I will always remember Mark Kelman (Criminal Law) — then the young radical of the faculty, now the vice dean — for making the case that the criminal law apparatus (and perhaps the entire legal system) was an emperor with no clothes… Byron Sher (Contracts) — gentlemanly to the core… Bill Cohen (Torts) – succinct, even terse, with a razor-sharp mind and wit. Charlie Meyers (Property) – a colorful character with a big personality; direct, hard-driving, charismatic… Gerald Gunther (Constitutional Law) – erudite, nuanced, discerning, broad-minded. He held court on issues of the day and reminisced about Learned Hand… John Kaplan (Evidence) – insightful and highly entertaining, with a puckish sense of humor… Wayne Barnett (Tax) – for his infectious enthusiasm. He treated a court’s flawed decision with the incredulity of an ardent sports fan reacting to a referee’s bad call.

David Burgess '81