November 16, 2023

Professor Renee Henson Gives MOBAR CLE

This week, Professor Renee Henson gave a MOBAR CLE titled “Beyond the Bar: Putting Your J.D. to Use in a Non-Traditional Way.” More than 300 people in attendance. On the panel with her was Sen. Barbara Washington; Zora Mulligan, executive vice president of Missouri State University; and Jenna Worthen,… Read More

November 16, 2023

Classes of the 70s Show Out

An exciting upset against Tennessee wasn’t the only notable event in Columbia this Veteran’s Day weekend — Mizzou Law welcomed home alumni from the classes of the 1970s for a reunion on Friday and Saturday. The reunion featured a cocktail party, a tailgate, and walking tours of the law school’s former… Read More

November 15, 2023

Professor David English Named to the Estate Planning Hall of Fame

David English, the William F. Fratcher Missouri Endowed Professor and the Edward L. Jenkins Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, was named to the Estate Planning Hall of Fame in a special ceremony on Nov. 14. Professor English is one of only seven estate planning professionals to receive this… Read More

November 14, 2023

Ben Thomas ’73 and John Shaw ’77 given 2023 Faculty-Alumni Awards

On Nov. 10, Ben Thomas ’73 and John Shaw ’77 were two of 13 winners of the 2023 Mizzou Alumni Association Faculty-Alumni Awards. Alumni are chosen for this award for outstanding professional achievement and loyal, devoted service to their community and alma mater. Ben Thomas ’73, has been… Read More

November 8, 2023

Alumni Spotlight — Meet Skip Walther

Skip Walther’s attachment to Columbia and the University of Missouri began early —  through selling carnations and cokes to Tiger fans on game days and watching his Uncle Butch preside over the Boone County Commission. So when it became time to choose a college, it was a no-brainer. “I never… Read More

October 31, 2023

Judge Ginger Gooch, ’00, named to Missouri Supreme Court

Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Judge Ginger Gooch, ’00, to the Missouri Supreme Court to replace retiring judge Patricia Breckenridge, ’77. With Judge Gooch’s appointment, Mizzou Law alumni now fill six of the seven Missouri Supreme Court bench seats, including Chief Justice Mary Russell, ’83. Judge Gooch began her legal… Read More

October 17, 2023

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, to sit at University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia

KANSAS CITY. Mo. – The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, is scheduled to convene court Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. The arguments will be held at Hulston Hall on campus. Beginning at 1:30 p.m., a three-judge panel consisting of Chief Judge Gary… Read More

October 17, 2023

Faculty Spotlight — Meet Professor Andrea Boyack

Skydiving, visiting all 50 states, running the New York City Marathon, and writing a law school casebook  — Floyd R. Gibson Endowed Professor Andrea Boyack has crossed off a number of her bucket list items in the last 20 years. Her professional experience is as varied as her bucket… Read More

October 4, 2023

Professor Boyack Publishes Casebook on Real Estate Transactions

Professor Andrea Boyack joins with Professors Jim Kelly (Notre Dame), Robin Paul Malloy (Syracuse) and Jim Smith (Georgia) in authoring the 6th edition of one of the nation’s most popular real estate law casebooks: Real Estate Transactions: Problems, Cases and Materials (Aspen 2023). This casebook is concise and user… Read More

September 28, 2023

Faculty Spotlight — Meet Professor Alexander Gouzoules

Associate Professor Alexander Gouzoules has always considered himself an academic. After studying history as an undergraduate, he began to consider how law shapes society. “I was already studying questions that were adjacent to legal structures and legal systems,” Gouzoules said. “So I came to law that way.” Since joining… Read More