Category: Alumni News
October 2016
News Law School Presents Meador Lectures Renowned legal scholars visited the University of Alabama School of Law for the Meador Lectures. The 2016 lecture series focused on the topic of Identity and included lectures by Professors Richard Delgado, The University of Alabama School of Law; Janet Halley, Harvard Law School; Saul Levmore, The University of…
September 2016
News UA Law Hosts Conference on Bank Director and Officer Responsibilities Legal scholars and members of the banking community discussed banking issues during a conference on Bank Director and Officer Responsibilities. The program was organized by Professor Julie Andersen Hill. Participants explored the roles and responsibilities of bank directors and officers in the wake of…
August 2016
Law School Welcomes Class of 2019 Dean Mark E. Brandon welcomed the Class of 2019 during First-Year Orientation. The class has 133 students and was drawn from a pool of more than 1,600 applicants. Members of the class come from 20 states and two countries outside of the U.S., and they have studied at 64…
May 2016
News Law School Confers 145 Degrees; Judge Thompson Delivers Commencement Address Judge Myron H. Thompson reminded University of Alabama School of Law graduates they are following in the footsteps of lawyers who have transformed law in the state, the nation and around the world. “It cannot be overstated that you law graduates have completed not…
April 2016
News Law Student Argues before U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Forrest Boone (’16) filed an amicus brief and argued in support of the appellant before the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces during oral argument, heard at the Law School. United States v. Calyx E. Harrell was heard by…
March 2016
Law School Launches Brick Campaign The Law School is expanding the Legacy Plaza located on the west side of the building. Legacy Plaza brick sizes are 4″ x 8″ and 8″ x 8″ and can include personalization. For $500, a 4″ x 8″ brick can include up to three lines of text. For $1,000, an…
February 2016
News Law School Announces Two Fundraising Efforts The Law School is announcing two fundraising efforts to honor the work and legacies of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. and Professor Thomas L. Jones. Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. and Ruth Jenkins Johnson Scholarship Fund The former law clerks of Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., in order…
January 2016
New Field, New Corn Anthology Features Research by Young Scholars Eight University of Alabama School of Law alumni have been published in New Field, New Corn, an anthology of research papers that explores Alabama legal history and the state”‘s legal and judicial figures. The anthology, published by Quid Pro Books in New Orleans, covers Alabama…
December 2015
News 2L Moot Court Fellows Win Regional Moot Court Competition Eunji Jo (’17), Briana Knox (’17) and Mary Lauren Kulovitz (’17) will proceed to the National Moot Court Competition in New York City after Alabama Law defeated Belmont University and was named Regional Champion in Oxford, Mississippi. Within a field of 11 teams, the 2L…
November 2015
Law School Ranks in Top 10 for “Best Value” for Fifth Consecutive Year The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 5th among the nation’s “Best Value Law Schools,” according to The National Jurist magazine’s rankings for 2015. This is the ninth time since 2004 The National Jurist magazine has published the list, and…