Posted: April 10th, 2012 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Professor John Korzen spoke to more than 100 criminal defense attorneys from North Carolina and South Carolina on April 5 in Asheville, N.C., at the annual Criminal Practice Seminar sponsored by the Federal Public Defender of the Middle District of North Carolina. Korzen is the director of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic and an Associate Professor of Legal Writing. Continue reading »
Posted: February 6th, 2012
Professor John Korzen (’91) developed a love for writing when he was a teenager, a love that eventually led him to the law and legal writing. Korzen, who heads the Appellate Advocacy Clinic for 3Ls and teaches Legal Writing to 1Ls and 2Ls, is an experienced appellate lawyer who joined the faculty in 2003. Continue reading »
Posted: January 31st, 2012 | By: LIsa Snedeker
Hannah Davis (’12) argued in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in Richmond, Va., on Friday, Jan. 27, as part of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic. The Fourth Circuit is the federal appeals court for five states: Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. Davis was the 10th Wake Forest 3L to argue in the Fourth Circuit in the past five years. Continue reading »
Posted: January 30th, 2012 | By: Will Johnston
The North Carolina Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments in two cases at the Wake Forest University School of Law beginning at 3 p.m.
on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Room 1312 of the Worrell Professional Center.
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Posted: November 29th, 2011 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Professor John Korzen (’91) is now a Board Certified Specialist in Appellate Practice Law, a distinction recognized by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization on Nov. 21. Continue reading »
Posted: November 18th, 2011 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Kelley Chan (’13) is the winner of the final round of the 40th annual Stanley Moot Court Competition sponsored by the Wake Forest University School of Law Moot Court Board.
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Posted: September 22nd, 2011 | By: Lisa Snedeker
The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Sept. 20 ruled in favor of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic’s clients, in the case of Crump v. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. John Byron (’11) wrote the appellate brief for David Crump and his wife, Sharon. In a unanimous, published opinion issued without oral argument, the Court of Appeals agreed with the Appellate Clinic and affirmed the lower court’s decision in favor of the Crumps. Continue reading »
Posted: August 1st, 2011 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Following is the most recent roundup of Wake Forest University School of Law’s faculty research, publications, presentations, honors and awards. Continue reading »
Posted: June 10th, 2011 | By: Lisa Snedeker
The Supreme Court of South Carolina recently reversed the murder conviction of Roger Bostick, a former client of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic, due to insufficient evidence. Bostick is now a free man, due in part to the efforts of the Clinic. Continue reading »
Posted: May 13th, 2011 | By: Lisa Snedeker
On Friday, May 13, just two days before graduation, Ben Wiles (’11) argued in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in the case of United States v. Russell Lee, as part of the Appellate Advocacy Clinic. Continue reading »