A. Benjamin Spencer

In the News

Media Appearances

11/7/2011 - Washington Post
Washington and Lee law professor Ben Spencer, who also chairs the Virginia State Bar Section on the Education of Lawyers, discusses the challenges that legal education and the legal profession face, including calls for deregulation.



Law School News about Professor Spencer

7/26/2012 - W&L Law Prof. Benjamin Spencer Named Director of Lewis Law Center
A. Benjamin Spencer, Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, will head the School's Frances Lewis Law Center, the independently funded faculty research and support arm of the School.

6/6/2012 - W&L Law Prof's Scholarship Included in Most-Cited Study
Washington and Lee law professor Benjamin Spencer authored two articles included in a recent study analyzing the most-cited law review articles of all time.

9/6/2011 - W&L Law Professor Ben Spencer Logs another Fourth Circuit Victory
On September 6, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed Washington and Lee law professor A. Benjamin Spencer his latest victory in his capacity as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney.

12/20/2010 - W&L Law Professor Argues 4th Circuit Appeal for U.S.
Earlier this month, Washington and Lee law professor A. Benjamin Spencer argued the case of United States v. Burns before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

6/21/2010 - Law Professor to Chair State Bar Section on Education
Washington and Lee law professor A. Benjamin Spencer has been elected Chair of the Virginia State Bar's Section on the Education of Lawyers. Spencer was chosen for the position on June 18 during the VSB's annual meeting.