Inclusive Excellence - Elon Law

Gerald L. Walden Jr. G'14, a top attorney for a national chain of specialty grocery stores headquartered in North Carolina, shared in a Convocation address to the Class of 2024 how five principles will lead to success in the legal profession.

One hundred and sixty eight students - more than half of whom moved to North Carolina for their legal education - comprise one of the largest and most diverse incoming classes ever for Elon University School of Law.

The Association of Legal Writing Directors presented Associate Professor Tiffany Atkins L’11 with its 2022 ALWD Diversity Award during a July conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Legal Writing Institute.

Associate Dean Wendy B. Scott wrote how the late U.S. Supreme Court associate justice foreshadowed the impact of a possible overturn of Roe v. Wade in his dissents on other decisions related to abortion and reproductive health care.

Newspaper commentary co-authored by Elon Law Professor Andy Haile and Richard Cox of UNC Greensboro encourages local government offices to take part in efforts to transcribe and digitize bills of sale of those once enslaved in the United States.

A residency-in-practice at the corporate headquarters of a nationwide chain of boutique grocery stores offered Faisal Sulman L’22 an opportunity to use knowledge from his studies in Elon University’s law and MBA programs.

Krista Contino Saumby and Alicia Mills have joined the Office of Career & Student Development to assist law students with career guidance and mentoring, resume and cover letter reviews, and mock interviews.

Assistant Professor Chrystal Clodomir spoke with Bob Buckley of FOX8 WGHP for a syndicated retrospective on the 50th anniversary of a law that revolutionized educational opportunities for women in the United States.

Margaret Dudley, supervising attorney for the Emergency Legal Services Program, was recognized as an N.C. Legal Legend of Color in a ceremony that followed an Elon Law reception at the North Carolina Bar Association’s 2022 annual meeting.

Margaret Dudley, who leads Elon Law’s Emergency Legal Services Program, is among four lawyers recognized this year by the North Carolina Bar Association for legacies that represent “ceilings broken for all attorneys who follow in their footsteps and whose impacts on the legal profession are undeniable.”