May 20th, 2013 | Student Life | Comments Off
The Wake Forest University School of Law conferred hoods on 183 graduates on Sunday, May 19, in Wait Chapel. The graduates included the first two to earn the Scientiae Juridicae Doctor degree and the first nine to earn the Master of Studies in Law degree. Continue reading »
May 22nd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
The officers and trustees of the Pound Civil Justice Institute have asked Professor Carol Anderson of Wake Forest University School of Law to become one of the first Pound Academic Fellows. Continue reading »
May 23rd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Five Wake Forest Law faculty members were featured speakers at the Carolinas Legal Research & Writing Colloquium held at the University of South Carolina on Friday, May 17. Continue reading »
May 20th, 2013 | Student Life | Comments Off
Law schools hunting for students as their enrollment numbers drop are increasingly trying to attract an unexpected group: people who have no intention of practicing law. Continue reading »
May 10th, 2013 | Student Life | Comments Off
Coming of age in Serbian-controlled Kosovo, Kreshnik Radoniqi risked everytCategorieshing for his education. Continue reading »
May 10th, 2013 | Alumni | Comments Off
Brad and Carole Wilson have given $1 million to the Wake Forest School of Law. The Wilsons’ generosity will address two priorities for the law school: transforming The Worrell Professional Center to meet the changing needs of law students, and providing endowed scholarships.
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March 8th, 2013 | Student Life | Comments Off
The Wake Forest University is excited to announce it 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.
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May 23rd, 2013 | Student Life | Comments Off
For the first time in recent memory, four graduates of the Wake Forest University School of Law are commissioning as Judge Advocate Generals (JAG): Charity Franklin, Jay Kyler, Michael Miranda and Kristina Wolf. Continue reading »
May 14th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
n the 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life, James Stewart stars as George Bailey, the director of the Bailey Building and Loan Association in the fictional community of Bedford Falls, N.Y. Bailey faces numerous challenges to keep the Building and Loan afloat in order to continue supporting the people and businesses of his hometown. His chief challenge is Mr. Potter, the wealthy slumlord who repeatedly schemes to force Bailey out of business. Continue reading »
May 13th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
The Worcester (Massachusetts) Police Department reports that Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body was buried in an undisclosed location in the middle of the night, bringing an end to a sad, unprecedented soap opera. This controversy has been resolved — but what happens next time? The Tsarnaev burial saga highlights a fundamental flaw in the American law regarding the disposition of human remains. Continue reading »