38th Annual ABA Deans’ Workshop
January 25-27, 2009
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa
Scottsdale, Arizona
A Joint Meeting of Law School Deans and Chief Justices
Sunday, January 25
6:00-7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception and Registration Terrace Court
Hosted by the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law,
and the Conference of Chief Justices
Monday, January 26
7:00 a.m. Registration Vaquero Foyer
7:00-8:30 a.m. Breakfast hosted by AALS Vaquero Ballroom ABC
8:45-9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction Vaquero Ballroom DEFG
9:00-10:15 a.m. The Millennials Vaquero Ballroom DEFG
A discussion on how the new generation of American law students and attorneys are changing the practice of law.
Linda Ammons, Dean, Widener University School of Law
Tracy McGaugh, Professor, Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Nancy Philippi, Esq., Director, Diversity and Outreach, Quarles & Brady LLP
10:30 a.m.-Noon Effective Communication Between Vaquero Ballroom DEFG
Supreme Courts and Law School Deans
Barry Vickrey, Dean, University of South Dakota School of Law
Honorable Robert Bell, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland
Mark Dows, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Board of Bar Examiners
Mary Crossley, Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Geoffrey Mearns, Dean, Cleveland State University,
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Honorable Thomas Moyer, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Ohio
Karen Rothenberg, Dean, University of Maryland School of Law
Noon-1:45 p.m. Lunch hosted by LSAC Vaquero Ballroom ABC
Distinguished Speaker: Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor
Justice, United States Supreme Court (retired)
Monday, January 26
1:45-2:35 p.m. Reflections: Deans’ Meeting with Chief Justices Arizona Ballroom VI-VIII
Gail Agrawal, Dean, University of Kansas School of Law
Katherine S. Broderick, Dean, University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law
Carolyn Jones, Dean, University of Iowa, College of Law
Jeremy Paul, Dean, University of Connecticut School of Law
2:45-3:00 p.m. Beyond the Classroom and the Faculty Lounge:
The Dean as CEO Arizona Ballroom VI-VIII
Kent Syverud, Dean, Washington University School of Law
3:00-3:45 p.m. Managing Up and Managing Down: Arizona Ballroom VI-VIII
University Administration, Boards, Legislatures, and Staff
David Yellen, Dean, Loyola University-Chicago, School of Law
Jack Weiss, Chancellor, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
4:00-5:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Legislatures and Boards Arroyo C
Raymond Pierce, Dean, North Carolina Central University School of Law
Staff and Administrators Arroyo D
Peter Alexander, Dean, Southern Illinois University School of Law
Law Schools as a “cash cows” Arroyo E
David Rudenstine, Dean, Yeshiva University,
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Dinner on your own.
Tuesday, January 27
7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast hosted by NALP Desert Garden, South Foyer
9:00-10:15 a.m. The Dean as Financial Manager Arizona Ballroom VI-VIII
Lawrence Ponoroff, Dean, Tulane University Law School
Robert Jerry II, Dean, University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
Richard Matasar, Dean and President, New York Law School
10:30-11:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions: Budgeting and Finance
Public Law Schools Arroyo C Lawrence Dessem, Dean,
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law
Private Law Schools Arroyo D
Kellye Testy, Dean, Seattle University School of Law
Independent Law Schools Arroyo D
Joan Wexler, Dean Brooklyn Law School
Noon-1:15 p.m. Lunch hosted by Access Group, Inc. Desert Garden, South Foyer
1:30-3:00 p.m. Strategy and Marketing Arizona Ballroom VI-VIII
Re-branding a Law School
Patricia White, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Arizona State University
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Starting a New Law School
Roger Dennis, Dean, Drexel University, Earle Mack College of Law
Marketing an Existing Law School
Edward Rubin, Dean, Vanderbilt University Law School
Creating New “Products”
Claudio Grossman, Dean American University, Washington College of Law