The academic community at Quinnipiac University School of Law is responding to a tragic loss with a program designed to help others in the form of a student-support fund in memory of the late attorney Thomas J. Ullmann.

Ullmann, who died suddenly in a hiking accident last year, was a well-known teacher at Quinnipiac, a former chief public defender in New Haven and a member of the Connecticut Law Tribune editorial board remembered for having a smile for everyone he met and an impact on countless lives.