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The Dean’s
Weekly E-Newsletter
John L. Carroll
Dean & Ethel P. Malugen Professor of Law
A Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law publication for law students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the law school
Shores Moot Court Competition
The Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board
congratulates all participants of the Janie L.
Shores Moot Court Competition which was held this
past week. In particular, the board members thank
Professor LaJuana Davis and Professor Brannon
Denning, as well as Dean John Carroll for judging
the final round of this competition.
The board members also recognize those students
who advanced to the final round of competition:
Ryan Proctor, Kayla Schoen, Carter Montgomery
and Hutch McCollum. After an exciting round of
oral arguments, Kayla Schoen won Best Oral
Advocate, Kayla Schoen and Ryan Proctor won
Best Team, and Hutch McCollum won Best Brief.
In addition, the board members thank the many
students who took time out of their busy schedules to
compete over the past several weeks. All of the
hard work demonstrated by the students, made for
a successful competition.
Pictured above, from left, Ryan Proctor, Kayla
Schoen, Prof. Davis, Dean Carroll, Prof. Denning,
Carter Montgomery and Hutch McCollum F
*Week of March 4, 2013*
2013 Rascal Day: Law School goes to
the Dogs Today, March 7, at 11 a.m.
Top picture,“Rascal” as portrayed by a law student’s dog at the 2012
Rascal Day celebration.
Black and white picture, the original Rascal from the 1930s.F
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Faculty News
Week of March 4, 2013
Dean John L. Carroll
During the week of March 11, Judge Carroll will be attending the annual meeting of the
International Society of Barristers which is an international association dedicated to excellence
and integrity in advocacy. Membership in the society is by invitation only. Judge Carroll is one
of the academic fellows of the society.
Dean John Carroll was featured in several segments on Birmingham’s NBC affiliate speaking
to the Shelby County voting rights lawsuit argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. “If the
[justices] side with Shelby County, you will still be able to sue if there is a voting rights violation,” Carroll
said.
Professor Wendy Greene
Professor Wendy Greene was featured on a segment on Birmingham’s ABC affiliate about
arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on a voting rights lawsuit out of Shelby County, Ala.
“There are some conservative justices who may make it a 5-4 vote,” Green said, “with Justice
Kennedy being a swing vote.”
On Friday, March 1, Professor Wendy Greene presented an invited paper, “Gender Equality
in the Workplace: Appearance Matters,” at Florida International University’s Law Review Symposium on
“Minding the Gap: Reflection on the Achievement Gap Between Men and Women in the Workplace in
2013.”
On Friday, March 8th, Professor Wendy Greene will be presenting at the University of California-Berkeley
during a symposium devoted to the recently published anthology, “Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections
of Race and Class for Women in Academia” hosted by the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and
Justice. To access more information go to http://www.usu.edu/usupress/books/index.cfm?isbn=8695.
Professor Woodrow N. Hartzog
This past Thursday, Feb. 28, Professor Hartzog gave a talk at the University of Washington School of
Law on privacy at a symposium titled “The Disclosure Crisis.” His article, titled “Obscurity by Design,”
which was co-authored with Fred Stutzman, is forthcoming in the Washington Law Review later this
year. More information on the symposium can be found by going to http://www.law.washington.edu/
WLR/Symposium/default.aspx. F
Faculty Colloquium on March 8
Professor William Ross will speak to the Cumberland faculty Friday, March 8, at noon
in the Bishop Conference Room. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Laurie Zimmer at
726-2411 or lzimmer@samford.edu no later than noon on Thursday, March 7. The topic of
Professor Ross’ presentation is “The Origins of the Process of the Nationalization of the Bill
of Rights during the 1920s.” F
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Cumberland Law Review announces
the selection of Volume 44 Editorial
Board
The Cumberland Law Review is pleased to announce
the selection of the 2013-2014 editorial board. The
new editors will be responsible for publishing Volume
44 of the Cumberland Law Review. Please extend your
congratulations to these students.
Michael R. Lasserre, editor-in-chief
Stephanie J. Gossett, executive editor
J. Gabriel Castro, managing editor
Katelyn Carr, student materials editor
Andrew S. Olds, articles
Christopher K. Friedman, symposium
Allen B. Blow, writing
J. Mitchell Relfe, writing
Corey Bass, research
Christopher Doty, research
Brittany S. Norman, copy
Adam E. Tice, copy F
First-Year Registration Panel
Discussion Session
With fall 2013 registration less than a month away,
The Office of Law Student Records has an opportunity
for first-year law students to meet with a panel of
two third-year law students to discuss different aspects
of registration. For this event, The Office of Law Student
Records has partnered with Phi Alpha Delta, the world’s
largest law fraternity dedicated to promoting professional
competency, service and achievement within the law
profession.
Thursday, March 14, from 11–11:50 a.m. in room 121
(the Trial Courtroom) F
Save-the-Date:
Public Interest Career Fair
Wed., March 13, the Great Room, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Week of March 4, 2013
American Journal of Trial Advocacy
announces the selection of Volume 37
Editorial Board
The editorial board and membership of the American
Journal of Trial Advocacy are pleased to announce the
selection of the second-year members who will lead the
Journal in 2013–14 and publish Volume 37. Please extend
your congratulations to these students.
Courtney E. Bailey, editor-in-chief
Wren M. Williams, executive editor
Jeffrey E. Friedman Jr., articles editor
Eleanor G. Jolley, symposium editor
William D. Bolling, Thomas R. Frazer III and
Benjamin W. Perry; research and writing editors
N. Theresa Johnston, student materials editor F
Cumberland Tumbler Sale
The Women-in-Law student organization is selling
Cumberland School of Law tumblers for $10 each.
The tumblers are clear with a black Cumberland logo. In
addition, the tumblers are double wall insulated with a
screw-on top and straw.
Please direct your questions and orders to Samantha
Horwitch at shorwitc@samford.edu. F
Final Notice: 2013 Mike Eidson
Scholarship
The Women Trial Lawyers Caucus of the American
Association for Justice is accepting applications for
the 2013 Mike Eidson Scholarship. For more information
to go http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/
hs.xsl/8514.htm. F
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Project Homeless Connect 6 is
March 9
On Saturday, March 9, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Cumberland School of Law will join attorneys and
judges from the Birmingham Metro area to participate
in Project Homeless Connect 6. This will be held at the
Boutwell Auditorium (1930 8th Avenue North, Birmingham,
AL 35203). Last year, volunteers from all professions
provided services to more than 800 homeless or nearhomeless
clients. The issues they dealt with ranged from
misdemeanor criminal charges, social security and housing
crises, to health, and dental care.
Law students are needed to facilitate intake for the legal
services section of Project Homeless Connect 6. Volunteers
will make initial contact with the client, run a basic
search for outstanding warrants and court cases, and
determine which attorney can best deal with the client’s
issue.
There will be an orientation/training session for students
Week of March 4, 2013
that are volunteering for this year’s Project Homeless
Connect this year on Thurs., March 7, from 4:30–5:30 p.m.
in the Great Room.
If you are interested in volunteering, please stop by suite
215 to sign up or send an email to ccmc@samford.edu
with the time you are available. There are two-hour shifts
available throughout the day.
Also, all the Cumberland School of Law volunteers are
asked to wear their red volunteer T-shirt, as shown in the
picture below. If you don’t have one, you can pick one up
in suite 215. F
A Member of the Class of 2014 to Receive the Matthew McLain
Peer Scholarship
It is with great pleasure that the Class of 2013 continues the tradition of selecting a member of the
Class of 2014 to receive the Matthew McLain Peer Scholarship. An application for the scholarship
was emailed to the Class of 2014 by Paul Simon on Tuesday, March 5. In addition to the application,
applicants must include a synopsis (one-page) of why he/she should receive the scholarship, an unofficial
transcript, and a resume.
The Selection Committee is composed of the senior class officers and last year's Peer Scholarship
recipient, Brittany Tedford. The scholarship will be awarded at Awards Day on April 9, 2013. The
deadline to submit an application is Friday, March 15, at noon.
Any member of he Class of 2014 that has a question, please direct it to Paul Simon, senior class
president, at pssimon@samford.edu. F
Samford University is an Equal Opportunity Institution that complies with applicable law prohibiting discrimination in its educational and employment policies and does not unlawfully
discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or national or ethnic origin.
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Alumni Reunion Weekend, April 12-13
Friday evening April 12
• Reception at the Tutwiler Hotel. Faculty please register now with your
promotional code by going to http://cumberland.samford.edu/alumni/
reunion-weekend-2013.
Saturday, April 13
• Complimentary CLE from 9–11 a.m.
• Open House at the law school starting at 11 a.m. Student organizations are
welcome to open their respective office doors to welcome the alumni visitors.
• At 2:30 p.m. students will be competing in the Donworth Moot Court
Competition.
The finals for the Donworth Moot Court Competition will be in the
John L. Carroll Moot Courtroom and rooms 114, 118, and 120 of the
law school. The Donworth is the first-year law students’ moot court
competition where students argue their Lawyering and Legal Reasoning
[LLR] course problems. The students will make legal arguments
based on their appellate briefs written for LLR, in front of a mock
appellate court. All alumni, prospective students, family and friends
are welcome to attend.
Week of March 4, 2013
Distinguished
Alumnus and Young
Alumnus of the Year
Awards
T he Office of Alumni
Relations is seeking nominations
for this year Distinguished
Alumnus and Young Alumnus of
the Year awards. If you know of
a deserving Cumberland Lawyer
who has distinguished herself/
himself in the practice of law,
service to the community, and
leadership in the profession,
please submit your nomination
by going to http://cumberland.
samford.edu/content/alumniaward-nomination.
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• From 5:30–7 p.m. a Minority Alumni Reception will be held at the law firm Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP
prior to individual class reunion parties. Faculty and students if you would like to attend this reception, please
register by going to the link above.
• 7 p.m. Individual Class Reunion Parties (details at the link above) Faculty are encouraged to attend. F
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Photo of the Week
A dog from 2012 Rascal Day carries on the tradition of Rascal. To
learn more about Rascal Day go to http://cumberland.samford.edu/
admissions/rascal-day.
Week of March 4, 2013
Students, staff and faculty, did you take a great picture on your smartphone? If so, you are encouraged to submit your photo to
share with the rest of the law school in the “Photo(s) of the Week” segment. Please send photos to dsmith@samford.edu.
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