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Forsyth County highlighted in a groundbreaking report released today from New America (Winston-Salem, N.C. – Sept. 9, 2020) – Nearly 5 million Americans lose their homes through eviction and foreclosure each year, and the numbers this year are expected to be higher as tens of millions lose jobs due to COVID-19 and the economic downturn. …

(Winston-Salem, N.C., September 8, 2020) — Small businesses face unparalleled hardships in the current economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of them may even face bankruptcy for the first time. Wake Forest University School of Law has partnered with Thomson Reuters to offer “Bankruptcy and Small Business: a Practical Course for Newcomers,” a …

Students in Wake Forest Law’s State and Local Government in a Federal System class face a 20-page paper at the end of the fall semester. But thanks to generous donors, one student will take home the Kay Hagan Award and an honorarium for the best paper in the class. “We are so pleased to accept …

The United States may be facing the most severe housing crisis in its history, a new report published today finds. Wake Forest Law Professor Emily Benfer and her co-authors say without swift and significant federal intervention, the ripple effect of this unprecedented catastrophe will harm generations. An estimated 30-40 million renters could lose their homes in …

Remy Servis (JD ’22) is pursuing a JD/MA in Bioethics at Wake Forest Law. She is a health law and policy fellow as well as the managing editor of Awaken: The Creative Journal of Contemporary Bioethics. Where do you call home? Longport, New Jersey Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? Washington University in …

Growing up in a family of lawyers and pastors, Hannah Norem’s (JD/MDiv ’23) passion for law and divinity began in her childhood and it continued to grow during her undergraduate experience. Where do you call home? Houston, Texas Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? Augustana University What year will you graduate from Wake …

Vincent Bivona’s (JD ’23) successful participation in the 1L Trial Bar Competition pushed him out of his comfort zone and allowed him to identify his strengths and passions for the law. Where do you call home? Staten Island, New York Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? Duke University What year will you graduate …

Sophia Konanc’s (JD ’23) internship in a federal judge’s office opened her eyes to the possibilities law school offers and helped fuel her drive for public service through law. Where do you call home? Raleigh, NC Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? Middlebury College What year will you graduate from Wake Forest Law? …

Members of the Wake Forest Law faculty have moved up eight spots on the “Scholarly Impact of Law School Faculties in 2018: Updating the Leiter Score Ranking for the Top Third“ by Gregory C. Sisk (St. Thomas) et al. The updated 2018 study explores the scholarly impact of law faculties, ranking the top third of American Bar …

Wake Forest Law Professors Ron Wright, Kami Chavis and Gregory Parks have collected statistics about felony trial jury selection across North Carolina’s 100 counties as part of their research regarding jury selection. This overall research effort is known as the “Jury Sunshine Project.” The researchers have produced a database — the first of its kind — of jury …

A local veteran has a reason to celebrate. After 13 years since a less-than-honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, this veteran, who we will call Frankie for purposes of anonymity, has been issued an honorable discharge thanks to the Wake Forest Veterans Legal Clinic. Frankie’s Story Frankie enlisted in the Army at 17-years-old and served …

(Winston-Salem, N.C., September 21, 2020) — Wake Forest Law joins the nation in mourning the loss of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A fierce and devoted advocate for gender equality, Justice Ginsburg is widely considered the architect of the legal battle for women’s rights. Her work changed the world for all American women …

In 1998, “Saving Private Ryan,” “Armageddon,” “Titanic,” and “There’s Something About Mary” were among the five biggest films of the year, and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was published for the first time in the United States. It was the same year attorney Mark Rabil began working on the John Robert Hayes case. The …

A collegially competitive spirit thrives among Wake Forest Law students. You may hear it most loudly when it comes to oral advocacy. When many people think of a lawyer, they envision a trial lawyer. They dream of the heroes and heroines of the court that have been made famous by literature and film and popular …