University of South Carolina trailblazing alumni discuss race and racism, transcendence of success
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW — In 1968, I.S. Leevy Johnson became the first African-American graduate since Reconstruction to complete all three years of law school at the University of South Carolina. Fifty years later, Chelsea Evans graduated after serving as the first African-American editor-in-chief of the South Carolina Law Review.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO — Three years after freeing her client from a wrongful murder conviction, University of San Francisco Law alumna Kate Chatfield ’06 and her team won $10 million in civil damages for police misconduct related to the case.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO — University of San Diego honored Vickie Turner, JD ’82 at the 23rd Annual Alumni Honors Awards on April 28 with the Author E. Hughes Award for Career Achievement. As a trial lawyer for 35 years, Turner has earned national recognition defending complex product liability cases throughout California and in 12 other…
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW — Prior to coming to law school, 3L student Michelle Sellwood worked for Hollywood director Morten Tyldum on the Oscar-winning film, The Imitation Game. Sellwood worked as a 2L summer associate at the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, where she won the George Bennett Closing Argument Competition.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW — University of San Diego Law alumnus Curtis Davis ’18 has been selected as an Equal Justice Works fellow. Curtis will move to El Centro where he will lead a two-year project focused on the excessive and disproportionate school disciplinary action throughout the Imperial County region.
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL — Two Penn Law students, Albert Pak L’18 and Jayme Wiebold L’18, have been awarded Skadden Fellowships to pursue work in the public interest. Pak will work with Michigan Community Resources in Detroit, MI, and Wiebold will join Iowa Legal Aid.
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law alumni Tom and Marissa McDermott, both ’00 J.D, have created a legal aid clinic for low-income people in Hammond. Tom has been mayor of Hammond, IN. since 2004, and Marissa is now a circuit court judge in Lake County, IN, just outside of Chicago.
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law student Terrence Way ’18 has been named the third Bank of America Foundation Fellow of 2018. Due to extra funding being available, the Bank of America Foundation was able to award one extra fellowship to a member of the Class of 2018.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY — UMKC Law alumna Alison Stephens ’18 was honored with the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Award, which recognized outstanding graduating students who have maintained high academic achievements while contributing exceptional leadership and service to the UMKC community.
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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY — UMKC Law alumnus Clint Newton ’97, a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, received the 2018 Intellectual Property Attorney of the Year Award from the Kansas Bar Association. Newton has been practicing for a little over 20 years and has handled all types of intellectual property matters.
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