44.4 F
Oxford

UM Law Faculty Land Leadership Roles with Professional Society

Ben Cooper

Three faculty members from the University of Mississippi School of Law will serve in leadership positions this year with the Association of American Law Schools.

Dean Susan Duncan was elected to the executive committee for the association’s Section on Law School Deans and is among five members on this national committee. Ben Cooper, the school’s senior associate dean, was elected chair of the Section on Professional Responsibility, and Will Berry, associate professor of law, was elected chair of the Section on Law and Sports.

Duncan, who is in her second academic year as UM law dean, brings a unique perspective to the committee because of her path in legal education. Before joining the Ole Miss faculty, she served as interim dean at the University of Louisville’s Louis D. Brandeis School of Law for five years.

She also has held nearly every type of faculty position over the last 24 years, from adjunct to tenure-track professor in the legal writing field.

“I think my unique background can benefit this particular group when we discuss issues that may be facing deans and faculty,” Duncan said.

The section works to discuss issues that may be facing law school deans, including assessment, recruitment and bar passage rates.

Duncan said her core values include community, reverence, service and leadership, all of which she can put into practice in this national role through servant leadership.

“I ran for this position because I wanted to give back to current and future leaders of law schools,” she said.

Developing strategic plans is one of Duncan’s passions, something she said she has enjoyed in her previous national roles and is looking forward to engaging in with AALS.

“Strategic planning really energizes me, and it’s been fun to do on the school level,” she said. “It’s only going to be more fun to do on a national level with talented colleagues from institutions across the country.”

Cooper specializes in legal ethics and the law governing lawyers, and he teaches courses including Legal Profession, Civil Procedure and an advanced seminar on Legal Ethics.

By becoming active in the professional responsibility section of AALS shortly after he arrived at the law school in 2007, Cooper has been able to connect with colleagues in his field from other institutions. The Section on Professional Responsibility offers support for pedagogical and scholarly endeavors for legal scholars in the field of professional responsibility.

“I initially became involved as a young professor, and that involvement allowed me to meet others who were more senior in my field,” he said. “Through these relationships with colleagues, I got great mentoring on my teaching and scholarship, and eventually these relationships have also led to great opportunities that I otherwise would not have gotten, like writing a textbook and receiving invitations to speak across the country. This is an opportunity to give back.”

Berry has been a member of the executive committee of the Section on Law and Sports for three years. He said he is excited about the opportunity to lead law school faculty who teach and write about the intersection of sports and law.

At this year’s conference, the section hosted a panel presentation on corruption in sports, in which Berry presented a paper examining the recent felony convictions of Adidas executives paying college athletes. The 2020 conference will feature another program on a hot topic in sports law, where leading scholars on the subject will speak and discuss.

Berry’s role as chair will also include increasing membership, choosing the section award and distributing the annual newsletter. As with many other AALS sections, this one provides opportunities for collaborations.

“More than anything, the section exists to help sports law faculty network, build relationships, share teaching and scholarly ideas, and further career opportunities,” Berry said. “For instance, the outgoing section chair and I are co-authors on the new edition of a leading sports law textbook.”

Besides building next year’s conference for all AALS-member schools, each section is tasked with duties throughout the year, including developing topics for discussions, creating webinars for faculty, awarding scholarships and distributing newsletters.

The UM School of Law is an institutional member of the association, along with 178 other legal education institutions. Each year, the conference offers programming for specific areas of interest, which is particularly beneficial to faculty who may be the only expert in their practice area at their home institutions.

Besides Duncan, Cooper and Berry serving in leadership roles, four other Ole Miss law school faculty members are on executive committees of AALS sections.

Michele Alexandre, associate dean for faculty development and professor of law, is serving on the executive committee for the Section on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues; Renee Cain, associate director of continuing legal education and assistant professor of legal studies, is serving on the executive committee for the administrative Section on Continuing Legal Education; Richard Gershon, professor of law, is serving on the executive committee for the Section on Socio-Economics; and Lisa S. Roy, professor of law, is serving on the executive committee for the Section on Law and Religion.

The mission of AALS is to advance excellence in legal education through teaching, scholarship, academic freedom and diversity, while also improving the law profession and serving local communities.

For more information about the organization, visit https://www.aals.org/. To learn more about the UM School of Law, visit https://law.olemiss.edu/.


Staff Report

Adam Brown
Adam Brown
Sports Editor

Most Popular

Recent Comments

scamasdscamith on News Watch Ole Miss
Frances Phillips on A Bigger, Better Student Union
Grace Hudditon on A Bigger, Better Student Union
Millie Johnston on A Bigger, Better Student Union
Binary options + Bitcoin = $ 1643 per week: https://8000-usd-per-day.blogspot.com.tr?b=46 on Beta Upsilon Chi: A Christian Brotherhood
Jay Mitchell on Reflections: The Square
Terry Wilcox SFCV USA RET on Oxford's Five Guys Announces Opening Date
Stephanie on Throwback Summer
organized religion is mans downfall on VP of Palmer Home Devotes Life to Finding Homes for Children
Paige Williams on Boyer: Best 10 Books of 2018
Keith mansel on Cleveland On Medgar Evans
Debbie Nader McManus on Cofield on Oxford — Lest We Forget
Bettye H. Galloway on Galloway: The Last of His Kind
Richard Burns on A William Faulkner Sighting
Bettye H. Galloway on Galloway: Faulkner's Small World
Bettye H Galloway on Galloway: Faulkner's Small World
Bettye H Galloway on Galloway: Faulkner's Small World
Bettye H. Galloway on Galloway: Faulkner's Small World
Ruby Begonia on Family Catching Rebel Fever
Greg Millar on The Hoka
Greg Millar on The Hoka
Greg Millar on The Hoka
Greg Millar on The Hoka
jeff the busy eater on Cooking With Kimme: Baked Brie
Travis Yarborough on Reflections: The Square
BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH on Oxford is About to Receive a Sweet Treat
baby travel systems australia on Heaton: 8 Southern Ways to Heckle in SEC Baseball
Rajka Radenkovich on Eating Oxford: Restaurant Watch
Richard Burns on Reflections: The Square
Guillermo Perez Arguello on Mississippi Quote Of The Day
A Friend with a Heavy Heart on Remembering Dr. Stacy Davidson
Harold M. "Hal" Frost, Ph.D. on UM Physical Acoustics Research Center Turns 30
Educated Citizen on Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
Debbie Crenshaw on Trump’s Tough Road Ahead
Treadway Strickland on Wicker Looks Ahead to New Congress
Tony Ryals on parking
Heather Lee Hitchcock on ‘Pray for Oxford’ by Shane Brown
Heather Lee Hitchcock on ‘Pray for Oxford’ by Shane Brown
Dr Donald and Priscilla Powell on Deadly Plane Crash Leaves Eleven Children Behind
Dr Donald and Priscilla Powell on Deadly Plane Crash Leaves Eleven Children Behind
C. Scott Fischer on I Stand With Coach Hugh Freeze
Sylvia Williams on I Stand With Coach Hugh Freeze
Will Patterson on I Stand With Coach Hugh Freeze
Rick Henderson on I Stand With Coach Hugh Freeze
George L Price on I Stand With Coach Hugh Freeze
on
Morgan Shands on Cleveland: On Ed Reed
Richard McGraw on Cleveland: On Cissye Gallagher
Branan Southerland on Gameday RV Parking at HottyToddy.com
Tom and Randa Baddley on Vassallo: Ole Miss Alum Finds His Niche
26 years and continuously learning on Ole Miss Puts History In Context With Plaque
a Paterson on Beyond Barton v. Barnett
Phil Higginbotham on ‘Unpublished’ by Shane Brown
Bettina Willie@www.yahoo.com.102Martinez St.Batesville,Ms.38606 on Bomb Threat: South Panola High School Evacuated This Morning
Anita M Fellenz, (Emilly Hoffman's CA grandmother on Ole Miss Spirit Groups Rank High in National Finals
Marilyn Moore Hughes on Vassallo: Ole Miss Alum Finds His Niche
Jaqundacotten@gmail williams on HottyToddy Hometown: Hollandale, Mississippi
Finney moore on Can Ole Miss Grow Too Big?
diane faulkner cawlley on Oxford’s Olden Days: Miss Annie’s Yard
Phil Higginbotham on ‘November 24’ by Shane Brown
Maralyn Bullion on Neely-Dorsey: Hog Killing Time
Beth Carr on A Letter To Mom
Becky on A Letter To Mom
Marilyn Tinnnin on A Letter To Mom
Roger ulmer on UM Takes Down State Flag
Chris Pool on UM Takes Down State Flag
TampaRebel on UM Takes Down State Flag
david smith on UM Takes Down State Flag
Boyd Harris on UM Takes Down State Flag
Jim (Herc @ UM) on Cleveland: Fall Vacations
Robert Hollingsworth on Rebels on the Road: Memphis Eateries
David McCullough on Shepard Leaves Ole Miss Football
Gayle G. Henry on Meet Your 2015 Miss Ole Miss
Guillermo F. Perez-Argüello on Neely-Dorsey: Elvis Presley’s Big Homecoming
Jennifer Mooneyham on ESPN: Ole Miss No. 1 in Nation
Wes McIngvale on Ole Miss Defeats Alabama
BARRY MCCAMMON on Ole Miss Defeats Alabama
Laughing out Loud on ESPN: Ole Miss No. 1 in Nation
Dr.Bill Priester on Cleveland: On Bob Priester
A woman who has no WHITE PRIVILEGE on Oxford Removes Mississippi Flag from City Property
A woman who has no WHITE PRIVILEGE on Oxford Removes Mississippi Flag from City Property
paulette holmes langbecker on Cofield on Oxford – Rising Ole Miss Rookie
Ruth Shipp Yarbrough on Cofield on Oxford — Lest We Forget
Karllen Smith on ‘Rilee’ by Shane Brown
Jean Baker Pinion on ‘The Cool Pad’ by Shane Brown
Janet Hollingsworth (Cavanaugh) on John Cofield on Oxford: A Beacon
Proud Mississippi Voter on Gunn Calls for Change in Mississippi Flag
Deloris Brown-Thompson on Bebe’s Letters: A WWII Love Story
Sue Ellen Parker Stubbs on Bebe’s Letters: A WWII Love Story
Tim Heaton on Heaton: Who is Southern?
Tim Heaton on Heaton: Who is Southern?
Karen fowler on Heaton: Who is Southern?
Don't Go to Law School on Four Legal Rebels Rising in the Real World
bernadette on Feeding the Blues
bernadette on Feeding the Blues
Joanne and Mark Wilkinson on Ron Vernon: a Fellowship of Music
Mary Ellen (Dring) Gamble on Ron Vernon: a Fellowship of Music
Cyndy Carroll on Filming it Up in Mississippi
Dottie Dewberry on Top 10 Secret Southern Sayings
Brother Everett Childers on ‘The Shack’ by Shane Brown
Mark McElreath on ‘The Shack’ by Shane Brown
Bill Wilkes, UM '57, '58, '63 on A Letter from Chancellor Dan Jones
Sandra Caffey Neal on Mississippi Has Proud Irish Heritage
Teresa Enyeart, and Terry Enyeat on Death of Ole Miss Grad, U.S. Vet Stuns Rebel Nation
P. D. Fyke on Wells: Steelhead Run
Johnny Neumann on Freeze Staying with Rebels
Maralyn Bullion on On Cooking Southern: Chess Pie
Kaye Bryant on Henry: E. for Congress
charles Eichorn on Hotty Tamales, Gosh Almighty
Jack of All Trades on Roll Over Bear Bryant
w nadler on Roll Over Bear Bryant
Stacey Berryhill on Oxford Man Dies in Crash
John Appleton on Grovin' Gameday Memories
Charlotte Lamb on Grovin' Gameday Memories
Guillermo F. Perez-Argüello on Two True Mississippi Icons
Morgan Williamson on A College Education is a MUST
Morgan Williamson on A College Education is a MUST
Jeanette Berryhill Wells on HottyToddy Hometown: Senatobia, Mississippi
Tire of the same ole news on 3 "Must Eat" Breakfast Spots in Oxford
gonna be a rebelution on Walking Rebel Fans Back Off the Ledge
Nora Jaccaud on Rickshaws in Oxford
Martha Marshall on Educating the Delta — Or Not
Nita McVeigh on 'I'm So Oxford' Goes Viral
Guillermo F. Perez-Argüello on How a Visit to the Magnolia State Can Inspire You
Charlie Fowler Jr. on Prawns? In the Mississippi Delta?
Martha Marshall on A Salute to 37 Years of Sparky
Sylvia Hartness Williams on Oxford Approves Diversity Resolution
Jerry Greenfield on Wine Tip: Problem Corks
Cheryl Obrentz on I Won the Lottery! Now What?
Bnogas on Food for the Soul
Barbeque Memphis on History of Tennessee Barbecue
Josephine Bass on The Delta and the Civil War
Nicolas Morrison on The Walking Man
Pete Williams on Blog: MPACT’s Future
Laurie Triplette on On Cooking Southern: Fall Veggies
Harvey Faust on The Kream Kup of the Krop
StarReb on The Hoka
Scott Whodatty Keetereaux Keet on Hip Hop — Yo or No, What’s Your Call
Johnathan Doeman on Oxford Man Dies in Crash
Andy McWilliams on The Warden & The Chief
Kathryn McElroy on Think Like A Writer
Claire Duff Sullivan on Alert Dogs Give Diabetics Peace of Mind
Jesse Yancy on The Hoka
Jennifer Thompson Walker on Ole Miss, Gameday From The Eyes of a Freshman
HottyToddy.com