University of Houston Law co-hosts human trafficking training and prevention seminar
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — To commemorate National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month, experts in law, medicine and public policy deciphered the definitions, preventative measures, warning signs and other issues recently at the University of Houston Law Center. “Human Trafficking Training & Prevention” was co-hosted by the Law Center’s Center for U.S. and Mexican…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Professor Sandra Guerra Thompson will join elected criminal justice officials in discussing the new pre-trial bail reform policy and the general state of justice in Harris County during a town hall meeting Feb. 6. Thompson will explain the agreement followed by a panel discussion on…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — University of Houston Law Center Dean Leonard M. Baynes has been selected to the fifth“Power List” of the Lawyers of Color Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the legal profession. The Power List recognizes the most influential minority attorneys in the nation, including general counsels, managing partners, legal…
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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER — Houston-based Porter Hedges LLP is the first law firm to step forward with a major gift to support the newly planned John M. O’Quinn Law Building at the University of Houston Law Center. The new John M. O’Quinn Law Building is designed to enhance the educational experience while also serving as…
Read More about Law firm gift to support new University of Houston Law facilitiesUniversity of Illinois Law professors Verity Winship and Jennifer K. Robbennolt receive dispute resolution advancement award
ST. JOHNS UNIVERSITY — Verity Winship, a Professor of Law at the University of Illinois, and Jennifer K. Robbennolt, an Alice Curtis Campbell Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois, will receive the Hugh L. Carey Center for Dispute Resolution’s 2020 Mangano Dispute Resolution Advancement Award for their scholarly examination of SEC settlements reported…
Read More about University of Illinois Law professors Verity Winship and Jennifer K. Robbennolt receive dispute resolution advancement awardLewis & Clark Law celebrates 50 years of environmental law program
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School was one of the first law schools to create an environmental law program. Today, celebrating a 50-year milestone, it is one of the most robust programs in the nation and has consistently been ranked by U.S. News as the Number 1 or 2 environmental law…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — The Criminal Justice Reform Clinic (CJRC) at Lewis & Clark Law School, together with the Forensic Justice Project (FJP), a local nonprofit in Portland, Oregon, is offering CJRC students a new clinical project centered around forensic science issues to begin in Spring 2020. The new clinic project will give students the opportunity to do clinic…
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LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Michelle J. DePass, President and CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust, inspired the Lewis & Clark community at the law school’s Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on Tuesday, January 21. DePass shared her successes as an agitator for environmental justice – as well as a few of her challenges. She urged everyone…
Read More about Lewis & Clark Law honors Martin Luther King, Jr. with lecture eventLewis & Clark to host webinar on UN climate change conference outcomes
LEWIS & CLARK LAW SCHOOL — Lewis & Clark Law School and the Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment (GNHRE) are hosting the first webinar in the GNHRE webinar series on February 10, 2020 at 11:00a.m. EST on “The Outcomes of COP25-Implications for the Climate Vulnerable.”
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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SCHOOL OF LAW — The University of Maine School of Law has expanded its offerings to include a new Certificate in Environmental and Oceans Law. J.D. students can now earn the Certificate through a robust course of study which is designed to fully engage them in this cutting-edge area of law. Maine Law has long been committed…
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