Leaders at the University of Missouri School of Law are excited to announce that Anthony Meyer will be joining the Mizzou Law faculty this summer as a visiting associate professor. Before teaching at Mizzou, Professor Meyer started his own law practice in Columbia. Prior to founding his own firm, he worked at Lear Werts LLP a plaintiff-centered litigation firm where…
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Oliveri, Crouch and Henson win annual Mizzou Law faculty awards
Each year, three Mizzou Law faculty members receive awards: one for a scholarly work, one for teaching, and one for the administration of justice. I am writing to announce this year’s recipients. The Husch Blackwell Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award is awarded for teaching excellence, and the recipient is chosen by the Missouri Law Review editorial board. This years’ awardee is…
Faculty Spotlight — Meet Dean Sandra Sperino
A first generation undergraduate and law student, Sandra Sperino applied to law school not quite sure of what her life would look like as a lawyer, or where her career in the legal field would take her. Though Sperino, now an associate dean and Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor at Mizzou Law, spent a brief period working in journalism…
Professor Dennis Crouch cited in Washington Post article
Dennis Crouch, an associate professor of law and director of the Center for Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship at the University of Missouri School of Law, was cited this week in an article in the Washington Post. The article references Professor Crouch’s 2022 study of Federal Circuit patent decisions statistically showing what was already common knowledge – that the outcome often…
Brent Filbert Named NIMJ Fellow
University of Missouri School of Law Veterans Clinic Director Brent Filbert has been named a fellow at the National Institute of Military Justice (NIMJ). Professor Filbert was selected as a fellow of the institute based on his abilities and expertise in the fields of military law and veterans law. He will serve a two-year term as fellow, from 2023-2025. “To…
Henson to Join Mizzou Law Faculty
The University of Missouri School of Law continues a spring of growth with the exciting announcement that Renee Henson will join the Mizzou Law faculty this summer. Professor Henson will serve as visiting assistant professor of law at Mizzou Law. Professor Henson arrives at Mizzou from Stinson LLP, where she practiced as a business and commercial litigation attorney representing clients…
Paul Litton Named New Dean of the MU School of Law
University of Missouri Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Latha Ramchand announced today that Paul Litton has been named dean of the MU School of Law. Litton has served as interim dean of the school since July 2022, following the departure of Lyrissa Lidsky. He will assume his new duties on June 1, 2023. “In his 17 years…
Mizzou Law Announces Another Exciting Faculty Hire
Officials at the University of Missouri School of Law are excited to announce another exciting hire to bolster the Mizzou Law faculty this summer. Professor Alexander Gouzoules will join Mizzou Law as an associate professor of law. He will begin work in Hulston Hall on July 1. Professor Gouzoules arrives at Mizzou Law from Loyola University-New Orleans College of Law,…
Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic Names New Director
Officials at the University of Missouri School of Law are pleased to announce the hiring of Brent Filbert to join the faculty as the new director of the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic and associate clinical professor. Professor Filbert rejoins Mizzou Law after spending several years as a supervising attorney within the MU Veterans Clinic. In recent years, Professor Filbert has…
Mizzou Law Names Andrea Boyack the New Floyd R. Gibson Endowed Professor
Officials at the University of Missouri School of Law are excited to announce a nationally recognized professor will be joining the Mizzou Law faculty this summer. Professor Andrea J. Boyack is joining the faculty as the new Floyd R. Gibson Endowed Professor of Law. She will begin work in Hulston Hall on July 1. Professor Andrea Boyack joins Mizzou Law…