University of Virginia Law School - Barrister Yearbook (Charlottesville, VA)

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mY Re de ee Ne fey ye) tc 1! i ail LAURENS H. RHINELANDER Professor of Law Professor Rhinelander received his A.B. and LL.B. de- grees from Harvard University and his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Cambridge. He practiced in Boston between 1937 and 1941 after serving as law clerk to Judge Augustus N. Hand. From 1945 to 1947 Mr. Rhinelander served as Assistant Counsel to the Civilian Production Administration, and was an Associate Professor of Law at George Washington University in 1947-48. He joined the Virginia Law faculty the fol- lowing year. Mr. Rhinelander teaches Agency, Law and Accounting, and Antitrust Law. KENNETH R. REDDEN Professor of Law Professor Redden graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1937 and obtained his LL.B. from the University of Virginia in 1940. He practiced in New York City until 1942 when he became Law clerk to Judge A. M. Dobie. He remained in this position for two years before returning to the University as an Assistant Professor of Law. Mr. Redden became a full Professor in 1952. In 1954 Mr. Redden went to New | York University as visiting Professor of Law and re- mained there for two years before journeying to Turkey as Director of a State Department Legal Mission. Mr. Redden has had a varied writing career. He published, among others, a casebook on Equity, books of Juris- prudence, Investments, Bankruptcy, and has contributed to various other legal publications. Mr. Redden teaches Criminal Law, Equity, and Creditors Rights. EMERSON G. SPIES Professor of Law Professor Spies, who holds a B.A. from Hobart College and a B.A. in Jurisprudence and a bachelos of civil laws degree from Oxford University, came to the University of Virginia in 1946 as an assistan’ professor. Mr. Spies graduated from Hobart in 1936 anc received his two degrees from Oxford while he wa: there as a Rhodes Scholar. In 1939 he became « teaching fellow at the University of Chicago and late: went with a law firm in New York City. During World War II, he served as.an instructor in the Judge Advocate General's School at the University of Michigan, In 1947 Mr. Spies became an associat professor at the Law School and in 1951 became «@ full professor. Mr. Spies teaches Property and Mort gages and is also in charge of the admissions office’

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EDWARD A. MEARNS, JR. Assistant Professor of Law Professor Mearns, currently beginning his second year on the Law School faculty, was a 1958 graduate of the | Law School. He was appointed as Instructor in 1958, advancing to his present position in 1959. Mr. Mearns, | a native of New York City, received his B.S. degree from Yale University in 1951 and served as a lieutenant (j.g.) in the U. S. Navy prior to entering Law School. Besides conducting a seminar in Civil Procedure, Mr. Mearns also teaches Legal Philosophy, Persons, and Legal History. CHARLES PATTERSON NASH, JR. Professor of Law Professor Nash received his B.S. degree from the Virginia Military Institute and his LL.B. from the University of Virginia. Mr. Nash practiced for two years in Huntington, West Virginia, with the firm of Fitzpatrick, Brown and Davis before returning to the University as an Associate Professor of Law in 1927. He was appointed a full Professor in 1937. Mr. Nash teaches Conflict of Laws, Evidence and | Admiralty. He is the editor of Law of Evidence in Virginia and West Virginia. This spring Mr. Nash has been a visiting Professor of Law at the University of Florida. A. J. GUSTIN PRIEST Professor of Law Professor Priest received both his A.B. and LL.B. degrees from the University of Idaho. After practic- ing in his home state for several years, he moved to New York City in 1926. Mr. Priest was a partner in the New York firm of Reid and Priest between 1937- . 53 and presently retains an association with the firm as counsel. In 1953, Mr. Priest joined the Virginia Law School faculty. He teaches Corporations, Public Utility Regulations, Parliamentary Law, and Legal Draftsmanship. Mr. Priest is a fellow of the American Bar Founda- tion, served as Chairman of the Section of Public Utility Law of the ABA in 1951-52, and frequently appears before the Federal Power Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission in a legal capacity. He has recently written a test on Public Utilities and the Law.

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CHARLES K. WOLTZ Professor of Law Professor Woltz joined the Richmond, Virginia | firm of Christian, Parker and Barton after his gradua- | tion in 1937. His practice of law was interrupted | when he entéred the Army in May, 1941, as a private. | Mr. Woltz rose to the rank of Major in the Anti- ) Aircraft Artillery before his separation in 1946 when | he rejoined the Richmond firm as a junior partner. | In October, 1947, he accepted a position as associate | professor at the Law School serving as assistant dean | for three years and becoming a full Professor in 1952. Criminal Law, Sales and Negotiable Instruments are his three current specialties. Mr. Woltz was appointed Reporter of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Vir- ginia in 1953, in which case he has been responsible for the publication of all cases decided by that court. FRANCES FARMER Librarian Librarian of the largest law library in the South is Miss Frances Farmer. Miss Farmer attended West- hampton College in Richmond and the T. C. Wil- liams L aw School. She worked for the Dean of the University of Virginia Law School from 1933-38, then took over the library after studying Law Li- brary Administration at Columbia. During Miss Farmer’s stay here the library has grown from 38,000 volumes to over 106,000. Since 1946 Miss Farmer has been instructing first- year students in the important art of legal research in her course on legal bibliography. In addition she is the current president of the American Associa- tion of Law Librarians. WILLIAM HENRY WHITE JR. Director of Placement Professor White joined the faculty in 1936 and served as Acting Dean during World War II. Prior to coming to the University, Mr. White practiced in both Norfolk and Washington, D. C. During World Wear I, he served as General Counsel to the United States Shipping Board. Although now retired from the faculty, Professor White is still active in the law school as Director of Placement.