University of Texas School of Law - Peregrinus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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B The Law Alumni Association welcomes you and looks forward to your participation in your ALSSociation, S LA 1931 The Law Alumni Association Executive Committee Buddy Banack, ' 65 John Beckwortn, ' 83 Liaa A. Brown, ' 89 Tonya Brown, ' 87 Scott G. Buraine, ' 85 Jamet V. Derrick, Jr., ' 70 Jokn W. Fainter, ' 63 Janie L. Frank, ' 84 Roger B. Greenberg, ' 70 Laura J. Hagen, ' 76 Laquita A. Hamilton, ' 86 Brad B. Hawley, ' 82 Annette Jonea, ' 85 Mikejoplin, ' 63 L. Anthony Joseph, ' 68 Hon. Ron Kirk, 79 Jane A. Matkeson, ' 74 Kenneth Migkell, ' 57 Mike Mill., ' 76 James I. Perkins, ' 63 Michael Rsrrin, ' 71 Josepn FfevBner, ' 82 Harry Reason er, ' 62 Spencer C. Relyea, ' 59 Eauardo Rodriguez, ' 68 Rohert Riojas, ' 94 William H. Shihley, 72 Thomas M. Susman, ' 67 Stephen latum, ' 79 Joseph C. Thompson III, ' 93 Rohert C. Walters, 83 Daniel G. Wehster III, ' 64 Nancy Brazzil, Director or Alumni Relations The Official Cn for S CcurcrfTeoj studats, rd fac T ■ ,n OfSCiCndi offers a canptefWp 1 DEPOSTKI LOU New onl (Ml Computer a lO|n lueofOe Maty other cmm an Direct DepoK. AT « Audio RofwoK Kk»hi MlpqwsfflMiaW; (jpu Kki exceed the expeaamo coiipatwritswj P«oriad stmce k We«Mra»ei •toorarfa we aiWp»«ime8i 1 14 - Advertising

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A long, long time ago ... in a galaxy 15 blocks away ... Five hundred neophyte law students took shelter from the August heat in Bates Recital Hal 1... just across the street from the most imposing battle station in the uni- verse, Townes Hall. Gathered together for the first time, these aspiring Jedi Lawyers looked for familiar faces from college or high school, and sized up the other new recruits who had been accepted for training. We pledged away three years of our lives, and thosands of dollars, in exchange for a Jedi education at one of the most presti- gious law schools in the universe. Together, we would learn ... of ...The Law. During tha t orientation, we heard from two speakers, Dean Michael Sharlot and Professor Bill Powers, both Jedi Masters. With Sharlot in his white suit and Powers dressed as ... well, Powers ... a cloud of trepidation settled over the once eager audi- ence ... To become a Jedi Master, must I first lose all fashion sense? We ' ve learned quite a bit since that day. BPL, UCC, UPC, TXCRPC, TLR, BBCC, MDL, ... and, of course, the synoptic gospels of aspirig lawyers, The Law accord- ing to Gilbert, Glannon, and Emmanuel. But we also learned some things that you can ' t find in a commercial outline. We learned that The Law, like The Force, is all around us. It ' s in the quality of the food we eat for breakfast; the first stoplight we come to on the way to work or school; every contract, lease, waiver, and license that we ' ve ever signed. We have been invited to join that select group of Jedi Knights that guide and protect The Law, the Law that guides and protects society at large. We have also learned a lot about ourselves at this Jedi training ground. Each of us learned how well, or how poorly, we handle adversity, stress, and competition. We also learned how other people in our class respond to those same challenges. Long after we forget who did well on bluebook exams, we will still remember who did well at being a good person. I have been told when we leave this place and venture out into the real world, we will face many temptations from The Dark Side of the Law: ethical compromises that promise shortcuts to wealth, power, and prestige. But we must remember the teach- ings of those sages long on wisdom but short in stature ... Yoda ... and Ddizenkowski, because unless we resist that seduction, The Law will lose its power. Our graduation marks the close of the first stage in our training to become Jedi Masters. We still have much to learn. To our Clients and Supervisors, be patient — we ' ll get there. To the other members of the graduating class ... May The Force Be With You. -J. Eric Lockridge 1 16- Sponsorships