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I will always treasure the memories of the graduation brunch in May 2001 that Dory Mayer hosted at her beautiful home, inviting not only the graduating students but also their families. On a personal level, this has been one of the few and warmest opportunities to have both my parents and my aunt together, having a good time and celebrating a major achievement. These are priceless moments! I loved it and it will always be a part of me.
Marzio Ciani, L'01 -
Gail Grossman, L'80
Law Weekly Staff
Georgetown Law Weekly's Staff in 1980. Gail Grossman is in the back row center seated.
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Gail Grossman, L'80
Mike Wallace Interview
I had the privilege of interviewing Mike Wallace of CBS News' "60 Minutes" when he came to Georgetown Law to do a story on Chief Justice Warren Burger and interview former Supreme Court clerks, Professor Mike Seidman and Professor Dennis Hutchinson. Mike Wallace was kind enough to give me 50 minutes of his time for my article entitled, "50 Minutes with Mike Wallace."
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Gail Grossman, L'80
Section 3 Talent Show
This is a photo of me (Gail Grossman) playing my guitar and singing in my first year of law school in the Section 3 talent show. I am singing a parody of "What a Wonderful World This Would Be", originally sung by Sam Cooke and re-recorded by Art Garfunkel. My version of the song was: "Don't know much about Property ....... but I do know I want to pass the Bar, and if I could ever get that far, What a Wonderful World This Would Be."
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Joe Fink, L'73
5 Minutes with Sam Dash
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Pat Roth, N'64, L'87, L'94
Shout-Out Round-Up!
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Michael Karam, F'72, L'76, L'81
About Linda Morgan
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Sabrina Bernadel, L'20
1L Cold-Call
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Robert Wellen, L'75
LL.M Opens Eyes
I was a student in the LL.M Tax program during the early 1970s while on active duty in the Navy JAG Corps. I had taken a few tax courses in undergraduate law school.In fact, I was fortunate enough to have studied with giants like Boris Bittker (and served as his research assistant) and Marvin Chirelstein. But the LL.M program really opened my eyes on the realities and variety of tax practice.
Teachers like Earl Colson (gains and losses), John Sexton (partnerships), and Fred Peel (consolidated returns) gave us practical background as well as technical preparation.
Also, a lot of my fellow students were working for law and accounting firms and the IRS. Guys like Bill Zimbalist and Steve Mopsick showed me how much fun they were having with tax work.
But the biggest influence on me from the LL.M program was Peter Weidenbruch. He taught a tax policy seminar that went way beyond the usual technical details. We became good friends. After I left Navy JAG, Peter and I became colleagues in the then-tiny Washington office of Fulbright & Jaworski (now Norton Rose Fulbright). There, Peter taught me, millimeter-by millimeter, how to structure a corporate transaction, how to request AND GET a private letter ruling from the IRS, and how to advise clients.
When I took up adjunct professor tasks in the LL.M program, his tips included: “Don’t stand still. Move around. You need to keep people awake in a night class." And, "If a student asks a question, even if you know the answer, answer with a question of your own."
Best of luck in the next 150 years!