ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

Thomas M. Kerr, Jr. Pre-Law Society

The  is a recognized ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ student organization for current students and alumni who are interested in law school, the legal profession or generally interested in law-related issues, events and activities.

The society is named for the late Thomas M. Kerr, Jr., a celebrated Pittsburgh attorney and ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon faculty member who also served as university pre-law advisor from the 1960s until the mid-1990s.

Thomas M. Kerr, Jr.’s career spanned the military, government service, corporate law and decades of university teaching, 37 of which were at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.

Kerr was a graduate of Lafayette College and received a law degree from George Washington University. He was well known for his contributions to the American Civil Liberties Union and civil rights efforts.

At ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, Kerr taught antitrust law and business ethics in the Tepper School of Business. He also served as the university’s pre-law adviser for more than two decades.

Kerr retired from ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in 2001 and died in 2006. As a tribute to his remarkable career and longtime association with ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Mellon, the university’s pre-law society was renamed in his honor in 2009 and the annual Thomas M. Kerr Lecture on Law and American Society was launched.