University of Washington Law associate dean Zahr K. Said discusses challenges of intellectual property and craft brewing in Seattle

December 9, 2019

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW — Among craft brewers, there’s a strong sense of local pride, and a de facto code of conduct that distinguishes their business not just from Big Beer but from other industries, as well, said Zahr Said, the UW School of Law’s associate dean of research and faculty development and professor…

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Wayne Law announces student winners in Jaffe Transactional Law Competition

December 9, 2019

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Forty-four Wayne State University Law School students competed Friday, Nov. 1 in the annual Jaffe Transactional Law Competition.

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Wayne Law students Monique Eubanks and Edwin Piner win NFL Contract Negotiation Competition

December 9, 2019

WAYNE LAW — Students Monique Eubanks and Edwin Piner won the Wayne State University Law School NFL Contract Negotiation Competition Saturday, Nov. 23. The NFL Contract Negotiation Competition, which is in its second year at the Law School, is an opportunity for students to practice negotiation skills in front of practicing attorneys.  Students represented either an NFL…

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West Virginia University Law signs ABA well-being pledge

December 9, 2019

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — The West Virginia University College of Law has joined a national campaign focused on well-being in the legal profession. The college is one of the first 26 law schools in the country to sign the American Bar Association’s Well-Being Pledge. The program brings attention to ways to improve the health…

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West Virginia University Law clinic students help veteran to receive discharge upgrade

December 9, 2019

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW — Students at the West Virginia University College of Law have helped a U.S. Navy veteran receive a discharge upgrade. Students in the clinic also argued that the discharge upgrade was in the interest of justice because the Navy had failed to provide him with adequate treatment, which impacted his ability…

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Widener Commonwealth Law hosts counterterrorism simulation by former Israel Defense Force attorney Amos N. Guiora

December 9, 2019

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL — Widener University Commonwealth Law School was the scene last month of a counterterrorism simulation conducted by international security expert and former Israel Defense Forces attorney Amos N. Guiora. The 17 students who participated in the simulation worked in teams and were assigned roles and tailored briefings in advance of the exercise, which was…

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Widener Commonwealth Law students assist U.S. citizenship applicants

December 9, 2019

WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL —  Widener Commonwealth Law School students recently had the opportunity for the first time to help aspiring U.S. citizens and learn about the citizenship process as part of Catholic Charities’ Citizenship Day in Harrisburg. Eight Widener students, one alumnus and Professor Jill Family, director of the Law and Government Institute, participated in…

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Willamette Law Child and Family Advocacy Clinic students submit report to U.N. Human Rights Council on children’s rights violations in the U.S.

December 9, 2019

WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY — Early in the morning on Oct. 2, Willamette Law students submitted a 6,500-word report to the U.N.’s Human Rights Council on the United States’ children’s rights violations.  The project was an obvious opportunity for the Child and Family Advocacy Clinic, which advances legal protections for children and provides pro bono legal representation to individual…

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University of Wisconsin Law Remington Center supports review of inmates sentenced to life as juveniles

December 9, 2019

WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL — Their project, called the Public Interest Justice Initiative, started with recommendations from the Remington Center at UW Law School. The center found that, of the 128 people whose cases are being looked at, about half are from Milwaukee. Of those, 86 percent are people of color.

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