Archive for the 'Law School News' Category

Pace National Environmental Moot Court Championship

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Congratulations Tarah Heinzen, Erica Maharg, and Lizzy Zultoski, who triumphed over 71 other teams in winning the Pace National Environmental Moot Court Championship this weekend.!  After advancing to the quarterfinal round with 26 other teams, this year’s trio knocked out the University of Houston and the University of Colorado in the quarterfinals, then Harvard and Drexel in [...]

Moot Court Champions

Monday, February 25th, 2008

National Environmental Moot Court Champions
Lewis & Clark law students Bethany Cotton, Liz Crosson and Misty Federoff won the 2008 Pace National Environmental Moot Court championship from a field of 70 teams. This is the fifth time Lewis & Clark has won the national competition.
National Animal Advocacy Appellate Moot Court Competition
Lewis & Clark once again [...]

Honoring York

Monday, April 9th, 2007

Lewis & Clark law student Charles Neal has been the driving force behind a project to honor York, the lone African American on the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with a permanent memorial on campus.
Oregonian Editorial

EJA Conference 2007

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Environmental Justice: IS IT ALL TALK? Environmental Justice Conference 
Saturday, March 17, 2007 
Registration at 8:30 am 
Salvation Army Moore Street Community Center 

5325 N. Williams Ave., Portland, OR 97217

Conference Details
 

New Law School Dean Announced

Thursday, January 4th, 2007

Lewis & Clark College President Thomas J. Hochstettler has announced the selection of Robert H. “Bob” Klonoff as the new dean of Lewis & Clark Law School.   Klonoff is a leading legal scholar and a professor of law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.  Complete Story.

PILP Stipend Amount Increased

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

PILP is excited to announce an increase in the amount awarded for Summer Stipends. Starting in the Summer of 2007, recipients of full stipends will receive $5,000 for 10 weeks of fulltime service – $1,000 more than in previous years.
The number of stipends PILP is able to distribute depends on the success of our yearly [...]

Annual Animal Law Conference

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

The L&C SALDF and National Center for Animal Law are proud to host the 14th Annual Animal Law Conference Market Revolution: Recognizing Animals’ Intrinsic Values at Lewis & Clark Law School on October 13-15, 2006.
Speakers will cover topics from disaster relief to damages, the effects of SONAR on marine mammals to the use of [...]

Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) Celebration

Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

Celebrate!
The achievements of Oregon’s longest standing loan repayment assistance program:
Over 30 attorneys supported in their public interest work. Over half a million dollars available to move the program forward.  The Northwestern School of Law of  Lewis & Clark College welcomes Maya Crawford as the first Public Interest Law Coordinator. The Law School is also pleased [...]

Procrastination Poetry Contest

Monday, May 1st, 2006

On Friday, April 28, Dean James L. Huffman announced the winners of the Procrastination Poetry Contest.  The contest was open to all Law School students.  The poem had to be a haiku.  The two categories were Law School in General and Law School Subjects.  Winning entries can be read along with all of the entries [...]

Professor Lydia Loren Appointed Interim Dean

Friday, April 14th, 2006

Professor Lydia Loren will be the first woman to head the law school.  Loren’s firm commitment to excellence in classroom teaching as well as the importance of engagement in the national scholarly debate will provide Lewis and Clark Law School with outstanding leadership.
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