University of Houston Law alumnus named president of Houston Bar Association

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center alumnus Warren Harris ’88 was recently named as president of the Houston Bar Association. Harris was sworn into office on May 17, and his term will end in May 2019.

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University of Houston Law student continues work for disenfranchised with Equal Justice Works fellowship

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Shortly after completing her legal education, University of Houston Law alumna Christina Beeler ’18 will return to her alma mater as part of an Equal Justice Works Fellowship hosted by the Juvenile and Capital Advocacy Project.

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UGA Law alumnus recognized for leading campaign to land Olympics in Atlanta

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Georgia recognized the contributions of UGA Law alumnus William Porter “Billy” Payne ’73 for his success in winning the Olympic bid and preparing Atlanta for the games. His campaign effectively put the city on the global map.  

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UDC Law alumna named recipient of VSB’s Legal Aid Award

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW — UDC Law alumna Dipti Pidikiti-Smith ’06, Director of Advocacy at Legal Services of Northern Virginia (LSNV), is the recipient of the Legal Aid Award honoring excellence in legal aid society work. Pidikiti-Smith began her legal career at LSNV in 2008 as a staff attorney.

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UDC Law alumnus helps broker LDS/NAACP cooperation

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW — The Deseret News (Utah) featured a story about the role that UDC Law alumnus Wilbur Colom ’76 played in brokering an historic rapprochement between the NAACP and the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints —  whose views on race have evolved dramatically in recent years.

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UDC Law alumna featured in Harvard Law publication about professional identity

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW — UDC Law alumna Natalie Brocklebank ’04 is one of three lawyers featured in a fascinating article, “Mosaics of Lawyer Identities,” in Harvard Law journal The Practice.

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UDC Law alumnus helps lead bipartisan protection for whistle-blowers

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CLARKE SCHOOL OF LAW — UDC Law alumnus Tom Devine ’80, UDC Law Whistleblower Clinic Director and longtime Government Accountability Project legal director, helps lead the Make it Safe Coalition. Congress unanimously passed the Whistleblower Protection Coordination Act.

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Dayton Law alumnus reflects on his career as a military prosecutor

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON — Dayton Law alumnus Dale Riedel ’04 is the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate at Edwards Air Force Base in California–the second most senior attorney in legal offices in the Air Force. Riedel’s early work ethic was a fitting drill to prepare him for the complexity of practice that comes with the territory.

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Dayton Law alumna helps connect professional women Pittsburgh

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON — Dayton Law alumna Brittany Holzer ’13 is a dedicated fan of everything Pittsburgh, but she knew she had to leave town in order to fulfill her dream of becoming a lawyer. Now Holzer works at Tucker Arensberg in downtown Pittsburgh and launched a networking group called PGH Women Connecting Women.

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Dayton Law alumna takes law school experience to become novelist

March 29, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON — Dayton Law alumna Addie J. King took her law school experience, her vivid imagination and her love for fiction and became a novelist.  King went on to write several books, including a series that features a protagonist with new friends, difficult professors and disconcerting challenges – a law student, of course.

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