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William P. Farrell, Jr., 93 J.D., Ensuring Access to Justice for Tomorrow’s Litigants
p(image-right). !/assets/151840/75x/bill_farrell_jr1.jpg(bill_farrell_jr1)! Over the course of his 20 years in commercial litigation, William P. Farrell, Jr. repeatedly heard the same questions from his corporate clients. How much would it cost...
Arthur O’Reilly, ’02 J.D., Saving the Cultural Soul of a City
p(image-right). !/assets/151844/75x/o_reilly_art1.jpg(o_reilly_art1)! If you were to ask Arthur O’Reilly what his favorite piece of art is in the Detroit Institute of Arts, he would tell you that Diego Rivera’s murals...
Two NDLS Grads Join the Federal Bench
December saw two Notre Dame Law School grads confirmed to the federal bench. Double Domer Jack Blakey, ’88 B.A., ’92 J.D., was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the...
Innovative Technology and Informatics Course Prepares Grads for Big Changes in the Profession
This spring Ron Dolin, one of the First 100 at Google and the co-founder of Stanford University’s Program for Legal Technology & Design, teamed up with Jason Boehmig, a 2012...
A Message fron Dean Nell Jessup Newton - December 8, 2014
Dear Alumni and Friends of Notre Dame Law School, The Notre Dame Law School has had an exciting year, welcoming new students,…
Judge Janis L. Sammartino, ’75 J.D. Devoting Time to Establishing a Learning Center for Her District
p(image-right). !/assets/150835/100x/judge_janis_sammartino_2.jpg(judge_janis_sammartino_2)! Judge Sammartino is establishing a learning center for the Southern District of California which will include self-guided tours of the Edward J. Schwarz U.S. Courthouse, a new court...
Prof. Doug Kmiec donates book
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Prof. Kmiec donated a copy of his book, "Lift Up Your Hearts" to the Kresge Law Library. Doug Kmiec was a member of the NDLS faculty from 1980-99.
In Memoriam: Schierl/Ft. Howard Professor Emeritus Robert E. Rodes Jr.
It is with a heavy heart that the Law School announces the death of Professor Emeritus Robert E. Rodes Jr., who passed away Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014.
NDLA Honors Judge Kenneth Ripple with Fr. Michael McCafferty, C.S.C. Award
p(image-right). !/assets/150098/75x/ripple_mccafferty_award_2014.jpeg(ripple_mccafferty_award_2014)! On Friday, November 14, 2014, the NDLA presented the Fr. Michael McCafferty Award to the Honorable Kenneth Ripple for his thirty-seven years of distinguished service to the University...
ND Experts: Courts should resist 'overcriminalization'
p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/148479/200x/garnett_smith_300.jpg(Richard Garnett, left, and Stephen Smith)! University of Notre Dame law professors "Stephen Smith":http://law.nd.edu/directory/stephen-smith/ and "Richard Garnett":http://law.nd.edu/directory/richard-garnett/ are encouraged that Supreme Court justices seem to endorse arguments they have...
A.J. Bellia Named First O’Toole Professor of Constitutional Law
p(image-right). !/assets/146666/100x/otoole_professorship_group_lobby_tom_elaine_and_aj.jpg(otoole_professorship_group_lobby_tom_elaine_and_aj)! The University of Notre Dame has appointed NDLS Professor A.J. Bellia to serve as the inaugural O'Toole Professor of Constitutional Law. This Endowed Chair is funded by a...
Notre Dame Honors Professor Tidmarsh
p(image-right). "!/assets/145610/100x/tidmarshfootballprogramad.jpg(tidmarshfootballprogramad)!":/assets/145611/tidmarsh_football_program_ad.pdf The University honored NDLS Professor Jay Tidmarsh as a 2014 Featured Faculty during the third quarter of the North Carolina football game October 11. He was recognized during...
Program on Constitutional Structure to Host Conference, "The Common Law in an Age of Regulation"
The Program on Constitutional Structure will host a conference, “The Common Law in an Age of Regulation” on February 6, 2015 at the Notre Dame London Law Centre…
Amy Coney Barrett Named Diane and M.O. Miller II Research Professor
Amy Coney Barrett has been named the Diane and M.O. Miller II Research Professor for a three-year term ending June 30, 2017.
In memoriam: James F. Smith, ’89 J.D.
Brigadier General James Smith passed away on September 29, 2014 from cancer complications at the age of 54. Jim was married to Jennifer O’Leary Smith, ’89 J.D. Upon his retirement...
Notre Dame Law in D.C. Set for Spring Launch
p(image-right). !/assets/109923/laybold.jpg(laybold)! Janet Laybold Assistant Dean for Graduate and Strategic Initiatives The Law School is launching a Notre Dame Law in D.C. externship program for Spring 2015 and Spring 2016,...
Loan Repayment Program Disburses $1 Million
Notre Dame Law School’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) has now disbursed $1 million to NDLS graduates, according to Dean Nell Jessup Newton.
Brian Skaret, ’02 J.D., Awarded Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award
p(image-right). !/assets/142716/100x/skaret_gurule.jpg(skaret_gurule)! Brian Skaret, ’02 J.D., has been awarded the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award for the successful investigation and prosecution of the Barrio Azteca criminal organization earlier this year....
NDLS and CCHR welcome Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor
Notre Dame Law School and the Center for Civil and Human Rights are pleased to welcome Judge Eduardo Ferrer Mac-Gregor, Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights,…
Law School Welcomes Dean for a Day Timothy L. Dondanville
p(image-right). !/assets/140891/100x/web.jpg(web)! Dean Nell Jessup Newton is pleased to announce that Timothy L. Dondanville will become Dean of the University of Notre Dame Law School on September 9, 2014, and...
Welcome Back (August 25, 2014)
Dear students, On behalf of all faculty and staff: Welcome back to NDLS! As we start a new academic year, here is an update on new people, programs, and activities...
ND Expert: Illegal ransom payments principal source of ISIS funding
p(image-right). !http://news.nd.edu/assets/139432/100x/jimmy_gurule_300.jpg(Jimmy Gurulé)! Islamic State (ISIS) militants who beheaded American journalist James Foley in Syria this week reportedly had demanded $132.5 million in ransom for his release. Collecting ransom payments...
Charles A. Weiss ’68 J.D. Helps Win Client’s Freedom Pro Bono
p(image-right). !/assets/112551/charles_weiss_news.jpg(charles_weiss_news)! Working pro bono, Charlie Weiss,’68 JD, and fellow Bryan Cave attorney Thor Mathison have won the freedom of Alonzo Martin, who had been jailed in 2007 and later...
ND Lawyer and ND Football Player Becomes Chairman of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
Dallas attorney, Daniel P. Novakov, '72 BA, '76 J.D., a Greenberg Traurig shareholder, is named chairman of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association in the first season of the new college...
Business Logic Holding Corp, Represented by Peter Skiko, ’92 J.D., Obtains a $61 Million Settlement in a Trade-secret and Breach of Contract Suit
p(image-right). !/assets/137335/75x/peter_skiko.jpg(peter_skiko)! The publicly reported settlement ranks as one of the largest reported settlements involving trade secret misappropriation in the nation. The lawsuit alleged the misappropriation of confidential information and...
Female Powerbroker Q & A with Beth Schneider Naylor, ’86 J.D.
p(image-right). !/assets/137332/75x/beth_schneider_naylor.jpg(beth_schneider_naylor)! Naylor, a senior partner in Frost Brown Todd LLC’s product liability practice group and former president of the Notre Dame Law Alumni Board, offers insight into the challenges...
Detroit Prosecutor, Kym Worthy, ’84 J.D., Takes on 11,000 Unsolved Rape Cases
p(image-right). !/assets/137333/75x/kym_worthy.jpg(kym_worthy)! A recent _Time Magazine_ (Time, July 28, 2014 No More Cold Cases, p. 28-31) article reports on the daunting task that Worthy is spearheading as both the first...
Brian M. Murray ’11 J.D. Receives Teaching Fellowship
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Brian M. Murray ’11 J.D. has accepted an Abraham L. Freedman Teaching Fellowship at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.
Shepro '15 J.D. Honored for Excellence in Bankruptcy Law
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Mary Shepro, who will be a 3L this fall, has been named a 2014 Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student by the 2014 Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar.
NDLS Grad Leads South Africa’s Premier Law School
p(image-right). !/assets/136616/100x/vinodh_2.jpg(vinodh_2)! Vinodh Jaichand '88 LL.M.,'96 J.S.D. began to study law because the South African thought it could be a tool for dismantling the system of apartheid. But after he...