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The University of Maryland School of Law hosts the 1998 NAPIL Career Fair and Conference
Left to right. Teresa Schmiedeler. Elaine Jones. Dana Mo rris and Jose Bahamonde
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On Nov. 6 and 7, the U niversi ty of M atyland School of Law co-sponsored and hosted the 1998 National Association for Public Interes t Law (NAPIL) Career Fair and Conference. With 145 student member groups, NAPIL is the nation's largest organization devo ted co training the next generation of public interest lawyers. Each year, students, p ractitioners and public interest leaders congregate in the nation's capital area during the NAPIL Annual Career Fair and Conference co continue building a movement for equal justice.
T his year's conference, "Balancing the Scales: A Movement for Equal Justice," was an overwhelming success with the largest attendance in the hiscory of the event. The
weekend's activities were a celebratio n of the tremendous growth in NAPIL's Equal J ustice Corps program s, a series of initiatives coordinated by NAPIL and its chapters to
create summer and post-graduate public interest jobs.
Supreme Coun Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke at the NAPIL Awards D inner on Friday night. D ean Donald Gifford was recognized for h is support of the Career Fair and Conference. In addition, the University of M atyland School of Law was proud co congratulate 1998 graduate Deborah Fleischaker, a 1998 N APIL Parmer Fellow.
Elaine Jones, President of the NAACP Legal D efense and Educa tional Fund, was the keynote speaker at the conference on Saturday. Jones was the first African-American
female co graduate from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1967. In 1972, she was counsel of record in Furman v. Georgia, the landmark case in which the U .S. Supreme Court struck down death penalty statutes in 37 states.
Elaine Jo nes
In addition, Professor Brenda Blom; T eresa Schmiedeler, Direccor of Career Development; and third-year law students Leslie Brauer and Lila Shapiro were panelists at the conference.
Congratulations co NAPIL for its continued commitment co public interest law.
The University of Maryland School of Law would like to
acknowledge the following for their sponsorship of the 1998 NAPIL Career Fair and Conference:
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
Piper & Marbury
Gallagher, Evelius & Jones
Saul. Ewing, Weinberg & Green
Miles & Stockbridge
Whiteford, T aylor & Preston
O ber, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
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FACULTY FEATS
Taunya Banks presented a as Co-Chai r of the American Diane Hoffmann co-authored Joan O'Sullivan presented paper titled "Toward a Global Bar Association Criminal "Proxy Consent to Participation "Less Restrictive Medical Femin ist Vision: Domestic Justice Section on Law of the Decisionally Impaired in Decision Making," American Work and the Nanny Tax Student Recruitment. Medical Research-Malyland's Association on Mental Debate," University ofIowa Policy Initiative," (with J . Retardation Annual Meeting, Law School, Nov. 7, 1998. Karen Czapanskiy gave a Schwartz), 1 Journal of H ealth San Diego, May 28, 1998 . The paper wi ll be published speech on Welfare-ro-Work Care Law & Policy 123, (1998). in the fall issue of the Journal entitled, "Partnerships: New In addi tion , she presented Robert Percival presented of Gendel; Race & Justice. Srrategies to Serve the "Consumer Behavior and "Comparing Australian and
Indigent, A Conference on Health Insurance: Do Consumers U.S. Approaches to Richard A. Booth co- the Delivery of Statewide Vote with Their Feet al1d Related Environmental Regulatory authored the book, Business Legal Services," Baltimore, Questions," 19t11 Annual Health Reform," Environmental Law Basics for Law Students, Nov. 4, 1998. Law Teachers Conference, Institute, Washington, D.C., Essential Terms and Concepts, Houston, June 5, 1998. July 28, 1998. H e autl10red Second Edition (with Robert Susan Denise presented "How the Environment is W. Hamilton) , (Aspen), "Research and Writing in Law Alan D. Hornstein authored Changing Legal Education,"
(1998) . His article, Practice: Making the the book, Appellate Advocacy Proceedings of the 6th
"Stockholders, Stakeholders, Transition from Law School," in a Nutshell, Second Edition, Section Fall Meeting, ABA
and Bagholders (or How Miles & Srockbridge Summer (West), (1998). Section of Natural Resources,
Investor Diversification Associate Progrrun, Baltimore, Energy, and Environmental
Affects Fiduciary Duty)' '' was June 3, 1998. David Hyman authored Law, October 1998. Professor
published, 53 The Business "Consumer Protection in a Percival also presented "The
Lawyer 429, (1998). Deborah Hellman was Managed Care Wo rld: Should Globalization of Law and
appointed to the Ethical, Consumers Call 911?," 43 Law Teaching," Americal1
Professor Hundah Chiu Legal and Social Issues Villanova Law Review 409- Bar Association, Africa Law
has been appointed Subcommittee of the H uman 466, (1998). Ini tiative, Washington, D.C. ,
Ambassador-at-Large of the Genome Initial Review Oct. 6, 1998. Republic of China for the Group at the N IH . Sherrilyn Ifill , centennial
period of October 1998 to speaker, DePaul University Peter Quint presented "The
October 1999. Stanley Herr presented Law Distinguished Facul ry Constitutional Guarantees of
opening remarks titled Series, presented "Judging the Social Welfare in the Process
Douglas L. Colbert presented "Continuity and Change," Judges: Racial Diversity, of German Unification," 10th
"Right to Counsel at Bail as Program Chair of the Impartiality and International Conference on
Resolution," ABA House of Americal1 Association on Representation on State Trial Socio-Economics, Vienna,
Delegates and Criminal Mental Retardation al1I1ual Courts," Chicago, Oct. 8, Austria, J uly 15, 1998 . Justice Council, ABA Ann ual meeting, San Diego, May 26, 1998. Professor Ifi ll was also a
Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, 1998. H e also presented demonstration teacher, Sociery William Reynolds was a
August 1998. H e is the Chair "Treatment and Habilitation," of American Law Teachers plenalY session speaker at the
of the Maryland State Bar ABA National Conference on Conference, "Teaching National Judicial Conference
Association Section on Disabili ty Law and Policy, Environmental Justice in Civil on "Interstate Child
Correctional Reform, as well Washington, June 18, 1998. Procedme," Loyola Law School, Support," Denver, Sept. 18, Los Angeles, Oct. 16, 1998. 1998.
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Karen Rothenberg present
ed "Genetics: Uses and
Abuses," Presidential
Showcase Program, American
Bar Association, T aronto,
Canada, Aug. 1, 1998. She
also presented "Discrimination
and Legislation: Ethical, Legal,
and Social Implications of
the Human Genome Project,"
at Dartmouth College, in
Hanover, N.H., July 23,
1998. In addition, Professor
Rothenberg presented
"Ethical Legal and Social
Challenges in Genetics:
Prediction, Precaution, and
Public Health," First Annual
Conference on Genetics and
Public Health: Translating
Advances in Human Genetics
into Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Centers
for Disease and Prevention,
Atlanta, May 13, 1998.
Professor Rothenberg was a
participant, "Biogenetics,"
The NBC McLaughlin Group, Washington, D .C., Aug. 29
and 30, 1998. She was
appointed to the Advisory
Board of Health Law and Policy Abstracts (1998).
Jana Singer co-authored
Family Law: Cases, Materials and Problems, 2nd ed. , with P.
Swisher and A. Miller,
Matthew Bender (1998).
Rena Steinzor authored
"Reinventing Environmental
Regulation: Back to the Past
by Way of the Future," 28
Environmental Law Reporter 10361, (1998) . In addition,
she authored "Reinventing
Environmental Regulation Via
the Government Performance
and Results Act: Where's the
Money?," 28 Environmental Law Reporter 10553, (1998) .
Katherine Vaughns authored "LSAC's National
Study Findings on Bar Passage
Rates: Do They Auger the
End of Old Debates and
Controversies about
Discrepancies in Bar Passage
Rates Among Ethnic Groups? ,"
The Bar Examiner, Vol. 67,
No.4, Page 19 (November
1998).
Marley Weiss presented
''The Supreme Court's 1997-
1998 Term: Labor and
Employment Law Cases,"
plenary session of the ABA
Section of Labor and
Employment Law, T aronto,
Canada, Aug. 1, 1998.
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1998 Maryland Law School Club Event
Dean Donald Gifford, Wil Sirota '61, Art Modell, Alison Asti '79 and Herb Belgrad '61
Judges Joseph Brown '59 and Clayton Carter '46
On Oct. 20, 1998, the University of Maryland School of Law
hosted its annual Maryland Law School Club event at the new
Ravens Stadium. This event recognizes the generosity of
donors who give more than $1 ,000 to the Law School Fund.
The keynote speaker for the evening was Art Modell, President
of the Baltimore Ravens and the person responsible for bringing
the NFL back to Baltimore. He purchased the Cleveland Browns
in March 1961 for an unheard of $4 million. In his 35 years of
Browns' ownership, his team played 20 playoff games, including
winning the NFL Championship in 1964.
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IN MEMORIAM
Robert B. Watts '49 leaves a legacy to remember
By PATRICIA YOUNG
He is a man remembered for his compassion. He is a man remembered for his insight into the human condition; a man remembered for his sense of humor. Key ingredients for a successful human rights activist in the turbulent civil unrest of the 1960s.
He was a man who fought for the truth.
On Oct. 8, 1998, Baltimore's legal and civil rights community lost a prominent advocate and activist. The Hon. Robert B. Watts Sr. '49 died of a heart attack at Sinai Hospital.
At the age of76, Judge Watts was actively contriburing to the legal causes and values he held his entire life. He was Master for the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, hearing 100 uncontested divorce cases per month in his office and an addi tional 10 to 15 pro bono at the courthouse, through the Legal Aid Bureau; he arbitrated several matters a month ; he spoke to civil rights and legal aid groups; and held the position Of Counsel to Piper and Marbury, one of the city's most prestigious law firms.
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"Bob was part of the very important glue that holds a professional organization together," says Frank Burch '74, Chairman of Piper and Marbury, who had worked with Watts for 12 years.
"He was courageous, accomplished and a bridge builder. A rare combination. W hat enabled him to build bridges even with those with whom he disagreed was an infectio us sense of humor," Burch continues.
Professor Larry Gibson, of the University of Maryland School of Law, agrees. Gibson comments that the phrase, "Blessed are the peace makers" applies to Judge Watts. "He was a bridge builder who sought to bring people together and make them understand they had more in common than what divided them."
Certainly the hallmark of his career was fighting for justice for everyone: black or white, rich or poor. As a young lawyer for the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Judge Watts defended those arrested in demonstrations that desegregated Northwood T heater, four major downtown department stores, downtown restaurants and Gwyn Oal<: Am usement Park in the 1960s.
In an interview in 1997, Judge Watts fought back tears as he reminisced about the energy possessed by the Morgan State, Johns Hopkins and Go ucher College students in picketing for their rights to
enter these establishments: "Here we had these students who were willing to walk in dignity .. .T 0 see blacks and whites walking together for a cause-that is my highlight from the civil rights movement."
"He was always the optimist, never harbored resentment-a hard thing to do when faced with what he accomplished," Burch comments on Watts ' success in the fight for civil rights.
Born in West Baltimore in 1922, Judge Watts graduated with honors from Morgan State College in 1943 and then served in the Army until 1945. He earned a law degree from the School of Law in 1949 and later in the same year he and others founded the firm of Brown, Allen and Watts.
He worked in Baltimore with Thurgood Marshall, former Supreme Court Justice and Chief Counsel for the NAACP, on civil rights cases before being appointed substitute police court Magistrate in 1953 and assistant police court Magistrate in 1956.
Judge Watts was named a Judge of the city's Traffic Court in 1957, replacing E. Everett Lane, the first black to preside over a Maryland court of record. Judge Watts was the first black appointed to the M unicipal Court when it was formed in 1960. He was defeated in 1962, when his name appeared last in an alphabeticallisting on the ballot, but was reappointed by Gov. ]. Millard Tawes in 1963. He won
a full10-year term in 1966. In 1968, he was appointed
by Gov. Spiro T. Agnew to the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, the predecessor of the Circuit Court. He served on the court until 1985, when he retired at age 68 to join the law firm of Russell and Thompson, founded by George L. Russell Jr. '54, a friend of 50 years.
"Bob was an open and forthright man who was not afraid of the truth however it portrayed itself," Russell states. "Bob understood that forgiveness was the key to getting along in the world and that forgiveness did not always mean forgetting, but that it always means remembering without malice."
Judge Watts was recognized for his endeavors as he was showered with numerous awards, honorary degrees and appointments throughout his career. Placing a strong emphasis on pro bono work, the School of Law presented the Benjamin L. Cardin Pro Bono Service Award to Watts in 1997.
Judge Harry Cole '49, a classmate with Judge Watts, reflects on his relationship with Watts. "We had a long history. We were boyhood friends, we attended Morgan State and the University of Maryland together. We worked together; I nominated him for traffic Judge when I was in the senate. He was a great man. A great friend."
Judge Watts is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn Johnson, whom he married in 1944; two sons; three daughters; and two grandchildren.
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Also deceased
Robert Hedeman '73 James H. Ludlow Jr. '59 Daniel D. McFarland '63 L. Richard Phillips '68 Charles Joshua Stinchcomb '30 Howard B. Stocksdale '24 George W. White Jr. '39
Jeanette R. Wolrnan '24
The University of Maryland School of Law and the Baltimore legal community lost a trailblazer and advocate for women in January 1999. Jeanette R. Wolman '24 had practiced law for 70 years before her death at age 96.
When Wolman applied to the Columbia University Law School in New York City, she received a simple response: "Columbia does not admit women to its law school," the Dean wrote. Undaunted, Wolman enrolled at the University of Maryalnd School of Law in 1921, one of three women in her class. After graduating in 1924 and passing the bar, she becan1e one of the few women practicing law in Baltimore. Because the Baltimore City Bar Association did not accept women, she and six other female lawyers
es tablished the Women's Bar Association in 1927. In 1991 , Wolman was honored by the American Bar Association with the Margaret Brent Award presented by Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Her son, Benjamin Wolman, remembers a story his mother once told him, "A woman told her that it was so nice that she had devoted her life to women's liberation and she answered, 'Oh no, I believe in women's rights ... but no one, not just women, should be held back because of artificial boundaries or limitations. '"
Past and future graduates of the Un iversity of Maryland School of Law owe Wolman a great deal for her commitment to women's rights. She wi ll continue to be an inspiration to all who fight for social justice.
As this issue of JD went to press, the law school was saddened to hear of the death of Judge Harry Cole '49. The next issue ofJD will ,nclude remarks and an obituary.
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Christine Edwards '83 hosted a reception for alumni in the
New York area on Oct. 21, 1998, in her offices at Morgan
Stanley Dean Witter. Edwards is the Executive Vice President
and Chief Legal Officer. Guests enjoyed delicious food and a
wonderful view of downtown Manhattan.
Dean Donald G. Gifford and Christine A. Edwards '83
Dean Donald Gifford, Stephen Swirnow '97 and Michael Hannagan '98
Laura EIfel '75 and Steven Pierce '90
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