Archive
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Former VLS employee Kay Snyder Simmons dead at 72
Kay Simmons was the wife of Keith Simmons '76 and mother of Jennifer Simmons McGugin '05. Read MoreNov. 15, 2021
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Meyer, Newton and Wuerth featured speakers at 2021 International Law Weekend: Reinvesting in International Law
Meyer spoke on "Investment Law and the Future of International Energy Governance." Wuerth's talk was titled "Reinvesting in the Legitmacy and Fundamental Principles of Customary International Law." Newton's talk address "Renewing and Improving the United States' Relationship with the International Criminal Court." Read MoreNov. 11, 2021
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🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans 🇺🇸
As much as they come to gain a legal education at VLS, our community is fortunate to gain so richly from our veterans' perspectives, experiences, ideas and character. Read MoreNov. 11, 2021
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Newly endowed program fund provides crucial support for the Energy, Environment & Land Use Program
The Sally Shallenberger Brown EELU Program Fund, established by Martin S. Brown Jr.’92, expands the resources available through the program to support courses, clinics, student summer stipends, post-doctoral fellowships, research initiatives and lectures. Read MoreNov. 10, 2021
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Celebrating Our First-Generation Students – Past and Present
Kay Snyder Simmons of Nashville died Nov. 12 after a long struggle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a brain disorder. She was 72. Simmons worked as a development officer at Vanderbilt Law School as part of a long and successful career that also involved fundraising for Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Medical Center,… Read MoreNov. 8, 2021
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Henry Martin ’74 (BA’71) wins 2021 Jack Norman Sr. Award from Nashville Bar Association
Martin has served as the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Tennessee since 1985. The award honors an attorney who focuses on criminal law. Read MoreNov. 4, 2021
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We Must Help Fix Justice Gap In Georgia’s Legal Deserts
Kay Snyder Simmons of Nashville died Nov. 12 after a long struggle with progressive supranuclear palsy, a brain disorder. She was 72. Simmons worked as a development officer at Vanderbilt Law School as part of a long and successful career that also involved fundraising for Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt Medical Center,… Read MoreOct. 31, 2021
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19 members of the Class of 2021 selected for Order of the Coif
Members of the Order of the Coif, a national honorary scholastic society, represent the top 10 percent of their graduating class and are selected by faculty approval. Read MoreOct. 28, 2021
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Susanna Rychlak Allen, Class of 2017, achieves top score on Texas Bar exam
Rychlak Allen is an associate with Yetter Coleman in Houston, where she focuses on complex commercial litigation. Read MoreOct. 21, 2021
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Bass Military Scholar Andrew Hodlin ’24 receives John S. Beasley II Scholarship
Hodlin was an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps who served in Afghanistan and Japan. Before entering VLS this fall, he earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of New Haven and an MBA from the University of Southern California. The Beasley Scholarship honors John S. Beasley II '54 (BA'52), a former Navy officer who served as VLS admissions dean and in the Vanderbilt University administration, and is earmarked for Navy veterans. Read MoreOct. 20, 2021