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2011 February

Wake Forest team wins best brief at Gabrielli Family Law Moot Court competition

 The Wake Forest University School of Law team won best brief over the weekend at the Gabrielli Family Law Moot Court competitionat Albany Law School. Continue reading »

Pro Bono Project, Public Interest Initiative give back to community

Law students, faculty and staff are striving to embody the university motto, Pro Humanitate,  through the efforts of the Pro Bono Project and the Public Interest Initiative, which were started last year by student and faculty leaders with the support of the dean. Continue reading »

Administration’s Higher Education Goals Unattainable Without K-16 Bridge

The following is an excerpt from Professor Omari Scott Simons piece about the disparities that exist among “vulnerable students” in higher education. His op-ed piece was published on the www.huffingtonpost.com, February 25th . “The dearth of college counseling in the nation’s public schools derails many students as they transition between high school and college. Compared to their more privileged peers with similar academic qualifications, low-income, minority, first-generation, and other vulnerable students are less likely to attend college.”

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Professor Ron Wright quoted on issue of evidence tampering

Professor Ron Wright was quoted in a Rock Hill Herald story about the emerging dispute over defense attorneys’ use of evidence as it relates to the Zahra Baker case.  Continue reading »

Obama’s move on same-sex marriage is ‘very rare,’ WFU law professor says

Wake Forest University School of Law Professor Shannon Gilreath is cited in a Feb. 24 Winston-Salem Journal article about gay marriage. Continue reading »

Understanding the Commercial Real Estate Debt Crisis

Tonya D. Marsh, Assistant Professor of  Law, recently published a short essay on Harvard Business Law Review Online. Continue reading »

Law school hosts Discover Law Day 2011 on Feb. 25

The Wake Forest University School of Law Admissions Office will host Discover Law Day 2011 beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1312.

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Dean Blake Morant poses with Wake Forest University School of Law Alumnus Reid Hunter ('86).

Alumni Profile: Reid Hunter (’86)

Reid Hunter (’86) grew up with a love for music. He listened to music, he talked about music and, though an old-fashioned notion to many of today’s youth, he bought music. Lots of music. So much of it that his friends refused to help him move whenever he relocated. Continue reading »

Professor Sidney Shapiro’s research referenced in House testimony

In testimony to the House Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee, President of the Center for Progressive Reform and University of Maryland School of Law professor Rena Steinzor cited research co-authored with Professor Sidney Shapiro. Continue reading »

Professor Mark Hall

Faculty Profile: Mark Hall

If you haven’t seen Mark Hall’s name in print or online, heard his voice on the radio or seen his face on television in the past year, you probably haven’t been paying close attention to the health-care reform debate. Continue reading »