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October 2017
Past Issues
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It's Time to Renew Your Dues or Join the Baylor Law Alumni Association
Fellow
Contributes at least $100 per year for five consecutive years.
Sustaining
Fellow
Achieves the Fellow level and continues to contribute at least $200 per year for five consecutive years.
Lifetime Member
Status is achieved once $1,500 has been given.
Sustaining
Lifetime Member
Continues to contribute $200 or more per year after becoming a Lifetime Member.
Membership dues can be paid online by clicking here or sent by mail. For a list of Sustaining Lifetime and Lifetime Members, please visit www.baylor.edu/law/alumni/lifetime.
If sending dues by mail, please make checks payable to "Baylor Law School" with "Baylor Law Alumni Association membership dues" in the memo line. Checks may be mailed to:
Baylor Law Alumni Association, One Bear Place #97026, Waco, Texas 76798
Questions? Contact berkley_knas@baylor.edu.
Gift from Sherri and Robert Patton Will Enhance Legal Writing and Pro Bono Clinic at Baylor Law School
Baylor University announced a gift of $2 million from Sherri W. and Robert "Bobby" L. Patton Jr. of Fort Worth that will enhance the legal writing and pro bono programs in the nationally ranked Baylor Law School. Their gift will help underwrite two programs that already distinguish Baylor Law among its peers, while also providing student scholarship assistance. . . Full Story
Thank You to the Baylor Lawyers and Friends Who Joined the 8th Annual Baylor Law Alumni Weekend – September 22-23, 2017
What a fun weekend of fellowship with Baylor Lawyers who graduated in 1952 through 2017! Highlights of the weekend included:
- Ethics CLE presented by Lewis Sifford, JD '72
- Luncheon honoring the 50th Year Baylor Lawyers, Sustaining Lifetime Members of the Baylor Law Alumni Association, and the Executive Committee of the Baylor Law Alumni Association
- Meet and Greet with President Linda Livingstone
- Friday night happy hour and dinner at George's
- Tailgate and watch party at Baylor Law School for the Baylor vs. OU game
View more photos from Alumni Weekend on Baylor Law's official Facebook page.
Baylor Law Students Aid Hurricane Victims with Relief Effort
Sponsored by LEAD Counsel, a Baylor Law student organization founded to inspire young lawyers to make meaningful contributions to their community through public service, Baylor Law students organized a Hurricane Harvey relief effort at the Law School. LEAD Counsel partnered with Lone Star Legal Aid, the Salvation Army, and the Waco Navy to collect monetary donations and supplies for displaced hurricane victims.
Thank you to the Baylor Law students, faculty, staff, and community members who graciously donated to the relief efforts.
Check out the photos of the event as well as KWKT FOX 44's coverage.
Baylor Law Assists Those Affected by the Removal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Policy
With the federal government's phasing out of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Baylor Law Immigration Clinic offered renewal assistance to those whose DACA status expires on or before March 5, 2018.
"Since the DACA program has been rescinded, uncertainty faces the 800,000 DACA recipients living in the United States," said Laura Hernández, professor of law and founder of the Baylor Law School Immigration Clinic. Upon the government's announcement, Professor Hernández and the Baylor Law Immigration Clinic quickly offered assistance to DACA cardholders who needed assistance submitting a renewal to the federal government.
For more information, visit the Baylor Law Immigration Clinic webpage.
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Alumni Notes are published based on the information we receive from our alumni.
If you have been recognized or have other professional news to share, please e-mail Berkley_Knas@baylor.edu, for inclusion in the next issue of Rocket Docket.
Hon. Hemant H. "Shashi" Kewalramani, JD '96, was appointed as United States Magistrate Judge in the Central District of California. He was sworn in on August 10, 2017.
Stephen A. Madsen, JD '75, of Cantey Hanger in Fort Worth, was named to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list for general litigation.
Carmen Eiker, JD '78, of Carrington Coleman LLP in Dallas, was selected to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for family law. She also was selected as a 2017 Texas Super Lawyer.
Marilea Lewis, JD '78, of Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP in Dallas, was selected to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for family law. She also was named as a Texas Super Lawyer for the sixth year.
Fred Adams, Jr., JD '81, of KoonsFuller in Dallas, was named as a Texas Super Lawyer for family law.
John D. Penn, JD '82, a partner in the Dallas and New York offices of Perkins Coie LLP, was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law as well as in litigation - bankruptcy. He has been recognized in each of these categories since 2003. He also was named to be the next firm-wide chair of the bankruptcy and restructuring practice group.
David Dial, JD '83, of Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial in Atlanta, was selected to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for construction law and litigation - construction.
Keith Nelson, JD '83, of Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP in Dallas, was selected to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for family law and was selected among the Top 100 attorneys in the state by Texas Super Lawyers.
Norlynn Blocker Price, JD '84, relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico to serve as executive director of the Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program. Price previously was a litigation partner with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP in Dallas, Texas, having been with the firm for over 28 years.
Carol J. Traylor, JD '84, of Cantey Hanger in Fort Worth, was named to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list for medical malpractice – defense.
Sharla Frost, JD '87, of Tucker Ellis LLP in Houston, was named the 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of product liability litigation – defendants in the Houston market by The Best Lawyers in America. She also was recognized on the 2018 list of The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation and mass tort litigation/class actions – defendants, as well as product liability litigation – defendants.
John Meredith, JD '88, joined Chamberlain Hrdlicka as chief operating officer. Chamberlain Hrdlicka has offices in Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia and San Antonio.
Hon. Scott A. Bryant, JD '91, was appointed a Federal Administrative Law Judge in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review for the U.S. Social Security Administration. Prior to this appointment, he served as a trial attorney for the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
Matt Anderson, JD '94, of Munck Wilson Mandala in Dallas, was named a 2017 Texas Super Lawyer for intellectual property law.
Andy Payne, JD '94, of PayneMitchell Law Group in Dallas, was selected to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Todd Ramsey, JD '96, of PayneMitchell Law Group in Dallas, was selected to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Sara Barry, JD '00, of GableGotwals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was selected to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Brian K. Carroll, JD '02, of Sanderford & Carroll, P.C. in Temple, Texas, was selected to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list for construction litigation. He also was in the first class of board certified construction law attorneys in Texas in 2017.
Hunter Lewis, JD '10, of Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP in Dallas, was named as a Texas Super Lawyer for the fifth year.
Amanda N. Crouch, JD '13, of Jackson Walker's San Antonio office, was selected to receive the Belva Lockwood Outstanding Young Lawyer Award from the Bexar County Women's Bar Foundation. The award recognizes women attorneys who embody the characteristics of its namesake, Belva Lockwood, an attorney known for her activism for women's rights.
Anna Kalinina, JD '14, joined Winstead's Commercial Litigation Practice Group as an associate in the Dallas office.
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BEAUMONT BAYLOR LAWYER RECEPTION
November 2, 2017
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Hosted by Hon. Bob and Karen Wortham
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SAN ANTONIO BAYLOR LAWYER FIRST FRIDAY LUNCH
November 3, 2017
Noon
Paloma Blanca Mexican Cuisine
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TYLER BAYLOR LAWYER RECEPTION
November 7, 2017
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Jack Ryan's
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AUSTIN BAYLOR LAWYER NETWORK RECEPTION
November 9, 2017
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Hosted by Jackson Walker LLP
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HOUSTON BAYLOR LAWYER NETWORK HOLIDAY PARTY
November 30, 2017
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Grappino’s
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FORT WORTH BAYLOR LAWYER NETWORK HAPPY HOUR
January 11, 2018
Hosted by Cantey Hanger
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DALLAS BAYLOR LAWYER NETWORK RECEPTION
January 23, 2018
Hosted by Drinker Biddle
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There are many more upcoming alumni events! Visit the Baylor Law Alumni Association Events webpage for a full list of upcoming Baylor Law alumni events.
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