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Widener Law Commonwealth's Law and Government Institute held a special luncheon on April 21, 2023 to honor graduates of the Law and Government Institute's Certificate Program, student officers of the Law and Government Student Society, and Patrick J. Murphy Law and Government Fellows for 2022-23…

Widener Law Commonwealth and Lycoming College have officially signed an agreement to provide Lycoming students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years’ time. This 3+3 program allows undergraduate students to earn the final 30 credits of their bachelor’s degree…

  For many people, March is synonymous with one thing – college basketball (aka March Madness)! But for the past few years, the Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic has ushered in March very differently, but with an element of friendly competition. March Mindfulness, spearheaded by Professors…

On a beautiful day in April, Widener University installed Stacey Robertson as its 11th president in a ceremony that officially ushered in the university’s next chapter under Robertson’s stewardship.The historic ceremony, which celebrated a leadership change that has happened only ten times in more…

Rachel Jones didn’t anticipate her research work for Environmental Law and Sustainability Professor John Dernbach would result in her co-authoring a chapter with her professor in a leading environmental legal textbook. But that’s exactly what happened.It all began after her first semester at…

Public service was always a goal for Michelle Henry ’94. That, combined with her dream of working as a prosecutor, led her to Widener Law Commonwealth.  “I chose the campus in Harrisburg because it is a great location in the middle of the commonwealth, with many opportunities to begin a career…

Nicholas Grimes and Michael Kohn have been named semi-finalists at the 22nd Annual Law Student Tax Challenge Competition, a national tax competition hosted by the American Bar Association and held during its midyear meeting.  This challenge, organized by the ABA Young Lawyers Forum, provides…

Congratulations to Assistant Clinical Professor and Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic Director Mary Catherine Scott, who has been awarded the Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award by the Dauphin County Bar Association. Professor Scott, who has been with the school’s law clinic since 2002 and serves…

Jessica Collier, a second-year law student at Widener Law Commonwealth, has been awarded the Reybitz Business Advising Program Fellowship. The new fellowship is made possible by a generous donation from alum Ronald Reybitz '96, who serves as associate general counsel for PPL. It was designed to…

On Tuesday, January 4, 2023, three Widener Law Commonwealth alumni were officially sworn into office and began serving their first terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Prior to becoming state representative, Tim Brennan ’03 started his law practice, Brennan Law Offices LLC, in 2008,…

Widener Law Commonwealth, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, recently hosted Wills for Heroes at our campus. Wills for Heroes is a free service that provides wills, living wills, and financial and healthcare powers of attorney to first responders, veterans…

Congratulations to Professor Anna Hemingway on her appointment to the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness. The commission is tasked with raising professional awareness on the impact of race, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability on fair…