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

Issue 56: June, 2007
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Mandy Shavinsky '00: Invigorating the Las Vegas Skyline

While outsiders associate Las Vegas with casinos, neon lights and buzzing atmosphere, Mandy Shavinsky '00 knows it as home, and as a city filled with endless possibilities. As a real estate development lawyer, she has had a hand in shaping her hometown. She lays the legal foundation for the creation of new mixed-use developments, which offer a multitude of residential and commercial opportunities. "The sheer scale of the development here is very exciting; there are numerous projects in which I am involved that are re-shaping the Las Vegas skyline," she says. (Read More)

Hon. Carla Moore '77 Honored with College's Distinguished Jurist Award at Hooding Ceremony

Each year, the Moritz Alumni Society presents the William K. Thomas Distinguished Jurist Award to a current or former judge whose personal integrity and commitment to fairness, freedom, and equality exemplify the highest ideals of the judicial system. At the hooding ceremony for the Class of 2007 on May 11, Dean Rogers presented this special award to Judge Carla Moore '77. For fifteen years on the bench of the Akron Municipal Court, and now from the Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals, Judge Moore has served the people of northwest Ohio with distinction. (Read More)

Carol King '79: A Series of Happy Accidents on the Path to a Diverse Career

Carol King '79 has always known that being open to possibilities could lead to great opportunities. Following graduation from law school, she launched an unconventional legal career where her willingness to try new things brought her a succession of opportunities. The breadth of her experience encompasses private practice, state employment, running a nonprofit, creating a mediation program, serving low-income clients, and teaching law students - including students at The Ohio State University. (Read More)

Class of 2007 Marks the Passage to Profession at Hooding Ceremony May 11

Friends and family from near and far gathered to witness the rite of passage that signals the transition from law student to alumnus. Dean Nancy H. Rogers presided over the Hooding Ceremony on May 11, which celebrated the achievements of 237 new graduates and honored Al Clovis as outstanding professor. (Read More)

Professor Emeritus Al Clovis Selected as Outstanding Professor by the Class of 2007

Each year, the third-year class chooses a faculty member to recognize as outstanding professor. To receive the award requires that the recipient has a special mix of talents: mastery of the subject, making the material interesting, engaging students, and—most of all—caring about student success. A three-time winner, Professor Albert L. Clovis again received the Outstanding Professor Award, and had the important honor of hooding the members of the Class of 2007 as they marked their final day as law students. (Read More)

Looking for ideas on how to balance your career and your family? Do you want to meet other attorneys who are also raising kids? Join us for our new three-part lunch series. The first lunch will be Wednesday, June 20, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Barrister Club. The lunch, "Strategies for Balancing Career and Family: Tips from the Trenches," will feature a panel of attorneys with varied careers. The cost is $15 per person and includes boxed lunch and beverage. Desserts and a chance to mingle will follow the lunch. Open to the public! (Learn More and register online)

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