Directories

Andrew R. Klein
Paul E. Beam Professor of Law

"I feel fortunate to be at a school where people are upbeat and supportive of one another. Around here, no one says, 'We can't do that.' Instead, they say, ' How can we make it happen?'"

The Paul E. Beam Professorship is made possible by a gift to the law school from the estate of the late Mr. Beam, a 1921 graduate of the school. In addition to serving as an adjunct faculty member, Mr. Beam was an Indianapolis attorney who served as general counsel to the Indiana State Bar Association for many years.

Gary R. Roberts
Dean and Gerald L. Bepko Professor of Law

In 2007. a professorship reserved for the dean (or former dean) of the law school was spearheaded by, and ultimately named for, Gerald L. Bepko. Bepko is Chancellor Emeritus of IUPUI, as well as a former professor and dean of the law school whose reputation for administrative excellence will benfit the law school community for generations to come.

Paul Cox
Centennial Professor of Law

"Although much of that which we call law is settled, uncontroversial and undisputed, it is the unsettled, controversial and disputed parts that most attract our interest. We often observe in these disputed parts not mere controversy, but a clash of fundamental, antagonistic values. A common perception is that the law can resolve these clashes. I am skeptical of that view. We may sometimes be compelled to come to temporary accommodations within law, but I doubt that these fundamental disputes can be correctly resolved either by the normal methods of law or by any method that might be imported into law. It is limitations on law's capacities in which I am most interested and it is an appreciation of limitation I hope to instill in my students."

The Centennial Professorship is made possible by a gift from a generous donor to the IU School of Law-Indianapolis, who wishes to remain anonymous at this time. The name given to the professorship is in recognition of the rich history of the school, spanning more than one hundred years, and tracing its origin to the Indiana Law School, established in 1894.

Mary Harter Mitchell
Alan Cohen Professor of Law

"Harold Berman has said that law’s main purpose is “to help create conditions in which love may flourish.” I am attracted to both the humility and the audacity of this statement. Law is philosophy with traction, and my work is animated by the conviction that theory and practice should be equally yoked in the pursuit of justice."

The Alan H. Cohen Professorship was established in 2003 by disinguished alumnus Alan H. Cohen, '73. Mr. Cohen is the President and CEO of The Finish Line, Inc.

George E. Edwards
Carl M. Gray Professor of Law

The Carl M. Gray Professorship is named for the late Mr. Gray, a Petersburg, Indiana attorney who made a gift in 1978 to support programs at the law school. Mr. Gray, a former trustee of Indiana University, was recognized during his lifetime for distinguished service by both the Indiana and American Bar Associations.

Frank Emmert
John S. Grimes Professor of Law

The John S. Grimes Professorship is made possible thanks to a bequest from the estate of Mr. John S. Grimes. Mr. Grimes was a Professor Emeritus of the law school who taught Property and Trusts and Estates.

Eleanor DeArman Kinney
Hall Render Professor of Law

"The Center for Law and Health has two major missions. The first is to educate interested students about health law and policy and the ethical issues associated with health care delivery in the united states and the world. The second is to produce outstandign research and scholarship on health law, policy and ethical issues facing the world today."

The Hall Render Professorship is made possible by a generous gift to the law school from William and Christine Hall. Mr. Hall, a 1951 graduate of the law school, founded the firm that is the namesake of this endowed professorship in 1967. The firm has focused its practice on health law and is now recognized as one of the nation's preeminent health law firms.

Linda Kelly Hill
M. Dale Palmer Professor of Law

The M. Dale Palmer Professorship is named for Mr. Palmer, a 1961 graduate of the law school. A respected attorney and businessman in central Indiana, Mr. Palmer and his wife, Kay, have generously provided support for the law school and its faculty. In 1997, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer made a gift to the Indiana University Foundation to establish the endowed professorship that bears his name.

Florence Wagman Roisman
William F. Harvey Professor of Law

"I consider my charge as a teacher of law to be: to encourage and enable my students to work toward what Cardozo called 'the justice to which law in its making should conform..., a yearning for what is fine or high.'"

The William F. Harvey Professorship was established by Michael D. McCormick, a 1980 graduate of the law school. The former general counsel of Bindley Western Industries and long-time supporter of the law school funded two endowed professorships with his generous gift of $1 million, the largest non-capital campaign gift the school has ever received.

R. George Wright
Lawrence A. Jegen III Professorship

"My scholarship is often drawn directly from my classroom teaching. While my work often enters into the realm of the philosophical, the goal is always to address and respond to real legal problems and to the real concerns of persons affected by the law."

The Lawrence A. Jegen III Professorship was established by Michael D. McCormick, a 1980 graduate of the law school. The former general counsel of Bindley Western Industries and long-time supporter of the law school funded two endowed professorships with his generous gift of $1 million, the largest non-capital campaign gift the school has ever received.

Lawrence P. Wilkins
William R. Neale Professor of Law

"Great Power resides in a law degree. Whether that power will be exercised for good or ill is a matter of individual choice. My teaching tries to foster the kind of careful and deliberate thinking that produces wise choices."

William R. Neale, a partner in the Indianapolis law firm of Krieg DeVault, LLP and a 1973 graduate of the law school, recently established the William R. Neale Professorship. Mr. Neale, who has served on the school's Board of Visitors for fourteen years, is chair of the Krieg DeVault Business Practice Group, where his practice includes general corporate, business and securities matters, non-profit entities and health care.

David Orentlicher
Samuel R. Rosen I Professor of Law

"Because our society resolves so many of its most difficult moral challenges in the courts, lawyers have an important opportunity--and responsibility--to advance the cause of social justice."

The Samuel R. Rosen Professorships are named in honor of the late Judge Rosen, a respected member of Indiana's legal community. The 1933 graduate of Harvard Law School held a number of judicial posts after he moved to Indiana in 1963, including serving as deputy attorney general, an Indiana Supreme Court administrator and the state's first senior judge accorded "at-large" judicial authority in Indiana. In 1992, Judge Rosen made a gift for the benefit of the law school to honor his Harvard classmate, Cleon H. "Bill" Foust, who served as dean of the school from 1967 until 1973. That gift supports these endowed professorships.

Kenneth D. Crews
Samuel R. Rosen II Professor of Law

"My philosophy about copyright is the same as about a hobby: if I cannot reveal that it is intriguing, fun, relevant, and filled with surprises, I am not doing my job."

The Samuel R. Rosen Professorships are named in honor of the late Judge Rosen, a respected member of Indiana's legal community. The 1933 graduate of Harvard Law School held a number of judicial posts after he moved to Indiana in 1963, including serving as deputy attorney general, an Indiana Supreme Court administrator and the state's first senior judge accorded "at-large" judicial authority in Indiana. In 1992, Judge Rosen made a gift for the benefit of the law school to honor his Harvard classmate, Cleon H. "Bill" Foust, who served as dean of the school from 1967 until 1973. That gift supports these endowed professorships.

Lawrence A. Jegen III
Thomas F. Sheehan Professor of Tax Law and Policy

"In the end, whether or not an individual has become an exceptional or outstanding lawyer is mostly due to the effort and discipline which he or she puts forth as a law student and thereafter. The finest teachers and the most generous amounts of support of parents, spouses, and friends are not enough to cause greatness to be manifested by those who do not care to be great in a particular endeavor. Greatness comes from within each of us, and ultimately, greatness is manifested only by those who demonstrate that they were able to overcome difficulties which the rest of us could not."

The Thomas F. Sheehan Professorship of Tax Law and Policy was established in 1981 by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Sheehan. Mr. Sheehan is a 1968 graduate of the law school. The professorship is intended to foster important teaching and research on tax law and policy.

Daniel H. Cole
R. Bruce Townsend Professor of Law

"I don't buy into the conventional dichotomy between teaching and scholarship. In my mind, they are unified. My scholarship, including the research as well as the writing informs my teaching. By the same token, the act of teaching--particularly the give and take with students--helps me to discover, better understand, or refine scholarly issues and arguments."

The R. Bruce Townsend Professorship is made possible through gifts contributed in honor of the late R. Bruce Townsend, a professor at the law school from 1946 until his retirement in 1982. He became one of the best loved professors at the school, widely known for his outstanding teaching ability, his wit and his compassion.

Nicholas L. Georgakapoulos
Harold R. Woodard Professor of Law

The Harold R. Woodard Professorship was established in 2004 and awarded for the first time in 2006. Clara Woodard gave the founding gift and named it in memory of her late husband, Harold R. Woodard. Mr. Woodard was a well known intellectual property attorney and partner at the firm of Woodard Emhardt Moriarty McNett & Henry. He taught for many years as an adjunct professor at the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis.