April 19th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
The Wake Forest Law Review presented its annual awards at its Dan McGinn Law Review Closing Dinner held on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Forsyth Country Club. The dinner is named in honor of previous editor of the Law Review Dan McGinn (BA ’64, JD ’67). The dinner, which was attended by its namesake, Dean Suzanne Reynolds (JD ’77), faculty, staff and Law Review members, was sponsored by Brooks Pierce, where McGinn is a partner. Continue reading »
April 18th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
The members of the Wake Forest School of Law Class of 2018 have chosen Professor Ralph Peeples and Alex Teixeira (JD ’18) to be the speakers for the law school’s Hooding Ceremony on Sunday, May 20. Continue reading »
April 16th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
Four student organizations will address issues surrounding the #MeToo movement, domestic violence, and sexual assault at two separate noon events on Wednesday, April 18, in the Worrell Professional Center. Both events are free and open to the public. Continue reading »
April 12th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
Wake Forest School of Law has for the fifth year in a row won the North Carolina Bar Association’s North Carolina Legal Feeding Frenzy. The 2018 event saw more than 373,018 pounds of food collected — 66,000 more pounds of food than in 2017, according to organizers.
April 9th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
Imagine members of the Wake Forest University football team playing against each other for the national championship title. But in this case the field was a federal courtroom, judges and attorneys were the referees, and it was final arguments instead of touchdowns that decided who was the best in the country. Continue reading »
April 6th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
Kevin Rice (JD ‘18) juggles a busy and competitive life, both as a Wake Forest School of Law student and a captain and the lead scorer for a professional lacrosse team, the Atlanta Blaze. This future attorney faces challenges both on and off the field, yet manages to maintain a successful academic and athletic balance with the offensive drive required for both of his passions. Continue reading »
April 6th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
Hailey Cleek (JD/MA ’19) is the first place winner of the 2018 Sarah Weddington Writing Prize for New Student Scholarship in Reproductive Rights Law, co-sponsored by If/When/How, the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), and the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice at Berkeley Law (CRRJ). Continue reading »
April 5th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
Tim Misner (JD ’20) of Chicago, Illinois, won the 47th annual George K. Walker Moot Court Competition final round on Thursday, April 5, 2018, in the Worrell Professional Center.
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March 22nd, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law Review is ranked No. 40 out of the 100 best law reviews in the country in the following article, “2018 Meta-Ranking of Flagship U.S. Law Reviews,” originally published on PrawfsBlawg on March 21, 2018.
“Wake Forest Law Review’s position on this list is demonstrative of the extraordinary effort our members put forth on a daily basis and reflects not only their commitment to fostering meaningful legal scholarship but also their dedication to representing Wake Forest and all it has to offer,” says Editor-in-Chief Mickey Herman (JD ’18).
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March 19th, 2018 | Student Life | Comments Off
North Carolina’s leading advocacy organization for advancing the quality of life for long-term care residents, Friends of Residents in Long-Term Care, is holding a community “Conversation with Friends” to invite participants to share concerns and lend a voice to the call for improvements. This free event, co-sponsored by the Elder Law Clinic and AARP, is set for 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Hope Presbyterian Church, 2050 N. Peace Haven Road, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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