Howard University School of Law • Volume 20, Number 1 • 2010-2011

On the cover: The Class of 2013 at its pinning ceremony in August 2010. Cover photo by Marvin T. Jones & Associates.

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2 ON THE CAMPUS OF HOWARD LAWNews and events from 2010 and 2011.

10 COVER STORYThe Class of 2013 took a pledge to lead the fi ght for social justice. Here is the profi le of the law school’s newest class.

11 FACULTY UPDATENews, notes, and photos featuring our esteemed professors of law.

13 NEWS UPDATEMoot Court Teams Excel, Raising Funds to Support the Law School, and Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence.

15 EIGHTH ANNUAL JAMES M. NABRIT JR. LECTURE SERIESA Supreme Court Justice, a legal icon, and a White House advisor headline the annual lecture series.

20 DEVELOPMENT NEWSSixth Annual Alumni Weekend and Benefi t Dinner highlights. Plus, the alumni donor roll for 2010.

26 A DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE: SPRING BREAK IN CHICAGOA professor and her group of students take on the Windy City.

29 INVESTOR JUSTICE & EDUCATION CLINICAL LAW PROGRAMIJECP students take a tour of the New York Stock Exchange.

30 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2011Another class of social engineers leaves Houston Hall.

31 CLASS NOTES News about graduates from the 1940s to the 2000s.

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Dean: Kurt L. Schmoke • Publications Manager and Editor: Jacqueline C. Young, M.S. • Editorial Assistance: Blair Diggs, Zalika Headley, Seth Kronemer, Elizabeth Matory, Danielle Moore, Josephine Ross • Photography: Marvin T. Jones & Associates, Jason Miccolo Johnson, Jean-Claude Rainey, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. Some photos were provided as a courtesy • Production and Design: Absolute Visibility, Inc.

The Jurist is published by the Howard University School of Law. It is distributed to alumni, staff, faculty, and friends of the University. Letters and items of interest are welcome. Please address all correspondence to: The Jurist, Howard University School of Law, 2900 Van Ness Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20008, (202) 806-8084, www.law.howard.edu.

© 2011 by Howard University School of Law. All rights reserved.

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he recent academic year emphasized the fact that we are an interrelated communi-ty building on a great legacy. All aspects

of the community, students, faculty, staff and alumni, made contributions that added to the rich experience of being a part of the Howard Law tradition. Student contributors were numerous and diverse. The members of the Howard Law Journal produced outstanding editions with superb articles, some of which were cited in opinions of appellate courts throughout the country. The public interest law society (also known as HPILS) organized an auction which raised enough money to fund several summer internships for students working with organiza-tions that serve low income citizens. Adding to the efforts of HPILS was a major gift from The Honorable Philip Scott Walker, a member of the Class of 1950 who left the law school a major gift in his will. This donation was used to further our social engineering legacy by funding several public interest law summer internships. Students demonstrated their com-mitment to fi nancial stewardship. The Class of 2011 donated funds to renovate interview rooms in the Offi ce of Career Services. That gift was well received by all who participate in the on-campus recruiting process. Finally, students showed their concern for social justice issues by inviting to speak at their baccalau-reate service two men who were wrongfully convicted of crimes and served many years in prison. The service was quite moving. We were honored to receive on campus this year many distinguished speakers. This list

included Associate Supreme Court Jus-tice Sonia Sotomay-or, Presidential Se-nior Advisor Valerie B. Jarrett, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department Thomas E. Perez, and former Sec-retary of Transportation William T. Coleman Jr. Many of the formal lecture programs were supported by generous gifts from alumni and from national law fi rms. These donors have committed to continue their involvement with the law school in order to enhance the learning experience for our students. I end with a note about the law library. This year we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the opening of our modern world class law library. Through the partnership of HUSL alums H. Patrick Swygert (then President of Howard University) and Alice Gresham Bullock (then Dean of HUSL) a new law library was erected that is among the best in the legal community. Guided by an outstanding director, Professor Rhea Ballard-Thrower, and a highly trained staff, this library is the heart of the law school and the pride of the University. Many thanks to all of you who continue to support the varied activities of the School of Law. Sincerely,

Kurt L. SchmokeDean, Howard University School of Law

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Glenn F. Ivey, the former States Attorney for Prince George’s County Maryland, talked about different approaches to rehabilitative justice.

Criminal Justice Clinic Director Tamar Meekins moderated the panel on “Lawyering,” which addressed the lawyers’s role as advocate for the “despised, the forgotten, the guilty, and the innocent.”

Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the District Attorney of New York County, talked with Howard Law Student Rochelle McAllister. Vance delivered the keynote address at the Symposium.

(Left to right) Wiley A. Branton Jr., James M. Nabrit III, Richard Bran-ton, Erica Lamberson, and Beverly Branton Lamberson at the Sympo-sium. Wiley Branton’s family and friends attend the program each year.

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Catherine Christian, an assistant district attorney in the New York County D.A.’s offi ce, presented on the Lawyering panel.

Collateral Consequences: Who Really Pays the Price for Criminal “Justice”?

Anthony C. Thompson, Professor of Clinical Law at New York University, examined the collateral consequences of mass incarceration on black political power. “ The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world,” Thompson said. “And men of color constitute a dispropor-tionate percentage of inmates in U.S. prisons. If current incarceration rates remain stable, close to one-third of the next generation of African-American men will lose their right to vote at some point in their lives.”

Okianer Christian Dark, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, convened the Seventh Annual Wiley A. Branton-Howard Law Journal Symposium.

“The impact of a criminal record limits the future opportunities of the ex-felon,” said editors of the How-ard Law Journal, “almost without regard to a person’s attempt to re-build his or her life after conviction.

Their treatment by the justice sys-tem affects not only their individual fates but that of communities from which they hail,” they said. The Seventh Annual Wiley A. Branton/Howard Law Journal Symposium

was organized to address the issue of collateral consequences and to ask the question, “Who Really Pays the Price for Criminal Justice?” A panel of highly regarded experts discussed a justice system that has not done enough to minimize the impact these collateral consequenc-es have on society. “Given that ex-felons are disproportionately Afri-can American and poor, the issue must be addressed. We look forward to presenting our fi ndings in our Spring 2011 issue of the Howard Law Journal.”

Seventh Annual Wiley A. Branton/Howard Law Journal Symposium

Left to right, Gabriel “ Jack” Chin and Andrew E. Taslitz were both presenters at the Symposium. Chin is the Chester H. Smith Professor of Law and Director of the Program in Criminal Law and Policy at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Taslitz is a professor of law at Howard University School of Law. Taslitz and Chin agree that there is a “moral imperative” to address collat-eral consequences. Their presentations will be published in the Howard Law Journal spring issue.

Left to right: Marc Mauer of the Sentencing Project, McGregor Smyth of the Bronx Defenderes, and Thompson discussed the program.

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Mrs. Cecilia Marshall spent time with members of the Branton family. Mrs. Marshall has been a regular attendee at the Symposium.

Members and staff of the Howard Law Journal spent more than a year planning the Seventh Annual Wiley A. Branton/How-ard Law Journal Symposium. Visit the law school Web site at www.law.howard.edu/229 for the list of names.

Alumnus Siji Moore’10 and Alumna Mia Whang Spiker ’10, with Leila Siddiky (right), a member of the Howard Law Journal and the recipient of the Wiley A. Branton Scholar Award for 2010.

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yrus R. Vance Jr. became Dis-trict Attorney of New York

County on January 1, 2010. He be-gan his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan D.A’s Offi ce in the 1980s, and said that he has prosecuted lots of crimi-nal cases, from murder to political corruption, to white collar crime. They all result in collateral conse-quences, he said. “The consequenc-es of conviction and sentencing can have devastating consequences for an offender, and even for innocent parties such as the defendant’s fam-

ily,” said Vance. “What impact will conviction have, years from now, on an ex-offender’s ability to fi nd a job? What effect will years of state prison have on a person’s job skills, physical health, and mental health? And perhaps most tellingly of all, what impact does incarcerat-ing many thousands of men have on the families they leave behind? Many of these consequences are, as a defendant stands before the court, invisible to us.” Vance, like other symposium contributors, said the answers are hard to come by but that solutions must be found. Vance’s remarks, along with those of other

symposium participants, will be published in the Spring 2011 edition of the Howard Law Journal.

CYRUS R. VANCE JR.

CHoward Law Student Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

essica A. Cooper, a member of the Class of 2011, was awarded a Ful-bright Award by the J. William Ful-

bright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Fulbright awards are highly competitive scholarships for recipients who are aca-demically strong, capable leaders, and have a record of service. The Fulbright Program’s goal is to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries.” Ms. Cooper, a senior edi-tor on the Howard Law Journal, will spend her Fulbright year in India, where she will teach English. Ms. Cooper is also very interested in studying educational systems, one of the primary reasons that she sought the Fulbright award. “I am extremely excited and humbled to have

the opportunity to represent the United States as a Fulbright Scholar in India as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA). I am most certain that an ETA experi-ence in India will not only enhance my ability to effectively teach, but it will also make me a more culturally aware citizen. India is a country full of beauti-ful people who are tolerant of various cultural practices. I trust that I will have the opportunity to interact with people coming from many walks of life.” Af-ter Ms. Cooper completes her Fulbright year in India, she will join Teach For America in Houston, Texas. “I hope to

share the knowledge I gain in India with people in the States, as a means to open their minds to Indian culture and the need to become more globally and culturally aware,” said Ms. Cooper. Howard Law Professors Lisa Crooms and Olivia Farrar assisted Ms. Cooper with the application process. The entire law school community is very proud of her outstanding accomplishment.

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ASB: Six Years Later and Still Going Strong

lternative Spring Break is one of the many ways Howard law students lead the fi ght for social jus-

tice. This year, nearly 60 law students went to New Or-leans to work in a variety of legal venues, including the Orleans Parish Public Defenders Offi ce, RocNola, The Innocence Project, and the Juvenile Justice Center. They also worked on several legal cases and causes includ-ing housing successions, criminal justice, environmen-tal justice, immigrants’ employment needs, and voting rights. The law fi rm of Adams and Reese hosted a re-ception in the students’ honor on March 16, 2011. “We held this reception to show our fi rm’s gratitude for the students’ continued willingness to come to New Orleans during their spring break to help rebuild our city and to unselfi shly donate their time to people in legal need,” said Debbie Rouen, Chair of the Adams and Reese Di-versity Committee and a partner in the fi rm’s New Or-leans offi ce. The reception was planned by Adams and Reese Partner Michelle Craig, who wanted the fi rm to host the New Orleans reception and worked with Jo Ann Fax, Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations

at the School of Law, to make the reception happen. “At Adams and Reese, our attorneys are not only encour-aged but also required through the fi rm’s mandatory pro bono program to give back to their communities. That these young law students have already begun to live this message is a tremendous credit to the Alternative Spring Break program they have created at Howard Universi-ty,” Craig said. The students are already making plans for next year.

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(Left to right) Adams and Reese Diversity Committee Chair Debbie Rouen, with Howard law students Denesha P. James, Shaterra L. Reed, Tiffany Lindsay, and Taylor N. Lewis.

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Shirley Sherrod Delivered the Charles Hamilton Houston Lecture

Civil rights leader spoke of incident that touched off controversial fi ring.

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Intellectual Property Summit is First of Its Kind

Director of the USPTO, David J. Kappos and Professor Lateef Mtima.

Former Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce Sharon Barner and Professor Steven Jamar.

n November 5, 2010, Howard University School of Law’s Institute of Intellectual Property and Social

Justice (IIPSJ) hosted a National Intellectual Property Empowerment Summit. The Empowerment Summit was the fi rst of its kind to be offered at Howard University School of Law and the inaugural event was truly one for the record books.

The Summit brought together student leaders of the In-tellectual Property Students Association (IPSA), law students, professors, lawyers and government offi cials, including three of the top IP government offi cials in the United States. The Honorable David J. Kappos, Under-secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Di-rector of the United States Patent and Trademark Offi ce (USPTO) gave the opening keynote address. Victoria Espinel, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Co-ordinator, gave the luncheon keynote address, and Sha-ron Barner, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the USPTO gave the closing keynote address. Attendees were invited to form Social Action Em-powerment Committees that would develop plans to inform and educate socio-economically marginalized communities on the importance of their intellectual property. “The watchwords of IIPSJ are inclusion and em-powerment. We are working to empower members of marginalized communities to develop and exploit their own intellectual property so that they can be included as full participants in the political, economic, and cultural life of the country,” said Steven Jamar, associate direc-tor of the IIPSJ. The inaugural event was a huge success and IIPSJ will continue to lead the fi ght for social jus-tice in the intellectual property arena, he said.

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(Left to right) Bianca Cooper (IPSA), Tiffany Tucker (Sul-livan & Cromwell), and Howard Law Student and IPSA President Danielle Moore.

n July 2010, Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign from her posi-

tion at the United States Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA) after conservative blogger Andrew Bre-itbart posted video excerpts on his website of a Sherrod address at an NAACP event. According to Bre-itbart, her comments showed how a federally appointed executive ra-cially discriminated against a white farmer. The video set off a storm of controversy and criticism of Sher-rod. Subsequent events showed that the posted video was taken out of context and part of broader com-ments that conveyed a completely different meaning. The NAACP apologized for critical comments and her boss at the USDA also apol-ogized while offering her another job, which she later declined. Sher-rod spoke openly about her ordeal during her address to the students,

faculty, and outside guest at the law school on September 16, 2010. She also talked about her history as a civil rights activists who worked tirelessly during the 1960s to assist

the residents of Georgia obtain land. Sherrod was the fi rst black person to hold the position of Georgia State Director of Rural Development.

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Shirley Sherrod took time to speak with Howard law students at the reception held in her honor. She told students that while the ordeal was stressful, her persever-ance and pride guided her. Her ultimate refusal to accept a lesser position with the Agriculture Department was the right decision, she said.

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Perez with Montgomery County Mary-land County Executive Isiah Leggett ‘68 and Professor of Law Patricia Worthy ‘69.

Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez delivered the Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr. Lecture

Perez with members of the Human Rights and Globalization Law Review.

oward University School of Law hosted Thomas E. Perez,

the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Jus-tice, on Thursday, January 20. Perez delivered the annual lecture which honors Clarence Clyde Ferguson Jr., former dean of the law school. Perez’s lecture was entitled Civil Rights in 2011 and Beyond: “This job has taken me to all corners of the country, and in the course of my travels, I have fre-quently encountered people who wonder why, in 2011, we still need a Civil Rights Division. Like all of us, they are proud of the progress we’ve made as a na-tion. They see an African-American President and an African American Attorney General. They see a grow-ing number of women and minorities serving in Con-gress. They see an African American and a Latina on the Supreme Court. And they assume that these great symbols of progress mean that the journey toward equal opportunity and equal justice is complete.” He said that the Justice Department continues to see

a need for enforcement in many areas, including civil rights, edu-cation, fair housing, and even vot-ing rights. “For so many of our neighbors, true equal opportunity and equal justice remain just out of reach. Far too many of our broth-ers and sisters still live in the shad-ows of life,” he said. “While we’ve made great progress challenges re-main.” Perez was nominated by Presi-dent Barack Obama and was sworn in on October 8, 2009. He has de-voted his entire career to public service,working in both state and federal agencies. He spent 12 years

as an attorney in the Justice Department and prosecuted several high-profi le civil rights cases. He encouraged the law students to consider careers in public service. “I have been fortunate in my career to witness fi rsthand how the law can be used to make the promise of this nation a reality for individuals and for entire communi-ties.” Perez’s complete lecture will be published in an upcoming issue of the Howard Law Journal.

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Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited the law school in February and took time to meet with faculty. Pictured with the Justice are, left to right, Associate Dean Okianer Christian Dark, Professors Aderson Francois, Patricia M. Worthy, and Rhea Ballard-Thrower; Assistant Dean Reginald McGahee; and Professors Warner W. Lawson, Laurence L. Nolan, Homer H. LaRue, Steven Jamar, and Cheryl C. Nichols. The Justice’s visit occurred during the Eighth Annual James M. Nabrit Jr. Lecture Series. For more on the annual lecture, see page 15.

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Judge Alexander Williams ’85, takes a moment to greet new student Stanley Love Tate III.

Taking the Pledge to Lead the Fight for Social Justice

Josephine Harriott ’09 delivered the pin-ning ceremony address to the eager new students.

LISA L. CROOMSProfessor Crooms served as a panelist at “Advancing Human Rights and Jus-tice for All: A Symposium Celebrating Legal Aid’s 100th Anniversary.” The symposium was jointly presented by the University of Baltimore School of Law and the University of Maryland School of Law. Profes-sor Crooms’ panel was titled “Using Enforceable Hu-man Rights to Represent Poor People.”

HAROLD H. MCDOUGALLProfessor McDougall joined 23 other professors from the continental United States, Hawaii, and Canada in a round-table discussion at the Department of Education to discuss civic learning and democratic engagement. The roundtable was sponsored by the American Associ-ation of Colleges and Universities.

KURT L. SCHMOKEDean Schmoke was included in the 2011 Ford Freedom Award TV special hon-oring Judge Damon Keith and Judge Constance Baker Motley. The program, “Constance Baker Motley & Damon Keith: Champions of Justice,” aired on Saturday, May 14, on Detroit television station WXYZ-TV. The special was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company and the Charles H. Wright Mu-seum of African American History in Detroit.

ANDREW E. TASLITZProfessor Taslitz recently published “Prosecuting the Informant Culture,” in the Michigan Law Review, 109 MICH. L. REV. 1077 (2011). His next article, “Destroying the Village to Save It: The Warfare Analogy (Or Dis-analogy) and the Moral Imperative to Address Collateral Con-sequences,” will appear in the Howard Law Journal’s Spring 2011 issue.

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The Class of 2013 celebrated after the pinning ceremony with Student Bar Association President Brittany McCants (above), Howard University President Sidney A. Ribeau and First Lady Paula Whetsel-Ribeau (center) and faculty, staff, and alumni of the law school.

Average LSAT 153 Average GPA 3.2Average Age 24

embers of the Class of 2013 have degrees in fi nance, business, Eng-lish, biology, economics, international affairs, and political science,

said Assistant Dean of Admissions Reginald McGahee ’02. The class has an almost equal number of men and women whose average age is 24. The future leaders come from 30 different states as well as Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. “The Class of 2013 will be able to take on the challenges of law school and leadership,” said Dean McGahee. “They are diverse, excited, and ready to lead,” he said.

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oward Law students have been competing in moot court competitions not only across the country, but

also across the globe. Teams have traveled from Wash-ington, DC, to as far away as India to participate in competitions. By doing so, they have brought recogni-tion and pride to the law school, in addition to a host of trophies, plaques, and fi rst place wins! Here is a brief summary of team achievements:

Goler Teal Butcher International Moot Court Team

n February, three members from the Class of 2011 traveled to Mumbai, India, to participate in the D.M.

Harish International Moot Court Competition. Waris Husain, the team’s captain, won Best Oralist for the en-tire competition. Member James Harris-Chappell was the fourth Best Oralist in the competition overall. Team-mate Ral Nwankwo served as the team’s researcher. The India team competed against hundreds of students from across the world, defeating teams from Ethiopia, Mau-ritania, and Australia. The team also had the pleasure of mooting against the University of Moscow. “It was

a great experience,” said Captain Hussain. The students also beat teams from New York University and Colum-bia University. Team members Marwan McRae, Francine Foote, Arssy Hagos, and Kamal Nesfi eld competed at the Phil-lip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. During the Mid-Atlantic Rounds, Howard University School of Law was ranked 10 out of 26 schools and won three quarters of the rounds that they competed in. Hagos was ranked as 17th Best Oralist while Nesfi eld was ranked 11th Best Oralist! Both earned over 90% av-erages in their oral advocacy round scores. The Jessup Competition is considered one of the most prestigious competitions in the world.

Huver I. Brown Trial Advocacy Moot Court Team

our students represented Howard Law in the Ameri-can Association for Justice 2011 National Student

Trial Advocacy Competition in Arlington, VA, from March 3-6, 2011. The students were Ethan Ashley, De-nesha James, Angelica Jenkins, and Shaterra Reid. Howard was also represented at the National Trial Competition in Richmond, VA, from February 3-6, 2011. The students who competed were Tae Denise Gray, Stacy M. Allen, Elijah Johnson Jr., and Gregory Johnson.

Charles Hamilton Houston Moot Court Team

lass of 2012 team members Khlya Craine and Sheila Isong advanced to the fi nal sixteen of the Federal

Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition. In addition, Rustin Brown and Thomas Russell III advanced to the quarterfi nals of Widener Law’s Ruby Vale Corporations Moot Court Competition. In February, team members Lorna Henry, Stacey Sublett, Tamica Norton, Ebony Wheaton, Allison Fax, and Althar Haseebullah competed at George Washing-ton University and Catholic University respectively. The members fi nished strong in both regionals.

All of the moot court teams demonstrated the excel-lence of Howard University School of Law students!

(Left to right) Ral Nwankwo, James Harris-Chappell and Waris Husain, in Mumbia, India. The students competed against hundreds of students from around the world. Husain received the Best Oralist Award.

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Eighth Annual James M. Nabrit Jr. Lecture Series Featured Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

n Monday February 14, 2011, Dean Kurt L. Schmoke and Howard University School of Law hosted Associate Supreme Court Justice

Sonia Sotomayor as guest lecturer for the annual series. Justice Sotomayor held “A Conversation with Howard Law Students,” a private discussion which included a question and answer segment about the Justice’s journey to the Supreme Court, her life on the court, her favorite cases, and other questions. The more than hour-long session was peppered with many words of advice and wisdom to the law students as they contemplate their futures and careers. The conversation concluded in an exciting photo-taking op-portunity for the students. The Justice also took time out to have lunch with student leaders and others. The students said it was an honor and a privilege to meet the Justice and to listen to her words of wisdom.

Alice Gresham Bullock ’75, Dean Kurt L. Schmoke, and Vernon Jordan ’68, at the 2010 Benefi t Dinner in October 2010. “It is always a great pleasure to welcome reunion classes, other graduates, friends, and supporters of the Howard University School of Law,” said Dean Schmoke. See page 20 for more photos of the special occasion.

Celebrating 10 Years of Excellence: On May 29, 2001, the law school moved into its new state-of-the-art law library. On May 26, 2011, the Howard University School of Law hosted a reception in the library to honor the momentous occasion.

he 76,000 square-foot, four story, crescent shaped structure with expansive windows and a grand stone staircase leading to the Main Reading Room is a magnifi cent achievement in architectural design. The Law Library pro-

vides space for a book collection of up to 225,000 volumes and can seat more than 300 students. With wireless access throughout and a 52-seat computer training room, the Law Library is truly a resource for the 21st century. For more information about the Law Library, visit http://library.law.howard.edu.

Benefi t Dinner 2010: Raising Funds to Support the Law School

Justice Sotomayor met students from La Alianza, the Latino Student Association. Membership in La Alianza offers all Howard law students the unique opportunity to explore legal issues in Latino-related fi elds and provides a forum for learning about different Latino cultures. Pictured, left to right are John P. Lujan, Brenda Perina, Alia I. Puig, Sheila Mahadevan, Maria Daniel-Asturias, Justice Sotomayor, Awais M. Khaleel, Eva M. Moreno, Juan Carlos Lopez, Taris T. Burgess, and Geovanny E. Martinez, President of La Alianza.

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ill Coleman, senior partner with O’Melveny and Myers LLP, former Secretary of the

Department of Transportation, lead strategist on the legal brief in Brown v. Board of Education, fi rst American American to serve as a law clerk to a Supreme Court Justice, recipient of the Presi-dential Medal of Freedom, and author of Counsel for the Situation, Shaping the Law to Realize America’s Promis, was the guest speaker for the afternoon session of the Eighth Annual James M. Nabrit Jr. Lecture Series. Coleman recounted numerous stories about his history to a group of fascinated law students eager to hear more. Some students were surprised to learn that Coleman was the fi rst black person to join a major law fi rm in New York and Philadelphia. Accompanied by his daughter Lovida Coleman, Bill discussed the chal-lenges and milestones in his long distinguished career, and how he used the law to assure that justice was served. Coleman personally signed copies of his book for each student in attendance.

Pictured below: Bill Coleman with Howard Law Student Taris Burgess, daughter Lovida, and President Emeritus of Howard University H. Patrick Swygert ’68.

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The Lawyer in Public Service:

Valerie B. Jarrett

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alerie B. Jarrett is a Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and also oversees four departments: The offi ces

of Public Engagement, Intergovernmental Affairs, Olympic Paralympic and Youth Sports, and the White House Of-fi ce of Urban Affairs. She chairs the White House Council on Women and Girls and leads the White House’s business outreach efforts. Prior to joining the Obama administration, Ms. Jarrett served as the President and Chief Executive Offi cer of The Habitat Company. She served as Co-Chair of the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team, and Senior Advisor to Obama’s presidential campaign. Jarrett said that her work on the presidential campaign was the “most exciting thing I’ve ever worked on in my life.” She also admitted that public service can be very “hard and not for the faint of heart.” She said public servants have to stick to their core principles and beliefs and always be honest with themselves. Jarrett said that she is very proud of the work she does as a member of the Obama administra-tion because she is leaving a legacy of service and commit-ment to her family and to the citizens of the United States of America.

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Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement.

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The Class of 1960 50th Reunion Class Photo with Dean Schmoke and Howard University President Sidney Ribeau.

The Class of 1975 35th Reunion Class Photo.

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6th Annual Public Interest Auction

Thank you for your support of the 6th Annual Public Interest Auction! Due to your generosity, 13 fi rst and sec-ond year Howard law students received grants for their summer 2010 public interest internships. The students worked in a variety of public service organizations, from east coast to west coast. See the list below:

Generra C. Boozer Offi ce of the Public Defender, Dallas County, Texas

Phillip J. Braham Offi ce of the Public Defender, Los Angeles County, California

Francesca Braz U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce for the District of Columbia

Germaine Gabriel America’s Health Insurance Plans

Kurt N. Koning Instituto da Crianca (“Children’s Institute”)

Brad M. Lindsay Elders & Zinicola, PLLC

William J. Roberts Interfaith Worker Justice

Linsey A. Ruhl Restaurant Opportunities Center

Jaymes R. Sanford Federal Defenders of San Diego

Jessica L. Sinkfi eld Judge Craig Iscoe, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Courtney A. Tucker Offi ce of the Public Defender, Dekalb County, Georgia

Jennifer N. Williams Children’s Defense Fund

June A. Williams Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The Seventh Annual Public Interest Auction was held on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at the law school. Monetary donations can be made online at www.law.howard.edu.

The Class of 2005 5th Reunion Class Photo.

The 6th Annual Alumni Weekend

o coincide with Howard Home-coming and the Howard Univer-

sity School of Law Benefi t Dinner, four reunion classes came together for fellowship and fun times. The Class of 1960 celebrated its 50th Reunion and was honored at the

Benefi t Dinner on October 30th. The 35th Reunion Class, the Class of 1975, organized a recep-tion in the Law Library. During its planning, the class pledged to raise at least $25,000 towards the nam-ing of the Reserve Reading Room in honor of classmate M. Alice Gresham Bullock, a professor of law and former dean of the law school. It was during her deanship that the New Law Library was con-structed and Howard Law retained its accreditation. The Class of 1975 also will donate $5,000 for a lectern for the new mini moot court room. The Class of 1975 is the fi rst class

to organize around a major gift for campus improvement. The Class of 1980 celebrated its 30th reunion and organized an entire afternoon on campus that included a luncheon and a walk down memory lane. For its slideshow presentation, members used the law school’s up-graded lecture technology, which was made possible through a gener-ous donation from a supporter. The Class of 2005 celebrated its fi fth reunion. It is still the largest class ever to graduate from How-ard law school. Members attended the happy hour and benefi t dinner in impressive numbers.

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1920s Beverley Brathwaite 1923

1940s The Honorable Frankie M. Freeman 1947The Honorable Damon J. Keith* 1949

1950s William T. Mason, Jr. 1950Dr. Allie B. Latimer 1953Edward F. Aarons, III 1954Ethel Crawford Ellison 1954The Honorable Albert D. Matthews 1954John King Rector, III 1955The Honorable Reginald W. Gibson* 1956Alvin L. Henry 1956Thomas James Cunningham, Sr.* 1957Glenwood P. Roane, Sr. 1957Theodore U. Carter* 1958Dorsey Evans, Jr. 1958Siegel E. Young 1958The Honorable James H. Coleman, Jr.* 1959Halvor Thomas Miller, Jr. 1959William David Moore 1959Jacqueline S. Williams* 1959Larry C. Williams* 1959

1960s The Honorable Willard H. Douglas, Jr.* 1960Gerald W. Jones 1960The Honorable John H. Ruffi n, Jr. 1960Trustee Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.* 1960The Honorable Marcus O. Tucker 1960The Honorable Thaddeus V. Ware 1960The Honorable Levan Gordon* 1961The Honorable Roland W. Burris* 1963Theodore A. Miles 1963Leonard W. Lambert 1963Barbara Whiting-Wright 1963Lucy R. Edwards 1964Raymond K. Sewell, Jr. 1964The Honorable Ricardo C. Jackson 1965Ruby Burrows McZier 1965Warren H. Dawson 1966William R. Hill, Jr. 1966Nolan N. Atkinson, Jr. 1967The Honorable Ralph D. Cook, Sr. 1967Michael S. Pacht 1967Constance S. Rotan 1967The Honorable Fred Lee Banks, Jr. 1968The Honorable Walter L. Evans 1968The Honorable William P. Greene, Jr. 1968Ronald C. Hill 1968

Willie L. Hudgins, Jr.* 1968The Honorable Sharon Pratt 1968Lee P. Reno 1968Leonard N. Henderson 1968Professor H. Patrick Swygert* 1968Dr. Larkin Arnold, Jr.* 1969Irene B. Chikaka 1969Sanford Cloud, Jr.* 1969Verne A. Hodge 1969Professor Warner Lawson, Jr.* 1969The Honorable Rohulamin Quander 1969Sara B. Rearden 1969Professor Patricia M. Worthy 1969

1970s Dr. Daisy G. Collins 1970 The Honorable Xenophon Lang, Jr. 1970 A. Dwight Pettit 1970 Melvin W. Bolden, Jr. 1971 Charles N. Mason, Jr. (posthumously) 1971 Maudine R. Cooper 1971 James W. Dyke, Jr. 1971 Monroe W. Gibbs 1971 Emile L. Julian 1971 Trustee Stacey J. Mobley* 1971 Sherman B. Robinson 1971 Robert M. Willis 1971 The Honorable Mollie Wagner-Neal* 1971 Margo M. Bouchet 1972 Richard T. Cambosos 1972 Harriett T. Heywood 1972 William James 1972Marshall H. Layton 1972Franz R. Marshall 1972Carlton L. Preston 1972James Arthur Price* 1972The Honorable Sandra Ann Robinson 1972Lorenzo W. Crowe, Jr. 1973L. Hilton Foster, III 1973The Honorable Gail M. Frazier 1973Kamau King 1973Roger C. Maybin 1973Nigel L. Scott 1973John F. Mercer 1973The Honorable Isiah Leggett* 1974M. Algenita S. Davis 1974The Honorable Aubrey Ford, Jr. 1974Ruben Franco 1974James P. Greene, Sr. 1974The Honorable Lillian A. McEwen 1974Eugene A. Sawney 1974Matthew F. Shannon* 1974Barry M. Tapp 1974Eleanor Darden Thompson 1974

Ronald J. Walker 1974Beatrix D. Fields 1975Professor Mary Alice Gresham 1975The Reverend Dr. Kwame O. Reed* 1975Larry Delano Coleman 1976Jenice R. Golson-Dunlap 1976Richard M. Humes 1976Professor W. Sherman Rogers 1976Robert L. Bell 1977Annabelle T. Lockhart 1977The Honorable Charles L. Patton, Jr. 1977Richard A. Benson 1977Ivory E. Tucker 1977David Eliot Butler 1978Lawrence Donovan 1978Marilyn B. Hardin 1978Michael Don Harrell 1978The Honorable Gregory W. Meeks* 1978Alvin L. Pittman* 1978Carl Rhodes 1978Jean Ann Walker 1978Charles K. Barber 1979Darlene G. Barber 1979Denise Rolark Barnes 1979Rupert V. Berry* 1979Lezli E. Baskerville 1979The Honorable Loretta C. Biggs* 1979Eva P. Britt 1979Daniel S. Chung 1979Lionel R. Collins, Jr. 1979The Honorable Natalia M. Combs-Greene 1979Margo Domon Davenport 1979Robert J. Dowlut* 1979Earnest Franklin, Jr. 1979Earl J. Gee 1979Linda C. Glass 1979Sylvia F. Hardy 1979Willard I. Hill, Jr.* 1979The Honorable Michele Dudley Hotten 1979Rocquelle A. Jeri 1979Sister Bernadine Karge 1979Charles Edward Lawrence, Jr. 1979Vivian S. Lewis 1979Richard A. McCray, Sr. 1979Roberta J. Mims 1979Glenda H. Owens 1979Ivy J. Prout 1979Robert Simms Thompson 1979Stephanie Y. Bradley 1979Barbara G. Mason 1979Gregory E. Smith* 1979The Honorable Gregory E. Smith* 1979Roger Vann Smith 1979Dennis J. Starks 1979Bertrand S. Thomas 1979Wenda K. Travers* 1979The Honorable Joe L. Webster 1979Joy C. West 1979Laryce Woodyear 1979

1980s Sherri N. Blount 1980Charles W. Cobb* 1980Sheryl E. Ellison-Blue 1980James H. Mayo, II 1980Herbert Moreira-Brown 1980Carla D. Pittman* 1980Adrian C. Hunte 1980Heea Vazirani-Fales 1980The Honorable Julie M.T. Walker 1980Beverly Bass Chavous 1981Deidre S. Davis 1981

ALUMNI HONOR ROLL 2010Howard University School of Law would like to acknowledge its Alumni Donors who have made a cash donation to the law school during Fiscal Year 2010 (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010).

Cash donations include soft credit and matching gifts made through corporate or foundation giving on behalf of the graduate. Honor Roll donations do not include unfulfi lled pledges.

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Larry D. Dunlap 1981Clayton A. Graham 1981James A. McNeair 1981Coles B. Ruff, Jr. 1981Wayne Ryan 1981Richard F. Scotton 1981C. Hope Brown 1981Larry R. Handfi eld 1981Althea Debarr-Johnson 1981Bernard W. Smith 1981Kimberly Reed Thompson 1981Denise Washington 1981Patricia Washington-Belk 1981Linwood C. Wright 1981The Honorable John M. Younge 1981James Dodson Bishop 1982Lorena Smith Cabaniss 1982Mario P. Chatman 1982Darryl H. Dennis 1982Elizabeth B. Distefano 1982Mirlande Tadal-Jean Louis 1982The Honorable Wayny Toussaint* 1982Fredricka A. Wilson 1982Woodruff C. Adams 1983Calvin J. Allen 1983Miguel A. Almodovar 1983William J. Snipes 1983Valerie J. Daye 1983Douglas C. Greene 1983Stephanie Dowdy Jackson 1983Ronald Low 1983Professor Cynthia R. Mabry 1983Ron L. Magnus 1983Roxanne M. McElvane 1983Vincent B. Orange 1983David C. Points, Jr. 1983Zenobia J. Peoples 1983Steven E. Bullock 1983Jetty Louis Viot, III 1983Paul R. Webber, IV 1983Niketa Larrell Wharton 1983Sylvia G. Ash 1984Cyril L. Barry 1984The Reverend Khalfani B.W. Drummer 1984Ferguson Evans 1984Vanessa Gilliam-Collier 1984CeLillianne Green 1984Senator David B. Haley 1984Reginald W. Hamilton 1984Larry E. Hinton 1984Lonna R. Hooks 1984Sherry A. Hutchins-Henderson 1984Mozelle Lee-Daniels 1984Lisa T. Long 1984Andrea D. Martin 1984Singleton McAllister McHenry 1984Lori G. Millen 1984Laureen J. Mullins 1984Kenneth E. Sealls 1984Michelle C. Clay 1984Audrey Thomas-Francis 1984Leven C. Weiss, III 1984Deborah M. Wood 1984Sherri L. Wyatt 1984Vicki C. Bryant 1985

James M. Hunter 1985Dena C. Reed 1985Terry Clayton 1985Eric S. Buchanan 1985Yolanda Monroe Galloway 1986Channing D. Phillips 1986Michael J. Todd 1986Wendy Smith Barlow 1987Ava Green Bedden 1987A. Scott Bolden 1987Nichole Jenkins Washington 1987John D. Williams 1987The Reverend Rickey N. Jones 1988Diane Bradley 1989Millicent D. Newhouse 1989

1990s Rosalind R. Ray 1990Rocky J. Galloway 1991Vonda L. Harris 1991Fritz G. Jean 1991Danny G. Jemison 1991Carol Carr Little 1991Loren E. Mulraine 1991Donald M. Remy 1991Carlton M. Waterhouse 1991Myron P. Watson 1991Vickey A. Wright-Smith 1991Kevin D. Judd 1992Andrea D. Williams* 1992Calvin B. Fuller 1993Gina M. Merritt-Epps 1993Michael C. Epps 1994Paula N. Gordon 1994April Gordon Dawson 1994Reginald A. Greene 1995Talib I. Karim 1995Adam D. Schwartz 1995John S. Ferrer 1996Charemon C. Grant 1996Sheri Watts Streams 1996L. Rachel Gervin 1997Sheila Harley Washington* 1997Rahkel Bouchet Jackson 1997Julie D. Lawton 1997Tonya Waller Primus 1997Abel R. Coombs 1998Antoinette McIntosh 1998Neal F. Newman 1998Tracey Witten Rose 1998Professor Patrice L. Simms 1998Sha-Shana N. L. Crichton 1999Shai A. Littlejohn 1999Karin E. Ward 1999

2000s Tovah R. Calderon 2000Steve Cherfi ls 2000Khalif I. Ford 2000Tyresse Horne 2000Alicia J. Hubbard 2000Darren P. Riley 2000Ryan K. Harding 2001Demetria L. McCain 2001

Troy W. Poole 2001Antonia R. Soares 2001Reginald A. McGahee 2002Sonia Williams Murphy 2002Miriam E. Paul-Thacker 2002Melvin L. Sims 2002Mark Yann Thacker 2002Semira Asfaha 2003Jasbir Kaur Bawa 2003Cleon Lincoln Cauley, Sr. 2003Lenore Faye Horton 2004Michael Howard 2004Kamal Anwar Kamara 2004Johnna Michelle Rowe 2004Lyzette Monique Wallace 2004Akinbowale Olumide Adekeye 2005Samuel Addison Anyan 2005David G. Clunie 2005LaShanta Harris 2005Idris N. McKelvey 2005Kenneth John Nichols 2005Lani P. Shaw* 2005Jaron R. Shipp 2005L. Christopher Stewart 2005Leah C. Aden 2006Michelle A. Jones 2006Ernest D. Lyles, III 2006Elizabeth F. Matory 2006Princess D. Lyles 2006Alan B. Spencer 2006Henry A. Thompson, II* 2006Joyce A. Williams 2006Natalie Nicole Gunn 2007William W. Nesbitt 2007Denaka L. Perry 2007Marian M. Zapata-Rossa 2007Damarr Butler 2008Pawandeep K. Chatha 2008Patrice O. Clark 2008M. Lindsay Coker 2008Nina R. Frant* 2008Kristyan Rose Gilmore 2008Michele E. Gutrick 2008Caroline Boucher Hutton 2008Raina Marie Johnson 2008Erin N. McCoy 2008Gregory A. Thorp 2008Marques S. Johnson 2008Jack N.E. Pitts, Jr. 2008Sean P. Jamieson 2009James L. Moffett 2009Darla D. Woodring 2009

2010s Chelsea C. Freeman 2010Janine A. McKinnon 2010Emily C. Rutledge 2010

Thank you for your generous and thoughtful support!

Individuals followed by an * are eligible for the 2010 Langston Society having personally donated $1,000 or more to Howard University School of Law during Fiscal Year 2010.

If you would like your name to be removed from our Honor Roll, or to make a correction, please contact the Offi ce of Development and Alumni Relations at huslalumni@law.howard.edu or (202) 806-8177.

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New Interview Rooms for the Offi ce of Career Services!

On April 19, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to unveil two newly refurbished interview rooms in the Offi ce of Career Services. The remodeling project was funded by the Class of 2011. Class President Rachel Johnson (left), Vice President Charles Randall, Career Services Director LuEllen Conti, and Dean Schmoke cut the ribbon on the new offi ces.

Left to right, Kristin Dobbs, Rickeysha Godfrey, Shaterra Reed, Conti, Schmoke, JoAnn Fax, Johnson, Katina Chase, Randall, and Emil Ali proudly show off one of the beautiful new rooms.

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A Different Alternative: SPRING BREAK IN CHICAGO

HHoward Law Professor Josephine Ross took several law students and an assistant to Chicago to teach workshops at three inner city high schools. “Our goals were to instill some enthusiasm for the legal issues of our day and the rights embedded in the Constitution along with encouraging the high school students to go to college and even law school,” said Ross. Here, she shares the story of ASB Chicago: “How many of you have had run-ins with the police similar to what I just described or know someone close to you who has?” asked Stanley Tate III in a booming voice that fi lled the classroom. Almost every hand went up. Raven Radley and Stanley Tate III were partici-pating in Alternative Spring Break Chicago. From March 14 to March 17, 2011, six law students went to Chicago and taught workshops at three inner city high schools. The students were selected based on their enthusiasm and commitment to forty hours of research and preparation before arriving in Chicago. ASB Chicago was a unique undertaking for several reasons. First, we created a new model for teaching inner city youth constitutional issues, striving for in-teractive learning that would feel energetic and fresh to the high school classes. Rather than going to their classrooms, they came to us, with our students some-times entertaining two classes at once. Second, that took advantage of expertise in the education fi eld by collaborating with teaching professionals at Nation-al Louis University in Chicago. They helped create the model and gave feedback when our law students

sent descriptions of what they planned to present. Third, it was the fi rst time that our law school ex-panded its alternative spring break programs outside of New Orleans. “Let’s keep it real,” Mr. Tate would say if stu-

dents complained that his imitation of a police stop was too cordial, too sanitized. He would then allow the students to act out their police experience on him while Raven Radley helped shaped the students’ un-derstanding of the encounter within the twists and turns of Fourth Amendment law on search and sei-zure. In one class, so many students questioned their ability to assert their rights safely that Raven and Stanley began focusing the class on remedies. Not only did the law students tell the students how to make a complaint online, they fostered a discussion about protecting their neighborhood from unlawful police harassment. Students were clearly engaged, raising their hands to participate. “They engaged much more than they do in my class,” one teacher whispered to me. Our students offered three other workshops in addition to “Know Your Rights.”

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David Dirk taught about Exonerations through DNA using a Jeopardy-style game. Maryam Mujahid had students simulate a modern jury deliberation for the case described in To Kill A Mockingbird to explain why jury service constitutes such a signifi cant right. Brittany Gause and Daniel Cornelious taught Cyber Bullying and the First Amendment using an Oxford style debate. Maryam Mujahid started out her workshop discussing To Kill a Mockingbird. She asked the students how Tom must have felt knowing that ev-eryone believed him to be innocent yet knowing he would be convicted regardless. She then explained the limitations in jury selection in the South refl ected in the novel and how the Court has instituted some major improvements. Next, she took volunteers to role play a modern jury determining Tom’s fate. To those who volunteered, she handed cards describing something about them and how they might vote. The whole class had an opportunity to hear the simula-tion. Maryam was expert at pulling out from stu-dents their thoughts about what they learned. In one workshop she had to reach students whose primary language was Spanish and also teach students who understood the jury system from their own work on the “peer jury.” This ended up being one of her fa-vorite classes. The “peer jury” system at Farragut Career Com-munity High School allows students who commit minor infractions to be tried by a jury of their peers to determine the appropriate punishment or remedy. David Dirks took part in a role play the high school students put together. He played a student who had been rude to a teacher and who thought he had really done anything wrong. That is, until the peer jury stu-dents asked probing questions and soon he began to see his behavior in a different light. To make sure ev-eryone has a chance to speak, there’s a yellow duck handed around; whoever holds the duck is allowed to speak. Eventually they counsel him to change his attitude and rely on friends and work out a contract with him. The peer jury students had just come from Maryam’s workshop and they were excited about continuing to interact with our law students. David Dirks created a workshop about science in the courtroom based on information from the innocence project. His workshop was a particu-lar draw for science teachers. Students got excited

about earning points in the jeopardy game as well as astonished by some of the statistics about false con-victions. David used each question in his game as a jumping off point for a little background on false convictions and the role that science played in prov-ing innocence. The energy was so high in David’s classroom that he changed the rules to make them slightly less competitive. In the Cyber Bullying, the high school students were asked to take a position on whether the school should be able to monitor student Facebook pages to help prevent violence. Most students thought the school should not be allowed to do this, but they were divided into teams regardless of personal opinion. I was enlisted to work with one group. I enjoyed help-ing students fi gure out arguments they could make and seeing them grasp the notion that this, in fact, is what lawyers do. “How much money can you make as a lawyer?” one student asked me. After the argu-ments were made to the full class, another vote was taken. The change in opinions determined a winner at Oxford; for this workshop, it was but one of many observations that Brittany Gause would point out at the end of class. Students continuously improved their work-shops, fi nding what worked best, and tailoring them to the varied audiences before them. They also sup-ported each other in countless ways, rehearsing when we fi rst arrived and going to each other’s programs when they had a break during the day. The group was made up of two fi rst year students, two second year law students and three three L’s so there was a good deal of mentoring the brave 1L’s. The high school students asked about Howard undergraduate and about what they needed to do to get into college and how long it took to become a lawyer. The teachers were excited that we were there. We were welcomed warmly at all three schools: Far-ragut Career Community High School, Uplift Com-munity High School, and Wells Community Acad-emy High School. Our students ended each day exhausted, inspired and glad that most law school classes do not start before 9am. For comments from our law students about the trip, you can link to this video: http://www.nl.edu/news/howardlawvisit.cfm.

Investor Justice & Education Clinical Law Program Students Tour the Historic New York Stock Exchange On February 25, 2011, students from the Investor Justice and Education Clinic (IJEC) spent an exciting and educational day touring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The IJEC provides upper level stu-dents with a unique opportunity to acquire practical skills training and knowledge in the exciting fi eld of securities arbitration and investor protection. In the photo, (from left to right) IJEC Supervising Attorney Bruce Sanders and IJEC students Lindsey J. Mahoney, Andrea Wooding, Aariel C. Holmes, Courtney A. Tucker, Nadia Persaud, Christopher J. Boone, and Noel N. Isama discuss the workings of the NYSE with Jim Maguire (center), the longtime NYSE fl oor broker for the stock of Berkshire Hathaway, a company run by legendary investor Warren Buffett. Berkshire’s stock traded that day at $127,000 per share!

Photo courtesy of Bruce Sanders, Investor Justice Clinic

Alumna Receives White & Case LLP “Best Student Note” Award

lumnus Charles Moore, of D.C. offi ce White & Case LLP,

presented a check and plaque to Alumna Ritu Narula ‘10, for the Best Student Note published in the Howard Law Journal during 2009-2010. Narula’s Comment, “Wait, I Didn’t Even Know My Picture Was Taken!”: Application of the Dis-covery Rule to a Right of Publicity Claim, was submitted by the Journal to the Burton Foundation’s annual awards contest, which honors law school students who use “plain, clear and concise language and avoid archaic, stilted legalese” in their writing. Moore presented the check and plaque during the Howard Law Journal’s 10th Anniversary Judicial Reception in April 2011. Narula was unable to attend due to work commitments but was honored to receive the award.

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1940sFRANKIE MUSE FREE-MAN ’47, will be honored with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) Spingarn Medal, the NAACP’s highest honor. Freeman will become the 96th recipient of the award and will be honored during the NAACP national convention in Los Angeles, on July 28, 2011. In 1964, Freeman became the fi rst black woman ever appoint-ed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. In 2003, Freeman published her memoir, A Song of Faith and Hope.

1950sDOVEY J. ROUNDTREE ’50, will receive the 2011 Torchbear-er Award from the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and the WBA Foun-dation. The annual presentation will be held in Washington, DC. Roundtree’s autobiography, Justice Older than the Law, is available in paperback from Amazon.com and other book-stores.

1960s RETIRED JUDGE MARCUS O. TUCKER received the fi rst ever “Rainbow Award” present-ed by the Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court of Los Angeles County, for his commitment and advocacy for children. “Judge Tucker looked beyond the courtroom to meet the needs of children and youth, “said the organizers of the event. Tucker

and his classmates were recent honorees at the Law School’s 2010 Benefi t Dinner. Tucker is also the author of the Marcus Tucker Collection, a unique series of books about black men of courage.

1970sNORWOOD HOLLAND ’78, recently published a novel entitled Sleepless Nights. The book is available in bookstores and by contacting the author at www.norwoodholland.com.

MICHELE D. HOTTEN ’79, was appointed to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals for the Fourth Appellate Circuit, in Au-gust of 2010. She was sworn in by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. Hotten is the fi rst Af-rican American woman to hold a position on any appellate court in Maryland.

1980sSHEILA R. TILLERSON ADAMS ’82, was appointed by Chief Judge Robert M. Bell of the Prince George’s County Circuit, an administrative judge of the Prince George’s County Circuit Court and the Seventh Judicial Circuit.

CELILLIANNE GREEN ’84, recently published a poetry book entitled That Word. The book is available by contacting the author at cgreenatty@aol.com.

TANYA WALTON PRATT ’84, became Indiana’s fi rst Af-rican American Federal judge.

Pratt was sworn in on October 20, 2010. A native of Indiana, Pratt was recommended by then Indiana Senator Evan Bayh to President Barack Obama. She was confi rmed by the United States Senate in a 95-0 vote.

1990sTHOMAS MITCHELL ’93, was cited in Dukeminier, Krier, et al Property casebook (Aspen 7th Edition, AT 346-47). All Howard University School of Law property professors use this book in their courses.

KIMBERLY KNOWLES ’96, was appointed Magistrate Judge by Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfi eld. Prior to this ap-pointment, Knowles served in the Appellate, General Felony, Community Prosecution and Major Crimes, Fraud and Public Corruption and Sex Offense/Do-mestic Violence Sections of the United States Attorney’s Offi ce for the District of Columbia.

JUDGE MECA L. WALKER ’97, of the 247th District Court in Houston, Texas, has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foun-dation. Fellows are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demon-strated commitment to improv-ing the justice system through-out the state of Texas.

ERROL ARTHUR ’98, was appointed by Chief Judge Lee F. Satterfi eld on August 2, 2010.

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Howard University School of Law Congratulates the Class of 2011!

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Adam M. AcostaYaa Aba AcquaahRais AkbarEmil J. AlíStacy M. AllenTanell L. AllumsArielle C. AlmanCourtney AlvarezBrandes S. G. AshEthan Charles AshleyCharnay AugustinCharlene Alicia AustinMonica Ayala

Jessica R. BabridgeAlpha BahEmerson David Ballard IIIYonné S. BellamyBrandon Patrick BestBrittney Shannon BlakeneyChristopher Jerry BooneSandi Pessin BoydPhillip J. BrahamEbonie I. BranchRegina L. BranchFrancesca Magaly BrazPatrice Nicole Brooks-GellingTaris T. BurgessMark Spencer Byrd Carlton Campbell, Jr.Sheri Danielle CampbellElizabeth Ann CapunitanDenon Marcelle CarrCorinne Elizabeth CaterKatina E. ChaseBianca Irene Mariah CooperJessica A. CooperDaniel Lee Cornelious, Jr.Melissa M. Crespo Ashlee Jené DavisStephen Matthew Davis, Jr.Laura Anne Rose DeMichelisDominic A. DickersonPat D. Dixon IIIJason Alexander Dixon-AcostaKristin E. DobbsKareine Odelaine DurandTanisha M. Elliott

Reshaun Markie FinkleyLaToya Katrice Fluellen Ronan Allan GeronimoLa’Cresha A. GetterTamika GibsonAisha V. GranvilleMarla Lauren GreenbergElana Jenice GreenwayJason Jibri Griffi nMichelle Sonya Griffi nTamika Chanelle Griffi nMegan M. Grimball Amanda Janette HackettSali HamaBilal HarrisJames Lawrence Harris-ChappellDavid Matthew HelfrichLorna Maria HenryKoryn Nichole HighAlizabeth A. HollandJami Elena HollandAaron Michael HollowayDerick George HoltSameer HossainApril Nicole HunterWaris Husain Mummi S. IbrahimNoel Isama Julian Adam JacksonSha-Kara Elouise JacksonKevin Michael Wagner JacobsDenesha Patrice JamesClinton Jerard JohnsonGregory L. JohnsonRachel Cooper JohnsonDwane Omar JonesNadia Nicole Jones Kitanya L. KellyCandace Iman KeyOlufolajimi Abayomi KolawoleLouis F. Kolodner Marcus LeachCelia Holli LewisTaylor Nicole Lewis

Brad Mitchell LindsayTiffany Nicole Lindsay Abikanile Nayo Mack-WilliamsSheila MahadevanJustin MannSynda Aloma John MarkGeovanny Edmundo MartinezCheryl MatthewsAshkea Herron McAllisterBrittany Ann McCantsZila McDowellLa’Vonda Lynn McLeanAndrew Charles MendralaBrittany MobleyDanielle Alisha MooreEva Margarita MorenoJana MosesRobert Motta, Jr.Dawn N. Myers Orton E. NdauKamal Steven Nesfi eldTamica C. NortonRaluchukwu Nwankwo Ashley Elise OaksKolawole S. Onifade Karanja Jafari PattersonJuan Carlos PerezBrenda Thys PerinaBranden Otis PhillipsAndrew Lee Power Christopher J. RandleAlta Marlynn RayShaterra LaFaye ReedPatricia RobertsWilliam J. RobertsSheila Brittany Ruffi nDarcia A. M. Rufus Shari A. SaluDwayne D. SamJaymes R. SanfordCarly I. ScottMichale Alecia ShecklefordNaza Nicole ShelleyDeenea Shepherd

Jeffrey Lee SimonCrystal SingletonK’Shaani O. SmithSerena Marilyn SmithJarrett Brandon StromanStacey Jean SublettNadia Persaud SuterEliot Leila Sutler LaKera Chalice TompkinsFathia D. TourayAndre J. Townsend Elizabeth O. UgbomahIdongesit T. Umo Justin WhartonEbony Nicole WheatonKatarina E. Wiegele Camden W. Williams Forrest Brandon Young JURIS DOCTOR/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Loreál Kristian AndrewsWalter A. BernardHoward E. Conday, Jr.Nikkia C. GauseVernon Louis Taylor, Jr. MASTER OF LAWS Bruno Correa de AraujoNyahe GodsonGurpreet KaurYousun KimMuma Estella NgwepekemSebastien Esapa Njang

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Prior to his appointment, Arthur ran his own law fi rm. Arthur represented clients in the Dis-trict of Columbia and in Mary-land in criminal, delinquency, child abuse and neglect, and civil matters.

OLU ORANGE ’98, success-fully represented the son of Sammy Davis Jr., in a battle over the late entertainer’s estate. The estate is reportedly worth more than $10 million.

JAWANZA PHOENIX ’99, recently published a poetry book entitled The Intersection of Beauty and Crime. The book is available by contacting the author at jawanzap@aol.com.

2000sJANINE HANCOCK JONES ’00, has joined the law fi rm of Bricker & Eckler LLP as a

member of the Employment and Labor group. Jones counsels and represents clients on all man-agement side labor- and em-ployment-related issues includ-ing race, gender, age, disability and religious discrimination, sexual harassment, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Her practice also includes counsel-ing and representing clients in arbitrations and collective bargaining labor negotiations from bargaining through fact-fi nding.Prior to joining the fi rm, Jones served as the Senior Advi-sor and Deputy Legal Counsel to former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland.

CHANELLE P. HARDY ’04, joined the National Urban League as the Executive Di-rector of the National Urban League Policy Institute. Hardy worked in the offi ce of U.S. House of Representative Artur

Davis prior to her appoint-ment. At Howard, Hardy was a member of the Huver I. Brown Moot Court Team and a student attorney in the Criminal Justice Clinic.

AWENATE COBBINA ’09 will be serving as Chief of Staff for the White House Offi ce of Legislative Affairs. Prior to joining the Administration, he interned and worked for many public and private sector entities including the Offi ce of Manage-ment and Budget, Democratic Steering and Outreach Com-mittee, National Labor Rela-tions Board, National Football League, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

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In Memoriam

ETHEL ELLISON, Class of 1954, April 2010 in Washing-ton, DC.

DAVID N. HEYWOOD, Class of 1971, December 2010 in Chicago, IL.

ARCHON KENNETH SAFFOLD (KENNY), Class of 1978, October 2010 in Men-dota Heights, Minnesota

CHIEF JUSTICE LEROY HASSELL SR., friend of How-ard University School of Law, February 2011 in Richmond, Virginia.

Pictured: Howard law alumnus A. Scott Bolden ’87, (standing, left, front row) at the fi rst ever meeting of African American Managing Partners. The meeting was held during the 2010 Congressional Black Caucus weekend. The meeting was hosted by Grace Speights, the MP of the Washington offi ce of Morgan Lewis. The weekend was organized by John W. Daniels, Jr, the Chairman and MP of Quarles and Brady, and Benjamin Wilson of Beveridge & Diamond, PC.