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Kip A Petroff has released his first book, Battling Goliath: Inside a $22 Billion Legal Scandal.

Dennis M. Barnes from Barris, Scott, Denn, & Driker, PLLC, has been selected for inclusion on the 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers list.

The 3rd Annual International Law Society Symposium on September 30 will explore emerging issues in national security law and the connections between international law and the diverse domestic laws of States. The all-day program will feature a morning panel that begins at 9 a.m. and an afternoon panel that begins at 12:30 p.m. in Biolchini Hall 1315.

Speakers include Thomas Anthony Durkin, Esq. (Durkin & Roberts), Dr. David Cortright (Kroc Institute), and Professors Mary Ellen O’Connell (Notre Dame Law School), Vijay Padhmanabhan (Vanderbilt Law School), Cynthia Shwamreh (University of Chicago Law School), Juliet Sorensen (Northwestern Law School), and William Snyder (Syracuse University Law School).

Professor criticizes execution
The Observer
Rick Garnett, professor of law and associate dean at the Notre Dame Law School, said the execution highlighted the American courts’ inability to properly handle new evidence in cases after a conviction has been reached.

“The publicity [Davis’] case received had the useful effect of reminding us that it is very difficult for any criminal justice system — even one that has as many safeguards as ours does — to deal with evidence that is discovered, or that changes, after a person is convicted and sentenced,” Garnett said. > Read Article

"Most important" religious freedom case
Deseret News
“People think separation of church and state means President Obama can’t say, ‘God bless America’ or ministers can’t talk about politics. But historically that is not what it is all about,” said Richard W. Garnett, a professor at Notre Dame Law School.

The Perfect Constitutional Question for Republican Candidates
American Thinker
“Would you as President propose to Congress appropriate legislation pursuant to the Fourteenth Amendment to protect human life in all stages and conditions?”…. Gerard V. Bradley is professor of law at Notre Dame Law School.

Professor Judith Fox presented Indiana judges with an update on mortgage foreclosure law at the Annual Meeting of the Judicial Conference of Indiana in French Lick, Indiana, September 21.

On September 14, she presented “Debt Collection and Mortgage Foreclosure” at the annual Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum law update conference in Indianapolis.

James D. Friedman has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. James specializes in Banking and Finance Law at Quarles & Brady LLP in Milwaukee.

Diane M. Haller has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Diane specializes in Real Estate Law at Quarles & Brady LLP in Phoenix.

Arthur A. Vogel Jr. has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Arthur specializes in Environmental Law in Quarles & Brady LLP in Milwaukee.

Steven L. Owen has been included in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Owen is recognized in three practice areas: banking law, financial services regulation, and real estate law. Owen is a shareholder at Foster Swift Collins & Smith P.C.

Daron Threet has joined Holland & Knight as a Partner in the firm’s Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on the permitting, development, and regulation of conventional and renewable energy and other infrastructure projects.

Thirteen NDLS students, spouses, and children broke their Ramadan fast this year with an Iftar dinner provided by Dean Nell Newton.

Ashley A. Federer has joined Duane Morris LLP as an associate in the Trial Practice Group.

Fox News Partners With Google After Years Of Attacks
Media Matters for America
Christianity Today reported that “corporations often exclude faith-based groups from their philanthropic programs or restrict who can qualify, said Lloyd Mayer, a professor at Notre Dame Law School” because they want to avoid any potentially polarizing causes.

South Bend plans open bids for sale of Family Dollar
WSBT
“They want anything that comes in there to contribute to the city’s pre-existing vision of economic development,” said John Nagle, Notre Dame law professor.

Obama and the Catholic vote
The Hill
“This will likely drive many important Catholic social service providers to close up shop, inevitably harming the poor communities that they serve,” Notre Dame Law School Professor O. Carter Snead told the Catholic News Agency on Aug. 2.

Prof. Carter Snead was a featured speaker at a conference on the public policy questions concerning experimental research on human embryos that was held this September at Oxford University (Corpus Christi College).

Loyal ND alum Regis Philbin, ‘ 53, singled out the NDLS facilities and the Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom for special praise September 19.

Recounting how it felt to return to South Bend for the September 17 Michigan State game, Regis told the “Live! With Regis and Kelly” show audience that “It is so beautiful these days at Notre Dame. The buildings, everything looks great. And this Law School is absolutely sensational. They have courtrooms inside the school — it is just gorgeous. I don’t want to be melodramatic, but: I feel like I’m going into heaven.”

Regis’s NDLS story begins at about 15:45 in this video clip.

Thomas says high court needs geographic diversity
Associated Press
University of Notre Dame Law School professor Richard Garnett told The Associated Press he’s not bothered by the lack of geographic diversity on the Supreme Court because he thinks the justices’ skills are more important than their roots.

Lance A. Lawson has joined the firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. Lance concentrates his practice on intellectual property, with a focus on patent infringement.

Timothy J Howard of Howard& Howard Attorneys PLLC has been named to Super Lawyers Business Edition 2011. This inaugural issue features attorneys who are outstanding in the area of business practice.

Patrick S. Scott from GrayRobinson, P.A. has been named to the Best Lawyers in America 2012 list of outstanding attorneys. Patrick specializes in Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency Reorganization Law.

Tomas F. Gamba, a partner at Gamba & Lambana, P.A., was recently selected for inclusion in the 2012 Best Lawyers in America in the specialty field of medical malpractice law. Thomas was also elected to serve as 2011-2012 President of FLABOTA, representing the eleven Florida chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

President Obama has nominated Judge David Campos Guaderrama to serve on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Veronica de Zayas has joined the firm of Carlton Fields as an associate in its Miami, Florida office. Zayas practices in the firm’s Insurance practice group.

It’s always nine-o’clock at the north end of the Main Reading Room just outside Associate Dean, Ed Edmonds’ office. Hanging there on the wall is an old clock from the United States Supreme Court donated by Professor Roger F. Jacobs.

Ten years on, experts revisit their perspectives from Sept. 12, 2001
WBEZ
Doug Cassel is Worldview human rights commentator and professor of law at the University of Notre Dame.

Lt. Cmdr. Robert L. Miller, Sr., has been named recipient of the 2011 Rev. William Corby, C.S.C., Award for his distinguished military service. Lt. Cmdr. Miller is a former Superior Court Judge and a Naval officer in World War II. He received the Purple Heart for wounds received in the battle of Okinawa. After earning his law degree at Notre Dame, Miller remained involved in veterans’ issues during a career as a lawyer and judge. He founded “Miller’s Vets” in 2009 to assist impoverished veterans, giving them housing, military uniforms, “boot camp” refreshers, and chances to participate in parades and community events.

Church-state separation seen as issue in hospital merger
The Courier-Journal
…Richard W. Garnett, law professor at the University of Notre Dame, said: “We could have what the court has called ‘excessive entanglement’ between religious and governmental authority.”