Alumni
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Greg Abbott '84 and Mark Phariss '85 on opposite sides of Texas same-sex marriage case
Los Angeles Times story features Vanderbilt Law School classmates. Read MoreMar. 3, 2014
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to deliver 2014 Sims Lecture March 18
Justice Thomas will also meet with Vanderbilt Law students, faculty and alumni before his talk. Read MoreFeb. 26, 2014
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Julian Wright '92 receives North Carolina Bar Assocation's Citizen Lawyer Award
Wright is a partner with Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson in Charlotte. Read MoreFeb. 21, 2014
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Karen Lindell '12 awarded Skadden Fellowship to work at Philadelphia’s Juvenile Law Center
Lindell’s two-year Skadden Fellowship term will begin in September 2014. Read MoreFeb. 4, 2014
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George Barrett '57 to discuss Geier v. University of Tennessee
Renowned civil rights advocate George Barrett '57 will discuss the landmark case that desegregated Tennessee's state universities Friday, February 7. Read MoreFeb. 4, 2014
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JETLaw Symposium Jan. 24 addresses patent eligibility
The 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. Read MoreJan. 22, 2014
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Chris Guthrie appointed to second term as dean of Vanderbilt Law School
Guthrie's second five-year term as dean will start July 1, 2014. Read MoreJan. 20, 2014
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Al Dotson Jr. '87 to be appointed to Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Dotson is a partner of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod and chairman emeritus of 100 Black Men of America Inc. Read MoreJan. 17, 2014
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Two firms headed by Vanderbilt Law alumni among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For”
Alston & Bird, headed by Richard Hays ’86, and Baker Donelson, headed by Ben Adams ’81, both praised for collegial work environment. Read MoreJan. 17, 2014
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Tennessee Supreme Court Justice William C. Koch Jr. '72 announces retirement and appointment as dean of Nashville School of Law
Justice Koch will step down from the bench and join NSL as dean in July 2014. Read MoreDec. 19, 2013