School of Law

Andrew J. Haile and Thomas Molony, both professors at Elon University School of Law, have published the first in a series of articles planned for the North Carolina Bar Association’s quarterly publication of its Business Law Section.

The law touches every field of study, from biology to sociology to literature, and that interaction is the focus of the Center for Law and Humanities, a new academic initiative that teaches students to use lessons learned in the arts and sciences to examine the way legal questions affect society.

A panel of past and present judicial clerks will discuss their post-graduation clerkships with Elon Law students on Wednesday, April 8.

George R. Johnson Jr., a distinguished lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in government service and education, has been named the second dean of Elon University School of Law. Johnson’s appointment by Elon University President Leo M. Lambert comes after a five-month national search, and is effective immediately.

The Women's Law Association of Elon University School of Law will host its second annual "Women in the Profession" dinner on Thursday, April 9, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the law school.

Professor Catherine Ross Dunham has been named Elon University School of Law’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Since arriving at Elon Law in 2006, Dunham has taught courses in Civil Procedure, Appellate Advocacy, Pre-trial Litigation and other courses in the law school’s Trial Practice Program. Dunham also serves on the faculty of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and teaches in regional and national advocacy programs.

Elon law professor Andrew Haile writes in a March 27 guest column for The Triad Business Journal that "our government should pursue important goals such as preserving the environment and reducing dependence on foreign oil to improve national security" but that a cap-and-trade system is not the best path to achieve those goals.

S. Christian Smith has been named director of career services for Elon University School of Law.

On Saturday, February 28, the Elon Law team of Melanie Crenshaw and Luke Spencer finished in second place out of 24 teams at the J. Braxton Craven Moot Court Competition hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law.

Eight students at Elon University School of Law are offering a free wills clinic for individuals referred by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro.