Tickets for Lawlapalooza 2011: I Rocked the Law are on sale now for only $10 each.

Tickets are available:

• In person at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Resource Center (Room 272), M-F, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
• At the door, Oct. 27, 2011, Phoenix Hill Tavern, 644 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, KY 40204

 

Payment by cash or check only. Make checks payable to "University of Louisville."

Beginning Monday, August 15, the law library returns to its regular schedule. Ekstrom returns to its regular schedule on Monday, August 22.

• Law Library Hours
• Ekstrom Library Hours

 

The pavers and sod will be down, and The Oval renovation project essentially will be finished by Monday, Aug. 15. Oval traffic will return to its normal one-way pattern on Monday, as well.

• Photo Gallery 

Reprinted from UofL Today (August 12, 2011).

 

The Louisville Bar Association announced the names of the participants chosen for this year's Leadership Academy in the August Bar Briefs issue.

The Leadership Academy was formed in 2006 to develop a core of paracticing attorneys to lead the legal professiona and community. Since then, nearly 100 attorneys have graduated from the program.

The Class of 2011 Leadership Academy includes six University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law graduates.

• Mac Adams, '08 - Criminal Law
• James E. Cole, '01 - Intellectual Property & Patent Prosecution
• Alicia P. Gomez, '10 - Criminal Law
• Scott W. Higdon, '08 - Intellectual Property & Patent Prosecution
• Don W. F. Rodgers, '09 - Criminal Law
• Maya Warrier, '08 - Employment Law, Criminal Law, Family Law and Personal Injury

• "Hanging Out Your Shingle: Two Young Lawyers Reflect On Starting Their Own Firm" co-authored by Sean Deskins, '08 (p. 6)
• "Student Attorney Collaboration: Investigating Alternative Dispute Resolution" by Professor Ariana Levinson (p. 9)
• "Law Schools in the Bluegrass" (p. 10-11)
• "Presenting the LBA Leadership Academy's Class of 2011", a prestigious list that includes several alumni/ae (p. 15)
• "Experience By Walking in Ones Shoes...", an article about the annual Summer Law Institute (p. 18)

Middleton Reutlinger recently announced that 14 of its attorneys have been recognized by their peers for inclusion on the 2011 Kentucky Super Lawyers list. Among those are 7 graduates from the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law.

• Mark S. Fenzel, '80 - Professional Liability: Defense
• Thomas W. Frentz, '76 - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• G. Kennedy Hall, Jr., '79 -  Employment Litigation: Defense
• James R. Higgins, Jr., '78 -  Intellectual Property Litigation
• David J. Kellerman, '86 - Civil Litigation Defense
• Timothy P. O’Mara, '73 - Workers’ Compensation
• John F. Salazar, '94 - Intellectual Property

James R. Higgins, Jr. was selected for the Top 10 Kentucky Super Lawyers 2011. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list.  Lawyers are selected by a statewide nomination process, peer review by practice area and independent research.

The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel.

In a recent press release, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP announced that 34 of its attorneys have been recognized by their peers for inclusion on the 2011 Kentucky Super Lawyers list. Among those are 14 graduates from the University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law.

• Deborah A. Bilitski, '95  - Land Use/Zoning
• Stewart E. Conner, '66 - Mergers & Acquisitions
• James L. Coorssen, '67 - Estate Planning & Probate
• Bruce K. Dudley, '80 - Estate Planning & Probate
• Robert C. Ewald, '65 -  Professional Liability:  Defense
• Kelly S. Henry, '94 -  Estate Planning & Probate
• Edwin S. Hopson, '69 - Employment & Labor
• Donald J. Kelly, '88 - Business Litigation
• Thomas J. Luber, '76 - Tax
• Patrick W. Mattingly, '80 - Mergers & Acquisitions
• Richard Northern, '76 - Business/Corporate
• Grover C. Potts, Jr., '69 - Real Estate
• Cynthia W. Young, '82 - Business/Corporate
• Jefferey M. Yussman, '82 - Estate Planning & Probate

Edwin S. Hopson was recognized as being in the top 50 attorneys.  Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list.  Lawyers are selected by a statewide nomination process, peer review by practice area and independent research.

The objective of the Super Lawyers selection process is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel.