JURISSummTer 2015 Wake Forest THE MAGAZINE OF WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW \NAkl.lOHL> »" -- - 4 4 is COME TO LAW ALUMNI WEEKEND, OCT. 23-24! go.wfu.edu/lawalumni2015 Wake JURIST Forest NEW DEAN, NEW LOOK Summer2015 Volume45Number 1 | Editor LisaSnedeker Associate Editor StacyJones Class Notes Editor JanetWilliamson Graphic Designer HollySwenson Photography KenBennett ShonGilmore RobertRoss LisaSnedeker RachelWallen Proofreader ShannonConner Writers 4 TRANSFORMING WORRELL JulietBeckstrand Elizabeth Dalrymple LindseyGallinek 12 FOUR QUESTIONS WITH THE DEAN MaryGuinea StacyJones 13 PROFESSOR TIM DAVIS NAMED BrookeMetz MaggieSandy ACADEMIC DEAN JoyTruluckScheidt LisaSnedeker GeorgiaSullivan 34 TRIBUTE TO DON CASTLEMAN JohnTrump RachelWallen 54 ALUMNI PROFILE: HIRAM H. WARD Wake Forest Jurist is published by the \Vake Forest Universit)’ School of Law. All rights reserved. The views expressed herein do (JD '50) not necessarily reflect those of^Vake Forest UniversitySchoolofLaw. 68 ALUMNI SCOTUS BAR ADMISSION Send class notes to: CEREMONY JuristNotes P.O. Box7205 Winston-Salem,N.C. 27109 [email protected] DEPARTMENTS Send alumni address changes to: AlumniRecords P.O. Box7227 24 News Briefs Winston-Salem,N.C.27109 35 Faculty Notes [email protected] 52 Class Notes Find us online at: law.wTu.edu ©2015WakeForestJurist 2 / law.wfu.ed FROM THE DEAN Dear Brotherand Sister Alumni, Greetings fromthe“new” Worrell Professional Center, thewonderfullytransformedhome of yourlawschool. Ihopeyouhavebeen staying in touchwith us so that it comes as old news thaton July 1, 1 assumedtherole ofyour new dean. Mypastyear as interim deanwas a wonderful ride, and I appreciateyoursupport asyoutookitwithme. As Provost Rogan Kersh pointed outatthisyears HoodingCeremony, thereare no “interim”problems,budgets or students. I amthrilled to carryon thegreatworkthatwe begantogetherthispastyear. Realize, though, thatI see thisyearas thebeginningofa new deanship, notyeartwo ofwhatbeganwhen I wasyour interim. Thisyearis myfirst asyour dean. AndI can say,lookingat ourlawschool with fresh eyes, that I couldnotbe more proud ofwhat I see. Much ofthat isbecause ofyou, ourloyalalumni, to whom I am deeplygrateful. In the faceofa changinglegal market,youhave rolledupyoursleeves andhelpeddemonstrateyour commitment to ourstudentsbyofferingemployment, mentoring andprofessionaldevelopmentopportunities, amongothers. Ourextraordinaryfacultyandstaffreflectthat samecommitmentto our students. Inside and outsideofWorrell, I hearthe same question: “What can I do forourlawstudents?” SpeakingofWorrell, I hopethatyouwillmake itapointtovisitthe newhome ofthe lawschool - and soon. Asyoucan see fromthephotos (which don’tbegin to do itjustice), thetransformation of Worrell is real. From the bottom ofmyheart, thankyouto allwhohave madethis dream a reality. The change is absolutelystunning. Wecanhardlywaitto showoffourbeautiful space toyou during ourgrand openingas partofLawAlumniWeekend, Oct. 23-24. Nowthat I’m dean, I have the responsibilityforarticulatingthevision forthelawschool. I’m lookingatWake Forestlawschool forthe firsttime, in away, and I am enjoyingputtingintowords whatmakes us distinctive andwherewe intendto go. Iknowthatwe continue to graduateWake Forestlawyers who becometheleaders in ourprofession andraisethebaronwhat it means to be acitizen lawyer. Aswe respondto andanticipate changes in the deliveryoflegal services, our program oflegal education willchange. Aswe change, however, wewill continueto nurturethe tradition that makes us who we are. I inviteyoutojoin meonthisjourney. Grateful foryourcontinued support. WAKE FOREST JURIST, SUMMER 2015 / 3 IN 1990, GEORGE H.W, BUSH WAS PRESIDENT, the World Wide WWW Web/Internet protocol (HTTP) ond language (HTML) was created, the cost of a Super Bowl od was $700,000 and ground was broken on the Worrell Professional Center. Three years later, the Woke Forest School of Low and Schoo of Business moved into the building I designed by famed architect Cesar Pell who designed the World i, Financial Center, amang ather andmarks. I With the departure ofthe School of Business in the summer of2013, the School ofLaw embarked on an ambitious transformation. In the summer of2015, after more than $9 million in donations and countless hours ofdemolition and construction, students, faculty, staffand alumni are enjoying meeting in the new Law Commons (complete with a fireplace) over a cup ofStarbucks or Krankies coffee and a snack from the Legal Grounds Cafe. Kudos to Associate Dean of Administrative and Student Services Ann Gibbs who worked tirelesslywith LS3P Associates lead architect Scott Baker and I. L. Long Construction to ensure the project was done in time for classes. Following are some highlights ofthe new spaces we mixed with historical photos to showyoujust how far we’ve come. We hope you will see it foryourselfduring LawAlumni Weekend, Oct. 23-24. COMMONS LAW FOYER. Named David (BA '80, JD 82) and Pamela Furr for David (BA’80, ID ’82) and Pamela Furr recognized that thetransformation ofWorrellis crucial toWake Forest Law’s success in attractingthebest andbrighteststudents. That’swhythe Furrs made aleadership commitmenttothebuildingcampaign. “Ifyouwanttobe atop lawschool,you haveto havethebestprofessors andyouhaveto looklikethebestlawschool, David Furrsays. “Wake Forestteachesyouto dream, to thinkbigandto reallybelieve inyourself. Youhaveto return some ofwhatyou’vebeen given. Iwantto make sure there’s someoneelseouttherewhohasthe opportunities I did,because it’sbeen fabulous. 6 / law.wfu.ed Named for James L. (BA 61 D 62 and Barbara S. Swisher f , J ) [ V Jim Swisher (BA ’61, JD ’62), apartnerin Cahoon &Swisherin Greensboro, North Carolina, has served on the Board ofVisitors. As amajorcontributortothetransformationofWorrell, thegiftfromhim andhiswife, Barbara,wentto the LawCommons. Hisreason forthatparticulargift? Thelawschool asked him. “Thelawschoolhas done so much forme,” he says. “Whatevertheyasked mefor, I wouldhave done.” Heremembershisyears at thelawschoolasgolden ones: full ofthe excitement ofbeingon a newcampus; asenseoffellowship; and awonderfulcadre ofprofessors. “The professors knewyou, theyknewyourname, theyknewwhoyouwere. Itwas arealclose-knitgroup.” WAKE FOREST JURIST, SUMMER 2015 / 7 LAW COMMONS STUDY Named Doug Doug (JD ’79) and PeggyAbrams (JD ’80) hiave devotedtheirlivesto two for (JD 79) ideas: tirepowerofthe lawto change lives andthe importance ofusing and Peggy (JD 60) Abrams their success to help extendjustice to some ofsociety’s most marginalized members. Theyare partners in the firm ofAbrams &Abrams PA in Raleigh, North Carolina,which specializes in catastrophicpersonal injurycases involvingplantexplosions, defectiveproductsandvehiclewrecks. “Oneof thethings Wake ForestLawinstills in its students isthe importanceofusing theirlegal educationto maketheworld abetterplace,” PeggyAbrams says. ANDEKSON SMITH OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTJTEACH The Pro Bono Projectbegan as a concentrated effort to provide legal information to acommunitythat was underserved and, in somecases, uninformed about thelegal process. Since its inception, the project has expandedsignificantlyto meetthe deans’vision ofdevelopingcitizen lawyers. Under the supervision ofOutreach Director Professor Beth Hopkins (BA ’73) and Pro Bono Project Coordinator Denise Hartsfield (JD ’91), students can gethands-on experiencethrough the Pro Bono Projectandthe Public Interest LawOrganization (PILO). Both programs, wTich arelocated in the newSmith Anderson Office ofCommuniy Outreach, continueto seeknew'horizonsto reach those in need oflegal assistanceand to touch those who have lost hope in thelegal system. 1 A list ofall contributing partners to the building transformation "1 can be found at http://vision.law.wfu.edu/donors/ k 8 / law.wfu.ed