7 Tips to Achieve Success as a Lawyer: Thomas L. Shaffer Shares His Advice In the second of a two-part series on Lawyers, Faith, and Social Justice, LawCrossing profiles Thomas L. Shaffer, the Notre Dame Law School professor and prolific legal author. Professor Shaffer's comments are excerpted from a public lecture to law students at Pepperdine Law School on Law, Faith, and Social Justice. (444 views)