The faculty, administrative and support staff, as well as alumni, provide an environment necessary for students to cope with the stresses of law studies

.— Niles Haymer, ’03

The student and faculty diversity is great, both in race and gender. I will have experience working within an environment that is well representative of the racial and gender mix that I expect to enter when I return to my home town to practice.

-- Shentell Walker, ’ 02

When clerking this summer for a local attorney, we received a supervisory writ from opposing counsel in a major case.  Although, I did not feel quite ready to write the answer, I was able to tell my boss all about writs, including why the opposing counsel used it, and what type of things we needed to attach to our writ, since the writ panel would review only what we submit.  I also was able to distinguish for him the difference between emergency and expedited writs.  He was quite impressed.  Thanks to Professor Gail Stephenson for having Professor Angela Bell for speaking to all of the first-year lab classes on supervisory writs and teaching us something so useful!

—Kimberly Carter, second year student