Loyola Lawyer Spring 2009

2009 GRADUATES APPLAUDED • TRIAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM SHINESCLE PLAY BRINGS CHIEF JUSTICE TO LIFE • LAW REUNION CELEBRATES ALUMNI

Loyola LawyerLOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS LAW MAGAZINE SPRING 2009

Moot Court MasterySTUDENT-RUN PROGRAM BUILDS SKILLS, CAMARADERIE

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LOYOLA UNIVERSITYNEW ORLEANS

Loyola University New Orleans PresidentThe Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J.

DeanBrian Bromberger

Associate Dean for Academic AffairsThe Rev. Larry Moore, S.J.

Associate Dean for Student AffairsStephanie Jumonville, L’86

Assistant Dean of Admissionsand Minority Affairs

K. Michele Allison-Davis

Vice President for Institutional AdvancementVictoria A. Frank

Associate Vice President for Major GiftsChris Wiseman, A’88

Assistant Vice President for MarketingTerrell F. Fisher, A’76

Loyola Lawyer Editor/Publications Editor

Ray Willhoft, A’00

Loyola Lawyer Designer/Publications CoordinatorTheresa Ryan, A’00

University PhotographerHarold Baquet

Senior Major Gift Officer College of LawSuzanne Valtierra

Law Alumni and Development OfficerAlice Glenn

Director of Public Affairs andExternal Relations

Meredith M. Hartley

Communications CoordinatorJames Shields

ContributorsKatie Massimini

Amy Ferrara Smith, A’04

Photo ContributorsGlade Bilby

Dan Helfers, B’09

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COVER FOCUS6 Moot Court Mastery

FEATURES14 Trial by Fire

18 Father Chief Justice

20 From the Courtroomto the Classroom

DEPARTMENTS10 On the Record

22 Alumni News

26 Alumni Events

28 Faculty News

31 Faculty Profile

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This past academic year, our students have continued to shine and earn praise fortheir achievements. The National Moot Court Team won first place at the Region VIINational Competition, and reached the Final Four at the national finals in New YorkCity, N.Y.

Loyola’s Trial Advocacy Team was the runner up in the American Association ofJustice Regional Trial Competition in Atlanta, Ga. Loyola also had the honor ofhosting and coordinating the 2009 Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA)Competition at the Eastern District of Louisiana Courthouse in New Orleans, La.,which was a great success.

The Loyola Institute of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) sponsored Father ChiefJustice: E.D. White and the Constitution, which portrayed the life of Edward DouglassWhite, born in Bayou Lafourche, La. In the play, White was played by four differentpeople: retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., L’54,H’91; retired Justice Harry T. Lemmon, L’63; Harry S. Hardin, III; and ProfessorJames D. Hardy, Jr., of the LSU History Department. Several local judges and lawyersalso participated in the play, which received enthusiastic acclaim.

This semester sees the retirement of Professors Gerard Rault, David Normann, andDennis Rousseau. Many of you have had the pleasure of attending their classes, andthe entire Loyola family wishes them well in their retirement.

As always, our alumni remain an integral part of the college. In November, wecelebrated Law Reunion 2008, and in February, we held the Annual Law AlumniLuncheon, where Retired Judge Calvin Johnson, L’78, alumnus and adjunct professor,was awarded the 2009 St. Ives Award, the highest honor awarded by the College ofLaw Alumni Association.

It is only through the continued support of our alumni that we maintain our levelof excellence both inside and outside of the classroom. Through your generosity anddedication to Loyola, we are able to continue providing our students with a first-classlegal education, as well as prepare them for the challenges they will face upongraduation. As our new graduates will soon learn, an education will take you far in life,but a Loyola education will ensure that life is meaningful.

—Brian Bromberger

College of Law Dean

Judge Adrian G. Duplantier Distinguished Professor of Law

Message from the College of Law Dean

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The Anatomy of a Construction CaseGordon F. Wilson, Jr.; Wilson, Bowling & McKinney (ret.)

Motion PracticeBobby J. Delise; Delise & Hall, L.L.C.

Mediation Skills WorkshopDonald C. Douglas, Jr.; Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna

Deposition Skills WorkshopWilliam J. Sommers, Jr.; Duncan, Courington & Rydberg, L.L.C.

Trial TacticsWilliam J. Sommers, Jr.; Duncan, Courington & Rydberg, L.L.C.

Alternative Dispute ResolutionWayne M. Babovich; Babovich & Spedale

Representing the Federal Criminal DefendantMarion D. Floyd; Attorney at Law

Fundamentals of ArbitrationJoseph C. Peiffer; Correro, Fishman, Haygood, Phelps, Walmsley &

Casteix, L.L.P.Kirk Reasonover; Reasonover & Olinde

Negotiation TechniquesBobby J. Delise; Delise & Hall

Closing the Real Estate TransactionDeborah D. Davis; Elkins, P.L.C.

First Amendment Issues Facing the MediaLoretta G. Mince; Correro, Fishman, Haygood, Phelps, Walmsley &

Casteix, L.L.P.

The Medical Malpractice CaseCharles O. Taylor; Chehardy Sherman Ellis Murray Recile Griffith

Stakelum & Hayes, L.L.P.

Pleadings DraftingErin F. Lorio; Perigine & Lorio, L.L.C.Amanda W. Cox; Perigine & Lorio, L.L.C.

Using the Internet for Legal ResearchBrian Huddleston; Senior Reference Librarian, Loyola Law Library

Creative Problem Solving TechniquesAdolph J. Levy; Attorney at Law

Practical Legal ResearchFrancis X. Norton; Associate Professor/Librarian, Loyola Law Library

Legal Letters—Communication for LawyersWarren Horn; Heller, Draper, Hayden, Patrick & Horn, L.L.C.

Foreign & International Legal ResearchNona K. Beisenherz; Foreign & International Librarian,

Loyola Law Library

Winning in the BeginningPower, Passion, & Persuasion in the Opening StatementDominic J. Gianna; Middleberg, Riddle & Gianna

Using Demonstrative Evidence at TrialMarion D. Floyd; Attorney at Law

Using the Internet for Legal ResearchBrian Huddleston; Senior Reference Librarian, Loyola Law Library

The Professional in PracticeVal P. Exnicios; Liska, Exnicios & NungesserCharles P. Plattsmier; Chief Disciplinary Counsel, LA State BarJustice Bernette Joshua Johnson; Associate Justice, Supreme Court,

7th DistrictThe Hon. Ether Simms Julien; Chief Judge, Civil District CourtThe Hon. Max N. Tobias; Judge, Court of Appeal, 4th CircuitS. Guy Delaup, A.P.L.C.

Effective Appellate WritingRenee F. Smith; Goins Aaron, A.P.L.C.

Handling the Criminal Case24-Hour Bail, Motion Practice, & the TrialThe Hon. Joseph Giarrusso, Jr.; Magistrate Commissioner, Div. 5 (ret.)Mediator, MAPS, Inc.Karla Baker; Regan & Associates, P.L.C.Hunter Harris; Jacobs, Sarrat & LovelaceAndrew Duffy; Staff Attorney, Orleans Public Defender (OPD)

Developing the Theme & Theory of the CaseWilliam J. Sommers, Jr.; Duncan, Courington & Rydberg, L.L.C.

Entertainment Law NegotiationMark J. Davis; Eveline, Davis & PhillipsGregory P. Eveline; Eveline, Davis & Phillips

The Art of PersuasionWilliam J. Sommers, Jr.; Duncan, Courington & Rydberg, L.L.C.

Making Sense Out of Administrative Alphabet SoupLHWCA, OCSLA, DBA, WHAThe Longshore Defense Base ActWorkers’ Comp for Civilian Workers inAfgahanistan & IraqThe Hon. Kerry J. Anzalone; Administrative Law Judge, Office of

Adjudication & Review, Social Security Administration

SKILLS CURRICULUMCOURSE VOLUNTEERS

During the fall 2008 semester, Loyola law students were given the opportunity to take a widevariety of “learn-by-doing” Skills Curriculum workshops. Loyola College of Law and Pat Phipps,director of the Skills Curriculum, would like to extend sincere appreciation to the followingvolunteer Skills faculty.

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In the nearly 60 years that the College of Law students have participated in moot

court, they have enjoyed great success. The student-run Moot Court Program has

garnered awards, respect, recognition, and support locally and across the nation,

and has given its students the experience and exposure essential to successful careers.

Moot Court MasteryBY KATIE MASSIMINI

STUDENT-RUN PROGRAM BUILDS SKILLS, CAMARADERIE



“Moot Court has done so much for me, how can youput a marker on it? I know I can go toe-to-toe with anyoneas a result of my experience with the program,” says RogerJavier, L’98, of The Javier Law Firm in New Orleans. Heparticipated in the Moot Court Program as a student, as ateammate, and as a board member.

The mission of Loyola’s Moot Court Program is to fosterthe art of appellate advocacy with responsiveness andenthusiasm through team advancement, academic support,and community involvement, thereby enhancing nationalrecognition and pride among its members. For Moot Courtmembers, behind that mission lie hours of practice, research,practice, writing, and more practice, not to mentioncoursework and everything elsethat goes into a typical lawstudent’s semester. What’s more,Loyola law students are involvedwith the Moot Court Programfrom the moment they set foot oncampus to the day they graduate.

Loyola’s established success inmoot court has become a draw forprospective students. “The MootCourt Program absolutelyinfluenced my decision to come.Before coming to law school, Ihad done a lot of public andmotivational speaking, and so litigating in court was definitelyan objective of mine. The opportunity to participate in sucha prestigious program, and learn from faculty and studentexperts, was a huge advantage I sought,” says Chris Otten,third-year law student and national team oralist.

At most law schools, involvement in moot court isextracurricular. At Loyola, it is built into the coursework.All first-year law students are required to take the LegalResearch and Writing course, where they learn to researchand analyze cases. During their second semester, studentstake the Moot Court class, where they prepare appellatebriefs and appeals. This class culminates in an examconsisting of a final brief and oral argument. The top 10percent, usually 25 to 30 students, become Moot Court staff.

According to Professor Monica Wallace, L’98, MootCourt adviser and a former Moot Court member, one of thegreatest challenges comes when the students enter theintramural rounds because they must argue the other sideeach time they advance, swapping up to five times. As thestudents continue to compete, the top four and an overallwinner are chosen. This final event is judged locally by a

Louisiana Supreme Court justice.Winners of these intramural rounds are not announced

until the annual Moot Court Banquet each spring. At thebanquet, the current Moot Court Board introduces theteams for the following year and announces the newmembers of the board. The best oralist and best brief writerfrom the intramural competition are also honored.

Benefits and RewardsJohn Garrett, third-year law student and chair of the

Moot Court Board, outlines several benefits of the program.“First and foremost, it’s acompletely student-runorganization, which I believe isfairly unique to our program,” hesays. Unlike many programs,Loyola’s Moot Court teams arecoached by fellow students. Hecontinues, “Moot Court is adifferent degree of confidenceand experience. The programbuilds an unprecedented level ofteamwork and camaraderie, andit allows students to developknowledge of unfamiliar issues

and apply it in a short amount of time,” all qualities essentialto future success.

Javier served as the first second-year student to evercoach a national team. “Loyola’s Moot Court Program is avery unique and distinct program. When you see lawyers

“Law careers are shaped by moot courtparticipation. Employers, locally and

nationally, notice that moot courtexperience, and it gives our students

an edge in the job market.”

— Professor Monica Wallace, L’98


who have participated in a moot court program in acourtroom setting, you see how astonishingly well preparedand very well organized they are. Their organizational skillsare unmatched.”

Richard Brown, third-year law student and nationalteam oralist, also finds the program rewarding for theconfidence it builds. “When you argue in front of a judgethat has been sitting for 20 years, and he or she tells you thatyou are one of the best advocates he or she has ever seen,that makes you feel much more confident about steppinginto the legal profession. It’s a stamp of approval thatreaffirms that this is what you were meant to do.”

Academic SupportThe two courses which first-year law students take

provide the classroom foundation for the rest of their MootCourt careers. These classes are taught by WesterfieldFellows—instructors who teach first-year law students aswell as publish scholarly articles, all under the guidance offaculty mentors.

As Moot Court members move on to their second andthird years, the formal coursework is left behind, but theystill are supported by faculty (as well as alumni and otherlocal practitioners). Law faculty serve as judges during MootCourt team practices and exhibitions, and serve as subjectmatter experts.

Community InvolvementEvery student who makes it into the program plays a

vital role in its current and future success. While the MootCourt teams may be the most visible part of the program,there are other members of Moot Court staff who arecharged with running the program, organizing events, andreaching out to alumni.

The Moot Court Board, led by Garrett, is made up ofTommy Cantrell, selection committee chair, whocoordinates the first-year intramural competition, and MaryNell Bennett, alumni chair, who organizes fundraisingefforts and events such as the annual Moot Court GolfTournament and Banquet. Rounding out the board are fourcoaches: national team coach Leigh Anne Gilchrist, andthree fall/spring team coaches, Amanda Baxter, SarahBroussard, and Patrick Cole.

Moot Court members, as well as faculty and localalumni, also take part in hosting events such as the Region

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VII national team tournament held in New Orleans lastNovember.

Team AdvancementMoot Court teams have enjoyed considerable success,

and all students involved in team competition spendcountless hours preparing for their events. The teamscompete in nearly a dozen competitions throughout theyear. This year’s spring teams competed on topics as suchbankruptcy law—placing in the top 16 with a top-fivebrief—evidence law, and first amendment law, as well astook part in the local Mardi Gras Invitational Sports LawCompetition—placing in the top eight with a top-twobrief—and the National Moot Court Competition.

“We choose our competitions based on diversity oflocation, diversity of subject, and strength of competition.We have a strong academic base from which our studentsthen exhibit extraordinary dedication to the teams,” saysWallace.

“This program, especially preparing for competition,has honed my issue-spotting abilities. I can analyze a set offacts or scenarios, spot their strengths and weaknesses, andsee how they will swing in my favor. Competition isextremely challenging, but fun,” notes Garrett.

National Team,National Competition

This year’s national team was made up of coach LeighAnne Gilchrist, oralists Richard Brown and Chris Otten,and brief writer Katie May, all third-year students. The team



advanced through regional competition (which started with189 teams) and made it to the final four, beating out theKansas Jayhawks and fellow Jesuit university Loyola Chicago.

The National Moot Court Competition is co-sponsoredby the New York City Bar Association and the AmericanTrial Lawyers Association. Each year, law schools competein regional competition throughout the U.S., with thewinners advancing to the final rounds held early each yearin New York City, N.Y.

“I was so proud of how well we did in the competition,”says brief writer Katie May. “As we continued to advance,we just felt as if our mojo was working and it was Loyola’stime to shine. We really felt that we were going to take it allthe way to the finish line.”

Gilchrist, who had been having nightmares leading upto the competition (including one in which Brown did notarrive in time to compete), made sure the whole team wasback at the hotel two hours before competition. “Thehighlight of my trip was making it into the top four,something that has not been done by a Loyola team inmany years,” she says.

Moot Court Past and PresentLoyola’s involvement in moot court dates back to the

1950s. College of Law Professor Emeritus Marcel Garsaud,Jr., LL.M., B’54, L’59, H’04, was a student at Loyola whenthe university’s involvement in moot court was minimal.According to Garsaud, Dr. Brendan F. Brown, who servedas dean of Catholic University’s law school, likely broughtthe idea of moot court participation to Loyola when hecame here to teach in 1954.

“In those days, there was a voluntary freshman program.In the fall of my second year, Dr. Brown tapped a group ofus to be the national team,” says Garsaud. In 1957,Garsaud, George E. Merritt, B’53, L’59, and Eugene J.Murret, A’54, L’59, made up Loyola’s national team. Thefollowing year, Garsaud competed again alongside Merrittand Anthony J. Capritto, B’53, L’59.

Fast forward a decade or so. Garsaud was at Loyola, thistime serving as dean of the Law School. “In the early ’70s,one of the team members, after regional competition, cameback and told me that the school hosting the competitionhad a very structured Moot Court Program.” At that point,Loyola Law School was becoming more involved incompetition, and the student suggested that they set up agoverning group with a structure which paralleled the

Loyola Law Review Board.Garsaud says, “I told him that it was a good idea, and

asked him to make a presentation to the full faculty. Thefaculty approved his idea, and the Moot Court Board wasestablished the next year. Two years later, we won thenational title.” It was the 1974 team of Alexander F.X.Matulewicz, L’76, Joseph A. Mengacci, L’76, and Patrick E.O’Keefe, A’72, L’75, who won the National Moot CourtCompetition.

As years passed, the Moot Court Program continued toevolve. In the 1980s, a formal Moot Court curriculum wascreated. More recently, a scholarship fund for the MootCourt Board was established.

Alumni InvolvementGilchrist praises the involvement of Loyola’s law alumni

for their support of the Moot Court Program. “I know thenational team would not have done so well without the helpof Loyola alumni who were willing to take time out of theirbusy schedules to practice with us. We had many alumswho opened up their law firms to us, and recruited theircolleagues to practice with us and prepare us forcompetition. Without their support and help, I know wewould not have done as well.”

Javier, whose firm sponsors a team in the golftournament, also enjoys giving back by helping judge localcompetitions. “I love to have the students give me achallenge and move fluidly through their arguments. Thisprogram has made a meaningful impact on my career, andI feel it is important to give back,” he says. �

Alumni participation and gifts are essential to the MootCourt Program’s continued success. To make a gift, contactSuzanne Valtierra at [email protected] or (504) 861-5442. To volunteer your time, call the Moot Court Office at(504) 861-5648.

“Loyola is known for its continued successes andprofessionalism which enhances pride among itsmembers and brings great credit to the college

and the university.”

— College of Law Dean Brian Bromberger


More than 200 students received their hard-earned jurisdoctor degrees on May 15 from the College of Law. The

Graduation Mass was held in Holy Name of Jesus Church,and the College of Law Commencement was held in theNew Orleans Morial Convention Center Auditorium. Facultyand staff were all on hand to make sure the events ransmoothly and to congratulate the graduates.

The featured commencement speaker was Neal Kaytal,the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National SecurityLaw at Georgetown University Law School. In June 2006, theSupreme Court sided with Kaytal in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld,finding that President Bush’s tribunals violated theconstitutional separation of powers, domestic military law,and international law.

Kaytal is an expert in national security law, the AmericanConstitution, the Geneva Conventions, and the role of thePresident and Congress post 9/11. He served as nationalsecurity adviser in the U.S. Justice Department and was co-counsel to Al Gore in the Supreme Court election dispute of2000. �

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Three faculty members received distinguished professorships during theCollege of Law’s Investiture Ceremony, held November 7: Mary Garvey

Algero—Warren E. Mouledoux Distinguished Professorship of ProfessionalResponsibility; Luz M. Molina—Jack Nelson Distinguished Professorship;Dominique M. Custos, Ph.D.—Judge John D. Wessel DistinguishedProfessorship of Social Justice.

Endowed professorships are designed to recruit superior new faculty andretain faculty whose research, teaching, and/or public service have uniquelycontributed to the missions of their departments and institutions. The state ofLouisiana encourages this commitment to excellence through the LouisianaBoard of Regents State Matching Program. Faculty endowment gifts of$600,000 are matched by $400,000 state grants to establish an Eminent Chairof Study, and $60,000 donations are eligible for a match of $40,000 to create aDistinguished Professorship.

Stuart H. Smith, H’86, fully funded the Jack Nelson DistinguishedProfessorship in June 2008. The professorship is named in honor of one ofSmith’s mentors at the law school, John P. “Jack” Nelson, Jr., who died in 2006.Nelson not only served on the faculty for decades, beginning in 1955, but hewas also responsible for the development of the Gillis Long Poverty Law Centerand served as its director for many years.

The Judge John D. Wessel Distinguished Professorship of Social Justice wasestablished in 2004 with a gift from the late Judge Wessel. A Circuit Judge inthe 15th Judicial Circuit for Palm Beach County in Florida since 1979, JudgeWessel was a 1968 law alumnus.

The Mouledoux Family and ExxonMobil Corporation established theWarren E. Mouledoux Distinguished Professorship of ProfessionalResponsibility in 2003 in memory of Warren E. Mouledoux. Mouledoux waseditor of the Loyola Law Review and graduated first in his class in 1948. Heserved the Loyola College of Law as adjunct professor of ProfessionalResponsibility for more than 20 years in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. �


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Faculty investitures celebrated

Endowed Chair in the College of Law

Wendell H. Gauthier—Michael X. St. MartinEminent Scholar Chair in Environmental Law

Held by Robert R.M. Verchick

Endowed Professorships in the College of Law

Adams and Reese Distinguished Professor of CivilLaw

Held by James E. Viator

Adams and Reese Distinguished Professorship IIHeld by Bobby Marzine Harges

Henry F. Bonura, Jr., Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Jeanne Woods

Philip and Eugenie Brooks DistinguishedProfessorship

Held by the Rev. Lawrence W. Moore, S.J.

Alvin R. Christovich Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Dane S. Ciolino

William L. Crowe, Sr., DistinguishedProfessorship of Law

Held by David Gruning

DeVan D. Daggett Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Henry D. Gabriel

Judge Adrian G. DuplantierDistinguished Professorship

Held by Brian Bromberger

Ferris Family Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by M. Isabel Medina

Ted and Louana Frois Distinguished Professor ofInternational Law StudiesHeld by B. Keith Vetter

Dean Marcel Garsaud, Jr., DistinguishedProfessorship

Held by David R. Normann

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère &Denègre Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Dian Tooley-Knoblett

John J. McAulay Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Patrick R. Hugg

Warren E. Mouledoux Distinguished Professorshipof Professional Responsibility

Held by Mary Garvey Algero

Jack Nelson Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Luz M. Molina

Janet Mary Riley Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by William P. Quigley

Eleanor Legier Sarpy Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Raphael J. Rabalais, Jr.

Léon C. Sarpy Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Kathryn Venturatos Lorio

Victor H. Schiro Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by James M. Klebba

Judge John D. Wessel Distinguished Professorshipof Social Justice

Held by Dominique M. Custos, Ph.D.

Fanny Edith Winn Distinguished ProfessorshipHeld by Dennis L. Rousseau

Michaelle Pitard Wynne DistinguishedProfessorships I, II, III, and IVHeld by Visiting Professors


Under the direction of the College of Law, the legalcommunity once again rallied together to support Race

Judicata, a Fun Run and 5k Race at Audubon Park onMarch 21. The donations raised from the race went directlyto support Boys Hope Girls Hope (BHGH) of NewOrleans. BHGH is a nonprofit, privately funded, multi-denominational organization, whose mission is to helpacademically motivated children-in-need to meet their fullpotential and to become men and women for others byproviding value-centered, family-like homes, opportunities,and education through college. Participants enjoyed T-shirtsand refreshments, and awards were presented to the topwinners. �

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Race Judicata lends a handto Boys Hope Girls Hope

College of Law offers freeincome tax preparationhelp

The College of Law once again offered the VolunteerIncome Tax Assistance (VITA) Program to provide tax

preparation assistance for people with low to moderateincomes. The program operated from January 31 to April13, 2009. Tax preparation sessions were held at the Collegeof Law plus five Saturday sessions at the Community Centerof St. Bernard, which provided access to the areas mostseverely damaged by Hurricane Katrina—St. Bernard Parishand the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. In total, 31 lawstudents plus College of Law Budget Director Andy Piacun,who served as site coordinator and reviewer, volunteered anexcess of 1,100 hours. �

All of the figures below are for federal returns.

• Electronically filed tax returns: 452• Manually filed tax returns: 28• Tax returns for disabled clients: 38• Tax returns with primary or secondarytaxpayer 60+ years of age: 75

Total of Earned Income Tax Credit receivedby clients: $110,000

Grand total client refunds: $488,000

Congratulations to

Michelle Augustine, L’09,for receiving a

Fulbright Fellowshipto research human trafficking laws

at Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey!



The Brendan Brown Lecture Series presented Dr. JacquesZiller, who delivered “The Constitutionalization of the

EU,” on April 8.Ziller has been serving as a professor of European Union

law at the University of Pavia (Italy) since the fall of 2008.Prior, he was professor of comparative public law at theEuropean University Institute in Florence and headed the lawdepartment. During his earlier career, he lectured in Frenchpublic law and comparative public law, European communitylaw, and international law, as well as public administration atthe University of French West-Indies and Guyana, theEuropean Institute of Public Administration (IEAP/EIPA-Maastricht, The Netherlands IIA, Paris).

Ziller’s publications include The European Constitution andThe Hague, and he was co-editor of The Lisbon Treaty: EUConstitutionalism Without a Constitutional Treaty? (with StefanGriller), The European Constitution: Cases and Materials in EUand Member State’s Law (with Giuliano Amato), and TheEuropean Constitution and National Constitutions: Ratificationand Beyond. �

Brendan Brown Lecture Seriespresents Dr. Jacques Ziller

Katrina Clinic reachesmilestone

The Katrina Clinic section of the Stuart H. Smith LawClinic and Center for Social Justice at Loyola

University New Orleans College of Law reached asignificant milestone for the victims of Hurricanes Katrinaand Rita. Under the leadership of staff attorney DavidaFinger, volunteer University of Washington law studentSalmun Kazerounian, and community outreachmember Audrey Stewart, the clinic, through appealassistance, has helped Louisiana homeowners collect morethan $1 million wrongfully denied to them by Louisiana’sRoad Home Program.

The Katrina Clinic originated in the fall of 2005 whenthe College of Law and its Law Clinic were displaced inHouston, Texas. There, clinic student workers and faculty,in association with Lone Star Legal Aid and the Universityof Houston, worked in disaster relief centers to assist thosedisplaced by Katrina. Since the spring of 2006, theKatrina Clinic has operated from the Loyola UniversityNew Orleans College of Law.

The Road Home Program was launched in August2006 to help Louisiana residents get back into theirhomes as quickly as possible, but some homeowners,including the low-income clients served by the clinic, weredenied grant benefits and given insufficient amounts torebuild. The clinic has helped those clients navigate RoadHome red tape and policies.

Finger has written a detailed paper on the clinic’sexperiences with the Road Home Program, whichincludes testimonials from local residents the clinic hasassisted. “Stranded and Squandered: Lost on the RoadHome,” was published in the Seattle Journal for SocialJustice Vol. 7, Issue 1. �

Katrina Clinic Staff Attorney Davida Finger

National Education Reporthighlights the College of Law

Visit www.law.loyno.eduto watch the video.


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Trial Advocacy Program students practice their courtroom skills.


While in law school, students are taught the fundamentals of the law,

ensuring they are prepared to pass the bar exam and become

practicing attorneys. However, when it comes time to appear in court,

many find that they lack the vital skills and knowledge to become good

litigators. But that is changing at Loyola thanks to the Trial Advocacy

Program.


Trial Advocacy Program transformsstudents into litigators

By Ray Willhoft, A’00

Trial by Fire


About the ProgramThe voluntary, student-run Trial

Advocacy Program, formerly The Boardof Advocates/Association of Trial Lawyersof America (ATLA), was organized in thefall of 1982 with the purpose ofpreparing students for a smoothtransition from the study of law to thepractice of law. The objectives of theprogram are both educational andpractical—to develop basic litigationskills that serve any area of legal practice.

The Trial Advocacy Program(separate from the Moot Court Program)focuses on learning by doing withpractical instruction, demonstrations,feedback, and critique. The programteaches students the strategy of a trial andhow to conduct themselves in acourtroom setting; how to speakpersuasively, conduct direct and crossexaminations, and prepare and presentpersuasive opening and closingarguments; and proper impeachment,tendering of experts, and introduction ofevidence. About 55 – 60 studentsparticipate in the program each year, andthey acquire the foundation tosuccessfully advocate for real clients inthe courtroom.

Team CompetitionsTrial Advocacy students have the

opportunity to attend and compete inregional, state, and national trialadvocacy competitions, though theirlimited funding only allows for two tothree competitions per semester. Thestudents participate in an intramuralcompetition in order to determineplacement on a team.

Loyola was the runner up in therecent American Association of JusticeRegional Trial Competition in Atlanta,Ga., losing to the defending NationalChampion by a single point in the finaltrial. This event drew more than 250teams from around the nation and placedLoyola in the top 32 trial teams in thecountry.

And in February, Loyola had thehonor of hosting and coordinating the2009 Texas Young Lawyers Association(TYLA) Competition at the EasternDistrict of Louisiana Courthouse in NewOrleans, La. Twenty-three teams from 12law schools entered the competition,which was a huge success. Several federaland state judges even volunteered theirtime. At the competition, Loyola studentJatavian Williams received the award forBest Closing Argument.

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“Loyola’s Trial AdvocacyProgram goes beyond the

basic fundamentalunderstanding of litigationand intensely prepares itsstudents to be first class

trial attorneys. Theprogram teaches law

students not only to becapable, comfortable, andconfident in a courtroom,

but also to thinkanalytically about a case

and to design a theory of acase from the ground up,

like a lawyer.”

—Justin M. Chopin, L’07Associate, King, Krebs & Jurgens, P.L.L.C.



Program ImpactThough students currently do not

receive academic credit for participationwith the Trial Advocacy Program, theexperience they gain is well worth theirtime. “There is so much that studentscan gain from the program,” notes TrialAdvocacy Program President JacobHargett, M.B.A. “In addition to the greatfriendships that are formed, you learn tothink on your feet, something that can’tbe taught from a book.”

The students who participate in theprogram leave a lasting impression aswell. “I love teaching and mentoringthese students because they aremotivated, passionate, and appreciative,”says Adjunct Professor WilliamSommers, Jr., A’72, L’75, who has taughtat the College of Law since 2000. “Formany students, the Trial AdvocacyProgram is the defining moment of theirlaw school careers, and they willaccomplish great things because of it.”�

If you would like to help support theTrial Advocacy Program, contact AliceGlenn at (504) 861-5555 [email protected]

“I joined the Trial AdvocacyProgram because I wanted

to learn how to be alitigator, which was

something I realized I wasnot going to learn in the

classroom. Members of theprogram devote countlesshours to learning skills,honing their techniques,and preparing for trial

competitions. The entireexperience was

tremendous, and nothinghas better prepared me for

the profession of law.”

—Emma J. Hinnigan, L’08Associate, Liskow & Lewis

“Loyola’s Trial AdvocacyProgram is an organizationmade up of advocates andpractitioners who strive tolearn, teach, and instill instudents proper trial skillsand techniques. The skills

and confidence that Ideveloped as an advocate inthe program have more thanprepared me for my careeras a criminal prosecutor.”

—Lynn E. Schiffman, L’08Assistant District Attorney

Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office


In the summer of 1996, Paul R. Baier, aprofessor at LSU’s Law Center, wanted to

rekindle the memory of an often overlookedchief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, E.D.White. Baier wrote the five-act play, FatherChief Justice: E.D. White and the Constitution,which was performed at Loyola University NewOrleans on February 4 to an overflow crowd ofmore than 400.

Father ChiefJustice

Life of Edward DouglassWhite portrayed bylocal legal notables

By James Shields

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The play, brought to New Orleanswith the assistance of the Institute forContinuing Legal Education (CLE) atthe Loyola College of Law, portrayed thelife of Edward Douglass White, born inBayou Lafourche, La. White went on tobecome a U.S. senator, associate justice,and chief justice of the U.S. SupremeCourt from 1910 to 1921. White wasalso instrumental in forging the rule ofreason, a standard doctrine of antitrustlaw. As chief justice, White swore inPresidents Woodrow Wilson and WarrenG. Harding. The title of the play is thesalutation that one of White’s colleagues,Justice Louis Brandeis, used to addresshim.

The play premiered in Thibodaux,La., March 8, 1997, “off Broadway,” saysBaier. “Thibodaux is about as far ‘offBroadway’ as you can get.” It wasperformed at Louisiana’s Old StateCapitol during its sesquicentennial and,recently, in the chamber of the LouisianaSupreme Court in May 2008.

White was played by four differentpeople, retired Louisiana Supreme CourtChief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., L’54,H’91, retired Justice Harry T. Lemmon,L’63, Harry S. Hardin, III, and ProfessorJames D. Hardy, Jr., of the LSU HistoryDepartment. White’s life was playedthrough scenes that invited the audienceinto his boyhood home to climb its“staircase to the Supreme Court,” and tohear the story of Chief Justice White,

facing death against his enemy in arms,Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., in the Valleyof Antietam. Holmes later became acolleague on the Supreme Court andcarried on a tradition of exchanging redroses with White every ConstitutionDay, Antietam’s anniversary. Baier, whoserved on the board of the E.D. Whitehistoric site, played the part of ProfessorRichard Henry Jesse, a close friend ofWhite. In this capacity, Baier served as anarrator, linking the audience to theperformance.

Other performers included U.S.District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon,L’64, attorney Harvey Koch, FifthCircuit Judge Fredericka Wicker, First

Circuit Judge Robert Downing, DonaldHoffman, Garland Rolling, Andrew A.Lemmon, L’87, and professors OlivierMoreteau and James R. West.

Justice William J. Brennan, Jr., saidof Professor Baier’s play, “I think youknow I support you in all yourendeavors, but none more so than whenyou are illuminating the history of a greatinstitution to which I have devoted 40years of my life.”

Baier is working on a production ofthe play for a performance next year inWashington, D.C., during theCentennial of White becoming chiefjustice, and was invited to be the featuredspeaker at the U.S. Court of AppealsFifth Circuit Judicial Conference in Mayin New Orleans. His talk will be “FatherChief Justice: Notes for a Play.” �

For information on upcoming CLEevents, visit www.law.loyno.edu/cle orcall (504) 861-5441.

From left: Harvey Koch, Donald Hoffman, Justice Harry T. Lemmon, and Mary Ann Vial Lemmon

From left: Pat Phipps, Professor James R. West, and Lana A. Corll


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From theCourtroom tothe ClassroomPaul Pastorek, B’76, L’79,brings education to theforefront

By Amy Ferrara Smith, A’04

While Paul Pastorek, B’76, L’79, Louisiana statesuperintendent of education, has maintained a successful

law career, he has also continued to commit time and energytoward satisfying his passion for serving the public.

“I wanted to be a lawyer in the public service arena,” saysPastorek, who earned both a bachelor’s degree in finance and ajuris doctor from Loyola. “I thought about being a civil rightslawyer.”

Now as the state’s overseer of public schools, he relies on hisexperience as an education policymaker and his career workingas an attorney to help improve the quality of education withinthe Louisiana public school system. He is no longer convincinga jury; rather, he is trying to convince the Louisiana residents tocreate high expectations for the state’s public school system andto improve upon external communications regarding Louisianapublic schools.

Pastorek says that his legal, academic, and business skills allhelp him to be analytical about the challenges the state faces inpublic education as a whole. “I need to know how to reformeducation, and I need to know how to administer,” he explains.

While Pastorek may have had an initial interest in pursuingcivil rights law, he ultimately chose commercial law in order tosupport a family, which now includes a wife, Kathy, and threeadult children, Ryan, Jeffrey, and Kaitlin. He later became apartner in the Adams and Reese, L.L.P., New Orleans office.

He continued, however, to maintain a presence as a publicservant within the local community, particularly within therealm of public education. He served on the Louisiana StateBoard of Education from 1996 to 2004, and he also acted as theattorney and chair for the Recovery School District. Eventhough he has experience as a public education policymaker,Pastorek is a rarity among Louisiana state superintendents inthat he has never worked as a classroom teacher or schooladministrator. He now oversees 69 public school districts withmore than 1,400 schools and 650,000 students.

It was Pastorek’s father, René, L’53, who first inspired himto be an attorney as well as a public policymaker. “My firstsource of inspiration was my dad, who was a lawyer and alwaysvery involved in public service,” says Pastorek. “He reallyinspired me to want to do civil rights law.”

Pastorek also credits Sam LeBlanc, a former state legislatureand attorney, for helping him understand the world of politics.“He showed me the ropes in politics and showed me how to beinvolved in a right way in politics.”

Like his father, Pastorek used his Loyola education as aspringboard toward a successful career. “The Loyola law schoolis focused on bringing out the best in the individual,” he says.Both of his sons, Ryan and Jeffrey, also earned theirundergraduate degrees from Loyola. Before the interruption ofHurricane Katrina, Pastorek’s daughter, Kaitlin, began her

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“The most challenging part of my job is

trying to motivate the internal audience to

help us transform the department of

education. I’m helping to create a positive

vision of public education in Louisiana.”

—Paul Pastorek, B’76, L’79

college career at Loyola. And in 2007, Ryan continued thefamily tradition of Loyola College of Law graduates by earninghis juris doctor/master of business administration degree.

“We have had a family tradition of a number of familymembers attending Loyola, and it’s something that makes usproud,” says Pastorek. “Loyola is not just a university, but onewhich has a particular culture as a Jesuit institution. That cultureadds a special character building effect. It’s a benefit that I wouldlike for all of my family members.”

Before accepting the position as state superintendent ofpublic schools, Pastorek returned to Loyola College of Law fortwo years as an adjunct professor, where he taught space lawbased on his 2002 – 2004 experience as the General Counsel for

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Inhis position at NASA, he served under Loyola alumnus andformer Louisiana State University Chancellor Sean O’Keefe,A’77, H’03. “I learned a lot at NASA about international lawand treaties involving space,” he notes.

Pastorek “had a great time” returning to his alma mater toteach other future Loyola graduates about a specialty within thefield. “I’m a proud graduate from Loyola,” he says. “I becameGeneral Counsel at NASA, and I was able to bring thatexperience back to Loyola. I’ve achieved all that I’ve achievedbecause of my undergraduate and law education at Loyola.” �


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1955

DR. NORMAN C. FRANCIS (H’82)

celebrated his 40th anniversary as

president of Xavier University in

New Orleans with a gala in

November 2008 featuring singer

Gladys Knight and comedian Bill

Cosby. Norman, the first black

student at Loyola University New

Orleans College of Law, was the

first layman to serve as president

of Xavier, which was founded by

an order of nuns. He also was the

first black man to fill the

president’s position at that

historically black, predominantly

Catholic institution.

1966

DAVID VOSBEIN, executive vice

president/Worldwide Strategic

Initiatives and a member of the

Board of Directors of Geospatial

Holdings, Inc., in Pittsburgh,

Penn., was promoted to president

and chief operating officer. Prior

to joining Geospatial, David had

been the founder and CEO of

several successful energy and

technology companies.

1973

THE HON. DENNIS WALDRON

retired from Section F of the

Criminal District Court in New

Orleans, La., where he had served

since 1982.

1978

MAYOR DAVID A. BOWERS, was

elected for his third four-year

term in Roanoke, the largest city

in Western Virginia. David also

continues to operate his law

practice in Roanoke, and he

celebrated his 30th anniversary of

practicing law with friends and

family there because he could not

attend the Loyola College of Law

30-Year Reunion due to other city

events occurring at the same time.

David’s website is

www.davidbowersroanoke.com

Former OSHA Administrator

EDWIN G. FOULKE, JR., joined

the law firm of Fisher & Phillips,

L.L.P., in Atlanta, Ga., as a

partner in the Workplace Safety

and Catastrophe Management

Practice Group.

KIM GANDY, Silver Springs, Md.,

is completing her second and

final four-year term as president

of the National Organization for

Women (NOW), leading the 39-

year-old women’s-rights group.

1979

ANN BENOIT, Mandeville, La.,

retired from the state of Louisiana

after serving in the Fourth Circuit

Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit

Court of Appeal, 24th Judicial

District Court, and La.

Department of Justice where she

was chief of the Antitrust and

Business Litigation Section. Post-

Katrina, she thought she should

be doing something a bit more

serious with her life than just

going out to lunch, so she started

and served as executive director of

the Plaquemines Community

Care Center, a multiagency

coordinating center combining

criminal justice, law enforcement,

mental health, and legal and

social services. She currently

serves as senior supervising

attorney and head of the Family

Law Unit at The Pro Bono

Project, which has a six-parish

Making History in Government

Former Loyola philosophy instructor and Jesuitseminarian Anh “Joseph” Cao, L’00, made historywhen he was elected to represent Louisiana’s 2nddistrict in the U.S. House of Representatives. Hebecame the first Vietnamese-American member ofCongress when he was sworn-in in January.

Joseph, who owns his own law firm, has beeninvolved in charitable, religious, and civic pursuitsfor several years. As a seminarian, he ministered toindigent people in the U.S. and abroad. From 1996to 2002, he served on the board of Boat People SOS,which assists Vietnamese-Americans in advancingsocial justice and other cultural issues. In 2002,Joseph was appointed to the National AdvisoryCouncil to the United States Conference of CatholicBishops by Archbishop Alfred Hughes. Joseph serveson the board of the Mary Queen of VietnamCommunity Development Corporation, the stateBoard of Elections, and the state RepublicanExecutive Committee. �

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jurisdiction. She is the divorced

mother of one amazingly talented

teenager.

1980

GENE DWYER has published She

Walks On Gilded Splinters (2008),

the never before told story of

Marie Laveau, her life and legend

uncensored.

1983

DONNA R. TAYLOR was senior staff

attorney at Legal Aid in

Charleston, S.C., for 14 years.

Thereafter, she earned a master’s

degree in medical ethics at the

Medical College of Wisconsin.

After a few years in a medical

malpractice and professional

liability specialty, she accepted a

position as director of risk

management for Columbia-St.

Mary’s Health System in

Milwaukee, Wis. She and her

husband, Tom Nelson, have two

children, Kristen and Max, who

are gratefully “this close” to being

off the family payroll.

1989

JEFFREY BURGAN was elected to

serve on the Board of Trustees for

Rose-Hulman Institute of

Technology. For the 10th

consecutive year, Rose-Hulman

has been ranked by U.S.News as

the number one college or

university that offers the

bachelor’s or master’s degree as its

top degree in engineering. Jeffrey

also continues with his

intellectual property litigation

practice as a partner with Leydig,

Voit & Mayer, Ltd., in Chicago,

Ill., where he has worked since

1991.

1992

KELLY BARBIER, New Orleans,

La., is employed as a law clerk to

Justice Bernette Johnson at the

Louisiana Supreme Court. She

married Michael McLain in

March 2008.

1995

DR. MARY A. HERMANN and

ANTONIO J. GARCÍA (M’81) were

married on March 8, 2008. Mary

holds a J.D. from Loyola and a

Ph.D. from the University of New

Orleans and is an associate

professor at Virginia

Commonwealth University. She is

the daughter of DR. ALLEN M.

HERMANN (A’60). Tony holds a

B.M. from Loyola and a M.M.

from Eastman School of Music.

He is an associate professor and the

director of jazz studies at VCU.

Though they had grown up just a

few miles apart in New Orleans,

they didn’t meet until both were in

Richmond, Va., in 2006!

Following a honeymoon in New

York City, the couple resides in

Richmond.

1996

PAUL R. WEGMANN became

counsel of the firm Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart & Moore, L.L.C., in

New Orleans, La.

1998

RUBEN VICTOR CHAVEZ, Miami,

Fla., has become partner at a

personal injury law firm.The new

firm shall be named Gold,

Chavez & Gold. Ruben will

concentrate his practice in

complex civil litigation matters

including: personal injury,

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Acting Chief of OSHA

Photo by Shawn T. Moore

Donald Shalhoub, L’76, a career governmentattorney, assumed the post of the OccupationalSafety and Health Administration’s acting chief,replacing outgoing acting head Thomas Stohler.Donald was named deputy assistant secretary oflabor for occupational safety and health in October2006. He was responsible for supervising OSHA’s 10regional offices and the enforcement, construction,and cooperative and state programs offices inOSHA’s national office. Before that, he served asombudsman for the compensation program createdby the Energy Employees Occupational IllnessCompensation Program Act. Donald has also servedas deputy associate solicitor for the department’ssafety and health, labor and management, and civilrights divisions. He also has served as chiefcounsel to the chairman of the Federal LaborRelations Authority. �


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wrongful death, premise liability,

product liability, motor vehicle

accidents, and medical

malpractice.

DARLEENE D. PETERS (G’98)

became counsel of the firm Irwin

Fritchie Urquhart & Moore,

L.L.C., in New Orleans, La.

2000

JENNIFER HANSON COPUS earned

the Martindale-Hubbell Directory’s

visibility ranking of 16 out of 118

lawyers in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

She was appointed to the First

Judicial Circuit Bench & Bar

Professionalism Committee and is

listed in the Honors edition of

Who’s Who Among Executives and

Professionals. Jennifer has been

working for the firm of Chesser &

Barr, P.A., since May 2007,

directly across the hall from her

husband, who is an associate at the

same firm. Her areas of

concentration include real estate,

business law, and civil litigation.

Jennifer also is the vice president

of the Okaloosa-Walton Bar

Association and the chair of the

Florida Bar First Judicial Circuit

Grievance Committee “B.”

2001

EDWARD W. TRAPOLIN became a

member of Irwin Fritchie

Urquhart & Moore, L.L.C., in

New Orleans, La.

A. KEVIN TROUTMAN, Houston,

Texas, has been named a partner

of Fisher & Phillips, L.L.P., a

leading national labor and

employment law firm. In addition

to his experience as an

employment attorney, he has

considerable practical experience

in the healthcare industry as a

human resources executive.

2004

ALIA ZOHUR WYNNE (A’00) and

her husband, ROBERT PITARD

WYNNE (L’05), moved to

Houston, Texas, where Alia

joined the firm Fisher & Phillips

as an associate.

2005

JON G. BETHUNE joined

Sutterfield & Webb, L.L.C., as an

associate based out of their New

Orleans office. He currently

resides in New Orleans, La., with

his wife and newborn son,

Jackson James Bethune.

PATRICK H. DEJEAN (A’99),

Marrero, La., was elected on

November 4, 2008, as Justice of

the Peace for the Second Justice

Court in Jefferson Parish for a six-

year term. Prior to being elected,

he worked as a federal attorney

for the Small Business

Administration and recently as an

assistant district attorney in the

Narcotics Section.

2007

AMANDA J. BUTLER joined the

New Orleans, La., office of

McGlinchey Stafford, P.L.L.C., as

an associate concentrating her

practice in the areas of public

finance, commercial finance, and

real estate.

KIMBERLY A. CANNON joined

Elder & Lewis, P.A., as an

associate in Miami, Fla.

JACOB C. CREDEUR joined the

Lafayette, La., office of Liskow &

Lewis. He practices in the firm’s

oil and gas section.

JOHN JAY FLETCHER joined the

Lafayette, La., office of Liskow &

Lewis. He practices in the firm’s

business law and business

litigation sections. He has

previously focused on issues

relating to employment law.

STEPHEN W. WIEGAND joined the


Liskow & Lewis. He focuses his

practice in the firm’s

environmental law section.

2008

WENDY CHOW joined the law

firm of Boult, Cummings,

Conners & Berry, P.L.C.,

Nashville, Tenn., as an associate

with the Health Care team.

ANDREW H. CHRESTMAN joined

the New Orleans, La., office of

Liskow & Lewis. He focuses his

practice in the firm’s maritime,

oilfield, and insurance section.

MEGHAN DOODY COLEMAN

joined the New Orleans, La.,

office of Liskow & Lewis. She

practices in the firm’s business law

section.

EMMA J. HINNIGAN joined the


Liskow & Lewis. She is a member

of the firm’s business and energy

litigation sections.

ELISABETH BON LORIO joined

the New Orleans, La., office of

Liskow & Lewis. She practices in

the firm’s business and energy

litigation sections.

JOHN MCCAMMON joined the



an associate practicing in the

firm’s commercial litigation

section.

MICHELLE MILLER joined the



an associate practicing in the

general litigation section of the

firm. �

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Friendship and memories celebratedduring Law Reunion 2008

Alumni gathered with formerclassmates to relive memories and

make some new ones during theCollege of Law Reunion 2008, heldNovember 7 – 9. Events included aMoot Court Golf Tourney, a Dean’sCocktail Reception, the SeniorAdvocates Society Brunch honoring theClass of 1958 at Commander’s Palace, aReunion Celebration at PreservationHall, and a Mass. �

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Annual Alumni Luncheona rousing successMore than 300 alumni came together for the Annual

Law Alumni Luncheon on February 6 at the HotelInterContinental New Orleans. The luncheon is one of theCollege of Law’s most popular events, and this year was noexception.

Retired Judge Calvin Johnson, L’78, alumnus andadjunct professor, was awarded the 2009 St. Ives Award, thehighest honor awarded by the College of Law AlumniAssociation. The award, named for the patron saint oflawyers, is presented annually to an alumnus who hasvolunteered services to the College of Law or the university,maintained the highest standards of the profession, andfurthered the mission of the alumni association.

Johnson, the former chief judge of the CriminalDistrict Court of New Orleans, was the first African-American elected to a Louisiana state court without firstbeing appointed. Johnson was born in Plaquemines, La.,and was active in the civil rights movement from the time hewas a teenager. He was once convicted as a juvenile fortaking part in a demonstration.

After graduating from the College of Law in 1978,Johnson accepted a position in the New Orleans PublicDefender’s Office. He then became a member of Loyola’sclinical faculty, where he handled criminal cases. Heresigned in 1990, when he was elected judge.

As a criminal district court judge, Johnson created thestate’s first “mental health court,” special proceedings to helpthose with mental illness who wind up in the criminaljustice system. In the days following Hurricane Katrina,Johnson helped court staff move necessities from thecourthouse to different sites in the state so cases couldcontinue to be heard. He was also instrumental in seeing thecourthouse repaired and reopened by June 2006. Johnsonretired from the bench in January 2008. �

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“I have received awards and honorsin my career, but to be selectedLoyola Law Alumnus of the year

leaves me speechless. I am humbled.I hope that in the years to come,by my deeds, I do things worthy

of this award.”— The Hon. Calvin Johnson, L’78


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Visiting Assistant Clinical

Professor NANNETTE JOLIVETTE

BROWN’s article, “The Many

Faces of Environmental Justice:

Which one speaks the Truth?,”

was published in the Louisiana

Bar Journal’s Diversity Edition

April/May 2009.

Jolivette Brown presented

the following seminars: “What

Clients and Participating

Attorneys Expect from

Mediators” and “Ways to

Maximize Your Mediator’s

Effectiveness,” sponsored by

Region V of the National Bar

Association in Shreveport, La.,

February 27, 2009; and

“Alternative Dispute

Resolution,” 2009 International

Legislative Drafting Institute at

Tulane Law School to be pre-

sented June 25, 2009. Jolivette

Brown presented “Collaborative

Law, Interest-based Negotiation

and Value-added Solutions as

used in Mediation,” Lafayette

Bench Bar Conference,

September 19, 2008.

Jolivette Brown was recog-

nized for her contributions to

the following: National Federal

Bar Associations’ President’s

Award for New Orleans’ Bar

Association program on Powell v.

Alabama, Award presented

September 20, 2008 (Jolivette

Brown chaired the committee

and organized the program on

Powell v. Alabama; she also mod-

erated the event). Jolivette

Brown was chair of committee

planning for the Federal Bar

Association Mediation Seminar

in May 2009; she participated as

panelist and moderator.

Professor of Law MITCHELL

CRUSTO published “Enslaved

Constitution: Obstructing the

Freedom to Travel” in the

University of Pittsburgh Law

Review and “Unconscious

Classism: Entity Equality for

Sole Proprietors” in The

University of Pennsylvania

Journal of Constitutional Law.

Crusto contributed a chapter to

the upcoming book, Hurricane

Katrina: America’s Unnatural

Disaster, edited and with an

Introduction by Jeremy I. Levitt

and Matthew C. Whitaker.

Professor of Law LLOYD

“TREY” DRURY, III, has been

appointed to the Corporations

Committee of the Louisiana

State Law Institute. The state

legislature has directed the com-

mittee to study and report on

whether Louisiana ought to

amend its Business Corporation

Law to conform to the Model

Business Corporation Act.

Professor of Law ROBERT

GARDA, Jr., presented a paper

titled “The ‘New Diversity’ and

Modern Demographics:

Questioning Socioeconomic

Integration as a Substitute for

Racial Integration” at the Seattle

University School of Law confer-

ence titled “Brown Undone? The

Future of Integrated Primary and

Secondary Education Post-

PICS.” He had a paper titled “Is

Integration Worth the Fight?”

accepted for presentation at the

54th Annual Conference of the

Education Law Association, and

a paper titled “The Big

Experiment: Education in New

Orleans Post-Katrina” accepted

for presentation at the 7th

Commonwealth Education Law

Conference.

PROFESSOR OF LAW BOBBY

HARGES gave a talk on

“Mediation Advocacy -

Representing Clients in

Mediation” at the Louisiana

State Bar Association’s annual

Catch the Falling Leaves seminar

on October 20, 2008, in

Asheville, N.C.

Victor H. Schiro Professor of

Law JAMES M. KLEBBA has writ-

ten and submitted a paper which

was presented at the Annual

Conference of the Kopaonik

School of Natural Law in Serbia

on December 14, 2008, and

published in the conference pro-

ceedings. The topic of the paper

was “The Federal Rules of Civil

Procedure at the Age of 70 years

- A Possible Model for the

Implementation of the

ALI/UNIDROIT Principles and

Rules of Transnational Civil

Procedure.” This is the third

paper Klebba has presented at

this conference; previous presen-

tations were in 2004 and 2006.

Ferris Family DistinguishedProfessor M. ISABEL. MEDINA’sessay on “Exploring the Use ofthe Word ‘Citizen’ in Writingson the Fourth Amendment” hasbeen published in volume 83,page 1557, of the Fall 2008Indiana Law Journal. Her paper,“Reforming Criminal IndigentDefense in Louisiana - AnIntroduction to the Symposium

and a Brief Exploration ofCriminal Indigent Defense andIts Relationship to ImmigrantIndigent Defense,” was printedin 9 Loyola Journal of PublicInterest Law 111 (2008).

Visiting Professor GARY

MYERS’ new treatise, Principles

of Intellectual Property (Thomson

West 2008), is now in print. He

gave a lecture on “Collegiate

Trademarks” at L.S.U. Law

Center, Baton Rouge, November

7, 2008; gave a half-day universi-

ty-wide presentation on

“Copyright in University

Settings” at the University of

Southern Mississippi,

Hattiesburg (with Will Wilkins

of the Mississippi Law Research

Institute), November 21, 2008;

served as adviser to students

seeking employment and intern-

ship opportunities in the enter-

tainment law field in Los

Angeles, New York, and New

Orleans; is serving as faculty

adviser to the Loyola

Entertainment Law Journal; is an

active member of the ALI—

recruited and successfully nomi-

nated a faculty member at

McGeorge Law School for mem-

bership at the October 2008

meeting; and is a scholarship

reviewer for law faculty promo-

tion at the University of

Arkansas–Fayetteville.

Myers joined Paul Weiler

(Harvard) in updating his

Entertainment Law casebook,

published by West. The book is

currently in its third edition, and

Myers will co-author the 2009

supplement and the upcoming

fourth edition, to be published

in 2010. Myers is also in negoti-

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ations with West for a new trea-

tise on Antitrust & Unfair

Competition Law.

Visiting Assistant Clinical

Professor DENISE M. PILIÉ has

been elected for a two-year term as

chair of the Louisiana State Bar

Association, Section of Alternative

Dispute Resolution. She has been

re-appointed to the Grants

Committee of the Louisiana Bar

Foundation. She also has co-edit-

ed the Louisiana Civil Practice

Formulary (Thompson/West,

2008 edition).

Pilié and the students of the

Mediation Clinic were invited by

Dean Collot of the Societe de

Droit et des Sciences

Economiques (Haiti’s national

law school) to teach a Mediation

Seminar to law students, profes-

sionals from the region, and local

activists, April 8 and 9, 2009, in

Port au Prince. The Haitian law

students were given credit to ful-

fill their required mediation

training. Dean Collot expressed

an interest in continuing the

relationship between his univer-

sity and Loyola College of Law.

Ten students from the Mediation

Clinic traveled to Haiti to partic-

ipate in the seminar.

Professor of Law MARKUS

PUDER was a panelist for

“Indigenous People,

International Law, and

Environmental Law”:

Indigenous Peoples’ Day, A Day

of Reflection, Education,

Celebration, and Action, Loyola

University New Orleans College

of Law (October 13, 2008), and

a French Language Guest

Instructor: “The Court System

in France”: Culture and

Civilization, French Language

Department, College of

Humanities and Natural

Sciences, Loyola University New

Orleans (October 14, 2008). His

paper, “Romans Reloaded and

Comparativists Charged –

Living Law in Louisiana: The

Case of Civil Possession,” was

printed in the Loyola Law

Review, vol. 54, pp. 571-601

(2009). He also delivered a

Berger Lecture on “Resolving

E n e r g y - E n v i r o n m e n t

Encounters in the Maze of

Global and Regional

Frameworks,” Berger Speaker

Series 2008-2009, Cornell

University Law School, Ithaca,

NY, Feb. 13, 2009.

Gauthier-St. Martin

Eminent Scholar Chair in

Environmental Law ROBERT

VERCHICK delivered a keynote

address titled “Disaster Justice:

Assuring Fairness and

Accountability in Times of

Crisis” as part of the University

of Copenhagen’s Symposium on

Disaster and Sustainability in

Copenhagen, Denmark. His

article, “Risk, Fairness, and the

Geography of Disaster” was

reprinted in the anthology,

Disaster Management: Legal and

Policy Perceptions (A. Sabitha,

ed., 2007-08). He has agreed to

join Dan Farber and Jim Chen as

co-authors of the second edition

of Disasters and the Law (Aspen),

the only casebook on the subject

of disaster law.

His chapter, “Preemption

and Theories of Federalism”

(with Nina Mendelson,

University of Michigan)

appeared in the new book,

Preemption Choice: The Theory,

Law and Reality of Federalism’s

Core Question (Cambridge

University Press, William W.

Buzbee, ed., 2009). He co-

authored the policy paper,

“Reinvigorating Protection of

Health, Safety, and the

Environment: The Choices

Facing Cass Sunstein,” January

2009, www.progressive.org. The

paper was quoted in the

Washington Post, the Chicago

Tribune, the Los Angeles Times,

and several blogs, including the

Volokh Conspiracy. He co-

authored the policy paper, “By

the Stroke of a Pen: Seven

Crucial Protections for Public

Health and the Environment the

President Can Accomplish in the

First 100 Days of His

Administration,” Oct. 2008

(with co-authors),

www.progressivereform.org. The

paper was featured in

Huffingtonpost.com as well as

other online news sources. He

was the keynote speaker for the

University of Florida’s

Environmental Law Capstone

Colloquium (February 2009).

He delivered a paper titled

“Disaster Justice: Extreme Events

and Social Vulnerability” at the

Adaptation to Climate Change

Conference, University of

Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., (January

2009). The presentation was dis-

cussed and quoted in the Tucson

Citizen newspaper.

Ted and Louana Frois

Distinguished Professor of

International Law Studies B.

KEITH VETTER was invited to

lecture before the University of

Edinburgh Faculty of Law,

Centre for Legal History, on

December 8, 2008. The topic

was “A Contribution of Roman

Law to the New World: The

Creation of the Creoles of

Colour in the United States.” He

also delivered a lecture at the

University of Glasgow Faculty of

Law, December 16, 2008, on

“The Different Law of

Manumission in Louisiana: The

Contribution of Roman Law to

the Formation of Jazz.” Vetter

was also cited by the city of

Cuernavaca, Mexico, for his con-

tribution to the development of

tourism in the city. Vetter has

been director of the Loyola

College of Law’s Summer

Program in Cuernavaca for the

past 19 years. Each summer, the

program brings up to 80 law stu-

dents from law schools in the

U.S. to Cuernavaca for a three-

week session.

Professor of Law MONICA

HOF WALLACE was appointed to a

new Family Law Committee of

the Louisiana Law Institute that

was constituted by the Legislature

in 2008 to study the feasibility of

creating domestic courts in juris-

dictions that do not currently have

them. Her paper, “Child Support

Savings Account: An Innovative

Approach to Child Support

Enforcement,” was selected for

inclusion in the University of La

Verne Law Review’s Selective

Bibliographic Index of Juvenile Law

Publications (2007 – 2008). The

University of La Verne Law Review

was formerly the Journal of

Juvenile Law (1977 – 2007). �

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Loyola wishes to thank the following speakersand advisory board members for a successfulfall 2008 programming season. Thank you foryour support!

www.law.loyno.edu/cle

ESSENTIAL ISSUES AFFECTING CORPORATE ATTORNEYS ANDIN-HOUSE COUNSELRep. Joseph P. Lopinto, III; Louisiana House of Representatives – District 80Tom O’Conner; Gulf Coast Legal Technology CenterM. Nan Alessandra; Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P.Kim M. Boyle; Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P.William R. Forrester, Jr.; Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P.Marc C. Hebert; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.Douglas J. Cochran; Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, L.L.C.Michael D. Lutring; Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, L.L.C.

A DAY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABORBobby Anderson; American Equity Underwriters, Inc.Alan Brackett; Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, L.L.C.David A. Duhon; U.S. Department of LaborTommy Dulin; Attorney at LawNancy Favaloro; SFL, Ltd.The Hon. Larry Price; U.S. Department of Labor

LEARNING TO LAWYER: A BOOT CAMP FOR NEW ATTORNEYSTad Bartlett; Bartlett Law Firm, A.P.L.C.Kara M. Hadican; Gainsburg, Benjamin, David, Meunier & WarshauerThe Hon. Madeleine Landrieu; Civil District Court, Orleans ParishAl Robert, Jr.; Law Offices of Al J. Robert, Jr., L.L.C.Maurice Ruffin; Adams and ReeseGregory T. Stevens; Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P.J. Alex Watkins; Capitelli and Wicker

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL AND STATE RULES OFEVIDENCE IN A COURTROOM SETTINGThe Hon. James J. Brady; U.S. District Court-Middle District of LouisianaThe Hon. Ross P. LaDart; 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of

JeffersonClement Donelon; Law Office of Clement P. DonelonRichard Leefe; Leefe, Gibbs, Sullivan, Dupre & AldousThe Hon. Jay C. Zainey; U.S. District Court-Eastern District of Louisiana

ANNUAL FAMILY LAW CONFERENCERaymond Charles Burkart, Jr.; Attorney at LawBernadette D’Souza; New Orleans Legal Assistance CorporationJack L. Dveirin; Attorney at LawMitchell J. Hoffman; Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss, Hauver, L.L.P.Steven J. Lane; Herman Herman Katz & Coltar, L.L.P.James B. Letten; U.S. Attorney-Eastern District of LouisianaBruce A. Miller; Law Offices of Bruce A. MillerEdith Henderson Morris; Morris Lee & BayleDavid M. Prados; Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss, Hauver, L.L.P.Philip R. Riegel, Jr.; Attorney at LawFrank P. Tranchina, Jr.; Tranchina & Mansfield, L.L.C.Lynne Wasserman; Attorney at LawMarc D. Winsberg; Schonekas, Winsberg, Evans & McGoey, L.L.C.Bennett Wolff; Wolff & WolffSheriff Newell Normand; Sheriff, Jefferson Parish

ANNUAL ESTATE PLANNING CONFERENCERobert R. Casey; Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.Prof. Dane Ciolino; Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

James G. Dalferes; David J. Lukinovich (A.P.L.C.)Robert S. Gross; Loyola University New Orleans Office of Planned GivingMichael E. Guarisco; Guarisco & Cordes, L.L.C.Jeffrey W. Koonce; Phelps DunbarDavid J. Lukinovich; David J. Lukinovich (A.P.L.C.)Joel Mendler; Sirote & PermuttJoseph W. Mengis; Perry, Atkinson, Balhoff, Mengis & Burns, L.L.C.Carole Cukell Neff; Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, L.L.P.Prof. William A. Neilson; Loyola University New Orleans College of LawRobert L. Perez; Perez, McDaniel & Faust, L.L.P.Jerome J. Reso, Jr.; Baldwin Haspel Burke & MeyerF. Kelleher Riess; Hickey & RiessBruce Spizer; Attorney at LawPatrick W. Suffern; Becker & SuffernKenneth A. Weiss; McGlinchey Stafford

DEFENSE BASE ACT/WAR HAZARDS COMPENSATION ACTSEMINARDavid Barnett; Barnett and Lerner, P.A.Alan Brackett; Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, L.L.C.Christopher Catrambone; Tangiers International, Ltd.John Chamberlain; U.S. Department of Labor, ESA/OWCP/DLHWCMiranda Chiu; U.S. Department of Labor, ESA/OWCP/DLHWCKatherine Ferar; U.S. Department of Labor, OWCP/DLHWCKeith Flicker; Flicker, Garelick & AssociatesThomas Giblin; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the SolicitorBarry Lerner; Barnett and Lerner, P.A.Roger Levy; Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & MoresiMonica Markovich; Brown SimsChristopher Moody, II; Moody Insurance WorldwideMichael Murphy; Henslee SchwartzThe Hon. Stephen Purcell; U.S. Department of Labor, Associate Chief

Judge for LongshoreMark Reinhalter; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the SolicitorRichard Robilotti; U.S. Department of Labor, Longshore District Office #2Janice Ulan; U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review BoardBarbara Williames; U.S. Department of Labor, FECA

BACK TO SCHOOL CLE SKILLS TRAINING COURSESProf. Dane Ciolino; Loyola University New Orleans College of LawD. Michael Dendy; Attorney at LawThe Hon. Stephen Grefer; Second Parish Court, Division BDeana Palmisano Lejarza; Palmisano Law Firm, L.L.C.Rep. Joseph P. Lopinto, III; Louisiana House of Representatives – District 80Melissa Losch; The Advocacy CenterAnn Maclaine; The Advocacy CenterAugust V. Martens; Palmisano Law Firm, L.L.C.Susan Meyers; The Advocacy CenterMarc Michaud; Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P.Prof. Luz Molina; Loyola University New Orleans College of LawGarth Ridge; Attorney at LawAl Robert, Jr.; Law Offices of Al J. Robert, Jr., L.L.C.Ernest E. Svenson; Svenson Law Firm, L.L.C.Miranda Tait; The Advocacy CenterLynne Wasserman; Attorney at Law

THANK YOU!Continuing Legal Education Says


ANow that he has achieved his goal of teaching at Loyola for50 years, Fanny Edith Winn Distinguished Professor

Dennis L. Rousseau, LL.M., A’57, B’57, L’57, is ready toenjoy the next chapter of his life—retirement. But he has hadquite an extraordinary journey here at Loyola as a student, ateacher, and an administrator.

After graduation from Loyola and earning an LL.M. fromHarvard Law School, Rousseau served as a U.S. military policeduty officer, but he ultimately came back to Loyola to begin histeaching career in 1959. “I was always attracted to the legal systemand its ability to improve society,” says Rousseau. “I felt that byteaching I could impart on my students a passion for the law andhelp develop their ethical and moral character, which I feel isextremely important in a legal career.”

During his 50-year career at Loyola, Rousseau has taught 23different law courses, including Business Organizations, SecuritiesRegulation, Corporate Finance, Jurisprudence, and Torts, amongmany others.

But Rousseau’s involvement with Loyola goes beyond the class-room and into the world of academic administration.Through theyears, he has served on several university committees, including theUniversity Senate (president), University Budget Committee(chair), Board of Regents (member), Board ofTrustees Finance andReal Estates Committees (adviser), and University Space Allocationand Planning Committee (chair), among others. He also worked asthe executive assistant to the president of the university.

Rousseau’s contributions to the College of Law are equallyimpressive. Not only did he play a major part in the creation of theBroadway campus, but he formulated and assisted in the planningand construction of the current law building. He also co-authoredthe Skills Training Program courses, helped make the Moot CourtProgram part of the academic curriculum, and served as facultyadviser to the Poverty Law Journal.

In addition, Rousseau has served as a member of both theBoard of Governors and the Law Revision Committee for theLouisiana State Bar Association; co-authored studies of the generalelection laws of Louisiana, which provided the basis for reform ofLouisiana election procedures and of legislative contempt proceed-ings; and served as a member of the Louisiana Law Institute’s

Committee to Study Comparative Negligence, which led to thelegislative adoption of comparative negligence in Louisiana. Healso authored numerous briefs in Appellate Courts including theU.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeal, the SupremeCourt of Louisiana, and the Louisiana Courts of Appeal.

Though he has had a fulfilling career with Loyola (and will con-tinue to teach Jurisprudence), Rousseau plans to enjoy his well-deserved retirement by spending time with his wife, children, andgrandchildren, happy with the fact that he has been such a big partof the university’s history. �

—Ray Willhoft, A’00


“My goal has always been to teachgood people committed to the dutiesto themselves, their families, and theircommunities who achieve this through

leadership and integrity.”— Dennis L. Rousseau, LL.M., A’57, B’57, L’57

Exemplifying Serviceand DedicationProfessor Dennis L. Rousseau, LL.M.,A’57, B’57, L’57, celebrates 50 years ofteaching and administration at Loyola

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Class Reunion Planning Committees are already being formed, and we need your help.Committee responsibilities include selecting the date, time, and location of the reunion,

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