(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 …

(Winston-Salem, N.C., March 7, 2019) — The Wake Forest AAJ Trial Team was named runner-up in the 2019 AAJ Regional Trial Competition in Raleigh, N.C. The team of third-year students, Ashley DiMuzio, Avery Barber, Caleb Hodge, and Mark Parent, was coached by Donald Pocock (BA ’97, JD ’00). The regional tournament included three qualifying rounds …

(Winston-Salem, N.C., Feb. 7, 2019) — The 2018 National Trial Team champions returned from the regional competition of the 2019 TYLA National Trial Competition (NTC) with a collection of individual recognitions and accolades—some of which serve as an unprecedented milestone in Wake Forest history. Team Monster, which included Virginia Stanton (JD ’19), Andrew Shortt (JD ’20), …

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 …