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Mizzou Law Hosts Discussion About Wrongful Convictions

Mizzou Law is hosting “The Exonerated: Surviving Justice,” a discussion about wrongful convictions with exonerees who spent decades behind bars for crimes they did not commit. The featured speakers will be Ellen Reasonover, Joe Amrine, Lamonte McIntyre, Richard Jones and Reggie Griffin. The event is sponsored by the Innocence Clinic, a joint project between the MU School of Law, University…

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to Convene at School of Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit will convene at the School of Law on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Judges Benton, Gruender and Melloy will hear oral arguments in the Courtroom of Hulston Hall beginning at 10:00 a.m.  The court’s session is scheduled to last until noon. This event is open to the general public.  Please note that…

Ten Members of the Missouri Law Community to Receive Women’s Justice Awards

At the 20th Annual Women’s Justice Awards event on May 3 in St. Louis, 10 women from Mizzou Law are among the 51 women who will be honored. The Leaders of Tomorrow are recognized for leadership, professionalism and passion for making a difference in the justice system or legal profession. 3L Abigail Williams (pictured) is among this year’s honorees. The Public…

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District, to Convene at School of Law

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri will convene at the School of Law on Thursday, March 22, 2018. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Dow will hear oral arguments in the Courtroom of Hulston Hall beginning at 8:30 a.m. The court’s session is scheduled to last until noon. This event is open to the general public. Please note that no…

Mizzou Law Student and Alumnus Win National Writing Competition

MU 3L George Khoukaz recently received the Joseph T. McLaughlin Original Student Article Award from the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) at a gala dinner at the Whitley Hotel in Atlanta, Ga.  The winning essay, “ADR That is Out of This World: A Regime for the Resolution of Outer- Space Disputes,” addresses various issues regarding space arbitration and was published in 2018 Journal…

Student Paper on Specific Consents to Adoption Accepted by Law Journal

The Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s Journal of Practical & Clinical Law accepted 2L Abby Coursen’s paper, “Allowing for Specific Consents to Adoption – A Proposed Amendment to Missouri’s Section 211.444.” Over the last few years, the opioid epidemic has caused an increase in the number of children entering the foster care system. Under Missouri’s 211.444, as it is currently written, and/or at…

Law School Seeks Academic Success Program Director

The University of Missouri School of Law invites applications for a Director of the Academic Success Program to assist in building a welcoming, nurturing and inclusive law school community. This individual will teach foundational academic skills, counsel students regarding their academic performance, provide writing support to students, teach upper-level courses in legal analysis and administer a bar exam success program.…

Client Counseling Team Advances to Nationals

Congratulations to both of Mizzou Law’s Client Counseling teams that competed in the American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition in Fayetteville, Ark. Third-year students Emma Masse and John Brooks won first place (for the second year in a row) and advanced to the national competition in March in North Carolina. Second-year students Aaron Wynhausen and Michael Glass advanced to the…

Stange Law Firm Supports Mizzou Law Board of Advocates

The School of Law is pleased to recognize Stange Law Firm, PC and its founding partners, Kirk C. Stange, ’00, and Paola A. Stange, for their gifts to support the law school’s Board of Advocates. “It is an honor to support the Board of Advocates at the University of Missouri School of Law,” Kirk Stange said.  “Some of my fondest…

Third-Year Student Named Liaison to the Missouri Lawyers’ Assistance Program

Third-year Mizzou Law student Jessica Chinnadurai was recently chosen to serve as a liaison between the Missouri Lawyers’ Assistance Program (MOLAP) and the law school. Mizzou Law is the first school in Missouri to form a student liaison program with MOLAP, and Chinnadurai is the program’s first law student liaison. The goal of the law student liaison position is to…