The University of Missouri School of Law invites applications for an office support assistant position in the Veterans Clinic. The position has overall responsibility for the efficient administrative functions of the clinic. For full details see MU Human…
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2018 Client Counseling Competition Winners
Congratulations to 1Ls Brionna Pratt and Trevor Woodland – champions of the 2018 Client Counseling Competition! The members of the second place team are 2Ls Marissa Price and Sergio…
Professor English Featured on Podcast About the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act
Professor David English recently presented a podcast on the recently approved Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act. The podcast was sponsored by The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation. Professor English is an ACTEC fellow and chaired the drafting committee for the Uniform…
Board of Advocates Announces 2018 Negotiation Competition Champions
The School of Law’s Board of Advocates recently concluded its annual negotiation competition held at the law school. Congratulations to the winning team: 1L Emily Love and 3L Aaron Wynhausen. These students will represent the law school at the regional competition in November. In the competition, teams are given general information about a dispute and confidential facts about their client’s interests. During…
Inside Higher Ed Quotes Professor Trachtenberg
Professor Ben Trachtenberg was recently quoted in an article in Inside Higher Ed about the protests on the University of Missouri campus in the fall of 2015. In the article, “Administrators, Students and Activists Take Stock Three Years After 2015 Missouri Protests,” Professor Trachtenberg says that the events on the MU campus affected conversations at universities nationwide and made…
Law Staff Honored for Excellence
Nicole Rudkin was recently named the recipient of the 2018 Patty H. Epps Award, which is presented to a staff member who honors the memory of Patty H. Epps with exceptional public service, cheerfulness and indomitable spirit and dedication to the School of Law. Rudkin works in the law school’s fiscal office. Cindy Bassett was recently named the recipient of the…
Professor Halabi Comments on Duck Boat Investigations and Lawsuits
In the St. Louis Record article, “Multiple investigations, and first suits, follow duck boat tragedy at Table Rock Lake,” Professor Sam Halabi commented about the process now that three lawsuits that have been filed. On July 19, one of the boats from Ride the Ducks of Branson sank on Table Rock Lake during a storm, killing 17 people. Two lawsuits…
Veterans Clinic Welcomes Second Attorney
The School of Law’s Veterans Clinic recently welcomed a second attorney, Brent Filbert, who is an MU alumnus. Previously he was deputy chief defense counsel for military commissions at the Pentagon, a partner at Shook Hardy & Bacon and litigation counsel at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed. Filbert joins Professor Angela Drake in supervising the students in the Veterans Clinic as…
Professor Trachtenberg Cited in Brief to the U.S. Supreme Court
Professor Ben Trachtenberg was cited in a May 2018 brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. The brief cites his work on the coconspirator statements exception to the hearsay rule. The petition for certiorari in Fairley v. United States, No. 17-60001, is available here:…
Professor Newman Receives Transactional Law Teaching Award
Emory University School of Law announced Professor Carol D. Newman as the inaugural winner of the Tina L. Stark Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Transactional Law and Skills. The award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of transactional law and skills education. An independent committee selected Professor Newman from a national field of…