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Sienna White, ’15 J.D., Wins Two National Writing Competitions
The Theodore Tannenwald Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and The International Fiscal Association (IFA) both recently announced Sienna White, ’15 J.D., as the first-prize winner of their national...
Two NDLS Grads Named First Bank of America Foundation Community Sustainability Fellows
Notre Dame Law School, in conjunction with the Bank of America Foundation, has named two 2015 NDLS graduates as the inaugural recipients of a newly announced public service fellowship. The...
Galilee Program Shapes Students’ Views on Being a Different Kind of Lawyer
As many students make their way home for winter break – to binge-watch Netflix, small-talk with relatives and catch up on sleep – more than 150 of this year’s 200-strong...
Notre Dame Law School To Launch Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic
Notre Dame Law School will launch a new clinic – the Notre Dame Tax Clinic – to help law students gain legal experience and to serve the community. The clinic...
Meet Sami Lyew, 2L
Originally from Snellville, Ga., Lyew received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Auburn University. She is the online editor for the Journal of Legislation, secretary of the Federalist Society,...
Notre Dame Law Students Raise Funds for South Bend Families in Need
Not everyone is fortunate enough to have a warm meal for the holidays, but thanks to the Student Bar Association at Notre Dame Law School, 50 families from the YMCA...
Thomas Olohan, ’01 J.D. Receives Highest Honor from FBI
p(image-right). !/assets/183577/75x/olohan_thomas_award.png(olohan_thomas_award)! FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Thomas Olohan, received the FBI’s highest honor of the Director’s Award for Excellence in 2015 due to his work in a sensitive human source...
Donald W. Ward, ’54 J.D. Receives the 2015 Legendary Lawyer Award
p(image-right). !/assets/183682/75x/donald_ward.jpg(donald_ward)! Donald Ward, partner at Ward & Ward in Indianapolis was named the 2015 Legendary Lawyer by the Indiana Bar Foundation. The annual Legendary Lawyer Award recognizes an attorney...
Thomas Ahearne, ’81 Finds Meaning in a Fight for Education Funding in the State of Washington
Thomas Ahearne, a graduate of Notre Dame and University of Chicago Law School, had risen at a powerful Seattle firm by working for business clients who took on insurance companies,...