Welcome Alumni:

Browse through these pages and discover the many opportunities to become active in the academic, social, and philanthropic life of the Law School. Here you will find information on reunions, upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and classmates. It is our hope that you will use this information to stay connected, both personally and professionally, with your law school and your fellow classmates.

Both individually and collectively, our alumni influence the decisions of prospective students and the opinions of our peers and other key individuals regarding the reputation of Creighton Law School. Therefore, I ask that you share with your colleagues, family and friends and any prospective law students the uniqueness of a Creighton education and some of our exciting news:

Our faculty members continue their work as first rate teachers and researchers, engaging with their profession and their students. Most recently:

• Professor Michael Kelly was recently elected Chair of the National Security Law Section at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) in San Diego, California. Professor Kelly also just released his new book, "Ghosts of Halabja: Saddam Hussein and the Kurdish Genocide."
• Professor Raneta Lawson Mack has been elected to a two year term on the Board of Directors of Nebraska Appleseed, a non-profit law project that focuses on advancing policies and practices that promote self-sufficiency for Nebraska’s working poor families. Professor Mack also recently released her new book "Comparative Criminal Procedure: History, Processes and Case Studies."
• Professor Ronald Volkmer won the 2008 Robert M. Spire Public Service Award, given by the Omaha Bar Association to a member of the legal profession who has helped enhance the public's knowledge of law. Volkmer was honored for promoting mediation and alternate dispute resolution, working with the state and local bar associations and leading law students on annual service-learning trips to the Dominican Republic. In addition, the Creighton University School of Law Service and Justice Fund has been created by a $100,000 gift from a Law School alumnus and his wife in recognition of and appreciation for the work of Professor Volkmer. The fund will support law school programs that aspire to develop in our students a foundation of moral values for lifelong service in the law and that seek to develop the whole person through discernment, community service, and outreach to those in need.
• Professors Larry Teply and Ralph Whitten published the second edition of their casebook: "Civil Procedure: Cases, Text, Notes, and Problems" and Professor Stephen Sieberson published his new book, "Dividing Lines Between the European Union and Its Member States: The Impact of the Treaty of Lisbon."
• Professor Marianne Culhane research project dealing with the retention of collateral through and after bankruptcy was one of only six projects nationwide selected for the University of Iowa’s Obermann Center for Advanced Studies research seminar schedule for Summer 2009.

The Creighton University School of Law’s Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution has made a national impact since its creation in 2005. The Institute, the result of a generous gift from the C.L. Werner Family of Omaha, is the most richly endowed program of its kind in the country and has climbed to the rank of 12th in the nation among the nearly 200 law schools offering dispute resolution classes, according to the U. S. News & World Report’s assessment of America’s Best Graduate Schools.

The Law School’s two clinics, the Milton R. Abrahams Legal Clinic and the Community Economic Development Law Clinic, continue to provide much-needed service to the community, but also provide a "hands-on" learning environment for Creighton students. An example of the impact of the Clinics as a learning environment can be seen in Kevin O’Connell, a current student who successfully argued a case from the Economic Development Clinic before the Nebraska Supreme Court.

As the law school’s reputation grows, so does the number of excellent applicants. Applications for the Fall 2009 entering class are up 59%. Our current students hail from 39 different states and represent 143 different undergraduate institutions, bringing academic achievement to the law school as well varied experiences and backgrounds to enrich our community. The bar passage rate for new graduates continues to remain strong and recent statistics on employment show that 98% of our students were employed within 9 months of graduation.

I know you share the same sense of pride that we do for the Law School. It is our hope you will help spread the word of the great education provided and the important work being done here at Creighton University School of Law.

Patrick J. Borchers
Dean and Professor of Law