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Sarah Hawkins Warren ’08
A litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis in Washington, D.C., Warren was just 17 when she started a foundation to support the construction of a high school in Nyeri, Kenya.
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Pamela Gann '73
Pamela Gann, who served as dean of Duke Law from 1988 to1999, is stepping down as president of Claremont McKenna College this summer after serving in the role for the past 14 years.
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Charles Becton ’69
Visiting Professor Charles Becton ’69 was preparing fall lectures for his Rhetoric and Advocacy class when he got a phone call, in late July, from University of North Carolina President Tom Ross, who made him an unexpected offer: To become the interim chancellor of North Carolina Central University.
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Ember Reichgott Junge '77
As a Minnesota state senator, Junge spearheaded the passage of the nation’s first charter school law in 1991. She recalls feeling “personally devastated” as a bruising three-year legislative battle came to an end.
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Ben Fountain '83
Fountain won the 2013 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for his first novel, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, which is now being adapted for the screen.
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5 Questions for Kerry Reichs '99
Kerry Reichs is the author of three books. She will read from her latest book, What You Wish For, on Nov. 1 at Respite Cafe in Durham. Her other books include, The Best Day of Someone Else’s Life and Leaving Unknown. She is currently working on her fourth book.
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John Wester '72
John Wester is resolute.
“For years, I heard lawyers promise judges: ‘I’ll be brief’ ─ and then go on and on,’” he explains. “I resolved to skip the promise, try my best to be brief, and savor the relief on judges’ faces.” -
Remembering a “very full life”: Neil Williams ’61
When Neil Williams passed away suddenly on Sunday, Aug. 26, he left behind a legion of shocked and saddened family members and friends — and a legacy of leadership and generosity that made an indelible mark at Duke Law School.
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5 Questions for Anna Walker
As director of alumni and constituent relations, Anna helps engage alumni with the Law School. In her spare time, she volunteers in the community and indulges in the Food Network.
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The Regulator’s View
As deputy to the chairman for policy and, from November 2010 to May 2012, as general counsel of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Krimminger helped the agency address domestic and international banking issues and develop regulatory changes and policy initiatives in response to the financial crisis.
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James D. Smith ’86
From IP leader to patent judge
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David Robinson II ’64
David Robinson hoped to go to the best law school he could afford, but never dreamed of going to Duke. Then he met Dean Elvin “Jack” Latty, who aimed to end segregation at Duke.
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Lori Holshouser '80
Natural connector leads Law Alumni Association
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Chris Dusseault '94
Litigator honored to be part of federal Proposition 8 challenge.
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Slavik Gabinsky '10
Associate, Allen & Overy LLP, London
Slavik Gabinsky is a classically trained pianist and, while at Duke, helped revive a dormant ‘law revue’ tradition by producing and directing a musical variety show titled ‘Tricky Dick’ -
Katherine Tsai ’10
Recent graduate finds satisfaction in advising educational nonprofit startups through Community Enterprise Clinic.
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Eric Eisenberg '09
Recently recognized for reporting the most pro bono hours of any student in the 2008-2009 school year, Eric Eisenberg '09 served as student director of the Innocence Project and is now clerking for Washington State Supreme Court Justice Debra Stephens.
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Michael Scharf '88
Scharf, who has advised and trained judges for a number of war crimes tribunals, talks about his work on the Saddam Hussein trial.
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Jim Carr '94
As the NAIA chief, Carr promotes character on the court and beyond.
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Eric Lieberman '91
Lieberman fights to protect reporters' sources as Washington Post counsel.