LSU Law News
December 2018
LSU Law End-of-the-Year Giving and Holiday Closure Information
December 21, 2018The LSU Law Center offices will be closed for the winter holidays beginning Monday, Dec. 24, and we will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. If you are inquiring regarding an end-of-the-year gift, please contact Karen Soniat via cell at 225-938-7763, or email ksonia2@lsu.edu. You may also go online to the Law Center’s giving page at https://law.lsu.edu/alumni/supportlaw/ for a direct link to give and for directions on making a gift of stock. All mailed gifts must be postmarked by December 31st to receive a charitable gift credit for the year. Updated information on Law Library hours can be found here.…
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2018 in Review: The top 10 LSU Law stories of the year
December 19, 2018The year 2018 flew by for us at the LSU Law Center. From student honors and graduation, to alumni achievements, to the welcoming of new faculty, the year was packed with big achievements. Below are the top 10 stories from LSU Law this year: 1. 2015 LSU Law graduate Ben Aguiñaga selected for U.S. Supreme Court clerkship Ben Aguiñaga, a 2015 graduate of the LSU Law Center, was selected to serve as a law clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for the 2018-19 term of the Court. Aguiñaga became just the second LSU Law graduate to…
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Holiday Closure
December 17, 2018The law library will be closed Saturday, December 22 – Tuesday, January 1 for the holiday break and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2. Check the Library Hours page for further information. Happy Holidays!
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LSU Law’s Myriam Escobar-Aarabi and Daphne James Honored with LSU Foundation Staff Outstanding Service Award
December 4, 2018LSU Law Center’s Myriam Escobar-Aarabi and Daphne James were honored with the LSU Foundation Staff Outstanding Service Awards at a ceremony Dec. 3 in the Lod Cook Alumni Center. The awards recognize the superior work performance and outstanding contributions of full-time, non-academic staff employees of the LSU campus. Escobar-Aarabi is the Business Manager for LSU Law and oversees the Publications Institute department for student materials. “(She) is a master in juggling time-sensitive tasks. Whether jumping in to assist with new projects or anticipating and fulfilling needs without being asked, she regularly surpasses expectations,” LSU Law Dean Tom Galligan said in…
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Professor Elizabeth Carter elected Academic Fellow by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
December 4, 2018LSU Law Professor Elizabeth Carter was elected as an Academic Fellow by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). “This is one of my proudest professional accomplishments,” Carter said. “I owe a huge thanks to (Louisiana state chair David Sigler) and the rest of the folks on the planning committee for LSU’s annual Estate Planning Seminar CLE for supporting my nomination. ACTEC is an organization of peer-elected trust and estate lawyers and law professors who are skilled and experienced in the preparation of wills and revocable and irrevocable trusts; probate; trust, guardianship and conservatorship administration; transfer taxation planning…
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