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“I love trial team. I love our students, but I tell them often—especially when I see them getting frustrated or upset at the competition aspect of it—we put so much time and love and sweat and tears into this but at the end of the day, it is a fake case with fake people in front of fake judges for plastic shiny things,” says Ashley DiMuzio (JD `19). “And while that means something, the most important thing—and what really describes winning in our program—is coming out on the other side feeling like you are a confident, ethical advocate.”

Learn how Ashley DiMuzio—a criminal defense attorney, adjunct professor, and trial team coach—empowers students to grow into confident and ethical advocates, beginning on page 6 of The Jurist. Link in bio.

Meet Kate Irwin-Smiler, reference librarian and government documents specialist for the Wake Forest Law Library! Kate earned her bachelor of arts degrees in English and philosophy from the @UniversityofDayton. She earned her master of library science degree from the @UAlbany and her juris doctor degree from Western New England College School of Law. Kate joined the Law Library staff in 2008.

“I became a librarian because I love the hunt for information,” says Kate. “But at Wake Forest, my work is centered around helping other people find information—whether they`re faculty, staff, students, or members of the larger Winston-Salem community. Helping faculty further their research and teaching students fundamental research skills that will carry them through their careers is both a joy and an intellectual challenge every single day.”

Thank you for all you do, Kate!
@irwinsmiler

A special thanks to alums Lisa Costner (JD `87), Mireille Clough (JD `01), Chris Geis (JD `98), Meredith Green (JD `10), Kevin Olsen (JD `19), and Judge Benjamin Kahn for providing general and litigation externships to our students this past semester!

Meet Miles Malbrough, law fellow at Wake Forest Law! Miles earned his bachelor of arts degree in social studies from @Harvard and his juris doctor degree from @Vanderbilt_Law. As law fellow, Miles serves as co-lead of the Heirs’ Property Project in the Environmental Law & Policy Clinic.

"I am very excited to join the Heirs’ Property Project at Wake Forest,” says Miles. “Having the opportunity to facilitate students` experiential learning while also helping families preserve their land is a great privilege."

Thank you for all you do, Miles!

Thanks to support from alumni and donors, Wake Forest Law is pleased to offer more than 50 student organizations, seven legal clinics, multiple joint degree programs, and an abundance of scholarship opportunities—all with the purpose of enhancing the student experience. Consider making an end-of-year gift in support of the Wake Forest Fund for the School of Law to help continue making these opportunities available to students for years to come. Click the link in our bio to make your end-of-year gift.