Wake Forest Law welcomed U.S. Army Capt. Florent “Flo” Groberg to the Worrell Professional Center on Wednesday, March 15. His presentation, “Opportunities Earned and Leadership Learned: An American Hero’s Journey,” was co-sponsored by Bank of America in an effort to raise financial support and student engagement for the Veterans Legal Clinic. Capt. Groberg also made a …

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the National Jurist has named Wake Forest Law among the nation’s “greenest” law schools in its Spring 2017 edition. The magazine ranked Wake Forest Law the ninth greenest law school in the country. “More and more law schools are walking the walk, not just talking the talk. We identify …

Wake Forest Law professors will follow up Feb. 2′s panel discussion on “What Will Happen in the Trump Administration?” with a second panel discussion focusing on climate change, immigration and health and safety regulations at noon on Monday, Feb. 13, in Room 1312 of the Worrell Professional Center. For those who can’t attend in person, …

Jason Chung (JD ‘17) and Briana O’Neil (JD ‘18) joined with students from other North Carolina universities on March 18, 2017,  to offer perspectives on their legal education during a program designed to help minority students who may be considering law school. Wake Forest Law hosted the North Carolina Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession …

A graveside memorial service celebrating the life of former Wake Forest Law Associate Dean Marian F. Parker (JD ’78) will be held at 11 a.m. March 17, 2017, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Details can be found on the Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home website. Professor Parker, 69, retired associate dean for Information …

Need to learn more about what’s new in telehealth or what HR professionals can expect under the Trump Administration? Wake Forest Law’s online only Master of Studies in Law (MSL) degree and certificate program is offering two free, lunchtime webinars on March 23 and April 4 for professionals working in health law and policy and …

Trip Coyne (JD ’05) of Ward and Smith, P.A.wrote the following story, “The North Carolina Business Court Evolves,”  which was published by JD Supra on Feb. 28, 2017, as well as The National Law Review. Business courts are not so-named because they favor businesses, but because they are specifically designed to improve a state’s business …

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP partner and Adjunct Professor David Coventry Smith (JD ’84) has been honored as a co-recipient of the Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award by the D.C. Bar, according to its website. The award was presented at the D.C. Bar’s Celebration of Leadership on June 14 at …

A number of Wake Forest Law alumni are among those set to be honored at the 119th Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA), which will be held Thursday through Sunday, June 22-25, 2017, in Asheville.Bobby Harold Griffin (JD ‘67) of Monroe will be inducted into the General Practice Hall of Fame on …

Paul Lancaster Adams (JD ’93) was recently featured in Lawdragon.com’s weekly “Lawyer Limelight” segment for his exceptional career as a litigator. Based in Philadelphia, Adams currently practices at Ogletree Deakins. He has won numerous accolades for his work, including recognition in Lawdragon’s Guide to the Most Powerful Employment Lawyers. The original Q&A was published on …

Virginia Johnson (JD ‘85) was recently appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Office of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.  The Department of the Interior welcomed 19 staff members to spearhead the department throughout the Trump Administration. Newly-appointed positions include Chief of Staff to the Secretary, Associate Deputy Secretary, Principal Deputy Solicitor and two Principal …

 Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of June 16, 2017: Re-connecting with Nature Financial Express June 16  Speaking in Geneva ahead of the World Environment Day on Monday  June 05, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, …

Wake Forest University School of Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of June 9, 2017. GOP refuses North Carolina governor’s session demand VouxMagazine June 8 “It’s very hard to argue that race did not predominate in setting up our State legislative districts”, …

Professor Laura Graham (JD ’94) will take over as director of Wake Forest Law’s Legal Analysis, Writing and Research (LAWR) Program as of July 1, 2017. Graham, who has served as assistant director of LAWR since 2012 as well as the University’s pre-law adviser, will assume leadership of the program from Professor Christine Nero Coughlin (JD ’90), who …

Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of May 26, 2017: Blue Cross: Uncertainty over health-care law warrants 23 percent hike on some premiums Greensboro News & Record May 25 “It’s unfortunate that the Trump administration and Congress have chosen to …

Bilingual Wake Forest Law students volunteered in the Family Preparedness Project, a new initiative led by the Pro Bono Project that seeks to provide durable powers of attorney for individuals in North Carolina who may be at risk of deportation. Student coordinators, Emily Scotton (JD ’18) and Vanessa Garrido (JD ’18), organized client appointments at …

The partners at Winston-Salem’s Erdos IP Law saw two problems. First, many nonprofits have legal needs but cannot afford the current market rate for legal services. Second, fewer law firms are hiring and paying law students during the summer. That’s where the Pop-up Legal Project, the brainchild of Raina Haque and Jon Mayhugh (JD ’16), …

Wake Forest Law is now an official member of the “Winston-Salem Entrepreneurial Ecosystem,” a group of academic, financial and community-based organizations focused on enhancing entrepreneurial growth in Winston Salem in both the for-profit and non-profit arenas. According to Associate Dean for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Simone Rose, the law school is also developing the Wake Innovation …

“Just Mercy” author Bryan Stevenson, who received an honorary degree from the law school during the 2017 Commencement exercises, has four words of advice for Wake Forest Law students. He told the law graduates and their families and friends as well as faculty and staff gathered in the Worrell Professional Center on Monday, May 15, …