Aug. 7, 2023

Law School Foundation Annual Meeting Announced

OFFICIAL NOTICE The annual meeting of the University of Missouri Law School Foundation will be held in person on Friday, September 15 at the conclusion of the MIZZOU Law Alumni Luncheon at the Westin Kansas City. The order of business will consist of the election of trustees and presentation of the annual financial report. The voting membership of the Law School Foundation consists of any person who has graduated in the past five years, the faculty of the school of law, anyone who has contributed $100 or more in the past year or anyone who has contributed an aggregate…

Aug. 3, 2023

Board of Advocates names mediation competition after Jim Levin

In an announcement released by the Mizzou Law Board of Advocates, the BOA announced that they are honoring recently retired professor Jim Levin by naming their annual mediation competition after him. See the full announcement from the BOA below: Professor James “Jim” H. Levin’s contribution to the world of mediation and alternative dispute resolution is unrivaled. His commitment to students and their legal education was unparalleled during his nearly three decades at Mizzou Law. It will remain untouched for years to come. …

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 12, 2023

Joshi, ’23, Wins ABA Best Advocate Award

Congratulations to 2023 graduate Hirsh Joshi, who received the American Bar Association award for Best Advocate, 5th Place from the 2022-2023 Oklahoma City Regional.   We believe this is the first time a Mizzou Law student has won this award! Dean Paul Litton and Professor Chuck Henson presented the award.

July 6, 2023

Dean JR Swanegan Honored with Missouri Lawyers Diversity and Inclusion Award

JR Swanegan, assistant dean for admissions at Mizzou Law has been named a 2023 Diversity & Inclusion Award recipient by Missouri Lawyers Media. These awards recognize attorneys, judges, firms and organizations that are significantly advancing diversity, inclusion and the dignity of all people in Missouri’s legal profession and in communities in which exceptional legal work helps ensure justice for all. Dean Swanegan is one of 20 recipients of this year’s award. “I am humbled to be recognized as a 2023 MLM Diversity and Inclusion Award recipient,” Swanegan said. “The strength of our community comes from the wide range of ideas,…

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…

June 26, 2023

Mizzou Law Hires Anthony Meyer, ’18, as New Visiting Associate Professor

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 he represented clients in employment, consumer protection, wage and hour, and class action cases and worked in multidistrict litigation and mass torts practice. Professor Meyer is a writer and teacher by training, using his skills to advocate for his clients…

June 22, 2023

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 Rigel Oliveri, the Isabelle Wade and Paul C. Lyda Professor of Law.   The Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Excellence in Research Award is presented each year for excellence in research based on a published article. The recipient of the…

June 15, 2023

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 and public relations after college, she was looking to take on something more intellectual. “I was looking for an academic challenge,” Sperino said. “I just knew that law school was hard and rigorous and a good course of study. So,…

June 6, 2023

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 depend upon which judges are on the panel.  The study was published on Professor Crouch’s renowned patent blog, Patently-O last May. The Washington Post article discusses the ongoing controversy between Judge Pauline Newman and Chief Judge Kimberly Moore. Professor Crouch’s…