From the late Professor Raymond Goetz, William Bevan III learned that objectivity and understanding are essential to being a good labor lawyer. “If you’re going to be really successful at it, you have to understand what’s motivating the people on the other side of the bargaining table or the other side of a labor dispute,” Bevan said. Bevan, L’70, recently …
Graduate Profile: Lakisha Cooper, L’22
Educator plans to use J.D., Ph.D. to address inequity Lakisha Cooper lives by the belief, “be the change you want to see in the world.” She recently graduated from the University of Kansas with two degrees that will allow her to follow that belief on a greater scale. Cooper, L’22, completed her law degree at the same time as a …
Welcoming law library presence celebrates retirement
Jeff Montgomery retiring after 46 years After 46 years at KU Law, Jeff Montgomery is retiring. The circulation and serials department manager for the Wheat Law Library started working with the law school as a graduate student, shelving books in “old” Green Hall – now known as Lippincott – in 1976. He joined the law library staff full-time in 1981. …
Graduate Profile: Ashlyn Shultz, L’22
Mentoring first-year students was a standout experience for KU Law banner carrier The first year of law school is full of challenges. For Ashlyn Shultz, learning how to overcome those challenges – and passing that knowledge on to her fellow students – has been a defining law school experience. “My 1L year was tough – as everyone’s is – so …
Graduate Profile: Cortez Downey, L’22
Student leader pursuing a passion for privacy law During his second year at KU Law, Cortez Downey took a course in Privacy Law. The class, taught by Professor Najarian Peters, set Downey on a career path. “Professor Peters introduced me to the complex, fascinating, and ever-changing world of privacy law, and it has become a passion of mine,” Downey said. …
Graduate Profile: Parker Bednasek, L’22
Law Review editor-in-chief was ‘raised to be a Jayhawk’ Law school has kept Parker Bednasek busy. As editor-in-chief of the Kansas Law Review, Bednasek was responsible for representing the University of Kansas School of Law in legal academia. “You also have a lot of interaction with professors at other law schools, so you want to be professional and leave a …