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On Residency in the N.C. District Court with Ayo Kuforiji L’21
April 16, 2021
An Elon Law residency-in-practice with judges of the North Carolina District Court in Guilford County helped Ayo Kuforiji L’21, who wants to eventually represent children at the center of legal disputes, better understand courtroom dynamics and processes.
Director of Inclusive Excellence for Graduate & Professional Education joins Elon Law
April 12, 2021
Morolake (Laké) Laosebikan-Buggs started her duties this winter and offers critical assistance to Elon University and Elon Law’s strategic commitments to diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism.
Legal writing & trial advocacy reach new heights in U.S. News rankings
March 30, 2021
U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools guide lists Elon Law in the top 20% among American law schools for legal writing while the school earned its highest rank to date for trial advocacy.
Administrative law expert to join Elon Law faculty
March 5, 2021
Assistant Professor Tammi Shimere Etheridge will lead courses in torts, food and drug laws, and health law starting this summer after previously teaching and mentoring law students at Howard University and Villanova University.
MLK Teach-In explores intersections of poverty, crime, and housing
January 22, 2021
Faculty from Elon Law and Duke Law joined with the CEO of the United Way of Greater Greensboro to share with students how structural barriers hinder opportunities for many people in marginalized communities.
Former N.C. Supreme Court justice named Visiting Distinguished Jurist in Residence
January 8, 2021
The Hon. Mark Davis, whose career has included service on the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals, will lead Elon Law courses this winter and spring in criminal law and the judicial process.
Gergen Award recipient ‘fights for what is right’
December 16, 2020
Julianna Kober’s efforts to help digitize hundreds of pre-Civil War bills of sale of people enslaved in Greensboro, North Carolina, and nearby communities earned her Elon University School of Law’s top honor for embodying the highest levels of selfless leadership and service.
Federal judge to law grads: ‘Always believe in justice’
December 13, 2020
Elon Law conferred degrees Saturday on 122 graduates who celebrated the end of their legal education with an online ceremony streamed from Alumni Gym and featuring an address by Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Virtual ceremony honors Elon Law student excellence
December 11, 2020
Graduates in Elon Law’s Class of 2020 were recognized in an online program with school and professional honors for advocacy, legal writing and research, academic excellence, and excellence in service.
Elon mourns the passing of Elon Law Dean Emeritus George R. Johnson, Jr.
November 16, 2020
A towering figure in the North Carolina legal community, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law George R. Johnson, Jr., who shepherded Elon Law through its first accreditation process with the American Bar Association, died November 15 following a lengthy illness.