(Cleveland, Ohio) May 2, 2012 – Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP (Calfee) is pleased to announce that Donald P. Fischbach has joined their firm as a partner and chair of the firm’s Energy and Natural Resources practice, including oil and gas exploration and shale production.

Fischback is a 1987 graduate of Oklahoma City University School of Law.  He has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas exploration and production business.  he counsels clients on matters such as lease acquisition, operations, environmental issues, finance, land rights, exploration, risk management, government relations/regulation, labor and litigation.

“We are excited to add Don’s voice and experience to the sound counsel Calfee has been providing our clients in the oil and gas industry for the last 30-plus years,” siad Brent D. Ballard, Managing Partner.

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And if you have something to share about yourself or a another alum, email lawnews@okcu.edu.

Congratulations to the following alumni for their notable accomplishments:

1965

RICK MARTIN and fellow alums Jack H. Petty and Jeffrey I. Crain announce their association for practice at The Bethany Law Center in Bethany, OK.

1966

JACK H. PETTY and fellow alums Rick Martin and Jeffrey I. Crain announce their association for practice at The Bethany Law Center in Bethany, OK.

1972

BILL MCCARTHY joined Hall Estill’s intellectual property practice.

1973

T. LOGAN BROWN is named a fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

JEFF DASOVICH is named a fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.

1974

STEVE A. COLEMAN is named a fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

1975

RICK RESCORLA is honored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by having the Rick Rescorla National Award for Resilience named for him.

1976

JOHN D. SINGLETON is named a sustaining fellow of  the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

BARRY G. STAFFORD is named a sustaining fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

1979

DAN SPROUSE spoke at the Capital Association of Professional Division Order Analysts in February.

1988

MARK D. KEYL announced the established of Keyl ADR Services LLC in Petal, MS.

MIKE KIEFNER is now leading Grand River Dam Authority’s Land and Property Management Department.

CARLA SNIPES has been nominated by Governor Mary Fallin to serve on the Worker’s Compensation Court.

1990

TOD S. MERCER is president of the professional corporation and senior attorney at the Mercer Law Firm in McAlester, OK.

1993

BEN BROWN was named by Governor Many Fallin to serve on the Board of Juvenile Affairs.

Judge DEBORAH HACKLER is honored by the Girl Scouts at the Juliette Low Luncheon in McAlester, OK.

1995

RANDALL MCCARTHY joined Hall Estill’s intellectual property practice.

BEVERLY I. VILARDOFSKY is named a shareholder at Phillips Murrah in Oklahoma City.

1997

Representative BEN SHERRER was re-appointed to the Developmental Disabilities Planning Council by Governor Mary Fallin.

1999

DANIEL DOOLEY joined Hall Estill’s intellectual property practice.

2001

JUSTON R. GIVENS is named a shareholder at Phillips Murrah in Oklahoma City.

2003

PAMELA J. BROWN joined offices with fellow alum Kenna K. Bolton.  They are now located in Bethany, OK.

JEFFREY I. CRAIN and fellow alums Jack H. Petty and Rick Martin announce their association for practice at The Bethany Law Center in Bethany, OK.

RICHARD L. ROSE had his article Committee to Help Take on Least Understood Branch Project published in the Law Day issue of the OBA Journal.

2004

TANYA S. BRYANT is elected a director at Crowe & Dunlevy in Oklahoma City.

2005

AUDREY HUFFMAN is named a fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

2006

JOI E. MCCLENDON joined Miller Dollarhide in Oklahoma City as an associate.

JUSTIN MEEK is named a fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

2007

AARON M. ARNALL is named a sustaining fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

2008

KEVIN CUNNINGHAM is named a fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

STEPHEN ECK is appointed vice president and general counsel of Oklahoma Christian University.

JENNIFER O’STEEN was inducted into the Leadership Greater Enid 2011-2012 Class XXI.

2010

KENNA K. BOLTON joined offices with fellow alum Pamela J. Brown.  They are now located in Bethany, OK.

TODD A. MURRAY joined the law firm of Beeler Walsh & Walsh in Oklahoma City as an associate.

JOSHUA M. SNAVELY is selected to serve as Interim Assistant Dean for Advancement at Oklahoma City University School of Law.

If you have news to share about yourself or a classmate, email lawnews@okcu.edu.

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April 23, 2012

CONTACT:
Brook Arbeitman
Director of Marketing and Communications
Oklahoma City University School of Law
(405) 208-6300
bbarbeitman@okcu.edu

(OKLAHOMA CITY – April 23, 2012) –Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (ret.) will be at Oklahoma City University School of Law on April 24, 2012, providing an opportunity for students across campus to hear from a leader in the law and a pioneer on the high court.

“This is a unique opportunity to hear from a trailblazer,” said Valerie K. Couch, Dean at Oklahoma City University School of Law.  “Not only was Sandra Day O’Connor the first female justice on the Supreme Court, but she is also credited with being an open-minded, wise and moderating voice on the court.  She is a role model for many.  Justice O’Connor has a lifetime of experiences and insight to share with students from all backgrounds and we are delighted to host her at the law school.”

Justice O’Connor will discuss her life, career and her passion for civics education while on the Oklahoma City University campus.  A Conversation with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is sponsored by Oklahoma City University and the Oklahoma Bar Association and will take place at 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Homsey Family Moot Courtroom at Sarkeys Law Center (NW 23^rd & Kentucky).  The event is open to students and the university community.

O’Connor was appointed by President Ronald Reagan for the Supreme Court and sworn-in on September 25, 1981.  She served on the high court for 25 years until her retirement in January 2006.  In 2009, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.  That same year O’Connor created iCivics in an effort to reverse Americans’ declining civic knowledge and participation.  She serves as Chair of the iCivics Board of Directors and is in Oklahoma City promoting iCivics at a number of events tomorrow.

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Recruitment has begun for the Fall 2012 Semester for the following clinics: American Indian Wills Clinic, Immigration Law Clinic, and Innocence Project Clinic.

To apply, download one of the following applications and submit as directed.

American Indian Wills Clinic Application

Immigration Law Clinic Application

Innocence Project Clinic Application

Completed Applications are due by Monday, April 23^rd, at 5:00 PM.

For more information, attend one of the Clinic Information Sessions:

Session 1: Monday, April 16^th at 5:00 p.m. (Sarkeys Room 102)
Session 2: Tuesday, April 17^th at 1:00 p.m. (Homsey Family Moot Courtroom (Sarkeys 100))

Motown legend Gladys Knight will headline a gala this week to raise money for an Oklahoma City University project.

The event is a fundraiser for Oklahoma Innocence Project, an Oklahoma City University School of Law initiative that seeks to exonerate wrongly convicted inmates.

Brook Arbeitman, a spokeswoman for the law school, said the initiative is similar to the original Innocence Project, which is affiliated with the Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law at Yeshiva University in New York.

“The goal of the Oklahoma Innocence Project is to identify and rectify cases of wrongful conviction,” Arbeitman said.

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Fellow law professor, Bridget J. Crawford of Pace University School of Law, wrote a commentary identifying her must-read estate and gift tax articles for 2011.  OCU LAW’s Carla Spivack made the list for her article, “Let’s Get Serious: Spousal Abuse Should Bar Inheritance,” published in the Oregon Law Review.

Crawford says Prof. Spivack’s article, “does force consideration of a most fundamental question: How serious are we as a society about putting an end to domestic violence?”

Pace selected her top 10 list based on the following criteria:

• according to the Current Index to Legal Periodicals, the article concerns “Taxation — Federal Estate and Gift” or “Estates and Trusts”
• the author is a full-time law professor, or, in the case of a coauthored piece, the first-listed author is a full-time law professor
• the article was published in an entirely student-edited law journal or law review in 2011
• the publishing journal is affiliated with an American Bar Association accredited law school

“This list is grounded in the belief that what professors write is of immense interest to tax practitioners and policymakers,” Pace said in her commentary.

To view the complete list of 10, click here.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 19, 2012

CONTACT:
Brook Arbeitman
Director of Marketing & Communications
Oklahoma City University School of Law
(405) 208-6300
bbarbeitman@okcu.edu

(OKLAHOMA CITY – March 19, 2012) – Oklahoma City University School of Law’s Paula Dalley is the recipient of the 2012 Oklahoma City University Outstanding Faculty Award.  The Outstanding Faculty Award celebrates faculty members whose teaching, scholarship and service to the university and professional community are deemed to be exemplary.

“I feel very honored to receive this award, and I think it also recognizes the terrific environment in which I work – the faculty and staff I work with and the students who make my work worth doing,” said Prof. Dalley. Read More…

The 2011-2012 OCU LAW Jessup International Law Moot Court team participated in the Rocky Mountain Super Regional Competition February 10-12, 2012.  This year’s team included:

• Gabriel Harris
• Justin Joseph
• Shawna McCalip
• Polina Thompson
• Glenn Brown (Editor) Read More…

(OKLAHOMA CITY – March 6, 2012) – Oklahoma City University School of Law welcomes United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Judge David Ebel as the 2012 McAfee & Taft Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence.  Judge Ebel will deliver a public lecture titled “Things I Wish I Had Known When I was a New Lawyer” on Monday, April 9, 2012 in the Homsey Family Moot Courtroom at OCU LAW.  The lecture will begin at 5 p.m. Read More…