Appellate Advocacy Clinic

Professor John Korzen (’81 BA, ’91 JD) tells WUNC he agrees with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissenting opinion in his SCOTUS case

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld North Carolina’s limits on how long people have to file pollution-related lawsuits. Continue reading »

Professor John Korzen (’81 BA, ’91 JD) quoted in USA Today regarding SCOTUS’ water pollution ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Victims of contaminated water that wasn’t discovered for decades lost their effort to sue polluters at the Supreme Court on Monday in a case that could set back thousands of former Marines and their families with similar claims. Continue reading »

Photo of Justin Jenkins (’14) and Zachary Dunn (’15)

Appellate Advocacy Clinic students Zachary Dunn (’15) and Justin Jenkins (’14) attend oral argument of definition of marriage case in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Zachary Dunn (’15) and Justin Jenkins (’14) attended oral argument in the case of Bostic v. Schaefer at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Continue reading »

Photo of Professor John Korzen (’81 BA, ’91 JD) speaking with reporters after the oral arguments in front of SCOTUS in CTS Corp. v. Waldburger.

Professor John Korzen (’81 BA, ’91 JD) argues N.C. groundwater cleanup case in U.S. Supreme Court on April 23

The  U.S. Supreme Court grappled with abstruse legal terminology today at the heart of an electronics manufacturer’s bid to torpedo a case brought by two dozen North Carolina landowners accusing the company of contaminating their groundwater with industrial solvents. Continue reading »

SCOTUSblog article on Professor John Korzen and Wake Forest Law Appellate Advocacy Clinic appeal at U.S. Supreme Court on April 23

On Wednesday April 23, the Supreme Court will conclude its penultimate week of oral argument for the October Term 2013 by hearing an environmental case which poses a question of statutory interpretation that may not be as simple as it first appears.   Continue reading »

Professor John Korzen to represent N.C. landowners in U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 23

If Jones Day partner Michael Carvin dials back his typically aggressive advocacy style before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 22, there may be two explanations. Continue reading »

Photo of Professor John Korzen

Greenwire: Professor John Korzen (’81 BA, ’91 JD) tries for double play in toxic tort case before U.S. Supreme Court

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — When Wake Forest University Law Professor John Korzen  (’81 BA, ’91 JD) makes his U.S. Supreme Court debut next week, it won’t be the first time he’s been in a tough spot. Continue reading »

Photo of Director of Appellate Advocacy Clinic John Korzen, Hillary Kies ('13), Emma Maddux ('13), and clinic client Tate MacQueen.

Professor John Korzen (’81 BA, ’91 JD) to argue Wake Forest Law Appellate Advocacy Clinic appeal in U.S. Supreme Court on April 23

Professor John Korzen  (’81 BA, ’91 JD) will argue one of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic appeals, CTS Corporation v. Waldburger, in the Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday, April 23. Continue reading »

Group photo of Pat Wallace ('14), Professor John Korzen ('91) and Tammy Hsu ('14) pose outside the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 28.

Pat Wallace (‘14) argues in the Fourth Circuit on behalf of Appellate Advocacy Clinic

Pat Wallace (’14) argued on behalf of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 28, 2014. The Fourth Circuit hears appeals from federal district courts in five states:  Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Continue reading »

Photo of Justin Jenkins ('14) and Professor John Korzen

Justin Jenkins (‘14) and Professor John Korzen make first Eleventh Circuit appearance by Appellate Advocacy Clinic

Justin Jenkins (’14) and Professor John Korzen (’91) argued on behalf of Appellate Advocacy Clinic clients in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 2014.  The two arguments were the first ever for the Clinic in the Eleventh Circuit.  The Eleventh Circuit hears appeals from federal district courts in three states:  Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.

Continue reading »