Please join the Mizzou Law BOA Committee in congratulating the 2020 members of Order of Barristers. Student members are selected for the Order based on the criteria in Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of the Order of Barristers. This is a national honor presented to students who excel in advocacy, professionalism and service. 2020 Order of the Barristers Kevin Bross…
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Mizzou Law Board of Advocates Announces 2020-2021 Board Members
Chair Eli Dodge Judging Directors Brionna Pratt Dylan Blumenthal Interschool Competition Director Luke Hawley Public Relations Director Amanda Mollett Negotiation Director Bryan Oliver Mediation Director Tori Schafer Mock Trial Director Phelan Simpkins Moot Court Director Emily…
Featured Alumnus: Art Hinshaw
Although Art Hinshaw wasn’t born in Columbia, he has grown to see it as his home. In addition to spending grades 6 through 10 in town, Hinshaw received both his JD and LLM from Mizzou Law and in turn, worked at the law school while serving as an adjunct professor. His time at Mizzou led him into a career in…
Featured Student Leader: Natasha Martinez
Natasha Martinez is a 2L at Mizzou Law who serves as the American Constitution Society President, a representative on the Graduate Professional Council, Journal of Dispute Resolution member, and is the newly elected Vice-President of Mizzou Law SBA. Martinez grew up in Excelsior Springs, Missouri and studied political science, poverty studies and leadership at Washburn University before joining us at…
NBC News references Professor Oliveri’s research on sexual harassment of tenants
An April 17 story on NBCnews.com, Landlords are targeting vulnerable tenants to solicit sex in exchange for rent, advocates say, shares stories of landlords taking advantage of tenants during the coronavirus outbreak. The story references the 2018 pilot study by Professor Rigel Oliveri on the sexual harassment of tenants by…
Journal of Dispute Resolution announces editorial board for 2020-2021
Editorial Board for the Journal of Dispute Resolution for the 2020-2021 academic year: Editor in Chief, Bryan Oliver Associate Editor in Chief, Natasha Martinez Managing Editor, Seth Christensen Associate Managing Editor, Jarred Boyer Associate Managing Editor, Yao Li Senior Note and Comment Editor, Kevin Johnston Note and Comment Editor, Eli Dodge Note and Comment Editor, Noel Fisher Note and…
Student Perspectives: Practice Trial by Zoom
With the abrupt transition to online learning, our professors and students have had to be inventive with their engagements. Associate Dean Paul Litton teaches criminal law, and to keep things interesting, he hosted a practice trial by Zoom for his students last week. He even changed into a Rockbridge green robe, which reflected the graduates of the jurisdiction. Below is…
Professor Lande interviewed for Court ADR newsletter
The March 2020 issue of the Resolutions Systems Institute enewsletter, Court ADR Connection, features an interview with Professor John Lande. The enewsletter has a series called, “My Favorite Resource,” that features interviews with dispute resolution professionals across the country to learn about their favorite resource. Professor Lande shares the resources that he developed throughout his career – either on his…
Featured Student Leader: Carley Johansson
Current 2L Carley Johansson grew up in St. Charles, Missouri, before coming to Mizzou as an undergraduate. Before continuing her academic career at the Law School, Johansson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women and Gender Studies and minors in Biological Sciences and American Constitutional Democracy. Johansson says that her experience in the Columbia community as an undergrad played…
SBA announces 2020-2021 Board of Governors
SBA is proud to announce its 2020-2021 Board of Governors President: Tori Schafer Vice President: Natasha Martinez Treasurer: John Middleton Secretary: Clinton Sinclair Congratulations to the new board! We wish you all the best for the upcoming school…