Student essay: GPS technology meets the Fourth Amendment
Last fall, third-year UW Law School student Monica Mark won the Greenhalgh Student Writing Competition from the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association. The winning paper, “GPS Tracking, Smartphones, and the Inadequacy of Jon ...
Eileen Dorfman selected for Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics
Eileen Dorfman, a student at University Wisconsin Law School, is one of the 14 law students chosen by FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) to participate in a two-week program in New York, Germany, and Poland in ...
J.J. Watt thanks Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic for support
J.J. Watt (center) stopped by UW Law School to update students on his foundation. J.J. Watt is a powerhouse on and off the football field, and he has the trophy case to prove it. The former Badger defensive end was named to the 2013 P ...
SBA election and graduation speaker results announced
Congratulations to the following individuals who were elected to the 2013-2014 Student Bar Council: President Chelsea Wetjen Vice President of Academic Affairs Lauren Devin Vice President of Public Service Mary Bryn Concannon V ...
Center for Patient Partnerships offers new patient advocacy certificate online
Cindi Gatton worked in the business of health care for much of her career. But after the illnesses of her parents and brother, she had a whole new appreciation of how difficult navigating the syste ...
Marygold Melli honored with Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Award, workshop
Marygold Melli , Voss Bascom Professor of Law Emerita at the University of Wisconsin Law School, adds two recent honors to a trove of professional accolades: The American Bar Association has named Melli a recipient of its annual Margaret Bren ...
Wisconsin International Law Journal names 2013-14 editorial board
Travis Bohn The Wisconsin International Law Journal has named its 2013-14 editorial board, with second-year law student Travis Bohn to serve as editor-in-chief. He replaces outgoing editor-in-chief Andrew Voss. The quarterly journal ...
Wisconsin Law Review elects senior editorial board for 2013-14
Melissa Lee The Wisconsin Law Review has named third-year UW Law student Melissa Lee as editor-in-chief for 2013-14. She replaces outgoing editor-in-chief Brian Bohl. The student-run journal, published six times a year, includes ar ...
Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society names 2013-14 editorial board
Meredith Hudson Meredith Hudson, a second-year student at University of Wisconsin Law School, has been named editor-in-chief of the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society for 2013-14. The student-run journal, firs ...
Resource Center on Impaired Driving ends 20-year run of service
For nearly 21 years, Nina Emerson , director of the UW Law School’s Resource Center on Impaired Driving , has provided information on impaired driving to those who need it: lawyers, judges, law enforcement officers, reporters and many others. ...
Diego Garcia-Sayan, Susanne Baer to speak at the Law School in April
The Global Legal Studies Center brings two noteworthy scholars of international law to the University of Wisconsin Law School in April.Diego García-Sayán will present "Human Rights in the Americas: Challenges for the Inter-American Court and ...
Cary Bloodworth wins Leonard Loeb Family Law Scholarship
Cary Bloodworth, a second-year student at the University of Wisconsin Law School, has won the 2012 Leonard Loeb Family Law Scholarship. Bloodworth was selected for her record of academic excellence and her commitment to the field of family ...
Federal Appeals Project offers law students hands-on experience in criminal appeals
Beginning next fall, a new clinical offering at the University of Wisconsin Law School will provide six law students with in-depth experience in appellate advocacy. The Federal Appeals Project , an expansion of UW Law School’s existing Oxford ...
UW Law School improves in US News & World Report ranking
The 2013 U.S. News and World Report's "Best Graduate School" rankings have been announced. University of Wisconsin Law School is ranked 33rd in the nation. Last year, the Law School was ranked 35th overall. "We're proud of all of our gra ...
Wisconsin Law Review rises in law journal rankings; Launches online supplement
The Wisconsin Law Review improved its ranking by ten spots in the Washington & Lee School of Law's annual law journal rankings and is now the twenty-sixth ranked law journal in the country based on combined score.The Law Rev ...
2L Greg Vanevenhoven: What I learned on the Indian Wills Caravan
Ten UW Law students participated in the Indian Wills Caravan, a hands-on volunteer experience that offered a glimpse into the life of a practicing attorney. Students, along with supervising attorneys, traveled to locations in southwestern Wisco ...
