(Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 18, 2019) — The Wake Forest National Moot Court Team ended its 2019-2020 campaign during the semi-final rounds of the National Moot Court Competition’s Region IV Tournament. Wake Forest was one of only four teams to go undefeated during the preliminary rounds of the tournament with the team of third-year law students …

(Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 4, 2019) — The Wake Forest National Trial Team ended its 2019 campaign as one of the top teams in the country after another historical performance at the 2019 National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) Tournament of Champions (TOC). The team of students, which was coached by Wake Forest alumnus Mark Boynton …

(Winston-Salem, N.C., Oct. 29, 2019) — Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (JD ’78), who became North Carolina’s first Democratic female senator, passed away after battling encephalitis for several years. She was 66. Hagan died in her sleep in her Greensboro home, according to the Charlotte Observer. Her death was caused by Powassan virus. Spread from …

(Winston-Salem, N.C., Oct. 28, 2019) — The Wake Forest Transactional Law Board named Caitlin Becker (JD ’21), Ryan Madden (JD ’21), and Olivia Rojas (JD ’21) overall team champions of the 2019 Transactional Law Competition. The Wake Forest School of Law Transactional Law Competition is a student-run competition, using a simulated business transaction in which …

Victoria Dishner’s (JD ’21) externship at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C., gave her invaluable experience and knowledge of administrative law and its role in the protection of civil rights. Where do you call home? Knoxville, Tenn. Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? University of Tennessee Describe any …

Alexander Lowitt (JD ’21) discusses his summer work at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and why he chose Wake Forest Law. Where do you call home? Baltimore, Md. Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Where did you work during your summers in law …

Bella Hohler (JD ’21) describes her involvement in the Kilpatrick Townsend 1L Mock Trial Competition and her passion for real estate law. Where do you call home? Raleigh, N.C. Where did you study for your undergraduate degree? Roberts Wesleyan College Where did you work during your first summer in law school?  I was a legal extern …

Alumna Cheslie Kryst (JD/MBA ’17) makes waves on a national platform as the new Miss USA. “I have five siblings, and when I was younger, I was always the one in the family representing my other siblings,” said Cheslie Kryst (JD/MBA ’17) during a phone interview just days after winning the 2019 Miss USA title …

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 …