The Wake Forest Business Law Program (BLP) will host Veta Richardson, president and chief executive officer of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), and Ramona Romero, general counsel of Princeton University, as distinguished guests of the fall 2019 Sager Speaker Series events. The Sager Speaker Series is named for Wake Forest alumnus Thomas Sager (JD …

The “Conversation With” Committee will host Dean Jane Aiken and Kimberly Stevens (JD ’92) for their 2019-2020 programming. The “Conversation With” Series, which began in 1999 by Professor Emeritus Charley Rose, is an annual program that invites professional role models to share candid stories about their careers and the law with the Wake Forest community. …

(Winston-Salem, N.C., May 20, 2019) — The Wake Forest School of Law celebrated the Class of 2019 at the 45th annual Hooding Ceremony on Sunday, May 19, and the Wake Forest University Commencement ceremony on Monday, May 20, 2019. The 186 graduates include 159 Juris Doctor (JD) degree candidates, 23 International Master of Laws in …

Marisa Mariencheck (JD ’20) won the 48th annual George K. Walker Moot Court Competition final round on Thursday, April 18, 2019, in the Worrell Professional Center. Mariencheck argued in opposition of Sarah Traynor (JD ’21), who was named the runner-up of the competition. Other award-recipients include: Best Oralist Chase Edmunds (JD ’21) Runner-Up Best Oralist Elliott …

Sarah Spangenburg (JD ’19) discusses her clerkship experience and how Wake Forest professors helped her reach her post-graduation goals. In which circuit is your clerkship located? U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut In which state is your clerkship located? Connecticut Please provide a quote about your current or future clerkship opportunity. Obtaining my …

While most third-year law students were completing and submitting their final assignments, Adam McCoy (JD ’19) was presenting an oral argument to a panel of judges at the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, VA. McCoy, who was representing Wake Forest Appellate Advocacy Clinic client, Therl Taylor, in Therl Taylor v. Virginia Grubbs, argued …

James Ray (JD ’21) is using the skills he developed in his Legal Analysis, Writing, and Research (LAWR) and civil procedure classes at his summer internships. Where do you call home? Houston, Texas Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? University of Oklahoma Where are you working your 1L summer? I will be a …

Because veteran Cade Spivey (JD ’21) isn’t quite sure which area of law he wants to practice after graduation, he’s exploring criminal defense, contracts, and national security law in and outside of the Wake Forest classroom. Where do you call home? Virginia Beach, Virginia Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? U.S. Naval Academy …

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 …