"Got a Minute?" with Lucy Levine, 2L

Welcome to UW Law’s “Got a Minute?” series. These are fun, short-answer interviews that pepper students with 20 rapid-fire questions in a laid-back format. We’ll find students throughout William H. Gates Hall as they study, wait for class to start or hangout with their classmates.

This week’s “Got a Minute?” interview is with Lucy Levine, 2L.

UW Law: What's the first law class you ever took?

Lucy Levine: Torts.

UW Law: What was the first case you were cold called on, and how did it go?

LL: I don't remember, probably something in civil procedure, and I think I didn't know the answer.

UW Law: Who's the first classmate you met?

LL: My friend, Ying Yuan.

UW Law: Which professor would you want on your staff if you were to set up an operating government on the moon?

LL: Professor Manheim. She's just super knowledgeable. I feel like she would put everybody to work right away and know what to do.

UW Law: What's your favorite doctrinal class?

LL: Constitutional law.

UW Law: Which classroom is better, room 133 or 138?

LL: I like 138.

UW Law: if you had to pair up with a professor for karaoke, who would you pull up on stage with you?

LL: I think Professor Porter would be down.

UW Law: Without looking, how many glass structures are in the courtyard?

LL: Four.

UW Law: Where's your favorite part of the library to hang out?

LL: The tables by the windows on the far end on the west side.

UW Law: What's the best underutilized resource at UW Law for students?

LL: I think people should hang out in the grass here more. I don't think it's a resource, but I lie out here all the time.

UW Law: Name the first Latin legal term that comes to mind, and what it means.

LL: Pro se, and it's when you represent yourself.

UW Law: Which class have you laughed the most in?

LL: Probably torts. First with Said and then with Porter. We switched professors mid-quarter.

UW Law: Where's your favorite spot on the UW campus, excluding William H. Gates Hall?

LL: I like the dock for the crew boats. You can go swim there.

UW Law: Do you have a favorite courtroom drama, TV show or movie?

LL: Honestly, no. I think the only one I've seen is Legally Blonde.

UW Law: Tell us something you learned in class that blew your mind.

LL: I'm taking individual income tax, and I just learned about imputed income, which is basically that you don't have to report as individual income any value of properties you own. So, it protects really wealthy property owners. And I think that's really messed up.

UW Law: What's your favorite time slot for a class?

LL: 1:30 to 3:20.

UW Law: Where's your favorite spot to get a bite of food nearby?

LL: I like Saigon Deli for really good banh mi.

UW Law: If you could host a fireside chat with one professor on anything, who would it be and on what?

LL: Maybe I would have Schnapper tell me all about his life.

UW Law: If you could work in-house anywhere where would it be?

LL: It's not really in-house, but the UW division of the AG’s office.

UW Law: Finally, what’s a memorable court case you’ve studied?

LL: There was a case we read about in property that was about whether you need to tell a prospective homeowner if a house is haunted. And I thought that was great. I can't believe it was a real case. I'm pretty sure, because this particular house was so well-known to be haunted, they decided that it was wrong for the real estate agent to not disclose it. It's commonly known as the Ghostbusters ruling, and the actual case is Stambovsky v. Ackley.