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  • Christopher Martin Joins Wake Forest University School of Law as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
    January 20th, 2021

      Chris Martin is the new Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at Wake Forest Law. He comes to this position from Northwestern University where he served in the same role. At Wake Forest Law, he will oversee the academic policies and procedures for all its academic programs, including the JD; international LLM, SJD, and visiting …

  • Meet Remy Servis (JD ’22)
    November 10th, 2020

    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 …

  • Meet Hannah Norem (JD/MDiv ’23)
    November 10th, 2020

    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 …

  • Meet Vincent Bivona (JD ’23)
    November 9th, 2020

    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 …

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    Veterans Legal Clinic Client Issued Honorable Discharge
    November 5th, 2020

    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 …

  • Remembering US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    September 22nd, 2020

    (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 …

  • Two decades in the pursuit of justice
    December 16th, 2019

    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 …

  • Trial By Comeback
    December 16th, 2019

    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 …

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    Wake Forest Law faculty move up eight spots on 2018 Scholarly Impact Score ranking
    August 16th, 2018

    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 …

  • North Carolina Jury Sunshine Project findings now available for journalists covering 2018 elections
    July 30th, 2018

    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 …

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