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For the first time in the history of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Legislative Fellowship program, law students were allowed to participate. This summer, two of the six Fellows in the 13-week program were Widener Law Commonwealth students. Sarah Holloway and Dan Noon, both second-year…

This summer, Commonwealth Professor of Law and Government Jill E. Family, Director of the Law and Government Institute, presented on the topic of US immigration law in Spain. Professor Family spoke in Madrid and San Sebastian. In Madrid, she presented to the law faculties of Universidad Rey Juan…

  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…

Wilson College in Chambersburg and Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg today signed an articulation agreement that guarantees qualified Wilson student admission to Widener’s law program and allows them to complete both degrees in six years rather than the usual minimum of seven…

Supriya Philips and John Harris have one common goal – to make sure that legal social justice is available to everybody.   This year the two third-year law students had the opportunity to participate in the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Internship Program. The…

Keeping recent law school grads engaged and motivated for the biggest test before starting their career is the main focus after graduation. And, it doesn’t hurt when the studying resembles a fun round of Trivial Pursuit with friends. This year, Professor Anna Hemingway put on her thinking cap to…

Juliet Moringiello, Commonwealth Professor of Business Law and Director of the Business Advising Certificate Program became Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s (PBA) Business Law Section at the PBA Annual Meeting on May 11. Professor Moringiello, a prominent scholar on bankruptcy and…

The message given at Widener University Commonwealth Law School’s Commencement was clear: Take time to live a full life. Commencement speaker Douglas Wolfberg, a 1996 alum and a member of the Board of Trustees, left the graduates with advice from John Lennon. “Lennon said, ‘Life is what happens…

Two Widener Law Commonwealth legal methods professors received grants for proposals submitted earlier this year to professional organizations. Submissions for the grants were open to legal methods faculty from across the globe. Legal Writing Professor Amanda Smith was awarded a $5,000 scholarship…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School announced today that Douglas M. Wolfberg, a member of the Board of Trustees of Widener University and a 1996 alum of Widener Law Commonwealth, will serve as speaker for the school’s 26th commencement. Wolfberg will address approximately 60 graduates at the…

Widener Law Commonwealth has been recognized by preLaw Magazine for their environmental law programs. The law school was named to the magazine’s list of Top Schools for Environmental Law. Widener Law Commonwealth received an A- grade. The magazine, a publication of National Jurist, is a leading…

In an effort to understand and educate, Pennsylvania leaders, lawmakers, and lawyers came together to exchange ideas about opioid addiction law and policy, and to support services that combat the opioid epidemic. The Law and Government Institute at Widener Law Commonwealth, along with the Dauphin…