Feb. 2, 2022

Assistant Dean Emeritus Bob Bailey Named 2022 Legal Champion

Robert G. Bailey, assistant dean emeritus of the University of Missouri School of Law, was honored with a 2022 Legal Champion award by Missouri Lawyers Media. Bailey was recognized alongside Pamela Meanes and Casey Wong for their work chairing a special committee within The Missouri Bar to increase the retention of diverse lawyers in the legal profession. Bailey joined Meanes in structuring the committee and leading this group of diverse and non-diverse lawyers in working together. Meanes resigned from the committee in late 2020 because of personal reasons. Bailey continued as chair, and Casey Wong — a litigation partner with…

Feb. 1, 2022

LLM Alumna Spotlight — Sharanya Rao

After years in the legal field, Sharanya Rao, LLM ’03, decided she wanted to pursue a career path where she could help people gain clarity and fulfilment in their professional lives. Rao says pivoting from a career in law to a career in coaching was made possible in part by the time she spent within the Mizzou Law dispute resolution LLM program. “The LLM program gave me deep insights into what I really wanted to do and helped me carve my career as a leadership coach,” Rao said. “The foundation I received in the program in mindfulness and cross-cultural communication…

Jan. 27, 2022

Registration now open for 2022 Missouri Law Review Symposium

About the symposium: Some of the country’s most eminent legal scholars, historians, journalists, and elected officials will assemble (virtually) at the University of Missouri School of Law on February 17-18, 2022, to discuss the two impeachments of President Donald Trump. President Trump was only the third American president to be impeached and was the only president to be impeached twice. The two impeachment proceedings and the resulting acquittals raised grave questions about the health and resilience of the American political system. The Missouri Law Review and the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy are jointly sponsoring a two-day…

Dec. 9, 2021

A Calm Space Amidst the Storm

A soft hum fades into the background as a slightly sweet, calming scent fills the air. One student distracts herself with a puzzle, another enjoys the rocking and squeezing of an oversized massage chair, while a third sinks deep into a plush couch, headphones exuding relaxing music. Despite final exams rushing on in earnest just outside the door, this scene hardly is illustrative of the clichéd stressful life of a law student. However, the Mizzou Law Wellness Room is designed to be that way: to break the cycle of pressure and provide a place of at least temporary respite for…

Dec. 7, 2021

MU researchers say it’s time to clean up the Clean Water Act

By Kenny Gerling, MU News Bureau In 1969, the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland was so polluted that it caught fire, helping to launch the modern environmental movement and prompting Congress to pass the Clean Water Act three years later. It was one of the first laws to safeguard waterways and set national water quality standards. While the Clean Water Act successfully regulated many obvious causes of pollution, such as the dumping of wastewater, it’s done less to limit more diffuse types of pollution, such as “nonpoint source pollution” that includes agricultural runoff from fields and urban stormwater from buildings,…

Dec. 2, 2021

Mizzou Law professor weighs in on implications of challenge to Roe v. Wade

Rigel Oliveri, the Isabelle Wade and Paul C. Lyda Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, spoke with KOMU 8 News in Columbia about the ongoing Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case currently before the US Supreme Court. To read the full question and answer session with Prof. Oliveri, visit: https://www.komu.com/news/mu-law-professor-weighs-in-on-implications-of-challenge-to-roe-v-wade/article_fa7b0482-52e0-11ec-a2a0-079576e7a7ba.html?utm_source=SocialNewsDesk&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=SND_facebook  …

Nov. 29, 2021

$1 million gift will support scholarship at MU School of Law and fellowship at Missouri School of Journalism

Nov. 29, 2021 Contact: Kenny Gerling, 573-882-6217, gerlingk@missouri.edu The University of Missouri today announced a $1 million gift from Stueve Siegel Hanson. The Kansas City-based firm will establish the Stueve Siegel Hanson Law Scholarship to support Black students at the MU School of Law, and the Stueve Siegel Hanson Fund for Press Freedom to support Alfred Friendly Press Partners at the Missouri School of Journalism. “We cannot thank Stueve Siegel Hanson enough for their philanthropic support of the MU School of Law and the MU School of Journalism,” said Jackie Lewis, MU vice chancellor for advancement. “We are proud…

Nov. 17, 2021

Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic Student Worker Gets Mizzou Employee Shout-Out

Ethan Attebery, 1L and student assistant in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic, received a student employee shout-out from the Mizzou Career Center. Nominated by Eugene O’Loughlin: “Ethan is a first year law school student that has modified Clinic class PowerPoints and CLEs to all be uniform, developed a system to capture all contacts to ensure accurate reporting to donors, runs weekly reports to monitor productivity, and completes any task flawlessly.” Congrats, Ethan!

Nov. 15, 2021

Mizzou Law student highlighted by American Constitution Society

Hirsh M. Joshi, a 2L at Mizzou Law, was highlighted today by the American Constitution Society (ACS). In the online spotlight, Joshi spoke of his time at Mizzou Law and his passion for protecting the American democratic process: “During my 1L year, my Torts and Criminal Law professor said something that continues to inspire me; while reflecting on a case, he spoke about “the disconnect between the law and reality.” My Chapter’s goal through programming is to make that disconnect obvious, and my personal goal in my career is to get rid of that disconnect. Maybe then, I will…

Nov. 11, 2021

Thank You to Mizzou Law Veterans!

Veterans Day is a special day in our country as we honor our veterans who have sacrificed so much of themselves for us and this nation. It is a good time to remember that our freedom isn’t guaranteed. It is and has been protected by the men and women in our Armed Services since before this nation came into being. Mizzou Law is proud and thankful for the more than 25 students, faculty and staff and the hundreds of Mizzou Law alumni who have served and continue to serve our country. Pictured above our some of our Mizzou Law veterans,…