Student Events

Attorney Kearns Davis of Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP will be the featured speaker at this forum. The event is scheduled for 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. in Room 206 of the law school.

The Initiative for Diversity & Cultural Awareness at Elon Law and the Elon Law Pro Bono Board
will host Brenda Bergeron of Legal Aid of North Carolina, who will present about
the legal issues facing Veterans and how Elon Law students can become involved in
work to combat these issues.

The Women’s Law Association (WLA) at Elon University School of Law will host its fifth annual Barbara Sullivan 5k Race for Women's Health on Saturday, March 2, starting at 8:00 a.m. at Country Park in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The student-led Pro Bono Board at Elon Law is pleased to announce Pro Bono Week, October 22-27, featuring events in partnership with local attorneys, American Civil Liberties Union, Legal Aid of North Carolina, the Interactive Resource Center, Women’s Resource Center, Elon’s Office of Financial Planning, Elon Law’s Center for Professional Development and Humanitarian and Immigration Law Clinic, and the following student organizations: ACLU, Initiative for Diversity and Cultural Awareness, Public Interest Law Society and Women’s Law Association.

On Wednesday, October 17, 2012, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Room 207, Elon Law’s Criminal Law Society, Innocence Project, and Women's Law Society will welcome Therese Bartholomew to speak about her experiences after her brother’s 2003 murder. In 2010, Bartholomew met her brother’s killer in a South Carolina prison, participating in the first victim offender dialogue involving a violent crime in South Carolina’s adult system. The Elon event will include a screening of The Final Gift, a documentary about Bartholomew’s journey. A reception will follow.

The 5th Annual Family & Friends Day at Elon Law is scheduled for Saturday, October 6, 2012.

The Business Law Association is having a general interest meeting on Wednesday, September 12 in Room 206 from 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM.

The National Lawyers' Guild (NLG) student chapter at Elon University School of Law is co-sponsoring an event with the "Peoples Coalition Against Citizens United" about the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision and corporate political influence.

Elon Law's Federalist Society is hosting a forum exploring the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling and its implications, featuring presentations and discussion with Elon Law professors Sonya Garza, Scott Gaylord, Andy Haile and Howard Katz.

U.S. Court of Appeals Judge James A. Wynn, Jr. will deliver Elon University School of Law's 2012 Commencement address on May 20.