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

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CHARLES M. DAVISON, JR. Professor of Law Federal Income Tax, Estate 8 Gift Tax Securities Regulation Mr. Davison received his B.A. degree from the Uni- versity of Virginia in 1935 and his LL.B. from the Law School in 1937. After graduation, he practiced with the firm of Cabell and Cabell in Richmond, Virginia during 1937 -38. From 1938-41,he was associated with the TreasuryDepartment of the U. 8. Government. During 1941-42, Mr. Davison practiced with the firm of Steptoe and Johnson in West Virginia and from 1942-47 he was associated with Covington and Burling in Washington, D. C. . From 1947- 63 , Mr. Davison was associated with the Southern Railway System. He was successively G ene ral Tax Attorney, General Solicitor, Comptroller, and Vice President in charge of Finance and Taxation. Mr. Davison came to the Law School as a Visiting Professor of Law in 1963 and was made Professor of Law in 1964. THOMAS S. CURRIER Assistant Professor of Law Procedure, Federal Courts Professor Currier attended Princeton University and Stanford University before entering Tulane Law School. He graduated in 1956, receiving an LL.B. . After gradu- ation, he became an assistant in research in Federal Practice at Yale Law School. From 1958-1959, he was associated with a frim in New Orleans. In 1959, Mr. Currier entered the academic pro- fession, teaching at Tulane Law School until 1962, and at Louisiana State University in 1962 and 1963. He joined the faculty of the Law School in 1963. LAWRENCE D . GAUGHN Assistant Professor of Law Equitable Remedies, Comparative Law, Legal Method Mr. Gaughn received his B.A. and LL.B. deg re e s from the University of Montana in 1957. From 1957-63, he was a member of the Judge Advocate General Division of the Air Force, serving in Turkey and France. In 1963, Mr. Gaughn entere d the Law School, re- ceiving an LL M. degree in 1964. During the same period, he was an Instructor in Law. He was appointed to his present position in 1964. In addition to teaching, Mr. Gaughn is faculty ad- visor to the moot court competition, and Director of the Legal Method Program.

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MORTIMER M. CAPLAN Visiting Professor of Law Professor Caplin holds B. S. and LLB. degrees from the University ofVirginia and Received hisJ. S. D. degree from New York University Law School in 1953 . Upon his graduation from the Law School in 1940, Mr. Caplin served as law clerk to U. S. Circuit Judge Armistead Dobie which was followed by nine years of private practice in New York City. Mr. Caplin returned to the Law School in 1950 and taught courses in Federal Income E, Federal Estate $1.4ng lac, and Federal CorEorate Tax. From 1952-1960, he served as counsel to the Charlottesville f irm of Perkins, Battle and Minor. Mr. Caplin was a member of numerous committees on Taxation and is the author of many articles dealing with federal taxation. From 1960-1964, Mr. Caplin served as United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Presently, Mr.Caplin is engaged in opening a branch of the firm of Battle, Neal and Minor in Washington, D. C. THOMAS MUNFORD BOYD Professor of Law Virginia Procedure, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy, Professional Ethics Professor Boyd has a wide and varied background in legal and associated fi elds. He received his B.S. and LL. B. degrees from the University of Virginia in 1920 and 1923 respectively. Before joining the law school faculty in 1947, Mr. Boyd actively practiced law in both Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia. In addition, he served as Judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of Albemarle County. During World War II, Mr. Boyd served on a number of agency legal staffs including the War Production Board. He also served as Chairman of the National Production Authority Appeals Board during the Korean War. Mr. Boyd has made an important contribution tolaw, revising many statutes and legal works. He is currently revising Barton's Chancery Practice. EDWIN S. COHEN Professor of Law Corporate Tax, Tax Practice and Policy, Estate and Gift Tax Mr. Cohen received an A.B. degree from the Uni- versity of Ri chmond in 1933 and graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1936. After graduation, he was associated with the firm of Sullivan and Cromwell from 1937-1949. In 1950, he left to become a partner in the New York firm of Root, Barrett, Cohen, Knapp and Smith. In 1962 and 1963, Mr. Cohen was a visiting professor at the law school, commuting from New York to teach. He joined the faculty permanently in 1965.

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CHARLES OSCAR GREGORY Professor of Law Torts, Labor Law ProfessorGregory received his A.B. and LL.B. degrees from Yale in 1924 and 1926 respectively. From 1926-28, he practiced law with a New York City firm. In 1928, Mr. Gregory accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin and from 1930-36,he was an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. In 1936, he took a leave of absence to serve in the Department of Labor as Solicitor of Labor. During World War II, he served on the War Labor Board. Mr. Gregory came to the University of Virginia as a Professor of Law in 1944. He is widelyknown as the author of Lab-gr ale! the LE: Cases aggl- Materials g1 Torts, and as a leading labor arbitrator. PETER LOW Assistant Professor of Law Criminal Law, Procedure ,N. I.L. , Criminal Law Seminar Mr. Low received an A. B. degree from Princeton in 1959 and graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1963. From 1963-64, he served as clerk to Mr. Chief Justice Earl Warren of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Low joined the faculty of the Law School in 1964. In addition to teaching, he is faculty advisor to the Criminal Law Research Organization. A. E. DICK HOWARD Assistant Professor of Law Constitutional Law, Evidence, Legal Philosophy Mr. Howard received a B.A. degree from the Un versity of Richmond in 1954 and graduated from the Law School in 1961. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford in 1959-60,receiving a B.A. toxom degree in 1960. During 1961-62, he was associated with the Washington, D. C. firm of Covington and Berling. From 1962-1964, Mr. Howard was law clerk to Mr. Justice Black of the U. S. Supreme Court. He joined the faculty at the Law School in 1964.