With generous donations from Susan Combs of Combs and Co. and Diana Pendleton, through her friend Dorothy Connell Berry, the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic recently announced the creation of the Military Lawyer Transition Program (MLTP). This new program is designed for Mizzou Law students who will be entering a Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) program in one of America’s armed…
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Professor Filbert to speak at Veterans Law Webinar/CLE on March 10
Professor Brent Filbert will be speaking on Wed., March 10 at the Veterans Law Webinar. The program qualifies attendees to 3.0 MCLE, 3.0 Kansas Credit. Sponsored by MoBarCLE and The Veterans Clinic at Mizzou Law, the program is designed to meet the accreditation requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The following topics will be covered: Representation of veterans and qualifying family…
Three Mizzou Law students honored among the Mizzou 18
On March 2 the University of Missouri Alumni Association announced the student recipients of its Mizzou 18 award. These awards honor Mizzou graduate students in the last year of their degree eligibility and represent students from a variety of disciplines across campus. They are chosen for their world-class research, collaboration with faculty and staff, and their demonstrated leadership with undergraduate…
Veterans Clinic’s Brent Filbert featured on bi-monthly radio show
The Veterans Clinic’s Brent Filbert is on a bi-monthly radio show on iHeart Radio and WOVN Chicago called “America’s Heroes Group Roundtable Serving Disabled Veterans in Rural America.” Filbert discusses the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic in general and talks about rural outreach to veterans through Tigers for Troops. The radio shows is airing at 5 p.m. (CT) on the fourth…
Featured LLM Student: Michael Russell
After graduation from the University of Memphis School of Law in 1999, Michael Russell went on to practice labor and employment law for almost 20 years. Now, with a busy mediation and arbitration practice, Russell is pursuing his Master of Laws degree through Mizzou’s online LLM program. “I had been interested in an LLM for some time,” Russell said. “When…
Featured LLM Alumnus: Mohan Peddinti
After receiving his Bachelor of Laws degree from NALSAR, University of Law in Hyderabad, India, and completing two years in a corporate legal role at Dr. Reddy’s, Mohan Srimat Tirumala Peddinti packed his bags and moved over 8,000 miles to Columbia, Mo., in August 2006 to pursue his LLM degree at the University of Missouri School of Law. “Mizzou Law…
Professor English co-authors opinion piece about Netflix movie ‘I Care a Lot’
Professor David M. English and Professor Nina Kohn co-authored a recent op-ed in The Hill, Netflix’s ‘I Care a Lot’ should worry you. The piece shares how outdated state laws can enable elder abuse practices as depicted in the Netflix movie. Professor English is the former chair of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging. He served as…
Professor Abrams Publishes “Children and the Law In a Nutshell,” 7th Edition
West Academic has published the 7th edition of “Children and the Law In a Nutshell,“ written by Professor Douglas E. Abrams and his co-authors. Professor Abrams wrote five of the book’s ten chapters — The Status, Rights, and Obligations of Children; Criminal Abuse and Neglect; Adoption; Regulation of Children’s Conduct; and…
Featured LLM Alumna: Ongmu Tshering
When assisting a senior counsel in an international arbitration proceeding in her first year following law school, Ongmu Tshering found she had a strong interest in arbitration dispute resolution. After deciding she wanted to explore LLM programs, specifically international ones, Ongmu left her home in India to pursue her LLM in Dispute Resolution at Mizzou. “In 2006, the LLM program…
CSDR Faculty Present at International ADR Workshop in Korea
Mizzou Law faculty from the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, Chonbuk National University (JBNU) in Korea, and China University of Political Science and Law recently conducted a workshop on alternative dispute resolution in January. The workshop was held via Zoom and is part of a cooperative relationship between the University of Missouri and JBNU to explore collaborative teaching,…