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Failinger ’83 LL.M. Awarded Professorship at Mitchell Hamline Law School
Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is awarding its first-ever Judge Edward J. Devitt Professorship to Marie Failinger ’83 LL.M., a professor of law at Mitchell Hamline and former interim dean of Hamline University School of Law. Failinger has been at Hamline Law since she graduated from YLS in 1983, becoming a professor in 1988. “Judge Devitt was a towering figure in the judiciary who inspired respect among his clerks and colleagues alike,” said Mark Gordon, president and dean. “We looked for someone who has earned that level of respect both within the law school among...
Bob Weinberg ’58 Has Taught Seminar for More Than 50 Years
Robert "Bob" Weinberg' 58, a UVA Law lecturer, has taught his Criminal Procedure Seminar every year, without interruption, for more than 50 years, starting in 1965.
Boies Schiller Names Stacey Grigsby '03 New Partner for 2017
International law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner has elected 10 new partners in the firm’s New York City, Washington D.C., London, Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakland offices.
Alison Egan ’06 Joins Caplin & Drysdale as Senior Associate
Caplin & Drysdale is pleased to announce that on December 12, 2016, Alison F. Egan '06 joined the firm as a Senior Associate.
Campbell ’01 Explores Mormon Photography in Upcoming Book
Mary Campbell ’01, assistant professor of art history at the University of Tenneesee, Knoxville, announces the upcoming publication of her book, Charles Ellis Johnson and the Erotic Mormon Image.
Mutharika Installed as Chancellor of Malawi University of Science & Technology
Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika '66 LL.M., '69 J.S.D., the Head of State in Malawi, is being installed as the Chancellor of the Malawi University of Science and Technology.
Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza ’14 Writes About the Justice Gap
In “Making Justice Equal,” CAP expert and Yale Law Journal Public Interest Fellow Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza '14 argues that the nation’s most vulnerable populations—women; immigrants; the elderly; people with disabilities; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people—are most likely to be negatively affected by the justice gap since they are among the groups more likely to live in poverty and more likely to need legal assistance.
Ken Baum ’01 Named in NLJ 2016 Special Report on Winning
The National Law Journal named Ken Baum ’01 J.D., ’01 M.D. and Tarek Ismail, both founding partners of their firm, to its 2016 Special Report on Winning: Profiles of Successful Attorneys and Their Strategies.
Kathy Chen ’98 Joins Klinedinst PC as Senior Counsel
Kathy B. Chen ’98 has officially joined the law firm of Klinedinst PC as Senior Counsel.
The American Philosophical Society Elects Linda Greenhouse as First Woman President
On November 11, 2016, the Members of the American Philosophical Society (APS) elected Linda Greenhouse their 37th President.