April 22nd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–To be, or not to be, that is the question. While the “not to be” portion of this phrase certainly held true for the beheaded Sir Thomas More, the consequences facing attorneys today when their personal beliefs clash with professional expectations present them with a similarly tormented dilemma.
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January 29th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
The William and Mary Law School will host a panel assessing the nature of contemporary legal education on Monday, Feb. 11. The forum will feature three guest speakers, Davison M. Douglas, Dean and Professor of Law at the William and Mary Law School; University of Richmond School of Law Professor Wendy Collins Perdue; and Wake Forest University School of Law Dean Blake D. Morant. William and Mary Law School Professor Paul Marcus will moderate the event.
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January 4th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
The National Jurist has announced that Dean Blake D. Morant ranks 13th among 24 legal educators and one legal education public policy advocate on its 2012 list of the most influential people in legal education.
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December 6th, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
Dean Blake Morant and law school alumnus Kenneth Imo (’00) are named in the On Being a Black Lawyer’s second Annual Power 100 List. The list is a comprehensive catalog of the nation’s most influential black attorneys working in government, academics, and both the public and private sectors.
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November 29th, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
Dean Blake D. Morant is among the 24 legal educators and one legal education public policy advocate The National Jurist has named to its 2012 list of the most influential people in legal education.
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October 23rd, 2012 | Student Life | Comments Off
In wake of several high-profile cases in which defendants have been wrongfully convicted of serious crimes, the Innocence and Justice Clinic at Wake Forest is much needed and welcome. Continue reading »
September 14th, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
For David (’81) and Bettie Sousa (’81), the School of Law was the beginning of fulfilling careers, and a whole lot more.
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August 31st, 2012 | Alumni | Comments Off
Wake Forest University School of Law has the top bar passage rate among top tier law schools in North Carolina for students who took the N.C. Bar exam in July 2012. Continue reading »
August 20th, 2012 | Student Life | Comments Off
The Wake Forest University School of Law today welcomed its newest JD students, its largest class of international students and its first-ever Master of Studies in Law students for the 2012-13 academic year. Continue reading »
May 31st, 2012 | Community | Comments Off
Dean Blake D. Morant was honored with the Chief Justice John Marshall Life Achievement Award by the Judge Advocates Association and Judge Advocates Foundation on Tuesday, May 15. Continue reading »