Alumni
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M. Lee Smith ’67 (BA’64), publisher of Tennessee Journal, dies at 74
Smith published legal newsletters and an influential newsletter focusing on Tennessee government and politics. Read MoreJan. 13, 2017
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Jim Beakes ’02 honored as Legal Aid Society of Mid-TN’s Volunteer of the Year
Beakes honored for support of the LAS’ weekly virtual legal clinic, which serves rural residents in need of legal services Read MoreDec. 9, 2016
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E.M. Lysonge ‘01 featured as a National Law Journal In-House Council Profile
E.M. is vice president, general counsel and secretary at online retailer CafePress Inc. Read MoreDec. 1, 2016
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Becca Everhardt ’10 serves as Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellow in Kosovo
Everhardt is working in Kosovo’s Ministry of Finance and researching alternative dispute mechanisms during her 10-month fellowship. Read MoreNov. 12, 2016
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Speaking of Alumni: Fall 2016
M. Lee Smith, an influential political adviser and founder of the Tennessee Journal, died Dec. 20, 2016, after a long illness. He was 74. Read his obituary in The Tennessean. After earning his law degree, Smith clerked for Judge William E. Miller of the U.S. District Court for the… Read MoreOct. 27, 2016
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VLS launches new Law and Business CLE series in conjunction with Owen Graduate School of Management
“Legal Project Management,” the first of four planned courses, will debut Feb. 7-8. Read MoreOct. 24, 2016
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Sean Seymore elected to membership in the American Law Institute
Seymore's expertise is in patent law, intellectual property law, and science and technology. Read MoreOct. 21, 2016
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Legal historian Dan Sharfstein featured in panel about Nashville’s Fort Negley
M. Lee Smith, an influential political adviser and founder of the Tennessee Journal, died Dec. 20, 2016, after a long illness. He was 74. Read his obituary in The Tennessean. After earning his law degree, Smith clerked for Judge William E. Miller of the U.S. District Court for the… Read MoreOct. 20, 2016
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Darby Dickerson ’88 named dean of The John Marshall Law School
Dickerson joins John Marshall from Texas Tech University School of Law, where she has been dean since 2011. Read MoreOct. 20, 2016
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Sara Mayeux studies criminal law, advocates for social justice
“I think criminal courts are inherently interesting places,” said Mayeux, who began teaching at Vanderbilt Law School as an assistant professor this fall. Read MoreOct. 20, 2016