Moritz College of Law - Alumni Relations: This Month @ Moritz (July, 2007)

Issue 57: July, 2007
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Karla Chou ’01: From Ohio to Shanghai, Taking Tax Abroad

During the three years Karla Chou ’01 spent at Ohio State for law school, she took every tax course offered. “For some reason, I really enjoyed tax, though I was tempted not to take the courses in the beginning,” says Karla. Her love for tax has taken her from Ohio all the way to Shanghai, where she now provides international tax services to companies who carry out cross-border transactions with China and other countries across the world. (Read More)

Service to Country, Service to Clients a Mission for Rocky Saxbe '75

Be it service to his country, service to the people of Ohio or service to his clients, Rocky Saxbe '75 knows quite a bit about dedicating oneself to the greater good. A former legislator and now a top litigator, he offers his perspective on the role of lawyers in public office. (Read More)

Jennifer Hansen '94: Changing Lives with Dreams on Horseback

Most mornings at Dreams on Horseback, Jennifer Hansen '94 will begin her day by cleaning horse stalls, repairing fence posts, and driving a tractor while waiting for her first group of excited yet inexperienced students to arrive. Some mornings, she thinks to herself, "This is not exactly what I had in mind when I was in law school!" But Jennifer has made one of her dreams a reality: her non-profit organization Dreams on Horseback is changing the lives of kids in Central Ohio. (Read More)

Border Patrol: Bob Brady '97 on the Front Lines in West Texas

While in law school, Bob Brady '97 looked to "grand historical figures" for inspiration — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Hugo Black, William O. Douglas. In his early career, it was JAG Corps colleagues, both prosecutors and defenders, whose talent and integrity impressed him. Though his inspiration came from many sources, the message is the same: "Do the right thing." Bob Brady pledges to do the right thing each day in his work as an assistant U.S. attorney in an area he describes as being fraught with criminal activity and corruption: the U.S./Mexican border. (Read More)

In a New York Minute: Four Moritz Grads Living in the Big Apple

New York City is well-known as the city that never sleeps. What occupies its residents at night is as varied as what fuels them during the day. While many fear getting lost among a city of eight million people, four recent Moritz graduates--Andrew Weaver ’02, Jessica Weaver ’03, Mike Mooney ’05, and Anne Thidemann ’03--have successfully carved their own niches there. (Read More)

Moritz Professor and OSU Provost Barbara Snyder Receives College's Beytagh Award

Created in 2005 in honor of Dean Francis X. Beytagh, the college's Beytagh Award recognizes an alumnus/a, student, or current or former faculty or staff member for "significant service or substantial contributions to the college." At a farewell celebration on June 6, Dean Nancy Rogers (right) presented the Beytagh Award to OSU Provost Barbara Snyder. Dean Rogers recalled for the crowd the energy and passion Barbara has shown in her service to the college and the university. Barbara left OSU this summer to become president of Case Western Reserve University. (Read More)

Reception for Cleveland-Area Alumni and Moritz Students on July 16

Please join us at Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 16 for a reception hosted by Will Kohn '76. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres while catching up with friends, and visit with special guest Professor Art Greenbaum. To RSVP, please contact Alumni Relations Director Laura Landy Carr at 614-292-2937.

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