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Fall 2014 Vanderbilt Law

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Sara Beth Myers ’09: Advocating for Women and Children
Kyle Robisch ’14 wins two student writing competitions
Two ’14 grads earn Gideon’s Promise Fellowships
New J.D./Master’s in Finance joint degree program debuts in 2014-15
Karen Lindell ’12 to advocate for disabled juveniles as Skadden Fellow
Book by Newton and May explores concept, application of proportionality in war
Justice Thomas delivers Sims Lecture
19 members of the Class of 2014 selected for Order of the Coif
Matthew Downer ’14 wins ABA essay competition
2014 Hall-Hartman winners
Greg Abbott ’84 elected governor of Texas
Owen Jones wins Wyatt award
Judges panel features Andy D. Bennett ’82 (BA’79)
Moot Court winners
VLS students win prestigious Burton Awards two years running
The Cycle of Teaching and Learning
2013-14 Firm Giving Honor Roll
James Balser ’16 supports Syrian Accountability Project

Reunion Weekend 2014

Class Notes

Kent McKeever ’12: An orange jumpsuit for Lent
Founders Circle Dinner
Speaking of Alumni
Class Notes

Alumni

Julian Bibb ’77: Passion for community and preservation sends Bibb on decade-long journey to save a Civil War battlefield
25 members of the Class of 2014 secure 35 clerkships
Class of 2014 gifts break record
Two alumni-led firms named among best

In Memoriam

Cecil D. Branstetter ’49, 1921–2014
George E. Barrett ’57, 1927-2014
Professor Harold G. Maier, 1937-2014

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