NICHOLAS J. NASTASI L’67
Reunion events
continued on Saturday with an Alumni/Faculty panel on “Law and Pop Culture”
which offered the morning audience an extra jolt of caffeine delivered
from the energetic and personable panelists. Dean Fitts moderated the
discussion that featured Henry Schleiff C’70, L’73, Chief Executive
Officer and CEO of Court TV: “The law gives you the opportunity to see
human conflict. It’s the opportunity to view raw human emotions. You can
tell an inspiring story. There is nothing that gives you a better foundation
for drama.” Lisa Scottoline C’77, L’81, author of eight legal thrillers
including The Vendetta Defense (2000): “Every book I write asks
‘What is justice?’ It’s a question everyone asks and everyone has an answer.
This week people at the bus stops are talking about the delay in Timothy
McVeigh’s execution and the process of discovery – ‘what papers should
the FBI have turned over?’” Nicholas J. Nastasi L’67, Philadelphia
trial attorney: “My goal is to be on top of the media in the courtroom
where I’m in trial. The coverage in the media may affect the delivery
of justice to my client.” And, Assistant Professor of Law Peter Huang
who teaches “Law and Pop Culture” at the Law School: “I began wondering
about the emotional reasons why people apply to law school. What do they
think lawyers are? Ally McBeal? The Paper Chase? L.A. Law? Pop culture
appeals to our passions and the law appeals to our minds.” Festivities
continued through the day with a family picnic and through the night at
dinners held in the Law School complex and in Center City Philadelphia.
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My
goal is to be on top of the media in the courtroom where I’m in trial.
The coverage in the media may affect the delivery of justice to my client.
