Penn Law professor Michael Knoll elected to American Law Institute
PENN LAW — Theodore K. Warner Professor of Law & Professor of Real Estate Michael Knoll is among the newest elected members to the American Law Institute (ALI). “Professor Knoll’s dedication to creating a more equitable tax system is unparalleled, and his election to the ALI is a well-deserved honor for him,” said Theodore Ruger, Dean and…
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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law students Jared Antman and Tanner Hendershot, participants in the Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic, successfully represented a client in a civil rights lawsuit against a California prison warden. Their client, Mr. Wahl, had been serving time in California state prison when he received a court order…
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PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law Professor David S. Han has been elected to The American Law Institute. The American Law Institute (ALI) is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law. The ALI drafts, discusses, revises, and publishes Restatements of the…
Read More about Pepperdine Law professor David Han elected to American Law InstituteVillanova Law names Jennifer Henfey Associate Dean for Professional Development and Leadership
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY — Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of Law, recently announced the appointment of Jennifer Henfey ’99 to the newly established position of Associate Dean for Professional Development and Leadership for the Charles Widger School of Law. Since 2011 Henfey has led the Office of Career Strategy and Advancement as Executive Director…
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Professors Michael Doran, Richard Schragger and Pierre-Hugues Verdier of the University of Virginia School of Law have become members of the American Law Institute. The ALI announced their election Monday. There are now 31 members of the UVA Law faculty currently affiliated with the institute, which produces scholarly work meant…
Read More about Three University of Virginia Law professors elected to American Law InstituteUniversity of Virginia Law Innocence Project wins exoneration for wrongly convicted client
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Eric Weakley, a member of the so-called “Culpeper Three” and a client of the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law, has received an absolute pardon. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted the relief Tuesday. It is the fourth pardon for a clinic client since July. Weakley was convicted…
Read More about University of Virginia Law Innocence Project wins exoneration for wrongly convicted clientUniversity of Virginia Law professor Kelly Orians helps win plea deal for client
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — A client represented by University of Virginia School of Law professor Kelly Orians was recently released from prison after serving more than 26 years when a court agreed to a unique plea deal that focused on reconciliation. At 18, Everett “Buff” Offray fatally shot Timothy Lacey during an argument involving three…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Kelly Orians helps win plea deal for clientUniversity of Virginia Law professor Michael Doran discusses his research on retirement savings and tax reform
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW — Reforms to retirement plans over the past 25 years have disproportionately benefited the wealthy, according to new research by University of Virginia School of Law professor Michael Doran. That has happened, Doran said, despite lawmakers’ promises that the bipartisan legislation would improve retirement security for all Americans. In his article…
Read More about University of Virginia Law professor Michael Doran discusses his research on retirement savings and tax reformWidener University Commonwealth Law professor Jill Family elected to American Law Institute
WIDENER UNIVERSITY — Professor Jill Family is the most recent faculty member at Widener Law Commonwealth to be elected to the American Law Institute, a private, nonprofit national organization which produces scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law to promote the better administration of justice. Family is a professor of law and faculty director…
Read More about Widener University Commonwealth Law professor Jill Family elected to American Law InstituteQuinnipiac Law professor Jeffrey A. Cooper publishes novel
QUNNIPIAC UNIVERSITY — Jeff Cooper, professor of law and associate dean for research at Quinnipiac’s School of Law, will publish, “After the Fact,” on Tuesday. Cooper tells the story of Jack Collins, a lawyer who is sent on an unexpected journey regarding his career, and leaves behind his position at a small-time Connecticut law practice for the…
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