Celebrating the Class of 2013
Members of the graduating class have published scholarship that illuminate and examine such issues as the Greek sovereign debt crisis, unintended consequences in the legal system, and culture-based theories of decision-making, among many others.
They have organized scholarly conferences and symposia addressing such matters as legal approaches to America’s obesity problem, a happiness-based approach to cost-benefit analysis, and perspectives on migration, governance, and citizenship. They have edited and produced volumes of legal scholarship. They have arranged and attended countless lunchtime speakers, debates, and presentations.
They have engaged in international study and problem solving, undertaking class and field work on such matters as housing rights in East Jerusalem, spousal intestate succession and property rights in Ghana, free speech and the media in a developing democracy, and property rights and women’s rights in Haiti. They have observed military commission proceedings at Guantanamo Bay.
The following are stories about and profiles of members of the Class of 2013:
- Moza Al-Naemi LLM '13
- Phil Aubart ’13
- Eb Bernazard LLMLE ‘13
- Katie Ertmer ’13
- Alberto Gutierrez Pier LLM '13
- Lesley Hamming '13
- Zachary Kleiman '13
- Jessalee Landfried ’13
- Kailun Li LLM '13
- Ellie Marranzini ’13
- Katharina Riedl LLM '13
- David Roche '13
- Tatiana Sainati ’13
- Pate Skene '13
- Soeren Skjerbek LLM '13
- Haley Warden Rodgers '13
- Mukami Wangai LLM '13
- Avi Osterman defends dissertation on mass digitization projects
- Giancarlo Frosio defends dissertation titled “Cumulative Creativity – From the Oral Formulaic Tradition to Digital Remix”
- Appellate Litigation Clinic students prevail in Fourth Circuit
- Appellate Litigation Clinic students prevail in D.C. Circuit
- Duke Law salutes graduating pro bono leaders
- DBA honors “outstanding and noteworthy endeavors” to mark end of academic year
- Elizabeth Martinez ’13, Community Enterprise Clinic, help client prevail before SEC in shareholder advocacy initiative
- Alex Bluebond ’13 and Ian Hampton ’13 recognized for oral arguments at Vis Moot Arbitration Competition
- Duke Law students begin careers in public service as military lawyers
- Guantanamo Defense Clinic students observe military commission hearings
- Michelle Huang '13 named best oralist at human rights moot court competition
- Caryn Devins '13 explores "symbiotic relationship between the legal system and powerful, regulated interests"
- David Roche ’13 wins USA Trail 10K National Championship
- Profs Newman, Coleman and Vidmar, and Elizabeth Zoeller '13 address the effect of prior acquaintance on eyewitness identification
- Alex Bluebond '13 coaches undergrads to mock trial championship
- Video: Haiti Legal Advocacy Project