Nicole Buonocore Porter, an expert in labor law, has joined the William & Mary Law faculty as a Rita Anne Rollins Professor of Law.
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Professor Lev Breydo has joined the William & Mary Law faculty beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year.
The 2024 McGlothlin Award for Exceptional Teaching has been granted to Professor Ronald L. Hess, Lawrence J. Ring Executive MBA Associate Professor of Business, from the Raymond A. Mason School of Business and Professor Laura A. Heymann, James G. Cutler Professor of Law, from William & Mary's Law School.
Law faculty were recognized during the spring semester or during the Law School's commencement ceremony.
Members of the Class of 2024 were recognized for their achievements at the end of spring semester.
Three awards were presented to members of the graduating class at the May 20 commencement ceremony.
Iria Giuffrida, Professor of the Practice of Law and Assistant Dean for Academic & Faculty Affairs, received the John Marshall Award during William & Mary Law School’s Commencement Ceremony at Kaplan Arena on Saturday, May 18.
Associate Dean Brian Wall '11 received the Walter L. Williams, Jr., Memorial Teaching Award during William & Mary Law School’s Commencement Ceremony at Kaplan Arena on Saturday, May 18.
Helen Tariku ’24 received the George Wythe Award during William & Mary Law School’s commencement ceremony at Kaplan Arena on Saturday, May 18.
Marie Bordelon ’24 was honored with the Thurgood Marshall Award during William & Mary Law School’s commencement ceremony at Kaplan Arena on Saturday, May 18.
Thomas Floyd ’24 received the Lawrence W. I’Anson Award during the school’s Commencement ceremony at Kaplan Arena on Saturday, May 18.
The Class of 2026 recently honored Professor Eric Kades with the 1L Professor of the Year Award.
Recent graduate Euan Davies LL.M. ‘24 shares his experience in the LL.M. program at William & Mary Law School.
Christina Smith Lewis was presented with the 2024 Chris Creech Award, given annually to a deserving member of the Law School staff in recognition of outstanding service and commitment.
Xinyi “Lea” Lin, a recent graduate of the LL.M. program at William & Mary Law School, shares her inspiring journey from Beijing to Virginia and the transformative impact of the citizen lawyer experience on her recent career achievements.
This summer, William & Mary Law School is dispatching a cohort of highly trained law students who will embark on a journey to engage in Rule of Law and peacekeeping projects across the globe.
Professors Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl, James Dwyer, Myrisha Lewis, and Timothy Zick have been appointed to named research professorships.
Lee Anne Fennell, Max Pam Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize.
Michael Dick will become Director of the Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic and Clinical Associate Professor of Law beginning in the 2024-25 academic year.
On May 1, 2024 (Law Day), Wythepedia: The George Wythe Encyclopedia marks its 10th birthday at William & Mary Law School.
On Tuesday, April 23, William & Mary Law School’s Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefits Clinic held a reception honoring this year’s Bozman Award winner and dedicating a plaque in remembrance of the Clinic’s first client.
William & Mary Law School’s Office of Military Veteran Affairs held its annual farewell reception and cording ceremony for graduating veterans and military students on April 24.
Erin Hendrickson, Kelly Professor of Excellence in Teaching and Professor of the Practice of Law, has been named Director of Externships at William & Mary Law School.
After 38 years of outstanding service to William & Mary Law School, Associate Dean and Professor of the Practice Robert E. Kaplan will retire at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.
The Lewis B. Puller Veterans Benefits Clinic at William & Mary Law School recently assisted its 500th veteran through its “Military Mondays” program.
On one day in April, William & Mary Law School’s Immigration Clinic secured two asylum victories for Afghan refugees seeking asylum in the United States
Professor Iria Giuffrida led a seminar that delved into the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and the legal system, with a particular focus on compliance and risk management.
Thomas Cullen ’04, U.S. District Judge in the Western District of Virginia, returned to campus on April 10-11 as the Law School’s 2024 Carter O. Lowance Fellow.
William & Mary Law School’s Admissions Office has announced that additional funds are now accessible to students who were eligible for Pell Grants during their undergraduate career.
Climate and Conflict: A One-Day Symposium at William & Mary Law School explored the urgency of the interrelationships between climate and conflict and potential legal, political, scientific, diplomatic avenues to address this growing threat.
William & Mary Law School and Alliance University of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, have officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their academic collaboration and promote mutual cooperation in various fields of education, research, and innovation.
Professor Christie S. Warren of William & Mary Law School has been awarded the Fulbright-Lund Distinguished Chair in Public International Law for the 2024-25 academic year.
Mary Jo White, a litigation partner in the New York office of Debevoise, and former Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, will deliver the address at William & Mary Law School’s Diploma Ceremony on May 18.
William & Mary Law School's Student Bar Association has elected its new set of officers to helm the organization’s affairs starting this fall.
This year's Koch Administrative Law Forum, held on February 26, featured panelists Andrew J. Pincus, Kristin Hickman, and Aaron Bruhl discussing a Supreme Court case involving the fate of Chevron Deference.
The Institute of Bill of Rights Law Student Division presented Andrew J. Pincus with the 2024 Edmund Randolph Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy.
On Friday, February 16, W&M Law School held a symposium that examined Brown’s reception, its promises, and its future.
In February, 2024, the Center for Legal & Court Technology at William & Mary Law School hosted the 2024 Problematic Generative AI conference.
Chancellor Professor of Law, Emerita, Lynda L. Butler received the Owners’ Counsel of America Crystal Eagle in recognition of her work on private property ownership.
Farah Peterson of the University of Chicago Law School recently delivered William & Mary Law School’s annual James Goold Cutler Lecture.
Attorney Tamar Lawrence-Akinyemi '11 returned to the Law School as speaker for William & Mary Law School's third annual speaker series honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Law School came together to share memories of administrative assistant Betta Labanish, who served the law school for 35 years, first in the Wolf Law Library for 30 years and then in administration.