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News
- Gene Riddle (JD ’85) Shares Lifelong Commitment to Clients, Community, and Family
- Legal Deacon Digest – June 2025
- Interview with Professor Zaneta Robinson (JD ’03)
- New Honor of Dean’s Fellow Awarded to Five Faculty Members
- Practicing What They Teach
- Professor Jonathan Cardi Appointed to Judge Donald L. Smith Professor of Law
- Stronger Together: The Veteran and Active Duty Community at Wake Forest Law
- Wake Forest Law Welcomes Three New Professors
What’s Happening at Wake Forest Law
"What truly defines you is not how you handle things when they’re going great, but rather how you behave when they’re challenging.”
Gene Riddle (JD ’85), founding partner of Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers, lives out Pro Humanitate in every case—leading with integrity and putting his clients first. Learn more about him and his work at the link in our bio. @wfualumni
Thank you to everyone who has supported Wake Forest Law this fiscal year!
Your generosity empowers our students, strengthens our faculty, and fuels the programs that set our community apart. Because of you, we’re building a stronger, more compassionate legal future—one student, one class, one case at a time.
As we head into the final days of the fiscal year, we’re inspired by your belief in our mission.
Today we honor Juneteenth—a celebration of freedom, a call for justice, and a reminder that our work is not done.
"Practicing law requires mentorship. Yes, mentorship can save a young attorney from embarrassing themselves in a room full of more seasoned peers, but mentorship also emphasizes the holistic development of the mentee, encompassing not only professional and academic growth but personal and emotional support," says Office of Career and Professional Development Associate Director Jordan Crosby Lee (`09, MA `13, JD `16).
"My mentors showed me how to take accountability when I made a mistake. My mentors gave me confidence. My mentors provided security because I knew if I encountered something I did not know how to handle, they would guide me."
Learn more about Professor Lee`s experience with mentorship and why having face-to-face conversations with our mentors and mentees is still important. Page 28 of The Jurist. Link in bio.
✨TENURE ANNOUNCEMENT✨
Growing up, Professor Zaneta Robinson (JD ’03) had no idea she would one day use her love of hands-on learning to lead the Intellectual Property Law Clinic at Wake Forest Law.
In fact, she didn’t know she would become a professor at all.
But law school was always in her future—her teachers made sure of that.
Professor Robinson’s journey to the classroom has allowed her to blend her passion for intellectual property law with her commitment to providing students with real-world experiences. Today, she serves as the director of the Intellectual Property Law Clinic, where law students provide legal services to entrepreneurs and emerging businesses while also gaining invaluable hands-on experience under her mentorship.
As professor and founding director of the clinic, Professor Robinson is not only shaping future lawyers inside the classroom but also changing lives beyond it. From helping a young child and her mother secure a trademark for their business to advocating for the intellectual property rights of Indigenous communities, her work makes a real difference.
Now that she has tenure, Professor Robinson plans to build on the questions she began raising through her scholarship—exploring the intersections of intellectual property and language—while continuing to help the next generation of lawyers navigate an ever-evolving legal landscape.
Learn more about Professor Robinson at the link in our bio.
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✨ H A P P Y P R I D E M O N T H ✨
Celebrate with us throughout the month as we highlight pride-related events, initiatives, and history in our Instagram stories.
On Thursday, May 15, graduates were honored at the Wake Forest Law Awards Ceremony.
The ceremony recognized graduating Leadership & Character Law Scholars, Honor Council members, Student Organization leaders, Student Bar Association leaders, Wake Forest Law ambassadors, Academic Journal members, and Advocacy Team members. Graduates were also inducted into the Order of the Barristers, the Pro Bono Honor Society, and the Order of the Coif.
The following awards were also given: NCAJ Trial Bar Leadership Award, NCAJ Trial Team Award, Robert Goldberg Award in Trial Advocacy, Excellence in Pro Bono Publico Award, Smith Anderson Pro Bono Award for Exceptional Service, Dean Suzanne Reynolds Award, Kay Hagan Award, Legal Research Award, Outstanding Research Assistant Award, Jurist Excellence in Teaching Award, Jurist Staff Excellence Award, E. McGruder Faris Memorial Award, Andy B. Krafsur Award, Laura J. Gendy Award, Miriam E. “Miki” Felsenburg Award, Old Gold Award for Indomitable Spirit, and the Dean’s Award.
Congratulations to our incredible honorees!
It`s not "goodbye," but "see you later."
Congratulations to the Class of 2️⃣ 0️⃣ 2️⃣ 5️⃣ 🎉
