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

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NEIL HERBERT ALFORD, JR. Professor of Law Trusts and Estates, Legal History Professor Alford was graduated from the Citadel in 1940 and re 0 eiv ed an LLB. from the University of Virginia in 1947. He has taught at the Law School since then except for 1950-1951 which was spent at Yale Law School as 3. Sterling Fellow and 1961-1962 when he was on a leave of absence at the Naval War College. Mr. Alford served in the Army during World War II and now holds the rank of Colonel in the Army Reserve. He is the author of the casebook, Pecedents TrustsLnd Estates, and has recently completed a revised edition. From 1956-1958, he served as Special Counsel to the Virginia Code Commission. THOMAS F. BERGIN Associate Professor of Law Property, Natural Resources Planning Mr. Bergin received his B.A. degree from Princeton University in 1946 and, following his graduation from the Yale Law School in 1951, he practiced law in New York City. He specialized first in real estate law, and later in television and advertising law. In 1960 Mr. Bergin lefthis New York practice to join the faculty of Sarah Lawrence College, where he taught courses in Jurisprudence and Constitutional LE and served as assistant to the College's president. He th e n taught an undergraduate course in Constitutional La:w at Yale University while aiding in that institution's capital fund program. After serving as a Visiting Associate Pro- fessor at tine Law School, Mr. Bergin was appointed As- sociate Professor in February, 1964. mmwwu JOHN POTTS BARNES Professor of Law Taxation Professor Barnes received his degrees of Ph.D., LLB. , and J. D., Summa gin liaLde, from the University of Chicago. His background includes private practice in Birmingham, Alabama and Chicago, Illinois along with government positions as assistant legislative counsel for the Treasury De partment, and Special Agent of the General Counsel of the Bureau of the Internal Revenue. In the period 1934 through 1943 Mr. Barnes was employed as the Assistant General Counsel for Armour and Company. From 1955 through 1957 he served as Chief Counsel for the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Mr. Barnes came to the Law School in 1961 from private practice with a Chicago law firm. In the fall of 1962, Mr. Barnes became associated with the Washington law firm of Jones, Day, Cockley, and Reavis as a partner.