The School of Law held a celebration Aug. 25 to express its appreciation for the work of its adjunct professors, particularly those with 10 or more years of service.
“Adjuncts bring to our students a number of things that our full-time faculty cannot: namely, specialized expertise in a given practice area and the kind of skills training that only a practicing lawyer can impart,” said Daniel L. Keating, J.D., vice dean and the Tyrrell Williams Professor of Law. “And the most amazing thing is, our adjuncts do all of this while maintaining a day job.”
This was the first time that the law school has recognized adjuncts for their years of service. At present, 38 adjuncts have 10-19 years of service, and 16 adjuncts have 20 or more years of service.
According to Mary Perry, J.D., assistant dean for adjunct faculty and lecturer in law, the current adjunct law professors have more than 1,200 combined years of service.
One adjunct law professor, Larry Brody, J.D., received special recognition for more than 40 years of service. Brody, an alumnus of the law school and partner at Bryan Cave LLP, co-teaches “Family Wealth Management and Estate Planning & Drafting: Advanced Topics.” He began teaching at the law school in 1969.