Professor Shannon Gilreath will participate in a discussion about history and sexual identity titled, “Gay Berlin and its Contemporary Aftermath.” The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312. It is free and open to the public. Professor Gilreath will join former WFU History Professor …

Kathy “Killian” Noe (’80), founder of Recovery Café, a therapeutic community for men and women recovering from homelessness, addiction and other mental health challenges in Seattle, Washington, will deliver Wake Forest University School of Divinity’s Fall Convocation address on Thursday, Sept. 8. Her address is titled, “What The World Needs Now: Building Authentic Community.” Noe, a 2015 …

“Personal Concierge or Big Brother? Balancing the Possibilities of Big Data with the Need for Privacy” is a moderated panel discussion, sponsored by the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism in the Wake Forest School of Business. Its objective is to discuss the ethical dilemmas and implications for business uses of data, including but not …

Veterans Advocacy Law Organization (VALOR), Wake Forest Law’s student veterans group, will host a free legal workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Worrell Professional Center’s Law Commons. A complimentary light breakfast and lunch will be served. This event — held in honor of Veterans Day, Nov. 11 — …

For the 24th consecutive year, Wake Forest Law will host oral arguments for the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Oct. 4. Oral arguments are set to begin at 3 p.m. in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312. The court session is open to the public. The panel of judges includes Judge Wanda G. …

Braiden Sunshine, a finalist a couple of seasons ago on NBC’s hit music competition “The Voice,” is scheduled to participate in a benefit for the Children’s Law Center (CLC) of Central North Carolina’s first-annual Birthday Blast. The benefit is set from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at The Millennium Center 101 West 5th …

Michael Lindsay Robinson was sworn in on July 1, 2016, as Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases of the newest North Carolina Business Court to be located at Wake Forest Law.  Wake Forest Law sponsored the ceremony held in the Worrell Professional Center. “If the ‘I like Mike’ club was invited to come on …

Stephanie Beale (JD ’13) didn’t know anyone in Portland, Oregon, when she began interviewing with Pite Duncan LLP. Before attending Wake Forest Law, the Mississippi native had never lived in a city larger than Winston-Salem, North Carolina. But that didn’t stop her from taking a chance. Two years later, Beale has made the Pacific Northwest …

Adjunct Professor David C. Smith (JD ’84), who teaches Federal Indian Law, had Wendsler Nosie, a member and a former chairman of the San Carlos Apache Tribe Council in Arizona, speak to his class on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Nosie’s presentation is featured in the following story, “Apache protesters against mining operations willing to die for …

John I. Sanders (JD ’16), formerly a member of Wake Forest Law Review and the president and treasurer of the Wake Intellectual Property Student Association (WIPSA), authored the following post, “Insider Trading: A Danger for New Lawyers,” published on the Huffington Post blog on Sept. 16, 2016. Editor’s Note: The views and opinions of our …

It’s not too late to sign up for the 2016 Wake Forest Charlotte Center’s Cybersecurity certificate program led by David Furr (BS ’80, JD ’82) and Christopher Swecker (JD ’81). The program, which educate participants on the evolving threats within cybersecurity architecture and the methodology to analyzing and resolving security compromises, will hold it’s second …

Professor Shannon Gilreath was featured in a Q & A interview about North Carolina politics and recent events, like the Keith Lamont Scott protests and House Bill 2, on The Huffington Post Blog.  The following post, “How North Carolina Hurt Keith Lamont Scott,” was published by Jordan Barkin on Sept. 23, 2016. Always independent and …

Professor Kami Chavis, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, was quoted in the following Wall Street Journal article, “Police Videos Fail to Quiet Protests in Charlotte,” published by Valerie Bauerlein on Sept. 25, 2016. CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Prayer vigils and protests continued here Sunday, as civil-rights advocates expressed unease with recently released police videos that they said gave …

Professor Harold Lloyd published the following article, “Beyond Words Alone: Poets as Artists of the Intentional,” on The Huffington Post Blog on Sept. 25, 2016. Editor’s Note: The views and opinions of our faculty members that are invited to write in national media outlets are their own, and not reflective of Wake Forest Law as an …

Professor Andrew Verstein is quoted in the following story, “U.S. Sen Richard Burr has backed GOP effort to rein in federal watchdog agency behind Wells Fargo fine,”  written by Bertrand M. Gutiérrez and originally published in the Winston-Salem Journal on Sept. 25, 2016. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., has supported a sustained Republican effort to …

A campus-wide discussion, “Close to Home: Comprehending Community/Police Tension in Charlotte,” is set for 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required for anyone outside the Wake Forest University community here. It will also be …

The Criminal Justice Program will host Josh Horwitz, the executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 18, in the Worrell Professional Center, room 1312. The event is free and open to the Reynolda Campus. “Mr. Horowitz will speak on recent gun-related …

The Wake Forest Law Veterans Legal Clinic will host its first gala to help support pro bono legal services provided by Wake Forest Law students for North Carolina active service duty members, reservists and veterans with military-related issues. The gala begins at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at Bridger Field House, 499 Deacon Boulevard, …

The Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy will present the symposium, “Disrupting the Death Care Paradigm: Challenges to the Regulation of the Funeral Industry and the American Way of Death,” on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312. The event is free and open to the public. Free CLE credit …