Q & A with American University Washington College of Law criminal law adjunct professors

July 15, 2019

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — AUWCL alumni Ben Miller ’05 and Tracee Plowell ’98 were interviewed to talk about their experiences in teaching U.S. Criminal Law. Plowell, a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, will succeed Miller, who will continue working as a senior counsel at The Justice Collaborative.  

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Recent Penn Law graduate Louis J. Capozzi III selected as clerk for Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch

July 15, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL — Penn Law alumnus Louis J. Capozzi III L’19 has been selected as a clerk for Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Supreme Court. Capozzi will clerk for Justice Gorsuch during the 2021 October Term.

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Penn Law alumnus shares fellowship experiences in environmental law

July 12, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL — Penn Law alumnus Garrison Todd ’18 is a Catalyst Fellow at Advocates for the West, a public interest, non-profit environmental law firm headquartered in Boise, Idaho. Their mission is to defend western public lands, waterways, and wildlife on behalf of conservation groups and concerned citizens.

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Recent Denver Law graduates named Colorado Civil Justice Corps Fellows

July 1, 2019

DENVER LAW — Earlier this year, the Office for Victims Program (OVP), a unit of the Division of Criminal Justice within the Colorado Department of Public Safety, announced a $2 million grant to create the Colorado Civil Justice Corps (CCJC) Fellowship.

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California Bar working group reviews moral character standard

July 1, 2019

THE RECORDER — California is embarking on two paths toward changing how it evaluates would-be lawyers’ moral character, with one route starting in the state bar and the other going through the Legislature.

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How University of Miami Law Estate Planning LLM program prepares graduates

June 24, 2019

MIAMI LAW — LL.M. graduates of Miami Law’s Estate Planning LL.M. program consistently attribute their professional success to the network, career opportunities and knowledge they secured during their time at the University of Miami.

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Recent Florida A&M Law graduate Abigail Adkins selected for Equal Justice Works Fellowship

June 24, 2019

FAMU LAW — Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law Class of 2019 graduate Abigail Adkins has been selected for the 2019 Equal Justice Works Fellowship. This most prestigious and competitive post-graduate legal fellowship is made available to 76 new lawyers nationwide.

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New pilot program for federal clerk hiring begins

June 24, 2019

LAW.COM — At this very moment, some top law students are likely scrambling to schedule interviews with federal judges in hopes of landing a coveted clerkships—a resume booster that can pay career dividends.

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New York Bar Association considers removing mental health question for applicants

June 17, 2019

LAW.COM — The new president of the New York State Bar Association is announcing today that he’s launching a blue-ribbon committee to determine if the state should remove questions about mental health disorders from applications for the bar

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Recent University of Wisconsin graduate Robert Lundberg wins Equal Justice Works Fellowship on protecting water resources

June 14, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW — Robert Lundberg, a 2019 UW Law School graduate, is one of 76 attorneys nationally to receive an Equal Justice Works fellowship. The program allowed Lundberg to create a fellowship of his own design to address legal issues on behalf of the community or cause of his choosing.

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