This edition features Professor Thomas McAffee, student Brittnie Watkins and alumna Tara Popova '10.
Professor
McAffee has been teaching constitutional law for the past 32 years — half of
which have been spent at Boyd. His knack for storytelling and scholarship has
earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues.
Watkins will soon graduate with her J.D.
along with a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology. While attending Boyd, she’s held
leadership positions in a number of student organizations, including the Public
Interest Law Association, the Child Advocacy Association, and the Black Law
Students Association. Watkins will work alongside Nevada Supreme Court Justice
Michael Douglas during a clerkship in the fall.
After
leaving the Amsterdam School of Business, Popova arrived at Boyd to fulfill her
dream of becoming a lawyer. While attending law school, she received the
State Bar of Nevada Professional Development Fellowship and the Outstanding
Student in Mediation community service award. Popova now works as an associate
attorney with the law firm of Fox Rothschild, where she practices commercial
litigation.
