FA L L 2 0 1 3
LOYOLA LAW
SCHOOL OF LAW ADMINISTRATION
David Yellen,
Dean
James Faught,
Associate Dean
for Administration
Michael Kaufman,
Associate Dean
for Academic Affairs
Cynthia Ho,
Associate Dean for
Faculty Research and Development
Patricia Scott,
Director of the Law Library
Pamela Bloomquist,
Assistant Dean of
Admission and Financial Assistance
Marianne Deagle,
Assistant Dean
for Career Services
Jean Gaspardo,
Assistant Dean of Students
Annina Fabbioli,
Assistant Dean
for Advancement
Dora Jacks,
Registrar
Giselle Santibanez-Bania,
Associate Director
of Student Affairs
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
AND EDITOR
Elisabeth Brookover
DESIGN
Taylor Bruce Design Partnership Chicago
CONTRIBUTORS
Writers:
Annie Busiek, G.M. Filisko (JD ’98),
Gail Mansfield, Zak Stambor
Proofreader:
Evan Eckerstrom
Photographers:
Mark Beane, Christina Cook,
George Pfoertner, Nancy Stone,
Chicago Tribune
; Erik Unger,
Charlie Westerman
COVER PHOTO:
United States Air Force Major Ja Rai
Williams at the USAF Academy in Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
RIGHT:
The School of Law is wrapping up a busy
fall, including welcoming alums to class
reunions. Read about upcoming events on
campus on the inside back cover.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Elisabeth Brookover
Loyola Law
25 East Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312.915.7854
ebrooko@luc.edu
I
t has been a busy and productive semester
at the School of Law, filled with many
accomplishments. This fall, we welcomed a
new class of exceptionally bright and talented
students who are both geographically and
racially diverse. More than half of the incoming
class is from outside the Midwest, and over a
quarter are students of color. With the recent launch of our
LLM degree program for international lawyers, the Loyola
law community has expanded to include students from
countries across the globe.
The cover story details several of the many graduates
who have found rewarding legal careers serving in our
nation’s military. You will also read about the newest
member of our full-time law faculty, John Dehn, who
joined Loyola this fall as an associate professor after a
distinguished 23-year career in the United States Army.
This issue’s faculty research article highlights the
work of Associate Dean Cynthia Ho and alumna Angela
Upchurch (BA ’98, JD ’01), who are collaborating on an
interactive book to assist students in Civil Procedure.
Our student profile features Rebecca Wylie, a remarkable
3L who discusses her passion for public interest law as
well as her inspirational thoughts on learning and
working with a physical disability. Another article updates
Loyola’s Life After Innocence program, which helps
wrongfully convicted individuals make the transition
back into society, and its newest project, a residence and
resource center for exonerees.
We are especially grateful to our alumni and friends
for their generous scholarship support this year. You will
read about Chicago attorney Robert Parrillo and his wife,
Elizabeth Ackerman, who have made a significant gift to
the School of Law to honor their strong commitment to
public education in Chicago. The Parrillo CPS Scholarship
Fund will support a Loyola law student who has attended
a Chicago public school. Joe Ronan, who attended Loyola
as a part-time law student, and his wife, Colleen Davis
Ronan, also a lawyer, have endowed a scholarship fund
that will aid part-time students. Included in this issue is the
2012-13 Honor Roll of Donors, which reflects the generous
contributions the School of Law has received from alumni
and friends over the past fiscal year.
We value your continued partnership with the
School of Law and thank you for your unwavering
commitment to the next generation of Loyola lawyers.
Dear Graduates and Friends,
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
DAVID YELLEN
DEAN AND PROFESSOR OF LAW
FEATURES
Forces for justice
Loyola alumni thrive in military careers
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Soldier and scholar
New faculty member trades military
life for academia
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Coming back after
wrongful convictions
Life After Innocence expands
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A voice for people
with disabilities
Student embraces advocacy
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Civ Pro by accident?
Interactive book brings a first-year course alive
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DEPARTMENTS
LEGAL BRIEFS
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FACULTY EXCELLENCE
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HEARSAY
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IN MEMORIAM
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GIFTS
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2012-13 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
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UNIVERSITY NEWS
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SAVE THE DATE
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INSIDE BACK COVER
CONTENTS
Night falls on the Philip H. Corboy Law Center.
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