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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

McCullouch to Retire from Law School

John McCullouch, Associate Dean Metro Jackson, will retire from his position effective March 1, 2017. He has served the law school in that capacity for five years. “As the face…Continued

Weems Announces Retirement

[caption id="attachment_19138" align="alignleft" width="192"] Robert A. Weems Law Faculty....Photo by Harry Briscoe[/caption] After forty years of teaching at the University of Mississippi School of Law, Robert Weems has announced that…Continued

Ole Miss Law Year in Review: Top 16 in 2016

It’s been another big year for the University of Mississippi School of Law. Here are some of the top stories from the law school this year. 1. UM Law #24…Continued

UM Law Alumna Elected to Mississippi Hall of Fame

[caption id="attachment_18915" align="alignleft" width="250"] Evelyn Gandy[/caption] Edythe Evelyn Gandy (LL.B. ’43) has been elected to the Mississippi Hall of Fame by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) board…Continued

Law Firms Host Exam Study Breaks

  Students at the University of Mississippi School of Law recently completed two grueling weeks of Final Exams, and thanks to a few law firms, they had much needed breaks…Continued