Nicky Moody '13
One of 15 national winners of the 2013 Burton Award for legal writing
Ganesh Sitaraman
2012 book, “The Counterinsurgent’s Constitution,” wins Palmer Civil Liberties Prize
Jessica Nwokocha '14
2013 Branstetter Fellow, intern for Judge Clarence Cooper of the Northern District of Georgia
Chris Guthrie
Appointed to second term as dean of Vanderbilt Law School
Junior Ambeau '14
“I realized that if I really want to be involved in shaping policy, I needed to go to law school.”
Terry Maroney
Judges' Emotions Can Make Them More Effective
Will Marks '14
2013-14 Vanderbilt Law Review Editor-in-Chief
Bri Rizzo '14
2013 Summer Associate, Venable, Washington, D.C.
Michael Joshi '14
Notes Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
David Barnes '11
Associate, King & Spalding, Atlanta
Tracey George
New co-authored study by Tracey George and Albert Yoon addresses law faculty hiring practices.
Kevin Stack
Honored with 2013 ABA Administrative Law Award
Ingrid Wuerth
Elected to membership in American Law Institute
Kent McKeever '12
Addressing the need for affordable, compassionate holistic advocacy and legal services in Waco, Texas
Chris Sundby
J.D./Ph.D. candidate in Law & Neuroscience
Sean Seymore
Sean Seymore advocates dropping patent requirement that inventions be “useful”
Rob Mikos
Why local governments should NOT be allowed to opt out of legalizing marijuana – Guest blog by Rob Mikos on Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform
Suzanna Sherry
Constitutional law expert discusses Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions
Amit Tantri '13
Associate, WilmerHale, Boston
John Williams '12
Clerk, Judge Gilbert S. Merritt Jr. '60 of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Adele El-Khouri '13
Clerk, Judge Stephen A. Higginson of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Margaret Artz '13
Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frankfurt, Germany
Wendy Wright '13
Associate, Parker Poe, Charlotte, North Carolina
Michael A. Newton
Chosen to help lead model tribunal in Syria
Shen Zhang '13
Earned law degrees at Peking and Kyushu universities before entering Vanderbilt's J.D. program
Mark Brandon
New book addresses changing concepts of family
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“Justice at Risk” conference will examine the role of money in judicial elections
Mar. 5, 2014Conference focuses on the results of an independent study exploring the effects of campaign contributions on judicial behavior.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to deliver 2014 Sims Lecture March 18
Feb. 26, 2014Justice Thomas will also meet with Vanderbilt Law students, faculty and alumni before his talk.
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Julian Wright ’92 receives North Carolina Bar Assocation’s Citizen Lawyer Award
Feb. 21, 2014Wright is a partner with Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson in Charlotte.
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Karen Lindell ’12 awarded Skadden Fellowship to work at Philadelphia’s Juvenile Law Center
Feb. 4, 2014Lindell’s two-year Skadden Fellowship term will begin in September 2014.
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JETLaw Symposium Jan. 24 addresses patent eligibility
Jan. 22, 2014The day-long symposium, “Patents 202: Eligibility from Computer Code to Genetic Codes,” examines the interaction of Section 101, and patent eligibility of software and DNA.
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Law professor Daniel Sharfstein named Robert Penn Warren Faculty Fellow for 2014-15
Jan. 20, 2014Sharfstein will be one of 10 faculty fellows focusing on public scholarship in the humanities.
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Chris Guthrie appointed to second term as dean of Vanderbilt Law School
Jan. 20, 2014Guthrie's second five-year term as dean will start July 1, 2014.
News & Events
- “Justice at Risk” conference will examine the role of money in judicial elections
- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to deliver 2014 Sims Lecture March 18
- 03/13/2014 at 4:00 p.m. — Panel: "The State of Music Law"
- 03/14/2014 at 4:00 p.m. — Panel: "The State of Music Law"
- 03/18/2014 at 4:00 p.m. — Sims Lecture: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas