Public interest and business law top summer employment experiences for Elon Law’s Classes of 2010 and 2011

September 2, 2009

Members of Elon Law's Classes of 2010 and 2011 contributed to the legal profession as summer associates, interns, and advocates for low-income individuals in need of legal assistance throughout the summer of 2009.

Elon Law service day builds lasting partnerships

September 2, 2009

On Saturday, August 22, over 100 first and second-year law students volunteered their time through the third annual "Elon Law Reaches Out" community service day, supporting the work of numerous nonprofits across the region.

Sonya Garza underscores historic significance of Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court

August 31, 2009

Elon Law professor Sonya Garza recently spoke with News 14 Carolina and published a column in the Greensboro News and Record about the historic nature of Judge Sonya Sotomayor's appointment to the Supreme Court, the latest in a series of media appearances by Elon Law faculty about Sotomayor's nomination.

Elon Law welcomes Class of 2012

August 31, 2009

The faculty and administration of ��޹��Ʒ School of Law, together with special guests from the City of Greensboro, the North Carolina State Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association, welcomed an entering class of talented and diverse students on August 17 for orientation, one week prior to the law school's first day of classes.

President Lambert welcomes Elon Law’s Class of 2012 into the Elon community

August 31, 2009

At the President's Reception for ��޹��Ʒ School of Law's Class of 2012, held August 19, the law school's newest students enjoyed casual conversation with members of the law school faculty and with members of the leadership of ��޹��Ʒ.

Andrew Haile provides analysis of “Sin Taxes” for WUNC and WNPR radio

August 31, 2009

On August 28, Elon Law professor Andrew Haile evaluated recent changes to the tax code in North Carolina as a special guest on WUNC radio's "The State of Things." The appearance followed Haile's August 12 interview with the hour-long radio program, "Where We Live," broadcast by WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio, providing historical and national context for Connecticut's debate to increase taxes on tobacco sales.

Henry Gabriel helps to shape the future of international commercial law at meetings in Rome, Santa Fe, London, and Washington, D.C.

August 31, 2009

Elon Law Professor Henry Gabriel recently participated in the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law's (UNIDROIT) Working Group Meeting on Principles of International Commercial Contracts in Rome. As a member of the Working Group, Gabriel is helping to draft the third edition of the Principles.

Elon Law faculty publish books, journal articles and news columns during summer 2009

August 31, 2009

Recent scholarship and service by Elon Law faculty members includes: "An Overview of U.S. Law," a book co-authored by Steven Friedland, a casebook on tort law co-authored by Helen Grant, a book on teaching strategies for law professors co-authored by Howard Katz, a law review article on personal jurisdiction by Catherine Ross Dunham, and a series of news columns about the need to reform North Carolina's judicial selection system by Scott Gaylord, Andrew Haile, and Alan Woodlief.

New faculty members join ��޹��Ʒ School of Law

August 30, 2009

��޹��Ʒ School of Law announced the appointment of three new faculty members on August 24. Sonya C. Garza and David S. Levine will serve as assistant professors of law, specializing in family law and intellectual property law respectively, and Roland Smith, a member of the faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership, will serve as professor of leadership, a visiting faculty position for the 2009-10 academic year.

WUNC radio reports on growth and burgeoning reputation of ��޹��Ʒ

August 28, 2009

��޹��Ʒ School of Law's inaugural commencement exercises were featured May 25 on North Carolina public radio station WUNC as the latest example of ��޹��Ʒ's expansion and rise to national prominence.