L to R: Benming Zhang, Andrew Parslow, Kelsey Abell,
Kacie Couch, Clint Schumacher
At the recent ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference in Nashville, our colleague Clint Schumacher set up his portable studio and recorded future episodes of his Eminent Domain Podcast. (Barista's note: Clint was also one of the three featured presenters for Friday's Ethics panel, and the feedback we've been receiving on that program is uniformly excellent.)
Eight of my William and Mary Law School students took several days out of their busy Spring semester schedule to travel to Nashville and participate in-person in the Conference, applying the theories and concepts we learned in the fall semester's class (Eminent Domain and Property Rights) to the real world of lawyering. (More on their Conference participation in a future post.)
Between sessions, they had a chance to sit down individually and in groups with Clint in his studio and talk about their experiences at the Conference, their progress in law school, what they got out of our class (including our SCOTUS road trip and their final papers), and other things (note: Ring of Fire, Seven Spanish Angels -- come on, it's Nashville! -- and Tiny Dancer is the answer). And except for taking the above picture, I was purposefully absent from the room so they would be candid!
Clint has just published the first episode of EDP featuring his talks with them (pictured above: Benming Zhang, Andrew Parslow, Kelsey Abell, Kacie Couch, and Clint Schumacher). Clint tells me that soon-to-be-released episodes will include his separate talks with students Delia Root and Joe Melton.
Check it out. It's rare that law students take the time to be part of a practice-focused conference in such a meaningful way. These soon-to-be lawyers are the future of our profession and of the Property Bar. I think you will find their views insightful. I think after listening, you will agree that our future is in good hands.
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if you don't already do so.
