LSU Law News
March 2013
Chancellor’s Council Dinner Salutes Armed Forces Veterans
March 27, 2013The alumni of the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center have a long tradition of service to our country. At this year’s Chancellor Council Dinner, held on March 9 at the LSU Union Ballroom, the Law Center paid tribute to decades of Law Center graduates who have valiantly and faithfully served our nation. A highlight of the evening was the viewing of a Louisiana Public Broadcasting/Law Center-produced video tribute to our veterans. Featured in the video are seven outstanding LSU Law graduates: John P. Laborde (’49), Honorable Thomas Stagg (’49), William Meyers (’48), W. Arthur Abercrombie (’69), Norma Bennett (’00),…
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Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, LSU Law Class of 1969, to serve as 2013 LSU Law Commencement Speaker
March 27, 2013Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, LSU Law ’69, will return to her alma mater to deliver the Commencement address at the LSU Law Center’s 2013 commencement ceremonies, Chancellor Jack M. Weiss has announced. The commencement ceremonies will be held on Friday, May 31, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the LSU campus.
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National Win for Corporate Law Moot Court Team
March 26, 2013The LSU Law Center’s Ruby Vale National Corporate Law Moot Court Team of Sydnee Doolittle, Paul Gillespie, and Joshua McDiarmid placed among the top four teams in the nation at their competition that was held March 14 to 16 in Wilmington, Delaware. The competition is judged by attorneys and judges from the bench and bar of Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey who specialize in corporate law. The Law Center’s team is coached by Professor Glenn Morris, with assistance from Professor Christina Sautter.
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Intellectual Property Moot Court Team Wins Best Brief
March 26, 2013LSU Law students David Schroeter and Anna Scardulla, members of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Team, brought home an award for “Best Brief for the Appellee” at the regional rounds of the competition, which were held March 15 to 17 in Houston. The team also placed in the top eight teams at the regional competition. Hosted by the AIPLA, the competition is now in its 40th year and is one of the nation’s largest moot court competitions. This year’s problem examined a case of patent infringement and the standards to be applied to…
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Moot Court Team Places in Top Sixteen Nationally
March 26, 2013The LSU Law Center’s National Child Welfare and Adoption Law Moot Court competition team of Andrew Lambert and Kristi Obafunwa placed among the top 16 teams at their competition that was held March 15-16, in Columbus, Ohio. Hosted by the National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at Capital University Law School, this year’s competition examined the question of whose parental interests prevail in a contested adoption. The team is coached by Professor Andrea Carroll, with assistance from Professor Jeff Brooks.
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U.S. Department of Energy Official to Speak at LSU Law
March 21, 2013Ms. Priya Aiyar, Deputy General Counsel for Environment and Nuclear Programs for the U.S. Department of Energy, will speak at the LSU Law Center on Wednesday, March 27, from 12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. in the McKernan Auditorium.
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LSU Law Student Awarded McGlinchey Stafford 2013 1L Diversity Fellowship
March 20, 2013McGlinchey Stafford PLLC has awarded LSU Law student Kenneth Barnes the 2013 1L Diversity Fellowship, a distinguished honor given to a first-year law student. Barnes was selected from more than 50 applicants because of his proven leadership skills and excellent academic track record. Barnes currently serves as the 1L Class President. The 2013 Diversity Fellowship includes a six week paid summer associate position in the firm's New Orleans office, a $5,000 scholarship, and formal mentoring by McGlinchey Stafford attorneys throughout the recipient's law school career. As the 2013 Diversity Fellow, Mr. Barnes will also participate in the Leadership Council on…
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LSU Law Students “Pause for a Cause”
March 15, 2013Over 125 LSU Law students and faculty members “Paused for a Cause” on Friday, March 1, 2013, when they volunteered a combined 581 hours at nine sites across Baton Rouge: White Hills Elementary School, Discover Law Day, Louisiana School for the Deaf or Visually Impaired, Connections for Life, The Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge, Habitat for Humanity Re-Store, 19th JDC Public Defender’s Office, Baton Rouge Park and Recreation-City Park, and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure pre-run activities. Volunteer activities included painting and landscape maintenance. “Pause for a Cause” is an annual day of service sponsored by…
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LSU Law Student Sworn In as Member of ABA Law Student Division
March 15, 2013R. Kyle Alagood, a first year student at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, was sworn in on March 16, 2013, as a member of the national Board of Governors for the American Bar Association Law Student Division at the Division’s annual board meeting that took place in New Orleans. Student body presidents and representatives from thirteen law schools in Texas and Louisiana elected Alagood as Governor for the Thirteenth Circuit, which encompasses all law schools in the two states. His term will run from March 2013 to March 2014. The ABA Law Student Division works with the ABA…
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LSU Law Climbs Three Spots to #76 in 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings
March 12, 2013The LSU Law Center has again climbed upward in the latest national rankings of law schools, moving up three spots to #76 in the 2014 U.S. News rankings. The #76 ranking is the second highest in LSU Law history, bested only by the school’s ranking of #75 in 2010. The U.S. News ranking of top law schools is a closely watched list among the nation’s public and private law schools.
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Junior Associates Selected for LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources
March 8, 2013The LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources is pleased to announce the junior associate articles selected for publication in Volume II. Congratulations to the following students whose hard work and dedication to legal scholarship at LSU Law will be displayed in the Journal in the coming year: Noah Baker, How Long Do We Have? The Applicability of the Suspension Doctrine for Louisiana Mineral Leases in Light of Ferrara v. Questar; Cavarrio Carter, System Check: Evaluating the Appropriate Means for Achieving Balance Between the Necessity for Natural Resources Exploration and Texas Landowner Rights; Sam Crichton, Strategic Retreat: A Proposed Response to Evasive Energy Company…
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LSU Law Graduate Bernette J. Johnson Sworn in as Chief Justice of Louisiana Supreme Court
March 6, 2013Ceremonies marking the historic investiture of Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson, a 1969 graduate of the LSU Law Center, were held on Thursday, February 28. Chief Justice Johnson is the first African American Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court and the 25th Chief Justice to serve in the role.
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Multidistrict Litigation Focus of Louisiana Law Review’s Annual Symposium
March 6, 2013The Louisiana Law Review’s 2013 symposium, Eastern District of Louisiana: The Nation’s MDL Laboratory, will be held Friday, March 22, 2013, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the McKernan Auditorium at the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Click here for the brochure and registration information.
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Louisiana Law Review Selects Junior Associates for Volume 74
March 5, 2013The Louisiana Law Review is pleased to announce and congratulate the following Junior Associates who have been selected as the Board of Editors for Volume 74 (2013-2014): Editor-in-ChiefEmily Gill Managing EditorKatherine Hand Articles EditorsDanielle Borel & Martha Thibaut Production EditorsBrooksie Bonvillan & Clark McMillan Executive Senior EditorMinia Bremenstul Senior EditorsSarah CarverAshley GillAmelia HurtLaura LeggetteMcClain Schonekas The Louisiana Law Review was established to encourage legal scholarship in the student body, act as an incentive to and provide a method of training in individual research, contribute to the development of the law by scholarly criticism and analysis, foster the study of civil and comparative…
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60th Annual Mineral Law Institute to be held March 14-15
March 5, 2013The 60th annual Mineral Law Institute will be held March 14 and 15 in the McKernan Auditorium at the LSU Law Center.
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Stutes-Kalinka Tax Team Places 2nd in the Nation at National Taxation Moot Court Competition
March 4, 2013LSU Law Center’s Stutes-Kalinka National Taxation Moot Court Competition team of Kelly Burris, Taheera Randolph, and Edward Waters, placed second at the national competition. The competition took place in Clearwater, Florida the weekend of February 9. Hosted by the Tax Section of the Florida Bar Association, judges from the US Tax Court and tax attorneys from across the country serve as judges. The Tax team is coached by Professors Philip Hackney and Elizabeth Carter. The Stutes-Kalinka Team is supported in part by the generous gift of alumnus Rusty Stutes, who endowed the team in memory of Professor Susan Kalinka.
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LSU Law’s Costello National Criminal Trial Team Takes 2nd Place Overall and 1st Place Defense Team
March 4, 2013LSU Law Center’s John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition team of Joshua Wood, Rikki Weger, and Matthew Haltzman took 2nd Place Overall and 1st Place Defense Team at the national rounds of the Costello competition held the weekend of February 9 in Fairfax, Virginia. Hosted by George Mason University, the Costello Competition is unique among trial advocacy competitions in that each team is only provided one side of the case packet (Prosecution or Defense). The teams must adapt to surprise information presented by the opposing side during the competition rounds. To further provide a challenge, the Costello…
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LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources Elects Senior Editorial Board
March 4, 2013Congratulations to the following students, who have been elected as the Volume II Senior Editorial Board of the LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources: Zachary Howser – Editor in Chief Sam Crichton – Senior Articles Editor Joe Ellison– Senior Business Editor Kathryn Dufrene – Senior Managing Editor Noah Baker – Senior Notes and Comments Editor Ross Roubion – Senior Production Editor Catherine Sens – Senior Technology Editor The LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources (JELR) is a student edited academic journal focusing broadly on energy and its relationship to other areas of law. For more information on the…
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