CHANCELLOR-FOUNDER
HON. EMIL GUMPERT (1895-1982)
OFFICERS
MICHAEL L. O’DONNELL President
SUSAN J. HARRIMAN President-Elect
WILLIAM J. MURPHY Treasurer
RICHARD H. DEANE, JR. Secretary
RODNEY ACKER Immediate Past President
BOARD OF REGENTS
RODNEY ACKER
Dallas, Texas
PETER AKMAJIAN
Tucson, Arizona
CHERYL A. BUSH
Troy, Michigan
JOE R. CALDWELL, JR.
Washington, D.C.
RICHARD H. DEANE, JR.
Atlanta, Georgia
DAN S. FOLLUO
Tulsa, Oklahoma
SANDRA A. FORBES
Toronto, Ontario
SUSAN J. HARRIMAN
San Francisco, California
LARRY H. KRANTZ
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
GREGORY M. LEDERER
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
ROBERT P. MACKENZIE III
Birmingham, Alabama
CAREY E. MATOVICH
Billings, Montana
WILLIAM J. MURPHY
Baltimore, Maryland
MICHAEL L. O’DONNELL
Denver, Colorado
G. MARK PHILLIPS
Charleston, South Carolina
LYN P. PRUITT
Little Rock, Arkansas
CATHERINE M. RECKER
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
JEFFREY E. STONE
Chicago, Illinois
MICHAEL J. SHEPARD
San Francisco, California
MICHELE C. AWAD, Q.C.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
FEATURES
From the Editor 2
President’s Perspective 5
Incoming President - Susan Harriman 17
Region XIII Meeting 21
Region VI Meeting 23
Region VII Tri-State Meeting 25
Rule of Law Forum 27
Diversity in the Courtroom 31
Career Evolution - Steve Patton 33
Medal of Freedom - Fred Gray 38
Judicial Training 39
Book Review: Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts 41
IN (ALMOST) EVERY ISSUE
All In The Family 45
Heritage of the College 49
Heroes Among Us 53
Fellows to the Bench 57
Foundation Update 59
War Stories & Quips 61
In Memoriam 65
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Next Meeting Announcement 4
Upcoming Events 86
EDITORIAL BOARD
Robert L. Byman (Editor) Chicago, Illinois
Elizabeth K. Ainslie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lisa G. Arrowood Boston, Massachusetts
Carol Elder Bruce Washington, District of Columbia
Brian J. Gover Toronto, Ontario
David G. Hanrahan Boston, Massachusetts
Lynne D. Kassie, Ad. E. Montréal, Québec
David N. Kitner Dallas, Texas
Kevin J. Kuhn Denver, Colorado
Carey E. Matovich Billings, Montana
Lorna S. McClusky Memphis, Tennessee
Clarence L. Pozza, Jr. Detroit, Michigan
Paul Mark Sandler Baltimore, Maryland
Stephen G. Schwarz Rochester, New York
J. Walter Sinclair Boise, Idaho
Dennis R. Suplee Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mark C. Surprenant New Orleans, Louisiana
Chilton Davis Varner Atlanta, Georgia
Sylvia H. Walbolt Tampa, Florida
E. Osborne Ayscue, Jr. (Editor Emeritus) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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