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 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.
May 10th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Many small banks will close or be forced to merge as a result of the regulatory costs and burdens of the Dodd-Frank Act, according to a new report.
May 1st, 2013 | Alumni | Comments Off
DUBLIN — Brad Wilson (’78), president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, will be the commencement speaker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at Bladen Community College’s curriculum graduation. Continue reading »
April 24th, 2013 | Alumni | Comments Off
William Reingold (’83), the chief District Court judge in Forsyth County, will retire at the end of October after 27 years on the bench. Continue reading »
April 19th, 2013 | Alumni | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law co-hosted its first General Counsel Summit for alumni on Friday, April 19, with Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC. The conference addressed top issues facing corporate counsels today and the impact on their business or organization including technology, intellectual property, social media and data privacy, among others. Continue reading »
April 15th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law Professor Kate Mewhinney, director of the Elder Law Clinic, will speak at the seventh annual Exploring Ethics discussion “Urban Myths: Legal Legends about End-of-Life Care You Thought Were True!” The talk will take place from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, in the Emergency Medicine Conference Room of the Baptist Health Center. The event is co-hosted by the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC). Continue reading »
April 11th, 2013 | Alumni | Comments Off
Clara Cottrell (’07) started giving back to Wake Forest Law even before she graduated. Continue reading »
March 28th, 2013 | Alumni | Comments Off
Eight Wake Forest Law alumni and a law professor were admitted and sworn in to the United States Supreme Court Bar on Monday, March 25. Continue reading »
March 27th, 2013 | Alumni | Comments Off
When Lisa Jeffries Caldwell (’86) attended the School of Law, there were no black professors and the idea of a black dean leading the school was decades away. But Caldwell and four other black women in her class — Jeanette Peace, Marsha Grayson, Carol Waldron and Joal Broun — were not content with the status quo. “What do we do? How do we make an impact?” Caldwell remembers the students
asking. Continue reading »
