News - Central PA Law Clinic

When Harrisburg grandmother Deborah Myers wanted to adopt her two young grandchildren, she turned to the Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic at Widener University Commonwealth Law School. Through the clinic, Myers received free legal help that guided her through each step of the adoption process. It…

Kristen B. Hamilton ’05 walked into Widener Law Commonwealth as a nontraditional student balancing multiple jobs and walked out as an advocate who would one day rise to lead the Pennsylvania Bar Association, showing law students how determination and service can shape a remarkable career. The law…

Kristen B. Hamilton, a 2005 graduate of Widener University Commonwealth Law School, has been sworn in as the 131st president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, also known as the PBA. She is the youngest female president in the association’s history and only the eighth woman to hold the position.…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School marked a milestone on April 22 with the official celebration and open house of the newly relocated Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic. The clinic, which now resides in the administration building at 3737 Vartan Way, brings its mission of service and hands-on…

Students from Widener University Commonwealth Law School’s Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic visited B’Nai B’Rith Apartments on April 4 to provide free estate planning services to senior residents, part of the law school’s longstanding commitment to public service and experiential learning. The…