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Widener University Commonwealth Law School announced today that Chief Magistrate Judge Susan E. Schwab of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania will serve a two-year appointment as the Jurist in Residence at the law school. During her tenure as Jurist in Residence…

Carpe Diem. Seize the Day. These were the words of advice given by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro to the class of 2018 that graduated from Widener Law Commonwealth on Sunday. “The only limitation on you is your own capacity to imagine. Your own capacity to dream. You have the tools and…

Many of the residents at B’nai B’rith have no written will.  And, most of them have never been to a lawyer. But, law students from the Central Pennsylvania Law Clinics at Widener Law Commonwealth (WLC) are working to change that fact. For the past several years, students working in the law…

Judges are always on duty. Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge P. Kevin Brobson stressed this fact during his final lecture as Jurist in Residence at Widener Law Commonwealth. In his lecture, Judging Judges: The State of Judicial Discipline in Pennsylvania, Brobson talked about the high standards…

Two words are often used to describe the late Professor Starla Williams: accountability and service. Each year in memory of Williams, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) honors a student and an alum in an effort to recognize their efforts to promote diversity within the legal community. This…

Alumni and friends of Widener Law Commonwealth will be dashing for the finish line this spring. Phi Alpha Delta- Pepper Chapter law fraternity is partnering with the Widener Law Commonwealth Student Bar Association (SBA) to host the Speedy Trial 5K on April 21. Funds raised will go to support…

One of the newest groups to sprout on the Widener Law Commonwealth campus is the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA). The mission of the AALA chapter at the law school is to promote awareness for the need of legal services in agriculture and encourage students to pursue careers in…

Widener Law Commonwealth recently honored alumni at the annual Evening at the Capitol reception. The event, which is held each fall, honors successful alumni for their dedication and contributions to the legal community. Michelle Henry, a 1994 graduate of Widener Law Commonwealth, was presented…

A gift from 1999 Widener Law Commonwealth alum Patrick J. Murphy will create a new fellowship that will provide financial support to two Widener Law Commonwealth students each year. The Patrick J. Murphy Law and Government Fellowship is made possible by the commitment of $25,000 by Murphy, who is…

At the annual Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Conference, held in State College, law students had the opportunity to present with resident physicians from Penn State Hershey Medical Center on the Medicine vs. Law, panel which addressed two medical malpractice liability cases.  Widener Law…

National Pro-Bono week will kick off on October 23 on the Widener Law Commonwealth campus. The law school’s Public Interest Law Society has a full week of activities planned to bring awareness to the importance of providing legal aid to the communities we live in. The Public Interest Law Society at…

  First-year law student Katie Paradise first found the love for international business and helping people when she was a volunteer in the Peace Corps after graduating from Temple University. Paradise spent two years in Senegal, West Africa helping local entrepreneurs grow their business and…