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Law Professor Rachel Moran Speaks at Columbia Law Symposium
Law Professional NotesUniversity of St. Thomas School of Law Professor Rachel Moran was a panelist at the Columbia Law Review’s Nov. 15 symposium, The Law of Protest. She spoke on the “Policing Protests” panel, with Amber Baylor (moderator, Columbia Law School), Jenny Carroll (Texas A&M), Sunita Patel (UCLA) and Nick Robinson (International Center for Not-for-Profit Law). Moran's paper, “Overbroad Protest…
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Professor Tom Berg Honored With Notre Dame Religious Liberty Initiative Scholarship Award
Law Professional NotesLaw Professor Thomas Berg is the recipient of the 2024 Notre Dame Religious Liberty Initiative Scholarship Award. The award is given annually to a legal scholar for their accomplishments in law and religion and for contributions to protecting the freedom of religion or belief through law. Berg was honored on July 10 at the Notre… -
Professor Jerry Organ Named One of the Most Influential People in Legal Education
Professional NotesJerry Organ, Bakken Professor of Law and co-director of the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions, was recognized as one of the Top 20 Most Influential People in Legal Education for 2024 by the National Jurist magazine. “Legal education has seen dramatic improvements over the years, and our list of the Most Influential… -
Law Professor Honored for His Work as a Religious Liberty Scholar and Advocate
Professional NotesLaw Professor Thomas Berg was recognized with a Religious Freedom Scholar Award by the Seventh-day Adventist Church North American Division for his contributions to the scholarship of religious liberty and his work as an advocate. He received the honor at the 18th annual Religious Liberty Dinner in Washington, D.C., on April 30. “Professor Berg is… -
Law Professor Earns Award for Role in Driver’s License for All Bill
Business & LawProfessor Virgil Wiebe has been named a 2023 Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer for the contributions made by the law school’s Immigration Law Practice Group clinic, which he leads, for Minnesota’s new Driver’s License for All legislation. Wiebe is recognized among a group of immigration lawyers and professors who played a critical role… -
Interim Law School Dean Becomes American Bar Foundation Fellow
Professional NotesInterim law school Dean Joel Nichols has been elected a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Membership is limited to just 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Members are nominated by their peers and selected by the ABF Board. The ABF Fellows is a global honorary society that recognizes attorneys, judges,… -
Law Professor’s New Book Teaches Lawyers to Be More Persuasive
Law Professional NotesA new book, Law and Rhetoric: A Primer, co-authored by law professor Julie Oseid proposes that rhetoric, a technique used by authors and public speakers to persuade readers and listeners, should also be embraced by law students and lawyers. The book shares persuasive techniques drawn from classical rhetoric and contemporary rhetorical theories relating to argumentation, metaphor, analogy and… -
Law Professor Receives Christianity Today Book Award
Law Professional NotesLaw professor Thomas Berg’s latest book, Religious Liberty in a Polarized Age (Eerdmans), received an Award of Merit in the Politics and Public Life category of the 2024 Christianity Today Book Awards. Each year the publication honors books it believes are most likely to shape evangelical life, thought and culture. Berg is one of the… -
Professor David Grenardo Wins Prestigious Warren E. Burger Prize
Law Professional NotesSt. Thomas Law Professor David Grenardo has been recognized nationally as a thought leader by the American Inns of Court. He is the 2023 winner of the prestigious Warren E. Burger Prize for his essay, “Debunking the Major Myths Surrounding Mandatory Civility for Lawyers Plus Five Mandatory Civility Rules That Will Work.” The award recognizes… -
St. Thomas Law Faculty Appointed to Minnesota Supreme Court
People & CultureKarl Procaccini, a full-time visiting assistant professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law, has been appointed as the newest associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court. He will take the seat of Justice Natalie Hudson, who is being elevated to chief justice of the court. Procaccini has been a St. Thomas adjunct…