Alumni
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Janie Greenwood Harris ’64 receives 2017 Distinguished Service Award
Harris, Vanderbilt’s first female African-American law graduate, had a distinguished career working for the federal government and in the banking industry. Read MoreMar. 17, 2017
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U.N. High Commission for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to deliver 2017 Charney Lecture
High Commissioner Al Hussein previously served as Jordan's permanent representative to the United Nations. He will talk about "Global Challenges to Human Rights." Read MoreMar. 15, 2017
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Alumni Thank-a-Thon reaches 517 donors in 39 states and D.C.
Janie Greenwood Harris ’64 will receive the law school’s 2017 Distinguished Service Award March 31 at the annual Founders Dinner. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Fisk University, Harris became Vanderbilt’s first-ever African American female graduate. Her 37-year legal career included government service and work as a corporate counsel at… Read MoreMar. 13, 2017
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Rene Augustine ’90 appointed to President Trump’s legal staff
Augustine will serve as President Trump's special assistant and senior associate counsel. Read MoreMar. 8, 2017
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Tennessee state senator Doug Henry ’51 dead at 90
Sen. Henry served for 44 years in Tennessee’s state legislature. Read MoreMar. 7, 2017
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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights to link human rights and fake news in April 5 talk
Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein will speak at noon in Vanderbilt Law School's Flynn Auditorium. Read MoreMar. 4, 2017
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Zoe Ben-Oren ’18 and Nell Henson ’18 win 2017 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition
Michael Buschmann ’18 and Sam Mallick ’18 are 2017 Moot Court semifinalists. Read MoreMar. 1, 2017
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Kent McKeever ’12 launches new nonprofit legal services firm in Waco, Texas
McKeever's firm, an independent spinoff of Mission Waco Legal Services, will provide legal services to low-income clients. Read MoreFeb. 23, 2017
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J.B. Ruhl encourages new lawyers to start “hacking around”
Ruhl details how young lawyers can meet community needs through "legal hackathons" in an article in TYL, the American Bar Association's publication for young lawyers. Read MoreFeb. 17, 2017
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Joe Meux ’56 retires at age 88
Meux has been a volunteer attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, since 1994, serving more than 300 low-income clients. Read MoreFeb. 7, 2017