David McKinney didn’t wait until the tail end of his career to give back. The University of Memphis law alumnus and his wife, Dr. Shanea McKinney, recently launched the David E. McKinney Law Fellowship at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law—and they did it while still in what most would consider their prime earning years.
The fellowship is designed to ease the financial burden on talented and diverse law students, allowing them to focus on the academic and experiential rigor that makes a Memphis Law degree worth having.
“The degree I earned at the University of Memphis School of Law has served as the cornerstone of my professional life and career success, opening doors that once seemed out of reach,” McKinney said. “This fellowship is designed to ensure that those same doors remain open, and most optimistically expand, for the next generation of leaders.”
Built From Experience
McKinney’s path to law wasn’t predetermined. A business major at UofM, he was noticed by a professor in his junior year, who asked if he’d ever considered law school. By that Friday, McKinney and his father were driving to Atlanta for a law school admissions fair…