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LAW CONNECTION		January 28, 2015

		VITA Training Saturday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. Law School Café Monsanto Lecture - The Economic-Loss Rule Thursday, Feb. 5, 4 – 5 p.m. Wesemann Hall Tim Wise Lecture - But What about Reverse Racism against White People!? The Rise of Post-Radical Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 – 7:30 p.m. Harre Union Ballroom B ASP Workshop - Exam Strategy- Criminal Law Friday, Feb. 6, 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Pelzer Classroom ASP Workshop - Exam Strategy- Torts Friday, Feb. 13, 12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Pelzer Classroom Digital Footprints: Managing and Securing Your Online Identity Thursday, Feb. 12, 3:30 p.m. Tabor Classroom The Art of Business Dining – Presented by CPC Monday, Feb. 16, 5:30 p.m. Harre Union Ballroom
Dean Andrea Lyon receives Award from PUSH for Excellence, INC. PUSH for Excellence, Inc., held its 25th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Jan. 19 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Themed "King's Unfinished Agenda" this year's event continued Dr. King's commitment to empowering young people through academic readiness, strength of character, and corporate financial support. Dean Lyon Podcast with Bloomberg Law On Jan. 21, Dean Andrea Lyon spoke with Bloomberg Law host Michael Best and Donald Stern, a former U.S. attorney for Massachusetts concerning the jury selection process for the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes.

Faculty in the News Professor Faisal Kutty's oped titled "#JeSuisConfused" on the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack in Paris was published by AlJazeera. Read More Professor David Herzig was on a panel with David Handler and Benetta Jensen at the prestigious 49th Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. The panel spoke on The Most Important Elements, Clauses and Ideas for Trust Design. Read More Professor Jeremy Telman co-authored an academic commentary with Israeli law professor Yaël Ronen in JURIST magazine, The Israeli Supreme Court and House Demolitions in the West Bank. Read More Professor Rebecca Huss was quoted in the January issue of the ABA Journal in an article Fighting Over Fido. Read More

Student News January Membership Meeting for The Kimbrough Bar Association The Kimbrough Bar Association will be hosting the January membership meeting at the law school on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m., in Benson classroom. Read More

Jump Start Your Public Interest Job Search: Finding Funding Post Law School Monday, Feb. 2, 11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Stride Courtroom Presented by: Emily Coffey and Kevin Zickterman Pizza will be provided. Read More

The Etiquette Tip of the Week – Wine Presentation Look at the label to make sure the wine is what you ordered. Examine the cork: it should be moist, but not soggy, moldy or too dry. Then set it down. Don't bite it or sniff it. Read More

Law Student Reporters Program The Chair of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law subcommittee in the Law Student Action Group is inviting students to apply to their Law Student Reporters Program. Participants selected for the Program are given complimentary registration to the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law’s 30th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference in Bethesda, MD. Read More

Martin Luther King, Jr. Award Zahra Nwabara, Director of Admissions, is one of this year's recipient of The Valparaiso University Martin Luther King, Jr. Award. The award was presented to her on Monday, Jan. 19 at the MLK convocation in the Chapel. Read More

MLK Lecture - From King to Obama: Cycles of Backlash and the Fire Next Time The MLK Lecture was held on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the law school. The speaker was Terry Smith, Distinguished Research Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law. Read More

Kelly Anthony - Vice President of MALSA Kelly Anthony, Associate Director of Admissions, was elected as the Vice President of the Midwest Alliance of Law School Admissions (MALSA) in June for a two year term. In that role, Kelly is also the only law school representative to the Midwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors (MAPLA). Read More

VITA Training Saturday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. Law School Café Presented by: Richard Blennerhassett Tax Law Society R.B. Tax Law Society will be hosting a training session for the volunteers that would like to help with VITA this spring. The training starts at 9 a.m. in the law school cafe. Please bring a laptop to complete the training. Read More


Monsanto Lecture - The Economic-Loss Rule Thursday, Feb. 5, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Wesemann Hall Ward Farnsworth, Dean and John Jeffers Research Chair in Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law Read More

Tim Wise Lecture - But What about Reverse Racism against White People!? The Rise of Post-Radical Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Harre Union Ballroom B In discussing the pitfalls of "colorblindness" in the Obama era, Wise argues against colorblindness and for deeper color-consciousness in both public and private practice. Read More

Wesemann Café Menu For the menu please click here Read More