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October 2009 - Printable edition
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Autumn has descended on Mount Oread, and the speed of life at Green Hall is keeping pace with nature’s changes. Fall on-campus interviews wrapped up last week. Student organizations are hosting social events and fundraisers, like Public Interest Law Society’s Casino Night, and bringing in high-caliber special guests, such as Robert Levy of D.C. v. Heller fame. We have been thrilled to see so many alumni returning in the past few weeks, first for Reunion Weekend and then for Homecoming. You might enjoy these photos from both occasions. And remember, you can keep up with KU Law in any season by joining us on Facebook or Twitter.

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KU law school named 'best value' in National Jurist magazine ranking

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas School of Law has been named a Best Value Law School by National Jurist magazine.

The school ranked No. 21 out of 65 schools that the magazine says “carry a low price tag and are able to prepare their students incredibly well for today’s competitive job market.”

“We are fortunate to have on our faculty great teachers committed to our students’ success and nationally and internationally known legal scholars,” said Gail Agrawal, dean of the law school. “All of us share the goal of providing an exceptional legal education that is also an exceptional value. Over many years, the KU School of Law has prepared excellent lawyers and leaders for here at home and across the country. We take great pride in the achievements of our students and graduates.”

Total tuition and fees for the 2009-10 academic year for a first-year Kansas resident are just over $14,400.

The magazine derived data for the rankings from the Law School Admissions Council’s “Official Guide to ABA-approved Law Schools” 2009 edition. The magazine’s staff looked at tuition, considering only public schools with an in-state tuition of less than $25,000, and private schools with an annual tuition under $30,000. They narrowed the playing field again by including only schools that had an employment rate of at least 85 percent and a school bar passage rate that was higher than the state average. They then ranked the schools, giving greatest weight to tuition, followed closely by employment statistics.

“Our formula for ranking the schools did not focus on bar passage rates as much as employment statistics, and for good reason. While bar passage rates do speak to an institution’s ability to prepare students for the intellectual challenges of the practice of law, the current economic state prompted us to give more weight to law schools that produce highly employable students,” the article explained.

“The KU School of Law has always offered a top-notch, affordable legal education, and most students accrue far less debt than their peers at other law schools,” said Todd Rogers, assistant dean for career services. “In uncertain economic times, graduating from law school with a manageable debt load is of heightened importance. When jobs are less abundant, it pays to have the financial flexibility to accept a summer or full-time position that offers a good opportunity to gain marketable experience, if not a fat paycheck.”

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A strange bird in a strange land

Law student, Army veteran gives Afghan-made Jayhawk rug to law school

LAWRENCE – It may look like your average Jayhawk fan gear, but woven into the crimson- and blue-tinged rug at the University of Kansas School of Law is a story of economic development and diplomacy in war-torn Afghanistan.

Lawrence Indyk, a third-year KU law student and a captain in the U.S. Army, found himself stationed last year at Bagram Air Field, near Kabul. Each Friday, local merchants held a bazaar, setting up small market stalls just inside the base’s main gate. With U.S. soldiers as their customers, the locals sold electronics, clothing, souvenirs and mementos.

Indyk always noticed one particular stall occupied by a woman peddling handmade rugs. He learned that she was a member of the Afghan Women’s Handicraft and Commercial Association, a program supported by the United States in its effort to enhance relations, develop the Afghan economy and elevate the conditions and status of women in Afghan society.

He inquired and discovered that the woman welcomed commissions. The process was simple. Indyk brought in a picture of the design he wanted her to recreate, selected the size, put down a small deposit and returned a few weeks later to pick up the custom, hand-woven rug.

Indyk recently presented his selection – a full-color Jayhawk on a field of black, flanked by the words “Kansas School of Law” – to Dean Gail Agrawal and the law school.

“I wanted to get something special,” Indyk said. “In addition to accomplishing the goals of enhancing U.S.-Afghan relations and improving conditions for women, I figured it was a great opportunity to bring back personalized gifts from abroad that were distinguishable from mere knick-knacks that could have been made in China or Pakistan.”

The wool rug measures roughly 18 inches square and remains on the same wooden frame on which it was woven. It will be framed and displayed prominently in Green Hall.

Indyk also purchased several rugs for friends and family members.

The Afghan Women’s Handicraft and Commercial Association is part of the broader Afghan Women’s Business Federation, which promotes the welfare and rights of women workers in Afghanistan. The federation was established in 2005 with aid from the United States to create a consortium of women’s business associations engaged in economic development. The federation aims to fully integrate women into the market economy.

Indyk, of Fairway, Kan., joined the Army shortly after 9/11 and went through officer training at Fort Benning, Ga., before being commissioned as a lieutenant. He met his wife, Brenda, during a six-month chemical officer course at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. She deployed to Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division just prior to Lawrence’s deployment with the Third Stryker Brigade. They married during mutual combat leave in September of 2004, and Lawrence received a Purple Heart in May.

He started graduate school as a dual degree candidate in law and economics in the summer of 2006, but after his last final in December of 2007 was recalled to active duty in Afghanistan. He returned in March and picked up his law classes over the summer. Brenda, too, is pursuing a joint degree, in law and social work, at KU. The Indyks have two children, Samuel, 3, and Audrey, 1.

“Success in our mission in Afghanistan depends on much more than just combat or counter-terrorism operations,” Lawrence said. “Economic development, as difficult and lengthy a process as it may be, is essential. When you improve people's lives, they are genuinely grateful and will join your cause. I am convinced that a critical aspect of this improvement will come from unlocking the as-yet untapped economic potential of the nation's female population.

"Even small commercial purchases, like this rug, by providing opportunities to achieve greater prosperity, help this process along, and they augment relationships that are key to our work today and our influence in the future.”

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Law alumnus promoted to major general in U.S. Army

A University of Kansas School of Law alumnus has been selected for promotion to the rank of two-star general in the U.S. Army with an appointment as the Army's second most senior Judge Advocate.

Brig. Gen. Clyde J. "Butch" Tate II assumed the role of Deputy Judge Advocate General on Oct. 1 and will be promoted to major general at an upcoming ceremony.

“My promotion is a recognition not so much of past accomplishments but is an indication of future expectations,” Tate said. “In my case, I have had the good fortune to serve with outstanding subordinates and superiors alike, and I am honored and humbled by the vote of confidence that comes with the privilege of continuing to serve the sons and daughters of our nation.”

Tate has been on active duty with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps for 27 years with his wife, Lynn Klotz-Tate, also a KU graduate, by his side. He earned his commission through KU’s Army ROTC program in 1979 and deferred active duty to attend KU Law, graduating in 1982. He currently serves as commander of the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, which is responsible for representing and defending the Army's interests in civil matters pending before courts and administrative bodies. He is also chief judge of the Army's Court of Criminal Appeals, an Article I court with jurisdiction over appeals filed from soldiers convicted at trials by court-martial.

This month, he assumes his duties as the Army's Deputy Judge Advocate General, supporting the Army Judge Advocate General in his mission to effectively and efficiently deliver worldwide legal support and services to the Army.

Tate says the JAG Corps provided him immediate legal experience, “the kind that would take years to accumulate in civilian practice.”

“I received broad exposure to a wide variety of jobs and had the personal satisfaction of knowing that the jobs I've had truly made a difference,” he said.

Tate has served in a variety of leadership positions, including senior lawyer at the 82d Airborne Division, the 3rd Armored Corps at Ft. Hood and the Multi-National Corps in Iraq; legal adviser to the Army Special Forces Command, the U.S. Special Operations Command and the Army's Office of Legislative Liaison; and commandant and criminal law professor at the Army's Legal Center and School, an ABA-accredited school in Charlottesville, Va.

His day-to-day work involves diverse responsibilities. Tate directs the efforts of the Army's litigation attorneys in their defense of the Army's interests in federal litigation. He also sits as chief judge of the Army Court of Criminal Appeals, hearing oral argument from defense and government appellate attorneys, reading briefs and writing opinions of the court.

Finally, Tate serves as commander of all those assigned to the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, which amounts to approximately 500 personnel worldwide. In that capacity, he manages a $25 million budget and provides administrative and logistical support of all personnel.

Tate comes from an Army family. His father served 37 years as an infantry officer, including two combat assignments in Vietnam.

“I learned early on in life that military service is a privilege,” Tate says. “I recognize that, and with this promotion I am afforded the opportunity to continue to serve and do what I love to do. My family and I serve the greatest force for good in the world: the men, women and families of our Army. In that, there is total goodness.”

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KU law student publishes article in international trade law journal

LAWRENCE – A University of Kansas School of Law student has achieved the rare honor of being published in an international law journal before graduating from law school.

Dana Watts, a third-year student from Syracuse, Kan., published “Fair's Fair: Why Congress Should Amend U.S. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws to Prevent ‘Double Remedies’” in Trade, Law and Development, a new academic journal published by National Law University in Jodhpur, India.

“It feels great to be a published author,” Watts said. “The editor of the journal, Shashank Kumar, even wrote to tell me that my article had been cited in a blog by the co-owner of WorldTradeLaw.net, Simon Lester. I used this site several times during my internship at the U.S. Mission to the World Trade Organization. It feels like I've hit the big time.”

Watts wrote about the U.S. Department of Commerce's 2007 decision to begin applying both countervailing duties and antidumping duties to imports from China and other nonmarket economies. Countervailing duties are import taxes applied to offset certain kinds of subsidies given to producers or exporters in the exporting country. Antidumping duties are taxes applied to imported goods that are dumped in an importing country. Dumping occurs when a foreign producer or exporter charges a higher price for a like product in the exporting country than the price it charges for merchandise it ships to the importing country. An antidumping duty makes up the difference between those prices.

Both countervailing duties and antidumping duties are considered remedies against unfair foreign trade, but the simultaneous application of both remedies to nonmarket economies like China has been highly controversial. For 23 years before this decision, the Department of Commerce had applied only antidumping duties to imports from nonmarket economies. In her article, Watts discusses the potential problems of trying to apply simultaneous countervailing duties and antidumping duties to the same imports from nonmarket economies and the legalities of the new policy under both domestic and international law.

For the sake of fairness and to comply with international obligations, Watts argues that Congress should amend U.S. countervailing duty law so that it simply levels the playing field for domestic producers rather than punishing exporters from nonmarket economies.

Raj Bhala, Rice Distinguished Professor at KU Law, said Watts’ article clearly and cogently explores the topic and is of considerable importance today, as the U.S. Court of International Trade considered the controversy in a September case known as GPX Tire.

“She wrote on a highly complex topic with the level of expertise of a seasoned practitioner or scholar,” Bhala said. “She illustrates the world-class talent we are privileged to have at KU Law.”

The journal selected Watts’ article for publication through a routine call for papers. It appears in the inaugural print edition, also available online at http://www.tradelawdevelopment.com.

Trade, Law and Development explores interdisciplinary perspectives on the international legal order, focusing on issues of relevance to the international trading system, environment and development, as well as policy issues. India is a major player in world trade – not only in an economic sense as an exporter and importer of goods and services, but also in a political sense in terms of its role in the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations and its pursuit of free trade agreements. The National Law University is a leading law school on the Indian subcontinent.

Watts spent the summer as an intern at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in Geneva. The Geneva Mission of the USTR handles all matters concerning the World Trade Organization and is a focal point of the work of the USTR.

Before coming to law school, Watts lived and worked in Japan for three years and speaks Spanish. She is the past president of KU’s International Law Society, an active component of the school’s International and Comparative Law Program.

Watts is the daughter of Doug and Becky Wallace of Syracuse. She graduated from Syracuse High School and Pittsburg State University.

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Alumna defending human rights at UN international criminal tribunal in The Hague

LAWRENCE –At the heart of Ashlyn Buck’s passion for international human rights law lie the words of Martin Luther King Jr.: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Buck earned an opportunity to defend that principle by securing an internship at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY) for the former Yugoslavia. The May 2009 graduate is working in the tribunal’s Office of Legal Aid and Detention Matters through February.

“I am especially excited to have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of some of the best legal talent from around the world,” Buck said. “I am hopeful that the experience will strengthen my interpersonal and research skills and open the door to future opportunities in public international law.”

The ICTY is the ad hoc international court set up by the UN to try high-level war crimes that took place during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s. It is situated in The Hague, Netherlands. Since 1993, the tribunal has charged more than 160 people with committing appalling acts such as murder, torture, rape, enslavement and destruction of property. Those indicted include heads of state, prime ministers, army chiefs-of-staff, interior ministers and many other high- and mid-level political, military and police leaders. More than 60 individuals have been convicted. Buck’s duties focus on protecting the rights of suspects and accused.

An internship abroad the summer after her first year of law school sparked Buck’s interest in international human rights law.

“I became very interested in international tribunals such as the ICTY because they actually implement international law, which has been too frequently disregarded and disrespected, especially in the United States,” she said. “I think U.S. participation in and support for international law regimes is hugely important, both for the world community and for the U.S. itself.”

Her first week on the job, Buck visited the UN Detention Unit twice – a rare experience for interns. She has also conducted comparative legal research; written letters to ambassadors, non-governmental organizations and convicts serving sentences; and helped draft Registry decisions and submissions to the Trial Chambers.

Other highlights have been meeting young lawyers and law students from around the world and enjoying cultural and recreational opportunities in The Hague.

John Head, one of Buck’s international law professors at KU Law, praised Buck and her work as an ICTY intern.

“She is putting her energy where her principles lead her, and this is what I think every young lawyer should try to do,” he said. “The ICTY is one of a small cluster of international institutions that have front-line responsibility for developing and applying certain rules of behavior that are absolutely essential for a civilized world. For Ashlyn to be contributing to this process is great for her own career and a compliment to KU Law.”

Buck is excited to be living out Dr. King’s words on the world stage.

“Human rights are the foundation of a peaceful society, which I think is ultimately the goal of law,” she said. “It's vital that they be respected and enforced in every country.  That requires us to set aside our differences and cooperate on a global level.”

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VIDEO: Professor Emeritus Francis Heller recalls life as a soldier, academic

Professor Emeritus Francis Heller escaped the Nazi regime under cover of darkness, fleeing Austria and embarking on a U.S. military and academic career that spanned decades and continents. He returned to the University of Kansas on Sept. 21, 2009, to give a talk and signed copies of his new memoir, "Steel Helmet and Mortarboard: An Academic in Uncle Sam's Army." Watch the video: http://www.law.ku.edu/media/podcasts_videos/heller/

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Alumni Notes

Recent Alumni Notes

Items were received or collected between July 8 and Oct. 6, 2009. Alumni news items may be submitted by e-mail to patti@ku.edu or by clicking here and filling out the form. We rely on our alumni for the accuracy of information submitted.

1960s

Donald A. Johnston, L’66, is a recipient of the University of Kansas Alumni Association 2009 Fred Ellsworth Medallion. He was honored at a private dinner held in Lawrence in September. Johnston is executive vice president of Intrust Bank’s Northeast Kansas region.

Judge J. C. Irvin, L’67, Shenandoah, Iowa, retired from his full-time duties in the Fourth Judicial District Court in September 2009. Judge Irvin will still preside over the court as a senior judge, and will continue to hear court cases periodically over the next couple of years. He was appointed to the court in 1980 and began hearing cases in 1981. Judge Irvin said he is looking forward to having more free time to pursue his interests in photography and traveling.

1970s

Paul T. Moxley, L’73, has been selected as the Distinguished Lawyer of the Year for 2009 by the Utah State Bar. Moxley has also been appointed to the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary. He will serve a three-year term focusing on complex civil litigation and white-collar crime. Moxley practices with the law firm of Parsons Kinghorn Harris in Salt Lake City.

Deana S. Peck, L’75, was one of 152 attorneys from the national law firm of Quarles & Brady selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010. Peck is in the firm’s Phoenix office and practices in the areas of antitrust law and commercial litigation.

Mary Kathleen Babcock, L’76, is with the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. She was ordained a transitional deacon in the Episcopal Church in June 2009, and is to be ordained to the priesthood in 2010.

1980s

Wendell W. Wurst, L’80, of Garden City, Kan., has been appointed as a district judge of Kansas’ 25th Judicial District by Gov. Mark Parkinson. Wurst began his career as an attorney at the Calihan Law Firm in Garden City, where he has remained a top attorney for nearly three decades. Wurst practiced in the areas of insurance defense, personal injury, workers’ compensation, criminal law and domestic litigation. He and his wife, Rhonda, have three grown children and are the proud grandparents of a 1-year-old grandson.

Anne E. Burke, L’81, of Manson & Karbank, Overland Park, was elected chair of the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission in a statewide election. The commission is charged with the responsibility of evaluating applicants for vacancies on the Kansas Court of Appeals and the Kansas Supreme Court. Burke is the seventh chairperson of the Supreme Court Nominating Commission and its first female chair. The chair is selected by a statewide vote of all lawyers practicing in Kansas.

Mark B. Knowles, L’81, has joined the Dallas law firm of Shackelford, Melton & McKinley LLP, where he is of counsel and will work in the firm’s banking, corporate and public finance, bankruptcy, energy, and real estate groups. In addition to his legal practice, Knowles currently serves on the Legal Opinions Committee for the State Bar of Texas Business Law Section.

Brig. Gen. Clyde J. “Butch” Tate, L’82, was recently selected for promotion to the rank of Maj. Gen. in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps and appointment as the Deputy Judge Advocate, U.S. Army. Butch and his wife, Lynn, reside at Fort Belvoir, Va.

Timothy M. O’Brien, L’83, was sworn in as president of the Kansas Bar Association in June 2009 at the KBA Board of Governors meeting held during the association’s annual meeting in Overland Park. O’Brien is the clerk for the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Prior to joining the court in 2008, he was a partner at the law firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP at its offices in Overland Park and Kansas City, Mo.

Janet Murguia, L’85, received the Kansas and Western Missouri ACLU’s Kurtenbach Racial Justice Award at their Liberty Awards Dinner in October 2009. Murguia is president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza in Washington, D.C.

Scott J. Bloch, L’86, is a partner with Tarone & McLaughlin LLP in Washington, D.C., and a principal with SmithBloch PLCC in Kansas City, practicing in complex litigation, class actions, employment and government contracts law.

Robert P. Harris, L’87, was one of 152 attorneys from the national law firm of Quarles & Brady selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2010. Harris is in the firm’s Phoenix office and practices in the areas of bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law.

1990s

Larry Swall, L’90, was recently honored by the Missouri Bar Association as the recipient of two prestigious awards: the 2009 Roger Krumm Family Law Practitioner of the Year Award and the Missouri Bar President’s Award for excellence in the practice of law. Swall was the first and only executive director of the MARCH Mediation Program in Missouri. He was involved in starting and building the Missouri Bar Family Law Conference and was a founding member and past president of the Missouri Chapter of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. He is currently chair of the Missouri Bar Family Law Section. 

Kurt Level, L’92, has returned to Wichita and Koch, where he is associate general counsel for labor and employment, Koch Companies Public Sector LLC. Level moved to Las Vegas in November 2008. He reports that he is happy to be back in Kansas, where it is far more convenient to watch the KU football and basketball games than it was in Las Vegas. Kurt, his wife, Elaine, and their two children live in Andover.

R. Patrick Riordan, L’92, is practicing with the newly formed law firm of Riordan, Fincher & Munson PA in Topeka. He is specializing in commercial litigation, business and banking, and contracts.

Harry H. Herington Jr., L’93, has embarked on a mission to raise awareness of the dangers that law enforcement officers face and the sacrifices made by the families of fallen officers. Herington was a law enforcement officer in Midland, Texas, and Wichita prior to attending law school. He is currently CEO of Olathe-based NIC Inc., which manages Web sites and online services for more than 3,000 government agencies in 23 states. A combination of his work-related visits to state capitals, his respect for law enforcement officers and his purchase of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle led Herington to come up with the idea for a nationwide ride: Ride4Cops. He plans to ride his motorcycle to each state capital over the next three years. He began his ride in July 2009 in Texas and has since visited five capitals, including Topeka. You can follow the progress of Herington’s nationwide ride at http://www.ride4cops.com.

Brandee L. Caswell, L’98, a partner in the Faegre & Benson LLP Denver office, has been honored as a prestigious “Forty Under 40” recipient by the Denver Business Journal. The award highlights business leaders under the age of 40 whose professional and community contributions are shaping the future of the Denver area. Caswell was recognized for her business leadership, accomplishments and community involvement.

Blake H. Reeves, L’98, has been selected as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” for 2009 by the Missouri Lawyers Weekly. Reeves is a senior associate at Polsinelli Shughart, where he is in the Kansas City firm’s health care litigation practice.

2000s

Darron C. Farha, L’01, Valparaiso, Ind., joined Valparaiso University’s senior leadership team as vice president and its first university general counsel in the fall of 2009. Farha has extensive experience addressing legal issues in a higher education setting. He was general counsel for Pittsburg State University in Kansas for six years prior to joining Valparaiso. As chief legal counsel, Farha will work closely with the president, board of directors and university administrators on law-related and policymaking issues affecting the institution. He will also have supervisory responsibilities over compliance, risk management and internal auditing functions within the university.  

Christopher P. Sobba, L’01, has been selected as an “Up and Coming Lawyer” for 2009 by the Missouri Lawyers Weekly. Sobba is a partner at Polsinelli Shughart, where he is in the Kansas City firm’s construction litigation practice.

Andrew Steinberg, L’01, is the new vice president-revenue for the Kansas City Wizards. Steinberg will oversee all aspects of revenue generation and brand development for the Wizards. The previous seven years, he was with the University of Kansas Athletics Department, most recently as the associate athletics director for marketing and revenue development. He is a member of the State Bar of Kansas and the United States Federal District Court for Kansas.

Jennifer Knapp Riggs, L’02, and Peter Riggs, L’04, welcomed their second daughter, Riley Elizabeth, in December 2008. Jennifer is practicing with Shook, Hardy & Bacon. Peter left private practice to work for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in Kansas City, Mo.

John E. Rapp, L’03, graduated from the National College for DUI Defense at Harvard in July 2009. John is practicing with Hulnick, Stang & Rapp in Wichita.

Aidan Loveland Koster, JD MPA ’06, and her husband, Dr. Chris Koster, welcomed their second child, Claire Edwyna Koster, in April 2009. Claire joins an older sister, Emma, 5. The Kosters have recently relocated from Kansas City, Kan., to Great Bend, where Aidan is the executive director of Central Kansas CASA (20th Judicial District), and Chris is a pediatrician with the Great Bend Children’s Clinic.

Sean O’Hara, L’06, and Amy O’Hara are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Ellen Ann, in August 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Sean is an associate with the law firm of Snell & Wilmer LLP.

Michael Payne, L’07, and wife, Brooke, are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, a daughter, Beatrix June, in May 2009. Peter is practicing with Otis, Coan & Peters LLC in Greeley, Colo.

Liz Rogers, L’07, is practicing with the law firm of Manson & Karbank in Overland Park.

Luke P. Sinclair, L’08, is practicing with the newly formed law firm of Riordan, Fincher & Munson PA in Topeka. His practice areas include general civil, contracts and commercial law.

Daniel Yoza, L’08, and Natalie Stoker, L’07, will be married in August 2009. Daniel is an assistant revisor with the office of the Kansas Revisor of Statutes. Natalie is a clerk for Kansas Supreme Court Justice Dan Biles. Daniel reports that he and Natalie first met at an SBA-sponsored Halloween party.

Trinia Arellano, L’09, has been selected to serve as the first fellow to KU Law’s Family Health Care Legal Services Clinic. The post-graduate fellowship program was established with a three-year grant from the Sunflower Foundation of Topeka to enable the law school to participate in efforts to expand and enhance the medical-legal partnership model in Kansas. Arellano was an Army Nurse Corps Officer, gaining clinical and managerial nursing experience. Prior to law school, she worked as a legal nurse consultant with Fulbright & Jaworski in its San Antonio office. In law school, she worked as an extern at the KU Medical School in the Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Compliance, and was one of the first students enrolled in the medical-legal clinic. Last spring, Arellano and Professor Elizabeth Weeks Leonard gave a presentation on KU Law’s medical-legal clinic at a conference on medical-legal partnerships.

Beau Jackson, L’09, is practicing with the law firm of Adduci, Mastriani & Schaumberg LLP in Washington, D.C.

Charles Daniel Miller, L’09, is practicing with The Law Offices of Smith/Coonrod LLC in Overland Park.

In Memoriam

Richard L. Ankerholz, L’54, Lyons, Kan., July 9, 2009
William A. Bonwell Jr., L’52, Wichita, Kan., September 1, 2009
Gerald E. Hertach, L’71, Kansas City, Mo., July 20, 2009
Deanna L. “Dea” Lieber, L’98, Lawrence, Kan., July 17, 2009
Robert H. Miller, L’43, Topeka, Kan., September 9, 2009
David W. Norburg, L’91, Leawood, Kan., August 6, 2009
Jack C. Stewart, L’52, Wichita, Kan., July 12, 2009
Redford J. Wedel, L’55, Springfield, Va., July 28, 2009