VOLUME 3
SPRING 1985
NUMBER 2
RECEPTION HONORS MAHON, PROFESSORSHIP DONORS
The Law School celebrated its first
endowed professorship, the Mahon
Professorship in Law, with a reception
on November 21st. Honored were the
endowment's namesake, former U.S.
Congressman George H. Mahon and
Mrs. Mahon; members of the donor's
family, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. "Chuck"
Thornton; and the first recipient,
Professor Corwin Johnson and Mrs.
Johnson.
In welcoming remarks to the more
than 200 lawyers, judges, academicians,
friends and students attending, Dean
Byron Fullerton said, "We are
especially honored to have
Congresman Mahon's name associated
with the Texas Tech Law School."
Professor Corwin Johnson, the Mahon Professor
of Law for 1984·85, and his wife Evelyn listen to
remarks at the reception in their honor.
The namesake, donors and recipient of the Mahon Professorship in Law, the law school's first
endowed professorship were honored at a November reception. Shown accepting congratulatory
remarks from law Dean Byron Fullerton are, from left, donor family members Mr. & Mrs. C. B.
"Chuck" Thornton , Jr., Mrs. Helen Mahon, Congressman George Mahon and Fullerton.
The professorship was established in
1981 by the late Charles "Tex"
Thornton and Mrs. Thornton in honor
of former 19th District Congressman
Mahon. The position was filled for the
first time in the 1984-85 academic year
by Johnson, the Baker & Botts
Professor of Law on leave from the
University of Texas.
"The Mahon Professorship in Law is
a distinguished position," Fullerton
commented, "and we are proud to have
someone of the caliber of Corwin
Johnson as its first recipient. I believe
the position will continue to attract
outstanding visiting law scholars and
teachers to the Tech Law School."
Mahon, who holds a law degree from
the University of Texas, was awarded
honorary membership in the Texas
Tech Chapter of the Order of the Coif
in 1981. During his 44 years of serving
in the House of Representatives, he
chaired the Appropriations Committee
for 13 years and at retirement in 1977,
he was dean of the House.
An expert in the water law and
property law areas, Johnson has
published three editions of (with J.
Cribbet) Cases and Materials on
Property. He has served as chair of the
Texas Water Code Advisory
Committee and as a member of the
Governor's Planning Committee for the
Colorado River Basin Water Quality
Management Study.
Johnson is teaching water law, land·
use planning, property and land-use
planning seminar during his year's
residency at the Law School.
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LAW SCHOOL NEWS
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
The booklet, which will be sent to
high school and college counselors and
students throughout the state and
region, describes legal and non-legal
positions, the nature of the work, which
preparatory courses to take for law
school and what law school entails. It
also contains pictures of Texas Tech
law graduates now serving in various
types of legal and non-legal positions.
Conboy says the booklet is an
excellent recruiting device. "It is not
only an informative resource for
students contemplating their career
options, it also places the school's
name directly before them as they
make their decision."
Conboy believes recruiting efforts
have been successful. Many students,
he says, approach him on the basis that
they "have heard Texas Tech is the
school of the future ."
He adds, "We want to make sure
everyone hears that."
ATTRACTING BEST APPLICANTS
IS GOAL OF ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
DISTRICT JUDGE
GIVES GRADUATION
ADDRESS
Tarrant County District Judge
Maryellen Hicks presented the keynote
address to law graduates at the
Hooding Ceremony on December 22.
A member of the Tech Law School
class of 1975, Hicks continued the
tradition of having a law school
alumnus or supporter deliver the
December graduation speech.
Hicks has served as Judge for the
231st Judicial District since March
1983. She was a municipal court judge
for the city of Fort Worth in 1977-78
and Chief Judge of the Fort Worth
Municipal Court from 1978 to 1982. She
was the first black and first female to
serve in both positions.
In 1982, Hicks was named "Female
Newsmaker ofthe Year" by the Fort
Worth Press Club and "Outstanding
Black Lawyer" by the Fort Worth Black
Lawyers. She was recognized by the
City of Fort Worth Human Relations
Commission in 1983.
Judge Hicks is a member of the State
Bar lof Texas Judicial Section, the
National Bar Association Judicial
Council, the American Bar Association,
Tarrant County Young Lawyers, Fort
Worth Black Bar Association and
Tarrant County Women Lawyers.
Her civic activities include the
Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, the Fort Worth Black
Historical Society Forum, and the
Board of Directors for the Downtown
YMCA and Historical Commission.
With the admissions process in full
swing for selecting the 1985 entering
class, the School of Law has increased
its efforts to attract the most qualified
students to enroll at Texas Tech.
New student recruiting and
communications techniques include
brochures about the Law School, its
programs and faculty; visits to college
campuses; and personal contacts made
by Tech law alumni. Associate Dean
Joe Conboy says, "We want to make
sure the most qualified students have
Texas Tech in mind when they decide
to apply to law school. Our recruiting is
actually just to insure those students
know about us."
Tech's applications numbered about
1600 for last fall's entering class, a six
percent decline from the year before.
Conboy says law school applications
are down nationwide mainly because of
the declining population of college-age
people.
"But, we're not too worried about it,"
says Conboy. "Legal practice is
continuing to grow in the Southwest
and we are a state school so we will
have plenty of applications. Our main
concern is maintaining quality in our
entering class."
Each prospective student who
requests information about the Law
School receives an "Application
Bulletin", a dressed-up version of the
standard catalog, which gives an
overview of the Law School and its
atmosphere.
High-ranking students who receive
early law school acceptance are sent a
brochure describing the faculty and
their diverse areas of expertise, and are
also contacted by Tech graduates who
encourage their enrollment in the Law
School.
Conboy and various professors visit
college campuses throughout the state
and talk individually with prospective
candidates. Usually organized by a prelaw society, these meetings give Law
School representatives the opportunity
to show what Tech has to offer.
Conboy says, "Without these college
contacts, many top students would not
consider Tech simply because they
don't know anything about us. They
like what they hear when we tell them
about the size of the Law School, the
friendliness, and the student/faculty
ratio."
"One student I talked with, for
example, had a 41 on the LSAT and a
3.99 grade point average. He had no
intention of applying at Tech until I
described the school. He had attended
a small high school and college and
discovered Tech's size was ideal for
him."
Admissions chair Annette Marple
says that competition is increasing
among the law schools for the best
students. "Fewer are taking the LSAT
and other careers such as engineering
and business are attracting many of the
top students," she says.
"It is important for the Law School to
have a large percentage of the
outstanding applicants because this
factor reflects, to a certain degree, the
quality of the school. Many employers,
for example, base their decision to
recruit at the Law School on the
qualifications of the entering class,"
Marple indicates.
Marple says alumni have played
important roles in attracting top
students by making personal contacts
and by contributing scholarship money.
"College students are impressed
when lawyers take time out of their
busy schedules to contact them and tell
them about Texas Tech," she says.
"Giving has a direct correlation to
recruiting," she explains, "because a
scholarship can often be the decisive
factor in an applicant's choice of Tech
over another law school. And all our
scholarships come from private sources
who give to the Law School."
In order to inform students of the
large number of career possibilities
available for persons with a law degree,
the Law School has published a booklet
entitled "Careers in Law".
THIRD ANNUAL FUND DRIVE INITIATED
Travel funds for competition teams,
increased student assistant research
funds, and a special sitting for the Fifth
Circuit are Law School projects made
possible through alumni support
according to Dean Byron Fullerton's
December giving program letter.
The Dean's letter marked the
beginning of the school's third annual
fund drive for graduates and friends.
The 1984-85 goal has been set at
$100,000, a figure the Dean says is
necessary "to maintain the current level
of expenditures above state funding."
"We have been able to do so much
more because of the giving program,"
he said. "We have poured alumni
money into scholarships, loan funds,
and other beneficial projects which we
could not fund with state money."
Texas Tech University
School of Law
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Spring 1985 Calendar
February 22
EIPaso
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FEDERAL PRACTICE SEMINAR
(Co-sponsored by the
El Paso Bar Association)
Granada Royale Hotel
March 21, 22
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CONFERENCE
San Antonio
(Co-sponsored by St. Mary's
University School of Law)
F our Seasons Hotel
BANKING LAW INSTITUTE
March 28, 29
F our Seasons Hotel
Houston
April 12, 13
MEDICAL-LEGAL CONCERNS IN THE
Dallas
HOSPITAL SETTING
(Co-sponsored by the Texas
Tech Medical & Nursing Schools)
Loews Anatole Hotel
April 25, 26
IMMIGRATION LAW CONFERENCE
(Co-sponsored by University
El Paso
of New Mexico School of Law)
Granada Royale Hotel
For further information, contact
Assistant Dean Carolyn J. Thomas
Texas Tech University School of Law,
Lubbock, Texas 79409, 806/742-3804.
Last year's program raised about
$102,000. Fullerton said one of the most
remarkable characteristics about the
1983-84 campaign was the offer of
support from individuals who were not
Tech law graduates. "That means our
alumni are really getting out the word,"
he said.
The amount raised in 1983-84 was a
25 percent increase over the previous
year and the average gift per donor
increased measurably.
Fullerton said the plaque listing the
charter members of the Dean's Inner
Circle, alumni and friends who
contributed $100 or more in the 1982-83
program, will be ready in late spring or
early summer.
"The success of that first giving
program was the turning point because
it opened the pathway toward building
a really great law school," he
commented. "I am pleased we are
commemorating that initial fund drive
with a permanent plaque."
As for the 1984-85 program, Fullerton
expressed optimism for continued
success. "From my visits around the
state, we seem to have more support
than ever," he indicated.
The new giving program will last
through August 31, 1985.
LAW SCHOOL NEWS
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FACULTY NEWS
Health Law - The New Specialty
By: Preston Lewis, Texas Tech University News and Publications
Modern medicine is being prescribed
a bigger dose of law than ever before.
And, the prognosis for the health
care industry, reports Texas Tech
University law Professor Kathleen
Kunde, includes continued legal
medication as society grapples with the
issues spawned by rapid technological
innovation, increased government
involvement and more complex
administration in health care delivery.
As a result, a new specializationhealth law - is developing in the legal
field to address issues ranging from life
and death to hospital admissions
policies.
"The new specialty of health law
really started emerging with the
passage of Medicare in 1965 and the
regulation that followed it," Kunde said.
Another factor has been the
technological innovations which have
created medical miracles, yet at the
same time have raised perplexing moral
and ethical questions which have no
easy answers, Kunde said.
"The law has not kept pace with the
advances made by medicine," she said,
"and we also have ethical and moral
issues complicating the technological
breakthroughs."
Resolving those ethical and moral
issues is a matter society, not lawyers
or doctors alone, must come to terms
with, she said.
"The law does have something to say
about the ethical and moral issues,"
Kunde said, "but before the legal
system can deal effectively with these
problems, there must be some degree
of consensus. That is a difficult matter
we see not only in law and medicine but
in other areas as well."
As holder of a joint teaching
appointment between the Texas Tech
School of Law and Texas Tech Health
Sciences Center School of Medicine,
Kunde is acquainting a new generation
of lawyers and physicians with what
they can anticipate from society and
from each other.
Members of the first graduating class, 1969·70, of the Texas Tech Law School have been honored with
a permanent plaque in the law school. The plaque contains the names of class members as well as
members of the faculty at that time. Shown looking over the new plaque are Professors Reed Quilliam
(r) and Murl Larkin who were on the faculty when the first class graduated, and Ann Burbridge, who
has served as law school registrar since the school opened in 1967.
FACULTY
"There is a lot of antagonism that has
developed between the two professions
in recent years, partly as a result of
malpractice suits," she said.
However, malpractice is only a small
segment of the larger evolving body of
health law, Kunde said, and her classes
are designed to help both law students
and medical students to understand
their respective roles in this evolution.
"In the classes with law students, I
attempt to explain the issues not just
from the legal angle, but also from the
point of view of the various partiesthe patient, the physician, the regulator
or the administrator. And, I try to give
them a sense of what the practical
problems are with health care delivery,
not only for the medical practitioner but
for the health administrator in running a
hospital as well."
"With medical students, I help them
understand how the legal system works
and what impact it will have on their
practice," Kunde said. "By
understanding the law-making, rulemaking and judicial processes,
physicians will be better equipped to
meet their legal obligations and provide
input into shaping health policy."
By bringing law and medical students
together for combined classes, both
sides can develop a better appreciation
for the clinical and legal aspects of the
respective professions, she said.
In addition to teaching students of
the growing health law complexities,
Kunde is also helping take the message
to professionals. She is one of the
planners for a seminar next spring in
Dallas. Jointly sponsored by the Texas
Tech Law and Medical schools,
"Medical-Legal Concerns in the
Hospital Setting" is designed for
doctors, lawyers, nurses and hospital
administrators.
Review. The article proposes a
reorganization of state and federal
regulation for housing and concludes
CHARLES P. BUBANY spoke on
"Preserving Legal Evidence" at the Fifth that America should be encouraging
rental housing rather than home
Annual South Plains Emergency
Medical Services Update on Emergency ownership.
Medical Services held at the Medical
DANIEL BENSON has returned to
teaching, having completed his
School in October. In November, he
spoke on "Criminal Law and
developmental leave of absence begun
Procedure" at the Law School's annual
last May. During his leave, he engaged
Stay Abreast of Law Seminar and his
in general private practice and trial
article on "Criminal Law and
work with Lubbock attorney Thomas J.
Procedure" has been published in the
Griffith.
Texas Tech Law Review's, Fifth Circuit
MURL A. LARKIN has published an
Symposium issue, Volume 16, Number 1. article entitled "Why Not a Limited
Presumption Rule?" in the November
THOMAS BAKER has been named
1984 issue of Texas Evidence Reporter.
Contributing Editor of "Preview of
He continues to serve as a member of
United States Supreme Court Cases,"
the State Bar committee on the
published by American Law Institute,
Administration
of Rules of Evidence.
American Bar Association, and
FRANK SKILLERN has written an
American Association of Law Schools.
article entitled "Developments in
He has written for "Preview" a case
Environmental Law" for the Texas Tech
note on Florida Power & Light Co. v.
Law Review's Fifth Circuit Symposium.
Lorion (argued October 29, 1984)
In October, he spoke on "Emerging
entitled "Federal Court Jurisdiction to
Legal Challenges for Groundwater
Review Orders of the Nuclear
Management" at the Conference on
Regulatory Commission." His article on
Groundwater - the Unseen Crisis held
"Federal Jurisdiction" appears in the
in San Antonio and sponsored by the
Texas Tech Law Review's recent Fifth
Engineering Departments of the
Circuit Symposium issue.
University of Texas and Texas A&M
ROBIN PAUL MALLOY's article
University. His article on
(with Hoeflich) entitled "The Shattered
"Constitutional and Statutory Issues of
Dream of American Housing Policy Federalism in the Development of
The Need for Reform" has been
Energy Resources" has been published
accepted for publication in the May
in the Natural Resources Lawyer.
1985 issue of the Boston College Law
Skillern spoke on "Disposal of
Hazardous Wastes" for the Tech Law
School's annual Stay Abreast Seminar
in November. In San Antonio in
December he presented his paper,
"Coastal Zone Programs, NEPA, and
Conservation Programs," for the Texas
State Bar Environmental and Natural
Resources Law Section's conference on
Environmental Law in the 80's.
W. REED QUILLIAM published with
Professor Annette Marple an article
entitled "The Uniform Property Act for
Texas?", which appeared in the
September 1984 issue of the Texas Bar
Journal. He spoke on "Recent
Developments in Estate Planning and
Probate" for the Law School's Stay
Abreast of Law Seminar in November.
On January 18, 1985, he will present
Charles P. Bubany
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the topic "In Kind Distributions from
Trusts and Estates" at the Texas
Bankers Association Trust Taxation
and Administration Seminar in Dallas.
Frank Skillern
LIBRARY OFFERS
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE
The status of a bill, its hearing
schedule, or any amendments can be
checked easily through the law library's
new Texas Legislative Service, begun
last November.
The service provides Senate and
House daily reports including pre-filed
bill reports which are filed months in
advance of the Regular Session.
Other aspects of the Service include
standing committee hearing schedules;
daily calendars; the full text of bills,
resolutions, and amendments; a weekly
categorical listing of bills introduced;
and other publications such as the
governor's address and committee
appointments.
According to Law Librarian Jane
Olm, no other library in Lubbock or the
surrounding area has the service. "We
are pleased to offer it and want lawyers
to take advantage of it," she said.
Olm indicated lawyers could call the
library to obtain information regarding
legislation. "It may be particularly useful
for attorneys who need or want to go to
Austin for a hearing. We now can
provide them with the appropriate
schedule."
SPOTLIGHT
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A GENERATION OF RAKES
Generations of lawyers who graduate
through the decades from the same law
school is not an unusual tradition, but a
single family which graduates four
lawyers from the same law school in a
period of 15 years is probably one for
the record books.
But, then, the Rake brothers, M. E.
(Buddy), Jr., Michael Ray (Mike),
Marshal Patrick (pat), and Mitchel
Douglas (Doug), never really thought
they were setting any records when
they all attended Texas Tech University
School of Law.
The oldest of the family, Buddy, who
finished in December 1972, said he had
some influence on his brothers going to
law school and attending Tech - "an
older brother syndrome," he laughed.
For the most part, however, each
came to his own decision about
becoming a lawyer and each agrees
Texas Tech was his only choice of
schools.
Now a partner with the Phoenix law
firm of O'Connor, Cavanagh,
Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth &
Beshears, Buddy, 39, received his B.A.
in Political Science from the University
of Texas at Arlington in 1970. His
decision to go to law school was based
on a combination of factors.
"I was a P.E. major in college and
really wanted to coach. When I was
about a sophomore, Bobby Kennedy
was assassinated. I had been a fan of
the Kennedys and after the
assassination, the thought occurred to
me that I could and wanted to make a
bigger contribution to society."
"About that same time Dean
Amandes was visiting all the universities
in the state. He was a great salesman
and invited me up to visit the law
school. I switched my major and my
junior and senior years I had to take
about 20 hours of political science to
graduate. I had never even met a
lawyer in my whole lifel"
After completing law school, Buddy,
his wife, Kay, and new baby drove west
to find a job.
"I did things because I was naive. I
never thought twice about packing up
my family and driving west to look for a
job. All I had was a Mastercard a bank
sent me when I graduated," he
remembered.
Buddy said he stopped in Phoenix to
visit a friend's friend who told him
about an opening with a law firm "two
floors down".
"I interviewed with the O'Connor
firm one day and began working for
them the next morning."
He was the seventeenth lawyer in the
firm which now numbers 102. "I feel
fortunate to have been hired," he said.
"Today the firm receives 500-600
resumes for each position." His
practice consists strictly of personal
injury litigation, mainly on the plaintiff's
side.
He and his wife have two children,
Chris, age 12 and Amanda, age 7.
Mike, 33, graduated from the
University of Texas at Arlington in 1977
with a degree in business and received
his law degree in May 1980.
Prior to attending college he
established a janitor and yard
maintenance business in the Dallas,
Fort Worth area. The business had
major contracts in four states by the
time Mike opted to continue his
education.
"I hated school but decided to go to
undergraduate school to advance my
business. When I finished, I decided I
was this far along, so why not go ahead
and go to law school."
Mike is a sole paracticioner in Hurst,
handling mainly criminal and domestic
relations cases. "I like it and am glad I
went this direction. In the future I want
to do more trial work, especially in the
personal injury area," he said.
He and his wife Linda were recently
married.
The most recent Tech law alumnus,
Doug, 25, class of '84, and youngest
member of the Rake family, practices
with Jenkens & Gilchrist in Dallas. He
holds a finance degree from the
University of Arlington and says his
going to law school was not a long-term
goal.
"I wanted to be a professional
baseball player but I wasn't good
enough. I guess I decided about my
sophomore or junior year of college.
My brothers had a lot of influence
about going to law school and to Texas
Tech - it was a family tradition to go,"
he laughed.
Doug, who finished number one in
his class, practices in the corporate
banking law section of his firm. His wife
Karla is a student.
Class of 1987 member Pat, 27, began
law school last fall after receiving his
degree in criminal justice from Arizona
State University.
"I've wanted to go to law school as
long as I can remember - I even had
the idea before Mike or Doug. I had a
friend in high school who became a
lawyer and Buddy was a big influence
on me. He helped me more than the
others and I wouldn't be here if it
weren't for him."
Pat said he plans to go back to
Phoenix after law school and wants to
practice in the products liability field.
He and his wife Michele have two
children, Michael, age 2, and Marshal,
age 6.
The Rakes were born in Pampa but
grew up in Hurst. Their mother,
Beatrice, still lives in Hurst and a sister,
Donna Sue Armstrong, lives in
Blueridge and teaches high school math
in Farmersville. Pat quips, "She was
smarter than the rest of us-the only
smart one!"
Their father, a welder, died when
Buddy was 19 and Mrs. Rake worked
as a beautician to support the five
children.
Buddy said, "My mother has a lot of
pride. And when you look at it, it
expresses in a way what this country is
all about. My dad had a high school
education and one year of college when
he dropped out to work to support his
family. My mother was only 15 when
she married and has only about an 8th
grade education. Yet she was able to
put all five kids through college - four
of us went to law school and my sister
is finishing her master's degree. And all
without one dime of welfare!"
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SPOTLIGHT
When asked about how the Law
School had changed from one family
member to the next, both Buddy and
Mike noted changes in the professors
and the size of classes but said it was
about the same.
"The closeness and the camaraderie
are still there," Mike said.
Buddy added, "Some of the great
professors are still there and they did a
superb job. I am even the proud
originator of Dave Cummins' nickname
'Dirty Dave.'"
Doug said if he had things to do over,
he would do them the same. "I would
not have gone anywhere else but Tech
Law School."
As for practicing together, all four
agreed they had thought about it and
talked about it but that it was not a
serious consideration. Pat indicated he
would especially like to but both Buddy
and Doug were established in their
firms. Mike and Buddy associate
occasionally on plaintiff's cases in
Texas.
Buddy laughed, "We've mentioned a
firm of 'Rake, Rake, Rake and Rake'. I
wanted to call it 'Rake and Associates'
but was outvoted!"
The Rake brothers admit they are
extremely close to one another. Pat
commented that it might be unusual for
all of them to have attended the Tech
Law School but "being so close has
something to do with it."
Each has apparently influenced the
others in one way or another. Buddy
said when his father died, Pat and Doug
were very young and looked up to him
more like a father than a bro~her.
Doug said, "I know Buddy and Mike
both had good experiences at Texas
Tech and led me to the perception that
it was a good law school and Lubbock
was a good place to spend three years.
I went there on the advice of my
brothers."
Mike said he, Buddy and Doug all
had a great deal of influence on Pat.
Buddy wrote the recommendation
letters for all three brothers.
Buddy, Mike and Doug support a
yearly Law School scholarship, the
Buddy Rake, Sr. Memorial Scholarship,
which is given in memory of their father
Law Library Offers Full Computer
Services and Training
With this spring's addition of Westlaw
to its existing LEXIS system, the law
library presently offers the complete
realm of computerized legal research.
The two services and training on each
system are available for students and
faculty members.
The library's automated research
coordinator Sharon Blackburn
indicates having both systems is
beneficial because each has unique
advantages. "For example, Westlaw
excels in the fact that a searcher may
use West's key number system in
addition to regular key word searches.
LEXIS excels in coverage, sometimes
having 50 years' worth of material more
than Westlaw," she said.
Both systems offer cases, statutes,
regulations, law reviews, ABA
materials, Shepard's and special subject
areas.
Westlaw offers certain mechanical
advantages in that it lists page numbers
other than just the first page of the
case, keeps a running count of screens,
groups states according to reporter,
and has connectors which search for
words in grammatical parameters.
LEXIS offers additional items such as
U.S. Supreme Court briefs, Federal
Rules, and foreign statutes and cases.
Law Librarian Jane Olm says the
decision to purchase Westlaw was
based on the need to offer library users
the most technologically advanced
means of research.
"We had Westlaw several years ago,"
she commented, "but we opted to carry
only LEXIS. Now Westlaw has been
greatly improved and can offer features
LEXIS does not have. We felt like it was
time to offer both systems."
to a daughter or son of a blue-collar
worker.
Buddy said, "The Texas Tech Law
School has given our family a lot. That
is the reason we have the scholarship
and we hope over the years, we can
give something back to the school."
First -year students are required to
complete computer instruction as part
of their legal research course.
Instruction consists of in-class lecture,
demonstrations, and a hands-on
session.
Blackburn, who conducts all training,
says the results are extremely
rewarding. "Hearing students say things
like, 'It would've taken me hours to find
that case!' or 'I never could have found
it with the books' is an indication of the
importance of our computer traihing
program."
The addition of Westlaw will also
provide two more terminals, easing the
extended use of the single LEXIS
terminal.
Olm said the purchase of the
computer, printer, and software for the
Westlaw system was possible in part
through alumni donations.
Directory SUPPLEMENT
Causes Some Confusion
Last fall, all Law School alumni
should have received a 1984-85
supplement to the complete Alumni
Directory that was published in 198384. Apparently some people didn't
notice that this was just a supplement
and we received a few letters from
recipients asking why their names had
been omitted. One person inquired
whether this was only a "financial
contributors' directory." It was not.
The Supplement included only 1984
graduates and persons who had
advised us of address changes during
the last year. Printing costs prohibit the
publication of a complete directory
every year and a Supplement provides
a less expensive way for alumni to stay
reasonably current on the location of
recent graduates and classmates.
Any graduate who has not received
both the 1983-84 Directory and the
1984-85 Supplement may request
copies by contacting Carolyn Thomas
or Lori Thomas' at the Law School. The
number is (806) 742-3879.
ALUMNI
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ANNUAL ALUMNI WEEKEND
The third annual alumni weekend
was held in Lubbock on November 2
and 3 in conjunction with the Law
School's Stay Abreast of Law Seminar
and the Texas Tech vs. University of
Texas football game.
The classes of 1974 and 1979 marked
their respective tenth and fifth year
reunions. Class members were honored
at the alumni reception on November 2
at the University City Club.
Alumni Receptions
Announced
The Law School Association will host
receptions for alumni in various cities
throughout the state this spring. Most
of the meetings are scheduled in
conjunction with Law Schoolsponsored CLE programs. Graduates
and spouses are invited to meet with
fellow alumni, Dean Byron Fullerton,
and Association officers and directors.
The spring schedule is as follows:
January 22-25
February 21
February 28
March 27
March 28
April 11
Rio Grande Valley
EI Paso
Midland-Odessa
Beaumont
Houston (annual meeting)
Dallas
For information on these receptions
or on scheduling a meeting in your
area, please call Assistant Dean
Carolyn J . Thomas, 806/ 742-3804.
TWO AGAINST ONE: Pat Campbell (72) liste ns diligently, we think, to (/) Karen Wilson (79) and
Janette Walker ('82).
CLASS OF 1975
TERRY H. PILLINGER is a certified
specialist in criminal law under the
State Bar of Arizona Board of Legal
Specialization. He practices with the
firm of Alston, Edwards, Novak &
Pillinger, P.c., 1018 West Roosevelt in
Phoenix.
CLASS OF 1976
EILEEN HALL is now practicing at
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 850, in Dallas.
CLASS OF 1977
JAMES BONNER SMITH is
practicing with the firm of McNeely &
Smith, 6400 Quaker Ave., Suite B, in
Lubbock.
Law School Association president John Huffaker
(74) (1) from Amarillo and Mackey Hancock
(74) from Lubbock discuss reunion plans for
1994?
Grady Terrill (77) (1), Robert Gibson (79), and Martha Brown (79) remember the good 01' days.
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ALUMNI
CLASS OF 1978
KERWIN STEPHENS has
established with Class of '82 member
Steve Crawford a new firm,
Montgomery, Stephens and Crawford,
in Graham. The firm's address is P.O.
Drawer 1300.
GENE M. WILLIAMS has become a
shareholder in the law firm of Mehaffy,
Weber, Keith & Gonsoulin, P.c.,
InterFirst Tower, P.O. Box 16, in
Beaumont.
TERESA J . WRIGHT is now located
at 1503 Clark's Bluff Road in Kingsland,
Georgia.
CLASS OF 1979
JANET DAVIS BAKER has recently
joined the law firm of Koenigsdorf,
Kusnetzky & Wyrsch, Kansas City,
Missouri, where she practices primarily
in the area of civil litigation. She
formerly was an attorney with the U.S.
Department of Education's Office for
Civil Rights. Her new business address
is 1006 Grand in Kansas City.
DANIEL R. BARRETT is now with
the firm of Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff &
Miller, 2200 First City Bank Tower, in
Fort Worth.
DANIEL R. RENNER has joined the
law firm of Clark, Thomas & Winters,
P.O. Box 1148, in Austin.
CLASS OF 1980
M. LINDSEY FOUTS was appointed
Vice-President and General Counsel of
Assets Planning & Development Inc., a
securities brokerage and investment
banking firm. His address is Clay Desta
Towers West, Suite 315 in Midland.
J . MICHAEL SWANSON has
become associated with the law firm of
McGinnis & Adams, P.c., 700 North
Street, P.O. Box 2830, in Beaumont.
LARRIET E. THOMAS is now
officing in the Turner & Medina
Building, 2019 Broadway, in Lubbock.
CLASS OF 1981
PAMELA HARVEY BRANDENBERG
has become associated with the firm of
Blum & Katten, 1402 Texas American
Bank Building, in Fort Worth.
CHRISTOPHER CARNOHAN has
joined the Law Offices of Windle
Turley, P.c., 1000 University Tower,
6440 N. Central Expressway, in Dallas,
where he is head of the Worker's
Compensation Department. Carnohan
also handles negligence liability cases
for the firm . He was formerly
associated with Bowers, Cotten &
Harland in Lubbock.
MICHAEL J . DONOVAN has
relocated to 2008 N. W. Military
Highway in San Antonio.
JORGE E. HERNANDEZ has moved
to a new office building at 820 Ave. J in
Lubbock.
CATHLEEN PARSLEY is practicing
with the firm of Williford & Ragir, 2501
Cedar Spring Road, Suite 460 LB26, in
Dallas.
DIANE W. PUTNAM is now located
at 4906 Wexford in Corpus Christi.
VAUGHAN E. WATERS is with
U.S. Navy JAG Corps, 772 1/ 2 Ash
Ave., Chula Vista, California.
MICHAEL J . WISS has moved to
1838 Hemlock in Garland.
ihe
CLASS OF 1982
WILLIAM M. JENNINGS has
entered private practice in Longview
with Rob Foster '76, John Troy and
Robert Johnson. His new address is
441 North Fredonia. He was formerly
with the Gregg County District
Attorney's Office.
YOGI MCKELVEY has joined the
central staff of the Texas Supreme
Court. His address is 1300 Spyglass
#136 in Austin.
J. ANDREW ROGERS has accepted
a position as general counsel of
Commerce Title Company of Dallas.
J. L. ZIEGENHALS has moved to
1717 Eighth Street in Bay City.
CLASS OF 1983
MELANIE H. BUGBEE has moved
to 5711 Morningside Ave. in Dallas.
MICHAEL L. MERIPOLSKI is
practicing with the Law Offices of B. W.
Cruce, Jr., 309 N. Galloway, in
Mesquite.
CLASS OF 1984
MARTY LYNN NOLAND was
appointed briefing attorney to the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Northern
District of Texas, Lubbock Division, in
September.
Class of 74 member James Luckett from EI
Paso, center, and his wife Martha visit with
former classmate James Jarrell from Amarillo.
PLACEMENT
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WE'D LIKE TO KNOW ...
if you have moved or been appointed to a new position or received an honor or award. We would all enjoy seeing your name in
the next issue of the Cornerstone . . .
Placement Brochure
Published for Employers
Fred Walker ('76) of El Paso and Bill Keeling ('76) of San Angelo claim they really do hate to pose for
pictures.
SEMINARS PROVIDE EDUCATION
IN CAREER PLANNING
Career planning is receiving greater
emphasis in the Placement Office
through seminars and workshops
designed to inform students of their
career choices.
" 'Placement' is just one aspect of our
program here," says Assistant Dean
Carolyn Thomas. "We have the
responsibility to assist students with
career planning so they can be better
prepared to choose a job."
Thomas says that with the diversity
in the legal job market, students have
more options. "We at least want to give
students as much information as
possible about positions they may not
blf aware of or may not have
considered."
The Placement Office has sponsored
seven seminars or workshops in the fall
and two more are planned for spring.
The fall seminars include what
Thomas calls "standard information"
seminars such as Placement
Orientation and Interviewing
Techniques which prepare students for
the interviewing season. Others focus
on opportunities immediately following
law school or on particular aspects of
practice.
Thomas and Professor Thomas
Baker hold each semester a seminar on
Judicial Clerkships, and during the Fifth
Circuit's visit last September, Senior
Staff Attorney Steve Felsenthal
conducted a session on staff attorney
positions.
Thomas says Tech law graduates are
often invited to describe their career
experiences. A seminar in October
entitled "Practice in a Small Town and
with a Small Firm - A Big Opportunity"
featured three alumni, Mark Laney ('72)
from Plainview, Kelly Moore ('82) from
Brownfield, and Richard Forrest ('82)
from Hereford. "They were certainly in
the best position to tell students about
the advantages and disadvantages of
their individual practices," she said.
Another seminar on Careers in
Health Law gave students insight into a
newly specialized area of the law. The
panel included law professor Kathleen
Kunde, general counsel for Texas Tech
and the Health Sciences Center Pat
Campbell (,72), and Lubbock attorney
and counsel for Lubbock General
Hospital Charles Galey.
On the average, Thomas says about
20-25 students have attended each
seminar. "I really am not concerned
with numbers because not everyone is
interested in the same things. I believe
the students in each session have been
"An Invitation to Recruit", a
brochure about the Tech Law School
and its placement services for
employers has been published by the
Placement Office.
The twelve-page booklet describes
the history and major highlights of the
school, profiles the student body and
various organizations and lists the
opportunities for employers to recruit
Tech law students or graduates.
In January, the brochure will be sent
to Texas law firms with five or more
attorneys and to designated out-of-state
firms in Oklahoma, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and
California.
District, county, and city attorney's
offices, courts, and various corporate
legal departments throughout Texas
will also receive an "Invitation".
Law Dean Byron Fullerton said, "We
want to inform employers who may not
know about Tech and encourage them
to take a look at our students."
Copies of the brochure may be
obtained through the Placement Office,
806/ 742-3879.
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PLACEMENT
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in which they have an interest."
"One student, for example, told me
he had never really considered
practicing in a small town. After the
seminar he thought it was a viable
alternative."
In the spring the Placement Office
will offer for the first time orientation
and discussion sessions for first-year
students. The sessions will be devoted
to orienting students to interview
procedures, how to get a summer
clerkship, and the career planning
process.
And for the second year, the
Placement Office will host a two-day
Alternative Legal Careers Seminar in
February. Topics include practice with
a corporation, city or county attorney's
office, the Federal government, and a
legal services organization.
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