John M. Harlan Louis D. Brandeis
Louisville Law Examiner Serving The University of Louisville Law School Community
Volume I, Number 8 Louisville, Kentucky, April 6, 1976
Budget Increases,
Law School Short
By Craig Thielke
The governor-'s budget
recommendation of $71 j million for the
University has been passed by the General
Assembly and compared to other state
universities, U of L got a "fairly
significant" amount of the new money
available, according to John Dillon,
vice-president for academic affairs. He
added however, that the budget is still
going to be pretty tight.
million in catch-up money (ie. money to
bring the various units to a level
comparable to the University of
Kentucky), and we got slightly over $5
million. Of this, all but something over $2
million was earmarked for special
purposes such as grant replacement, so
that leaves an amount slightly in excess of
$2 million available for catch-up," said
Mr.Dillon.
Vice President John Dillon
Circulation 3500
Asst. Dean Steven R. Smith
The money that comes from the state
can be divided into at least two major
funds. The largest part is used to pay the
"base budget" ·costs such as faculty
salaries and supplies and expenses.
According to Mr. Dillon, the money
allocated by the- General Assembly for
this year's base budget was grounded on
the base budget from last year of each
school plus five per cent.
Of this available catch-up money,
much of it has already been spoken for. U
of L President James Miller has
committed $1.2 million of this new
money for new faculty positions. Four
units however will not get any new
faculty positions, one of which is the Law
School.
Screening Nears End
This five per cent increase must be
used for its intended purpose. However,
each school or "unit," is free to distribute
the extra money within the category as it
sees fit. For example, the increased
faculty salary money may be distributed
in a five per cent across the board raise,
or, explained Mr. Dillon, a unit could give
each faculty member a three per cent
raise and use the rest of the money for
merit increases to particular faculty
members.
As for the supplies and expenses, cost,
Dillon said the situation is less complex.
But he added, "The cost of utilities,
postage, etc. is skyrocketing, and these
increased expenses have to come right off
the top of the five per cent."
The second large fund is known as
"catch-up money." "We requested $20
News-In-Brief
"The University is not in a steady state
where enrollment does not change," said
Mr. Dillon. "If it were, we wouldn't have
to hire new faculty and we could use the
new money for catch-up." Mr. Dillon
noted that to lim1t enrollment on the
undergraduate level so as to artificially
create a steady state would be
"absolutely immoral," defeating the
purpose for which U of L joined the state
system.
There is also an "enrollment pressure
fund" maintained by the Council for
Public Higher Education, said Mr. Dillon,
which will give U of L an additional
$350,000 for new faculty.
The dean of each school submits to
the office of academic affairs both a base
budget and an "expansion budget." The
expansion budget lists the priorities of
each school for proposed use of any
additional funds that may become
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By Sandy Askland and
Bill Bardenwerper
The Dean Search Committee is
drawing closer to fulfilling its task of
screening candidates for the Law School
deanship position.
Eventually, the faculty will choose
from among at least seven interested
candidates a "preferred group" of at least
three candidates. University President
James G. Miller will make the ultimate
selection from this list of three.
The committee, comprised of seven
faculty members and three students,
chaired by Mr. Gene Teitelbaum, first
advertised nationally in selected journals
and recruited among accredited law
schools for the nomination of candidates.
Then, based upon committee assessment
of the candidates' achievements in legal
scholarship, actual practice, and
administrative experience, a list was
composed of approximately 70 eligible
individuals, the most capable of whom
were sent invitations to apply for the
position.
·Carroll Addresses Class of '7 6
The University of Louisville School of
Law will hold graduation ceremonies on
Sunday, May 9, 1976 at 4 p.m. on the
Belknap Campus.
Gov. Julian Carroll will deliver the
commencement address to graduating
seniors.
In case of rain, ceremonies will be
held in DuPont Manual High School
Auditorium.
A reception will follow immediately in
the lob by of the law library. All
graduates, faculty, alumni and guests are
invited to attend.
No-fault sem~nar
A Practical Skills seminar exploring
the "Practical Aspects of No-Fault Auto
Insurance" will be sponsored by the Law
School, the Center for Continuing
Education and the Louisville Bar
Association. The seminar will be held on
Friday, April 16, in Middleton
Auditorium, Strickler Hall on the U of L
campus.
Topics to be covered include: assigned
claims, procedure and application of the
coverage to various types of vehicles.
The program begins at 1:30 p.m. with
adjournment at 5: 15 p.m. Mrs. Maria
Meuter at the Law School should be
contacted for details and registration. The
registration fee is $5.
Ball on the .. belle
The First Annual Ball on the Belle will
be held Wedn~sday, May 5 from 8:00
p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on the Belle of
Louisville. All students, faculty and Law
School Alumni are invited. "Black tie"
attire is optional. Tickets and details are
available through Rita Siegwald and
Becky Wiemberg in the Law School
Dean's office until Awil 30.
Tha.rtks Alumni
The· University of Louisville
Alumni and Development Office
greatly appreciate the continued
support from the Law Alumni. We
sincerely thank theLaw Alumni for
helping the Law School and the
University strive for greater excel·
lence.
Thus far, six candidates have visited
the Law School, five of whom have held
personal, open forums with interested
students. Generally, student questions
have been directed to the candidates'
views regarding night school, internship
programs, a placement office, facilities of
the Law School, funding priorities, and
the candidates' approaches to the
deanship position.
Of the six candidates interviewed, four
have strongly favored a night school. One
of the candidates commented that we
could not do away with night school
"purely and simply because it can't stand
on its own feet. Few can," he said.
A fifth candidate said that the night
school would have to be "seriously
studied."
All candidates expressed the need for
an expansion of clinical programs. One
candidate said that such programs are of
real importance and he emphasized that
· the Law School should "concentrate on
the best possible education for practicing
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On The Inside
Letter to Editor ...•........ p. 2
Alumni Foundation Report ... p. 2
Public Defender Problems .... p. 3
NYU Bicentennial Confab ...• p. 3
Main Building Renovation ... p. ~5
Master Plan Calls for
New East Wing .........• p. 6
Downtown Location Idea .... p. 7
Law School at Shelby Campus p. 8
Legal Aid Program .....•.... p. 8
Long Range Planning
Committee Project ....... p. 9
Bail Bondsmen
Near Extinction ...•.... p. 10
Fraternities ...•.......... p. 11
Calendar •.•............. p. 11
Moot Court Finalists •...... p. 12
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2 " L~uisvill't! 'Law' E':'I:lltn'iner, 'April·6~· 1976
tGouisuille tGaw i.Examiner
DONALD W. PEARCY
RUSSELL CRUSOTI Editor-in-Chief
THOMASG.KARAGEORGE
Associate ·Editor Business Maflllger
Peggy Bruce Staff
Douglas Lapidus
News Editor Sandy Askland
Lee Knight Articles Editor
Lee Calarie George Moss Charles Randall
Features Editor William Burkhead Projects Editor
Abraham Hoffmann Photographer Craig Thielke
Photography Editor William Bardenwerper City Editor
Consulting Editor
Judge MARLIN M. VOLZ Ad~·isory Board Prof. LESLIE W. ABRAMSON
Editorial
Who Serves Whom How?
The photo essay included in this issue
of the now-completed main building
renovation illustrates yet a further step in
the overall rejuvenation of the Law
School's programs and offerings. With the
completion of the building's
refurbishment the Law School will have
available for use once again the Senior
and West Basement classrooms. The
Brandeis room will be returned to its
former state as a repository for the
invaluable Brandeis collection, and a
Harlan room will be opened on the
second floor. A second basement
classroom has been added to the east
wing.
As for the remainder (and bulk) of the
building's rooms, plans call for the return
of administrative offices from their
present occupation of the library
basement. With that we have no
complaint. Even with the then additional
book storage and study space the library
will have reached its volume capacity by
the end of the next school year.
Our concern is simply with the
insensitive takeover by the Law School
administration through executive fiat of
every other room of the main building.
Of the 25 major rooms involved in the
renovation, 19 are being allocated to
administration and staff with a few of the
19 rooms going to faculty. That leaves
the five rooms mentioned above for the
ostensible use of students with two of
those, the Brandeis and Harlan rooms,
likely seeing little, if any, student use.
The remaining room is the old Attilla
Cox library, gutted of bookshelves and
the former balcony, and now a most
suitable room for large lecture classes,
meetings and receptions. The problem is
that the Law School administration is
contemplating appropriation of the room
for further office space - an act of
improvidence at best, but more
realistically a ridiculous waste.
With the need for classroom space at a
premium, surely tlie Administration
would not confiscate from the student
body, the only "unaccounted for" area of
the main law building. If this does occur
then what really have we (the faculty and
students) gained from the over
$400,000 worth of renovation except one
new (basement) classroom and a coat of
paint. We find it hard to believe that
University President James G. Miller
appropriated the much needed and
sought after grant of state funds with the
design to establish an ostentatious Law
School Administrative Annex._ If such is
the case, we would be left with a
beautifully, fake facade, disguising a law
school disgustingly deficient in the basic
services and facilities it owes to its
students.
Two fmal items included in the main
building renovation plan are a room for
lockers and a space for food vending
equipment. The Student Bar Association
has taken action to assure that the
students are not denied total use of the
facility. But although the University
Facilities Management Office is eager to
include these items, the Dean's office
without consultation has made efforts to
erase these plans from the blueprints.
Regardless of the logic (though we say
illogic) of their r~soning, one point
remains obvious: students are the Law
School. Their needs, even wants, must be
given consideration. A law school isn't
just faculty; it isn't deans or secretaries
alone; and it isn't just a library. Without
students, they serve no purpose. In sum, a
law school should not be run with those
narrow interests solely in mind.
The Louisville lAw EXJlminer is published every three weeks on Tuesdays dming the
academic year except during holidays and examination periods in the interest of the
University of Louisville Law School community. The Louisville lAw Examiner does not
necessarily express the views of the University. Editorial opinions are those representing a
majority vote of the managing board.
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Letters to Editor
Standing Corrected
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to the picture
designated as "The Former
Jefferson School of Law at 312
Armory" on page 4 of the March 2,
1976 issue of the Louisville Law
Examiner.
I do not know where the Mr.
Lapidus acquired his information,
but this building housed the
University of Louisville School of
Law during the time I was a
student. Mr. Leon P. Lewis was
Dean and Sinclair Daniels was
Secretary of the School.
As I recall the Jefferson School
of Law was at another location in
downtown Louisville.
C. Ellis Deibel
Attorney At Law
Jeffersonville, Indiana
(The photo to which you refer was
indeed the University of Louisville,
School of Law which building was
occupied until the move to the
Belknap Campus in 1939. Our
misinformation was acquired from
information printed beneath an
archives photograph. Thanks to you
and the other alumni who brought
this to our attention. - ed.}
Alumni Support
Dear Sir:
I want to commend you on the
fine job you did writing the Law
Examiner editorial of March 2,
1976, and I encourage you and
your staff to continue in your
efforts to secure for the Law
School the support of the
practicing alumni. It also appears
there is a need for the Law School
faculty , administration and
students to pull together in active
vocal support of the Institution
upon which their careers depend.
The Law School has made
progress in recent years and I think
it will continue. Let's not give up
hope for the future.
Daniel B. Boone
Attorney at Law
Louisville, Ky.
P.S. The programs initiated by
Dean Volz several years ago were
really effective and should be·
reinstated.
D.B.
Alumni Foundation Report
The Law Alumni Foundation, Inc. of
the University of Louisville elected
officers on Tuesday, March 29, 1976
during a luncheon meeting at the
Jefferson Club in the Citizens Building.
The officers elected include: James T.
Carey, President; Ralston W. Steenrod,
Olga S. Peers, and the Honorable George
Williamson, Vice-Presidents; Edwin E.
Schottenstein, Treasurer and Willie C.
Fleming, Secretary.
Among other action taken at the
meeting was the establishment of the
Pearl Von Allmen Media Center as a
memorial to the former librarian of the
Law School. The Foundation allocated
$3,500 for the purchase of various films,
cassettes and video tapes dealing with
specialized areas of law. A weekly series
for law students is planned utilizing the
Media Center's acquisitions.
The Trustees of the Alumni
Foundations voted to donate $5,200 to
the law library for needed purchases. The
Foundation is in the fourth year of a five
year Ia w library campaign. To date over
$150,000 has been donated for the library
building fund and book purchases. The
Foundation was also instrumental in
arranging the donation of two private law
libraries to the Law School: one from a
local law firm and the other from a local
company.
The Alumni Foundation also released
its financial report which shows:
$34,548.78 in the University account;
$220.92 in unpledged income; $4,422.00
in the gifts account at the University (out
of which the Pearl VonAllmen memorial
will be taken) · and a $76,108.26 fund
specifically allocated for the law library
on deposit in a local bank.
Editorial
With Help From Friends
In closing out this our first year of
publication, we would like to express our
sincerest thanks to aU those persons and
organizations without whose ·help and
contributions we most certainly could
not have survived.
Special words of appreciation are in
order for the Law Alumni Foundation,
the U of L Alumni and Development
Office and the Student Bar Association
for their monetary contributions which
gave us our start and sustained us
throughout the year. It took a great deal
of faith on their parts to appropriate the
funds for an untried venture which could
have resulted in disappointment. We only
hope that we have proven to be successful
in their eyes.
Additional thanks go to our
advertisers. If a publication can gauge its
success by the quality and faithfulness of
its advertisers, we feel content in that
many of ours found it desireable to
continue to utilize us for the entire year.
To those we are grateful.
Finally, we must not forget Judge
Marlin Volz and Professor Leslie
Abramson who served as our faculty
advisors. Neither ever expressed any
doubt about our sincerity or competence.
We thank them for their conviction and
dedication to the betterment of the Law
School and hope that they have been
proud to be associated with the Law
Examiner.
.. Louisville Law Examiner, April 6, 1976
Public Defenders
Need ''Legal Aid''
By Peggy Bruce
Last year, 4,555 indigent
persons enjoyed the services of the
Louisville-Jefferson County Public
Defender Corporation. The future
source of defense for such indigent
persons in Jefferson County,
however, is uncertain. Financial
troubles plague the office of Public
Defender.
With a mere $6.27 in the
corporate account, the
Louisville-Jefferson County Public
Defender Corporation began its
planning phase in April 1972. The
first client was accepted on July 1.
The budget has grown to a
current operating figure of
$491 ,000. Due to bureaucratic
misfortunes, the budget for the
next fiscal year will be $278,000-
a sum grossly inadequate for the
defense of an increasing number of
clients.
The burden of uncertainty
weighs heavily on the shoulders of
Colonel Paul Tobin, Executive
Director of the Corporation, and
Jefferson County Public Defender.
Mr. Tobin has planned and
followed the development of the
program since its inception. From
the beginning, finances for the
program have been deficient.
According to Mr. Tobin, the
state public defender system was
originally funded according to the
number of circuit judges in the
district. Any additional money was
to come from the county. Jefferson
County, with 16 judges, received
$224,000 for the Public Defender.
The statute was written with
only the defense of felons in mind
- an estimated 800 cases per year.
However, in Argersinger v.
Hamlin, the Supreme Court
extended the right of appointed
counsel to all indigents facing a loss
of liberty - all misdemeanor cases.
The burden was placed upon the
Public Defender to comply.
Using the latest decennial census
as a base, the 1974 funding plan
allocated monies to the Public
Defender program according to
population - which allowed a mere
40 cents per capita. This increased
the total funds to $278,000 for the
Public Defender program.
Nevertheless, due to the number of
indigent clients brought into
Jefferson County from other areas,
the office of Public Defender felt
the strain.
In 1975 the defense of juveniles
was added to the duties of Public
.Defender. A federal grant of
$108,000 was obtained in order to
comply. The county and city
contributions added $105,000 to
the budget for a total of $491,000.
By July, the federal grant will
expire, and the county and city
revenues will not be available. lhe
staff will be required to defend an
ever-increasing number of felony,
misdemeanor and juvenile cases on ·
a budget of $278,000. As Mr ..
Tobin explained, the Public
Defender will be asked to "do twice
as much for half" the
compensation.
Under KRS. 31.060, Jefferson is
the only county required to
maintain an office of Public
Defender. The executive director of
the corporation is required to be
the district Public Defender.
However, with inadequate funding,
the Public Defender, which is a
private corporation, will be forced
to dissolve. With no Corporation in
existence, and no Director, there
will be no Public Defender. As of
June 30, no more cases will be
accepted.
Various means of financial aid
are being explored by Mr. Tobin,
who blames himself for the
financial crisis. The funds are
appropriated by the state public
defender's office, as overseen by
the state Department of Finance.
When Mr. Tobin submitted his
request for $750,000, he was told it
would receive favorable
consideration by the state Public
Defender. However, the Governor
sent his budget to the legislature
without knowledge of the problem.
With the prospect of
unemployment looming ahead, the
16 staff attorneys in the Public
Defender office face a morale
problem. Despite the financial
worries, the staff has still "gone out
to slay the dragon," said Mr. Tobin.
Most of the staff attorneys can be
found at the "office or the jail
about nine days a week," he added.
Mr. Tobin, a former senior military
trial judge, said that in his 35 years
with the military, he never had a
"better bunch" with which to
work.
The proposed budget includes a
pay raise for Public Defender
attorneys, who now begin at
$10,000 per year and receive a
maximum of $14,000 after two and
one-half years of experience. "I
can't ask my staff to work for
peanuts," Mr. Tobin explained.
There have been few problems
with the clients' attitude.
According to Mr. Tobin, "The
majority realize they're getting the
best - aggressive, ethical, effective
counsel."
As liaison between the American
Bar Association Standing
Committee for Legal Aid and
Indigent Defendants and the
American Bar Association Criminal
Justice Counsel, Mr. Tobin has
decided that in an urban society, a
staff public defender coupled with
private ~unsel is the most effective
means of indigent defense.
Presently, 20 private attorneys
compose a pool from which
appointments are made for the
defense of indigents which the
Public Defender cannot handle due
to a conflict. "With good timely,
legal advice, litigation is
diminished," emphasized Mr.
Tobin.
The future of the growing
number of indigent defendants is
do u b tf u 1 at public a tio n.
This problem, like all those
involving finances, will not be
easily solved.
Major Legal Conference Scheduled at NYU
At a four day conference in April,
New York University School of Law will
hold a unique Bicentennial celebration
devoted to American law. A prestigious
group of speakers, including the Chief
Justices of the United States and
England, will discuss the development of
American law through two centuries and
will project basic legal trends of the next
century.
In addition to Chief Justice Warren E.
Burger and Lord Chief Justice Widgery,
the program will feature outstanding
authorities, from both legal and nonlegal
disciplines, including such diverse figures
as Nqbel Prize-winning economist Wassily
Leontief and consumer-advocate Ralph
Nader.
' The conference will open on April 27
with a series of discussions by nationally
prominent judges, lawyers and law
professors on various areas of the law and
on trends in these areas, as they foresee
them, during the country's third century.
Speakers will include: A. Leon
Higginbotham Jr., district judge, Eastern
District, Pa., on "Civil Libertie1i"; Norval
Morris, dean, University of Chicago Law
School, on "Criminal Law"; Soia
Mentschikoff, dean, Miami University
School of Law, on "Codification"; Dean
Rusk, professor of law. Georgia
University Law School, on "International
Law"; and Lawrence E. Walsh, president,
American Bar As~ciation, on "The
Profession."
Irving R. Kaufman, chief judge, United
States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit,
on "Judicial Administration"; Jacob
Fuchsberg, judge, New York Court of
Appeals, on "Law Practice"; Robert B.
McKay, director, Program on Justice,
Society and the Individual, Aspen
Institute for Humanistic Studies, and
Norman Redlich, dean, NYU School of.
Law, who will provide a general overview _
on the conference, will also speak.
In the second part of the program,
beginning April 29, the law will be
analyzed from the perspective of several
different nonlegal disciplines. Featured
speakers will include A. M. Rosenthal,
managing editor, The New York Times,
on "Perspective of Journalism" and
Robert Packwood, United States Senate.
Admission to the conference is by
ticket only. For further information on
tickets and a complete schedule of
speakers, write Gerald Crane, New York
University School of Law, Vanderbilt
Hall, 40 Washington Square South, New
York, N.Y. 10003; or call (212)
598-7741.
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Workmen touch up woodwork outside Allen Courtroom as Main Building is readied
for opening.
Year Old Project
Contrast Between Old
and New Apparent as
Renovation Nears End
Left: Basement lobby before renovation has been expanded to incwde food
vending machines and lounge furniture.
Above: Basement room after renovation will incwde lockers for students.
Bottom Right: Old Attilla COx Library before renovation.
Bottom Left: Old library gutted of bookshelves will now be used as a large lecture
room facility.
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East Basement Before Renovation
Some 10 months now after the main
law building renovation began, workers
have vacated the facility of their building
tools and paint brushes leaving the space
once again for use of students, faculty
and administration. Within coming weeks
the building will be furnished with
study tables, desks, chairs, draperies and
sundry administrative items.
Included in the renovation was a
refurbishment of the Brandeis room, the
addition of a seminar room to house the
valuable Mr. Justice Harlan collection and
the expansion of basement facilities to
include student lockers and lounge
furniture.
Two additional classrooms are
planned: one in the east basement and
another in place of the old Attilla Cox
Library. The remaining rooms have been
divided among deans, secretaries and
faculty. Each dean will have a large
carpeted office replete with fireplace and
wood bookshelves.
The admissions office will be housed
on the first floor along with offices for
Judge Volz and staff. The second floor
west wing will find the student records
offices, the Harlan room and one dean's
office. In the upper east wing the two
remammg deans and administrative
secretaries will be located. Receptionists
will occupy desks in corners of the old
library anteroom.
Over $400,000 of state funds were
spent from monies appropriated by
University President James G. Miller. The
next phase of the Law School
rejuvenation will · begin in some
three years with demolotion of the old
law annex to be replaced with a modern
east wing classroom and student services
facility.
East Basement Classroom After Renovation
Above: Renovated Brandeis Room will house valued collection
Left: West Basement Classroom prior to renovation.
Bottom Left: West Basement Classroom after renovation has new tile floor and fresh
coat of paint. Swivel chairs have been removed.
Bottom Right: Remodeled dean's office on second floor. The associate and assistant
deans will have identical accomodations with a fourth allotted to the valuable Harlan
collection.
6 I:ouis,ville_L.aw ~x~miner -+pri16,, 1?,76
New Law Wing
Will Be Built -
Someday
By Charles Randall
Mr. Harry Sparks, Director of Planning
and Design, has given visual assurance
that there is no "question mark" on the
projected new east wing to the .
Law School in the Master Plan for the
University. He said that the only
uncertainties are whether it will be larger
than planned and when it will be built.
On the I 0 year building program, the
east wing is currently given the lowest
priority for the next biennium. For the
current biennium a steam and chilled
water plant, a music building and a new
library received appropriations from the
'legislature, while a planned science
building and a building to house the
School of Education did not.
If building priorities remain the same
the east wirig will not be submitted in the
budget until the biennium following the
next one. If that is the case, Mr. Sparks
estimates that construction will not be
completed for at least seven years.
Steven Bing, legislative assistant to
University President James G. Miller, is
more optimistic about the completion ·
date. He indicated that the Law School
addition would definitely be submitted to
the legislature in the budget for the next
biennium, and may be approved within
three years.
The proposed budget is first presented
by Dr. Miller to the Board of Trustees
which contains four attorneys. It is then
forwarded to the Council on Public
Higher Education which advises the
Governor on the budget that he submits
to the General Assembly. Today the
General Assembly approves construction
projects individually rather than
appropriating lump sums to the university
for a list of construction projects as was
done in the past.
Mr. Bing said that the Law School is ·
going to be popular with the legislature,
where Law School alumni will be
influential. The Governor's disposition to
put excess taxes into non-recurring
expenditures will provide a favorable
financial climate for construction. And
while Dr. Miller will not guarantee a
building to a new dean for the Law
School, the project is far from the
bottom in building priorities for the
construction program.
Construction priorities originate in the
Academic Planning Advisory Committee
which is chaired by Martin Baron, asst.
vice president of planning. The
committee establishes a proposed
sequence for construction in terms of
"urgency". Mr. Baron explained that
criteria for determining which program
needs were most urgent included facilities
that were unsafe, likely to be demolished,
grossly inadequate , or critically
overutilized.
Using these criteria, the east wing
wasn't included in the committee's
budgeting recommendations in March
197 5. "Relative to other needs, it wasn't
even important enough to consider," Mr.
Baron said.
On May 22, 1975, the committee met
with a larger group which included
various vice presidents and Dr. Miller and
was attended by representatives of the
Law School. At this meeting broader
criteria and perspectives were in~uded.
The Law School addition was discussed
and it was tentatively decided that the
east win~ would be requested for the
following biennium.
When the Academic Planning Advisory ·
Committee revised and modified their
assessments on May 29, 1975, the Law
School addition still did not fit the
criteria of most urgent needs. Mr. Baron
explained_ that the east wing was a
different kind of need. He explained that
the committee was not considering
criteria required for continued ABA
accreditation. It was instead considering
criticalness in terms of space ; , not
necessarily recommending a new building,
but possible renovation. Mr. Baron said
that the committee doesn't ,merelv
measure needs in terms of square footage ;
it also considers the need for specialized
spaces for different programs and where
to put people.
Projects currently ranked above the
east wing for the next budget to be
submitted include a fine arts and theatre
arts center, a social science building and a
second phase of a new science complex.
But the east wing ranks above many other
projects on the master plan, including an
office tower, health and recreation
construction, and parking garages,
according to Mr. Bing.
Indicating the lack of conclusiveness
of his committee's proposals, Mr. Baron
said that the nice thing about priorities is
that they can be changed.
While it is contemplated that the
exterior of the east wing will resemble
and aesthetically counter-balance the
west wing, there are no definite plans for
the interior yet, according to Mr. Sparks.
There is a need for additional library,
classroom, and office space.
He pointed o~t that the design of the
interior of the east wing may depend
largely on what use is ultimately made of
the old Attila Cox library, and that will
not b• known until a new dean takes
office.
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EXISTING STRUCTURES
PROJECTED 1976-78 BIENNIUM
A School of Music
B School of Education
C Library-Learning Resource Center
D Restored Chapel (Playhouse}
E Science Building
F Steam and Chilled-Water Plant
PROJECTED 1978-80 BIENNIUM
G Fine Arts
H Theater Arts
I Kent School of Social Work, and A&S Soc-Sc.
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K Library Annex
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M Graduate School and lnst. for Adv. Studies
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LoUisVille 'i.aw· Examiner, Aprit'6,'t976
Downtown ''Law
Center' ' Idea
Has Advantages
By Lee Knight
The issue of a downtown location for
the Law School has been the subject of
much discussion in recent years.
Prof. Lewis Benham sees definite
advantages in a downtown "law center."
He said that not only would " attorneys
feel more attachment :to the Law
School," but that a downtown location
would also facilitate a " clinical program."
Mr. Benham cited the fact that it is "not
unusual for courts to hold court right in
the law school."
Mr. Benham does see problems
though; one of which would be a need for
more facilities, and in particular, suitable
courtrooms.
Judge Thomas Ballantine, a Law
School graduate and day lecturer,
acknowledging the problems of parking
downtown and new facilities already
completed on the Belknap campus, said
that a downtown location would
"probably enhance legal internships." He
noted that a law student could "walk
across the street" and clerk between
classes. -
Judge Ballantine regards such
opportunities as important, saying that he
is "appalled by young lawyers who don't
know practicalities."
Prof. William .B. Martin regards a
downtown location as being very
advantageous to a law student. Recalling
his days as a student at the Georgetown
University Law School in Washington,
D.C. (having enjoyed a close proximity to
all the major courts ~here), Mr. Martin
said that a student "had access to the guts
of the law, which is trial and appellate
work." He further noted that internships
and clerkships were readily available at
"all stages of the law."
He pointed out that there were
"informal forums in the lounges with
prominent lawyers, judges, and students."
Mr. Martin also noted that Edward
Bennett Williams found it
teach some
school's proximity to law offices.
Mr. Martin said that a well-rounded
law school program is both academic and
practical, and that a downtown location
can serve as "a legal laboratory" for
"pioneering efforts" in legal projects, like
public defender programs.
Such a situation, he explained, would
not only give a law student insights into
"actually what's going on," but would
also enable the law school faculty to
"keep a quality control on the internship
program."
The role of the law school, as Mr.
Martin sees it, is to "teach students to
practice law anywhere," and a future goal
of the Law School should be "regional
responsibility." He emphasized that both
would be enhanced by a downtown
location. ·
W. Scott Miller~ a member of U of L's
:Board of Trustees, pointed out that the
advantages of a downtown location are
. basically that of combining the Louisville
Bar Association (LBA) and the Law
School library facilities, and the
proximity of the Law School to the
courts and the practicing members of the
Bar. If the new Court of Appeals is
located in a downtown "law center," the
argument is all the more persuasive, he
added.
But Mr. Miller admonished that if a
facility is built with LBA support and
co-tenancy (or with other outside
funding), U of L may not have such an
easy time in obtaining state guarantees of
financial support for the physical plant.
In addition, Mr. Miller noted that the
Law School buildings at the Belknap
Campus cannot be simply abandoned,
especially due to the recent investment of
funds in renovations. Another tenant
would have to be found.
Mr. Miller concluded that, beyond the
"talking stage," nothing is being done at
this time concerning a downtown
location of the Law School.
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· Law School - Shelby
Campus Plan Rejected
By Lee Calarie
Located in eastern Jefferson County
on Shelbyville Road, the Isaac Shelby
Campus (named after the first governor
of Kentucky) was purchased by the
University in I 968. The site was the
former home of Kentucky Southern
College, a small liberal arts school
associated with the Baptist Church.
The University of Louisville purchased
the campus from financially troubled
Kentucky Southern at a bargain price
with the intention of keeping the site as
an institute of higher learning. Shortly
after the purchase, serious consideration
was given to the proposal of moving the
entire University to the location but this
was rejected. The main reasons for
deciding against the move were the desire
to keep the University in an urban
atmosphere and the costs of moving were
too high.
Presently the campus houses the Music
School, the National Crime Prevention
Institute , and the Institute for
Community Development. The University
also leases space for a State Police crime
laboratory and occasionally conducts
continuing education classes on the
campus. It is also the site of the home of
U of L President James G. Miller.
According to Harry Sparks, Director
of Planning and Design, the immediate
plans for the Shelby Campus are to move
the Music School to the Belknap Campus
when the new music school facility is
completed in several years. No
development on the Shelby campus is
scheduled until the Belknap Campus
master plan is substantially completed.
Mr. Sparks said that some tentative
plans for the campus have been suggested.
A two year community college designed
to serve students from the area may be
developed. A "cluster college" with an
enrollment of I ,200 to l ,300 students
who live and have classes together is being
considered. Also, plans for developing a
continuing education center on the
campus are being studied.
Any plans for the development of the
Shelby Campus will be complementary to
the use of the Belknap Campus. Mr.
Sparks emphasized that there is no desire
to overlap the function of the two
campuses. ,
Plans to move the Law School to the
Shelby Campus have never been given
serious consideration. Various factors
have led to the decision to keep the law
school at its present location. There was
the need to use the space for other
purposes. Also there would be additional
costs in remodeling the space for Law
School use.
There is a desire to keep the Law
School close to the downtown legal
community. The recent construction of
the new law library, the remodeling of
the main Law School building and future
plans for an additional wing to the Law
School have all led to the decision to
keep the law school on the Belknap
campus.
Hardworking Society Aids Low Income Clients
By Russ Crusott
With 12,000 new cases a year, the
Louisville Legal Aid Society ranks as one
of the busiest "law firms" in the city.
However, it is not prosperous since it
takes only indigent clients.
Forms of the Legal Aid Society have
been around since 1922 when it was
funded by the Community Chest and
manned by volunteer lawyers. Then in
1966, with the declaration of "War on
Poverty," the Federal Government,
through the Office of Economic
Opportunity (OEO) began funding the
program which allowed for the hiring of
full-time staff and attorneys.
The evolution of the Society was
taken one step further in 197 5 when the
Legal Service Corporation was formed by
the Federal Government in order to make
the Societies independent of politics.
Today, there are 200 offices
, nationwide like the one in Louisville,
offering legal aid and education to the
commur,tity's poor. In the Louisville area
there are 20,000 poor people for every
· legal aid lawyer.
The Louisville Legal Aid Society
accepts only civil cases. The client must
be unable to pay and meet certain OEO
poverty guidelines.
Dennis Bricking, director of the
Society, explained that the purpose of
the Society is not only the case load but
also "education and law reform so as to
have an impact on the lives of the client
community." This entails not just
pecking at problems on a case by case
basis but taking class action in order to
remedy such continuing problems as
delayed benefit checks.
The Louisville Society has a new
division known as the Community
Development office. The office goes to
where the clients live and serves as an
educational arm of the Society.
Dennis Bricking
"The goal," .said Mr. Bricking, "is to
practice preventive law, to educate the
clients as to their rights, and hold
seminars for social workers. Law School
graduate Chuck Kaplan is director of the
Community Development division. '
A new and important section of the
division is the Aid to the Elderly program
under the supervision of Forest Roberts.
"Legal education of the elderly about
rights and benefits as senior citizens ~
the crux of the program," he said.
Sometimes Mr. Bricking explained that
the senior citizen does not know where or
how to get heat in his apartment, or
security for his building so the Legal Aid
Society becomes involved because it is the
only office available to help.
For the future, Mr. Bricking hopes ·
that the Legal Aid Society will become
"more than a jumping off place for the
younger attorneys." The average length
of service, at present, is between three
and four years. The legal aid attorney has
the benefit of immediate client contact,
court appearances and case load.
The average open case load for an
attorney at the Society ranges between
50 and 100 cases at any one time. The
majority of these cases may be in the
services rather than litigation area. "Poor
people come against the law more often,"
explained Mr. Bricking, "They get caught
in the circle of poverty.
"Frequently, a client will come in with
one problem and the interview will
disclose that the client has other
problems as well. "We try to provide full
service lawyering for a multitude of legal
needs." said Mr. Bricking.
Mr. Bricking was graduated from the
University of Kentucky in 1968 and has
been involved with the Legal Aid Society
in one form or another ever since. He
became administrative director in
October, 1975.
The Legal Aid Society teaches a
clinical course at the Law School in the
problems of the poor. Mr. Bricking hopes
that the program can be expanded and
regularized in the future with the
cooperation of the Law School.
One idea for expansion would be
modelled after the Antioch program
whereby people - related courses, such as
Domestic Relations, would have a clinical
element to the course. This would
prepare the law student for practice in
that he could both sharpen his skills and
learn to work with people.
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LRPC Questionnaire
Project Consolidates Student Opinions
Edited by Don Pearcy
(The following is edited from a 20
page compendium of results recently
compiled from the Long Range Plimning
Committee questionnaire distributed to
students during the week of January 6.
For an in-depth study of the creation of
the Long Range Planning Committee and
the purpose of the questionnaire, see the
Law Examiner, Feb. 10 issue, vo/. one,
number six, page six.)
The Long Range Planning Committee
recently administered a survey to the
student body of the Law School to gauge
student opinion on a number of matters
of concern to students, faculty and the
University of Louisville Law Alumni.
Although the length of the
questionnaire and the variety of responses
meant substantial time would be required
for each respondent to complete his or
her copy, the student body volunteered
to complete the forms in sufficient
numbers to give statistically meaningful
results. Out of a total Spring enrollment
of 599 for both the Day and Night
Divisions, 244 students, or 41 per cent of
the total enrollment filed responses.
Law Practice
Approximately three-fourths of the
student body clearly desire to work in
Kentucky , and the great majority of all of
the law students intend to become
practicing lawyers.
A sample of the more specific
responses to a question regarding career
goals showed that only seven per cent of
the students said they are interested in
, ~.......,·w"'-job • while 52 per cent expressed
mterest in working for a law ftrm, 20
per cent expressed a desire to work for
some level of government and 15 per cent
noted an interest in working for a
co poration.
o c oom facilities, 35 per cent
o f ho se responding indicated a
preference for the Annex Classroom
despite what appear to be serious
criticisms of the comfort of the seats, the
cleanliness, the decor and the climate
controL Of the classrooms now used for
law classes, the Annex Classroom most
closely approximates the "arena" shape
and configuration of seats now used in
many law classrooms at other schools.
Annex Classroom
The students' high preference for the
room, coupled with the 82 per cent
positive response to the question
inquiring whether "arena" shaped
classrooms would increase
teacher-student contact, signifies a strong
student preference for this classroom
configuration and should be noted in the
development of additional classroom
facilities.
The second most preferred classroom
was the Allen Courtroom with 25 per
cent rating it their first choice.
In regard to more particular space
needs, 69 per cent of the students said
that they require more study group areas;
65 per cent sug~ested expanded seminar
rooms; and 62 per cent desired more
lounge facilities.
The students showed a markedly
stronger dislike for the Annex lounge area
over those at Davidson Hall due, to the
noisiness and dirtiness of the spaces in the
Annex lounge.
Renovaded Building
In comparing the students' perception
of the various space needs of the Law
School, it should be noted that although
a significant portion of students felt a
need for more lounge facilities, more
wan ted the new space soon to be made
available on the second floor of the
renovated main building to be used for
classroom facilities than wanted it to be
converted into study or lounge areas.
Fin ally, only nine per cent of the
students now use the limited supply of
locker facilities that are available in the
Law Library and some of the new
classroom buildings away from the law
complex. Additional locker space would
be used by 33 per cent if it were made
available.
In response to an open-endrd question
regarding library hours, the larg.: r: r a) or ~ty
of students recommended that rhe
present hours be kept. Other Librarv
operations drew more pointed responses.
Initiation of an over-night borrowing
system for reserved books was favored by
66 per cent of the students. But the
greatest criticism of the Library
operations came in the form of
·complaints about the lack of adequate
copying facilities.
Library
The physical facilities within the
library were generally approved. No
criticism whatsoever was elicited from 81
per cent of the students concerning the
quality of the furniture within the
building. At the same time, 69 per cent
requested the installation of more study
carrels. The carrels appear to be the most
popular place to work ; a majority of the
total group of respondents prefered them
over the study tables and the lounge
chairs for class preparation.
Although there has been some
dissatisfaction voiced among the students
regarding the staggered scheduling of
classes, a majority of respondents favor
the present system; 56 per cent are
"satisfied" with the present system; 36
per cent are opposed, and the remaining
eight per cent express no view.
The students registered strong views,
however, in favor of a greater flexibility
within that basic pattern. A policy
permitting students to switch freely
between Day and Night courses was
favored by 84 per cent and, in their
verbal elaborations, most frequently
stated the simple proposition that if the
courses offered in the Day and Night
Divisions are of equal quality, there can
be no sound academic reason for
withholding this privilege.
A majority of students expressed
interest in the institution of clinical
programs which would offer a variety of
practical experiences under strong
direction for a moderate level of course
credit.
Curriculum
Satisfaction was generally expressed in
regard to the curriculum presently
offered. However, many expressed
interest in participating in other graduate
school programs during their law studies
which could possibly lead to a joint
degree.
Student awareness of the placement
services that now exist does not approach
what it should be. Only 57 per cent of
the students know of the University
Service and 46 per cent affirm some
knowledge of the Law School Placement
Service. More significantly, the levels of
actual usage of these services is
astonishingly low. A mere five per cent
said they have made use of the Law
School Placement Service.
Only five per cent of the students.'
reported that the University Service has
ever found them a job or aided them in
finding their own job and an amazing one
per cent reported being aided by the Law
School service in finding work. In fact, of
the 244 persons responding to the
questionnaire, only three individuals
affirmed that the Law School Service
through its active efforts had found them
jobs or had aided them in finding their
own jobs. Six persons indicated that they
· had received leads to jobs from the
bulletin board managed by the Law
School Placement Service.
These answers lead to the conclusion
that the students feel, beyond question,
that there is now no reliable system
anywhere in the University for matching
law students with employment
opportunities.
To remedy this gap in essential
services, the overwhelming majority of
students favored a Law School operated
Placement Service (83 per cent) as
<;ppnsed to a University centered service
(three per cent).
Grade Appeals
On a topic of great current interest at
the Law School, 69 per cent . of the
students endorsed the idea that a grade
appeals procedure should be instituted.
This significant majority could be
interpreted as evidence of a broad student
dissatisfaction with present grading
practices; but whatever interpretation is
placed upon it, the students, leaders and
faculty members must appreciate in all
their future considerations of this matter
that the greater number of Law .students
desire some method of formally
redressing grievances arising from the
grading process.
U of L Again?
In response to the question "If you
had it to do over again would you still
come to U of L ?" 68 per cent said yes; 21
per cent said no; and the remaining 11
per cent made no reply. A number of
questionnaires containing negative
responses included notes written in the
margin stating that the respondent's
knowledge of the relatively low
marketability of a U of L Law Degree
determined his or her response.
The quality of teaching offered in the
Night School is well respected.
Faculty
About 10 per cent of the students
complained that the faculty underrates
their ability and criticizes needlessly the
night program. Some students were
concerned about the future of the Night
School and would appreciate clearer
assurances from the Law School
Administration about its long range
policy on· the night program. As a more
concrete example of this need for
communication, two respondents pointed
out that the offices of the Administration
are never open during their class hours
and suggested that at least two evenings a
month the offices be open until 6:00
p.m.
Response
The Long Range Planning Committee
realized that in the making of such a
questionnaire, many conclusions would
necessarily have to be drawn on their part
in putting together the results. The LRPC
would appreciate any constructive
criticism of the manner and extent of its
efforts. Suggestions may be directed to
Joe Ardery, chairman.
The complete report from which these
comments were excerpted may be found
on file at the library desk.
Course Offerings
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Summer
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Prof. Monroe Freedman
PRODUCTS LIABILITY
Prof. Aaron Twerski
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Prof. Stuart Filler
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Prof.]ohn Gregory
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS
Prof. Herman Hillman
REMEDIES
Prof. Malachy Mahon
TRADE REGULATION
Prof. Burton Agata
DEBTOR-CREDITOR
Prof. Alan Resnick
ESTATE & GIFT TAX
Prof. Linda Hirschson
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Prof. Abraham Ordover
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Prof. Stuart Rabinowitz
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Prof. Ronald Silverman
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TRANSACTIONS
Prof. Shelia Okapku
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10 Louisville Law Examiner, April 6, 1976
Bondsman Blasts Bill:
Local Proprietors
Supreme Court Bound
By Don Pearcy
Unless a much sought after injunction
is granted, June 20, 1976 will see the
implementation of a new bail bonding
system in Kentucky.
The new system is a revolutionary
undertaking. According to a source in the
Attorney General's Office in Frankfort,
posting bail will not be outlawed, only
the posting of bail for profit. This
procedure is in operation in a few states
- it is statewide in Illinois, but operates
only in sections of the others. The major
difference, though, lies in the fact that
those other states offer non-profit
bonding as an option · to the bonding
industry. Kentucky will be the only state
which will have only the "court run"
bonding system.
When questioned about the new
system, Don Rigazio, proprietor of A.A.
Bonding Co., Louisville, was quite vocal.
He was appalled that the legislators would
vote for such a bill. "[Governor Carroll]
got every legislator against the bill to join
his side by bargaining with them;
something had to occur to cause the
landslide."
As he explained, "The bill is personal
between him [Gov. Carroll] and Johnson
[of Johnson Bonding Co. of Paducah]
but it is causing 500 people to lose their
jobs." Mr. Rigazio does not blame the
governor, however, as much as he does
the legislators. "They have no concept of
what it will cost to implement the new
system," he said.
As explained by the spokesman in
Frankfort, under the new system, instead
of the accused paying ten per cent of the
total bail to the bondsman which amount
is never returned, he must still pay ten
per cent but upon his appearance in
court, nine per cent of the bond is
returned to him. In this way he need only
lose one per cent of the bail. This might,
however, encourage the judge to set
higher bail or allow more individuals to
be released on their own recognizance.
Concerning this point, Mr. Rigazio
emphasized that only those with the
capabilities of raising the ten per cent
would be able to post bond. Bondsmen,
however, make bond on credit. If the
accused can prove his credit, he may pay
his bond in installments. Currently, A.A.
Bonding is carrying thousands of dollars
of credit bonds.
"THE LAW: IT HAS HOIORED US;
MAY WE HOIOR IT."
Daniel Webster
LAW DAY - MAY 1, 1976
LOUISVILLE TITLE DIVISION
COMMONWEALTH LAND TITLE ·
INSURANCE COMPANY
223 South Fifth Street
Louisville, Kentucky 40202 • Phone 502/584-0211
"How are they [the courts] going to
operate on one per cent?" questioned Mr.
Rigazio, "The bondsman is in business to
make bonds and get paid for them," he
continued, "but they also see to it that
the prisoners get to court and it costs the
taxpayer nothing; in fact, they pay taxes
on the money they earn." He explained
that the present system is self-supporting
but under the new system, the burden
will fall upon the taxpayer. "Someone
must bring those people back."
Chicago was cited by Mr. Rigazio as a
perfect example of how court-run
bonding operates. "Chicago has had
300,000 people skip bond in eight years
of its state run system," he said. "From
January 1975 to October 1975, the
criminal courts alone had 8,000 people
jump bail." He further said that Chicago
has a sixteen man "fugitive force" whose
sole job it is to track down bail jumpers.
''They could probably use 90 more."
Under the current system, if an
accused skips bail, the bondsman sends
out his own people at his own expense to
bring them back. "We have a financial
interest in those people and it stands to
reason that when one has a vested interest
in something, he takes care of it," said
Mr. Rigazio. He explained that the
bondsman is the accused's jailer; that he
has been released to the custody of the
bondsman.
Mr. Rigazio portends that eventually
Kentucky, like Chicago, will form a
special force to go after its bail jumpers.
He pointed out that this will be an
additional and unnecessary financial
burden on the state.
· Mr. Rigazio explained that Governor.
Carroll said that the new system would
not have been necessary if the bondsmen
had policed themselves. Mr. Rigazio
emphasized, however, that bondsmen are
policed by the Insurance Commissioner,
Bail Bonding Division in Frankfort.
Bondsmen must be licensed on a
yearly basis and the license is approved
by the commissioner. The bondsmen's
books are subject to audit anytime. "If
they [commissioner] don't control it, I
don't know who will," said Mr. Rigazio.
Mr. Rigazio is especially embittered by
the manner in which the new system is
being implemented. He accused the
government of taking property without
compensating for it as is done in a normal
property condemnation. "The bondsmen
must still pay on their leases," he
complained. "Insurance of $50,000 must
still be held until the last bond has been
paid." He explained that some cases for
which he has posted bond will not go to
trial until July. He is afraid that the
accused's will not show for trial if the
bondsmen are out of business. "The state
should make some type of settlement,"
he said.
The source in Frankfort, while
expressing no stand on the new system,
did say that the bill will probably be
challenged in court as to its
constitutionality and will probably go to
the United States Supreme Court.
According to Mr. Rigazio, an
injunction is currently being sought. "We
will probably win the battle but lose the
war," he concluded.
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Fraternities
Brickley And Armstrong Honored
Kathleen Brickey, (center), was initiated as an honorary member of PAD.
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PAD Initiates
Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) Law
Fraternity held its sprmg initiation
Saturday, February 28, in the courtroom
of the Honorable George B. Ryan.
The initiates included: Terry Black,
William Craft, Donald Fulcher, Dee Hill,
Larry Hinton, Frank Jewell, Joseph
Markel, Thomas McAdams, Walter
McGee, George Moss, Janet Paulette,
Thomas Volk and Richard Wyatt.
Following the initiation, a special
ceremony was held to initiate Professor
Kathleen F. Brickey as an honorary
member into the fraternity.
Justice Parvin Price officiated with
notable guests in attendance including:
Judge Marlin Volz, Steven Smith, William
Biggs, Judge George B. Ryan, August
Winkenhofer and PAD District Justice
Larry Crigler. About 70 guests were in
attendance.
Kathy Cord (far left), PAD Marshall, explains fraternity crest to new initiates and
gathered guests.
David Armstrong (right) Commonwealth Attorney, receives
nus Award from Roger Lindsey (left), Dean of Delt Chapter.
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Jefferson County Commonwealth
Attorney David Armstrong was the
recipient of the Delta Theta Phi Law
Fraternity "Outstanding Alumnus of the
Year" award at a special gathering at the
Wildwood Country Club on March 26th.
Mr. Armstrong served as Dean of the
Louisville "Delt'' Chapter in 1968-69 and
as President of the State Alumni
Association in 1972. He is presently
Master Alumnus for the National
Fraternity and the Kentucky State
Chancellor.
At the same meeting, Carl Sanders and
William Burkhead were initiated as new
members.
David Armstrong (left) IOCiialiZies
Warren Scoville (right).
Calendar
Aprill6: Practical Skills Seminar, .. Practical Aspects of No-Fault Auto Insurance,"
Middleton Auditorium, Strickler Hall, BeUtnap Campus, 1:30 p.m.-5:15p.m.
April17-30: Examination Pedod.
Apri119:
April26:
May 3:
lkead and Butt~ Luncheon, "New Developments in Kentucky Probate
Practice," Rodeway Inn, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
lkead and Butta: Luncheon, "New Developments in Judicial Reorganization,"
Rodeway Inn, 12-1:30 p.m.
Bread and Butt~ Luncheon, "New Developments in the Practice of Law
(advertising, mandatory continuing education, ca:tification of specialists)."
Rodeway Inn, 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
MayS:
May9:
May 10:
May 10:
May 16:
May24:
Ball on the Belle, Belle of Louisville, 8:00 p.m. - 12 a.m. "Biacktie" optional.
Commencement, Law School.
Summer School begins.
Bread and Butter Luncheon,. "Recent Developments in Planning and Zoning
(the 'Plan Certain' concept)," Rodeway Inn, 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
Jkead and Butt~ Luncheon, .. Procedure before State Administrative Agencies,"
Rodeway Inn, 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
lkead and Butter Luncheon, "New Developments in Family Law (mcluding new
Fed~ Legislation)," Rodeway Inn, 12:00- 1:30 p.m.
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12 Louisville Law Examiner, April6, 1976
Fonner Kentucky Court of Appeals Chief Justice Samuel Steinfeld, left, and
Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Marvin Sternberg, judges of Moot Court oral
fmals.
Moot Court oral finalists standing: Camille Erwin (winner), Daniel Fuller. Seated:
Thomas Mulhall, Dorothy Luber. The winner at the written brief competition was
Dennis Shaw.
U of L, . Law School Budget
Mr. Smith commented that the Law
(continued from page 1) School does not appear to have a very
available to them. Mr. Dillon said that high priority in the University for new
after the base budgets are set, then the money. "When you are one of very few
expansion budgets are examined to units that does not receive any new
determine who gets the remaining faculty position, I don't see that the Law
very tight indeed."
This final budgeting, according to Mr.
Dillon, will be completed by May 15.
As to the chances for the Law School
receiving any catch-up money, Mr. Smith
said, "I'm not real hopeful for next year.
The picture could change, but right now,
things are not super."
Mr. Smith noted that the Law School
did receive some additional money last
year, for which he said he was very
grateful, but he added, "It's kind of too
bad to start on the road to recovery and
then be stopped."
Mr. Smith con eluded, "This business
of getting money is a very tough and
complex thing and there are a lot of
competing voices."
available catch-up money. School is being smiled upon right now."
Assistant Law School Dean Steven R. "There's no greater investment for the
Smith said that the Law School is asking Commonwealth than putting money in
in its expansion budget for money for a the Law School, "he continued. "The Dean Candidate Search
placement service, new faculty positions, way Kentucky is going to be governed (continued from page 1)
supervisors for clinical programs, and a over the next 50 years is in no small way lawyers." He stressed that a brief for the
continuing legal education supervisor, going to be determined by what this Law Supreme Court was every bit as scholarly
among other things. School does in the next few years." as an article for the Harvard Law Review.
"Money for these things would come Mr. Dillon said that administration All seemed to desire that U of L
from what is officially called catch-up people are now making projections for should strive to be an excellent regional
money, but in some of these things, it's next year's emollment and expenses, and law school which is an "attainable goal."
just catching up to basics," said Mr. when this is completed, "we'll see what A need for a placement service
Smith we have left." He said that since the commanded the attention of all the
"The first thing that comes to mind is budget is so tight, the best possible candidates, and all expressed great
placement. A law school ought to have a projections are needed,, and the longer concern in establishing one.
placement service. There are not many they can wait , the more accurate the The candidates all insisted that
law schools without a placement service, projections will be. "We have no idea additional classroom and library space
and any law school that is forward right now how much we may have left were immediate needs. At least one
looking has to do things in the area of over." candidate suggested that he would
continuing legal education, Mr. Smith The reason the faculty recruitment demand a commitment of a new wing
emphasized. commitment was made so early, Mr. before he would accept the deanship
He said "The University of Kentucky Dillon said was because as a practical position.
moonlighting was viewed as the prime
culprit for this problem. One candidate
commented "Faculty members should
not be practicing very much law at all."
This was also one of the areas of most
concern to the students. In response to
student concern, a candidate summed up
his view of faculty members'
responsibility as "not discharged solely
with a good classroom performance."
The candidates emphasized that
faculty research, writing and contribution
to the Law School in terms of committee
work and interaction with student
organizations was extremely important.
All candidates stressed active
recruitment of alumni support. "Good
Public Relations is important both with
regard to alumni and with regard to
students," one candidate commented.
has both of these things and they aren't matter, new faculty members cannot be Most dean candidates saw a problem
all that fancy a school. We certainly found on very short notice. "We may find with law professors spending too little
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