Campbell Law News

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School conferred 143 Juris Doctor degrees at its 34th annual hooding and graduation ceremony on Friday, May 11 in Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. General William K. Suter, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, delivered the commencement address. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law Professor Charlie Lewis was recently awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine during a meeting of the North Carolina General Statutes Commission. Professor Lewis is retiring this week from Campbell Law School after 34 years, and will step aside from the commission at the end of May. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Rising second-year Campbell Law student Molly Hilburn-Holte has been awarded the Campbell Law Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Grant for outstanding commitment, passion, and service in the public interest law sector. The $1,500 grant was awarded by PILI following a thorough review of applicants by the PILI Grant Application Committee. Read More ►

Campbell Law School 2012 graduate Jessica Vickers is profiled in USA Today’s Grad School 2012 Guide. The first graduate school guide ever produce by USA Today, the publication provides expert advice, resource information, and field of study descriptions for prospective graduate and professional school students. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - General William K. Suter, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, will deliver the commencement address at Campbell Law School's graduation ceremony on Friday, May 11. The ceremony is slated for 10 a.m. in downtown Raleigh at Meymandi Concert Hall, located at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul M. Newby, a Campbell Law adjunct faculty member, received the 2012 John McNeill Smith Jr. Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section Award from the North Carolina Bar Association (NC Bar) on Friday, April 27. The award was presented at the section's annual meeting and continuing legal education event by section chair Chuck Kitchen. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School hosted and co-sponsored best-selling author and eugenics expert Edwin Black for two presentations on Wednesday, April 25. Author of "War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race," Black’s initial presentation at the North Carolina General Assembly in the Legislative Auditorium was delivered before a crowd of numerous state representatives, local media, and victims of the state’s eugenics movement. He also spoke at the Campbell University RTP Campus to an audience of local attorneys and Campbell Law faculty and staff members. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School Professor Amos Jones delivered expert testimony at an oversight hearing in Washington, D.C., this past Friday, April 20. Jones's televised testimony came forth during the Budget Oversight Hearing for D.C.'s Office and Commission on Human Rights. D.C. Councilman Marion Barry, Chair of the council's Committee on Aging and Community Affairs, presided over the hearing and solicited Jones's recommendations on the most effective ways to improve enforcement of D.C.'s Human Rights Act. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School will host best-selling author and eugenics expert Edwin Black for two events on Wednesday, April 25. Black, author of "IBM and the Holocaust," and "War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America’s Campaign to Create a Master Race," among other works, will give two presentations regarding the history of eugenics in America and its connections to Nazi Germany. Black will also speak at length about eugenics in North Carolina, which is detailed in his most recent work, "War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America’s Campaign to Create a Master Race." Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School has released its own smartphone application, "CU LAW," for Android and Apple products. The app stands as just the third of its kind among all law schools in the United States, and the first among all law schools in North Carolina. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School third-year student Jamie Tate will open for country music star Gretchen Wilson at the 30th Anniversary Fayetteville Dogwood Festival in Fayetteville, N.C., next Friday, April 27. Tate, who will play a 90-minute set, will be joined by the 82nd Airborne All-American Chorus during her performance of “I’ll Give My All.” Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School Dean Melissa Essary served as moderator of The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Executive Women’s Luncheon on Tuesday, April 17, at the Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown. The luncheon, titled “From Faxes to Facebook: The Evolution of Women in Business,” addressed the unique challenges facing women in today’s business environment, as well as what the future holds. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School third-year student Kevin Marcilliat recently received the “Best Advocate – 10th place” award from the American Bar Association (ABA) after competing at the National Appellate Advocacy Competition’s New York regional. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School Dean Melissa Essary announced today that Terrence M. Bagley has been selected to serve as Campbell Law Board of Visitors Chair. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School hosted is annual luncheon for scholarship donors on Tuesday, April 10. Nearly 100 donors, alumni, students, faculty, and staff members attended the event, including numerous distinguished Campbell Law alumni and former faculty members. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Crossroads sponsored a panel discussion on Amendment One on Monday, April 9, at Campbell Law School. State representatives Rick Glazier and Phil Shepard participated in the discussion, as well as local attorney Anthony Biller and community advocate Jimmy Creech. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - B. Keith Faulkner has been named the interim dean for Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Faulkner replaces Melissa Essary, who has served as dean since 2006. Essary will join the faculty of the law school upon leaving the dean’s office. Faulkner will begin serving in his new role as of July 1. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Campbell Law School Senior Law Clinic and Health Law Society co-hosted a discussion on the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday, April 3. Adam Searing, director of the North Carolina Health Access Coalition at the North Carolina Justice Center, served as guest speaker. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law Observer has transitioned into a completely digital and wholly online publication, as announced today by 2011-12 editor-in-chief John Hardin. Once delivered to each attorney in North Carolina, Campbell Law Observer has received a dramatic facelift and will now serve as a truly unique publication for litigators in the state. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School alum J. Garrett Ludlum has been selected for enshrinement into the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) General Practice Hall of Fame. Ludlum marks the first Campbell Law alum to receive the honor. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School hosted a private screening of "The Final Gift," on Thursday, March 29. Directed by Therese Bartholomew, the documentary focuses on the restorative journey set in course by the murder of her brother Steve Leone. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity honored and presented longtime professor Thomas P. Anderson with the 2012 Justice James Iredell Award at a gala ceremony on Wednesday, March 28, at the Cardinal Club. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School third-year students Ben Greenberg and Amanda Hannon posted a sensational finish over the weekend at the American Bar Association Law Student Division Client Counseling National Finals in Durham, N.C., hosted by the North Carolina Central University School of Law. Greenberg and Hannon ultimately placed sixth overall out of a field of more than 140 teams. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School recently had the pleasure of hosting Mercer University President William Underwood on campus. He has served as president at Mercer University since 2006. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law Associate Professor Kevin Lee joined local officials, representatives, and business leaders in meeting with The White House Business Council and Business Forward North Carolina on Thursday, March 22, at Paragon Commercial Bank. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - A mainstay in volunteerism and service at Campbell Law School, Delta Theta Phi’s "Canned Immunity" food drive last week was a tremendous success. In all, 842 pounds of canned food and approximately $850 in donations were collected. All donations will be directly given to the Urban Ministries of Wake County. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Campbell Law School Career & Professional Development Center hosted members of the Association of Corporate Counsel Research Area Chapter (ACC-RTA) for a panel discussion on career perspectives from in-house counsel members on Tuesday, March 20. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Campbell Law Sports & Entertainment Legal Society hosted first amendment expert Amanda Martin for a discussion on media law and its implications on Wednesday, March 14. Martin practices at Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych, PLLC, and also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Campbell Law. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Campbell Law Review will host a symposium on intellectual property this Friday, March 16, featuring 13 leading scholars and practitioners from around the country. The symposium, “The New Global Convergence: Intellectual Property, Increasing Prosperity, and Economic Networks in the Twenty-First Century,” is designed to address and solve issues related to intellectual property that arise in a globalized society. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Campbell Law School Federalist Society hosted a discussion on the use of deadly force by police on Monday, March 12. Ethics and Justice Center Director Jack Kress led the discussion, implementing an interactive presentation with audience participation throughout the showing of a vintage New York City police training film. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School hosted six federal judges and more than 130 federal litigators for the first meeting of the Eastern District of North Carolina Federal Bar Association on Friday, Feb. 24. The continuing-education program focused on advanced issues in federal procedure. It offered perspectives from the judges and clerk’s office personnel on issues in pretrial litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - This past weekend proved to be a big one for Campbell Law advocacy programs, as a pair of students won a client counseling regional competition, while a trial competition team advanced to the quarterfinals at another event. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Campbell Law School Career Center hosted Susan Gainen on Tuesday, Feb. 21, for a discussion on alternative careers for law school graduates. A consultant with Pass the Baton, LLC., Gainen spoke to a large assembly of Campbell Law students on the type of employment opportunities that exist for law school graduates who are interested in positions outside the traditional career path for lawyers. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School will host a "Wills for Heroes" clinic on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The clinic is sponsored by the Young Lawyers’ Division of the North Carolina Bar Association. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Forty-five Campbell Law students participated in the career center’s mock interview program on Friday, Feb. 10. Each student was paired with one of nine participating employers, five of which earned their juris doctor at Campbell Law, in an effort to improve their interview skills prior to seeking professional employment. Each participating employer volunteered their time to help better prepare the next generation of Campbell Law attorneys. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - A pair of teams from Campbell Law School enjoyed tremendous success at the UC Davis Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition, Feb. 3-4, in Davis and Sacramento, Calif., where the final rounds were held in the imposing federal court house. Across a highly competitive field featuring teams from 18 different law schools, one Campbell Law team took second-place overall, while another advanced into the quarterfinals. Two Campbell Law students also garnered individual honors. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School Vice Dean Keith Faulkner participated in Legal LINK this past Friday, Feb. 3 at Northern Durham High School. Hosted by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, Vice Dean Faulkner took part in a panel discussion alongside North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson, North Carolina Bar Association Past-President Charles Becton, and attorney James Hash. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Campbell Law School Black Law Student Association (BLSA) will host a forum on juvenile justice for interested students on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. An expert panel will discuss and field questions from students with regard to education and support services for at-risk and court-involved youth, including proposed “raise the age” legislation. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. - Campbell Law School will host a lecture series on eugenics throughout February and March. “Eugenics in America – History and Legacy” will feature several prominent legal scholars and historians, offering a thorough and frank exploration into the history of eugenics in the United States. The series is open to the public. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell Law School third-year student Jason Horrell has been awarded one of two Osborn Fellowship positions with the Fair Trial Initiative (FTI) in Durham, N.C. Horrell marks the first Campbell Law student to collect one of the highly-competitive FTI fellowship opportunities. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law will host a free legal information clinic for the formerly incarcerated on Saturday, Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon. The clinic will offer free legal consultations regarding civil legal matters governed by North Carolina law, and several Campbell Law students will be on hand to participate. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. – – Campbell Law School Dean Melissa Essary took part in a North Carolina delegation that travelled to Washington, D.C. to discuss jobs and economic growth with Senior Administration officials on Thursday, Jan. 12. Dean Essary was one of more than 30 civic, business, and educational leaders from North Carolina’s Research Triangle invited to participate in the discussions. Ari Matusiak, Executive Director of the White House Business Council, moderated the discussion. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. – A three-judge panel heard motions in the state redistricting case for more than three hours on Thursday, Jan. 12 in the North Carolina Business Court housed at Campbell law School. The hearing centered on new state legislative and congressional districts set forth by the North Carolina General Assembly. Numerous lawsuits have been filed alleging that the new districts are unlawful. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Professor Amos Jones will deliver a speech on education and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Owensboro, Ky., on Saturday, January 14. Professor Jones’ address will be hosted by the Owensboro Career Development Association at its annual banquet associated with the federal holiday celebrating Dr. King’s birthday. Read More ►

RALEIGH, N.C. – Professor Matt Sawchak has been certified as a specialist in appellate practice by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. He teaches civil procedure and antitrust, among other courses, at the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Read More ►