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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
Congratulations to Beth Langley (`86, JD `92), who was recently elected president-elect of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) and a member of Wake Forest Law`s Law Board of Visitors.
Beth continues a proud tradition of leadership—four of the last five NCBA presidents are Wake Forest Law alumni. Past presidents include Clayton Morgan (JD/MBA `91), Patti Ramseur (JD `99), and Kim Stogner (`86, JD `94). @wfualumni
Pictured left to right, photo 1: Kim Stogner, Dean Andrew Klein, Patti Ramseur, and Beth Langley
Pictured in photo 2: Clayton Morgan
"When I came to Wake, it was not a very internationally-diverse place," says Professor Dick Schneider. "Part of our goal was to bring international diversity to the Law School. We wanted to recruit to a broadly diverse class in terms of geography, ideology, religion, and development-level of the country."
Over the course of his career, Professor Schneider helped make that vision a reality.
Read how he transformed Wake Forest Law`s international program and mentored students along the way, on page 31 of The Jurist. Link in bio.
Happy Independence Day from Wake Forest Law! 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🤍 💙
Today is the day! June 30 marks the end of our fiscal year—and your last chance to make a gift that supports Wake Forest Law in 2024–25.
Every dollar you give today helps fund scholarships, strengthen academic programs, and ensure our students are equipped to lead lives of purpose and impact.
Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of something meaningful. Give now and help us finish the year strong. Make a gift at the link in our bio.
"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.
