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Law School Awards 104 Summer Public Service Fellowships

The Law School has awarded 104 summer public service fellowships to students working for non-profit organizations and government agencies in the United States and 7 other countries.

Madoff's Victims Have Day in Court Thanks to Law Professor's Proposal that Requires Judges to Hear Fraud Victims' Impact Statements

William & Mary Law Professor Jayne Barnard was in the courtroom when Bernard Madoff, architect of the largest Ponzi scheme in Wall Street history, was sentenced on June 29.

Cabell Foundation Challenge Grant to Help Fund Research Professorships

A challenge grant of $250,000 has been awarded to William & Mary Law School to supplement the William H. Cabell Research Professorship Endowment, and will allow two law professors to benefit from the foundation's funds. The grant has been made by The Cabell Foundation of Richmond.

William & Mary Law Students Assist Hunton & Williams in Promoting Choice of Law as Career Among Diverse High School Students

During spring semester, students from William & Mary Law School teamed with Hunton & Williams LLP to teach students from Richmond's Thomas Jefferson High School about law and the legal professional as part of a pilot program sponsored by the National Association for Law Placement and Street Law Inc. Hunton & Williams was one of five participating law firms nationwide.

Scott Urges Graduates to Promote Public Trust and Offers Advice for a Professional Life Well Lived

Robert E. Scott began his remarks at commencement with the humorous prediction that in a few years' time the graduates, if asked, would recall that their commencement speaker was "some guy from another law school." He urged them, however, to associate with their graduation the question he posed at the start of his remarks: "Can you be trusted?"

Alumnus Thomas R. Frantz Receives Law School Association's Citizen-Lawyer Award

Thomas R. Frantz, a graduate of William & Mary Law School and the College of William & Mary, was given the 2009 Citizen-Lawyer Award by the William & Mary Law School Association during the Law School's graduation ceremony on May 17. The award is given annually to a graduate or friend of the Law School who stands squarely in the Jeffersonian tradition of outstanding citizenship and leadership.