W&L Law Receives $2 Million Gift for Student Financial Aid
An anonymous donor will match up to $2 million for student scholarship funds raised during the Leading Lives of Consequence campaign.
Law Features
Meet a Colleague: Catlin Meade
Catlin Meade is a professor of practice who has been teaching legal writing since 2022.
Summer Experience: Ana Laura Coria ’25L
Ana Laura Coria split her time interning at a small legal firm in Verona, Italy and the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of West Virginia.
Josh Fairfield to Lead Law School Artificial Intelligence Strategy
In this role, Fairfield will lead efforts within the law school to create policies, initiatives, and programing to support faculty, staff, and students as AI use grows and evolves.
Summer Experience: Barbara Merryman ’24L
Barbara Merryman spent her summer clerking with the Juvenile Litigation Division of the Maryland Office of the Public Defender in Baltimore.
In Case You Missed It
Meet a Colleague: Suzanne Wade
Suzanne Wade is the Assistant Director for Employer and Alumni Outreach for the Office of Career Strategy and Law Advancement.
W&L Law’s Trammell Publishes Article in the Columbia Law Review
Professor Alan Trammell published "The False Promise of Jurisdiction Stripping."
Alumni Spotlight: Patrick Bolling ’14L
Patrick Bolling is a principal at Woods Rogers, advising a variety of employers in traditional labor and employment.
Meet a Colleague: Michelle Cosby
Michelle Cosby is the Assistant Dean of Legal Information Services and Professor of Practice.
From Big Law to Foreign Assets
Chrishon McManus ’14L—attorney and competitive swimmer—radiates calm when it counts.
Spotlight: Law Families
The mission of Law Families is to support law students and their partners, spouses, or children during law school and to create a welcoming and inclusive community.
Summer Experience: Alexis Smith ’24L
Alexis Smith spent her summer working in the litigation department of the AARP Foundation.
Meet a Colleague: Leila Lawlor
Leila Lawlor is Director of the new Academic Excellence Program and a Professor of Practice.
Sarah Hughes Selected as Assistant Dean of Law Advancement at W&L Law
Hughes has over 16 years of experience in fundraising and development within the education sector, including a stint at W&L Law earlier in her career.
W&L Law’s Haan Publishes Article in the Seattle Law Review
Professor Sarah Haan published "Women in Shareholder Activism."
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