Kirsten Davis
. . . who was a plenary speaker at the Association of Legal Writing Directors Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. The plenary, titled "Tales of Development in LRW Told by Pioneers and Newcomers," featured Davis, Lisa Eichhorn of South Carolina, Suzanne Rowe of Oregon, and Marilyn Walter of Brooklyn Law School.
Michael Allen
. . . who has been invited to testify before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 29th. The committee will be holding a hearing concerning the claims processing system for benefits including judicial review of those benefits determinations. In addition, at the request of a partnership between a non-profit entity and several state agencies, he spent two days this week in Tallahassee teaching high school teachers about the United States Constitution. This event is held as part of a recent state commitment to increase the teaching of civics in elementary and secondary schools in the state.
Kristen Adams
. . . who recently has had two articles published: "Homeownership: American Dream or Illusion of Empowerment?" 60 S.C. L. Rev. 573 (2009), and "Do We Need a Right to Housing?" 9 Nev. L.J. 275 (2009).
Darryll Jones
. . . who has been appointed to the ABA Professionalism Committee.
Lee Coppock
. . . whose article, "Social Host Liability: A New Paradigm to Foster Responsibility," will be published in the Capital Law Review.
Kelly Feeley and Catherine Cameron
. . . who spoke in Washington, D.C. at the Global Legal Skills Conference on "Negotiating and Mediating in a Global Environment."
Michael Finch and Michael Allen
.. . . whose book, Federal Courts: Context, Cases, and Problems, has been published by Kluwers/Aspen; Caprice Roberts of West Virgina University also is a co-author.
Kristen Adams
. . . whose article, "Homeownership? American Dream or Illusion of Empowerment?" has been published in the Spring 2009 issue of the South Carolina Law Review, in a symposium regarding subprime mortgages and the credit crisis.
Mark Bauer
. . . who presented last week at the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies on "Consumer Protection."
Ellen Podgor
. . . on the publication of the 4th edition of White Collar Crime in a Nutshell.
Ellen Podgor
. . . who spoke on Fraud and Theft Offenses at the 18th Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which was held May 21-22, in Clearwater Beach.
Luz Nagle
. . . who spoke today on asset forfeiture laws in the United States to a Russian delegation of government officials, lawyers, and lawmakers; the delegation is being hosted by the International Council of the Tampa Bay Region, Inc., a non-profit organization.