Without question anyone traveling through the oval on UofL's Belknap campus has seen the glint of new copper roofs going up on Grawmeyer Hall and Brandeis School of Law.

Urgent repairs to prevent water damage to the buildings started immediately after the hail storm in April, 2012. Besides the roofing material, such things as skylights, windows and rooftop equipment also sustained damage.

Read more about the repais to many damaged structures around campus at UofL Today.

Updated Summer and Fall 2013 course schedules, course notes and exam schedules have been uploaded to the law school web site on the Class Schedules page.  Please double-check these against your registration plans - some courses have been changed or added since the last version.  Although we hope that changes going forward will be minimal, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the most recent version of the schedules when planning your Summer and Fall registration.

Oral Arguments with the Kentucky Court of Appeals

Honorable Judges Keller, Stumbo and Thompson

Docket for Wednesday, March 20, 2013

10 a.m.     Dr. John L. Doyle III v. Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure Services

Legal Issue: As a condition to having his license to practice medicine reinstated under a separate agreed order with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, Dr. Doyle entered into agreed orders of dismissal that dismissed his petitions for judicial review of an order of suspension and indefinite restriction and an order of revocation. A year later he filed a motion to vacate the agreed orders of dismissal. On appeal he argues the trial court erred in denying his motion.

Appellant Attorneys: J. DeMoisey, C. Vest II

Appellee Attorney: Leanne Diakov

10:45 a.m.    Hugh Scott v. Louisville Bedding Company

Legal Issue: Scott appeals from an order of the Jefferson Circuit Court denying his motion to compel arbitration.

Appellant Attorneys: Todd Myers, Margaret Keane, Benjamin Lewis

Appellee Attorney: Eric Ison

12–12:50 p.m.    Question and Answer session with Judges Keller, Stumbo and Thompson

room 275: All students are invited to attend. Pizza will be served.

 

Briefs for both cases may be downloaded, below.

The American Association for Justice (AAJ) 2013 Law Student Scholarship cycle has begun. AAJ offers more than $20,000 in annual scholarship funds, as well as programs for law students to enhance their legal education by attending AAJ’s 2013 Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA.

Applicants for AAJ scholarships must be AAJ Law Student Members. Law Students can join at the rate of $15. Student membership applications can be found here. All AAJ Law Student Scholarship information and applications can be viewed at http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/1737.htm.

Each year, DRI awards 2 scholarships of $10,000 each to applicants who best meet the following criteria:
• Demonstrated academic excellence
• Service to the profession
• Service to the community
• Service to the cause of diversity

Applications are due by Friday, April 19, 2013.  For more information, and to access the application, visit https://www.dri.org/Article/61.

The Entrepreneurship Clinic is hosting an information meeting for all students on Tuesday, March 19, at 1:00 in Room 171. The Clinic Director, Professor Mike Slaven, and a panel of students currently participating in the Clinic will be present to discuss clinic activities, to share their experiences, and to answer your questions. Lunch will be provided. Come and learn about what the Entrepreneurship Clinic is all about and enjoy some food!

All rising 2Ls and 3Ls are invited to attend the MCB Information Session to hear from current officers of the MCB as they discuss the benefits of membership and how students can participate on one the Law School’s many extramural advocacy teams, earn academic credit, and satisfy the Skills requirement.  Upper-division law students will also discuss their experiences as a moot court team member or team facilitator.

The program will begin at 12:05 in Room 275. Lunch catered by Cluckers will be provided to attendees.  Please bring your own drink.

The University will conduct a scheduled power outage Saturday, March 9, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., affecting several buildings on campus, including the law school.  During the outage, the law school's Web site will be offline; however, other University Web resources, such as ULink and Blackboard, will remain available.

Law students are charged with knowledge of all information distributed by the Daily Docket.  Don't miss important announcements regarding mandatory programs, upcoming events, scholarship opportunities, writing competitions, professional development opportunities, speaker visits, and more. 

Congratulations to Gretchen Zimmerman, the winner of a random, spring Daily Docket drawing.  Please stop by Dean Ballard's office (216) today before 4:00 p.m. to claim your prize.

 

Reduce your stress levels, work out all those tight muscles in your back and neck, and get more blood flowing to your brain with yoga on Thursday in the Washer Lounge.  The class begins at 1:00 and lasts for 45 minutes.  Hope to see you there!