A A R L L R IS ll ise E | S P R I N G THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MORITZ COLLEGE OF LAW SPRING 2015 2 0 15 & DISASTER THE LAW CRISES PUSH LAW TO THE BRINK INSIDE Seven alumnae share their stories From soldier to law student Larry Herman says goodbye A R Exposure First-year students catch up on the stairs of Drinko Hall. E R UI G C M N OLI C 2 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Dean’s Letter Diversity and inclusion Executive Editor essential aspects of the GARRY W. JENKINS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Moritz community [email protected] Editor BARBARA PECK n Embracing diversity is the right thing to do as Chief Communications a moral imperative and the strategic thing to do because Officer legal employers and their clients demand multicultural [email protected] competence. Beyond that, however, a diverse and inclusive community is essential to true excellence in higher education and in the legal profession. A range of differences brings new Writers and important perspectives to the table, spurs innovation ELIZABETH WEINSTEIN and problem-solving, and contributes to dynamic, high- Y Senior Writer ULT functioning teams. Simply, diverse academic environments C MC prepare good lawyers. And, inclusivity ensures deep KELSEY GIVENS O J engagement with the institution that swings open the doors Assistant Editor to the profession to a wide range of backgrounds. As a result, Moritz strives for a diverse and inclusive environment to enable every student to reach his or her full potential. In this regard, I refer to diversity in a broad sense of the word encompassing race, ethnicity, Design gender, sexual orientation and identity, disability, religion, age, military status, and more. In STUDIO 630 this issue of All Rise, we have a frank conversation with seven women about their experiences Studio630.net in what is still a male-dominated field. We also feature students with military backgrounds and others with science backgrounds. All furthering our understanding of the ways in which their contributions enhance classroom discussions and our profession. As lawyers, we are called All Rise is published by: upon to think, analyze, and problem solve. We do it better, of course, when there are diverse The Ohio State University viewpoints in the room. Moritz College of Law Over the past several years, law schools have faced severe challenges. In fact, for the fifth 55 W. 12th Ave. consecutive year, national total law school applications have dropped and media reports Columbus, OH 43210 continue to emphasize employment challenges for young lawyers. Yet, through a combination Phone: (614) 292- 2631 of efforts from our students and the college and some shift in market conditions, the word moritzlaw.osu.edu from Moritz is good: our employment numbers are up substantially and lead among our peers, our fundraising is up as we establish a culture of philanthropy, and our applications are Do you want to share up too, bucking national trends. At the same time, we have maintained access and reduced your thoughts on a topic average student debt. At Ohio State, nothing makes me more proud than being able to attract covered in All Rise? Send outstanding, diverse incoming students during these turbulent times. The reason we have been a letter to the editor by able to do this is because of generous support from our alumni. emailing Barbara Peck at In this edition of All Rise, we also added a new feature to our class notes section that takes [email protected], or mail a us beyond job changes, recognition in Super Lawyers, births, and wedding announcements letter to the address above. (although those can still be found there too). Each graduate of Ohio State law has a unique Letters may be edited. story to tell. We took a nod from the popular “Humans of New York” social media sensation, Diverse viewpoints are and created a feature of our own called “Lawyers of Ohio State.” We asked graduates from our presented in this publication, upcoming reunion classes a poignant question and let them answer in their own words. Their and they do not necessarily responses are thoughtful and I think you will see there is so much we can learn from each other. reflect the official policies of We invite all of graduates from our reunion classes to add their own thoughts on our reunion the law school. web page at www.moritzlaw.osu.edu/reunions. Dean and Edwin M. Cooperman Professor of Law Moritz College of Law | SPRING 2015 3 s t n e 24 t n 16 o C 12th & High 16 Q&A with Larry Herman After 53 years, beloved Criminal Law Professor Larry Herman retires from SPRING 2015 teaching and shares his memories with All Rise. 28 3L Reflections In the fall of 2012, we gathered a 20 American Hero Visits Moritz group of 1Ls for a photoshoot and John Glenn – U.S. Marine Corps aviator, survey. Catch up with some of them engineer, NASA astronaut, and former as they graduate. U.S. Senator – offers advice to an informal group of 1Ls who are interested in 34 Civil Rights At 50 political and government careers. Moritz recognizes the 50th anniversaries of the Civil Rights 22 Mixing Science and Law Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act How an undergraduate science of 1965. background can help launch a legal career. 40 Dispute System Design Workshop 24 Life After Service An innovative workshop gives How soldiers-turned-law students adjust students real world experience in to student life after military careers. conflict resolution. 4 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY IN EVERY ISSUE 3 Dean’s Letter 52 Alan C. Michaels discusses diversity in the law. 7 Notebook Catch up on news from the college. 38 Overheard in the Saxbe Visiting speakers offer insight into important issues of the day. 62 43 Office Hours Doug Berman talks about the current status of the death penalty in Ohio and beyond. 44 In Print 62 Mary Beth Beazley and Monte Beyond the Glass Ceiling Smith ’90 co-wrote the Seven female graduates, who book Legal Writing for Legal practice various types of Readers. law, share the obstacles they have overcome to make it to 46 1 Degree, 10 Careers the top of their chosen fields – as well as the ways legal Alumni whose practices practice is changing to better focus on alternative dispute accommodate women. resolution (ADR) share how their Moritz education helped 70 shape their careers. An Unsung Hero The late William M. McCulloch 82 Alumni Profiles ’25 is honored in two new Features books – and two works of All Rise tells the stories of art, for his pivotal role in the Kathleen Lyon ’98, David 52 When Disaster Strikes creation and passage of the Borer ’81, and Siobhan Disaster law is an emerging 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Boyd-Nelson ’05 field that has seen rapid Voting Rights Act of 1965. growth in the past decade. 83 Alumni Notes When a catastrophe occurs, 76 Pyramid Schemes Read the latest updates what role does the legal How Scott Richard Stanley ’06 from alumni living around system play in keeping – and his colleagues – helped the world. everyone safe? uncover a massive pyramid scheme that was international in scope. COVER CREDIT: MARIO BEAUREGARD/GETTY Moritz College of Law | SPRING 2015 5 fi rst gift 50¢ Michael E. Moritz ’61 Before he was a partner at a national law fi rm, before he helped create a worldwide health care industry services provider, before he gave $30 million to forever change education for Ohio State law students, Michael E. Moritz was a donor. Small Gestures are Signs of Great Gratitude. Whether it’s your fi rst gift or your hundredth, it matters. Notebook PEOPLE • PROMOTIONS • HONORS • EVENTS • QUOTES • NEWS • AND MORE The Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) works with academic units, commu- nity partners, and national organizations and institutions to focus on initiatives for the recruitment, retention, and success of underrepresented students, faculty, and staff at Ohio State. ODI includes three centers: The Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center, the Todd Bell National Resource Center on the Af- rican American Male, and the Latino and Latin American Space for Enrichment and Research (LASER). It also runs university initiatives, including: Future Faculty Re- treats; Dissertation Boot Camps; leader- ship initiatives for women of color; gender and LGBT diversity initiatives; diversity research grants; ODI Faculty Fellows; and partnership with Gates Millennium Bridge Builders. “Colleges and universities like ours don’t exist in a vacuum,” Davies said. “In a nation of increasing diversity, higher education institutions play a critical role in preparing students to be culturally Professor Sharon Davies competent contributors to their future professions and workplaces, and civically engaged members of their communities.” Davies named vice The Kirwan Institute will move its administrative home to the Office of Di- versity and Inclusion, where it will serve provost as the research arm of the department. Professor Davies will remain on the fac- ulty at Moritz, which she joined in 1995. n Sharon L. Davies, the Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Lib- Her scholarship and teaching focuses on erties and Executive Director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic- civil rights, criminal law, criminal proce- ity, has been named vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer dure, evidence, and race and law. Her hon- for the university. Her appointment is effective on July 1, 2015, subject to approval by ors include The American Constitution the Board of Trustees. Society’s Robert M. Duncan Award and Davies will replace Valerie B. Lee, who currently holds the position and is retiring. Lee, the Columbus Bar Association’s Liberty a professor of English, has frequently co-taught a joint law/English course on Critical Bell Award. In addition, she was presented Race Narratives for more than a decade. with the Key to the City of Birmingham, “It is an honor to be able to think about building on the many important accomplish- Alabama, for the contributions made by ments of Dr. Lee,” Davies said. “Building a richly diverse faculty, staff, and student body is, her book, Rising Road, A True Tale of Love, quite simply, a matter of academic and institutional excellence. Research shows that di- Race and Religion (Oxford University verse and inclusive campus environments promote research and innovation, and enhance Press). She also was named a 2015 YWCA the learning and problem solving skills of all students.” Woman of Achievement. – Barbara Peck Moritz College of Law | SPRING 2015 7 Notebook Moritz hosts Ferguson panel Delaney Marsco Emily Rotella n A standing-room only discussion J.D./LL.M. meeting on recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, featured Moritz professors Joshua Dressler, Amna Akbar, Ric Simmons, and Sharon Davies. They discussed the legal standard for self-defense, the history of race related protests, the structure of Avery Schumacher grand juries, and unconscious bias in American society. “As lawyers, it is important to tie the abstraction you learn in class back to reality,” said Dean Alan C. Michaels, who moderated the event. For more information, including photos, Tweets, a podcast, and media coverage, please visit: http://moritzlaw. Professor Katrina Lee Susan Kim Meghna Rao osu.edu/briefing-room/events/moritz- host-ferguson-discussion/ – EW Moritz 3Ls serve as legal writing fellows n Students from all over the globe come to Moritz College of Law’s Mas- ter of Laws (LL.M.) program with the goal of deepening their knowledge of U.S. Law and legal systems and advancing their careers. One key component of Moritz’s one-year Sharon Davies talks LL.M. program is legal writing. with a student after In the fall semester, all LL.M. students take LL.M. Legal Writing, a course designed to the panel give international students a strong foundation in U.S. legal writing. LL.M. students at Moritz receive a highly interactive and rigorous introduction to the communication of legal analysis in the U.S., including preparation of professional emails and office memo- randa and simulated meetings with law firm partners. This year, Moritz pioneered a new model: Professor Katrina Lee, a former law firm partner and litigator and an experienced legal writing professor, became Moritz’s first-ever director of the LL.M. legal writing program and assumed the responsibility of teaching all sections of LL.M. legal writing, with support from the first-ever Moritz Ric Simmons legal writing fellows. This year’s fellows are five 3L students: Susan Kim, Delaney Marsco, Meghna Rao, Emily Rotella, and Avery Schumacher. Selected through a competitive application process, the fellows “have all demonstrat- ed excellence in legal writing and have expressed enthusiastic interest in working with our LLM students,” according to Lee. She added, “The legal writing fellowship program is a terrific way for our 3L students to be involved in our LLM program at Moritz. We want our LL.M. students to feel as welcome and be as integrated as possible into aca- demic life at Moritz, and this is one way to help accomplish that goal.” The fellows serve as resources, holding regular office hours and making themselves Amna Akbar addresses accessible to LL.M. students for legal writing guidance throughout the semester. the audience – Elizabeth Weinstein 8 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Notebook Faculty promotions, appointments n The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved a host of faculty appointments and endowed positions for Moritz faculty. Cinnamon Carlarne was promoted to the rank Kathy Northern was named the Robert M. of professor. Carlarne is a leading expert in Duncan/Jones Day Designated Associate environmental law and climate change law and Professor of Law. She serves as the associate policy. Her scholarship focuses on the evolution dean for admissions and teaches Torts and of system of domestic and international Products Liability. environmental governance. Anne Ralph was promoted to the rank of Daniel C.K. Chow was named the Frank E. and associate clinical professor. Ralph teaches Virginia H. Bazler Chair in Business Law. He has Pretrial Litigation and Legal Analysis and published extensively on international trade, Writing. Her scholarship focuses on the international intellectual property issues, and intersection of law and narrative. Her most the legal system in the People’s Republic of recent piece was pulished in the Yale Journal of China. Chow is the author of four widely used Law & the Humanities. casebooks. Paul Rose was named the Frank E. Bazler Stephanie Hoffer was promoted to the rank of and Virginia H. Bazler Designated Professor professor. Hoffer teaches International Taxation, in Business Law. He is the director of the Tax Policy, and Contracts. Her most recent Law, Finance & Governance @ Ohio State article appeared in the Northwestern University program. An award-winning teacher, he has Law Review. written extensively on sovereign wealth funds, corporate governance, and securities regulation. Garry W. Jenkins was named the John C. Elam/Vorys Sater Professor of Law. He is the Guy Rub was promoted to the rank of associate co-founder and director of the Program on professor with tenure. Rub is an expert in the Law and Leadership and currently serves as intersection between intellectual property law, the associate dean for academic affairs. He contract law, and economic theory. His most specializes in corporate social responsibility, recent article on copyright appeared in the law and philanthropy, leadership studies, and Emory Law Journal. corporate governance. Todd Starker ’07 was promoted to the rank Kimberly Jordan was promoted to the rank of of associate clinical professor. Starker teaches associate clinical professor. Jordan teaches in Transactional Practice and Legal Analysis the Justice for Children Clinic. She is a former and Writing. Prior to joining the faculty, he senior attorney for the Legal Aid Society of represented clients of all sizes in corporate, Southwest Ohio, where she focused on family real estate, and financing transactions, ranging law and representing children in abuse and from a few hundred thousand to several billion neglect proceedings in juvenile court. dollars. Katrina Lee was promoted to the rank of Daniel P. Tokaji was named the Charles W. associate clinical professor. Lee teaches Legal Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Analysis and Writing, LL.M. Legal Writing, Legal Professor of Constitutional Law. He is a senior Negotiations and Settlements, and Business fellow in Election Law @ Moritz and is an of Law seminar. Before joining Moritz, she authority election law and voting rights. was a partner in a San Francisco law firm and He teaches Legislation, First Amendment Law, practiced complex litigation in the areas of Civil Procedure, and Election Law. – BP antitrust, real estate, construction defect, health care, and insurance coverage. Moritz College of Law | SPRING 2015 9 Notebook Two alumni honored for public service contributions at annual PILF auction n Two Central Ohio alumni were honored for their contributions to public Sally Bloomfield ’69 service at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Public Interest Law Foundation’s (PILF) Annual Auction on March 5. Sally Bloomfield ’69, a partner at Bricker & Eckler, and Eugene King ’83, former director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center, were presented with the PILF Excellence in Public Service Award for their positive influence and impact on the Columbus community. Each year two alumni, one from the public and one from the private sector, who display the spirit of public-interest work – whether through their career achievements or through volunteer activities – are selected for the award. Bloomfield was chosen as the attorney in the private sector honoree for her work in helping to establish the YWCA Family Center Pro Bono Legal Aid Clinic and her personal commitment to pro bono work in the Columbus community. Bloomfield serves as pro bono coordinator at Bricker & Eckler, where she works to encour- PILF auction age firm members to volunteer on projects such as the Volunteer Resource Center (VRC), Legal Aid Society of Columbus (LASC)-sponsored interfaith clinics, and the annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down legal clinic. King was selected for his career-long dedication to public service. He recently retired from his role as director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit orga- nization that seeks to expand, protect, and enforce the legal rights of low-income Ohioans. Before that King served as director of the Ohio State Law Legal Services Association. Throughout his career, King has fought to expand access to health care for low-income Ohio residents, including the more than two million now receiving Medicaid. He has worked closely over the years with PILF, the Pro Bono Research Group, and other student organizations at Moritz to encourage and support students in their pursuit of public interest legal careers. This year’s PILF auction raised over $44,000, which will be used to support stu- Eugene King ’83 dents working in public interest positions over the summer. – Kelsey Givens Berman co-authors white paper on raising tobacco sales age n Assistant Professor of Public Health and Law Micah lives by preventing adolescents from ever taking up smoking. Berman is making headlines after co-authoring a white paper that “The key point is that if people get through adolescence with- recommends raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes in Ohio to out smoking, it is highly unlikely they will ever start,” Berman 21. The paper, published by Ohio State’s College of Public Health, said in an Ohio State University news release. “The flip side of with Rob Crane, clinical associate professor of family medicine, that is if they do start smoking in adolescence, everything we and Natalie Hemmerich, an attorney and postdoctoral fellow in have learned about teen brain development shows that it will be public health, states that raising the tobacco sales age would save much harder for them to quit later.” - KG 10 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY