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Faith Rivers James presents research on Heirs’ Property at S.C. Black Lawyers Association Conference
October 7, 2009
Faith Rivers James, an associate professor at Elon Law, delivered a presentation at the South Carolina Black Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education Conference on October 2, detailing injustices in court actions involving individuals who had inherited property purchased by former slaves during the Reconstruction period.
First annual Elon Law Alumni Homecoming Celebration – October 23
October 6, 2009
On Friday, October 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., the first annual Elon Law Alumni Homecoming Celebration will take place in The Loft space of Natty Greene's, 345 South Elm Street in Greensboro.
Jeffrey Kinsler elected to The American Law Institute
September 30, 2009
Elon Law professor and senior scholar Jeffrey Kinsler has been elected to The American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
Elon Law to host public debate on North Carolina’s judicial selection system – October 29
September 30, 2009
On Thursday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m., Elon University School of Law will host a public debate to explore whether North Carolina should maintain its current system of judicial elections or move to a system of judicial selection. James G. Exum, Jr., former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, will argue for a move to judicial selection, and Wade E. Byrd, a North Carolina/Fayetteville attorney and past president of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, will defend the system of judicial elections.
Elon Law student Bernard Brown co-authors article on patents for international nanotechnology conference
September 30, 2009
Third-year Elon Law student Bernard Brown recently co-authored an article on the impacts of patenting and the patent review process on the emerging field of nanotechnology, with Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice attorneys Greg Grissett and Jack Hicks.
Elon Law’s career services office launches panel series in business, litigation and public interest law
September 30, 2009
The Office of Career Services at Elon Law recently began a series of employment planning forums for law students, with attorneys from a variety of practice settings offering advice on how to prepare for and cultivate career opportunities in diverse arenas of the legal profession.
Frank family establishes Carole W. Bruce endowed scholarship at Elon Law
September 30, 2009
In support of Elon University School of Law, the Stanley and Dorothy Frank Family Foundation, together with sons William A. Frank and Barry S. Frank, has dedicated $100,000 to create the Carole W. Bruce Endowed Scholarship at Elon Law.
Elon Law hosts second annual Family and Friends Day
September 29, 2009
On September 26, the faculty and administration of Elon University School of Law welcomed more than 300 students, friends and family members for the law school's second annual Family and Friends Day, introducing Elon Law families to the law school experience.
Elon Law’s tradition of monthly receptions with the practicing bar continues
September 28, 2009
On September 10, Elon University School of Law hosted the first in a series of receptions scheduled for the 2009-2010 academic year, welcoming members of the legal profession to meet with law students and faculty. The event marks the fourth year in which the law school has offered the series of monthly networking opportunities.
Thirty-seven Elon Law students initiated into William Hooper Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta
September 27, 2009
Elon Law's William Hooper chapter of the professional law fraternity Phi Alpha Delta initiated a second class of 37 members on September 24, bringing total membership in the chapter to 61. The chapter was founded in March of 2009.