Creighton Lawyer
Contents
Students, Faculty, Staff Adapt to Pandemic Rules ... 4
Creighton Adds New Sports Law Concentration ... 4
Law Faculty Provide Pandemic Perspectives / Denise Bilbow ... 5
Confidence in the Court / Eugene Curtin ... 6
Women in Law Speakers Share Stories, Reunite Alumni / Emily Rust ... 7
Haneman Advocates for Tax Incentives for Green Burials / Emily Rust ... 8
Pro Bono Program Soars ... 8
Gift Strengthens Creighton's Ties to Jewish Community / Micah Mertes ... 9
When 'Unalienable Rights' Meet National Crisis, Who Wins? / Eugene Curtin ... 10
Moot Court Teams Rising in Competitions ... 11
New Faces at Creighton Law ... 11
Alumnus Co-Authors Research on Evictions in Omaha ... 11
Faculty: Beyond the Classroom ... 12
'Go Forward and Seek Justice' / Blake Ursch ... 15
Passing the Baton / Eugene Curtin ... 18
Dean's Fund a Lifeline in Trying Times ... 22
Hamilton: From History to Broadway / Kevin Coffey ... 24
McCoy Grateful for the Journey / Eugene Curtin ... 26
Alumni Notes ... 27
Class of '80 Giving $80,000 ... 27
From the Bench ... 28
Pogges Recipients of 2020 Alumni Merit Award / Nichole Jelinek ... 29
Creighton Alumnus Helps Create Book for Congress / Denise Bilbow ... 30
In Memoriam ... 30
Rod Shkolnick, Revered Law Dean, Dies at 88 ... 31