Upcoming Law Alumni Reception at the Michigan State Bar Association Annual Meeting
Thursday, September 27, 2007

If you’re planning to attend the Michigan State Bar Association Annual Meeting, please join Dean Douglas E. Ray at the UT Law Cocktail Reception for Alumni and Friends. Details.

 

Come Home to the College of Law: October 5-6, 2007
The University of Toledo Law Alumni Weekend

Friday, October 5:

CLE Programs

Saturday, October 6:

• 25th year and 30th year Class Reunions: Brunch with the Dean
• 14th Annual Alumni Family Picnic
• Homecoming Parade
• College of Law Alumni & Reunion Receptions
• Homecoming Football Game – UT vs. Liberty – Call 419.530.GOLD for tickets.

RSVP by September 28. More Details and Reservation Form.

 

Fall 2007 Speaker Series Events include Attorneys, Journalists and Scholars

The Fall Speaker Series at The University of Toledo College of Law kicked off on September 12 with Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas A. Karol speaking on "The Prosecution of Saddam Hussein's Regime." The remainder of the Fall 2007 series will cover a range of topics, including corporate law, rhetoric, economics, journalistic freedom and life after law school.

“By providing easy access to lawyers, judges, and other experts involved with current legal and policy issues, the Speaker Series is an integral part of the College of Law’s educational program as well as our outreach to the community,” says Daniel J. Steinbock, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. All Speaker Series events, free and open to the public, begin at noon in the Law Auditorium.

Karol's speech drew from his experiences in Iraq from September 2006 to March 2007, during which time Saddam Hussein was on trial for the Kurdish genocide and was executed for his role in the Dujayl killings. Karol participated in the investigation of the former regime's response to the 1991 Shi'a uprising.

On September 20, Professor Doug Branson of Pitt Law School will discuss the issues covered in his book, No Seat at the Table: How Corporate Governance and the Law Keep Women Out of the Boardroom. Following that, Jay Heinrichs, author of Thank you for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us about the Art of Persuasion will speak on September 27.

The UT Law Federalist Society will co-sponsor a talk on October 1 by John Lott, author of Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and the Other Half-Baked Theories Don’t, and More Guns, Less Crime. Lott, who earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California- Los Angeles, once served as chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission.

Former Time reporter Matt Cooper on October 3

Then, on October 3, Matthew Cooper, a former reporter for Time, will talk about his experience as a journalist who was forced to testify in the Valerie Plame CIA leak case. Cooper's speech is co-sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, with funding from the "We the People Program.” Cooper’s talk will raise important issues relating to freedom of the press and the First Amendment.

On October 15, the Fall Stranahan National Issues Forum Speaker will feature Regina Herzlinger, author of Who Killed Heath Care? America’s $2 Trillion Medical Problem-- and the Consumer-Driven Cure (McGraw-Hill 2007). Herzlinger is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration Chair at Harvard Business School and has received numerous accolades for her innovative research in the health care arena.

The featured speaker in the Distinguished Alumni Speakers Series will be former U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden, a 1981 UT Law alumnus. He will speak about his distinguished career path in public service after graduating from UT Law and offer insights about his recent experience as one of the eight U.S. Attorneys let go by U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, who was heavily criticized for the move. Bogden will speak on November 19.

On November 5, Justice Jack Jacobs of the Delaware Supreme Court will speak about corporate law, an area of law in which the state of Delaware plays a critical role. In addition, the Seventh Annual Great Lakes Water Conference, which will also be a CLE opportunity for attorneys, is scheduled for November 16.

The UT Law Speakers Series is dedicated to providing the College of Law and the general public with timely discussion of legal and policy issues. For more information, contact Kathleen Amerkhanian, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Administration & Communications at 419.530.2937 or kathleen.amerkhanian@utoledo.edu. Further details can also be found here.

All Speaker Series events are free and open to the public and take place at noon in the College of Law auditorium, with the exception of the Seventh Annual Great Lakes Water Conference. Registration details for the Water Conference will be available soon.

 

Supreme Court of Ohio Justice helped to welcome incoming class

Justice Terence O’Donnell spoke to incoming law students about professionalism and ethics

The College of Law welcomed about 200 incoming law students for Orientation to kick off the 2007-2008 academic year. Law classes began August 20. The incoming class reflects high undergraduate academic achievement and geographic diversity. First-year law students came to UT Law from 19 states, 78 undergraduate institutions, and four foreign countries.

Orientation activities began with a welcome from Dean Douglas Ray and ended with a class picnic. One of the highlights of every Orientation year is a presentation from a distinguished jurist who talks to students about professionalism and ethics. This year, Supreme Court of Ohio Justice Terrence O’Donnell addressed students, and more than 25 volunteer Toledo Bar Association attorneys and judges led small group discussions with students.

The incoming class was welcomed with a picnic

In previous years, U.S. District Court Judge Jack Zouhary ’76 and Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer of the Supreme Court of Ohio have participated in the program, which aims to educate students on the importance of thinking about and upholding standards of ethics and professionalism while still in law school.

Justice O'Donnell has served on the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Professionalism and has lectured on topics of professionalism and ethics at continuing legal education programs throughout Ohio. O’Donnell has been part of the state judiciary for 25 years and was recently re-elected to the Supreme Court of Ohio for a term that expires in 2012.

 

Faculty Spotlight: Stoepler Professor of Law and Values appointed to ABA ethics committee

The College of Law’s Susan R. Martyn, Stoepler Professor of Law and Values, was appointed this summer to a national body that interprets rules of ethics and professionalism for all lawyers in the United States.

The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility is charged to interpret the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, which have been widely adopted in most states. The appointment builds upon Martyn’s previous experience as a member of the Ethics 2000 committee that extensively revised the Model Rules.

“I’m honored to be a part of this committee,” said Martyn. “I value the opportunity to learn more about cutting edge issues, and to work with others who are dedicated to the proposition that legal ethics is not an oxymoron.”

Martyn is the author of four books on legal ethics and professionalism, co-written with Philadelphia attorney Lawrence J. Fox. Her most recent book, Your Lawyer: A User’s Guide, has been marketed in bookstores nationwide as a guide for clients to better understand their lawyers’ ethical and professional responsibilities. Martyn and Fox have also collaborated on an ethics casebook, a handbook for lawyers, and a professional standards volume. The authors’ overall goal is to “make legal ethics understandable, interesting and fun,” says Martyn.

In addition to participating in national bodies that help shape and inform the laws governing lawyers, Martyn has also had an impact on the state level. She served as a member of the Ohio Task Force on the Rules of Professional Conduct, an 18-member group appointed by Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer of the Supreme Court of Ohio to conduct a comprehensive review and make recommendations for a new ethics code for Ohio lawyers. The Supreme Court followed the task force’s recommendation when the Court adopted the new Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, effective February 1, 2007.

Martyn returned to Toledo this fall after a year as Visiting Professor at the George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C.

 

Look for the Fall 2007 Edition of the Toledo Transcript

The Toledo Transcript Fall 2007 Edition is out. It will celebrate our many alumni who have dedicated their careers to public service as well as recount College of Law news and events of the past year. The magazine should arrive in mailboxes soon and will also be posted online at www.utlaw.edu. Please take this opportunity to make sure that you have provided The College of Law Alumni Office with your current address and contact information. Updates can be made on line or by calling 419.530.2628.