Women’s Law Association Hosts Women in the Profession Dinner

March 3, 2011

Elon University School of Law’s Women's Law Association (WLA) hosted its 3rd annual Women in the Profession dinner on April 15. The event was co-sponsored by the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys.

Prospective Students Information Session – March 11

March 2, 2011

State enforcement of federal immigration law: Forum on Arizona law SB 1070 – March 3

March 2, 2011

Elon Law reception features The Honorable Catherine C. Eagles

February 24, 2011

On February 10, law school dean George Johnson welcomed The Honorable Catherine C. Eagles, U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, as a special guest at the law school's first monthly Reception with the Legal Community of the spring semester.

Reception with the legal community – March 10

February 23, 2011

Elon’s Innocence Project presents research and hosts Dwayne Dail, exonerated after 18 years

February 22, 2011

On November 17, Elon Law students Daniel Harris, Leah Shellberg, Ashley Smith, Ben Synder, and Melissa Westmoreland presented research into potential wrongful convictions of individuals in North Carolina, before Christine Mumma, Executive Director of the N.C. Center on Actual Innocence. Elon's chapter of the Innocence Project also met Dwayne Allen Dail, exonerated after 18 years in prison for a rape he did not commit.

Elon Law students awarded corporate counsel scholarships

February 22, 2011

Pamela Lawrence, '12, and Michael Sprague, '11, are among a select group of North Carolina law students chosen by the Research Triangle Area Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel to receive the chapter's first-annual scholarship awards. Criteria for the scholarships include academic performance and an interest in the in-house practice of law.

Andy Haile’s article recommending changes in N.C. tax code published in State Tax Notes

February 22, 2011

The article "How to Reform North Carolina's Tax Code" by Elon Law professor Andy Haile was published in the December 20 edition of State Tax Notes. Haile's article originally appeared in Addendum, an online publication of the North Carolina Law Review.

Law students encourage kids to excel in school through mock trial performance

February 22, 2011

Members of the Elon Law chapter of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) presented a mock trial before a group of the region's elementary school children on November 21 to teach them about trial advocacy and the range of career and service opportunities created by excelling in school.

Scott Gaylord presents on constitutional law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law

February 22, 2011

At the Loyola University Chicago School of Law's Constitutional Law Colloquium, held November 5 and 6, Elon Law professor Scott Gaylord presented research analyzing recent U.S. Supreme Court cases related to the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.