University of Michigan Law School - Quad Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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RUSSELL A. SMITH Professor of Law Born in 1906, Mr. Smith received his A.B.degree in 1929 from Grinnell College, and his J.D. in 1934 from the University of Michigan. He was admitted to practice in New York in 1936 and in Michigan in 1946. He practiced in New York City from 1934 to 1937. He was an instructor in mathematics at Doane College from 1929 to 1930, assistant in mathematics at Grinnell College from 1930 to 1931, assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan from 1937 to 1940, associate professor of law from 1940 to 1946. professor of law since 1946, Secretary of the School from 1946 to 1956, and Associate Dean of the Law School, 1956-1962. He teaches Labor Relations Law, He has published Cases and Materials on Labor Law. He was on leave from 1942 to 1945 with Pan American Petroleum KL Transport Co., Legal Dept., New York City, where he dealt with general labor problems. Mr. Smith is active in labor dispute arbitration. He is a member of the Atomic Energy Labor-Management Relations Panel. 1-A '-' A . - N S , 1 - K l -R, ' ,. ' - QE?-Q-.-., 4 1 1 1 V -14 N ' '- ' ' x.L:w E - lg' ' 13- W 1 N, ' P I 'al Q . m V, .LA 4, ' nv .. ' i 5:1 41 I 'x'2.fAQ3t! , . 1 I j . - , fl ll I 1 A' L' ' 1 V Y , Q- -TN 'w-'rv 1 BEVERLY JOHN POOLEY Assistant Professor of Law Director of the Law Library Born in 1934, Mr. Pooley received his lVl.A.degree from Cambridge in 1956 and LL.B. in 1957. He came to the University of Michigan as a graduate student in 1957 and got his LL.M. in 1958. He worked in the Legislative Research Center with Professor Pierce writing two monographs on the legal problems of metropolitan areas. He received his S.J.D. in 1960 from the University of Michigan. From 1960 to 1962 he was a lecturer in the department of law at the Uni- versity of Gahna teaching Torts, Contracts and Con- stitutional Law. In 1962 he became an Instructor at the University of Michigan and in 1963 he became an Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant to the Director of the Law Library. 3 ROBERT J. HARRIS Professor of Law Born in Boston in 1930, Mr. Harris received his B.A. from Wesleyan in 1953 and LL,B. from Yale in 1956. He was admitted to practice in Connecticut in 1956, and practiced in Bridgeport during 1957-58, after clerking for Chief Judge Charles E. Clark of the Second Circuit. He was on the law faculty of the George Washington University for a year before joining this faculty as an assistant professor in 1959. His subjects are Contracts, Civil Procedure, and Race Relations Law. He hasawife, ason, and two daughters and used to have a sailboat. 22 3

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CARL S. HAWKINS Associate Professor of Law Born in 1926, Mr. Hawkins graduated from Brig- ham Young University with an A.B. in 1948 and North- western conferred his L.L.B. in 1951. He was admitted to practice in Illinois, in the District of Columbia in 1951, and in Michigan in 1965. He served as Law Clerk to Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson, U.S. Supreme Court, during 1952 and 1953. His practice in Wash- ington, D.C., 1951-57, included prosecuting Indian tribal claims against the government. He is a mem- ber of the American and District of Columbia Bar Associations. He teaches Torts and Civil Procedure and was instrumental in the adoption of Michigan's new code of procedure. Professor Hawkins has been at the University of Michigan since 1957. B. J. GEORGE, JR. Professor of Law Born in 1925, Mr. George received an A.A.degree in 1947 from Kansas City Junior College, his A.B. in 1949 and J.D. in 1951 from the University of Michi- gan. He was admitted to practice in Missouri in 1951 and in Michigan in 1952 and before the Board of Immigration Appeals in 1954. He was with the Rich- mond County Investigation in New York City from 1951 to 1952. He has taught at the University of Michigan since 1952. He teaches Criminal Law, and Criminal Procedure. I-le was with the 100th I.F. Division from 1943 to 1946. During 1956-57 he was on leave at Kyoto University in Japan. During 1962-63 he was a Fulbright lecturer at Tokyo University and the Legal Training and Research Institute. K ' L? 4 I , 1' ,IV T ROY L. STEINHEIMER, JR. Professor of Law and Admissions Officer Born in 1916, Mr. Steinheimer received his A.B. in 1937 from the University of Kansas, and his J.D. in 1940 from the University of Michigan. He was admitted to practice in New York in 1941 and in Michigan in 1951. He practiced with Sullivan Sz Cromwell in New York City before coming to Michigan. He teaches in Com- mercial Transactions. Professor Steinheimer is married, lives on a farm near Ann Arbor, and pilots his own plane. .

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HOBART COFFEY Professor of Law Born in 1896, Mr. Coffey graduated from Ohio State University with an A.B. in 1918. He received the degrees of LL.B. in 1922 and J.D. in 1924 from the University of Michigan. He attended the University of Paris in 1924-25, the University of Berlin in 1925, and the University of Munich in 1926 and 1928. He was the assistant law librarian at the University of Michigan in 1925-26,professor of law and law librarian from 1926 to 1943, and professor of law and director of the law library from 1943 to date. He teaches the courses in Admiralty and Domestic Relations. ROGER A. CUNNINGHAM Professor of Law Born in 1921, Mr. Cunningham received his S.B. degree in 1942 and his LL.B. degree in 1948, both from Harvard University. Hewas admitted topractice in Massachusetts in 1948. Hepracticed law in Massa- chusetts from 1948 to 1949. He was a teaching fellow at Harvard Law School in 1949-50. He was an assis- tant professor of law at George Washington University Law School from 1950 to 1954, an associate professor of law at Rutgers University Law School from 1954 to 1957 and a professor of law at Rutgers from 1957 to 1959. He has been aprofessor of law at Michigan since 1959. He teaches Property, Security, and Land Utili- zation Seminar. Professor Cunningham is married and has four children. FRANK ROBERT KENNEDY Professor of Law Mr. Kennedy was born in Strafford, Missouri in 1914. He received his A.B. from Southwest Missouri State College, his LL.B. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1939g and his J.S.D.from Yale in 1953. He was admitted to practice in Missouri in 1939, in Iowa in 1961, and before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1953. He taught at the University of Iowa from 1940 to 1961 and has been a professor of law at Michigan since 1961. He teaches Creditors' Rights and Securi- ties. He was Editor-in-chief of the Washington Uni- versity Law Quarterly in 1938-39. He is co-author of Volume 4, Collier on Bankruptcy Q1-4th ed. 1942, 54, and 591 and a contributor to Secured Transactions under the U.C.C. 119633. Professor Kennedy is married and has four children. In-f ' f' 4-- WL If ' 5 .--..i.9' ,'i' LIT' 1 I ., E Rl. -4 a ri f u - ..P V- 1, , Q ,X:fu,gwf1 , . . 7 KY' i A :L - 1 , 5 v 1 LIE? SS N, - 9 U L, , 9 N 'F 11 Fi, -, , ' i V, ' 3 ' - L '