Stetson Law alumna joins Homeland Security’s Honors Program for Attorneys
STETSON LAW NEWS – Lane Cryar ’14 was among a handful of attorneys to join the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Honors Program for Attorneys in Washington, D.C. Cryar was valedictorian of her class at Stetson Law, executive editor of the Stetson Law Review, and student president of Stetson’s Student Animal Legal Defense Fund.
Read More about Stetson Law alumna joins Homeland Security’s Honors Program for AttorneysStanford Law alumna reflects on career with U.S. Department of the Interior
STANFORD LAWYER – Hilary Tompkins ’96, solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior, reflects on her career with the federal agency. Tompkins is also an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
Read More about Stanford Law alumna reflects on career with U.S. Department of the InteriorStanford Law pays tribute to World War II veterans
STANFORD LAW SCHOOL PRESS – A group of 80 veterans, students, faculty, staff and friends paid tribute to Stanford Law School students who gave their lives while serving in the armed forces during World War II.
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STANFORD LAWYER – Alisa Chang ’01, an award-winning journalist for National Public Radio (NPR), describes how she finally found a way to connect her passion for law and journalism.
Read More about Stanford Law alumna connects law and journalism in her professional careerHouston College of Law selected president-elect of the State Bar of Texas
HOUSTON COLLEGE OF LAW – Tom Vick ’81 was selected as the next president-elect of the State Bar of Texas. Vick is a partner in Vick Carney LLP, a firm that specializes in family and criminal law in Weatherford, Texas.
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SANTA CLARA LAW – The California State Legislative recognized David J. Tsai ’06 with the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Excellence in Civil Rights Award. Tsai is partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP’s San Francisco office and co-leads the firm’s Taiwan practice.
Read More about Santa Clara Law alumnus wins state civil rights awardTwo Rutgers Law alumni help overturn restrictive voting rights law
RUTGERS LAW NEWS – Professor Irving Joyner ’77 and Donita Judge ’03, a senior attorney with the Washington D.C.-based Advancement Project, were instrumental in overturning a lower court ruling regarding North Carolina’s restrictive voting rights law in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Read More about Two Rutgers Law alumni help overturn restrictive voting rights lawNIU Law alumnus is sworn in as president of the Illinois State Bar Association
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – Vincent F. Cornelius ’89 is sworn in as the President of the 32,000-member Illinois State Bar Association by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Thomas L. Kilbride. Cornelius is the first African-American president in its 140-year history.
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MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW – Governor Mark Dayton appointed Judge Anne McKeig ’92 to the Minnesota Supreme Court. McKeig, a descendant of White Earth Nation, will be the first American Indian to serve on the state’s highest court.
Read More about Governor appoints Mitchell Hamline Law alumna to Minnesota Supreme CourtMississippi College of Law alumna wins state award for language access work
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE OF LAW NEWS – Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper ’09 received the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO) 2016 Freedom Award for outstanding advocacy against discrimination in the housing sector, regarding her language access work. Edmondson-Cooper is a Bilingual Staff Attorney with Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP).
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