June 25th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
Natalie Scruton (’10), along with three others at DLA Piper Global Law Firm, authored the ABA Amicus Brief in the Miller v. Alabama case. The Supreme Court today ruled in their favor and held that mandatory life in prison w/o the possibility of parole is unconstitutional for those younger than 18. Continue reading »
June 20th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
CHICAGO – Thomas C. Grella (’85), managing partner of McGuire, Wood & Bissette in Asheville, N.C., today was named recipient of the Samuel S. Smith Award by the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section. The award is presented annually to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in law practice management. He will receive the award at a reception Aug. 3 during the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.
June 11th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. – It’s a phenomenon going on in Wilmington, and around the country: the “stop snitching” culture, where victims and witnesses don’t come forward to report crimes to police or prosecutors, but instead seek justice on their own out on the streets.
May 30th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Marjorie Benbow (’99) has accepted the role of managing director of the Wake Forest University Charlotte Center. Continue reading »
May 30th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
A former FBI agent concluded in a report released Tuesday that Kalvin Michael Smith, the Winston-Salem man convicted in 1997 of beating Jill Marker, should get a new trial due to a heavily flawed and incomplete police investigation. Continue reading »
March 30th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
Doug (’79) and Peggy Abrams (’80) have devoted their lives to two ideas: the power of the law to change lives and the importance of using their success to help extend justice to some of society’s most marginalized members. Continue reading »
March 26th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
When discussing her life-changing — and life-affirming — decision to donate a kidney to a stranger, Nicole DuPre (’10) of Winston-Salem can alternate between sounding nonchalant and as serious as an IRS audit. Continue reading »
March 8th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
Kenneth Imo (’02) speaks about Wake Forest University with a reverence rooted in the school’s culture of community, in particular the way it fosters interaction among students and professors. Continue reading »
February 14th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
Two alumni of the Wake Forest University School of Law are the recipients of awards from the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina. Robert “Hoppy” Elliott (’77) has been named the 2012 winner of the Frank Porter Award and Kristin Parks (’95) won the Paul Green Award. Continue reading »
February 8th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
On Tuesday, Veronica Filipowski, the ex-wife of former Winston-Salem Dash team co-owner Andrew “Flip” Filipowski, sat in a room full of Wake Forest law students and listened to arguments in a case about the collapse of her marriage. Continue reading »
