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2023 Year in Review
Find the links for the stories featured in ND Law's 'Year in Review' reel on Instagram below. January Notre Dame Law School serves community on 2023 Martin Luther King Jr....
Professor Nicole Garnett writes for Wall Street Journal on persistence of religious discrimination in state programs
Nicole Stelle Garnett, the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law…
The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston Season 2 Episode 3: Perspectives of Black Men in Law School Part 2
The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston Season 2 Episode 3: Perspectives of…
Notre Dame Law School event highlights the need to protect the Jewish community amid the rise of antisemitism on U.S. college campuses
On November 30, Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted the event, "The Rising Tide of Antisemitism on American Campuses and Beyond" at the McCartan Courtroom.…
Alexander Talcott, ‘07 J.D
It is with great sadness that the law school announces the sudden passing of Alexander Talcott earlier this fall. Alex is remembered by his friends for his passion for politics,...
The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston Season 2 Episodes 2: Perspectives of Black Men in Law School Part 1
Black men make up less than 5% of lawyers in the United States. Though drastically underrepresented in the legal profession, Black men are overrepresented in the number…
Ruben I. Gonzalez, ‘15 J.D.
Faegre Drinker is pleased to announce that Ruben Gonzalez has been promoted to partner in the firm’s Chicago office, effective January 1, 2024. Gonzalez represents clients in product liability litigation....
Zachary A. Johnson, ‘21 J.D.
Robinson Bradshaw is pleased to announce that Zachary Johnson has joined the firm in its Charlotte, North Carolina office. Prior to joining Robinson Bradshaw, Johnson clerked for Judge Robert J....
Jacquelyn Aguirre, ‘23 J.D.
Shook, Hardy & Bacon is pleased to announce that Jacquelyn Aguirre has joined the firm as an associate in the Kansas City office. Aguirre will be a member of the...
Carli McNeill, ‘10 J.D.
The Washington District Attorney’s Association, an association representing over 400 criminal prosecutors in the State of Wisconsin, is pleased to announce that Kenosha County Deputy District Attorney Carli McNeill is...
Sean Parish, ‘15 J.D.
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that Sean Parish has been elected a partner in the firm’s Chicago office, effective January 1, 2024. A member of the Mergers &...
Andrew Stokesbary, ‘12 J.D.
Congratulations to Andrew “Drew” Stokesbary who was elected Minority Leader in the Washington State House of Representatives. Read more.
Ellen Donovan McCann, ‘90 J.D
Littler is pleased to announce that it has added Ellen Donovan McCann as a senior counsel in its Boston office. McCann joins the firm from Unum where she most recently...
Michelle Porter, ‘97 J.D.
Goulston & Storrs is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Porter as Co-Managing Director, effective April 1, 2024. Porter will be the first woman in that role for the...
Eirene N. Salvi, ‘15 J.D.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. attorney Eirene Salvi was recently appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. The Commission on Professionalism uses education to promote the ideals of...
Patrick A. Salvi, II, ‘07 J.D.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. Chicago Managing Partner Patrick A. Salvi II was honored by Chicago Lawyer Magazine as the 2023 Person of the Year, an honor given to the...
John F. Crowley, ‘92 J.D.
John Crowley has been appointed as the CEO of Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). His inspiring journey, portrayed in the motion picture movie "Extraordinary Measures," reflects his unwavering dedication to finding...
The DEI Podcast with Max Gaston Season 2 Episode 1: Breaking the Unconscious Bias Habit
According to research, bias is a habit that begins to take shape at an early age. As we form our own social identities surrounding things like ethnicity, race, sexual orientation,...
ND London Law Professor Marc Moore publishes new book, “A Research Agenda for Corporate Law”
Marc Moore, Global Distinguished Professor of Law at the Notre Dame London Law Programme, recently published a new book, “A Research Agenda…
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 Moot Court Board hosts eighth annual religious freedom tournament
The Notre Dame Law School Moot Court Board hosted the eighth annual Notre Dame National Appellate Advocacy Tournament for Religious Freedom from November 10-12 in the Patrick F. McCartan Courtroom....
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 in favor of religious liberty protections for the Yanaguana, an Indigenous sacred site
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals today, urging the court to protect…
Notre Dame Law School establishes new Global Human Rights Clinic
Notre Dame Law School announces the establishment of a new Global Human Rights Clinic. Launching in the spring of 2024, the new clinic will be the experiential learning unit 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…
Notre Dame Law School launches new Special Education Law Clinic to serve parents of children with disabilities
Notre Dame Law School is launching a new Special Education Law Clinic to serve parents of children with disabilities in the wider South Bend, Indiana area as they advocate for...
Reverend Marian Edmonds-Allen advocates for a balanced approach that preserves religious liberty protections and LGBTQIA+ rights
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative hosted “Religious Liberty: The Key to Healing LGBT Divides” on Thursday, October 26. The event was co-sponsored by the LGBT Law Forum and...
Professor Jimmy Gurulé to speak at the International Criminal Court
Notre Dame Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé will be speaking at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, November 13. He is a former federal prosecutor and expert in international criminal...
Honoring our Veterans: Reflecting on God, Country, Notre Dame
Notre Dame Law School extends heartfelt gratitude to our faculty, staff, and students who have dedicated themselves in service to our country. In honor of Veterans Day, we are honored...



























