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38 St. & Loc. L. News 1 (2014-2015)

handle is hein.journals/stlolane38 and id is 1 raw text is: Section of State and Local Government Law WTe Section serves as a colegialforuinfor its members, theprofession, and thepublic to provide leadership and educational resources in urban, state, and localgovernment law andpolicy. Editor's Message Service is a molar component of our lives: to our communities, the See- ton, the ABA, and related national and international organizations. Much of t1his issue of SLLN is devoted to service, and particularly the recipients of the Secfion's Jefferson B. Fordham Awards, who were honored at a luncheon at the ABA meetings in Boston. Once again, we thank Sophia Stadnyk, our U.S. Supreme Court c- urnnist, far a varely of free speech cases, in Speech Supreme. Member news includes a tibute to Charles Grubb, recently retired Par- ish Allamney, Caddo Porish Louisiana and a devoted member of our Secan, by Donna Y. Frazier, his successor and our Chair-Elect On Ihe cover, we welcome the new Section Law Students Committee, co-chaired by Michael Dumas (Law Students) and Miriam VanHeukeiem (Young Lawyers). Potentially their commiltee will have the largest num- ber of members in our Section (6,600) and we look forward to their presence and partiipation. Heartfeit thanks ro Andy Gowder, outgoing Section Chair, for a great year, and Jim Hanks, our new Section Chair, for invigorating goals and exciting programming in Denver and throughout Section activities. See ihe Chair's Message' for details. And we thank all of the Leadership, including those who are new and those whose terms have expired. And once again, because it is not possible to say this enough, we Ihank our Director, IOmara Edmonds Askew. We look forward to seeing you in Denver. Following Jim's lead, in the spirit of nor-taking-oneself-too-seriously, i am preparing for Natonal Talk Like a Pirate Day on September 19. Pieces of Eight! Cha ir 1 Me ssage, page 3 -Focus on Professionalism: Charles Grubb, page 2 Mayor Menino and the Law as an Instrument of Change, page 4 17th Annual Jefferson Fordhar Award Winners, page 5 -Being an Advocate, by Thormas M. Menino, page 6 -Refictions, by Larry C . Ethridge, page 7 -Recollections, by Edw ard J. Sulivan, page 9 -Distressed Properties and a City's Response, byjessica A. Batcher, page 10 * Supreme Court Wlitch Speech Supreme, page 12 Law Students Committee Sets Goals During our Spring Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, the Section's leadership voted to create a new Law Students Committee. The committee's focus will be on recruiting law students into the Section, serving tie needs and interests of the Section's law students, and exposing students to the many practice areas and career paths in the- area of state and local government. The committee will be co--chaired by a law stu- dent atid a practicing attorney, the law student co--chair is Michael Dumas. A rising 2L at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland, Maine, Michael also is our Section's liaison to the ABA Law otudents Division. Before enroilirg in law school, Michael worked in a number of fields, including finance, IT, and health care. After graduation, he plans to pursue a career in criminal prosecution. Michael also will serve as editor of the Section's Law Student eNews, a publication ained solely at law students, which will launch in the coming weeks. 'The attorney co-chair is Miriam Van Heukelem of Ahlers & Cooney P.C. in Des Moines, Iowa. A graduate of Drake University Law School, Miriam is an associate in the firm's K-12 Education practice group, which provides public schools in Iowa with coinprehensive legal representation. Miriam has worked on clairos involving numerous kinds of discrimination ard harassment under state and federal law, The committee has adopted a mission statement that it will use as a guide in setting the committee's goals and driving its activities. The mission statement is as follows: 'The mission of the Law Students Commrttee is to connect law students with the uniqie practice areas and career paths of the members of rhe State &Local Government Section. We wril strive to educate and recruit new law student me- bers by speaking to law students about topics that are relevant to them,. Ve will provide a forum for user-driven content through our State & Loca- Government for Students eNews, programming, panels, and forums at ABA meetings, and other electronic content that is delivered in cutting-edge wirys. ,e seek to assist law students in pursing therr professiona goals by engalging them in a two-way dialogue and treating their voices with respect and consideration, 'Ihe co-chairs can be reached via email at Michael. Dumasl@maine.edu and MVanI ieukelem@ahlerslaw.com. Stale & Local Lawo Ne ws, olmine 38, Nuinber 1, Fal 2014 1 Vol. 38, No. 1, Fall 2014

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