Wayne Law Review announces editorial board for 2013-14  
March 29, 2013

Wayne State University Law School congratulates the student members of the 2013-2014 Wayne Law Review Editorial Board.  The board: Lynn Bartkowiak, editor-in-chief; Elizabeth Gotham, managing editor; Suzanne Sutherland, production editor; Emily Mayer, executive articles editor; Chelsey...

Author Jeanne Theoharis to lead reading and discussion of “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” April 11 at Wayne Law  
March 29, 2013

“The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” a new book by Jeanne Theoharis, will be discussed by the author – who also will field questions – during a reading at noon, April 11, in the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School. The event is...

Wayne Law panelists say Michigan’s indigent defense system is inadequate and that sequester threatens indigent defense in federal courts  
March 29, 2013

Imagine that you’ve been arrested and wrongly charged with a serious crime, and that you haven’t the money to hire an attorney. A panel of legal professionals at Wayne State University Law School on March 25 lent their expertise to consider what happens next in that instance. Fifty...

More than 25 percent of DBusiness Top Lawyers are Wayne Law alumni  
March 28, 2013

Detroit business journal DBusiness recently named its Top Lawyers for 2013, and more than 25 percent —265 out of 963 honorees — are alumni of Wayne State University Law School. Honorees were chosen based on nominations from more than 21,000 attorneys in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne,...

Get ready for gala reunion weekend!  
March 27, 2013

The 16th annual Treasure of Detroit Gala and reunion weekend, set from Sept. 27-29, will honor some of the legal community’s best and brightest. This year’s reunion weekend will start with a reception on Friday, Sept. 27, which will be followed by a tailgate party and a Wayne State...

Wayne Law alumni will discuss their roles in nonprofits   
March 27, 2013

Three Wayne Law alumni will share their experiences founding Detroit-based nonprofits and discuss the role of their law backgrounds in their current work during a special panel presentation April 3 at Wayne Law. The lecture begins at 12:15 p.m. in room 2242 of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil...

Wayne Law alumna Valerie Newman to be honored with Headliner Award  
March 27, 2013

Valerie Newman, a 1992 graduate of Wayne State University Law School, will be honored April 27 by the Women of Wayne Alumni Association. Newman is an assistant defender of the State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) in Detroit, and last year was named one of Michigan Lawyer Weekly’s 20 Women...

Are you tough enough? Join the Wayne Law Tough Mudder team and prove it!  
March 26, 2013

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends are invited to join Wayne State University Law School Dean Jocelyn Benson in running through fire, crawling through mud-pits, and scaling walls during Tough Mudder, a 10- to12-mile extreme obstacle course considered one of the toughest and most popular...

Tough Mudder chief creative officer shares job tips with law students   
March 26, 2013

Since Alex Patterson graduated from law school, his life has taken a twisty route that eventually led to his current job as chief creative officer at Tough Mudder, a rapidly growing company that stages military-style obstacle course events around the world. His career path is unusual, to say the...

Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly joins Wayne Law faculty  
March 25, 2013

Justice Marilyn Kelly, who served for 16 years on the state’s top court, will bring what she has learned over her illustrious career to the halls of her alma mater. She has joined the faculty of Wayne State University Law School as its first “distinguished jurist in...

U.S. Attorney’s Office and Wayne Law panel to discuss criminal defendant’s right to a lawyer   
March 19, 2013

The Hon. Edward Ewell, Wayne County Circuit Court, will moderate a panel at Wayne State University Law School exploring the modern-day application of a criminal defendant’s right to counsel. The discussion will begin at 12:30 p.m., Monday, March 25, in Partrich Auditorium. The event is free...

Wayne Law earns perfect score for transparency  
March 15, 2013

Wayne State University Law School has earned a perfect score from Law School Transparency for providing full and accurate information online regarding student scholarships and employment outcomes. Wayne Law is among 46 law schools nationwide who earned the perfect score, according to a March 6...

Wayne Law Review roundtable event to examine ‘The Law of the First Amendment’ on March 20  
March 12, 2013

Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly will moderate an event at Wayne State University Law School honoring Distinguished Professor Robert Sedler’s work on First Amendment law. The event, set from 4 to 6 p.m. March 20 with a reception to follow, is free and open to the...

Professor Beecher-Monas is co-author of textbook’s new edition  
March 12, 2013

Wayne State University Law School Professor Erica Beecher-Monas is one of four co-authors of a brand new edition — the seventh — of law textbook “Evidence: Teaching Materials for an Age of Science and Statutes.” The book is published by LexisNexis Law School Publishing, and...

Wayne Law climbs in U.S. News & World Report rankings  
March 12, 2013

Wayne State University Law School continues to be recognized as one of the nation's top law schools in U.S. News & World Report's list of Best Law Schools for 2013. Wayne Law's 2013 ranking was its highest in several decades, reflecting its upward climb into the nation's top tier of law...

Federal court comes to Wayne Law, and so does the media  
March 08, 2013

Wayne State University law students got the flavor of federal courtroom proceedings, and the Law School got a taste of major media attention March 7, when U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman heard arguments on a case that will have an impact on whether Michigan’s 2004 ban on same-sex...

'Motion Day' brings federal court to Wayne Law Thursday, March 7  
March 05, 2013

Wayne State University Law School and the Federal Bar Association are pleased to welcome Judge Bernard Friedman of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, to Wayne Law in celebration of Motion Day 2013, on Thursday, March 7. The event, during which the judge will hear several...

Wayne Law to host symposium on race relations March 22   
March 05, 2013

DETROIT— The Journal of Law in Society, in partnership with the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School, will present its 2013 symposium, "Debunking the Post-Racial Myth: The Profiling of Detroit’s Most Vulnerable Populations," on Friday,...

Wayne Law to host March 6 movie screening focused on the practices of femicide and sex-selective abortion in China and India  
March 04, 2013

Wayne Law Career Services and a coalition of student organizations have joined forces to bring the “It’s a Girl” international film tour to Detroit. The screening, free and open to the public, begins at 6 p.m., March 6 at the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights. The event...