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Assistant Clinical Professor Mary Catherine Scott, who also serves as director of the Central Pennsylvania Law Clinic, has been selected as a 2021 Legal Excellence Award recipient by the Central Penn Business Journal in the Civil Legal Services category. “I am very fortunate to be a part of the…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School is pleased to be included in a select group of law schools nationwide in electing Black editors-in-chief of their law reviews since 1926, according to extensive research compiled by Wake Forest University. The research, conducted by Wake Forest University…

Janis Jeffreys, who is graduating in December of 2021, has accepted a full-time position working as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable David R. Workman at the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. Her clerkship begins at the end of August and will be for a 1-year term with an option for a…

Commonwealth Professor of Environmental Law and Sustainability John Dernbach has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI). The ALI, founded in 1923, is comprised of practicing lawyers, academics, and esteemed judges. It is one of the most influential independent…

Widener University has named long-time professor and current interim dean Michael J. Hussey as the next dean of its Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg. Hussey, whose legal background is in taxation and business organizations, has been a member of the faculty since 2004. He has served as interim…

While we are very disappointed that we were unable to publicly recognize the award winners at our traditionally held Student Awards Ceremony, we have prepared social media spotlights in order to honor the winners and their accomplishments. Click on each student's name to view their Facebook…

Amid the strain brought on by last year’s unexpected pandemic, there was cause for celebration on Tuesday, March 30, as Widener Law Commonwealth celebrated its 1L Scholars. These scholars have endured the entirety of their introductory year of law school as distance learners making them unique…

This past Thursday, Judge Royce L. Morris of the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas delivered his first lecture as Widener Law Commonwealth's fifth jurist in residence. Hosted by Widener's Law and Government Institute, the program, A Second Chance: Rehabilitation, Reform and Reentry, discussed…

When you combine talent, integrity, and an extraordinary work ethic, you get Peggy Morningstar ’12. Add dedication to bettering the community and it is easy to see why Morningstar has been selected as the recipient of the Widener Law Commonwealth’s 2020 Excellence in Public Service Award, which…

A new partnership with Westminster College will allow high-achieving students the opportunity to complete their undergraduate and law degree in six years. The “3+3” agreement allows Westminster College students to earn the final 30 credits of their bachelor’s degree at Widener Law Commonwealth,…

This project is based on a simple but powerful premise: Sustainable development would make the United States more livable, healthy, secure, and prosperous. Policies that promote sustainability would help grow our economy, create jobs, improve quality of life in our communities, make us healthier,…

The online publication preLaw has put Widener University Commonwealth Law School in the top spot for job placement among those schools that do not attract the top 1% of students. The magazine said the fact that top ranked law schools consistently show high job placement numbers proves only that…