“Your Honor, I represent the United States.” As U.S. attorney for Kansas, Stephen McAllister utters this phrase when making official appearances in federal courtrooms. The experience is humbling and exhilarating every time. “I get to be a part of the greatest ‘law firm’ in the United States, and every day I feel proud of and good about what I do,” …
Three new scholars bolster KU Law faculty
Three new faculty members with diverse experience in teaching, scholarship and practice started at KU Law this fall. Kyle Velte joins KU Law as an associate professor of law, teaching Evidence, Torts and Employment Discrimination. Velte holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law. Her scholarship – which examines the intersection …
Alumnus creates fund to sustain KU Law faculty excellence
Photo courtesy of McDermott Will & Emery law firm James Riedy practices law in Washington, D.C. But as a Kansas native and 1977 graduate of KU Law, he’s committed to ensuring students from his home state have access to an outstanding legal education and local employment opportunities. To that end, he created the James A. Riedy Fellowship with a $100,000 …
KU Law professor shares renewable energy law, policy expertise in India
Climate change is a global problem. A University of Kansas energy law scholar recently traveled to India to explore solutions rooted in renewable energy law and policy with Indian students and faculty. KU Law Professor Uma Outka co-taught a two-week course about renewable energy law and policy in May at the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law in Kharagpur, …
Always supporting students, retired professor creates scholarship
Professor Bill Westerbeke has a straightforward reason for giving to KU Law: “The school and its students have been good to me,” he said. “I should pay it back.” He followed that philosophy while teaching in Green Hall, contributing more than $57,000 over his 43-year career. A year after retiring from the classroom, he’s still going strong. Westerbeke has pledged …
Presiding over the classroom
Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall teaches Appellate Advocacy at KU Law. Alumni judges return to KU Law as teachers For future attorneys whose professional success will often hinge on the ruling of a judge, having one as a law professor can be especially instructive. Just ask 3L Lindsay Strong. “Having a Kansas Supreme Court justice as a professor has …