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02/04/2008
Chen-Ming Yang ’96 to Head International Health Office for Taiwan
Chen-Ming Yang, ’96 was appointed to be the Director General of the Bureau of International Cooperation (BIC), Department of Health (DOH), Taiwan. The BIC oversees the international affairs of DOH, including bilateral and multilateral cooperation, and international medical aid. The office is also responsible for communicating with health related NGOs and international organizations, such as the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, and other such entities. In addition, the BIC also facilitates the successful implementation of health related international regulations and conventions in Taiwan. In addition to his J.D. from the law school, he holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and an M.D. from Taipei Medical University in Taiwan. Before joining the BIC he worked in several medical positions, including vice superintendent of Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, chief of staff of Taipei Medical University, and deputy executive officer of Taiwan Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation. Most recently he was an associate professor of School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University. Yang is also board certified to be a nuclear medicine specialist in Taiwan.
01/28/2008
Judge Zore ’68 to Receive Hine Medal from IUPUI
Law school alumnus Hon. Gerald Zore, ’68 of the Marion County Superior Court will be a recipient of one of this year’s Maynard K. Hine medals, recognizing individuals for their significant contributions to the IUPUI campus. The award ceremony will take place on February 28, 2008. Previous law school alumni recipients of the Hine medal include Patrick Shoulders,’78; Lisa Stone,’80; John Holt,’56; Hon. Margret G. Robb,’78; Robert Everitt,’65; Hon. Robert Staton,’55; John Maley,’88; Eugene Henn,’60; Martha Hollingsworth,’72; Mary Ann Tucker,’73;and Lante Earnest,‘73. Chancellor Emeritus and former Dean of the law school Gerald L. Bepko is also a past recipient.
01/28/2008
Prof. López is Only Academic Named to the State Board of Law Examiners
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard named Professor María Pabón López to the State Board of Law Examiners effective December 1, 2007. The Board is responsible for the admission of attorneys, the certification of legal interns and the formation and renewal of professional corporations, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships for the legal profession in Indiana. She is the only academic in the 10 member board. See http://www.in.gov/judiciary/committees/ble.html for more information about the board.
01/28/2008
Marion County Bar Installs New Officers
The Marion County Bar Association (MCBA) held the 2008 Installation Ceremony on Friday, January 25 in the Indiana Supreme Court Chambers. Hon. Cynthia J. Ayers, '82 swore in the MCBA's 2008 Officers and Board of Directors. Several IU Law – Indianapolis alumni and an administrator are serving on this year’s bar. President Elect Ryan Gardner, ’04; Secretary Tamara L. McMillian (Associate Director of Professional Development, pictured) and Treasurer Robyn Rucker, ’02 are serving with Amanda Pecchioni and Randle Pollard.
01/22/2008
Prof. Pitts Comments on SCOTUS Hearing of Indiana Voter ID Law
Professor Michael J. Pitts, an expert in election law, was quoted in several media sources regarding the recent United States Supreme Court oral argument regarding Indiana’s voter identification law. Pitts was quoted in Diverse Issues in Higher Education , as well on local television and radio stations such as WIBC and WISH TV. He also wrote an analysis of the amicus briefs for the Election Law @ Moritz (Ohio State University) site. On January 17, Professor Pitts moderated a panel discussion held by the Indianapolis chapter of the American Constitution Society, “The Indiana Voter ID Law and the Supreme Court: Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita."
01/22/2008
Justice Often Delayed in Death Penalty Cases
WISH TV, Jan. 15, 2008 - Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis Clinical Associate Professor Joel Schumm discusses reasons for delay in getting death penalty cases tried in court. Schumm teaches legal analysis, research and communication; court internships; legal process; criminal procedure II; and juvenile justice. He is also director of the law school's Judicial Externship Program.
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01/18/2008
Prof. Tom Wilson Becomes Chair-Elect of AALS Section
At the 2008 Association of American Law Schools conference in New York City, Professor Lloyd T. (Tom) Wilson was elected Chair-Elect of the AALS Section on Real Estate Transactions. Professor Wilson previously served as Treasurer and Secretary of the Real Estate Transactions section and as a member of the section's Executive Committee.
01/16/2008
1L Blake Howell to Appear on 'Millionaire' TV Show
Blake Howell, a first year law student at Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis will be a contestant on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” on Monday, January 21, 2008. Blake said that if he won big on “Millionaire,” he would pay off his student loans.
Hosted by Meredith Vieira, “Millionaire” currently is in its sixth season and just celebrated its 1,000th episode in November ‘07. Locally, “Millionaire” can be seen in the Indianapolis area on WXIN (Fox 59), weekdays at 12:00 pm. For clearance information in other markets, go to www.millionairetv.com.
Photos Courtesy of Valleycrest Productions, Ltd.
01/14/2008
Ruth Lilly Law Library Access Changes
Due to new security measures in Inlow Hall, the law school is implementing a new procedure for visiting the law library in the evening hours. Effective January 14, 2008, no one may enter the school without a JagTag (IUPUI identifiation card) after 9:00pm. Those entering before 9:00pm may use the library until closing.
Persons entering the school building during evening hours (beginning at 6:30 p.m.) or on weekends should use the New York St. entrance and must either display their JagTag or sign in and display photo identification at the reception desk. Ruth Lilly Law Library
01/02/2008
Tanya Bell, ’00 Named CEO of Indiana Black Expo
Indianapolis attorney Tanya Bell, ‘00 has been a member of Indiana Black Expo (IBE)’s board of directors for six years. While on the board, she oversaw the reorganization of the12 statewide chapters into separate 501(c)3 tax-exempt entities in hopes of encouraging more local giving.
Previously, Bell was assistant general counsel for Community Health Network. She has also taught as a legal writing adjunct professor at her alma mater, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis.
Bell succeeds Joyce Rogers, ‘96 who served two years as IBE’s chief executive before announcing in October that she was leaving to lead fund-raising efforts at Ivy Tech Community College.
IBE was founded in Indianapolis in 1970 by local African American leaders with the mission to be an effective voice and vehicle for the social and economic advancement of blacks. The event is now an annual event held in Downtown Indianapolis which attracts more than 300,000 people.
11/29/2007
Nominations Sought for IUAA's Distinguished Alumni and Early Career Achievement Awards
The IU School of Law – Indianapolis Alumni Association is now accepting nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award and the inaugural Early Career Achievement Award. Criteria for the Distinguished Alumni Award includes dedication and service to the law school, to the legal profession and their community. Criteria for the Early Career Achievement Award includes service and outstanding contributions to the legal profession, their community, and/or their alma mater. The nominee should show potential for continued success in their field and will be in their early-to mid-career stage, having received their degree from the IU School of Law – Indianapolis within the last ten years.
Nominations should be submitted to the Awards and Recognition Committee of the IU School of Law - Indianapolis Alumni Association c/o Danny Kibble, Director of Alumni Programs, 850 West Michigan St., Suite 241, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Nominations should include a letter(s) of recommendation, resume or curriculum vitae, and your contact information. Should you have questions concerning a recipient’s eligibility or require assistance gathering necessary documents, please contact Danny Kibble at 317-274-2289, or via email, djkibble@iupui.edu. Nominations may be emailed. Recipients will be honored at the IU School of Law – Indianapolis Alumni Weekend on May 16, 2008. Deadline for nominations is December 17, 2007.
11/29/2007
Professor McGregor Travel to Ukraine to Train Law Professors
Professor Deborah B. McGregor travels to Kiev, Ukraine in December, 2007 to train Ukrainian law professors in legal research, writing, and advocacy, with an emphasis on interactive teaching methodologies. The workshop is sponsored by the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative – Ukraine. McGregor is Assistant Director of Legal Analysis, Research, and Communication (LARC) and Clinical Associate Professor of Law. She teaches both J.D. and LL.M. students in her LARC courses, as well as integrated legal analysis and torts for LL.M. students; advanced persuasive writing and oral advocacy for LL.M. students; torts for LL.M. students; and legal process.
11/26/2007
OPD's Tamara McMillian Publishes Article in NALP
Tamara L. McMillian, Associate Director, Office of Professional Development (OPD), recently had an article published by the National Association of Law Placement (NALP). Her article, “Help, I Didn’t Get an Offer,” appeared in the November issue of the NALP Bulletin. McMillian joined the law school in the Fall of 2006.
11/26/2007
Professor Lefstein Assumes Responsibility for National Projects Related to Legal Representation for the Indigent
Norman Lefstein, Professor and Dean Emeritus, has agreed to serve as a reporter for the National Right to Counsel Committee of which he is also a member. The committee has been organized by The Constitution Project and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, both of Washington, D.C. The honorary co-chairs of the of the committee are Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the United States, and William Sessions, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
As a reporter, Professor Lefstein will be responsible, in association with a consulting firm, for preparing a national report about the state of defense services for the poor in criminal prosecutions and juvenile delinquency cases, as well as formulating recommendations for improvements. The importance of effective legal representation for the indigent has been heightened in recent years due to exonerations of innocent persons based upon DNA evidence. The report is expected to be released in the fall of 2008.
Professor Lefstein also has agreed, at the request of the American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants, to prepare a comprehensive guidebook and recommendations to assist public defenders and other lawyers dealing with excessive caseloads in representing the indigent. The guidebook, which is part of a three-year project, is prompted by an ABA legal ethics opinion published in 2006, which made clear that all lawyers have a duty to avoid caseloads in which they are prevented from providing “competent” representation as required by rules of professional conduct. During the project’s third year, when the guidebook is expected to be completed, a national conference will be held dealing with defender caseloads and related indigent defense issues.
Among Professor Lefstein’s prior positions are service as director of the D.C. Public Defender Service in the 1970’s and reporter for the second edition of ABA Standards Related to Providing Defense Services and The Defense Function. He also chaired the Task Force that oversaw the preparation of the ABA’s current edition of these standards. During 1997-1998, Professor Lefstein served as chief consultant to the Subcommittee on Federal Death Penalty cases of the United States Judicial Conference and in this capacity directed preparation of a report dealing with the cost and quality of defense services in federal death penalty cases. More recently, in 2004, Professor Lefstein co-authored the ABA’s 2004 report on indigent defense, “Gideon’s Broken Promise: America’s Continuing Quest for Equal Justice.” Until July 2007, Professor Lefstein chaired the Indiana Public Defender Commission, a position that he held for 17 years.
11/15/2007
Law School to Offer First U.S. Graduate Law Program in Middle East
With classes scheduled to start in January 2008, IU School of Law-Indianapolis will become the first and only U.S. law school to offer a graduate law degree program in the Middle East.
The U.S. law school, located in downtown Indianapolis, Ind., will offer its master’s degree track in International and Comparative Law at two law schools in Egypt: the Faculty of Law at Alexandria University and the Faculty of Law at Cairo University.
As part of its initiative to help Egypt modernize its economy and its legal system, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Indiana law school a three-year, $6.7 million grant to operate the U.S. Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program in Egypt.
"This is a groundbreaking collaboration between an American law school and two of the leading law schools in the Middle East," says program director and IU School of Law-Indianapolis Professor Frank Emmert.
IU School of Law-Indianapolis was unique in its bid for the USAID grant, said Emmert, who is also executive director of the Center for International and Comparative Law at the Indianapolis law school. "We plan to develop essentially an island of excellence in these universities. And we know we will learn as much from our Egyptian partners as they will from us."
The U.S. Master of Laws Program will target graduates of the four-year bachelor of laws programs at the two Egyptian universities, along with practicing attorneys and judges in Egypt. The program is planned to open with 25 students at each of two locations in Egypt in January, but will later come under a 70-student cap. "In order to maintain a high quality program with an interactive and intense format, we will need to limit enrollment," Emmert said. Graduates of the program are anticipated to play a significant role in on-going efforts to improve Egypt's economy and legal system.
USAID is working with Egyptian officials to help “re-write” or modernize that country’s legislation and government policies with a view toward the business sector, according to Emmert. To do so, the country needs lawyers who are qualified to handle international business transactions, modern corporate laws and commercial transactions.
Gary Roberts, Dean of the IU School of Law – Indianapolis says, "Through this program, the IU Indianapolis law school will play a central role in building bridges between the Middle East and the U.S. as our graduates become legal, political, and business leaders in Egypt and other countries around the Middle East, a region of the world that has become of critical importance to the United States."
In anticipation of the January opening, Emmert, USAID officials and administrators from Cairo and Alexandria universities met in Egypt recently to sign documents establishing the partnerships for the law degree program.
[News coverage of the signing ceremony appeared on Nile TV in Egypt]
11/13/2007
Prof. Bravo Participates in Protection Project Symposium
Prof. Karen Bravo has been invited to participate in the Second Annual Protection Project Symposium: "Incorporating Trafficking in Persons into Human Rights Curricula in Universities in the United States and Abroad," which will be held at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies on November 27, 2007.
Professor Bravo teaches a course on Illicit International Markets at the law school. Karen E. Bravo joined the faculty in the summer of 2004.
11/12/2007
Prof. Karlson to Appear on Fox News
Prof. Henry Karlson appeared on Fox News' Special Report on November 12, 2007 (6:00 - 7:00 pm, EST). Karlson discussed Indianapolis's recent election results.
Henry C. Karlson, Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, served for eight years in the United States Army where he was appointed a Trial Judge as a member of the U.S. Army Trial Judiciary and served as a Trial Judge in Vietnam. He teaches criminal law, evidence and trial advocacy.
11/06/2007
Professor Kinney Inducted as Section Fellow of ABA Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
On October 26th, the ABA Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice inducted Professor Eleanor DeArman Kinney as a Section Fellow at its dinner celebrating the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Kinney is Hall Render Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Hall Center for Law and Health. Pictured: Judge Merrick Garland, Judge Harry Edwards, Professor Eleanor Kinney, Judge Ray Randolph, Judge Janice Rogers Brown, Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Professor Michael Asimow, Section Chair and Professor Emeritus at UCLA.
11/02/2007
Law Students Win Asylum Case on Behalf of Burmese Applicant
By Alicia Dean Carlson
Born to an ethnic minority family in Burma, Zar Ni Maw endured the assassinations of her parents, years on the run in the Burmese jungle, and life in a refugee camp.
Finally safe in the United States, Zar Ni started her senior year at Oberlin College facing yet another trauma: her application for political asylum had been denied, and removal proceedings had begun. She would have to return to Burma—also known as the Union of Myanmar—and to a government hostile to her ethnic background and her family’s political activity.
A second attempt to win asylum was scheduled for Oct. 4 in Chicago, where Zar Ni would have to make her appeal to Judge Robert Vinikoor.
The first time Zar Ni had applied, she’d been alone. This time, law students Keri Gresk and Lun Kham from the newly created Immigration Law Clinic at the IU School of Law-Indianapolis and supervised by Linda Kelly Hill, the M. Dale Palmer Professor of Law, would represent her.
For Kham, who is also from Burma, the case hit close to home. Kham had enough personal experience with the lack of freedom in Burma to know that Zar Ni could be in real danger. Kham had come to the United States—and Indianapolis—to attend college in 2001 because she’d been denied that opportunity in Burma.
"I know exactly what she is going through, what her family went through with the government,” Kham said. “Our family is Christian, which is a minority ethnic group, and we would be persecuted there. It inspired me to find a new future here."
“But Zar Ni’s situation was worse. She grew up in a refugee camp and her parents were murdered by military government when she was seven or eight,” Kham said. “She is a remarkable woman.”
Preparing a case
All three women were nervous as they prepared for the asylum hearing.
While Zar Ni felt comfortable with Kham, she was reluctant to tell her story to most strangers. Gresk felt sure that Zar Ni’s guarded emotions would hurt her testimony.
“When I first met with Zar Ni, in all honesty, I was nervous about her case,” Gresk said. “Because of everything she had been through, she had an emotional wall up. We had to get her to come across as a believable person, yet there was this cultural barrier. She did not want to seem weak.”
Zar Ni acknowledges that she wasn’t comfortable talking to many people about her life in Burma.
“I did not feel comfortable discussing my case or my information,” Zar Ni said. “Lun is Burmese, so it is free for me to discuss and say openly. For the first day, Keri and I did not discuss straight about my case but spent time just getting to know her. By the end, I felt like they were on my side.”
Eventually, Kham and Gresk were able to help Zar Ni tell her story about being born in the jungle while her family was on the run for their pro-democracy activities, and how, after her parents were murdered, she was sent to a refugee camp. They documented Zar Ni’s own political activism including an interview she gave to Radio Free Asia in which she encouraged other young refugees to study and work for a democratic Burma.
“I am sure that if I do not get asylum and am deported back to Burma, I would be arrested,” Zar Ni said.
Burma in the headlines
Despite their preparation, the odds of being granted asylum were not good. Zar Ni’s request had been denied once. In 2006, 60 percent of all U.S. asylum cases were denied. Judge Vinikoor’s 75 percent denial rate was even higher.
“It was a little terrifying,” Gresk confessed.
Coincidentally, at the time of the October hearing, Burma had been making headlines for weeks, as thousands of Buddhist monks led anti-government protests. The government retaliated by arresting and attacking protesters. Official reports counted 10 deaths in a crackdown on Sept. 27, but foreign diplomatic sources have recorded at least twice as many deaths and many wounded, including some brutal incidents of violence against Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists.
“Given the current events, our hearing, which had been scheduled for more than a year, was exceptional,” Professor Kelly Hill said. “Still, winning an asylum case is never an easy task.”
But the hearing went smoothly. Zar Ni answered all of Judge Vinikoor’s questions, and he never called the five witnesses that Kham and Gresk had located and prepped to testify.
They won. Zar Ni Maw would be allowed to stay in the United States.
“Ms. Kham and Ms. Gresk did an extraordinary job weaving together and documenting our client’s life story,” Professor Kelly Hill said.
Gresk and Kham agree that the asylum hearing was a great experience for two law students. Both plan to practice law in Indianapolis, and both may incorporate immigration law into their practices.
Zar Ni plans to pursue her undergraduate degree in sociology and hopes to work with the sizable Burmese population in Indiana as a social worker.
“ I feel very safe here,” Zar Ni said. “I am really happy I got asylum. It is my first time to have legal status in any country, ever.”
10/29/2007
Professor Katz Cited in Major Charity Law Case
Professor Robert A. Katz, an expert in nonprofit law, was cited in a major charity law case involving an $880-million endowment that pits Princeton University against the heirs of a supermarket fortune who donated money to the school a generation ago. In an order denying the heirs’ motion for partial summary judgment, Judge Neil H. Shuster, New Jersey Superior Court, refused to use stricter trust law standards to define the University’s duty to advance its charitable mission – sometimes called the “duty of obedience” -- opting instead for the “more flexible and adaptable principles of corporate law.” In his analysis, Judge Shuster quoted extensively from Professor Katz’s article "Let Charitable Directors Direct: Why Trust Law Should Not Curb Board Discretion over a Charitable Corporation's Mission and Unrestricted Assets." This order, one of a set of rulings issued on October 25, 2007, establishes the ground rules for one of the largest lawsuits ever filed exploring how closely colleges must adhere to the original intent of donors.
In his article, Professor Katz opposes a duty of obedience that requires a charitable corporation’s directors to adhere to its original purposes unless these have become impossible, impracticable, or illegal to pursue. In his view, the duty of obedience should simply require directors to follow the purposes set forth in the charity’s articles of incorporation at the time of making the decision. A straightforward ultra vires standard, he argues, is easier to administer and facilitates the redeployment of charitable resources to more socially beneficial uses. Read Judge Shuster’s discussion of Katz’s article at pp. 74-76 of https://www.slashtmp.iu.edu/public/download.php?FILE=rokatz/60135iHf8Cu
The law suit is discussed in the following New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/26/education/26princeton.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
10/25/2007
Prof. Nehf's Article on Online Shopping and Internet Privacy Featured in 'The Chronicle of Higher Education'
Prof. James P. Nehf, Cleon H. Faust Fellow, recently published an article entitled "Shopping for Privacy on the Internet." It originally appeared in 41 Journal of Consumer Affairs 351 (2007) and was also featured in the September 28 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Chronicle article can be accessed at http://chronicle.com/subscribe/login?url=/daily/2007/09/2007092801j.htm .
10/18/2007
Denise K. LaRue, '89 to Receive the 2007 Antoinette Dakin Leach Award
The Women and the Law Division of the Indianapolis Bar Association will award Denise K. LaRue the 2007 Antoinette Dakin Leach Award on October 18th. LaRue, a named partner in the firm of Haskin Lauter & LaRue, practices labor and employment law. She is a 1989 graduate (cum laude) of the law school.
In 1995, she served as co-counsel in the first Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) case which was tried before a jury in the Southern District of Indiana. In 1998, she was also involved in the first Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case in the Southern District of Indiana.
Antoinette Dakin Leach became one of the first women to be admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1893; she was also a leader in national and local suffragist movements. Every year, the Women and the Law Division gives this award to an outstanding female attorney who has assumed roles of leadership within the Indianapolis legal community, who serves as a mentor for other attorneys, and who demonstrates commitment to helping the area’s citizens. Contact the IBA to register for the luncheon or for additional information: www.indybar.org.
10/18/2007
Alumnae on the Move: Brooks and Rogers Join Ivy Tech
Susan W. Brooks, '85 left her post as U.S. Attorney in Indiana's Southern District and is now general counsel and senior vice president of economic and workforce development for Ivy Tech Community College. Brooks, a recipient of the law school’s 2006 Outstanding Alumna of the Year Award, held the post of U.S. Attorney for exactly 6 years. Prior to that, she worked in private practice at Ice Miller and McClure McClure & Kammen. She was also Deputy Mayor of Indianapolis under Mayor Steven Goldsmith.
Soon, fellow alumna Joyce Rogers, '96 will join Brooks at Ivy Tech. Rogers is stepping down as the leader of Indiana Black Expo, where she has worked since 2001, first as Chief Operating Officer and then as president and CEO. She will become Ivy Tech’s vice president of development. Rogers was featured in the Summer 2006 issue of IU Law Indianapolis Alumni Magazine (SWF) (PDF)
10/12/2007
Law School and Professor López Receive Rabb Emison Awards
At the Indiana State Bar Annual Meeting on October 10, Professor María Pabón López was honored as the individual recipient of the Rabb Emison Award, which recognizes an individual who has demonstrated commitment to promote diversity and/or equality in the legal profession. Past recipients of this award have included Indiana Chief Justice Randall Shepard and Justice Frank Sullivan, Jr., as well as Associate Dean Angela Espada and Chasity Q. Thompson, ’02, Director of the Office of Professional Development.
The
10/08/2007
Prof. Roisman to Speak at Housing and Social Justice Conference
Professor Florence Wagman Roisman, William F. Harvey Professor of Law, will speak on October 12 at "One People, One Nation? Housing and Social justice: The Intersection of Race, Place, and Opportunity" at the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill, N.C. Prof. Roisman will participate in a panel discussion entitled, "What Barriers Do Current Housing Trends Present to Pursuing Social Justice?"
10/04/2007
Justice Alito Speaks in Wynne Courtroom at Conference on Legislative-Judicial Relations
United States Supreme Court Justice, Samuel Alito, Jr., gave the keynote address at a conference on "Relations Between Congress and the Federal Courts," on September 14.
The one day event was hosted by the Indiana State Bar Association. In addition to Alito, members of Congress and the judiciary gathered to discuss the topic of improving communication and relations between the two branches of government. An audience of over 150 attorneys and judges attended the event in the Wynne Courtroom, where IU School of Law – Indianapolis faculty, Prof. Gerard Magliocca and Associate Dean Jeff Grove also spoke, as well as Dean Gary Roberts.
A morning panel of U.S. Representatives Mike Pence, '86, Baron Hill and Brad Ellsworth discussed issues from Capital Hill’s perspective, such as congressional oversight and the independence of the judiciary. A panel of Federal judges convened in the afternoon session to discuss the issues from the point of view of the bench, including the differing relations the two branches of government have with the media and the influence that has on public perception of judicial actions. The judicial panel included Randall T. Shepard, Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice; Larry McKinney, Chief Judge of the Southern District; Robert Miller, Jr., ’75, Chief Judge of the Northern District; and Sarah Evans Barker, U.S. District Judge and President of the Federal Judges Association.
10/03/2007
Prof. Kinney to Work on Indiana's State Coverage Initiative for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The State of Indiana, on the basis of the work of the Indiana University Health Reform Faculty Study Group, has been selected as one of 14 states to participate in the Coverage Institute of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s State Coverage Initiative. Professor Eleanor Kinney is Co-Director of the Indiana University Health Reform Faculty Study Group.
The State Coverage Initiatives (SCI) program works with states to plan, execute, and maintain health insurance expansions, as well as to improve the availability and affordability of health care coverage. States selected to participate in this Institute are eligible for additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for health reform initiatives.
Prof. Kinney is the Hall Render Professor of Law and the Co-director of the Hall Center for Law and Health.
10/03/2007
Hall Center Participates in Consortium for Health Policy, Law, Bioethics, an IUPUI Signature Center
IUPUI Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties Uday Sukhatme has announced the proposals to be funded under the
"This initiative is intended to take IUPUI's research effort to a much higher level by helping to create a significant number of Signature Centers which will stand out like skyscrapers over the surrounding landscape," Sukhatme said.
Such structures need support and the
The Consortium for Health Policy, Law, Bioethics creates an innovative and dynamic environment to facilitate research, education, and public policy service on issues in health care, health and science policy, and the life sciences. The consortium's mission is to provide an innovative, interdisciplinary organizational environment that enhances existing IUPUI/IU capacity in health policy, law and bioethics. The consortium strives to inform social and public policy in health, facilitate cross-cutting interdisciplinary research, and support current and developing degree and certificate programs.
Being designated as a signature center allows the Consortium to be seen as a distinctly identifiable research unit with IUPUI. In addition to representing an area of research strength, the signature center will usually build on some ongoing activities and have many of the following attributes:
Signature centers will often be interdisciplinary in character. They should have the capacity to attract significant external funding appropriate to the disciplines involved, including federal grants and foundation support. The centers need to bring academic distinction to the campus. After an initial period of campus-based seed funding, they should become largely self-sufficient in a 3 to 5 year time frame.
The work of the center should have something unique and distinctive, which makes it stand out. It should not focus on an area commonly studied at many other universities, although collaborations with other institutions could be a desirable feature.
The center should engage in work which takes advantage of the urban location in
A total of 71 proposals were submitted for review. They were judged on academic merit and the above described criteria for determining whether a proposal had the potential to reach
Submitted Proposals: The number of proposals coming from various schools were as follows: Medicine 21; Science, Engineering 8; Liberal Arts 7; Art, Dentistry, Informatics, Law 3; Public and Environmental Affairs, Social Work 2; Music, Nursing, Health and Rehabilitation Services, Education, University Library, University College, Business 1. Non-teaching units contributed 4 proposals.
10/03/2007
Prof. Dannenmaier Speaks to International Law Students Association (ILSA) in Denver
Professor Dannenmaier will prensent a work in progress on indigenous environmental rights to the ILSA fall meeting October 11-13 in Denver, Colorado. His work explores emerging international law linking indigenous peoples’ environmental rights to their distinctive relationship with traditional lands and natural resources. He asks what implications this has for others whose history and identity is tied to land and natural resources. He also examines whether intergenerational conservation commitments may be implicit in identity based environmental rights claims.
More information on the conference can be found at http://www.law.du.edu/studentorgs/ils/fallconference/
10/03/2007
Prof. Bravo Makes Presentations on Human Trafficking
Professor Karen E. Bravo presentated her current research on the modern trafficking in human beings at the Northeast People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference held on September 14-15 at the Southern New England College of Law in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Earlier this summer, Professor Bravo discussed her work on human trafficking at the Second Annual Big Ten Aspiring Scholars Conference held at the Indiana University School of Law – Bloomington on August 5-7, 2007.
09/20/2007
Prof. Nehf Works to Strengthen Consumer Protection Laws in Armenia
Professor James Nehf recently conducted a review of draft Armenian consumer protection legislation. The review was part of a Financial Sector Deepening Project (FSDP) for Armenia that is being conducted by Emerging Markets Group (EMG) (www.emergingmarketsgroup.com) an international development consulting firm with offices in Washington, London, and Brussels. The project, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), seeks to improve the soundness, safety, stability and integrity of the financial sector in Armenia by enabling its Central Bank to implement risk-based supervision of financial institutions and improve transparency, information sharing, and institutional governance. The goal is to strengthen and deepen the financial sector and help promote economic growth and alleviate poverty.
The Central Bank drafted consumer protection laws on consumer credit, deposit attraction (truth in savings), and financial ombudsman. At the request of EMG, Professor Nehf performed a desktop review and commented on the draft laws. The review compared the principles, concepts, and language contained in the legislation package to best practices for countries that can be analyzed to Armenia globally. EMG submitted the report to the Central Bank at the end of August.
09/19/2007
Rep. Bosma, '84 Appoints Prof. Jeff Grove to Indiana Lobby Registration Commission
Representative Brian C. Bosma, '84 appointed Professor Jeff Grove to the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission. Grove is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and a professor at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis. "Jeff will bring a wealth of experience and insight to the Lobby Registration Commission," stated Rep. Bosma. "The commission plays a vital role in assuring public confidence in the government process and Professor Grove will continue to ensure that lobbying in Indiana is transparent and closely regulated."
The Commission, established by the 1992 Indiana General Assembly, is charged with the responsibilities of registering lobbyists and monitoring their activity. The Commission's goal is to make available to the public a general profile of lobbying activity in the State of Indiana, and to review violations when they occur. The Commission maintains lobbyist records, which are accessible to the public at its office, and publishes an annual report. The Commission conducts public meetings bi-monthly.
09/13/2007
Prof. Edwards Named to Titled Professors Committee
Professor George E. Edwards has accepted an invitation to become a member of the Titled Professors Committee of IUPUI. This Committee provides advice and recommendations for titled professor appointments. The term of service is generally expected to be three years.
Professor Edwards is the Carl M. Gray Professor of Law, and is a member of Indiana University’s Alliance of Distinguished and Titled Professors .
09/13/2007
Professor Crews to Lead a Major Study for the World Intellectual Property Organization
Kenneth Crews, the Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, has been commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to conduct a worldwide study of copyright statutes related to libraries and library services. "The laws of many countries, including the U.S., have detailed provisions governing issues such as reproduction of library materials for research and preservation; lending of works to library users; and importation of foreign works to build library collections," Crews said. "These statutes often reflect the economic and cultural tensions inherent in much of copyright law."
WIPO, based in Geneva, Switzerland, is an agency of the United Nations. The study by Professor Crews will encompass the laws of more than 180 countries that are WIPO members. Crews said, "It should help identify policy issues that national governments may need to address in the near future. For example, the Library of Congress has established a study group that will soon recommend revisions of the U.S. statute on libraries and copyright." Professor Crews was invited to undertake this project because of his leadership on copyright issues of importance to education and his experience with international copyright law as a researcher, teacher, and lawyer. Crews is also director of the university’s Copyright Management Center (www.copyright.iupui.edu).
09/12/2007
MacDougall Lauded for Work with Outrun the Sun
Jonna Kane MacDougall, Assistant Dean for Advancement, has received the IUPUI Nan Bohan Community Engagement Award for her work with Outrun the Sun, Inc. a nonprofit organization she co-founded. She received the award at the Chancellor’s Employee Recognition Convocation on September 11. Outrun the Sun was established in 2004 to raise awareness of the risk factors of sun exposure and to raise funds for melanoma education and research. Since its inception, the organization has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars in support of its mission.
MacDougall is a member of the Class of 1986 who has worked at the law school for over 17 years. She was one of two inaugural recipients of the Bohan award, which was created to recognize “ongoing promotion of a philanthropic culture at IUPUI, deep dedication to the ideals of an engaged university, and demonstration of a strong personal commitment to serving campus and community.” IUPUI is also a sponsor of the annual Outrun the Sun Race Against Melanoma which is held on the campus.
08/24/2007
Prof. Martin's Essay Appears on Cover of Legal Research and Writing Newsletter
Allison Martin, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, had her essay chosen as the lead article for the Spring 2007 edition of Perspectives, a newsletter for Legal Research and Writing professors, published by West. The essay, which is featured on the cover, is entitled "Lessons From the Other Side - What I Learned About Teaching Legal Writing by Teaching Professional Responsibility." 15 Persp. 157 (No. 3, Spring 2007).
08/24/2007
Prof. Drobac Quoted as Legal Expert on Sexual Harassment of Teens in the Workplace
Professor Jennifer Drobac was recently quoted as an expert on the legal ramifications of sexual harassment of teenage girls in the workplace in an article entitled "Is Your Daughter Safe at Work?" which appeared in the June 2007 issue of Good Housekeeping (pp. 162-165 and 224-226, by E. J. Graff). Drobac's scholarly work has been published in a variety of law reviews and journals. In 2005, she finished her first textbook, Sexual Harassment Law: History, Cases and Theory. Additionally, Professor Drobac serves on the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Board of Trustees.
08/23/2007
The Cambridge Connection: IU Law Faculty Meet in England
Professors Andrew Klein and George Edwards met up recently at the University of Cambridge in England. Klein is a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall college during the Fall 2007 semester. He is also a Visiting Scholar at the Law Faculty of Cambridge and will be researching and writing about environmental and toxic tort law issues.Klein is the Paul E. Beam Professor of Law and served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2004 – 2007.
Edwards, Carl M. Gray Professor of Law, visited Klein while at the University of Cambridge as a Visiting Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. Since 2001, Edwards has been a Life Member of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. He is researching issues related to the U.S. Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. During his 2006-2007 sabbatical year, Edwards was in Guantanamo Bay as an international human rights law advisor for proceedings of David Hicks, the Australian detainee who pleaded guilty and has since returned to his native
Pictured in the photo are Prof. Andy Klein, Klein’s wife Diane Schussel, and Prof. George Edwards.
08/23/2007
Professor Dannenmaier Moderates UN Economic Commission for Europe Workshop Session in Geneva
Professor Eric Dannenmaier was asked by the Aarhus Secretariat of the UN Economic Commission for Europe to moderate a working session of international organization representatives and NGOs on public access to international forums dealing with the environment at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 20-21 June. The workshop studied implementation of the Almaty Guidelines for Public Participation in International Forums (adopted in 2005 in Almaty, Kazakhstan), which provide guidance for the 46 countries which have signed or ratified the UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (adopted in 1998 in Aarhus, Denmark). The Almaty Guidelines deal specifically with implementation of Article 3(7) of the Aarhus Convention, which calls for state parties to promote public participation in international environmental decision-making processes.
Professor Dannenmaier was part of an expert working group which drafted the Almaty Guidelines during a series of meetings in 2004 and 2005, and he has monitored their implementation since then. The aim of the Geneva workshop was to support efforts by international forums whose work affects the environment (such as the World Bank, World Trade Organization, and various UN agencies) to increase transparency and public access to their work. Dannenmaier moderated a discussion about the challenges of identifying and engaging non-state organizations and communities interested in and affected by international environmental processes, and prepared a report for the Aarhus Secretariat on the outcomes of the discussion. Further information on the Aarhus Convention and the Almaty Guidelines can be found at http://www.unece.org/env/pp/ppif.htm
Much of Professor Dannenmaier's scholarship deals with legal mechanisms for bringing citizens and communities into international lawmaking processes to make them more democratic, and his work with the Aarhus Secretariat is a practical application of his research.
Professor Dannenmaier joined Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in 2007 after directing the Environmental Law and Policy Institute at Tulane University from 2001-2006 and serving as the Bretzfelder International Law Fellow at Columbia University from 2006-07.
08/16/2007
Professor Roisman Is Appointed to the Board of the ACLU of Indiana
Prof. Florence Wagman Roisman, William F. Harvey Professor of Law, was appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana. She has previously served two terms on the ACLU-I Board.
Roisman was elected to a 3-year term on the ACLU's National Board in December 2006. The mission of the ACLU is to the rights guaranteed in the United States Constitution, including the First Amendment rights to freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press, and freedom of religion supported by the strict separation of church and state. It also defends the right to equal protection under the law, including equal treatment regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin. Other fundamental rights include the right to due process, or fair treatment by the government whenever the loss of liberty or property is at stake. The right to privacy is also a primary concern of the ACLU, which champions freedom from unwarranted government intrusion into personal and private affairs.
Professor Roisman focuses her practice, teaching, and writing on low-income housing, homelessness, and housing discrimination and segregation issues.
08/13/2007
Prof. Karlson Quoted in 'The New York Times'
Professor Henry Karlson was quoted as an expert in criminal procedure by the New York Times in an article entitled "For Want of a Swearing In, an Arrest Is Lost in Indiana" (August 12, 2007). Karlson, who has taught criminal law at the law school for over 30 years, is a member of the Association of Counsel for Children, the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Order of the Coif and a former member of the Indiana Supreme Court Committee on Rules of Evidence and the Board of Examiners of the National Board of Trial advocacy.
07/23/2007
2007 is the Year of MaryEllen K. Bishop, '82
Thus far, 2007 has been a big year for MaryEllen Bishop. Not only did she celebrate her 25-year reunion with the IU Law class of 1982 in May, she also became Chairwoman of the Indiana University Alumni Association (IUAA) for a one-year term beginning July 1. In addition, Bishop was inducted into the inaugural class of Indiana Estate Planning and Administration Specialists in April and she recently joined the firm of Bose McKinney & Evans, LLP. She practices in their Estate and Business Succession Planning Group. Bishop, who has done quite a bit of volunteer work in a broad array of areas, says that her involvement with the IUAA has been the most rewarding because everyone in the organization has a common goal and is genuinely interested in advancing the interests of Indiana University.
“Involvement with IUAA is contagious and has been personally very fulfilling for me,” she says. “It’s a family atmosphere and along with my husband, a fellow law school graduate (Michael Bishop, ’80), we have met many wonderful people from all over the country.” She says she is very excited about the IUAA campaign to celebrate IU’s reaching the half-million alumni mark (making it the 3rd largest alumni base in the country). During her year as Chair she intends to be as visible as possible to promote the association and the University. Bishop says that alumni who get involved almost always stay involved and that joining the IUAA helps the university and enhances the value of everyone’s degrees from IU.
She recently attended a dinner for her 25th law school class reunion that she says was “a tremendous amount of fun.” For her, the highlight was having dinner with Chancellor Emeritus Jerry Bepko (who will always be “Dean Bepko” to her) and reconnecting with Dean Grove and numerous classmates.
Looking back on her 25 years of practice, Bishop says the toughest part has been balancing the many aspects of work and family life. (Her daughter, Liz is a recent graduate of the Kelley School of Business and her son, John will be entering his sophomore year at IU this fall.) MaryEllen says being in private practice with her spouse for years was a big help in that respect. She and her husband Michael met in law school, in Dean Frandsen’s Professional Responsibility class. She tells the story that she met Michael when Dean Frandsen asked her a question she could not answer and Michael gallantly spoke up with the right response, thereby “taking the heat off” of MaryEllen.
Although she misses working with her spouse, she is very excited to be working for Bose McKinney and Evans, a place she characterizes as “a wonderful firm” full of “great opportunities.” Let the year of MaryEllen commence!
07/11/2007
Dean Roberts Takes the Helm
Gary Roberts took over as dean of the IU School of Law - Indianapolis on July 1, 2007. Roberts, who was Vice Dean of the Tulane Law School from 1990-1995, becoming Deputy Dean in 2001, visited IU on several occasions during the spring semester to prepare for the transition. He says he has been overwhelmed by the hospitality of the law school community since his arrival. "The opportunity to lead and be the steward of this wonderful law school is a tremendous professional and personal honor for me." Roberts is planning to visit alumni groups around the state in the coming months, including visits to Muncie on September 20, Terre Haute and Evansville on October 4, and Ft. Wayne on November 16. Check the web site to see when Dean Roberts will be in your area.
07/10/2007
Law School Hosts First Alumni Events in China
The law school held two alumni reunions for LL.M. graduates, one in Beijing on May 26, and another in Shanghai on June 2. Professor Jeff Grove, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, hosted the events, which attracted more than 30 people at each location, including alumni, several family members, prospective students and local professionals. Dean Gary Roberts, who officially began work for IU on July 1, was unable to attend the events, but sent his greetings in a letter which was read to those in attendance. Dean Grove called both events a great success and said, “we have a very loyal corps of alumni in China.”
Grove says the school hopes to conduct receptions in China on an annual basis and develop alumni chapters in other countries as the number of alumni increases. The LL.M. program has more than 160 alumni from 36 countries. Nearly one third of the LL.M. alumni are from Mainland China. Anyone interested in learning about the alumni chapters in China may contact Dean Grove (jgrove@iupui.edu), Chen Jia in Beijing (jiachenly@yahoo.com), or Cui Jipeng in Shanghai (cuijip@yahoo.con.cn). Ms. Chen ('04) is the first Chinese national to be appointed to a position in the political division of the US Embassy in Beijing. Mr. Cui ('05) is an associate with Lehman, Lee & Xu (Shanghai), a top Chinese law firm with additional offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Mongolia.
07/09/2007
Prof. Chestek to Present at London Conference on Storytelling in Law
Prof. Kenneth Chestek will travel to London to attend a conference co-sponsored by the Legal Writing Institute and the City University of London. The conference, which runs from July 18 through 20, is entitled “Once Upon a Legal Time: Developing the Skills of Storytelling in Law.” On Friday, July 20, Prof. Chestek will be presenting his paper entitled “The Plot Thickens: The Appellate Brief as Story.”
07/06/2007
Cale Bradford, '86 Named to Indiana Court of Appeals
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced the selection of Cale Bradford to the Indiana Court of Appeals on June 22, 2007. Bradford succeeds Judge Patrick Sullivan, who is retiring after almost 38 years on the Court of Appeals. The seven-member Judicial Nominating Commission submitted Bradford's name to Daniels along with two other judges, Hamilton Superior Court Judge William Hughes, ‘80 and Marion Superior Court Judge Robyn Moberly, ‘78. The Commission is made up of three attorneys elected by the legal community, three non-lawyers appointed by the governor, and is chaired by Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, Randall T. Shepard.
07/05/2007
Professor Bravo Presents Research at AALS Meeting in Canada
Professor Karen Bravo discussed her research on the analogy between the trans-Atlantic slave trade and the modern traffic in humans during a panel presentation at the June 17-20 American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Mid-Year Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. The Conference, "What is Wrong with the Way We Teach International Law?", was jointly held by the AALS and the American Society of International Law.
06/25/2007
Bill Hall, '51 and John Render, '71 Receive Distinguished Alumni Awards
The law school's alumni reunion weekend took place May 18 and featured a variety of activities. In addition to the Outstanding Alumna of the Year Award, there was a complimentary CLE program called Classes Without Quizzes, an all-class reception to honor the Distinguished Alumni Award recipients and dinners for the reunion classes.
More than 100 people attended the CLE sessions which included two hours of complimentary credit. Alumna Estacia Brandenburg, ’04, taught one hour on planned giving, and Professor Joel Schumm, ’98, taught a session entitled “The Place of Pop Culture in Persuading Trial and Appellate Courts.”
This year the all-class alumni reception and Distinguished Alumni Award ceremony commenced with remarks by Tom Martz, the new President of the Indiana University Alumni Association. Martz took the reigns of the IUAA in 2007 after the retirement of former director, Ken Beckley. Law school Alumni Board President Eric Reigner, ’88, was the master of ceremonies and Interim Dean Susanah Mead, ’76, also welcomed alumni and their guests back to their alma mater for the festivities.
The late
In 2003, the firm of Hall Render honored Bill and his wife Christine by donating funds to create space in Inlow Hall for the nationally known Center for Law and Health (now known as the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health). The firm has also donated funds for an endowed professorship in health law which is held by Professor Eleanor DeArman Kinney, who co-directs the Hall Center along with Professor David Orentlicher.
06/25/2007
MMK Award and Lecture Parnters with IHLR
The annual McDonald Merrill Ketcham Lecture was held on February 23, 2007. Professor James F. Blumstein, Vanderbilt School of Law, gave the keynote speech entilted “Of Doctors and Hospitals: Setting the Analytical Framework.” After the lecture, a panel discussion on “Hospital-Physician Joint Venture Issues” was led by Gregory L. Pemberton (Partner, Ice Miller LLP and Chair, ABA Health Law Section). The panel participants were Norman G. Tabler, Senior Vice-President & General Counsel, Clarian Health Partners; Steven H. Pratt, Partner, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath and Lyman, P.C. and Adjunct Professor, Indiana University School of Law- Indianapolis; Dennis L. Pippenger, M.D., Private Practice, OB/GYN Specialists of Indiana, Noblesville; and Mike Finnerty, Kaufman Hall, Financial and Capital Consultants to Healthcare Organizations. For the second year, the MMK lecture was held in conjunction with the Indiana Health Law Review’s symposium issue, this year dedicated to “Hospital-Physician Joint Venture Issues.”
06/22/2007
Prof. Wilson Quoted in the Wall Street Journal
Prof. Lloyd T. "Tom" Wilson was quoted in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal Sunday. His comments regarding grounds on which an apartment lease can legally be broken appear in the article "How to Break Your Lease" by Diane Ransom (June 10, 2007).
Professor Wilson's research focuses on predatory lending, particularly the role of mortgage brokers. He is a founding member of Research for Neighborhood Action(RNA), a network of academics, attorneys, community organizers, and citizens who work collaboratively to develop strategies to address problems facing neighborhoods, especially predatory lending and rental housing conditions.
06/22/2007
Heather McCabe Chosen as Fellow of IARCH
Heather McCabe, '03, Director of the Public Health Law Program in the law school's Hall Center for Law and Health, was elected a Fellow of the Institute for Action Research in Community Health (IARCH) at the Indiana University School of Nursing. IARCH promotes multi-disciplinary research efforts and works in partnership with community organizations to improve health and quality of life. Fellows meet during the academic year to conduct business, share their works in progress and discuss existing and potential opportunities for community involvement.
06/14/2007
Morris Receives Bepko Community Medallion
The IUPUI Senior Academy recently presented the second Gerald L. Bepko Community Medallion to James T. Morris, former executive director of the United Nations World Food Program. (Pictured: Chancellor Emritus Gerald L. Bepko, James T. Morris and IUPUI Chancellor Charles Bantz)
Named after former IUPUI Chancellor Gerald L. Bepko, the award, created in 2003, honors a person who has made a significant and ongoing commitment to strengthening the bonds between IUPUI and the community. The 3-inch Bepko medallion bears the image of Bepko on one side, and the recipient's name, date and citation on the other side. The first medallion was presented to Bepko in 2003.
Morris, an IU alumnus, has served as chairman of several corporate boards, and is a former chairman of the IU Board of Trustees.
The Senior Academy, an association of retired faculty and staff, honored Morris during its annual meeting on May 17, 2007, at the Skyline Club.
06/08/2007
"Survivor" Favorite Opens Law and Health Disability Conference
"America's Favorite Survivor" gave introductory remarks during the opening session of the Fifth Annual Conference on Health, Disability, and the Law on Friday, June 8 at IU School of Law-Indianapolis. Video clips and photos from the conference are available on the Riley Child Development Center web site.
This year's conference, titled "From Policy to the Classroom: Practical Strategies for Behavior Management and Compliance Issues," took place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 8, 2007, at the law school building, 530 W. New York Street. The event was co-sponsored by the Hall Center for Law and Health, Riley Child Development Center, Indiana Department of Education's Office of Student Services, About Special Kids, and IN SOURCE: Indiana Resource Center for Families with Special Needs.
Rupert Boneham (pictured above), best known for his tactics on the hit reality shows "Survivor: Pearl Islands" and "Survivor: All Stars," spoke in the morning session preceding the keynote address.
"Survivor" viewers voted Boneham "America's Favorite Survivor," awarding him a $1 million prize. Boneham used part of those winnings to start Rubert's Kids, a nonprofit organization to help children at risk.
Elaine Alfano, a policy analyst with the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law delivered the keynote address at the conference co-sponsored by the William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health, an IU School of Law-Indianapolis program.
Lawyers, physicians, social workers, educator and others who wanted to learn more about children with special needs attended this event. For additional information, call (317) 274-1951 or e-mail hamccabe@iupui.edu.
Download the brochure for the conference.
06/07/2007
Associate Dean Angela Espada to Attend Higher Education Institute
Associate Dean for Student Services and Admissions, Angela Espada, was one of two IUPUI administrators chosen to participate in the prestigious 32nd Annual Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration. This month-long residential training program is held on the campus of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. It offers women administrators and faculty intensive training in higher education administration and opportunities for professional development.
Dean Espada joined the law school in the summer of 1990. Prior to joining IU she held the position of staff attorney for the Indiana Supreme Court--Division of State Court Administration and staff attorney for the legislatively created Indiana Public Defender Commission. Her current responsibilities include coordinating the deliver of services to law students in the areas of admissions, registration, professional development, scholarships, financial aid and counseling.
Previous attendees of this Summer Institute include the law school's Jonna Kane MacDougall, '86, Assistant Dean for Institutional Advancement who attended in 1993.
05/16/2007
The Health Law Society Sponsors Event for Riley Kids
On Friday, April 13, 2007, the Health Law Society sponsored a Hawaiian party at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. Riley is one of Indiana's most premiere health care institutions, ranked among the nation's top 20 children's hospitals by Child Magazine and listed among the nation's top 15 recipients of pediatric research funds by the National Institutes of Health. The Health Law Society, with contributions from the Hall Center for Law and Health, and its directors and staff, funded the party. Children receiving in-patient care, as well as their families, were invited to do a variety of crafts, play games, and eat pizza with students from the Health Law Society, members of the Hall Center for Law and Health's faculty, and a member of the local Indianapolis Bar Association's Health Law Section. The party was a great opportunity for health law students and practitioners to serve the local health care community. Tom Donohoe, HLS secretary, says the group has plans to hold other events with Riley in the coming year. The Health Law Society is a student run organization with a mission to educate law students about the practice of health law, create links between students and local health law attorneys, and serve the community. The Health Law Society is located in the Hall Center for Law and Health at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis.
Front row: Lee Veazey, Professor David Orentlicher, Robin Ebert, Andrea Impicciche, Tara Wright, Emily Munson Back row: Cody Lawson, Allan Bailey, Tom Donohoe, Sarah Burt, Leigh Ann Lauth
04/25/2007
Justice Ginsburg's Historical Visit to Women and Law Class
Professor Mary Harter Mitchell’s Women and Law Class hosted a visit by a very special speaker in March of this year—United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Following her March 8, 2007 appearance for the James P. White Lecture on Legal Education (link to archived webcast), Ginsburg visited the class on March 9, 2007 and spoke about the evolution of the Supreme Court's jurisprudence of equal rights for women, a jurisprudence which Justice Ginsburg played a major role in shaping.
“It was a high point of the class, and of my own career, to welcome Justice Ginsburg to the new Women and Law class this spring,” Professor Mitchell said. “With this new course on Women and Law, Dean Susanah Mead’s successful term as first female Dean of the law school, and increasing numbers of females joining the faculty, this was a good time to recognize persons such as Justice Ginsburg who have worked and are still working toward the goal of full equality for women in the legal profession.”
The class on Women and Law was offered for the first time in the spring semester 2007. Mitchell says the class was a collaborative effort with twelve teachers co-teaching the course. Law school faculty in volved in the course included Professors Karen E. Bravo, Robert Brookins, Jennifer A. Drobac, Maria Pabon Lopez, Mary Harter Mitchell, Novella Nedeff, Antony Page, Florence Wagman Roisman, and Mary Therese Wolf. Alumni Kathleen Surina Grove, ‘77 (Director, Office for Women, IUPUI) and Ruth Reichard, ‘85(retired judge) also taught parts of the course, as did Ellen Andersen (Professor of Political Science, IUPUI). Professor Frances Watson Hardy and librarian Debra Denslaw also helped plan the 3-hour elective course covering a variety of legal topics of special significance to women. The topics included Introduction to Critical Perspectives on Law; History of Women’s Movements and Legal Reforms; Introduction to Feminist Legal Theory; Discrimination in the Workplace; Sexual Harassment; The Psychology of Discrimination; Women and Poverty; Women and Housing; Rape; Family Violence; Pornography and the First Amendment; Motherhood; Reproductive Freedom; Women and Crime; Women and Prison; Women and Immigration; Women and International Law; Human Trafficking; Women and Education; Women in the Legal Profession; Women and Legal Education.
04/25/2007
Prof. Orentlicher Quoted in New York Times Article on Abortion Issue
On Saturday, April 21, The New York Times published a news analysis article on the abortion issue and the recent United States Supreme Court decision upholding the ban on intact dilation and extraction procedures or “partial birth abortions.” Law Professor David Orentlicher, M.D., Co-director of the Hall Center for Law and Health and an expert on bioethics, was quoted in the article entitled “Anger and Alternatives on Abortion” (by Gina Kolata). Orentlicher points out that there is “a precedent for legislatures to pass laws affecting medical decision making…States enacted laws making it difficult for parents to have their mentally retarded children sterilized. They enacted laws restricting electroconvulsive therapy for psychiatric patients. But, Dr. Orentlicher said, the court’s ruling troubles him because it is different in spirit. This time, the law is very specific about the use of one particular procedure.”
04/25/2007
Professor Allington Retires After 37 Years at IU
Professor Tom Allington's IU career has spanned over three decades and three different buildings. He joined the faculty in 1970 after teaching at the University of South Dakota School of Law. He had his original interview with Dean Foust in the old Maennerchor building and began his IU teaching career in what was at the time the brand new law school building at 735 West New York Street. Aside from the intricacies of tax law, his area of greatest expertise is undoubtedly technology. In his capacity as resident computer expert, he worked on the planning committee for the current building, Inlow Hall, and helped bring the law school's facilities into the 21st century. During his career he has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (1990-1997) and as Associate Dean for Technology (and webmaster) since 1999. Allington will also be remembered for contributing his talents as a pilot to the service of the law school. He used his Beechcraft Musketeer single-engine plane to fly Dean Lefstein and others to an alumni event in Evansville.
Dean Allington received his J.D. degree from the University of Nebraska in 1966 and his LL.M. from New York University in 1971. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law and the University of Arizona College of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation where he is a member of the Bankruptcy and Workouts Committee and former chair of the Agriculture Committee.
Friends and colleagues of Allington gathered on April 25th to wish him a happy retirement (and a happy birthday as well).
04/17/2007
Prof. Magliocca Speaks on His New Book at George Washington University
Associate Professor Gerard N. Magliocca gave a talk at the George Washington University Law School on April 5, discussing his new book on a critical period of American history, Andrew Jackson and the Constitution: The Rise and Fall of Generational Regimes (University Press of Kansas). His talk will be broadcast on C-SPAN on Sunday, April 22 at 8:30 am.
According to the publisher, "Magliocca reinterprets the legal landmarks of the Jacksonian era to demonstrate how the meaning of the Constitution evolves in a cyclical and predictable fashion. ... Offering intriguing parallels between Jackson and George W. Bush regarding the scope of executive power, Magliocca has produced a rich synthesis of history, political science, and law that revives our understanding of an entire era and its controversies, while providing a model of constitutional law applicable to any period." "This is a truly distinguished contribution to our constitutional understanding, combining theory and history in an exemplary fashion. If you are going to read one book about our Constitution this year, read Magliocca's."— Bruce Ackerman (Yale Law School).
04/16/2007
Prof. George Edwards to Receive Excellence in Civic Engagement Award from IUPUI
Professor George E. Edwards will receive the Chancellor's Faculty Award for Excellence in Civic Engagement from IUPUI and will be recognized at the 2007 Chancellor’s Academic Honor’s Convocation.
Professor Edwards is theCarl M. Gray Professor of Law. As founding director of the law school’s Program in International Human Rights Law, Professor Edwards has, since 1997, facilitated more than 96 Indiana University law student summer internship placements at the United Nations and other human rights organizations in more than 45 countries around the world. He also serves as faculty advisor to the LL.M. track in International Human Rights Law.
Since arriving at Indiana University, Professor Edwards has been honored with several law school and university-wide awards, including: the George W. Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service (Spring 2004); the Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award (Spring 2002); the John Morton-Finney and Brenda Elise Bowles BLSA Award (Spring 2001; Spring 2003); and the Glenn W. Irwin Experience Excellence Award (Spring 1999).
04/12/2007
Dennis Hayes ‘77 to Serve as Interim President of the NAACP
Dennis Hayes, ’77, has been appointed Interim President and Chief Executive Office for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) by Chairman of the Board Julian Bond following the resignation of Bruce S. Gordon.
Hayes was previously general counsel for the organization. This is the third time he has served as interim president, the first being in 1994 and the second in 2004. Hayes worked for the Indianapolis branch of the NAACP until 1985, when he joined the organization’s legal department.
As Interim President and CEO, Hayes oversees the organization's national programs as well as its 2200 units across the U.S. and abroad. These units represent approximately 400,000 members in adult branches, college chapters, and youth councils in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Korea. The NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization.
Hayes has devoted a lifelong commitment to public interest causes. In addition to his duties at the NAACP, he contributes his talents to board and committee responsibilities for the American Judicature Society, the Public Justice Center of Baltimore, and the Columbia Sportsmen's Association in Maryland. He is a contributing author of publications, ranging from magazine articles to civil rights training materials.
04/11/2007
Professor Maria Pabon Lopez Featured in Indiana Lawyer Article
Prof. López was interviewed recently by The Indiana Lawyer about her research on the status of women in the legal profession, based on her work on a forthcoming article. Prof. López’s work uses the results of a recent survey of Indiana lawyers about their attitudes regarding women in the law and compares them to the findings of a similar earlier Indiana study (conducted in 1990). In doing so, Professor López draws conclusions regarding the overall occurrence of gender bias in Indiana along with the experiences of women in the legal profession in the state.
The article first explores the history of women in the legal profession, to establish the baseline from which to assess the evolution of women in the legal field. The article then examines how the instances of gender bias and the experiences of women in the legal profession in Indiana measure up to those of other parts of the country by using comparative data from other U.S. jurisdictions. Finally, the article offers conclusions and recommendations on how the situation for women in the legal profession can be improved and for further study on the topic of gender equality in the legal profession. Link to article in The Indiana Lawyer.
04/10/2007
Dean Emeritus Testifies in Important New Orleans Public Defender System Case
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law, Norman Lefstein, recently testified at a trial in New Orleans that resulted in a Louisiana Judge calling the public defender system in his state a “legal hell” and refusing to allow the Orleans Public Defender (OPD) to represent indigent defendants in his court.
On March 30, 2007, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Arthur L. Hunter, Jr. threatened to release 42 defendants awaiting trial rather than let them be inadequately represented by overworked public defenders.
Dean Emeritus Lefstein testified for several hours as a pro bono expert witness evaluating the fact that the OPD’s lack of personnel resulted in their failure to take the most basic steps, such as determining which motions to file, conducting discovery and investigating the facts of the case. The judge, citing both opinions of the Louisiana Supreme Court and the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, concluded, “Indigent defense in New Orleans is unbelievable, unconstitutional, totally lacking the basic professional standards of legal representation and a mockery of what a criminal justice system should be in a western civilized nation.”
Judge Hunter blames the Louisiana legislature for not appropriating sufficient funding for the system. He ordered the president of the Louisiana State Bar Association to provide a list of practicing attorneys and then ordered the OPD to determine whether it can pay the legal fees if the court appoints attorneys to ease their case load. According to his opinion, “the court must take certain measures to protect the statutory and constitutional rights of indigent defendants.” An appeal in the case is likely.
Lefstein is a nationally recognized expert on indigent defense issues. After overseeing the research and writing of a comprehensive ABA report on the nationwide crisis in indigent defense, Gideon’s Broken Promise: America’s Continuing Quest for Equal Justice (February 2005), he was named 2005 “Champion of Indigent Defense” by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also a four-term Chair of the Indiana Public Defender Commission, a position to which two Indiana governors have appointed him.
04/03/2007
Prof. George Edwards works for David Hicks Defense at Guantanamo Bay
Prof. George E. Edwards, Director of the Program in International Human Rights Law (PIHRL), recently returned to the U.S. from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where he worked on the defense side of the first U.S. Military Commission to be completed since World War II. He worked on the case of David M. Hicks, an Australian, who pleaded guilty at the end of March to one charge of "material support for a terrorist organization." Since 2004, the PIHRL has been providing research assistance to the Military Commissions on U.S. v. David Hicks.
04/02/2007
Law Librarian Elected to IUPUI’s Faculty Council
Chris Long, Cataloging Librarian at the Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, was elected to IUPUI’s Faculty Council. Balloting in the elections of Representatives At-Large to the IUPUI Faculty Council concluded on March 28th. Newly elected members begin their terms in late August, 2007.
Chris Long joined the law library as catalog librarian in 1993. Previously, he served as catalog librarian at the Noblesville-Southeastern Public Library in Indiana and catalog/reference librarian at Cumberland Trail Library System in Illinois.
In addition to his cataloging duties, he has written articles on the application of emerging technologies, especially the World Wide Web, to library cataloging practices.
03/26/2007
Dean Roberts Featured in SportsBusiness Journal
Professor Gary Roberts, who will become Dean of the law school in July, was recently featured in the SportsBusiness Journal. In the interview-style piece he responds to a variety of questions about sports law, as well as the challenges of becoming dean. Link to SportsBusiness Journal article.
Roberts was also quoted in a recent New York Times article on legal representation and NCAA infractions investigations. He is a sports law expert and currently serves as Deputy Dean and head of the Sports Law Program at Tulane University School of Law. In the article Roberts gave his opinion on the value of universities seeking lawyers with experience in NCAA proceedings. The article appeared on the front page of the New York Times on Sunday, March 4 (“Facing NCAA, the Best Defense is a Legal Team,” by Joe Drape).
Roberts will assume the title of Dean of the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis in July of 2007. Read more about Roberts…
03/20/2007
Prof. Kinney to Co-chair Indiana Healthcare Study Group
At a news conference on March 21st at the Indiana Statehouse, Mitch Roob, Secretary of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, announced the formation of a workgroup of experts from Indiana University that will study potential reforms in healthcare delivery in Indiana.
The workgroup is co-chaired by Professors Eleanor DeArman Kinney, Co-Director, Hall Center for Law and Health, IU School of Law-Indianapolis, and Eric Wright , Director, Center for Health Policy, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs . Several staff from the Center for Health Policy and the Hall Center for Law and Health will also work full time on the project.
“Unless we address the issue of healthcare delivery, Indiana and every other state in the United States is going to face a healthcare crisis,” said Roob. “The purpose of this workgroup is to put experts from different fields in one room to come up with recommendations for the Governor and the Indiana General Assembly. The time is now to build a consensus on where we need to go, and how we can get there. If we fail to address this problem now, our children and grandchildren will pay the price of our negligence.”
The workgroup includes representatives from the schools of medicine, law, and public and environmental affairs. The workgroup’s primary product will be a public report outlining alternative strategies to address the future of healthcare delivery in Indiana. The report will include estimates of the costs and associated consequences.
“We cannot maintain the status quo,” Roob said. “We ask hospitals to do three things: offer high quality care, at low cost, and cost shift. This method of operation is putting a strain on our delivery system that will eventually lead to its collapse.”
Kinney, co-chair, said, “We at the Hall Center for Law and Health are delighted to play this important part in health reform in Indiana. We will be focusing our work on legal and regulatory barriers to health care and how Indiana might improve public health measure to promote health and reduce health care costs. We are also working with Indiana University Center for Bioethics on articulating the underlying values and ethics that should inform Indiana’s health care system.”
Members of the workgroup are:
- Eric R. Wright, PhD, Director, Center for Health Policy, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs
- Eleanor D. Kinney, JD, MPH, Co-Director, Hall Center for Law and Health, IU School of Law, Indianapolis
- David Handel, Director, Health Administration Programs, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs
- Ann M. Holmes, PhD, Associate Professor of Health Economics, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs
- Eric M. Meslin, PhD, Director, Center for Bioethics, IU School of Medicine
- John Fitzgerald, MD, MB, Associate Dean, IU School of Medicine
Wright, co-chair, said that the workgroup’s vision is a “state-of-the-art healthcare delivery system for all Hoosiers that is cost effective. It will bring in national consultants and hold public meetings throughout the state to solicit input from the community and stakeholder groups.”
The work of the group will be conducted by Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis under a contract.
03/19/2007
Prof. Nehf Will Chair Workshop at Fair Trade Practices Conference in South Africa
Prof. James P. Nehf will attend the 11th International Conference on Consumer Law, in Cape Town, South Africa in April. He will chair a workshop on Fair Commercial Practices, Trading, and Competition and present a paper on Marketplace Justice for American Immigrants. The conference is co-sponsored by the University of South Africa and the International Association of Consumer Law (IACL). Nehf is on the Executive Board of the IACL.
Prof. Nehf has been teaching contracts, consumer law, and commercial law subjects for more than fifteen years. He is an internationally recognized expert in consumer privacy law and serves as an executive board member of the International Consumer Law Association, a society of consumer law scholars based in Toronto. He has won numerous teaching awards and has been a frequent speaker at law conferences, CLE seminars, and law-related lecture series. His publications include an updated and revised edition of CORBIN ON CONTRACTS - IMPOSSIBILITY, and numerous articles on privacy law, consumer law, commercial transactions and international/comparative law subjects.
03/16/2007
21st Century Oil by Diane Brown
"21st Century Oil" by Diane Brown: Mary Jane Frisby and Kenneth Crews negotiate "deals" over "the oil of the 21st century." Frisby, '00 is an intellectual property attorney with the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg. Crews teaches intellectual property law and directs the university's Copyright Management Center. Read the whole article in IUPUI Magazine (Winter 2007).
03/13/2007
Prof. Crews Speaks at Copyright Conference in the UAE
Professor Kenneth Crews was a key speaker at a copyright conference hosted by the United Arab Emerits University at Al Ain, UAE, and was quoted in the Khaleej Times newspaper (link to article). After participating in the conference at Al Ain, Professor Crews travels to Kuwait City.
03/13/2007
Students Go to U.N. to Defend Human Rights in Chile over Spring Break
During Spring Break (March 12-16), four students nd one LL.M. graduate are in New York at United Nations Headquarters where they are presenting a report to the U.N. Human Rights Committee. David Rothenberg (1L), Edye T. Taylor (2L) and Perfecto Caparas (LL.M. ’05) made a seven-minute presentation to the Committee. Jhon Jairo Sanchez (2L) and Monica Magnusson (2L)also made the trip to the U.N. Their report argues that the government of Chile has breached the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by discriminating against gay, lesbian, transgendered, and bisexual people (often referred to as LGBTs).
The Program in International Human Rights Law (PIHRL) and the International Human Rights Law Society (IHRLS) cosponsored the report. All the participants are members of the International Human Rights Law Society, including Jhon Sanchez, president of the IHRLS.
Professor George Edwards, Director and founder of the PIHRL, said, “Being able to make an official presentation to this Committee is a major accomplishment. Being granted seven minutes is an even greater accomplishment.” The group made the presentation on Monday and meets with individual members of the Committee later in the week. The students who worked on the report but did not travel to New York were Jason A. Flora (1L), Augustine Niber (LL.M. candidate), Heidi A. Reed (1L), Tatiana Obando (LL.M. candidate).
Perfecto Caparas says, “Our delegation prepared a memorandum in response to the Committee’s request for statistical data and information regarding the extent of hate crimes against LGBTs in Chile. The group worked on providing excerpts from original source materials and a memorandum to the experts about hate crimes.”
“The IU-Indianapolis law school delegation has taken great steps towards convincing the UN that the government of Chile is unlawfully discriminating against Chileans based on sexual orientation,” Edwards said. “The goal is for the Chilean government to protect the human rights of all Chileans.”
Read the report: http://www.indylaw.indiana.edu/humanrights2/chileICCPR.pdf
[Pictured are David Rothenberg, Monica Magnusson, Rebecca Berfanger (a reporter from The Indiana Lawyer), Edye Taylor, Jhon Sanchez, Marcela Rivera (a member of the Chilean government delegation representing CLAREM, an NGO), and Perfecto Caparas.]
03/12/2007
Prof. Roisman to Speak at Housing Law Conference in Seattle
Professor Florence Wagman Roisman, William F. Harvey Professor of Law, will be a featured speaker at Seattle University School of Law's "Fair Housing Law & Practice" Conference on March 15-16.
The conference will examine what legal services housing advocates are doing in the areas of housing discrimination based on race, gender, familial status, disability, immigration status, and source of income. Roisman, along with John A. Powell, Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University, will also discuss fair housing laws and preservation and development of low income housing, high opportunity area fair housing strategies, disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation, and public housing authorities and LEP policies.
03/09/2007
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Delivers the 2007 James P.White Lecture on Legal Education
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Delivers the 2007 James P.White Lecture on Legal Education: On Thursday, March 8, Justice Ginsburg spoke to a crowd of over 250 students, faculty, alumni and members of the legal community in the Wynne Courtroom. The following day, she took time to share with students what life is like "behind the scenes" at the Supreme Court, and answered students' questions. Justice Ginsburg also spoke at a lunch for faculty and judges on Friday, March 9th at the law school. Link to archived webcast.
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg received her B.A. from Cornell University, attended Harvard Law School, and received her LL.B. from Columbia Law School. She served as a law clerk to the Honorable Edmund L. Palmieri, Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, from 1959-1961. From 1961-1963, she was a research associate and then associate director of the Columbia Law School Project on International Procedure. She was a Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law from 1963-1972, and Columbia Law School from 1972-1980, and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in Stanford, California from 1977-1978. In 1971, she was instrumental in launching the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union, and served as the ACLU’s General Counsel from 1973-1980, and on the National Board of Directors from 1974-1980. She was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 1980. President Clinton nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, and she took her seat August 10, 1993.
02/26/2007
Professor Edwards and PIHRL Profiled in Indiana Lawyer
The law school’s Program in International Human Rights Law was established by Professor George Edwards in 1997. Since then, students from our school have helped people in nearly every corner of the world. The PIHRL has facilitated almost 100 internship placements in 45 countries around the world. Read the article about the program in The Indiana Lawyer.
02/20/2007
Prof. Schumm Chairs Indiana’s ABA Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project
The ABA Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project announced its findings following a study of Indiana’s implementation of the death penalty ( Link to ABA report ). Professor Joel Schumm chaired the committee of seven experts from Indiana who examined the issue for the ABA. Attorney James J. Bell, '99 (Bingham McHale), State Sen. John Broden, (D-South Bend), attorney Robert Gevers II (former Allen County prosecutor), attorney Marce Gonzales (Merrillville), former Governor of Indiana Joe Kernan, and attorney Paula Sites (assistant executive director of the Indiana Public Defender Council) also served on the committee which is part of a nation-wide effort to ensure the utmost fairness in capital proceedings. According to an article in The Indianapolis Star (2/20/2007), “Indiana is the fifth state targeted by the campaign, whose recommendations have not yet been followed. Last year, similar panels in Alabama and Georgia urged moratoriums, but executions were not halted. The Florida and Arizona teams urged reforms but couldn't agree on the moratorium issue. A handful of states have instituted moratoriums -- Illinois, in 2000 by then-Gov. George Ryan; New York, in 2004 by that state's highest court; and New Jersey, in 2006 by the state Legislature, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Some other states have stopped executing prisoners because of concerns over the effectiveness of their lethal injection procedures. Indiana has 24 inmates on Death Row. Under a moratorium, executions would be halted, but courts still could sentence offenders to death.” Link to the Star article.
02/12/2007
Law School Co-Sponsors Asia Pacific Comparative Law Conference
Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis is co-sponsoring the Asia Pacific Law School Dean Joint Conference & the Inauguration of Asia Pacific Comparative Law Society which will be held May 19 – 20, 2007 at Shantou University School of Law in Guangdong Province, China.
The purpose of the conference is to enhance development of cooperation on legal education and comparative law studies in the Asia-Pacific Region. The conference is open to the deans of law schools, professors of law and senior lawyers. The conference theme is Regional and Global Cooperation: Legal Education and Comparative Law in the Asia Pacific Region.
The conference topics include: Legal Education and Cooperation; Comparative Law in the Asia Pacific Region; and Legal Transplantation, Local Conditions and the Modernization of Law in the Asia Pacific Region.
Presented papers will be published as a specialized issue of the Journal of Pacific in 2007.
Other co-sponsoring universities include: Shantou University, China; La Trobe University, Australia; Florida State University, USA; Chinese Culture University, Taiwan; Ritsumeikan University, Japan; and Hong Kong University.
For further information you can contact Associate Clinical Professor Robert Lancaster at rlancast@iupui.edu.
02/05/2007
Professor Adams is Secretary for AALS Section on Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers
Professor Cynthia Adams is the Secretary for the AALS Section on Graduate Programs for Foreign Lawyers. She is also a member of the Executive Committee for the AALS Section on International Exchange. At the request of the President of the Legal Writing Institute, she has created and is the chair of a Committee on Global Legal Writing Programs. Adams has also initiated and manages a listserv devoted to issues surrounding legal writing for international students.
02/02/2007
DLA Piper Expands its Asian Energy Team with Appointment of Paul Fredrick in Tokyo
DLA Piper today announced the appointment of a leading energy lawyer, Paul Fredrick, ‘87 as Counsel in Japan. His extensive experience for Japanese companies in the oil and gas sector includes work on LNG projects and the acquisition and disposal of energy assets as well as cross-border pipeline projects in Asia, the Caspian, Middle East, Africa and Australia. Fredrick handles matters related to energy, finance, project development and international mergers and acquisitions. DLA Piper advises some of the world’s leading oil and gas companies as well as governments on projects, financing and energy-related issues. Prior to his appointment, Fredrick served as Counsel with a multinational energy law firm in Tokyo. He has also served as General Counsel for ITOCHU Oil Exploration Co. in Tokyo and worked for major law firms in California and Hawaii. Fredrick was recognized in 2006 by AsiaLaw as a ‘Leading Lawyer’ for his qualifications and experience in corporate governance, energy and natural resources, general corporate practice, merger & acquisitions and project finance. He serves as a member of the American Bar Association’s International Energy & Resources Transaction Committee and is a memb