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Grace Soyon Lee Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce Grace Soyon Lee has been named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She will serve the academic needs of students and the faculty and work closely with students as she helps build campus community. She will ensure that the Law School reports accurate information…
Law Student Brings Los Angeles Experience to Alabama
Gonzalo Rodriguez (‘18) is using a case he worked on in Los Angeles to continue pursuing environmental justice while in law school. As an intern for the Communities for a Better Environment, an environmental justice program in Los Angeles, he contributed to a lawsuit that alleged the city of Los Angeles routinely approved oil drilling applications…
Michael Forton: Serving the State
A paralegal told Michael Forton his very first case was impossible to win. Forton was a law student when he advised a man who had been laid off and was trying to collect unemployment. His client said he trusted Forton and wouldn’t blame him if he lost the case. Losing, however, would come with a…
Law School Installs Art Exhibit
The University of Alabama School of Law recently installed an exhibit of American art. The Law School’s exhibit features five works by four artists: Israel Aten, Adger Cowans, Sam Gilliam and Lionel Lofton. The pieces are on loan from The Paul R. Jones Collection, which is part of UA’s College of Arts & Sciences. In…
Law School Graduates Featured as Women Who Shape the State
AL.com has named its 2016 Women Who Shape the State, a list of Alabama women who have changed their neighborhoods, cities and Alabama for the better. The program evolved out of the Birmingham-based Women Who Make a Difference, which launched in 2013. Last year the list was expanded to honor women throughout Alabama. More than…
U.S. News Ranks Alabama School of Law Among Top Law Schools for Salary-Debt Ratio
The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 2nd among 10 law schools where starting salaries exceed debt, according to U.S. News & World Report. The magazine compiled a list of the 10 law schools where the salary-debt ratio was highest among 2014 graduates. Unranked law schools, which do not submit enough data for U.S….
Norman Singer, a Professor for Nearly 40 Years, Was a Prolific Scholar
Norman Singer, the Charles O. Stokes Professor Emeritus of Law and Anthropology, passed away Monday at Druid City Hospital. His family was with him, as was his friend and former student Anil Mujumdar. Singer took his bachelor’s degree from the Wharton School (Penn) and his J.D. (summa) from Boston University Law School. After law school, he…
Law School, ADAP Reunite
The University of Alabama School of Law and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program are pleased to announce they have reunited. ADAP was housed at the Law School for 28 years. In 2004, ADAP moved from the Law School to the Office of Academic Affairs, where the program’s director reported to the provost. Under the new…
J. Cole Portis: Serving the State
J. Cole Portis (’90), the 141st President of the Alabama State Bar, embraces the story of the good Samaritan and has crafted a plan to serve lawyers and the public as his neighbor. Portis, Principal and Section Head of the Product Liability/Personal Injury Section for Beasley Allen in Montgomery, is using his 13-month tenure as…
Public Interest Institute Welcomes Members of New Advisory Board
The Public Interest Institute has formed a new advisory board to inform the legal community and support public interest work at the University of Alabama School of Law “As the Public Interest Institute has continued to grow, I felt it would be beneficial to our students to engage more external partners in our mission,” said…