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ND Law hosts annual moot court tournament on religious freedom
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board hosted the fourth annual National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom on Nov. 8-9 in the Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom. Thirteen moot...
John Crowley '92 J.D.
John Crowley '92 J.D. penned an op-ed piece for Fox News online. Read "Prescription drug pricing needs balance to serve all Americans – Here's how to restore it."
3L Ayah Sarsour receives Public Interest Advocacy Scholarship
The Diversity Scholarship Foundation presented Ayah Sarsour, a third-year student at Notre Dame Law School, with the Public Interest Advocate Scholarship Award on December 3 at the 2019 Unity Award...
Clark Arrington '74 J.D.
Clark Arrington '74 J.D. was featured in a two-part series on The Next System Podcast, in an expansive conversation about cooperatives and black economic power. Arrington founded the Black Law...
ND Law students assist with both prominent and intimate cases through Appalachia Externship
Steeped in the last of the vibrant fall colors, the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains surround both sides of the road. Billboards scattered across the mountainside advertise attorneys for black...
Casey Ryan '93, '96 J.D.
Casey Ryan '93, '96 J.D., was named in Law.Com's Women, Influence & Power in Law 2019 special report, a series honoring "women who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the empowerment...
Mark Pasko '01 J.D.
Mark Pasko '01 J.D. was appointed as chief legal officer for QBE North America, effective immediately. Prior to this, Pasko served as the company's senior vice president and general counsel...
Claudia Tran ’17 J.D.
Claudia Tran is an associate in the Kansas City office of Ogletree Deakins. Prior to moving to Ogletree Deakins, Tran practiced as a general litigation associate at Martin, Pringle, Oliver,...
Mark A. Wattley ’91 J.D.
Mark Wattley has joined Cooler Screens, Inc. as Chief People Officer in Chicago. Wattley has extensive experience as an employment attorney and HR leader. Prior to joining Cooler Screens, Wattley...
Monica Patankar '07 J.D.
Monica Patankar '07 J.D. won the 2019 City of Aurora Cultural Champion Award on October 19. The award was presented by Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton and the Mayor of Aurora, Illinois, at the...
Leading design scholars gather for ND Law roundtable in Chicago
Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Intellectual Property & Technology Law hosted the inaugural Design Law Scholars Roundtable at the Notre Dame Law Chicago space on November 15 and 16.…
Thomas M. Burnett, ’09 J.D.
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren is pleased to announce that Thomas Burnett has been recognized as 2019 Wisconsin “Super Lawyers” – “Rising Stars” in the area of Business Litigation. Burnett practices...
Robert S. Driscoll, ’07 J.D.
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren is pleased to announce that Robert Driscoll has been recognized as 2019 Wisconsin “Super Lawyers” – “Rising Stars” in the area of Employment Litigation: Defense. Burnett...
In Memoriam: Thomas M. Dowling, ’69 J.D.
It is with great sadness that the law school announces the passing of Thomas Dowling on October 26, 2019 in Mendon, Vermont. After graduation, Dowling spent six years in Chicago...
John T. Lynch, ’75 J.D.
Davis Malm in Boston is pleased to announce that partner John Lynch has been recognized by 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyer. Lynch is a corporate lawyer with a primary focus on...
Amy L. McIntire, ’13 J.D.
Chaffe McCall is pleased to announce that Amy McIntire has been elected as a Partner in its New Orleans office. McIntire joined Chaffe McCall in 2013 and is a member...
Paul R. Harris, ’05 J.D.
Ulmer & Berne LLP proudly announces that partner Paul Harris has been honored by Benchmark Litigation in the area of General Commercial Litigation. Harris is Co-Chair of the Business Litigation...
Frederic X. (Fritz) Shadley, ’78 BS, ’81 J.D.
Ulmer & Berne LLP proudly announces that partner Fritz Shadley has been honored by Benchmark Litigation in the area of Business & Commercial Litigation, Construction, and Product Liability. Shadley is...
Vanessa Barmack, ’11 J.D.
Vanessa Barmack of McDermott Will & Emery in New York City has been selected as one of Law360’s Rising Stars in the area of Real Estate.
ND Law School starting Dublin summer internship program
The internships will provide rising second-year law students with invaluable experience as they are exposed to transnational legal issues and the laws of Ireland and the European Union.
Jennifer Thompson: The Concentric Circles of Harm
On Thursday, November 7, the Klau Center and the Exoneration Project welcomed Jennifer Thompson to Notre Dame Law School. Thompson, founder and director of the Healing Justice Project, recalled her...
Notre Dame students participate in United Nations drafting session
Three Notre Dame students recently had the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the drafting of a United Nations convention focused on the right to development. The students, affiliates of the...
Project helps survivors of domestic violence navigate expungement process
Chris Kozelichki, a former deputy prosecutor and now assistant director for career development at the Law School, hosted an expungement clinic with 45 law students at the YWCA in South Bend.
LRAP enables ND Law graduates to pursue public interest paths
Notre Dame Law School created the Loan Repayment Assistance Program in 2001 to help alumni who are beginning legal careers in public interest and public service. LRAP is designed to ensure that J.D....
Panelists discuss ‘perplexing issues’ around Brexit at ND London Law forum
The discussion was led by Michael Addo, director of the London Law Program, with remarks from Law School Dean Marcus Cole. Journalists from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The...
Former President of the Republic of China, Ma Ying-jeou, visits ND's London Global Gateway
The honorable Ma Ying-jeou, who served as President of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016, spent last Wednesday, October 30, at the University of Notre Dame London Global...
ND Law student wins Seventh Circuit appeal
Alyssa McClure ’19 J.D. won an appeal in a habeas corpus case that she argued through Notre Dame Law School’s Seventh Circuit Practice Externship.
How Kevin Warren '90 J.D. went from ND Law to Big Ten commissioner
Family led Kevin Warren ’90 J.D. to Notre Dame Law School, but the world-class legal education kept him there. Warren was wrapping up his MBA at Arizona State University, where...
Timothy K. Borchers, ’87 J.D.
Tim Borchers is the recipient of the 2019 Career Service Award from the Notre Dame Club of New York City. Borchers is an account executive with HighQ, a Thomson Reuters...
Robert A. LaBerge, ’83 J.D.
Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that Robert LaBerge was selected for inclusion in the 2019 Upstate New York Super Lawyers in the area of Employment & Labor.


























