Elon Law alumnus Norman Leonard receives Sir Frederick Pollock Scholarship from University College London

November 13, 2009

Norman Leonard, a Class of 2009 graduate of Elon University School of Law, has been awarded the Sir Frederick Pollock Scholarship by University College London (UCL). The scholarship is given annually to an outstanding North American law graduate pursuing a Master of Laws degree at UCL.

Martha Peters presents at two Florida law schools on self-assessment techniques and leadership development for law students

November 13, 2009

Martha Peters, professor of legal education at Elon Law, delivered a series of presentations in October on self-assessment techniques, professionalism, and career development to law students at Stetson University College of Law and to career services counselors and law students at the University of Florida Law School.

Elon Law student Keely Sewell works with Ethiopian federal court to improve representation of children in family law cases

November 12, 2009

Keely Sewell, a member of the Class of 2011 at Elon Law, spent her summer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia working with the country's First Federal Instance Court on an initiative to provide court-appointed social workers to represent the interests of children in family law cases.

Elon Law student Jeb Brooks leads initiative to draw young professionals into civic life

November 12, 2009

Third year law student Jeb Brooks moderated an October 28 candidates forum for Greensboro's Mayoral and City Council offices, and organized two forums on city government and economic development as part of his capstone leadership project at Elon Law.

Congressman Coble discusses clinical law programs with Elon Law students

November 10, 2009

U.S. Representative Howard Coble, dean of the North Carolina delegation to Congress, met with Elon Law students on November 9 to discuss the school's clinical law programs in juvenile justice mediation and wills drafting.

Harold Ford Jr. to deliver Bryan Leadership Lecture – Nov. 5

November 10, 2009

Harold Ford Jr., chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, news analyst for NBC and MSNBC, and a five-term member of Congress from 1997 to 2007, will deliver the Elon University School of Law fall 2009 Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture on Thursday evening in Greensboro.

Judicial selection takes center stage at Elon Law debate

November 10, 2009

At a public debate at Elon Law on October 29, North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice (Ret.) Jim Exum urged that North Carolina move to a system of appointing judges, arguing that elections wrongly influence judges to consider the political implications of their decisions, while Elon Law professor Scott Gaylord defended judicial elections, saying an appointive system could create undue influence by the executive and legislative branches on the judiciary.

Faith Rivers James publishes book chapter on African American property ownership

November 9, 2009

In the book, Breakthrough Communities: Sustainability and Justice in the Next American Metropolis, Elon Law professor Faith Rivers James explores challenges to the preservation of African American property ownership in coastal South Carolina.

Harold Ford Jr., urges refocus of national priorities at Bryan Leadership Lecture

November 6, 2009

Delivering Elon Law's fall 2009 Bryan Leadership Lecture on November 5, Democratic Leadership Council Chairman Harold Ford, Jr., urged Congress and President Obama to scale down health care legislation and to focus instead on job creation and the war in Afghanistan.

2009 Intramural Moot Court champions announced

November 6, 2009

At the Second Annual Elon Law Intramural Moot Court Competition, held November 2-5, twenty law students earned an invitation to join the law school's Moot Court Board. Jason Burton and Parker Moore were the competition champions, winning a competitive final round.