A new scholarship fund at the KU School of Law will provide support to law students from diverse backgrounds. Nathaniel Davis, L’76, has established the Nathaniel and Floydie Crawford-Davis Memorial Law Scholarship with a $50,000 gift to KU Endowment. Davis named the scholarship after his parents, who were public school teachers in Greene County, Alabama. “I established the scholarship fund …
KJLPP Spotlight: Professor Jennifer Schmidt, L’94
Celebrating its 30th Year in Publication, the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy reflects on the public policy careers of alumni With great pride, the Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy (KJLPP) celebrates our 30th year in publication. Since our founding in 1990, our singular aim has been to promote analytical and provocative articles through contemporary discourse on judicial …
Justice Carol Beier retires from Kansas Supreme Court
After a 20-year judicial career, Kansas Supreme Court Justice Carol A. Beier retired on Sept. 18. Beier, L’85, served on the Kansas Supreme Court for 17 years. Previously, she was a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals for 3.5 years. “I will be ever grateful for the opportunities I have been given to spend so much of my legal …
Law professor, alumni teach Legal Ethics CLE to more than 1,500 attorneys in six months
Michael H. Hoeflich has taught Legal Ethics Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs to more than 1,500 attorneys in the past six months. Hoeflich is the John H. & John M. Kane Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law. Hoeflich taught the CLE programs virtually in conjunction with Joseph, Hollander & Craft LLC (JHC) partners Christopher …
Raj Bhala selected for Department of State speaker program
Law professor also honored in ’50 Kansans You Should Know’ A University of Kansas law professor will offer expertise on a variety of trade issues through the U.S. Speaker Program. Raj Bhala, the Brenneisen Distinguished Professor at the KU School of Law, teaches international and comparative law courses, and is among the world’s foremost authorities in international trade law. He …
Gaining practical experience through KU Law Legal Corps
This summer, I had the great opportunity to intern for the Kansas Legal Services (KLS) in their Wichita, Kansas office. KLS is a non-profit organization that gives legal aid to the most vulnerable Kansans. Since you can only receive a court-appointed attorney for criminal cases, the KLS organization provides legal aid for a vast array of civil cases. At KLS, …