Alumni News
From Law to Hollywood
This week’s Domer Diaries comes from Monica Patankar ’07 J.D., a partner with the law firm of Patankar Law P.C., Miss Illinois for America 2019, and actress in the movie...
ND Law students compete in Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong
Notre Dame Law School’s student-run Vis Moot team competed in the Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Hong Kong, from March 11-17. This year’s oralists were first-year...
ND Law Galilee Program: Empowering Public Service Paths
Aligned with Notre Dame Law School’s mission to educate a “different kind of lawyer,” the GALILEE Program assists first-year students in exploring how to integrate public interest work into their...
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic supports Hindu organization’s freedom to use its property for religious practice
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support…
ND Law alumnus Kevin Warren '90 J.D. presented with two awards over Super Bowl weekend
Chicago Bears President and CEO Kevin Warren ‘90 J.D. received two prestigious awards over Super Bowl weekend – the Minorities in Sports Business Recognition and the Steinberg DeNicola Humanitarian Award....
U.S. Senate confirms ND Law School alumna Cristal Brisco as federal judge
Hon. Cristal Brisco The U.S. Senate, on Wednesday (Jan. 24), confirmed Notre Dame Law School alumna Cristal Brisco…
ND Law School hosts panel discussion to honor Justice Richard Goldstone at the Constitutional Court of South Africa
Notre Dame Law School and Dean G. Marcus Cole hosted a panel discussion and reception on Monday, November 13 to honor Justice Richard Goldstone at the Constitutional Court of South...
ND Law honors Professor Jimmy Gurulé and alumna Alyssa Phillips at 2023 Rev. David T. Link Public Interest Banquet
Dean Marcus Cole, Professor Jimmy Gurule,…
Notre Dame Law School alumna Judge Cristal Brisco ’06 J.D. nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
St. Joseph Superior Judge Cristal C. Brisco, a 2006 graduate of Notre Dame Law School, has been nominated to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief supporting church’s freedom to serve those in need
In October, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon…
Patrick A. Salvi '78 J.D. receives Illinois Bar Foundation's Distinguished Excellence Award
Patrick A. Salvi ‘78 J.D., an alumnus of Notre Dame Law School and president emeritus of the Notre Dame Law Advisory Council, was honored with the Illinois Bar Foundation’s Distinguished...
Daniel R. Murray ‘67 receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago
Daniel R. Murray ‘67, a member of the Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council and adjunct faculty member, has been honored with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Catholic...
ND Law Professor Derek Muller elected to American Law Institute
Notre Dame Law Professor Derek Muller was recently elected to be a member of the American Law Institute. Muller joined the Notre Dame Law School faculty on July 1 after previously…
Notre Dame Law School welcomes new faculty for 2023-24 academic year
Nine new faculty members are joining Notre Dame Law School for the 2023-24 academic year. “I am thrilled to welcome this group of brilliant scholars and teachers to Notre Dame...
Pavithra Rajendran ’23 LL.M. wins Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs’ Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize
Pavithra Rajendran, a 2023 graduate of Notre Dame Law School’s LL.M. Program in International Human Rights Law and an incoming J.S.D. student, has won the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs’...
Odyssey, a company founded and led by Joseph Connor ’16 J.D., is enabling parents to use Education Savings Accounts on a vast scale
Joseph Connor ’16 J.D. was a teacher with a keen interest in education law and policy when he decided to study law at Notre Dame. Now he is the founder...
ND Law alumna Lenora Popken ’20 J.D. joins the Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic as legal fellow
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic has hired Notre Dame Law School alumna Lenora Popken ’20 J.D. as a legal fellow.
‘Off the Court’: ND Law hosts event in New York City with Muffet McGraw and Coquese Washington ’97 J.D.
Notre Dame Law School hosted a special alumni event on June 6 in New York City with two legends from the Fighting Irish women’s basketball program. Muffet McGraw, who served...
The DEI Podcast, Episode 6: Justice in Housing
Imagine being at risk of losing your home. For many low-income families, record unemployment caused by Covid-19 and Covid-related deaths of income-earning family members have made the threat of foreclosure...
ND London Law students learn constitutional law from two Supreme Court justices
Two justices of the U.S. Supreme Court taught seminars to students in the Notre Dame London Law Programme during the spring semester.
NDLA Board honors Vietnam veteran John Lancaster ’67, ’74 J.D. for contributions to disability rights
John Lancaster ’67, ’74 J.D., a Vietnam War veteran and pioneering advocate for disability rights, was honored this spring with the Notre Dame Law Association’s Father William Lewers Award.
JoAnn Chávez ’86, ’90 J.D. devotes energy to helping Detroit youth
Chávez is senior vice president and chief legal officer for DTE, an energy provider and Fortune 250 company based in Detroit.
ND Law graduate Thomas Clare ’92, ’95 J.D. helps Dominion Voting Systems win $787.5 million settlement from Fox News
Dominion Voting Systems — which won a $787.5 million defamation settlement from Fox News last week — was represented by a Notre Dame Lawyer in the blockbuster case.
Notre Dame Black Law Students Association holds 50th alumni reunion
The Notre Dame Black Law Students Association held its Spring Alumni Weekend 50th Reunion on March 23-26. The weekend included an alumni panel discussion, awards banquet, and black-tie gala, among...
The DEI Podcast, Episode 5: The Mental Health Crisis in Prisons
What happens to a person’s mind when you lock them in a cage no bigger than a parking space? When they’re constantly exposed to dehumanizing, unsanitary, loud, and violent conditions?...
Exoneration Justice Clinic opens doors for graduates to become ‘a different kind of lawyer’
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic is working to help train a new generation of lawyers who are committed to bringing about a more just criminal justice system and...
In Memoriam: Judge Edward Leavy ’53 J.D.
Judge Edward Leavy ’53 J.D., senior judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, died on March 12 after a remarkable life and legal career. He was...
Casey Ryan ’93, ’96 J.D.
Reed Smith has named Casey Ryan, a 1996 graduate of Notre Dame Law School, to be the firm’s new global managing partner. Ryan is just the 12th person — and...
ND Law alumnus Pier Pigozzi ’10 LL.M., ’20 J.S.D. nominated to serve on Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Republic of Ecuador has nominated Notre Dame Law School alumnus Pier Pigozzi ’10 LL.M., ’20 J.S.D. to serve on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The commission is affiliated...