TU College of Law - 2018-19 Viewbook by The University of Tulsa

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On the cover: Stephanie Jackson (JD ’18) and Dalton Downing (JD ’18).

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Welcome to The University of Tulsa College of Law The University of Tulsa College of Law (TU Law) offers a superb doctrinal and experiential legal education to talented and engaged law students. TU Law allows students to pursue their professional dreams at a cost that is one of the most affordable among private law schools and competitive with toptier public law schools. In fact, TU Law was selected by preLaw Magazine as a Best Value Law School. Scholarships are available to qualified admitted applicants based upon merit or need. TU Law provides outstanding academic programs, engaged faculty,

CONTENTS Degrees ........................................... 2 Experiential Learning..................... 4

FULL-TIME PROFESSORS

Professional Development............ 8

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exceptional clinical and externship opportunities, strong bar preparatory support and high job placement for graduates. Moreover, TU Law embraces, promotes and protects the values of community, civility and dialogue to create an intellectually vibrant and thriving law school. Recent graduates have secured positions with federal and state governments, public interest organizations, selective law firms and major industries including banking and energy. One recent graduate who accepted a fellowship at Harvard Law

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School credits TU Law faculty with guiding and supporting her as she pursued her professional goals. Our faculty impact the legal world not only through classrooms and clinics but also through engagement and scholarship. Faculty recently placed high-level articles in prestigious law journals including Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review and Notre Dame Law Review. At TU Law, you will find a dynamic environment where students and faculty connect on a daily basis and experiential learning is key.

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Academics..................................... 10 Faculty............................................ 12 College of Law Facilities.............. 19 The University of Tulsa................. 20 About Tulsa.................................... 22 Alumni............................................ 26

HISTORY 1923 Founded 1953 ABA Accredited 1966 AALS Member JOURNALS Tulsa Law Review Energy Law Journal STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 30+ Student Organizations Academic Public Interest Legal Fraternities Competitive Teams

EXTERNSHIPS 150+ Partner organizations 22 States plus The Netherlands and Ireland Business/Transactional Civil Litigation Public Policy/Governmental Criminal Energy, Resources & Environment Family Law Judicial Health Law Indian Law International/Human Rights

TUITION $24,600 full-time annual tuition for the JD program Reduced schedule option available Fall, Spring and Summer starts CONTACT Office of Admissions 3120 E. 4th Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 918-631-2406 lawadmissions@utulsa.edu law.utulsa.edu

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Recognized as one of the best values in legal education

Engaged learning that makes a difference

Students at The University of Tulsa College of Law master a challenging curriculum bolstered by the support of faculty and staff who take personal interest in ensuring student success during law school and after graduation. Students enjoy a high quality of life in Tulsa and make lifelong personal and professional relationships. RANKINGS 2017 GRADUATE JOB PLACEMENT

#15

#1 in Oklahoma and #15 in the United States for 2017 graduate placement in long-term JD or JD Advantage positions National Law Journal, 2018

SCHOLARSHIPS

DEGREES

Numerous scholarship opportunities exist for TU Law students including: • Qualified admitted students are automatically considered for merit-based scholarships • 100 percent of upper class students in good standing (GPA of 2.0 or better) retain their scholarships • Law journal editors and officers of the Board of Advocates are eligible for scholarship assistance • Scholarships received as an incoming 1L are renewable through 88 hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 • See a list of diversity scholarships at law.utulsa.edu/scholarships

Juris Doctor (JD) Joint Degree Students may earn both JD and master’s degrees from TU simultaneously in less time than it takes to complete each degree separately: • JD/MA in Anthropology • JD/MA in Clinical Psychology • JD/MA in English • JD/MA in History • JD/MA in Industrial Organization Psychology • JD/MS in Biological Sciences • JD/MS in Computer Science • JD/MS in Geosciences • JD/MBA • JD/MSF Master of Laws (LLM) • LLM in Energy & Natural Resources Law • LLM in American Indian & Indigenous Law • LLM in American Law for Foreign Graduates Master of Jurisprudence (MJ) • MJ in Energy Law (online) • MJ in Indian Law (online)

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Aisosa Arhunmwunde (JD ’18)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AISOSA ARHUNMWUNDE PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO ADVANCE HER CAREER IN IMMIGRATION LAW Aisosa Arhunmwunde (JD ’18) studied immigration law. Born in Nigeria, her family immigrated to Canada where she obtained her undergraduate education. Originally, Arhunmwunde looked at TU Law because she wanted to begin law school in the spring semester and TU offers spring, summer and fall starts. After she compared schools, she realized that TU’s robust experiential learning program, excellent academics, diverse student body and affordable cost of obtaining a legal education were right for her. Arhunmwunde focused her interests on immigration law by working at the college’s Tulsa Immigrant Resource Network and Immigrant Rights Project. During the summer months, Arhunmwunde took her studies abroad through TU’s Study Abroad program and interned at the Irish Refugee Council in Dublin helping clients who were seeking asylum.

“It is truly rewarding to have a client whose case you’ve worked on call and tell you their asylum is approved, and they no longer fear going to jail. It is so worth it,” said Arhunmwunde. “Law school is challenging like everything worthwhile, but it is easier and more enjoyable if you choose a law school that gives you the tools and sets you up for success before you put a foot out of the door.”

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Students benefit from experiential learning while serving the community Experiential learning at TU College of Law gives students hands-on experience in a variety of legal settings while deepening their substantive legal knowledge, strengthening their lawyering skills and building their professional identities. LEGAL CLINICS TU Law legal clinics prepare students for the practice of law through a combination of real-world experience, intensive supervision and dynamic seminars. The TU Legal Clinic functions as a nonprofit law firm. Students experience the formation and development of the attorney-client relationship and accompanying professional obligations through direct representation of clients as they develop advocacy skills. Our clinics include opportunities for students to appear in court, represent immigrants seeking legal status, learn how to run a law firm, represent organizations and advocate for systemic change. COMMUNITY ADVOCACY CLINIC The Community Advocacy Clinic trains future lawyers and promotes access to justice in two ways: by representing community groups in systemic advocacy and policy reform projects and by representing individual clients in cases before state courts and administrative agencies. Students learn to advocate for clients both inside and outside the courtroom using a range of strategies including litigation, legislative reform, policy advocacy, strategic planning and more. Students gain vital lawyering skills while learning to reflect critically on their role in the justice system. IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT Immigrant Rights Project students engage in learning and service by representing vulnerable noncitizens in immigration matters. Clinic clients include noncitizen victims of domestic violence and other crimes, unaccompanied noncitizen minors, individuals seeking asylum in the United States as a result of persecution or fear of persecution in their home countries, as well as other noncitizens subject to removal and immigration detention. Students gain vital practice skills in interviewing, legal research,

drafting and advocacy while performing critical and even life-saving work for their clients.

TULSA IMMIGRANT RESOURCE NETWORK (TIRN) TIRN is a post-graduate fellowship in which recent law school graduates provide direct service to Tulsa’s noncitizen population. The two-year TIRN fellowships complement the work of the Immigrant Rights Project in that newly licensed attorneys gain experience in providing legal services to marginalized communities while receiving hands-on supervision. TIRN fellows also participate in providing education on immigration law and process, as well as immigrants’ rights, to the community at large and to legal and nonlegal providers of services to the noncitizen population. TU LAW CO-OP (TLC) & SOLO PRACTICE CLINIC (SPC) The TLC, TU Law’s incubator is specifically designed for lawyers committed to a solo or small firm law practice who also seek to narrow the access-to-justice gap in Oklahoma by providing affordable representation to traditionally marginalized populations. TLC provides incubator lawyers with office space, networking opportunities, practice assistance from local lawyers and intense training on law practice management. The SPC is the student component to the TLC and consists of a seminar and a live client component. The seminar portion is essentially the TLC training curriculum, compressed into one semester. Students who complete the SPC and subsequently join the TLC are excused from the TLC training and can jump right into practice. In the client component, SPC law students assist either TIRN or the TLC lawyers with client matters and community lawyering projects, all while continuing to assess how solo practitioners can work to decrease Oklahoma’s access-tojustice gap. TU Law and Psychology Department traveled to Karnes City, Texas, in an interdisciplinary week of service, providing legal consultations and mental health support to more than 100 detained immigrant women and children fleeing brutal violence.

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Experiential learning propels legal careers MYTU STORY

Preston Brasch (JD ’18)

PRESTON BRASCH ADVOCATED FOR HOUSING POLICY REFORM IN THE COMMUNITY ADVOCACY CLINIC AND EXTERNED AT HARVARD Recent grad Preston Brasch took advantage of clinic and externship opportunities at TU Law. In the fall of his 2L year, Brasch enrolled in the Community Advocacy Clinic where he was part of a student team that uncovered a link between poor housing and health outcomes in Tulsa. Brasch and his clinic teammates authored a report with findings and recommendations for housing policy reform. They presented their work to the City of Tulsa Mayor’s Office and gained press coverage on housing quality problems in Tulsa. The Community Advocacy Clinic trains students to represent client organizations while engaging in systemic advocacy and policy reform at the state and local level. “The clinic was an opportunity to explore policy work at a very substantial and in-depth level while learning how to represent a

client,” said Brasch. “So much of what students do in school is an exercise or skill development, but not so much application of those skills. Clinic offered the chance to develop skills that allowed our team to create a product that is still having an effect on the community at large.” Brasch added, “I’ve had a number of people who work in city hall tell me that they have read our report. It seems to have elevated the awareness of Tulsa’s housing problem and provided a tool for advocates to effectuate positive change.” During the summer of his 2L year, Brasch traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to extern at the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic where he assisted with research, drafted court filings, secured expert testimony and met with clients who had fled persecution and were seeking asylum.

Externships Externships at TU Law offer 2L and 3L students the opportunity to join attorneys and judges in real-world practice for academic credit. Students and supervisors work together to establish opportunities for meaningful student performance and valuable supervisor feedback. Students in externships receive substantial lawyering and professional experiences through monitored field placements. Under supervision, students do real legal work, interact with clients and solve problems. They may explore the roles of alternative JD careers to develop a sense of who they are and what kind of lawyer they want to become. Students work with the assistant dean of experiential learning to create an experience tailored to their interests. This opportunity is supplemented by the externship seminar designed to help students achieve personal learning and professionalism goals. Students reflect actively on what is learned throughout their experience. Guided reflection journals throughout the semester help students explore the roles and responsibilities of practicing attorneys, judges and alternative JD professionals, as well as ethical and strategic issues that can arise in the profession. A sampling of externship placements: GOVERNMENT City Attorney’s Office for City of Wheatridge | Wheatridge, Colorado Federal Trade Commission | Dallas, Texas Missouri Attorney General’s Office | Jefferson City, Missouri Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma House of Representatives | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | Dallas, Texas (Regional Office) PUBLIC INTEREST/COMMUNITY ADVOCACY American Civil Liberties Union | Washington, D.C.; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Domestic Violence Intervention Services | Tulsa, Oklahoma Catholic Charities | Tulsa, Oklahoma Community Health Connection | Tulsa, Oklahoma Family & Children’s Services, Women in Recovery | Tulsa, Oklahoma Legal Medical Partnership, Legal Aid Services | Tulsa, Oklahoma Legal Services of Southern Missouri | Springfield and Rolla, Missouri National Center for Youth Law | Washington, D.C. New York County Defender Services | New York, New York Oklahoma Dept. of Human Services, Child Support | Tulsa, Oklahoma

HEALTH LAW American Health Lawyers Association | Washington, D.C. Dept. of Health & Human Services/Civil Rights | Denver, Colorado Dept. of Veterans Affairs | Dallas, Texas; Oklahoma City and Muskogee, Oklahoma Dept. of Health & Human Services Appeals Board | Washington, D.C. Saint Francis Health System | Tulsa, Oklahoma St. John Health System | Tulsa, Oklahoma ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Breathe Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission | Portland, Oregon Consumer Energy Alliance | Houston, Texas Energy Source Advisors | Dallas, Texas Environmental Defense Fund | Austin, Texas Hugh W. Savage, Attorney at Law | Fort Worth, Texas NGL Energy Partners LP | Tulsa, Oklahoma Oklahoma Corporation Commission | Tulsa, Oklahoma Oklahoma Water Resources Board | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ONEOK | Tulsa, Oklahoma Waterlaw: Patrick, Miller, Noto | Aspen, Colorado The Railroad Commission of Texas | Austin, Texas Williams | Tulsa, Oklahoma

Robust externships offer world-class experiences MYTU STORY

Melissa Revell (JD ’18)

SPECIALIZING IN HEALTH LAW, MELISSA REVELL SPENT A SEMESTER IN WASHINGTON, D.C. With an undergraduate degree in biomedical science from Texas A&M University, Melissa Revell knew she wanted to pursue a career in the health care industry. Her studies led her to the field of law and to The University of Tulsa. As a third-year law student, Revell spent her last semester in Washington, D.C. as a legal extern for both the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA).

“Externing in Washington, D.C. the last semester of law school rounded out my perspective on health care, by allowing me to see it from the vantage point of a federal administrative agency,” said Revell. “I took what I learned from these experiences back to Tulsa where I now work at McAfee & Taft.”

CRIMINAL

INTERNATIONAL

NATIVE AMERICAN LAW

Collin County District Attorney’s Office | McKinney, Texas Dallas County District Attorney’s Office | Dallas, Texas Dement Askew | Raleigh, North Carolina Denver District Attorney | Denver, Colorado District 15B Public Defender’s Office | Hillsborough, North Carolina Federal Public Defender, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma | Tulsa and Muskogee, Oklahoma Federal Public Defender’s Office | Springfield, Missouri Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office | Los Angeles, California Office of the State Attorney | Shalimar, Florida Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office | Fort Worth, Texas Tulsa County Public Defender’s Office | Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern and Eastern District of Oklahoma U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Missouri | Springfield, Missouri U.S. Probation & Parole Offices | Tulsa, Oklahoma; St. Louis, Missouri

Office of the Attorney General of Ireland | Dublin, Ireland Int’l Criminal Tribunal, Former Yugoslavia | The Netherlands

Cherokee Nation Business | Tulsa, Oklahoma General Counsel for the Chief, Cherokee Nation | Tahlequah, Oklahoma Office of Attorney General, Pawnee Nation | Pawnee, Oklahoma Shield Law Group, PLC | Tulsa, Oklahoma

JUDICIAL U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals | Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 14th Court of Appeals | Houston, Texas 19th Judicial District, Kansas District Court | Winfield, Kansas 95th Civil District Court, Dallas County | Dallas, Texas Colorado 17th Judicial District | Brighton, Colorado Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals | Tulsa, Oklahoma Supreme Court of Texas | Austin, Texas U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado | Denver, Colorado U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | Fort Smith, Arkansas U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma | Tulsa and Muskogee, Oklahoma

Professional Development Office

Excellent employment outcomes

TU Law graduates find employment at a rate well above the national average. The committed staff of the TU Law Professional Development Office (PDO) works with students to develop personal career plans that appeal to their interests, talents and goals.

with 91.9% of 2017 graduates in full-time, long-term bar license required and JD advantage positions

Some of the many services the TU Law PDO offers include: n Career-related seminars and webinars n One-on-one training and individual development plans n Mock interviews n On-campus interviews n Nationwide alumni contacts and outreach n Professional networking opportunities n Job fairs and online job postings

CLASS OF 2017 GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT

94.2%

GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT

TU Law is consistently above the national average in placement and graduate employment.

n NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL, 2018

91.9%

EMPLOYMENT 10 MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION

Ranked #15 nationally and #1 in Oklahoma in full-time, longterm Bar license required and JD advantage placements by National Law Journal ’18.

81.4%

GOLD STANDARD JOBS

Defined as full-time, longterm positions requiring bar passage, TU Law ranked #20 nationally and #1 in Oklahoma.

25.6%

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST JOBS Ranked #14 nationally and #1 in Oklahoma.

NOTABLE RECENT GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT Air Force JAG | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma American Tower | Boston, Massachusetts Arvest Bank | Tulsa, Oklahoma City of Tulsa | Tulsa, Oklahoma Dallas County District Attorney’s Office | Dallas, Texas Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review | Kansas City, Missouri Energy Transfer Partners | Houston, Texas Frederic Dorwart, Lawyers PLLC | Tulsa, Oklahoma GableGotwals® | Tulsa, Oklahoma Hall Estill | Tulsa, Oklahoma Harvard Law School Fellowship | Cambridge, Massachusetts Hon. John Dowdell, U.S. District Court for Northern District of Oklahoma | Tulsa, Oklahoma Hon. Lynn Hughes, U.S. District Court for Southern District of Texas | Houston, Texas Internal Revenue Service Agency Honors Program | 8 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Latham & Watkins LLP | Washington, D.C. Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma | Stillwater, Oklahoma McAfee & Taft | Tulsa, Oklahoma Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma Tax Commission | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Pollart Miller LLC | Denver, Colorado Sedgewick Public Defender | Wichita, Kansas Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office | Columbia, South Carolina New York County Defender Services| New York, New York Southern Oregon Public Defender’s Office | Medford, Oregon Supreme Court of Wisconsin| Madison, Wisconsin Tulsa Lawyers for Children| Tulsa, Oklahoma Wichita County District Attorney’s Office | Wichita Falls, Texas

MYTU STORY

Caroline Guerra Wolf (JD ’17)

LAW CLERK FOR U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE JOHN E. DOWDELL Caroline Guerra Wolf (JD ’17) first came to Tulsa as a Spanish immersion kindergarten teacher in 2011 with Teach for America. She loved the city so much that she decided to stay in Tulsa for her graduate education and selected The University of Tulsa for law school. As TU Law’s 2017 valedictorian, Guerra Wolf accepted a two-year clerkship with U.S. District Court Judge John E. Dowdell in Tulsa. “In my position, I draft orders and opinions and help the judge with whatever needs to be done,” she said. “This is a position that will open a lot of doors.” Guerra Wolf plans to pursue a career in Indian and environmental law stating that the two quite often intertwine. During her time at law school, Guerra Wolf said she enjoyed the small class sizes and getting to know the professors. See a current course catalog at law.utulsa.edu/academics

Academics

FOUNDATIONS OF LEGAL STUDY Foundations of Legal Study (FLS) is a one-week orientation conducted prior to the start of the first semester that prepares students for academic and professional success at TU Law. DEAN’S SEMINAR IN PROFESSIONALISM The Dean’s Seminar gives students an overview of various aspects of legal practice in America and provides a foundation for professional development and market readiness upon graduation. ACADEMIC SUPPORT TU Law provides student-centered academic support with opportunities to develop the skills necessary for effective case briefing, note-taking, outlining, exam preparation and examtaking. LEGAL WRITING Students participate in three-semesters of legal writing integrating legal analysis and legal research into the preparation of objective legal memoranda and trial or appellate court briefs. BAR SUPPORT To maximize the potential to pass the bar exam, bar support is implemented during the final semester of law study and provides students with extensive practice answering bar-styled multiple choice and essay questions through faculty instruction. TU Law continues to provide guidance to students after graduation as they prepare for the bar examination.

JOURNALS TULSA LAW REVIEW Founded in 1964, the Tulsa Law Review publishes outstanding scholarly works covering the full spectrum of the law. This nationally recognized law journal dedicates itself to publishing works that stimulate critical thinking, provoke legal debate and improve societal law. Each year, select student articles are published in the Tulsa Law Review.

Incomparable leadership opportunities and studentcentric organizations

ENERGY LAW JOURNAL The Energy Law Journal is a preeminent energy publication published by TU Law’s Sustainable Energy & Resources Law (SERL) program and the Energy Bar Association in Washington, D.C., providing thoughtprovoking and deeply researched articles by practitioners, internationally acclaimed academics, federal judges, highranking government officials and members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ELJ’s student board of editors is also responsible for The Year in Review, a joint project with the ABA’s Section on Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law. Reports from each committee in the section update important developments in 26 areas that are of crucial interest to practitioners and students. This annual 400-page volume has a nationwide circulation of more than 14,000. The U.S. Supreme Court, federal and state courts and agencies, law review articles and energy industry leaders often cite the journal.

MYTU STORY

Dalton Downing (JD ’18)

DALTON DOWNING LED THE TULSA LAW REVIEW AS EDITOR-INCHIEF Dalton Downing (JD ’18), 2017-18 editor-in-chief of the Tulsa Law Review, was selected as the first-place winner of the Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni (ASECA) annual writing competition for his paper titled “Picket Signs Versus Pocket Books: Using U.S. Securities Law to Compel Corporate Lobbying Disclosure.” The article was published in the fall 2017 issue of the Tulsa Law Review and reprinted by ASECA. Raised on a working cattle ranch in northeastern Oklahoma, he attended Oklahoma State University on a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. During law school, Downing externed with Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge Stephanie K. Seymour and served as a Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholar externing at the firm’s Washington, D.C., office where he now works as an associate. At graduation, Downing was honored by receiving the Martin Fellows Smith Award for being the most outstanding law student as selected by faculty. “For students on the fence about where to attend law school, I invite you to come and join us for a morning or afternoon and sit in on a class,” said Downing. “You’ll see we form personal relationships with our professors, and these are invaluable.” 10

Winner of the Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni national writing competition, Dalton Downing (JD ’18) also served as editor-in-chief of the Tulsa Law Review.

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Vicki Limas

Gina Nerger

Ray Yasser

Karen Grundy

Jessica Ridenour

Rex Zedalis

Elizabeth McCormick

Johnny Parker

Robert Butkin

Barbara Bucholtz

Judith Royster

Stephen Galoob

Charles Adams

Marianne Blair

Tamara Piety

Evelyn Hutchinson

Matt Lamkin

Tom Arnold

Mimi Marton

Melissa Luttrell

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

Associate Professor of Legal Writing

Associate Dean of Students and Professor of Legal Writing

Assistant Professor of Legal Writing

Associate Dean of Experiential Learning, Associate Clinical Professor of Law

Spoo was a clerk for now Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and is a distinguished James Joyce scholar and former editor of the James Joyce Quarterly. He was awarded a 2016 Guggenheim Fellowship in the Humanities and recently published Without Copyrights. His work has appeared in numerous journals including Stanford Law Review, The UCLA Law Review and The Yale Law Journal.

Russell Christopher

Director, Tulsa Immigrant Resource Network, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law

Lyn Entzeroth

Professor of Law Evidence, Forensic Evidence

Associate Professor of Law Torts, Health Law

Assistant Professor of Law Environmental Law, Property Law

New faculty

Anna Carpenter

Associate Professor of Law Legal Ethics, Criminal Law

Professor of Law, Family Law, Civil Procedure

Director of Legal Writing Professor of Legal Writing

Robert Spoo

Professor of Law Contracts, Administrative Law

Professor of Law Administrative Law, Indian Law

Civil Procedure, Evidence

Chapman Distinguished Chair in Law Associate Dean for Faculty Development

Professor of Law Property, Land Use Planning

Phyllis Hurley Frey Professor of Law; Torts, Insurance Law Constitutional Law

Professor of Law, Contracts, Sales, Nonprofit Law

A faculty of leading scholars and experts

Professor of Law Sports Law, Torts

Professor of Law Contracts, Corporate Law

READ MORE AND SEE FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES AT LAW.UTULSA.EDU/FACULTY

New faculty

Warigia Bowman

Ido Kilovaty

Associate Clinical Professor of Law Social Change, Poverty Law

Professor of Law Criminal Law, White Collar Crime

Dean and John Rogers Endowed Chair Professor of Law

Assistant Professor of Law Administrative Law, Energy & Water Law

Frederic Dorwart Endowed Assistant Professor of Law, Cybersecurity Law

Carpenter is the director of the LobeckTaylor Community Advocacy Clinic at TU. Her scholarship includes empirical and theoretical work on access to justice and the role of lawyers, non-lawyers and judges in the civil justice system. Her most recent article, “Active Judging and Access to Justice,” was published in the Notre Dame Law Review and “Measuring Clinics” was published in the Tulane Law Review (with Colleen F. Shanahan, Alyx Mark and Jeff Selbin).

Christopher’s work includes articles on blackmail, victim’s rights, the theory of punishment, attempts, criminal defenses, rape, statutory rape and rape by fraud. His work has appeared in a wide variety of journals including Northwestern University Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Fordham Law Review, Ohio State Law Journal, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies and Philosophy & Public Affairs. He has also published two books with Oxford University Press.

Lyn Entzeroth is the dean and Dean John Rogers Endowed Chair of the TU College of Law. Known internationally for her expertise on capital punishment, Entzeroth has been a TU Law faculty member since 2002. Named a TU Outstanding Professor in 2004-05, Entzeroth is a widely published scholar and has been instrumental in activities that link the university and the community. She has a clear vision for building upon the successes that TU Law has enjoyed in recent years.

Bowman hails from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service where she taught Field Research Methods and Theory, and Practice of Global Development. She earned her doctorate from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University where she was the Hauser Fellow for Nonprofit Management and the Oppenheimer Scholar for African Studies, a master’s degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.

Prior to joining the faculty at TU Law, Kilovaty was a Cyber Fellow at Yale Law School for the Center for Global Legal Challenges and a Resident Fellow for the Information Society Project. He studies the connection between technology, law and policy, with a focus on domestic and global cyber security. Kilovaty earned his Doctor of Juridical Science degree from Georgetown University Law Center, his Master of Laws from the University of California Berkeley School of Law, and his Bachelor of Laws from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Areas of concentration The University of Tulsa College of Law offers a strong curriculum, lauded faculty and experiential learning opportunities in several areas of concentration. Students with special interests may tailor their academic programs to enhance their professional interests and career goals. Scholarship, internship and externship opportunities exist for students in each area of concentration including:

A close-knit and mentoring law community

n Corporate and Commercial Law n Criminal Justice n Family Law n Health Law n Immigration Law n Indian Law n Litigation n Sustainable Energy & Resources Law HEALTH LAW

Students interested in health care finance, medical malpractice, health care benefits, elder law, disability law and medical ethics may tailor their academic program to coincide with their professional interests. INDIAN LAW

Oklahoma is home to 39 Indian tribes as well as many supporting businesses and law firms who provide experiential learning opportunities and jobs.

CERTIFICATE IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & RESOURCES LAW (SERL) n TU Law offers a certificate program in which students may advance their knowledge in energy and natural resources law. n Students benefit from TU College of Law’s location in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the city is a global leader in oil and nature gas exploration and production companies with more than 20,000 workers in exploration and production, engineering, geology and law. n The SERL certificate program at TU Law is among the nation’s leading interdisciplinary programs promoting and engaging in research involving energy, natural resources and the environment. n SERL’s international reputation is based upon its visionary curriculum and resources including full-time faculty specializing in energy and environmental law, studentmanaged Energy Law Journal co-published by SERL and the Energy Bar Association in Washington, D.C., conferences and symposia, and a Board of Visitors comprised of distinguished TU Law alumni and leaders from across the U.S. n Scholarships and experiential learning opportunities are available.

MYTU STORY

Hope Forsyth (JD ’18)

2018 VALEDICTORIAN HOPE FORSYTH DESCRIBES TU LAW Hope Forsyth (JD ’18) credits the faculty, staff and environment at TU Law for creating a mentoring community that helps students excel. She credits her professors at TU Law for providing a solid foundation, mentorship and individual attention to all students. “TU Law has world-class legal professors who have had a formative influence on my education,” Forsyth said. During her time at TU Law, Forsyth participated in many of the experiential learning opportunities available to students to further her knowledge including externships, internships and student organizations. She externed with Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Senior Judge Stephanie K. Seymour and gained experience at multiple levels of the federal court system through internships with Chief Judge Gregory K. Frizzell, former

Magistrate Judge T. Lane Wilson and Magistrate Judge Paul J. Cleary, all of the Northern District of Oklahoma. In addition to earning the position of valedictorian in 2018, Forsyth served as the executive editor of the Tulsa Law Review, student member of the Council Oak/Johnson-Sontag Inn of Court and a member of Phi Delta Phi. She earned 11 CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for the highest grade in various classes and the George and Jean Price Award for legal reasoning, research and writing. Forsyth joined the law firm of GableGotwals as an associate attorney after graduation.

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Commitment to public service The University of Tulsa College of Law believes in instilling a lifelong commitment to public service by providing opportunities for students, faculty and staff to volunteer with community-based organizations that address unmet legal needs and give back to our neighbors in the Tulsa community in a variety of ways. The Public Interest Board is a student-run organization that involves students in community service, public service and pro bono work as they progress through their legal education. Students assist the underserved and underrepresented in the Tulsa community. During a semester, students log approximately 6,000 hours (equivalent to more than 22 weeks of full-time work) in public interest service.

Law clinic students and professors provide services in the community.

2017 PRO BONO AND PUBLIC SERVICE SUMMARY

3,159

8,777

PRO BONO AND PUBLIC SERVICE HOURS

LEGAL EXTERNSHIP HOURS

Spring: 880 Summer: 1,793 Fall: 486

Spring: 2,702 Summer: 3,870 Fall: 2,205

19,970 LEGAL CLINIC HOURS

Spring: 9,860 Summer: 250 Fall: 9,860

31,906 TOTAL HOURS

Spring: 13,442 Summer: 5,913 Fall: 12,551

Additionally, through the Public Interest Board, the College of Law offers stipends to support the work of students who engage in public interest work with nonprofit or governmental organizations during the summer. These summer stipends have supported summer placements for students at the following organizations:

ACLU of OK Foundation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ACLU of Tennessee, Nashville, Tennessee ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, Washington D.C. Brazos County District Attorney’s Office, Bryan, Texas Brooklyn Defender Services, Brooklyn, New York Denver District Attorney’s Office, Denver, Colorado Executive Office of Immigration Review, El Paso, Texas Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, Cambridge, Massachusetts Human Rights Advocacy Center, Accra, Ghana Karnes Family Detention Center, Karnes City, Texas Lee County District Attorney’s Office, Opelika, Alabama Legal Aid Service of Oklahoma

National Center for Youth Law, Washington D.C. Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Resources Division, Washington D.C. Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Austin, Texas Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office, Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa County Public Defender, Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division, Washington, D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern District Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma U.S. District Court Middle District Florida, Tampa, Florida Women in Recovery, Tulsa, Oklahoma See a current course catalog at law.utulsa.edu/academics

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Inviting and invigorating environment TU Law was given an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aâ&#x20AC;? by preLaw Magazine in 2018 for its campus facility, aesthetics, technology, library and amenities. The law school offers a contemporary and congenial atmosphere where students gain the knowledge and skills to launch their legal careers.

College of Law facilities The College of Law provides a technologically advanced environment where students can focus on the study of law with access to the latest resources. MABEE LEGAL INFORMATION CENTER (MLIC) LAW LIBRARY With a collection of more than 400,000 volumes, an electronic classroom and exceptional research materials, the MLIC is a resource-rich 21st-century legal library.

3,900-sq.ft.

LEGAL CLINIC

400,000

VOLUME COLLECTION AT THE MLIC

PRICE & TURPEN COURTROOM The 75-seat state-of-the-art Wm. Stuart Price and Michael C. Turpen Courtroom is equipped with the latest sound system technology and broadcast, recording and video conferencing capabilities. The courtroom gives students an authentic modern setting to prepare for real cases.

75 -seat COURTROOM

BOESCHE LEGAL CLINIC The Boesche Legal Clinic houses the Immigrant Rights Project, the Tulsa Immigrant Resource Network and the Lobeck Taylor Community Advocacy Clinic. The 3,900-square-foot facility includes client meeting rooms, a conference room, a student work room and faculty offices. Law students have the opportunity to meet real clients and face challenges in a workplace setting.

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About The University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa, founded in 1894, is a private, doctoral degree-granting, accredited, coeducational institution on a 200-acre urban campus located two miles east of downtown Tulsa and only minutes from most of the city’s dining, shopping and entertainment districts.

TU has five colleges — the College of Law, Collins College of Business, Kendall College of Arts & Sciences, College of Engineering & Natural Sciences and Oxley College of Health Sciences — and a Graduate School.

LOCATED 20

Tulsa OK

FOUNDED

1894

200+ ACRES

4,433

STUDENTS

AMENITIES n 67,000-square-foot Collins Fitness Center n 77,000-square-foot Lorton Performance Center n Historic McFarlin Library, 2 million volumes and titles n 30,000-seat H.A. Chapman Stadium n 8,355-seat Donald W. Reynolds Center n TU-managed Gilcrease Museum n TU-managed Henry Zarrow Center for Art & Education in the Tulsa Arts District n 17 Division I athletic programs in the American Athletic Conference RECOGNITION n Celebrating 15 years as a Top 100 national university as rated by U.S. News & World Report released 2018 n Listed in Princeton Review’s Best 381 Colleges Guide

ADDITIONAL AMENITIES & SERVICES n 13 on-campus dining options at the Allen Chapman Student Union, adjacent to the College of Law n On-campus Alexander Health Center (clinic) n On-campus university apartments n A diverse array of on-campus ministries and places of worship n True Blue Neighbors campus-wide student, faculty, staff and alumni community service organization n Free campus shuttle service n Convenient parking n 24-hour campus security

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Tulsa — At the center of it all Located along the iconic Route 66 in the center of the nation, Tulsa was built on a pioneering spirit of high expectations that led the city to greatness. Today, Tulsa continues that spirit with an innovative environment for business and entrepreneurial endeavors. It’s also quickly becoming known as “the next Austin,” with more art, music and festivals than ever before.

CITY OF TULSA POPULATION............. 403,090 TULSA COUNTY POPULATION............ 646,277 -U.S. Census 2017 Cost of living 15.2 percent below national average (Council for Community & Economic Research)

Average home is 33.5 percent less than U.S. average (U.S. Census)

Apartment rates 31.6 percent below national average (Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce)

Energy cost 21.9 percent below national average (Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce)

21 daily nonstop flights to Tulsa International Airport

#1 U.S. CITY WHERE INCOMES ARE GROWING THE FASTEST -GOBankingRates.com 2017

#1 AMONG THE TOP 100 U.S. METROS ON GROWTH AND INCLUSION -Brookings Institute 2016

#1 BEST PLACE FOR WOMEN TO START A BUSINESS -Thumbtack.com 2016

#3 MOST POPULAR CITY IN THE U.S. FOR EXTREMELY ACTIVE MILLENNIALS -ActiveNetwork.com 2017

#5 COOLEST URBAN SPACE – GUTHRIE GREEN IN DOWNTOWN TULSA -ThrilList.com 2016

#6 BEST SMALL CITY AMONG AMERICA’S TOP 10 BEST CITIES -Resonance Consultancy 2017

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An active community The oil boom of the 1920s and ‘30s spawned an outstanding cultural legacy that continues today. Tulsa’s entertainment options include pro sports, fine and performing arts, festivals, zoos, a water park, bike and hiking trails, rivers and lakes.

Tulsa Tough

Gathering Place

Cain’s Ballroom

Blue Dome Arts Festival

Tulsa’s downtown is home to one of the nation’s biggest collections of art deco architecture.

ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS Blue Dome District Brookside Cherry Street Deco District East Village Greenwood Historical District Pearl District SoBo (South Boston) Tulsa Arts District VENUES AHHA Hardesty Arts Center Bike Trails – More than 100 miles BOK Center Brady Theatre Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame Cain’s Ballroom Extensive city parks system Gathering Place - 100-acre public park along the Arkansas River including Adventure Playground, Mist Mountain, bike and skate parks and nature trails Gilcrease Museum - World’s largest collection of art and artifacts of the American West Guthrie Green Oklahoma Aquarium ONEOK Field Philbrook Museum of Art Philbrook Downtown Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art Tulsa Air & Space Museum Tulsa Zoo Tulsa Performing Arts Center Woody Guthrie Center PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS Tulsa Drillers Baseball (Texas League) Tulsa Oilers Hockey (ECHL) Tulsa Roughnecks Soccer (USL Pro)

Gilcrease Museum

First Friday in Tulsa Arts District

Learn more about Tulsa at utulsa.edu/explore-tulsa.

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183-sq.miles

AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE SEPTEMBER

84°/63°

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MAJOR EVENTS Arvest Winterfest Blue Dome Arts Festival Blue Whale Comedy Festival Linde Oktoberfest POSTOAK Wine & Jazz Festival Route 66 Marathon Scotfest The Hop Jam First Friday Art Crawl Cherokee Art Market Tulsa Greek Festival Tulsa International Mayfest Tulsa Pride Tulsa Run Tulsa Tough (National Cycling Event) XPO Game Festival 25

Alumni TU Law alumni play a significant role at the college through ongoing mentoring and professional development assistance. TU Law alumni have earned distinguished careers throughout the world and continue to be actively involved in the academic and professional success of current students and recent graduates. NOTABLE LAW ALUMNI Sue Ann Arnall (BS ’77, JD ’80) CEO, Essay Management Services, LLC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Emmanuel Ayuk (JD ’06) Senior Director, Global Compliance, Archer Daniels Midland Company | Geneva, Switzerland The Honorable Daniel J. Boudreau (JD ’76) Former Supreme Court Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court | Tulsa, Oklahoma Bill Carmody (JD ’88) Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP | New York, New York The Honorable John E. Dowdell (JD ’81) U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Oklahoma | Tulsa, Oklahoma Bruce A. Fowler (MTX ’92, JD ’96) Managing Director, Fairfield and Woods PC | Denver, Colorado Curtis R. Frasier (JD ’82) Chairman, Shell Midstream Partners, GP | Houston, Texas Alia Y. Heintz (JD ’16) Associate, Baker Botts | Houston, Texas Aaron D. Hurvitz (JD ’07) Of Foreign Counsel, Kangxin Partners, PC | San Diego, California Larry C. Jurgens (JD ’81) Partner, Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP | Chicago, Illinois Jodie Justiss (JD ’98) Assistant General Counsel, ICM, Inc. | Colwich, Kansas

Dana Deen Kinion (JD ’96) Of Counsel, Zack Stamp, Ltd. | Springfield, Illinois Douglas J. May (JD ’95) Senior VP & General Counsel, Magellan Midstream Partners, LP | Tulsa, Oklahoma Christin S. McMeley (JD ’95) Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP | Washington, D.C. Lanesha Minnix (JD/MBA ’00) Senior VP & General Counsel, BMC | Atlanta, Georgia The Honorable Elizabeth C. Paris (BS ’80, JD ’87) U.S. Tax Court | Washington, D.C. The Honorable Layn R. Phillips (BS ’74, JD ’77) Phillips ADR Enterprises, PC | Corona del Mar, California The Honorable John F. Reif (BA ’73, JD ’78) Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Daniel Rosenbaum (JD ’80) Rosenbaum PLLC | West Palm Beach, Florida Tori M. Snyder (JD ’00) Co-Owner, Brickhugger, LLC | Tulsa, Oklahoma Danny C. Williams, Sr. (JD ’91) Partner, Conner & Winters | Tulsa, Oklahoma T. Lane Wilson (BS ’89, JD ’94) Senior VP & General Counsel, Williams | Tulsa, Oklahoma The Honorable Jane P. Wiseman (JD ’73) Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals | Tulsa, Oklahoma Lane Wood (JD ’07) VP & Regional General Counsel, CHRISTUS Health | Irving, Texas See a current course catalog at law.utulsa.edu/academics

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