Elder law used to mean writing a will and choosing a power of attorney should one become disabled. These days lawyers who pursue the specialty find themselves helping a new generation of seniors navigate territory their parents never faced – one that often requires lawyers to play the role of social worker, psychologist and advocate, said Kate Mewhinney, a clinical professor at the Wake Forest University School of Law who oversees the Elder Law Clinic. Continue reading »

As the first black District Attorney in Texas, Craig Watkins doesn’t shy away from race; he confronts it. And he said that’s because of his experience growing up black in Dallas.

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The first black District Attorney in Texas, Craig Watkins, spent Thursday and Friday at Wake Forest University talking about sentencing and security for prosecutors, just days after colleagues in a neighboring Texas community were murdered.

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Wake Forest School of Law is featured in PreLaw’s Spring 2013 magazine as one of the “Best Law Schools of 2013,” and one of the top law schools leading the way in experiential learning.    Continue reading »

The Wake Forest Moot Court team consisting of Bethany Corbin (’14), Nathan Harrill (’14), and Justin Jenkins (’14) went 4-1 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Billings Exum Frye National Moot Court Competition hosted by Elon Law School on April 5-6.  Continue reading »

David Stern, executive director of Equal Justice Works and a national leader in the public interest law community, is scheduled to speak at Wake Forest law school from at noon on Tuesday, April 16, in Room 1302 of the Worrell Professional Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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The Wake Forest University School of Law will host Dallas-area District Attorney Craig Watkins in a “Conversation With” on Thursday, April 4. The event will be sponsored by the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and the Innocence and Justice Clinic. Continue reading »

Wake Forest University, the Darryl Hunt Project for Freedom and Justice, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice will co-host a community forum on the 50th anniversary of Gideon vs. Wainwright from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, in Durham.

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Michael Jensen of Harvard Business School stated during his keynote address at the Wake Forest Law Review symposium on Friday, March 22, “If you are having trouble sleeping take a look at your life and see where in your life you are out of integrity. If you put it back in, you will sleep and your health will get better.”

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Wake Forest University School of Law’s American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trial Team competed in the Regional Tournament over the weekend of March 8. Continue reading »