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UF LAWUNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FREDRIC G. LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW • FALL 2008CHIEF JUSTICEOF THE UNITED STATESJohn G. Roberts Jr.Judges UF Moot CourtALSO IN THIS ISSUE:COUNTING THE VOTECELEBRATING 50 YEARS OFDESEGREGATION AT UFWEATHERING THE STORM

LETTERS TO LINDYAs a 1958 graduate of the U of F lawschool I enjoy receiving UF LAW. It is afine publication. However, in an article onpage 10 of the spring edition, I think theproof reader missed a beat. That articletwice mentions “Florida Bar Association.”As a 50-year member of “The FloridaBar,” I can tell you that “Association” hasnot been a part of its name for that periodof time.This is a minor blip. Keep up thegood work.—CLARENCE JOHNSON (JD 58)Congratulations on the FALL 2008edition, your first as editor. ‘The ultimategoal for UF LAW is to be a good read.’ Itis indeed.However (you knew this was coming,didn’t you?) on page 53, the editorialcomment re Ms. Lidsky’s quote in TimeMagazine, leads to the question: Do sharksgenerally use cages in their killing?—YOUNG J. SIMMONS (LLB 57)Yours is the best statewide story onwater I’ve read in a very long time!—CYNTHIA BARNETT,Florida Trend senior reporter andauthor of Mirage: Florida and theVanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.EDITOR’S UPDATE: Read the whitepaper, “Reforming The Florida WaterResources Act of 1972: Beyond thefirst 35 years,” written by UF Lawprofessors and distributed to the CenturyCommission’s 2008 Water Congress heldSept. 24 & 25. Visit http://www.law.ufl.edu/uflaw.Got commentary? Whether exegeticor approbatory, we want to know! Sendyour letter to the editor — bearing inmind submissions will be edited forstyle, grammar and length — to LindyBrounley, UF LAW Editor, UF LawCommunications, P. O. Box 117633,Gainesville, FL. 32611-7633, or e-mail itto brounley@law.ufl.edu.—LINDY BROUNLEY (JM 88)UF LAW Editor

UF LAW Vol. 45, Issue 1 FALL 2008CONTENTS10 DesegregationPioneers Honored DuringUF Constitution DayBY SCOTT EMERSON &KATIE BLASEWITZ14 Counting the VoteThe lasting legacy of Florida’s2000 presidential electionBY LINDY BROUNLEY30 Weathering the StormThree years post Katrina, the Cityof New Orleans struggles to rebuildBY SCOTT EMERSONEditorAssociate Director of CommunicationsLindy BrounleyDirector of CommunicationsDebra Amirin, APRCommunications CoordinatorKatie BlasewitzWeb EditorMatthew GonzalezEditorial AssistantsIan FisherAdrianna C. RodriguezSpenser SolisPhotographersTristan HarperJoshua LukmanChen WangDesignJS Design StudioPrinterThe Hartley Press, Inc.Correspondence and Address Changesflalaw@law.ufl.eduUniversity of Florida Levin College of LawP. O. Box 117633Gainesville, FL 32611-7633Telephone Numberswww.law.ufl.edu/about/contact.shtmlNEWS2 DEAN’S MESSAGE100 Years of UF Law4 NEWS BRIEFS• S.C. Chief Justice Roberts• Peter T. Fay Jurist-In-Residence Program• Fall Enrolled Class Stats• Grad Tax in Peru• Study Abroad South Africa• The Marshall Criser DistinguishedLecture Series• Conservation Clinic• Florida Law Review Multimedia• Trial Team Final Four Competition• Hispanic Business RankingALUMNI FEATURES22 Andrew C. Hall (JD 69)26 Andy Owens (JD 72)38 Jay White (JD 83)40 Karen Mills-Francis (JD 87)34 TECHNOLOGYElectronic Practice Management & E-Discovery42 PARTNERS• Capital Campaign Update• J. Michael Patrick Scholarship44 ALUMNI NEWS• Class Notes & Alumni Profiles58 ANNUAL REPORT• Alumni Receptions• Financial Overview• Donors• Bequests• Endowments• Distinguished Donors• Book Awards• Class Gifts• Law Firm Giving• 1909 Society• Memorials & Tributes• JD Alumni• LLMT Alumni87 NOTAS BENE• Faculty Scholarship• In Memoriam97 UP AND COMINGUF Law Student WinsDiversity ScholarshipWEB-XTRASSee a video clip of Judge Karen’s new show,view a portion of the documentary “The VirgilHawkins Story: A lawyer made in heaven,”or play the Reapportionment Game. Visitwww.law.ufl.edu/uflaw for these features andothers, available only online.Cert no. SCS-COC-00137628%ON THE COVER: Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. (second from left) presided over theUniversity of Florida Campbell Thornal Moot Court Final Four Sept. 5 with fellow jurists (from left) JudgeSusan H. Black, Judge Peter T. Fay and Judge Rosemary Barkett, all UF alumni and judges in the 11th CircuitCourt of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

5 QUESTIONSDEANROBERTJERRYLevin Mabie& LevinProfessorof Law100 Years of UF LawQ. In our last issue, we discussed changes in legaleducation. As the UF College of Law nears its100-year anniversary, what are some of the mostsignificant changes that have taken place?Certainly the diversity of our faculty and student bodyhas changed dramatically. We recently honored thelate UF Law Professor Walter Weyrauch’s record 51years of continuous teaching at a single institution,and he noted that when he began teaching here thatteachers and students alike were male and white.Today nearly half our student body are female, andmore than a quarter are minorities. We also havegrown considerably in size and scope. We opened in1909 with 38 students and two faculty members. Wenow have more than 1,200 students and 100 facultymembers (including tenure/tenure track, legal skills,and clinical).Q. What events do you have planned for thecollege’s centennial in 2009?Our biggest event is the Centennial Celebration/All Classes Reunion April 24-25, 2009. We’reinviting alumni from every class year to returnto campus to help us celebrate this significantmilestone. So far, we have planned a CenturyWelcome Reception, tours, Heritage of Leadership& Distinguished Alumnus ceremony, availableCLE credits, a family BBQ with Albert & Alberta,decade dinners (classmates grouped by decades inseparate locations), children’s dinner and movies(ages 5-12), an after party and a farewell brunch.Q. What do you think would most surprisealumni returning to Gainesville after asignificant absence?Gainesville, the University of Florida and the Collegeof Law have changed internally, of course, but thevisual differences are most compelling. Gainesvilleis not a small college town anymore; it’s grown up.Highways have replaced dirt roads, and buildingsstand where cows once grazed. Our college openedin 1909 in one unplastered room in Thomas HallDormitory. We moved to Bryan Hall in 1941, andthen to the Spessard L. Holland Law Center, ourcurrent location, in 1968. We added Bruton-GeerHall in 1984 and our two classroom towers in 2005,along with a major renovation of Holland Halland the Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center.Construction is now underway on the $6-millionMartin H. Levin Legal Advocacy Center, whichwill house a state-of-the-art courtroom. This willcomplete the total reconstruction of the college’sacademic space during this decade. Our physicalfacilities are outstanding and a marvel to those whohave not seen them within the last few years.Q. How do you characterize the state of thecollege today?When UF Law celebrates its centennial in 2009, wewill do so proudly as a strong, thriving law school.Applications from highly qualified students to ourJ.D., LL.M. and S.J.D. programs increase each year.We have expanded our Graduate Tax Program, whichis consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best,and which now offers the LL.M. in InternationalTaxation and the S.J.D. in Graduate Taxation in2 UF LAW

“We openedin 1909 with 38students and twofaculty members.We now have morethan 1,200 studentsand 100 facultymembers.”addition to the LL.M. in Graduate Taxation. Ourhighly regarded Environmental and Land Use LawProgram now offers the nation’s first LL.M. in theseclosely-related fields.The generous support of alumni and friendslike those listed in the Honor Roll section of thismagazine has helped us pass the halfway point inour $47-million capital campaign, and, along withtuition devolution, has been instrumental in allowingus to continue our progress despite Florida’s tightbudget climate.Recent guests to our campus have included U.S.Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O’Connor andRuth Bader Ginsburg and former Secretary of StateMadeline Albright. This fall we have been honoredwith visits by both Chief Justice of the United StatesJohn G. Roberts Jr. and U.S. Supreme Court AssociateJustice John Paul Stevens.We are particularly proud of our faculty, whoseproductivity and scholarship are chronicled in our 2008Report From the Faculty, online at www.law.ufl.edu.During the past three years, the faculty has published53 books (including casebooks), with publishersincluding NYU, Oxford, Princeton, and the Universityof Chicago. The faculty has also published 251 lawreview articles and book chapters, with publishersincluding Ashgate, Cambridge and Harvard.Q. As you look ahead, what do you see in thefuture for the law school?Economic indicators continue to be bleak as thismagazine goes to press, and that is cause for greatconcern for all of us. As a state institution, ourfortunes, of course, are tied to Florida’s, and if budgetscontinue to decrease we will have some very difficultdecisions to make. However, on our current track thelaw school has an historic opportunity created by thetuition differential strategy and a modest forthcomingreduction in class size to vastly increase our qualityand reshape our institution, despite the budget cutswe have undergone. The support of our alumni andfriends is more important now than ever.The College of Law is in the initial stages of amajor strategic planning effort called “UF Law2015,” in part in preparation for the Strategic Plan &Self-Study required for the ABA sabbatical site visitin spring 2010. We have a stellar group of faculty onour Strategic Planning Committee, and they will beconsidering what we would like our law school tolook like in the year 2015. For the college to operateat its highest level of efficiency and best serve ourstudents, for example, we may envision a law schoolwith a slightly smaller J.D. program, better studentfacultyratios, and more skills training per student. Wemight look for our tuition to be close to, but below,the mean of our peer institutions. Our entering classcredentials might be even stronger, as we keep morehigh quality Florida residents in Florida for theirlegal education. And we hope to improve the broaddiversity of our students and faculty as well.As we look at how we educate our students in thefuture, we must consider choices such as class size andselection. Legal education is changing around us, and wemust focus our attention on who we are and where weare going as an institution. We must look at who we areteaching, and what we are preparing our students to do.Our alumni are an important part of this effort, and weinvite your suggestions and participation.— ROBERT H. JERRY IIDEAN; LEVIN MABIE AND LEVIN PROFESSOR OF LAW100 YEARCELEBRATIONApril 24-25, 2009Visit www.law.ufl .edufor more information.FALL 2008 3

NEWS BRIEFSChief Justice ofthe United StatesJohn G. RobertsJr. (center) sharesa laugh with friendDean Colson (left)and UF LevinCollege of LawDean Robert Jerryduring a receptionheld in hishonor at the UFpresident’s houseon Sept. 4. ChiefJustice Robertswas in Gainesvilleto judge theUF CampbellThornal MootCourt Final FourCompetition heldat the UF PhillipsCenter for thePerforming Artson Sept. 5. ChiefJustice Roberts’participationmarks the firsttime in the UFMoot Court’s near100-year historythat a justice ofthe United StatesSupreme Courthas participatedon the panel.‘Choose Life’ on licenseplates protected speech?The audience in the court chamberhushed with anticipationas the bailiff announced in aringing tone, “Oye, oye, oye! Allpersons having business before thehonorable Supreme Court of theUnited States are advised to drawnear and give their attention, for thecourt is now sitting. God save theUnited States and this honorablecourt.”So began the University ofFlorida Justice Campbell ThornalMoot Court Final Four competitionheld on Sept. 5. For the first time inUF history, a sitting chief justice ofthe United States, John G. RobertsJr., presided over the competition,which was held in the university’sPhillips Center for the PerformingArts before an audience of 1,500law students, faculty, staff andguests.Judge Peter T. Fay, Judge SusanH. Black and Judge Rosemary Barkett,all UF alumni and judges inthe 11th Circuit of the U.S. Courtof Appeals, joined Roberts on theMoot Court bench.The case to be decided duringthe Moot Court hinged on theFirst Amendmentaspects of the“Choose Life” licenseplate in thefictional State ofWebb. Student attorneysCary Aronovitz and KevinCombest served as counsel for theplaintiff, the State of Webb Departmentof Motor Vehicles. Theywould argue in the plaintiff’s appealof respondent Planned Parenthoodof Webb Inc.’s earlier victoryin the U.S. Court of Appeals. RobertDavis and Tara Nelson served ascounsel for the respondent.At issue was whether the federalcourts held jurisdiction in the matter,and if they did, whether or notthe “Choose Life” specialty plateviolated First Amendment principlesof free speech.Under the stern gazes of the jurists,counsel for the plaintiff CaryAronowitz stepped up to the podiumto open arguments on the casebefore the court. Fighting butterflies,Aronowitz managed to maintainhis composure when Chief JusticeRoberts cut him off with a lineof questioning, soon joined by theother jurists, regarding whether the$25 purchase price for the specialtytag was a tax, a regulatory fee, or acontractual exchange.“The very first question presentedto me was from [Chief Justice]Roberts and I was anticipating thatAn early Moot Court competition held at UF followed a Moot Court tradition dating backhundreds of years to the Inns of Court of England, where barristers would practice theircourtroom advocacy skills under the close supervision of the Inns. The tradition wasrevived in the U.S. nearly 100 years ago by law students in law schools nationwide.4 UF LAW

question, but it was probably theone question I really didn’t wantto answer,” Aronovitz said. “I gotit out of my mouth, I saw himnodding and that was a big confidencebooster.”Despite pointed questioningfrom the bench, the competitorswere confident in their answersbecause of weeks of practice facingrigorous grilling from theirprofessors.“What really made it mucheasier than you would havethought was that the questionsthe professors asked us in practicewere hard-hitting, adversarial,trying to get us to messup, and that prepared us to talkto these judges and justice whodidn’t want to do that,” Combestsaid. “They just wanted to talkback and forth. We had seen theworst, and anything less than thatwas just pleasant.”That’s not to say the juristsdidn’t ask the competitors sometough questions, probing theirarguments to find chinks in theirreasoning regarding complexlegal questions. As an example,Roberts questioned Davis on hisargument for the respondent thata four-prong approach shouldbe adopted when determiningwhether a message on a stateautomobile license tag is governmentor private speech.“The problem with multifactortests, of course, is thatthey delegate a huge amount ofdiscretion to the judiciary,” saidRoberts. “When you have fourfactors, they can be manipulatedin any way, and so you’re transferringthe determination fromthe legislature to the courts aboutwhat types of policies the governmentcan support and promote.Isn’t that problematic?”During deliberations, UFLaw Professor Lyrissa Lidskyaddressed the audience to outlinethe constitutional elements of thecase, stressing its importance despiteits hypothetical nature. Shenoted Florida was the first stateto have a “Choose Life” licenseplate and is also considering alicense plate with the words “IBelieve” with a picture of a cross.Although the “I Believe” tag hasbeen stalled in Florida, SouthCarolina recently approved an “IBelieve” license plate, and a lawsuithas already been filed in thematter, she said.“This is a very importantissue, it’s a hot issue, and somevery smart people in our appellatecourts have split on theconstitutionality of the issue,”Lidsky said.Although the bench eventuallyruled for the petitioner, Robertssaid all of the students performedwell.“We unanimously decided thatthere was not a bad one amongthem,” Roberts said. “That’s notalways the case, so we appreciatevery much, as we do in our dayjobs, that a lot of work went intothe presentations. Judges and justicesare very grateful when thathappens.”Aronovitz and Combest wonthe competition for the petitioner.Aronovitz was awarded best briefand best oral argument of thecompetition, while Davis tookhome the best overall participant.The event was sponsored by thelaw firms of Holland & Knightand Zimmerman, Kiser & Sutcliffe.The Charles W. Abbott Endowmentprovided scholarshipsfor the final four, the final fouralternate, the best oralist, and tothe author of the best brief. Dr.Joseph Rhile provided the ElizabethRhile scholarship for thebest overall competitor.“We depend so heavily on thejobs that the lawyers do, both inthe briefs and in the oral presenations,”said Roberts. “It alwaysmakes it a more enjoyable experienceto have counsel who’veput in long hours, as I can tell allfour of our advocates have.”—Ian Fisher and Lindy BrounleyTHE CASE ON REVIEWCharles ROBERSON, Secretary,Webb Dept. of Motor Vehicles, PetitionerRepresented by Kevin Combest and Cary Aronovitz,vs.PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WEBB, INC., RespondentRepresented by Robert Davis and Tara Nelson.In The Supreme Court Of The United States Of America, Fall Term, 2008Petitioner, Charles Roberson,Secretary of the WebbDepartment of Motor Vehicles(DMV), enforces and administers theState of Webb’s statute authorizinga specialty license plate with thewords “Choose Life.” The State ofWebb does not have a correspondingstatute allowing for a specialty licenseplate with the words “Pro-Choice.”University of FloridaJustice Campbell ThornalMoot Court Final Fourcompetitors (from left)Cary Aronovitz and RobertDavis take a final momentto study in a backstagehallway of the PhillipsCenter for the PerformingArts on Sept. 5.Planned Parenthood of Webb, Inc. (PPW) filed a civil action infederal district court against the DMV arguing that the statuteauthorizing the Choose Life license plate amounts to viewpointdiscrimination by the State of Webb in violation of the FirstAmendment. In response, the DMV argued that the federaldistrict court was deprived of subject matter jurisdiction tohear the case by operation of the Tax Injunction Act (TIA).Alternatively, the DMV argued that the Choose Life license platestatute need not be neutral because any message on a stateissuedlicense plate constitutes government speech. The districtcourt held in favor of PPW by finding that the TIA did notdeprive the district court of subject matter jurisdiction and thatthe statute authorizing the Choose Life license plate in the stateof Webb violates the First Amendment. The DMV appealed.The United States Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth Circuitaffirmed the district court’s decision and reasoned that becausemotorists who receive a Choose Life license plate voluntarily paya $25 charge, the charge imposed does not constitute a tax, nordoes the charge constitute a regulatory fee; rather it is a simplepurchase price. Consequently, the TIA did not preclude thedistrict court from exercising federal subject matter jurisdiction.The circuit court further reasoned that the license plate statuteviolates the First Amendment because the license platemessage constitutes private speech and the statute authorizingonly the “Choose Life” message impermissibly discriminatesagainst other viewpoints, mainly the “Pro-Choice” view. TheSupreme Court granted the DMV’s petition for certiorari. Beforethe Supreme Court are two issues: 1) whether the chargeimposed by the Choose Life license plate statute is a tax withinthe meaning of the TIA and; 2) if not, whether the “ChooseLife” message constitutes private speech and viewpointdiscrimination in violation of the First Amendment.FALL 2008 5

NEWS BRIEFSDonna Vincent (2L)with KPS studentsStudy Abroad ProgramRaises Awareness to BenefitSouth African SchoolFor 19 UF Law students, the UF/University of Cape Town Study AbroadProgram turned into more than just asummer trip. The UF students, alongwith High Springs Community School,sponsored a pen pal project that raised$3,400 to benefit KalksteenfonteinPrimary School (KPS) in SouthAfrica. UF Law students, like DonnaVincent (2L) pictured above withKPS students, also volunteered atKPS during the Cape Town StudyAbroad Program over the summer.KPS is located in Cape Flats, a poortownship 15 miles outside of CapeTown. Many of its residents wereforced from Cape Town when DistrictSix became a white-only area underapartheid. The money raised will payall 136 KPS students’ tuition, saidKathie Price, UF Law associate deanfor library and technology.Hispanic Business Ranks UFLaw 10th Among Top LawSchools for Hispanic StudentsHispanic Business recently ranked UFLaw as the number 10 law schoolin the nation for Hispanic students.HispanTelligence, the research armof Hispanic Business Inc., annuallyassesses the nation’s top law schoolsto identify those offering the mostto Hispanics and at the forefront ofrecruiting, retaining and offering qualityhigher education. UF Law exemplifiedthe inclusion of diversity measures oncampus in the following categories:Hispanic enrollment, Hispanic faculty,Hispanic student services, Hispanicretention rate and Hispanic reputation.In 2007, more than 10 percent ofthe student body was Hispanic. Theschool specifically recruits, supportsand mentors Hispanic law students,and the retention rate for Hispanicstudents in 2006-07 was100 percent. Studentorganizations orientedtoward this group includethe Spanish AmericanLaw Students Association(SALSA), the Hispanicand Latino/a Law StudentAssociation (HLLSA), the Caribbean LawStudents Association (Carib-Law), andthe International Law Society (ILS).In addition, professors BertaHernandez-Truyol, Juan Perea andPedro Malavet and Assistant ProfessorD. Daniel Sokol make the University ofFlorida Levin College of Law a nationalleader in the number of tenured Hispanicfaculty members.UF Law Graduate TaxProgram Visits Lima, PeruThis summer, professors Michael Friel,Lawrence Lokken, Martin McMahonand Yariv Brauner traveled to Lima,Peru, to speak at a joint UF/IFA Perusponsored conference. The facultyrepresented UF Graduate Tax Program’snew International Tax degree programduring the two-day event, whichinvolved members of various Peruvianorganizations, universities and privatecompanies. The conference was madepossible by a joint partnership betweenthe UF Graduate Tax Program and theIFA Peru organization.Florida Law ReviewBreaks Ground WithMultimedia ArticleFor the first time in history, theFlorida Law Review has published amultimedia article. The article,Constitutional Advocacy ExplainsConstitutional Outcomes, waswritten by Stephen. A. Higginson,an associate professor at LoyolaUniversity New Orleans. Higginsonincluded 178 links to audiorecordings of oral arguments infront of the Supreme Court.Higginson started using audio clipsin his constitutional law class tohelp students understand what thelawyers were arguing. Both Doughertyand Higginson see multimedia as anincreased part of law review articlesin the future. The article can be foundat http://www.floridalawreview.org/higginson.htm.Jurist-in-residence program to bring judges to UF LawFayAnew University of Florida LevinCollege of Law program will helplaw students bridge the gap betweenwhat they learn in law school and legalpractice. The Peter T. Fay Jurist-In-Residence Program — named after Peter T.Fay, a senior judge of the U.S. 11 th CircuitCourt of Appeals who graduated from thecollege in 1956 — will bring judges to thecollege to provide insights to students andfaculty on a broad range of issues relatingto judicial process, substantive law, trialand appellate advocacy, and the day-to-daypractice of law.“A jurist-in-residence program is oneof the hallmarks of a great law school, andhas long been a program I’ve wanted tosee established at our school,” said RobertJerry, dean of the College of Law and LevinMabie and Levin Professor of Law. “OurPeter T. Fay Jurist-In-Residence Programwill bring extraordinary judges to this lawschool to enrich the educational experienceof our students, and because it is endowed,it will infl uence the development of UF Lawstudents for many generations to come.”Jerry announced the Peter T. Fay Juristin-ResidenceProgram during a reception6 UF LAW

UF Conservation ClinicTeams Up With Georgia OnRiver ConservationLaw students from the Universityof Florida and the University ofGeorgia met at the border forsomething other than football — anopportunity to canoe the St. MarysRiver, the boundary water betweenthe two adjoining states. The UFLaw Conservation Clinic and theUniversity of Georgia EnvironmentalLaw Practicum have teamed up for atrans-boundary water law project thatinvolves researching and petitioningthe state of Florida for an OutstandingDefense Prevails in TrialTeam Final FourFlorida Water designation for theriver (if warranted by research),while designing some sort of similarprotection for the river in Georgia —which does not have an analogousregulation.The two law school-based servicelearning programs are working withthe St. Marys River ManagementCommittee, a volunteer boardappointed by the four counties thatborder the river (Nassau and Bakerin Florida; Camden and Charlestonin Georgia) and supported by theSt. Johns River Water ManagementDistrict. Students will also be lookinginto shared watershed cooperationThe University of Florida Trial Team marked the end of its four-week selection processby holding its annual Final Four competition Oct. 3 in the Bailey Courtroom. Final Fouradvocates Amanda Brus, Katrina Gavette, Joshua Lukman and Kara Wick, who werechosen from a pool of almost 100 students, presented their arguments for the fictitiouscivil case Smith v. Lighter Corporation. Brus and Wick, counsel for the defendant, wereawarded the title of “Best Overall Team.” Wick was also named “Best Overall Advocate.”The Honorable Judge Stephan Mickle served as the presiding judge. At the end of thecompetition, Mickle congratulated both sides on their dynamic closing arguments.Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, P.A., a litigation firm with offices in Florida and Alabama,sponsored the tournament. The jury was composed of J. Scott Kirk, James A. Edwards,Sara J. Burton and LaShawnda K. Jackson, all attorneys at the firm. (Left to right)Joshua Lukman, Katrina Gavette, Judge Stephan Mickle, Kara Wick and Amanda Brus.mechanisms at the local level thatcould harmonize planning and localriverine protection regulations.Fall 2008Enrolled Class ProfileThis year’s entering class is among thebest and brightest in the nation. WithUF Law ranked in the top 25 publicand 46th overall of the nation’s nearly200 accredited law schools, its studentbody continues to reflect the college’sstatus as one of the country’s bestpublic law schools. With a substantial397 students and an average LSATscore of 160, the class of 2011is no exception to this standard ofexcellence.Class Size: 397Number of applicants: 3,373Number of offers: 940Gender: 52% male, 48 % femaleMinority Representation: 25.4%*(8.56% Asian, 5.79% Black, 10.57%Hispanic, .5% Native American)*8.3% self declared as other or did notindicate race, this figure is not includedin the 25.4%Average age: 24Residency: 80% resident and20% non-resident.Academic Credentials:UGPA: 75th percentile3.78, median 3.61,25th percentile 3.38LSAT: 75th percentile162, median 160,25th percentile 156The 7 th AnnualUniversity ofFlorida MusicLaw ConferenceFebruary 20-21If you are a UFalumnus experiencedin entertainment lawand interested insharing your knowledgewith up-and-comingmusicians and fellowattorneys, pleaseemail the conferenceExecutive DirectorSondra Randon atsrandon@ufl.edu.welcoming Chief Justice of the UnitedStates John G. Roberts Jr. to campus. Atthe reception, which was held Sept. 4 atthe UF President’s house, the Chief Justiceexpressed his high regard for Fay andapplauded the creation of the program.“I think it would be absolutelywonderful for the law school to invite allkinds of judges from around the country,”said Fay. “This program will really givestudents a chance to talk to judges and torealize a lot of different things, number onethat judges are human beings striving todo a good job. And number two that juristsdeal with everyday questions that are verysimilar, if not identical, to the questionsthat are being discussed in class.”The idea to name the jurist-inresidenceprogram after Fay camefrom Fay’s colleague and friend, U.S.District Court Judge Paul C. Huck, whograduated from the college in 1965. Huckregards Fay as a judicial mentor, and hewanted to honor Fay in a fashion thatrepresented Fay’s tremendous dedicationto the professional development of younglawyers. The program will bring judgesto the UF law campus at least onceeach year for a period of several days tointeract with law students, providing themwith unusual access to judicial expertiseand insight in appellate advocacy.“The general concept is that judgeswould be invited to spend two or threedays on campus and participate inlaw school activities as suggested bya committee comprised of judges,faculty and law students,” said Huck.“While we expect to have judges whoare UF law alumni participate initially,it is contemplated that eventually wewill also invite Supreme Court justicesand other nationally known jurists toparticipate.”Perhaps not surprisingly, Fay hasbeen tapped to serve as the school’s fi rstjurist-in-residence later this year.“This honor is the highlight of my38 years as a federal judge,” Fay said.“I’m very honored, very embarrassed andvery humbled.”FALL 2008 7

NEWS BRIEFSU.S. Supreme CourtAssociate Justice JohnPaul Stevens (right)and U.S. District CourtJudge Jose A. GonzalezJr. (left) discussed abroad range of legaltopics during theinaugural MarshalCriser Lecture Series.Stevens is the fourthSupreme Court Justiceto visit UF Law inthree years, followingvisits by Chief Justiceof the United StatesJohn G. Roberts Jr. andassociate justices RuthBader Ginsberg andSandra Day O’Connor.To view a video of theconversation, visitwww.law.ufl.edu/uflawLet’s talk: A conversation withJustice Stevens and Judge GonzalezIn an intimate and very personalconversational setting,U.S. Supreme Court AssociateJustice John Paul Stevens andhis close friend and colleagueU.S. District Court Judge Jose A.Gonzalez Jr. (JD 57), a judge inthe Southern District of Florida,shared their judicial philosophies,insights and inside jokes with anaudience of 700 UF Law studentsand faculty.The two old friends were oncampus as part of the InauguralMarshall M. Criser DistinguishedLecture at the University ofFlorida Curtis M. Phillips Centerfor the Performing Arts onNov. 17. The lecture series wasestablished with a gift from LewisSchott (LLB 46) as a tribute toformer UF President MarshallCriser (LLB 51).During the conversation, Stevensand Gonzalez interactedwith Professor Sharon Rush,Professor MichaelWolf and FloridaLaw ReviewEditor in ChiefLarry Dougherty,who posed questionspreviouslysubmitted by studentsand faculty.The answers ofthe two juristsrevealed a deep devotion to thelaw and offered unique perspectiveson the finer points oflegal advocacy that only judgescan impart.“Oral argument is, if not themost important, one of the mostimportant parts of the case,”Gonzalez said, “because thefirst thing you have to do as anadvocate is gain the attention ofyour audience and you can dothat orally much easier than youcan with the written word.”Wolf asked about Stevens’perspective onstare decisis,“Oral argumentis, if not themost important,one of the mostimportant partsof the case.”the doctrineof allowingprecedent tostand in courtdecisions.Stevens saidhe gives strongdeference toprecedence,even if he disagrees with thedecision, as he did in Texas v.Johnson, a 1989 Supreme Courtcase which protected flag burningas a form of free speech.8 UF LAW

“I feel very strongly that casewas incorrectly decided for allsorts of reasons… . But, I wouldnever suggest that it should beoverruled,” Stevens said. “Ithink it was a firm decision, Ithink the country has acceptedit, and I think it is part of the lawand should remain the law.”Stevens went on to note thereare instances in which he feelsthe precedent should not rule.“I have rather consistentlydisagreed with some of the sovereignimmunity jurisprudencein the court,” Stevens said.“It just seems to me there is afundamental misunderstandingabout the correct relationshipbetween the states and the federalgovernment that is entitledto continuing examination.”Both Stevens and Gonzalezoffered wise words when askedto share general advice to thelaw students in the audience.“When you first get into thepractice, you’re going to find outthat you don’t know an awfullot,” he said. “Don’t be afraid toadmit that…. . Go ask somebodyolder than you or more experiencedthan you, and you’ll besurprised how happy they willbe to help.”Stevens advised that keepingone’s word is most important.“When you graduate, you becomepart of a profession,” Stevenssaid. “If your word is goodand you have the reputation forbeing trusted for what you say,both for facts and for your understandingof the law, that willpay more dividends than youcan possibly imagine.”“Just remember, your reputationas a person of honor is veryhard to achieve,” Stevens said,“but nothing is more valuable toa lawyer than his word.”—Ian FisherMarshall M. Criser distinguished lecturehonors former UF presidentLewis Schott (LLB 46) of Palm Beach, Fla., donated $600,000 to theuniversity in early 2007 to establish the Marshall M. Criser DistinguishedLecture Series. Schott’s gift for the permanent lecture series at the collegewas eligible for matching funds from the state of Florida’s Major Gifts TrustFund, which increased the speaker series endowment to more than $1 million.“The goal of the speaker series is to hostprestigious national and international speakersevery year on topics of particular interest to lawstudents,” said Robert Jerry, dean and Levin Mabieand Levin Professor of Law.“The outstanding leadership Marshall Criser hasshown throughout his career provides an examplefor the aspirations we want our students to hold,”said Jerry. “In honoring Marshall with the namedlecture series, Lewis Schott has again enhanced thelaw school in a way that will enrich the aca demicexperience of our students.”Schott is a longtime contributor to UF. Lawstudents, faculty, and staff are well familiar withthe Marcia Whitney Schott Courtyard at the LevinCollege of Law. As a result of an earlier gift from“Marshall Criserhas devoted amajor part ofhis life to theUniversity ofFlorida,” Schottsaid. “It is anhonor to be ableto continue hisinfluence at UF.”Schott, this courtyard is named in honor of his late wife, who also earned her lawdegree from UF in 1946.Former UF President Marshall M.Criser (LLB 51) (left) and LewisSchott (LLB 46) were special guestsof the College of Law during AssociateJustice Stevens’ visit to UF. Schottestablished the Marshall M. CriserDistinguished Lecture in honor of Criser.FALL 2008 9

DesegregationPioneers Honored DuringUF Constitution DayBY SCOTT EMERSON & KATIE BLASEWITZ10 UF LAW

Fifty years ago one man changed thecourse of history for higher educationin the state of Florida. AfricanAmerican, academically eligible, andeager to start his instruction, VirgilHawkins was denied admission to the University ofFlorida College of Law based solely on his race.In 1949, Virgil D. Hawkins applied to the UF law school and wasdenied entry based on the color of his skin. With the legal assistance offuture Associate Justice of the United States Thurgood Marshall, it tooknine years, five Florida Supreme Court and four U.S. Supreme Courtrulings before Hawkins broke the color barrier for students at UF — butat great personal cost. Hawkins abandoned his own aspirations to attendthe College of Law by agreeing in 1958 to drop his suit against the stateif Florida would desegregate university admissions.On Sept. 15, 1958, George H. Starke Jr. enrolled in the UF Collegeof Law, becoming the first black student to enter the university. In 1962,W. George Allen became the first black student to receive a degree fromthe UF College of Law. In 1965, the Honorable Stephan Mickle, UnitedStates District Judge in the Northern District of Florida, became the firstblack student to earn an undergraduate degree from the university.Virgil D. Hawkins opened the doors at UFto enrollment of black students in 1958.FALL 2008 11

Hawkins went on tograduate from NewEngland School ofLaw in 1964 andbecame a memberof The Florida Barin 1977. Because ofhis efforts to desegregate the state universitysystem, more than 12,000 African-Americans have since earned degrees atthe University of Florida.“Virgil Hawkins and the other studentsof color who followed demonstratedremarkable personal courage andpersistence,” said Robert Jerry, dean andLevin Mabie and Levin Professor of Law.“Today, UF has a more diverse studentbody, one that more closely matches thepopulation of Florida and the nation.”The 50 th anniversary of desegregationwas celebrated at UF on Sept. 15,and the civil rights pioneers responsiblefor changing the course of history for minoritystudents were honored during theuniversity’s Constitution Day Programhosted by the Levin College of Law onSept. 17. The program featured a presentationby Harley Herman, Esq. (JD 78)of de Beaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris& Neal on the life and legacy ofVirgil Hawkins.“In reality, Virgil Hawkins neverexpected to be the Rosa Parks of Florida orhis admission to the UF’s College of Lawto be the Ft. Sumter of civil liberties,” saidHerman, the attorney who laid the groundworkto recognize and honor Hawkins.The program also included a paneldiscussion on the federal constitutionalissues in law school desegregation withKenneth Nunn, professor of law; Herman;Juan Perea, Cone Wagner NugentJohnson, Hazouri and Roth Professor ofLaw; and Stephan P. Mickle, U.S. DistrictJudge, U.S. District Court, Northern Districtof Florida.George H. Starke Jr. addressed theaudience during the program and saidthat even though he had never met VirgilHawkins, he appreciates the sacrifice hemade. “Virgil Hawkins made it possiblefor me to attend law school,” Starke said.“He made it all possible.”Hawkins’ niece, Harriet Livingston,also addressed the audience, tellingthem that Hawkins’ faith providedhim with patience and perseverance.“Only those who see the invisible cando the impossible,” said Livingston.“Virgil Hawkins taught us not to judge aperson by the color of their skin, but bythe content of their character.”At the close of the program Dean RobertJerry reminded the audience to rememberthe heroic efforts of Virgil Hawkins, GeorgeH. Starke Jr., W. George Allen and StephanMickle. “As we leave today, we leave withthe inspiration to do good and rememberthe struggle of those who came before us.”W. George Allen (JD 63) enrolled inlaw school in September 1960, and becamethe first African-American law studentto graduate from UF Law. UF Law haschanged greatly in the years since Hawkins,Allen, Starke and Mickle attended.Allen said that the biggest change he’sseen in UF Law was “the proliferation ofminority and women students.”Allen is a former president of the NationalBar Association, and he and wife,Enid, are major contributors to the UFCenter for the Study of Race and RaceRelations. Allen serves as a member ofthe UF Foundation Board of Directors,and the college’s Black Law StudentAssociation is named in his honor.“When I started there I was the onlyblack and there were only two women.Now the class is more diverse and it representssociety — but I started in 1960,”said Allen. “Now, the law school is morein tune to the population. The diversityhas been good for the school.” ■GEORGE H. STARKE JR.In his own wordsNo one will ever know how much it meantto me to participate in the ConstitutionDay Program, and to have the opportunityto tell the story of some of my experiences at thelaw school and at UF in the first days… . Theseexperiences were unique.I mentioned to someone earlier that whileI would have come to school at UF in anyevent once the laws changed, I have longthought it would have been better for me as anindividual just to have had the normal strugglesto contend with… . UF had a 105-year historyof segregation when I first came, and I have tothink on reflection that was more difficult to copewith than I anticipated — not because of thefew threats, but because of the intangibles andsubtleties.I tried to conduct myself as simply anotherstudent, and tried to block out all thoughts aboutthe historical implications of my being there. I12 UF LAW

Early newspaperaccounts of George H.Starke Jr.’s first day atthe UF College of Lawon Sept. 15, 1958, andhis eventual departureafter three semesters.FAST FACTS■ 1946-1958: 85 black students apply to the University of Floridaand are denied admission.■ 1949: Virgil Hawkins and William T. Lewis are denied admissionto UF College of Law.■ 1954: Brown v. Board of Education decided by the U.S.Supreme Court. In a companion decision, the court orders theUniversity of Florida to admit Virgil Hawkins. The state resists theruling. Virgil Hawkins brings his case before the Florida SupremeCourt five times and the U.S. Supreme Court four times.■ 1957: Florida Supreme Court upholds Virgil Hawkins’ denial ofadmission. Justice Stephen O’Connell, who later served as UF’spresident, concurs in the decision.■ 1958: Hawkins withdraws his application to the UF Collegeof Law in exchange for the desegregation of UF graduate andprofessional schools.■ 1958: George H. Starke is the first African-American to beadmitted to UF’s College of Law.■1959: College of Law celebrates 50th anniversary.■1962: W. George Allen is the first African-American to receive adegree from the UF College of Law.■1965: Stephan Mickle is the first African-American to earn anundergraduate degree from UF, later earning his law degree fromUF in 1970.■Today: In fall 2007, 51,725 students were enrolled at theUniversity of Florida, including approximately 4,300 African-Americans, 6,000 Hispanics and 3,800 Asians.■Today: 2008 Levin College of Law minority representation: 25.4percent. This includes Asian, 8.56 percent; African-American, 5.79percent; Hispanic 10.57 percent; and Native American 0.5 percent.wanted to be treated just like everyone else,and… I think in the main I was, although Icannot be 100 percent certain. Fred Levinand others in my class would know moreabout that than I, since they also knowwhether anything changed in how theywere treated following our third semester.My plan (upon leaving law school afterthe third semester) had been to reapply inabout five years or so, but it took longerthan that to get the negative experiencesout of my system, and even longer to get toa point where I could even talk about it… .Five years became 10, and 10 became 20,and life intervened. So, I did not reapply ordecide to go elsewhere.I participated on a panel (during theConstitution Day activities at UF), with oneperson from each of the decades from the50s through the 90s. It was very interestingto note how matters emerged and evolvedat UF over time, with changes in bothculture and leadership at institutionaland community levels. I think Governor[Leroy] Collins and Dr. [John W.] Reitzset a tone for UF and the state — beforeand after I was there, which contributedfor a long time to the climate and generalatmosphere in which minority students,and all others, were able to grow, toorganize, to express themselves and towork for what they wanted the Universityof Florida to become. I was on the AlumniBoard of Directors a few years, and hadthe opportunity to vote to establish theAssociation of Black Alumni. I know therenow to be any number of such organizationson the various campuses.Finally, thank you again for theinvitation and the opportunity to participatein the Levin College of Law Constitution DayProgram…. . I am glad I had an opportunityto learn more about the life and times of Mr.Hawkins. I knew bits and pieces but wasimpressed with his story.I appreciate his call now more than ever.—George H. StarkeExcerpted from correspondence to Dean RobertJerry dated Sept. 25, 2008“I tried toconduct myselfas simplyanother student,and tried toblock out allthoughts aboutthe historicalimplications ofmy being there.”George H. Starke Jr.stands before a plaquecommemorating a magnoliatree recently planted in hishonor in front of the Virgil D.Hawkins Civil Clinic at theLevin College of Law.FALL 2008 13

COUNTING THEVOTEThe lasting legacy of Florida’s2000 presidential election.BY LINDY MCCOLLUM-BROUNLEY14 UF LAW

“The first lesson is this: Take it from me— every vote counts.” —AL GOREBitter words from AlGore, a man whoshould know. Gore,who won the majorityof the nation’spopular vote in the2000 presidentialelection, ultimately conceded Florida’s 25electoral votes — and the White House— to George W. Bush after a landmarkdecision by the U.S. Supreme Court to endFlorida’s vote recount. The final marginof victory for Bush in Florida consistedof 537 votes, .0002 percent of the state’snearly 6 million certified ballots.“What happened in 2000 is exactlywhat everyone feared, that it would godown to a few thousand votes or less,”said Stephen N. Zack (JD 71), one of theattorneys representing Gore following theelection and a partner in the Miami firmBoies, Schiller & Flexner. “I think onething important to look at from a historicalperspective is that there is virtually noelection that is free of problems. Whatusually occurs is that the margins are solarge that those problems do not becomesignificant. But when you have a verynarrow margin, they become very, verysignificant, and that’s what happened inFlorida in 2000.”Florida’s 2000 presidential electionwas initially called in favor of Bushby 1,784 votes. This tiny margin ofvictory triggered statutorily-mandatedmachine recounts of ballots in all 67Florida counties, the results of whichnarrowed the margin to a Bush leadof little more than 300 votes. Bush’stenuous majority, coupled with votercomplaints of confusing butterfly ballotsand malfunctioning voting machines inseveral counties, compelled Gore, as hewas entitled to do under Florida law, toprotest the results in Broward, Dade,Palm Beach and Volusia counties. Hepressed for recounts in those counties of“undervotes” — ballots that did not showa valid legal selection during machinecounting, but which might demonstratevoter intent when examined manually.Gore’s decision to ask for manualrecounts in these heavily Democraticcounties, which many critics described as“strategic cherry-picking” of votes, kickedup a legal scrum of epic proportions. Afterweeks of litigation in Florida’s courts,examination of thousands of ballots withchads in various states of detachment,and media attention that characterizedFlorida’s election and state politics asnational jokes, the U.S. Supreme Courtintervened with a judgment — one likelyto be argued in law schools and livingrooms for generations — that effectivelyended the spectacle.“There can be no doubt that a majorityof Americans voted for Al Gore to bepresident of the United States — that morepeople voted for Al Gore, or thought theywere voting for Al Gore, than for GeorgeBush,” said Zack, who is slated to be thenext president-elect of the American BarAssociation. “It definitely indicates thatelections are subject to human variables,and in a contested election that is razorthin, those human errors are going tocause problems.”‘FLORIDA CAN’T COUNT’Many people are still confused bythe series of events leading up to theU.S. Supreme Court’s intervention inFlorida’s recount of the 2000 presidentialelection. By the time the nation’s highestcourt ended the litigation on Dec. 12,the battle had been raging in Florida for36 days and a dizzying number of suitsand countersuits had made the roundsthrough Florida and federal courts. Thecountry was obsessed with hangingchads, but Florida law did little to shedlight on how to discern the voter intentthey might reveal.“We’d tended to overlook theimportance of elections until the 2000presidential election, in which we realizedwe were using outdated equipment,machines and so on, particularly in thelarge populated counties,” said W. DexterDouglass (LLB 55), Gore’s lead Floridacounsel and long-time state politico whopreviously served as general counselfor Gov. Lawton Chiles and chairof the Florida Constitution RevisionCommission. “The combination ofantiquated voting systems and antiquatedvoting laws put us in a position when webecame pivotal to the election to causethe court proceedings that followed.”The first case that made its way tothe U.S. Supreme Court involved theFlorida Supreme Court’s ruling in favorof Gore’s protest of the vote count inBroward, Palm Beach and Volusiacounties. Central to the question wasthe statutory deadline, set by section102.111 of Florida law, for counties tocertify their election returns no later thanseven days after the election. Several ofthe counties conducting manual recountswere unsure they could complete therecounts in time to certify their returnsFALL 2008 15

W. Dexter Douglass (LLB 55),of the Douglass Law Firm inTallahassee, Fla., served asGore’s lead Florida counsel inthe litigation following Florida’s2000 presidential election.“The combination of antiquated voting systemsand antiquated voting laws put us in a positionwhen we became pivotal to the election.”by the deadline. Although the deadlinewas ruled to be immutable by a FloridaCircuit Court, the court also ruled thecounties conducting manual recountscould amend their returns later and thatSecretary of State Katherine Harris, thestate’s chief election officer, had thediscretion to accept those amendmentsafter the deadline.Nonetheless, at the close of businesshours on Nov. 14, Harris announced shewas in receipt of certified returns fromall 67 counties, although three were stillconducting manual recounts. She alsoreleased criteria by which she wouldaccept amended filings and requiredthose counties intending to make one tosubmit a written statement outlining thecircumstances compelling them to do so.Broward, Dade, Palm Beach and Volusiacounties submitted written statements,but Harris determined none of themwarranted an extension of the deadline.She certified the election on Nov. 18.The Gore legal team immediatelyprotested in Florida courts, a moveDouglass advised against.“My suggestion early on was thatthey should allow the secretary of stateto certify the election and then contest it.Instead of choosing a recount, you couldchoose a contest statute, which wouldimmediately place the question of astatewide recount under the jurisdictionof the courts,” said Douglass. “ButKlain [Gore Chief of Staff Ron Klain]and others said, ‘Well, it had alreadybeen determined that we would go withrecounts in these four counties.’ ”Despite Douglass’ recommendation,Gore directed his legal team to pursueextending the certification deadline toallow the counties to complete theirrecounts. This litigation would laterprove to run the clock out on Gore’sfuture contest of the vote.“Had they allowed me to certifyon time, there would have been timefor the statewide recount,” KatherineHarris stated in a June 2, 2008, interviewon FOX News Channel’s Hannity &Colmes. “His [Gore’s] political teamwas concerned that… would harm himpolitically. So he listened to his politicaladvisers instead of Dexter Douglass, hisFlorida counsel, who said that, indeed,Florida 2000RECOUNT TIMELINESource: CNN, Dec. 13, 2000NOVEMBER 7: Election Day.November 8: Democraticpresidential candidate Al Goremakes an early morning callto Republican candidateGeorge W. Bush to concede,then calls back to retract hisconcession based on newestimates of a statistical tiebetween the two men.November 9: Gore’s team, ledby former U.S. Secretary of StateWarren Christopher, requests ahand recount of ballots in fourFlorida counties — Palm Beach,Dade, Broward and Volusia.NOVEMBER 10: The Floridamachine recount is completed.Unoffi cial Associated Pressresults give Bush a lead of327 votes out of nearly 6million cast.NOVEMBER 12: Palm BeachCounty offi cials vote toconduct a full hand recountof presidential votes; VolusiaCounty begins its own handcount; Bush’s legal team,headed by former Secretaryof State James Baker, goes tofederal court seeking to blockmanual recounts.NOVEMBER 14: FloridaSecretary of state KatherineHarris delays certificationof the state’s votes until 2p.m. EST Nov. 15 so threeheavily Democratic countiescan explain why they shouldconduct hand recounts oftheir ballots.NOVEMBER 15: Harris saysshe will not accept further handrecounts and asks the FloridaSupreme Court to order the haltof manual recounts; BrowardCounty decides to begin a handrecount; AP estimates shrinkBush’s lead to only 286 votes.NOVEMBER 21: The FloridaSupreme Court orders hand countsto continue, and gives counties fivedays to complete them.NOVEMBER 23: Miami-DadeCounty officials stop their handrecount because they do not feelthey could complete the recountbefore the Nov. 26 deadline givenby the Florida Supreme Court.16 UF LAW

I should certify in time according to thewill of law and as the law was written.”The case, the first Gore v. Harris,eventually arrived on the docket of theFlorida Supreme Court, which ruledon Nov. 21 that the recount would takeplace, that amended returns must beaccepted from the counties that wereparty to the case, and that Harris couldnot certify the election until Nov. 26.“We made a statutory constructionanalysis of the law, and we found therewere ambiguities in the statute whichrequired there to be a construction thatwould permit the intent of the statute tobe carried out,” said Florida SupremeCourt Justice Charles T. Wells (JD 64),who was chief justice at the time.The ruling was appealed to the U.S.Supreme Court in Bush v. Palm BeachCounty Canvassing Board. The SupremeCourt remanded it back to the FloridaSupreme Court on Dec. 4 with a requestfor an explanation of how it reached itsruling.“The United States Supreme Courtmade a determination that it was not amatter of statutory construction understate law, but that the federal scheme forelecting presidential electors gave to theLegislature plenary power to make thedetermination as to how the selectionof electors was going to be done,” saidWells. “They remanded the case to us,saying that they did not understand thebasis upon which we reached the decisionto extend the time for the certification.”Meanwhile, Harris, pursuant to theFlorida Supreme Court’s order in Gorev. Harris, certified the election resultson Nov. 26 in which Bush was thevictor with a lead of 537 votes. Gore’sStephen N. Zack (JD 71) inhis downtown Miami office.team then filed a petition contesting theelection, the second Gore v. Harris. Thecase moved through circuit and districtcourts to the Florida Supreme Court,which ruled on Dec. 8 that a statewiderecount would proceed with a deadlinefor completion of Dec. 12. That date wasthe federal “safe-haven” deadline for“We as a people are fully committed to the constitutionalelectoral process and, at all times, were goingto turn to our lawyers and not to our generals.”NOVEMBER 24: To thesurprise of many observers,the U.S. Supreme Court agreesto hear Bush’s appeal of theFlorida high court ruling inBush vs. Palm Beach CountyCanvassing Board allowinghand recounts to proceed.NOVEMBER 26: Harriscertifi es the results of theFlorida vote after the FloridaSupreme Court deadlineexpires, giving Bush a 537-vote lead over Gore, but thesedo not include results fromPalm Beach County, whichcompleted its manual recountabout two hours after thedeadline.NOVEMBER 27: Gore’s lawyersmove to contest the Floridaresult in a circuit court inTallahassee.NOVEMBER 30: Floridalawmakers vote along party linesto recommend a special sessionto name electors if the electioncontest is not resolved by Dec.12, six days before the ElectoralCollege meets. The Republicanledlegislature is expected toname electors pledged to Bush.DECEMBER 1: In Bush vs. PalmBeach County Canvassing Board,the U.S. Supreme Court hearsoral arguments over whether theFlorida Supreme Court oversteppedits authority by ordering Harris toinclude the manual recounts incertified state results.DECEMBER 4: The U.S. SupremeCourt asks the Florida SupremeCourt to explain its reasoning inextending the hand recounts,returning the case to Tallahasseeand putting off any action in Bush’sappeal objecting to the recounts.DECEMBER 8: In a decisiondivided 4-3, the Florida SupremeCourt in Gore vs. Harris ordersmanual recounts in all countieswith significant numbers ofpresidential undervotes; Bushappeals the decision to theU.S. Supreme Court and seeksinjunctive relief to stop the handrecounts.DECEMBER 9: The U.S. SupremeCourt, in a 5 to 4 ruling, halts themanual recounts and sets a hearingon the matter two days later.DECEMBER 11: Arguments areheard by the U.S. Supreme Courtin Bush vs. Gore.DECEMBER 12: The U.S.Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 rulingin Bush vs. Gore, puts an end tothe Florida recount. The rulingcoincides with the Dec. 12 “safehaven” deadline. Gore officiallyconcedes the election to Bushshortly thereafter.FALL 2008 17

states to appoint its electors before theElectoral College’s federally mandatedDec. 18 meeting.The second Gore v. Harris rulingallowed for a statewide hand recountof undervotes, but it did not include“overvotes” — votes where selectionsfor president were clearly indicated,but which also included the candidate’sname handwritten on the ballot. Neitherstate law nor the court provided uniformstandards for how to conduct the recount.Instead, each county’s canvassing boardwould use its own standards.“In the first case, the case involvingthe protest in the certification tothe secretary of state, we had beenunanimous. In the second case, wewere not,” said Wells. “I wrote in mydissent that I felt like the majority’sdecision created a basketful of practicalproblems. The statute didn’t provide anystandards for making a determination ofvoter intent that, at that point, our courtwas requiring to be done statewide.Again, those questions seem to me tohave been a difficulty of the electionsstatutes, which really just didn’t addressthem.”“The [Florida] election laws really werenot designed in such a way that fit apresidential election where the margin ofvictory was within the margin of error.”Florida Supreme Court JusticeCharles T. Wells (JD 64) speaksto a classroom of UF Lawstudents regarding professionalresponsibility during his Sept. 26visit to UF Law sponsored by theAmerican Constitution Society.SUPREMELY CONTROVERSIALBush asked the U.S. Supreme Court tointervene, which it did on Dec. 9 whenit issued a writ of certiorari for Bush v.Gore and enjoined Florida’s recount.“In the case of the second lawsuit,there were a couple of federal questionsinvolved,” said Clifford Jones, associatein law and lecturer at the University ofFlorida Levin College of Law’s Centerfor Governmental Responsibility. “Oneof them had to do with whether or not theprocess of counting votes and recountingvotes satisfied the constitutionalprotections of equal protection and dueprocess. A secondary issue, which wasrelated to the first appeal, was whetheror not what the Florida court did wasinterfering with the constitutionaldirection that the electors for president beselected by direction of the Legislature asopposed to by direction of the courts.”The court issued a per curiam opinionthat the Florida court ruling was inviolation of the Equal Protection Clauseof the 14th Amendment because therewas no standard by which all 67 countiescould conduct the ballot recount. Theopinion stated that it applied only tothe specific circumstances of Bush v.Gore, and should not be consideredprecedential because “the problem ofequal protection in election processesgenerally presents many complexities.”In addition, a majority of the court agreedthat no constitutionally valid recountcould be conducted in time to meet thefederal safe haven deadline of Dec. 12.The court was divided as to whetherthe Florida Supreme Court’s statutoryconstruction to allow a recount after thestate’s Nov. 14 certification deadline wasin violation of Article II.“Frankly, the most controversialaspect of the Supreme Court’s decisionwas to stop the recount, as opposedto merely remanding it for furtherproceedings in the court below,” saidJones. “I think the court did that becausethey considered that the Florida SupremeCourt had indicated intent to rely onthe safe harbor provision of the federalstatute.”The Supreme Court issued its opinionson Dec. 12. The controversial decisionleft Gore little time for further action andhe soon conceded the election.Legal scholar Cass Sunstein laterwrote, “For those who believe in the ruleof law, it is more than disturbing to findthat by far the best predictor of one’s attitudetoward Bush v. Gore is whetherone voted for Bush or for Gore. … it isextremely disturbing to find that on thehighly technical, even esoteric issuesinvolved in the case, the attitudes of somany specialists — including journalistswho follow the court, political scientists,historians, law professors and even judges— seem determined, almost all of thetime, by their political preferences.”Nonetheless, Americans, despitetheir political preferences, accepted the18 UF LAW

high court’s decision as final and got onwith business as usual.“Everyone believed this wouldresolve itself and a lot of people believed,at the end of the day, the Electoral Collegewould step in as it is designed to do ifnecessary,” said Zack. “I’ve recentlyspoken at law schools in China, Russiaand Poland, and this was a commonquestion. My unequivocal answer wasthat we as a people are fully committedto the constitutional electoral processand, at all times, were going to turn toour lawyers and not to our generals.”That reliance on the law hasn’tsquelched cynical speculation by somethat partisan fervor motivated decisionsmade by both the Florida Supreme Courtand the U.S. Supreme Court. Yet the truthof the matter may have been in plain sightall along.“The [Florida] election laws reallywere not designed in such a way thatfit a presidential election where themargin of victory was within the marginof error. The courts were trying todeal in a very short time span with theproverbial square peg in a round hole.It just was not something that could bedealt with in a very satisfactory way,”said Wells. “What I have said, and whatI truly believe, is this was the electionof the president of the United States,and no matter what the legal avenues orapproaches were for the United StatesSupreme Court to get to it, it still wasnecessary for the United States SupremeCourt to have the final say.”ELECTION REFORM, FLORIDA-STYLEFlorida is no stranger to presidentialelection problems. Few are aware thatthe congressional Electoral Count Actof 1877 — which, ironically, establishedthe Dec. 12 safe haven deadline drivinglitigation in Florida’s 2000 presidentialelection — was enacted in part as a resultof Florida’s disputed 1876 presidentialelection between Rutherford B. Hayesand Samuel J. Tilden. The scandal ofthat election involved alleged ballot boxstuffing and suppression of Republicanvoters, mostly freed slaves.With Florida’s 27 electoral votes upfor grabs and tight margins reported inadvance of the 2008 election betweenAP PHOTO/PETE COSGROVEMillsStanding on the FloridaSupreme Court steps,spokesman Craig Waters (JD86), announces the court’s7-0 ruling in Tallahassee, Fla.,Nov. 21, 2000 that amendedvote tallies must be acceptedin the state’s contestedpresidential election.John McCain and Barack Obama, manyworried the state could again experiencechaos. This election went smoothly,for the most part, despite heavy voterturnout — 73 percent of the state’sregistered voters, nearly 8.2 millionFloridians, voted (4.3 million of thoseduring early voting).“Since 2000, there have been aseries of statutory responses thatwould make [a recount] muchmore streamlined, standardizedand easier to conduct.”“The 2000 situation was unique inhistory,” said Jon Mills, a UF professorof law, dean emeritus, and director ofthe Levin College of Law Center forGovernmental Responsibility (whichsponsored a post-election conference atthe Levin College of Law featuring theprincipals of the court cases, includingFALL 2008 19

David Boies, Douglass, Zack andcounsels for Harris). “Since 2000,there have been a series of statutoryresponses that, if there was a recount,would make it much more streamlined,standardized and easier to conduct.”After the embarrassment of its2000 presidential election experience,the state passed the Florida ElectionReform Act of 2001, directly addressinginadequacies in state law regardingvoting and tabulation problems.The act outlawed the venerablecomputer punch card machines aswell as lever and manual paper votingsystems — effectively banishing thehanging chad to history. Instead, theact recommended electronic votingsystems, and mandated all votingsystems must be certified by thesecretary of state before the canvassingboards can use them.Initially, both optical-scan andATM-style touchscreen systemsreplaced the old voting machines.Concerns that the touchscreen systemwas vulnerable to software glitches orhacking, combined with the lack of apaper trail for ballot recounts, led Gov.Charlie Crist to ban its use in 2007after the machine recorded 18,000undervotes in a hotly contested 2006Sarasota County congressional race.Optical-scan machines, which tabulatethe vote electronically but provide apaper record of each vote, are now thestandard in use statewide. The opticalscanmachines also alert voters if theyhave recorded over- or undervotes asthe ballot is scanned, giving the voteropportunity to correct his or her ballotbefore leaving the polling place.The Florida Election Reform Actalso implemented more uniform ballotdesign, and instructed the secretary ofstate’s office to standardize interpretationof ballot marks and mismarks todetermine “clear indication that thevoter has made a defi nite choice” inthe event manual recounts are necessary.The standards adopted into theANATOMY OF AGerrymanderThis political cartoon of “The Gerry-Mander,”from which gerrymandering got its name, wasfirst published in the Boston Centinel in 1812.To many Floridians, tasking electedrepresentatives to draw nonpartisanvoting districts seems a lot liketasking the fox to guard thehenhouse … every 10 years feathers fly.“Reapportionment, or how we divide ourdistricts for the Legislature and Congress,is one of the most important things we dobecause it determines who you can votefor in your district,” said Jon Mills, a UFprofessor of law, dean emeritus and directorof the Levin College of Law Center forGovernmental Responsibility.Mills said Florida’s constitution directsthe Legislature to review and redraw votingdistricts in the second year after eachU.S. Census. The constitutional ideal ofreapportionment is to draw districts tofairly represent the state’s populationgrowth or movement. Unfortunately,legislators have historically used theopportunity to redistrict voting blocks toshore up re-election for themselves ortheir party. This history of gerrymanderedreapportionment has resulted in legislators,both Democrats and Republicans,supporting redistricting that effectivelysplits votes down partisan lines.“When I was in the Legislature, Isat on a reapportionment committee.Were people drawing districts to favorthemselves or their political party?Absolutely,” said Mills. “There is a mutualself-interest in members of a legislativebody to help each other that doesn’tnecessarily favor one party or the other.”20 UF LAW

AP PHOTO/J.PAT CARTEREarly voters castelectronic ballots indowntown Miamiduring the 2004presidential election.Florida Administrative Code werewritten using ballots cast in the 2000election as examples to assist in identifyingcommon mismarking problems,resulting in clear guidelines to interpretvirtually any mark on a ballot as avalid or invalid vote.Lastly, the act removed voterecounts from the discretion of thecounty canvassing boards and no longerallows a candidate to protest votesin specific counties. As the law standsnow, an automatic statewide machinerecount is triggered if unofficial returnsfor presidential elections indicatea margin of victory less than one-halfof 1 percent of the vote. If the machinerecount shows a difference of less thanone-quarter of 1 percent in the marginof victory, a statewide manual recountmust take place of both under- andovervotes, unless the combined totalof those ballots is less than the numberof votes necessary to change the outcomeof the election.“The new standards and votingsystem make the election moreuniform and provide tangible evidencefor review if a recount does arise. So,Florida is much better off than we werein 2000 or even 2004,” said Mills.“But, that doesn’t mean it’s perfect.”This year, Florida’s election wasa fairly uneventful mega-event. Despitelong waits to vote at somepolling places and occasional malfunctioningmachines, the votesof more than 8 million Floridianswere cast and counted — with littlepost-election drama. If a recounthad been necessary, new laws are inplace to standardize the process thatwould, hopefully, quarantine the controversywithin the bounds of Florida’scourts.Florida has come a long way sinceits 2000 presidential election, andone might now offer it as a model ofhow to run a smooth election in a big,hotly-contested swing state … As longas the margins aren’t razor-thin. ■Mills is now serving as counselon a legal team representingFairDistrictsFlorida.org that includesCGR staff attorney Tim McLendon.The organization is the sponsor ofa constitutional amendment to setstandards the Legislature must use whenredrawing district boundaries.The title and summary of theamendment, which was argued beforethe Florida Supreme Court Nov. 6 asCase No. SC08-1149, reads:STANDARDS FOR LEGISLATURE TOFOLLOW IN CONGRESSIONALREDISTRICTINGCongressional districts or districtingplans may not be drawn to favor ordisfavor an incumbent or politicalparty. Districts shall not be drawn todeny racial or language minoritiesthe equal opportunity to participatein the political process and electrepresentatives of their choice. Districtsmust be contiguous. Unless otherwiserequired, districts must be compact,as equal in population as feasible,and where feasible must make use ofexisting city, county and geographicalboundaries.The primary goal of the amendment —if the Supreme Court approves it as a ballotmeasure for a 2010 general election — isto establish nonpartisan reapportionmentstandards by which districts would bedrawn. These standards would seek toassure continuity in redistricting so thatboundaries are contiguous and compact,preventing district lines from being drawnin such a way that cherry-picks andpatches together disparate areas thatreliably vote one way or the other.When districts are drawn to embracecontiguous communities, they include abroader range of constituencies and are notstrictly split by racial or partisan lines. Thetheory is that legislators and congressmenelected to office from such districts wouldbe less partisan and more balanced intheir views, resulting in an approach togovernment that is less divisive and morerepresentative, Mills said.“I think there are people of goodwill on both sides of the aisle whoreally want to see the process be astransparent and fair as possible,”said Stephen N. Zack (JD 71), apartner in the Miami firm Boies,Schiller & Flexner,which also representsFairDistrictsFlorida.org.“Obviously, there are otherswho just want to win, andthat is not the standard bywhich we should want tohave an election.”FALL 2008 21

Hall ofJusticeAndrew C. Hall fights for the rights ofvictims of state-sponsored terrorism.BY IAN FISHERIn 1992, Andrew C. Hall (JD 68)heard a horrific story about astranger, also named Hall, whoendured the unthinkable.Chad Hall, an Americanworking as a contractor, wasbeaten and tortured after being kidnappedfrom Kuwaiti territory at gunpoint by Iraqiguards. One of the Iraqis, as Hall told theNew York Times, “put the clip in the pistoland chambered in a round and said, ‘Well,I have the authority to shoot you if I haveto, to take you with me.’ ”A retired Army major, Hall was an expertin munitions, and the Iraqis wantedhis valuable knowledge.They did almost anything to get it.The Iraqis confined Hall to a smallprison cell with no lights, window, wateror toilet. He was frequently denied foodand water and had only limited access totoilet facilities. He was interrogated, accusedof espionage, and physically andpsychologically tortured. At one point, theIraqis blindfolded him and told him theywould shoot him if he didn’t reveal information.When he refused, they cockedtheir weapons, gave the “Fire!” command,and dry-fired their weapons at him.Hall was sure he would die in hiscramped, filthy jail cell somewhere in theIraqi desert.ENTER ANDREW HALLAfter five days of torture, Chad Hall wasreleased. He returned to his hometown ofHouston and saw his family lawyer, whocalled Andrew Hall and told him Chad Hall’sstory. Andrew Hall was asked what could bedone about this, but he had no quick answer.“[My first reaction was] probably astupid one, which was like, ‘They can’t dothat!’ ” Hall said. “I was so offended by theidea that an American could be kidnappedon Kuwaiti soil by Iraqis. I said, ‘That’sgot to be a violation of international law;it just has to be, and there has to be somethingwe can do about it.’ ”As a Holocaust survivor, Andrew Hallhas seen first hand what can happen whena government takes advantage of its power.And that is why he began his fight forvictims of state-sponsored terrorism.“I have always been a victim-orientedlawyer in that I have a sense of internaloutrage whenever I see an abuse of power,”Hall said. “All of that, every bit of it,comes from the circumstances of my birthand my early childhood.”CHAD HALL’S STORYChad Hall grew up in Texas and droppedout of high school to join the Army at the22 UF LAW

tender age of 18, where he became anexpert in disarming explosives. He was aMustang — an enlisted soldier who entersthe Army as a private but works his wayup to the rank of an officer — retiringas a major. After leaving the army, Hallwent to work as a civilian contractor inKuwait disarming unexploded munitionsthat were left from the First Gulf War.Because of their close proximityto Iraq, Chad Hall’s crew used GPSto identify the Kuwait/Iraq border andclearly marked it with red stakes. Hallwas working close to the border but wasclearly in Kuwait’s territory when he waskidnapped.He was first taken to a remote jailbefore being transferred to the now infamousAbu Ghraib prison in Baghdadwhere the torture and interrogationscontinued.By the third day, American authoritieshad learned of Chad Hall’s abduction,but with no diplomatic relationship withIraq, turned to Poland for assistance. Onthe fourth day of Chad Hall’s imprisonment,the Polish government located himand brought him food and other necessities.Two days later, Poland negotiated hisrelease, and he flew to freedom.“I have a sense ofinternal outragewhenever I seean abuse ofpower. All ofthat...comes fromthe circumstancesof my birth and myearly childhood.”THE LEGAL BATTLEIn pursuit of justice for Chad Hall, AndrewHall researched whether sovereignstates that sponsor terrorism could besued by their victims. He found one case:Prince v. Germany. Prince was a Jewish-American who was captured by Nazis inPoland at the start of World War II. Decadeslater in 1991, he sued Germany,and a federal judge ruled that a U.S. courtcould decide the case.Relying on the Prince ruling, Hallfiled suit in the District Court for the Districtof Columbia but the judge dismissedthe suit on the grounds of sovereign immunity.On appeal, the Circuit Courtfor the District of Columbia ruled thatcitizens have no right to sue a foreign statein American court without its consent.Facing a temporary dead-end, Hallsought other avenues toward justice. Hewent to Congress and began lobbying.In 1996, Congress responded and passedthe Antiterrorism and Effective DeathPenalty Act of 1996, which amended theForeign Sovereign Immunities Act toallow victims of state-sponsored terrorismto sue foreign states for damages inAmerican courts.In 2000, Hall won the lawsuit for ChadHall in the District Court for the Districtof Columbia, but the State Departmentconvinced President Bill Clinton to suspendjudicial process, essentially holdingthat the law and judgment did not count,Hall said.Hall went back to Congress and lobbiedfurther. Finally, in 2002, Congresspassed the Terrorism Risk InsuranceAct of 2002 that the judgments had tobe paid. Two American banks, Chase JPMorgan and The Bank of New York, heldIraq’s money, which was frozen whenIraq was declared a sponsor of terrorism.The banks were making money onIraq’s frozen assets and fought in court tokeep it, but Chad Hall was eventuallypaid in 2003.Chad Hall was awarded nearly $1.8million for the torture and loss of past andfuture wages. Because his marriage faileddue to Hall’s post-traumatic stress disordercaused by his kidnapping and torture,his ex-wife, Elizabeth Hall, was awarded$1.5 million for loss of consortium.For Andrew Hall, the experiences ofhis early childhood made the court victoryagainst terrorism feel especially good.Hall, 19xxTHE HOLOCAUSTAndrew Hall was born in a coal cellar inWarsaw, Poland, in September of 1944to parents who were Polish Jews hidingfrom the Nazis.FALL 2008 23

Hall’s family had hidden from the Nazisfor years before he was born. Desperateto protect his family from the death camps,Hall’s father, Edmund Horskey, posed as aGerman Aryan and rented an office on the13th floor of the Hotel Warsaw in Februaryof 1942. Hall’s mother, Maria Horskey,and then 6-year-old brother, Adam JanushHorowitz (now Allan Hall), did not leavethat office for more than two years. WhenEdmund left for work, Maria and Adam hidin a dark closet during the day, only a whisperaway from disaster.“Literally across the partition, therewas an office full of people working, andif they would’ve heard us, that would’vebeen instant death,” said Allan Hall,Andrew’s older brother who also graduatedfrom UF Law in 1968. “Directly twofloors above us was the Polish headquartersof the German Luftwaffe, which wasthe air force in Poland. My father’s theorywas that the closer we got to their headquarters,the less likely they were to lookfor us.”In August of 1944, the Poles roseagainst their Nazi occupiers in the heroicbut doomed Warsaw Uprising. Hall’sfamily moved from the office to anotherbuilding’s coal cellar where he waseventually born. Allan Hall remembersrunning through sniper fire to get there.Although the coal cellar was thought tobe safer than the rented room, it was amiracle that the family lived through it.“In the shelter, at that point my motherwas already pregnant, a V-2 rocket landed,and the only reason we’re here to tellyou about it is because it didn’t explode,”Allan Hall said. “I clearly rememberwalking over to where it had penetratedthe street and the ground and came all theway down to the sub-basement where wewere. I remember seeing four or six feetof it exposed, and we could clearly see theGerman marking on it.”“[Terrorismcases] are morevisible, so thestakes arehigher.”The Polish rebellion surrendered inOctober. Warsaw’s German conquerorsordered everyone to leave and thenburned the city to the ground. Still workingto avoid capture, Hall’s family escapedthrough the sewer system. The exhaustedfamily made its way to Krakow,Poland, arriving in November of 1944and remaining until the war’s end.Although Hall was too young to rememberhis life in Warsaw, it still impactshim today.“One of the things that happens to thefamilies of Holocaust survivors is thoseexperiences don’t leave your house,” Hallsaid. “They’re there every day. It is theprimary subject of conversation betweenyour parents and friends. So you grow upin an environment steeped in a sense ofinjustice at the highest level and what it isyou can do to make sure it never happensagain. It’s very much a profound part ofmy personality.”THE ESCAPEA few years after the war ended, Hall’sfather was arrested by Poland’s new communistregime. Hall’s mother did notwant to take any risks with the safety ofher sons, and she sent them out of Polandwith other Jewish war orphans makingtheir way to Palestine, now Israel.For nine months, Hall and his brotherwandered through Europe without theirparents and without identification papers.“We would walk 15, 20, 30 milesa day with Andy mostly riding on myshoulders,” Allan Hall said.During the trip, Andrew contractedmeasles and Allan stayed with him in aGerman hospital while the group of orphanscontinued their journey. Meanwhile,the boys’ parents, after EdmundHorskey escaped from incarceration,searched for their children, hitting a coldtrail in Munich. In a weird twist of fate,they recognized a cousin on a MunichAndrew Hall, right, asattorney for the families ofsailors killed in the bombingof the USS Cole, speaks withreporters outside the NorfolkFederal Court building inNorfolk, Va., Feb. 27, 2007.AP PHOTO/GARY C. KNAPP24 UF LAW

Allen, left, and Andrew Hallreturned to Poland in 1993with their families to revisittheir childhood haunts.street. That cousin had come to Munichto take the brothers back to Palestine afterreceiving a letter from Andrew asking forhelp. The family was reunited at last.COMING TO AMERICAOn Feb. 6, 1947, the reunited family flewto New York and to freedom. They firstlived in Newburgh, N.Y. before movingto Miami.Both brothers earned their undergraduatedegrees from the University of Florida.Allan worked as a builder after graduation,and Andrew was pre-med, but botheventually entered UF Law.“I took the LSAT on a lark and basicallybacked in,” Andrew Hall said. “I don’tknow if this is true anymore, but if you got ahigh enough score, you were automaticallyadmitted, so all of a sudden taking the LSATas a lark — it was on a dare — I got automaticallyadmitted into law school. I figuredthat must mean something.”Hall graduated from UF Law in1968; if he had passed a Spanish class inundergrad, he and Allan would’ve beena part of the same class. Instead, Allanfinished a semester before Andrew.Andrew Hall clerked for Judge JoeEaton before going to work for a firm inMiami. In 1975, he opened his own firm,now known as Hall, Lamb & Hall.ANDREW HALL TODAYAlthough Andrew Hall once wanted tobe a doctor, he has become an exceptionallawyer, Allan Hall said.“In my opinion, he has one of thebest legal minds,” Allan Hall said. “Iconsider myself a good lawyer, but heleaves me in the dust.”Since winning the Chad Hall case,Andrew Hall has represented numerousother victims of state-sponsored terrorismincluding the families of the victimsof the USS Cole bombing.“I had no idea that it would start meon a 16-year journey that would be asdifficult and complex as it has been,”Hall said. “But the fact of the matter isit’s one of those things that once I startedit, I’ve never looked back; I’ve neverregretted it.”And although state-sponsored terrorismcases are just a small part ofHall’s practice, he takes a lot of pride inhelping the victims.“They’re more visible, so thestakes are higher. It’s the one casewhere if I walk into a cocktail partyand there’s a guy in the military that’sthere, he will routinely walk over, shakemy hand, and thank me for the casebecause he knows that there are civiliansout there fighting,” he said. “That’sthe whole point. Notwithstandingthe fact that I’m a civilian, it allowsme to basically fight, in my way,against terrorism.” ■FALL 2008 25

SwitchingCourtsFrom the home court to Drug Court,Judge Andy Owens makes the goal.BY JAMES HELLEGAARD26 UF LAW

In the old Alligator Alley, AndyOwens (JD 72) could feel his wayaround the basketball court. Withhis teammates at the Universityof Florida in the late 1960s,Owens sweated through countlesspractices, scrimmages andgames at Florida Gym, devoting endlesshours to dribbling around the well-wornhardwood and finding those places wherehe could launch shots with a feeling so truehe thought he couldn’t miss.“Every day I’d go up early and stay lateand pick different spots on the floor andshoot 30 or 40 jump shots,” recalls Owens,who set school records his senior year forpoints in a season in 1969-70, when he averaged27 points per game, a UF mark thatstill stands. “When the game comes andyou can get the ball in that spot, you knowyou’re going to make it. To me that’s theway I could develop confidence.”Today, after 25 years as a circuit judgein Sarasota, Owens tries to instill that samepersistence in young people whose livescouldn’t be more different than the one hehas known, men and women living precariouslyon society’s edge.“I’ve always had a desire to try makea difference and help people,” Owens saidas he sat in his office in the courthouse indowntown Sarasota. ‘I just felt that as ajudge you would be able to make a differencein your community, and I certainlythink that you can.”A decade ago, Owens helped create aMental Health Court in Sarasota, as well asa Court Intervention Program. Also knownas Drug Court, the year-long outpatient programfor felony drug offenders has givenOwens a chance to reach out a hand and liftup those who have fallen down into indescribabledepths.“Kids today all feel bulletproof,”he said.Young people have a very difficult timereasoning abstractly, he explains, thinkingbad things, like getting arrested for drugs,only happens to other people, it won’t happento them. It’s okay if I experiment, theythink, I’ll never get in trouble.“But regrettably, that’s not the case,”Owens said. “And so a lot of good kidsend up making a stupid decision. And nowthey’re caught, arrested for a felony andSARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/CHIP LITHERLANDCircuit Court Judge Andrew Owensconfers with counsel on the firstday of the Carlie Brucia murder trialon Nov. 7, 2005. Joseph Smith waslater convicted and sentenced todeath for the abduction and killingof the 11-year-old Sarasota child.“I think the lessonsthat you learn inathletics apply wellto life; primarilypersistence.”having a felony on your record carriesthrough for the rest of your life.”The goal of the Court Intervention Programis to help these young people makechanges in their lives that will lead them tomake better decisions. First-time offenderswho complete the program can have theircharges dismissed. For others who havemultiple offenses on their record, the hopeis the program will help them turn theirlives around.Emotion wells up in Owens’ eyes andin his voice when he talks about the peoplewhose lives literally have been saved by thedrug court. One woman walked into Owens’courtroom in 1997 with a long list of10 felony convictions on her record, includingdrugs and prostitution.Brenda Owens-Philhower grew up inSarasota. She began using drugs at age 13.By the time she went before Owens at theage of 33, she was estranged from her familyand friends, addicted to crack cocaineand living behind a dumpster. She weighed87 pounds.“I was looking at a 10-year sentence,”recalls Owens-Philhower, who is no relationto the judge, though she now affectionatelyrefers to him as her long-lost uncle. “Ihad already been in prison once, and basicallyDrug Court was not supposed to takeme because I was already a convicted felonand had been to prison. But Judge Owens,he knew I was going to die.”Given one more chance to turn her lifearound, Owens-Philhower grabbed theopportunity with everything she had, becomingthe program’s first graduate. Shereturns to Owens’ court every year so thejudge can present her with a medallion tosignify her accomplishment. She eventuallyreceived a pardon from Gov. Jeb Bush,who posed for a photo with her that sits inOwens’ office.Owens-Philhower has gone on towork as counselor to help others get offdrugs, and this fall opened her own outpatientdrug and alcohol recovery programin Ocala called Recovery Road.She has been a featured speaker for TheFlorida Bar, the Guardian Ad Litem Programand Florida’s drug courts. She’sbeen recognized with Florida’s Points ofLight Award by both Gov. Bush and currentGov. Charlie Crist.She and Judge Owens share a specialrelationship. The judge presided overOwens-Philhower’s wedding vows. Heryoungest daughter, Elnora, 14, inspired bythe man who literally saved her mother’s life,wants to go on to law school, and her oldestdaughter, Dominique, 17, takes criminaljustice classes at night while in high school.He’s the first person she calls when her girlsbring home their report cards.“He cares about each individual,” Owens-Philhowersaid of the judge. “He believesthat addicts and alcoholics deserve asecond chance. Not a lot of judges care aboutus. Everything that I do in my life is becauseof Judge Owens. Me getting my own business,me buying my own home, me gettingFALL 2008 27

my new car…when I got my first new car hewas the first person I called…I’m crying. Icry when I talk about Andy.”Sitting in his chambers, Owens proudlypoints to the photos on the shelves of Owens-Philhowerand the other men and womenwho have successfully turned their livesaround in the Drug Court program.“That’s the driving force,” Owens said.“You see by saving a mother, you save afamily. I can’t tell you the number of successesthat we’ve had like that.”His own life would appear to any observerto be one long winning season.When his playing career at UF endedand Owens graduated with a bachelor’sdegree in finance, he wasn’t exactlysure what he wanted to do. He’d beenselected in the National Basketball Associationdraft, but as a seventh roundchoice, there was no guarantee hewould make the team and the moneywasn’t exactly great.Eschewing an uncertain futurein basketball, Owens decided to takeadvantage of a scholarship he’d beenoffered by the NCAA and immediately enteredlaw school at UF. But Owens, whohad always done well in school, wasn’t preparedfor the academic rigors of law school,and his grades in his first year suffered.“I think the lessons that you learn in athleticsapply well to life, and primarily persistence,”said Owens, who quickly got himselfback on track academically. “And I think ifyou’re willing to do the work and are persistent,you can achieve desired goals. Andthat’s just what I had to do was buckle downand start working. I was not gifted intellectually,so I had to spend some time and read andstudy and re-read and study some more.”Owens counts himself as fortunatethat both his parents were college graduates.His father, Doug Owens, graduatedfrom Georgia Tech and was an engineer.His mother, Dottie, graduated from AgnesScott. They instilled the importanceof education in their children, says Owens,whose sister, Elizabeth Kaplon, hasa doctorate in speech pathology, while hisbrother, Parker, is a certified public accountantin Tampa.“Education was pushed in our homefrom the time we were born,” Owens remembers.“You were always pushed thatyou were going to go to college, and evenbeyond the four-year degree.”Born in Atlanta, Owens’ moved as achild with his family to Tampa, where hisfather opened an auto parts business, OwensTire Company.That’s where Owens sports careerbegan, initially on the North SeminoleLittle League baseball fields, wherehis teammates on Lou Boyles’ Phillips66ers included two future judges,Stan Morris (JD 71), a longtime circuitjudge in Gainesville, and Bobby Simms,a circuit judge in Tampa who diedin 2004.“He believes thataddicts and alcoholicsdeserve a secondchance. Not a lot ofjudges care about us.Everything that I doin my life is because ofJudge Owens.”Owens turned his attention to basketballin the 7 th grade, when he led his team to thecity championship. After winning the titlegame, Owens invited his teammates to hishouse for a barbecue. It was there that hismom, much to her son’s initial embarrassment,challenged the boys to a pick-up basketballgame in the backyard.“Well, as it turned out, my mother beatall of us,” Owens recalls with a laugh. “Andshe had actually played college basketballfor Agnes Scott. She could really shoot, andshe had a two-handed shot, and none of uscould do that. That was kind of fun.”Owens distinguished himself as a prizedbasketball recruit at Hillsborough High ashe led his team to the state finals his lasttwo years. College programs from aroundthe country offered him a scholarship, andOwens narrowed his list to the traditionalpowerhouses North Carolina and Kentucky,along with the University of Florida, whichhad yet to really distinguish itself as a basketballprogram.Staying close to home, so his parentscould continue to watch him play, was a majorfactor in his choice to come to Gainesville.He looks back on it now as a great decisionthat would impact the rest of his life.Owens’ playing career at UF coincidedwith what was a golden era for college basketballin the state of Florida. While Owensand Neal Walk lit up the scoreboardsin Gainesville, Artis Gilmore was helpingturn Jacksonville University into a nationaltitle contender and Dave Cowens wasdominating the backboards at Florida StateUniversity.After graduating from UF Law, Owensbegan practicing law with a firmin Punta Gorda. The experience was areal eye opener for Owens, who recallshe had no clue what he was doing. Owensquickly learned the ropes under thementorship of former Judge ArchieOdom, mainly handling small criminalcases, and in 1977 moved withhis wife to Sarasota, where he begana civil trial practice representinginsurance companies with the lawfirm of Dickinson & Gibbons.Although he was often so nervouswith energy and anticipation beforebasketball games that he was sickto his stomach and could hardly eat,Owens enjoyed the competition involvedin playing sports, and battlinganother attorney in the courtroom broughtmany of those same feelings back.“I just switched courts,” he says.Along with that sense of competitioncame long hours of preparation, however,and something eventually had to give. Inthis case, it was Owens’ marriage. Followingthe split, he continued working allthe time. Luckily, it was then that Owenscaught a big break, a new circuit courtjudgeship had opened up in Sarasota, andfriends encouraged him to apply.Owens credits “some really outstandingpeople” who helped him and pushedhis application in front of Florida Gov.Bob Graham, and says it probably didn’thurt that both he and Graham went to UF.In fact, Owens feels his connections toUF have been the key to his success andthe reason he’s a circuit judge today.Although he’d made his living in thecourtroom for more than a decade, his appointmentto the circuit bench in 1983 allowedOwens to see things from a differentperspective. Those nervous feelingshe had known before basketball gamesand prior to big cases as an attorney retunedonce again as Owens prepared totake his seat behind the bench.“My stomach was just as upset, I wasjust as nervous that first day in court,” said28 UF LAW

Brenda Owens-Philhower with herdaughters Dominique Owens (17),left, Elnora Evans (14), and husbandDonald Philhower. Philhower-Owensis clean now and has opened her ownaddiction recovery program, RecoveryRoad Inc., in Ocala, Fla.Owens, who initially split his time betweenSarasota and Bradenton doing civil and divorcecases. “It’s still nerve-wracking. I stillget nervous when I go into court. And this istrue about every judge — you always want tomake the right decision. And I’m not going totell you that the right decision always makesyou feel good, because the law is not alwaysfair for every person in every instance. Butyou want to make the right decision. And ifyou can help someone you like it.”In a quarter century as a judge, Owenshas presided over some high profilecases, including death penalty cases,which he calls “such a horrible tragedyfor everyone involved that you will neverforget them.”Today, Owens feels the greatest satisfactionin helping others achieve victoriesin their lives. Though he has no childrenof his own, Owens recounts their storieslike a proud father.Owens beams when he talks of the morethan “20 clean babies that have been born in”the Court Intervention Program. He tells ofthe young man dressed in a suit and tie whorecently visited his office and was such a farcry from the “horrible heroin addict” he’dseen years earlier that Owens didn’t evenrecognize him. The man had since graduatedfrom college and now had a successfulcareer with a wife and children. At the program’srecent graduation, Owens marveledat the progress made by another man whohad been estranged from his family.“He struggled, and we had a hard time.It took him close to two years to get out ofthis year-long program, but he never quit,”Owens said. “And there he is with his kidsand his wife. So it’s very, very rewarding.I basically live for that.”Owens tells participants in the programthat everybody’s life is a series of problems,and encourages them to work withcounselors to find the self-discipline theyneed to make good decisions. The problemmany have is replicating the structure theyhave in the program once they leave it.Remarried several years ago, Owenscredits the support of his wife, Melissa,a third-grade teacher at Bay Haven ElementarySchool, along with a very strongfaith with helping him get through theemotional ups and downs that can comewith his job.“I’m not going to tell you that everynight I can close the door and go homeand shut it out because a lot of timesthere are a lot of cases that you’re sittingup late at night not only doing legal researchbut just wondering ‘did you makethe right decision, what is the right decision,’” Owens said. “But in general byapplying those principles you’re able toclose the door and realize that if you’regoing to be successful in the courtroomyou have to also be successful outsidethe courtroom. And you can only besuccessful outside the courtroom if youcan leave the courtroom in the courtroom.So as best you can you have to beable to do that.” ■FALL 2008 29

Weathering theStormBY SCOTT EMERSONFollow your feet on any sidewalk in any great American cityand you will eventually stumble into urban decay — blightedcityscapes of littered streets lined with neglected and boardeduphomes in neighborhoods surrounded by closed businesses.Many of these neighborhoods once were respectable, evengrand. Now, they are relegated to the poor and disenfranchised— dark streets most of us try to avoid.30 UF LAW

DAVID GRUNFELD/THE TIMES-PICAYUNEPerhaps no city stands out more vividlyas an example of this than New Orleans. Forcenturies considered the South’s most elegantand prosperous city, New Orleans had fallenon hard times by the time Hurricane Katrinaplowed through in 2005. Already adrift inurban blight before the storm, New Orleansfound herself choking on it afterwards.“Before joining NORA, ‘blight’ wasmerely a legal concept to me — somethingthat I recalled talking about in ProfessorHunt’s preservation law seminar, ProfessorPerea’s constitutional law class or professorsNicholas or Juergensmeyer’s land use classwhile studying eminent domain cases,” saidJohn T. Marshall (JD 97), a project managerfor the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority(NORA). “That perception changedwhen I joined NORA. New Orleans is a cityof almost incomparable historic beauty andcharm, but it has suffered from nearly a halfcenturyof population loss — and, as familieshave moved away or people have passedaway, increasing numbers of homes have becomeforgotten.”NORA, formerly called the CommunityImprovement Agency, was created by statelaw in 1968 to “eliminate and prevent thespread of slums and blight.” Its principallegal tool to accomplish this is acquisitionof abandoned and blighted properties usingeminent domain — a process called expropriation.Historically under-funded and politicallytroubled, NORA played only a minor role inNew Orleans’ early redevelopment plans, butin response to the vast devastation wroughtby hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, thecity government breathed new life into thetiny agency in early 2007. Money was infusedinto the organization, its governingboard was expanded and the state legislaturewas pressed by the city to pass laws increasingthe agency’s ability to assemble land.For Marshall, NORA’s expansion wouldcreate an opportunity to use his educationand legal skills to help the city in its redevelopmentefforts, but his career path to NORAisn’t one he anticipated. After graduatingfrom the Levin College of Law with honorsin 1997, he clerked with U.S. MagistrateJudge Elizabeth A. Jenkins (JD 76) of theU.S. District Court for the Middle Districtof Florida in Tampa, Fla. In 1999, Marshalljoined the Holland & Knight firm as an associatein its Tampa office, where he gainedexperience working with local governmentsand businesses on zoning and growth managementissues. He was promoted to partnerin 2006.In September of 2007, Marshall was oneof 25 mid-career professionals awarded aRockefeller Foundation Fellowship in conjunctionwith the University of Pennsylvania’sCenter for Urban Redevelopment Excellence(CUREx). As part of his fellowship,Marshall, along with two other fellows, wasselected to work for NORA, an agency thefoundation had identified as a Gulf Coast entitywhose work it wished to support. Marshall’sfellowship is funded through Marchof 2010.“Urban redevelopment work is fascinatingbecause it draws on so many differentdisciplines, like tax law, property law, constitutionallaw, land use and zoning law,” Marshallsaid. “There’s no question in my mindthat I would not have received the RockefellerFoundation fellowship and this opportunityto serve in New Orleans were it not formy professors at UF Law and my mentors atHolland & Knight, because they taught methat revitalizing cities presents many hiddenchallenges and obstacles beyond designing amore attractive streetscape.”AFTER THE STORMIn 2000, the U.S. Census reported 27,000abandoned properties in New Orleans. In theaftermath of Katrina that number balloonedto nearly 72,000 according to Greater NewOrleans Community Data Center estimates.Reasons vary for why properties in thecity were abandoned. For many, back taxesowed on the property amounted to more thanits market value. Others were abandoned afterhurricane storm damage. Still other properties,passed down through the generationswithout the benefit of formal deed transfers,are mired in convoluted questions of inheritancewhere many heirs — often the grandchildrenor great-grandchildren of a deceasedowner of record — may have a claim but nonehave maintained the property taxes. Theseabandoned properties pose serious health andsafety threats to New Orleans’ residents andcause property values to sink.Desperate to save itself from drowningin debt and squalor, the City of New Orleansexpanded use of eminent domain to seize andrehabilitate abandoned and blighted properties.The city’s goal was to wield its eminentdomain powers through NORA to clean upthe city, build new homes for its returningDiaspora and jump-start the city’s economicredevelopment by returning real estate tocommerce. Marshall joined NORA just as theagency ramped up its expropriation efforts.“The city saw that NORA would haveto play an important role in addressing thecity’s blight problem,” said Marshall. “Theconsensus among policymakers and localelected officials was that NORA’s expropriationpowers could serve as a critical tool tocombat urban blight and could dramaticallyincrease the number of public health andsafety expropriations.”Marshall added that before NORA expropriatesa property, the agency first offersto purchase the property from the owner ofrecord for its appraised value. This involvesproviding the last known owner, or the owner’sheirs, with notice of NORA’s intent totake the property.“The process also includes filing a civilaction in the state’s trial courts and, ultimately,trying the case before the court,” Marshallsaid. “The interests of the owners and potentialheirs are represented at trial by a courtappointedattorney or ‘curator.’ ”John T. Marshall(right) speaks withGentilly-PontchartrainNeighborhood Associationmembers EmanuelEsteves Jr. (center) andVictor Gordon (left) infront of the GentillyWoods Shopping Centerin March, 2008.FALL 2008 31

If an agreement with the owner or heirsis not reached, expropriated properties navigatethe legal channels and enter NORA’sproperty pipeline for redevelopment or rehabilitation.Once title is obtained, the propertyis then offered for sale to adjacent propertyowners in accordance to the Lot Next DoorOrdinance. Passed in 2007, this ordinanceaims to stabilize and improve neighborhoodscomprised of blighted lots and structures. Ifa neighbor does not purchase the property,NORA works with the community to craftredevelopment proposals.“Based on ongoing meetings with neighborhoodleadership, NORA works with thecommunity to craft a request for proposals(RFPs) for rehabilitation and redevelopmentfor neighborhood properties,” Marshall said.“This RFP is published in the Times-Picayuneand transmitted to a database of neighborhoodleaders, interested individuals, andnon-profit and for-profit developers.”In February 2008, Marshall helped recruita team of 12 outside lawyers he now manages.These attorneys are pursuing expropriationof more than 850 blighted or abandonedproperties in the city, and each case will takeroughly six to eight months to proceed totrial from the time of filing. Using eminentdomain, NORA has or will soon obtain titlesto more than 250 blighted properties. Theseproperties have recently been packaged intoseven different neighborhood RFPs and putout for bid by small entrepreneurs, for-profitdevelopers, and non-profit developers. Oncethe new owners take title, they have ninemonths to eliminate health and safety codeviolations and begin redevelopment or rehabilitation.As part of the overall recovery scheme,NORA and the city developed recovery targetzones — areas where the city would focususe of federal disaster funds. With one of thehighest percentages of abandoned propertiesin New Orleans, Pontchartrain Park, featuringone of the city’s most distinctive parksand a loyal group of longtime residents, becamea strategic area of focus for NORA’sredevelopment efforts.Developed in 1954, Pontchartrain Parkwas one of the first areas in New Orleans designedto provide homeownership to middleandupper-income African-Americans. Thismodel community near the shores of LakePontchartrain was built around a city-ownedpark and golf-course designed by JosephM. Bartholomew Sr., a nationally-knownAfrican-American golf course designer. Asfamilies began to move into the community,churches, businesses and schools thrived,including Mary Dora Coghill ElementarySchool, Southern University and Dillard University.In the 1970s, like many U.S. neighborhoods,the community saw significantresidential turnover. Now, after catastrophicdamage caused by Katrina and its flood waters,the community is largely abandoned.“Before Hurricane Katrina, PontchartrainPark was a very nice neighborhoodwhere kids could safely play in its hugepark,” said Laurie Watt, president of GentillyCivic Improvement Association, a coalitionof 19 neighborhood groups that advocatesfor rehabilitation and redevelopment of theirstorm-ravaged neighborhoods. “There was agolf course and a recently opened senior center.It was family-oriented with a lot of olderfolks who were the original homeowners.But today, the community suffers from the‘jack-o-lantern effect.’ ”“Louisiana votersjumped on the anti-Kelobandwagon by passingtwo ballot initiatives that...placed restrictions on theresale of property...”“This is where a nice rebuilt home is nextdoor to a lot with 8-foot weeds growing nextto a dilapidated house, next to another lot ofweeds. It’s just like teeth carved in a jack-olantern,except this goes on for blocks,” Wattexplained.According to the U.S. Census Bureau,the population of Orleans Parrish in 2005was 453,726. In 2007, the population hadplummeted to 239,124. Using postal recordsto measure recovery, the Greater New OrleansCommunity Data Center determinedthe number of households in PontchartrainPark dropped from 1,025 in 2005 to 389 in2008.As NORA’s community liaison, Marshallconsults regularly with community leaderslike Watt to learn the community’s wishes inregard to redevelopment.“John Marshall has been the voice ofNORA,” Watt said. “He has fielded thousandsof questions during community meetings andprovided information resources for countlessaction committees. He and his organizationhave done a great job in our community.”Watt added that while there are otheragencies and ongoing efforts addressing abandonedproperty, NORA has consistently beenthere to provide information to action groupsabout current programs and how they work.TROUBLED WATERSDespite NORA’s success rehabilitating abandonedproperties in New Orleans using thestrategy of expropriation, eminent domain inthe State of Louisiana has caused a politicalpart-in-the-water.At the center of this legal storm was the2005 U. S. Supreme Court ruling in Kelo v.City of New London, in which the court decidedlocal government could use eminentdomain to take private property for the solepurpose of economic development.“The decision created a sort of ‘stormsurge’ of public backlash,” said Marshall.“Immediately, people became frightened thatthe court’s decision would mean that theirlocal government could take their well-kepthome if the government articulated an economicdevelopment purpose for the expropriationor taking of property.”In the wake of nationwide outrage followingthe Kelo decision, lawmakers rushedto draft amendments restricting the use ofeminent domain. According to the NationalConference of State Legislatures, 39 statessuccessfully passed measures restrictinggovernment’s ability to seize private landfollowing the Kelo decision.Swept up in this tide of public disapprovalof the Kelo court’s holding, Louisiana votersenacted two constitutional amendments thateliminated the possibility that a local governmentcould use eminent domain to achieveeconomic development. The amendmentsalso had the potential to be interpreted ascircumscribing government’s use of eminentdomain to eliminate threats to public healthand safety — a basic governmental powerlong accepted.“Louisiana voters jumped on the anti-Kelo bandwagon by passing two ballot initiativesthat provided a detailed definitionof ‘public purpose’ and placed restrictionson the resale of property that the state hadpreviously expropriated,” said Michael AllanWolf, a UF professor of law and chapterauthor of “Hysteria versus History: PublicUse in the Public Eye,” in a book entitled,Private Property, Community Development,and Eminent Domain.“It seemed as if politicians and activiststhroughout the nation felt the need torespond to the anti-Kelo sentiment, to takeadvantage of that sentiment to achievetheir preexisting goal of placing restraintson government acquisition and regulationfor real property, or both,” said Wolf whoholds the UF Levin College of Law RichardE. Nelson Chair in Local Government.The first measure passed by Louisiana voters32 UF LAW

Homes in the Pontchartrain Parkneighborhood were flooded to theireaves following Katrina when thelevies of bordering canals werebreached. Now about two-thirds ofthe homes are unoccupied.was Amendment 5. It provided that an acceptable“public purpose” for expropriationis the “removal of a threat to public health orsafety caused by the existing use or disuse ofthe property.” However, the amendment alsostates “property shall not be taken or damagedby the state or its political subdivisionsfor the predominate use by any private personor entity or for the transfer of ownershipto any private person or entity.”This provision seemed to challengeNORA’s strategy of taking blighted privateproperty and transferring it to another privateentity, such as Habitat for Humanity, andwas in stark contrast to the verdict handeddown in Kelo v. City of New London. In theKelo decision, Associate Justice John PaulStevens, writing for the majority, said NewLondon could pursue private developmentunder the Fifth Amendment, which allowsgovernments to take private property if theland is for public use.“Promoting economic development is atraditional and long accepted governmentalfunction, and there is no principled way ofdistinguishing it from the other public purposesthe Court has recognized,” Stevenswrote, adding that local officials are better positionedthan federal judges to decide what’sbest for the community. Moreover, both themajority opinion and the dissent in Kelo fullyembraced the use of eminent domain — andthe transfer of expropriated property to thirdparties — when the taking eliminates some“harmful property use.”Amendment 6 arguably undermines theability of governments to transfer expropriatedproperty to a third party. The combinedforce of the two amendments seems to be amandate that seized property must be heldfor 30 years by the seizing authority beforeit can be transferred to a third party, and thatseized property must be first offered for saleat fair market value to the owner, or the owner’sheirs, from which it was seized. Thesecould negate the city’s incentive to expropriateblighted properties and seem to gut itsstrategy of using expropriation to eliminatethreats to public health and safety.However, Marshall said NORA doesn’tbelieve the 2006 constitutional amendmentsprevent it from using its statutory power toexpropriate properties as a means to eliminatethreats to “public health and safety.”“The primary purpose of NORA’s expropriationof blighted property is not to transferthe property to a third-party,” said Marshal.“It is to accomplish removal of a proventhreat to public health or safety.”To force examination of the constitutionalityof the amendments, NORA quietlysought an appropriate suit to make its case.The suit found the agency first.KATHY ANDERSON/THE TIMES-PICAYUNEBURGESS V. NORAIn 1997, the City of New Orleans demolishedan abandoned building on two lots owned byJoseph Burgess. At the time of demolition,Burgess owed years of back taxes and finesfor health and code violations. Burgess —believed to be deceased — is survived byheirs who could inherit any profits from thesale of the lots.In 2007, Burgess, represented by a courtappointedcurator, sued NORA on the groundsthat Amendment 6 prevents the agency fromtransferring the property to Habitat for Humanityand makes it mandatory for NORA tooffer to sell the property back to Burgess.“Since 1994, NORA has expropriatedthousands of blighted properties and hasnever been accused of abusing its statutoryexpropriation authority,” Marshall said.“This lawsuit represented a direct challengeto NORA’s critical power to return thousandsof dilapidated and blighted properties tocommerce by taking property and conveyingthe land to private persons and entities whoagree to remediate the properties’ blightedconditions.”In May 2008, the case went before JudgeMadeline Landrieu in civil district court. Inher decision she wrote it would be “nonsensical”to offer expropriated property back tothe person responsible for the blight.“The court finds that the amendmentspassed in 2006 do not preclude the city fromexpropriating properties that are blighted inthe context in which the city has historicallyacted, so the exception to the constitutionalityis overruled,” concluded Judge Landrieu.Marshall joined a team of legal experts representingNORA in this landmark case thatincluded Chris Gobert, one of Louisiana’stop expropriation attorneys, Frank Alexander,former dean and professor at EmoryUniversity School of Law and John Costonis,professor and former chancellor of LouisianaState University. The Burgess case isnow on appeal to Louisiana’s intermediateappellate court. A brief on behalf of Burgesswas filed in October, and NORA filed a responsesoon after.ROUGH WATERS AHEAD?Today, NORA’s quest to turn the tide onurban decay continues despite voter rejectionof an amendment on the Nov. 4 ballotthat would have clarified the meaning of thetroublesome Amendment 6. The law remainsthat expropriated properties must be held for30 years before being sold to a third party.Now, all eyes are fixed on the appellatecourt. If the Burgess family prevails in theappellate and Louisiana Supreme courts,the result will be a significant setback forNew Orleans’ efforts to use eminent domainto resuscitate dozens of neighborhoodscrippled by neglected and abandoned properties.But, the determination of the peopleof New Orleans to rebuild despite these politicalwoes is a testament to their resolve.“Spending evenings and weekend days withthe residents in their homes, church halls,schools and community centers has beentransformative for me,” Marshall said. “Thepeople who have returned to New Orleansfollowing the storm are the most informedand resilient citizens I’ve ever encountered.”Marshall is certain they will find a wayto weather the storm. ■FALL 2008 33

Legal Technology101Electronic Practice Management and E-DiscoveryRevolutionize the Modern Practice of Law.34 UF LAW

PART I:Making the case forelectronic practicemanagementBY ADRIANNA C. RODRIGUEZFor those attorneys whohave trouble programmingtheir VCRs — andyou know who you are— mastering technologyto install case and practicemanagement systems intheir law practices might seem like the impossibledream. The good news is that caseand practice management systems result inmore efficient use of attorney and staff timeand a boost in productivity, resulting in significantsavings to the firm that is a dreamcome true.The right case and practice managementsystems can help a firm’s attorneysand staff streamline both administrative, or“back office,” and professional, or “frontoffice” operations, such as case management,software for substantive areas of law,docketing and calendaring, document assembly,litigation support and research.“With a case management system, thisis really putting technology in the hands ofthe lawyers,” said Andrew Z. Adkins III,director of the Legal Technology Institute.Adkins has been working with case andpractice management systems for morethan 20 years.Practice management combines casemanagement and other front office tasks,and back office tasks into one system.Firms conduct back office and front officetasks every day, but there is usually anoverlap in record keeping which results induplication of effort. Practice managementsystems allow for all those individual tasksto be stored in a central database, resultingin one-time data entry.Once data is entered, the central databaseallows for increased efficiency, productivityand effectiveness within a firm’sstaff and attorneys, in part because multipleusers can access the data simultaneouslyto quickly find information throughsearch functions.One of the challenges for firms establishingcase and practice management systemsis in identifying which of the multiplepractice management systems will work forthe entire firm and its individual attorneys.“The ways in which lawyers practicelaw are different. Even lawyers who practicethe same type of law, or lawyers in thesame firm, don’t do it the same way,” Adkinssaid. “Technology tends to standardizethe way we do things; for instance time andbilling is cut and dry, but you can’t reallystandardize the way that you practice lawand I think that’s one of the things holdingpeople back.”Through the Legal Technology Institute,Adkins travels to firms around the countryas a consultant. To date, the institute hasworked with more than 300 law firms, lawdepartments, courts and law schools.As a consultant, Adkins recommendsfirms implement case and practice managementsystems in three phases. First, theinterview phase where the firm’s needs areidentified and compiled into a report. Thisis followed by the implementation phasewhere the software and hardware necessaryto establish the systems are put in place.Finally, the follow-up phase consisting oftraining and testing is completed.“Part of my job as a consultant is toeducate them as to what’s available,” Adkinssaid. “[The practice management systems]all basically do the same thing… .It’s the really nitpicky stuff that has to bediscussed.”While the set-up and implementationmight be time consuming, the benefits ofinstalling a system that addresses the specificneeds of the firm, its attorneys andsupport staff pays off in the form of “operatingefficiency,” increased efficiency andproductivity.In a presentation, “Turning CHAOSinto Cases,” Adkins estimated that implementingpractice management systemscould save each attorney in a firm 15 minutesper day. At $300 per hour, an additional15 minutes per day could translate into$375 per week, or $1,500 per month for atotal of $18,000 per year in increased billabletime.While case and practice managementsystems have come a long way, they stillhave a ways to go, according to Adkins.He estimates between 35 to 40 percentof law firms around the country use a caseor practice management system. He expectsadoption of case and practice managementsystems to peak at about 60 percent withinthe next five to seven years.Adkins has dubbed the latest in case andpractice management systems as the “fourthgeneration.” This newest technology has theadded capability of managing workflow bycreating a sort of checklist that automaticallyroutes items, tasks, documents, eventsand alerts to people based on their role inAndy Adkins (left) and LarryMarraffino co-teach LawPractice Management. Theclass is designed to teachupper-level law students theins and outs of practicinglaw, from time and billingto case and practicemanagement systems.FALL 2008 35

case or matter. This is especially helpfulin streamlining operations such as openingnew matters and conflict checking.“If you think of this process as a lot ofpaper, that’s a lot of time in trying to trackthat information,” Adkins said. “If you cando everything on a computer, then you getrid of the paper, and theworkflow system createsa checklist for thesoftware to automaticallyroute necessary informationto the appropriatedepartments.”Another challenge inthe adoption of case andpractice management technology is lack ofexperience with the software. The key, Adkinssaid, is to reach law students early.To this end, the University of Floridais one of fewer than a dozen law schoolsaround the country that teaches a classon law practice management, which includeslessons on case and practice managementsystems.The class focuses on teaching studentsboth the technological and logistical aspectsof practice management. It has beenco-taught by Adkins and Gainesville-areaattorney Lawrence J. Marraffino (JD 84)since the early 2000s.“It gets the students ready for the realpractice of law coming out of school,” saidMarraffino, who volunteers his time to teachthe class. “I do it because I think it’s importantfor the students.”The class doesn’t teach students howto litigate, but rather prepares them for thetransition from the academic to the professionalworld. It blends practice management,the daily ins and outs of billing andcase management, as well as record keeping,time management and marketing.Adkins teaches the technological side ofpractice and case management while Marraffinoinstructs students on handling differenttypes of clients and litigation, as wellas accessing resources, joining professionalorganizations and getting a practice started.By the end, students develop a practicemanagement business plan as well asthe first part of filings in a practical problemin areas anywhere from estates andtrust to bankruptcy.“This is one of the joys of teaching thisclass,” Adkins said. “It’s just so cool.”Most importantly, the students presentAdkins and Marraffino with an invoice“A small firm hasgot to find a wayto do more withless and be moreproductive andefficient.”at the end of the semester. The invoicemust be formatted to include date, clientmatter, description, and bills the professorsfor the amount of time spent in class,sending e-mails, attending meetings,working on the project and studying.While the students set their own rates,the mock bills remainoutstanding.“It’s really an eyeopener for them,”said Adkins of thestudents who havenever billed attorneyfees before. “Mostof these kids haveworked for $10 an hour and here they arecharging $200, $300, $400 an hour.”Marraffino is no stranger to technology.The solo practitioner has built hisGainesville personal injury and civil litigationpractice around technology.“The whole reason I started my ownpractice was an excuse to buy a computer,”said Marraffino jokingly rememberingthe monochromatic monitor anddaisywheel printer he purchased whenopening his first practice over 22 yearsago. “I love technology.”The computer and printer was hislargest start-up investment, he said.In his practice, Marraffino uses AbacusLawfor practice management andBest Case bankruptcy software. Amongthe advantages of the software, Marraffinocites its ability to automate hisresearch and filings.In addition, Marraffino has installedremote log-on technology so he can accesshis office computer and networkfrom anywhere. Such technology evenallowed him to complete an emergencyfiling for a bankruptcy case from an ItalianInternet café while on vacation.He has also automated his messagingservice and Dictaphone and is alsolooking into adding Voice Over InternetProtocol.Marraffino’s goal is to have a near-paperlessoffice within the next year. Amongthe advantages of a paperless office, hecites ease of document management andaccess. Marraffino’s personal injury practiceproduces volumes of paper records,such as medical records, which he currentlyhas to haul to the court for trial.“If I were paperless all I’d have to dois bring my PC to court,” he said.Florida-based company InTouchLegal specializes in legal office technology.When identifying the needs ofher clients, InTouch Legal PresidentDebbie Foster said she often encounterslawyers with the misconception that themanagement system is only for the useof their assistants.She makes it clear that for managementsoftware to be effective, all membersof a firm must be committed to dedicatingthe time and resources to makingit work for their firm, Foster said. Inaddition, because of the time investmentrequired up front to learn the new system,many don’t take full advantage ofsystems they have implemented.“We are just all busy and the thoughtof putting the brakes on to think aboutchange and implementing new softwareis just not an easy place to get to,”Foster said.Foster has seen an increase in smalland mid-sized firms implementing caseand practice management systems andthinks it will continue. She estimatedthe cost for a firm of implementing managementsoftware ranges between $800and $1,500 per person.For small and mid-sized firms, Fostersaid the leading practice managementsoftware her company installedwas Amicus Attorney and Time Mattersby LexisNexis.“A small firm has got to find a wayto do more with less and be more productiveand efficient and there is noother single investment that they canmake that will help them achieve that,”Foster said. “It’s the most bang for yourbuck when you’re looking for a wayto streamline.”Both Foster and Adkins agree it’s thenew generation of lawyers just comingout of school, those who have lived lifein Outlook, that will make the biggestpush towards adopting practice managementsystems.“Technology is always changing andthe new generations of lawyers that arecoming who grew up with technologyare starting to demand the use of technology,”Adkins said. “They are the onesthat are pushing buttons in law firmstoday. The newer crop coming in whogrew up with multitasking, cell phoneand laptops. They are not the traditionallawyers.” ■36 UF LAW

PART II:Discoveringe-discoveryBY IAN FISHERIf Abraham Lincoln were to stepinto the offices of a modern lawfirm, chances are good he’d encountera familiar sight — youngassociates poring over reams oflegal papers.“We’ve been graduating peopleout of law school who are prepared topractice law in the 19th century,” said notede-discovery writer Ralph Losey, a shareholderat Akerman Senterfitt. “They’re preparedto work with Abe Lincoln, who had apartner and an associate. They went throughpapers, and they went to a trial courtroom.”Losey said technology is driving electronicdiscovery into the most rapidlyevolvingfield in the legal profession, butlaw schools and lawyers are behind thecurve in adapting. In general, law studentsare still trained to review a limited numberof documents and build a case around whatis given to them. That doesn’t bode wellfor efficient management of today’s cases,which can have millions of electronic documentsin a variety of formats that must bereviewed, Losey said.“You’re not trained to deal with 5 milliondocuments. Cases now — with just 10witnesses in a corporation — they’re goingto have millions of documents,” Losey said.“You cannot look at each document. That’sthe real world; it’s not the Abe Lincoln worldof just having a few paper documents.”Losey was one of a distinguished panelof experts who addressed the emerging importanceof electronic discovery during an“E-Discovery Evening” held Oct. 28 at UFwhich was co-sponsored by The SedonaConference ® and the Levin College of Law.“The Levin College of Law is one ofthe first law schools in the nation to offer acourse in what is being called ‘e-discovery,’”said Robert Jerry, dean and Levin Mabie andLevin professor of law. “We’re very pleasedthat, thanks to Adjunct Professor Bill Hamilton,we are also now the first to co-sponsora conference on the topic with the very wellrespectedSedona Conference.”Hamilton, a Holland & Knight e-discoveryexpert who organized the event, teachesan e-discovery class — one of the first in thecountry — at the Levin College of Law.Ralph Losey (right),e-discovery author, joinedProfessor Bill Hamilton(left) in his e-discoveryclass Oct. 28.E-Discovery=$13.5 millionin billings foroutside counselin one case alone.“The University of Florida should bevery excited about its leadership in thisarea,” said Hamilton, who serves as cochairof Holland & Knight’s e-discoveryteam. “Other law schools have got to stepup to the plate and teach electronic discoverybecause it’s a critical skill out there thatjudges are looking for. It’s almost a survivalskill at this point. That’s why The SedonaConference ® has come here in recognitionof Florida’s leadership in the e-discoveryeducation world for students.”E-Discovery Evening panelist PatrickOot, Verizon’s director of electronic discoveryand senior counsel,gave the example ofVerizon buying out MCIto illustrate how complicatedand expensive e-discoveryissues can be. Duringthe legal preparationfor the buy-out, more than2.4 million documents — 1.3 terabytesof data — were reviewed. This required115 attorneys at one firm doing privilegereview and 110 attorneys at another firmdoing timeline review. It took four monthswith attorneys working every day for 16hours a day to finish the review, Oot said,resulting in legal billings of $13.5 millionfor outside counsel alone.Oot recently read an article indicatingonly about 200 lawyers nationwide handlee-discovery issues well. Oot said thatnumber needs to grow quickly and thatadvances in technology will streamlineelectronic discovery in the future.“As our general counsel put it whenwe first started this [e-discovery] group,he said, ‘This is the only practice withinthe company that I actually see growing,’” Oot said. “Federal regulatory, litigation,antitrust, intellectual property — he seesthose groups shrinking where we’re hiringpeople all the time.”With the e-discovery field growing sorapidly, The Sedona Conference ® has beenat the forefront of establishing best practicesin the field. One aspect of e-discoveryThe Sedona Conference ® emphasizesis cooperation with opposing counsel ondiscovery issues.“You want to be adversarial, obviously,but at the same time, I don’t thinkyou want to be adversarial on the issuespertaining to what information is available,”said Joseph P. Guglielmo, a plaintiffe-discovery expert for Whaley, Drake& Kallas.Ken Withers, a distinguished e-discoverywriter with The Sedona Conference ® ,moderated the event. Withers said twoevents have heightenedthe importance of e-discovery.The first of thesewere the amendmentsin 1983 and 1993 to theFederal Rules of CivilProcedure to facilitategreater discovery. Theother driving factor in growing influenceof e-discovery is the desktop PC and theexponential increase and ease in accessinginformation the PC makes possible.“Discovery went from being a meansto an end — getting to trial — to being theend in and of itself,” he said. “The numberof cases that actually go to trial decreased,and it’s now less than 3 percent of all casesfiled… . The stakes of discovery werethereby raised.”All E-Discovery Evening speakersagreed that this is the future of discoveryand students should try to learn about it.“Be smart, look at where the futureis, look at the trend,” Losey said. “Thisis where the opportunity lies. Take thesecourses on e-discovery; learn about it. Nobodyelse in the firms you go to is going toknow anything about it, trust me… Thereare a few firms, but there are very few, sothis is a time of opportunity. You’ve got tostudy this stuff.”For more information about e-discoveryand The Sedona Conference ® , visit www.law.ufl.edu/news/events/ediscovery/. ■FALL 2008 37

Raisingthe BarJay White represents the state’s legalprofession as president of The Florida Bar.BY ADRIANNA C. RODRIGUEZVirtually overnight,John “Jay” G. WhiteIII’s (JD 83) clientbase swelled intothe thousands. WhenWhite took office asthe 60 th president of The Florida Bar, hetook on representation for the estimated85,000 members of The Florida Bar.And, as White points out, that numbergrows with every bar examinationadministered.“Jay is truly a lawyer’s lawyer, havingrepresented many lawyers and firmsin his outstanding career,” said GeraldF. Richman, president of the RichmanGreer, P.A., firm. “It is very fitting thathis ‘clients’ will now include the 85,000members of The Florida Bar.”White, a shareholder, director andpartner at Richman Greer, is the fifth attorneyfrom the firm to serve as presidentof The Florida Bar in nearly half acentury. He has been with the firm forseven years practicing commercial andcomplex business litigation, personal injury,wrongful death, professional malpracticelitigation, class actions and officerand director representation.“As a double Gator (BS 62, JD 64), Iam very proud of Jay White,” Richmansaid.White takes office as statewide budgetcuts put a crunch on the judiciary. Heis especially concerned about the morethan 10 percent budget cuts to the courts,38 UF LAW

which could force delays throughout thejudicial system.As president, White has begunlooking into alternative solutions. Hehopes to resolve the problem beforeleaving office.“We need to find an adequate,permanent funding source for thejudiciary,” he said.In addition to addressing the budgetcuts, during his tenure, White will alsofocus on improving diversity in the legalPHOTO BY MARK WALLHEISERprofession and increasing mentorshipopportunities for young attorneys.He stressed the importance of TheFlorida Bar and all of its committees, aswell as all those committees not underThe Florida Bar, reflecting the makeup ofthe bar’s population and providing broadrepresentation for all its members.Among the first steps towards thediversity goal is ensuring all members ofthe bar are aware when openings occur inthe judicial system and apply for them.This includes alerting members of themore than 150 voluntary specialty barsand local bars across the state, such asbar associations for women and minorityattorneys, by e-mail when positionsbecome available.Another important step is havingsenior members of the bar call andencourage younger members andminority members of the bar to getinvolved and to apply for openings.Improving diversity requires youngattorneys get involved with The FloridaBar and voluntary specialty bars earlyon in their careers.“The earlier you get involved theearlier you can build your reputation,”White said.One way White has identified to helpget young lawyers involved in the barfrom the beginning of their careers isthrough mentorship programs.A committee is in the process oflooking into structuring a mentorshipprogram for students and first- andsecond-year attorneys, White said.Some law schools are also participatingin the process of developing mentorshipprograms. For White, the earlierstudents and young attorneys becomeinvolved in mentorship and attorneygroups the better.“It is important we teach youngattorneys that if you are professional,civil, honest and have a good moralcompass, those things are far moreimportant that winning cases,” Whitesaid. “Don’t get me wrong, winningcases is important, but not at the extentof being unprofessional.”White’s commitment to mentorshipstems from dedicated mentors he had“It is importantwe teach youngattorneys that if youare professional, civil,honest and have agood moral compass,those things are farmore important thanwinning cases.”as a young professional. Among them,he mentioned UF graduate Robert V.Romani (JD 73) and retired attorney EdCampbell.“I had wonderful mentors as a younglawyer, not only did they teach me thesubstance of law, but how we should beprofessional and civil in our practice,”White said.White began learning those lessonsduring his time as a student at theUniversity of Florida. He graduated in1980 with an undergraduate degree inpolitical science.“I feel like I got a wonderful educationand had a lot of fun doing it,” he said ofhis time at UF.As a law student, White receivedthe American Jurisprudence Award inAdministrative Law. During his time atUF, White was a member of Phi BetaKappa Honor Society, Phi Kappa PhiHonor Society, Phi Delta Phi LegalSociety and Sigma Alpha Epsilonfraternity.Almost 25 years after finishinghis studies at UF, White takes on thechallenge of leading The Florida Bar.One of his many priorities during histenure, mentorship of young attorneys,stems from his experiences as a studentand young attorney.“It is really important that we teachyoung lawyers and law students what isappropriate and what is not appropriate,”White said. “The most important messageis that you can be professional andcivil and still be a great lawyer and agreat advocate.” ■FALL 2008 39

Move over Judge JudyJudge Karenis in The House!Karen Mills-Francis is the star of a new daytimecourtroom reality show, “Judge Karen.”BY IAN FISHERAfter a chance encounterin a parking garage inMiami, Judge KarenMills-Francis (JD87) had an idea forher next career step.Mills-Francis was a county judgefor Miami-Dade County when she raninto her colleague, Circuit Judge DavidYoung, in the spring of 2007. Young hadjust been hired for his own TV show,which is now in its second season.“I saw him in the garage parking lotand I congratulated him, and I said, ‘Iwonder why nobody has ever contactedme about a court show,’ ” Mills-Francissaid. “About two weeks later, I got acall from someone from Sony PicturesTelevision asking if I would be willingto come to New York to audition for ashow. I did, and here I am today.”After a recommendation to Sonyfrom Young, Mills-Francis is now TV’s“Judge Karen,” which began airing onSept. 8 in syndication. To differentiateher program from others in the saturatedcourt-TV show market, Mill-Francismade a few innovative additions. Forexample, she is the only TV judge whoallows the litigants in her courtroom todirect and cross examine their witnesses,which often turns contentious.Further, her courtroom has a witnessstand and the witnesses are sequesteredduring other testimony. This is morerepresentative of a real courtroom, whilethe other court TV shows often have thewitnesses standing with the litigantsthrough the whole trial.“When I agreed to do this show, itwas important to me that it be court andthen entertaining,” Mills-Francis said.The show also includes an “AskJudge Karen” segment at the end of eachepisode. Viewers send in videotapedlegal questions, and Mills-Francisresearches their questions and answersthem on-air.Mills-Francis is satisfied with how theshow has developed, and it is doing well inthe ratings, she said.“It’s kind of hard to be objective, becauseit is me on TV,” she said. “Of courseI’m going to say ‘Oh it’s a wonderful show,because I did a great job.’ But then, othershave to say that, and I guess they have spokenbecause we have very good ratings.”According to Sony, the show is one ofthe highest rated shows in Miami.Mills-Francis was born and raised inMiami, which some might call the TVjudge capitol of the world. Five of thejudges on TV came from Miami, Mills-Francis said.Before stepping down from thebench in April to begin working on herprogram, Mills-Francis was a countyjudge in Miami. She won an election in2000 against a 24-year incumbent judge.Campaigning gave her a new sense ofher community, she said.Mills-Francis handled domestic violence,criminal traffic and general misdemeanorcases as a judge.Prior to becoming a judge, Mills-Francis served as a traffic magistrate fortwo years in Miami. She also worked asa public defender and as a private defenseattorney after law school. Whileworking as a public defender in thejuvenile division, she began to notice40 UF LAW

some big problems with the juvenilejustice system.“I was shocked when I went to juvenilecourt at the number of children whowere sleeping on floors at the juveniledetention center because they had noparent that would come and get them,”Mills-Francis said. “People talk aboutthe problems and the conditions in adultprisons, but nobody talks about whatgoes on with these juveniles. It’s worsethan adult prisons.”At one point, Mills-Francis became afoster parent just so she could take a troubledchild home with her. She continues tobe very active in children’s issues, but Mills-Francis knew she wanted to do criminal“People talk aboutthe problems andthe conditions in adultprisons, but nobodytalks about whatgoes on withthese juveniles.”work after taking a trial advocacy class atthe UF College of Law.“I took trial advocacy, and in trial advocacy,you have to argue both sides in frontof a jury,” she said. “They give you a mockcase, you try the case as a prosecutor, andthen you turn around and try the case as adefense attorney. I won on both sides, andI got such a thrill out of being in trial that Iknew that it was what I needed to do.”Although TV judges didn’t exist whenMills-Francis was in law school, she drawson her real-life courtroom experience to decidecases on her show.“A friend of mine said to me yesterdaythat I’m real,” Mills-Francis said.“R-E-A-L. The person you see on TVis the same person you’d see when youwalked into a courtroom in Miami. I amno different from that person. I haven’tchanged anything. My clothes, I wore thesame robe as a judge, the jewelry, the hair,things I say, my personality — it’s who Iam; I’m not putting on a show.” ■FALL 2008 41

PARTNERS“It is hopedthis lectureseries willmotivate taxstudents toconsider taxpolicy whenstructuringtransactionsTax policy lecture series establishedExamining modern taxpolicy and how its implementationaffects theeconomy and people’s lives isthe purpose of the newly endowedEllen Bellet GelbergTax Policy Lecture Series establishedat the University ofFlorida Levin College of Law.Gelberg, a 1977 graduate ofthe college’s Graduate Tax Program,has pledged $500,000from the Stein Gelberg Foundationto the college’s LL.M TaxPrograms Endowment Fund.“Practicing tax attorneysspend little to no time thinkingabout the policy behind thetax code. In fact, most of thetime the tax code dictates howyou structure a transaction,that is, the tax tail wags thedog,” said Gelberg, a practicingtax attorney and partner inthe Miami law firm LamontNeiman Interian Bellet P.A. “Itis hoped this lecture series willmotivate tax students to considertax policy as a career optionworking to influence and changetax policy in the public sector— because the government’stax policy affects us all.”Her desire to give backto the college led Gelbergto establish the Ellen BelletGelberg Tax Policy LectureSeries, which willbring a prestigious lecturer tothe college every year tospeak on tax policy topicsto students and faculty.Her pledge of $500,000will become eligible for50 percent state matchingdollars through the state’sMajor Gifts Trust Fund Program,which would increase theendowment to $750,000.“Ellen’s exemplary gift willbenefit our graduate tax studentsin perpetuity,” said Dennis A.Calfee, UF professor of law andalumni research scholar.Dean Patrick honored by scholarshipAssistant Dean Michael Patrick, left, thanks alumnus Frank Goldsteinduring the Mike Patrick Scholarship presentation, which took place Oct. 24following UF’s Homecoming Parade.Assistant Dean of AdmissionsMichael Patrick was honoredOct. 24 with a scholarshipendowed in his name. FrankGoldstein (JD 93) of The GoldsteinLaw Group donated $40,000towards scholarships for UF LevinCollege of Law students in Patrick’sname. The fund will be known as TheGoldstein Law Group Endowment inHonor of University of Florida Collegeof Law Dean Michael Patrick.Goldstein, a double Gator,practices in South Florida wherehe established The Goldstein LawGroup. He focuses on the civilprosecution of insurance fraudclaims and the defense of insuranceand corporate related matters.The scholarship recipients willbe chosen by the dean and/or lawschool fi nancial aid/scholarshipcommittee. Third-year law studentsin fi nancial need with an LSATscore of 159 or higher are eligibleto receive the scholarship, andmust submit a 100-word essay.—Ian Fisher42 UF LAW

Florida TomorrowThe Campaign for the University of Florida Levin College of Law UpdateNearly every aspect of society relieson the rule of law — and the decisionsand counsel of generations ofthose who have studied it. The importanceof legal education to the vitality of the ruleof law cannot be overstated. That is whywe are so proud of the generous supportof our alumni and friends that has helpedUF Law pass the halfway point in its$47-million capital campaign. Your supportthrough the Florida Tomorrow campaignnot only has an immediate and obviouseffect on your area of choice but also createsripples of change that will resonatefor many years to come. Florida Tomorrow,in short, will be when private generositytranslates into the public good, and membershipin the Gator Nation and UF Lawis recognized everywhere as being synonymouswith excellence.Campaign Totals by Year Commitments by Type as of Oct. 31, 200830000000250000002000000015000000100000005000000PledgesOutstanding47.80%Commitments by Purpose as of Oct. 31, 2008 Commitments by Source as of Oct. 31, 2008200000001500000010000000500000000$10,971,251Dec. 31,2006FacultySupportGraduateSupport$24,861,917Dec. 31,2007$27,063,642Oct. 31,2008$4,895,153$3,833,497$3,254,804$15,080,188CampusEnhancementProgramSupportBequestPledges10.52%Friends$2,432,999Parents$105,193Other1.28%CorporationsFoundations $973,141$946,789Other$407,674Cash40.41%Alumni$22,197,846SUPPORTGifts &PledgesIn recognition ofrecent gifts andpledges:■ Ellen Bellet Gelberg(LLMT 77) made apledge of $500,000to establish the EllenBellet Gelberg TaxPolicy Lecture Series.■ An anonymousdonor establishedan unrestrictedinsurance policybequest endowmentof $100,000.■ David L. Roth(JD 68) made abequest pledge of$50,000.■ The Joseph W.Little Pro BonoSupport Fund wascreated by Philip A.& Phyllis S. DeLaneythrough an annualgift of $5,000 and alife insurance bequestof $100,000, whichwill permanentlyendow the program.FALL 2008 43

Maximum professional impactW. Reece Smith Jr. (JD 49)BY SPENSER SOLISSmith“I was seekingto enhanceaccess to thelegal systemfor societalpurposes. Thepoor and thedisadvantageddid not havethat access.”With a legal career spanningmore than 50 years,William Reece Smith Jr.(JD 49) shows few signs of slowingdown.His impact on the legal professionand society as a whole hasbeen a lasting one achieved throughserving as president of The FloridaBar, the American Bar Association(ABA) and the International BarAssociation (IBA). Smith has alsoserved as attorney for the City ofTampa and president of the GreaterTampa Chamber of Commerce.“I am very devoted to the law andto the contributions that it can maketo a civilized society,” Smith said.Smith, who grew up in PlantCity, Fla., gained an understandingof the importance of helping othersfrom a grandmother who was fullyengaged in community affairs.“She was a very active woman,interested in literature and higherlearning,” he said. “She was a leaderand I observed her.”Upon graduating from the Universityof South Carolina, Smith wascommissioned by the Navy in 1946.While aboard ship, he read a book byHoward Fast about the pioneers’ relationshipwith the American Indian.“Reading Fast’s book about howwe mistreated the Indians raised mysocial consciousness,” he said.Smith came out of the servicein 1946 still unsure about what todo with his life. Although he wastrained as an engineer, he decidedagainst a career in math and sciences.“My gifts, if any, were in thehumanities, coming from the trainingthat my grandmother had givenme years before,” he said. “I decidedto go to law school and went to theUniversity of Florida.”Entering law school in 1946under the G.I. Bill, Smith didn’t immediatelycatch on to the lingo ofthe legal field.“When they talked to me abouta legal instrument, I was a bit befuddled,”he said. “An instrument to me,from my engineering training, was ascrewdriver or something like that.”At UF Law, Smith served aspresident of the Student Bar Associationand was selected as a member ofFlorida Blue Key.During his senior year, a professorurged him to apply for a RhodesScholarship.“I thought it would be wise todo what my professor suggested,”he said. “To my surprise, I was selected.”Before heading to Oxford, Smithstarted a law office as a sole practitionerin Plant City with only his lawbooks and a vacant office. He hadonly one client who paid him a fee.“There was no public defenderin those days and no organized legalaid, so I defended indigents accusedof crime.”After studying private internationallaw at Oxford, he was invitedby Dean Henry A. Fenn to teach atUF Law.“I taught for over a year and thenI was recruited by the firm that I’mstill with, Carlton Fields,” Smith said.Smith became curious about theABA at the beginning of his career.“Nobody at Carlton Fields at thattime was a member of the ABA,” hesaid. “A lot of lawyers weren’t.”The ABA has continued to growin importance and now plays a powerfulrole in improving the legal fieldas the national voice of the profession,Smith said.“It certainly has an influence onlawyer conduct and lawyer training,”he said.When he first became involvedwith the ABA, Smith joined whatwas then known as the Junior BarConference. As a member of the conference,Smith networked with andbefriended other young lawyers fromdifferent parts of the country.“I sort of worked my way tothe top and became chairman of theJunior Bar Conference two yearsdown the road.”One might say he did the samein 1980, when Smith served as presidentof the ABA. As ABA president,Smith was instrumental in establishinglegal aid entities in private barsettings across the country.“I was seeking to enhance accessto the legal system for societal purposes,”he said. “The poor and the disadvantageddid not have that access.”During his term as ABA president,Smith led a march of bar associationson Washington, D.C. The bar associationmembers lobbied Congressto maintain funding of the LegalServices Corporation (LSC), a congressionally-sponsored,non-profitcorporation that provides legal servicesto the poor across the country.“President Reagan didn’t likethe LSC and his attorney generalannounced that they were going todefund the program,” Smith said.“We called upon our representatives,senators and congressmen and madeour pitch on behalf of the LegalServices Corporation.”Reagan’s measure was ultimatelydefeated. To this day, the LSC continuesto assist the poor.By virtue of becoming involvedwith the organized bar, Smith hasbeen able to make contributions tothe legal profession and to the communitythat he could not have otherwisemade, he said.“I became interested very earlyin legal aid and ultimately that becamesort of an avocation for me.”Smith believes that a lawyershould possess a strong character, acommitment to society and professionalimprovement, and a high levelof professional competency.“Don’t go into law solely to makemoney,” he said. “A lawyer must bewilling to make a contribution to theprofession and to society.” ■44 UF LAW

CLASS NOTESShare your newsThe e-mail address to submit Class Notes news is FlaLaw@law.ufl.edu.You also can mail submissions to: UF Law Magazine, Levin College of Law,University of Florida, PO Box 117633, Gainesville, FL 32611. If you wishto include your e-mail address at the end of your class note, please makethe additions to the class note and provide permission to print.the Florida Supreme Court HistoricalSociety, an organization dedicated tothe preservation of the history of theFlorida Supreme Court and educatingthe public on its role in the state’sgovernment and law enforcement.1951William T. Harrison Jr., shareholderwith Williams Parkers Harrison Dietz &Getzen, received the Sarasota CountyBar Association’s Distinguished CommunityService Award during theassociation’s annual installation andawards dinner Sept. 19. Harrisonwas recognized for his dedication tocommunity service and his life-longcommitment to the legal profession.1960The St. Johns County Commissionrenamed and dedicated the St. JohnsCounty Court house the “Richard O.Watson Judicial Center” in honorof Senior Circuit Judge Richard O.Watson.1962Florida State University PresidentEmeritus Talbot “Sandy” D’Alembertehas been honored by the InternationalAcademy of Mediators with its LifetimeAchievement Award for his work indeveloping the alternative disputeresolution movement. D’Alembertereceived the award during a ceremonyin Coral Gables on May 16. In addition,D’Alemberte delivered the commencementaddress to Florida InternationalUniversity’s College of Law on May 18.1964Gerald F. Richman has been appointedby Gov. Charlie Crist to serve as amember of the Fourth District Courtof Appeals Nominating Commission.The commission is comprised of ninemembers with the role of identifyingand nominating individuals to fill openjudiciary positions in the Fourth District.Richman is president of the lawfirm of Richman Greer, P.A.1967Benjamin F. Overton received theLifetime Achievement Award from theAcademy of Matrimonial Lawyers.1969Litigation attorney Alan G. Greer, apartner with the law fi rm of RichmanGreer, P.A. has been named TheFlorida Bar Certifi ed Lawyer of theYear for 2008. Greer was selected forhis exemplary professionalism, excellence,character and commitment toThe Florida Bar’s certifi cation programand to the practice of law. Greerhas also been named president ofA. McArthur Irvin of Atlanta, Ga.has been elected as a fellow into theCollege of Labor and EmploymentLawyers. Being elected as a fellowis the highest recognition by one’scolleagues of sustained, outstandingperformance in the profession,exemplifying integrity, dedication andexcellence.Jacksonville attorney Joseph P. Miltonbecame the first recipient of the FranPeacock Coker Florida Chapter ofAmerican Board of Trial AdvocatesCommunity Service Award for hisoutstanding leadership as the ABOTAFoundation president in 2006 and2007. Milton also was recentlyappointed by Chief Justice Fred Lewisof the Florida Supreme Court to theFlorida Board of Bar Examiners TestingCommission, and has been elected asthe second vice president of the FloridaSupreme Court Historical Society.1971Ira H. Leesfield has been named thenext president of The Melvin M. BelliSociety, a charitable organizationcomprised of attorneys from aroundthe world. Leesfi eld is the founder andmanaging partner of the Miami lawfi rm Leesfi eld Leighton & Partners.Watson 60D’Alemberte 62Richman 64Greer 69Milton 69Making the listNote from the editor: The individuals below self-reported their selections to the following lists.Florida Trend MagazineLegal Elite/ Up & ComingSteven L. Beiley (JD 91)Jack R. Reiter (JD 94)Steven J. Solomon (JD 91)Nicole L. Goetz (JD 77)T. Robert Bulloch (JD 02)Reuben A. Doupe (JD 02)Scott Shuker (JD 93)Richard M. Benrubi (JD 88)Elizabeth Green (JD 86)Florida Super LawyersLeslie J. Lott (JD 74)Michael T. Moore (JD 74)Steve Walker (JD 74)Dennis J. Wall (JD 77)Kimberly Leach Johnson (JD 81)Brian D. Stokes (JD 84)Guy Whitesman (LLMT/JD 85)Tuwana J. McMillan (JD 87)David K. Friedland (JD 88)Richard M. Benrubi (JD 88)Stuart R. Morris (JD 89)Mark E. Stein (JD 89)Chambers USA 2008Richard Fildes (JD 77)Hal Kantor (JD 72)Nicholas Pope (JD 76)Terry Young (JD 75)Leesfield 71FALL 2008 45

CLASS NOTESKantor 72Rosenthal 73Lott 74Pole 75Wright 751972Cesar L. Alvarez was named one of thetop most powerful Hispanics by PoderPower Issue, and “The 25 Best Latinosin Business,” Hispanic Magazine’sPower Issue, both in 2008. Alvarez isthe chief executive officer of the firmGreenberg Traurig.Hal Kantor will be featured in a newedition of the book The RainmakingMachine, published by ThomsonReuters. Kantor will be included in thechapter “Building a Practice Around aPassion,” written by nationally knownauthor Phyllis Weiss Haserot. Kantorrecently presented the first annualLowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor &Reed Law Review Book Award at TheFlorida Law Review’s senior banquet.Jeffery W. Warren was presentedwith the Douglas P. McClurg ProfessionalismAward by The Tampa BayBankruptcy Bar Association for hisoutstanding ethical conduct andprofessionalism over the course ofhis career. Warren was also listed inthe 2008 edition of Super LawyersMagazine as being among the top10 attorneys in Florida. Warren ispresident and founding shareholder ofBush Ross, P.A.1973Gerald A. Rosenthal has been namedto Best Lawyers in America for the15 th consecutive year.1974Leslie J. Lott has been appointed tothe Board of Trustees of the HistoricalMuseum of Southern Florida. Lottalso was named as one of Florida’sTop 50 Female Super Lawyers andas a top attorney in the intellectualproperty category. In addition, Lottand David K. Friedland (JD 83)celebrated the 25th anniversary inSeptember of Lott & Friedland, theCoral Gables fi rm Lott founded in1983.1975Susan S. Demers was honored withthe Ralph Richards Award by theClearwater Bar Association.Debra E. Pole, a litigation partnerin Sidley Austin’s Los Angeles offi ce,was named to the Daily Journal’s2008 “Top Women Litigators inCalifornia.” Only 75 women wereselected for the honor. Pole is aseasoned trial attorney with experiencein multi-district litigation, classactions, and products liability litigation.She was also named to the listin 2002, 2003 and 2004.Dallas attorney Frances JohnsonWright recently visited Beverly Hills,Calif., where she was working on amovie deal for a Dallas client aboutthe life of Sammy Davis Jr., basedon the book Yes I Can. During thisvisit, she and her daughter, Leila,dined with Hugh Hefner at his mansionin Los Angeles, Calif.Terry C. Young was named as atop attorney in Florida for 2008 byFlorida Super Lawyers magazine,and as a highly ranked individualfi rm lawyer by Chambers, USA, aLondon-based worldwide guide tothe legal profession.1976Nicholas A. Pope was named byFlorida Super Lawyers magazine asa top attorney in Florida for 2008,and as a highly ranked individualfi rm lawyer by Chambers, USA, aLondon-based worldwide guide tothe legal profession.1977Richard J. Fildes was named byFlorida Super Lawyers magazine asa top attorney in Florida for 2008,and as a highly ranked individualfi rm lawyer by Chambers, USA, aLondon-based worldwide guide tothe legal profession.Pope 76Nicole L. Goetz, formerly known asNicole L. Smith, managing shareholderof the law fi rm of Asbell,Ho, Klaus, Goetz & Doupé, has beennamed co-chair of the EquitableDistribution Committee ofthe Family Law Section of TheFlorida Bar for 2008-2009.Goetz 77Wall 77Gators in Afghanistan U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Alex Harper (JD 04)carries his Gator spirit with him to the Khost Province, Afghanistan, near the Pakistani border,where he has been serving since February 2008. Harper, pictured wearing the yellow shemaug,or scarf, is on leave from the Kern County, Calif., District Attorney’s Office where he is a deputydistrict attorney. Harper is scheduled to return home in time for Thanksgiving this year.Dennis J. Wall is the author ofLitigation and Prevention InsurerBad Faith, Second Edition, and asupplement, printed by West PublishingCompany. In addition, theExcess and Surplus Lines ClaimsAssociation has just published “BigClaim, Low Limits,” an article thatWall co-authored with ESLCA PastPresident Ed McKinnon of California.Wall is also the co-author of CATClaims, Insurance Coveragefor Disasters, to be published byThomson West in Summer 2008.He was appointed subcommittee46 UF LAW

The magic touchDerek Bruce (JD/MBA 98)BY DANIELLE D’OYLEYWhen someone asks TripleGator Derek Bruce (JD/MBA 98) to describe himselfin one word, they hear one answer— blessed. Thankful for the opportunitieshe’s been afforded, he now devoteshis career to a place that makesdreams come true for others.As director of government relationsfor Walt Disney World, hedescribes the position as a role thatworks with both internal and externalstakeholders to protect and promoteWalt Disney World through the developmentof legislation and governmentpolicies and procedures.Bruce said his current career ishighly rewarding with a great deal ofintangible benefits.“Sometimes when you work at acertain place, you can forget about justhow much of an impact the work youdo has on people,” he said. “But hereat Walt Disney World, I’m remindedon almost a daily basis by interactingwith people that we provide memories— magical memories — that last for alifetime for people and their families.Just coming to work is remarkable.”One of his greatest accomplishmentsas the director of governmentrelations was a recent project — aninitiative to bring the United StatesBowling Congress’ Open Championshipand Women’s Championshiptournaments to Central Florida between2011 and 2029. On behalf ofWalt Disney World, Bruce workedwith Osceola County government andthe Central Florida Sports Commissionto help garner the communitysupport and financing necessary tosecure these tournaments.This is expected to bring tens ofthousands of bowlers and spectatorsto Orlando, Fla., for 13 tournaments,each lasting approximately 20 weeks.A powerful economic impact for CentralFlorida and the entire state is anticipated— a predicted three-quartersof a billion dollars.“My favorite component of thejob is that I get to work on projectsthat will shape policy and have a significantimpact on shaping both theeconomic and recreational climate fornot just Walt Disney World but forour Central Florida community andthe state of Florida in a lot of cases,”Bruce said.Another large aspect of his workis collaborating with elected officialson community-based and charitableinitiatives. For example, in 2007,Bruce worked tirelessly with communityand business leaders who helpedwin support from city and countyofficials for three Orlando-area projects— a new performing arts center,a renovated Florida Citrus Bowl anda new events center that will be hometo the Orlando Magic. These projectswill enhance recreational and entertainmentofferings for Central Floridaresidents and visitors.But he hasn’t always worked at“the happiest place on earth.” In fact,while at law school, he never imaginedusing his law degree for lobbying andshaping public policy from a businessperspective. An avid Trial Team competitor,one of his most memorableexperiences at UF Law was participatingin the Trial Team Final Four competition.It’s no surprise that he spenthis first two years out of law schoolfocusing on litigation.He quickly determined that hisskill set was better suited to a differenttype of practice — that of governmentlaw. Before finding his niche withWalt Disney World in 2006, he spenteight years at GrayHarris in Orlando(changed to GrayRobinson in 2005)and was elected shareholder in 2005.“It was just a slight career pathshift because so much of what I didwas representing private clients intheir dealings with government entitiesand agencies,” he said, explaininghis move to Walt Disney World. “Butnow I do a similar kind of work forone of the world’s most recognizablecompanies.”Bruce described his UF Law degreeas invaluable, highlighting theBruce“A UF Law degree can open doorsin ...areas that a person may not bethinking of when they’re just makingthe decision to go to law school.”success of fellow UF Law graduates.In the business world, he has interactedwith UF Law alumni in high profileand important positions, such as chairpersons,CEOs and general counselsof companies.“A UF Law degree can open doorsin so many areas that a person may notbe thinking of when they’re just makingthe decision to go to law school,”he said. “I’m a good case in point.”Bruce was also a winner of theOrlando Business Journal’s 2002 Up &Comers, which originally published hisself-description as a blessed individual.He said his good fortune relied in parton his parents, teachers and professionalmentors, emphasizing the strongsupport he’s had throughout his life.“While I like to think I’m a talentedprofessional who works hardand has a lot of capabilities, whenyou step back and reflect on it, youknow that everything you do andaccomplish you’re standing on theshoulders of people who’ve helpedto make that accomplishment possible,”he said. ■FALL 2008 47

CLASS NOTESLeet 81Frey 82Gelfand 82Mandelkern 82Osborne 82White 83Neukamm 84Stokes 84chair of the International Associationof Defense Counsel Property LawCommittee and to the I.A.D.C.Reinsurance, Excess and SurplusLines Committee. Wall has beennamed by Florida Super Lawyersmagazine as a top attorney in Floridafor 2008. In addition, he is the onlyOrlando attorney named among the20 top Florida attorneys listed inInsurance Coverage Florida SuperLawyers 2008.1978Ellen S. Morris, Esq. has beennamed The Florida Bar Elder LawSection’s “Member of the Year.”She shared this honorable distinctionwith Representative ElaineSchwartz. This award was presentedat the 2008 Annual Elder Law SectionRetreat in Clearwater Beachin July. Morris is a partner of ElderLaw Associates PA. She was namedto Florida Trend magazine’s FloridaLegal Elite in 2007 and has an AV®Peer Review Rating, the highestrating afforded an attorney fromMartindale-Hubbell.1979David M. Layman was the recipientof Palm Beach County Legal AidSociety’s 2008 Pro Bono Award forNonprofi t Law.1981Kimberly Leach Johnson, a comanagingpartner for Quarles andBrady’s Naples offi ce and Naplesoffi ce chair for trusts and estates,was named a 2008 FloridaSuper Lawyer by Law & PoliticsMedia, Inc.James L. Leet, a McDonough Holland& Allen PC shareholder, waselected to the Sacramento AreaCommerce and Trade Organization(SACTO) Board of Directors. SACTOis the Sacramento region’s leadingfacilitator of economic development,bringing together the organizations,information and resources in pursuitof the jobs, talent and investmentneeded to ensure regional prosperityand global competitiveness.Nelly N. Khouzam was appointedby Gov. Charlie Crist to serve on theSecond District Court of Appeal inLakeland.1982Julia Frey has been appointed to theFlorida Probate Rules Committee forThe Florida Bar with service continuingthrough 2010. She will attendthe major bar meetings around thestate to serve in this capacity criticalto the administration of justice.The Hon. Patti A. Christensenwas elected to her second fullterm as the county judge forSt. Johns County, Fla.Michael J. Gelfand was appointedby Gov. Charlie Crist to Florida’sFifteenth Circuit Judicial NominatingCommission. Gelfand’s article “ThePlaza East Trilogy: Not a NurseryRhyme, But Scary Warfare” wasrecently published in 82 Fla. BarJournal 4 (April 2008).Gary M. Kaleita was named byFlorida Super Lawyers magazine asa top attorney in Florida for 2008.Paul Mandelkern commented ona case argued before the FloridaSupreme Court regarding the constitutionalityof a special legislative actin a recent issue of Florida MedicalBusiness newspaper. The multi-pagearticle quoted Mandelkern on the actthat gives a for-profi t hospital in St.Lucie County, rather than the medicalstaff, control over the medicalstaff’s bylaws.Marie Osborne was honored May 30with the John Balikes ProfessionalismAward at the Miami JuvenileJustice Center.1983West Palm Beach civil trial attorneyJohn “Jay” G. White III became TheFlorida Bar’s 60 th president whenhe took the oath of offi ce during theBar’s 2008 annual convention inJune.1984John Neukamm of the MechanikNuccio law fi rm in Tampa wasrecently elected to serve as chairelectof The Florida Bar RealProperty, Probate & Trust LawSection. As chair-elect, Neukammwill oversee the section’s 19 generalstanding committees and 17 liaisonswith other organizations and willbecome chair of the section in Julyof 2009.Brian D. Stokes was electedmanaging partner of Unger, Stokes,Acree, Gilbert, Tressler and Tacktill,P.L., formerly the Unger Law Group,of Orlando.Mitchell E. Widom, a partnerwith the Miami fi rm of BilzinSumberg Baena Price andAxelrod was recently recognizedby Florida Super Lawyers as oneof the top 100 lawyers in SouthFlorida. Additionally, he was afi nalist for the Dorothy ShulaAward for Outstanding Volunteerismfor his work on the board of theCrohn’s & Colitis Foundation. Hisevent, The Keymorada InvitationalFishing Tournament, raised$492,000 for the Crohn’sFoundation this year.Carol Browner (JD 79) has beenappointed to the Advisory Boardof the Obama-Biden Transition.Browner is a principal of TheAlbright Group in Washington, D.C.,and former administrator of theEnvironmental Protection Agencyduring the administration of PresidentBill Clinton. Browner is a boardmember for the UF Levin Collegeof Law Center for GovernmentalResponsibility, serves as a memberof the Environmental and LandUse Law Program Advisory Boardand periodically returns to teachenvironmental law classes at UFand the UF Summer Study AbroadProgram in Costa Rica.48 UF LAW

COURTROOM SKETCH COURTESY OF DANA VERKOUTERENBefore the bench Scott Makar (JD 87)BY ADRIANNA C. RODRIGUEZScott Makar received a barrageof tough questions whilearguing his first case beforethe U.S. Supreme Court in March,but the toughest one came from his7-year-old son Aaron, who watchedin the courtroom with his mom,Nancy Hogshead-Makar.“Did you answer them right?”was the first thing Aaron wanted toknow as he greeted Makar (JD 87)on the steps of the U.S. SupremeCourt after oral arguments.While Makar wasn’t able toanswer Aaron’s question at that moment,he can now.In June, the court ruled 7-2 infavor of Makar, who represented theFlorida Department of Revenue inFla. Dep’t of Revenue v. PiccadillyCafeterias, Inc.“It really is awe inspiring,” saidMakar of the historic courtroom andits architecture. “It’s very intimate,but also has this grandeur about it.It’s a very comfortable environmentin which to argue a case.”Makar argued the case as Florida’ssolicitor general, a post he was appointedto by Attorney General BillMcCollum (JD 68) in February 2007.Makar is the third to hold the position,which was established in 1999 andwhose term coincides with the attorneygeneral’s four-year term.As solicitor general, Makar overseescivil appeals in all state and federalcourts involving Florida interests, servesas legal policy adviser to the attorneygeneral, and teaches at Florida StateUniversity College of Law as the RichardW. Ervin (JD 28) Eminent Scholar.The eminent scholar chair was namedafter a former Florida attorney general.Makar’s interest in teachingbegan during his time at the Universityof Florida, when he taughtthe undergraduate business lawcourse at the College of Businesswhile juggling earning two master’sdegrees in business, a law degree,and a Ph.D. in economics.As a law student he founded theJournal of Law and Public Policy,a multidisciplinary journal that allowsstudents both in the LevinCollege of Law and other collegesaround campus to tackle currentlaw and policy issues. The journal,which celebrated its 20 th anniversaryin the spring, gives studentsanother opportunity to participatein a law journal at UF.“The Supreme Court chamber is very intimate,but also has this grandeur about it. It’s a verycomfortable environment in which to argue a case.”“Law review had just cut theirinvited membership in half, fromtop 10 percent to top 5 percent,leaving many law students withouta similar educational opportunity. Iwanted them, as well as other motivatedstudents, to have an option,”said Makar, who served on the lawreview and was the Journal of Lawand Public Policy’s first editor–inchief.Makar views the solicitor generalposition as combining the bestaspects of academic teaching andpracticing appellate law.“I consider this a capstone job,”Makar said. “This job is one of thebest I could imagine ever having asa lawyer or legal educator.” ■Makar with son Aaron (7),and wife Nancy in thenation’s capitol.FALL 2008 49

CLASS NOTESBedell 861986Frank M. Bedell of Orlando hasbecome chair of the Trial LawyersSection of The Florida Bar. Bedell haspreviously served the bar as presidentof the Young Lawyers Division andas chair of the 2003 Annual MeetingCommittee.Lynne Borsuk of Atlanta, Ga. hasbeen elected president of the GeorgiaAssociation of Criminal Defense Lawyers.the Florida Justice Association for hiscontributions on behalf of the FJA’slegislative efforts. Benrubi has beennamed as one of the 2008 FloridaLegal Elite and has also been includedin Florida Super Lawyers for the thirdconsecutive year.Scott E. Ray was recently appointedas a deputy chief in the Major CrimesSection for the United States Attorney’sOffice in the Southern District of Florida.1989Amy U. Hickman of DelrayBeach was awarded the FloridaAdoption Council’s highest honor,the Adoption Star Award, for herwork in the area of adoption.David P. Milian was selectedas one of the Best Lawyers inAmerica in the specialty ofCommercial Litigation.Borsuk 86Ruffier 86Finney 87McMillan 87Nostro 87Hickman 89Elizabeth Green, of the Orlando firmLatham, Shuker, Eden, and Beaudinewas named to Florida Trend magazine’sFlorida Legal Elite.William E. Ruffier, a partner with thelaw firm Dellecker, Wilson, King, McKenna& Ruffier, has been appointedgeneral counsel for the Boy Scoutsof America, Central Florida Council.He also serves on the organization’sexecutive board and holds the rank ofEagle Scout.1987Madonna M. Finney of Tallahasseewas awarded the Florida AdoptionCouncil’s highest honor, the AdoptionStar Award, for her work in the area ofadoption.Tuwana J. McMillan was named byFlorida Super Lawyers magazine as atop attorney in Florida for 2008. Shealso began a one-year term as chair ofthe Workers’ Compensation section ofThe Florida Bar on July 1.Louis Nostro was named to the BestLawyers in America Guide 2009 inthe areas of Tax Law and Trusts &Estates.1988Jaqueline Bozzuto was named byFlorida Super Lawyers magazine as atop attorney in Florida for 2008.Cathryn A. Mitchell has become partnerwith Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman.in New York, and will be spearheadingthe firm’s new office in Princeton.cam@cll.comRichard M. Benrubi, a partner atLiggio, Benrubi & Williams in WestPalm Beach, received the LegislativeLeadership “Shoe Leather” Award byDelray Beach City CommissionerMackenson ‘Mack’ Bernard (JD 02 / LLMT 03)Mackenson ‘Mack’ Bernardstepped into political officethis August fulfilling a call toserve he’s felt since high school andsetting a first, not just for himself, butfor many in Palm Beach County, Fla.When Bernard (JD 02 / LLMT 03)accepted appointment to the DelrayBeach City Commission this summer,he became the first person of Haitiandescent to hold political office in thecounty. Although about 10 percent ofDelray Beach’s population is of Haitiandescent, he is among fewer thana dozen persons of Haitian descent tohold political office anywhere in thestate of Florida.“I love Delray Beach and I wanteda chance to make it a little bit better, togive something back,” Bernard said. “Iwas raised in Delray Beach and I spentmost of my life in Delray Beach.”Bernard emigrated to Delray Beachfrom Haiti in 1986 at the age of 10.After earning his undergraduatedegree in political science and criminologyfrom Florida State Universityin 1997, Bernard came to the Universityof Florida to earn his JD and LLMin taxation.At UF, Bernard also met his wifeShawntoyia N. Bernard (JD 03) andpartner at Bernard & Auguste, ParnelD. Auguste (JD 05).“My professors really pushed meto consider tax law and they nurturedme to follow my goal,” he said. “Theskills that they taught me are the skillsBernardthat I’m using at the city commission.”As the only attorney on the commission,Bernard’s education at UF andwork through his firm, which primarilyfocuses on tax, real estate and familylaw, have prepared him to deal with thecity’s home foreclosure woes.Bernard has several goals duringhis time on the commission. He plansto help bring more affordable housingto the city. He will work to help the citydeal with the budget crunch and workto make several streets in the city safer.Bernard took the place of a commissionerwho stepped down midterm.In his first political office, he saidhe still has a lot to learn but is happy tobe a public servant. His political ambitionsremain focused on being a commissionerfor now as he plans to runfor the commission seat in March.“I’m a public servant, the peoplewill decide,” Bernard said. ■50 UF LAW

Making the cut Scott Sheftall (JD 76)BY IAN FISHERScott D. Sheftall (JD 76) hadn’tseriously golfed for 35 yearsbefore he decided to pick up hisclubs and play in a few tournamentqualifiers.Sheftall entered a 2008 SeniorU.S. Open sectional qualifier inBoynton Beach, Fla., on June 27. Tosay he didn’t expect to qualify wouldbe an understatement.Sheftall birdied the 18th hole toforce a sudden-death playoff to qualifyfor the Senior U.S. Open, whichwas held at Broadmoor in ColoradoSprings, Colo. On the third hole of theplayoff, he and his wife Regina, whowas caddying, walked up to the greenand couldn’t believe what they saw.“It was a pretty special moment,”Sheftall said. “I turned to my wife aswe walked up to the green and sawthat I only had a one-and-a-half-footputt, and I told her, ‘It looks likewe’re going to Colorado, baby.’ ”Sheftall sank the short putt, andhe and his wife were off to Coloradofor practice rounds on July 28.Sheftall practiced with former Gatorgolfer Andy Bean, whom he hadcoincidentally played against as anundergraduate at Davidson College.And although Sheftall didn’t makethe cut or even play his best, he willnever forget the trip.“It was an amazing, once-in-alifetimeexperience, one that I trulynever expected to happen to me giventhe fact that I hadn’t really playedserious golf for about 35 years sincecollege, until about two summers ago,when I decided I would play in a fewtournament qualifiers,” Sheftall said.“Once I qualified and went to ColoradoSprings with my wife for theU.S. Open, I was awestruck by howwonderful it was to play in a nationalchampionship — to be inside theropes, to be in the locker room withthe great players, and to just enjoy theentire spectacle, which I did.”Sheftall’s extra confidence duringthe qualifying tournament came bothfrom watching his alma mater Davidsonin an unlikely NCAA BasketballTournament run and from having hiswife at his side the whole tournament.“I got to see what Coach BobMcKillop of Davidson was gettingat when he was telling his playersabout the importance of translating adream into a belief, a genuine belief,and not just a wish,” Sheftall said.“To see the players buy into his philosophyof competition and actuallymake it happen with limited talentwas very inspiring and it really sort ofgalvanized in me a new sense of confidence.… That coupled with the factthat my wife Regina caddied for mein the qualifier. She had never seenme play competitive golf before; shehad never caddied for anyone. Buthaving someone believe in me and bethere to keep me calm and focusedand to persevere through leg crampsand everything — I think that was thefinal secret ingredient that made therecipe for success work.”Back in his day job, Sheftall isa trial lawyer for Sheftall & Torres,P.A, which he founded in 1996, andhis practice is mostly complex civillitigation. The firm has developedan affinity for issues involving childrenafter Sheftall hooked up withDr. R. Rodney Howell, the chairmanemeritus of pediatrics at the Universityof Miami. Howell is also aDavidson graduate.Sheftall is very involved withchildren-related community service,and his wife teaches elementaryschool in inner-city Miami.“Not too many people could understandand still can’t understandwhy an ardent Gator like myself— I’ve been a Gator since I was 5years old — could be contributingso much to the University of Miami,”Sheftall said. “But I’ve lived downhere for 30 years. As I said, the invitationI received from Dr. Howell,who was a Davidson graduate, gotme involved. I do have a passion forchildren’s health care and believe thatlawyers should be involved in theircommunities in a positive and visibleway. For all those reasons, it justsolidified a connection with the Universityof Miami down here, whichScott Sheftall claps on his way to thefourth hole of the U.S. Senior Open,held at the legendary Broadmoor golfcourse in Colorado Springs, Colo.“I was awestruck by how wonderfulit was to play in a national championship— to be inside the ropes... andto just enjoy the entire spectacle.”was about as unlikely as me qualifyingfor the U.S. Open.”But Sheftall is still a Gator atheart. His father went to UF in the1930s, when it was an all men’sschool with about 2,300 students,he said.Sheftall grew up in Jacksonvilleand came to many historic Gatorgames over the years. He attendedthe game against Auburn in whichSteve Spurrier kicked a game-winningfield goal to clinch the 1966Heisman Trophy.Sheftall even named his twoboykin spaniel retrievers Tebowand Saurian, which fans used to callGator football players. A saurianis an ancient ancestor to modernreptiles.“If there were any doubt in yourmind about my allegiance to theUniversity of Florida in spite of mycomments about Davidson and theUniversity of Miami, that shouldput it to rest,” Sheftall said. “You’llnote that I did not name my dogsWildcat and Hurricane.” ■FALL 2008 51

CLASS NOTES1990Fisher & Phillips LLP is pleased toannounce that Steven Bernstein hasbeen appointed regional managing partnerof the firm’s Tampa office.National Advanced Forum on LitigatingDisability Insurance Claims on the topicof “Techniques for Using Medical andVocational Experts to Prove or Refute aClaimant’s Disability” held in Boston,Mass. in June.Daniel Uhlfelder was chosen as oneof Florida’s future leaders by FloridaTrend magazine. Uhlfelder is the firstnon-minority member of the NAACP’sOkaloosa County branch, where hechairs the legal redress committee.Lopez 90Beiley 91Camerlengo 91Brooderson 96Prescott 96Johnson 97Lazarus 97Oyer 98The law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertsonannounced that Burke G. Lopez hasjoined the firm’s Tampa office as apartner. Lopez handles cases involvingcoverage issues, commercial disputes,personal injury, products liability,premises liability and wrongful deathlitigation.Florida Trend magazine recognizedboard certified criminal trial lawyer,Stephen M. Walker, as one of the 2008Florida Legal Elite. Walker is a solepractitioner in Sarasota specializing incriminal defense.1991Adorno & Yoss announced that litigationand bankruptcy attorney Steven L.Beiley has joined the firm’s Miami officeas a partner. Beiley also have beenincluded by Florida Trend magazinein its Florida Legal Elite list for 2008,which recognizes the top 1.8 percent ofFlorida’s 56,000 lawyers.Joseph Camerlengo was sworn in asthe president of the Jacksonville BarAssociation on June 12. Camerlengoalso was honored as a 2008 FloridaSuper Lawyer and named to theJacksonville Business Journal’s2008 top 40 under 40 list.jcamerlengo@theplaintiffsfirm.com.The Florida Bar has reappointed Miamiattorney Julio C. Jaramillo to a threeyearterm on the board of directors ofThe Florida Bar Foundation, a statewidecharitable organization that fosterslaw-related public service programs onbehalf of Florida’s legal profession.Beth S. Schick has joined the Orlandolaw firm of ShuffieldLowman. Herprimary areas of practice are corporate,estate planning and administration, aswell as employment law.Steven J. Solomon, a member of theBankruptcy and Insolvency Departmentof Adorno & Yoss, LLP, has beenincluded by Florida Trend magazinein its annual Florida Legal Elite list for2008.John V. Tucker of Tucker & Ludin, P.A.in Clearwater recently spoke at the 11thIn May Tad A. Yates took the office ofpresident of the Orange County BarAssociation. Yates practices criminaldefense law with Kirkconnell, Lindsey,Snure & Yates, in Winter Park.1993Scott Shuker, of Orlando-based lawfirm Latham, Shuker, Eden & Beaudine,has been named by Florida Trend magazineas one of Florida’s Legal Elite.1994Florida Trend magazine recognizedJack R. Rieter as one of the 2008Florida Legal Elite. Reiter is a partner ofAdorno & Yoss, LLP and concentrateshis practice the areas of state, federaland administrative appeals, as well asgeneral commercial litigation.1995Jeffrey M. Taylor was recently electedto the board of directors of the CentralAtlantic Region of the America-IsraelChamber of Commerce. Taylor alsohas been elected to the advisory committeeof the Middle Atlantic Chapterof the Society of Corporate Secretaries& Governance Professionals. Tayloris a partner at Blank Rome, LLP, inPhiladelphia, Penn. Taylor focuses hispractice on representing public andprivate companies in securities law,mergers and acquisitions, and corporatelaw matters.1996Richard J. Brooderson has joined theAltamonte Springs law firm of Chaires,Brooderson & Guerrero, P.L. as anamed partner. The firm representshealth care practitioners and entitiesand focuses in the areas of health law,business law and administrative law.Joanne Prescott, a shareholder inthe Orlando firm Zimmerman KiserSutcliffe, has become board certifiedin workers’ compensation through TheFlorida Bar, effective Aug. 1. As a boardcertified attorney, Prescott is identifiedas a lawyer with special knowledge,skills, and proficiency distinguishing heras a specialist in workers’ compensationlaw.1997Sherri L. Johnson, of Dent & Johnson,Chartered in Sarasota, received the2008 Lynn Futch Most ProductiveYoung Lawyer Award from the YoungLawyers Division of The Florida Bar.The award is given to the young lawyerin Florida who has worked mostdiligently in bar activities and/or lawrelated public activities and who has anexcellent reputation for legal abilities andintegrity. Johnson also was recognizedas the 2008 Woman Lawyer of the Yearby the Manatee County Chapter of theFlorida Association for Women Lawyers.Donald B. Stuart (LLM), a partnerin the tax practice at Waller LansdenDortch & Davis, LLP in Nashville, Tenn.,has been appointed to serve a one-yearterm as vice chairman of the Tax andFinance Practice Group of the AmericanHealth Lawyers AssociationJason D. Lazarus, an attorney in Holland& Knight’s West Palm Beach office,received the “And Justice for All” awardfrom the Legal Aid Society of PalmBeach County. The award was in recognitionof one of Lazarus’ recent pro bonocases, as well as his continued pro bonoservice to Legal Aid over the years. Theaward was presented at the Legal AidSociety’s 20th Annual Pro Bono RecognitionEvening, on May 10 at the PalmBeach County Convention Center.The law firm Broad and Casselannounced that Orlando associate PeterSchoemann (LLMT) has been recognizedas being among the brightest andmost promising young business peoplein Orlando in the Orlando BusinessJournal’s “40 Under 40” listings.1998Shutts & Bowen partner, Harvey E.Oyer III, was selected to join the UnitedStates Committee of the Blue Shield,which is the cultural equivalent of theRed Cross. The Blue Shield providesemergency response to cultural propertyat risk during periods of armed conflict.Lori V. Vaughan has been elected shareholderof Trenam Kemker of Tampa andSt. Petersburg.52 UF LAW

A man of firstsAlfredo Garcia (JD 81)BY JASON SILVERAs the first Cuban-born deanof a U.S. law school at the St.Thomas University School ofLaw in Miami, Fla., Alfredo Garcia(JD 81) takes great pride in beingthe first in his family to graduatefrom college and law school.Garcia, who was president of theHispanic and Latino Law StudentAssociation at UF Law, remembersthe school giving him an opportunityto be successful by working hard.“It was a distinct honor for mebecause I was a first-generation collegeand graduate school student,”he said. “UF Law gave me an opportunityto further my educationand represent my heritage and roots,which is a privilege.”After graduating UF Law,Garcia became an assistant stateattorney under Janet Reno duringMiami’s infamous high-crime “CocaineCowboys” era. During thattime he handled felony and narcotics-relatedcases, gaining experienceworking against the best criminalattorneys, he said.“Being an assistant state attorneywas an incredible experiencebecause I got great on-the-job trainingagainst the best criminal defenselawyers like Roy Black,” he said.“It really sharpened my criminallitigation skills, which prepared mego into private practice in criminaldefense law.”There was never a dull momentin Miami during the 1980s as acriminal attorney, Garcia said.“I always tell my students thatfive years of the Miami Vice daysgave me all the excitement I neededfor a lifetime of practicing criminallaw,” Garcia said. “I had scary clientswho even smashed in my carwindows, but I have no regrets.”Garcia’s first love was alwaysacademics, and there’s nothing elsehe’d rather do than teach his studentsand learn from them as well, he said.“Your work should be your hobbyand your hobby should be yourwork,” Garcia said. “I always wantedto be a teacher since I was a kid, andit’s great to see your students developand then teach you things.”When Garcia arrived at the St.Thomas University School of Law20 years ago, it had only 14 facultymembers and was newly approved bythe American Bar Association. Now,under Garcia’s leadership, the schoolboasts 40 faculty members and morethan 600 students. As an attorney andleading legal scholar, Garcia says studentsneed to know the key to successis hard work and preparation.“My favorite quote from ChuckClose is ‘Inspiration is for amateurs,the rest of us just show upfor work,’ ” Garcia said. “The bestattorneys I see in action are the oneswho prepare better than anyone, andGarcia“A lawyer who works harder thanhis opponent is the most successful.”a lawyer who works harder than hisopponent is the most successful.”Garcia, who has Gator footballseason tickets, said the most rewardingaspect of being the dean of St.Thomas University School of Lawis what he gets back from students.“You learn a lot from yourstudents; it’s a two-way street,” hesaid. “I’m very proud and excitedbecause my background mirrors themission and the values of the lawschool.” ■Gregory S. Weiss has joined the lawfi rm of Leopold-Kuvin in Palm BeachGardens.1999John Badalamenti, an appellateattorney with the federal defender’soffi ce in Tampa, was quoted in therecent ABA Journal article “CrimeRegistries Under Fire” concerningthe constitutionality of the AdamWalsh Act.Bryan S. Gowdy became a boardcertifiedappellate attorney and anequal shareholder in his firm, formerlyMills & Creed, which is changing itsname to Mills, Creed & Gowdy.Orlando attorney A. Brian Phillips(LLMT) has been appointed adjunctprofessor of law at the University ofFlorida Levin College of Law.Vee Leonard, general counsel forFlorida Gulf Coast University, hasbeen reappointed to a three-year termas an at-large director of The FloridaBar Foundation, a statewide charitableorganization that fosters law-relatedpublic service programs on behalf ofFlorida’s legal profession.Richard P. Rollo was elected directorof Richards, Layton & Fingerin Wilmington, Del. in July. Rollopractices in the fi rm’s CorporateLitigation Department, representingDelaware corporations and theirWeiss 98Leonard 99FALL 2008 53

CLASS NOTESRollo 99Harmon 00Piatt 00Thomas 00Carter 01directors in shareholder class actions,contested mergers and acquisitions,and similar litigation.Renee E. Thompson of Ocala firmMateer Harbert won The Florida BarYoung Lawyers Division 2008 OutstandingBoard Member Award.The Sarasota law firm of WilliamsParker Harrison Dietz & Getzenannounced that Michael J. Wilson, ashareholder with the firm, has beengranted board certification in taxationby The Florida Bar Board of LegalSpecialization and Education.2000Nikole D. Garcia has been electedshareholder of Trenam Kemker ofTampa and St. Petersburg.Jill Harmon will serve on the 2009Lake Nona Relay for Life Committee,chaired by Orange County SchoolBoard member Daryl Flynn.Richard Hornsby has become boardcertified in criminal trial law by TheFlorida Bar. Board certification isthe highest level of evaluation byThe Florida Bar of competency andexperience within an area of law,and professionalism and ethics in thepractice of law. Less than 1 percent ofall lawyers in Florida are board certifiedin criminal trial law.Michael Best & Friedrich announcedthat John N. Giftos has been electedto partnership in the firm. Giftos ismember of the firm’s litigation practicegroup.John A. Williams has been electedshareholder of Trenam Kemker ofTampa and St. Petersburg.2001McConnaughhay, Duffy, Coonrod,Pope & Weaver, P.A. announced theaddition of a new partner, Brian P.Carter of Pensacola. Carter joinedthe fi rm in July 2001 and beganpracticing in the Pensacola area inOctober 2002. He concentrates hispractice in workers’ compensationdefense.The litigation practice at GreenbergTraurig’s Tampa offi ce announcedthe addition of associate RichardJ. Mockler, who will focus onworking with clients in Florida oncommercial, real estate, land use,environmental and other complexlitigation.The law fi rm of Weiss Serota HelfmanPastoriza Cole & Boniskeannounced that Blanca Maria Vallehas joined its Miami offi ce, whereshe will focus her practice on commerciallitigation.Lonn Weissblum recently started hisown fi rm, the Law Offi ces of LonnWeissblum in Boca Raton. The fi rmhandles appeals in the Florida statecourts and in the Eleventh CircuitCourt of Appeals, and provides legalresearch and writing services forother attorneys nationwide. lonn@weissblumlaw.com.2002T. Robert Bulloch, an attorney in Quarles& Brady’s Trusts & Estates practicein the Naples office, has been namedto Florida Trend magazine’s “Up &Comers” list in the magazine’s fifthannual edition of the “Florida LegalElite.”Leonard Keen has joined Myers &Kaplan, Intellectual Property Law,L.L.C. as a partner in the firm’sOrlando office. A registered U.S. patentattorney, Keen focuses on intellectualproperty law, encompassing patents,trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets,licensing and related matters, andincluding IP prosecution, enforcement,litigation and business transactions.2003The litigation practice at GreenbergTraurig’s Tampa office announced theaddition of associate Don Crawford,who will focus on working with clientsin Florida on commercial, real estate,land use, environmental, and othercomplex litigation.Ben Diamond has been named oneof Florida’s future leaders by FloridaTrend magazine. Diamond serves asspecial counsel to state Chief FinancialOfficer Alex Sink and is her senior legaland policy adviser.JoAnn M. Guerrero has beenpromoted to named partner inthe Altamonte Springs law fi rm ofValle 01Penelope B. Perez-Kelly has beennamed a partner with the Orlandofirm McClane Tessitore. Perez-Kelly’spractice centers on commercial litigation,trademarks, copyrights andinternational business law.Dear Editor...UF Law welcomesyour feedback.Heatwole 03Lauren E. Piatt has joined the lawfirm of Parker, Hudson, Rainer &Dobbs in the Atlanta, Ga. office asan associate on the tax & employeebenefits team. Piatt’s practice areasinclude corporate law and federal taxlaw with a focus on entity formation,corporate governance, and the taxationof corporations and pass-throughentities.Send letters to Lindy Brounley,UF LAW Editor, UF LawCommunications, P. O. Box117633, Gainesville, FL32611-7633, or e-mail it tobrounley@law.ufl.edu.Terri N. Thomas has joined Shutts &Bowen’s Tampa office. Thomas willjoin the firm’s litigation department.54 UF LAW

Pro bono pays offJason Lazarus (JD 81)BY SPENSER SOLISFor one UF Law graduate, thephrase “And Justice for All,”rings especially true in thecourtroom. Throughout his legalcareer, Jason D. Lazarus (JD 97), adouble Gator from Miami, Fla. andan attorney for Holland & KnightLLP, has racked up more than 200hours of pro bono service.“I knew that I would want to usemy law degree to the extent I couldto help people,” he said. “Includingthose who were less fortunate.”Lazarus was recently honoredfor his service to those in need atthe Legal Aid Society’s 20th AnnualPro Bono Recognition Evening. ForLazarus, an interest in serving thepublic runs in the family. His father,grandfather, stepmother and sisterare all attorneys.“My grandfather meant a lot tome,” Lazarus said. “He always tookpride in being a lawyer.”Although Lazarus graduatedfrom UF with a finance degree, hequickly decided that he was destinedfor the legal profession, he said.At UF Law, Lazarus was in thetop 10 percent of his class and servedas a senior editor of the Florida LawReview. Before working at Holland &Knight, Lazarus served as an assistantstate attorney for the Fourth JudicialCircuit in Jacksonville.“To me it was much moreappealing to help victims than torepresent criminal defendants.”In the State Attorney’s Officefelony unit, Lazarus was exposedto serious crimes, including grandtheft, burglary, armed robbery andattempted murder. Lazarus thenmoved on to the Special AssaultDivision at the State Attorney’sOffice, where he prosecuted manyof the most serious crimes in theoffice, including child abuse, felonydomestic violence and sex crimes.“The most horrific crimes inthat unit were the sex crimes againstchildren,” he said.In his current position in thelitigation department at Holland &Knight LLP, Lazarus has continuedto serve those in need by providingrepresentation to those who cannotafford it. While many attorneyssimply write a check to the LegalAid Society, Holland & Knight LLPactively encourages its attorneys todo pro bono work, Lazarus said.Lazarus typically takes onbetween two and three cases a yearfrom the Legal Aid Society. He isalways handling at least one case forthe society, he said.“There have even been timesthat I have called Legal Aid myselfasking for cases.”In one of his most recent probono cases, Lazarus representedan elderly couple in a constructiondispute. The pro bono clients hireda roofing company to replace theirroof. The roofer failed to completethe job as contracted but continuedto demand full payment, Lazarussaid.“After several months of presuitnegotiations with the roofer’sattorney, the roofer filed a lawsuitagainst the pro bono clients,” hesaid. “I represented the clientsduring the months of litigation thatfollowed.”The roofing company ultimatelydropped the lawsuit.Lazarus developed a goodrelationship with the clients, whowere extremely thankful, he said.“They praised me in letters toLegal Aid and to my superiors hereat the firm.”Throughout his legal career,the pro bono clients Lazarus hasrepresented have been genuinelydeserving of quality legal help, hesaid.“These are people that withoutgood legal representation wouldhave nowhere to turn,” he said. “Onmany occasions, they have beenon the right side and have had verylegitimate complaints.” ■Lazarus“I knew thatI would wantto use mylaw degreeto the extentI could tohelp people.”Chaires, Brooderson & Guerrero. Thefi rm represents health care practitionersand entities and focuses in theareas of health law, business law andadministrative law.Lauren Heatwole was sworn in asthe Young Lawyers Section secretaryof the board of directors for 2008-2009 for the Orange County BarAssociation.John and Ashleigh (Bartkus) Merchantwelcomed their daughter, ElleElizabeth, into the world on Aug.23, 2007. John is an attorney withthe Atlanta, Ga., offi ce of GreenbergTraurig, LLP in the litigation/productsliability group and Ashleighis an attorney with the FultonCounty Offi ce of the Public Defenderin the complex felony trial division.The Merchant family resides in Marietta,Ga.Arnstein & Lehr LLP has announcedthat Gilda G. Romano has joined thefi rm’s Fort Lauderdale offi ce as anassociate. She is a member of thefi rm’s litigation group and will focusher practice in the area of complexcommercial litigation.2005The law firm Broad and Casselannounced the addition of AngelaLipscomb, who joins the fi rm’s Ft.Lauderdale offi ce as an associate inthe commercial litigation practicegroup.2006Dustin N. Dailey, of Freeport, Fla.,has joined Burke Blue HutchisonWalters and Smith. He is maintainingoffi ce hours in both the BurkeBlue Downtown Panama City offi ceLipscomb 05Dailey 06FALL 2008 55

CLASS NOTESTomasic 06Zelmer 06Spoont 07and the Sandestin offi ce. Dailey hasbased his preferred areas of practiceon his interests in real estatetransactions and disputes, contractlaw, government law, land use andbusiness law.Sasha A. Klein (LLMT), attorney forComiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun,has been recognized by CambridgeWho’s Who for showing dedication,leadership and excellence in allaspects of the law.Brikena Tomasic was recentlyadmitted to practice before theUnited States District Court of theNorthern District of Florida as wellas to the Middle and SouthernDistricts of Florida. Tomasic is anassociate in the Orlando fi rm ofLowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor& Reed, P.A.Diane J. Zelmer recently qualifi edto be appointed as a Florida Departmentof Transportation DisputeResolution Board practitioner forconstruction matters. Zelmer isan associate in the Miami fi rm ofShutts & Bowen’s constructionlitigation group.2007Hillary A. Hussin has joined theBaltimore, Md. fi rm of GallagherEvelius & Jones LLP as an associate.Hussin will practice in thefi rm’s litigation group principallyon matters involving businessdisputes, employment, propertydisputes and the defense of medicalmalpractice claims. She will alsowork with the fi rm’s religiousclients on matters involvingemployment and tort defense.Farooq Mitha has been awarded aFulbright Grant for the 2008-2009academic year.The law fi rm of Richman Greerannounced that attorney Joshua L.Spoont has joined the fi rm as anassociate in the West Palm Beachoffi ce. Spoont received the highestscore on the February 2008 FloridaBar Examination for the Fourth Districtand as a result, he was invitedto speak at the induction ceremonyfor new attorneys at the FloridaSupreme Court in TallahasseeVeniese A. Wilkinson was recentlyelected treasurer of the CaribbeanBar Association. Founded in 1994and based in Miami, the associationis a volunteer bar organization madeup of attorneys in South Floridaworking in both the public andprivate sectors from an array of lawbackgrounds.2008Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe inOrlando announced that Carnesha J.Craft has joined the corporate practicegroup as an associate attorney.Craft 08IN MEMORIAMRobert M. Montgomery Jr. (JD 57) passed away Aug.4, he was 78. Montgomery — known for his successin arguing multi-million dollar cases and representinghigh-profile clients — was a longtime advocate andsupporter of the UF Levin College of Law.During his 40-year career, Montgomery, wholived and practiced in West Palm Beach, Fla., won anestimated 65 settlements of $1 million or more. Herepresented many high-profile clients, including BurtReynolds during his divorce from Lonnie Anderson, and Theresa LePore,the Palm Beach County supervisor of elections during the “butterfly” ballotcontroversy of the 2000 presidential election.But it was his case against the tobacco companies that drew the mostnotice. Montgomery served as Florida’s lead attorney, forcing an $11.3billion settlement from tobacco companies to compensate the state for itsMedicaid expenses related to Floridians’ smoking-related diseases.Montgomery’s most lasting legacy may be his generous philanthropy.He donated an estimated $100 million to charity during his lifetime andwas a devoted supporter of the arts, serving as chairman of the PalmBeach Opera for 25 years. Montgomery has been an influential and supportivealumnus of the UF College of Law, and he served on the college’sLaw Advisory Council for many years. Montgomery’s most recent gift to thelaw school supported the building fund for the Martin H. Levin Legal AdvocacyCenter, which broke ground this summer.Montgomery is survived by his wife Mary and daughter Courtney.Paul G. Rogers (JD 48), who earned the nickname“Mr. Health” during his time in Congress, passed awayOct. 13 of lung cancer. He was 87.Rogers earned the title during his 24 years as aDemocratic representative from West Palm Beach, Fla.,for his work on environmental and health care legislation.His accomplishments during his time in Congressinclude serving as the main sponsor of the Clean AirAct of 1970, leading legislation to establish the National Institute of Aging,and working on legislation that assured used cars adhere to federal safetyrequirements.He was reportedly an advocate of healthy habits and did not smoke.Rogers, a WW II veteran who received a Bronze Star for his actionin the European theater, was reelected 11 times to his seat representingFlorida’s Ninth Congressional District.After leaving Congress in 1979, Rogers joined the Washington law firmHogan & Harston where he began the firm’s health law practice.He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Rebecca, his daughter, RebeccaLaing Sisto, a brother and four grandchildren.T. Paine Kelly Jr. (JD 36) passed away Aug. 5 fromcomplications of a stroke. He was 95.Kelly practiced law until he was 92 and built hisnearly 70-year career in his hometown of Tampa, Fla.Most of his 56-year career in trial law was withMacfarlane Ferguson & McMullen.Well known and liked in Tampa courtrooms,Kelly’s personality was larger than life, as the storyof his WWII service demonstrates. He was capturedby Germans as a young colonel in command of the 589th Field ArtilleryBattalion during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. Following his capture,he orchestrated a successful escape with two others from a German POWcamp, reportedly using a compass hidden in his jacket to make it back toAllied lines.His involvement in the Tampa community earned him an OutstandingCitizen award. He also served on the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission,local Red Cross committees, the Committee of 100, the Tampa Boys’Club and as president of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce.In addition to his community involvement, Kelly was a devoted supporterof the UF College of Law, serving as an active trustee for many years.He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jean, and two daughters, Josieand Carla.56 UF LAW

Golden opportunityEvelyn Davis Golden (JD 76)BY IAN FISHERFrom where Evelyn DavisGolden (JD 76) has been,her career path comes as nosurprise.Golden is now an attorney withthe U.S. Department of Housing andUrban Development in Atlanta andhas worked as a public servant foralmost all of her career since lawschool.Golden’s office is responsible forenforcing regulation of multifamilyhousing developments insured bythe Federal Housing Administration(FHA) and making sure owners keeptheir property in decent, safe andsanitary condition for the tenants.“Before going to New York I hadsomewhat of a background and lifeexperiences that indicated that civilrights would be something I’d beinterested in,” Golden said. Goldenwatched her parents and neighborscarpool to go to the polling place tovote for John F. Kennedy. “Therewas security in going to the polltogether.”Golden was born in 1951 insegregated Moultrie, Ga., and livedthere until moving to New York in1963. Since graduating from the UFCollege of Law in 1976, she hasheld numerous government jobs,including assistant attorney generalfor Florida, assistant public defenderfor Orange County and OrangeCounty judge.Although Golden had donewell in the segregated schools inMoultrie, many in her new homeof New York did not expect hereducation to be up to par.“When I first came, they said,‘Oh these A’s can’t be representativeof what her educational level is,’ ”Golden said. “They tested me andfound out, in fact, that they were.They placed me in gifted classes,called special progress classes upthere… Things changed for me afterthat.”Golden attributed her successthroughout school to both herparents and her teachers back inMoultrie. She was taught by anall-black faculty in Moultrie thatpushed her to work her hardest.“They didn’t accept thatbecause you were black and poorthat you couldn’t learn — thatyou came from poverty, so youweren’t worth the effort,” Goldensaid. “Everybody was challenged;everybody was expected to succeed,and the majority did.”When Golden transferred to UFLaw after her first year at BrooklynLaw School, she had a new obstacleto face — gender discrimination.Although she was raised inthe South during segregation, thegender discrimination was bad toher because she was older and moreconscious of it.“When you’re young, you kindof know that you’re being slighted,but you’re not sure,” Golden said.“Of course, some things were veryobvious. Every summer we wentto the vacation reading club at thepublic library. There was a Negrosection and there was a white sectionwhen I was in elementary [school].Every year, I got my little certificatefor completing all of the vacationreading for the summer, and I wasalways very proud of that.”At UF, a couple of professorswere openly sexist to her, but thatwas relatively common in the early1970s, she said.“When I went to the Universityof Florida, it was kind of scarybecause I had never had some ofthe challenges that I faced there,”Golden said. “I went to school at atime when we’d (women) walk intothe library, people would shuffletheir feet because I was a woman.”Golden, who was married,got pregnant in law school andcontinued through law schoolpregnant. An employment lawprofessor constantly questionedher in class about pregnancydiscrimination laws, and an evidence“I went to school at a time whenwe’d [women] walk into thelibrary, people would shuffle theirfeet because I was a woman.”professor did not give her a researchposition because she was pregnant.“He said that I should be homeknitting blue booties, not knittingbooties, but blue booties for thebaby,” Golden said (Golden has twogrown daughters). “So I had someinteresting experiences there, butoverall, the faculty was very fairand I enjoyed property classes, soI ended up doing property. Eventhough the professor was horrible tome, I enjoyed employment law.”Although Golden did not noticeany obvious racial discriminationtoward her at UF, it has come up inher career.“When I was a judge, it wasweird, there were people that didn’tlike me because I was black and Iwas a judge, and they didn’t mindshowing me,” Golden said. “HereI have the power to put you injail, and you’re disrespecting me.It was a total disconnect. I foundthat interesting. But in most of mycareer, I can’t say that, even thoughI felt there were some judges that Ifelt were discriminatory, I can’t say Isuffered tremendously from that.”Golden began working forHUD in 2000 as attorney advisorin the Departmental EnforcementCenter (DEC) before a stint in theFair Housing Division, where sheassisted in clearing up a backlog ofpending fair housing complaints. InJuly, she moved back to the DEC. ■FALL 2008 57

100 Year AnniversaryUF LAW ALUMNI REUNIONCelebrate UF Law’s Centennial with an all classesreunion, family fun, and honoring your own! Albertand Alberta will be there. You should be, too!FRIDAY, APRIL 24Century Welcome ReceptionSATURDAY, APRIL 25Continental BreakfastCollege ToursHeritage of Leadership & DistinguishedAlumnus CeremonyFamily BBQ Lunch with Albert &AlbertaCLE OfferingsChildren’s Dinner (ages 5-12)Decade DinnersAfter Party at 2-Bits LoungeSUNDAY, APRIL 26Farewell BrunchFor more information, contactthe Office of Developmentand Alumni Affairsat (352) 273-0640.

As chair of the Law CenterAssociation, I want toexpress my appreciation toour donors for their generoussupport of the Levin Collegeof Law. These contributionsare vital to UF Law’s drive toexcellence.We need your financial support andyour involvement.Tuition at UF Law currently funds a small percentage of the cost of educating our students.In comparison with the tuition charged by the 195 law schools reporting information to theABA, our tuition is the 174th lowest. As a result, we must look to external funding sourcesto achieve our goals of maintaining and increasing quality.That’s why your support is so important. Alumni and friends are the foundation of UFLaw. Not only do you provide mentoring to our students, placement opportunities for ourgraduates and training in UF Law classrooms, you are dedicated to the financial support ofour college. UF Law donors have contributed $747,715 to the college’s Annual Fund andmore than $26 million dollars to the college’s Capital Campaign — nearly 56 percent ofour goal! Increased funding for UF Law is the key to our shared aspiration of elevating theUniversity of Florida Levin College of Law into one of the nation’s great law schools.It has been support from alumni like you that has enhanced the outstanding educationalexperience of students at UF Law. They are instructed by nationally-acclaimed facultymembers teaching in the state-of-the-art facilities, and they have free access tounsurpassed information technology. Construction on the Martin H. Levin Legal AdvocacyCenter began this summer, the completion of which will provide an enormous complementto facilities that are the finest offered by any law school in the country.You have an opportunity to see these new facilities for yourself during the UF LawCentennial Reunion April 24-26, 2009. I urge you to make plans to attend this memorableoccasion to reconnect with old friends, make new ones, visit with students and facultymembers, and to rekindle your pride of place in UF Law.I hope you will return to UF Law for its Centennial Celebration this spring. You will beimpressed. In addition, please get involved with your Law School — we need your financialsupport and your involvement.GO GATORS!Bruce H. Bokor (JD 72)Chair, University of Florida Law Center Association2007-200860 UF LAW

UF LAW CENTER ASSOCIATION, INC.2007-2008Bruce Bokor (JD 72), ChairmanPeter Zinober (JD 69), Vice ChairW.C. Gentry (JD 71), Immediate Past ChairDennis A. Calfee (JD 75), TreasurerLadd Fassett (JD 79), SecretaryActive MembersCharles W. Abbott (JD 53), Jacqueline AlleeSmith (JD 78), Cesar Alvarez (JD 72), MarkA. Avera (JD 89), Jean Bice (JD 75), BruceH. Bokor (JD 72), Leslie W. Burke (JD 68), J.Thomas Cardwell (JD 66), Lawton M. Chiles,III, Richard B. Comiter (JD 80), Charles E.Commander (JD 65), Barry R. Davidson (JD67), John A. DeVault, III (JD 67), John H. DyerJr. (JD 87), Ladd H. Fassett (JD 79), AndrewFawbush (JD 74), Michael L. Ferguson (JD 89),Betsy E. Gallagher (JD 76), Ellen Bellet Gelberg(JD 76), W. C. Gentry (JD 71), Ellen R. Gershow(JD 83), Linda R. Getzen (JD 82), Gene K.Glasser (JD 72), Robert Glennon (JD 74), K.Lawrence Gragg (JD 74), Scott G. Hawkins(JD 83), Michael Heekin (JD 78), ElizabethM. Hernandez (JD 83), Elizabeth A. Jenkins(JD 76), Kimberly L. Johnson (JD 81), Hal H.Kantor (JD 72), Frederick Wayne Leonhardt (JD74), Christine N. Markussen (JD 72), Clifton A.McClelland Jr. (JD 69), Donald Middlebrooks(JD 72), Michael D. Minton (JD 81), JamesMoody Jr. (JD 72), Brian M. O’Connell (JD 79),Lindy Paull (JD 80), S. Austin Peele (JD 63), F.Wallace Pope Jr. (JD 69), Becky A. Powhatan-Kelley (JD 76), Mark Proctor (JD 75), GeraldF. Richman (JD 64), Jesse W. Rigby (JD 77),Juliet M. Roulhac (JD 87), Oscar Sanchez (JD82), Everett J. Santos (JD 66), Ernest A. Sellers(JD 62), Lawrence E. Sellers Jr. (JD 79), LindaL. Shelley (JD 77), W. Crit Smith (JD 78), MarkA. Somerstein (JD 82), Laura J. Thacker (JD87), Marjorie Bekaert Thomas (JD 76), Frank D.Upchurch III (JD 74), John J. Upchurch IV (JD68), George A. Vaka (JD 83), William A. Weber(JD 76), Peter W. Zinober (JD 69).Ex-OfficioJ. Bernard Machen, Paul A. Robell,Robert H. Jerry II, Rahul PatelLAW ALUMNI COUNCIL EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE 2007-2008Rahul Patel (JD 97), PresidentMark Klingensmith (JD 85),Immediate Past PresidentGary L. Printy (JD 82), President-ElectCarter Andersen (JD 98), SecretaryAt Large MembersTim Cerio (JD 95), C. Randolph Coleman (JD78), Jeffrey D. Feldman (JD 81), Gregory Harrell(JD 99), Joseph C. Mellichamp III (JD 70),Matthew N. Posgay (JD 94), Cecil D. Rolle (JD03), Sarah Elizabeth Rumpf (JD 03), MistyChaves-Taylor (JD 95).I would like to thank each of you who supported our law schoolduring the ’07-’08 fiscal year. Your private contributions are directlyresponsible for our law school’s success.I am pleased to report that during this past year, our Annual Fundhad a record performance, raising $747,715. The averagecontribution from those who gave was a record high $569. This isimportant because the Annual Fund is the source of money the deanallocates to many academic and co-curricular student programswhich bring national recognition to our law school.That was the good news. The even better news is there is room forimprovement. As we have noted in prior letters, our Annual Fundparticipation rate is lower than both our peer institutions, as well asmany law schools that are perennially ranked lower than UF.The current state budget crisis is putting severe pressure on thefunding that the law school receives from the state. As a result, thereis an increasing need for our alumni to do their part in helping ourlaw school. In short, we must change the culture of our alumni givingby increasing the percentageof alumni that give back to theAnnual Fund to a level that is atleast on par with, if not higher,than those schools with whichwe compete. In order for thedean and his staff to do theirjobs, we must do ours.Your Alumni Council is working to broaden our base of alumni supportthrough appeals to classmates, and by encouraging firms with twoor more Gators to achieve 100 percent participation through theLaw Firm Giving Program. We also need more individuals and firmsto sponsor Book Awards. If you contributed to the Annual Fund lastyear, we look forward to your continued participation. If you did notcontribute to the Annual Fund last year, please consider making acontribution this year.We have a great law school, and your support and participation areneeded more now than ever before. Thank you for your involvement.Rahul Patel (JD 97)President, University of Florida Law Alumni CouncilIn order for the dean and his staffto do their jobs, we must do ours.HONOR ROLLFALL 2008 61

Financial SummaryOF GIVING JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008Donor Types:Donor Pie Chart Donors Gift Count Gift TotalLaw Alumni 1,487 1,771 $1,306,763.10Alumnus 22 28 $62,490.00Friend 104 111 $868,123.10Parent 16 38 $24,218.74Student 1 1 $200.00UF Faculty 8 35 $43,120.00Community/Charitable Fund 10 19 $48,985.00Corporation 89 107 $256,254.00Family Foundation 10 12 $85,591.00Foundation 8 8 $101,000.00Other Organization 16 35 $41,172.46Religious Org. 1 1 $150.00TOTAL 1,772 2,166 $2,838,067.40Total Cash Received:2005-2006: Represents all giftsto the Levin College of Law. Statematch money has been excluded.Fiscal Year Amount2004 $1,929,4322005 $3,791,3242006 $5,741,7242007 $4,224,0132008 $2,838,067Donors & Gifts3,0002,5032,5002,4402,130 2,0882,0001,5001,0002,0972,7822,4341,8901,7722,166DonorsGifts500020042005 2006Fiscal Year20072008Total Participation:Total Giving Participation 9.8%(all donor types)Total Alumni Giving Participation 8.3%Annual Fund Participation 7.5%Endowment IncomeGifts to the law school’s endowment are notspent, but instead are carefully invested toyield a dependable, stable source of incomein perpetuity. Approximately 4 percent ofearned interest from the market value of theendowment fund balance was transferredand spent for specific uses designated bydonors and by college administrators forannual operating and administrative costs.(The additional earned interest above the4 percent is returned to the fund balance.)The fund is managed by the University ofFlorida Foundation Investment Company(UFICO), which oversees investments and lawschool endowment income.Fund Balance InterestTransferred1998-1999 $43,410,446 $1,197,4831999-2000 $57,931,929 $2,129,1672000-2001 $58,442,477 $2,907,5852001-2002 $59,837,880 $2,971,7182002-2003 $46,903,630 $2,287,0872003-2004 $52,975,580 $1,582,2042004-2005 $59,588,895 $1,634,1092005-2006 $67,250,539 $2,004,2002006-2007 $81,594,986 $2,512,7412007-2008 $83,571,816 $2,929,866Finance62 UF LAW

Annual Fund Participation:Fiscal Year Donors Participation2004 1571 9.20%2005 1595 9.34%2006 1623 9.51%2007 1,439 8.21%2008 1,315 7.5%Annual Fund ContributionsContributions received to non-endowed, non-building funds$800,000$700,000$600,000$640,121$747,715$722,8262008 Average Gift: $569.032000$550,000$500,000$552,703$529,67215009.20% 9.34%9.51%8.21%7.5%$450,000$400,000Participants1000$350,000$300,00020042005200620072008500Fiscal Year02004 2005 2006 2007 2008Fiscal YearGator Law Alumni Receptions“Beat the Bulldogs” UF LawAlumni ReceptionOctober 30, 2008FIRM SPONSORSVolpe, Bajalia, Wickes,Rogerson & WachsINDIVIDUAL SPONSORSJim TheriacCharlie Commander IIIEven YegelwelChris HandL.E. HuttonCorinne HodakW.C. GentryFlorida Bar Mid-Year MeetingJanuary 17, 2008FIRM SPONSORSAkerman SenterfittCarey, Rodriguez, Greenberg,Paul, LLPWhite & CaseLott & FriedlandINDIVIDUAL SPONSORSBruce HarrisStumpy HarrisMalcolm B. Wiseheart Jr.M. Therese Vento and Peter M.MacNamaraMarc WitesRonald J. AntoninStephen N. ZackF. Wallace Pope Jr.Scott G. HawkinsEllen C. HamFlorida Bar Annual MeetingJune 19, 2008FIRM SPONSORSBoies, Schiller, and Flexner LLPGreenberg TraurigJones Foster StubbsAkerman SenterfittRuden McCloskyAvera and SmithINDIVIDUAL SPONSORSScott AtwoodBarry RigbyF. Wallace PopeW.C. GentryDubose AusleyBruce H. BokorOscar A. SanchezGrier PresslyScott G. HawkinsBetsy Ellwanger GallagherGinny R. NealLawrence E. andCathy M. Sellers Jr.Crit SmithMalcolm B. Wiseheart Jr.J. Dudley GoodletteRahul PatelPeter M. MacNamara &M. Therese VentoGATOR LAW ALUMNI RECEPTIONS Alumni receptions andother events around the nation are made possible by annual fundcontributions from firms and individuals who understand the long-termvalue of close ties to the law school, alumni and legal profession.Alumni ReceptionsFALL 2008 63

I loved my time at UF as an undergrad, and staying inGainesville for my law degree was one of the best decisionsI’ve ever made. I recently joined a firm whereall the lawyers are Gator alumni. To me, supportingthe law school helps ensure that generations of Gatorlawyers to come will continue to have the wonderfulopportunities I have been privileged to have.—SARAH ELIZABETH RUMPF (BA 00 / JD 03)Vose Law Firm, LLPWinter Park, Fla.Chairs & ProfessorshipsDennis A. Calfee Eminent ScholarChair in Federal TaxationAbel BandTerrance B. Adamson & Edith E. HolidayMatthew J. AhearnDavid J. & Jerrie AkinsDavid S.& Myrna L. BandBarnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBridePhilip B. & Barbara Barr Jr.S. C. Battaglia Family Foundation, Inc.W. Michael BlackR. Mason & Amelia BlakeDarryl M. & Mary BloodworthBovay, Cook & Ossi, P.A.Boyer, Dolasinski, Miller & Martin P.C.William A. & Laura BoylesStephen J. & Sharon BozarthPaul D. Fitzpatrick & Mary Jo BuckinghamJane D. CallahanMarc D. & Tracy D. ChapmanGary J. CohenAlan B. & Lauren K. CohnRichard B. Comiter & Associates P.A.Christopher R. D’AmicoAlan H. DanielsTerrence T. & Jeanne DariotisDean MeadLauren Y. DetzelNathaniel L. & Debra DolinerCharles H. & Karen A. EgertonDavid H. & Kathryn EvaulAlfred M. & Eleanor FalkAlan S. & Marcia GassmanJohn N. & Ruth T. GiordanoRobert E. Glennon Jr.*Scott E. & Cheryl L. GordonBradley R. & Vanessa R. GouldJames A. HauserLynn J. & Evelyn R. HinsonPeter T. & Karla Dann KirkwoodSteven C. LeeStephen A. LindWilliam V. & Shirley LinneStephen R. & Paige B. LooneyPeter M. MacNamara & M. Therese VentoErick S. & Nancy B. MagnoRobert W. & Barbara J. Mead Jr.Michael D. & Mary P. MintonLouis & Janet M. Nostro Jr.Brian M. & Joan B. O’ConnellRobert E. & Jeanne PanoffLindy L. PaullDavid H. & Cheryl R. PeekThe Endowed FundNote: Names in the Honor Roll listing followed byan asterik (*) are members of the 1909 Society.64 UF LAW

Chad T. & Pamela O. PriceJ. Stephen PullumPurcell, Flanagan & Hay, P.A.Richard M. & Gail M. RobinsonSarah E. RumpfRandolph J. & Sue N. RushSchwab Charitable FundJohn J. & Lynn G. ScrogginHans G. & Deborah M. Tanzler IIITescher & Spallina, P.A.David P. & Debbie M. WebbWilliams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz & GetzenJames J. Freeland Eminent Scholar Chairin Federal TaxationHarry S. Colburn Jr.Richard B. Stephens Eminent ScholarChair in Federal TaxationHarry S. Colburn Jr.Richard E. Nelson Chair in LocalGovernmentJane B. NelsonMarion J. & Ellyn A. RadsonScholarshipsCoker, Myers, Schickel, Cooper andSorensen, P.A. Trial Team ScholarshipRaymond M. DominickJ. Phillip WarrenKurt M. ZanerEdwin Presser Scholarship in LawStephen Presser & Diane ArcherDaniel J. CollinJustin HillenbrandPhillip E. & Valerie B. Von BurgEvan J. Yegelwel FellowshipYegelwel Family FoundationEvan J. & Arlene S. YegelwelGoldstein and Ray Scholarship in Honor ofAssistant Dean of Admissions MichaelPatrickGoldstein & Ray, P.A.Frank S. GoldsteinGrayRobinson, P.A. Endowed ScholarshipThe Freedom ForumMalcom KirschenbaumLaw School Faculty ScholarshipAaron R. & Lisa C. CohenMichael D. EriksenBrian J. & Cherie M. GavsieKevin Gunning & Sharon T. SperlingJohn H. & Linda K. KingJames R. & Erin G. LavigneThomas M. ParkerBlan L. Teagle & Lilijean QuintilianiGerald B. & Betty L. StewartJohn A. & Lana N. SunnerLewis “Lukie” Ansbacher MemorialScholarshipBarry B. & Elaine K. AnsbacherSybil B. AnsbacherMcLin & Burnsed Scholarship Fund inHonor of Walter S. McLin & R. DeweyBurnsedMcLin & Burnsed, P.A.Ronnie H. Walker Scholarship FundAnna C. SheaTerrye Coggin Proctor Merit MemorialScholarshipKim O’ConnorTheriac-Moore Families’ Scholarship FundYolanda C. JacksonJames S. & Sharon Theriac IIIOther Endowed GiftsAllen L. Poucher Legal EducationSeries FundBetty K. PoucherAllen Norton & Blue Endowed BookAward in Employment DiscriminationAllen, Norton & BlueBrian M. O’Connell Estates and TrustsBook Award EndowmentBrian M. & Joan B. O’ConnellCenter for Race and Race RelationsLecture Series FundW. George & Enid AllenEdward Downey Academic Endowmentfor Trusts, Estates and FiduciaryAdministrationEdward & Julia D. DowneyFlorida Constitutional Law BookAward Endowment inHonor of Bill McBrideRobert S. BoltAdelaide A. SinkGene K. Glasser and Elaine Glasser FundRobert G. & Francyn T. BerrinBruce H. & Joanne K. BokorRoss N. & Candy ClarkMaureen B. ClementeAlan B. & Lauren K. CohnJames F. & Gayle T. ComanderGail CornblattItzhak & Anna EzrattiSeymour J. & Barbara FrankfurtMaurice M. & Judith L. GarciaHerschel & Susan G. GavsieGene K. & Elaine GlasserMichael B. & Susan GoldbergWilliam C. & Ronni GompersSandra & Leon G.Gulden Private Fdtn.Barbara C. HartleyRobert H. & Lisa Jerry II*David L. & Maida S. KahnRussell H. & Karen H. KasperMitchell A. & Amy L. KayeSusan L. LopatinSamuel & Rose RiemerPrivate FoundationWilliam E. Rosenberg FoundationJeffrey M. & Barbara C. RosenbergRonald J. & Cheri M. RothschildStuart A. & Evelyn SchechterJoyce SilvermanMartin J. & Faith SperryJ. Harold & Patty StanleyJonathon F. & Lesly WiseGerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/PublicDefender Training ProgramBerry, Day & McFee, P.A.Brown, Suarez, Rios & Ruhl, P.A.Denis M. De VlamingMatt DestryDouglas N. & Cathy J. DuncanFL Public Defender Association, Inc.The Florida BarFlorida Bar FoundationFlorida Prosecuting Attorneys AssociationGrayRobinson, P.A.Robert S. & Nannette M. GrisctiRudy R. Gurrola Jr.Jeffrey M. HarrisLeslie & Margaret HessHolland & Knight LLPM. James JenkinsBenedict P. KuehneAbraham Lynn LaeserLaw Offices Lyons & SandersFrederick P. MercurioC. Richard & Kathryn A. ParkerLisa M. PorterCandace Sylvia PrestonRothman & Associates, P.A.Kevin M. SchmittStidham & Stidham, P.A.Adam & Regina TebruggeTurner & Hodge LLPDavid G. VinikoorWilliam R. WadeDon & Pauline WaggonerLaw Review EndowmentJolyon D. & Christine M. AcostaDrew M. & Miriam R. AltmanJ. Carter & Dana AndersenCory L. AndrewsRobert R. Pedlow & Mary Jane AngeloRobert W. Anthony Jr.Kendall Coffey & Joni Armstrong CoffeyKristina L. ArnsdorffFrank A. & Sharon AshtonReubin O. & Donna-Lou AskewF. Eugene Atwood & Dabney D. WareMark O. Bagnall & Maria I. Urbina-BagnallBaker & Hostetler LLPG. Thomas & Sharon Y. BallDane A. & Jennifer BaltichMartha W. & Richard R. BarnettScott R. & Dana BauriesJoshua L. & Sara S. BeckerDavid L. & Angela F. BenjaminCecilia M. BidwellDavid L. BilskerR. Mason & Amelia S. BlakeBruce H. & Joanne K. BokorRichard K. Bowers Jr. & Janice K. BowersDavid S. & Christine BoyceMatthew C. & Catherine D. BrewerTheotis & Jeanelle G. BronsonGain Brown & Megan A. KellyJoshua R. & Monica R. BrownDavid D. & Jamey B. BurnsRocky M. CabagnotJames D. & Suzanne Camp Jr.L. Kinder & Barbara S. Cannon IIIRobert A. CaplenChristopher & Lauren Carmody Jr.Robert J. & Kathryn A. CarrMr. Justin M. Casp &Courtney Bradley CaspJon C. ChassenAndrew R. CheslockRyan S. CobbsR. John & Mary M. Cole IICommunity Foundation forPalm Beach & Martin CountySarah CortvriendAdam E. & Kristin M. CrallEvans & Sara T. CraryJerry B. & Anne O. CrockettMarion M. CromwellRaul A. & Mary L. CuervoDeborah E. CupplesJoshua D. CurryStephen E. & Barbara E. DaltonWilliam B. & Sara C. DanaPaul W. & Georgia R. Danahy Jr.Aaron M. & Kelly L. DavisKelly F. & Cary B. DavisC. LeAnn DavisKimberly A. DavisLauren Y. DetzelJohn A. & Sue S. DeVault IIIJuan M. DiazDerek J. DilberianRussell W. & Janice M. DivineAndrew T. & Anne DixonLawrence J. DoughertyCharles T. Douglas Jr.Mayanne DownsKenneth J. & Michelle T. Drab Jr.Dunwody, White & Landon, P.A.Donald A. & Gene S. DvornikJohn H. Dyer Jr. & Karen Caudill DyerJames E. & Megan J. Ellis IIKenneth C. & Mary B. EllisTheodore A. Erck IIIPatricia Combs Fawsett & Neil OehlstromPeter T. & Pat FayFee Foundation, Inc.Frank H. & Levan N. Fee IIIJoel R. Feldman & Allison D.Skatoff-FeldmanWaldman FelurenBrian J. & Stacy B. FenderLeslie E. Stiers & Melissa FernandezFidelity Charitable Gift FundMeredith C. FieldsDaniel R. & Micah G. FogartyM. Lanning & Jane P. FoxS. Katherine FrazierMichael K. FreedmanJames E. & Allison A. Frye Jr.Andrew M. FussnerBetsy E. GallagherW. C. & Susan GentryPatrick E. & Barbara H. Geraghty, Sr.*Alan M. Gerlach Jr.THE ENDOWED FUND provides a permanent foundation for the collegeand is indispensable in supporting important programs and activities.Donors give to this fund for many reasons: to provide scholarships,honor distinguished careers, memorialize loved ones, serve as anestate-planning tool, or to simply thank and support the college. Thebenefits from those gifts are immeasurable and allow the college toweather state cuts and plan for the future. The donors recognized onthese and the following pages gave in the 2007-2008 fiscal year.FALL 2008 65

John M. GilliesDaniel J. GlassmanMandell & Joyce GlicksbergAllison M. GluvnaJonathan C. & Mary S. GordonMeaghan C. GraggRichard C. & Marjory E. GrantAlexander GrassRichard D. & Beverly W. GreenE. John & Yali C. GregoryRobert D. Keliher, Sr. & Linda SuzzanneGriffinJohn F. & Nancy P. HalulaNicolas HamannGregory C. & Whitney C. HarperTim D. & Dyanne F. HenkelRichard H. & Jane G. HiersWilliam T. & Peggy T. HodgesHolland & Knight Charitable Foundation,Inc.Mark L. & Susan J. HorwitzCharles A. & Joy M. IntriagoDaniel C. & Sheena T. IrickEdward M. & Mary JacksonJeffrey A. JacobsMichael L. & Elizabeth P. JamiesonElizabeth A. Jenkins & Charles E. HudsonRobert H. & Lisa Jerry II*Timothy W. & Jennifer M. JonesJohn A. & Margarette L. JonesJustGiveHal H. & Vicki KantorStephen E. KellyKimberly R. KeravouriMichael G. & Lucy W. KermanJesse B. & Carolyn M. KershnerRobert D. & Elenore C. KlinglerDavid T. & Carla C. KnightJames N. KnightBrian H. KochRussell KooninKubicki DraperSteve & Penny LangstonThe Law Firm of Robert S. Griscti, P.A.Alexandra N. LehsonRobert E. & Kathryn E. LewisRutledge R. & Noel D. LilesDon R. LivingstoneLowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & ReedM T R, Inc.Philip E. & Caroline MarshallLorie A. MasonMatheson Appellate Law, P.A.Gerald G. Matheson & Maureen MonaghanMathesonThomas M. & Shannon C. McAleaveyMichael J. & Marisa L. McDonaldBrian M. & Britton E. McPhersonRyan G. & Tiffani F. MillerLew I. & Jennifer I. MinskyDaniel F. MolonyJohn H. & Joan K. Moore IIAndrew A. & Jessica A. MoreyM. Scotland & Margaret K. MorrisJulie A. MoxleyGreg T. Mullane & Joy Sabino MullaneEdward M. Rima Y. Mullins Jr.Keith E. MyersNoel H. & Marianne H. NationShelly E. NixonNorris & Foreman, P.A.Orlando P. & Jennifer L. Ojeda Jr.John C. & Elizabeth L. OliverToby V. & Berkley A. OlveraTaylor C. & Misty R. PancakeLindsay M. PatrickMatthew D. & Amber N. PattersonCarl R. & Madge S. Pennington IIICharles P. & Judith H. Pillans IIIMichael A. Piscitelli & June Turner PiscitelliScott D. & Ingrid H. PonceF. Wallace & Christine R. Pope Jr.James G. & Kathryn S. Pressly Jr.Gary R. & Sharon H. ProctorPaige E. ProvenzanoAlbert D. QuentelJohn H. Rains IVPatrick C. Rastatter & Mary A. TowneWilliam P. & Laura M. ReichRichard M. & Garland L. ReidResource Consulting Group, Inc.Harley E. & Posey C. Riedel IIJoshua H. & Cori W. RobertsJames N. & LaTeshia R. Robinson IIRobin L. RosenbergLouis K. & Denise D. RosenbloumMatthew L. & Nancy K. RosinThomas K. RuppertRandolph J. & Sue N. RushLanny & Denise M. RussellChristopher J. RyanAlbert A. & Carolyn E. Sanchez Jr.Steven E. & Rosalie M. SandersonMichael A. SayreDaniel L. & Diane L. SchapsMichael J. & Praewnapa ScheferTura L. SchneblyDavid C. & Caryn Watsky ScileppiJohn H. & Julie H. SeibertLawrence E. & Cathy M. Sellers Jr.Stephen W. & Diana J. SessumsAbraham M. & Joy M. Shashy Jr.Lewis E. Shelley & Linda Loomis ShelleyJohn W. & Eleanor W. SheppardKevin M. ShulerRebecca ShwayriKenneth M. SigelmanBert C. & Joyce M. SimonCorinne R. SimonMichael D. & Diane SimonDavid T. & Sandra G. SmithL. Ralph Smith Jr.Rod & Deidra C. SmithRodney W. SmithW. Kelly & Ruth S. SmithW. Russell & Iralyn C. SnyderWilliam R. Snyder Jr.Joel S. & Stacy F. SpeillerBrian J. & Elizabeth T. StackH. Bradley & Audrey L. StaggsJames P. & Colleen C. StevensDustin P. StevensStewart, Tilghman, Fox & Bianchi, P.A.Kimarie R. StratosRobert L. & Terri TankelJeffrey M. & Lisa S. TaylorLynsey A. TempletonDonald R. TescherGregg D. ThomasDon & Sara TolliverDiane A. TomlinsonSeth P. & Shawna N. TraubTara V. TrevorrowRichard G. Laurie B. WackBill & Ruth W. WagnerRachel B. WagnerGlenn J. & Sheryl WaldmanZachary D. WarrenJanelle A. WeberWinifred L. WentworthSteven J. WernickScott L. & Lynda J. WhitakerWhite & Case LLPWilbert’sJake R. WilliamsWinton E. WilliamsAllen C. & Alicia WinsorWiseheart Foundation, Inc.Malcolm B. Wiseheart Jr.Marc A. & Jennifer WitesDale S. & Kristeen R. WittRichard M. & Elizabeth B. ZabakKurt M. ZanerAndrew D. & Erica S. Schultz ZaronRobert R. & Diane J. ZelmerLLM Tax Law Programs Endowment FundThe Deaver Phoenix Foundation, Inc.Marshall M. Criser Distinguished LectureSeriesThe Lewis Schott FoundationLewis M. SchottPeter T. Fay Jurist-In-Residence ProgramR. Lanier & Nancy B. Anderson IIIReubin O. & Donna-Lou AskewDavid A. & Melissa S. BakerRosemary BarkettSusan H. & Louis E. Black IIIBoies, Schiller & Flexner LLPE. G. & Alfreda S. BooneEd & Becky CarnesJames I. CohnDean C. & Melinda B. ColsonAnne C. Conway*Marcia G. CookeJose A. Gonzalez Jr. & Mary S. CopelandVirginia M. CovingtonMarion M. CromwellWilliam P. & Natalie B. DimitrouleasMichael T. & Paula S. FayPeter T. & Pat FayW. Ray & Jacquelyn FortnerWilliam S. & Lyn C. Frates IIBarry L. GarberAlan S. & Susan F. GoldDonald L. GrahamAlan G. Greer & Patricia SeitzShelby & Mary J. HighsmithRobert L. HinkleWilliam M. HoevelerJames M. HopkinsPaul C. & Donna H. HuckFrank M. HullDaniel T. HurleyKaren S. JennemannAdalberto J. & Lazara E. JordanGregory J. KellyJames L. KingRussell KooninKozyak, Tropin & ThrockmortonPhyllis KravitchRichard A. & Celeste L. LazzaraJoan A. LenardLeslie J. Lott & Michael T. MooreR. Layton Mank & Mary Stuart MankLouise MarraJose E. MartinezChris M. McAlileyCatherine P. McEwenHowell Melton, Sr. & Catherine W. MeltonGeorge Mencio Jr.Steven D. MerrydayStephan P. & Evelyn M. MickleDonald M. & Victoria J. MiddlebrooksLeroy H. MoeJames S. & Kelli O. Moody Jr.Kevin M. & Eva C. MooreJohn H. & Joan K. Moore IIFederico A. & Cristina M. MorenoJohn & Cathy O’SullivanPeter R. PalermoRobert L. & Lyn S. ParksAlexander L. PaskayS. Daniel & Nancy PoncePhilip E. Rothschild & Robin S.RosenbaumKenneth L. RyskampHarvey E. & Lois B. SchlesingerBuddy & Mary Lou SchulzBarry S. SeltzerHoward & Nancy SnyderJohn E. & Lynda SteeleStewart, Tilghman, Fox & Bianchi, P.A.Sidney A. & Annette Stubbs Jr.Tigert FundUrsula M. Ungaro-BenagesAnn E. VitunacA. Ward & Ruth Wagner Jr.*Vic & Vicki J. WeinsteinMichael G. WilliamsonThomas G. Nancy M. WilsonWilliam J. ZlochRebecca Jakubcin Labor & EmploymentLaw Book Award FundJanne C. FosterFisher & Phillips LLPJoseph W. & Darcy GagnonRichard H. Simons Charitable TrustFaculty Professional Development FundRichard H. Simons Charitable Trust c/oRobert & Judith KramerW. Kelly and Ruth Smith Law EndowmentW. Kelly & Ruth SmithWhite Collar Crime Endowed Book Awardin Honor of Charles P. PillansCynthia G. Edelman Family FoundationDaniel M. Edelman & Cindy SteinWolf Family American Property LawLecture EndowmentMichael A. & Betty M. WolfPlease report any corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.The Endowed Fund66 UF LAW

I feel sincerely honored to receivea book award. Through thegenerous support of alumni,book awards are a tradition thatlink the past with the future generationsof lawyers from UF Law.After I graduate, I hope to be ableto help continue the tradition.—EMILY BANKS (3L)Administrative LawTimothy M. & Lorena J. CerioAdvanced BankruptcyStichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, PAAdvanced LitigationLowndes, Drosdick, Doster,Kantor & Reed, PAAdvanced Problems in Bankruptcy& Debtor Creditor LawJacksonville Bankruptcy Bar AssociationIn Memory of The HonorableGeorge L. ProctorAgricultural Law & PolicyErnest A. SellersAppellate AdvocacyHicks & Kneale, PAGary Lee Printy, Esq.Bruce Rogow/Rogow Greenberg FoundationGeorge A. VakaBusiness OrganizationsWilliam A. WeberChild, Parent & StateThe Hon. Barbara Pariente &The Hon. Fred HazouriCivil ProcedureFox, Wackeen, Dungey, Sweet, Beard, Sobel& McCluskey, LLPGwynne A. YoungW.C. Gentry, Esq.Civil Tax ProcedureR. Lawrence Heinkel, Esq.Conservation ClinicAlton & Kathleen Lightsey.Constitutional LawPatrick E. Geraghty, PAKenneth R. Johnson &Kimberly Leach JohnsonBruce Rogow, Esq./Rogow Greenburg FoundationOscar A. Sanchez, Esq.ContractsBilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLPFoley & LardnerRichard C. Grant (JD 72)In Honor of Professor Ernest JonesCorporationsMarshall M. Criser, Esq. & Glenn L. Criser, Esq.Rahul Patel, Esq.Mayanne Downs, Esq.W. Crit SmithCorporate Taxation LLMJerald D. & Susan AugustRobert GlennonCreditors’ Remedies & BankruptcyJeffrey W. Warren, Esq.Ian LeavengoodIn Memory of Richard T. Leavengood,Esq.Criminal Clinic – Public Defender ClinicThe Hon. W. Fred Turner Memorial(Endowed)Criminal LawAnthony S. Battaglia, Esq.Thomas EdwardsR. Timothy Jansen, Esq.Harris, Guidi, Rosner, Dunlap & Rudolph, PACriminal Procedure – Odversary SystemPhillip J. Mays, Esq., In Honor ofProfessor Kenneth B. NunnCriminal Procedure – Police & PolicePracticesLinnes Finney Jr., Esq.Deferred CompensationAndrew J. Fawbush, Esq.Eminent Domain & TakingsBruce M. Harris, Esq. & Stumpy Harris, Esq.Employment DiscriminationAllen, Norton & Blue, PA (Endowed)Environmental LawProfessor Mandell Glicksberg AwardEstablished by Robert A. MandellEstate PlanningC. Randolph & Cheryl R. ColemanEdward F. Koren, Esq. (Endowed)Estates & TrustsJones, Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, PABrian M. O’Connell (Endowed)EvidenceClarke, Silverglate, Campbell, Williams& Montgomery, PAClass of 1955 (Reunion Class Gift)GrayRobinson, PA (Endowed)Wm.Terrell HodgesFamily LawRoberta F. FoxIn Memory of Irmgard Charlotte FoxFederal CourtsF. Wallace Pope Jr., Esq.First Amendment LawBecky Powhatan KelleyFlorida Administrative LawLawrence E. & Cathy M. SellersFlorida Constitutional LawAlex Sink & Bob Bolt (JD 71) In Honor ofBill McBride (JD 75) (Endowed)Immigration LawMark Citrin, Esq.Income Taxation Of Estates & TrustsEmmanuel, Sheppard & Condon, PAInsuranceMerlin Law Group, PAIntellectual PropertyLott & Friedland, PAIntellectual Property LitigationFeldman Gale, PAInternational Business TransactionsJohn C. & Tifi Bierley (Endowed)International LawMarjorie & Bryan ThomasInternational Litigation & ArbitrationMichael J. McNerney, Esq.JurisprudenceBill Hoppe, Esq.Labor & Employment LawFisher & Phillips, LLP (Endowed)In Memory of Rebecca JakubcinLand FinanceRick and Aase ThompsonLand Use Planning & ControlCasey Ciklin Lubitz Martens & O’ConnellLowndes, Drosdick, Doster Kantor &Reed, PaLaw & PsychiatryLawrence KeefeLaw ReviewLowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed,PA (Endowed)Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP (Endowed)Legal AccountingBrett Hendee, PALegal HistoryBruce and Brad CulpepperLegal Research & WritingConstance K. & Grover C. FreemanRobert H. & Lisa Jerry II & Tracy RamboCatherine Barclift MemorialMediationJames F. Page Jr., PA/Page MediationMedia LawThomas & Locicero, PlMedical Technology And The LawJames E. ThomisonNegotiation, Mediation & Other DisputeResolution ProcessesJohnson, Auvil, Brock, & Wilson, PAPartnership TaxationPeter J. Genz, Esq. (J.D.)Partnership TaxationLowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor& Reed, Pa (LL.M.)Procedures in Tax Fraud CasesA. Brian PhillipsProfessional Responsibility& The Legal ProfessionDean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth,Capouano & Bozarth, PAIn Memory of Andy Fredricks (Endowed)Doug & Jack MilneHill, Ward & Henderson, PAK. Judith LanePropertyProfessor Emeritus Mandell Glicksberg,Established by Andrew C. Hall, Esq.& Lames A. Hauser, Esq. (Endowed)David C. SasserJeffrey BrockRemediesFassett, Anthony & Taylor, PASecurities RegulationDaniel AronsonSports LawFrances Greer Israel,Established by William C. IsraelState and Local TaxationAusley & McMullen, PATaxation of Gratuitous TransfersRichard H. Simons Charitable TrustTax PolicyTax Analysts, Inc.TortsR. Vinson Barrett, Esq.Paul Linder, Esq.Charles M. Rand, Esq.Gerald SchackowTrial PracticeBarry L. Davis/Thornton, Davis & Fein, PABill Bone, Esq.Bush Ross, PAMilton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea,Charek & Milton, PAMonte J. Tillis Jr. Memorial (Endowed)Scott D. SheftallVaka, Larson & Johnson, PlVolpe, Bajalia, Wickes, Rogerson & WachsU.S. International Tax IRichard A. Jacobson, PAWhite Collar CrimeIn Honor Of Charles P. Pillans, III (Endowed)Workers’ Compensation& Other Employment RightsRosenthal & Weissman, PABOOK AWARDS honor academic achievement by recognizing the topstudent in each course, while providing essential unrestricted Annual Fundsupport for UF Law students, student organizations, faculty and programs.Awards are sponsored for five years with $2,500 annually, or endowedin perpetuity with $50,000. For more information, please contact:Development & Alumni Affairs, Levin College of Law, 352-273-0640.Book AwardsFALL 2008 67

While on our life’s journey, we must never forget thosepeople and institutions that contributed to our personalsuccesses. I am always proud to be a member of thelegal profession. I am always grateful that I receivedmy legal education at the University of Florida.—EVAN J. YEGELWEL, ESQ. (JD 80)Terrell Hogan Ellis Yegelwel, P.A.Jacksonville, Fla.Founders Society - goldCharles W. & Betty Jo E. AbbottTerrance B. Adamson & Edith E. HolidayAT&TAttorneys’ Title Insurance FundBank of America v. Felisa LallanaJohn BargasThe Robert S. & Mildred M. Baynard TrustJohn C. & Tifi BierleyE. G. & Alfreda S. BooneMary B. BryantLynn E. BurnsedJames D. & Suzanne W. Camp Jr.Walter G. Campbell Jr.Carlton FieldsWarren M. & Dorothy C. CasonLuther W. Coggin Jr.Coker, Schickel, Sorenson & DanielHoward C. CokerMarshall M. CriserIrving CypenJohn H. & Mary Lou D. DasburgDean MeadJack C. DemetreeEdward & Julia D. DowneyThe Dunspaugh-Dalton FoundationJessie Ball duPont FundRay F. Ferrero Jr.The Florida BarFlorida Bar FoundationW. C. Gentry Family FoundationW. C. & Susan GentryGrayRobinsonWilliam & Eva GrumanAndrew C. Hall & Gail S. Meyers*Wayne HoganHolland & Knight Charitable FoundationHolland & KnightIcard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & GinsburgJustice Story Book ExchangeNick KapioltasRobert G. KerriganKerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeodGerald J. KleinThe Kresge FoundationLane, Trohn, Bertrand & VreelandAllen L. Poucher Jr. & Diane LarsonLevin & Papantonio Family FoundationFredric G. & Marilyn K. LevinThe Lewis Schott FoundationStephen A. LindLake H. Lytal Jr.John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationMacfarlane, Ferguson & McMullenMargaret MacLennanPlease report corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.Distinguished Donors68 UF LAW

Distinguished DonorsFOUNDERS SOCIETYMembers receive permanentrecognition in the annual report.GOLD: Annual Gifts and five-yearpledges of $100,000 and up.SILVER: Annual Gifts and five-yearpledges of $50,000-$99,999.DEAN’S COUNCILMembers receive full President’sCouncil benefits and recognition,invitations to special events, anddistinguished recognition in theannual report.BARRISTER: Gifts and five-yearpledges of $25,000-$49,999.PARTNER: Gifts and five-yearpledges of $10,000-$24,999.ASSOCIATE: Gifts and five-yearpledges of $5,000-$9,999.Michael C. MaherMartin Z. MarguliesMcLin & BurnsedJohn M. McNatt Jr.Robert G. & Joelen K. MerkelMershon, Sawyer, Johnston,Dunwody & ColeMontgomery Family Charitable TrustMorgan & MorganJohn B. & Ultima D. MorganMotley RiceJames H. NanceNational Center for Automated InfoResearchJane B. NelsonBrian M. & Joan B. O’ConnellBenjamin F. OvertonWhit Palmer Jr.Kitty PhillipsBetty K. PoucherJustus W. Reid, Sr.Stephen H. & Elizabeth P. ReynoldsMikel M. RollysonWilliam E. Rosenberg FoundationGerald A. & Ingrid M. Rosenthal*J. Quinton RumphSaliwanchik, Lloyd & SaliwanchikJohn J. Schickel, Sr.Lewis M. & Marcia Whitney(d) SchottSecurity SalesT. Terrell Sessums, Sr.Benedict A. SilvermanRichard H. Simons Charitable TrustW. Kelly & Ruth S. SmithGerald SohnLynn D. SolomonSteel, Hector & DavisSidney A. & Annette Stubbs Jr.1909 SOCIETYThe 1909 Society commemoratesthe founding year of the lawschool and honors individualswho support the law school’sannual fund program. See page75 for more details. Annual fundgifts (contributions designated tonon-endowed, non-building funds)of $2,000-$4,999. All currentmembers of the 1909 Society aredesignated in this report by anasterisk (*).TRUSLER SOCIETYAnnual gifts of $1,000-$4,999Members receive specialrecognition in the annual report.ENRICHMENT SOCIETYAnnual gifts of $100-$999.Donors are recognized in theannual report.Glenn W. SturmThe Carl S. Swisher FoundationJames S. & Sharon L. Theriac IIIRobert L. & Doris M. Trohn*United Way of Miami-DadeUpchurch Watson White &Max Mediation GroupJeffrey W. & Susan P. Warren*Michael A. & Betty M. WolfSamuel J. & Evelyn Wood FoundationFrank WotitzkyYent Bayou Properties PartnershipC. Steven YerridZimmerman, Kiser & SutcliffeFounders Society - silverC. Wayne & Kethryn AlfordAllen, Norton & BlueC. DuBose & Sallie M. AusleyDavid S. & Myrna L. BandBarnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBrideBedell, Dittmar, DeVault, Pillans & CoxeJoseph BenzingerBruce H. & Joanne K. BokorCarol M. BrewerBroad & CasselBush RossDaniel J. CollinCommunity Foundation of Tampa BayHugh F. Culverhouse Jr.Meredyth Anne Dasburg FoundationGeorge H. DeCarionKenneth C. Johnson & M. Debra L. DonnerDunwody, White & LandonPhilip I. & Barbara L. EmmerRobert M. ErvinLadd H. & Renee M. FassettHenry A. Finkelstein MemorialFisher & PhillipsThe Florida Bar Tax SectionFonvielle, Lewis, Foote & MesserMichael K. & Jacqueline FrielEllen B. GelbergGene K. & Elaine R. GlasserRuth GoodmarkStumpy & Dorothy L. Harris*James A. HauserJustin HillenbrandCorinne C. HodakWayne & Patricia Hogan Family FoundationDavid & Marie HymanE. C. Deeno KitchenEdward F. KorenKrome RealtyLexisNexisLawrence A. LokkenKevin A. & Jeanette MaloneFrancis T. McCoyGene Moore IIIJon C. MoyleNational Conference of Bar ExaminersMark A. NoussF. Wallace & Christine R. Pope Jr.James G. & Kathryn S. Pressly Jr.Mark J. ProctorReid, Ricca & RigellDavid M. RichardsonRichman GreerRichard M. & Gail M. RobinsonRumberger, Kirk & CaldwellBuddy & Mary Lou SchulzSearcy Denny Scarola Barnhart & ShipleyShutts & BowenRichard B. Stephens Jr.Hans G. & Deborah M. Tanzler IIITerrell, Hogan, Ellis & YegelwelJohn ThatcherU.S. Sugar CorporationPhilip E. & Valerie B. Von BurgA. Ward & Ruth S. Wagner Jr.*Charles T. & Linda F. WellsScott L. & Lynda J. WhitakerWinderweedle, Haines, Ward andWoodmanSusan WinnYegelwel Family FoundationEvan J. & Arlene S. YegelwelYerrid FoundationBarristersMark O. & Maria I. Urbina-BagnallS. C. Battaglia Family FoundationRobert S. BoltLauren K. & Alan B. CohnCynthia G. Edelman Family FoundationThe Deaver Phoenix FoundationDaniel M. Edelman & Cindy SteinJohn N. & Ruth T. GiordanoGoldstein & RayFrank S. GoldsteinK. Lawrence Maureen G. GraggWilliam V. & Eva GrumanJohn H. HaswellHal H. & Vicki KantorChris M. & Kathleen D. LimberopoulosLowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & ReedPeter M. MacNamara & M. Therese VentoErick S. & Nancy B. MagnoWilliam H. McBride Jr. & Adelaide A. SinkMichael J. McNerneyCynthia F. O’ConnellA. Brian Phillips*White & CaseStephen N. ZackPartnersThomas C. & Elisa V. AllisonDan Aronson*Jerald D. & Susan R. August*Ausley & McMullenPhilip B. & Barbara L. Barr Jr.Bilzin SumbergBill Bone*Bovay, Cook & OssiJeffrey P. & Jan M. Brock*Casey Ciklin Lubitz Martens & O’ConnellTimothy M. & Jayne Cerio*Mark & Andrea H. CitrinC. Randolph & Cheryl ColemanRichard B. Comiter & AssociatesAnne C. Conway*Bruce & Virginia M. CulpepperBrad Culpepper IIBrian T. Degnan*Lauren Y. DetzelMark P. DikemanMayanne DownsThomas L. & Christine F. Edwards*Peter T. & Pat FayFL Public Defender AssociationFlorida Prosecuting Attorneys AssociationFoley & LardnerPeter J. Genz*Patrick E. & Barbara H. Geraghty, Sr.*Robert E. Glennon Jr.*Richard C. & Marjory E. Grant*Sandra & Leon G. Gulden PrivateFoundationHarris, Guidi, Rosner, Dunlap, Rudolph &CatlinBrett T. & Rhonda K. HendeeHicks & KnealeMark HicksHill, Ward & HendersonBill & Angela A. HoppeJacksonville Bankruptcy Bar AssociationRichard A. & Lisa G. Jacobson*R. Timothy JansenKenneth R. & Kimberly L. Johnson*Leonard H. JohnsonJones, Foster, Johnston & StubbsBecky Powhatan Kelley*Peter T. & Karla Dann KirkwoodK. Judith Lane*Lewis, Longman & WalkerPaul R. LinderBrian J. McDonoughMilton, Leach, Whitman, D’Andrea &MiltonMichael D. & Mary P. MintonLouis & Janet M. Nostro Jr.James F. & Dianne S. Page Jr.Rahul & Swati R. Patel*Lindy L. PaullDavid H. & Cheryl R. PeekStephen Presser & Diane ArcherDISTINGUISHED DONORS are individuals, businesses andorganizations contributing at the following levels: Founders Society,Dean’s Council, 1909 Society, Trusler Society and Enrichment Society.FALL 2008 69

Gary L. & Suzanne Printy*J. Stephen PullumJorge F. Ramirez TubillaJohn M. RawiczOscar A. Sanchez & Lida R.Rodriguez-Taseff*Randolph J. & Sue N. RushDavid C. & Ronna G. Sasser*Gerald D. & Joanne W. Schackow*John J. & Lynn G. ScrogginDavid M. SeiferLawrence E. & Cathy M. Sellers Jr.*Ernest A. & Norma M. SellersScott D. SheftallW. Crit & Dee Ann Smith*Stichter, Riedel, Blain & ProsserThomas & LoCiceroBryan M. & Marjorie B. Thomas*James E. ThomisonRick & Aase B. ThompsonGeorge A. VakaWilliam A. WeberWhite & CaseK. Taylor WhiteGwynne A. Young*AssociatesAkerman SenterfittW. George & Enid AllenCory L. AndrewsBarry B. & Elaine K. AnsbacherSybil B. AnsbacherElinore AronovitzBaker & HostetlerBoies, Schiller & FlexnerBoyer, Dolasinski, Miller & MartinWilliam A. & Laura M. BoylesPaul D. Fitzpatrick & Mary Jo BuckinghamRichard B. BushMaria C. CarantzasMercer K. ClarkeCobb Family FoundationGary J. CohenDean C. & Melinda B. ColsonRaul A. Mary L. CuervoNathaniel L. & Debra L. DolinerJeffrey R. DollingerThomas M. Ervin Jr.Michael T. & Paula S. FayFrank H. Levan N. Fee IIIDonald J. FormanWilliam S. & Lyn C. Frates IIRichard T. GarfieldMichael B. & Susan GoldbergScott E. & Cheryl GordonStephen H. & Fay F. GrimesEric Stanley GrumanPerry G. GrumanPaul C. & Donna H. HuckYolanda C. JacksonRichard C. JansRussell H. & Karen H. KasperKluger, Peretz, Kaplan & BerlinChristine N. Markussen & James P. WalshGeorge I. MilevPlease report corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.Daniel F. MolonyJames B. Murphy Jr.Darrell W. Deborah J. PayneMark S. PetersMatthew N. & Kathleen B. PosgayChad T. & Pamela O. PricePurcell, Flanagan & HayAlbert D. QuentelJohn T. & Leah A. Rogerson IIIDale M. Swope & Diane RossStephen F. RossmanJuliet M. & Derick J. RoulhacAlbert A. & Carolyn E. Sanchez Jr.Sarah Helene SharpJacqueline Allee SmithMark & Shari L. SomersteinStewart, Tilghman, Fox & BianchiAndrew K. & Marie S. StrimaitisTescher & SpallinaDonald R. TescherTimothy W. & Roslyn B. VolpeJohn K. & Marie L. VreelandJack A. & Jordana S. WeissSamuel G. WellsJ. J. & Susan L. Wicker IIWilliams, Parker, Harrison, Dietz & GetzenMichael K. WilsonLeighton D. & Phyllis H. Yates Jr.*Trusler SocietyAbel Band, CharteredT. W. & Margrette P. Ackert*Akerman SenterfittDavid J. AkinsHerbert L. AllenRobert & Rebecca AltmanJ. Carter & Dana AndersenTimothy G. & Carole W. Anderson*Reubin O. & Donna-Lou AskewRichard C. AusnessAvera & SmithFletcher N. & Nancy T. Baldwin Jr. *G. Thomas & Sharon Y. BallEarl M. Barker Jr. & Ann I. WingateMartha & Richard R. W. Barnett, Sr.R. Vinson & Carlene A. Barrett*Suzanne C. Bass TrustJean A. BiceDavid L. BilskerW. O. Birchfield & Dana L. Ferrell*R. Mason & Amelia S. BlakeDarryl M. & Mary BloodworthJeffery A. & Shirley L. Boone*Danaya C. Wright & Kendal L. Broad*Richard D. Fultz & Patricia L.Burquest-Fultz*J. Thomas & Kathy A. CardwellRobert J. & Kathryn A. CarrSylvia F. Carra-Hahn & William E. HahnCentral Florida Bankruptcy LawAssociationAllan P. & Betsy F. Clark*Richard P. Cole*Charles E. CommanderCommunity Foundation for Palm Beach &Martin CountyGary D. & Nancy K. Condron*Drew S. Fine & Susan E. Cook*Sarah CortvriendCousins Law FirmGlenn L. & Michele CriserBarry R. & Paula DavidsonGeorge L. & Sally K. Dawson*John A. & Sue S. DeVault IIIRosanne M. DuaneJames E. Eaton Jr.Charles H. & Karen A. EgertonDennis J. & Debra W. Eisinger*Kenneth C. & Mary B. EllisPatrick G. & Olivia B. Emmanuel*Peter C. K. & Janet W. Enwall*ESR FoundationFassett, Anthony & TaylorAndrew J. & Melinda W. FawbushFee FoundationFeldman Gale*William GozaJeffrey D. Feldman*Michael L. & Jane M. Ferguson*William H. Ferguson*Fidelity Charitable Gift FundTony M. FinemanJames C. & Mary K. Fleming*Florida Lawyers Legal InsuranceCorporationW. Ray & Jacquelyn FortnerThe Freedom ForumAndrew M. FussnerJames A. Gale*Betsy E. GallagherJuan J. Rodriguez & Marvie Ann Garcia-RodriguezGassman, Bates & AssociatesJames L. & Emily P. GeorgeEllen R. & James A. GershowLinda R. GetzenMeaghan C. GraggAlexander GrassPeter J. & Amy S. GravinaGreenberg TraurigMarie C. Hansen TrustDaniel B. & Kathy E. HarrellChristy F. & Martha C. HarrisAlan T. HawkinsScott G. & Lisa Hawkins*Barbara J. Pariente &Frederick A. Hazouri*R. Lawrence & Elizabeth E. Heinkel*Dennis W. & Kathleen M. Hillier*B. Douglas Hind-MarshJohn L. HolcombSteve C. & Maxine S. HorowitzMark L. & Susan J. HorwitzE. L. Roy HuntThomas R. & Elizabeth M. Hurst*Scott C. Ilgenfritz &Margaret D. Mathews*Elizabeth A. JenkinsAlan C. & Ellen JensenRobert H. & Lisa Jerry II*JustGiveTLC Stanley Kaplan Test PrepDavid B. Mishael & Barbara Kaszovitz*Lawrence & Lynn M. Keefe*Kimberly R. KeravouriJames N. KnightDonald S. & Marilynn Kohla*Kozyak, Tropin & ThrockmortonKubicki DraperJames R. LavigneFrederick W. & Victoria C. Leonhardt*Virginia A. Lipton*BequestsJ. Parker AilstockTimothy C. BlakeMichael A. BedkeJohn C. BierleySusan H. BlackJames D. Camp Jr.Warren M. CasonJames F. Conner IIDebra A. DohertyHoward L. GarrettRobert Eugene GlennonHarold A. GokeyRansom GriffinRobert E. GunnStumpy Harris*James R. HolmesMark HulseyJeffery Q. JonasenDavid T. KnightBetty LaFaceFrederick W. Leonhardt*Sam H. Mann Jr.Harlan E. MarkhamMichael J. McNerneyMark W. MerrillGene Moore IIIJohn H. Moore IIRobert W. MorrisonCorneal B. Myers Jr.Brian M. O’ConnellBenjamin F. & Marilyn(d) OvertonEdward C. RoodRobert P. RosinJ. Quinton RumphDavid C. Sasser*Ronald Y. SchramRoger Dean SchwenkeT. Terrell Sessums, Sr.Eric B. SmithW. Reece Smith Jr.Robert G. & Susan L. SternJames S. Theriac IIIDon Q. ViningA. Ward Wagner Jr.*Sandra L. WarrenFrank WotitzkyArt WrobleStephen N. ZackWilliam K. Zewadski(d) denotes deceasedDistinguished Donors70 UF LAW

Don R. LivingstoneScott LodinDonna L. LonghouseLott & FriedlandMichael T. Moore & Leslie J. LottM T RR. Layton & Mary Stuart MankMargaret D. Mathews & Scott C. IlgenfritzPhillip J. & Stacey L. Mays*William J. & Helen W. McAfeeThomas M. & Shannon C. McAleaveyClifton A. & Kathleen H. McClelland Jr.*Dorothy S. McCurry TrustRobert W. & Barbara J. Mead Jr.Joseph C. Mellichamp III &Barbara J. Staros*Donald M. & Victoria J. MiddlebrooksWilton R. Susanne MillerJon L. & Beth B. Mills*Douglas J. & Nora P. Milne*Leroy H. MoeJames S. & Kelli Moody Jr.John H. & Joan K. Moore IIJulie A. MoxleyPeter P. & Christina S. Murnaghan*Nat’l Assn. of Environ. Law SocietiesGuy & Dawn Neff Jr.Gregory A. NelsonJoseph M. & Mindy C. NowakowskiJames B. & Jingli C. O’NealEduardo PalmerJulius F. Parker Jr.Robert L. & Lyn S. ParksDarwin R. & Kathleen PaustianS. Austin & Fredda T. PeeleJ. Carter & Barbara Perkins, Sr.David L. Roth & Paula Peterson-Roth*S. Daniel & Nancy PonceDaniel A. & Carla Powers*Gary R. & Sharon H. ProctorEric C. & Barbara PuestowMrs. Glenn S. RankinJoseph E. RhileGerald F. & Gwen Richman*Harley E. & Posey Riedel IISamuel & Rose Riemer Private FoundationJesse W. & Margo S. RigbyRichard M. & Gail M. RobinsonDoyle & Barbara RogersPaul G. & Rebecca Rogers*Rogow Greenberg FoundationBruce S. RogowRosenthal & LevyMatthew L. & Nancy RosinWilliam F. SheffieldRuden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & RussellJohnson S. & Mary SavaryDavid A. SchmuddeClifford A. & Michele SchulmanSchwab Charitable FundJohn W. & Eleanor SheppardNed F. SinderBarry S. & Carole Sinoff*Smith, Hulsey & BuseySarah J. SpearTax AnalystsGrace “Betty” W. Taylor*TestmastersClarence L. & Jo O. ThackerUhlfelder & AssociatesDaniel W. UhlfelderFrank D. & Katherine Upchurch III*John J. & Karen Upchurch IVDavid H. Vickrey*Volpe, Bajalia, Wickes & RogersonBill & Ruth WagnerRichard S. WeinsteinGregory F. Susan K. Wilder*Wiseheart FoundationMalcolm B. Wiseheart Jr.Marc A. & Jennifer WitesDale S. & Kristeen WittDouglas A. & Patricia WrightJames E. & Vanda YongeWilliam K. ZewadskiPeter W. & Joan W. Zinober*Enrichment Society1000 Friends of FloridaBarry A. AbbottRobert G. & Catherine AboodLuis A. & Sallie B. AbreuJolyon D. & Christine M. AcostaNathan R. & MaryBeth AdamsMark A. & Mary AddingtonMatthew J. AhearnDavid M. Hudson & J. Parker AilstockBen & Katie AlexanderLarry B. & Susan M. AlexanderSteffan K. AlexanderLinda A. AlleyJames W. & Anne W. AlmandAdam L. AlpertDrew M. & Miriam R. AltmanJoseph L. & Kimberlee Amos Jr.K. Dino Anastasiades &Nancy H. JacksonC. LeDon Anchors Jr.Stephen A. Medina & MichelleAnchorsBruce R. & Donna K. Anderson Jr.Everett P. & Martha P. AndersonR. Lanier & Nancy Anderson IIIWallace B. Anderson Jr.Mary Jane Angelo & Robert R. PedlowRonald P. & Kay W. AnselmoRobert W. Anthony Jr.Ronald J. AntoninKendall Coffey & Joni Armstrong CoffeyThomas R. & Dayna ArnoldKristina L. ArnsdorffBeth L. Green Aronson &Michael R. AronsonFrank A. & Sharon AshtonRobert S. & Jena R. AtlassF. Eugene Atwood & Dabney D. WareScott E. & Janet D. AtwoodThomas F. Slater & Amy L. Austin SlaterAlton D. & Kelly S. BainFred R. Baisden Jr.Peter & Elizabeth BakerJanice M. BakerHaywood M. & Anne BallDane & Jennifer BaltichMichael R. & Marice BandOliver D. & Patricia BarksdaleBrad F. BarriosDouglas D. & Julia Batchelor Jr.Bruce McGrew & Joni Batie-McGrewEvan R. Batoff & Dana A. FriedlanderCharles H. & Molly BaumbergerScott R. & Dana BauriesRyan E. BayaJames P. BeadleLaw Firm GivingAttorneys in firms across Florida, Georgia and other key areas worked hardto achieve 100 percent participation of UF Law grads in the Law Firm GivingProgram. This program encourages Gators to make a gift to the Levin Collegeof Law and support a variety of worthwhile programs. Listed below are thefirm names, office locations and volunteer champions of the participatingfirms in three categories: 100 percent, 90-99 percent, and 75-89 percent.100% Participation FirmsCasey Ciklin Lubitz Martens &O’Connell, West Palm BeachChampion: Jessica CallowDean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth,Capouano & Bozarth, P.A., Orlando/MelbourneChampions: A. Felipe Guerrero& Laura YoungHarris Harris Bauerle & Sharma, P.A.,OrlandoChampion: Bruce HarrisJohnson Pope Bokor Ruppel Burns,P.A., Clearwater/TampaChampion: F. Wallace Pope Jr.J. Parker Ailstock, P.A., GainesvilleChampion: J. Parker AilstockKubiki Draper, Jacksonville/Miami/Tallahassee/Tampa/West Palm BchChampion: Matthew PosgayPressly & Pressly, P.A.,West Palm BeachChampion: Grier PresslyJoseph W. & Geremy G. BeasleyDan Hamm & Judith E. BeasleyEdward R. & Jill F. BechtoldJoshua L. & Sara BeckerThomas J. BeckerRobert J. & Emily BeckhamFrank M. & Ashley BedellDennis J. & Joan F. BeerJohn M. & Brannon B. BelcastroNancy H. BelliJohn E. Leighton & Caryn L. BellusDavid L. & Angela BenjaminBernardo Lopez & Janice L. BergmannMichael J. & Nancy BergoldBill BerkeBerman PLCChristopher D. & Patricia BernardE. Sue BernieYahn W. BernierPaul B. BernsteinRobert G. & Francyn BerrinBerry, Day & McFeeCecilia M. BidwellBrandon C. & Rachel BiedermanJay P. Cohen & Christine K. BilodeauChristine N. BirdJames O. & Ann L. Birr Jr.Thomas E. & Elizabeth E. BishopSusan H. & Louis E. Black IIIW. Michael BlackVose Law Firm, OrlandoChampion: Wade Vose75-99% ParticipationBush Ross, P.A., TampaChampion: J. Carter AndersenDell Graham, GainesvilleChampion: Liz McKillopFowler, White, Boggs & Banker, P.A.,Ft. Myers & TampaChampions: Heather Brock,Richard Jacobson & Jack WeissKing, Blackwell & Downs,OrlandoChampion: Mayanne DownsMateer & Harbert, OcalaChampion: Gregory HarrellShook, Hardy & Bacon, P.A., TampaChampion: Darrell PayneWhite & Case LLP, MiamiChampion: James RobinsonGary & Kimberly BlanchardM. Robert & Julia BlanchardBlock Land & Finance Co.Byron B. BlockSeymour S. & Gertrude BlockBart L. Cohen & Hazel Blockman-CohenJohn A. & Lisa BobangoAndrew J. & Carol BohlmannBrian K. & Amy BokorRichard A. BoltonEve A. BouchardDavid E. & Mollie BowersRichard K. & Janice Bowers Jr.Charles W. & Terri M. BowlesDavid S. & Christine BoyceChristopher W. & Kristine BoyettRobert J. & Alice BoylstonStephen J. & Sharon BozarthStaci N. BraswellDavid A. & Kimberly T. BrennenMatthew C. & Catherine BrewerK. Clayton & Sarah M. BricklemyerPenny H. BrillTodd C. BristerRebecca L. BrockW. Bard & Kathryn BrockmanTheotis & Jeanelle BronsonTerry A. & Christina BrooksBrown, Suarez, Rios & RuhlGain Brown & Megan A. KellyHONOR ROLLFALL 2008 71

Greg & Sonya BrownJoshua R. & Monica BrownThomas R. & Margaret BrownSteven R. & Karen BrowningHunter J. BrownleeMichael J. & Rochelle BrudnyWayne P. & Jennie BryanErnest T. & Susan Buchanan IIIAllen & Elmira BuckleyAnneMarie H. BuiBrian D. BurgoonRoy D. & Julianna BurkeJason B. BurnettDavid D. & Jamey B. BurnsTobi B. ButenskyJames F. & Patricia Butler IIIRocky M. CabagnotMichael C. CabornEmily R. CacioppoDavid K. & Donna CahooneJane D. CallahanJessica M. CallowJoseph V. & Karen CamerlengoJohn D. & Elizabeth CampoL. Kinder & Barbara Cannon IIIRobert A. CaplenChristopher & Lauren Carmody Jr.Joseph P. & Lynn Carolan, IIIElizabeth A. CarrieTerra N. CarrollSteven W. CartaAllan L. CaseyDouglas W. & Nancy CasonCourtney Bradley Casp & Justin M. CaspCasey M. & Kelli CavanaughDavid M. & Sandra CayceMarc D. & Tracy ChapmanJon C. ChassenRichard R. Chaves &Misty M. Chaves-TaylorAndrew R. CheslockChristopher M. ChestnutElias N. & Carla ChotasThomas B. Christenson IIRussell P. ChubbRoss N. & Candy ClarkGeorge W. Selby Jr. & Maryann CliffordRyan S. CobbsMartha L. CochranKaitlin CoffinbargerJames I. CohnHarry S. Colburn Jr.R. John & Mary Cole IISteven R. & Rebecca ColeJonathan S. ColemanPaul S. Rothstein & Suzy ColvinJames F. & Gayle T. ComanderChristopher G. & Barbara CommanderCommunity Foundation of Greater LakelandCongregation B’Nai IsraelKraig A. & Heather ConnDabney L. & Beverly ConnerValerie A. ConzoCooper, Ridge & LantinbergDerek S. CooperJose A. Gonzalez Jr. & Mary S. CopelandRobert J. Corcoran Jr.Stephen L. & Debra CordellGail CornblattPlease report corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.Dennis G. & Pamela CorrickFrederick C. Craig Jr.Evans & Sara CraryBryan W. & Jodie CrewsJerry B. & Anne CrockettMarion M. CromwellDuane H. & Pamela CroneRobert Scott & Ellen G. CrossMary C. Crotty & Daniel S. LivingstoneSamuel L. & Lola Crouch, Sr.Elizabeth M. CrowderT. Spencer Crowley IIIPaul M. & Jolie M. CummingsMartin F. CunniffDeborah E. CupplesJ. Edward & Janice CurrenBarry A. & Marilyn CurrierJoshua D. CurryLauren E. CuryEnio M. & Andrea P. da SilvaMark H. & Kimberly C. DahlmeierDuane A. & Teresa K. DaikerHoward A. Swett & Amira Dajani-SwettStephen E. & Barbara C. DaltonWillem A. DamanChristopher R. D’AmicoWilliam B. & Sara C. DanaPaul W. & Georgia R. Danahy Jr.James N. & Linnea J. Daniel IIIAlan H. DanielsSteven L. & Alys N. DanielsSrinivas R. DantuluriDarby, Peele, Bowdoin & PayneTerrence T. & Jeanne E. DariotisAaron M. & Kelly L. DavisHayward H. & Carol DavisKelly F. & Cary B. DavisC. LeAnn DavisJeff & Robin DavisJoseph H. & Lorenia O. Davis IIIKimberly A. DavisTimothy M. Davlantes &Teresa Heekin-DavlantesDenis M. De VlamingThe Decker Law FirmTheodore A. DeckertDavid M. & Tami C. DelaneyStephen J. DelaneyV. Robert Denham Jr.Matt DestryChristopher A. DetzelAlexander D. DeVitisEdward DiazJuan M. DiazNelson D. DiazJohn R. & Lavinia D. DierkingDerek J. DilberianMiriam C. DillardWilliam P. & Natalie B. DimitrouleasRussell W. & Janice M. DivineAndrew T. & Anne DixonDavid L. & Caroline H. DixonJerome F. & Linda C. DolanAndrew J. & Maureen N. DonelsonCarrie R. McDonald & Michael S. DorrisLawrence J. DoughertyCharles T. Douglas Jr.W. Dexter & Terese DouglassDonald C. & Nancy E. Dowling Jr.Kenneth J. & Michelle T. Drab Jr.Randal H. & Julie J. Drew, Sr.James O. Lila S. DriscollTammi J. DriverW. Ford & Freda DuaneDistinguished DonorsWe make a living by what we get, butwe make a life by what we give.—Winston ChurchillAubrey Harry Ducker Jr. &Laurie K. WeatherfordDouglas N. & Cathy J. DuncanDavid D. & Dayna G. DuncanVictoria K. & Thomas C. DunnWilliam E. & Virginia H. Dunwody IIIStephen M. & Brenna M. DurdenRonald G. & Mary A. DuryeaRobert V. & Winfield R. DussAmitava K. & Harolyn DuttDonald A. & Gene S. DvornikJohn H. Dyer, Jr &. Karen Caudill DyerRobert A. DykanSteven E. & Cari R. EarleLisa EaslerDaniel D. & Virginia A. EckertDouglas C. EdenfieldCharles F. & Allison C. EdwardsGregory L. & Donna H. EdwardsHarry P. EdwardsM. Chris & Lisa K. EdwardsSteven S. EichenblattJeffrey R. & Linda R. ElkinThomas A. & Carolyn A. ElliotJames E. & Megan J. Ellis IISteven & Stacey EllisonCurtis H. & Belinda W. EngelmannTheodore A. Erck IIIMichael D. EriksenScott B. Strange & Lisa A. EspositoWilliam A. & Carol D. EvansDavid H. & Kathryn E. EvaulItzhak & Anna EzrattiJennifer M. FaggionAlfred M. & Eleanor FalkJohn M. FarrellPatricia Combs Fawsett & Neil OehlstromChristopher M. & Carol FearJoel R. Feldman & Allison D.Skatoff-FeldmanJonathan A. FeldmanAnthony P. FeliceWaldman FelurenBrian J. & Stacy B. FenderKenneth G. & Robyn Ferguson IIIEduardo J. FernandezJohn D. & Linda D. FernandezLeslie E. Stiers & Melissa FernandezFranklin D. & Teresa G. Fields Jr.Meredith C. FieldsGregg H. & Jessica FiermanRichard J. & Deborah FildesJack J. & Cherie H. FineShawn M. & Kathryn D. FlanaganFlorida Blue KeyMichael T. & Rosanna M. FluryJames L. & Nancy H. FlyDaniel R. & Micah FogartyStephen E. FogelJanne C. FosterChristopher & Jacqueline FountasMichael D. FowlerGregory A. & Barbara E. FoxM. Lanning & Jane P. FoxRonald S. Frankel &Sharon Perlman FrankelSeymour J. & Barbara FrankfurtMichael K. FreedmanWilson & Erna FreemanW. John McHale III & Nancy S. FreemanR. Wilson & Sharyn K. FreyermuthElizabeth B. FrockJames E. & Allison A. Frye Jr.Peter J. & Diane M. FryefieldJerry A. FunkGeorge D. & Judith Gabel Jr.Charles M. & Jean B. Gadd Jr.Joseph W. & Darcy M. GagnonOshia S. GainerRobert P. & Doris B. GainesSherrie B. GalambosPaul R. & Ann Z. GameMaurice M. & Judith L. GarciaStephen D. GardnerJohn A. & Sarah M. GarnerChristopher M. GarrettAlan S. & Marcia GassmanBeth Ann GauseBrian J. & Cherie M. GavsieHerschel & Susan GavsieAlan M. Gerlach Jr.Bradford C. & Nancy J. GibbsFrancis B. GibbsRobin & Jean H. GibsonJoel B. & Anne D. GilesJohn M. GilliesJill Haberman GiordanoAshley N. GirolamoEvan S. GlasserDaniel J. GlassmanMandell & Joyce GlicksbergAllison M. GluvnaDon E. & Kimberly GoebelAlan S. & Susan GoldGoldman Sachs Philanthropy FundPaul M. & Mollene GoldmanMark E. & Stacey GoldsteinMarcelo R. GomezWilliam C. & Ronni GompersDon H. Goode & Patrice D.Pendino-GoodeFreddie L. GoodeJohn Dudley & Barbara GoodletteRobert F. & Karen GoodrichMatthew S. & Shaw Q. GoodrichJames W. & Natalie Goodwin IIJason GordonJonathan C. & Mary GordonMichael A. Levey & Linda Gorens-LeveyBradley R. & Vanessa GouldStanley A. & Mary S. GravenmierJ. Charles & Saundra H. GrayRichard D. & Beverly W. GreenPaul A. GreenspanAlan G. Greer & Patricia SeitzN. West GregoryRobert D. Keliher, Sr. &Linda Suzzanne GriffinLaurence S. & Courtney GrimmRobert S. & Nannette GrisctiBradley C. & Candace GrossenburgA. Felipe Guerrero72 UF LAW

Vitauts M. Gulbis & Lynn S. KiehneWilliam J. GundlachKeving Gunning & Sharon T. SperlingJack O. & Mary O. Hackett IIMelody A. HadleyTimothy D. & Patricia G. HainesJohn E. & Shirley W. HaleEric J. & Kathryn L. HallWallace H. & Tracy L. HallPatti W. HalloranJohn F. & Nancy P. HalulaEllen C. HamNicolas HamannLaurence C. & Jane HamesJames L. & Lenore HanapelLinda C. HankinsDavid F. & Elizabeth C. HannanKarl B. & Myrna A. Hanson Jr.Larry D. HardawayGregory C. & Whitney HarperGregory C. & Stephanie HarrellBruce M. & Medea D. Harris*John F. & Jane HarrisJeffrey M. HarrisWilliam T. Harrison Jr.J. Larry & Sherry HartCecile B. HartiganStephen B. & Rebecca HatcherCynthia A. HawkinsScott G. & Lisa Hawkins*J. Michael & Jackie P. HaygoodMichael P. HaymansChristopher C. & Sally HazelipJames & Maureen HazenJeffrey M. & Joan HazenKenneth P. HazouriRobert J. & Elizabeth M. Head Jr.Lauren C. HeatwoleRobert A. & Elizabeth J. HeekinWilliam J. & Nina Heffernan Jr.Jeanette K. HelfrichWilliam L. & Etta M. HendryTim D. & Dyanne HenkelRobert D. & Maria HenryRussell D. & Jennifer C. HeplerTodd E. HerberghsEugenio & Elizabeth HernandezCharles B. & D. Kathleen HerniczCraig R. & Patti M. HerschLeslie & Margaret HessRobert S. & Florence HewittRichard H. & Jane HiersShelby & Mary HighsmithRobert L. HinkleLynn J. & Evelyn R. HinsonDavid L. HirschbergWilliam T. & Peggy J. HodgesWilliam M. HoevelerAllan L. HoffmanCraig P. HoffmanLacey D. HofmeyerHolden LawMartin Lance HoldenMaurice D. & Odetta M. HollowayJames C. & Suzanne HooverStuart N. HopenJames M. HopkinsHopping, Green & SamsEdwin F. & Janice G. HornbrookGlenn R. HoskenJane A. HoukLynn HuangLouis F. Hubener IIIFrank M. HullMiriam B. & Norman L. HullNancy B. HuntScott E. & Susan J. HuntDaniel T. HurleyGary W. & Mary E. HustonGregg E. HuttSteven D. & Bonnie B. HuttonThomas P. & M. Rebecca HuttonInternational Carbon Bank ExchangeCharles A. & Joy M. IntriagoDaniel C. & Sheena IrickA. McArthur & Jan T. IrvinJerold H. & Tanya IsraelIvan D. IvanovEdward M. & Mary JacksonJeffrey A. JacobsJames R. Lussier & Nancy C. JacobsonKevin E. & Martha JakabMichael L. & Elizabeth P. JamiesonPhilippe C. & Susan O. JeckM. James JenkinsKaren S. JennemannMatthew S. & Adria M. JensenJohn F. Jewell & Debra L. RomanKevin M. JinksC. Gray & Elizabeth Z. JohnseyEdmond D. & Ann S. JohnsonJames F. & Mary Beth JohnstonRichard A. Johnston Jr.Jones & McCorkleJohn A. & Margarette JonesPeter C. JonesJeffry R. & Sharyn JontzBrian B. & Lisa M. JoslynRobert A. & Suzanne JudasCharles J. & Janet S. Kahn Jr.David L. & Maida S. KahnRandy M. KammerMurray & Fredda KanetskyLewis M. & Marcia J. KannerKimon P. KarasMitchell A. & Amy L. KayeDonald E. KellyStephen E. KellyMichael G. & Lucy W. KermanJesse B. & Carolyn KershnerMark S. & Laurette S. KesslerJanis B. & Gregory M. KeyserNicole C. KibertRobert A. & Emilie KimbroughWilliam A. & Frances Spinale KingJames L. KingMarvin A. & Rhona L. KirsnerAdam C. & Marie E. KjeerGerald R. & Sarah S. KleedehnStanley D. Klett Jr.Robert D. & Elenore C. KlinglerDavid T. & Carla C. KnightCarla V. KnightSarah J & Kenneth W. KnightBrian H. KochEric S. KolarRussell KooninDonald L. & Patricia KorbMichael J. & Pamela V. KornKosto & RotellaJeffrey D. & Cyndie I. KottkampPhyllis KravitchElizabeth R. KrentzmanBenedict P. KuehneKwall, Showers & BarackLouis KwallTheodore S. & Jennifer L. KypreosLafleur & Associates1909 SocietyThe 1909 Society commemorates the founding year and approachingcentennial of the University of Florida law school, while recognizingalumni and friends who sustain and advance the college with gifts to theannual fund in the amount of $2,000 – $4,999 during a single fiscalyear. Support at this level improves the quality and innovation of programsfor students, student organizations, teaching and research, academicprograms and services, and outreach efforts. Gifts to the annual fundinclude those designated to nonendowed, non-building funds.T. W. & Margrette P. AckertTimothy G. & Carole W. AndersonDan AronsonJerald D. & Susan R. AugustFletcher N. & Nancy T. Baldwin Jr.R. Vinson & Carlene A. BarrettW. O. Birchfield & Dana L. FerrellBill BoneJeffery A. & Shirley L. BooneJeffrey P. & Jan M. BrockPatricia L. Burquest-FultzTimothy M. Cerio & Jayne CerioAllan P. & Betsy F. ClarkRichard P. ColeGary D. & Nancy K. CondronAnne C. ConwayDrew S. Fine & Susan E. CookGeorge L. & Sally K. DawsonBrian T. DegnanThomas L. & Christine F. EdwardsDennis J. & Debra W. EisingerPatrick G. & Olivia B. EmmanuelPeter C. K. & Janet W. EnwallJeffrey D. & Susan FeldmanMichael L. & Jane M. FergusonWilliam H. FergusonJames C. & Mary K. FlemingJames A. GalePeter J. GenzPatrick E. & Barbara H. Geraghty, Sr.Robert E. Glennon Jr.Richard C. & Marjory E. GrantAndrew C. Hall & Gail S. MeyersBruce & Medea HarrisStumpy & Dorothy L. HarrisScott G. & Lisa HawkinsFrederick A. Hazouri & Barbara J. ParienteR. Lawrence & Elizabeth E. HeinkelDennis W. & Kathleen M. HillierThomas R. & Elizabeth M. HurstScott Ilgenfritz & Margaret MathewsRichard A. & Lisa G. JacobsonRobert H. & Lisa N. Jerry IIMarcos Laguna & Lynette Silon-LagunaRoger C. & Ellen J. LambertWilliam R. & Sylvia H. Lane Jr.Steve & Penny LangstonRoger A. & Melinda K. LarsonRoy H. & Elizabeth LasrisLatham, Shuker, Eden & BeaudineThe Law Firm of Robert S. GrisctiLaw Offices Lyons & SandersJohn E. & Joan C. Lawlor IIILaw Office of W. C. GentryRichard A. & Celeste LazzaraKenneth R. & Kimberly L. JohnsonLawrence & Lynn KeefeBecky Powhatan KelleyDonald S. & Marilynn KohlaK. Judith LaneFrederick W. & Victoria C. LeonhardtVirginia A. LiptonPhillip J. & Stacey L. MaysClifton A. & Kathleen H. McClelland Jr.Joseph C. Mellichamp III &Barbara J. StarosJon L. & Beth B. MillsDouglas J. & Nora P. MilneDavid B. Mishael & Barbara KaszovitzPeter P. & Christina S. MurnaghanRahul & Swati R. PatelA. Brian PhillipsDaniel A. & Carla PowersGary L. & Suzanne PrintyGerald F. & Gwen RichmanPaul G. & Rebecca RogersBruce RogowGerald A. & Ingrid M. RosenthalDavid L. Roth & Paula Peterson-RothOscar A. Sanchez &Lida R. Rodriguez-TaseffDavid C. & Ronna G. SasserGerald D. & Joanne W. SchackowLawrence E. & Cathy M. Sellers Jr.Barry S. & Carole N. SinoffW. Crit & Dee Ann SmithGrace “Betty” W. TaylorBryan M. & Marjorie B. ThomasRobert L. & Doris M. TrohnFrank D. & Katherine G. Upchurch IIIDavid H. VickreyA. Ward & Ruth S. Wagner Jr.Jeffrey W. & Susan P. WarrenGregory F. & Susan K. WilderDanaya C. Wright & Kendal L. BroadLeighton D. & Phyllis H. Yates Jr.Gwynne A. YoungPeter W. & Joan W. ZinoberMartin E. LeachIan R. LeavengoodCynthia J. LeeSerena B. LeeSteven C. LeeKristyn B. LeedekerkenGregory M. Lefkowitz & Elizabeth M.Perez-LefkowitzAlexandra N. LehsonLeonidas & Robin C. LemonidisLawrence Y. & Rosemary G. LeonardJoshua & Susan S. LernerHONOR ROLLFALL 2008 73

Ross T. & Silvana LessackChauncey W. & Martha Z.Lever Jr.Jack A. & Eileen G. LevineRobert E. & Kathryn LewisMark F. & Rochelle N. LewisRutledge R. & Noel LilesMark K. & Sherri LindenbergRobert R. & Cheryl K. LindgrenWilliam J. Lindsay Jr.Michael J. LinnWilliam V. & Shirley LinneWilliam J. LissMichael G. & Analisa LittleJoseph W. & Lucille LittleChristina V. LockwoodJames J. LongStephen R. & Paige LooneySusan L. LopatinRyan A. LopezElliott H. & Leanore LucasAlissa K. LugoMeredith D. LukoffJacquelyn P. Lumpkin WoodenDonald J. & Helen Lunny, Sr.Donald A. & Linda S. LykkebakTeresa J. LynchCynthia Z. & Mr. Alexander C. MacKinnonHugh MacMillan Jr. & Carol GoddardMacMillanLester & Anita MakofkaRobert C. & Jill R. MalandJohn D. & Lynette MalkowskiRobin Paul & Margaret A. MalloyMarilyn M. Mallue & Henry E. Mallue Jr.Robyn L. MandelI. Paul & Holly MandelkernRobert Jay Manne & Grace Nixon ManneRodney S. & Elizabeth MargolAnthony P. Mario Jr.Marks GrayPatrick F. & Sheryl R. MaroneySamuel A. & Sarah G. MaroonPhilip E. & Caroline E. MarshallThomas & Elizabeth MarshallW. Wesley MarstonRichard L. MartensWilliam E. & Katherine Martin Jr.Antonio & Brenda Martinez Jr.Jose E. MartinezLorie A. MasonMorris C. MasseyMatheson Appellate LawGerald G. Matheson & Maureen MonaghanMathesonJames M. & Joan T. MatthewsC. Parkhill & Mason Mays Jr.Alan K. & Karen K. McCallWilliam R. & Laura A. McCall Jr.Patrick M. & Donna McCannKevin M. McCartyDaniel D. & Sigrid S. McCawleyPaul B. & Suzanne McCawleyChad M. & Vicki L. McClenathenRick H. & Nancy McClureMarybeth McDonald & Eric W. JarvisMichael J. McDonald & Heather L. GatleyG. Carson & Laurinda F. McEachern IIIBarbara B. McGriffScott R. McHenryPlease report corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.Daniel F. & Elizabeth McIntoshFrank M. & Nancy McMillanKathleen M. McRobertsJameil C. & Arleathia McWhorterNatalia MedinaHowell & Catherine Melton, Sr.Howell W. Melton IIIDrew T. MelvilleGeorge Mencio Jr.Clancy V. MendozaAnthony & Kathryn MennellaFrederick P. MercurioSteven D. MerrydayMeredith M. MetzlerAndrew J. & Dawn M. MeyersIrvin A. & JoAnn MeyersStephan P. & Evelyn M. MickleDavid W. & Susan L. MikolaitisFrank E. & Michelle M. MillerSteven E. & Kimberly F. MillerRobert L. & Penne MillerTiffani F. & Ryan G. MillerPamela J. MillsMichael J. MinervaLew I. & Jennifer I. MinskyJames R. & Nanette MitchellMark S. MitchellCharles S. & Carol ModellRobert C. L. MoffatMark R. & Marlisa MohlerAshley D. MoneyJason D. MontesJohn W. & Emily MooersKevin M. & Eva MooreRobyn E. MooreIvan A. MoralesFederico A. & Cristina M. MorenoAndrew A. & Jessica A. MoreyCharles R. & Laurie P. MorganJon A. & Betsy MorrisThomas E. MorrisJames E. & Mari MoyeGreg T. Mullane & Joy Sabino MullaneEdward M. & Rima Y. Mullins Jr.John B. T. & Heather Murray Jr.Douglass E. & Janet Myers Jr.Keith E. MyersNAPABA Law FoundationJudith W. & Charles I. NashNoel H. & Marianne NationGinny R. NealShalonda T. NealMichael R. & Laura L. NelsonJames C. & Diane NicholasShelly E. NixonHubert C. & Lynn K. Normile Jr.Norris & ForemanDavid B. & Wendy NorrisR. B. & Sylvia NorrisThomas G. & Elizabeth NorsworthyKathleen M. O’ConnorTerrence P. & Susan J. O’ConnorKenneth A. Tomchin & Lisa S. OdomOrlando P. & Jennifer Ojeda Jr.Matthew R. & Julie H. O’KaneJohn C. & Elizabeth OliverKeith M. OliviaEric T. & Julie OlsenKent L. & L. Delane OlsonToby V. & Berkely OlveraMichael L. & Barbara O’NeillJennifer A. OrlandoJohn & Cathy O’SullivanDavid E. & Gail OteroDistinguished DonorsNeil M. O’TooleRichard E. & Eileen OuelletteWm. A. & Leila OughtersonMurray W. Overstreet Jr.Dennis E. Owen & Anne E. Raduns-OwenFrederick D. & Lisa PagePeter R. PalermoTaylor C. & Misty PancakeRobert E. & Jeanne PanoffC. Richard & Kathryn ParkerDale L. & Erin F. ParkerThomas M. ParkerEdwin W. & Heather Parkinson IIIElaine I. ParrisAlexander L. PaskayMarshall R. PasternackLindsay M. PatrickMatthew D. & Amber PattersonB. Darin PattonElizabeth S. PaulkFrank A. & Joanne C. Pavese Jr.Kevin L. & Sherry B. PearsonCarl R. & Madge S. Pennington IIIMarilyn Wolf PetersonT. C. Phillips & Andrea E. ZelmanRobert A. & Caryl G. PierceFrancis E. & Rebecca Pierce IIICharles P. & Judith Pillans IIICharles PillitteriMichael A. & Piscitelli & June TurnerPiscitelliDean R. & Lisa C. PlattnerAdina L. PollanScott D. & Ingrid H. PonceDavid F. & Katie PopeKenneth C. PopeNicholas A. & Patricia PopeJohn M. PorterLisa M. PorterRobert V. & Beth Z. Potter Jr.Stephen J. & Barbara PowellMark A. PraterJ. Grier & P. Kristen Pressly IIIRaymond C. & Colleen Preston Jr.Robert H. & Kelly B. PritchardPaige E. ProvenzanoMarion J. & Ellyn A. RadsonJohn H. Rains IVJodi H. RamanelliDennis F. & Donna Ramsey Jr.Rahul P. RanadiveCharles M. RandJohn W. & Katherine Randolph Jr.Patrick C. Rastatter & Mary A. TowneKurt A. RaulinDaniel C. Re & Terry Monson ReAustin F. & Mary L. ReedGlenna Joyce ReevesKevin E. ReganWilliam P. & Laura ReichRichard M. & Garland ReidRobert G. & Rhonda ReidCharles A. & Catherine Reinhardt Jr.Julius B. & Jan O. C. RemmenWilliam C. RencherPaul & Kimberly RezankaDouglas A. & Barbara L. RichardDarryl R. & Kristen RichardsEdward J. & Theresa RichardsonHugh A. & Melissa Richeson Jr.Barry W. RigbyRyland T. RigsbyMatthew R. & Allison R. RinglerPeter A. RivelliniClass GiftStudents in the Fall 2007and Spring 2008 classesgave back to their lawschool in participation ratesexceeding alumni this year,contributing a combined$87,265 towards the classgift campaign for the lawschool annual fund.Both classes helped establishgroundwork for a culture ofgiving, with the Fall 2007class generating $28,375in gifts and pledges to bepaid over a five-year period.Sixteen percent of thestudents participated in thecampaign. The class giftcommittee chair was NeilPatel.The Spring 2008 class raisedthe third highest class giftamount, with 30 percentof the class contributing$58,890. The class wasled by committee chair LuisDelgado.The purpose of the class giftcampaign is not only to giveback to the school but alsoto recognize how past alumnigenerosity has enhancedthe law school experience.These students, who arenow alumni, have createda legacy that will providemeaningful support to thefuture scholars of law at theUniversity of Florida.74 UF LAW

David L. & Theda B. RobbinsWilliam H. Robbinson Jr.Charles E. & Kathleen RobertsJoshua H. & Cori W. RobertsJames N. & LaTeshia Robinson IIRobert C. Rogers Jr.William H. & Carmen RognerDavid S. RomanikTaylor K. & Manjiri RoseWalter T. Rose Jr.Marshall E. RosenbachJeffrey M. & Barbara C. RosenbergRobin L. RosenbergHoward M. Rosenblatt &Eve D. AckermanLouis K. & Denise RosenbloumRosenthal & WeissmanCaran L. RothchildRothman & AssociatesRonald L. & Barbara RowlandLansing J. & Joanne RoyRaymond W. & Catherine RoyceJohn D. RuffierSarah E. RumpfLanny & Denise RussellChristopher J. RyanKerry A. RyanKenneth L. RyskampChristopher M. & Sharon SaccoEliot J. & Barbara SaferRichard G. & Elizabeth SalazarJennifer B. Salpeter & J. H. WilliamsDouglas L. & Lisa SalzerSteven E. & Rosalie SandersonCharles T. & Linda SandsJohn A. & Cheryl L. SaporaMichael K. SaundersEdward O. & Rebecca Savitz Jr.Michael A. SayreEdwin A. Scales IIIAlan F. & Kelly S. ScharfStuart A. & Evelyn SchechterMichael J. & Praewnapa ScheferHarvey E. & Lois B. SchlesingerKevin M. SchmittTura L. SchneblyAl L. & Camilla SchneiderBrian A. SchneiderMichael N. SchneiderJonathan F. Wershow & Pamela A.SchneiderCarl C. & Wendy SchreckWayne A. & Lorinda SchreierDerek A. & Anna SchrothDavid C. & Caryn Watsky ScileppiPaul V. ScottPierre J. & Joanmarie SeacordStephen W. SeemerJohn H. & Julie SeibertSheila L. SeigSusan M. SeigleBarry S. SeltzerJeremy M. & Christine SensenigBarbara L. SerokeeStephen W. & Diana SessumsBruce G. & Pamela ShaffnerDorothy A. B. & Thomas R. ShahadyNicholas A. & Carol ShanninAbraham M. & Joy Shashy Jr.Anna C. SheaL. David & Casey ShearLewis E. & Linda Loomis ShelleyAdam M. & Elizabeth ShonsonKevin M. ShulerAndrew D. Zaron & Erica S. Shultz ZaronRebecca ShwayriEdward & Helen SiegelRonald L. SiegelKenneth M. SigelmanHarold & Beatrice SilverFredrick W. & Barbara S. SilvermanJoyce SilvermanSidney S. & Ruthie Simmons IIBert C. & Joyce SimonCorinne R. SimonMichael D. & Diane SimonCynthia L. SingermanManisha SinghNathan A. SkopJames P. & Sarah SlaughterRobert T. Brittany SmithSchuyler S. & Carrie SmithDaniel E. Smith IIDavid T. & Sandra SmithRod & Deidra SmithDexter A. Smith & Bonita J. YoungDouglas A. SmithFrederick D. SmithJames W. & Phyllis Smith IIIPhillip S. & Lori SmithL. Ralph Smith Jr.M. Stephen & Maureen T. Smith IIIMichael W. SmithRupert J. SmithTimothy L. SmithJulian M. SmothersHoward & Nancy SnyderW. Russell & Iralyn SnyderWilliam R. Snyder Jr.Lori A. SochinHenry T. & Sheila Sorensen IIJoel S. & Stacy SpeillerJodie L. SpencerMartin J. & Faith SperryMitchell H. & Jacqueline SpingarnPeter M. & Maura O. SpingolaBrian J. & Elizabeth StackRichard E. & Dale StadlerH. Bradley & Audrey StaggsJames F. & Shelley StanfieldJ. Harold & Patty StanleyStephen G. & Kim StantonHugh E. & Judy StarnesJohn E. & Lynda SteeleGina D. SteinAli & Rosemary SteinbachLaurie E. SternJames P. & Colleen StevensDustin P. StevensLarry M. & Lisa L. StewartLarry S. & Pat K. StewartWilliam H. & Colleen StolbergJudith W. StoneMr. & Mrs. Roger W. StotzerKimarie R. StratosCharles S. & Susan StrattonMichael H. StreaterStutsman Thames & MarkeyFradyn SuarezVictor M. & Millie SuarezGary L. & Gretchen SummersJohn H. & Mardelle SutherlandJ. Michael & Mary SwaineBrian K. SzilvasyFrank M. & Cathleen Talbot IIRobert L. & Terri TankelRobert L. & Elizabeth TaylorJames A. & Lisa Taylor IIIJeffrey M. & Lisa TaylorJohn C. Taylor Jr.L. Haldane TaylorRobert J. Telfer Jr.Harry & Vivian TempkinsLynsey A. TempletonDavid Tetrick Jr.Gregg D. ThomasLoretta J. ThompsonThomas P. & Renee Thompson IIIRobert G. & Amy J.P. Thornhill IIIThomas H. & Sandra Thurlow Jr.James B. & Elizabeth TilghmanMark N. TiptonByron A. & Julie S. TodmanDon & Sara TolliverDiane A. TomlinsonSchnelle K. TongeSeth P. & Shawna N. TraubBrian P. & Jennifer TraumanKenneth A. & Cynthia TreadwellTara V. TrevorrowTritt & FransonJeffrey T. TroianoWilliam A. & Lisa TronerJohn K. & Deborah TuckerTurner & HodgeDouglas W. & Deborah TuttleS. Thomas & Ann J. UllmanScott A. & Erica UnderwoodUrsula M. Ungaro-BenagesJose F. & Teresa Valdivia Jr.Lauren L. ValienteLaura J. VarelaDale W. & Frances VashW. Eric & Glenda VenableAlfred J. VenturaDavid R. & Deborah VetterDavid G. VinikoorAnn E. VitunacWallace C. & Joan von Arx IIIBarry A. & Gretchen Rebecca VoseWade C. & Jennifer VoseRichard G. & Laurie WackWilliam R. WadeDon & Pauline WaggonerRachel B. WagnerGlenn J. & Sheryl WaldmanClinton G. WallaceJohn R. & Erin WallaceJ. Phillip WarrenZachary D. WarrenWater & Air ResearchDaniel H. & Julie Waters Jr.James A. & Kay S. WatsonH. Adams & Bonnie WeaverDavid P. & Debbie WebbJanelle A. WeberGerard F. & Joann Wehle Jr.Christine L. WeingartVic & Vicki WeinsteinGreg S. & Bettina WeissJohn M. & Lane Welch Jr.M. Bernadette WelchWinifred L. WentworthSteven J. WernickThomas P. & Teresa WertGail L. & Jennifer A. WestWilliam P. & Judith White IIIB. Thomas & Carol H. Whitefield IIIWilbert’sWilcox FirmJames B. & Sharon WileyThomas J. & Jean Wilkes Jr.Robert F. & Alaine WilliamsJoseph H. & Carole WilliamsDirk A. & Kristine WilliamsGerald A. WilliamsNo person was ever honored forwhat he received. Honor has beenthe reward for what he gave.—Calvin CoolidgeJake R. WilliamsLorna Sohn Williams & Rhys L. WilliamsWinton E. WilliamsMichael G. WilliamsonSamuel A. & Tracy WilliamsonDale S. & Pamela J. WilsonRichard H. & Shirley WilsonThomas G. Wilson IIIMelinda F. WimbishC. Douglas WingateGeorge & Gail WinsonAllen C. & Alicia WinsorWilliam A. WinterJonathon F. & Lesly WiseRichard I. WithersMatthew L. WolfeCraig G. WolfsonBrian R. & Josephine A. WrightArt & Mary E. WrobleElizabeth A. WulffWyatt & BlakeJ. Frank & Rosemary WyattBruce I. & Betsy YegelwelOrmend G. & Mary YeildingRobert E. & Laura M. YoungRobert L. & Mary YoungRichard M. & Elizabeth ZabakCarl J. & Sharon A.V. ZahnerJoseph & Susan ZahniserKurt M. ZanerThomas A. & Leigh A. ZehnderRobert R. & Diane ZelmerAnton H. & Janet ZidansekSteven J. ZimathMatthew Z. & Wendy ZimmermanBarry L. & Eunice ZisserJoseph W. & Kylene Zitzka Jr.Howard L. & Beth ZollerWilliam P. & Jeannie ZoxSarah E. ZuckermanHONOR ROLLFALL 2008 75

As a May 2006 graduate, I spent half my law school experience in the‘Alpine Rooms’ and half in the college’s new, state-of-the-art classroomsand library. Consequently, I am keenly aware of how alumnican shape the student experience. Regardless of facilities, one thingwas always constant at UF…quality education and professors. I serveon the Law Alumni Council and donate to the law school because Iwant to ensure that UF Law continues to rise to new heights!—EDDIE J. FERNÁNDEZ, ESQ. (JD 06)Shutts & Bowen LLPOrlando, Fla.J.D. AlumniClass of 1940Class Total: $100.00No. in Class: 22Participation: 5%Enrichment SocietyWilson FreemanClass of 1945Class Total: $150.00No. in Class: 6Participation: 17%Enrichment SocietyHarry P. EdwardsClass of 1946Class Total: $462,100.00No. in Class: 12Participation: 33%Founders Society - goldLewis M. & Marcia Whitney (d) SchottTrusler SocietyPatrick G. Emmanuel*Enrichment SocietyRobert S. HewittClass of 1948Class Total: $2,200.00No. in Class: 73Participation: 4%Trusler SocietyPaul G. Rogers*Enrichment SocietyHowell W. Melton, Sr.Class of 1949Class Total: $2,800.00No. in Class: 88Participation: 7%Trusler SocietyAlexander GrassRichard S. WeinsteinEnrichment SocietyBart L. CohenSamuel L. Crouch, Sr.John A. JonesAl L. SchneiderClass of 1950Class Total: $475.00No. in Class: 76Participation: 8%Enrichment SocietyJohn M. FarrellWm. A. OughtersonRupert J. SmithJohn H. SutherlandPlease report corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.J.D. Alumni76 UF LAW

Class of 1951Class Total: $11,602.46No. in Class: 89Participation: 6%Founders Society - goldJames D. Camp Jr.Enrichment SocietyMandell GlicksbergWilliam T. Harrison Jr.Winifred L. WentworthClass of 1952Class Total: $1,800.00No. in Class: 39Participation: 10%Trusler SocietyDoyle RogersEnrichment SocietyEvans CraryHayward H. DavisClass of 1953Class Total: $10,200.00No. in Class: 45Participation: 7%Founders Society - goldCharles W. AbbottEnrichment SocietyJames L. KingMurray W. Overstreet Jr.Class of 1954Class Total: $5,600.00No. in Class: 42Participation: 10%Founders Society - goldE. G. BooneRobert L. Trohn*AssociatesStephen H. GrimesTrusler SocietyNed F. SinderClass of 1955Class Total: $2,805.78No. in Class: 31Participation: 16%Founders Society – silverFrancis T. McCoyTrusler SocietyW. Ray FortnerEnrichment SocietyRobert J. BeckhamW. Dexter DouglassEdward SiegelClass of 1956Class Total: $128,200.00No. in Class: 37Participation: 22%BarristersWilliam V. GrumanPartnersPeter T. FayTrusler SocietyReubin O. AskewJohnson S. SavaryJohn W. SheppardEnrichment SocietyJerry B. CrockettMarion M. CromwellRobert P. GainesClass of 1957Class Total: $205,500.00No. in Class: 44Participation: 16%Founders Society - silverA. Ward Wagner Jr.*Trusler SocietyJames E. YongeEnrichment SocietyPaul W. Danahy Jr.James O. DriscollJose A. Gonzalez Jr.William L. HendryClass of 1958Class Total: $5,700.00No. in Class: 60Participation: 10%Founders Society - silverDavid HymanEnrichment SocietyWilliam T. HodgesEdward M. JacksonLewis M. KannerDonald J. Lunny, Sr.John W. MooersClass of 1959Class Total: $65,225.00No. in Class: 62Participation: 6%AssociatesAlbert D. QuentelEnrichment SocietyRobert J. BoylstonStephen W. SessumsClass of 1960Class Total: $1,700.00No. in Class: 70Participation: 6%Trusler SocietyBill WagnerEnrichment SocietyThomas R. BrownRobert A. KimbroughL. David ShearClass of 1961Class Total: $5,750.00No. in Class: 73Participation: 10%Trusler SocietyRobert J. CarrJohn H. Moore IIEnrichment SocietyPaul M. GoldmanC. Parkhill Mays Jr.Irvin A. MeyersRaymond W. RoyceThomas H. Thurlow Jr.Class of 1962Class Total: $20,660.00No. in Class: 104Participation: 16%Founders Society - silverC. DuBose AusleyPartnersErnest A. SellersAssociatesW. George AllenTrusler SocietyDon R. LivingstoneR. Layton MankWilton R. MillerGrace “Betty” W. Taylor*Enrichment SocietyByron B. BlockJ. Edward CurrenRobin GibsonJ. Charles GrayJane R. HarrisJames C. HooverPeter C. JonesAntonio Martinez Jr.Barry L. ZisserClass of 1963Class Total: $7,850.00No. in Class: 94Participation: 7%Trusler SocietyW. O. Birchfield*S. Austin PeeleBruce S. Rogow*Enrichment SocietyRonald P. AnselmoJohn F. HarrisMurray KanetskyLarry S. StewartClass of 1964Class Total: $4,300.00No. in Class: 132Participation: 7%Trusler SocietyGerald F. Richman*Enrichment SocietyHaywood M. BallThomas J. BeckerGeorge D. Gabel Jr.Stephen D. GardnerMichael L. JamiesonWalter T. Rose Jr.L. Ralph Smith Jr.Hugh E. StarnesClass of 1965Class Total: $50,821.56No. in Class: 135Participation: 11%Founders Society - goldSidney A. Stubbs Jr.Founders Society - silverStumpy Harris*PartnersGerald D. Schackow*AssociatesPaul C. HuckTrusler SocietyCharles E. CommanderSteve C. HorowitzLeroy H. MoeEnrichment SocietyC. LeDon Anchors Jr.Russell P. ChubbWallace H. HallMichael J. MinervaThomas R. ShahadyJ. Michael SwaineRichard H. WilsonClass of 1966Class Total: $60,180.00No. in Class: 174Participation: 9%Founders Society - goldW. Kelly SmithFounders Society - silverRichard M. RobinsonTrusler SocietyJ. Thomas CardwellAllan P. Clark*Enrichment SocietyCharles H. BaumbergerErnest T. Buchanan IIIL. Kinder Cannon IIIThomas C. DunnCharles A. IntriagoRutledge R. LilesFrank M. McMillanCharles P. Pillans IIIStephen J. PowellClass of 1967Class Total: $44,110.00No. in Class: 219Participation: 8%Founders Society - silverC. Wayne AlfordPartnersBill HoppeAssociatesWilliam S. Frates IITrusler SocietyBarry R. DavidsonJohn A. DeVault IIIFrederick A. Hazouri*Barry S. Sinoff*Enrichment SocietySusan H. BlackStephen E. DaltonW. Ford DuaneRobert J. Head Jr.Louis KwallRoger A. LarsonAlexander C. MacKinnonHubert C. Normile Jr.David L. RobbinsClass of 1968Class Total: $23,575.00No. in Class: 187Participation: 10%Founders Society - goldAndrew C. Hall*PartnersPatrick E. Geraghty, Sr.*Trusler SocietyRichard C. AusnessEarl M. Barker Jr.Dennis W. Hillier*Douglas J. Milne*David L. Roth*John J. Upchurch IVEnrichment SocietyFred R. Baisden Jr.Douglas D. Batchelor Jr.Stephen J. BozarthRonald S. FrankelJonathan C. GordonALUMNI FROM MANY GRADUATING CLASSES made financialcommitments to help the college grow stronger and expand programs andservices, thereby permitting the college to reach toward its full potential.FALL 2008 77

M. Stephen Smith IIIRodney W. SmithJames F. StanfieldJames B. TilghmanUrsula M. Ungaro-BenagesJose F. Valdivia Jr.Richard G. WackVicki J. WeinsteinJohn M. Welch Jr.Gerald A. WilliamsCraig G. WolfsonClass of 1976Class Total: $44,920.50No. in Class: 382Participation: 12%Founders Society - silverKevin A. MaloneHans G. Tanzler IIIScott L. WhitakerBarristersPeter M. MacNamaraM. Therese VentoPartnersBecky Powhatan Kelley*Marjorie B. Thomas*AssociatesWilliam A. BoylesTrusler SocietyR. Vinson Barrett*William H. Ferguson*Betsy E. GallagherJames L. GeorgeDaniel B. HarrellElizabeth A. JenkinsEnrichment SocietyMichael R. BandRichard A. BoltonElias N. ChotasJames N. Daniel IIICarolyn A. ElliotJack J. FineMichael D. FowlerJill Haberman GiordanoLaurence C. HamesJ. Larry HartMark F. LewisJames J. LongRichard L. MartensAlan K. McCallMarilyn Wolf PetersonNicholas A. PopeGlenna Joyce ReevesCharles A. Reinhardt Jr.Tura L. SchneblyStephen W. SeemerKenneth M. SigelmanCharles S. StrattonClass of 1976Class Total: $44,920.50No. in Class: 382Participation: 12%Enrichment SocietyGregg D. ThomasJohn R. WallaceB. Thomas Whitefield IIIClass of 1977Class Total: $15,280.00No. in Class: 326Participation: 10%LEVIN ADVOCACY CENTER Thanks to support from Levin College of Law alumni and friends, UF Law faculty, staffand students will soon enjoy a legal advocacy center second to none. The Martin H. Levin Legal Advocacy Center, a$6 million construction project, will expand legal advocacy education and provide state-of-the-art trial facilities for thecollege. Fred Levin, a 1961 alumnus of the UF law school, contributed $2 million for the center as the lead gift tothe University of Florida Levin College of Law. In addition to significant gifts from others, Levin’s gift was matched bythe State of Florida Alec P. Courtelis Facilities Enhancement Challenge Grant Program to bring the total contribution to$5.2 million. Other donors included the Baynard Trust, the late Robert Montgomery of Robert M. Montgomery Jr. &Associates in West Palm Beach, and Robert Kerrigan of Kerrigan, Estess, McLeod & Thompson in Pensacola.Founders Society - goldEdith E. HolidayPartnersLauren Y. DetzelJohn J. ScrogginTrusler SocietyVirginia A. Lipton*Jesse W. RigbyBarbara J. Staros*Enrichment SocietyMichael R. AronsonJoan F. BeerDavid S. BoyceDavid H. EvaulRichard J. FildesDon H. GoodeFreddie L. GoodePatti W. HalloranLeslie HessCharles J. Kahn Jr.Roy H. LasrisCharles S. ModellMichael K. SaundersLewis E. ShelleyLinda Loomis ShelleyBert C. SimonVictor M. SuarezAlfred J. VenturaHoward L. ZollerClass of 1978Class Total: $51,800.00No. in Class: 375Participation: 10%PartnersCheryl R. PeekDavid H. PeekW. Crit Smith*AssociatesCheryl L. GordonDaniel F. MolonyAlbert A. Sanchez Jr.Jacqueline Allee SmithDale M. SwopeTrusler SocietyJames E. Eaton Jr.Richard D. Fultz*Peter J. GravinaPeter P. Murnaghan*Enrichment SocietyWallace B. Anderson Jr.Peter BakerE. Sue BernieJeanelle G. BronsonTheotis BronsonKendall CoffeyJay P. CohenA. J. DonelsonCharles F. EdwardsMyrna A. HansonRandy M. KammerMark S. KesslerSteven C. LeeChauncey W. Lever Jr.Grace Nixon ManneFrank E. MillerFrancis E. Pierce IIIColleen A. PrestonSandra G. SmithMichael H. StreaterThomas J. Wilkes Jr.Richard M. ZabakClass of 1979Class Total: $54,709.13No. in Class: 326Participation: 12%Founders Society - goldBrian M. O’ConnellFounders Society - silverLadd H. FassettPartnersPeter T. KirkwoodLindy L. PaullDavid C. Sasser*Lawrence E. Sellers Jr.*Trusler SocietyJohn L. HolcombScott LodinEnrichment SocietyJoni Armstrong CoffeyJames P. BeadleNancy H. BelliChristopher D. BernardChristine K. BilodeauTerry A. BrooksV. Robert Denham Jr.Ronald G. DuryeaRobert S. GrisctiJack O. Hackett IILarry D. HardawayJeanette K. HelfrichCraig P. HoffmanStuart N. HopenGlenn R. HoskenNancy B. HuntDonald E. KellyMichael J. KornPamela A. SchneiderRichard E. StadlerJennifer A. WestGail I. WinsonClass of 1980Class Total: $57,091.00No. in Class: 357Participation: 9%Founders Society - goldUltima D. MorganFounders Society - silverEvan J. YegelwelPartnersPeter J. Genz*Leonard H. JohnsonRandolph J. RushAssociatesMark S. PetersTrusler SocietyDennis J. Eisinger*HONOR ROLLFALL 2008 79

Enrichment SocietyRichard K. Bowers Jr.Penny H. BrillJon C. ChassenRussell W. DivineMichael D. EriksenMark E. GoldsteinCynthia A. HawkinsJennifer C. HeplerPhilippe C. JeckGregory M. KeyserRoss T. LessackRobin Paul MalloyChad M. McClenathenKathryn L. MennellaJames R. MitchellNeil M. O’TooleMarshall R. PasternackDean R. PlattnerCharles M. RandPaul S. RothsteinLanny RussellC. Douglas WingateClass of 1981Class Total: $33,193.50No. in Class: 380Participation: 11%Founders Society - silverKenneth C. JohnsonPartnersKenneth R. Johnson*Kimberly L. Johnson*Michael D. MintonAssociatesGary J. CohenTrusler SocietyR. Mason BlakePatricia L. Burquest-Fultz*Susan E. Cook*Jeffrey D. Feldman*David H. Vickrey*Enrichment SocietyLuis A. AbreuFrederick C. Craig Jr.Alan H. DanielsJoseph H. Davis IIICherie H. FineStephen E. FogelRobert D. HenrySteven D. HuttonNancy H. JacksonRichard A. Johnston Jr.Brian B. JoslynMarvin A. KirsnerCheryl K. LindgrenRobert R. LindgrenBarbara B. McGriffJames E. MoyeKathleen M. O’ConnorC. Rufus Pennington, IIIHoward M. RosenblattGary L. SummersRobert L. TankelWallace C. von Arx IIICarl J. ZahnerSharon A. V. ZahnerClass of 1982Class Total: $54,375.00No. in Class: 399Participation: 11%Please report corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.Founders Society - goldJohn B. MorganBarristersJohn N. GiordanoPartnersRichard A. Jacobson*Paul R. LinderLouis Nostro Jr.Gary L. Printy*Oscar A. Sanchez*AssociatesMark SomersteinTimothy W. Volpe1909 SocietyMargaret Mathews*Trusler SocietyRobert AltmanJeffery A. Boone*Kathryn A. CarrLinda R. GetzenR. Lawrence Heinkel*Margaret D. MathewsGregory A. NelsonEnrichment SocietyRobert W. Anthony Jr.Bryan W. CrewsAlys N. DanielsAlan S. GassmanJoel B. GilesRobert F. GoodrichMichael P. HaymansJanis B. KeyserFrances Spinale KingSusan S. LernerJames R. LussierMarybeth McDonaldDavid B. NorrisKevin L. PearsonMichael A. PiscitelliRobert V. Potter Jr.Darryl R. RichardsEdward J. RichardsonSheila L. SeigSchuyler S. SmithClass of 1983Class Total: $14,115.00No. in Class: 338Participation: 10%1909 SocietyScott C. Ilgenfritz*Trusler SocietyJames A. Gale*David B. Mishael*Enrichment SocietyThomas R. ArnoldM. Robert BlanchardLavinia D. DierkingGregory A. FoxLinda Suzzanne GriffinJohn E. HaleCecile B. HartiganScott G. Hawkins*Dyanne F. HenkelElizabeth M. HernandezEugenio HernandezRichard H. HiersMartin Lance HoldenEdmond D. JohnsonWilliam A. KingCaroline B. MarshallLaura A. McCallTerrence P. O’ConnorT. Clay PhillipsLorinda S. SchreierSidney S. Simmons IIGlenn J. WaldmanWilliam A. WinterClass of 1984Class Total: $63,986.00No. in Class: 324Participation: 8%Founders Society - goldEdward DowneyBarristersAlan B. CohnPartnersBill Bone*Trusler SocietyDavid J. AkinsEnrichment SocietyNancy E. BergoldRandal H. Drew, Sr.Stephen M. DurdenKenneth G. Ferguson IIIChristopher C. HazelipM. Teresa Heekin-DavlantesCharles B. HerniczNancy C. JacobsonStanley D. Klett Jr.Cynthia Z. MacKinnonElizabeth C. MarshallMichael L. O’NeillBrian J. StackKimarie R. StratosWilliam A. TronerDavid R. VetterAndrea E. ZelmanClass of 1985Class Total: $5,080.00No. in Class: 364Participation: 10%AssociatesRaul A. CuervoEnrichment SocietyBill BerkePatricia G. ButlerDonald C. Dowling Jr.Brenna M. DurdenSteven EllisonGregg H. FiermanStanley A. GravenmierTimothy D. HainesLinda C. HankinsMichael G. KermanElizabeth R. KrentzmanJohn E. LeightonRobert E. LewisMark K. LindenbergLila I. McHenryDaniel F. McIntoshDennis F. Ramsey Jr.Michael W. SmithAli SteinbachClass of 1986Class Total: $25,587.67No. in Class: 391Participation: 7%PartnersMark CitrinThomas L. Edwards*AssociatesJeffrey R. DollingerTrusler SocietyNancy K. Condron*Lawrence Keefe*Juan J. RodriguezDouglas A. WrightEnrichment SocietyRobert G. AboodJ. Parker AilstockFrank A. AshtonFrank M. BedellSteven R. BrowningMary C. CrottyJeffrey R. ElkinBelinda W. EngelmannPaul R. GameScott E. HuntLucy W. KermanMorris C. MasseyKevin M. McCartyFrank A. Pavese Jr.Barry W. RigbyRosalie M. SandersonSusan M. SeigleThomas F. SlaterJames A. Taylor IIIClass of 1987Class Total: $9,605.00No. in Class: 376Participation: 8%PartnersMayanne DownsAssociatesJuliet M. RoulhacTrusler SocietyHelen W. McAfeeKathleen M. PaustianJo O. ThackerEnrichment SocietyMary Jane AngeloJane D. CallahanNancy E. DowlingHarolyn H. DuttJohn H. Dyer Jr.Karen Caudill DyerSteven S. EichenblattJohn F. HalulaJeffrey D. KottkampRobin C. LemonidisMaureen Monaghan MathesonAndrew J. MeyersDawn M. MeyersPamela J. MillsL. Delane OlsonLisa M. PorterWilliam H. Robbinson Jr.Christopher J. RyanAlan F. ScharfSharon T. SperlingClass of 1988Class Total: $8,712.81No. in Class: 365Participation: 5%AssociatesBarry B. AnsbacherTrusler SocietyBeth B. Mills*Katherine G. UpchurchEnrichment SocietyBruce R. Anderson Jr.Jonathan S. ColemanKraig A. ConnRobin K. DavisJacqueline FountasNancy Pond HalulaPierre J. SeacordMichael D. SimonJ.D. Alumni80 UF LAW

Douglas A. SmithH. Bradley StaggsGerard F. Wehle Jr.Class of 1989Class Total: $5,646.00No. in Class: 355Participation: 7%AssociatesJohn T. Rogerson IIITrusler SocietyMichael Ferguson*Enrichment SocietyJudith E. BeasleyWilliam B. BrockmanJulianna K. BurkeMarc D. ChapmanMartin F. CunniffDonald A. DvornikCraig Robert HerschSteven E. MillerEric T. Olsen Jr.Gail M. OteroStephen G. StantonHoward A. SwettAs a member of the UF Law Alumni Council, I have theprivilege of speaking to students and alumni about theimportance of giving back to the law school. I recognizethat because of the support of many Gators who camebefore me, I received a first-rate legal education. It is theresponsibility of each student and alumnus to give backto the school ensuring that future students continue tobuild on its distinguished tradition.Class of 1990Class Total: $7,990.00No. in Class: 378Participation: 5%AssociatesYolanda C. JacksonJack A. Weiss—A. FELIPE GUERRERO, ESQ. (JD 05)Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano& Bozarth, P.A., Orlando, Fla.Trusler SocietyDavid L. BilskerGlenn L. CriserJulie A. MoxleyEnrichment SocietyJoseph L. Amos Jr.Casey M. CavanaughTracy D. ChapmanM. Chris EdwardsSuzanne M. JudasBernardo LopezJohn D. MalkowskiW. Wesley MarstonEdward M. Mullins Jr.Kenneth C. PopeWilliam H. RognerHONOR ROLLFALL 2008 81

Class of 1991Class Total: $7,955.00No. in Class: 379Participation: 7%Trusler SocietyPhillip J. Mays*Enrichment SocietyMichelle AnchorsChristopher W. BoyettDavid A. BrennenValerie A. ConzoPamela J. CroneJohn R. DierkingJohn M. GilliesJon A. MorrisRima Y. MullinsSylvia A. NorrisDale L. ParkerKelly B. PritchardRobert H. PritchardKimberly B. RezankaRobin L. RosenbergRichard G. SalazarEdwin A. Scales IIIMark N. TiptonTracy P. WilliamsonClass of 1992Class Total: $6,288.00No. in Class: 365Participation: 8%Trusler SocietyBarbara A. PuestowEnrichment SocietyJena R. AtlassOliver D. BarksdaleChristine N. BirdThomas E. BishopElizabeth A. CarrieLisa A. EspositoNancy S. FreemanMarcelo R. GomezCourtney K. GrimmJane A. HoukEric S. KolarJohn B. T. Murray Jr.Frederick D. PageJohn M. PorterJohn W. Randolph Jr.John A. SaporaDiane A. TomlinsonDouglas W. TuttleSusan M. ZahniserAndrew D. ZaronClass of 1993Class Total: $21,598.50No. in Class: 405Participation: 6%BarristersMark O. BagnallFrank S. GoldsteinPartnersK. Judith Lane*Trusler SocietyNancy T. Baldwin*Donna L. LonghouseEnrichment SocietyYahn W. BernierPlease report corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.Robert J. Corcoran Jr.Edward DiazSherrie B. GalambosBruce M. Harris*Heather ParkinsonCaran L. RothchildPhillip S. SmithRobert G. Thornhill IIIJulie S. TodmanThomas P. WertRhys L. WilliamsSteven J. ZimathClass of 1994Class Total: $10,067.00No. in Class: 381Participation: 8%AssociatesMatthew N. PosgayTrusler SocietyTony M. FinemanThomas M. McAleaveySharon H. ProctorMarc A. WitesEnrichment SocietyEvan R. BatoffKimberly B. BlanchardJoseph V. CamerlengoDuane A. DaikerDana A. FriedlanderKenneth P. HazouriMegan A. KellyMartin E. LeachJacquelyn P. Lumpkin WoodenPaul B. McCawleyMark R. MohlerThomas M. ParkerP. Kristen PresslyBarbara L. RichardCarol B. ShanninNicholas A. ShanninManisha SinghLori A. SochinCathleen A. TalbotLaura J. VarelaClass of 1995Class Total: $6,440.75No. in Class: 380Participation: 6%PartnerTimothy M. Cerio*Trusler SocietyKimberly R. KeravouriMatthew L. RosinEnrichment SocietyScott E. AtwoodCaryn L. BellusMisty M. Chaves-TaylorChristopher G. CommanderWillem A. DamanStephen J. DelaneyJennifer I. MinskyLew I. MinskyThomas G. NorsworthyWilliam C. RencherChristine R. SensenigLynette Silon-LagunaLori W. SmithJeffrey M. TaylorLisa S. TaylorThomas A. ZehnderClass of 1996Class Total: $4,790.00No. in Class: 373Participation: 5%Trusler SocietyDaniel W. UhlfelderEnrichment SocietyPatricia D. BarksdaleAndrew J. BohlmannGreg BrownBrian J. GavsieShaw Q. GoodrichJames F. JohnstonJennifer A. OrlandoJohn D. RuffierCarl C. SchreckWendy V. SchreckJeremy M. SensenigHenry T. Sorensen IIDavid Tetrick Jr.Dabney D. WareClass of 1997Class Total: $7,360.00No. in Class: 374Participation: 5%PartnersRahul Patel*AssociatesMaria C. CarantzasEnrichment SocietyF. Eugene AtwoodJohn M. BelcastroBrian D. BurgoonRichard R. ChavesDavid M. DelaneyRosanna M. FluryJeffrey A. JacobsSigrid S. McCawleyKurt A. RaulinBonita J. YoungClass of 1998Class Total: $6,040.00No. in Class: 388Participation: 7%Trusler SocietyJeffrey C. AndersenEnrichment SocietyLinda A. AlleyMrs. Brannon B. BelcastroRebecca L. BrockMichael C. CabornDennis G. CorrickMichael S. DorrisFrancis B. GibbsNatalie A. GoodwinEllen C. HamJeffrey M. HazenIvan A. MoralesIngrid H. PonceScott D. PonceTaylor K. RoseJodie L. SpencerBrian K. SzilvasyGregory S. WeissClass of 1999Class Total: $7,540.00No. in Class: 388Participation: 7%PartnersJeffrey P. Brock*Trusler SocietyAndrew M. FussnerEnrichment SocietyDavid L. DixonAubrey Harry Ducker Jr.Jonathan A. FeldmanBrian J. FenderGregory C. HarrellMaureen M. HazenCynthia J. LeeChristina V. LockwoodSamuel A. MaroonSarah G. MaroonKatherine MartinJoy Sabino MullaneGinny R. NealJ. Grier Pressly IIIJodi H. RamanelliRenee E. ThompsonThomas P. Thompson IIIBrian P. TraumanOrmend G. YeildingClass of 2000Class Total: $4,362.50No. in Class: 393Participation: 7%Trusler SocietyMindy C. NowakowskiEnrichment SocietyAdam L. AlpertPaul B. BernsteinBrandon C. BiedermanDavid M. CayceSandra G. CayceMark H. DahlmeierSteven E. EarleFranklin D. Fields Jr.Beth Ann GausePaul A. GreenspanEric J. HallRussell KooninIan R. LeavengoodMarshall E. RosenbachDerek A. SchrothPaul V. ScottLaurie E. SternSara A. TolliverClass of 2001Class Total: $2,920.00No. in Class: 384Participation: 4%Trusler SocietyJames N. KnightEnrichment SocietyBen AlexanderRocky M. CabagnotT. Spencer Crowley IIIBradley R. GouldKeith E. MyersChristopher M. SaccoErica S. Shultz ZaronFrederick W. SilvermanClass of 2002Class Total: $9,597.00No. in Class: 402Participation: 7%BarristersErick S. MagnoJ.D. Alumni82 UF LAW

Enrichment SocietySara S. BeckerJohn D. CampoNancy E. CasonSrinivas R. DantuluriC. LeAnn DavisJames E. Frye Jr.Evan S. GlasserMelody A. HadleyBrian H. KochJennifer L. KypreosTheodore S. KypreosJameil C. McWhorterElaine I. ParrisMatthew D. PattersonJames N. Robinson IIDavid C. ScileppiJulian M. SmothersMaura Q. SpingolaFradyn SuarezAllen C. WinsorIt is the duty of each generation to provide for the educationof future generations. In my student days at UF, I wasfortunate to have been the beneficiary of this philosophy,and now I am honored to be the benefactor. It is exciting tothink that some bright, ambitious students will have assistancein their quest for a legal education at the Universityof Florida. It is a privilege and a joy to help these students.Class of 2003Class Total: $7,980.00No. in Class: 431Participation: 12%Trusler SocietySarah CortvriendEnrichment SocietyMark A. AddingtonJoshua L. BeckerJessica M. CallowRyan S. CobbsJuan M. DiazMiriam C. DillardLinda C. DolanMegan J. EllisMelissa FernandezLauren C. HeatwoleTodd E. HerberghsDavid L. HirschbergKevin E. JakabNicole C. KibertElenore C. KlinglerRobert D. KlinglerRobyn L. MandelSusan L. MikolaitisShelly E. NixonB. Darin PattonAnne E. Raduns-OwenKevin E. ReganSarah E. RumpfDexter A. SmithLeslie E. StiersScott A. UnderwoodWade C. VoseJ. Phillip Warren—JAMES S. THERIAC III (JD 74)Howze, Monaghan, Theriac,and Kramer PLCCocoa, Fla.HONOR ROLLFALL 2008 83

Class of 2004Class Total: $9,660.50No. in Class: 399Participation: 15%Enrichment SocietyJoni L. Batie-McGrewMatthew C. BrewerK. Clayton BricklemyerJoshua R. BrownDavid D. BurnsDerek S. CooperElizabeth M. CrowderLauren E. CuryNelson D. DiazJoel R. FeldmanMicah G. FogartyChristopher M. GarrettAllison M. GluvnaJason GordonWhitney C. HarperGregg E. HuttDaniel C. IrickSheena T. IrickAdria M. JensenMarie E. KjeerMichael J. LinnLorie A. MasonTiffani F. MillerAmber N. PattersonPaige E. ProvenzanoAllison L. RinglerMichael J. ScheferAnna C. SheaRebecca ShwayriStacy F. SpeillerLoretta J. ThompsonClinton G. WallaceJake R. WilliamsElizabeth A. WulffLaura M. YoungMatthew Z. ZimmermanClass of 2005Class Total: $19,495.00No. in Class: 375Participation: 18%PartnersBrian T. Degnan*AssociatesCory L. AndrewsTrusler SocietyAlan T. HawkinsEnrichment SocietyRonald J. AntoninScott R. BauriesJill F. BechtoldAngela F. BenjaminDavid L. BenjaminTodd C. BristerTobi B. ButenskyRobert A. CaplenChristopher L. Carmody Jr.Christopher M. ChestnutDeborah E. CupplesKimberly A. DavisAndrew T. DixonTammi J. DriverRobert A. DykanDouglas C. EdenfieldGregory L. EdwardsMeredith C. FieldsDaniel R. FogartyMichael K. FreedmanN. West GregoryA. Felipe GuerreroCarolyn M. KershnerRyan A. LopezMeredith D. LukoffMarisa L. McDonaldMichael J. McDonaldMeredith M. MetzlerRobyn E. MooreCharles R. MorganJennifer L. OjedaOrlando P. Ojeda Jr.Toby V. OlveraTaylor C. PancakeLindsay M. PatrickEnrichment SocietyAdina L. PollanLaura M. ReichWilliam P. ReichRobert G. ReidMichael A. SayreAdam M. ShonsonElizabeth A. ShonsonDaniel E. Smith IISeth P. TraubJanelle A. WeberThomas G. Wilson IIIMelinda F. WimbishMatthew L. WolfeSarah E. ZuckermanClass of 2006Class Total: $15,341.83No. in Class: 408Participation: 20%PartnersThomas C. Allison Trusler SocietyMeaghan C. Gragg Enrichment SocietyJolyon D. AcostaSteffan K. AlexanderDrew M. AltmanDane A. BaltichBrad F. BarriosAmy N. BokorBrian K. BokorEve A. BouchardTerri M. BowlesStaci N. BraswellAnneMarie H. BuiEmily R. CacioppoLauren F. CarmodyCourtney Bradley CaspKaitlin CoffinbargerJoshua D. CurrySara C. DanaMrs. Cary B. DavisKelly L. DavisDerek J. DilberianCharles T. Douglas Jr.Michelle T. DrabDavid D. DuncanDayna G. DuncanLisa EaslerAnthony P. FeliceEduardo J. FernandezOshia S. GainerAshley N. GirolamoDaniel J. GlassmanLacey D. HofmeyerIvan D. IvanovKevin M. JinksStephen E. KellyCarla V. KnightAll my life I have tried to pluck a thistleand plant a flower wherever the flowerwould grow in thought and mind.—Abraham LincolnSarah J. KnightSerena B. LeeGregory M. LefkowitzAlissa K. LugoNatalia MedinaHowell W. Melton IIIDrew T. MelvilleAndrew A. MoreyShalonda T. NealElizabeth S. PaulkBrian A. SchneiderJohn H. SeibertBarbara L. SerokeeKevin M. ShulerCynthia L. SingermanNathan A. SkopSarah A. SlaughterWilliam R. Snyder Jr.Gina D. SteinLynsey A. TempletonSchnelle K. TongeTara V. TrevorrowJeffrey T. TroianoLauren L. ValienteChristine L. WeingartKurt M. ZanerDiane J. ZelmerClass of 2007Class Total: $4,980.00No. in Class: 445Participation: 4%Trusler SocietyKristeen R. WittEnrichment SocietyKristina L. ArnsdorffRyan E. BayaCecilia M. BidwellAndrew R. CheslockJennifer M. FaggionElizabeth B. FrockNicolas HamannAlexandra N. LehsonJohn C. OliverJohn H. Rains IVGarland L. ReidJoshua H. RobertsCorinne R. SimonDustin P. StevensRachel B. WagnerSteven J. WernickLLMT TaxClass of 1975Class Total: $5,025.00No. in Class: 39Participation: 15%BarristersK. Lawrence GraggPartnersRobert E. Glennon Jr.*Enrichment SocietyHarry S. Colburn Jr.David M. HudsonWilliam V. LinneCharles E. RobertsClass of 1976Class Total: $2,205.00No. in Class: 42Participation: 14%Trusler SocietyJames B. O’NealEnrichment SocietyJack A. LevineRobert A. PierceRonald L. RowlandClass of 1977Class Total: $20,057.24No. in Class: 39Participation: 18%Founders Society - silverHans G. Tanzler IIIBarristersPeter M. MacNamaraPartnersPhilip B. Barr Jr.AssociatesNathaniel L. DolinerEnrichment SocietyMichael D. FowlerJames A. WatsonClass of 1978Class Total: $4,100.00No. in Class: 68Participation: 12%AssociatesWilliam A. BoylesPaul D. FitzpatrickEnrichment SocietyDavid H. EvaulDon H. GoodeRichard D. GreenBradley C. GrossenburgRonald L. SiegelHoward L. ZollerClass of 1979Class Total: $17,350.00No. in Class: 47Participation: 19%Please report corrections to Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu or call 352-273-0640.LLMT Alumni84 UF LAW

PartnersDavid H. PeekJohn J. ScrogginAssociatesCheryl L. GordonEnrichment SocietyLaurence C. HamesC. Gray JohnseyKimon P. KarasSteven C. LeeWilliam J. Lindsay Jr.Class of 1980Class Total: $33,756.25No. in Class: 47Participation: 21%Founders Society - goldBrian M. O’ConnellPartnersPeter T. KirkwoodLindy L. PaullEnrichment SocietyAlfred M. FalkGerald R. KleedehnPatrick M. McCannCharles I. NashRobert C. Rogers Jr.Class of 1981Class Total: $7,459.00No. in Class: 67Participation: 15%PartnersRandolph J. RushEnrichment SocietyDavid E. BowersJennifer C. HeplerCraig P. HoffmanWilliam R. Lane Jr.Daniel C. ReAnton H. ZidansekClass of 1982Class Total: $5,315.00No. in Class: 61Participation: 11%PartnersMichael D. MintonAssociatesGary J. CohenTrusler SocietyPatricia L. Burquest-Fultz*Enrichment SocietySteven R. ColeStephen B. HatcherMarvin A. KirsnerI. Paul MandelkernClass of 1983Class Total: $14,970.00No. in Class: 60Participation: 25%BarristersJohn N. GiordanoTrusler SocietyEllen R. GershowR. Lawrence Heinkel*Gregory F. Wilder*Enrichment SocietyWayne P. BryanStephen L. CordellAlan H. DanielsAlan S. GassmanMichael A. LeveyRobert L. MillerJames P. StevensJames B. WileyClass of 1984Class Total: $1,185.00No. in Class: 73Participation: 7%Enrichment SocietyJohn A. BobangoLinda Suzzanne GriffinRick H. McClureSharon A. V. ZahnerClass of 1985Class Total: $6,325.00No. in Class: 74Participation: 9%BarristersAlan B. CohnEnrichment SocietyChristopher A. DetzelJohn A. GarnerStephen R. LooneyClass of 1986Class Total: $1,515.00No. in Class: 49Participation: 8%Trusler SocietyJ. Carter Perkins, Sr.Enrichment SocietyDavid K. CahooneDavid P. WebbClass of 1987Class Total: $7,005.00No. in Class: 62Participation: 16%PartnersLouis Nostro Jr.Trusler SocietyDouglas A. WrightEnrichment SocietyShawn M. FlanaganJames W. Goodwin IIScott E. HuntLisa S. OdomMark A. PraterClass of 1988Class Total: $750.00No. in Class: 43Participation: 5%Enrichment SocietyJane D. CallahanDirk A. WilliamsClass of 1989Class Total: $1,350.00No. in Class: 63Participation: 8%Enrichment SocietyAllen BuckleyVitauts M. GulbisThomas P. HuttonJohn E. Lawlor IIIMichael R. NelsonClass of 1990Class Total: $4,150.00No. in Class: 53Participation: 6%BarristersA. Brian Phillips*Enrichment SocietyDon E. GoebelClass of 1991Class Total: $850.00No. in Class: 63Participation: 8%Enrichment SocietyMichael G. LittleCharles PillitteriDouglas L. SalzerDaniel H. Waters Jr.Class of 1992Class Total: $1,450.00No. in Class: 60Participation: 5%AssociatesJack A. WeissEnrichment SocietyW. Wesley MarstonClass of 1993Class Total: $2,190.00No. in Class: 57Participation: 11%Trusler SocietyRosanne M. Duane,Enrichment SocietyElizabeth A. CarrieJane A. HoukJohn F. JewellDouglas A. SmithWilliam P. ZoxClass of 1994Class Total: $1,550.00No. in Class: 63Participation: 8%Trusler SocietyDonna L. LonghouseEnrichment SocietyDavid A. BrennenGary W. HustonClass of 1995Class Total: $550.00No. in Class: 74Participation: 8%Enrichment SocietyEvan R. BatoffNancy J. GibbsMaurice D. HollowayLawrence Y. LeonardFrank M. Talbot IIClass of 1996Class Total: $700.00No. in Class: 74Participation: 5%Enrichment SocietyHunter J. BrownleeJennifer I. MinskyMatthew R. O’KanePeter A. RivelliniMemorialsIn Memory of Catherine BarcliftDebra BarcliftIn Memory of Dr. Joseph R. JulinProf. & Mrs. Jerold H. IsraelIn Memory of Lewis AnsbacherMr. & Mrs. Barry B. AnsbacherIn Memory of Walter S. McLin IIIBlock Land & Finance CompanyDarby, Peele, Bowdoin & PayneIn Memory of Robert G. SommerMandell & Joyce GlicksbergIn Memory of Sidney AronovitzElinore AronovitzIn Memory of theHonorable George L. ProctorAkerman SenterfittRobert & Rebecca AltmanGail S. BakerJanice M. BakerJanet F. BarberBerman PLCEdrie T. BrownJason B. BurnettCentral Florida Bankruptcy LawAssociationCooper, Ridge & LantinbergRobert J. Corcoran Jr.The Decker Law FirmDennis Levine & AssociatesJerry A. FunkLeonard H. & Jean B. GilbertKeving Gunning & Sharon T. SperlingKaren S. JennemannJones & McCorkleJeffry R. & Sharyn JontzKosto & Rotella, P.A.Lafleur & Associates LLCLatham, Shuker, Eden & BeaudineKristyn B. LeedekerkenCarrie B. LesserThomas & Mary Lobello IIIMarks GrayDouglas N. MenchiseMark S. MitchellAdina L. PollanAlan L. & Susan L. ProctorDaniel P. RockJohn T. & Leah A. Rogerson IIILansing J. & Joanne RoyJennifer B. Salpeter & J. H. WilliamsMichael T. & Remedios ShadburnSusan H. SharpSmith, Hulsey & BuseySchuyler S. & Carrie SmithJodie L. SpencerJudith W. StoneStutsman Thames & MarkeyWilcox FirmJ. Herbert WilliamsMichael G. WilliamsonGRADUATES OF THE GRADUATE TAX PROGRAM — ranked inthe nation’s top two — provided significant financial support so thecollege could continue to meet the challenge of achieving top-tierexcellence in legal education.FALL 2008 85

This Honor Roll includes thenames of all donors to the UFLevin College of Law from July 1,2007 to June 30, 2008. If yourname is not included and you thinkit should be, one of the followingmay be the reason it is not:• The gift was made before July 1,2007, (and was recognized in aprevious report) or after June 30,2008, (and it will be recognizedin a future Honor Roll).• You made a pledge insteadof a gift and planned to fulfillyour commitment after June30, 2008. (Only actual pledgepayments made between July 1,2007 and June 30, 2008 arelisted.)• A personal gift was madeusing your company’s checkor letterhead. In this case, youmay be listed in the corporateand organization section of theHonor Roll.• We made a mistake. In spiteof our best efforts, errors andomissions occur. If so, pleaseaccept our apologies andnotify the UF Levin Collegeof Law Office of Developmentand Alumni Affairs, P.O. Box117623, Gainesville, FL32611, or email Sara Cocolin atcocolin@law.ufl.edu.Class of 1997Class Total: $255.00No. in Class: 53Participation: 8%Enrichment SocietyTeresa J. LynchKeith M. OliviaClass of 1998Class Total: $1,610.00No. in Class: 69Participation: 4%AssociatesAndrew K. StrimaitisEnrichment SocietyMatthew J. AhearnMark R. MohlerClass of 1999Class Total: $300.00No. in Class: 45Participation: 4%Enrichment SocietyWilliam J. LissRahul P. RanadiveClass of 2000Class Total: $875.00No. in Class: 64Participation: 6%Enrichment SocietyChristopher R. D’AmicoChristina V. LockwoodClancy V. MendozaClass of 2001Class Total: $1,085.00No. in Class: 64Participation: 13%Enrichment SocietyAlton D. BainKathleen M. McRobertsRobert H. PritchardRobert T. SmithSara A. TolliverM. Bernadette WelchClass of 2002Class Total: $625.00No. in Class: 63Participation: 6%Enrichment SocietyJulius B. RemmenKerry A. RyanJoseph W. Zitzka Jr.Class of 2003Class Total: $6,175.00No. in Class: 80Participation: 8%BarristersErick S. MagnoEnrichment SocietySrinivas R. DantuluriTerrence T. DariotisJoy Sabino MullaneClass of 2004Class Total: $10,900.00No. in Class: 79Participation: 6%PartnersJ. Stephen PullumEnrichment SocietyNathan R. AdamsAlexander D. DeVitisAshley D. MoneyMatthew R. RinglerClass of 2005Class Total: $785.00No. in Class: 77Participation: 6%Enrichment SocietyW. Michael BlackThomas B. Christenson IIAllison L. RinglerClass of 2006Class Total: $1,155.00No. in Class: 64Participation: 6%Enrichment SocietyMrs. Micah G. FogartyPhyllis C. SmithTimothy L. SmithClass of 2007Class Total: $3,125.00No. in Class: 78Participation: 8%Trusler SocietySarah J. SpearEnrichment SocietyJolyon D. AcostaJeffrey T. TroianoChristine L. WeingartRichard I. WithersDECEASED DONORSMildred M. BaynardRobert B. Cole 1935Lealand L. Lovering 1959Robert M. Montgomery Jr. 1957Marcia Whitney Schott 1946W. Paul Shelley Jr. 1939Blakeley R. Waite 1975Belledeane W. WarrenMaking a ContributionThe Office of Development and Alumni Affairs coordinatesalumni activities and fundraising for the College of Law,including activities of the Law Center Association Inc.Board of Trustees and the Alumni Council. To make acontribution, please make your check payable to UF LawCenter Association to the address below. Donations aretax deductible as allowed by law. For more information onmaking an endowed or estate gift, please contact: Office ofDevelopment & Alumni Affairs Kelley Frohlich Senior Directorof Development, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, P.O. Box117623 Gainesville, FL 32611 Phone: (352) 273-0640Fax: (352) 392-3434Thank you for your support!86 UF LAW

NOTAS BENEFaculty Scholarship & ActivitiesMary AdkinsLegal Skills Professor■ Published “Seven Qualities forBeginning Appellate Attorneys,” 16The Record (2008) (the journal of theAppellate Practice Section, FloridaBar)■ Received scholarship grant fromthe Association of Legal WritingDirectors to support development of anarticle on the effect of trial courtroomtechnology on appellate practice andstandard of review (2008)Mary Jane AngeloAssociate Professor■ Published “Harnessing the Power ofScience in Environmental Law: WhyWe Should, Why We Don’t, and HowWe Can,” 86 Texas Law Review 1527(2008)■ Published “Where Did Our WaterGo? Give the Law a Chance” (op-ed,with Richard Hamann and ChristineKlein), Orlando Sentinel (Sept. 23,2008) and Ocala Star-Banner (Sept.28, 2008)■ Published “Reforming the FloridaWater Resources Act of 1972: Beyondthe First 35 Years” (monograph,with Richard Hamann and ChristineKlein), in connection with the CenturyCommission for a Sustainable Florida,2008 Water Congress, Orlando (2008)■ Presented “When the Rivers RunDry: Water Challenges in Florida” (withRichard Hamann and Christine Klein),Common Reading Program, Universityof Florida (October 2008)■ Presented “Stumbling TowardSuccess: A Story of Adaptive Law andEcological Resilience,” Symposium onEnvironmental Resilience and the Law,University of Nebraska College of Law(September 2008)■ Presented “The Killing Fields:Reducing the Casualties in the BattleBetween U.S. Endangered Species andPesticide Law,” Vermont Law School(July 2008)■ Presented “Agricultural Impacts andthe Management of Water Resources:A Case Study of Lake Apopka,Florida,” Annual Conference on Legaland Policy Issues in the Americas, Riode Janeiro, Brazil (May 2008)Miami Herald, June 3, 2008Quoted in an article discussing The Miami-Dade PublicDefender’s Office plans to begin turning away thousands of casesin the coming weeks, arguing it is so short-staffed and underfunded that attorneys can’t effectively cover their assigned cases.Legal experts disagreed on whether public defenders can refusecases simply because they are overworked. Dekle said, “The firstshowdown you’re looking at is between the public defenders andthe judge and how quick they can get out of jail after the judgeputs them in jail for not accepting cases. Refusing to acceptappointments in that situation is basically refusing to perform hisconstitutional duty.”—George R. “Bob” Dekle, Legal Skills ProfessorFletcher N. BaldwinChesterfield Smith Professor Emeritus■ Received an Emerald LiteratiNetwork 2008 Award for Excellencefor publishing the “OutstandingPaper” of 2007, “The Rule of Law:An Essential Component of theFinancial War Against OrganizedCrime and Terrorism in the Americas”(with Theresa A. DiPerna), 14 J. ofFinancial Crime 405 (2007)Jonathan R. CohenProfessor; Associate Director Institutefor Dispute Resolution■ Presented “Coping with LastingSocial Injustice,” Justice and Policingin Diverse Societies, sponsored by theJohn Jay College of Criminal Studiesand several other universities, PuertoRico (2008)■ Presented “The Benefits andLimitations of Apology” to a statewideweb seminar for Florida judgesand mediators addressing workers’compensation claims within the Office ofJudges of Compensation Claims (2008)Stuart R. CohnJohn H. and Mary Lou DasburgProfessor; Associate Dean forInternational Studies■ Published “Freeze-Outs andSqueeze-Outs in American and PolishLaw: Comparison, Contrasts andReform Recommendation,” 8 WarsawUniversity Law Review 38 (2008)Elizabeth DaleAffiliate Professor of Law; AssociateProfessor of Constitutional and LegalHistory, Dept. of History■ Published “People v. Coughlin andCriticism of the Criminal Jury in LateNineteenth-Century Chicago,” 28N. Illinois U. L. Rev. 503 (2008)(symposium)■ Published “Death or Transformation?Educational Autonomy in the RobertsCourt,” 43 Tulsa L. Rev. 725 (2008)■ Published “People v. Coughlin andthe Criminal Jury in Late Nineteenth-Century Chicago,” 28 Northern IllinoisUniv. L. Rev. 503 (2008)■ Participated in panel discussion,“Religion Clauses of the FirstAmendment and Mark deWolfe Howe’sThe Garden and the Wilderness,American Academy of ReligionNational Conference (November 2008)Jeff DavisGerald A. Sohn Term Professor■ Presented “Ethical Challenges in thePractice of Bankruptcy Law,” AnnualSeminar, Central Florida BankruptcyLaw Association (September 2008)Patricia E. DilleyProfessor■ Won one of 12 RockefellerFoundation Innovation Awards($30,000) to Strengthen SocialSecurity for Vulnerable Groups for herproposal, “Restoring Old Age IncomeDEKLEFor a complete, threeyearlisting of UF Lawfaculty scholarship,view the UF LawFaculty Report,available online atwww.law.ufl.edu.FALL 2008 87

Security for Low Wage Workers.” Sheaccepted the award at a luncheon inNew York, and a synthesis of the finalpapers will be made available to policymakers, congressional staff, executivebranch transition teams, and otherstakeholder communities (2008)Nancy E. DowdChesterfield Smith Professor of Law;Co-director, Center on Childrenand Families■ Participated in panel discussion,“Masculinities Theory and LegalInterpretation,” Southeastern Associationof Law Schools Meeting (July 2008)■ Moderated two panel sessions,International Society of Family Law,13th World Conference, Vienna,Austria (September 2008)Mark FensterUF Research Foundation Professor■ Published Conspiracy Theories:Secrecy and Power in AmericanCulture (rev. 2 nd ed., University ofMinnesota 2008)■ Presented “After Lingle,” 11 th AnnualGeorgetown Environmental Law &Policy Institute Litigating TakingsConference, Stanford Law School(November 2008)■ Presented “Democratic PropertyOwnership and the Commodificationof Community,” Property Works inProgress Conference, University ofColorado Law School (June 2008)■ Presented “The Dilemmas of LocalTransparency,” Annual Meeting, Law& Society Association, Montreal (May2008)Joan D. FlocksDirector, Social Policy Division, Centerfor Governmental Responsibility■ Testified on “Agricultural Exposures:Pesticide Policy and Farmworkers”before the President’s Cancer Panel(created in 1971 to annually advisethe president on cancer policy),Indianapolis, Ind. (October 2008)■ Presented “From the Public’sPerspective: Land Use and Socio-Environmental Justice in Florida,”University of Florida / University ofCosta Rica Conference, San Jose,Costa Rica (June 2008)■ Presented “The Political Economyof Pesticides,” Annual Conferenceon Legal and Policy Issues in theAmericas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (May2008)Book round-up: Jon MillsPrivacy: The Lost RightTechnology has intruded into every aspect of modern life,from how people die to how they conduct their public andprivate business. Although the benefits of technology areobvious, the risks can be huge.That’s because every cell phone call, credit card transaction,discount card purchase, Internet site visited, or e-mail sentor received is fair game for information poachers tofilch at will and without your knowledge. So statesa new book released this month, Privacy: TheLost Right (Oxford University Press), authored byJon Mills, a University of Florida Levin Collegeof Law professor, dean emeritus, and founderof the university’s Center for GovernmentalResponsibility.“Technology has moved too fast for thelaw, which is not totally surprising,” saidMills. “The combination of the Internet anda broad range of scientific advances, likegenetic testing, has created informationand societal changes with which the lawhas not been able to keep pace.”Privacy: The Lost Right draws on Mills’academic, courtroom and legislative experiencesand explores examples of privacy intrusions enabledby technology ranging from disclosure of privateonline video rentals, Internet purchasing habits,spyware that tracks personal online viewing habits,governmental and corporate intrusions, andsalacious or defamatory Web postings made byanonymous bloggers. He outlines the legal protections peoplehave — or don’t have — to prevent these intrusions, and offersoptions to bolster legal protections of privacy.Mills also relates his personal experiences as an attorneywho has made successful arguments in several, high-profilecourt cases that have defined the First Amendment boundariesof the press’ right to know and an individual’s right to privacy.These included blocking the release of grisly autopsy photosof six young people murdered by serial killer Danny Rolling,preventing the posting of Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s autopsy photosto the Internet, and closing the homicide investigation filecontaining detailed personal information on murdered fashionmogul Gianni Versace.These cases were sensationalized in the media and rivetedpublic attention, but the privacy invasions of the information agethat don’t garner any attention can do equal harm, said Mills.“People are unaware of how many intrusions they faceduring everyday life because it is not in any intruders’ interest toput the public on notice, and when they do it’s usually only inthe fine print,” said Mills. “We don’t know when somebody hasgathered and sold our private information, we don’t know thatsomebody looked at our medical records and that it affected theway we were treated in a job search.”Mills said it is not just government or the press or theanonymous bloggers or the data brokers that have the abilityto violate our privacy rights, it’s all of the above together.Although Americans enjoy the conveniences of the Internet,camera phones and online commerce, Mills contends few of ussurrendered all privacy for convenience — at least not knowingly.“Americans cherish their privacy and the legal tools thatprotect it. At no time in our history have the challenges topersonal privacy been so great,” said Janet Reno, former U.S.attorney general. “Jon Mills is uniquely qualified through legal,political and academic experience to address these challenges.”88 UF LAW

NOTAS BENEAlyson FlournoyUF Research Foundation Professor;Alumni Research Scholar; Director,Environmental and Land Use LawProgram■ Published “Harnessing the Powerof Information to Protect Our PublicNatural Resource Legacy” (with HeatherHalter and Christina Storz), 86 Tex. L.Rev.1575 (2008)■ Published “Supply, Demand,and Consequences: The Impactof Information Flow on IndividualPermitting Decisions under Section 404of the Clean Water Act,” 83 Indiana L.J. 537 (2008)■ Presented “Protecting a NaturalResource Legacy While PromotingResilience: Can It Be Done?” Universityof Nebraska School of Law (September2008)Michael K. FrielProfessor; Associate Dean and Director,Graduate Tax Program■ Published Taxation of IndividualIncome (with Martin Burke) (LexisNexis,8th ed., 2007 & 2008 Supp.)■ Published Understanding FederalIncome Taxation (with Martin Burke)(3rd ed., 2008)■ Published Treatise, Modern EstatePlanning (with Martin Burke and ElaineGagliardi) (2nd ed., 2004-2008)Michael W. GordonJohn H. and Mary Lou DasburgProfessor-Emeritus■ Published International Civil DisputeResolution (with Baldwin, Brand andEpstein) (West. 2nd ed. 2008)■ Elected as a Fellow in the AmericanBar Foundation■ Provided expert testimony on foreignlaw in a trial in the Supreme Court ofBermuda (July 2008)Richard HamannAssociate In Law■ Published “Where Did Our Water Go?Give the Law a Chance” (op-ed, withMary Jane Angelo and Christine Klein),Orlando Sentinel (Sept. 23, 2008)and Ocala Star-Banner (Sept. 28,2008)■ Published “Reforming the FloridaWater Resources Act of 1972: Beyondthe First 35 Years” (monograph,with Mary Jane Angelo and ChristineKlein), in connection with the CenturyCommission for a Sustainable Florida,USA Today, July 3, 2008Quoted in a front-page story in the USA Today. “In This War,Troops Get a Rousing Welcome Home,” Mazur commented on therelationship between increasingly elaborate celebrations for returningtroops and the absence of a military draft: “What motivates theseostentatious displays is the unspoken, almost unconscious guilt overthe way military service works now. A narrow slice of Americansserve again and again. It’s as if we’re saying, ‘We will engage inthese very public displays of worship, provided you don’t ask us toserve.’ ”—Diane Mazur, Professor of Law2008 Water Congress, Orlando, Fla.(September 2008)■ Served as an invited delegate at theCentury Commission for a SustainableFlorida, 2008 Water Congress, Orlando,Fla. (Sept. 25-26)■ Presented “When the Rivers Run Dry:Water Challenges in Florida” (Mary JaneAngelo and Christine Klein), CommonReading Program, University of Florida(October 2008)Jeffrey L. HarrisonStephen C. O’Connell Chair■ Published “Wojciech J. Kocot,Comparing Promises: A US and PolishPerspective,” 8 Warsaw University LawReview 72 (2008)Edward HartHead of Technical Services, LegalInformation Center■ Published “Hutchinson v. Valdosta:A Supreme Court Battle Over WaterClosets,” 16 Southern J. of LegalHistory (2008)■ Presented “Technical Services and theThree R’s: Reinventing, Restructuring,and Renewing” (panelist), TechnicalServices Special Interest Section,American Association of Law Libraries,Portland, Ore. (July 2008)■ Presented “Law Librarianship,”Valdosta State University Mastersin Library and Information ScienceProgram (September 2008)Berta E. Hernandez-TruyolLevin Mabie and Levin Professor;Associate Director, Center on Childrenand Families■ Published “Sex and Globalization,”11 Harv. Latino L. R. 173 (2008)■ Presented “Sanctions and HumanRights,” Conference on the CubanEmbargo and Human Rights, St.Thomas University School of Law,Miami, Fla. (October 2008)■ Participated in the roundtable,“Gender, Cultural Identity, andInternational Law,” 13th Annual LatCritConference: Critical Interrogation ofElectoral Systems and the Exercise ofthe Franchise, Seattle University Schoolof Law (October 2008)■ Invited to serve as an advisorycommittee member for the SSRNjournal Discrimination, Law & JusticeThomas R. HurstSam T. Dell Research Scholar andProfessor of Law■ Presented “The Role of Credit RatingAgencies in the Current FinancialCrisis,” Cambridge Symposium onEconomic Crime (September 2008)Jerold H. IsraelProfessor Emeritus■ Published Modern CriminalProcedure (with Kamisar et al.)(Thomson/West,12 th ed. 2008)■ Published Advanced CriminalProcedure (with Kamisar et al.)(Thomson/West, 12 th ed. 2008)■ Published Criminal Procedure andthe Constitution (with Kamisar et al.)(Thomson/West 2008 ed.)Joseph JacksonLegal Skills Professor■ Published “Approaches toCompromise: A Comparative Analysisof the Constitutions of the UnitedStates and the Republic of Poland,” 8Warsaw University L. Rev. 83 (2008)MAZURFALL 2008 89

SEIGELFlorida Bar News, Sept. 10, 2008Quoted in an article on how the Department of Justice revises how itdeals with corporate probes. Seigel, a member of the Attorney-ClientPrivilege Task Force who dissented from its recommendations on theDOJ guidelines, praised the new policies and said they would avoidproblems that could arise from legislation on the matter.“I think the new guidelines are actually quite good. I think that thedepartment has listened to its critics . . . ,” he said. “It’s irrelevantwhether a company waives its attorney-client privilege, that’s not theissue. The important thing is a corporation wants to claim cooperation,the key is telling the prosecutor everything you know. Whether it’sprivileged or not is essentially irrelevant.”—Michael Seigel, Professor of LawMichelle S. JacobsProfessor■ Published UN Shadow Report (U.S.Human Rights Network Committeefor the Elimination of RacialDiscrimination, 2008) (contributingauthor)Robert H. Jerry IIIDean; Levin Mabie and LevinProfessor■ Participated on panel “’SaySomething New’: New Insights Intoand Scholarship About the Goals andResponsibilities of Legal Education,”Annual Meeting, SoutheasternAssociation of Law Schools (July2008)■ Appointed to a term on theFlorida Board of Bar ExaminersTesting Commission, which makesrecommendations to the FloridaBoard of Bar Examiners about whatshould be tested on The Florida Bar(2008)■ Appointed to the “ResponsibilityCentered Management Committee,” aUF committee charged with exploringthe feasibility of introducing an RCMbudget model to UF (2008)■ Reappointed to the Bar AdmissionsCommittee of the ABA Section ofLegal Education and Admissions tothe Bar (2008)■ Reappointed to the FinanceCommittee of the University of FloridaFoundation (2008)Clifford JonesAssociate in Law Research/Lecturer, Center for GovernmentalResponsibility■ Published “Choices and Voices inthe 2008 Election: History is UponUs,” 19 Univ. Fla. J. Law and Pub.Policy ix (2008)■ Published “The Stephen ColbertProblem: The Media Exemption forCorporate Political Advocacy andthe ‘Hail to the Cheese’ StephenColbert Nacho Cheese Doritos 2008Presidential Campaign Coverage,” 19Univ. Fla. J. L, & Pub. Policy 295(2008)Dawn JourdanAffiliate Professor of Law; AssociateDirector, Center on Children andFamilies; Assistant Professor ofUrban and Regional Planning■ Published “Through the LookingGlass: Analyzing the Potential LegalChallenges to Form-Based Codes”(with Elizabeth Garvin), J. Land Use& Environmental L. (2008)■ Published “InterdisciplinaryTourism Education in InterdisciplinaryTeaching and Learning in HigherEducation: Theory and Practice” (withTazim Jamal), in InterdisciplinaryLearning and Teaching in HigherEducation: Theory and Practice (B.Chandramohan & S. Fallows, eds.,London: Routledge Falmer 2008)■ Published “Grounding Theory:Developing New Theory onIntergenerational Participation inQualitative Methods for HousingResearch” in Qualitative HousingResearch Methods (P. Maquin, ed.,London: Elsevier 2008)■ Presented “The Legal Challengesof Employing a Land Bank toSupport Rural Affordable HousingDevelopment” 2008 Joint Conferenceof the Association of CollegiateSchools of Planning (ACSP) and theAssociation of European Schools ofPlanning, Chicago, Ill. (July 2008)Shani M. KingAssistant Professor; AssociateDirector, Center on Children andFamilies■ Presented “ChallengingMonoHumanism: An Argumentfor Changing the Way We ThinkAbout Intercountry Adoption” at thefollowing conferences: New ScholarsWorkshop, Southeastern Associationof American Law Schools, PalmBeach, Florida (August 2008);Association for Cultural StudiesCrossroads Conference, University ofthe West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica(2008); Gender, Family Responsibilityand Legal Change Conference, SussexLaw School, Brighton, UK (2008);and Law and Society Annual Meeting,Quebec, Canada (2008)■ Moderated panel on “ShiftingFamily Responsibilities andLegal Change,”Gender, FamilyResponsibility and Legal ChangeConference, Sussex Law School,Brighton, UK (July 2008)Christine A. KleinChesterfield Smith Professor ofLaw; Associate Dean for FacultyDevelopment■ Published “Water Transfers: TheCase Against Transbasin Diversionsin the Eastern States,” 25 UCLA J.Envtl. Law & Policy 101 (2008)■ Published “Where Did Our WaterGo? Give the Law a Chance” (op-ed,with Mary Jane Angelo and RichardHamann), Orlando Sentinel (Sept.23, 2008) and Ocala Star-Banner(Sept. 28, 2008)■ Published “Reforming the FloridaWater Resources Act of 1972: Beyondthe First 35 Years” (monograph,with Mary Jane Angelo and RichardHamann), in connection with theCentury Commission for a SustainableFlorida, 2008 Water Congress,Orlando, (September 2008)■ Presented “Water Wars orWater Waste?” (plenary closingsession), Water Wars: Use, Confl ictand the Future, JacksonvilleUniversity and Florida Coastal Schoolof Law, Jacksonville, FL (November2008)90 UF LAW

NOTAS BENE■ Presented “When the Rivers RunDry: Water Challenges in Florida”(with Mary Jane Angelo and RichardHamann), Common ReadingProgram, University of Florida(October 2008)Lyrissa LidskyStephen C. O’Connell Chair■ Published “Where’s the Harm?: FreeSpeech and the Regulation of Lies,”65 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. (2008)■ Published “U.S. Media Law Update,”13 Media & Arts. L. Rev. (AndrewKenyon, ed. 2008)■ Participated on a panel, “The Phasesand Faces of the Duke LaCrosseControversy,” Annual Meeting,Southeastern Association of LawSchools, Palm Beach, Fla. (July 2008)■ Quoted in the Aug. 6 editionof Time Magazine regarding theFirst Amendment implications of anew attorney referral websiteSimmons & Polsky) (6th ed.,Foundation Press 2008)■ Published Federal Income Taxationof Business Organizations (withMcMahon & Simmons) (FoundationPress, 4th ed. 2006 & 2008 Supp.)■ Published Federal Income Taxationof Corporations (with McMahon &Simmons) (Foundation Press, 3d ed.2006 & 2008 Supp.)■ Published Federal Income Taxationof Partnerships and S Corporations(with McMahon & Simmons)(Foundation Press, 4 th ed. & 2008Supp.)Martin McMahon Jr.Stephen C. O’Connell Chair■ Published “Comparing theApplication of Judicial InterpretativeDoctrines to Revenue Statuteson Opposite Sides of the Pond,”L. Simmons), 8 Florida Tax Rev. 715(2008)■ Published Federal Income Taxationof Individuals (with Bittker &Zelenak) (Thomson, 3rd edition,2008 Cumulative Supplement No. 2)Robert C.L. MoffatProfessor; Affiliate Professor ofPhilosophy■ Published “Fairness and SelfInterest: Re Forming ImmigrationReform,” 13 Nexus 103 (2008)Jon L. MillsProfessor; Director, Center forGovernmental Responsibility; DeanEmeritus■ Published Privacy: The Lost Right(Oxford University Press, 2008)■ Published “Two ContemporaryPrivacy Issues in Poland: LiabilityLawrence LokkenHugh F. Culverhouse Eminent Scholarin Taxation; Professor■ Published “Income EffectivelyConnected with U.S. Trade orBusiness: A Survey and Appraisal,” 86Taxes 65 (March 2008)Charlene LukeAssistant Professor■ Published “Risk, Return, andObjective Economic Substance,” 27Va. Tax Rev. 783 (2008)New York Times, July 30, 2008Interviewed for a front-page New York Times article whichexplored Barack Obama as a law professor at the Universityof Chicago Law School, where Sokol was one of his students.Sokol said in describing Obama’s class, “For people whothought they were getting a doctrinal, rah-rah experience, itwasn’t that kind of class.”—D. Daniel Sokol, Assistant Professor of LawSOKOLPedro A. MalavetProfessor■ Published “The Story of Downes v.Bidwell: ‘The Constitution Follows theFlag ... But Doesn’t Quite Catch UpWith It,’ ” in Race and the Law Stories(Rachel Moran and Devon Carbado,eds., Foundation Press 2008)■ Published “Breaking UF Barriers: 50Years of Desegregation at UF” (op-ed),Gainesville Sun (Sept. 13, 2008)Amy R. MashburnProfessor■ Published “Can Xenophon Savethe Socratic Method?” 30 ThomasJefferson L. Rev. 597 (2008)Paul R. McDanielJames J. Freeland Eminent Scholar inTaxation; Professor■ Published Federal Income Taxation,Cases and Materials (with McMahon,in Comparative Perspectives onRevenue Law (J.A. Jones, Harris &Oliver, eds., Cambridge UniversityPress 2008)■ Published Federal Income Taxation,Cases and Materials (with McDaniel,Simmons & Polsky) (6th ed.,Foundation Press 2008)■ Published Federal Income Taxation ofBusiness Organizations (with McDaniel& Simmons) (Foundation Press, 4th ed.2006 & 2008 Supp.)■ Published Federal Income Taxationof Corporations (with McDaniel &Simmons) (Foundation Press, 3d ed.2006 & 2008 Supp.)■ Published Federal Income Taxation ofPartnerships and S Corporations (withMcDaniel & Simmons) (FoundationPress, 4 th ed. & 2008 Supp.)■ Published “Recent Developmentsin Federal Income Taxation: The Year2007” (with Ira B. Shepard & Danielfor Internet Publication and theRegistration of Communist PartyAffiliation,” 8 Warsaw University LawReview 110 (2008)■ Published “Law Schools as Agentsof Change and Justice Reform in theAmericas,” 20 Fla. J. of Int’l L. 5(2008)■ Presented “Current Legal Issues andLegal Education in a Global Society”(panelist), Center for American LawStudies, University of Warsaw, Poland(June 2008)■ Presented “Legal Education,Professional Responsibility and Ethics”(panelist and moderator), NinthAnnual Conference on Legal and PolicyIssues in the Americas, PUC-Rio,Brazil (May 2008)■ Served as Rapporteur, AmericanBar Association, World Justice ProjectOutreach Meeting, Miami, Fla. (May2008)FALL 2008 91

LIDSKYTime Magazine, Aug. 6, 2008A new Internet site, WhoCanISue.com, plans to help consumersdetermine whether they actually have a case and help them find anattorney from a list of lawyers who advertise their expertise on theWeb site. The attorneys will pay an annual fee of $1,000 to appearon the site. University of Florida Professor of Law Lyrissa Lidskybelieves the service “is likely to increase the number of lawsuits.”But, adds Lidsky, who specializes in Internet law and the FirstAmendment, “It’s a good thing to the extent people are vindicatingtheir legal rights to the extent they didn’t years ago.”—Lyrissa Lidsky, Professor of Law; UF Research Foundation ProfessorWinston P. NaganProfessor; Samuel T. Dell ResearchScholar; Director, Institute of HumanRights and Peace Development;Affiliate Professor of Anthropology■ Published “Globalism from anAfrican Perspective: The Training ofLawyers for a New and ChallengingReality” (with Marcio Santos), 17Transnational Law & ContemporaryProblems 414 (2008)■ Published “The Rise of Outsourcingin Modern Warfare: SovereignPower, Private Military Actors, andthe Constitutive Process” (with CraigHammer), 60 Maine L. Rev. 430(2008)■ Presented “Love, Hate and theHuman Rights Boundaries of the Law,”The Anthropocene Crisis: Perils andPossibilities of the 21 st Century, WorldAcademy of Art and Science Assembly,Hyderabad, India (October 2008)■ Presented “Legal Culture ConfrontsScience in Search of a NewParadigm of Humane Governance,”The Expanding and ConstrainingBoundaries of Legal Space, Curvatureof Time, and the Challenge ofGlobalization World Academy ofArt and Science, Hyderabad, India(October 2008)■ Presented “The Problems ofBiodiversity and Biopiracy and theProtection of Indigenous Knowledge,”Vivekananda School of ProfessionalStudies (Law School) and Delhi LawSchool, Delhi, India (October 2008)■ Discussed developments underthe UN Convention on Biodiversity,Conference of the States Parties, Bonn,Germany (2008)■ Presented a paper dealing with thehuman rights of indigenous people inthe Amazon (the case of the Shuar),Conference on the Inclusive Museum(2008)Lars NoahAlumni Research Scholar; Professor■ Published “The Little AgencyThat Could (Act with Indifferenceto Constitutional and StatutoryStrictures),” 93 Cornell L. Rev. 901(2008)William H. PageSenior Associate Dean for AcademicAffairs; Marshall M. CriserEminent Scholar in ElectronicCommunications and AdministrativeLaw; Professor■ Published “Bargaining in theShadow of the European MicrosoftDecision: The Microsoft-SambaProtocol License” (with Seldon J.Childers), 102 Northwestern U. L.Rev. Colloquy 332 (2008)IN MEMORIAM Dexter DelonyProfessor Emeritus Dexter Delony, passed away Oct. 16 following long illness. He was 91.Delony taught at UF Law for more than 30 years, educating thousands of Florida’s lawyers and leaders,including former governors Lawton Chiles and Rueben Askew. As a professor, Delony was revered by his studentsfor teaching classes that successfully combined a generous helping of both theoretical law and its application. Heretired from UF Law in 1983 and stated he was very proud to have seen the dramatic increase in women law studentsduring his tenure at UF.Delony specialized in labor law, commercial law and arbitration, and was a nationally recognized and publishedauthority in all three. Delony wrote Florida’s Uniform Commercial Code, and served for several years as chairman ofthe Labor Law Council of the Association of American Law Schools.Delony was recruited to the University of Florida in 1948 by then-President J. Hillis Miller from the University ofDenver law school, where he served as an assistant professor. Before entering legal academia, Delony worked withJudge Beale at Beale & Delony in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He also worked as an attorney for the U.S. Department of Interiorand the National Labor Relations Board.Delony earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama and his Juris Doctor from HarvardUniversity. He was involved in numerous legal organizations and was a member of both the American Bar Associationand The Florida Bar.He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jean Campbell Delony, daughter, Christine Vigue, two sons, Charles andJohn, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.92 UF LAW

NOTAS BENE■ Participated in “Networks inCommunications” (an academicroundtable), Northwestern LawSchool, Searle Center for Regulation■ Presented “Measuring Compliancewith Compulsory Licensing Remediesin the American Microsoft Case,”Conference on Remedies for DominantFirm Misconduct, ABA AntitrustSection (June 2008)■ Presented a paper (co-authored withJeff Childers) about the enforcementof the American Microsoft judgmentsat the Remedies for Dominant FirmMisconduct Symposium at theUniversity of Virginia (June 2008)Juan F. PereaCone Wagner Nugent Johnson,Hazouri and Roth Professor■ Published Latinos and the Law(with Richard Delgado and JeanStefancic) (Thomson/West 2008)■ Presented keynote address atCommemoration of Hispanic HeritageMonth, Environmental ProtectionAgency, Research Triangle, NorthCarolina (September 2008)■ Presented a faculty colloquium atthe University of Georgia Law School(September 2008)Don C. PetersDirector of Institute for DisputeResolution; Trustee Research Fellow;Professor; Associate Director, Centeron Children and Families■ Published “Yes We Can: OvercomingBarriers to Mediating PrivateCommercial Disputes” (with EvaGmurzynska), 8 Warsaw Univ. L. Rev.122 (2008)■ Published “Just Say No: MinimizingLimited Authority Negotiating inCourt-Mandated Mediation,” 8Pepperdine Dispute Resolution L.J.273 (2008)■ Presented “Overcoming Barriers toTransborder Commercial Mediation,”Rio de Janerio (May 2008) andWarsaw, Poland (June 2008)John PlummerAssistant Dean, AdministrativeAffairs■ Participated on panel, “Dealing withDifficult Economic Times,” AnnualMeeting, Southeastern Associationof Law Schools (July 2008) (alsosupported SEALS executive directorand president in organizing andrunning the conference)Stephen J. PowellLecturer in Law; Director, InternationalTrade Law Program; Affiliate Lecturer,Department of Food and ResourceEconomics; Affiliate Faculty, Centerfor Latin American Studies; Faculty,International Agricultural Trade &Public Policy Center■ Presented “Land Use Regulation,Foreign Real Estate Investment, andTrade Agreements,” University ofFlorida / University of Costa RicaConference, San Jose, Costa Rica(June 2008)■ Presented “Andean Community,MERCOSUR, and UNASUL: ANew Opportunity for Linkage ofTrade with Labor and Other HumanRights,” MERCOSUL and Civil SocietyLaw Faculty Workshop, FederalUniversity of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil(May 2008)■ Presented “Humanizing Trade’sEconomic Benefits: An Analysisof MERCOSUL’s Effects on theEnvironment, Labor Standards,Indigenous Populations, andHealth,” Ninth Annual University ofFlorida Law / PUC-Rio Conferenceon Legal & Policy Issues in theAmericas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (May2008)Leonard L. RiskinChesterfield Smith Professor of Law■ Published “Is that All There Is?: ‘TheProblem’ in Court-Oriented Mediation”(with Nancy A. Welsh), 15 GeorgeMason L. Rev. 863-932 (2008)■ Prepared “Mindfulness and LawPractice” (videotaped interview) forvideo series of cutting edge law (2008)■ Presented “Mediation andMindfulness,” University of Gothenbergand the Lulea Technological University,Sweden (2008)The National Law Journal, Aug. 28, 2008■ Presented the keynote address andworkshop on mindfulness, New JerseyADR Day, New Jersey Institute forContinuing Legal Education (2008)■ Presented a workshop onmindfulness for conflict resolvers (coledwith Rachel Wohl), PepperdineUniversity Institute for DisputeResolution (2008)■ Presented (with Daniel Shapiro)at the Negotiation Institute atNorthwestern University School ofContinuing Studies (2008)Elizabeth A. RoweAssociate Professor■ Published “Proposing a Mechanismfor Removing Trade Secrets from theInternet,” 12 J. of Internet Law 3(2008)■ Quoted in Andrew Abramson, “NCAATrying to Block Fantasy Leagues’ MoveInto College Football,” Palm BeachPost (Aug. 27, 2008)■ Presented “Who Are These People?New Generation Employees and TradeSecrets,” 2008 Intellectual PropertyScholars Conference, Stanford LawSchool (August 2008)Thomas RuppertAssistant In Environmental Law■ Published “Eroding Long-TermProspects for Florida’s Beaches:Florida’s Coastal Construction ControlLine,” 1 Sea Grant L. & Pol’y J. 65(2008)Sharon E. RushIrving Cypen Professor of Law■ Volunteered at request of LambaLegal Defense to review and tobe named plaintiff, with ErwinChemerinky and Robert Schapiro,on amicus brief in Embry v. Ryan,an appeal seeking to overturn aQuoted in an article on Chief Justice of the United StatesJohn Roberts visit to UF Law. “To have the chief justice of ournation judge our Final Four Moot Court Competition is a greatprivilege for our students and the University of Florida. It is atremendous understatement to say that it has elevated both thesignifi cance of this annual event and the anxiety levels of ourstudent competitors.”— Robert Jerry, Dean; Levin Mabie and Levin Professor of LawJERRYFALL 2008 93

Florida trial court’s invalidation of aWashington second-parent adoption(2008)■ Provided background information onconstitutional issues for Miami Heraldstory discussing a Key West case inwhich judge ruled that Florida’s banon gay adoptions is unconstitutional(2008)Michael SeigelAlumni Research Scholar; Professor■ Quoted in Gary Blankenship, “DOJRevises How It Deals With CorporateProbes,” The Florida Bar News (Sept.15, 2008)■ Received “2008 FacultyProfessionalism Award,” awardedby the Florida Supreme Court’sCommission on Professionalism andthe Florida Bar’s Standing Committeeon Professionalism (2008)■ Presented “U.S. Law andProcedure for White Collar CriminalCases,” Summer Program inAmerican Law for Brazilian Judges,Prosecutors and Attorneys, UFLaw, Center for GovernmentalResponsibility, Tampa (2008)Michael SiebeckerAssociate Professor■ Published “The Duty of Care andData Control Systems in the Wake ofSarbanes-Oxley,” 83 Chicago-Kent L.Rev. (2008)■ Presented “Encapsulated Trust andthe Tragedy of Corporate Transparency,”Washington University School of Law(2008)■ Participated on panel titled,“Global Banks as Global Regulators:The Equator Principles,” CorporateSocial Responsibility: Perspectivesfrom Law and Business Conference,Georgetown University Law Center andthe McDonough School Of Business,Georgetown University (2008)■ Invited to join the Network forSustainable Financial Markets (aninternational think tank addressingregulation of capital markets) (2008)■ Presented “Legal Ethics andInternational Corporate SocialResponsibility,” University of Costa RicaSchool of Law, San Jose, Costa Rica(2008)■ Presented “Trust and Disclosure,”Monash University Centre, Italy (2008)■ Presented “Trust, Efficiency, andCorporate Transparency,” CambridgeUniversity, United Kingdom (2008)D. Daniel SokolAssistant Professor■ Published “Order Without(Enforceable) Law: Why CountriesEnter into Non-Enforceable CompetitionPolicy Chapters in Free TradeAgreements,” 83 Chicago Kent L. Rev.231 (2008)■ Presented “The Past and Future ofLaw & Entrepreneurship Scholarship– A Multidisciplinary Perspective”(written with Mark Suchman andGordon Smith), Third Annual Law& Entrepreneurship Retreat, DrexelSchool of Law, Philadelphia (October2008)■ Participated in “Networks inCommunications,” an academicBook round-up: Barbara Bennett WoodhouseHidden in Plain Sight: The Tragedy of Children’s Rights from Ben Franklin to Lionel TateHidden in Plain Sight reveals whyfundamental human rights and principlesof dignity, equality, privacy, protection,and voice are essential to a child’s journeyinto adulthood. In her book, Barbara BennettWoodhouse explores how understandingrights for children leads to a betterunderstanding of human rights for all. Ina moving account of children’s rightsthroughout American history fromBenjamin Franklin to Lionel Tate,Woodhouse asks why the UnitedStates alone rejects the mostuniversally embraced human-rightsdocument in history, the UnitedNations Convention on the Rights ofthe Child. She calls on the UnitedStates to again become a leader inhuman rights and children’s rights.Hidden in Plain Sight tells thetragic untold story of children’srights in America. It asks whythe United States today, aloneamong nations, rejects the mostuniversally embraced human-rightsdocument in history, the UnitedNations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Thisbook is a call to arms for America to again be a leader inhuman rights, and to join the rest of the civilized worldin recognizing that the thirst for justice is not for adultsalone.Barbara Bennett Woodhouse explores the meaning ofchildren’s rights throughout American history, interweavingthe childhood stories of iconic figures such as BenjaminFranklin with those of children less known but no lesscourageous, like the heroic youngsters who marched forcivil rights. How did America become a place where twelveyear-oldLionel Tate could be sentenced to life in prisonwithout parole for the 1999 death of a young playmate? Inanswering questions like this, Woodhouse challenges thosewho misguidedly believe that America’s children alreadyhave more rights than they need, or that children’s rightspose a threat to parental autonomy or family values. Shereveals why fundamental human rights and principles ofdignity, equality, privacy, protection, and voice are essentialto a child’s journey into adulthood, and why understandingrights for children leads to a better understanding of humanrights for all.Compassionate, wise, and deeply moving, Hiddenin Plain Sight will force an examination of our nationalresistance — and moral responsibility — to recognizechildren’s rights. http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8613.html94 UF LAW

NOTAS BENEroundtable, Northwestern LawSchool, Searle Center for Regulation(2008)■ Quoted in Competition Law 360on the competitive effects of the USgovernment bailout of AIG (2008)■ Quoted in the Antitrust Sourceon “Required Reading for the NewAntitrust Administration” (2008)■ Presented “Managing the RegulatoryProcess: Regulating under Civilvs. Common Law and CooperatingAmong Agencies,”24th PURC/WorldBank International Training Programon Utility Regulation and Strategy,University of Florida (2008)Jeffry S. WadeAssociate in Law; Director ofEnvironmental Division, Center forGovernmental Responsibility; AffiliateFaculty, Center for Latin AmericanStudies■ Published “Privatization and theFuture of Water Services,” 20 FloridaJ. of International L. 179 (2008)■ Presented “Forest Management inBrazil and the U.S: Comparison ofIssues,” Ninth Annual Conferenceon Legal and Policy Issues in theAmericas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (May26-28, 2008)■ Presented “Green Building as PrivateEnvironmental Lawmaking” (response),Seventh Annual Richard E. NelsonSymposium, Green Building: Prospectsand Pitfalls for Local Governments,Gainesville, Florida (February 2008)Henry T. WihnykLegal Skills Professor; Director, LegalResearch & Writing and AppellateAdvocacy■ Published “Legal Writing: A SkillPolish Law Students Should Master inLaw School,” 8 Warsaw University L.Rev. 148 (2008)■ Served on the panel “Enhancingthe Pedagogy of Oral Argument andFirst-Year Moot Court,” 13th BiennialConference of the Legal WritingInstitute, Indianapolis (July 14 -17,2008)Steven J. WillisProfessor; Associate Director, Centeron Children and Families■ Published The Tax Law of Charitiesand Other Exempt Organizations:Statutory Supplement (with Brennen& Moran) (Thomson West, 2nd ed.,2008)Associated Press, Aug. 13, 2008AP reported on conspiracy theories regarding government-involvementin the 2001 anthrax attacks and the apparent suicide of Armyresearch scientist Bruce Ivins, whom the FBI was prepared toprosecute for perpetrating the attacks. Mark Fenster, author of a bookon conspiracy theories, said the anthrax case is perfect for conspiracytheorists because it is “as dangerous as it could possibly be, and alsodeeply mysterious.” The Bush administration’s penchant for secrecydoesn’t help, nor does its intelligence failures on Iraq, he said.— Mark Fenster, Professor of Law, UF Research Foundation ProfessorJessica de Perio WittmanInstructional Services ReferenceLibrarian, Lawton Chiles LegalInformation Center■ Published “Beyond Print: A SecondLife for Continuing Education,” 27(3)Legal Information Alert 1 (2008)■ Presented “Legal Research Podcasts”for Exploring Online InstructionalTools: A Showcase at the AmericanAssociation of Law Libraries AnnualConference, Portland, Ore. (July 2008)Michael Allan WolfRichard E. Nelson Chair in LocalGovernment Law; Professor■ Published The Zoning of America:Euclid v. Ambler (University Press ofKansas, 2008)Barbara Bennett WoodhouseDavid H. Levin Chair in FamilyLaw; Professor; Director, Center onChildren and Families and Family LawCertificate Program■ Published Hidden in Plain Sight:The Tragedy of Children’s Rights fromBen Franklin to Lionel Tate (PrincetonUniversity Press, 2008)■ Discussed Hidden in Plain Sightat the NACC 31 st National Juvenileand Family Law Conference, NationalAssociation of Counsel for Children,Savannah, Ga. (August 2008) (plenarysession devoted to her book); onThe Afternoon Magazine, NationalPublic Radio (Aug. 26, 2008); andon Connor Calling, WUFT 89.9 (Sept.26, 2008)Faculty Report Onlinehttp://www.law.ufl .edu/news/pdf/2008_faculty_report.pdf■ Published “Children and theConstitution” (dictionary entry),Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court(Gale 2008)■ Presented “Children’s Civil andPolitical Rights,” The David. C. BaumLecture on Civil Rights and CivilLiberties, University of Illinois LawSchool, (October 2008)■ Presented “Financing theFuture: Early Childhood Policies inComparative Perspective,” 13 th WorldConference, International Societyof Family Law, Vienna, Austria(September 2008) (also served aspanel session moderator)■ Elected to serve another three-yearterm on the International Society ofFamily Law, Executive CouncilMonique Haughton WorrellLegal Skills Professor■ Presented “The Child SupportSystem: The Competing Interestsof the Custodial and NoncustodialParent—Is it Really in the Best Interestof the Child?” 13 th World Conference,International Society of Family Law,Vienna, Austria (September 2008)Danaya C. WrightClarence TeSelle Endowed Professor;UF Research Foundation Professor■ Published “The Shifting Sands ofProperty Rights, Federal RailroadGrants, and Economic History: Hash v.United States and the Threat to Rail-Trail Conversions,” 38 EnvironmentalL. 711 (2008)UF LAWFENSTERLEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW | 2008 REPORT FROM THE FACULTYFALL 2008 95

FACULTY NEWSIN MEMORIAMWalter WeyrauchFive decades of scholarshipWalter O. Weyrauch, distinguished professorand Steven C. O’Connell Chair, died Oct. 17at the age of 89.“UF Law lost one of its intellectual giants with thepassing of Distinguished Professor Walter Weyrauch,”said Robert Jerry, dean and Levin Mabie and Levinprofessor of law. “Walter has been an active presenceat the law school. Many of our students and facultyknew him and will mourn his passing.”UF Law Professor Emeritus Walter Weyrauchreached a remarkable, record-setting milestone thisyear — 51 years of continuous teaching at a singleschool. Despite being ill with cancer, ProfessorWeyrauch took obvious pleasure on Sept. 29 inthe company of the nearly 150 people, includingcurrent and former colleagues and students, whogathered in his honor to attend the “Walter WeyrauchSymposium: Refl ecting on the Contributions to LegalThought of Walter Weyrauch.”Weyrauch’s teaching and scholarship focused onfamily law, business organizations, comparative law,law and society, legal philosophy, and autonomousinformal lawmaking, and he has been widelypublished in these areas.His publications since 1999 include Gypsy Law:Romani Legal Traditions and Culture, University ofCalifornia Press, Berkeley, (Los Angeles and London,2001); Das Recht Der Roma Und Sinti: Ein BeispielAutonomer Rechtsschöpfung, Vittorio KlostermannPublisher, (Frankfurt Main, Germany, 2002);“Nonrational Sources of Scholarship: RememberingDavid Daube (1909-1999),” 19 RechtshistorischesJournal 677 (2000); “A Theory of Legal Strategy,”49 Duke Law Journal 1405 (with Lynn LoPucki,2000); “Unwritten Constitutions, Unwritten Law,”56 Washington and Lee Law Review 1211 (1999)(also republished in Charles W. Collier, Basic Themesin Law and Jurisprudence, Anderson Publishers,2000); and “Unconscious Meanings of Crime andPunishment,” 2 Buffalo Criminal Law Review 945(1999).Symposium speakers included ProfessorsInga Markovits, Friends of Joe Jamail RegentsChair, University of Texas School of Law; Lynn M.LoPucki, Security Pacifi c Bank Professor, Universityof California-Los Angeles School of Law; AlisonBarnes, Marquette University Law School; and W.Michael Reisman, Myres S. McDougal Professor ofInternational Law, Yale Law School. The four spokeeloquently on the far-ranging infl uence of Weyrauch’sscholarship and how it has swayed their own viewsand studies.“I don’t think I know anyone as curious as WalterWeyrauch,” began Professor Markovits. “He hasthe investigative curiosity of a three-year-old. He isinterested in not only what happened, but how andwhy it happened. That is what law is all about.”An internationally known expert in comparativelaw, Markovits’ research has concentrated onsocialist legal regimes, and more recently, on lawreform in Eastern Europe. She commented that she,like Walter, is an immigrant to America, and spokeon the value of examining a culture through the lensof another.“Walter is fascinated by the law outside therealm of the mighty and the decision-makers,”she said, and praised his use of qualitative versusquantitative research and analysis.Walter Weyrauch joined the UF Law faculty in1957 as associate professor. He became professor in1960, was Clarence J. TeSelle Professor 1989-94,and became Stephen C. O’Connell Chair in 1994and Distinguished Professor in 1998. He was namedan Honorary Professor of Law at Johann WolfgangGoethe University, Germany, and has been visitingfaculty at the University of California, Berkeley,Rutgers University School of Law and University ofFrankfurt.“The law school has been a wonderfulenvironment, and was a fascinating environment forempirical study,” said Weyrauch in his remarks at thesymposium. “There have been tremendous changesin the 51 years I have been here, including dramaticshifts in the diversity of the faculty and student body.”To honor Professor Weyrauch, Frank G.Finkbeiner (JD 72) and T.W. Ackert (JD 72) haveteamed with UF Law to create an endowment to fundthe Walter Weyrauch Distinguished Lecture Seriesin Family Law. The UF Weyrauch Lecture will affi rmUF’s reputation as a leader in the area of family lawscholarship, and the endowed lecture will attractspeakers of the highest quality, creating a lastinglegacy for UF and for Professor Weyrauch.For more information about the WalterWeyrauch Distinguished Lecture Series in FamilyLaw, please contact Vince PremDas in the Offi ce ofAlumni Affairs at (352) 273-0640 or via e-mail atpremdas@law.ufl .edu.96 UF LAW

UP AND COMINGUF Law Student Wins Diversity ScholarshipBY DANIELLE D’OYLEYWith a move from bustling Chicago to a sparselypopulated Tennessee town in his earlyteenage years, a stint as a 13-year-old collegestudent, and a Jewish Puerto Rican background, JesseButler’s (2L) life has been anything but usual.These experiences contributed to his selection as a2008 Diversity Scholarship recipient by the SarasotaCounty Bar Association, a scholarship awarded to minoritystudents at Florida law schools with an interest inpracticing law in Sarasota County upon graduation. Thetwo recipients are given a $5,000 scholarship at the endof a 10-week employment period in Sarasota County.After writing an essay and undergoing an interviewprocess with both the Sarasota County Bar Associationand his future summer employer, Syprett, Meshad,Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer,P.A., Butler was offered the scholarship and an internshipwith the firm.The Chicago native moved at age 13 to a small Tennesseetown with a population of about 400 people, astark contrast to his old home. Before he and his motherarrived, Butler said he didn’t believe many of his newneighbors had ever even seen new residents, let alonePuerto Ricans or Jewish people.In addition to this culture shock, Butler also took theSAT when he was 13 and was accepted to University ofTennessee at Martin as a part-time student, where heenrolled during the eighth grade for computer scienceand chemistry courses. He was the youngest personever accepted to the school.“It’s almost surreal looking back and thinking abouthow I was sitting there and everyone around me wastwice my size,” Butler said. “They actually had to putphonebooks under me for my picture because I was afoot shorter than everyone else.”A year later he moved to Ft. Myers, Fla,. for highschool and went on to attend the University of CentralFlorida for his undergraduate degree in legal studies.He was honored to receive the scholarship and internshipoffer, especially as a first-year law student, andcredited his selection to luck and his UF Law education.“Two out of the three interviewers I had were UFgraduates,’ Butler said. “It was a common ground wehad.”Butler describes his time at Syprett, Meshad,Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer,P.A. as an incredible experience that exceeded any expectationshe held. He worked primarily for all the firm’spartners and described the atmosphere as familial.“They didn’t treat me as a clerk,” he said. “Theytreated me like an associate.”The firm’s specialty areas spanned the gamut, buthis employers were perceptive to what Butler enjoyedworking on and accommodated his strengths. He quicklylearned what he did and didn’t like to do and endedup focusing primarily on civil and commercial litigationand insurance defense — areas he sees himself focusingon in the future.In addition to the direction the internship gave him,he also says he has a completely different understandinggoing into his second year of law school with morepractical knowledge. He’s realized how much of whathe studied was needed while working this summer.“They didn’t treat me as a clerk,” he said.“They treated me like an associate.”“I never expected to have to think about adversepossession after taking Property Law, but it came inright away,” Butler said. “Everything I’ve studied cameinto play somehow.”Because of his impressive performance, the firm hasdecided to keep Butler as a part-time employee duringthe school year and asked him to return next summer. Ifeverything goes well, he’s been told a position will bewaiting for him upon graduation.“They were very successful in luring me. Now Ihave to say that the highest probability is that I willbe there, especially since they want me to come backand everything went so well,” Butler said. “I don’tthink I’ll have another firm where I’ll enjoy what I doas much as I did there.”He encourages anyone with an interest in workingin Sarasota County to apply for the scholarship, ashe said this summer was an incredible opportunity.Everyone in the Sarasota County BarAssociation was professional, and he was affordedopportunities to attend events andmeet prominent judges and attorneys inthe area as a Diversity Scholarshiprecipient.Butler’s decision to apply forthe scholarship has been one of thedecisions he’s made that will havethe biggest impact on his life.“I went in to the summer having noidea what I wanted to do, not expecting theinternship to really change that,” he said.“That was a life-changing experience.”JESSE BUTLER(2L)FALL 20082

CALENDARFEBRUARY 13Eighth Annual Richard E. Nelson Symposiumis on “The Squeeze on Local Governments.”Presenters will include Professor JamesEly, Milton R. Underwood Chair in FreeEnterprise at Vanderbilt University LawSchool; John Echeverria, currently executivedirector of the Georgetown EnvironmentalLaw and Policy Institute and, professorof law at Vermont Law School; and FrankAlexander, professor of law at EmoryUniversity. The symposium will be held atthe UF Hilton Hotel on Friday, Feb. 13. Formore information, contact Barbara DeVoe at352-273-0615.FEBRUARY 20 & 21The Seventh Annual Music Law Conferenceis titled “From the Suits to the Stage.”Conference includes music law symposiumand panel discussions, and will take placeSaturday, Feb. 21, in the Chesterfi eld SmithCeremonial Classroom at the UFLevin College of Law from 9 a.m. to6 p.m. The live music showcase willbe on the evening of Friday, Feb. 20 from9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at a local musicvenue. For more information contactConference Executive Director SondraRandon at sondra.randon@gmail.com.FEBRUARY 26 – 28The 15th Annual Public InterestEnvironmental Conference is titled, “BeyondDoom and Gloom: Illuminating a SustainableFuture for Florida.” The conference will focuson farsighted and innovative approaches toour environmental problems, emphasizingsustainability solutions from science andtechnology, progressive regulation andeconomics and behavioral change throughcommunication and social marketing.For more info, contact Simone Harbas atsharbas@ufl .edu.MARCH 17The Second Annual Wolf Family Lecturein the American Law of Real Property isscheduled for Tuesday, March 17, at thelaw school. The lecture will be deliveredby Gregory S. Alexander, A. Robert NollProfessor of Law, Cornell University LawSchool. For more information, contactBarbara DeVoe at 352-273-0615.APRIL 24 & 25100 Year Celebration/All Classes Reunion.Join your classmates and professors for theLevin College of Law Centennial Celebrationand All Class Reunion. Activities include TheHeritage of Leadership and DistinguishedAlumnus Ceremony, the Century WelcomeReception, Reunion Dinners, DecadeDinners, and a Family BBQ with Albert andAlberta. For more information or to register,contact Development & Alumni Affairs at352-273-0640.FALL 2008 UF LAWLevin College of LawP.O. Box 117633Gainesville, FL 32611-7633NON-PROFITORGANIZATIONU.S. POSTAGE PAIDJACKSONVILLE, FLPERMIT NO. 877UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA LEVIN COLLEGE OF LAW