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Notre Dame Law School's Exoneration Justice Clinic welcomes new legal fellow
Notre Dame Law School’s Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) has recently hired a new full-time legal fellow, Matt Binder. Initially, Matt will be working on all EJC cases, but he will...
Law School Professor Derek Muller joins CNN as contributor for 2024 presidential election
Nationally recognized election law scholar Derek T. Muller, a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame Law School, has joined CNN as a contributor for the 2024 election...
In Memoriam: Arnie H. Campbell, ‘75 J.D.
It is with deep sadness that the law school announces the passing of Arnold “Arnie” Campbell on June 21, 2024 in Venice, Florida. Campbell worked briefly as a lawyer before...
Max Siegel, ‘86, ‘92 J.D.
Congratulations to Max Siegel ’86, ’92 J.D., attorney and CEO of USA Track and Field, for being recognized as one of the Indiana Lawyer 2024 Diversity in Law honorees. Dean...
Professors Paolo Carozza and Richard Garnett Honored by the American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Notre Dame Law School Professors Paolo G. Carozza and Richard W. Garnett have been invested as new members of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. Their investment…
Notre Dame Law Professor Patrick Corrigan Named to The Irish Legal 100
Notre Dame Law Professor Patrick Corrigan has been recognized in The Irish Legal 100, which annually honors the most distinguished legal professionals of Irish heritage in the United States. This...
Notre Dame J.S.D. candidate Pavithra Rajendran explores gender justice and criminal law through multidisciplinary legal research
J.S.D. candidate Pavithra Rajendran is an academician, multi-faceted feminist, and first-generation lawyer from Kandy, Sri Lanka.…
Notre Dame Law School Welcomes New Faculty and Visiting Scholars for the 2024-25 Academic Year
Notre Dame Law School welcomed two full-time faculty members and three visiting scholars earlier this fall for the 2024-25 academic year. Each brings unique expertise and experience, coupled with a...
Bryan Stevenson delivers powerful message about ‘proximity’ at Institute for Social Concerns lecture in downtown South Bend
A maximum-security prison in rural Georgia was the place where everything changed for Bryan Stevenson. He was still a law student, interning with a human rights organization at the time,...
Daniel M. McClain, ‘12 J.D.
Tucker Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that Daniel McClain has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for 2025 in...
Andrew J. Hofland, ‘09 J.D.
Andrew Hofland was awarded the “Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award” for outstanding bar journal articles. This award is presented to authors of the best written articles published this year in...
Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce that Chicago Managing Partner Patrick Salvi II was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in the...
Joseph P. Heins, ‘10 J.D.
Phillips Lytle LLP is pleased to announce that Joseph Heins has joined the firm as Special Counsel on its Real Estate Industry Team in its Buffalo, New York office. After...
Brendan M. Farrell, ‘09 J.D.
In early October, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment of Brendan Farrell to serve as a Judge in the Colusa County Superior Court. Farrell has served as District Attorney...
In Memoriam: Robert Kennedy, ‘65 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Robert “Bob” Kennedy on October 12, 2024 in Valparaiso, Indiana. Upon graduation from law school, Kennedy...
Trista M. Turley, ‘15 J.D.
Trista Turley is one of 21 attorneys inducted into the 2024 Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellows Program. Each year the Ohio State Bar Foundation welcomes a new class of Fellows,...
Katelyn N. Ringrose, ‘19 J.D.
Katelyn Ringrose has moved to McDermott, Will & Emery as a Privacy & Cybersecurity Associate in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Ringrose will handle privacy, data protection and governance, and...
In Memoriam: Janet L. Miller, ‘79 J.D.
It is with great sadness that the law school announces the passing of Janet Miller on July 13, 2024 in Lambertville, Michigan. Following law school, Miller moved to Cleveland to...
Nicole C. Ruggirello, ‘11 J.D.
Plunkett Cooney is pleased to announce that Nicole Ruggirello received 2025 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch in America” recognition in the area of Insurance Law. Ruggirello is a partner in...
Andrew C. Sullivan, ‘07 B.A, ‘10 J.D.
Andrew Sullivan has been promoted to General Counsel of Risk Placement Services, Inc., a division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. located in the Greater Chicago Area. Sullivan advises the...
Brian Butler, ‘95 J.D.
Stites & Harbison, PLLC is pleased to announce that Brian Butler was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) on September 28, 2024 at the...
In Memoriam: J. Robert Geiman Sr., ‘56 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of J. Robert Geiman, Sr. on September 5, 2024 in Vero Beach, Florida. Geiman was formerly of...
Mark Wattley, ‘91 J.D.
Mark Wattley has joined The Rockefeller Foundation as Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer. Wattley’s responsibilities will include shaping and implementing the organization’s talent vision and strategy, with a...
Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, ‘09 J.D.
Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos is General Counsel of StarkWare, the developer of a new cryptographic zero-knowledge proof system that seeks to improve scalability in blockchains. Prior to her move to StarkWare,...
ND Law's Eviction Clinic reaches settlement for South Bend family fleeing lead-filled home
When a local mother and her four children found themselves being poisoned by lead in the place they called home, facing eviction and an uncertain future, they reached out to...
Tribute: The Honorable Daniel A. Manion ‘64
The Honorable Daniel A. Manion ‘64, long-time supporter of both the University of Notre Dame and Notre Dame Law School and former Circuit Judge, died on August 31, 2024, at...
Professor Derek Muller weighs in election legal questions
Notre Dame Law School Professor and election law expert Derek Muller has been a go-to legal source for…
The DEI Podcast, Season 3 Episode 3: Answering Your Questions: The Notre Dame Law School Experience
On this episode of the DEI Podcast, Max is joined in the studio by Marisa Simon, the Director of Admissions at Notre Dame Law School. Together, they answer questions submitted...
Dean G. Marcus Cole awarded the Dignitatis Humanae Award by the University of St. Thomas School of Law
President of the University of St. Thomas, Rob Vischer, ND Law Dean G. Marcus Cole, and University of St. Thomas Law School Dean Dan Kelly …
‘Just Mercy’ author and exoneration attorney Bryan Stevenson to speak at Center for Social Concerns event in downtown South Bend
Stevenson will deliver the 2024 Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Distinguished Catholic Social Tradition Lecture at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Morris Performing Arts Center in downtown South...





























