Louisville Law Examiner
Serving The University of Louisville School of Law Community
Volume 6, Number 1 Louisville, Kentucky, July 15, 1980 Circulation 4100
 Temporary Abandonment
 of Law School Facilities Foreseen by Deans 
By Scott Furkin 
"It's going to be a trying period."
 Associate Dean Norvie Lay did anything
but exaggerate in describing the not so distant 
future, when construction on the exten­sion
will force the School of Law to tempo­rarily
abandon its home. Classes will begin
to meet this fall on a regular basis, but will
eventually be transferred from existing facili­ties
to one or more locations on Belknap 
Campus, Dean Lay, who is busy coordi­nating
substitute arrangements with the
University's Office of Facilities Manage­ment,
expects abandonment of present
classrooms to be complete by fall semester
 1981. Dean Harold Wren indicated in a
separate interview that students could begin
to move as early as January of that year,
though administrators will not follow until
sometime later. The dislocation will continue
until the new wing is ready - something
both deans agree will depend upon the
progress of construction during the coming
year. Though many facts concerning transfer
are still uncertain, one is abundantly clear:
major inconveniences are in store for stu­dents,
faculty and administration alike.
According to the deans, the transfer
scenario will go something like this: class­rooms
will be relocated first, as the noise
and confusion from construction make
study increasingly difficult. Administrative
offices will be moved next, as physical access
to the building becomes limited. Finally,
the library will be displaced, as the walls
of the old wing are joined with those of the
new. Throughout all of this, faculty and
student organizational offices will remain
where they are. Everyone will have to suffer
the discomforts of bulldozers, cranes and
jackhammers for at least a semester. In
short, the School of Law will become a vir­tual
construction site and the situation will
get worse before it gets better.
Though the law school will be temporarily
housed in various undergraduate buildings,
exactly which buildings have yet to be deter­mined
. Dean Lay reports that the decision
is entirely up to the Office of Facilities
Management.
Davidson Hall was used during the last
dislocation, which was when the law library
was being built in 1974-76. It may well be
used again, though the choice will ultimately
depend upon the availability of empty class­rooms
. Since no one building appears to
have enough extra space to accommodate
the entire law school simultaneously, upper­classmen
will probably attend classes in one
location while freshmen will be placed
somewhere else. Dean Lay suggested that
interaction between the two groups be
accomplished through student organizational
offices.
Administrative offices, such as Admis­sions,
Student Records and the offices of
the deans, will be transferred to yet another
building. Possibilities include the Home
Economics building, Brigman Hall and the
main campus library. In explaining why ad­ministrators
will try to endure construction
after students have been forced to leave,
Dean Lay observed that a quiet environment
is not as essential to the former group as it
is to the latter. "Unlike the students, who
often find it necessary to hear what's being
said in class, up here, not hearing may
have its advantages," he said.
One aspect of the transfer which has
caused Dean Lay concern is the suitability
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(Photo by Scott Furkin)
An unidentified worker found a relaxing way to handle his turn at the picket line during
the seven-week strike which brought construction on the law school addition to a standstill.
(Photo by Scott Furkin)
Construction Begins on
Law School Addition
By Frank Bush
"At first, I thought I was shaking because
I was so nervous about the exam the pro­fessor
was handing out," said one first year
University of Louisville law student during
the spring examination period, "but finally,
I realized it wasn't me shaking - it was
the building."
The shaking of the law school building,
caused by the operation of construction
machinery on the building's north and east
sides, indicated that the 5.9 million dollar
expansion of the law school, being planned
since 1976, was underway.
U of L officials had originally hoped for
construction to begin during 1979. Con­struction
bids for the state-funded project
were awarded last fall, but the project, along
with many others already approved by the
state, was frozen by Gov. John Y. Brown,
Jr. shortly after Gov. Brown took office in
December. Because of tightened finances
for state construction projects, Gov. Brown
decided that each project would be subjected
to review before being allowed to proceed.
Final approval of the expansion was made
by Gov. Brown on April 17 and construc­tion
officially began on April 29.
But two days later, the project once
again encountered a delay when the car­penter's
union began a strike which kept
construction workers off the job for over
seven weeks.
After long delay construction begins on the new addition to the School of Law.
Dean Harold Wren, however, does not
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Louisville Law Examiner
EDITORIAL BOARD
Elizabeth S. Ward;Editor-in.Chief
Tom Schulz, Managing Editor
Craig Bell, Associate Editor
Frank Bush, Associate Editor
John B. Wright, Jr., Business Manager
STAFF
Scott Furkin, Photographic Editor Pat Chism, Photographic Consultant
Gerald "Bear" Schray, Artist Jeffrey L. Wade, Brandeis Brief Editor
Sam B. Carl, Special Consultant
Judge MARLIN M. VOLZ, Advisor Professor ALBERT T. QUICK, Consultant
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SBA Eases Fall Registration;
No More Long Lines
By Craig Bell the SBA President, the Dean, Represen-
The Student Bar Association has under- tatives of the Honor Council, the Spouse
taken a number of varied projects and Auxiliary, and a well-recognized statewide
goals according to recently elected SBA figure will also speak to the students. At
President Kevin Delahanty. Mr. Delahanty press time the identity of this figure has yet
told the Examiner that easing registration to be announced. Mr. Haley also stated that
procedures for the fall semester is a major Professor James Ragan plans to conduct a
SBA goal, as it is hoped that students will non-graded writing practicum during orien-be
able to fill in a registration card and tation for the purpose of determining which
return it to the law school for processing students should seek voluntary help from a
before the start of the fall semester. This University-wide Writing Seminar.
would p~event stu~ents _fron:t being forced Relations between students and faculty
to stand m long registratiOn hnes. members are likely to improve according to
Mr. Delahanty -announced- that-=-he has - Mr. J:)elahanty- because of-the newly in- ­learned
that approximately 272 first year stituted Faculty Advisor program. Mr.
students have been accepted to attend the . Delahanty feels that relations between the
School of Law in the fall. Of these, approx- SBA and the law school administration is
imately 200 will be admitted to the day good because "Dean Wren has students'
division and 72 in the evening division. Ori- desires at heart and is receptive to SBA
entation for first year students is being goals." Mr. Delahanty is concerned
handled by SBA Vice-President Ray Haley. however about the future of the placement
Mr. Haley said that orientation for first office but has been assured by the Dean
year students will be held on August 18th that despite a probable rejection from the
and 19th. A number of major changes University concerning funding of the
from past orientations are envisioned for Placement Office that Placement Director
the fall. Among these include a mock Phylis Leibson will continue in that role.
Criminal Law class which students will Another problem concerning Mr.
prepare for, the purpose of which is to bet- Delahanty is the School of Law's " C curve
ter acquaint the students with how law grading system". Mr. Delahanty advocates
school classes are conducted. Three or four a system which would "more accurately
first year students will be assigned to an up- reflect student learning". Mr. Delahanty
per class Student Orientation leader who has called for a debate between a Professor
will advise students on law school life and from a law school which uses another
attempt to aid them in any personal prob- grading system and a Professor from this
!ems which they may have. For the first law school who favors the current grading
time, Faculty Advisors will be assigned to system used here.
first year students to aid the students in Mr. Delahanty also announced that the
academic affairs. Each faculty member will operations of the law school will remain in
serve as an advisor to a group of first year the present building at least through the
students. It is foreseen that both the faculty 1980-81 academic year. Mr. Delahanty also
and student advisors will continue in their stated that he hopes a series of plays depic­roles
throughout the academic year. ting law school life can be implemented by
According to Mr. Haley, as in past years the fall and has said that he plans to
a luncheon will be held for the first year delegate mor« authority than previous SBA
students and they will hear statements from administrations.
Law School Abandonment
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of the temporary facilities for special needs
of the School of Law. For example, there
is no way to guarantee that sufficiently
spacious classrooms will be secured, though
Facilities Management has been informed
of the number of students in each section
and Nill try to plan accordingly. Whatever
the arrangements, the classropms will almost
certainly be equipped with the small-top
desks typically used by undergraduates. This
may present a. problem for law students
who are often _exp.ected to wield several
books for a given class. Dean Lay demon­strated
his awareness of the problem: "The
students need room to hide the 'cans,'" he
joked.
When the extension is finally completed
- "sometime in 1982," say the deans -
the School of Law will move back into its
permanent home. It will indeed be one of
the finest facilities in the country. Unfor­tunately,
that thought may provide small
comfort to the classes who will live with
construction and its burdens in the interim.
ABA Studies Impact On
Media in t e Courtroom
ABA Release, Chicago
On June 19, American Bar Association
President Leonard S. Janofsky of Los
Angeles called for a year of intensive scien­tific
analysis of the impact on trial partici­pants
of allowing television and still photo­graphic
coverage of court proceedings.
Mr. Janofsky spoke at a luncheon of the
Minnesota State Bar Association, which
had its annual meeting at Rochester, Minne­sota.
Its members debated proposed state
rules for cameras in courtrooms during
the meeting. The research proposed will
"be helpful to the Supreme Court" of the
United States, to the ABA and to the states
who are considering opening courts to
photographic coverage, Janofsky said.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last
April to rule on an appeal by convicted
Florida criminal defendants who claim that
that state's previously experimental and
now permanent rule allowing televising of
trials interfered with their constitutional
rights. A ruling in the case is not antici­pated
for about a year.
The ABA House of Delegates, its policy­making
body, first proposed in 1937 that
cameras and recording devices be banned
from courtrooms, and in 1952, amended its
policy recommendation to also prohibit tele­vision
caqteras. The ABA has since recon­sidered
its position several times, most
recently in February 1979, but remains
opposed to admitting cameras to court­rooms.
The recent Supreme Court decision
which allows the public to be in the court­room
during civil trials may force a change
of position.
Mr. Janofsky said he does not personally
oppose televising of appellate court pro­ceedings,
but has reservations about the
impact of cameras on "two of the most
important elements of the trial - the jurors
and the witnesses - as well as their effects
on lawyers, judges and parties."
"We need empirical scientific research on
the effects of cameras in the courtroom on
witnesses and jurors .. . A year of inten­sive
scientific research in,to the practical
and psychological effects would be the in- ·
telligent way to approach the issue and
would also be helpful to the Supreme
Court," said Mr. Janofsky.
The ABA president .. noted that some
studies already have been conducted, but
that they were not scientifically conducted
and they produced "greatly divergent re­sults."
He noted the year-long Florida ex­periment,
after which studies indicated there
was no impact on juror ability to concen­trate
on testimony and to judge truthful­ness
of witnesses, although the presence of
electronic media did make both jurors and
witnesses "slightly more nervous." But Mr.
Janofsky also pointed to a study by the Bar
Association of Greater Cleveland which
showed some jurors and witnesses "were
distracted and made nervous and self-con­scious
by cameras."
"It would be folly indeed to encourage
photographic courtroom coverage in the
name of progress only to find later that we
have unwittingly weakened our judicial sys­tem
and infringed on the right of a fair
trial," concluded Mr. Janofsky.
Committee Releases Report On
Dismissals and Probation
By Craig Bell
ABA/ LSD Representative Daryl Coffey
has provided the EXAMINER with a copy
of the annual report compiled by the
Reinstatement and Probation Committee.
The period covered in this report was from
July 1,1979 to May 31, 1980.
According to the report the functions of
the Committee are (1) to reinstate on peti­tion
those students who have been
academically dismissed and to make deci­sions
regarding reinstatements and condi­tions
of probation pursuant to the ap­propriate
standard, (2) to supervise,
counsel and establish an appropriate course
of study for all students on probation, (3)
to give such notices as are required by
regulation to all students placed on proba-tion,
removed from probation, and
dismissed, (4) to perform other duties ap­propriate
to the charge to the Committee.
The Committee meets monthly to hear
petitions of students for reinstatement and
''to monitor academic progress and register
probation students." During the past year
the Reinstatement and Probation Commit­tee
received petitions for reinstatement
from 27 students who had been
academically dismissed. The Committee
heard 18 of these petitions, eight of the
petitioners were reinstated, 16 were denied
reinstatement, and there were three peti­tions
for a rehearing.
The following table from the report in­dicates
the extent of the Committee's
activity.
FALL SEMESTER 1978
Placed Dismissed Removed Continued
On Probation From Law School From Probation on Probation
25 day II day 8 day I day
13 evening 7 evening i_ evening _Q evening
38 total 18 total 14 total I total
SPRING SEMESTER 1979
4 day 16 day 12 day 0 day
2 evening 10 evening __.i evening 0 evening
6 total 26 total 16 total 0 total
FALL SEMESTER 1979
21 day 12 day I day 0 day
7 evening 8 evening I evening 2 evening
28 total 20 total 2 total 2 total
SPRING SEMESTER 1980
3 day 10 day II day 0 day
2 evening 6 evening _l evening 0 evening
5 total 16 total 14 total 0 total
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Louisville Law Examiner, Jul~· 15, 1980
J , Director
changes in the law.
CLE Keeps You Current
Sometimes the law changes almost as
fast as it is written. Just look at the changes
which have taken place in Workman's
Compensation Law since the last
legislature sat in Frankfort.
For the praCticing attorney, keeping
abreast of these changes is almost a full­time
job. That's where Continuing Legal
Education (CLE) steps in.
"Our programs are aimed at saving time
to keep them current," explained Maria
Meuter, executive director of CLE for the
University of Louisville School of Law.
"We try to particularly cover those areas
where there have been great changes."
For example, this year CLE has sched­uled
three seminars covering Workman's
Compensation in response to the major
changes made by the 1980 Kentucky General
Assembly. "It's all designed just to keep
you current," Mrs. Meuter said.
Virtually every aspect of practicing law is
ripe for CLE attention including those pro­grams
addressed at polishing skills and
techniques. Outside of the Workman's
Compensation, this summer and fall semi:
nars are also planned in Wills, Trusts and
Estates, Coal Arbitration and Automobile
Law among others. In response to requests
by the American Bar Association and the
Kentucky Bar Association all CLE programs
statewide have been stepped up.
Mrs. Meuter became executive director
at U. of L. July 1, 1979 when the decision
was made to make the office full-time.
Prior to that she had worked with CLE
part-time for eight years assisting Judge
Marlin Volz. Then CLE only had about six
seminars a year and many of those were
only for a Friday afternoon. In contrast,
this year no fewer than 12 programs are
scheduled between June and December in­cluding
three two-day seminars.
"They (the ABA and KBA) are trying to
avoid mandatory CLE in Kentucky,
although we may be headed towards it
soon," Mrs. Meuter said.
In the year since becoming executive
director the program has continued to ex­pand.
Mrs. Meuter also said that Judge
Volz has continued to be active, "probably
more active than before."
A lot of programs have been added, the
site has been moved to the more convenient
Commonwealth Convention Center, and
several programs are held around the state.
In the Fall and Spring three seminars
each are co-sponsored by Murray State
University and this Spring one was held at
St. Catharine College in Springfield, Ky. A
program in Ashland, Ky. may soon be
added. Four in-depth programs have been
added in the Summer at the request of the
KBA Continuing Education Committee.
Scheduled are a two-and-half-day seminar
on Family Law and a two day seminar on
Wills, Trusts and Estates.
Members of the bar donate their time to
attending planning sessions and to speak at
the programs. "We select attorneys who
devote a major part of their practice to
that particular area," Mrs. Meuter explained.
"I feel we have outstanding programs.
They're just first-rate. This year we've
brought in Henry Rothblatt, a nationally
known criminal lawyer.''
Rothblatt spoke at a seminar on
Evidence in Criminal Law held on June 20
this year.
"We are there for business," she said ex­plaining
that there is little levity at the pro­gram
and she added, "We have top-flight
people."
The programs cost $35 a day to attend
and this includes everything from the
morning coffee and doughnuts to the final
hand-out of the day. And there the price
will stay, "unless we have to."
"We're offering top-flight education at
budget prices. But we won't sacrifice the
qt~ality," she said.
After all, that's the purpose of CLE' sav­ing
time and money. And time is one of the
practicing attorney's most precious
resources.
Law Alumni Association
A wards Certificates
May 22, 1980 the Law Alumni Associa­tion
of the University of Louisville School
of Law held its annual banquet in Owens­boro,
Kentucky. Distinguished Alumni
Certificates were presented by Marlin M.
Volz to 12 Law School alumni of Class of
1939 and Class of 1940. Honored were Dr.
William E. Biggs, Mr. Morris Horowitz,
Mr. Marshall R. Davenport, Mr. G. A.
Famularo, Mr. Ephraim K. Lawrence, Mr.
L. D. May, Mrs. Maria C. Meuter, Dr.
Emmett V. Mittlebeeler, Mr. Robert L.
Meisburg, Jr., Mr. Terriell A. Wilson, Mr.
August Winkenhofer and Mr. Charles B.
Zirkle. After remarks by Dean Harold G.
Wren, Mr. Morris Horowitz conducted an
election of Law Alumni Association officers.
Outgoing President Justice Sam Steinfeld
introduced the new President: Hon. Stuart
Lampe. Other officers elected were: 1st Dis­trict
Vice-President, James Secrest, Sr.; 2nd
District Vice-President, John L. Arnett; 3rd
District Vice-President, Richard S. Barlow;
4th District Vice-President, Joseph E.
Stopher; 5th District Vice-President, J.
Thomas Hensley; 6th District Vice-President,
Ben G. Matthews; 7th District Vice-Presi­dent,
Harold Kelley; 8th District Vice-Presi­dent,
Cecile A. Blau; and Secretary, Retta.
Davis.
Dean 's Dicta
On May 25, 1980, an article appeared in the Roanoke Times & World-News of
Roanoke, Virginia, entitled: "Law School: Are the Last Two Years Wasted?" The
suggestion of the title appears to be that they are; but I submit that this is not the
case, at least so far as our law school is concerned.
Much of the criticism leveled at law schools is more closely related to myth than
to reality.
The Myth of the First Year. The first year is described as a "gruesome grind,"
or, in the words of the article: "The Paper Chase" image - an overbearing pro­fessor
who constantly asks tough, embarrassing questions to a classroom of nail­biting
worried, awestruck students- is no exaggeration ."
I submit that this is a gross exaggeration. The first-year faculty are anxious to
help all students discipline themselves - and their thinking - as such a regimen
is the sine qua non for any would-be attorney. The first-year curriculum seeks to
accomplish three principal objectives: (1) to train fledgling lawyers in analytical
skills essential to their success in practice; (2) to teach basic law in certain funda­mental
areas, such as torts, contracts, property, and procedure; and (3) to give stu­dents
some practical training through the course in Basic Legal Skills.
Law schools receive high praise for their accomplishment of the first of these
three objectives. But the other two are equally important. Both of these are prepara­tory
for more advanced work in the second and third years. While we concede that
the first year is difficult for most students, we also contend that our faculty and
staff do everything possible to help every first-year student succeed, and that it is
a challenging- if not joyous- academic experience.
The Myth of the Second Year. Not too long ago, law teachers were supposed
to have said: "In the first year, we scare 'em to death; in the second year, we work
'em to death; and in the third year, we bore 'em to death." More recently, to para­phrase
the Roanoke Times article, a "malaise sets in" beginning with the second
year, and the combination of grade inflation, poor class attendance, and stereo­typing
of students based on their first year performance, unite to undermine the
student's esprit, and to cause him or her to get by without really working.
Both of these two extremes are inaccurate descriptions of the work of the second
year. Most of our students are anxious to get as many bar courses completed as
possible; most do work extremely hard on their courses during this period. While a
minority rely on "Gilbert's" or other "canned" outlines, the bulk of the students
continue to attend class, are graded upon their performance in particular courses,
and endeavor to improve their performance during the second year.
Many second-year courses at the U of L law school are taught quite differently
from the familiar "case method" of the first year. More and more courses are
being taught through the use of problems, lectures, or the careful analysis of sta­tutes.
For the law student who wants to get a sound foundation for many years of
law practice, the second-year curriculum is extremely important, if not essential.
The Myth of the Third Year. Of the three years of the typical day school cur­riculum,
• the third year has, in the past, been the weakest. But there have been a
large number of changes recently to ameliorate the supposed boredom for which it
was allegedly famous. These changes are built around the introduction of seminars
and courses oriented to the actual practice of law. We are proud of our trial prac­tice,
client counseling, and clinical programs. For the law student who desires to
specialize, we have a wide variety of excellent courses and seminars in such fields as
labor law and taxation. Far from being boring, we believe that the third year can be
the most exciting of all.
We are fortunate to be located in a metropolitan area where a law student has
an opportunity to gain substantial clerking experience prior to receiving his or her
law degree. We enforce the rule of the
American Bar Association which limits
the number of hours of outside work
that a student may undertake, so that
our students will not prejudice their long­run
theoretical base for the sake of the
short-run gains of more immediate prac­tical
experience.
. In the final analysis, one's legal edu­cation
will always be dependent upon
what one is willing to give to it. The
first year of law school is an exciting
and challenging year for the novice.
But the second and third years may be
just as rewarding, if not more so, if the
student is willing to give his or her studies
the attention and, indeed, devotion that
the pursuit of a truly professional career
demands.
Respectfully,
Harold G. Wren, Dean Dean Harold G. Wren
• We have discussed the curriculum primarily from the perspective of the Day
Division law student. The same principles apply to the Evening Division student,
except that the curriculum is spread over a longer time period.
"The mutual confidence on which all else depends can be maintained only by an
open mind and a brave reliance on free discussion."
-Learned Hand
Let us know your point of view.
Letters to the editors should be typed and signed. The editors reserve the right to
edit letters for space considerations and for clarity.
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·Commencement Exercises Held
On The Belknap Campus Oval
By Elizabeth Ward
May 11, 1980 on The Oval of the Belknap
Campus was the scene of the culmination
of three and four years' study for the 118
members of the graduating Class of 1980.
After a luncheon hosted by Dean Harold
G. Wren, the law school area was chaos as
thousands of undergraduates, graduates,
professionals and their families were assem­bly-
lined through the graduation process.
The graduate and professional schools then
held separate rituals to honor successful
candidates for their respective degrees.
Prior to the ceremony the law school
graduates spent nearly an hour in a stuffy
Allen Court Room as they were given mes­sages,
instructions on the ritual and assign­ments
of their proper order for the march
to their seats on the green. Their seats, in­cidentally,
were over one hundred feet from
the speakers' platform because relatives and
friends took up those ordinarily reserved
for the graduates. This caused slight delays
in the presentation of individual awards.
Associate Professor Leslie Abramson offered
reminiscences of some of the more absurd
points of knowledge gained in law school.
(Above) Seniors make final preparations
in Allen Court Room for graduation.
Students receiving special awards and
recognition were:
BRANDEIS HONOR SOCIETY
Matthew George
Livingood
Donald A. Becher
Karen Alderdice
Patricia W. Ballard
Susan Turner Barnett
Paul J. Cox
Rodger G. Cox
William Layton
Duncan
Nancy Jean Gall­Clayton
Marianna Gordon
Sara Mary Walter Gross
Walter Paul Hagenau
Lisabeth Hughes
Patrick William
Mattingly
Nancy S. Niederman
Stephanie Hawkins
Smith
Pamela Corbin
Trevathan
Charles F. Whelan
ROBERT G. WHITE
MEMORIAL AWARD
Stephen M. Arnett
ROBERT C. JA YES
MEMORIAL A WARD
James Crum Seiffert
JUANITA L. CHRISTIAN AWARD
Janice R. Martin
PHI KAPPA PHI HONOR SOCIETY
Patricia W. Ballard
Susan Turner Barnett
Donald A. Becher
Paul J. Cox
William Layton
Duncan
Olivia Anne Morris
Fuchs
Marianna Gordon
Sara Mary Walter Gross
Walter Paul Hagenau
Lisabeth Hughes
Arthur Daniel Kelly
Mall hew George
Livingood
Patrick William
Mattingly
Nancy S. Niederman
James Crum Seiffert
Stephanie Hawkins
Smith
Pamela Corbin
Trevathan
OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARDS
Stephen M. Arnett Matthew H. Welch
JOURNAL OF FAMILY LAW
Stephanie Hawkins
Smith
Patricia W. Ballard
Susan Turner Barnett
Douglas Melvin Dowell
Mary F. Forrest
Olivia Anne Morris
Fuchs
Nancy Jean Gall­Clayton
Jan M. Glasgow
Marianna Gordon
Lisabeth Hughes
Nancy Keene
Arthur Daniel Kelly
Nancy S. Niederman
Peter Lucas Ostermiller
Henry C. T. Rich-mond
III
Eileen Marie Walsh ·
SCHOLASTIC AWARDS
Edwin 0. Davis Award to the Valedictorian
Walter Paul Hagenau
Edwin 0. Davis A ward to the Salutatorian
Lisabeth Hughes
West Publishing Company Prize
Walter Paul Hagenau
Bureau of National Affairs A ward
Lloyd Gregory Yopp
Prentice-Hall Tax Prize
Patricia W. Ballard
Omicron Kappa Kappa A ward
Lisabeth Hughes
Samuel L. Greenebaum A ward
Walter Paul Hagenau
American Law Book Company Award
Stephanie Hawkins Smith
(Photos by Elizabeth Ward)
Valedictorian Walter Paul Hagenau, Michael Hance and Michael Henry march toward The
Oval for final exercises.
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n Former Student Bar Association President Matthew H. Welch gives class address as Dean Wren, Associate­Dean
Lay, Administrative Assistant Rita Siegwald, A!ISociate Dean Smith, Administrative Assistant Becky
_ Wimberg, Associate Professor Leslie Abramson, and Associate Professor Robert Stenger (hidden) look on.
Class of 1980 Exits!
Louisville Law F.xamif
Brandeis Advice
To Graduates
Your law may be perfect, your
ability to apply it great, and yet you
cannot be a successful adviser unless
your advice is followed; it will not be
followed unless you can satisfy your
clients, unless you impress them
with your superior knowledge, and
that you cannot do unless you know
their affairs better than th~y do be­cause
you see them from a fullness of
knowledge. The ability to impress
them grows with your own success in
advising others, with the confidence
which you yourself feel in your powers.
That confidence can never come from
books; it is gained by human inter-course.
Louis D. Brandeis, Letter to William
H. Dunba r, 1893 . Mason Brandeis, A
Free Man 's Life 80 (1946) .
(Below) The smile says it all as Olivia Anne Morris Fuchs doffs her mortarboard to receive her Juris Doctor hood from Associate Dean Smith.
miner, Jul~· 15. 1980 5
Placetnent Office Strives
To Increase Effectiveness
By Elizabeth Ward
Phyllis Leibson, Placement ·Director, has
received word from Dean Harold G. Wren
that her position has been funded for the
1980-81 school year. Mrs. Leibson is
already in full swing with plans for the fall
semester. Although her position has been
in existence on a parttime basis only since
March of 1980, Mrs. Leibson has ac­complished
much, has analysed her effec­tiveness
and has devised numerous plans to
increase student and employer awareness
of her services in an attempt to increase her
effectiveness - all to the benefit of the
Law School student body and to the
reputation of the University.
Mrs. Leibson kept records of how much
her services were used during the spring
semester by the seniors. Only 18 students
submitted resumes for the open file to be
submitted to employers who in the future
have openings and who call upon the Place­ment
Office for candidates. Of the total 28
who made contact with her about 20 came
in to pick up a manual on resumes and in­terview
preparation. Although she feels
this is rather late for this type of prepara­tion
in seeking employment, she feels,
"better late than never" . Four people came
in to obtain information on job op­portunities
in specific fields (federal, tax,
criminal and the State Department). The
Office has brochures, reports, and lists
with addresses available on numerous areas
of law.
For the students who inquired about job
possibilities at certain locations, she re­ferred
them to the correspondence files and
to Martindale-Hubbell. One student came
in wanting to know how to prepare for job
search. Most students, by this time have
already been in the job search five or six
months, so that category of inquiry is ex­pected
to be small.
Mrs. Leibson knew of only two students
who interviewed for positions that were
publicized on the Placement Board. One
student was offered the position and the
offer was accepted; the other student re­fused
the offer after the interview. Most
people who have secured employment at
this time have done so through personal
contacts. Mrs. Leibson envisions the
growth of a "network" at the Place­ment
Office, that is personal referrals back
fr0m alumni and employers who seek can­didates
for positions primarily through her
office. Much of this goes on already on an
unofficial basis with faculty members.
On June 18, 1980 the Placement Office
with the help of Graduate Matthew Welch
conducted a survey at the Bar Review
Course to determine the number of recent
graduates who had jobs and whether or not
they had utilized the services of the Place­ment
Office in any way in their job search.
Of the 119 graduates taking the Bar Review
Course 66 responded: 33 have jobs, 33 do
not; of the 33 students who have positions,
8 utilized Placement Services, 21 did not, 4
did not respond to th~t question.
"As far as the statistics go in determin­ing
the effectiveness of Placement Services,
I do not think they are conclusive since all
119 did not respond to our information
gathering.
"However, our office shall continue to
seek out information for the employment
report for the Class of 1980. Next spring
after the law school graduates have had the
opportunity to take a bar exam, receive the
results and conduct a job search, a survey
shall be conducted in cooperation with the
National Association for Law Placement."
The NALP Employment Record for the
class of 1978 is in the Placement Office
Library. (The report for the class of 1979 is
due soon.) In the class of 1978, 94.2"7o are
employed; 5.8"7o were still looking by the
following spring. An advance sheet on the
class of 1979 indicated the percentages for
that class were comparatively high.
Most of the Class of 1978 went into
private practice, followed by government
employment, then business, judicial
clerkships, public service, academic,
military, other. Although most graduates
do go into private practice there are some
other areas where law graduates have
found employment: publishing, real estate, ·
management consulting, title companies,
utility companies, hospital administration
and others listed in the NALP Publication.
"It's difficult to state whether the Place­ment
Office was effective or not in regards
to the 1980 graduates,,., said Mrs. Leibson.
However from the Bar Review survey and
contacts with the graduates, 54 of.the 119
graduates have indicated employment
with a firm or other definite arrangements.
This is a marked improvement since a
Placement Poll was released in May stating
that only 16 students had employment after
exams. The salary range of those employed
is $10,000 to $30,000.
Mrs. Leibson has several goals for the
Placement Office which she hopes to begin
implementing Fall 1980. The first is to
prepare the student to: (1) assess his skills,
(2) prepare a presentation, i.e., a resume,
cover letter and interview guideline and (3)
develop job search strategy beginning with
a list of prospective employers.
Her second goal is to inform the students
about job openings and develop more op­portunities
for them. In addition, she will
inform the students as to what resources
are available.
Mrs. Leibson's specific plans to imple­ment
her goals begin with a form during
fall registration which all students will be
required to return. It will request informa­tion
on law related experience, seminars
taken or attended, clerking experience, and
career planning. For first year students
during the year, she plans to emphasize the
Embryo Lawyers Club; for second year
students, "brown bag lunch" seminars
with local attorneys; for the 3-rd yea'r
students, individual counseling and place­ment
and Career Night. She is currently con­tacting
the Kentucky Bar Association, the
Louisville Bar Association, the Indiana Bar
Association and others to increase the
number of firms who interview here. In ad­dition,
she is inquiring into providing
seniors with printing service for resumes.
Mrs. Leibson said the job market opens
up in October at the time the graduates are
informed as to whether or not they passed
the July Bar Examination. A Placement
Office Publication entitled "Going Places"
is mailed monthly to the recent graduates
for a period of two years apprising them of
opportunities and changes in the legal pro­fession.
Mrs. Leibson intends to make the Place­ment
Office's existence widely known and
appreciated. With her background in ad­ministration,
public relations, vocational
training and with the sheer energy she brings
to the job, the Placement Office will be­come
a valuable resource for the law stu­dents,
recent graduates and the legal com­munity.
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David Voisinet checks out the resources
in his nighttime job.
V oisinet Hired As
New Law Librarian
A new addition to the University of Louis­ville
School of Law is David Voisinet, As­sistant
Law Librarian, placed in charge of
the law libr~ry during the evening and
night hours.
Mr. Voisinet, a New York native, began
working at his new position this summer.
"I prefer a smaller law school because it
allows opportunity to work in all areas,
while I would be woking in only one area
at a large school," he said. Voisinet is cur­rently
updating the library's microfiche files.
He received his J.D. degree in 1977, from
the State University of New York at Buffalo.
He also holds a BA in history from that
school. Before coming to Louisville, he was
employed at the Albany Law School library
in New York, while earning his MLS de­gree
at Suny at Albany.
Construction on
New Law Building
Proceeds Slowly
(Continued from Page 1, Column 4)
feel that the strike has posed any serious
problems for the law school: "In every con­struction
project you're going to have some
delays, strikes being one of the most com­mon.
We're not looking to get into the new
facilities until fall of '82 anyway so we're
really allowing an additional six months.''
The Dean sees any possible effect of the
strike primarily as a disruption of the
planned functioning of the school during
the construction period. During that period,
classes, offices, and the law library will
be required to temporarily relocate out­side
of the present building. (See related
story.) Plans call for the law library to be
moved to what is now the present university
library after that library is moved to its new
facilities, the completion of which is sched­uled
for February, 1981. Ifthe strike results
in a delay in the completion of that build­ing,
the move of the main library might also
be delayed, thereby robbing the law school
of space in which to temporarily house its
law library.
However, the Dean is very optimistic: "In
my opinion, things are moving famously.''
At present, the construction crew is taking
the first step in the actual construction
effort - testing to determine the necessary
foundation which must be laid to support
the new wing.
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Louisville Law Examiner, July 15, 1980
News-In-Brief I Recent Articles
The Student Bar Association has been noti­fied
by Carol Sutter, Sixth Circuit Governor
of the Law Student Division of the ABA,
that the Louisville Law Examiner has been
selected for the second consecutive year to
be the best newspaper in the Sixth Circuit
and will receive an award for "Excellence
for the Entire Newspaper Reporter Over
the Year."
* * *
Phi Alpha Delta reports that the Vinson
Chapter will be sending a representative to
the 43rd Biennial Convention of the frater­nity,
which will convene July 29- August 1
at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs,
Arkansas. The convention will offer a
series of workshops and receptions and a
keynote address by a PAD speaker of na­tional
reknown.
* * *
The Local Government Law Center an­nounces
the publication of its summary
and analysis of legislation enacted during
the 1980 Kentucky General Assembly. The
manual was compiled by several attorneys
and law students and is available at the
Law Center office in Gardiner Hall.
* * *
Sharon Ashton, 1978 alumnus of the
University of Louisville School of Law,
and her husband John Howard were killed
about 11 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 1980
when their light plane crashed in Randolph
County, Alabama, after striking a
telephone microwave relay tower. Mrs.
Ashton practiced law in Louisville and her
husband was a product-design engineer at
Caroline International Inc. in Louisville.
The Women's Law Caucus met July 9,
1980 in the Harlan Room to organize for
Fall 1980. President Susan Bourne and
National Chairperson Sheila Tow decided
to conduct orientation programs for in­coming
women law students. The program
for the Evening Division will be held at
5:30 p.m. on August 28; for the Day Divi­sion,
the program will be held September
3 at 12:00 noon.
On August 18 immediately after the Law
School Orientation, a second general plan­ning
session, open to all women law stu­dents,
will be held. The meeting place will
be posted .
* * · *
Congratulations to Professor Albert Quick
and Sheila Tow on the birth of their
daughter on June 18, 1980. They named
her Regan Lindsy Quick and the bundle of
joy who was born naturally at home
weighed 7-1/2 lbs. and measured 19 inches
long. Mother, father and child are doing
well.
* * *
On June 27, 1980 the University Archives &
Records Center of the University of
Louisville celebrated the completion of the
microfilm edition, with guide, to the
PAPERS OF LOUIS DEMNITZ
BRANDEIS. The University of Louisville
School of Law has been the custodian of
Mr. Brandeis's personal papers since he
began donating them to the University in
1936. The 184 reels of microfilm were
edited and produced by the University
Historical Publications and Records Com­mission.
The one-hundred page published
guide to research on the papers was
prepared with the cooperation of Univer­sity
Graphics.
Examine Views
Of Women in Law
CHICAGO, May 5 - Churlish, hostile,
disdainful, derisive and in sensitive are a
few of the words some female law students
and lawyers use to describe the attitudes of
their male counterparts toward women in
the law in the May issue of Student Lawyer.
In "What's A Nice Girl Doing In A Pro­fession
Like This?" authors Flora Johnson
and Stacy Shapiro report that women en­counter
sexist attitudes in law school as well
as in the courts and law firms. Consider the
"joke" heard on the campus of Harvard:
"What's the difference between a female
law student and garbage? Garbage gets taken
out."
Johnson and Shapiro found that a com­mon
impression among women law stu­dents
is that male professors are less likely
to call on them. One female student reported
that a professor she had, called on women
reluctantly - and when he did, his responses
were polite, but not the kind the men in the
class received which encouraged the sharp­ening
of skills.
Once a woman survives law school and
the bar exam, she faces a problem in getting
a job. Where are the female lawyers being
hired? Johnson and Shapiro report that
more women than men are working for
corporations, the government and public
interest law.
While a woman might be able to estab­lish
a good working relationship with her
male colleagues in her office, the authors
heard complaints about working with other
male lawyers and jt.dges. "It is a well known
fact in Chicago," they write, "that when
female attorneys approach the bench (except
in federal courts) they are likely to be taken
as secretaries."
STAFF POSITIONS
According to one female midwestern
law professor, "Things aren't so good now
as they will be in fifteen years. But things
are better than they were even two years
ago."
are available on the Louisville Law Examiner.
If you are interested in writing or working with
us, stop by our office in the basement of the Law
Library, Room 30-8.
No previous journalism experience is required.
Also in this issue of Student Lawyer is
an article by Cynthia Fuchs Epstein "The
Short Unhappy Life of Feminist Law
Firms," which explores the birth and demise
of women's law firms in the mid-seventies.
Set up as profit-making businesses and
modeled on traditional male-run law firms,
they failed, in part, because they were run
by women. Women had difficulty attract­ing
the kind of cases that pay well and they
found that many female clients either ex­pected
free legal assistance or felt they would
get superior service from the established,
predominantly male law firms.
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l-ouisville 1-aw Examiner, July 15, 1980
Spring Bar Results
Graduates of the University of Louisville Law School had the highest passing
percentage of any Kentucky law school for the Spring 1980 bar exam. Showing great
improvement, Louisville's pass rate was 93.3 per cent as compared to the 89.8 per cent
pass rate U of L graduates had on the Summer, 1979 bar examination.
February, 1980 bar examination results were as follows :
First-timers taking the Bar Exam from U of L (40 of 42 passed for a percentage of 95.24)
Second-timers taking the Bar Exam from U of L (2 of 2 passed for a percentage of 100)
Third-timers taking the Bar Exam from U of L (0 of I passed for a percentage of 0)
FEBRUARY, 1980 KENTUCKY BAR EXAM STATISTICS
OVERALL ........................•..•......• Number Taking . .. ..... .. 133
88.70Jo .. . . . ...... . . . . . ................. . ..... Number Passing . .. . ..... 118
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ......•.... • .... Num"ber Taking . .. . .... . . 45
93.3% . . .......... . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. ... . . .... Number Passing. ....... . 42
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ••............•.. Number Taking......... . 29
93.1 OJo • • ••• ·.; •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Number Passing .. . . . . ... 27
CHASE (NORTHERN KY. UNIVERSITY) . •.••• Number Taking. . . . . . . . . . 35
80.0% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number Passing . . ........ 28
OUT -OF-STATE SCHOOLS .••...••.•.••.•..•. Number Taking .. .. .. .. ... 24
87.5% . ... . .. . ... . . . . . .. . . . .... . .. . . .. . . . . ... Number Passing.. . ...... 21
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
SCHOOL OF LAW GRADUATES
PASSING FEBRUARY, 1980 KENTUCKY BAR EXAM
Gary Webb Anderson
John Lewis Anderson
Thomas James Banaszynski
Susan Turner Barnett
Barry Lee Benner
Vernon Winston Blair
John Michael Brown
Larry Gordon Brown
David Wayne Burton
Stephen Poindexter Carson
Paul Jeffrey Cox
Rodger Glenn Cox
Stephen Kent Cusick
Judith Marie Davis
Neal Henry Dockal, Jr.
Arthur Andrew Draut
William Layton Duncan
Timothy Firkins
William A. Gohmann
Francis Eppse Goodwyn
Marianna Gordon
Sara Walter Gross
Donald Steven Guier
William Nils Haliday
Marilyn Janet Hartley
Michael Berkley Hayes
Robert Jeffery Hines
Thomas Keith Hollon
Gregory Nelson Holmes
Nancy Keene
Bryan LeSieur
James Andrew Maples
Eli Michael Salem
Jacqueline Kaye Schroering
Stephen Anthony Schwager
Kathleen Marie Sheehan
Thurman Lee Sisney
David Fayette Smith
Steven Donald Stewart
Jacqueline Gail Strange
James Anthony Vick
Charles Francis Whelan
A pregraduation party given at
Maxine Bizet's provided an occa­sion
for some most unlaw-school­like
activities for the graduating
seniors. Sponsors, besides _Maxine,
were Doug Dowell, Joe Fowler
and Phil Grossman.
LEFT - The big event was the book­burning.
Pat Chism rips his least
favorite textbook apart as Jim Shake
stirs the fire.
ABOVE - Shades of Fllhr­enheit
451 are invoked as
law students exercise their
freedom of expression and
freedom from class.
'YES'There Is Life • AFTER Law School
7
ABOVE - Joe Fowler and Don Becher feel free to give some
back talk to an effigy of a law school professor.
LEFT - Phil Grossman i:l helped into the pool by David
Barber, Mike Hance, Doug Dowell and Jim Shake.
8 Louisville Law Examiner, July 15, 1980
Journal
of
Family Law
Appearing in Vol. 18, Number 4
Symposium Issue on Aging
Articles • Elder Abuse ..................... . ........ by Katheryn D. Katz
• Housing Alternatives for the Elderly . . ..... . . by Linda Henry Elrod
• The Effects of Mandatory Retirement. ...... by Whiteside and Batts
• Filial Responsibility Laws .................. by W. Walton Garrett
• Towards a Due Process Perspective in Conservatorship
Proceeds for the Aged ... . ................. by Gregory Atkinson
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Classes for Summer Term end
Examination period
CLE Family Law*
Trial Tactics Seminar- Danville, Ky.
Kentucky Bar Examination
ABA/ LSD Convention- San Francisco, CA
Wills, Trusts and Estates*
Orientation for First year students
First day of class for Fall semester
CLE Damages and Proof of Damages*
Pirtle-Washer Moot Court preliminaries
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Volume6
Numberl
July 15, 1980
Construction will
force changes at
Law School
... Page 1
Placement
Director
discusses
role
..• PageS
In the photo
at right,
Prof. Stenger
gives the invocation
at the School of
Law's Annual
Commencement