Faculty News and Notes Spring 2013
April 16th, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Following is the most recent roundup of Wake Forest University School of Law’s faculty research, publications, presentations, honors and awards. Continue reading »
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Law Professor Tracey Banks Coan receives Joseph Branch Excellence in Teaching Award
February 22nd, 2013 | Research | Comments Off
Law Professor Tracey Banks Coan was presented the Joseph Branch Excellence in Teaching Award during the Wake Forest Founders’ Day Convocation on Thursday, Feb. 21. Continue reading »
Professor Michael D. Green delivers Second Fleming Lecture at Berkeley Law
December 13th, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Michael D. Green, 2012 winner of the John G. Fleming Memorial Prize for Torts Scholarship, delivered the Second Fleming Lecture at Berkeley Law with co-winner William Powers, Jr. of the University of Texas on Monday, Nov. 5. Upon acceptance of the prize, both men presented a lecture entitled “Restating Torts”, largely centered around their outstanding co-report on two core portions of the new Restatement (Third) of Torts, “Restatement Third, Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm“, for which, among other accomplishments, they were being honored.
Students head to Nicaragua to explore economic development, poverty issues
December 6th, 2012 | Student Life | Comments Off
Professor Steve Virgil, director of the Community Law and Business Clinic, will be teaching an interdisciplinary course in Nicaragua in January entitled Cross Disciplinary Professional Development. The course, also led by the university’s Center for Public Engagement, offers an opportunity to look at law in a comparative, interdisciplinary fashion, as well as the opportunity to experience a trip to Managua, Nicaragua, at the university’s newest international facility, Casa Dingledine.
Law students assist immigrants with ‘deferred action’ applications
December 6th, 2012 | Community | Comments Off
Wake Forest University law students joined volunteer attorneys and community volunteers at the Winston-Salem Pro Bono Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) event on Nov. 10 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Overseeing the event was Professor Margaret Taylor, well known for her teaching and research on immigration law and policy.
Dean Blake Morant and Kenneth Imo (’00) named in On Being a Black Lawyer’s second Annual Power 100 List
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.
Professor Mark Hall says Affordable Care Act saved consumers $1.5 billion
December 5th, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumers saved nearly $1.5 billion in 2011 as a result of rules in President Barack Obama’s health care law that limit what insurance companies can spend on expenses unrelated to medical care, including profit, a new analysis shows. Continue reading »
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Randy Holland to discuss ‘Delaware Courts and Corporate Law’ on Wednesday, Dec. 5
November 29th, 2012 | Community | Comments Off
Justice Randy J. Holland of the Delaware Supreme Court will visit the Wake Forest University School of Law to discuss “Delaware Courts and Corporate Law” at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Worrell Professional Center, Room 1301.
‘Rewriting Homosexuality’ symposium scheduled for April 19 at Wake Forest University
November 20th, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
The ‘Rewriting Homosexuality’ symposium, sponsored by Wake Forest law school as well as the Provost’s Office, the Humanities Institute, Women and Gender Studies, Office of Multicultural Affairs, the LGBTQ Center, and ZSR Library is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 19, 2013, in the ZSR Auditorium.
Law professor helps put local high school students on fast track to college
November 8th, 2012 | Research | Comments Off
While many professors, students and faculty alike were enjoying some down time over this year’s fall beak, Wake Forest Law Professor Omari Simmons was using his extra days off to travel to Atlanta with 24 high-achieving high school students from nine area schools on a tour of colleges.
