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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…
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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…
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Erin Alleman is dedicated to public service. It’s why she chose to come to law school.
As a second-year law student at Widener Law Commonwealth, Alleman was recently awarded the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation’s 2017 James W. Stoudt Memorial Scholarship Award. The scholarship is given to law students…
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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…
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The Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Government Lawyers Committee and the Law and Government Institute partnered to present “Hackers, Selfies, and Fraud! Oh, my!” The program featured Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth Robert Torres, Jonathan M. Marks, Commissioner, Bureau of Commissions, Elections…
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The Law and Government Institute hosted a conversation about redistricting reform. Redistricting reform addresses the issue of gerrymandering (when the political party in power draws voting districts to their advantage.) The speakers addressed legal questions about gerrymandering,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The two candidates seeking a full term on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court met at a debate at Widener Law Commonwealth.
Both of the candidates said they were in favor of more transparency and improved ethics by the judiciary, but have different opinions on the issue of letting judges accept gifts.…
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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…
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Beginning this fall, students at Widener Law Commonwealth will have the unique opportunity to participate in the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) - Widener Law Commonwealth Business Law Externship Program.
The externship is designed to give students the opportunity to work with the PBA Business…
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