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UM Law Study Breaks Hosted by Law Firms

[caption id="attachment_20113" align="alignleft" width="250"] Representatives from Bradley Arant sponsored an exam study break during finals. L to R: Clarence Webster (B.A. 2002), Alicia Netterville (JD 2015), Karen Peairs, Mary Clay…Continued

UM School of Law To Honor Reuben Anderson at Graduation

The University of Mississippi School of Law will honor Reuben Anderson at this year’s graduation ceremony. Anderson was the first African-American to graduate from the University of Mississippi School of…Continued

UM Law Professor Wins Children’s Advocacy Award

[caption id="attachment_1534" align="alignleft" width="250"] Associate Clinical Professor David Calder[/caption] David Calder, clinical professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, recently received the “Champions for Children” Award from Children’s…Continued

Former Gov. Haley Barbour to Speak at UM Law School

The University of Mississippi Law School student body will host former Gov. Haley Barbour on Friday, April 21, 2017 at noon in the Khayat Law Center, Room 2094. The event…Continued

Mississippi Law Journal to Honor Dean Bell at Annual Spring Social

[caption id="attachment_13552" align="alignleft" width="250"] Deborah H. Bell Law FacultyPhoto by Harry Briscoe[/caption] The Mississippi Law Journal is hosting their Spring Social on Thursday April 6, 2017 at the Iron Horse…Continued

Pittman Named UM Law Professor of the Year

Professor Larry Pittman has been selected as the 2016-2017 Professor of the Year at the University of Mississippi School of Law. The award is given each year to a Professor…Continued

Five Alumni Inducted Into UM Law Alumni Hall of Fame

Five outstanding alumni were inducted into the University of Mississippi School of Law Hall of Fame during Law Alumni Weekend. This year’s inductees included Raymond Brown (LL.B. 62), David Houston…Continued

UM Law to Host McClure Lecture featuring Professor Devon Carbado

Oxford, Miss. —The 2017 McClure Lecture will be presented by Professor Devon Carbado on March 30, 2017 at 4:15 p.m. in Weems Auditorium (Room 1078) at the Law School. Professor…Continued

Mississippi Law Journal Hosts Judge David Sanders

The Mississippi Law Journal is hosting the Mississippi Law Journal Lecture Series on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 12:45 p.m. in Room 1090 at the Law School. This year’s lecture…Continued

UM Law Alumna and Professor Pens Memoir

OXFORD, MS — “If it’s a boy,” Bill Strong announced to a crowded courtroom in Louisville, Mississippi, “I'll send up black smoke; if it’s a girl, I'll send up white.”…Continued

UM Law School Hosts Boyce Holleman Debate

The University of Mississippi School of Law is hosting the 2017 Boyce Holleman Debate Series Wednesday, March 1 at 12:45 p.m. in Weems Auditorium. This year’s debate will feature Robert…Continued

Mississippi Sports Law Review to Host Spring Symposium

Oxford, Miss.—The Mississippi Sports Law Review is hosting a Symposium on the Current Fate of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act on Friday, Feb. 24. Moderated by Ronald J.…Continued