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Rasheed Gilmer and Carlos Cisneros Vilchis, two members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2017, are this year’s Bank of America Foundation Fellows. The fellowship covers the cost of...

Lauren Rafter and Kathleen Wood – two members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2017 – have been named this year’s Thomas L. Shaffer Public Interest Fellows. The Shaffer...

Notre Dame Law School honored graduating students from the Class of 2017 this past weekend during Commencement activities. Three women from the Class of 2017 earned…

Alyssa Phillips, a member of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2017, pursued a law degree with her sights set on a career providing legal aid to low-income people. As...

Jay Tidmarsh, a professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, has been named the Judge James J. Clynes, Jr., Professor of Law. “It’s humbling, and I’m deeply grateful to...

The law can be an incredible tool for change and Notre Dame students know it. In fact, Notre Dame students often make the choice to come here because they want...

Notre Dame Law School prides itself on educating a different kind of lawyer, and 2L Ron Ruangtragool took a different path to law school. After earning a bachelor’s degree in...

Bruce Huber has been granted tenure as a professor of law at Notre Dame Law School. “This is a moment I’ve been looking forward to for 12 years – since...

Notre Dame Law School has selected Michael K. Addo to be director of the London Global Gateway Law Program. He will start July 1. Addo comes to Notre Dame from...

p(image-right). !/assets/236413/heath.1.jpg(Heath)! The Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) has appointed Edward J. Heath to its Board of Directors. Heath is chair of Robinson & Cole's Business Litigation Group and leads its...

p(image-right). !/assets/236414/demetrio.1.png(Demetrio)! It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Demetrio “Butch” Verich, who passed away peacefully on April 15, 2017. Following a twenty...

p(image-right). !/assets/236396/0_reilly.1.jpg(0 Reilly)! Rebecca D’Arcy O’Reilly has joined Bodman PLC as a member in the firm’s Detroit office. An established employee benefits lawyer with a multi-disciplinary approach to complex benefits...

p(image-right). !/assets/236401/pat_salvi_1.jpg(Pat Salvi 1)! Patrick A. Salvi has been selected among America’s Top 100 Attorneys®. Lifetime Achievement selection to America’s Top 100 Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved...

p(image-right). !/assets/236402/chesney.1.jpg(Chesney)! Frantz Ward is proud to announce that partner, Michael N. Chesney, has joined the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. Mike will also...

Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC is pleased to announce that Courtney A. Kirtley has joined the firm as an attorney practicing in the areas of commercial and financial law. Ms....

Faegre Baker Daniels is pleased to announce that Blake Angelino has been hired as an associate in its product liability group. Angelino will practice from the law firm’s Chicago office....

p(image-right). !/assets/236404/piankowski.1.jpg(Piankowski)! Lindsey Brazys Pianowski has been promoted to Partner of Sanders Pianowski LLP. Pianowski is admitted to practice before the courts of the states of Indiana, Illinois and Michigan...

p(image-right). !/assets/236408/10salvipatlindy.1.jpg(10salvipatlindy)! Patrick A. Salvi, managing partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, and his wife, Lindy, have been named recipients of the 2017 Leonardo da Vinci Award of Excellence by...

It is with sadness that the law school announces the passing of Justice Toby Barry, who passed away peacefully at the age of 92. After beginning his career practicing law,...

Robert L. Jones, a clinical professor of law and associate dean for experiential programs at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected to receive this year’s Rev. William A. Toohey, C.S.C.,...

Douglass Cassel, a professor of law and Notre Dame Presidential Fellow at Notre Dame Law School, has been selected to receive the 2017 Grenville Clark Award. The University of Notre...

Amy Coney Barrett, Diane and M.O. Miller, II Research Chair in Law and Professor of Law, was nominated today to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit by...

I decided to apply to Notre Dame Law School – and ultimately accepted my admission offer – because of the Notre Dame Law in London program. I had spent two...

Congratulations on your acceptance to Notre Dame Law School! When applying to law school I had no idea where I eventually wanted to work, which is why Notre Dame’s strong...

You always hear about the generosity and the kindness of Notre Dame alumni, but you never really know it for yourself until it changes your life. As a first-year law...

The Center for Civil and Human Rights has awarded its first Summer Fellowship to Arianna Cook-Thajudeen, a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School.

On Monday evening, Notre Dame Law School memorialized John T. Noonan, Jr., with a Mass in his memory at St. Thomas More Chapel. Noonan, who passed away…

The event – named “Long vs. Short-term Investors in Corporate Governance” – gathered legal and business scholars to talk about the debate over whether short-term shareholders are a threat to...

The United Kingdom’s scheduled exit from the European Union – nicknamed “Brexit” – has caused some uncertainty in global politics and the economy, but one certainty is that the English...

The Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics, and Public Policy hosted a symposium on Friday that examined how mental-health issues are treated in the legal system.