August- September 2005

Law School Receives $3 Million Gift

GW Law School will add a litigation center and an endowed faculty position thanks to a $3 million gift from one its most generous and active graduates, James F. Humphreys, JD ’78.

The new Humphreys Complex Litigation Center will provide judges, court administrators, lawyers, and public policy makers with comprehensive information about complex litigation.

“There was a consensus of opinion that there needs to be — for both the federal and state courts — a center that collects, analyzes, andpublishes information on developments in mass and complex litigation,”Humphreys said. “I’m glad to be in the position to help GW Law School make that center a reality.”

This is not the first time Humphreys has given back to his alma mater. Humphreys, who serves on GW Law School Board of Advisors and continues to lead the prominent law firm of James F. Humphreys & Associates in Charleston, WV, established a GW Law School scholarship fund a few years ago and, in 2003,funded a new student lounge in Stockton Hall and a spacious amphitheater classroom in Stuart Hall.

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