Issue: Spring 2016
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Former Clerks and Faculty on the Legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia
The passing of Justice Scalia “could mark a turning point in the history of American law,” wrote Richard Primus, the Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professor of Law.
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Veterans on the Law Quad: Stories of Service
Alexis Bailey, 2L, and Mir Ali, ’09, were already loyal to the country and to the military before the terrorist attacks. Afterward, their support only grew. Read more about their journeys and the launch of the new Veterans Legal Clinic.
Impact Spring 2016
Barnhill, ’68: A Model Lawyer, a Grateful Client, a Scholarship Fund
There should be more lawyers like Charles “Chuck” Barnhill, says his longtime friend and former client, Wayne Kennedy. So Kennedy created a scholarship fund at Michigan Law to help train the next generation of lawyers at the place that trained Barnhill.
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L. Bates Lea China Exchange
Michigan Law was pleased to host two Bates Lea Exchange Professors from China during the fall 2015 semester: Professors Jie Cheng and Wei Cui. Cheng taught the course Constitutional Theory and Practice in China, and Cui, Taxation of Individual Income. The exchanges are made possible through the generosity of L. Bates Lea, ’49.
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2L Alexis Bailey Brings Military Experience to the Veterans Legal Clinic
Basic training. A highly regimented schedule. A litany of demanding and sometimes demeaning rules designed to break down underclassmen so they can be built back up again as a unit, a team. Very little about the Air Force Academy is easy. If you’re 2L Alexis Bailey, there’s also the September 11 attacks, which happened when she was a sophomore.
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Recent Gifts: Spring 2016
Giving to Michigan Law is an investment in the future of legal education, and private support ensures that the excellence that has distinguished Michigan-trained lawyers continues for generations to come.
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Kaiser-Jarvis Named Assistant Dean for International Affairs
Theresa Kaiser-Jarvis—a lawyer and longtime international higher education administrator—has been named the Law School’s assistant dean for international affairs. “I’m thrilled to join Michigan Law’s international team,” says Kaiser-Jarvis.
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Mir Y. Ali, ’09: From the Law Quad to U.S. Army Special Forces
Mir Y. Ali, ’09, signed up for Army ROTC as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois. He was ready, willing, able—even excited. “I said, ‘Let me get this straight: you’re going to pay for college, teach me how to shoot guns and climb mountains, and I’ll get to work out? I’m in,'” Ali recalls.
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New Course Focuses on Business Development for Law Firm Associates
Bob Hirshon, the Frank G. Millard Professor from Practice and the Law School’s special counsel on developments in the legal profession, has created a new course, Business Development for Associates, to help prepare Michigan Law graduates for their first jobs in a rapidly changing legal profession.
In Practice Spring 2016
Two Friends, Two Leaders, One City
Rebecca (Redosh) Eisner, ’89, and Lydia (Barry) Kelley, ’89, want part of their story to not be a story. Best friends who met at Michigan Law and became managing partners of two of Chicago’s biggest firms is a good tale. That they are both women adds intrigue. “I would love to reach the point where it’s irrelevant that we are women,” says Eisner. “Unfortunately, we are not there yet.”