The 2019 Women’s Justice Awards selection committee has chosen Kimberly J. Norwood, ’85, the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law at Washington University, as Missouri Lawyers Media’s Woman of the Year. Norwood, who joined the university in 1990, writes extensively and lectures on colorism, social justice, civil rights and implicit and explicit bias issues. Her work ranges from the academic…
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Anthony Ealy Awarded Prestigious Peggy Browning Fund Summer Fellowship
Anthony Ealy, 2L, will spend a 10-week summer fellowship working at the International Union of Painters & Allied Trades (IUPAT) in Hanover, Md. Ealy was chosen as a Peggy Browning Fellow, who are distinguished students who have not only excelled in law school but who have also demonstrated their commitment to workers’ rights through their previous educational, work, volunteer and personal…
3L Kelsey Forqueran Named to Mizzou 18
Kelsey Forqueran, 3L, was named to this year’s class of the Mizzou 18. Started in 2018, the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board presents the Mizzou 18 Award to honor 18 University of Missouri graduate and professional students. Forqueran is a School of Law Admissions Ambassador and is serving as the liaison this year to the University of Missouri School of Law…
Pro Bono Estate Planning Program for Boone County Residents
The University of Missouri School of Law will partner with the MU Family Impact Center to provide free estate planning services to residents from Boone County and surrounding areas this winter through the Mizzou Law Pro Bono Estate Planning Program. Ten current Mizzou Law students, under the supervision of Adjunct Associate Professor Cynthia Barchet, a local practitioner, will meet with…
Mizzou Law 2018 Patent Law Moot Court Winners Announced
The law school hosted the Eighth Annual University of Missouri Patent Law Moot Court Competition on November 15. Seventeen students wrote briefs and presented oral arguments in a mock-version of a pending infringement lawsuit involving a patented device for detecting atrial fibrillation. Overall winners of the competition (brief + arguments) are 3L Lauren Vincent and 2L Sydney Johnson, who will share the $1,000 prize sponsored by McKool Smith. Finalists included 2L Marie Dutton and 3L Sarah Rowan.…
Mock Trial Team Wins Attorney General’s Cup
Congratulations to the Mizzou Law Mock Trial Team for winning the Attorney General’s Cup this past weekend. With this win, Mizzou Law has now brought back the cup four times in the past five years. Congratulations to everyone who competed! We appreciate all your hard work and dedication. You have done Mizzou Law proud! Thank you to the coaches – Emily…
Congratulations to the 2018 Transactional Law Competition Winners!
On October 26th and 29th, the MU Tax and Transactional Law Society hosted the Sixth Annual Transactional Law Competition, generously sponsored by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. This year’s winners are 1Ls Samantha Sweet, Samuel Hoskins, and Kelli Reichert (pictured left to right). This year’s competition problem required students to research state and local tax issues relating to one company’s potential acquisition…
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…
3L Jessica Peterman Wins Writing Competition on Insurance Law
Jessica Peterman, 3L, won first place in the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel’s (ACCEC) Law School Practical Skills Writing Competition on Insurance Law Problem. The assignment was a memorandum of points and authorities in support of or in opposition to a motion for summary judgment. Submissions were evaluated on the quality of the legal arguments, the persuasiveness of…
Ten Members of the Missouri Law Community to Receive Women’s Justice Awards
At the 20th Annual Women’s Justice Awards event on May 3 in St. Louis, 10 women from Mizzou Law are among the 51 women who will be honored. The Leaders of Tomorrow are recognized for leadership, professionalism and passion for making a difference in the justice system or legal profession. 3L Abigail Williams (pictured) is among this year’s honorees. The Public…