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Jill Family, Commonwealth Professor of Law and Government and Director of the Law and Government Institute, is Vice-Chair of the ABA’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice for 2020-21. She will become Chair in 2022. An active participant in the organization since 2009, in Family’s…

Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and Professor of Law Juliet M. Moringiello has been appointed as Vice Chair of the American Law Institute (ALI) and Uniform Law Commission’s (ULC) Joint Study Committee on the Uniform Commercial Code and Emerging Technologies. As Vice Chair,…

Seven Widener Law Commonwealth Alumni have been selected by the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) as members of the 2020-21 Bar Leadership Institute (BLI) class. The announcement was made by the association’s president, David E. Schwager on Thursday, June 11. The BLI serves as platform…

Dear Widener Law Commonwealth Community:Like commonwealths of old, the Widener Law Commonwealth community is composed of people of good faith who have come together for the good of society. As a community of students, faculty and staff, we condemn absolutely and without hesitation racism and…

Being named Teacher of the Year in May was particularly meaningful for Professor Robyn L. Meadows. After the breakout of a global pandemic, a government-mandated shutdown, and the mid-semester transition from classroom to online learning, Meadows said this year’s student-awarded recognition, her…

After a five-year term, Widener University Commonwealth Law School Dean Christian A. Johnson will step down from his role as dean on July 1 to return to full-time teaching. Johnson came to the law school from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2015.…

The Widener University Commonwealth Law School Class of 2020 is extraordinary, according to law school dean Christian A. Johnson. In videotaped remarks played at this year’s law school celebration of graduates on Sunday, Johnson congratulated the graduates on their “extraordinary achievements, on…

Widener University Commonwealth Law School is moving toward re-opening in the fall, according to Dean Christian A. Johnson. Last week, the law school made a series of recommendations about the school’s future, which include no summer classes or events on campus. Johnson emphasized that any move to…

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…

Professor John C. Dernbach’s book on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has spurred creation of a new website providing model laws for federal, state and local governments to use in pursuit of a sustainable future. The Model Laws for Deep Decarbonization in the United States website launched…

Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Amanda Sholtis says that while her job is to teach students how to practice law–her passion is to help them develop the tools they need to withstand the pressures of their chosen field. “The legal profession is naturally anxious,” she said. “We’re competitive and…

Widener Law Commonwealth’s newest faculty member believes that the criminal justice system must provide justice, fairness and compassion not only to offenders but also to their victims. “Legal scholarship so often focuses on the defendant’s perspective, urging reforms of the criminal justice system…