Two moot court teams from the School of Law recently competed in the regional rounds of the ABA National Appellate Advocation Competition in Philadelphia. The team of Miriam Biffle, Nic Nivison, and Laura Stephenson, all 3Ls, won best brief in the region. They were the highest scored team in the preliminary rounds. They advanced to the…
Professor Pam Pierson appeared on Marketplace and discussed why no Wall Street CEOs went to jail after the financial crisis in 2008. For more, listen to “You Asked, We Answered: Why Didn’t Any Wall Street CEOs Go to Jail after the Financial Crisis? It’s complicated.”
Alabama’s Culverhouse Law hosted 30 nonprofit and government employers at its sixth annual Public Interest Career Fair on Wednesday, February 27. About half of the participating organizations conducted interviews with law students who are seeking summer internships. “This is a great opportunity for our students to meet practicing public interest lawyers and learn more about…
Drew Hertel, Mary Parrish Cobb, Emily Raines, and Noah Caldwell, all 2Ls, performed well at the 56th Annual Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County Mock Trial Tournament held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In the Law School’s second year participating in this tournament, the team was named best Plaintiff’s team in the competition. Hertel and Cobb…
Alabama’s Culverhouse Law celebrated the careers of four professors on Monday. One by one, Dean Mark E. Brandon unveiled the portraits of Professors William Andreen, James Bryce, Martha Morgan, and Pamela Pierson. The occasion, held in the Bounds Law Library, honored professors who have taught at least 25 years at the Law School. The portraits, which…
Sydney Schaefer, Joseph Latham, and Abby Fox, all 3Ls, recently competed in the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition held in New York. Schaefer and Latham, the oralists for the Law School’s team, faced teams from Georgetown, U.C. Davis, Tulane, Florida, Baylor, Tennessee, West Virginia, Roger Williams, and Appalachian State as they…
Cortlin Bond, Trey Bundrick, Tyler Foster, Florence Thompson, and Morgan Thompson Shelton, all 3Ls, recently competed in the Southeastern Regional Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in New Orleans. The Law School’s team was a perfect 4-0 in the preliminary rounds and had a resounding victory against Emory in the quarterfinals. The team faced…
To celebrate Black History Month, the Law School hosted a panel discussion on Tuesday titled “The Uneasy Truth.” Law School alumni spoke candidly about what they wish they had known before attending law school and embarking on a career in the legal profession. Panelists fielded questions about whether they had faced racism at the Law…
We’re so proud of Lindsey Barber, Cory Church, and Anne Miles Golson. Watch them discuss their recent win of the 69th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York on WBRC Fox 6. For more, read “University of Alabama Moot Court Team Makes History by Winning National Competition.”
Professor Bryan Fair is quoted in the Alabama Political Reporter about Alabama’s abortion law. For more, read “As States Like New York Further Reproductive Health Rights, Alabama Remains Steadily Resistant.”