Dec. 5, 2023

Mizzou Law Hires New Director of Family Violence Clinic

Leaders at the University of Missouri School of Law are excited to announce that Danielle Dodd has joined the Mizzou Law faculty as the new director of the recently reopened Family Violence Clinic. Professor Dodd joins the Mizzou Law faculty as an associate clinical professor of law after serving as legal counsel for the Department of Social Services. This included litigating termination of parental rights, adult guardianships, and opposing removal-of-name-requests under the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry.  From 2018 to 2022 Professor Dodd worked at True North of Columbia, Columbia’s local domestic and sexual violence agency. “We are…

Nov. 30, 2023

Mizzou Law student wins entrepreneur competition, $15,000 in seed funding

On top of his responsibilities as a law student, parent and president of the University of Missouri Graduate Professional Council, Mizzou Law 3L Parker Owens sets aside time for one of his favorite hobbies: Lego. However, Owens does more than just play — in July, he created Parker’s Brick Builds, a business which offers custom Lego kits to retailers and online to individuals. Owens said that he has enjoyed Lego since he was a child, so making the leap to creating his own models was a natural progression. “I grew up building with Lego, so I decided to make my…

Nov. 16, 2023

Classes of the 70s Show Out

An exciting upset against Tennessee wasn’t the only notable event in Columbia this Veteran’s Day weekend — Mizzou Law welcomed home alumni from the classes of the 1970s for a reunion on Friday and Saturday. The reunion featured a cocktail party, a tailgate, and walking tours of the law school’s former location, Tate Hall. Mizzou Law alumnus John Young ‘73, traveled to Columbia from Joplin, Missouri for the weekend. He said that he was excited to reconnect with classmates, especially given how long it’s been since the last reunion for his class. “It’s always fun to see people you went to…

Oct. 31, 2023

Judge Ginger Gooch, ’00, named to Missouri Supreme Court

Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Judge Ginger Gooch, ’00, to the Missouri Supreme Court to replace retiring judge Patricia Breckenridge, ’77. With Judge Gooch’s appointment, Mizzou Law alumni now fill six of the seven Missouri Supreme Court bench seats, including Chief Justice Mary Russell, ’83. Judge Gooch began her legal career as a law clerk for Mizzou Law alumna Ann Covington, ’77, the first woman to serve on the Missouri Supreme Court. Judge Gooch worked in private practice in the Springfield, Missouri area until she was appointed as a judge in the the Court of Appeals Southern District last year.

Oct. 17, 2023

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, to sit at University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia

KANSAS CITY. Mo. – The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, is scheduled to convene court Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. The arguments will be held at Hulston Hall on campus. Beginning at 1:30 p.m., a three-judge panel consisting of Chief Judge Gary Witt, Judge Alok Ahuja and Judge Mark Pfeiffer will hear oral arguments in four cases on the docket. After the oral arguments, the judges will take time to discuss the court system, explain the proceedings and take general questions from the audience. Witt will preside over the proceedings at the…

Sep. 11, 2023

Mizzou Law names classroom after alumnus, former curator Marcy Graham

Mizzou leaders and alumni gathered in the Mizzou Law courtroom on Sept. 8 to honor a special alumnus who has spent decades advancing the University of Missouri, the state and the lives of his clients: Marcy Graham. As UM System President Mun Choi announced at the ceremony, former 332A Hulston Hall, one of the most-used rooms at the law school for classes, seminars and events, will now be named the Maurice B. “Marcy” Graham Classroom. Thanks to a fundraising campaign in Marcy’s honor, the room has been refurbished and refurnished for the first time since Hulston Hall was built 35…

Aug. 11, 2023

Three Mizzou Law Alumni Named MAA Faculty and Alumni Award Winners

The Mizzou Alumni Association has announced the 2023 winners of the Faculty and Alumni Awards. Among the recipients, three Mizzou Law alumni have been recognized with awards, Ray Klinginsmith, ’65, John Shaw, ’77, and Benjamin Thomas, ’73. First celebrated in 1968, the Faculty and Alumni Awards highlight the contributions of exceptional individuals to the University’s growth and core mission, through their professional accomplishments, teaching and research excellence or service to the institution. Through the awards program, the Mizzou Alumni Association expresses its appreciation for these individuals and their service to higher education. It focuses attention not only on these…

Aug. 1, 2023

Mizzou Law Celebrates Successful Partnership with the Missouri AGO

As a part of Mizzou Law’s commitment to the Missouri Method, which features experiential hands-on learning, the school hosts clinics for students interested in veterans law, entrepreneurship, and the recently announced reopening of the family violence clinic. However, due to the high demand for those limited-capacity clinics as well as an existing student interest in public sector law, not all students could enroll in the existing clinics. To fill that gap, Mizzou Law launched a new practicum course last spring with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office (AGO). The practicum connects law students with a variety of professional interests with…

July 5, 2023

New state funding allows Mizzou Law to reopen Family Violence Clinic

Contact: Courtney Perrett, 573-882-6217, cperrett@missouri.edu   When it opened in the early ‘90s, the Family Violence Clinic at the University of Missouri School of Law was among the first of its kind: a safehaven for indigent victims of violence and a place for law students to gain the practical experience essential to a successful career as an attorney. Now, after  closing its doors in 2020, the legal clinic is poised for a comeback with support from new funding passed by the Missouri legislature. “I am so excited about this clinic,” said Paul Litton, dean of the MU School…