Posted: May 14th, 2017 | By: Lisa Snedeker
The Wake Forest University School of Law conferred hoods on more than 200 graduates on Sunday, May 14, including 177 Juris Doctor degree candidates, 17 International Master of Laws in American Law degree (LLM) candidates, nine Master of Studies in Law (MSL) candidates and four Scientiae Juridicae Doctors (SJD) candidates. The school conferred hoods on its first Two-Year International JD graduates — Julia de la Parra and Santiago Herrera of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Shou Li of Liuzhou, China.
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Posted: June 30th, 2016 | By: Maggie Garrison
Professor Jonathan Cardi will serve as Wake Forest Law’s newest Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, taking up the position officially on July 1, 2016. Professor Cardi will be moving into the position currently held by Professor Timothy Davis, who has served as the academic dean for the past year. Continue reading »
Posted: February 18th, 2016 | By: Maggie Garrison and Lisa Snedeker
The Joseph Branch Excellence in Teaching Award was presented to Professor Jonathan Cardi, the law school’s Associate Dean for Research and Development, by Provost Rogan Kersh at the Founder’s Day Convocation on Feb. 18 in Wait Chapel. Also, James T. Williams Jr. (’62, JD ’66) received the Medallion of Merit, the University’s highest honor, which is presented annually for outstanding achievement and distinguished contribution to the University. Williams is the long-time firm manager of Brooks Pierce.
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Posted: February 15th, 2016 | By: Maggie Garrison
Professors Jonathan Cardi, Gregory Parks, Wendy Parker, Luellen Curry, Abigail Perdue, Kami Simmons, Richard Schneider and Wilson Parker will participate in “Studying Race and Human Community: Current Curricula Opportunities in the Humanities” panel discussions. The panels will be held from 7-7:25 p.m. and 7:35-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1310. Students are encouraged to register here if they are interested in attending. Continue reading »
Posted: September 17th, 2015 | By: Stacy Jones
Wake Forest Law is committed to providing its students and alumni with the highest level of support in the career preparation process. To that end, the law school has collaborated with the career navigation platform company, Virgil, to develop the Legal Skills Assessment & Portfolio (LSAP) for law students and alumni. Virgil is a New York-based technology company that has developed an unparalleled career navigation experience on both web and native mobile environments, according to its CEO and founder, Ron Mitchell. Associate Dean for Research and Development Jonathan Cardi and Virgil’s, Ron Mitchell, will present the platform and a brief training demonstration to faculty, staff and students on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at noon in Room 1312 of Worrell Professional Center. Continue reading »
Posted: September 9th, 2015 | By: Stacy Jones
Professor Jonathan Cardi has been selected to be an Associate Reporter of the Restatement Third of Torts: Intentional Torts, a project directed by the American Law Institute (ALI). ALI is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law. ALI drafts, discusses, revises and publishes Restatements of the Law, model statutes and principles of law that are enormously influential in the courts and legislatures, as well as in legal scholarship and education.
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Posted: January 21st, 2015 | By: Rachel Wallen
The Humanities Institute of Wake Forest University will hold a “Teach-In” on Race and Human Community on Monday, Jan. 26. The event will feature 15 sessions taught by faculty from many departments, including Professor Jonathan Cardi and Professor Wendy Parker from Wake Forest Law.
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Posted: January 6th, 2015 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Professor Michael Green was recognized by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Torts and Compensation Systems Section on Sunday, Jan. 4. The section presented Green with the annual William L. Prosser Award for outstanding contribution in scholarship, teaching and service related to tort law. Continue reading »
Posted: December 3rd, 2014 | By: Jesse Campbell
Defendants in criminal cases could see shorter trial times with the passing of a new law in North Carolina that allows accused individuals to waive a jury trial, but opponents say it could come with a heavy price to a system of checks and balances. Continue reading »
Posted: February 17th, 2014 | By: Elizabeth Dalrymple
Following is the most recent roundup of Wake Forest University School of Law’s faculty research, publications, presentations, honors and awards. Continue reading »
