Date Chartered: 1/1/1973
Purpose
The Section on Litigation promotes the communication of ideas, interests and activities among members and makes recommendations to the Association of American Law Schools, its member schools, law school teachers and the legal profession on matters of interest in the teaching and improvement of Litigation.
Bylaws of the Section on Litigation
2024
Main Program
Award Ceremony
Work-in-Progress
2023
Main Program
International Law (Co-Sponsored by Comparative Law, Global Engagement, International Human Rights, and Litigation)
2022
Main Program
Professional Responsibility (Co-sponsored by Litigation)
2021
2020
Litigation and Remedies Joint Program
Evidence and Biolaw Joint Program (Co-sponsored by Litigation)
2019
Main Program
Alternative Dispute Resolution (Co-sponsored by Litigation)
Practitioner Award
Honoring recent achievements in landmark litigation at a national level.
Scholar Award
The award serves to recognize scholar who has made leading contributions to the understanding, analysis, or reform of litigation in the United States.
| Year | Award Name | Recipient | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Practitioner Award | Kathryn Fort | Michigan State University College of Law |
| 2024 | Scholar Award | Donna Shestowsky | University of California, Davis, School of Law |
| 2024 | Scholar Award | Scott Dodson | University of California College of the Law, San Francisco |