Student News

Published by the Bankruptcy Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA), through the Section's online "Disclosure Statement" newsletter, the March 2011 article by Kay and J. Marshall Shelton, an attorney with Ivey, McClellan Gatton and Talcott, provides case summaries of nine recent court decisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.

The Women's Law Association of Elon University School of Law hosted its fourth annual Women in the Profession Dinner on April 19. The dinner, which was open to the entire student body and faculty, honored Justice Rhoda Bryan Billings for her service to the public and the legal profession.

On April 13, the Law School Republicans and Federalist Society student organizations at Elon Law collaborated to host a forum exploring issues facing the North Carolina judiciary, featuring The Honorable J. Douglas McCullough, Associate Judge of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Elon Law alumni Ryan Stewart and Michael Eldredge, with guest Brandon Ellisen, won the Business Law Association's inaugural golf tournament on April 9. The event brought together 25 law students, alumni, and friends at Country Hills Golf Course in Gibsonville, North Carolina.

The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at Elon Law held its annual reception for third-year law students on April 16. The reception allows BLSA members to show appreciation for the graduating students who have contributed to the growth of the organization and to congratulate them on their journey through law school.

United States Senator Richard Burr will deliver Elon University School of Law's 2011 Commencement address, scheduled for Sunday, May 22, at the Carolina Theatre in downtown Greensboro.

On Saturday, March 12, Elon Law's Women's Law Association (WLA) held its third annual Barbara Sullivan Race for Women's Health. Each year, WLA holds this race to raise awareness for issues affecting women's health and to raise money for organizations that fund research for those issues.

During the month of March, Elon Law's largest student organization Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) gave back to the Greensboro community through fundraisers aimed at raising money and awareness for Housing Greensboro.

On March 10, the Jewish Law Students Association (JSLA) at Elon Law presented a special lunchtime conversation with Rabbi Eli Havivi from Congregation Beth David in Greensboro.

On March 8, the Elon Law student organization, Outlaw, held a seminar titled "The Importance of Same Sex Partnership Agreements in Light of Boseman." Family law attorney Rebecca Perry discussed Boseman v. Jarrell, a recent North Carolina case that decided whether an adoption decree granting the non-parent in a same sex relationship parental rights was valid after the relationship dissolved.