Boggs, Hainkel and Wisdom among first inductees in Tulane Law School Hall of Fame

Barri Bronston bbronst@tulane.edu
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Tulane Law School will induct the first class of its new Law School Hall of Fame at its annual Alumni Luncheon on March 22 at 11:30 a.m. at the Westin New Orleans.

The Hall of Fame, supported with a gift from Lake Charles lawyer Mike Veron (A & S "72, L" 74), recognizes extraordinarily accomplished alumni and legendary faculty members spanning the school"s 166-year history.

The 12 honorees (posthumous members are indicated with an *) are:

• Marian Mayer Berkett (L "37), first woman attorney hired by a Louisiana law firm
• Hale Boggs * (A & S "35, L "37), 13-term Congressman who served as majority whip and majority leader
• John J. Hainkel, Jr. * (A & S "59, L "61), first person to serve as both speaker of the house and president of the Senate in a state legislature
• Russ M. Herman (A & S "63, L "66), founding partner of Herman, Herman & Katz and lead counsel in many high-profile class action
• Joseph Merrick Jones * (A & S, L "25), founder of the law firm now known as Jones Walker and former president of Tulane"s board of administrators.
• Wayne J. Lee (A & S "71, L "74), leading New Orleans lawyer who helped diversify the legal profession.
• Bessie Margolin * (N "29, L "30), associate solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor
• Max Nathan (L "60), founding partner of Session, Fishman, Nathan & Israel and distinguished lawyer in estate planning and successions
• Ferdinand Stone *, member of Law School"s faculty for 41 years before retiring as W.R. Irby Chair
• Jacques L. Wiener, Jr. (A & S "56, L "61), Shreveport lawyer before appointment by President George H.W. Bush to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
• John Giffen Weinmann (A & S "50, L "52), former U.S. ambassador to Finland and chief of protocol in the White House
• John Minor Wisdom * (L "29), 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge who played a pivotal role in enforcing the civil rights of racial minorities

For tickets to the luncheon, contact Nicole DePietro at 504-865-5909 or ndepietr@tulane.edu.