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- Elon Law students join leadership of ABA Law Student Division
Ian Phillips will serve as Executive Lieutenant Governor and Brian Park will serve as Lieutenant Governor for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) for the Fourth Circuit of the American Bar Association Law Student Division.
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Student News
- Elon Law students join leadership of ABA Law Student Division
Ian Phillips will serve as Executive Lieutenant Governor and Brian Park will serve as Lieutenant Governor for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) for the Fourth Circuit of the American Bar Association Law Student Division.
- Elon Law students participate in international arbitration conference
Brenna Ragghianti and Andrew Scott engaged lawyers, law scholars, intergovernmental officials and senior corporate leaders at the Atlanta International Arbitration Society (ATLAS) annual conference in April.
- Judge Teresa Vincent recognized at Women’s Law Association dinner
On April 17 the Elon Law Women’s Law Association celebrated students, faculty and legal professionals at the 5th Annual Women in the Profession Dinner. This year’s honoree for the “Outstanding Woman in the Profession” award was the Honorable Judge Teresa H. Vincent.
- Elon Law students recognized for pro bono service
At Elon Law’s April Reception with the Legal Community, 43 students were recognized for significant pro bono and community service, including third-year law student Kaitlin Shimansky who was recognized for contributing the most pro bono hours while at Elon with 445 hours logged.
- Elon Law students elect new leadership
The student body at Elon Law recently elected a new slate of Student Bar Association (SBA) leaders for the 2013-14 academic year. Katie Koone will serve as President.
- Women's Law Association hosts fifth annual Barbara Sullivan 5K Race
Elon Law students Kelsey Roth, Joe Doren, Janison Dillon and Kristen Seum won the team competition in the race. Alex Hazel L’09 won the women’s category and Andy Rinehart won the men’s category.
- Business Law Association hosts third annual golf tournament
Elon Law alumni Haynes Dallas L’09, Michael Eldredge L’10 and Ryan Stewart L’09, with guest Brandon Ellisen, won the Business Law Association's third inaugural golf tournament on March 2.
Alumni News
- Law Alumni Kickoff – May 23
The Elon University School of Law Alumni Association invites all law alumni, members of the Class of 2013 and the faculty and administration of Elon Law to a special reception welcoming the Class of 2013 into the Alumni Association.
- Anna Ksor Buonya speaks before Congress on human rights
A 2010 graduate of Elon Law, Anna Ksor Buonya testified at an April 11 Congressional hearing that examined Vietnamese government human rights violations.
- Jonathan C. Dunsmoor aids in reforming Philadelphia’s “stop-and-frisk” policy
A Legal Fellow at the ACLU of Pennsylvania, Elon Law alumnus Jonathan C. Dunsmoor currently oversees the Bailey v. City of Philadelphia project, which entails teaching law school students and attorney volunteers the fundamentals of Fourth Amendment search and seizure as it relates to police stops.
- Alumni reconnect at Elon Law Reunion Weekend
Elon Law's reunion weekend featured a free Continuing Legal Education class, 5k race, golf tournament and several receptions.
Career Services News
- Center for Professional Development hosts forum on finding success in legal job market
- Acclaimed author and Professor of Legal Career Management at Concord Law School Richard Hermann spoke to Elon Law students at a Professional Development Forum sponsored by Elon Law’s Center for Professional Development.
- Professional Development Forum: Richard Hermann on finding success in the legal job market – Sept. 10
- On Monday, September 10 at 5:30 p.m., law professor Richard Hermann will speak at Elon Law in Classroom 207 on “Finding Success in a Tough Legal Job Market." The forum is sponsored by Elon Law's Center for Professional Development. A reception will follow.
- Chris Smith co-edits national publication on employer outreach
- The National Association for Legal Career Professionals (NALP) recently published Employer Outreach Best Practices Guide, co-edited by S. Christian Smith, Assistant Dean for Career Services at Elon University School of Law.
- Elon Law celebrates pro bono work in private practice
- In honor of the ABA National Pro Bono Celebration, Elon Law's Office of Career Services and the Public Interest Law Society (PILS) recently hosted four Greensboro-area attorneys to speak on the role pro bono service plays in firm practice settings.
- Health Law Panel provides information to students hoping to pursue careers in healthcare law
- Being a healthcare attorney requires a unique dedication to the field, panelists said during the Health Law Panel at Elon Law on Oct. 26. The panel, co-hosted by Elon University School of Law's Office of Career Services and Elon's chapter of the Society for Health Law and Bioethics, provided career advice and answered students' questions about healthcare-related legal jobs.
- Elon Law hosts annual Sports and Entertainment Law panel
- The Elon Law Sports & Entertainment Law Society, together with the law school's Office of Career Services, hosted a Sports & Entertainment Law panel on Oct. 10. The event was moderated by Visiting Professor of Law David Maraghy, CEO of Sports Management International, Inc.
- Elon Law students excel in summer internships
- Members of Elon Law's Classes of 2012 and 2013 served in all branches of government, in public interest positions, and in law firms and the offices of corporate counsel this summer. Many served in cities and towns across North Carolina, while others held positions in locations across the country, including New York, NY, Washington, DC, New Orleans, LA, Columbia, SC, and Fort Worth, TX.
Leadership News
- Law students advise nonprofit clients in leadership course
Second-year law students provided legal insights and solutions for nonprofit organizations that serve low-income, homeless and arts communities, through Elon University School of Law’s 2013 Public Law and Leadership course.
- First-year students study leadership in the law through problem solving
First-year Elon Law students engaged in leadership education through the law school's nationally unique Lawyering, Leadership and Professionalism course during Winter Term.
- Journal of Leadership and the Law publishes video interview with Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx
- Ernest Lewis, Jr. L'15, a Leadership Fellow at Elon Law, discussed lawyering, leadership, politics and diversity in higher education with Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx during his visit to the law school on November 13, 2012.
- Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx says polarization infecting politics
- Delivering Elon Law's fall 2012 Bryan Leadership Lecture on Nov. 13, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx said bipartisanship and public-private collaboration are key to solving local and national challenges.
- Fred Lind receives Elon Law’s Leadership in the Law Award
- At a September 19 luncheon in Raleigh, North Carolina, hosted by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly, law school dean George R. Johnson, Jr. presented Guilford County Public Defender Frederick G. Lind with Elon Law’s 2012 Leadership in the Law Award.
- Elon Law welcomes 12 new Leadership Fellows
- Nine members of the Class of 2015 have been selected as Leadership Fellows at Elon University School of Law. Three members of the Class of 2014 have joined the Fellows program as well, bringing the total number of student and alumni Leadership Fellows to 37.
Faculty News
- Scott Gaylord named Jennings Professor
Elon Law Professor Scott Gaylord has been named Jennings Professor and Emerging Scholar in recognition of his teaching and scholarship.
- Catherine Wasson continues leadership in multinational legal writing association
Elon Law Professor Catherine Wasson has been elected to a second term on the Board of Directors of the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD).
- Michael Rich authors “Should We Make Crime Impossible?”
Published by the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy, the article by Elon Law Professor Michael Rich examines benefits and costs of government mandates that aim to make some criminal conduct impossible through the use of emerging technologies.
- Elon Law faculty present at leadership roundtable
Elon Law professors Faith Rivers James and Roland Smith, and Founding Dean and Professor of Law Emeritus Leary Davis, presented at Santa Clara University School of Law’s fifth Leadership Education Roundtable.
- David Crowe speaks on genocide and law at Stetson
David M. Crowe, a professor of legal history at the School of Law, and professor of history in the department of History and Geography, gave a series of lectures at the Stetson University College of Law on March 6 and 7.
- Law professors challenge secrecy in fracking
Elon Law professor David Levine is the coauthor of a law scholars letter to the Alaska Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) that supports the Commission’s groundbreaking proposed hydraulic fracturing (fracking) regulations to require corporations to disclose trade secret information, like chemical ingredients, used in fracking activity in Alaska.
- David Levine speaks at four universities on law, culture and technology
Elon Law Professor David Levine presented recently at Chapman University School of Law, Duke University School of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law and the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
- Peter Hoffman provides insight on trial advocacy nationally
In March, Elon Law Professor Peter Hoffman delivered the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute’s Seventh Annual Lecture at Michigan State University College of Law and coauthored a National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) video catalog on effective depositions.
- Mike Rich presents on the perfect prevention of crime
Elon Law Professor Michael Rich presented insights from his current research about the ethics of deploying technologies that can prevent crime at the third annual works-in-progress series for internet law scholarship.
- Scott Gaylord challenges health care mandate in amicus briefs for federal courts
Elon Law Professor Scott Gaylord has authored amicus briefs for cases in the Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Circuits of the United States Court of Appeals challenging the requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that most employers must provide employees with health insurance that covers all Food and Drug Administration approved contraceptive methods and sterilization procedures.
Academic News
- Elon Law students teach at high schools in Street Law course
For the fifth consecutive year, Elon Law students taught at public high schools through an innovative Street Law course offered in the spring semester.
- Michael Mukasey urges stronger U.S. policies to quell Islamic terrorism at Elon Law forum
The former U.S. Attorney General said, “it is not even the end of the beginning” with regard to United States engagement with “Islamism.”
- Elon hosts third Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition
Thirty-five teams of law students representing 24 law schools participated in the third annual Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition at Elon University School of Law on April 5 and 6.
- Elon Law Review publishes issue on terrorism’s impact on criminal justice
Volume 4, Issue 2 of the Elon Law Review includes articles analyzing how the detection, investigation and prosecution of criminal activity has changed since 9/11.
- Elder Law Clinic featured in NCBA publication
- Gray Matters, the official publication of the Elder Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA), highlights Elon’s Elder Law Clinic in the March 2013 edition.
- Australian law professor teaches mediation at Elon
- Legal scholar Judd Epstein, from Monash Law School in Melbourne, Australia, recently visited Elon Law to provide an international perspective on mediation and alternative dispute resolution for third-year law students.
- Engaging global commerce in Southeast Asia
- Elon Law and MBA students traveled to Vietnam and Singapore in January to explore the dynamics of modern global trade.
- Elon hosts trade secrets law works-in-progress workshop
- Featuring scholars from seven United States law schools, the Nov. 16 forum, which was planned to be the first in an ongoing series of works-in-progress workshops and conferences, supported the development of scholarship in an increasingly significant area of intellectual property law.
- Hot Topics Panel on Affirmative Action - Sept. 27
- Elon Law Professor Robert Parrish will lead a discussion among law faculty and students on Thursday, September 27, in Room 206 of the law school on the following topic: "Fisher v. Texas and the Future of Race as a Criterion in University Admissions."
- Intramural Moot Court Competition - Sept. 24-Oct. 1
- The Intramural Moot Court Competition at Elon University School of Law will be held between September 24 and October 1.
Giving News
- 2013 Class Gift enhances student lounge and study area
The Class of 2013 selected for its Class Gift the establishment of a significantly-enhanced student lounge area, increasing collaborative space for current and future students.
- A Day of 100 Thanks at Elon Law
- Elon Law students began the month of November by saying, “thank you” to 158 donors at the second annual Elon Law Day of 100 Thanks. Students participated in the November 1 initiative by writing notes to express their appreciation to donors who make scholarships at Elon Law possible.
- Elon honors The Joseph M. Bryan Foundation
- Elon President Leo M. Lambert led an event recognizing the Foundation's support for Elon Law totaling more than $8 million.
- Elon Law celebrates major milestones
- Marking the school's first five years and the achievement of full approval from the American Bar Association, a broad spectrum of the Elon Law community came together for an evening of celebration on Oct. 6. Links to a special report and slideshow about the school's first five years are included with this article.
Admissions News
- New video series explores strengths of Elon Law
- In "The Elon Law Difference" video series, students and faculty describe the law school's personalized and supportive learning environment, integrated approach to career and professional development, emphasis on skills development and hands-on learning, and leadership and preceptor programs.
- Report on Engaged Learning and Innovation in Legal Education
- "The initiatives featured in this report represent Elon Law's commitment to a program of legal education that values engaged learning. These initiatives build upon the school's array of professional mentoring and practice-based programs. These initiatives and the real-world experiences they provide students will lead to lawyers better prepared for practice and equipped to make significant contributions in service to clients, the profession, and society throughout their careers," George R. Johnson, Jr., Dean and Professor of Law.
- Elon adds to law school campus in Greensboro
- Renovations to current facilities and the purchase of three nearby properties will allow the growth of law clinics and student groups.
- Elon Law welcomes the Class of 2015
- One hundred students representing 49 undergraduate institutions, 30 undergraduate majors and an array of professional backgrounds have joined Elon University School of Law as the Class of 2015.
- Elon Law ranked among nation’s most innovative law schools
- The National Jurist ranks Elon University School of Law as one of the nation's top 20 innovative law schools.
- Diversity Day welcomes high school and college students to Elon Law
- Elon Law's fifth annual Diversity Day welcomed minority high school and college students, among others, to a day of information about legal education and opportunities for careers in law. Students and their families attended the February 11 event, featuring The Honorable James Randolph Spencer, the first African-American Judge of the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia.
- Elon Law featured in News & Record report on downtown Greensboro
- The May 5 edition of the News & Record features Elon University School of Law for its contributions to the economic growth and vitality of downtown Greensboro. The article reports on downtown Greensboro's comparatively strong economic growth indicators, noting Elon's recent purchase of property in the area and the university's plans to expand facilities for the law school.
- Philanthropy Journal spotlights Elon Law's preceptor program
- The Philanthropy Journal featured the innovative preceptor program of the Elon University School of Law in a Dec. 23 story. Reporter Todd Cohen described the ways that practicing attorneys are sharing their wisdom with Elon Law students.
- Elaine Jones describes elements of effective civil rights advocacy at Elon Law forum
- Elaine R. Jones, the nation’s top civil rights lawyer from 1993 to 2004, identified core values and key strategies of the African-American Civil Rights Movement through remarks delivered at Elon University School of Law's third annual Martin Luther King, Jr. forum on January 13.
Elon Law Events
- Law Alumni Kickoff – May 23
The Elon University School of Law Alumni Association invites all law alumni, members of the Class of 2013 and the faculty and administration of Elon Law to a special reception welcoming the Class of 2013 into the Alumni Association.
- Law School Commencement - May 25
Elon Law's 5th Annual Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. "Under the Oaks" at Elon University.
- Admitted Student Day-May 29
- Elon Law Class of 2016 Admitted Student Day

