We are thrilled to announce Dean Russell Osgood will continue to serve as dean of the School of Law through the Spring of 2024. As Provost Beverly Wendland said in a statement, “Dean Osgood has proven a strong leader of the School of Law and a trusted partner among our university leadership.” The provost also…
The Distinguished Law Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their professional or academic careers. Those honored share the same characteristics of leadership, progressive thinking, high standards, uncompromising integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Their careers serve as models for WashU Law students and alumni. Distinguished Alumni
Stephen Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus, testified at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety, aimed to identify and remove barriers to legal migration. “It has been 32 years since Congress last meaningfully updated our system of legal immigration. Since then, massive backlogs have accumulated. Millions…
We are pleased to announce the honorees for this year’s Distinguished Alumni Awards, celebrating our graduates who have achieved success in their respective fields. The ceremony will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 8 at Anheuser-Busch Hall in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. If you are interested in attending, please register here. Learn…
Congratulations to Judge Joe Whitfield, an alumnus who recently celebrated his first year on the 18th Judicial District Court in Aurora, Colorado! Judge Whitfield graduated from WashULaw with a JD degree and LLM degree in Intellectual Property Law in 2010. As a law student, he was a member of the Mock Trial Team, a Public…
Peggie Smith, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and the Charles F. Nagel Professor of Employment and Labor Law, was recently profiled by The Source in a series dedicated to Women’s History Month. The article covers Professor Smith’s research examining rights and legal protections for domestic care workers, such as home health aides, in-home child care…
The St. Louis Mediation Project, co-founded by Karen Tokarz, the Charles Nagel Professor of Public Interest Law & Policy, received a $1.4 million grant from the Missouri Housing Development Commission to provide free mediations in eviction court and in the community pre-filing. The organization’s work has been particularly vital in the midst of the COVID-19…
Congratulations to our students for their impressive showing at this past weekend’s National Technology and Telecommunications Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C.! Coached by Professor Richard Finneran and WashULaw alumnus Giles Howard, the team included 3Ls Bryce Beal, Adeline Miller, Rob Servilio, and Adrian Spencer-Smith and 2Ls Derek Lee and Sean Mangan. Mr. Lee, Mr….
Congratulations to WashULaw alumna and U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis (JD ’92), who was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals! Full story here: https://bit.ly/3HDHCGE
In memory of her late husband, Warren Billhartz (JD ’51), we are thrilled to announce that Marcia Billhartz has created the Marcia and Warren Billhartz Endowed Scholarship in Law. This $1 million gift allows WashULaw to provide a nearly full-tuition scholarship to one of our exceptional students next fall and each year in perpetuity, benefiting…
WashULaw student Edward Ahanmisi, JD ’23, is one of 18 recipients to be awarded the prestigious Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholarship, offered by the Ropes & Gray law firm. Chosen for their exceptional commitment to academic, experiential, and extracurricular pursuits, each scholar receives a $25,000 award to offset the expenses of a legal education. Edward…
Professor Peter Joy joins Talks On Law for a video interview about the history of racial discrimination in jury selection and its ramifications from a legal ethics perspective. Approved for CLE credit. Full story here. See part two, “Investigating the Client,” here. Also available for CLE credit.