Message from Richard

Click here to view a message from Richard Carter (J.D. '80), President of the Law Alumni Chapter, that was filmed at the 2009 Vision Forum.

Stay tuned to the Law Chapter web site and Alumni Association E-News for information on upcoming events including class reunions. For more information, contact Alumni Coordinator Chelsea Dubey at ctdubey@memphis.edu or 901/678-1562.

4th Annual Memphis Law School for Journalists

Thank you for joining journalists and lawyers at the 4th Annual Law School for Journalists that was held in mid-September. Journalists and lawyers explored how the new technology, from websites to blogs to Twitter, is changing the way journalism is practiced and how the law and legal system are adapting.  Panels of expert media lawyers and experienced reporters and bloggers discussed how traditional access, open records, and open meetings law are adapting – or not adapting – to the new media environment.  Brooke Gladstone, the co-host of NPR’s On the Media, moderated a discussion of this year’s highly public controversy arising from The Commercial Appeal’s web publication of the public-records database of the identities of concealed-weapon carry permit holders, with Editor Chris Peck and State Senator and Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville.

This event was sponsored by: The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, the Journalism Department of the College of Communication and Fine Arts at the University of Memphis, The Law Alumni Chapter and the Memphis Bar Association.

Save the Date

New Law School Grand Opening Gala, Saturday, January 16, 2010. For more information, click here.

Facebook for Law Alumni

Law alumni are encouraged to join the Law Alumni Chapter's Facebook Group to reconnect and share your latest updates with former classmates. Click here to join this online social networking community.

Recent Events

Judicial Reception
The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Board hosted a Judicial Reception at the residence of University President Shirley C. Raines on Monday, November 3, to honor 2008 School of Law Graduates, Justices of the Supreme Court of Tennessee and members of the Federal, State and Local Judiciary. Members of the Law Alumni Chapter, recent graduates, elected officials and Tennessee Judiciary were in attendance.

Class Reunion
The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Chapter hosted a Class Reunion for the Law School graduates of ‘63, ‘68, ‘73, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88, ‘93, ‘98 and ‘03 on Saturday, October 11, at Felicia Suzanne’s Restaurant in downtown Memphis. Law alumni were able to reconnect with former classmates and mingle with current Law School faculty and staff while listening to the fun-filled entertaining music of The Soul Outsiders.

Striving for Excellence in the Law Alumni Dinner
The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Alumni Chapter hosted its 5th annual Striving for Excellence in the Law Alumni Dinner on Saturday, August 16 at the Holiday Inn, University of Memphis. Thank you for joining the Law Chapter as we heard from our featured speaker, Senator Lamar Alexander, and honored John Stokes and University President Dr. Shirley Raines as Friends of the Law School.

Chapter Leadership List

• Richard Carter (J.D. '80), President
  rcarter@martintate.com

• Judge David Kennedy (B.S. '67, J.D. '70), President-Elect
  david_s_kennedy@tnwb.uscourts.gov

• Tanja Thompson (J.D. 97), Secretary/Treasurer
  tthompson@kiesewetterwise.com