Missouri Lawyers Media recently awarded Professor Karen Tokarz with its 2024 ICON Honor. Tokarz is one of 25 distinguished advocates to receive this year’s honor, which recognizes lawyers who have “demonstrated notable, sustained success, and strong leadership within and outside the field of law.” “I am deeply humbled to receive this award from my peers…
Joe Cordell, a distinguished lawyer and co-founder of Cordell & Cordell, the nation’s largest domestic litigation firm, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Honorary Order of the Coif by WashU Law. The award was presented to Cordell at the 2024 Awards, Honors, and Recognition Program, an event celebrating the outstanding achievements of WashU Law graduates….
A panel of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit unanimously ruled to revive a First Amendment retaliation lawsuit brought by a client of WashULaw’s Appellate Clinic. The client alleged that prison officials retaliated against him, including by imposing discipline, because he exercised his First Amendment rights to file grievances and…
Professor Rachel Sachs has been appointed to the Illinois Advisory Council on Financing and Access to Sickle Cell Disease Treatment and Other High-Cost Drugs and Treatments. This council includes experts in healthcare policy, economics, and advocacy, focusing on improving access to innovative treatments. More details can be found here. Professor Rachel Sachs is an expert…
WashU Law invites applications from entry-level or lateral candidates for tenure-track and tenured positions, to begin in the fall of 2025. We are searching for tenure-track faculty in private law, corporate law, international/comparative law, antitrust, and “best athlete” candidates. We welcome applications from both entry-level and lateral candidates. Candidates must have at a minimum either…
Professors Trevor Gardner and Sheldon Evans recently shared their latest scholarship at the John Mercer Langston Annual Writing Workshop, held at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Professor Evans serves as the President of the John Mercer Langston Group, which hosts the Annual Workshop. The workshop, known for its focus on innovative and impactful scholarship, brought…
WashU Law is proud to announce the launch of its Veterans Law Clinic, a new initiative aimed at assisting veterans in requesting upgrades of their discharge characterization or corrections to their military records. This clinic addresses a crucial need, as veteran benefits are often contingent upon the reason for separation and the military’s characterization of…
In a heartfelt celebration this May, the faculty and staff of WashULaw gathered to honor Hyla Bondareff’s remarkable 31 years of dedicated service to the library. As Hyla retires from her role as Director of Faculty and Access Services, the law school community acknowledges the impact of her contributions. Dean Osgood, in his remarks, highlighted…
Congratulations to WashULaw’s Appellate Clinic! A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has unanimously ruled in favor of WashULaw’s Appellate Clinic’s client, holding that the district court’s summary judgment was improper. On appeal in the Fourth Circuit, the court appointed WashULaw’s Appellate Clinic to represent the client. Clinic students Alice…
Congratulations to Sue McCollum, JD ‘15, who was recognized as a 2024 Distinguished Alumna at the Distinguished Alumni Awards & 50th Anniversary of the Clinical Education Program on April 12. The WashULaw Distinguished Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their careers and exemplify characteristics of leadership, integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Sue…
“The Fallacy of ‘We Can’t Afford More Clinical Legal Education for Our Students’,” an article authored by Professor Bob Kuehn has been published in the Clinical Legal Education Association’s Spring Newsletter. In the abstract, he writes: Previous proposals by the ABA and state bar authorities to require more experiential training for law students have met with objections…
William R. Orthwein Distinguished Professor of Law Ronald M. Levin authored a CNN opinion article on the Supreme Court’s Chevron deference. Levin’s analysis in the article discusses the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron deference doctrine, a legal precedent that required courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes….