Alabama Law’s Trial Advocacy Competition Team competed in the 55th Annual Allegheny County Academy of Trial Lawyers Mock Trial Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania February 21-23. Each mock trial was presided over by a sitting federal judge at the United States Courthouse for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The team was comprised of Meg Deitz, 3L, Krystina Jackson, 3L, Ashley Ross, 2L, and Ben Edwards, 2L. The team…
The Law School’s National Environmental Law Moot Court Team – Lauren Bakke, Haley Cobb, Samuel Sun – and student coach and advisor, Sydney Schaefer − performed in masterful fashion at the National Competition, which was held in New York from February 22-24. Fifty-six law schools participated in this year’s competition – the nation’s most prestigious…
Professor Jenny Carroll is quoted on WBHM about an Alabama advisory committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that is holding hearings on whether Alabama laws adversely affect access to voting for women, people of color, people with disabilities, and the working poor. For more, read “Committee Probes Whether Laws Limit Access for Voters.”
Maynard Cooper & Gale is pleased to announce a $200,000 pledge in honor of Founding Partner and former Chairman, Boots Gale, to the Law School Foundation to further enhance the Fournier J. “Boots” Gale Endowed Scholarship. The Boots Gale Scholarship was originally created in 2004 with significant gifts from John McMahon and the Protective…
Current and Former U.S. Attorneys will visit The University of Alabama School of Law March 2 to discuss the role lawyers play in government. The symposium, “The Role of Lawyers in Good Government,” will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the McMillan Lecture Hall in Room 287. The event is free and open to the public.…
Dear Alabama Law Alumni: I write, in sadness, to let you know that Camille Wright Cook died yesterday. Her son (and fellow alumnus) Sydney Cook reported this morning that she passed away at home, surrounded by family, listening to Frank Sinatra. Camille was part of an impressive lawyering family. She was the daughter of Judge…
Two moot court teams from University of Alabama School of Law competed last week in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition. The team of Jessica Pagano, Caroline Stephens, and Mary Caroline Wynn, all 3Ls, won the regional final (defeating Ohio State twice) and will advance to compete in the national finals in April. This team…
The Honorable John England, Jr. received the 2018 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Farrah Law Alumni Society Banquet in Birmingham. The award is given to an outstanding alumnus of the University of Alabama School of Law who has distinguished himself or herself through service to the bar, the University of Alabama, and…
Alabama Law hosted 75 undergraduate students from Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi for Discover Law. The annual open house is designed for those who are interested in attending law school. Dean Mark E. Brandon welcomed the students and challenged them to discover why they would like to attend law school. The students received information about how…
Zach Anderson, Richmond Gunter, and Will Menas, all 3Ls, recently competed in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the National Tax Moot Court Competition. They were undefeated in the preliminary rounds, beating teams from Oregon and Liberty University. They received a bye in the quarters, defeated Baltimore in the semis, and lost the final round by one…