Gail Peek, '84:
I found The Law School an amazing experience.  I learned so much from the faculty and my peers.  Some of these lessons were not always pleasant or positive, but they were all life lessons that helped me.  The legal education I received at the Law School enabled me to handle many legal issues I encountered.  I recall surprising my colleagues with my ability to utilize legal reasoning and research techniques to assist clients with complex issues.  I want others, especially minority students, to have the same opportunity I had.  I also want the Mandel Legal Aid Clinic to continue to break new ground in representing those less fortunate that me.  Thus, supporting the Law School is a very easy decision.  How could I not?

Jason Patil, '98:
Just as my legal education benefited from the generosity of alumni, in some small way I hope that my contributions can help to ensure that present students enjoy the same benefits.

Melody Drummond, '05:
The Law School's dedicated professors such as Emily Buss, Saul Levmore, Lior Strahilevitz, and (recently retired) David Currie challenged me to think as a lawyer, to relish tough intellectual problems and to work with others to solve them.  The clinical program's inspiring practitioners such as Randy Schmidt and Herschella Conyers prepared me to act as a lawyer, to build professionalism and to fight injustice.  I give back so that the Law School may continue its rigorous tradition of thought and action in shaping tomorrow's lawyers.

Palak Shah, '02:
I mainly give back to the Law School because I admire its support of clinical programs for students.  I ear mark my contribution for the clinical programs because these programs provide legal services to some of the poorest members of our society who are often in the greatest need of legal representation.  The clinical programs do a wonderful job of instilling this important part of practicing law in students.  I hope my contribution signals to the Law School that I support this mission and that it should invest more resources to expand its clinical programs.

Anna Ivey, '97:
The Law School taught me how to thinkhow to construct my own arguments, defend and refine them, and how to unpack and think about the ideas of others. It's a life skill that serves me far beyond the circumference of legal issues. Every time I talk to someone who hasn't had the benefit of that education, I'm grateful for the way the Law Schoolprofessors and students alikefired up synapses in my mind that I hadn't even known were there.
 
Greg Coules, '95:
Quite simply, having gone to both the College and the Law School I have a quite a fondness for the U of C.  Having come from modest means, the University was extremely generous with scholarships and other financial aid during my entire career there.  While I took a bit of a non-traditional career path from that typical of most Law School graduates, I have found the training I received at both the College and the Law School incredibly useful.  I feel that, given Chicago's generosity to me during my time of need, it is quite appropriate to give back to such a wonderful institution now that I am able.  By doing my part, I hope that the school can continue to make a great education possible for other highly qualified candidates who are in financial need.  

Katherine Eldred, '02:
Outstanding faculty, challenging curriculum, innovative teaching, terrific classmates, countless opportunities, Wine Mess, the Law School Musical, good friends, because I had a wonderful time there and I want others to benefit as I benefitted?   (Not the weather.)  All of that is certainly true, but why do I give?  It's pretty simple: I give because the Law School taught me never to be afraid to ask questions.  (And because Epstein can give Cicero a run for his money.)  Res ipsa loquitur!  Giving is one small way to stay connected to the institution, the people and those absolutely unique experiences.

Mort Zalutsky, '60:
We received from the Law School an unrivaled education and an intellectual experience which included vigorous discourse, skepticism, and analytical reasoning ability.  This facilitated many beneficial professional opportunities.  We also acquired lasting friendships with classmates and professors.  Our memories of our experiences at the Law School improve with age, and we are justifiably proud to be graduates of the Law School.  We had the opportunity to attend because of the generosity of others, and as alumni it is now our turn to help others and perpetuate a great institution.

Addison Braendel, '92
I support the Law School because I am grateful for the scholarship I got, because it is important to me that the Law School remain competitive as a top law school, and because I keep running into Saul Levmore at little league and soccer games.

Holly Kulka, '91:
Why do I give back? The education; the faculty; the lifelong friendships with classmates; the privilege of being taught by such luminaries in the field, and the privilege of having those luminaries available for fascinating discussions; ballroom dancing with professors in the Green Lounge; arguing whether fairness is in the constitution with Prof Easterbrook; being defended by other professors!; the thrill of opening a journal, newspaper, or magazine and seeing one of your professors.  The excitement of hearing a professor on NPR and the pride of explaining to whoever is in the car (including the two-year old) that THAT was your professor.   And the never ending resume value of University of Chicago, the Law School.
 
Bill Bennett, '75:
My monetary contributions to the law school come from a heart-felt appreciation for the rigor of the study it requires, the breadth of courses it offers, the ability of the students it educates, the talent of the teachers it employs, and the respect its name commands. Who would not want the University of Chicago Law School imprimatur?  I know of no one.
 
Ceylan Ayasli Eatherton, '05, and Peter Eatherton, '05:
We give to show appreciation for the great experience we had at the University of Chicago Law School, both inside the classroom and as part of the law school community.  Giving is also our way to help ensure that those students attending after us will have the same great legal education and experience that we did.
 
Ellis Reid, '59:
I give back because the University of Chicago Law School is responsible for the molding of my young mind so that I could become a scholar of the law who could put the seamless web together and see the big picture that was laid out in the various classes taught by some of the greatest professors in this nation.  I give back because the Law School is responsible for the launching of my legal career.  I give back in order to help in the modest way that I do in order to pass on this tradition of excellence to the succeeding generations of legal scholars.  I truly wish that I could do more, and I will, because I have been truly blessed with a great legal career.

Teresa Goebel, '99:
I was one of those kids who decided to become a lawyer in elementary school, so I had many years to consider what I wanted from my law school education.  My experience at the Law School exceeded all of my expectations.  The mix of academic rigor, accessible and engaging faculty, a diverse student population and open discourse provides an unparalleled environment in which to learn the law.  I give back to help maintain that environment for other aspiring lawyers. (And I met my husband at the Law School, in my Bigelow section, for that I am profoundly grateful!)

Mark Aronchick, '74:
I support the law school in honor of and out of gratitude for my teachers.  I know of few callings higher than that of "teacher", and I know of few places anywhere more dedicated to teaching in all its aspect.  Our Law School develops people who become role models, teachers, and leaders in their own rights.  No place does it better, and I want to do my part to make sure it stays that way.  

Jason Peltz, '92:
I give to the Law School because I want it to prosper and provide others with the same opportunities for challenge, learning, and growth it provided me.  The Law School created a stimulating environment that challenged me academically in a way that I had never before experienced.  I learned a great deal -- about the law, of course, but more importantly about how to think, about myself, and about colleagues.  The Law School provided an atmosphere for me and my classmates to grow as thinkers, as people, and ultimately as lawyers.  I am grateful to the Law School for enriching my life.

Britton Guerrina, '99:
I give back because of the generous support that I received from other donors who gave the money that funded the scholarships I received while at the Law School. I also happen to think it's the best law school in the countryâ "and I support it to help it stay that way!

Harvey Kurtz, '75:
As a new graduate, giving back to the law school did not occur to me as being either necessary or important.  But, over time I learned that my training in how to think about and analyze the law was better than I first knew, and I discovered in my reunion visits that the law school had changed in some important ways.  I saw law students enjoying themselves(!) and faculty that had, to some extent, opened themselves up to the students.  So, I changed my mind about giving something back.  It was a remarkable change of heart for this anti-institutional child of the 60's.  I give back to the law school because it helped me develop a fine career and because the school realized it needed to change, and did.

Robert Rasmussen, '85:
I contribute to the Law School for two reasons. The first is to pay interest on the moral debt I incurred in my three years there. The education I received changed my life. The training and the passion that the Law School instilled in me led me to pursue a career in legal academia. It is a wonderful vocation; it is a continuation of the learning process that started in Hyde Park. The second is that the Law School occupies a unique place in legal education. Its commitment to ideas and its spirit of open inquiry benefit all of us in the academy. My work as a scholar is guided as much as by what the Law School is today as it is by what the School was 20 years ago when I graduated. Eveyone in legal education, regardless of what law school they attended, benefits from the Law School and what it stands for.