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Harvey Tettlebaum, '64 Honored

Harvey M. Tettlebaum '64, was named the “Republican of the Year” by the Missouri Association of Republicans on February 7, 2004. Harvey has been active in Republican politics for over forty years.

He has been treasurer of the Missouri Republican Party since 1976, and a delegate to the Republican National Convention for the last four presidential elections. President of the Republican National Lawyers Association, he serves as chair of the Missouri Lawyers for Bush Cheney ’04. He also has served as an advocate of legal services for the poor and was elected Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of Legal Aid of Missouri Statewide Program, Inc.

Harvey is a 1964 graduate of Dartmouth College, a 1968 graduate of Washington University School of Law and a member of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association.

Harvey practices with the firm of Husch and Eppenberger, LLC, a firm with 300 attorneys in nine offices across the Midwest and Mid-South.

Source: Press Release from Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

Doug Simpson '70
DLA "Webster"

Mock Trial advances to silver at Princeton

This past weekend, the Dartmouth Mock Trial society competed at the Princeton Regional Tournament and qualified its third team to the silver national tournament. This success means that Dartmouth has broken its own previous record and qualified an unprecedented number of teams to nationals.
Source: Dartmouth Mock Trial Society Press Release
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Princeton, NJ - The Dartmouth Mock Trial Society completed the Princeton Regional Tournament on February 20th and 21st, 2004, and finished by qualifying a team to the National Intercollegiate Tournament, to be held in Florida March 5-7. The second team competing at the Princeton Regional had a strong showing against Georgetown and teams from Boston University and Syracuse, both of which finished the tournament in the top ten.

Team Black, which qualified to nationals, ended with a record of 5-2-1 (five wins, two losses, and a tied ballot), which was a record identical to that of the National Championship Tournament qualifiers. Because the competition at the Princeton Regional was so close, rankings were determined by the strength of opposition, rather than by record alone. According to this determination, Team Black ended the tournament in fourth place. The Princeton Regional Tournament, which is well-known for its level of difficulty, hosted teams from Yale, Harvard, Georgetown, Boston University, Brown and Syracuse, all of which have strong competitive histories.

In mock trial competition, participants prepare the roles of attorneys and witnesses based upon a nationwide fact pattern provided each year and try their cases against teams from other colleges and universities in regional and National-level tournaments. Rounds are judged by practicing attorneys and judges and competitors are scored based upon the professionalism and effectiveness of the cases they present. The top teams from each tournament are sent to the National Intercollegiate Tournament in either Florida or Kentucky (formerly known as the "Silver Flight national") and the National Championship Tournament in Des Moines (previously the "Gold Flight national"). Competitions consist of four rounds with two judges each, for a total of eight potential "ballots" to win each tournament.

Team Black, with attorneys Jeremy Presser (04), Gwendolyn Carroll (04), Daniel Preysman (04) and witnesses Will Rack (04), Tina Catania (03), Alexa Hansen (04), Brian Pingree (04), ended with a record of 5-2-1, which earned them a bid to the National Championship Tournament. Because both Team Black and Team Green qualified to the silver flight tournament, the Dartmouth Mock Trial society will now have to decide who to send to the tournament. Team Green qualified two weeks ago at the Manchester, CT regional with a hard-earned fourth place showing. The American Mock Trial Association prohibits more than two teams from any school from competing at a National Tournament. Dartmouth has now qualified three teams, one to the championship tournament in Des Moines and two to the silver flight tournament, so not all of the qualifiers will be able to compete.

Team Silver, with attorneys Evan Mendelson (06), Martie Kutscher (07), Michael Sarinsky (07), Kathryn Clark (07), and witnesses Kristin Janssen (06), Megan Hamilton (06), Dan Racic (07), Amy Rolfvondenbaumen (07), had a strong showing at a highly competitive tournament. Team Silver is a very young team, and the level of their performance at Princeton bodes very well for their success at future tournaments.

Since its inception in the 1996-97 school year, Dartmouth's performance at regional tournaments has been improving with almost perfect consistency. Dartmouth's first year of competition resulted in a bid to the Gold Flight tournament. After a brief slump in 97-98, Dartmouth went on to win a spot to the Silver Flight tournament in 98-99, a bid to the Gold Flight tournament in 99-00, two bids to the Silver Flight tournament in 00-01, and one bid each to the Silver and Gold tournaments in 01-02.

In addition, Dartmouth finished 1st in their division at that year's Silver flight tournament, earning another bid to the Gold Flight in 00-01. In 01-02, Dartmouth qualified one team to each of the national tournaments, and last year in 02-03, the society qualified two teams to the Gold Flight tournament. Having qualified three teams this year, Dartmouth must now make the tough decision as to which teams will be able to compete at nationals. Regardless of the outcome of this decision, this unprecedented success has created an embarrassment of riches for Dartmouth's mock trial society, and the necessity of the decision is a testament to Dartmouth's continual improvement and competitive progress.

Dartmouth's Mock Trial Society and its competition teams are student-led and student-directed.

The Dartmouth Mock Trial society would like to thank its faculty advisor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, as well as Carey Heckman '76. The Dartmouth Mock Trial Society is, as always, extremely grateful for the continued financial support of the Committee on Student Organizations, the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, and the Student Activities Office. We would also like to extend special thanks to the volunteers who judged our practice rounds, including Robert Buckley, Carey Heckman, Joseph Dashbauch, Peter Gardner, Katherine Borgstrom, all of whom provided invaluable advice and commentary.

CONTACT:
Daniel Preysman, President
603-643-3106

Jeremy Presser, Vice-President of Organization
603-646-6321

March 26-28 CyberCrime Conference at Yale

Yale Law's Information Society Project reminds me that registration is filling up for the CyberCrime conference on March 26 - 28 at Yale. I'll be there, and hope to see some fellow Dartmouth Lawyers during the three days.

The conference will bring together policy makers, security experts, law enforcement personnel, social activists and academics to discuss the emerging phenomena of cybercrime and law enforcement. Participants will question both the efficacy of fighting cybercrime and the civil liberties implications arising from innovations in law enforcement methods of operation.

The writing competition has already attracted high quality submissions (40 international submissions for the writing competition and 30 pre-invited presentations). In addition to a day-and-a-half of panels, the keynote will be by Dan Geer - Principal, Geer Risk Services , Verdasys, Inc., with a dinner speech by John Podesta - President and CEO, Center for American Progress. Should be a extremely valuable program.

CyberCrime and Digital Law Enforcement Conference -- Schedule and Participants

Vox clams,

Doug Simpson '70

Finding Dartmouth Lawyers online with DLA Directory

eMailbag: A '92 asked how to find a Dartmouth J.P. for a wedding in Southern New Hampshire. My reply:
..."A good start would be to contact a Dartmouth lawyer in Southern New Hampshire. Our online directory makes that easy. Go to http://DLA.org and you'll find a link to the Directory of Members in the left hand column of links."
..."If you just fill "New Hampshire" into the "state" query box, then hit "continue" you'll get a list of 70 DLA members in that state. The search engine discourages loathsome spammers by only displaying 5 names at a time, but you can hit "next records" a few times to get through the list, or you can narrow it by putting in a city name also, say Manchester (16 members) or Concord (20 members)."

Vox clams,

Doug '70 (DLA Webster)

Call for Speakers: CyberThieves in the Corporate Vaults

Seeking panelists from several disciplines to speak on digital intrusions and misappropriation of corporate secrets for the Connecticut Bar Association Annual Meeting.

Topic scenario:

February Hearsay Newsletter Online at DLA.org

* President Wright addresses the DLA Annual Meeting.
* Chris Toll '81 elected DLA President effective fall 2004.
* Stephen Volk '57 honored at DLA fund-raiser luncheon.
* Dartmouth Lawyer career changes.
These and other stories in the latest issue of "Hearsay," DLA's
illustrated newsletter. If you missed your paper copy, it is now
online at www.dla.org/downloads/Hearsay0402.pdf

Doug Simpson '70
DLA "Webster"

Online: Dartmouth Mock Trial

Kicking off their first year online, the Dartmouth Mock Trial Society website demonstrates the combination of skill, preparation and good fun that has made it a leader in the mock trial circle.

DMTS Members - New York Regional - March 2003

As they describe it on the new website:

"We're given facts and a list of witnesses and affidavits (basically what the witnesses saw and what they did) and we prepare both sides of the case based on that information. We play both witnesses and attorneys, literally constructing the whole case and our strategy from scratch."

"Being part of DMTS is both one of the most demanding and one of most rewarding experiences available to students of Dartmouth College. Mock trial is a blend of extemporaneous speaking, acting, and debating, all done within the context of a fictional case, and a courtroom. Most of our teammates have had experience in high school, but many of Dartmouth's stars joined the team with no previous knowledge of mock trial or of legal procedure."

DLA is pleased to be a supporter of the DMTS. Visit their website to find ways you can help, either by organizing a local alum lunch or dinner for them when they are off on one of their wining road trips, or just sending them a check to defer some of their expenses.

Doug Simpson '70
DLA "Webster"

John E. Leggat '45 (1924-2004)

DLA member John E. Leggat, 80, of Westford, MA, passed away at his home on January 10, 2004.

Born in Boston, John graduated from Dartmouth in 1945. During World War II, he served as a platoon leader with the United States Marine Corps in Okinawa and China. After graduating from the Univ. of Michigan Law School in 1949, he opened a law practice in Lowell, Massachusetts. During the Korean War, he served as a captain in Europe.

He served his community as trustee and former chairman of the board of trustees at Lowell General Hospital, founded the Greater Lowell Community Foundation and served on its board of directors. He was a trustee of the Westford Academy, and an attorney for the Florence Crittenton League of Lowell.

He leaves his wife, Ruth (Curtiss); two sons, John E. "Tod" Jr. of Cazenovia, N.Y., and Bruce C. of Westford; and two grandchildren.

Source: Boston Globe, Jan. 18, 2004

Our condolences to his family and friends.

If you knew John, please share your recollections of his life by adding a Comment or Trackback to this posting.

Doug Simpson '70
DLA "Webster"