Wake Forest Law will once again offer a Summer Pre-law Program for undergraduates taught by Law Professors Wilson Parker and Chris Coughlin, and Communication Professors Jarrod Atchison and John Llewellyn.The program consists of two courses that will be taught in the law school but will qualify for credit from the undergraduate college: “Legal Theory, Practice, and …

The vast majority of law schools in the United States are operating at a significant financial loss, according to a survey conducted by a professor of law at the University of Colorado. In a recent article on his blog, “Lawyers Guns and Money,” Paul Campos, professor of law at the University of Colorado, estimated that 80-85 …

Chief Judge Carl Stewart of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is referred to as one of the most influential federal judges in the nation in an ABA Journal article published this month. In an in-depth interview, “Meet the chief judge of the nation’s most divisive, controversial and conservative appeals court,” Mark …

Allison Levene (‘14) has found a unique way to relieve pressure while studying at Wake Forest Law. “Volunteering with kids is a great way to cope with law school stress,” says Levene, who has been managing the after-school tutoring and basketball program for children atHanes Hosiery Community Center in Winston-Salem for two years. She began volunteering at the center her first year …

Wake Forest Law students, faculty, staff and alumni are participating in the 2014 North Carolina Legal Feeding Frenzy, with the support of Dean Blake D. Morant. Sponsored by The Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association, and in conjunction with the North Carolina Association of Feeding America Food Banks, volunteers will be fulfilling …

Wake Forest School of Law Dean Blake Morant and Twana Wellman-Roebuck, the executive director of the nonprofit the Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR), have been selected to receive top honors at The Chronicle of Winston-Salem’s 29th Annual Community Service Awards Gala. A panel of notables selected Morant as Man of the Year, Wellman-Roebuck as Woman of …

The National Jurist announced today that Dean Blake D. Morant is once again among the most influential people in legal education.  In its 2013 list, the magazine highlight of the dean states: “As far back as 2008, a short time after Blake Morant was named dean at Wake Forest University School of Law, he noted …

Steven Spencer (BA ’94) has Old Gold and Black running through his veins. His uncle attended Wake Forest as an undergrad and then the Divinity School, and Spencer’s son is named after his Wake Forest college roommate. “Wake Forest has always been in our family,” Spencer explained. “My uncle suggested I visit Wake Forest and …

Chair of the New Hanover County Republican Party, Rhonda K. Amoroso (’85),  has been named to the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Gov. Pat McCrory announced Amoroso as one of the three Republicans who will join the board May 1, 2013. Prior to becoming party chair, Amoroso was vice chair in charge of election …

After nearly a year and a half in jail, Kareem Hasson Turner is a free man.  He had been charged with murder, use of a firearm and robbery in the death of Victor Decker, a Norfolk police officer shot and killed while off duty in 2010. But Monday, prosecutors withdrew the charges, and Turner walked …

Fundraising can be done anywhere. So what drew new Assistant Director of Development Joy Scheidt to Wake Forest Law? Besides her goal for being a part of something successful and wanting to help give back, Scheidt has a personal connection to the law school. “I have a firm respect for what a good attorney can …

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — When Wake Forest University Law Professor John Korzen  (’81 BA, ’91 JD) makes his U.S. Supreme Court debut next week, it won’t be the first time he’s been in a tough spot. Korzen served as official scorekeeper of the minor league baseball team here the summer before he went to law school. And …

When Professor Wilson Parker approached Dean Blake Morant in 2009 about teaching a new “capstone” course with one of his former law students, Parker said the Dean was visibly concerned when he heard the name of the course. “I told him that I wanted to team teach a course called ‘Suing the Government’ and his …

Professor Tanya Marsh has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), the premier organization of U.S. real estate lawyers. Admission to ACREL is by invitation only, following nomination and a rigorous peer review process, according to the organization.  An election to fellowship is extended only to those with outstanding …

Indigenous leaders are warning of increased violence in the fight to save their dwindling forests and ecosystems from extractive companies. Indigenous representatives and environmental activists from Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas met over the weekend here to commemorate those leading community fights against extractive industries. The conference, called Chico Vive, honoured Chico Mendes, a …

Wake Forest Law donated the most food per person in the Law School Division of the 2014 North Carolina Legal Feeding Frenzy. Caleb Holloway (’16) organized the participation of Wake Forest Law in this year’s Feeding Frenzy, something he says is very important to him and to the Wake Forest community. According to the N.C. …

Greensboro Immigration Attorney Gerry Chapman spoke to law students about the practice of immigration law and the ins and outs of his work on Wednesday, April 9, at a lunch event hosted by the Immigration Law Society.  Chapman gave advice to students, speaking of both the excitement and challenges he experiences as an immigration attorney. “It’s like …

The Wake Forest Journal of Law and Policy presented its 2014 spring symposium on the topic of Food Laws on Friday, April 4, 2014.  A variety of scholars discussed topics ranging from childhood obesity to food deserts to the effectiveness of soda taxes. Dean Blake D. Morant introduced the speakers by citing the need for …

The 43rd annual George K. Walker Moot Court Competition finals round will be held Thursday, April 17, at 4 p.m. in Room 1312. The finals round will showcase the top two first-year law students in the moot court competition.  There is a distinguished panel of judges including Christine Bishoff (’04) of the North Carolina Justice Center and formerly of …