A look at Georgia State University Law’s pro bono program
GEORGIA STATE NEWS — The College of Law offers students numerous opportunities to get hands-on experience, from the service project at orientation to clinics. One of the most fulfilling ways for students to practice classroom concepts is through pro bono work. Since its founding, students have given more than 3,000 hours of service.
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GEORGIA STATE NEWS — Madison Hayes (J.D. ’22) spent every career day growing up in a blazer with a legal pad and coffee mug because “that’s what lawyers do.” Hayes knew early on that she wanted to be an attorney, partially because she was known in her family to be skilled at arguing.
Read More about Georgia State University Law student Madison Hayes describes experience in disability rights clinicGeorgia State University Law professor Margaret Hughes Vath purses doctorate in English composition and rhetoric
GEORGIA STATE NEWS — If there is one constant for senior lecturer of law Margaret Hughes Vath, it’s her love of being in the classroom. From the time she was young, she knew she wanted to attend law school. She majored in English and Journalism during undergrad at the University of Delaware to prepare her.
Read More about Georgia State University Law professor Margaret Hughes Vath purses doctorate in English composition and rhetoricUniversity of Houston Law students Nicholas Martinez and Matthew Rando successfully mediate international custody case
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Through the Hague Convention Mediation Program, second-year University of Houston Law Center students Nicholas Martinez and Matthew Rando recently resolved a case involving a parent who breached custody rights by illegally removing a child outside of their country of habitual residence.
Read More about University of Houston Law students Nicholas Martinez and Matthew Rando successfully mediate international custody caseIndiana University McKinney Law to host in-person commencement and virtual graduation ceremonies
INDIANA UNIVERSITY MCKINNEY SCHOOL OF LAW — Members of the IU McKinney Law Class of 2021 have two opportunities to commemorate graduating from law school: attend the in-person IUPUI Campus Commencement on May 15 and take part in IU McKinney’s Graduation Virtual Recognition on May 19.
Read More about Indiana University McKinney Law to host in-person commencement and virtual graduation ceremoniesLewis & Clark Law adjunct professor Barbara Creel receives ABA Spirit of Excellence award
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Law alum, Román D. Hernández ’00, and adjunct professor Barbara Creel received the ABA’s Spirit of Excellence award in February 2021, during an online ceremony. Other honorees included Lori Lightfoot, John Yang and Sherrilyn Ifill. The Spirit of Excellence award is presented each year.
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law adjunct professor Barbara Creel receives ABA Spirit of Excellence awardUniversity of Maine Law professor Jeff Thaler honored by Lawdragon legal publication
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Lawdragon recently announced its inaugural list of 500 Leading U.S. Environmental & Energy Lawyers, and Maine Law Professor Jeff Thaler was selected as one of two Maine lawyers. The honorees were selected through submissions, journalistic research, and editorial vetting from a board of peers.
Read More about University of Maine Law professor Jeff Thaler honored by Lawdragon legal publicationUniversity of Maine Law announces Rural Law Fellows
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maine School of Law is pleased to announce the law students who have been selected as Rural Law Fellows for this summer. In 2017, Maine Law launched the Rural Lawyer Project in response to the access to justice crisis in Maine.
Read More about University of Maine Law announces Rural Law FellowsUniversity of Maine Law professor Jessica Feinberg publishes article on fatherhood for same sex couples in UC Davis Law Review
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Jessica Feinberg’s latest article has been published in the UC Davis Law Review.The article examines the challenges in establishing parentage faced by married male same-sex couples who conceive children via gestational surrogacy using sperm from one member of the couple and donor ova.
Read More about University of Maine Law professor Jessica Feinberg publishes article on fatherhood for same sex couples in UC Davis Law ReviewUniversity of Maine Law hosts series on the impact of climate change on indigenous women
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maine School of Law’s 2021 Justice For Women Lecture will bring together an amazing lineup of activists from around the world for an engaging discussion on the impact of climate change on indigenous women. The tenth annual event is scheduled to take place virtually.
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