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U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I A M I S C H O O L O F L A W
BARRISTER
Spring 2001
Alumni Magazine
Volume LIV, Number 1
Bush
Nominates
Sue Cobb
to be
Ambassador
see page 5
South Florida
Alumni on
‘Best Lawyers’
List
see page 8
UM Law’s
Faculty Excel
see page 3
U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I A M I S C H O O L O F L A W
BARRISTER
Spring 2001
Alumni Magazine
Volume LIV, Number 1
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Message from the Dean
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UM Law’s Faculty Ranks Among Nation’s Best
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Sue Cobb, JD ’78, to Be Ambassador to Jamaica
page 5 (cid:3)
Bush Taps Richard Hauser, JD ’68, to Be
HUD General Counsel
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Prof. John Hart Ely Is 4th Most Cited Legal Scholar Ever
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Prof. Abraham Accepts Princeton Fellowship
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Four Professors to Leave
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Nicaraguans Consult with Prof. Iglesias on Ethics and
page 9 Public Trust
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Judge Cristol to Publish Book
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South Florida Alumni on ‘Best Lawyers’ List
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Janet Reno Relates Thoughts on Law, Public Service,
Years as Attorney General
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April 2001 U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I A M I S C H O O L O F L A W
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Number 1
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Nominates
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to be
Ambassador
see page 5 DEAN Dennis O. Lynch
South Florida ASSOCIATE DEAN Stephen J. Schnably
Alumni on
‘Best Lawyers’ ASSISTANT DEAN FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Carol Cope
List
see page 8 ASSOCIATE DEAN OF STUDENTS William VanderWyden
DIRECTOR OF LAW PUBLICATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS John Burch
UM Law’s
Faculty Excel
DIRECTOR OF LAW ALUMNI RELATIONS Cynthia Sikorski
see page 3
PRESIDENT, LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Gary M. Carman
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Alumni Magazine
Volume LIV, Number 1
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David Boies Says Rule of Law Evident in
Election Controversy
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Ellen Freidin, JD ’78, Receives Lawyers in
Leadership Award
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A Response to World Terrorism: The Anti-Terrorism
and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
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page 10
Worldwide Reunion 2001
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Moot Court Board Unveils
Alumni Wall of Fame
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SBA Requests Information
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UM Law Alumni Elected to ALI Council
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Reception to Honor Lamm, Astigarraga
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LL.M. Student Takes Break to Keep the Peace
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Barrister’s Ball 2001 Honors Students and Faculty
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Mentors Answer HLSA’s Call
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UM Law Events Calendar
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Reception to Honor Todd Aronovitz, JD ’74
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Law Alumni Association Nominees
For Director 2001– 2002 Ballot
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Faculty in the News
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page 21 Class Notes
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Faculty Publications of the University of Miami
School of Law
Message from the Dean
I am happy to report that UM Law School and providing an interdiscipli-
School is increasingly recognized as a nary perspective on the world’s
national law school. Our pool of ap- most ambitious restoration effort.
plicants to the Law School is up by 22 Prof. Thompson will return to teach
percent this year, with over two-thirds in the Spring 2002 semester and con-
of our applicants from out-of-state. tinue as director of the Center for
Our student admissions from other the Study of Mergers & Acquisitions
states and even other countries con- and its two annual spring institutes.
tinue to grow each year. We also welcome Prof. Richard
Williamson, our former associate dean,
As you will read in the pages of this
who will rejoin us next fall after a stimu-
issue of the Barrister, our talented Law
lating year as a Fulbright Scholar in
Faculty continues its tradition of ex-
Leipzig, Germany.
cellence in both the quantity and
quality of its scholarly publications in Our alumni continue to receive na-
the most respected law reviews and tional and international recognition.
legal journals. Based upon a recent It’s almost impossible to recognize all
survey by author Brian Leiter, The New our UM Law alumni who have
Educational Quality Ranking of U.S. achieved important professional rec-
Law Schools ranks our faculty 21st cial and cultural interests. They have been ognition in their careers. In this issue
among the nation’s law schools in instrumental in organizing LatCrit an- of the Barrister, however, we print the
terms of scholarly impact. John Hart nual conferences here and abroad, the lengthy list of those in South Florida
Ely, present holder of the endowed most recent being LatCrit VI, held in recently honored in the publication The
Richard A. Hausler Chair at UM Law, Gainesville, Fla., on April 26-29, 2001. Best Lawyers in America 2001-2002,
is a nationally recognized constitu- Prof. David Abraham has accepted a with congratulations to those named
tional scholar and author who is the one-year fellowship at Princeton (and apologies to those who should
fourth most cited legal authority of all University’s prestigious Davis Center for have been on the list). I know you
time, just behind Oliver Wendell Historical Studies, a leading research share my pride in the scores of our
Holmes. center. He will rejoin our faculty at the alumni who achieved this national
In addition, our faculty members completion of the fellowship. During the recognition.
continue to undertake important mis- fall 2000 semester, Prof. Jonathon Simon In the past two years as your dean, I
sions in the Miami community and the was a Senior Fellow with the Open So- have been gratified to learn about our
world at large. Prof. Lisa Iglesias re- ciety Institute under a grant from the alumni who are scattered throughout
cently traveled to Nicaragua as a Soros Foundation. He has also been the world and occupy positions at the
member of the Miami-Dade Ethics completing work on a book on the topic highest levels. For example, we have
Commission to assist nongovern- Governing Through Crime. more than 700 alumni in the New York
mental organizations in combating We welcome Prof. Mary Doyle and City area, and more than 300 in Chi-
corruption in their country. Prof. Prof. Samuel Thompson, Jr., both cago. I had the opportunity to visit
Iglesias and UM Law Prof. Frank former UM Law School deans, back to with several of these alumni this
Valdes helped found the LatCrit move- campus for the coming academic year. spring, including associates and part-
ment, which draws on a tradition in Prof. Doyle will be continuing her work ners at major law firms in both cities,
American legal theory that focuses on in the historic restoration of the Ever- and I am inspired by their enthusiasm
equality under the law for diverse so- glades ecosystem, teaching at the Law and proud of their many successes.
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Janet Stearns, director of our Inter- the families of Brothers to the Rescue Enclosed in this issue of the Barris-
national and Foreign Programs, fliers shot down over international wa- ter is a donation envelope for your use.
arranged a reunion for international ters by the Cuban Air Force. The list of Please take a moment to review it and,
graduates on our campus in March. alumni accomplishments goes on and on. if possible, return it to us with a gift
She is planning another reunion this Our alumni are truly the Law School’s or a pledge. Please note that you can
summer in Munich, which many of ambassadors to the world. use this envelope to join the Dean’s
our European graduates are expected Circle or to direct a gift of any amount
Reminder: Included in this issue of the
to attend. Best of all, our alumni con- to the Law School endeavor of your
Barrister is the ballot for the Law Alumni
tinue to offer their support to each choice: to any one of our endowed
Association Board of Directors. Please
other and to their alma mater. Faculty Chairs; to student scholarships
remember to cast your vote in this im-
in general or to a particular scholar-
As you may know, two of our UM portant election.
ship of your choice; to programmatic
Law alumni have recently been
I know you will agree with me that, by endeavors such as the Children and
tapped by the George W. Bush Ad-
almost any measure, UM Law is truly a Youth Law Clinic; or to the Law
ministration for important national
national law school. This is the result of School’s Annual Fund, which enables
positions. We congratulate Sue Cobb,
years of hard work, planning, fund-rais- us to support the school’s mission
JD ’78, on her nomination as am-
ing for endowed scholarships and faculty where the need is greatest.
bassador to Jamaica. As she prepares
chairs, distinguished faculty endeavors,
for Congressional hearings on her Please be sure to indicate your
and, most fundamental, the dedication
appointment, we send our best wishes choice clearly on the donation enve-
and support of our loyal alumni. Your
for her success. The Bush Adminis- lope so that we can follow your wishes.
friends at the Law School thank you for
tration also announced the nomina- Should you have any questions or wish
your loyalty and your assistance.
tion of Richard Hauser, JD ’68, as to discuss giving opportunities, please
general counsel to the Secretary of the As we celebrate the successes of our call me personally, and I will be happy
Department of Housing and Urban school and our alumni, we must also look to talk with you.
Development. I know you join me in to the future and rededicate ourselves to
As always, I welcome your com-
sending congratulations and best ensuring excellence in legal education at
ments and suggestions, and I look
wishes to these outstanding alumni as UM Law School. Now I ask you to join
forward to hearing from you. I hope
they embark upon important national your friends and colleagues in increasing
to see you at events on campus and in
roles. I am happy to report that both your support of our efforts and our vi-
the community throughout the year.
Cobb and Hauser remain strong sup- sion for UM Law. Your assistance is more
porters of the Law School. We appre- crucial than ever as we work to consoli-
ciate their loyalty and commitment date and expand our national reputation
and we are proud of their accomplish- and to recognize and support our alumni
ments. and their achievements.
We also congratulate José I am grateful to those of you who have
Astigarraga, JD ’78, and Carolyn accepted my invitation to become mem- Dennis O. Lynch
Lamm, JD ’73, on their service to the bers of the Dean’s Circle. We were pleased Dean
prestigious Council of the American that more than 80 members attended our
Law Institute. In this issue of the Bar- recent luncheon featuring attorney David
rister, UM Law Alumnus Frank Boies as guest speaker. I hope that more
Angones, JD ’76, writes about his pre- of you will join the Dean’s Circle in the
cedent-setting litigation on behalf of future.
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UM Law’s Faculty Ranks Among Nation’s Best
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ith varied legal backgrounds and a (cid:9)(cid:4)
wide range of interests and expertise, UM (cid:9)(cid:3) (cid:9)(cid:5)
Law’s faculty comprise one of the School’s
strongest assets. (cid:9)(cid:9) (cid:9)(cid:2)
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Faculty members are highly regarded
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nationally and internationally in such (cid:1)(cid:6)
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areas as taxation, estate planning, men-
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tal health law, constitutional law, legal
ethics, litigation skills, and antidiscrimi- (cid:1)(cid:3)
nation law. The faculty is particularly (cid:1)(cid:8) (cid:1)(cid:4) (cid:1)(cid:5)
strong in the area of international law.
More than half of the faculty have writ-
ten or taught in international or
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comparative law fields in the past five (cid:1)(cid:2)
years. (cid:1)(cid:10) (cid:1)(cid:1)
UM Law faculty appear frequently in
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newspaper and magazine articles as well
as on radio and television as reporters
seek their legal insight on developing
news. For instance, during the Elian
Gonzalez events and during last fall’s (cid:8) (cid:3) (cid:4)
Presidential election vote count con-
troversy, many of them were besieged by
the nation’s and the world’s press on a
daily basis. (cid:1) (cid:9)
The Law School also attracts visiting
faculty from around the world, as well as (cid:2)
adjunct faculty with experience in inter-
national transactions, adding even
greater depth to the international and
foreign programs.
A recent study of U.S. law schools by
Brian Leiter, The New Educational Qual-
ity Ranking of U.S. Law Schools, ranks UM
Law 21st among the nation’s law schools
in terms of scholarly impact.
Cover Photo—UM Law’s outstanding faculty includes, among others, (1) Daniel
Along with their work on high-impact Murray, professor emeritus, (2) David Abraham, (3) Sally Wise, (4) Lili Levi,
litigation, advice to domestic and foreign (5) Martha Mahoney, (6) Enrique Fernandez Barros, (7) Terence Anderson,
governments, service on high-profile (8) M. Minnette Massey, (9) Sharon Keller, (10) Robert Rosen, (11) Frances Hill,
councils, and speaking engagements at (12) Mary Coombs, (13) Ellen Bresler, assistant visiting professor, (14) Alan
national and international seminars, fac- Swan, (15) Bernard Oxman, (16) Keith Rosenn, (17) Elliott Manning, (18) Michael
ulty members have become well known Graham, (19) Patrick Gudridge, (20) Clark Freshman, (21) Anthony Alfieri,
as authors of books and articles published
(22) William Blatt, (23) Tom Robinson, (24) Michael Fischl, (25) Michael
in law journals. For instance, from 1998-
Froomkin, (26) John Gaubatz, and (27) Edgardo Rotman.
2000, full-time UM Law faculty members
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published 44 law-related books and 254 on Taxation, Professor Blatt is an award- law, jurisprudence, and the law govern-
articles. Visiting faculty members who winning author on tax legislation and ing employment relations.
were at UM Law during the 2000-2001 policy. He teaches taxation and
Donna K. Coker, B.S.W., Harding U.;
academic year published another 9 books legislation.
M.S.W., U. of Arkansas at Little Rock;
and 17 articles during the three-year pe-
Caroline M. Bradley, LL.M., Jesus Col- J.D., Stanford U. A nationally recog-
riod. [See listing of publications in the back
lege, Cambridge. Formerly a tenured law nized legal expert in the field of domestic
of this issue of the Barrister.]
professor at the London School of Eco- violence, she teaches courses in family
The following are the regular faculty— nomics, she is an expert on European law and substantive criminal law and
professors of law unless otherwise securities regulation and co-chair of the seminars on domestic violence, race, gen-
indicated—as well as recurring visiting LL.M. program in International Law. der, crime and the criminal justice
faculty of the School of Law: Professor Bradley teaches European system.
Union law, U.S. securities regulation,
David Abraham, B.A., M.A., and Mary I. Coombs, B.A., M.A. (sociol-
and business associations.
Ph.D., U. of Chicago; J.D., U. of Penn- ogy), M.A. (library science), and J.D.,
sylvania. A scholar of the history of the Hugo Caminos, visiting professor of law, U. of Michigan. An expert in the fields
Weimar Republic period in Germany, is a judge at the International Tribunal of family and criminal law, Professor
Professor Abraham is in great demand for the Law of the Sea, headquartered in Coombs has developed innovative
in the United States, Germany and Hamburg, Germany. He is professor of courses in women’s law, reproductive
Israel as a lecturer on immigration and law emeritus at the University of Buenos technology and international criminal
the meaning of citizenship in modern Aires, former Argentine Ambassador to law. She teaches criminal law, family law
societies. He teaches property law, im- Brazil, and former General Counsel of and feminist jurisprudence.
migration and citizenship law, and law the Organization of American States.
Stephen M. Diamond, B.A., Swarthmore
and transition to capitalism and democ- Professor Caminos teaches law of the sea,
C.; certificate in social anthropology,
racy in Eastern Europe. international law, and the inter-Ameri-
Cambridge U.; A.M., Ph.D., and J.D.,
can system.
Anthony V. Alfieri, A.B. Brown U.; Harvard U. A legal historian with
J.D., Columbia U. Professor Alfieri is Kenneth M. Casebeer, A.B., George- expertise in the history of local govern-
the director of the Center for Ethics and town U.; J.D., Harvard U. Professor ment, and in state and federal regulation
Public Service, which has won numer- Casebeer is a noted expert on the his- of alcoholic beverages, Professor Dia-
ous state and national awards for tory of labor law and the U.S. labor mond has testified before the Senate on
innovative ethics and professionalism movement and an authority on U.S. the constitutionality of proposed changes
programs for students, lawyers and the constitutional law, democracy, and the in the federal liquor law. He is an ex-
public. He teaches civil procedure and modern state. He teaches constitutional pert in the field of food safety regulation
professional responsibility. (Continued on page 16)
Terence J. Anderson, B.A.,Wabash C.;
J.D., U. of Chicago. Professor Anderson
is one of the few lawyers and the only
academic to have served as principal
counsel in an impeachment trial in the
Senate, representing Alcee Hastings,
now a member of the U.S. House of Rep-
resentatives. Not surprisingly, Professor
Anderson was in great demand by the
media during the trial of President
Clinton. During the vote count contro-
versy surrounding the 2000 Presidential
election, he was one of several UM Law
professors to whom the nation’s journal-
ists turned day after day for legal
perspective. He teaches evidence and el-
ements.
William S. Blatt, A.B., Dartmouth C.;
J.D., Harvard U. A former staff member
Prof. D. Marvin Jones takes advantage of perfect weather to conduct his employment
of the Congressional Joint Committee
discrimination class outdoors.
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Sue Cobb, JD ’78, to Be
Ambassador to Jamaica
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resident George W. Bush has nomi- She serves on the boards of directors
nated UM Law alumna Sue Cobb, JD ’78, of LNR Properties, Inc.; Durango Moun-
to be the U.S. ambassador to Jamaica. tain Resort, LLC; and Kirkwood
Associates, Inc.; and several other state
“Sue Cobb’s leadership, public service,
and local organizations. Previously, she
and business experience will make her
was the founding director of the Public
an outstanding ambassador to Jamaica,”
Finance Department of the Greenberg
Bush said. “I am pleased that she has
Traurig law firm, and she served as chair-
agreed to serve.”
man of the board of the Federal Reserve
Cobb is managing director and gen-
Bank Miami Branch for three terms.
eral counsel of Cobb Partners, Ltd., a
Sue Cobb was a nationally ranked skier
private investment firm in Coral Gables
and tennis player and is an experienced
that provides venture capital and man-
agement expertise to companies in mountain climber. She is the author of federal levels and are active in business
several industries, with an emphasis The Edge of Everest, which chronicles her and civic affairs throughout Florida. She
on real estate and resort development. attempt to be the first woman from the has received numerous honors, includ-
United States to reach the summit of ing the Order of the Falcon from the
In 1998, she served as a personal advi-
Mount Everest. She has served as key- nation of Iceland, the Red Cross Hu-
sor to Jeb Bush (with a focus on the
note speaker in various forums around manitarian of the Year Award, the Silver
vetting process) during his successful
the world, drawing on her mountain Medallion Award from the National Con-
campaign to be governor of Florida. In
climbing experiences to frame a meta- ference of Community and Justice for
1999, Cobb served on the Bush-Brogan
phor for all of life’s challenges and contributions to civic causes and to hu-
transition team and was appointed in-
rewards. She also has been commence- manity, as well as other legal and
terim secretary of the Florida lottery. In
ment speaker at high schools and colleges educational recognitions.
July 2000, Governor Bush appointed her
and featured speaker at conferences for
to the Florida Supreme Court Judicial Mr. and Mrs. Cobb were recently
corporations and other groups.
Nominating Commission. She was also named “Philantropists of the Year” by the
the primary coordinator of statewide Sue Cobb and her husband, Charles National Society of Fund Raising Execu-
attorney volunteers in the November- (who was ambassador to Iceland under tives in Miami. Their primary residence
December 2000 Florida vote recount the previous Bush administration), have is in Miami. They have been married 42
effort. been active fundraisers for the Re- years and have two sons and six grand-
publican Party at both the state and children.
Bush Taps Richard Hauser, JD ’68,
To Be HUD General Counsel
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resident George W. Bush has nomi- nia Avenue Development Corporation,
nated Richard Hauser to be general a position he held until April 1996.
counsel of the Department of Housing
He served in the Justice Department
and Urban Development.
from 1971 to 1975 as an attorney advi-
Hauser, a 1968 graduate of the Uni- sor to the deputy attorney general and
versity of Miami School of Law, is a later as deputy director of the office of
partner with the law firm of Baker and Justice Policy and Planning.
Hostetler and previously served as deputy
He served as law clerk to the chief
White House counsel from 1981 to 1986.
judge of the U.S. District Court for the
He was appointed by President Ronald
Southern District of Florida from 1968
Regan and reappointed by President
to 1970 and as assistant U.S. attorney
George H. Bush to serve as chairman of
for the Southern District of Florida from
the board of directors of the Pennsylva-
1970 to 1972.
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Prof. John Hart Ely Is 4th Most
Prof. Abraham
Cited Legal Scholar Ever
Accepts
Princeton
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ccording to Shapiro pointed out that the list of
studies published most cited scholars covers legal and so- Fellowship
in the University cial science articles indexed by the Social
of Chicago’s Jour- Sciences Citation Index from 1956 to (cid:12)
rof. David Abraham has accepted
nal of Legal Studies, 1999. More than 100 legal periodicals
a one-year fellowship at Princeton
the University of plus more than 1,000 periodicals from a
University’s Davis Center for Histori-
Miami School of wide range of social sciences are included
cal Studies, a leading history
Law’s Professor in the index. Although coverage is
research center.
John Hart Ely is worldwide, most of the journals included
the fourth most are American. Citations are for periodi- While serving his fellowship, dur-
ing the next academic year, he will
frequently cited American legal scholar cals, books, articles, and other
conduct research and write on the
of all time. publications (even works published prior
issue of “The Decline of Citizenship
to 1956, but cited in that year or later).
With 3,032 cites, he comes just after
in the U.S., Germany, and Israel.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes (who was cited The list of most cited legal books,
The holder of a Ph.D. in history as
3,665 times) and ahead of Roscoe Pound Shapiro explained, is for books cited in
well as a J.D., Professor Abraham is a
(who had 3,018 cites). Richard A. Posner legal scholarship, not in court decisions.
scholar of the history of the Weimar
was in first place with 7,981 cites, and He used 1978 as the starting point for
Republic period in Germany. Prior to
Ronald Dworkin in second, with 4,488. his most-cited-book list “because of the
entering law school, he taught for
Moreover, Ely’s 1980 book, Democracy limitations of the data” available about many years in Princeton’s history de-
and Distrust: A Theory of Judicial Review, books published before that time. partment. He is in great demand
is the most cited legal book since 1978. He noted that citation counts are “rela- in the United States, Germany,
It has been cited 1,460 times. (Professor tively objective tools for assessing and Israel as a lecturer on immigra-
Dworkin’s Law’s Empire, which finished scholarly impact” and can be used “to tion and the meaning of citizenship
second, came in at 904 citations.) gauge the impact of a given author or in modern societies.
One of the nation’s foremost consti- writing.” His articles were printed in the At UM Law, he teaches property
tutional law experts and theorists, Ely is January 2000 issue of the Journal of Legal law, elements of the law, immigration
the Richard A. Hausler Professor of Law Studies. and citizenship law, law and transi-
at the University of Miami School of tion to capitalism and democracy in
Law. He also has been on the faculties Eastern Europe, and legal history.
of Harvard and Yale and dean of Stanford
Law School. 4 Professors to Leave
Professor Ely is the author of On Con-
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stitutional Ground (1996), War and fter years of little change in the Daniels will move to the Worcester,
Responsibility (1993), and Democracy and makeup of UM Law’s tenured faculty, Mass., area. Stefan will represent people
Distrust, which won the Order of the Coif four professors will leave the School fol- in psychiatric facilities through indi-
award as the best book about law pub- lowing the Spring 2001 semester. vidual and systemic litigation at the
lished in 1980-82. Center for Public Representation, a
Prof. George Mundstock will join
non-profit public interest law firm in
The author of the Journal of Legal Stud- the faculty of the University of Min-
Newton, Mass., and Daniels will teach
ies articles, Fred R. Shapiro, is assistant nesota Law School, where he will hold
high school social studies.
librarian for public services and lecturer a chaired position.
in legal research at Yale Law School. He The University of Miami School of
Prof. Grayson McCouch will join the
also is the editor of the Oxford Dictio- tenured faculty of the University of San Law will hold a farewell reception to
nary of American Legal Quotations and Diego School of Law. honor the four professors Thursday,
May 10, in the University of Miami
co-editor of Trial and Error: An Oxford
Prof. Susan Stefan and Prof. Wes
Faculty Club.
Anthology of Legal Stories.
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Nicaraguans Consult with Prof. Iglesias
On Ethics and Public Trust
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ast October, a very high level,” Iglesias noted. “For professors and community activists in the
Prof. Lisa Iglesias that reason, it is very difficult to fight. United States, Latin America, Europe,
traveled to Nicara- However, there is a big anticorruption and South Africa attending annual
gua at the invita- agenda being developed, much of it com- conferences.
tion of the U.S. ing out of Washington. The intellectual “Professor Valdes and I have put to-
and political origins of ideas are coming
State Department gether the last three annual conferences,
from our system.”
in response to including LatCrit VI, April 26-29, 2001,
requests from She pointed out that many problems in Gainesville, Fla. This year’s event in-
Nicaraguan non- in Nicaragua and other Latin American cludes a substantial number of scholars
governmental organizations involved in countries can be attributed in part to the from Spain,” Iglesias noted. “Future an-
combating corruption in their country. inability of citizens to challenge the ac- nual conferences will be held in
tions of bureaucrats. Nicaragua, Colombia, South Africa,
Along with Robert Meyers, executive
Mexico, and Spain.”
director of the Miami-Dade Ethics Com- “Moreover, there are no money laun-
mission, she made presentations to law dering laws and no procedures for
Judge Cristol
and journalism students and faculty at protecting informants and far too much
two universities, and met with officials opportunity for bribery,” she said. “And,
from the office of Nicaragua’s vice there is no adversarial system with pros- To Publish
president, staff members from the anti- ecutors and defense attorneys; the judge
corruption and justice committees of does the investigating during a trial.” She
Book
Nicaragua’s National Assembly, officials noted that it was ironic that the same
in the Nicaraguan Inspector General’s day she and Meyers left Nicaragua the
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Office, several Supreme Court Magis- Nicaraguan General Assembly voted
hief Judge Emeritus A. Jay Cristol
trates, and officials at the U.S. embassy, against expanding the powers of the
of the United States Bankruptcy
the American Chamber of Commerce in nation’s comptroller general.
Court, South-
Nicaragua, and the U.S. Agency for In-
Iglesias emphasized that her trip to ern District of
ternational Development.
Nicaragua and her work on the Com- Florida, UM Law
According to Iglesias, the Nicara- mission on Ethics and Public Trust relate Class of 1959,
guans—especially those from non- closely to her involvement in the LatCrit has signed a
governmental organizations—were movement, which she and UM Law’s contract with
especially curious about the Miami-Dade Prof. Frank Valdes helped found. Brassey’s Mili-
Ethics Commission and its role in re-
According to Iglesias, “‘LatCrit’ refers tary Publishing
viewing and enforcing county and
to ‘Latina/o Critical Legal Theory’ and Company, one
municipal ethics codes, conflict of in-
draws on a tradition in American legal of the world’s
terest ordinances, lobbyist registration
theory that has included critical femi- oldest and most
and reporting ordinances, and Citizen’s
nist and race theory and focuses on respected military publishers, to pub-
Bill of Rights..
equality and the interests of different lish his historical, nonfiction book,
Iglesias is one of five members on the social and cultural identities. It seeks to The Liberty Incident.
Ethics Commission (also known as the recognize the limitation of various civil
The book is based on 10 years of
“Commission on Ethics and Public rights paradigms. For instance, language
research, which earned Judge Cristol
Trust”), which was created by Miami- discrimination and immigration discrimi-
his Ph.D. from the Graduate School
Dade’s Board of County Commissioners nation are not necessarily important
to monitor and review the conduct of issues for general civil rights, but they of International Studies at the Uni-
county public officials, government em- are very important for the civil rights of versity of Miami in 1997. It is a more
ployees, lobbyists, and candidates for Latinos living in the United States.” readable version of that academic work
elected office. and took an additional three years to
The LatCrit movement, now in its
complete. It is anticipated to be in
“In Nicaragua, as in many Latin sixth year, has evolved into an interna-
print by Fall 2001.
American countries, the corruption is at tional endeavor, with about 150 law
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