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@UMICHLAW Winter 2019
Edward Fox and Oday Salim Join Faculty
Professor Edward Fox joined Michigan Law as an assistant professor of law. He previously was a fellow at the Center for Law and Economics at New York University School of Law. Oday Salim is the director of Michigan Law’s Environmental Law & Sustainability Clinic, as well as a staff attorney at the National Wildlife Federation.
@UMICHLAW Winter 2019
Santacroce Honored by AALS for Service to Clinical Legal Education
David Santacroce, an associate dean for experiential education and a clinical professor of law, was selected as a recipient of the 2019 William Pincus Award for Outstanding Service and Commitment to Clinical Legal Education.
@UMICHLAW Winter 2019
@UMICHLAW: Winter 2019
Clinical Professor Nick Hart retires | Assistant Professor Maureen Carroll honored | Associate Deans appointed | and more...
@UMICHLAW Winter 2019
Three Grads Named Equal Justice Works Fellows
“Our main focus is helping these men and women—who risked their lives to serve their country—get back on their feet by providing them with income and housing stability,” Abbey Lent, ’18, says.
@UMICHLAW Winter 2019
Students Complete Michigan Law’s First Summer Internships in Namibia
Every few weeks, a five-year-old Namibian boy named Jamal sends a WhatsApp message to Colleen Devine, Mindy Gorin, Emily Hu, and Kate Powers—2Ls who lived with his family for 10 weeks last summer.
@UMICHLAW Winter 2019
ALI Approves Liability Insurance Restatement
At its annual meeting last May, the American Law Institute (ALI) approved a final draft of the Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance, ending an eight-year project that began in 2010.
@UMICHLAW Spring/Summer 2018
Latham’s Leading Women Series Kicks Off with Microsoft VP Carolyn Frantz, ’00
“When I attended Michigan, I didn’t join the Women Law Students Association because I was adamant that I was a law student, not a woman law student,” said Carolyn Frantz, ’00, who is vice president, deputy general counsel, and corporate secretary at Microsoft Corp.
@UMICHLAW Spring/Summer 2018
Alumni and Friends Service Day in Chicago Supports a Fellow Alum’s Labor of Love
"For a refugee like me, going to the University of Michigan Law School was a life-changing experience,” says Bernard Cherkasov, ’03. As executive director of the Chicago branch of Cradles to Crayons, a nonprofit connecting those who can give with those who are in need, Cherkasov’s work involves providing everyday necessities for children from birth to age 12.
@UMICHLAW Spring/Summer 2018
New Law and Mobility Transformation Project Driven by Michigan Law
“With its rich history and deep roots in automotive technology, Michigan has long pioneered mobility transformation,” says Daniel Crane, the Frederick Paul Furth Sr. Professor of Law.
@UMICHLAW Spring/Summer 2018
Anti-Apartheid Leader, Former Constitutional Court Justice Delivers Bishop Lecture
Justice Albie Sachs knew Nelson Mandela “before he was the Nelson Mandela,” and during this year’s William W. Bishop Lecture in International Law, he regaled a standing-room-only crowd with tales from the frontline of the anti-apartheid movement and South Africa’s burgeoning democracy.