VOLUME 1
MAY 1983
DRINAN HEADLINES MAY HOODING CEREMONY
Georgetown law professor and
former Massachusetts
Congressman Robert F. Drinan
delivered the keynote address at the
May 14th hooding ceremony in
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium.
Drinan was welcomed by Law
School Dean Byron Fullerton and
Texas Tech University President
Lauro Cavazos.
In his address to 166 law
graduates, Drinan said the class of
1983 would be meeting a new series
of challenges as lawyers in today's
society. "It is an exciting time to
become a lawyer," he said in
emphasizing the unique role lawyers
and judges would play in the
evolution of American democracy
over the next twenty years.
Drinan stated his belief that "the
lawyers of the forthcoming
generation may well become moral
leaders of America like those
lawyers who in the period from 1840
to 1980 fashioned the basic legal
institutions of our country."
While pointing out that some
people may shudder over the fact
that the number of lawyers in the
country has nearly doubled since
1960, Drinan said, "I find it
exhilarating. "
He continued, "It means that the
young people of America over the
past generation have seen in the
legal profession a place where they
can exercise leadership, and where
NUMBER 3
ANNUAL ASSOCIATION
MEETING DRAWS
ALUMNI TO DALLAS
The Sheraton Park-Central Hotel
in Dallas was the site of the Law
School Association's annual meeting
and reception on March 31st.
The agenda included reports from
Dean Byron Fullerton on the state
of the Law School and Association
President Hershell Barnes on
Association accomplishments for
the past year.
Barnes said the Association took
major steps toward better
organization by establishing districts
throughout the state. He indicated
that alumni were instrumental in
recruiting a highly qualified group of
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Professor Robert Drinan
they can help to create or recreate
in America those moral and legal
ideals on which this unique nation
was established."
Drinan, an ordained Jesuit priest,
served as Dean and Professor of
Law at the Boston College of Law
prior to his election to the United
States House of Representatives in
1971.
In 1981 he was appointed
Professor of Law at Georgetown
where he specializes in international
human rights, constitutional law,
civil liberties, legislation and arms
control.
WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE SMILING?Judge Gerry Meier ('75) from Dallas and
Rob Junell ('77) from San Angelo enjoy the
reception following the Law School
Association's annual meeting in Dallas (See
more pictures on page 6).
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
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LAW SCHOOL NEWS
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LOOK AT THAT ENTERING CLASS!
ALUMNI LEADERS TO INTENSIFY SOLICITATION BEFORE AUGUST 31ST DEADLINE
In the words of one Tech law
administrator, the credentials of the
fall entering class will absolutely
"knock your socks off!"
The admission process completed
in April produced a record-breaking
seventeenth first -year law class.
Over 1700 applications (an alltime record) were received and
considered for the class which this
year was limited in size to 200
students, including twenty students
in the summer program. The
average LSAT and GPA for
accepted students is 37.5 (top 77th
percentile) and 3.5 respectively.
Associate Dean Joseph Conboy
said the number of applications had
increased about 20% this year over
last year and he thinks the increase
is due primarily to the good job
Tech graduates are doing. "Many
non-Tech grads are recommending
students to apply here," he said.
Conboy indicated the chances for
admission into the Law School are
much more difficult because as the
number of applications increases,
the number of top quality students
increases. He commented, "You
can't have the increase in
applications and not expect stiffer
competition. "
When asked about the effect of
the higher admissions standards,
Conboy replied that much of the
reputation of a law school is built on
admission standards. "Many law
firms across the country," he said,
"place great emphasis on those
standards when choosing schools
where they will recruit."
Conboy concluded that in one
sense the admissions situation is
disheartening because many good
applicants are not accepted simply
due to the school's limited physical
facilities. He added, "But I must say,
based on credentials, this is one of
the best-looking entering classes
that has ever come to Tech!"
Most Successful Fund Drive Ever Giving New
Momentum in Effort to Strengthen Law School
By BYRON FULLERTON
Dean of Law School
Professor Jim Eissinger (r) chats with students accepted for the fall entering class at the
Accepted Student's Day reception held in March.
Media Day at the Law School-Professor Dave Cummins (I) chats with General Manager
Bob Nash of Lubbock television station KMAC at a luncheon in honor of members of the
local news media. Representatives from newspapers and radio and television stations were
invited to have lunch and visit with faculty members on an informal basis as a way of
thanking the media for their coverage of the Law School.
Your gift in our annual alumni
fund drive is really your vote for a
stronger Texas Tech Law School.
We're mighty pleased with the
results already in, even though most
of you getting this issue of the
Cornerstone haven't "voted" yet.
Our Foundation trustees, our
faculty members, and alumni
leaders join me in expressing our
gratitude for your generous
outpouring of gifts in response to
our first appeal last December.
Through May 15, a total of over
$36,000 has been received from
alumni and friends - including over
160 who have signed up as charter
members of our new support group,
the Dean's Inner Circle. I'm
optimistic we can increase both the
percentage of participation and the
dollar totals before the campaign
deadline August 31, 1983 (the end of
our current fiscal year).
Let me tell you another reason
why I hope an even larger percent
of our alumni will give in this year's
drive: Next year we're planning to
make contact with additional
foundations, and foundation
decision-makers naturally inquire
whether the beneficiaries of a Texas
Tech Law School education (our
alumni) are supporting the law
school in its quest for greatness. A
strong showing of alumni support
will definitely strengthen and
enhance our case for foundation
grants.
Our annual fund appeal is only
one division of our development
program. We've done quite well this
year in two other divisionsfoundations and Board of Barristers
(consisting of law firms making
three-year pledges).
We have received two major
grants from foundations, totaling
$150,000 and $51,000 in pledges
from law firms.
With a final push this summer, we
might boost annual fund
commitments to $40,000 or more,
bringing our annual gift total from all
so.urces to close to $250,000.
Your resounding support is your
signal that we should accelerate our
pace in developing a great law
school- committed to excellence in
teaching, legal research and
scholarship, and service to our
constituents.
A new level of supplementary
funding - outside of state
revenues - is imperative if we are to
progress from a good law school to
a truly great law school. Indeed,
private funding can provide the
margin of excellence.
The Law School Foundation is
our vehicle to generate donations
from friends, alumni, law firms, and
foundations. So, remember to make
your gift payable to the Texas Tech
Law School Foundation.
Special Bulletin
ANNUAL FUND UPDATE
At press time (May 17), the
annual fund for the Texas Tech
Law School already reflects an
all-time record of 162 donors
contributing more than
$40,OOO-with
THREE MONTHS TO GO!
NEW ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT MAKES
SPECIAL APPEAL
E. Link Beck, new president of
the Texas Tech Law School
Association, is preparing a special
appeal that he will send to all friends
and alumni next month.
Beck, associated with the El Paso
law firm of Kemp, Smith, Duncan,
and Hammond, is a member of the
class of '75.
"Even though I'm proud of the
many Tech Law School alumni and
friends who have already become
charter members of the Dean's
Inner Circle, I'm confident we can
double our membership before the
campaign ends August 31st."
In addition to his own appeal,
Beck is requesting alumni class
agents to make personal appeals to
members of their classes, and for
Dean Fullerton to make a final
appeal in August.
"We've got to get their attention,
and if we can do this, I am confident
most will give."
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LAW SCHOOL NEWS
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MOVE OVER PAC-MAN-LEXIS HAS THE EDGE
Tech Barristers Score Again
Tech's Winstead, McGuire,
Segrest & Minick Client Counseling
Team captured first place in the
Region II Competition held at the
Law School in early March.
Students from eight other law
schools participated in the event
which is sponsored annually by the
American Bar Association.
Members of the winning team,
Susan Rankin of McAllen, Carey
Walker of Fort Worth, and Gary
Laden of Dallas, with the help of
Coach Charles P. Bubany won the
title over second place Loyola and
third place University of Texas.
As regional champions, the team
advanced to the national
competition held in New Orleans in
late March and finished in the top
six teams. The event attracted
approximately 130 law schools
throughout the country.
Client counseling competition
tests students' skills in counseling
by simulating a law office
consultation, this year on the
subject of "loss of employment."
Approximately 10 days before the
competition, teams receive a short
memorandum of the client's
problem. The memo contains
information similar to what a
secretary might be told when a
client calls for an appointment.
In the competition each team has
30 minutes to interview a person
acting the role of the client and 15
minutes to propose a plan of action
or solution and explain it to
competition judges.
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
Jay Madrid ljar left) of the Winstead, McGuire, Sechrest and Minnick firm in Dallas
congratulates an exhuberant Tech Client Counseling Team after they won the Regional
Competition. Team members are Susan Rankin, Carey Walker, and Gary Laden.
Accepting the championship plaque is team coach Professor Charles P. Bubany.
New Faculty Members Announced
Three new full-time faculty
members have been added to the
present slate of twenty-five. Robin
Malloy, Camilla Emanuel and
William Casto will assume teaching
responsibilities in the fall 1983
semester.
Malloy will receive his LL.M.
degree in the summer from the
University of Illinois College of Law
where he is currently teaching legal
writing and research and appellate
advocacy. He received his J.D.
degree from the University of
Florida in 1980 and was
subsequently employed as an
associate with the Gunter, Yoakley,
Criser & Stewart law firm in Palm
Beach, Florida. Malloy's LL.M.
thesis on "The Interstate Land Sales
Full Disclosure Act" will be
published in the Boston College
Law Review in September. His
teaching duties will include
contracts, research and writing, and
real property finance.
Emanuel has recently compled an
LL.M. degree program in taxation at
New York University. She received
her J.D. from the University of
Mississippi where she was research
editor and comments editor of the
Space Law Journal. Prior to
pursuing her LL.M. degree,
Emanuel was an associate with the
firm of Nersen, Pruet, and Pollard in
Columbia, South Carolina. She will
teach taxation of transnational
transactions, state and local tax,
taxation of deferred compensation,
and income tax.
Since 1977, Casto has served in
the Office of General Counsel of the
Tennessee Valley Authority. He
received his J.D. degree from the
University of Tennessee and his
S.J.D. degree from Columbia
University in 1983. In 1976 Casto
was a visiting professor at the
University of Missouri Law School.
His recent publication,
"Government Liability for
Constitutional Torts" appeared in
the 1982 Tennessee Law Review.
Next year Casto will teach business
entities, business torts, research
and writing, and government
contracts.
By Sharon Blackburn
Automated Research Coordinator
A trial court in Travis
County , Texas has ruled
against your motion for a
declaratory judgment involving
your client's interest in
minerals. The Third Court of
Appeals in Austin has agreed to
hear your case. Judge O'Quinn
is scheduled to hear the appeal.
It might be a good idea to see if
Judge O'Quinn has written any
opinions concerning
declaratory judgments and
mineral rights or interests.
This is a sample exercise
encountered by first -year students
learning to use LEXIS, the
computerized legal retrieval system.
The hypothetical situation above
might take hours of manual
research and, in fact, it might be
impossible to limit opinions to those
written by a particular justice with
any degree of efficiency. LEXIS,
however, permits the student to run
this search in less than five
minutes; less time than required for
a full game of Pac-Man!
Although computer training at
many law schools is voluntary,
Texas Tech formally incorporated
LEXIS instruction in the fall 1982
semester of Legal Research and
Writing. Initially, students were
given handouts and booklets
explaining the features of automated
research. The librarian in charge of
the LEXIS terminal lectured for one
hour comparing various computer
systems and outlining search
techniques and strategy. Next,
groups of up to five students
watched a thirty-minute
demonstration of LEXIS'
capabilities. Finally, each student
worked through a problem set
during an individual thirty-minute
session.
One-half of the first-year class
received LEXIS training in the fall
and half in the spring. Many of these
students have used the computer to
prepare for the spring moot court,
mock trial, and Law Review writing
competitions. LEXIS captured rave
reviews from students finding what
they needed, but received sighs or
mutterings from those not so
fortunate. The latter readily
admitted that the topics they had
chosen to research were not so
prevalent in case law as they had
previously believed. Regardless of
personal results, all the students
Finals are in the air. This student was 'Just closing his eyes!"
trained agreed that LEXIS
instruction was a necessary part of
legal education. In fact, several
wished they had been introduced to
computerized research prior to
beginning work on memoranda
instead of at the end of the
semester.
Refresher courses and voluntary
sessions are available for second
and third-year students. The great
majority have taken advantage of
the training, especially those
destined to join or clerk for firms
subscribing to one of the automated
search services.
By the way, as of February 1983,
Judge O'Quinn had written one
opinion concerning declaratory
judgments and mineral rights or
interests. Pac-Man couldn't have
told you that!
LAW REVIEW
RECEIVES OUTSTANDING
ARTICLE AWARD
The Texas Tech Law Review has
published the Outstanding Law
Review Article, a distinction
accorded in May by the Texas Bar
Foundation.
The award is given to the law
review publishing the most practical
article of the year from the
viewpoint of the practitioner. This
year's winning article entitled
"Negotiating and Drafting a Modern
Oil and Gas Lease on Behalf of
Lessor," was written by Ronald D.
Nickum and published in Volume
13, Number 4 (1982) of the Tech
Law Review.
The Texas Bar Foundation will
present the award to Dean Byron
Fullerton at a dinner during the
State Bar Convention.
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ALUMNI
WHA T A BUNCH OF "HAMS" - (I to r)
Charles Bundren ('79), Mike Thomas ('72),
Carolyn Thomas ('80), Barc Hunter ('81),
Dean Byron Fullerton.
ALUMNI
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Guy Carter
Made Honorary Alumnus
Long-time law school supporter,
R. Guy Carter of Dallas was named
STRIKING A SERIOUS NOTE - Cathie
Parsley ('82), Paul Keiffer (,81) and Brad
Mahon ('82).
Professor John Krahmer
(r) and Bill Keeling ('76)
discuss the lighter side of
Commercial Law.
an honorary alumnus at the annual
Tech Law School Association
meeting in Dallas.
Dean Byron Fullerton presented a
plaque to Carter who praised the
Law School for its progress in such
a short period of time.
Carter graduated from Texas
Tech in 1928 and received his law
degree in 1930 from the University
of Chicago. He is one of the first
graduates of Tech to become a
licensed attorney in the State of
Texas.
In his acceptance remarks, Carter
commented on how pleased he was
to see alumni "rallying" behind the
Law School. "I was involved in the
initial stages of the alumni
association for the University, so I
know how important it is for alumni
to organize and support the
school," he said.
Carter has given the R. Guy
Carter Scholarship to an entering
Tech law student since 1974. He is
the second recipient of the honorary
alumnus award; last year, retired
Gulf attorney Irwin Coleman was
the first honoree.
Association . . .
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Jim Schutza ('77) from Dallas
and Dean Greer ('77) from San
Antonio trade war stories from
their respective law practices.
New Association president Link Beck ('75)
discusses his ideas with district director
Doug McSwane ('79) from Tyler.
students for the 1983 entering class
and that Association members who
had participated in the Giving
Program had contributed over
$27,000 by March 31st.
The main item of business was
the election of nineteen officers and
directors who will set direction for
the Association's second year of
operation.
Serving as President will be E.
Link Beck (,75) from the El Paso
firm of Kemp, Smith, Duncan &
Hammond. Other officers include
president-elect John T. Huffaker
Dean Byron Fullerton presents the Honorary Alumnus Award to Dallas attorney R. Guy
Carter.
('74) from Amarillo, vice-president
Barbara K. Runge ('73) from
Houston, secretary David H.
Segrest (,70) from Dallas and
immediate past-president Hershell
L Barnes, Jr. from Dallas.
District Directors for 1983-84
include:
Douglas R. McSwane, Tyler
(District 3)
William R. Allensworth, Dallas
(District 5)
Don R. Russell, Houston
(District 8)
James R. Raup, Austin
(District 10)
Jonathan G. Kerr, Fort Worth
(District 12)
Richard K. Bowersock, Wichita
Fallas (District 13)
Risher Smith Gilbert, El Paso
(District 16)
Sally Holt Emerson, Amarillo
(District 18)
Larriet E. Thomas, Lubbock
(District 19)
N. Keith Williams, San Antonio
(District 20)
Robert A. Junell, San Angelo
(District 21)
Steven A. Barron, Odessa
(District 22)
William E. Ward, Midland
(District 22)
Robert L Love, Hobbs, New
Mexico (Out-of-State)
In closing remarks at the meeting,
Beck described his goal as
president, "to establish a more
cohesive support group for the Law
School."
He stated that throughout the
year he planned to meet with alumni
in each of the districts.
"What we want to do," he said,
"is to have the Dean and
Association officers meet with
graduates in each area of the state.
This will give alumni an opportunity
to get together on an informal basis
as well as give them the chance to
hear first-hand what is going on at
the Law School."
ALUMNI
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ALUMNI
Class of 1975
LOUIS W. CONRADT, JR. is
currently serving as the Criminal
District Attorney of Kaufman
County.
Class of 1976
JIM SHEETS is serving as
European Counsel for the Tandy
Corporation in Belgium.
REBECCA D. WESTFALL
resigned after five years as an
Assistant United States Attorney for
the Western District of Texas in El
Paso to accept a position as an
attorney-examiner with the United
States Merit System Protection
Board in the Dallas Regional Office.
She serves as a Presiding Official in
appeals brought under the Civil
Service Reform Act of 1978.
DIANA DOWD ULRICH AND
STEPHEN E. ULRICH have formed
a partnership under the firm name
of Ulrich and Ulrich and are located
in Houston.
Class of 1977
STEVEN R. DIAL is presently
employed as Administrative
Assistant to Lieutenant Governor
Bill Hobby after serving as
Executive Director of the Texas
District and County Attorney's
Association from January 1981 to
September 1982.
LARRY P. TAYLOR has been
appointed City Attorney for the City
of Olney, Illinois.
Class of 1979
RICHARD LEE MOORE, former
District Attorney for Hale and
Swisher Counties, has accepted the
position of First Assistant District
Attorney for Smith County, Texas.
Class of 1980
LARRY W. HICKS formerly with
the Lubbock firm of Crenshaw,
Dupree and Milam, is now
associated with the El Paso firm of
Hagans, Ginnings, Birklebach, Keith
& Delgado.
Class of 1982
KATHRYN BEER reports that
she is happily employed with the
City Attorney's Office of
TexarkaAa, Texas.
TERESA ANN SPECIAL is
currently serving as Assistant City
Attorney in San Angelo.
WAYNE B. WHITHAM is
associated with the firm of Allen,
Knuths & Cassell in Dallas.
PATRICK MORRIS is presently
with the Wise County District
Attorney's Office in Decatur, Texas.
KEN F. WILLIAMS is employed
as a representative for Texaco, Inc.,
in Midland.
SECOND ANNUAL
ALUMNI WEEKEND
September 30, October 1
Stay Abreast Law Seminar
T exas Tech vs. Texas A&M
Mark Your Calendars Now!
Hershell Barnes ('70) (r),
immediate past·president of
the Law School Association,
and Sam Boyd ('77) share
ideas on the Dean's Inner
Circle.
NOW WHAT DID HE SAY?
Russell Brooks (r) pauses to
consider Andy Roger's last .....=-~
statement. Both are from the
class of '82.
PLACEMENT
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NETWORKING SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT ...
WE NEED YOUR HELP
By Carolyn Thomas
Assistant Dean in charge of
placement
The recruiting season in the fall is
by far the most visible function of
the Placement Office. Last fall Tech
hosted 101 firms, corporations and
government entities which
conducted a record 2,533 individual
interviews, and we anticipate that
many more firms will seek our law
graduates and begin recruiting at
Tech.
Even with all the positive things
happening in the Placement Office,
one of the most difficult facts to face
is that the interviewing process is
still not effective for all students.
Many firms restrict their number of
interviews leaving many students to
pursue other means of job hunting.
One of the ways we can assist in
placing these graduates is through a
networking system established in
conjunction with our alumni. The
concept of networking simply
involves a process of matchmaking
students with employers.
Understandably, on-campus
interviewing for many firms and
agencies is not time or cost efficient
since new associates are not
required on a regular basis. If,
however, a position becomes
available, we would like to provide
the information to our students.
Many students embark on
ambitious letterwriting campaigns
which net little or no response
because they are not reaching
potential employers. With
information as to a specific opening,
we can direct students to known
opportunities and hopefully make a
match.
Our graduates number over 1700
and are located in virtually every
part of the state and throughout the
country. We should be able to
provide an invaluable network of
contacts for our graduating class. If
you know of an available position in
any capacity, with a firm,
corporation, or government entity,
please let us know. We continuously
post job notices and can put
students in contact with employers
directly or can send their resumes.
Networking through alumni will
play an important role in our
placement effort and will provide the
most efficient means of matching
students and employers. THANKS
FOR YOUR HELP!
POSITION AVAILABLE
Corporate Litigation Management
position available. Minimum 5 years
experience. Heavy business
litigation experience required.
Salary open. Send resume to Robert
White, Hunt International
Resources, Corp., 200 Thanksgiving
Tower, 1601 Elm Street, Dallas,
Texas 7520l.
ed. note: As a service to our alumni,
the Cornerstone will publish
available positions for experienced
attorneys and positions sought by
our graduates. Information with
respect to graduates seeking
positions will be kept confidential;
information with respect to a hiring
firm or agency will be kept in
confidence on request. Send
inquiries to Carolyn Thomas, Texas
Tech University School of Law,
Lubbock, Texas 79409.
HAPPY TIMES ARE HERE AGAIN- graduation brought smiles from class of 1983
members (I to r) Bruce Barshop, Rhonda Barnett, Ben Ballengee, Erin Baker and
Lori Bailey.
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FACULTY
Roberto Soto
FACULTY
FRANK SKILLERN authored a
chapter entitled "Innovation and
Envi~onmental Law" for a recently
pubhsh~d book, Legal Strategies for
Industrial Innovation. The book was
selected the Outstanding Book in
Law in the Seventh Annual
Professional and Scholarly Book
Awards sponsored by the
Association of American Publishers.
He currently serves as editor for the
Natural Resources Lawyer.
MEL COCKRELL has completed
the revision of Wicker & Benson's
Texas Lawyer's Guide.
MURL A. LARKIN is the co-author
of ? book entitled Texas Rules of
EVidence Sourcebook which was
published in April. He has also
contributed two chapters of a book,
Texas Rules of Evidence
Handbook, (hard and softbound
editions) which will be published in
June by the Houston Law Review.
In January, he addressed a meeting
of the Lubbock Bar Association on
the newly approved Texas Rules of
Evidence.
W. REED QUILLIAM, JR. has been
named Chairman of the
Commission of Estate Planning and
Probate Law Examiners for the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
He has also been appointed to the
State Treasury Asset Management
Committee which is charged with
~ormulating policies and procedures
m connection with the State of
Texas Treasury Department. On
May 5th and 6th in College Station
he spoke on "Marital Deduction
Planning" at the Farm and Ranch
Estate Planning Seminar sponsored
by the Tech Law School and the
T ex~s A&M University College of
Busmess Administration.
Reed Quilliam
ROBERTO SOTO is serving as coeditor of Caveat Vendor, the
newsletter for the Consumer Law
Section of the State Bar.
JOE TUCKER served as legal
advisor to the Texas Department of
Human Resources Advisory Review
Board. He was a speaker for an
elementary school seminar during
Black Awareness Week.
BRUCE KRAMER wrote a chapter
entitled "State and Local Regulation
of Innov~tion" for an award-winning
book entttled Legal Strategies for
Industrial Innovation.
THOMAS E. BAKER has written
several articles including "Dam
Federal Jurisdiction!", (with Hill)
published in the Emory Law
Journal; (with Bubany) "Fine
Deferral-An Alternative
Disposition for Class C
Misdemeanors" for the Texas Bar
Journal; "Constitutional Criminal
Procedure 1982" and "A Primer on
Precedent in the Eleventh Circuit"
both published in the Mercer Law'
Review.
CHARLES P. BUBANY spoke on
"Legal Liability Issues for
Emergency Health Care Providers "
at an emergency care seminar
'
sponsored by the High Plains
Chapter of Emergency Department
Nurses Association in February. He
co-authored with Tom Baker an
article entitled "Deferred Fine-An
Alternative Disposition for Class C
Misdemeanors" for the Texas Bar
Journal. Bubany coached the Texas
Tech National Client Counseling
Team which won the regional
competition and he was elected
President of the Texas Tech
University Faculty Senate for 198384. In April, he was a speaker on
"Recent Decisions" for the Criminal
Practice Update 1983 Seminar
sponsored by the Lubbock Criminal
Defense Lawyers Association. His
article entitled "Chief Justice
Greenhill and the Judicial Process"
will be published in the next issue of
the Thurgood Marshall Law Review.
ROBERT WOOD produced a highly
successful Sixth Banking Law
Institute which was held in Dallas at
the end of March. Over 275
registrants attended the seminar
sponsored by the Tech Law School
and the Texas Association of Bank
Counsel.
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AWARDS
HIGGINBOTHAM AND MONTFORD HIGHLIGHT
HONORS DAY PROGRAM
Both the judiciary and the
legislature participated in activities
for the Law School's Honors and
Awards Day on April 15 as Fifth
Circuit Judge Patrick E.
Higginbotham and State Senator
John T. Montford presented
remarks to law students, faculty and
local members of the bar who
gathered for the annual event.
Higg.inbotham, the Strasburger
and Pnce Lecturer in Trial
Advocacy, emphasized in his
speech the need for an efficient
judicial system and the active role
lawyers would have to take in
improving the system.
Higginbotham was appointed to
the Fifth Circuit in 1982. He served
as United States District Judge for
the Northern District of Texas
Dallas Division, from 1976 untii his
appointment. During his Honors
Day visit, Higginbotham was named
an honorary member of the Texas
Tech Chapter of the Order of the
Coif.
In opening remarks presented at
the awards ceremony, State
Senator John T. Montford from the
28th District spoke on the lawyer's
role in the political system.
Montford was the Lubbock
County Criminal District Attorney
before his election to the legislature
in 1982.
John T. Montford
Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham
LAW REVIEW BANQUET
CAPS OFF HONORS
WEEKEND
The Texas Tech Law Review
hosted its first honors banquet April
16 for law review members law
review alumni, faculty, locai judges,
and members of the local bar. The
banquet was the culmination of a
two-day Honors weekend, April
15th and 16th, which included the
all-school honors ceremony, the
Strasburger-Price lecture and the
Supreme Tort.
Distinguished law professor
Russel J. Weintraub from the
University of Texas was the guest
speaker at the banquet. Weintraub
received the Law Review's Best
Lead Article Award for his article
entitled, "The Fifth Circuit Wrestles
with the Texas Long-Arm,"
published in the 1983 Fifth Circuit
Symposium issue.
The Law Review plans to make
the banquet an annual event.
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