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Elon honors Leary Davis at portrait unveiling ceremony
October 9, 2009
On October 8, Elon University President Leo M. Lambert led a portrait unveiling ceremony to honor F. Leary Davis, founding dean of Elon University School of Law.
John Englar completes board service in Delphi’s reorganization
October 8, 2009
Elon Law Distinguished Practitioner in Residence John Englar recently completed over three years of service on the Board of Directors of Delphi Corporation, overseeing the largest industrial company reorganization in U.S. history prior to the General Motors reorganization in 2009.
Elon Law forum explores recent and future changes in North Carolina tax law
October 8, 2009
On October 5, North Carolina Senator Daniel Clodfelter spoke at Elon Law about the need to modernize the state's tax code. His presentation was part of a forum exploring recent actions and future plans of the N.C. General Assembly.
Faith Rivers James presents research on Heirs’ Property at S.C. Black Lawyers Association Conference
October 7, 2009
Faith Rivers James, an associate professor at Elon Law, delivered a presentation at the South Carolina Black Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education Conference on October 2, detailing injustices in court actions involving individuals who had inherited property purchased by former slaves during the Reconstruction period.
First annual Elon Law Alumni Homecoming Celebration – October 23
October 6, 2009
On Friday, October 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., the first annual Elon Law Alumni Homecoming Celebration will take place in The Loft space of Natty Greene's, 345 South Elm Street in Greensboro.
Panelists Discuss Implications of First Amendment
September 30, 2009
First Amendment experts and advocates argued at length about whether corporations and individuals both share the same free speech protection and emphasized their optimism about the future of the First Amendment in an Internet-dominated age in a Sept. 29 panel discussion in Whitley Auditorium, one part of the larger daylong First Amendment Day celebration on campus.
Jeffrey Kinsler elected to The American Law Institute
September 30, 2009
Elon Law professor and senior scholar Jeffrey Kinsler has been elected to The American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
Elon Law to host public debate on North Carolina’s judicial selection system – October 29
September 30, 2009
On Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m., Elon University School of Law will host a public debate to explore whether North Carolina should maintain its current system of judicial elections or move to a system of judicial selection. James G. Exum, Jr., former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, will argue for a move to judicial selection, and Wade E. Byrd, a North Carolina/Fayetteville attorney and past president of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, will defend the system of judicial elections.
Elon Law student Bernard Brown co-authors article on patents for international nanotechnology conference
September 30, 2009
Third-year Elon Law student Bernard Brown recently co-authored an article on the impacts of patenting and the patent review process on the emerging field of nanotechnology, with Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice attorneys Greg Grissett and Jack Hicks.
Elon Law’s career services office launches panel series in business, litigation and public interest law
September 30, 2009
The Office of Career Services at Elon Law recently began a series of employment planning forums for law students, with attorneys from a variety of practice settings offering advice on how to prepare for and cultivate career opportunities in diverse arenas of the legal profession.