends and family members filled First Baptist Church in downtown Jackson, each beaming with pride as his or her son, daughter, husband, wife, or friend accepted a diploma representing years of hard work, study, and sacrifice and the key to a successful career ahead. Honorary diplomas were also presented to Stan Buckley, X.M. Frascogna, Jr. and Judge Daniel Jordan. Congratulations to the MC Law Class of 2015, 110 men and women who had much to celebrate on May 15 and even more accomplishments to look forward to in the years to come.

“DO GReAT WORk” MC Law alumnus Stan Buckley ’91 practiced law for four years, then attended seminary and began a new career as a pastor, including seven years serving as the senior pastor at First Baptist Church Jackson. In 2011, Buckley launched the non-profit But God Ministries, where he now serves as executive director.

On May 15, Buckley once again took the pulpit at First Baptist Jackson as the keynote speaker at MC Law’s 2015 commencement. Buckley encouraged the graduates to work toward two important life goals – loving their families and doing great work.

“A number of years ago, I had this amazing revelation,” Buckley said in his remarks. “I suddenly realized that I’m not a cat. I don’t get nine lives. I’ve got one shot at this thing called life and my biggest fear is living to be an old man and

lying there on my deathbed and wondering ‘what if ?’ What if I had gone for it? What if I had taken a chance? What if I had refused to allow fear and uncertainty to rule my life? What could God have done with my life if I had only been willing to exercise a little faith and courage?

“So graduates, I say to you, I plead with you, do something worthwhile. Do something that matters. Make a difference in this world…Go for it. Take a risk. You never know how God might use you and your legal training to do something extraordinary. Maybe it’s using your legal skills to help others start a non-profit, or build a law firm that provides jobs and superior legal services. Or fight for truth and justice for the poor and marginalized, or serve as a judge who rules with fairness and honesty. Or work at a legal clinic for the poor. Or make gazillions of dollars practicing law and use your resources for good.

“Always remember, with God, you can do it.”

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CERTIFIED by MC LAW MC Law offers certificate programs for students in several practice areas, including business and commercial law, civil litigation, criminal practice, family and juvenile law, health care law, solo and small law practice, and international law. Offered for the first time in the fall of 2014, the certificate programs guide students in designing a law school experience that prepares them for practice in these specific areas. For many years, MC Law has also offered a civil law certificate program designed specifically for students who wish to practice in Louisiana.

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“By designating courses as part of a certificate program, MC Law assists students in choosing a balance of courses that form the doctrinal foundation of a particular area and skills courses that give students experience in the practical application of that knowledge,” says Associate Dean Phillip McIntosh. “The certificate program also helps students market themselves to prospective employers. employers will see that a student with a certificate in a particular field has strong academics in the courses related to that field, as well as solid skills training and experience.”

The certificate program requirements were designed to provide a balance between being a well-rounded lawyer and having a depth of knowledge in a particular field. each certificate program includes required courses related to the practice area, designated electives and skills courses, a writing require-

ment, and, in some programs, a minimum number of hours of courtroom observation. Students must also maintain a GPA of 3.0 in the courses in the certificate program.

The seven certificate program areas were chosen based on several factors, including legal fields with a high demand for attorneys, fields in which many MC Law graduates choose to practice, and fields in which the law school has exceptional depth and breadth of curriculum.

“Certificate programs are a growing trend in legal education,” Dean McIntosh says. “However, offering this kind of variety of certificates is not common in our region of the country. By creating these programs, MC Law is responding to our students’ needs and to the expectations of our students’ future employers. We believe these certificates will assist our students in competing for jobs.”

success In louIsIana beGIns In mIssIssIppI — In addition to seven specific practice area certificates, MC Law has for many years offered a Louisiana Civil Law Certificate program for students who wish to practice in Louisiana. Taught by experienced Louisiana attorneys, this program familiarizes students with the mixed legal system of Louisiana, which differs from the legal systems of other states. Much of Louisiana’s legal heritage is derived from the civil law tradition of France and Spain. Students who complete the certificate program will have an understanding of the core subjects of the Louisiana Civil Code and the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, as well as an understanding of both of the dominant legal traditions of the western world – civil law and common law. A number of graduates who complete this program take the Louisiana Bar Exam as well as the Mississippi Bar Exam and practice in both states.

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{GRAnD} — JuRY— is Still Out MC Law hosts an in-depth panel discussion on the Role of the Grand Jury in Criminal Proceedings

To view the entire panel discussion, visit: https://vimeo.com/mclaw/review/118503236/04b62b2183

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In nOveMBeR OF 2014, A GRAnD JuRY In FeRGuSOn, MISSOuRI, voted not to bring criminal charges against Darren Wilson, a white police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African-American. The following month, a grand jury in new York voted not to indict Daniel Pantaleo, a white Staten Island police officer, in the chokehold-related death of eric Gardner, an unarmed African American. These controversial decisions led to civil unrest and demonstrations that reached beyond Ferguson and Staten Island to communities nationwide, and sparked national conversations about the American justice system and the role of the grand jury.

In JAnuARY 2015, MC Law joined that conversation. but is only to determine if there is probable cause to indict, Professor Patricia Bennett organized and moderated a lively • whether, given the working relationship between the district panel discussion hosted by MC Law titled “The Role of the attorney’s office and the police department, there is a conflict Grand Jury in Criminal Proceedings.” of interest when a prosecutor presents a case to the grand jury “I wanted our students and the public to be informed in which a police officer is the defendant, and whether a special about the grand jury process,” Bennett said. “There was a great prosecutor with no ties to the local area or local police departdeal of confusion about why the grand jury did not return an ment should be called in to handle such cases, indictment against the police officer in the Ferguson incident. • the legally mandated “secrecy” of grand jury proceedings, I wanted to show how cases are presented and whether the need to protect jurors, to the grand jury when a prosecutor seeks witnesses, and the defendant through that an indictment in order to formally charge secrecy is outweighed by the need for puban accused with a crime. I also wanted the lic transparency, and public to understand the legal standard and • whether changes should be made to the “I THInk IT’S that the burden rests with the prosecution.” grand jury process in light of the civil unrest Panelists included Attorney General GReAT THAT MC resulting from the Ferguson and Staten Jim Hood, u.S. Attorney Greg Davis, island cases.

LAW PROvIDeS MC Law Professor Matt Steffey, and attor“I appreciated the fact that the dialogue neys with experience as prosecutors and/ included issues of race and the law enforceTHIS kInD OF or criminal defense attorneys, includment profession of the accused,” Bennett FORuM FOR ing John Colette, Tom Fortner, Tommy said. “The panelists had differing opinions Mayfield, Cynthia Speetjens, and Dennis about whether an indictment should have STuDenTS TO Sweet. Interest in the topic was high, with returned in the Ferguson case. They HeAR THe ACTuAL been some 280 MC Law students, faculty memalso shared opinions based on actual cases bers, local attorneys, and members of the in which they had been involved.”

WORkInGS general public in attendance. panelists had differing viewpoints AnD PRACTICAL onWhile The panelists presented information many of the ideas raised, all were in about the history of the grand jury as a legal ASPeCTS InvOLveD agreement that MC Law provided a valutool and the modern grand jury process, able service to its students and to the legal In THIS ISSue.” noting that the general public and even community by facilitating discussion on some attorneys do not have a full underthis controversial subject.

Mississippi Attorney standing of how a grand jury operates.

“I think you have a special opportunity in General Jim Hood The discussion included comments hearing a panel present the nuts and bolts about the grand jury process in general as well as the specific issues involved in this topic,” Mississippi Attorney General Jim grand jury decisions in the Ferguson and Staten Island cases. Hood said in his remarks to the audience. “I think it’s great Specific questions and topics addressed by the panel included: that MC Law provides this kind of forum for students to hear • differences in procedures between state grand jury and fed- the actual workings and practical aspects involved in this issue.” eral grand jury proceedings, “Here at MC Law, we will continue to fulfill our mission • the roles of the prosecutor and the defense attorney in pre- of education and producing lawyers and leaders committed paring for a grand jury proceeding, to serving this community,” Dean Wendy Scott said in her • whether or not it is in the best interest of a defendant to tes- closing remarks. “As we contemplate the issues raised durtify before the grand jury, ing today’s discussion, we continue working toward the idea • how much evidence should be presented to a grand jury given made famous by Superman, that truth and justice should be that the goal of the proceeding is not to hold a full-scale trial, the American way for all.”

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the mississippi state capitol, located within walking distance of the mc law campus, was the venue for the state’s groundbreaking tort reform legislation.

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The Mississippi College Law Review hosts a lively symposium on a decade of tort reform in Mississippi.

In 2004, mIssIssIppI became one of tHe fIrst states In tHe natIon to pass compreHensIve tort reform, wHIcH cappeD non-economIc anD punItIve DamaGes tHat coulD be awarDeD In lawsuIts. tort reform supporters assert that tort reform has prevented frivolous lawsuits, preserved access to healthcare by reducing medical malpractice insurance rates, and bolstered economic development by making mississippi more attractive to businesses. opponents argue that the reforms have restricted legal relief for those legitimately injured and wronged, barred access to justice for some individuals, and created award caps that are unconstitutional.

On MARCH 20, the Mississippi College Law Review offered both sides an opportunity to present their arguments during a daylong symposium at MC Law titled “Ten Years Later: the effects of Tort Reform in Mississippi.” In addition to a large student attendance, more than 40 attorneys from around the state attended the symposium, which was sponsored by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP (partner sponsor) and Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC (associate sponsor).

The symposium included two panel discussions. Jerry Mitchell, an award-winning investigative reporter with the Clarion Ledger, moderated the first panel, which featured attor-

neys, academics, and business people who provided a big picture overview of tort reform and its impact. Panelists included neely Carlton, an attorney with Butler Snow LLP and former Mississippi senator who served on a 2002 legislative committee on tort review; Professor Andrew Jurs of Drake university Law School, who has conducted extensive research on tort reform and its effects; Alan Lange of kinetic Staffing, LLC, a legal staffing firm; Lance Stevens of Stevens and Ward, the former president of the Mississippi Association for Justice; Derrick Johnson, president of the Mississippi State Conference of the nAACP; and Blake Wilson, president of the Mississippi economic Council.

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tHe controversIal topIc of caps on non-economIc DamaGe awarDs raised questions regarding the constitutionality of the caps, the number of lawsuits filed in states with damage award caps versus states without caps, and whether a fair balance has been reached between compensating those injured or wronged and protecting businesses and healthcare providers against exorbitant judgments.

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oderated by Mississippi Supreme Court public relations campaign supporting tort reform that coined Justice Jess Dickinson, the second panel the phrase “jackpot justice” has created a widespread negative featured attorneys who shared their impression of the entire legal profession that continues today. opinions on tort reform and its impact Mark A. Behrens of Shook, Hardy, & Bacon L.L.P. in Washon their practices. Panelists included ington, D.C., delivered closing remarks. In addition to chairing John Corlew of Corlew Munford & his firm’s public policy group, Behrens serves as the co-counsel Smith PLLC; Bobby Dallas of Sessums Dallas PLLC; edward for the American Tort Reform Association and counsel to the Gibson of Hawkins & Gibson, PLLC; David Maron of Baker, u.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.

Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC; and Charlie While the symposium showcased many different opinions, Ross of Wise, Carter, Child & Caraway, a former state sena- the panelists and those in attendance did share one common tor who served as the primary author of the Mississippi Sen- conclusion – a decade later, tort reform in Mississippi is still ate’s 2004 tort reform bill. a hot button topic.

Topics covered in the spirited, passionate, and oftentimes humorous discussions included the political and social climate that led to tort reform in Mississippi, the impact of tort reform THe MISSISSIPPI COLLeGe LAW RevIeW on the legal profession, whether tort reform resulted in limited AnnuAL SYMPOSIuM SeRIeS access to justice for individuals who could no “Ten Years Later: the effects of Tort Reform While the longer find attorneys willing to take cases that in Mississippi,” was the latest in a symposymposium would be expensive to litigate, and whether or sium series hosted by the Mississippi College shoWcaseD many not tort reform had fulfilled its intended goals.

Law Review for the purpose of exploring The controversial topic of caps on non-eco- Different opinions, current and controversial issues. Attracting the panelists nomic damage awards raised questions regardnationally renowned speakers and panelists, ing the constitutionality of the caps, the number anD those in these symposia have become key events in of lawsuits filed in states with damage award attenDance DiD the local legal community and have garcaps versus states without caps, and whether a share one common nered national media coverage. Previous fair balance has been reached between compenconclusion – topics have included “Social Media and the sating those injured or wronged and protecta DecaDe later, Law” and “Beyond the Horizon: The Gulf ing businesses and healthcare providers against tort reform in Oil Spill Crisis – Analyzing the economic, exorbitant judgments.

Panelists also discussed the “cultural com- mississippi is still a environmental, and Legal Implications of ponent” of tort reform, and whether a 2004 the Oil Spill.” hot Button topic.

“Ten YeARS LATeR: THe eFFeCTS OF TORT ReFORM In MISSISSIPPI” SYMPOSIuM JOuRnAL

The symposium journal features articles from the panelists, including Mark Behrens, John Corlew, David Maron and Sam Gregory, along with MC Law Professor Randall Johnson.

To order a copy, contact Law Review editor-in-Chief Russell Dumas at jrdumas@mc.edu.

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Honor PRIOR TO BeCOMInG A PART OF MISSISSIPPI COLLeGe In 1975, the law school that would eventually become MC Law had already earned acclaim as the Jackson School of Law (JSOL). JSOL was founded in 1930 as an independent law school.

Over the next 45 years, JSOL produced many of Mississippi’s leading legal professionals.

MC LAW ReCenTLY InvITeD JSOL ALuMnI TO gather for a celebratory luncheon, during which six JSOL alumni were presented with honorary masters of law degrees in recognition of their long-term, outstanding service to MC Law and to the legal profession. Dean Wendy Scott welcomed the opportunity to meet graduates of the “original” MC Law. “The JSOL alumni are a tenacious group,” Dean Scott said.

“I enjoyed hearing the stories they shared with me of the early years of the law school and learning more about the impact they’ve made on the state of Mississippi as practitioners, community leaders, and elected officials. Their support of and loyalty to MC Law is invaluable. I am honored to be their dean.”

JSOL alumni presented with honorary degrees included the Honorable Joseph Compretta, Sr. ’70, John Deakle ’75, Samuel nicholas ’66, Alfred Rhodes ’74, and William Andy Sumrall ’75. The honorees have maintained their connections to the law school over the years since their graduations, from serving as guest lecturers to judging moot court competitions

to supporting the law school financially.

“My best memories from my time at JSOL are of the outstanding faculty members who served at the law school,” said honorary degree recipient Samuel nicholas. “I was taught by experienced, knowledgeable attorneys and respected judges.

These legal professionals also made themselves available to students outside of class, which I understand is still a hallmark at MC Law. Today, I’m just a parking lot away from the campus on Amite Street, so I’ve had a front-row seat to all of the physical enhancements made at the law school in recent years.

I’m proud to be affiliated with MC Law. Receiving this degree is an honor I very much appreciate.”

“The honorary master of law degree solidifies the connection between the Jackson School of Law and MC Law,” Dean Scott said. “each recipient has distinguished himself in the practice of law and service to the community. Recognizing their contribution is important to preserving the history of the law school and the role that the JSOL graduates have played in strengthening the reputation of MC Law.”

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JSOL ALuMnI HOnOReD WITH MASTeRS OF LAW DeGReeS InCLuDeD:

former business professor, nicholas has served as a consultant to government agencies and private sector organizations, and lends his 25 years experience in real estate development and property management as a HuD housing consultant. nicholas received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from the university of Mississippi.

The Honorable Joseph P. Compretta, Sr. ’70 Attorney at Law • Bay St. Louis, Mississippi A former member and speaker pro tempore of the Mississippi House of Representatives, Joseph Compretta has also served as an assistant district attorney and county/city prosecutor. In Alfred H. Rhodes, Jr. ’74 addition to his J.D., he holds a bachelor’s degree from the uni- Al Rhodes Law Office • Jackson, Mississippi versity of Southern Mississippi and an associate’s degree from Alfred Rhodes was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement Pearl River Junior College. during the 1950s and 1960s, organizing and participating in numerous demonstrations and marches during this important John M. Deakle ’75 era in state and national history. A former president of the Deakle-Couch, PLLC • Hattiesburg, Mississippi Magnolia Bar, Rhodes is a graduate of Tougaloo College and John Deakle founded the Deakle Law Firm, now known as attended graduate school at Jackson State university.

Deakle-Couch, PLLC, in 1976. The firm has earned a reputation for aggressive litigation and advancement of plaintiff ’s William Andy Sumrall ’75 rights in a variety of areas, including consumer fraud, envi- Sumrall and Associates • Jackson, Mississippi ronmental litigation, products liability, and personal injury. William Andy Sumrall focuses his practice in the field of crimDeakle earned his undergraduate degree from the university inal defense, and has successfully handled criminal cases in 10 of Southern Mississippi. states. Sumrall is admitted to practice in the State of Mississippi, u.S. District Courts of northern Mississippi, SouthSamuel J. nicholas, Jr. ’66 ern Mississippi, and Western District of Arkansas, as well as Southland Management Corporation • Jackson, Mississippi in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Court of Samuel nicholas, Jr. is chairman of Southland Management Appeals, and u.S. Supreme Court. Sumrall holds an underCorporation, as well as a renowned arbitrator and mediator. A graduate degree from Mississippi College. amıcus | 15

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mc law launcHes an llm proGram In lIlle, france A neW eXCHAnGe PROGRAM LAunCHeD In 2015 gives MC Law students the opportunity to study at the internationally renowned law school at Lille Catholic university in Lille, France. The program also welcomes students from Lille Catholic university to the MC Law campus in Jackson.

MC Law students may study international law and human rights law at Lille for one semester and earn credits toward their J.D. degrees, as well as earn an LLM degree from Lille Catholic university. Students from Lille Catholic university are already at the master’s level, and have the opportunity to earn a second LLM from MC Law. In addition to the new exchange and LLM programs, MC Law students will continue to have the opportunity to study at Lille Catholic university as a part of MC Law’s well-established summer study abroad program.

Students from MC Law and Lille Catholic university will benefit from opportunities and perspectives they would not experience studying in their own countries.

“Studying international law in France shows our MC Law students what international law really means,” says Professor

Richard Meyer, director of the foreign master of laws program. “They’ll have an opportunity to explore issues from a perspective other than that of a world super power. For example, France saw the cost of war versus peace up close during World Wars I and II. Therefore, when the French study treaties designed to preserve peace, they see those treaties from a different point of view than Americans, who have not experienced war in our country for some 150 years.

“Because the united States is so dominant in the international business world, the Lille students who come to MC Law and participate in our business law classes gain a greater appreciation of how business is organized and conducted internationally,” Meyer continues. “They are also studying human rights law, which we in America would refer to as civil rights law. And there is no better place to learn about civil rights law than in Jackson, Mississippi.”

MC Law chose to partner with Lille Catholic university based on the French university’s excellent reputation and outstanding location. The Lille Catholic university faculty has been

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mc law’s InternatIonal presence mc law’s international presence continues to grow. In addition to the partnership with lille catholic university, mc law is currently working on cooperative agreements with law schools in brazil, china, India, Italy, and slovenia.

recognized worldwide for its teaching and writing on human rights law. The university is located a short train ride from the Hague in the netherlands, the worldwide center of international law; MC Law students studying in Lille have opportunities to visit the Hague, observe key trials, and have a front row seat to precedent-setting international law cases as they unfold. MC Law students also find unique opportunities in Lille outside of their study of the law. Lille is located near world-famous historic sites and landmarks, including the beaches of normandy and the World Heritage site of Mont Saint Michel.

“For the students from Lille, MC Law’s premier location offers them unparalleled opportunities to supplement their classroom education by observing the practice of law in a wide variety of legal venues,” says MC Law Dean Wendy Scott.

“The Mississippi Supreme Court, Mississippi Court of Appeals, Federal District Court, Hinds County Court, Attorney Gen-

eral’s office, and state capitol building are all within walking distance of the campus.”

In January 2015, MC Law welcomed the first exchange students from Lille to the Jackson campus.

“What is really standing out [at MC Law] is the relation between a teacher and a student,” says Lille Catholic university student vianney Turbat. “In France, teachers are very cold and distant. Here, and even in Lille since we had a lot of visiting professors, the teachers are at the same level as the students, trying to help them rather than test them.

The fact that class [sizes] are so reduced allows a particular approach of teaching, which I believe makes you want to go to school a little bit more than in France. What makes it a great experience is also how nice the students are, how interested, talkative, and generous they are. That means a lot. I wasn’t expecting this nice Southern behavior.”

“for tHe stuDents from lIlle, mc law’s premIer locatIon offers tHem unparalleleD opportunItIes to supplement tHeIr classroom eDucatIon bY observInG tHe practIce of law In a wIDe varIetY of leGal venues.”— Dean wenDY scott amıcus | 17

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Future Legal Leaders

tommY Horne

laura barton

tommY Horne Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Howard T. Markey Scholarship Recipient Tommy Horne, a member of the MC Law Class of 2017, was the 2014 recipient of the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s prestigious Howard T. Markey Scholarship. The Federal Bar Association chooses one recipient annually from a pool of applicants from around the country. Presented in memory of the first Chief Judge of the uS Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Markey Scholarship includes a $10,000 award and an invitation to join the Federal Circuit Bar. “I was surprised, thrilled, and humbled to receive such an honor and to be asked to join the Federal Circuit Bar,” Horne says. “This scholarship will have a dramatic impact on my personal finances and will assuredly help with the costs of my legal education.”

The Markey Scholarship is presented to law students who demonstrate academic promise, economic need, and an interest in the subject matter of the Federal Circuit’s legal community. The scholarship also emphasizes public service, a criterion Horne met through his service in the Army national Guard.

“Currently, I’m serving as a field artillery officer, but I’m considering switching to the JAG [Judge Advocate General]

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corps,” Horne says. “Military service is a rewarding experience and one that I’m humbled to be allowed to continue to perform as I pursue my legal studies.” laura barton Finalist, 2015 Entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition MC Law second-year student Laura Barton’s legal writing skills earned her a trip to the 2015 GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Barton was one of five national finalists in the 2015 entertainment Law Initiative Writing Competition. Hosted by the GRAMMY Foundation, the competition invited law students to submit papers on a legal topic facing the music industry. The five finalists who submitted the most compelling papers received a $1,500 stipend, airfare, hotel accommodations, and a seat at the GRAMMY Awards show. Barton and four others also attended the entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon in Santa Monica and the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala honoring Bob Dylan.

“The Grammy Awards show itself was unforgettable,” Barton says. “We walked the red carpet, had first level seats, and rocked with Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, John Legend, and many other artists during the three-hour telecast.”

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“I was surprIseD, tHrIlleD, anD HumbleD to receIve such an honor and to be asked to join the federal circuit bar.” tommY Horne

“musIc Has alwaYs plaYeD an Important part in my life, so it was a natural choice for me to write about the law behind the music industry.” laura barton

“we Gave prIorItY to stuDent orGanIZatIons that planned events to facilitate networking with local attorneys, and we also gave priority to student organizations that planned outreach and service projects in the Jackson community.” tIm HenDerson

Stepping up to lead the LSBA as president over the 2014Other finalists represented the university of Georgia School of Law, Yale Law School, and the John Marshall School of Law 15 academic year was Tim Henderson ’15, who was drawn to in Chicago; the overall competition winner was a student at the this key leadership role by his desire to serve. university of Miami Law School. Barton’s paper, “A Copyright “LSBA did several things this year to work for the wellGuide to the Remix App Market: A Balancing Act Between being of the law school and its students,” Henderson says.

Profits and Promotion,” examined copyright principles as they “We wanted to be very deliberate on how we spent the sturelate to the use of emerging remix apps. dents’ money. We gave priority to student organizations that “Music has always played an important part in my life, so planned events to facilitate networking with local attorneys, it was a natural choice for me to write about the law behind and we also gave priority to student organizations that planned the music industry,” Barton says. “I was studying in a coffee outreach and service projects in the Jackson community. For shop when I got the call from the GRAMMY Foundation example, LSBA teamed with the law firm of Butler Snow on telling me I’d won. When I called my family to tell them the a Habitat for Humanity build.” news, I assured them that, no, this was not a prank, and, yes, A native of Anderson, Texas, Henderson earned his underI was really going to the Grammys!” graduate degree from Lubbock Christian university in Lubbock, Texas. It’s little surprise that Henderson looked for tIm HenDerson opportunities to serve and to connect with others at MC Law; LSBA President he chose the law school based on MC Law’s Christian prinThe Law Student Bar Association (LSBA) encourages the ciples and the one-on-one interaction MC Law encourages personal, social, and academic development of every student between its students and its professors. at MC Law. The LSBA is allocated a budget for student activIn addition to serving as LSBA president, Henderson parities, and determines how to best invest that money in organi- ticipated in moot court and served as the moot court board zations and activities that benefit not only MC Law students, vice-chair of internal affairs. With his law school days behind but also the legal profession and the greater community. him, he plans to pursue a career as a prosecutor.

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Meta Copeland ’98

John Anderson

John anderson

meta copeland

Publications Publications Solving the Paradox of Insider Trading Compliance, 88 TeM- Adoption, 3 encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (Jeffrey Jackson, PLe L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2016) et al., eds., 2015) What’s the Harm in Issuer-Licensed Insider Trading?, 69 u.

MIAMI L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2015) (to be published with responses by Leo katz and William Wang)

2014 Blog editor, Clinical Law Prof Blog, http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/clinic_prof/

Trading Truth for Legitimacy in the Liberal State: Defending John Rawls’s Pragmatism, 65 STuDIeS In LAW, POLITICS AnD SOCIeTY 1-29 (2014) (peer reviewed)

Panelist, Birds of a Feather Teach Together: Collaborations between Law Clinic and externship Faculty to educate a new Generation of Reflective Practitioners, AALS Clinical Conference, Rancho Mirage, CA (May 2015)

Presentations Anticipating a Sea Change for Insider Trading Law: From Trad- Panelist, Challenges and Benefits of Distance Learning in ing Plan Crisis to Rational Reform, 2015 uTAH L. Rev.__ experiential Placements, externships vII, university of Den(forthcoming 2015) ver, Sturm College of Law (February 2014)

Greed, envy, and the Criminalization of Insider Trading, 2014 uTAH L. Rev. 1-54 (2014); to be reprinted in SeCuRITIeS LAW RevIeW (2015)

Awards/Honors President, Mississippi Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (2014)

Presentations The Paradox of Insider Trading Compliance for Issuers, South- Board of Directors, Appellate Practice Section of the Missiseastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, August 2014 sippi Bar (2014) What’s the Harm in Issuer-Licensed Insider Trading? Southeast- Director, Capital Area Bar Association (2014) ern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, August 2014 Law School Activities Moderator, International Law, Southeastern Association of Moot Court Coach, 2013 and 2014 national Pretrial ComLaw Schools Annual Meeting, August 2014 petition, hosted by Stetson Law School in Gulfport, Florida.

The 2014 team was a national semi-finalist. The teams were Human Rights Discourse After Babel: Answering the Charge also coached by Will Manuel, a member in the Jackson, Misof Hypocrisy, Law and Society, June 2014 sissippi, office of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP. Two Challenges for Human Rights, American Philosophical Moot Court Coach, 2014 e. earle Zehmer Workers’ ComAssociation, Pacific Division, San Diego, April 2014 pensation Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the FlorPaintbrushes and Crowbars: A Rortyan Defense of Liberal ida Workers’ Compensation Institute in Orlando, Florida. neutrality in the Law, Law and Human Rights in a Post-Sec- The team was also coached by Daniel P. Culpepper, a memular World, MC Law, May 28-29, 2014 ber with the firm of Anderson, Crawley & Burke, PLLC in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

Deborah challener

Moot Court Coach, 2014 and 2015 national Appellate AdvoPublications cacy Competition sponsored by the American Bar AssociaMore uncertainty After Daimler AG v. Bauman: A Response tion in Seattle (2014) and Boston (2015). In 2014 and 2015, to Professors Cornett and Hoffheimer, 75 Ohio St. L.J. Fur- the teams were regional semi-finalists. In the 2015 Boston thermore ___ (2015) regional, the team won the third best brief award and one stu-

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Shirley kennedy ’91

Angela Mae kupenda ’91

dent team member was awarded third best oralist. The team was also coached by Lindsey Oswalt Watson ’09, an associate with the Jackson, Mississippi, office of Adams and Reese LLP. randall Johnson

angela mae Kupenda

Publications Challenging Presumed (Im)Morality: A Personal Narrative, 29 Berkeley Journal Of Gender & Justice 295 (2014)

Maritza I. Reyes, Angela Mae kupenda, Angela OnwuachiWillig, Stephanie M. Wildman, and Adrien katherine Wing, Reflections on Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women of Color in Academia— The Plenary Panel, 29 Berkeley Journal of Gender & Justice 195 (2014) (Berkeley plenary panelists as a follow up to a conferWho Wins Residential Property Tax Appeals? The Columbia ence celebrating the book, Presumed Incompetent: The Journal of Tax Law, forthcoming (2015).

Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia, edited by Professors Gabriella Gutierrez y Why We need A Comprehensive Recording Fraud Registry, Muhs, Yolanda Flores niemann, Carmen G. Gonzalez, The new York university Journal of Legislation and Public and Angela P. Harris (utah State university Press, 2012), Policy, 2014 n.Y.u. J. Legis. & Pub. Pol’y Quorum 88 (2014). where kupenda’s essay appears as chapter one) Where Schools Close In Chicago, The Albany Government Angela Mae kupenda and Tamara F. Lawson, ‘Truth and RecLaw Review, 7 Alb. Gov’t L. Rev. 508 (2014). onciliation:’ A Critical Step toward Eliminating Race and Gender Violations in Tenure Wars, ___ Columbia Journal of GenPresentations der and the Law___ (forthcoming 2015) Presenter, Local Government Law Works-In-Progress Conference, university of Denver, Sturm College of Law (2015) Will the South Rise Again and, if so, in what Form?: Lessons about Publications Medical Malpractice Claims in Mississippi: A Preliminary Analysis, The Mississippi College Law Review, forthcoming (2015)

Presenter, Southeast/Southwest People of Color Scholarship Conference, north Carolina Central School of Law (2015)

resisting the fear of cultural understanding, 47 The John Marshall Law Review 1211 (2014)

Using Feathery Birds to Disguise Hateful Speech: AVATAR; HillOther Recognition ary – The Movie; Citizens United: and How Birds of the Same Featured Article, ReFinBlog, A Member of the Law Profes- Feather Flock Together, 49 Gonzaga Law Review 1 (2014) sors’ Blog network: http://www.refinblog.com/wednesdays- (Lead Article) academic-roundup-2/ (2015) Relics from the Past Still Coloring a High Price for Leisure for Featured Article, TaxProf Blog, A Member of the Law Pro- Blacks in the Deep South, The 2014 Monograph Series, Interfessors’ Blog network: http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_ national Research Forum, national Association for African American Studies & Affiliates (forthcoming 2015) blog/2015/02/weekly-ssrn.html (2015) shirley Kennedy

Presentations AALS Annual Conference on Clinical Legal education (2015) Awards Mississippi volunteer Lawyers Project 2014 Pro Bono Award (presented to the MC Law Family and Children’s Law Center)

Book Review of Racial Reckoning: Prosecuting America’s Civil Rights Murders, by Renee C. Romano (Harvard U. Press 2014), Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books, The Rutgers School of Criminal Justice and School of Law, Online Book Review Journal (February 2015) On the Receiving End of Influence: Helping Craft the scholarship of my students and how their work influences me, JOTWeLL

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Online Journal, Proceedings of the 4th Anniversary Confer- nary panel of the Tulane Law School Forum on the Future of ence, university of Miami School of Law (2014) Law & Inequality, new Orleans, november 2014 Innovations in the Classroom, Taking a Soak in the Law (short essay), American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Section on Teaching Methods, newsletter, Spring 2014

Panelist on the panel Theorizing Identity in “Post-Identity” Classrooms, Society of American Law Teachers 2014 Teaching Conference, Las vegas, October 2014

Deliberately Pursue: The Talk (short essay), published in the Chair and Panel Discussant, The Policy and Law of DisadvanCenter for Diversity in the Legal Profession, CunY, news- tage and Privilege, Mid-Atlantic Law and Society Conference, letter, Spring 2014 Thomas R. kline School of Law of Drexel university, Philadelphia, October 2014 Presentations Angela Mae kupenda and Tamara F. Lawson, ‘Truth and Rec- Tell it to the Court: Justice Clarence Thomas and his almost 25 onciliation:’ A Critical Step toward Eliminating Race and Gen- years of responses to The Open Letter from Federal Judge Leon der Violations in Tenure Wars, American Association of Law Higginbotham (presenting the work-in-progress co-authored Schools (AALS) Conference, in Washington, D.C., on the with MC Law Mission First Staff Attorney Carlyn Hicks’10 AALS Crosscutting Program, “The More Things Change...: and MC Law Librarian Stephen Parks ‘10), at the 8th Annual exploring Solutions to Persisting Discrimination in Legal Aca- Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Writers Workshop, demia,” January 2015 university of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, June 2014 Equality Lost in Time and Space: Examining the Race/Class Chair and Panel Discussant, What’s in a Name? Law, Feminism, Quandary through the lens of a course, a film, a case and an and Identity, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, unfinished movement, as an invited guest speaker of the ple- Minneapolis, May 2014; meet professor randall Johnson — Randall k. Johnson joined the MC Law faculty in August

2014 as an assistant professor of law teaching torts, law and economics, and local government law. • “MC Law is a great place to work for a number of reasons,” Johnson says. “The law school a top-notch faculty and staff, a diverse student body, and a strong location close to the capitol and state courts.” • Prior to joining MC Law, Johnson was a law fellow with the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under Law. He is a graduate of the university of Michigan (B.A.), the London School of economics (M.Sc.), the new York university (M.u.P), and the university of Chicago Law School (J.D.). Johnson’s honors include the nAACP Legal Defense Fund’s earl Warren Legal Training Scholarship; a Dean’s Scholarship and urban Planning Scholarship from the new York university’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service; and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Congressional Fellowship. Professor Johnson is a member of the America Inns of Court, Charles Clark Chapter. • Since relocating to Mississippi, Johnson has enjoyed learning about local history and customs from his colleagues and students at MC Law. • “One especially memorable experience was when my colleagues took me to the 2014 State Fair, where I sampled that notorious and legendary delicacy, ‘chicken-on-a-stick.’”

a fond farewell to professor loren pratt —

After seven years with MC Law as a legal writing adjunct and then as director of legal writing, Loren Pratt has left the law school to pursue a new career in Atlanta. Pratt will teach legal writing and research with the John Marshall School of Law of Atlanta. • “I will miss my MC Law family – professors, staff, and most of all, the students,” Pratt says. “I love mentoring students, and I love that by the time they graduate, I’ve transitioned from their mentor to their colleague. I’ve made friendships that will last a lifetime, and I’ll forever be grateful for my MC Law experience.”

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victoria Lowery ’98

Jim Rosenblatt

Paper Presentation, Will the South Rise Again and, if so, in Awards what Form?: Lessons about resisting the fear of cultural under- MC Law Shirley norwood Jones Faculty Collegiality Award standing, at the International Research Forum-national Asso- in 2014 ciation of Hispanic and Latino Studies, Mississippi College, victoria lowery April 2014 Publications Moderating Session, The Law Review Symposium: Readdressing Contributing Author, The Moot Court Advisor’s Handbook: A the Voting Rights Act, Where is our Nation after Shelby County v. Guide for Law Students, Faculty, and Practitioners, Carolina Holder, MC Law, March 2014 Academic Press Black History in Review, Pilgrim Branch Missionary Baptist Presentations Church, Brandon, Mississippi, February 2014 and Febru- Panelist, national Moot Court Conference, Marquette Law ary 2015 School. Topic: “Revising Moot Court Structures: Does It Require a Scalpel or a Sledgehammer?” (October 2014) Advised Student Scholarship J.D. Cooley ’14, published a casenote and had an article published Panelist, educating Advocated: Teaching Advocacy Skills Conference, Stetson university College of Law. Topic: “What is Jou-Chi Ho ’14, published two articles and made two presentations Advocacy Scholarship?” (May 2014) Rasheena Latham ’14, published an article and made a presentation LaToyia Slay ’14, won 1st place in writing competition and made a presentation

Presenter, CLe for Court Staff Attorneys and Clerks, Mississippi Supreme Court, Topic: “The Most Heated Debates in Legal Writing” (September 2014)

Courses Taught “Building Trial Skills”, national Institute for Trial Advocacy, nikita McMillian (MC Law class of 16), won the 2015 Law Southern Methodist Law School, Dallas Texas (June 2014) Review award for “The Best Casenote” and will be published Law School Activities

Lenderrick Taylor ’14, won 3rd place in writing competition

Monica Moore (class of 2016, Jackson State university), made two presentations and won an undergraduate writing award

Hosted Supreme Court Lecture Series Speaker Ross Guberman, along with the Moot Court Board

Appointments Mississippi College university Academic Research Council (undergraduate and Graduate Schools)

Other Recognition Founding Member, editorial Board for Practice Ready Press: Practical Publishing for an Impractical World

Adjunct Graduate Faculty of Jackson State university Chair, Dean’s Advisory Board on Minority Affairs

Jim rosenblatt

Awards — Dean emeritus (2014)

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Meet MC Law’s

legal leaDer Dean Wendy Scott on the answer to a prayer, the challenges facing MC Law, and life in a city where everybody knows your name.

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“wHen I starteD tHInKInG about becomInG a law scHool Dean, one of the first things I did was pray about it,” wendy scott says.

“I was interested in a small law school in the south. In mc law, I found a small, southern, caring institution. my prayers were answered in abundance.”

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On AuGuST 11, 2014, WenDY B. SCOTT BeCAMe THe eIGHTH DeAn OF MC LAW. DeAn SCOTT BRInGS A ReCORD OF eXCePTIOnAL SeRvICe TO THe LAW SCHOOL, HAvInG DISTInGuISHeD HeRSeLF AS A LAWYeR, TeACHeR, LeGAL SCHOLAR, ADMInISTRATOR, AnD COMMunITY LeADeR.

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ean Wendy Scott is carrying MC Law for- erty, healthcare, labor and employment, and international law. ward,” says Dean emeritus Jim Rosenblatt. We’re able to offer students course work in growing areas.

“She has incredible experience in legal edu“Our location in the capital city and the heart of the Miscation and is well known on the national sissippi legal community is also a big plus,” Dean Scott continlegal scene. Dean Scott has the energy, wis- ues. “We’re able to offer our students externships and valuable dom, judgment, and background to be an effective leader.” real-world experience in law firms, the courts and in our own A graduate of Harvard university and new legal clinics. The ability to offer that kind of “through our York university School of Law, Dean Scott experiential learning is an MC Law strength.” taught at the north Carolina Central univer- legal clinics anD Dean Scott also plans to build on the law sity School of Law for eight years, where she curriculum, mc laW school’s culture of service, expanding opporserved as the associate dean for academic affairs. tunities for MC Law and its students to offer has an opportunity She previously taught at Tulane Law School free or low-cost legal services to individuals to Be vieWeD as for 17 years, where she also served as the vice who would otherwise have no access to the dean for academic affairs. Dean Scott’s scholarjustice system. the proviDer of ship has focused on constitutional theory and “Service is especially important since we services anD access school desegregation; her work on the desegare a Christian law school,” Dean Scott says. regation of public colleges and universities has to justice for the “We want to train people to think differently, been widely cited. citizens of jackson to take a fresh approach to problem solving, early in her career, Dean Scott served as a and to realize that as attorneys, we have comanD of mississippi.” staff attorney for the Legal Action Center of mitted to our role as the guardians of the legal the City of new York, worked as an associate for vladeck, system. Through our legal clinics and curriculum, MC Law Waldman, elias & engelhard, and directed litigation as the has an opportunity to be viewed as the provider of services associate counsel for the Center for Law and Social Justice and access to justice for the citizens of Jackson and of Missisin Brooklyn, new York. She is a member of the new York sippi. We are a private institution, but we have an obligation bar and has been admitted to practice in the united States to serve our community.”

Supreme Court.

Given her previous experience at north Carolina CenDean Scott’s impressive background leaves her well- tral university and Tulane, Dean Scott was no stranger to equipped to handle the challenges of leading MC Law. the South. Still one aspect of relocating to Mississippi did “We face the same challenge every law school is facing surprise her. right now – encouraging students to consider law as a career “I don’t think I expected to find such a ‘small town feel’ in path,” Dean Scott says. “I’m optimistic that we can compete a city the size of Jackson,” Dean Scott says. “That close-knit in recruiting. MC Law is on the cutting edge in many of the feel and warm reception have made it easy for me to feel a part areas in which we specialize, for example, intellectual prop- of the community and the legal community.”

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planneD giving to mc laW Just 1% Makes a Difference Why Give a Percentage of Your estate?

You don’t have to make a huge donation to help support MC Law. While you might think you don’t have enough money to donate to make an impact, that simply isn’t true. Your gift, no matter its size, can ensure a future for MC Law and influence the lives of those who rely on it.

The majority of American adults give to a charitable organization each year, even in these challenging economic times.

But only eight percent of charitable giving dollars in 2014 came from donations made from wills,1 even though giving through a will doesn’t affect the donor’s current income.

For those who want to help MC Law but don’t know where to begin because of money limitations, a bequest in your will or revocable living trust is a great place to start. By putting aside a percentage of the assets in your will or trust – even as little as one percent – you can leave a legacy at MC Law while also making sure your family has the security they may need in the future.

More Worry-Free Options There are other ways to contribute to our mission without affecting your income. For example, you can include MC Law as a partial beneficiary on your life insurance policy or retirement plan assets by dividing your assets into percentages.

Simply contact your insurance company to ask how you can change beneficiaries of your life insurance policy. In the case of retirement plan assets, ask your retirement plan administrator for a change-of-beneficiary form.

If you give annually to MC Law and want to extend your support for the law school’s work, these are smart ways to leave a lasting legacy without affecting your income, and they still allow you the flexibility to change your mind in case your circumstances—or the economy—changes. Ask your estate planning attorney about how to set up these gifts, or visit the MC Law Planned Giving website at law.mc.edu/Alumni & Friends /Donate/Gift Planning.

Source: Giving USA 2014: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2014

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The Heritage Society honors those who have made a planned gift to MC Law, including bequests, living trusts, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, lead trusts, or gifts of life insurance. For more information on supporting MC Law with a planned gift, contact Thorne Butler, assistant dean of advancement, at 601.925.7172 or tbutler@mc.edu.

MC Law Heritage Society members include: D. Carl Black ’63 • Thorne G. Butler • Lee Cline ’79 • Robert and Barbara Colavolpe • D. Christopher Daniel ’02 The Honorable Rex Gabbert ’85 • Herman Hines • Hugh keating ’79 • Jonny P. Lohman • Robert L. Lyle ’88 David McCarty ’04 • Dean Michael J. Maloney ’80 • Dean Mary Miller ’85 • The Honorable Mary Libby Payne Jon B. Rivera • Dean Jim Rosenblatt • T. Mark Sledge ’80 • Professor J. Allen Smith • Lowell Stephens ’56

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MC Law Celebrates a Milestone Anniversary

2015 marks a year of celebration and a major milestone in Mississippi’s legal history as MC Law celebrates its 40th anniversary. The anniversary celebration kicked off with a special event on June 9.

More details about anniversary gatherings, lectures, and other events are coming soon. Please make plans to join MC Law in celebrating 40 years of success and an even brighter future in the years to come. a traDItIon of leGal excellence tHat beGan In 1930 — while this year marks the 40th anniversary of mc law, the law school can trace its history back to 1930 and the founding of the Jackson school of law (Jsol). for more than four decades, Jsol educated many of the state’s legal leaders as an independent institution. In 1975, at the urging of the Jsol alumni association, mississippi college purchased the Jackson school of law, enhancing and continuing the tradition of legal excellence begun some 45 years previously.

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My fellow MC Law Alumni, Thank you for allowing me the privilege of serving as the president of your Alumni Association for the past year. With more than 5,000 alumni worldwide, our alumni are making a difference right here in Mississippi, across the united States, and in far-flung corners of the globe.

In the past year, MC Law has welcomed a new dean, Wendy Scott, to our family.

I have tremendously enjoyed working with the dean for the betterment of the law school during my term. If you have not yet met Dean Scott, I sincerely hope you will make it a point to get to know her. 2015 is a very important year, marking the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi College School of Law. Several activities will mark this milestone, including the formal investiture of Dean Scott. Details about these activities will be announced soon, and I hope many of you will participate.

The Alumni Association recently held its annual Alumni Dinner and Scholarships Auction. The event’s new location at the Country Club of Jackson was a big hit with all who attended. Thousands of dollars were raised in spirited bidding for many attractive items, and awards were presented to the following: Dr. William Townsend ’90 – Lawyer of the Year Marlena Pickering ’07 – Young Lawyer of the Year Paul Rogers ’86 – Community Spirit Award The Honorable Joe Lee ’73 – Judicial Recognition The Honorable Frank Coleman ’79 – Judicial Recognition Congratulations to all our winners on these auspicious awards, and thanks to all for being outstanding examples of what it means to be an MC Law graduate.

My term as president will come to a close at the annual meeting held in conjunction with the Mississippi Bar Convention in Destin, Florida, in July. Your association will be in very good hands with Rebecca Mansell taking the reins from me as the new president.

Rebecca will be ably assisted by new board members, who will be elected by the membership prior to the meeting. I encourage all members of the Alumni Association to take an interest in these elections; please consider standing for election to one of the open posts, and by all means cast your vote for those who will represent the future of the association.

R. kelly kyle

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Please send your Class Action updates to Heather Graves, alumni coordinator, at hgraves@mc.edu.

1973

The Honorable L. Joe Lee was presented the MC Law 2015 Judicial Recognition award.

Charles R. Wilbanks, Jr. was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

1985

1977

John T. Lamar, Jr. was inducted as a fellow into the Mississippi Bar Foundation.

Lawrence Little was inducted as a fellow into the Mississippi Bar Foundation.

1978

Walter W. Dukes was inducted as a fellow into the Mississippi Bar Foundation.

The Honorable Linda Anderson was inducted as a fellow into the Mississippi Bar Foundation.

Christopher Moser was named in Dallas Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” 2013 issue.

Lisa Linley serves as a director on the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association Board.

1986

The Honorable Michael Parker was inducted as a fellow into the The Honorable Deborah Gambrell was inducted into the univerMississippi Bar Foundation. sity of Southern Mississippi Hall of Fame. erik Lowrey has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law.

Anne P. veazey was inducted as a fellow into the Mississippi Bar Foundation.

The Honorable Franklin M. Coleman was presented the MC Law 2015 Judicial Recognition award.

1980

The Honorable Sharion Aycock was named as the first female Chief Judge of the u.S. District Court of the northern District of Mississippi. vic Bailey, III was named to the uSC upstate Foundation Board of Directors.

Hunter W. Lundy was named as one of the 2014 Super Lawyers.

George S. Luter has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law.

James Wyly was inducted as a fellow into the Mississippi Bar Foundation.

Granville Tate, Jr. was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and was voted MC Law’s 2014 Lawyer of the Year.

1989

Chuck Barlow has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. Steve Roth has been selected as district counsel for the new Orleans District.

Paul e. Rogers was presented with the MC Law 2015 Community Spirit award.

1990

The Honorable Ann McIntyre is now the Division C Judge of the Fifth Judicial District in Louisiana.

Dr. William R. Townsend, Jr was honored as the MC Law 2015 Lawyer of the Year.

1991

Lee Harrell was elected as a shareholder at Baker Donelson.

J. Randall Patterson has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law.

1983

Jameson Gregg published his first book, Luck Be A Chicken: A Comic Novel. Gregg practiced law for 20 years in Georgia’s second oldest law firm in Brunswick and St. Simons Island before Jane Sanders Waugh was named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s 2013 50 Leading Business Women. retiring from law to pursue writing.

1984

1992

Phil Buffington was named partner in charge of Adams and Reese’s Jackson, Mississippi, office.

Wesley Broadhead was elected to the Mississippi Bar Board of Commissioners.

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Michael Graves has joined the online mediation community, Mediation.com. Graves was recognized by The Legal network as one of the “Top Lawyers in Mississippi” for 2013. kelly kyle was named partner at Howell, kyle and Wynn PLLC. kelly also served as the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association President.

1993

Walter C. Morrison, Iv was listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 edition.

1994

Robert Don Baker was appointed as a trustee for the Mississippi Baptist Foundation.

Rebecca Mansell served as the 2014-2015 President-elect of the MC Law Alumni Association. She will serve as the 2015-2016 President.

2000

Omar nelson was chosen for inclusion in Portico magazine’s 4th annual “Portico 10,” a selection of up-and-coming attorneys in the Jackson area.

2001

Mary Largent Purvis has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law and was awarded the 2014 MC Law Community Spirit Award.

Dana F. Robertson is the executive director of the Greater eastover Foundation.

Bradley vance was chosen for inclusion in Portico magazine’s 4th annual “Portico 10,” a selection of up-and-coming attorneys in the Jackson area.

Gwenetta Tatum served as a director on the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association Board.

1996

The Honorable Robert Branning was appointed to the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court.

Sharkey Burke has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. Michael D. Turello was promoted to general and deputy commander of Army Special Forces.

1997

David Rueff has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. 1998

William “Trey” Jones was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Rogen Chhabra was awarded the Law Related Public education award by the Mississippi Bar Foundation.

1999

kelly Blackwood was named chair of the nature Conservancy Board.

Anne Cassity is with Centene as the director of government affairs for their managed care company, Louisiana Healthcare Connections.

2002

Christopher Daniel has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. kevin Gay was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

Laura M. Glaze has joined Macneil Mckay & Gay, PLLC. Judson Lee has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. Matthew McLaughlin joined the Jackson office of Baker Donelson as a member of its Corporate/Mergers and Acquisitions Group.

Alex Purvis was chosen for inclusion in Portico magazine’s 4th annual “Portico 10,” a selection of up-and-coming attorneys in the Jackson area..

Candace M. Williams was named to Super Lawyers Magazine’s 2014 Rising Star List.

Jennifer Wright was recognized as one of Mobile, Alabama’s, Top 40 under 40.

2003

Susan Mcnamara has joined Watkins & eager, PLLC.

elisabeth Byrd has been promoted to vice president and legal officer at Trustmark national Bank. She is an associate legal counsel.

Jeffrey Pierce has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law.

Travis Clements is assistant attorney general with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.

Joseph A. Sclafani was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Brett Thompson was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

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Philip Schrader has been named a partner with vicksburg law 2004 Jennifer Tyler Baker was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mis- firm Teller, Hassell & Hopson, LLP. sissippi Bar Leadership Program. Baker was also elected secretary for the Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar and was Will Thomas has been named a partner with Butler Snow. named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. R. eric Toney was named as a shareholder for Copeland, Cook, kabah McCullough ealy was chosen to participate in the 2014 Taylor and Bush.

Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

Tawanda Williams opened a private practice specializing in crimkeri T. Haralson was named one of the Mississippi Business Jour- inal law in Memphis, Tennessee. nal’s 2013 50 Leading Business Women.

John Rouse was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

Jennifer Scott was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

2005

Willie C. Allen was sworn in as municipal court judge in Tupelo, Mississippi. Judge Allen is the first African-American to sit on the bench in Tupelo Municipal Court.

Leslie Bounds was named a shareholder with Copeland, Cook, Taylor and Bush.

Christopher Coleman was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

2007

David Ash has joined Williams, nichols & Ash, PLLC. Michael Bentley was named to the Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40. karen Clay is general counsel for the Mississippi university for Women.

Jennie eichelberger was chosen for inclusion in Portico magazine’s 4th annual “Portico 10,” a selection of up-and-coming attorneys in the Jackson area. She was also named one of the 2014 50 leading women in business and one of the Leaders in Law by the Mississippi Business Journal. nicholas Haigler has joined Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC.

kamesha Mumford was named one of the Mississippi Business earl W. Houston, II, an attorney with the Memphis-based law Journal’s 2013 50 Leading Business Women. firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., is one of 33 attorneys in Tennessee selected to participate in the Tennessee Bar Marlena Pickering was named MC Law’s 2015 Young Lawyer of Association’s 2014 Leadership Law Program. the Year. Marlena was also named as one of Mississippi Business Journal’s 2015 Top 50 under 40. katherine Mills was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

Beverly Walker is a consultant at Arizona State university.

Gerald Mumford was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program. Gerald served as a director for the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association Board. kevin Steward has been named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. 2006

Shanda Yates was named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. 2008

eric Brown has joined the Hinds County Office of the Public Defender.

Jason Fortenberry was elevated to partner with the firm of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP.

Shundral Cole was named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law.

Alec kassoff has joined the Mississippi Office of Capital PostConviction Counsel.

Reed Darsey was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

Christopher Murray was named shareholder with Daniel, Coker, Horton & Bell, PA.

Diandra Hosey was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

W. Andrew neely was elected director for Hinds Post III in the Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division for 2014.

keating Lowery has been named president of the Association for Women Attorneys.

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John nisbett was named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law.

Stephen Parks earned his master of library and information science degree from the university of Southern Mississippi.

Dan Saucier has joined the Mabus Agency.

Robert R. Revere was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

Ryanne Duffie Saucier was chosen for inclusion in Portico magazine’s 4th annual “Portico 10,” a selection of up-and-coming attor- Ryan Revere was selected for inclusion in the Mississippi Business neys in the Jackson area. She was also named one of the Mississippi Journal’s Top 40 under 40.

Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. Saucier was selected to take part in the national Association of Broadcasters’ yearlong broadcast- Allyson Winter was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi ing leadership training school in Washington, D.C. Bar Leadership Program.

James Scarff was named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. Alex Taylor was named one of the Mississippi Business Journal’s Leaders in Law. Sara Harrison White was selected for inclusion in the Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40. White is vice president and senior relationship manager in Trustmark’s Wealth Management Division.

2009

Adam Choate was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

Pat Zimmerman has opened a solo practice, Zimmerman Law Firm. Pat also served as Secretary/Treasurer for the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association.

2011

Blake Bell has joined the regional lobbying firm of Capitol Resources, LLC. Wendy Julian has joined Gori Julian and Associates, Inc., P.C. Hunter kitchens is vice president of business development and administrative services at Premier Parking of Tennessee.

Jana edmondson-Cooper served as co-chair of Georgia’s first com- Dawn Mapp has opened her own practice, Mapp Law Firm, prehensive, statewide continuing legal education seminar discuss- PLLC. ing language access as an access to justice issue. She was named to the Daily Report’s 2014 40 under 40 Rising Stars, and was also April McDonald has joined the Gulf Coast firm of Heidelberg, named MC Law’s 2014 Young Lawyer of the Year. Jana also served Steinberger, Colmer & Burrow, PA. as director on the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association Board.

Summerann S. Miller joined the legal staff of the Office of John Dollarhide was presented with the Jackson Young Lawyers Advancement at Mississippi College.

Association’s Outstanding Service Award.

Laura L. Rodgers attended the Air Force JAG School located in Preston Goff has joined the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office. the William Louis Dickinson Law Center at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. She received the Robert L. Lowry Andrew Holmes was published in the September 2014 edition Award for demonstrating the highest standards of academic excelof Estate Planning. lence, officership, and esprit de corps. Rodgers was admitted to practice law in the u.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Penny Lawson was elected to the Mississippi Bar Board of Commissioners.

Lindsey Gilbert Watkins has joined the Mississippi Court of Appeals as clerk to The Honorable virginia C. Carlton.

Jennifer Ray is an associate with Reeder Law Firm in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Sue Ann Bernard Werre is law clerk for Judge eugene L. Fair, Jr. of the Mississippi Court of Appeals.

Sarah L. Snow is with Trustmark national Bank as assistant vicepresident and trust officer in the Hattiesburg office.

Courtney Williams is with World Relief Memphis.

Shakita L. Taylor was appointed as public defender for Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

2010

Cindy Morton was chosen to participate in the 2014 Mississippi Bar Leadership Program.

elizabeth Wynn was named partner at Howell, kyle and Wynn PLLC. Will Binkley served as a director on the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association Board.

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2012

Robert Binney was honored with the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Pro Bono Publico Award.

Abigail ersin has opened Cruikshank ersin, LLC in Atlanta, Georiga. The firm focuses on real estate, litigation, estate planning, and corporate formation.

The Honorable Corey Gibson is the public defender for Simpson County and the youth court judge in Jeff Davis and Smith County.

Ben Conley has joined the firm of Wilkerson, Gauldin, Hayes, Jenkins & Dedmon.

Jennifer Curry has joined the Rollins Law Firm.

Leonard Curtis has opened his own firm in Jackson. kathleen Dixon has joined the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance.

Jarvis Dortch has joined the Mississippi Health Advocacy Program.

Tyler Land is assistant state attorney in Marianne, Florida.

The Honorable Richard Lee was elected mayor of Stephen, Minnesota.

James Faggert has joined the firm of Markow Walker.

Lee Flaherty has joined the firm of Phelps Dunbar, LLP. Margaret Zimmerman Smith was elected as a director for the Mississippi Bar’s Young Lawyers Division for 2014.

Andy Frame is an associate with Adams and Reese, LLP in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

2013

Brandy Ajpacaja has opened her own firm in Clinton, Mississippi.

Blake Fulton has joined the firm of Jones Walker.

Jeff Arnold has opened his own firm in Madison, Mississippi.

katy Gerber has joined Federal Specialized Services.

Ian Austin has joined the firm of Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, PA.

Samuel Gregory has joined Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC.

Jimmy Baxter, III has joined the firm of Balch & Bingham, LLP Amanda Beard has opened her own firm in Starkville, Mississippi.

John Bennett has joined the Stewart Law Group.

Heath Hattaway has joined the Gallot Law Office.

Cedric Haynes is with Congressman Bennie Thompson’s Washington, D.C., office.

Heather Berry has joined the Maley Law Group.

Joe Hemleben is with the Mississippi Court of Appeals as law clerk for The Honorable Ceola James.

Sarah Boehme has joined the firm of Babineaux, Poche, Anthony & Slavich, LLC.

Matthew Hendrix has joined the Medley Law Group.

Allyson Brock has joined the Lynch Law Firm, PLLC.

Thomas Hewitt has joined the firm of Butler Snow.

Justin Broome has opened his own firm in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

eddie Howard has joined the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor.

Tchanavia Bryant has is with Alexander Law, PA in Jackson, Mississippi.

kory Isaacs is assistant county attorney at the Madison County Attorney’s Office in kentucky.

Steven Bucher joined the Louisiana Department of Justice as an assistant attorney general.

Megan Jennette is assistant district attorney for Wake County.

Chad Byrd joined the staff of the Mississippi Supreme Court as law clerk for Chief Justice Bill Waller, Jr. Trey Carter has joined the firm of Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley, Byrd & Cromwell, LLP. Taylor Cheeseman has joined the Mississippi Supreme Court as clerk for Justice Jess Dickinson.

Brian Combs has opened his own firm in Charlotte, north Carolina.

Brooke Jones has joined the Okaloosa County Public Defender’s office.

Robert Jones has joined the firm of Malouf and Malouf.

Tyler Land has joined the Florida State Attorney’s Office.

Philip Laura has joined the Office of Brace L. knox, PLLC. Andrew LeFever is assistant district attorney with the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.

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John Lyons has opened his own firm, Lyons Law Firm, PLLC. John also served as a director on the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association Board.

Jason Asbill has joined the JD Law Group.

vince Mazzone has joined McGee Tax Law.

Brannon Berry has joined Forman Watkins krutz and Tardy LLP.

Michael McDermott has joined the firm of Page Mannino Peresich & McDermott PLLC.

Lindsey Bethea has joined the firm of Russo and Tonner, LLP.

Jeffrey McGuire has joined the firm of Derek L. Hall, PLLC. William Milam has joined the Harold F. Johnson Law Firm.

Mallory Miller has joined the firm of Scott, Sullivan Streetman & Fox, PC. kyle Moore is with Progressive Bank as assistant vice president BSA/AML officer, assistant compliance officer and corporate counsel. kyle also served as a director on the 2014-2015 MC Law Alumni Association Board.

Sarah Moulder is clerk for The Honorable Lamar Pickard in the 22nd Circuit Court.

Boone Phillips is assistant district attorney for Chatham County.

McCall Stern has joined the firm of Glover Russell, PA Heath Sullivan has joined the firm of Davenport, Files & kelly.

Abel Tsegga has joined the TG Law Group, PLLC. Christinia Townsend is a staff attorney with north Mississippi Rural Legal Services.

John Welborn is assistant district attorney with the Beauregard Parish District Attorney’s Office.

Thomas Weldy is the program assistant at the Hudson Institute’s Financial Corruption and Autocracy Initiative.

Lee Wilkins has joined the Rankin County District Attorney’s Office.

Dione Wrenn has joined the firm of Hawkins Melendrez. keith Whiddon has joined the firm of Snellings, Breard, Sartor, Inabnett & Trascher, L.L.P 2014

Lindsay Bowen has joined the Office of the State Attorney, 1st Judicial District.

Brian Alexander has joined the firm of Biggs, Ingram, and Solop PLLC. Abby Archer has joined the firm of Hanover Law, PC.

Christopher Bamback has joined the McRae Law Firm.

Ann Regan Bilbo has opened a solo practice, Bilbo Law Firm, PLLC. Megan Bland has joined the House Committee on veteran Affairs.

Lindsey Bowen has joined the Office of the State Attorney, 1st Judicial District. victoria Bradshaw has joined the firm of Wise Carter.

Grafton Bragg is with the northern District of Mississippi serving as clerk for The Honorable Shairon Aycock.

Mary Chutz has joined the Law Office of e. Wayne Smith.

Jahviah D. Cooley has joined the firm of Burr and Forman, LLP. Milfred O. eckel has opened his own firm, Law Office of M.O. eckel III. Rick eisenberger has joined the firm of Shows and Smith PLLC. elizabeth ewing has joined the Buress Snelillings Law Firm PLLC. Robert Fischer has joined Morton Law Firm.

Derrick Shawn Godfrey has joined the firm of Wise Carter Child and Carraway.

Weston Harper has joined the firm of William D. Farrar and Associates PLLC. Juan Hernandez has joined the firm of Brunini, Grantham, Grower and Hewes PLLC. Lindsey Herr has joined the O’neal Law Firm.

Christopher Holtzclaw has joined Progressive Bank as assistant vice president and trust officer and assistant compliance officer.

Aaron Hommell has opened his own firm, Law Office of Aaron P. Hommell, PLLC. Allison Johnson is with the united States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit as clerk for The Honorable Leslie H. Southwick.

Daniel Junkin has joined the Law Office of James G. McGee, Jr. karlee keller has joined the firm of Grant, Hoffman and kamada, PC.

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Joe-Colby Langston has joined the firm of Langston and Lott.

Alexandra Loomis is with Louisiana’s 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

Scott Mullennix has opened his own firm, Wm. Scott Mullennix, Attorney at Law, PLLC. Aaron Parker has opened his own firm, The Law Office of Aaron W. Parker LLC. kyle Powers has joined the firm of Thomas Weidner Iv PLLC. Tyler Royals has joined the firm of Ogden and Associated.

Caleb Schmidt is with the 20th Judicial District Court of Louisiana.

Caroline Scott has joined the firm of Chhabra and Gibbs.

Jordan See is with Congressman Gregg Harper’s office in Washington, D.C. as communications director.

La’Toyia Slay has joined the firm of Butler Snow.

births and adoptions 1992

Marie Antoinette Joiner and husband, Steven C. Avon, welcomed a son, Thomas Charles-Doyle Avon on november 12, 2013.

2001

Tina Durost and her husband, Rodney, welcomed twin sons, Jackson and Jameson, on March 26, 2014.

2005

Ben Lawrence and his wife, Brandy, welcomed a son, Jack, on May 23, 2013. Jack was also welcomed by big sister, Caroline. eric Hospodor and his wife, Jen, welcomed a son, Henry David, on november 21, 2014.

Crystal utley Secoy and her husband, nick, welcomed a son, David James, on February 24, 2015.

2006

Loraleigh Phillips and her husband, Jay, welcomed a daughter, Anna Crawford, on June 18, 2014.

Brittany Smith has joined Alexander Law. Bennett Wilson has joined the Shannon Law Firm.

Tyler Zaremba has joined the Buskop Law Group.

marriages 2009

Lindsey Oswalt and Rion Watson December 28, 2013

2007

Taurean Buchanan and his wife Stacey, welcomed a son, John Tanner, on December 19, 2014.

Johnnie Crigler and his wife, Carly, welcomed a son, John Durham Crigler, III, on november 5, 2013.

Carter Dobbs and his wife, Lyndi, welcomed twins, Solon Carter, Iv and Adeline Claire, on november 5, 2013.

Jennie eichelberger and her husband, Matt, welcomed a son, John Mason, on February 4, 2015.

2010

Spence Young and his wife, Dorothy, welcomed a son, Joseph Spencer Young, III on December 5, 2013.

2011

Chuck Goldberg and his wife, Laura, welcomed a daughter, Annelle Margaret “elle” Goldberg.

Ashley Buckman and Jim Thompson May 3, 2014 Sue Ann Bernard and T.J. Werre August 17, 2013

2008

Tim Sterling and his wife, Sarah, welcomed a daughter, evelyn elizabeth, on January 1, 2014.

2012

Heath Sullivan and Lauren Rushing April 11, 2015 2013

2009

Rees Hodges and his wife, kati, welcomed a son, Hudson nate, on July 21, 2014.

Megan elizabeth Lindsay and Clifton Ruffin April 27, 2013

Mason Montgomery and his wife, natalie, welcomed a son, Henry, on February 17, 2015.

Samuel Gregory and Haley Fowler August 30, 2014

Cpt. Lauren C. Rosenblatt and her husband, Lindsay, welcomed a daughter, Anna elizabeth “Annabeth,” on november 29, 2013.

Mallory Miller and Fred Street October 11, 2014

Justin Starling and his wife, kayla, welcomed a daughter, evie, on november 5, 2014.

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1965

vicki McDonald Chamberlain and her husband, Gilly, welcomed a daughter, Madeline, on June 4, 2013.

Joe M. Buchanan, February 1, 2015

Alicia Hall and her husband, Seth, welcomed a daughter, Madeline Jane, on January 14, 2014.

S. Smith Bonner, May 10, 2013

David McRae and his wife, katy, welcomed a son, Henry David, on December 5, 2014.

Larry W. Wood, Sr., november 1, 2014

Zandrea king Ware and her husband, Terrance, welcomed a son, Terrance Jacob, on August 13, 2013.

Sim Dulaney, Jr., December 30, 2013

2011

1967

1968

1969

The Honorable Ray H. Montgomery, December 14, 2014

Matthew Harris and his wife, Tawania, welcomed a daughter, Isabelle Rose, on February 4, 2015.

The Honorable D. Michael Smith, January 1, 2014

2012

Robert L. Williams, December 2, 2013

1971

Laura Huddleston Carter and her husband, Brenton, welcomed a daughter, ellie, on February 25, 2014.

Trey Clark and his wife, Tara, welcomed their baby, Carolin, on September 17, 2014.

Paul Rosenblatt and his wife, Meredith, welcomed a son, Beckham, on May 16, 2014.

Jason Smith and his wife, Paige, welcomed a daughter, Parks elizabeth, on May 20, 2013.

1974

Frederick Andrew Hanna, May 28, 2013 1975

Donice knight, January 17, 2015 1976

Suzanne Saunders, January 15, 2015 1978

O.k. Batte, Jr., July 25, 2014

Margaret Zimmerman Smith and her husband, Peyton, welcomed a son, Peyton, on July 14, 2014.

elbert “Pete” Haley, January 29, 2015

Lee Wilkins and his wife, elizabeth, welcomed a son, Robert Walton, on June 30, 2014.

Michael vallette, February 6, 2015

2014

Grafton Bragg and his wife, Janice, welcomed a son, Isaac, on August 4, 2014.

1980

1985

Bruce Adamski, October 25, 2014 1989

Jack Greer Price, October 21, 2013 1992

In memoriam

Todd Richter, July 15, 2014

1948

1993

e. Don Moore, December 28, 2014

Lee H. Reiff, September 6, 2014

1949

1997

Ralph L. Holland, December 5, 2014

Mary Margaret Waycaster, February 20, 2014

1952

2004

Quentin Stringer, July 26, 2014

Cindy Current Griffin, December 4, 2014

1957

Daniel Ruhl, April 21, 2015

Lee A. Stricklin, Jr., October 27, 2013

2007

1963

Aaron L. Bright, January 17, 2015

Louis e. Ridgway, Jr., May 2, 2014

2014

1964

Lieutenant Anthony Scardino, August 8, 2014

elliot Michael Marks, October 2, 2014

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