In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor James M. Brown

Emeritus Professor of Law James M. Brown, best known for his innovative Land Development Law course, passed away on Tuesday, May 19 at the age of 93. After a 15-year career in the lumber business, general contracting, and land development, Professor Brown finished his law degree from the University of Florida in 1963 and went on to teach at GW Law for 27 years from 1965 until 1992. Edward Blackmon, Jr., JD '73, a civil rights pioneer who now serves in the Mississippi House of Representatives, recounted that when he came to GW Law from Mississippi, he knew no one, but was befriended by Jim Brown, his property professor. There are undoubtedly hundreds of stories like Blackmon's, thousands of students who learned from Professor Brown, and dozens of colleagues who enjoyed his company and his participation in the community.