Law Schools
Fighting Fallout from Dean Ouster, Duquesne Appoints Alumni Panel
Posted Dec 18, 2008 4:47 PM CST
By Martha Neil
Apparently seeking to contain damage from its abrupt and controversial ouster of now-former dean Don Guter last week, Duquesne University School of Law has appointed a new alumni panel.
The star-studded membership list for the 14-person panel includes includes two state senators and two retired Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices, as well as other judges and attorneys, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Most are Duquesne graduates.
The announcement of the panel by new interim law school dean Ken Gormley makes no mention of the fracas over Guter's demotion, in which some alumni have threatened to withhold donations to the law school.
Guter reportedly retains a tenured faculty position in the new regime.
- How B of A’s GC Got Fired: Leave Now, and Leave Your BlackBerry Behind
- Schools Ranked by 'Super Lawyers' Produced
- Law Firm Price Wars Break Out as Some Try ‘Loss Leader’ Bids for Work
- Five Questions for Law Firms Abandoning Lockstep Compensation
- Judge Jails 2 Attorneys for Contempt in 4 Days
- Reed Smith Will Ask Nonequity Partners to Pony Up Possibly 15% of Pay
- Court Deputy Ordered to Apologize or Face Jail After Taking Lawyer's Paperwork
- Skadden Jumps on the Bonus Bandwagon
- ABA Executive Director Resigns
- Nasty Attitude to Co-Worker, Naughty Word in E-Mail Cost 2 Their Jobs
Should Supreme Court Justices Be Able to Review News Accounts Before Publication?
Comments
JD
Dec 18, 2008 9:48 PM CST
Pray tell what exactly is achieved by a new alumni panel? This is like swatting at flies where there’s an angry grizzly standing in front. Can’t just ignore the obvious problem and hope it goes away quietly.
Flag this comment
Add a Comment
We welcome your comments, but please adhere to our comment policy.
Commenting has expired on this post.