Elon Law Students Participate in Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

January 23, 2009

Elon University School of Law students participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service Jan. 19 by volunteering at the Welfare Reform Liaison Project (WRLP) in Greensboro.

Philip Craft named director of communications for Elon University School of Law

January 22, 2009

Philip A. Craft has been named director of communications for Elon University School of Law. He joins Elon Law after serving seven years as deputy chief of staff and press secretary for U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (N.Y.) and three years as director of communications and marketing for City Parks Foundation in New York City.

N.C. Bar Association president speaks on MLK Jr.

January 19, 2009

As he encouraged students to use their future profession to “right the wrongs of injustice,” Charles Becton, president of the North Carolina Bar Association, examined the visions of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Jan. 14 keynote address at Elon Law in a commemorative program sponsored by the Black Law Students Association.

Steve Friedland offers comments on criminal bonds for WFMY News 2

January 13, 2009

Steve Friedland, Senior Scholar and Professor of Law of the Elon University School of Law, provided analysis for WFMY News 2 in Greensboro, N.C., for a Jan. 12 segment on the bond amounts set for defendants charged with driving while impaired in wrecks that end with fatalities.

“Constitutions and Cultures” course brings acclaimed lawyers to Elon

January 12, 2009

Legal minds from the United States, Japan, Scotland and Germany will share their expertise with Elon Law students this winter in “Constitutions and Cultures: The Idea of a Constitution,” a course taught by noted constitutional law expert A.E. Dick Howard.

Woodlief publishes N.C. treatise supplements

January 12, 2009

Associate dean and associate professor of law Alan Woodlief recently authored annual supplements to two North Carolina treatises, Shuford North Carolina Civil Practice and Procedure and North Carolina Law of Damages.

N.C. Bar Association president to visit Elon Law – Jan. 14

January 7, 2009

Charles Becton, president of the North Carolina Bar Association and a former judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals, comes to the Elon University School of Law on Jan. 14 for a program sponsored by the Black Law Students Association in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Andrew Haile guest column published in Triad Business Journal

December 31, 2008

The Triad Business Journal published a column by Andrew J. Haile, an assistant professor of law, in its Dec. 26-31 edition. “Ponzi scheme a painful reminder, but so was Enron” offers a cautionary lesson in the wake of the Bernie Madoff investment scandal.

Law School graduation fair to be held March 2

December 30, 2008

Elon University School of Law will host a graduation fair at the law school on March 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

School of Law Commencement to be held May 24, 2009

December 30, 2008

The inaugural class of the Elon University School of Law will celebrate the completion of three years of study at Commencement exercises at the Carolina Theatre in Downtown Greensboro at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 24, 2009.