School of Law

Catherine Dunham, associate professor of law, is teaching two summer courses for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) at the organization's headquarters in Louisville, Colo.

Margaret Robison Kantlehner, associate dean for external relations at Elon University School of Law, was quoted by The Business Journal in a story on the merger of a prominent Greensboro law firm published in the July 18-24 edition.

Victor Streib, visiting professor in the Elon University School of Law, was a guest on "The State of Things," WUNC radio's statewide program, on July 16. Streib discussed women and crime on the program with host Frank Stasio.

Thomas Noble joins the Elon Law faculty full-time after previous service to the school as an adjunct professor, teaching courses in legal writing and trial advocacy. He previously worked with the Greensboro firm of Tuggle Duggins & Meschan, P.A., where he concentrated on commercial litigation and labor and employment matters.

The Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series continued Wednesday, Feb. 20, as Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, chairman of the American Red Cross and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland, discussed her experiences with students, faculty and special guests at Elon University School of Law. Details…

Leary Davis, founding dean of the Elon University School of Law, will step down as dean on August 1. He will remain with the school as founding dean emeritus and professor of law, and will continue to teach courses in the law school.

The Elon University School of Law has been granted provisional accreditation by the American Bar Association, substantially meeting ABA standards for curriculum, faculty, facilities, funding, library and admissions. The ABA approval, achieved at the earliest possible date under accreditation guidelines, means that Elon Law graduates may take bar exams in any U.S. jurisdiction and may practice professionally with full rights after passing the bar.

Henry Gabriel comes to Elon from Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans, where he has served on the faculty since 1984. Since 1998, he has been the De Van Daggett Professor of Law, teaching courses in contracts, commercial law, Federal appellate advocacy, international arbitration and international business transactions.

Tom Molony joins the Elon faculty after practicing law with the Charlotte firm of Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson. His practice focused on corporate and commercial law, public finance and bankruptcy.

A renowned expert in litigation and advocacy skills, Peter Hoffman joins the Elon law faculty after serving for the past year as Fulbright Senior Scholar at Chinese University in Hong Kong. Prior to that, he was director of the Blakeley Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center. Hoffman has served as the Neibel Professor of Law and the Newell H. Blakeley Chair in Evidence at Houston and has served as director of clinical legal education since 2005.