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- Legal Deacon Digest – March 2025
- On Being American: Picking Up the Mantle from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- A Partnership That Will Make an Impact: Wake Forest Law & UNC-Charlotte
- Wake Forest Law Trial Team Shines at Premiere Trial Competition
- Legal Deacon Digest – December 2024
- Professor Abby Perdue Becomes President of the Legal Writing Institute
- Wake Forest Law and Winston-Salem State University Partner to Create Pathway for Future Legal Leaders
- Legal Deacon Digest – September 2024
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Wake Forest Law is proud to announce its partnership with @ncatsuaggies.
The partnership aims to advance access to legal education and prepare high-achieving scholars and legal professionals who are engaged in innovative solutions and committed to the cause of justice.
Learn more about the partnership and its impact at the link in our bio.
Wake Forest Law, mark your calendars! Deacs Day of Giving returns on April 8, 2025—24 hours to make an impact, celebrate our community, and give back to the law school we love.
Your participation allows us to create opportunities for our current #LegalDeacs by funding scholarships, student organizations, public interest work, and hands-on learning.
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Meet Sonya Casstevens, manager of clinical administration at Wake Forest Law! Sonya studied paralegal technology at Davison County Community College (now @DavidsonDavieCC). Sonya was awarded her North Carolina Paralegal Certification by the @NCStateBar in 2007. She is a native of Winston-Salem and has worked at Wake Forest Law since 2010.
“I feel a great sense of belonging within the Wake Forest community and thoroughly enjoy working with the faculty, staff, and students who cross my path,” says Sonya. “With a true passion for the law, my journey has been and continues to be quite educational and invaluable.”
Thank you for all you do, Sonya!
Congratulations to Moot Court team members Mary-Kathryn Appanaitis (3L), Daria Brown (3L), and Peyton Mitchell (3L) for competing in the 75th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York City last month!
The students advanced to the National Moot Court Competition after winning the regional competition last semester
A special thanks to Professor John Korzen for helping prepare the students for the competition.
Students from Wake Forest Law`s Environmental Law & Policy (ELP) Clinic and Professor Sarah Morath`s Environmental Justice Seminar recently attended the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference in Eugene, Oregon. The conference, titled, "Rising to the Challenge: Justice on the Horizon," aimed to address the significant challenges we face in positive environmental change. The conference also celebrated diverse leaders in the environmental movement and highlighted important voices that continue to build a more inclusive, community-minded approach to addressing environmental challenges in the world.
ELP Clinic Director and Professor Scott Schang, along with Tia Ebarb Matt, Genevieve Herbert-Fajardo, and Jada Williams (JD `24, MDiv `24), served as panelists for "Protecting Heirs` Property as Environmental Justice Work."
The countdown begins! 2️⃣ 2️⃣ 8️⃣ days remaining until Law Alumni & Homecoming Weekend! All alumni are welcome back October 24-26 for a weekend of festivities. Classes ending in 5 and 0 will be celebrating milestone reunions. Stay tuned for more information! @wfualumni
Last month, representatives from Wake Forest Law’s Moot Court competed in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition, the nation’s largest moot court competition.
2Ls Katie Koesters, Jack Liechty, and Chris Whipple won the Boston region and will compete in Chicago at nationals in April.
2Ls Nayeli Selkis, Melissa Stuckey, and Matt Wolpe earned an above-average brief score and high praise from judges.
Students prepared for the competition with help from Professors John Korzen (’81, JD ’91) and Luellen Curry.
Congratulations on your outstanding work!
