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In Memoriam: Joseph W. Morris

Joseph W. Morris died on November 11 at age 99. Morris was elected to ALI in 1972.

He received his baccalaureate from Washburn University. After graduation, Morris joined the U.S. Navy during World War II and served in Honolulu, Hawaii. After the war, he obtained his law ...

In Memoriam: Steven L. Harris

Steven L. Harris passed away on November 6. An ALI member since 1986, Harris served as Reporter for the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 9 Drafting Committee with Charles W. Mooney Jr., which was enacted into law in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Insight into ...

In Memoriam: Bettina B. Plevan

Bettina ‘Betsy’ B. Plevan has died following a fourteen-month battle with acute myeloma leukemia. She was 75.

Plevan was elected to ALI in 1993 and served as an Adviser for Restatement of the Law, Employment Law. She was a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Department and ...

In Memoriam: Micalyn S. Harris

Micalyn S. Harris has died at age 80. An ALI member since 1998, Harris enjoyed participating in ALI’s work, serving in the Members Consultative Group for a number of projects including Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses and Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability ...

In Memoriam: Mark F. Clark

Mark F. Clark passed away on August 11 at age 81.

Clark received his A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1962 and went on to attend Harvard Law School, receiving his LL.B in 1965. Clark joined Foley Hoag following a clerkship for Chief Judge ...