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Notre Dame J.S.D. Graduate Ewa Rejman Advocates for Mothers’ Rights in International Law
After completing her journey as a Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) candidate at Notre Dame Law School, Ewa Rejman reflects on her experiences at Notre Dame and the scholarship she has contributed,...
ND Law’s Program on Church, State & Society Names Three 2025 Summer Fellows
The Notre Dame Law School Program on Church, State & Society has awarded 2025 summer fellowships to Haley Palumbo, Stephanie Athanas, and Paul Szmanda. The…
Notre Dame Law Students and Eviction Clinic Help Shape Indiana Law Expanding Access to Eviction Expungement
Lawyers often identify real issues that cause harm for their clients. There is the day to day work that comes with representing clients in discrete matters. How do those lawyers...
Notre Dame J.S.D. Graduate Bernardo Pulido Márquez Advances Human Rights Law Across the Americas
After completing his journey as a Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) candidate at Notre Dame Law School, Bernardo Pulido Márquez reflects on four years of rigorous academic engagement, meaningful community...
Ukrainian Catholic University students enrich Notre Dame Law School classrooms through ongoing exchange
UCU exchange students Ruslana Ivaniura (l) and Olena Babliak…
Notre Dame Law School and Indiana Justice Project Collaborate on Senate Bill 142 to Expand Access to Eviction Expungement
Notre Dame Law School and the Indiana Justice Project (IJP) are proud to announce their successful collaboration on Indiana Senate Bill 142, a newly signed law that streamlines the process...
Notre Dame Law School launches new Veterans Law Clinic
Notre Dame Law School is proud to announce the launch of a new Veterans Law Clinic, dedicated to providing free legal assistance to U.S. military veterans in matters…
Commencement 2025: Speech by Distinguished Professor of the Year Jay Tidmarsh
Judge James J. Clynes, Jr., Professor of Law Jay Tidmarsh, selected by Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2025 as the Distinguished Professor of the Year, delivered the commencement speech...
Commencement 2025: Dean G. Marcus Cole’s charge to the graduating class
Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law G. Marcus Cole delivered this charge to Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2025 during the Law School’s Hooding Ceremony on May...
Celebrating the Commencement of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2025
Notre Dame Law School honored the Class of 2025 on Saturday, May 17. The Law School conferred 3 J.S.D., 18 LL.M., and 164 J.D. degrees. …
Brandon Rainey, ‘10 J.D.
Frost Brown Todd (FBT) is pleased to announce that Brandon Rainey has joined the firm as a Partner in its Labor and Employment practice group in the firm’s San Francisco...
Ryan Ouyang, ‘11 J.D.
Balfour Beatty is pleased to announce that Ryan Ouyang, vice president and associate general counsel of Civils operations in the West, has been named one of Engineering News-Record (ENR) West's...
Brian L. Salvi, ‘09 BBA, ‘13 J.D.
Brian Salvi has been named among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2025. Mr. Salvi is a partner at the Illinois medical malpractice and personal injury law firm...
Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.
Patrick Salvi II has been named among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2025. Mr. Salvi is the managing partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s Chicago office, where...
Patrick A. Salvi, ‘78 J.D.
Patrick A. Salvi has been named among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers for 2025. Mr. Salvi is the founder and sole managing equity partner of Salvi, Schostok &...
In Memoriam: George N. Tompkins, Jr., ‘56 J.D.
It is with great sadness that the law school announces the passing of George Tompkins, Jr. on April 2, 2025 at the age of 94. For nearly six decades, Tompkins...
Ethan Beswick, ‘19 J.D.
Ethan Beswick has been named General Counsel for the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). Beswick has extensive background in both corporate and aviation law, and since 2022 served as Legal Counsel...
Bruce L. Sendek, ‘77 J.D.
Butzel is pleased to announce that attorney and shareholder Bruce Sendek has been named to Crain’s Detroit Business’ 2025 list of Notable Litigators & Trial Attorneys. Individuals selected serve…
Notre Dame Law School announces awards for 2025 graduating class
On Friday, May 16, Notre Dame Law School honored its graduating students during the annual Awards Ceremony. Students received awards for academic performance, including Honor Roll, Dean’s Circle, Faculty Excellence,...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Yan Wang, Class of 2025
When Yan Wang moved to the United States from China over a decade ago, law school was a distant thought, an idea planted early but buried under practical concerns. After...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Matthew Gruszka, Class of 2025
For Matthew Gruszka, Notre Dame Law School was never just about earning a degree—it was about answering a lifelong calling. Raised in Worcester County, Massachusetts, he was drawn early on...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Paul Cuccinelli, Class of 2025
For Paulie Cuccinelli, law school has been more than just earning a degree. It’s been about becoming the kind of person his brother could look up to. His younger brother,...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Tshegofatso Mothapo, Class of 2025
Tšhegofatšo Mothapo sat in a room with people of different racial and socioeconomic backgrounds for the first time as an undergraduate student at the University of the Western Cape. Having...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Kaitlyn Bowe, Class of 2025
Every Friday of her final semester of law school, Kaitlyn Bowe crossed the gates of Westville Correctional Facility, trading the traditional classroom for a circle of chairs where Notre Dame...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Ayanna Murphy, Class of 2025
Ayanna Murphy’s commitment to helping others led her to a career path that not many graduating law students take—family law. With a deep commitment to advocating for victims and survivors...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Michael Albright, Class of 2025
Michael Albright grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Raised in a hardworking agricultural family, his parents transformed their small-town farming life into a thriving local business, eventually owning and operating the...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Adam Miller, Class of 2025
Adam Miller is obsessed with hope, he says, viewing his vocation as a public-interest lawyer as an “agent of hope.” As a Christian who previously attended seminary, Adam claims to...
A Different Kind of Lawyer: Alicia Armstrong, Class of 2025
Before Alicia Armstrong enrolled at Notre Dame Law School, she was not on a path to become a lawyer—in fact, it was quite the opposite. “I really never considered being...
Adjunct Professor Robert Gerberry ’91 Named President-Elect Designate of American Health Law Association
Notre Dame Law School adjunct professor Robert Gerberry…





























