Vanderbilt Law School

2013 Commencement

18 members of the Class of 2013 were honored for scholastic and civic achievements
Ian Smillie

2013 Burch Lecturer explains why the Kimberly Process has failed to staunch the flow of "blood diamonds"
Nicky Moody '13

One of 15 national winners of the 2013 Burton Award for legal writing
International Mediation Competition

Alex McVeagh and Scott Friedman win “Best Public Speakers” and advance to semi-final round of International Chamber of Commerce competition.
2013 Hall-Hartman Award Winners

Professors Cheng, Sharfstein, George and Maroney
Moot Court Winners

Sarah Doran Murray and Erica Smith win 2013 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court competition
Adele El-Khouri

Editor-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Law Review, 2012-13
Alistair Newbern

“Nashville is thriving as a city, but its continued strength depends on ensuring shared prosperity and the participation of all community members in decision making”
David Mitchell ‘13

2012 Summer Associate, Hogan Lovells, New York
Daniel Horwitz '13

2011 Pro Bono Achievement Award
for helping immigrants form their own taxi company.
Daniel Gervais

Gervais testifies before Congress regarding Copyright Act
Ingrid Wuerth

Elected to membership in American Law Institute
Jennifer Bennett Shinall

Vanderbilt's First Graduate of Ph.d Program in Law & Economics
Jim Rossi

TVA Privatization might benefit consumers
Joanna Morrison '13

Morrison is one of two DRI Law Student Diversity scholars for 2012-13
John Williams '12

2012-13 clerk for Judge Gilbert S. Merritt Jr. '60 of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Junior Ambeau '14

“I realized that if I really want to be involved in shaping policy, I needed to go to law school.”
Katlyn Miller '14

2012 Summer Associate, Snosky Chamber Sachse Miller & Munson, Anchorage, Alaska
Margaret Artz '13

Ramonde I. Paul Scholar, International Legal Studies
Matthew Kusel ‘13

Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review 2012-13
Metro Nashville Mayor Karl Dean ‘81

Panel discussion celebrates 50th anniversary of combined city/county government in Nashville
Michael A. Newton

International Law Practice Lab students work with Newton to support judicial reforms in Peru.
Rick Apple JD/MBA ‘12

Law and Business Program
Director, Council & Enhanced Tennessee Fund
Samara Spence ‘12

2012-13 Clerk, Judge Bernice Donald, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Daniel Sharfstein

Named 2013 Guggenheim Fellow
Shen Zhang ‘13

Earned law degrees at Peking and Kyushu universities before entering Vanderbilt’s J.D. program
Terry Maroney

Judges' Emotions Can Make Them More Effective
Thomas Booms ‘12

Law and Business Program; Associate, McGuireWoods
Tosin Fadarey ‘13

2012 Peggy Browning Fellow
Tracey George

Named to the Tarkington Chair in Teaching Excellence
2012 Vanderbilt in Venice

VLS's summer study abroad program exposes students to topics in international law and provides a “sneak peek” at upper-level coursework
Wendy Wright ‘13

Journal of Transnational Law
Will Marks '14

2013-14 Vanderbilt Law Review Editor-in-Chief
Wyatt Sassman '13

Receives Jon E. Hastings Memorial Writing Award for his article
"Administrative Compliance Orders and Due Process After Sackett"