Faculty

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 »

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Professor Sidney Shapiro co-writes book ‘Achieving Democracy: The Future of Progressive Regulation’

Professor Sidney Shapiro has co-written the book, “Achieving Democracy: The Future of Progressive Regulation,” with Joseph P. Tomain, Dean Emeritus and the Wilbert & Helen Ziegler Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. The book will be available in hardback on Amazon.com beginning Monday, Feb. 3. Continue reading »

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Professor Mark Hall appears on PBS Carolina Business Review discussing Affordable Care Act beginning Friday, Jan. 24

Professor Mark Hall will once again appear on the PBS series, “Carolina Business Review,” discussing the Affordable Care Act beginning at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, on WTVI Charlotte. The show is a panel discussion of local highlights in business for the week with guests who speak regarding their particular business and its relation to economies in North and South Carolina. Continue reading »

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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.

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Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Suzanne Reynolds kicks off Kosovo women leaders’ visit to Triad with presentation

Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor Suzanne Reynolds kicked off a weeklong visit of a delegation of women leaders from Kosovo to the Triad with a presentation, “Women’s Leadership in Law and Politics,” on Friday, Jan. 10, at the law school. Continue reading »

Faculty News and Notes Spring 2013

Following is the most recent roundup of Wake Forest University School of Law’s faculty research, publications, presentations, honors and awards. Continue reading »

Photo of Professor Tracey Banks Coan receiving the Joseph Branch Excellence in Teaching Award.

Law Professor Tracey Banks Coan receives Joseph Branch Excellence in Teaching Award

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

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.

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Students head to Nicaragua to explore economic development, poverty issues

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.

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Law students assist immigrants with ‘deferred action’ applications

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.

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