Cover story: The quest for balance While lawyers have always put in a full day, a task force on the future of the legal profession has found that, particularly in large firms, the demands of the profession have become enormous and lawyers are finding it increasingly difficult to find a satisfactory balance between work and the rest of their lives. The idea police From trademarks to trade secrets, intellectual property law protects and encourages creativity and inventiveness. This rapidly growing field is attracting the attention of Quinnipiac law students who can specialize or take courses in the concentration. Where there's a will Quinnipiac’s newest faculty member, Jeffrey Cooper, is teaching his students the importance of helping their clients prepare for life’s unexpected events. Flat-out fun Several students and professors took a page from a children’s book and graphically flattened Dean Brad Saxton so he could slip under doorways and in and out of judges’ chambers to observe students in their externship locations. Then, they surprised the dean with a DVD about his adventures. Scientific methods A former scientist-turned lawyer,M. Elizabeth Karns ’03 blends her vocations to seek justice for sexual assault victims in Illinois. One recent case she won netted $2.4 million for the victim. Catching up with Gregory Pepe '82 Charles Veley '85 |