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August 2009

Reception to Honor Judge Ralph E. Tyson

August 27, 2009

Chief Judge Ralph E. Tyson, a 1973 graduate of the LSU Law Center, will be honored as the 2009 Distinguished Alumnus on the evening of Thursday, September 24.  The reception will take place at the Country Club of Louisiana beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Pre-registration is required for this event no later than noon on Monday, September 21. The award is given annually to an alumnus who exemplifies the highest quality and ethical standards of the legal profession. It also recognizes personal and professional achievements, as well as loyalty to the LSU Law Center. "Ralph Tyson has devoted more than 30 years…
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LSU Law Community Mourns Loss of Tax Law Professor Susan Kalinka

August 24, 2009

Professor Susan C. Kalinka, the Harriet S. Daggett-Frances Leggio Landry Professor of Law at the Law Center, died earlier this morning at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. Professor Kalinka had been diagnosed recently with cancer. She had been undergoing treatment for only a few weeks, and her condition deteriorated rapidly over the weekend. Professor Kalinka joined the Law Center faculty in August of 1988.  She taught courses in a variety of tax law, real estate law and policy topics. She earned her law degree from Emory University School of Law. “Professor Kalinka was an exceptional teacher…
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LSU Law Center Dedicates New Clinical Space; Swears-In Students for Program

August 21, 2009

The newly renovated LSU Law Center Clinical Legal Education space was formally dedicated and opened at ceremonies held on Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Law Center.  Also, twenty third-year law students were administered the oath to practice in the clinical program. Chancellor Jack M. Weiss presided over the ceremonies and addressed the crowd of students, family, faculty, staff, and special guests gathered for the special day. The Honorable James L. Dennis, Judge, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and a 1962 graduate of the Law Center, administered the oath under Rule XX of the Louisiana Supreme Court. LSU System…
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Center to Hold Open House for New Clinical Legal Education Space, Friday, August 21

August 20, 2009

The newly renovated LSU Law Clinical Legal Education space will be formally opened at ceremonies planned for Friday, August 21, 2009 at the Law Center. Chancellor Jack Weiss will preside over the ceremonies. Events will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the McKernan Auditorium, where 18 law students will be sworn in to practice in the clinic program by the Honorable James L. Dennis, Judge, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and a 1962 graduate of the Law Center. Additional remarks will be given by Robert Lancaster, Director of the Law Center’s Clinical program and the J. Noland and Janice D.…
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