Rising 2L, Joe Langworthy, and recent Mizzou Law graduates Allyson Brown, Jesse Craig, Shawna Quast, Yve Solbrekken, and Aaron Wynhausen attended the Missouri Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference from June 6 through June 8 with Jennifer McGarr from the Career Development Office. The students were able to attend through generous alumni sponsorships from Chris Dandurand (’11), Ellen Morgan (’84),…
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Featured Alumnus: Mark Shank
Mark Shank graduated from Mizzou Law School in 1979 and immediately started practice in Osage Beach, Mo., a very small town, and where he grew up. From a small town practice to big cities of Texas, Shank has become well-known and respected by the broad legal community While at Mizzou, Shank met and eventually married his wife. They have been…
Twelve Alumni Honored with ICON Awards
Twelve Mizzou Law alumni were recognized with the ICON Award from Missouri Lawyers Media on May 31. The award recognizes distinguished men and women age 60 and older for their notable, sustained success and strong leadership within and outside the field of law. The Mizzou Law honorees are: John Fox Arnold, ’61, shareholder, Lashly & Baer Robert Blitz, ’73, founding…
2019 Hooding Ceremony
One of the wonderful graduation traditions at the University of Missouri School of Law is the inclusion of family in the hooding ceremony. Graduating students can be “hooded” by a close family member if they have a relative who is a graduate of Mizzou Law school or a law professor, current or retired at Mizzou Law. This year family members…
JR Swanegan named new Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
Mizzou Law Dean Lyrissa Lidsky announces JR Swanegan as the new Assistant Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid. Swanegan comes to Mizzou Law after six years as Associate Dean of International and Graduate Programs at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla. During that time, he built partnerships with international law schools, recruited students from around the world, taught…
Kimberly Norwood Leads Honorees for 2019 Women’s Justice Awards
The 2019 Women’s Justice Awards selection committee has chosen Kimberly J. Norwood, ’85, the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law at Washington University, as Missouri Lawyers Media’s Woman of the Year. Norwood, who joined the university in 1990, writes extensively and lectures on colorism, social justice, civil rights and implicit and explicit bias issues. Her work ranges from the academic…
Alumnus Named Kemper Fellow for Teaching Excellence at Mizzou
Carlos C. Sun, ’11, was named a William T. Kemper Fellow for Teaching Excellence at the University of Missouri. The fellowship was established in 1991 by William T. Kemper, a 1926 MU graduate, who was a well-known civic leader in Kansas City until his death in 1989. His 52-year career in banking included top positions at banks in Missouri, Kansas…
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…
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…
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…