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LAW CONNECTION		January 17, 2014

Faculty News An Interview with Andrea D. Lyon An interview with Andrea D. Lyon, J.D., who will join the Valparaiso University Law School faculty as dean appeared in the Women Criminal Defense Attorney's Blog. Read More Magistrate Andrew P. Rodovich '73, Northern District of Indiana was honored as the 2013 Trial Judge of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates. Judge Rodovich recently joined the faculty at Valparaiso Law teaching Evidence and Criminal Law courses. Assistant Professor Faisal Kutty presented his paper "Religion in US Courts: Can we live with or without it?" as part of a panel titled "Islamic and Jewish Law in the 21st Century: Contemporary Philosophical and Legal Challenges to Religious Law" at the Association of American Law Schools annual meeting in New York on January 5, 2014. Assistant Professor Faisal Kutty was elected to the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Islamic Law at the 2014 annual meeting in January. He was also reappointed the editor of the Section's Newsletter.		MLK Event: Talk to a Lawyer January 20 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wesemann Hall MLK Event: Talk with Amelia Chizwala Peterson January 20 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pelzer Classroom MLK Debate on Stand Your Ground  January 22 6:00 p.m. Pelzer Classroom Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture January 23 4:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m. Wesemann Hall Academic Success Program – Outlining January 24 12.30 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. Tabor Classroom Muslim Students Association Annual Dinner February12 Registration - 5:30 p.m Event - 6:00 p.m. Christopher Center Community Room

Student News Top 5 Jobs View positions from City of Chicago Department of Law, Law School Admissions Council, Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc., Porter County Superior Court #2 – Judge Alexa, and Porter County Prosecutor. Read More


Indiana Attorney General's Office 2014-2016 Fellowship Program If you are a 3L interested in becoming the 2014-2016 Valparaiso Law School Indiana Attorney General Fellow, please refer to the Job ID #4229 for complete details. Read More

Porter County Bar Association Membership Did you know that law students can join the Porter County Bar Association for only $20? Read More

Etiquette Tips from the Culture and Manners Institute: Resolutions and Workplace Relationships It's a new year and lots of people are thinking big about resolutions to work out their belly fat, make earlier contributions to their Roth IRA or write a best-selling novel. Read More


MLK Events at the Law School Monday, January 20 - the annual public service “Talk to a Lawyer” event, hosted by the NWI Volunteer Lawyers, Inc. takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Read More

Muslim Students Association Annual Dinner Wednesday, February 12, Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., event begins at 6:00 p.m., Community Room in the Christopher Center Read More

MPRE- Upcoming Registration Deadline The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) tests knowledge and understanding of ethical standards in the legal profession. Most states require passage of the MPRE before you sit for the bar examination. Read More

Alumni Events Check out the Alumni "Coming Up Next" Page to see what alumni events are happening. Students are welcome to attend!

Wesemann Café Menu For the menu (week of 01/13/14), please click on this link.