LSU Law News
December 2008
Professor Litvinoff to be Honored by Chancellor’s Council March 20, 2009
December 19, 2008The Law Center's Chancellor's Council will pay tribute to Boyd Professor Saúl Litvinoff at a gala planned for Friday, March 20, 2009 on the LSU campus. Chancellor Jack Weiss has declared 2008-09 the Year of Litvinoff in honor of the professor's retirement. The announcement was made at an assembly of peers, friends, and family who gathered at the LSU Law Center on Friday, November 14, to celebrate Litvinoff's 43 years of service to the Law Center. Litvinoff will assume the status of Professor Emeritus when he steps down after the Spring 2009 semester. "Saúl Litvinoff will go down in history…
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Considering an End-of-Year Charitable Gift?
December 19, 2008We know that economic uncertainties continue nationwide and also here in Louisiana. With looming state budget cuts, your charitable gifts to the LSU Law Center are more important than ever. From scholarships to specific program initiatives, private philanthropy provides critical funding for the Law Center. As the end of 2008 draws near, we hope that your personal circumstances will allow you to consider a charitable gift to the Law Center. We need your annual support as well as endowment gifts that "give in perpetuity." Your past contributions have enabled the Law Center to enhance its Tradition of Excellence and to…
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Graduate Allen Smith, Jr. Gives Back to Law Center and Community
December 19, 2008Ask any associate or friend of Allen Lewis Smith, Jr. to describe the man and you will receive a variety of stories that leave you wondering if they are all about the same person. The summary of them would go something like this: Smith, a 1964 graduate of the LSU Law Center, is a great trial lawyer and highly respected by attorneys, judges, and juries alike. He was an entrepreneur from an early age, helping manage a successful snowball business. He is a great joke teller, an avid motorcyclist, a hunter, and last but not least, responsible for the success…
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December 2008 Special Year-End Issue Faculty/Staff News Items
December 19, 2008Professor Paul Baier was interviewed by NPR's All Things Considered concerning the 5th Circuit Court and its handling of the Albert Woodfox case. For more information, click here. Professor Christine Corcos has been invited to join the editorial board of the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law / Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique, a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer. Professor Alain Levasseur and Law Librarian Vicenc Feliu updated the book Moreau Lislet: The Man Behind the Digest of 1808. The book was featured in a book review by The Advocate. Professor Olivier Moreteau presented a paper on Recodification in…
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LSU Law Center Hosts ‘CLE By The Hour’
December 8, 2008A wide range of legal areas will be covered during the LSU Law Center Continuing Legal Education program's "CLE By the Hour" seminar, December 17-19 at the Law Center.Topics include Insurance Law, Property Law & Leases, Stress Management for Lawyers, Civil Procedure & Evidence, Professionalism, and Family Law, among others.LSU Law Professors John Church, J. Randall Trahan, William Corbett, Wendell Holmes, Greg Smith, Patrick Martin, and Vice Chancellor Cheney Joseph, Jr. will each lead seminars, as well as local attorneys Michael H. Rubin, Joseph W. Mengis, W. Shelby McKenzie, Don Hidalgo, Louis M. Phillips, Ralph J. Stephens, Michael W. McKay,…
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