communications skills in law school in the
North Dakota Law Review.
At UND, Professor Mavrova Heinrich will
teach in the first-year Lawyering Skills
program. She also will teach a course she
designed for UND law students, Professional
Writing & Communication. And, as a former
UND Trial Team member and Moot Court
champion, she will teach Advanced Trial
Advocacy and coach our Trial Team.
At the same time we are welcoming Kit and
Denitsa with open arms, we’re also saying
goodbye to our retiring faculty colleague Paul
A. LeBel. Paul joined the School of Law as
our 15th dean in May 2004. In 2009, at the
request of University President Robert O.
Kelley, Paul undertook the duties of UND’s
Vice President for Academic Affairs &
Provost. He retired as Vice President and
Provost in 2013 and returned to the law
school as Professor of Law. Paul’s legacies
at the School of Law include laying the
initial groundwork (figuratively speaking!)
for our transformative building project
and modernizing our admissions process.
In recognition of his role in advancing the
Retiring faculty Paul A. LeBel displays a gift from his students.
School of Law, the University has bestowed
the honorary titles of Dean Emeritus
and Professor Emeritus of Law. Paul’s
contributions to the law school as dean
will have a lasting impact, but his heart has
always been in the classroom. This spring,
his Torts students put together a fantastic
collection of “LeBelisms” from his lectures,
including a “Big Bag of Liability,” a lovely
gesture reflecting his teaching excellence and
his strong connection to students. We wish
Paul and Lucinda all happiness as they focus
on being grandparents!
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