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2024 UW Law Graduates Connolly, Lillegard-Bouton, Martinez and Villalovas Named Immigrant Justice Corps Fellows

Four 2024 University of Wisconsin Law School graduates are among over 130 Immigrant Justice Corps (IJC) Fellows joining the fight for immigrant justice in more than 30 states. Fellows serve for two years as staff attorneys at immigrant legal ...

Posted Jun 20, 2024 by Law School News

Renagh O'Leary's Scholarship Honored A Second Time by the Association of American Law Schools

UW Law Assistant Professor Renagh O'Leary 's scholarship on community supervision's sentencing role in state courts was recently honored by the Association of American Law Schools' Criminal Justice Section.  O'Leary received an honorab ...

Posted Jun 6, 2024 by Law School News

Avendano Martinez, Gibson, McCain, Ott, Petrova and Vasek Awarded Peggy Browning Fund Fellowships for 2024

Six University of Wisconsin Law School students have been awarded 2024 Peggy Browning Fund fellowships in workplace justice advocacy. Securing a national Peggy Browning Fellowship is a challenging process, with over 3,950 applications and ...

Posted May 28, 2024 by Law School News

Hirami '24 and Dal Nogare '24 Named to National Fellowships

Two recent University of Wisconsin Law School graduates have been named to national fellowships. Rita Hirami '24 is one of this year's 84 fellows at Equal Justice Works , the nation’s largest facilitator of opportunities in publ ...

Posted May 24, 2024 by Law School News

Mock Trial Teams Perform Competitively in Spring 2024 Matchups

University of Wisconsin Law School's mock trial program has finished another successful Spring competition season.  UW Law sent two teams to the annual TYLA regional competition Feb. 15-18, 2024, in Minnesota. The regional hosts 20 teams ...

Posted May 9, 2024 by Law School News

Parker Fiedrich Wins Legal Analysis, Advocacy and Writing's 2024 Oral Argument Competition

Parker Fiedrich presents his oral argument Feb. 22, 2024. Parker Fiedrich is the winner of the Second Annual Oral Argument Competition at University of Wisconsin Law School. Parker Fiedrich In the spring semester of each ye ...

Posted May 3, 2024 by Law School News

Carstensen Earns AAI's 2024 Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement

University of Wisconsin Law School Emeritus Professor Peter Carstensen  has earned the 2024 Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement from American Antitrust Institute for his significant contributions to antitrust enforcement. ...

Posted Apr 30, 2024 by Law School News

Faculty and Student Speakers Announced for 2024 UW Law Hooding Ceremony

Professor Miriam Seifter , J.D. candidates Alex Kaplan and Karen Pérez-Wilson, and LL.M. candidate Tanvi Kanitkar have been named speakers for University of Wisconsin Law School’s 2024 Hooding Ceremony . From left: Professo ...

Posted Apr 23, 2024 by Law School News

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Pamela Pepper to Deliver Keynote Address at 2024 Hooding Ceremony

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Pamela Pepper will be the keynote speaker at the 2024 University of Wisconsin Law School Hooding Ceremony . The ceremony, open to UW Law School students and their family and friends, will take place at 1 p.m. Frid ...

Posted Apr 22, 2024 by Law School News

McDermott, Burg, Koss Named 2023 Teachers of the Year

(Pictured, from left) Rachel Burg, Megan McDermott and Judge Phillip Koss were named 2023 Teachers of the Year. Each spring, University of Wisconsin Law School celebrates excellence in teaching through its Teacher of the Year awards . ...

Posted Mar 26, 2024 by Law School News

Wisconsin Law Review Names Juliet Jacques Editor-in-Chief for 2024-25

The Wisconsin Law Review has named second-year law student Juliet Jacques as Editor-in-Chief for the 2024–25 academic year. Jacques will succeed outgoing Editor-in-Chief T. J. Clark. Juliet Jacques The 2024–25 Senior Edito ...

Posted Feb 27, 2024 by Law School News

UW–Madison To Cover Tuition For J.D. Students From Wisconsin Indian Tribes

Wisconsin residents who are enrolled members of federally recognized Wisconsin Indian tribes may have their University of Wisconsin Law School in-state tuition and fees covered as part of a new five-year pilot program. This is just one elem ...

Posted Dec 18, 2023 by Law School News

Tiffany Mitchell 2L on wanting to ‘change the system for the better’

Tiffany Mitchell comes from a long line of veterans. “My dad, uncle and grandfather all served,” said the Milwaukee native. “And in 2003, I enlisted in the Army. At about the same time, my sister also joined the Marines.& ...

Posted Nov 30, 2023 by Law School News

David Westrate ’23 on Real Estate, Law and Love of Country

David Westrate ‘23 always wanted to make a career out of real estate development and transactions. “From the time I was a kid, I loved going to big cities and looking at the huge buildings, marveling over how people could const ...

Posted Nov 20, 2023 by Law School News

Taylor, Hoff Named To 2023 AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll

Eric Taylor University of Wisconsin Law School staff member Eric Taylor and law student Julia Hoff were named to the 2023 Association of American Law Schools'  Pro Bono Honor Roll .  Taylor, evening reference librarian a ...

Posted Oct 27, 2023 by Law School News

Ryan Poe-Gavlinski Named Inaugural Deputy Director of EJI

Ryan Poe-Gavlinski has been named the inaugural deputy director of University of Wisconsin Law School’s Economic Justice Institute (EJI). “Being named deputy director of EJI means a lot to me as it shows that our administration a ...

Posted Sep 21, 2023 by Law School News

Finalists Named for Best Brief Competition

The finalists in this year's Best Brief Competition are Mary Berg, Christopher Hovel, Amber Renee Quinlan, Benjamin Sevart and Frederick Yates. The Best Brief Competition is an annual event that recognizes outstanding legal writing by first-ye ...

Posted Sep 13, 2023 by Law School News

UW Law’s BJ Ard Helps Lead National Science Foundation Project To Safeguard U.S. Laws Against Cyberattacks

University of Wisconsin Law School is helping lead the way to develop new technologies that secure the “digital legal supply chain” — the processes by which laws and legal information are recorded, stored, updated and distribut ...

Posted Aug 10, 2023 by Law School News

Study Finds Civil Legal Aid Delivers 8.4x Economic Return to Wisconsin

New research shows more than an 8:1 return on investment for civil legal aid in Wisconsin, reflecting the impact of work done at University of Wisconsin Law School. A study commissioned by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation Inc. (WisTAF) a ...

Posted Aug 8, 2023 by Law School News

Semi-Finalists in the Spring 2023 Best Brief Competition Are Announced

The semi-finalists in the Spring 2023 Best Brief Competition are: Mary Berg, Anna Colvin, Noah Dregne, Madeline Ehlinger, Ryan Gooding, Christopher Hovel, Evan W. Lane, Erin M. McBride, Sumner Pitt, Amber Renee Quinlan, Nicole G. Reed, Augie Ric ...

Posted Aug 2, 2023 by Law School News

2 UW Law Projects Awarded Research Forward Grants

Two University of Wisconsin Law School efforts have won University of Wisconsin–Madison Research Forward awards that support groundbreaking research. The initiative is supported by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and wi ...

Posted Jul 18, 2023 by Law School News


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