School of Law Viewbook • Faculty Perspective

Faculty Perspectives

Robert A. Weems
Jack W. Nowlin
Kalin Murray

ROBERT A. WEEMS , Professor of Law
“I believe that the evidence is overwhelming that students at this law school can receive a legal education that will enable them to compete successfully in any arena they choose to enter. This evidence is the presence of our students in the offices of some of the best law firms in the state, region and nation, and on the benches of state and federal courts. In addition to having bright minds, our students are fine people. It is a pleasure to teach them and to associate with them.”

Jack W. Nowlin, Associate Professor of Law
“One of the most rewarding aspects of being a professor is teaching students that the heart of the law is argument and counterargument. We teach them that they must be able to do more than defend the positions they actually hold: They must be able to shift gears and defend positions with which they disagree. Only then do they really understand their own position, and only then have they mastered the advocacy skills essential to law.”

Kali N. Murray, Assistant Professor of Law
“Shirley Chisolm once stated that ‘service is the rent you pay for life on this earth.’ Being a lawyer offers many opportunities to serve others, whether in your local, national or international community or to your individual clients. What makes The University of Mississippi School of Law truly unique is its commitment to providing our students with the best intellectual and social skills to truly be of service to others. The law school faculty is committed to providing an instructional atmosphere that provokes and inspires our students to think about the difficult issues that we, as lawyers, in diverse settings and practices, confront every day.”