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'Friendlier School'

Mr. Gibson attended
Howard University in
Washington, D.C. and
Columbia Law School in New
York.

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"Columbia is a much more competitive school. This is a friendlier school."

At the University's Law
School, "You don't have
professors delivering the last
part of their lecture as they run
out of the door to get into their
chauffeured limousine to go to
their office on Wall St.
Columbia is a much more
competitive school. This is a
friendlier school," Mr. Gibson
said.

As far as Washington goes,
he concedes it has a "lot of
nice restaurants, but he did not
like the absence of home rule.
"There is a certain feeling of
helplessness."

Before coming to
Charlottesville, Mr. Gibson was
a partner in the Law firm of
Josey, Gibson, Allen and
Mitchell. One of his cases
involved the defense of a
member of the Black Panther
party who was suspected of
murder. The defendant was
eventually acquitted.

"I miss the competitive part
of law practice," the young
professor said. "There is
somewhat of a substitute for
that in the class room
atmosphere but Its not a real
substitute for the courtroom
practice, I am adjusting to it I
believe. One thing about
teaching is that I have much
more time to think about
things and read books. A law
practice is just plain hard
work."