Brian Havel Depaul

Brian Havel Associate Dean DePaul University College of Law 25 East Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60604 By Electronic Mail Dear Associate Dean Havel: At the invitation of Dean Glen Weissenberger, we agreed to participate in a July 30 and 31 symposium entitled Vanishing Act: Legal Education in a World Without Trials. We have recently been informed that Dean Weissenberger no longer serves as Depaul Law School’s Dean and that the University administration has appointed an Acting Dean for a two year term without consulting the Law School’s faculty. Although we do not dispute the authority of the University to make administrative changes, we are mindful of the provisions of ABA Accreditation Standards 106(7) and 206(d) and Interpretation 206(a). Together, those standards provide that the faculty shall have substantial involvement in the selection of a Dean. Specifically, the faculty or a representative body of it shall advise, consult, and make recommendations to the appointing authority in the selection of a dean. Moreover, Standard 106(7) unequivocally states that as used in the Standards and Interpretations, “Dean” includes an acting or interim dean. We express no opinion regarding the person selected to serve as your Acting Dean. Given the circumstances of his appointment, however, we are concerned that our participation in the Symposium might be understood as suggesting either that we believe the change in leadership is in compliance with ABA Standards or that we condone the manner in which it was effected. Therefore, we regret to inform you that we are no longer able to participate in the upcoming symposium.

Sincerely,

s/Stephen B. Burbank Stephen B. Burbank David Berger Professor for the Administration of Justice University of Pennsylvania School of Law

s/JoAnne A. Epps JoAnne A. Epps Dean, Temple University School of Law

s/Marc Galanter s/Phoebe A. Haddon Marc Galanter Phoebe A. Haddon John and Rylla Bosshard Professor of Law Dean, University of Maryland School of Law and South Asian Studies University of Wisconsin School of Law