Law School News Archives

8/21/2008 - W&L Law Annual Fund Posts Record Year

8/19/2008 - W&L Black Lung Clinic Wins Latest 4th Circuit Argument

8/15/2008 - Law Alumna Begins Term as President of Florida Bar Foundation

8/12/2008 - Dean Smolla Participates in Viacom v. Google Webcast

8/7/2008 - Law Professor's New Book Looks to Nation's Past in Understanding Government Response to War on Terror

7/23/2008 - School of Law Donates Law Books to Aid Liberian Legal System

7/3/2008 - W&L Law Professor Mary Z. Natkin named Assistant Dean for Clinical Education and Public Service

6/28/2008 - Law Professor's Work Cited by Supreme Court of Canada

6/27/2008 - Law Professor Robin Wilson Wins WLSO Award

6/25/2008 - Professor Tim Jost Participates in New Talk Online Forum

6/23/2008 - Washington and Lee Mourns Law Professor Louise Halper

6/16/2008 - Virginia Supreme Court Justice Donald Lemons to Join W&L Law School Faculty

6/4/2008 - Professor Tim Jost Publishes JAMA Commentary on Health System Legal Reforms

5/21/2008 - Peter Jetton Named Director of Communications for the School of Law

5/12/2008 - Dean Smolla Analyzes Legal Issues Surrounding User-generated Web Content

5/12/2008 - School of Law Honors Graduates at 2008 Commencement Ceremony

5/8/2008 - Law Alumnus and SnagAJob.com Founder Shawn Boyer ‘97 named National Small Business Person of the Year

5/8/2008 - Prescott Prince ’83 Assigned to Defend Alleged 9-11 Mastermind

5/7/2008 - Elizabeth Outland Branner Named Director of Law Advancement

5/2/2008 - School of Law Adopts Transnational Law Course for First Year Students

4/30/2008 - Three Law Students Receive Public Service Scholarships

4/18/2008 - Law Student Named Student Editor of ABA Magazine

4/11/2008 - Law Student Selected as Fulbright Alternate to Pursue Colombian Comparative Law Study

4/7/2008 - School of Law Welcomes New Faculty for 2008-09 Academic Year

4/3/2008 - Law Professor’s Book Honored at 2008 ASIL Meeting

4/1/2008 - School of Law Announces German LL.M. Scholarship Program in Conjunction with German Law Journal

3/14/2008 - Legal Reform Champion Philip K. Howard to Deliver 2008 Powell Lecture

3/13/2008 - Sol Wachtler to Discuss Betrayal of Rule of Law in Nazi Germany

3/10/2008 - Washington and Lee School of Law Announces Dramatic Third Year Reform

3/6/2008 - Media, Law and the Courts Symposium Explores 60 Minutes Scandal

2/26/2008 - Former FBI, CIA Chief William Webster to Deliver Law School Commencement Address

2/15/2008 - Law Students Providing Legal Assistance with Ongoing Hurricane Recovery Efforts

2/6/2008 - Phi Alpha Delta Presents Auction Proceeds To Christmas Basket Program

2/4/2008 - Law School Symposium to Address Sexual Orientation and the Law

1/31/2008 - Inaugural Hendricks Lecture to Address When Massachusetts was Religious and Virginia Wasn't

1/29/2008 - Law Students to Help Taxpayers Claim Valuable Credits on 2007 Tax Returns

1/28/2008 - Law Alumnus named 108th President of Virginia Bar Association

1/23/2008 - Distinguished Panel to discuss Justice, Security and Controversy at Guantanamo Bay

1/21/2008 - Law Professor Named to West Publishing Advisory Board

1/11/2008 - David Crane to Deliver Transnational Law Institute Public Lecture

1/8/2008 - Jost Book Receiving Favorable Reviews from Medical Community

1/8/2008 - School of Law Welcomes Visiting Faculty Members for Spring 2008

1/2/2008 - Law Professor Receives Honors for Conference Participation

12/7/2007 - W&L Law Professor Consults in Largest Stock Options Backdating Case

12/3/2007 - Arif Noorani Wins 2007 Mock Trial to Cap Busy Moot Court Season

11/28/2007 - School of Law Takes the United States Constitution to the Community

11/28/2007 - Professor Tim Jost to Present at Fresh Thinking Project

11/15/2007 - Law Center Scholar-in-Residence to Discuss Reportorial Privilege and Restitution during December Events

11/14/2007 - Jack Goldsmith to Discuss Limits of Executive Power and the Terror Presidency

11/5/2007 - Law School Tax Clinic to Receive Grant from IRS

11/1/2007 - Paul Gardner Resigns as Director of Law School Advancement

10/29/2007 - Inaugural Dean’s Lecture to Address Freedom of Speech on College Campuses

10/27/2007 - Winners of 2007 Davis Moot Court Competition Announced

10/26/2007 - 2007 Phi Alpha Delta Charity Auction Raises over $10,000 for Local Charity

10/22/2007 - Jost Appointed to Institute of Medicine Conflict of Interest Committee

10/4/2007 - School of Law to Launch New Clinic to Assist Low-income Taxpayers

10/1/2007 - Mark Drumbl’s New Book Wins Major Book Prize

9/27/2007 - Law Students to Provide Legal Support in Trials of Khmer Rouge Leadership

9/26/2007 - Judge Joan Lefkow to Deliver 2007 Tucker Lecture

9/26/2007 - School of Law Celebrates International Law Scholars with Portrait Unveiling and Class of 1975 Investiture Lecture

9/21/2007 - Winners of 2007 Robert J. Grey Jr. Negotiations Competition Announced

9/21/2007 - Washington and Lee University Mourns the Hon. H. Emory Widener ’53, Longest-serving Appeals Court Judge

9/20/2007 - Religious Freedom Attorney to Speak At School of Law

9/19/2007 - Law Professor Joshua Fairfield Gives Lecture within Second Life Virtual World

9/19/2007 - Associate General Counsel for Johnson and Johnson to Speak at School of Law

9/14/2007 - Jose Enrique Alvarez to Deliver 2007 Transnational Law Institute Fall Lecture

9/7/2007 - Dean Rodney Smolla to Present at World Forum on Democracy

9/7/2007 - Phi Alpha Delta Wins Community Service Award for 2006 Auction

8/28/2007 - School of Law Welcomes Visiting Faculty Members for Fall 2007

8/14/2007 - Lorri Olan Named Associate Director of Career Planning and Professional Development

8/9/2007 - Law Professor’s New Book Examines Health Care Crisis in America

8/8/2007 - Washington and Lee University Mourns Civil Rights Leader Oliver Hill

8/3/2007 - Washington and Lee Law Review Announces Staff Writers

8/3/2007 - School of Law Welcomes New Faculty Members

7/17/2007 - Sarah Nichols Hughes Named Assistant Director for Advancement

6/29/2007 - Professor Robert Danforth Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

6/26/2007 - W&L Law Professor David Bruck Offers Testimony on Federal Death Penalty before Senate Judiciary Subcommittee

6/22/2007 - Professor Louise Halper Named Director of Lewis Law Center

6/19/2007 - Elizabeth Outland Branner Named Associate Director for Advancement

5/29/2007 - Law Professor’s Scholarship Leads to New Legislation Banning Unauthorized Exams

5/15/2007 - Blake Morant Named Dean of Wake Forest University School of Law

5/14/2007 - School of Law Honors Graduates at 2007 Commencement Ceremony

5/11/2007 - Law Professor Consults In Largest-Ever Settlement With Corporate Directors

5/3/2007 - UPDATE: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Clients of Chris Manning ‘97L

5/2/2007 - Four Law Students Receive Public Service Scholarships

4/18/2007 - Law Professor’s New Book Examines International Law and War Crimes

4/17/2007 - Goodells Name Law School Classroom for Tiger Fund Founder

4/17/2007 - Author John Grisham to Deliver Law School Commencement Address

4/13/2007 - School of Law Victorious in U.S Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit Arguments

4/13/2007 - International Law Students Travel to Europe to See Human Rights Organizations at Work

4/2/2007 - School of Law 25th in Latest US News Rankings

3/30/2007 - Service Trip to Gulf Coast Brings Focus to Hurricane Katrina Symposium

3/13/2007 - Law Symposium Examines Gender-Relevant Legislation In Muslim and Non-Muslim Countries

3/6/2007 - Law Students Receive Shepherd Poverty Alliance Internships

2/19/2007 - Alumni Return to Judge Jessup International Law Competition

2/19/2007 - Rodney A. Smolla Named Dean of the Washington and Lee School of Law

2/7/2007 - National Jurist Names Washington and Lee School of Law to Clinical Honor Roll

2/1/2007 - BLSA Sponsors Lectures Series in Celebration of Black History Month

1/30/2007 - Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments at the Washington and Lee University School of Law

1/29/2007 - Law Students to Assist Local Residents with Tax Returns

1/24/2007 - Transnational Law Institute Offers Lecture on Saddam Hussein Conviction and Execution

1/16/2007 - Emeritus Board Member Pamela J. White Appointed to Baltimore Circuit Court

1/3/2007 - Washington and Lee University to Celebrate the Life of the Mind during Science, Society, and the Arts

12/18/2006 - Washington and Lee Law Faculty to Present at AALS Annual Meeting

12/11/2006 - Black Lung Clinic Awaits Decision in Recent Fourth Circuit Case

11/30/2006 - Law Student Takes on Coal Company in U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

11/20/2006 - 2006 Phi Alpha Delta Charity Auction Raises over $16,000 for Local Child Care Program

11/13/2006 - Fall 2006 Moot Court Competition Winners Announced: Negotiations Team Headed to National Championships

11/10/2006 - The White-Collar Trial of the Century: Prosecutor Cliff Stricklin ’91 Tackles Enron—And Wins

11/3/2006 - 2006 Mock Trial Competition Underway

10/27/2006 - W&L Professor Takes on Duke Energy before United States Supreme Court

10/23/2006 - Miners Turn to W&L Legal Clinic for Help

10/23/2006 - Transnational Law Institute Welcomes Visiting Scholar

10/20/2006 - W&L School of Law Professor Mark Drumbl Featured on C-Span Coverage of Symposium on the New 2006 Military Commissions Act

10/12/2006 - British Lord to Discuss Cornwallis Family History in Lee Chapel

10/10/2006 - 2007 Rankings from Princeton Review Place School of Law Professors on Top for Third Straight Year

10/10/2006 - Slate Magazine Editor and Columnist to Discuss the Roberts Court for 2006 Tucker Lecture

9/28/2006 - Law School Faculty Preview Key Cases from Upcoming Supreme Court Docket

9/25/2006 - Students Argue before Mock United States Supreme Court in the 27th Annual John W. Davis Appellate Advocacy Competition

9/22/2006 - Global Justice and Freedom of the Press Topics for Inaugural Lectures at the School of Law

9/18/2006 - School of Law to Host Law and Literature Seminar featuring In Cold Blood

9/12/2006 - Ahmed Younis 04L Discusses American Muslims and the War on Terror

9/1/2006 - Moot Court Board Kicks Off Busy Year with Robert J. Grey Negotiation Competition

8/25/2006 - Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice Announces 2006-2007 Staff Writers

8/14/2006 - W&L Law Professor Adam Scales to Address Insurance Issues Resulting from Hurricane Katrina at Legal Symposium

7/28/2006 - W&L Law Review Names New Staff Writers

7/17/2006 - Law Alumnus Edward Neufville '03 Takes On the Patriot Act

7/13/2006 - President Announces Law Dean Search Committee

6/20/2006 - Transnational Law Institute Announces New Internship and Inaugural Lecture

6/12/2006 - School of Law Alumnus Among New Trustees

5/29/2006 - School of Law Announces Faculty Fellowships for 2006-07

5/15/2006 - School of Law Honors Graduates at 151st Commencement Ceremony

5/11/2006 - W&L Law Professor Margaret Howard Elected to Board of American Bankruptcy Institute

5/9/2006 - Three Law Students Receive Public Service Awards from Virginia Law Foundation

5/8/2006 - W&L Law Professor Lyman Johnson’s Scholarship Garners Award

5/5/2006 - W&L School of Law Establishes Transnational Law Institute

5/4/2006 - W&L Law Professor David Bruck On NPR's Morning Edition

4/27/2006 - Larry Sabato to Deliver Law School Commencement Address

4/19/2006 - Murchison Named Acting Dean of W&L School of Law

4/13/2006 - W&L School of Law to Celebrate the Life of Roger D. Groot during Reunion Weekend

4/7/2006 - David Partlett Named Law Dean at Emory University

4/4/2006 - School of Law Again Ranked 22 among Best Law Schools Nationally

4/2/2006 - W&L Law School's Scholar-in-Residence to Give Public Lecture

3/29/2006 - W&L Law Professor Offers Testimony on Death Penalty Reform before House Judiciary Subcommittee

3/27/2006 - Law Review Editorial Board, Moot Court Executive Board Announce Selection of New Members

3/16/2006 - School of Law's Mark Drumbl Comments on Milosevic's Death in Richmond Times-Dispatch

3/2/2006 - “I Was Certain, But I Was Wrong.” Speakers to Address Eyewitness Testimony and Wrongful Conviction

3/2/2006 - Law Center Symposium: Understanding Corporate Law Through History

2/27/2006 - Washington and Lee Law Students Win Regional Negotiation Competition

2/17/2006 - School of Law Raises $1,000,000 for Moot Court Room Renovation

2/16/2006 - Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice to Hold Symposium on Immigration Rights

2/13/2006 - School of Law Professor’s Scholarship at Center of Walt Disney Lawsuit

1/30/2006 - W&L Law Professor Melissa Waters Interviewed On Strengthening Iraq's Legal System

1/20/2006 - School of Law to Sponsor Group Admission to the United States Supreme Court

1/12/2006 - The School of Law Welcomes Visiting Faculty Members for Spring 2006

1/6/2006 - Law Alumnus Named Executive Director of Alumni Affairs at Washington and Lee University

12/19/2005 - Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse Launches New Web Site

11/23/2005 - Sarah Floyd 2L Wins 2005 Mock Trial

11/14/2005 - W&L Mourns the Loss of Professor Roger Groot

11/8/2005 - Students Raise $15,000 for Lexington Free Clinic at 2005 PAD Charity Auction

11/3/2005 - Exhibit to Showcase Work, Life, of Coal Miner, Artist and Advocate Mike South

11/2/2005 - Phi Alpha Delta Sponsors Annual Charity Auction

10/17/2005 - Strong Showing for Second Years at Moot Court Competition; O’Brien and Dubus Win Top Awards

10/3/2005 - Warner Appoints Roger Groot to State Forensic Science Board

9/27/2005 - Law Admissions Begins Recruitment Season

9/27/2005 - First Man Released From Death Row by DNA Testing to Speak at the School of Law

9/19/2005 - Sullivan to Deliver Tucker Lecture

9/12/2005 - W&L Welcomes Director of Law School Relations

9/2/2005 - School of Law to Enroll Up to 15 Students from Tulane and Loyola Law Schools

8/29/2005 - Center for Law and History Announces Fall Events

8/22/2005 - School of Law Welcomes the Class of 2008

8/17/2005 - Brian Murchison Appointed To Head Presidential Search Committee

7/29/2005 - W&L Law Review Names New Staff Writers

7/21/2005 - W&L Law Faculty Honored at Virginia State Bar Awards

7/20/2005 - Prof. Roger Groot Receives VBA Pro Bono Publico Award

7/15/2005 - Chris Bullard, 06L, Selected as National ABA Liaison in Intellectual Property Law

5/15/2005 - Washington and Lee Announces Law School Appointments

5/9/2005 - With Fulbright to Ukraine, W&L Law Student Will Build Future While Connecting With Past

4/18/2005 - W&L Mourns the Loss of Former Professor Maureen Cavanaugh

4/12/2005 - W&L Law Student Wins Third Place in Nonsmokers' Rights Legal Research and Writing Competition

3/31/2005 - Former Ambassador and Attorney to Address First Amendment Issues in White House Leak Case

3/25/2005 - W&L Law Professor and Student Honored by Bankruptcy Association

3/4/2005 - W&L Law Students Clinch Regional Mediation Competition Victory

3/3/2005 - Professor David Bruck Cited in New York Times Story

2/16/2005 - The Honorable Roger L. Gregory, W&L School of Law Commencement Speaker

1/26/2005 - W&L Alumnus Elected Appeals Court Justice

1/20/2005 - Spring Semester Visiting Professors

1/12/2005 - Law Alumnus To Become President-Elect of Florida Bar

1/12/2005 - Law Alumnus Named to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

1/11/2005 - W&L Student Organizations Collect Donations to Aid Tsunami Relief Efforts

12/8/2004 - Professors Gallanis and Howard Elected to American Law Institute

12/8/2004 - W&L Law Shows 200 Percent Increase in Black Student Enrollment

11/29/2004 - W&L Law Professor Wins Prestigious Writing Award

11/17/2004 - W&L Law Library Ranked 13th in Nation By National Jurist Magazine

11/15/2004 - W&L Wins First Place at the ABA Regional Negotiation Competition

11/5/2004 - J. Scott Fechnay Named to Washington and Lee Board of Trustees

10/27/2004 - Four W&L Law Students Honored at Annual Moot Court Competition

10/19/2004 - Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia to Speak

10/19/2004 - International Affairs Writer to Speak on "Global Security in 2010"

10/19/2004 - 22 October: Legal History Lecture

9/22/2004 - Grey to Host National Symposium on the American Jury System at W&L

9/17/2004 - W&L Law Names New Directors of Admissions, Career Services

9/15/2004 - Spencer Overton to Speak on the Voting Rights Act

9/14/2004 - W&L Alumnus to Join Federal Court Bench in Norfolk on Sept. 17

9/10/2004 - Moot Court Negotiation Competition Completes Semi-Final Round

9/10/2004 - W&L Race and Ethic Ancestry Law Journal Announces Staff Writers

9/7/2004 - Commonwealth Secretary of Education to Speak

9/1/2004 - School of Law Names New Faculty Members

8/27/2004 - W & L Law Professor to Serve as US Delegate to the International Association of Criminal Law Congress

8/9/2004 - W&L Law School Alumna Receives One of ABA's Highest Honors

8/4/2004 - W&L Law Adjunct Professor Elected Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

8/2/2004 - W&L Law Review Names New Staff Writers

7/30/2004 - W&L Law Professor to Deliver Keynote Address at SOLINET Meeting

7/29/2004 - W&L Law Professor's Work Cited in Conn. Supreme Court Ruling

7/12/2004 - W&L Law School's Legal Clinic Prevails in 4th Circuit Court Case

7/1/2004 - Law Professor to Foster Programs Focused on Global Environmental Policy, Economics and Law

7/1/2004 - Former W&L Law School Dean Penned Brief in Detention Cases

6/30/2004 - Former W&L Law School Dean Penned Influential Brief in Guantanamo Bay Case

6/28/2004 - W&L Law Alumnus to Head American Bar Association

6/24/2004 - Center for Law and History Announces 2004-05 Schedule

6/24/2004 - Center for Law and History Finalizes Speaker Schedule for 2004-05

6/18/2004 - W&L Law Alumnus Receives Prestigious Ethics Award

6/8/2004 - Associate Dean of Administration and Technology to Present at CALI

6/1/2004 - Law Professor to Serve as Panelist on United Nations Law-Making and Standard Setting

5/31/2004 - Director of Law Technology Services to Present at Conference

5/28/2004 - Law Student Wins Prize in AHLA Essay Contest

5/25/2004 - Law Staff to be Honored

5/25/2004 - Law Professor Played Host for Radio Conversation

5/25/2004 - Professor Continues Work on Master's of Theological Studies

5/24/2004 - Law Professor in TV Film on Brown v. Board

5/22/2004 - Dean David Partlett to Present Paper at AALS Conference

5/13/2004 - Law School to Host Spring Meeting of Virginia Association of Law Librarian

5/7/2004 - U.S. Circuit Court Judge to Address Law School Graduates

4/28/2004 - 3L Awarded the Oliver White Hill Student Pro Bono Award

4/28/2004 - Law Student to Speak

4/7/2004 - Two Law Students Selected for Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

4/2/2004 - Congressman Bob Goodlatte to Deliver Second Annual Powell Lecture

4/1/2004 - Commencement Schedule Finalized

4/1/2004 - Law School Cookbook Available

3/26/2004 - Clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court to Speak at W&L

3/4/2004 - Law School to Host American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team

3/1/2004 - Islamic Law Expert to Speak at Washington and Lee

3/1/2004 - Virginia Capital Case Clearing House CLE Symposium

3/1/2004 - 2004 Mock Convention Taps Kerry as Democratic Nominee

3/1/2004 - Uffelman Named New W&L Law Magazine Editor

3/1/2004 - Law Center Announces Critical Race Theory as March 19 Symposium Topic

3/1/2004 - W&L Law Student One of 10 Americans to Win Prestigious Grant

1/26/2004 - James Carville to Keynote 2004 Mock Convention

1/21/2004 - National Democrat Leaders to Address W&L's 2004 Mock Convention

1/16/2004 - Professor Dorothy Brown Selected as Keynote Speaker

1/14/2004 - Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner and Discussion Planned

1/14/2004 - Rita Dove to Speak

1/8/2004 - Dr. Larry Richard to Speak

1/8/2004 - Founders Day Celebration - Robert Huntley '50, '57L to Speak

12/12/2003 - Black Lung Clinic Students Represent Clients in Hearings

12/8/2003 - End of Fall 2003 Semester Brings Fond Farewell to Visiting Faculty

11/19/2003 - W&L Law Alumna Appointed Judge in Delaware

11/19/2003 - Mary Miller Johnston, '84L, Appointed to Superior Court of Delaware

11/19/2003 - Law & Education Guest Lecturer

11/17/2003 - Test

11/17/2003 - Mock Trial Winners Announced

11/17/2003 - Phi Alpha Delta Charity Auction Raises $4,280

11/13/2003 - PAD Food Drive a Success

11/10/2003 - Wiant Speaks at Virginia Library Association Meeting

10/31/2003 - Three W&L Law Students Honored at Annual Moot Court Competition

10/29/2003 - W&L to Host ABA's Regional Negotiation Competition

10/17/2003 - W&L Alumnus and Norfolk Attorney Gets Judgeship Nod from Bush

10/15/2003 - Australian Legal Expert to Discuss Terrorism Legislation at W&L's School of Law

10/15/2003 - School of Law to Hold Final Round of Moot Court Competition

10/13/2003 - Northwestern Professor to Speak at W&L's School of Law

10/10/2003 - Professor of European Law to Deliver Tucker Lecture

10/7/2003 - Retired New York State Chief Judge Sol Wachtler to Speak at W&L Oct. 10

10/1/2003 - FEC Official to Speak on Campaign Finance Reform at W&L

10/1/2003 - South River Emergency Relief Project: Contribute to the Cause

9/9/2003 - Illinois Judge to Discuss "The Lawyer as Moral Agent" at W&L

9/9/2003 - Politics Professor to Address Students at W&L's Fall Convocation

8/14/2003 - W&L Law School Launches 2003-04 with New Program, Service Day

8/14/2003 - Renowned Legal Historian to Give Inaugural Lecture at W&L's Center for Law and History

8/7/2003 - Law Alumnus Elected President of National Association

7/18/2003 - W&L Law Student Wins First Prize in Copyright Law Competition

5/19/2003 - Three Washington and Lee Law Students Honored for Excellence in Writing

5/19/2003 - W&L Libraries, Powell Archives Share Outstanding Library Programs Award

5/8/2003 - Third year student Cynthia Donley Young has won third place in the ACLMB Writing Competition

5/8/2003 - President-Elect of American Bar Association Delivers W&L Law School Commencement Address