Alumni
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Vanderbilt Law & Economics Grads Caroline Cecot and Benjamin J. McMichael Granted Tenure
Cecot is an Associate Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, McMichael is a Professor of Law at The University of Alabama School of Law Read MoreJan. 3, 2024
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Members of the Class of 2023 Selected for Order of the Coif
Members are selected by faculty approval and represent the top 10 percent of their graduating class Read MoreNov. 17, 2023
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2023 Reunion Committee Members and Student Ambassadors
Our sincere thanks to the Reunion Class Committee chairs and members and VLS Student Ambassadors who worked tirelessly to make Reunion 2023 a smashing success! Read MoreNov. 16, 2023
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Restoring Justice CEO Kevin Coker ’18 Reflects on His Criminal Justice Career Path
Kevin was a Gideon Fellow with the Nashville Defenders after graduation and worked as a public defender until joining Restoring Justice in Houston as lead attorney and CEO in 2023 Read MoreNov. 10, 2023
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Sarah Fowler ’08, Senior Deputy General Counsel at SAG-AFTRA, Discusses Hollywood Actors Strike
Fowler’s talk was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Society Read MoreNov. 6, 2023
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Hyatt Panel Discussion Spotlights the Struggle to Reinstate Voting Rights in Tennessee
More than 470,000 Tennesseans are unable to vote due to a conviction, the second highest rate in the U.S. Read MoreNov. 3, 2023
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Dawne G. Westbrook ’95 confirmed to Connecticut Appellate Court
Westbrook was unanimously confirmed by the Connecticut legislature's Judiciary Committee. She has served as a judge in the state for 14 years. Read MoreOct. 30, 2023
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Lee White ’75 receives Judge Edward H. Johnstone Award from the Kentucky Bar Foundation
White has practiced law in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, since 1975. The award honors Kentucky attorneys who "bring humanity and dignity to the courtroom, treating everyone with respect." Read MoreOct. 27, 2023
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Memphis civic leader and attorney Ricky Wilkins ’90 dead at age 58
Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi, co-directors of the Ph.D. Program in Law & Economics at Vanderbilt Law School, have announced that two program graduates were promoted with tenure during the 2022-23 academic year. Caroline Cecot, J.D./Ph.D. ‘14, has been promoted with tenure to Associate Professor of Law at… Read MoreOct. 23, 2023
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GE Chief Sustainability Officer Roger Martella ’95 Calls for Action in 2023 Climate Change Governance Lecture
Martella has focused on environmental law throughout his career, in private practice and positions with the Department of Justice, the EPA, and in GE’s corporate legal department Read MoreOct. 18, 2023