April 15, 2013 | Volume XIX, Issue 28
Published: Apr 1st, 2013
Ask Larry Singleton (JD 12) and Daniel Weiss (JD 12) what they have in common, and they will list their accounting degrees from Florida State University, interest in all things business-law related and love of racquetball. Perhaps the last thing anyone would guess is their 36-year age [...]
Published: Apr 1st, 2013
Professor Nancy Dowd recently finished the first phase of a guest professorship in Sweden and will present research April 5 at Indiana University; Professor Joseph Jackson was quoted in various media; Professor Christine Klein published two articles; Professor Martin McMahon participated in a panel discussion and presented a paper; and Professor Lea Johnston published an article and presented a paper at the UF Law’s Criminal Justice Center Junior Scholar’s Conference along with Professors Tom Lin, Jason Nance and John Stinneford.
Published: Mar 25th, 2013
A man with a gun. A dead teen. A hoodie. These images have been burned into the minds of Americans as symbols interracial crime, the use of deadly force and diversity in media coverage and crime reporting. A little more than a year ago, the tragic shooting of a 17-year-old black teen walking [...]
Published: Mar 25th, 2013
The sixth annual Wolf Family lecture drew a capacity crowd in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center courtroom at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. This year’s guest speaker, Professor Carol M. Rose, presented her lecture on “Property Law and the Rise, Life and Demise [...]
Published: Mar 25th, 2013
JaDawnya C. Butler (JD 04) loves people. From her affinity for public speaking to her knack for giving legal advice to friends and family, her job as chief senior assistant district attorney in Atlanta is a perfect fit. Butler currently serves as the Zone 4 community prosecutor in [...]
Published: Mar 25th, 2013
“Electronic Discovery for the Small and Medium Case” is just around the corner, so don’t forget to register today. The conference, co-sponsored by UF Law and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model, will be held April 4-5 at UF Law and will also be available as a live, online stream. [...]
Published: Mar 25th, 2013
He attended UF Law on a whim and ditched his job as a commercial litigator for seminary. The Rev. Kurt Dunkle (JD 87), a lawyer-turned-priest, described his career path as nothing short of “unexpected.” Dunkle takes over July 1 as dean and president of The General [...]
Published: Mar 25th, 2013
Assistant Dean Rob Birrenkott was quoted in the media; Professor Charles Collier’s article was accepted for publication; Professor Elizabeth Dale and Professor Jason Nance published articles and Professor Sharon Rush gave a three-hour course in Poland.
Published: Mar 18th, 2013
A leading legal expert from Georgetown University Law Center will discuss the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, during the 32nd annual Dunwody Distinguished Lecture [...]
Published: Mar 18th, 2013
More than a year after the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, legal, social and cultural questions raised by the case are still being discussed across the country. The Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations will analyze a number of these questions during the 10th annual [...]
