Three of Mizzou Law’s very own have been selected for the 2019 Faculty-Alumni Awards, which will be presented on Friday, November 15 at a banquet in Reynolds Alumni Center. Faculty and Alumni are recognized for outstanding professional and personal achievements. Class of ’85 graduate William M. Corrigan is an accomplished trial attorney who has consistently been listed in The Best…
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Cyberweek 2019 to be held November 18-22
The National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution will be holding the online Cyberweek 2019 conference from November 18-22. Throughout the week there will be presentations, demonstrations and podcasts from various industry professionals and will include discussions regarding online dispute resolution and technology on multiple fronts. You can register for free or review the week’s agenda here.…
Ninth Annual University of Missouri Patent Law Moot Court Competition
On Friday, November 15, Mizzou Law hosted the Ninth Annual University of Missouri Patent Law Moot Court Competition. Thirteen students wrote briefs and presented oral arguments in a mock-version of a pending infringement lawsuit involving a patented device for 3D modeling of orthodontistry. Overall winner of the competition this year (brief + arguments) was Kevin Johnston who will receive the…
Jennifer Riedy Clark published in November 2019 NALP Bulletin
Jennifer Riedy Clark, currently serving as the Vice-Chair of RFPs and Articles for the National Association for Law Placement (NALP) Judicial Clerkship Section, recently published “Leveraging Faculty Clerkship Committees to Improve Clerkship Advising” in the November NALP Bulletin. “Being part of NALP and speaking with advisors across the country, I could see how Mizzou Law’s strong Faculty Clerkship Committee positively…
Professor Lietzan speaks to Akron law students about perils of patent reform
At a recent event at the University of Akron School of Law, Professor Erika Lietzan spoke about what she called the “assault on drug patents,” including patent reform activity in Congress as well as proposals to prevent drug companies from patenting any changes or improvements to their drugs after approval (so called “one and done” proposals). She explained that medical…
Law Day 2020 – Save the Date!
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Professor Wells Participates on Panel Discussing Historic First Amendment Case
Professor Christina Wells was a panelist for a recent discussion on the Tinker v. Des Moines Supreme Court ruling at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo. The event was hosted by the communications department and the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art as a 50th anniversary celebration of the ruling. The case revolved around an incident at a Des Moines, Ia.,…
Boone County History and Culture Center Hosts Professor Conklin for Book Talk
Professor Carli Conklin will talk about her book, The Pursuit of Happiness in the Founding Era – An Intellectual History, on Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Boone County History and Culture Center in Columbia. In this insightful volume, Professor Conklin considers the pursuit of happiness across a variety of intellectual traditions, and explores its usage in two key legal texts…
Featured Alumna: Larissa Tiller
Class of 2019 graduate Larissa Tiller recently accepted a position in the U.S. Coast Guard Direct Commission Lawyer program. She will begin officer’s training in New London, Connecticut, and then continue to the Naval Justice School in Newport, Rhode Island. “I went to law school because I wanted to serve as an attorney in the military,” Tiller said. “I thought…
Professor Strong Writes on International Business Courts
Professor S.I. Strong recently wrote a book chapter discussing whether the United States would join the growing international trend towards the creation of specialized international commercial courts in national legal systems. The analysis, “International Commercial Courts and the United States: An Outlier by Choice and by Constitutional Design?”, appears in International Business Courts – A European and Global Perspective 255 (Eleven…