Quinnipiac Law hosts week-long series on human trafficking awareness

January 27, 2020

QUINNIPIAC — The Quinnipiac School of Law will host a week-long series of events, January 27-30, designed to raise awareness of human trafficking and prepare members of the university and broader community to help stop the crisis.

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South Texas College of Law Houston Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic partners with IRS to assist local residents with tax cases

January 27, 2020

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — Students in South Texas College of Law Houston’s (STCL Houston) Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) applied their classroom learning last weekend, easing financial burdens for dozens of Houston taxpayers — while simultaneously easing the caseload of the U.S. Tax Court. Through “Settlement Saturday” — the first event of its kind in

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South Texas College of Law Houston president and dean Michael F. Barry welcomes new students at spring orientation

January 27, 2020

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON — South Texas College of Law Houston’s new president and dean Michael F. Barry recently addressed nearly 60 new students in the law school’s spring 1L class at orientation, providing them with both encouragement and honest feedback on the rigors of law school. To help the new students succeed, Barry presented

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SMU Dedman Law Black Law Students Association wins Small Chapter of the Year Award

January 27, 2020

SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW — Congratulations to the SMU Dedman School of Law Black Law Students Association (BLSA) for winning the Small Chapter of the Year Award at the Southwest Region of the National BLSA 4th Annual Regional Convention in Dallas. The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is one of the largest student-run organizations in the

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Temple Law students Amando Dominick and Vitória Medieros receive scholarship from Pennsylvania Bar Foundation

January 27, 2020

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW — The Pennsylvania Bar Foundation recently named second year law student Amando Dominick and third-year law student Vitória Medieros, both of Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia, as 2019 James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship Fund award winners. Each recipient received $3,000. The scholarship was named to memorialize a steadfast supporter

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ABA president Judy Perry Martinez visits Tulane Law

January 27, 2020

TULANE HULLABALOO — Judy Perry Martinez, American Bar Association president and Tulane University Law School graduate, spoke to a “Lawyers as Leaders” class at her alma mater Friday about what it means to be a leader in the legal profession.

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Yale Law students Sam Marullo and Patrick Hulin secure funding for Connecticut opioid treatment programs in prison

January 27, 2020

YALE LAW SCHOOL — When Sam Marullo ’20 and Patrick Hulin ’20 first arrived at Yale Law School, they spent their 1L year advocating for funding for Connecticut opioid treatment programs in prison through the Law School’s Legislative Advocacy Clinic. Marullo, the former policy director for Rhode Island Governor Gina M. Raimondo ’98, had successfully worked on similar legislation in Rhode Island and was hoping

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Case Western Reserve Law Intellectual Property Venture Clinic client awarded government funding

January 21, 2020

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Leveraging the considerable university assets available to assist student entrepreneurs, Gomez applied and was accepted as a client of the CWRU School of Law’s Intellectual Property Venture Clinic (IPVC), where law students represent start-up companies and entrepreneurs, working to develop and cultivate real-world intellectual assets while also applying skills

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University of Hawaii Law students launch food pantry to address food insecurity on campus

January 21, 2020

ABA JOURNAL — Three law students at the University of Hawaii’s law school are launching a food pantry to help classmates who are going hungry. The students planned to open the food pantry during winter break at CJ’s Cubby, the law student lounge. The pantry will carry items like rice, beans or quinoa for students to

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Mercer Law launches Legal Legends lecture series

January 21, 2020

MERCER NEWS —  Mercer University School of Law will launch the inaugural Mercer Legal Legends lecture series featuring L. Lin Wood, a 1977 Mercer Law graduate, on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 12 p.m., in the L. Lin Wood Courtroom. Mercer Legal Legends invites distinguished lawyers to share their legal expertise and perspectives to Mercer Law

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