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Throughout Black History Month and always, we are reminded of the words of Justice Thurgood Marshall:
"I wish I could say that racism and prejudice were only distant memories. We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and the mistrust…We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better."
The Wake Forest National Trial Team is headed to Nationals!
This past weekend, the Wake Forest National Trial Team competed at the regional round of the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) National Trial Competition (NTC).
The competition, which was hosted at Wake Forest Law for the first time in more than 30 years, was held over three days and included five full trials for each advancing team—five opening statements, five closing arguments, 10 direct examinations, 10 cross-examinations, and countless evidentiary arguments.
After advancing through the competition, 3L Caleb Osborne and 2Ls Jordyn Brown and Evan Meerscheidt earned an invitation to compete at the 2026 TYLA NTC National Championship in Dallas this April.
Wake Forest Law’s second team—2Ls Alex Piontek, Leah Necas, and Madison Pope—finished the preliminary rounds undefeated and earned the top seed heading into the semifinals. Alex also received a Top Attorney Award.
A third Wake Forest Law “ghost” team—2Ls Josh Horen and Anna Sweet—competed in preliminary rounds to ensure full competition brackets and ranked in the top half of teams.
The regional competition included 21 teams and 39 total trials across all rounds. It was supported by 74 practicing attorneys and 12 retired/current judges, many of whom are Wake Forest Law alumni.
Congratulations to our incredible students, coaches, and volunteers!
At Wake Forest University School of Law, we’re focused on making your investment in education truly count by delivering academic excellence in a flexible, affordable format designed for working professionals.
Our online Master of Legal Studies program is taught by experienced faculty who provide practical knowledge that students can apply from day one.
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Caring for our dead is one of the oldest practices of society, yet attitudes and trends around death care are rapidly changing—a suspicion that was confirmed by the results of the recent Wake Forest Law Survey on Consumer Preferences in Death Care. Conducted by Professor Tanya Marsh, the foremost expert in funeral and cemetery law, with funding support from the Cremation Association of North America, the survey sought to understand the attitudes of American adults toward six methods of disposition: cremation, casket burial, donation to science, green burial, human composting, and water cremation. The results, including preferences across generations (see charts), reveal significant shifts and a death care landscape that is far more complex and contradictory than the prevailing narrative suggests. Read more at the link in our bio.
In this episode of Expert Encounters, Professor Mark Hall—one of the nation’s leading experts on health law and public policy—discusses his research and its real-world impact. @4markhall
February is Black History Month, a time to recognize and reflect on the history, contributions, and impact of Black Americans in our country.
Today, we honor that history by highlighting just a few Black leaders in the legal field who broke barriers and paved the way for those who followed:
1. Barack Obama: The first Black president in US history.
2. Thurgood Marshall: The first Black justice of the US Supreme Court, and successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education to help dismantle legal segregation.
3. Charlotte E. Ray: The first Black woman admitted to practice law in the United States (1872).
4. Jane Bolin: The first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association, the first to join the New York City Law Department, and the first Black woman to serve as a judge in the United States.
Our new article “What Can You Do with a Master of Legal Studies?” explains what an MLS is and the careers it unlocks in a variety of industries.
You’ll also see how legal fluency strengthens decision-making and delivers real ROI for non-lawyers. Read the full article at the link in our bio!
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SAVE THE DATE: Law Alumni & Homecoming Weekend will take place November 6-8, 2026! All alumni are welcome back for a weekend of festivities, and classes ending in 1 and 6 will celebrate their reunion. We can`t wait to see you! 🎩 @wfualumni
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