Yearly Archives: 2012

October 22, 2012

Faculty Update: Brill speaks

On October 5, Professor Howard Brill spoke at the Northwest Arkansas Trial Practice Seminar about Current Developments in Legal Ethics. He will also be speaking on October 18 to the Arkansas Judicial Council, where he will give his talk, “Lessons…

October 22, 2012

Law Professors to Debate Affirmative Action

On Monday, Oct. 22, at noon the University of Arkansas Chapter of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies will host a debate between Professor Brian Fitzpatrick and Mark Killenbeck in the E.J. Ball Courtroom, located in room…

October 17, 2012

School of Law Named 14th Best Value in Legal Education

The National Jurist and preLaw magazines ranked the University of Arkansas School of Law the 14th “Best Value” in the nation. This is the second consecutive year the School of Law has been ranked among the top 20 “Best Value”…

October 15, 2012

Hartman Hotz Lecturer, Stanford Professor Richard White, to Speak on American Economy

Richard White, the Margaret Byrne Professor of History at Stanford University, will be delivering a Hartman Hotz lecture at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in Giffels Auditorium. His lecture is titled “What is the Purpose of the American Economy: A…

October 10, 2012

Chief Attorney for Exxon Mobil Law Department to Speak at Law School

Richard Vint, Chief Attorney for the Exxon Mobil Corporation Law Department, will present his “Pathway to the Profession” at the School of Law at noon on Thursday, Oct. 11, in room 342. Law students interested in careers in oil and…

October 8, 2012

Poverty and Legal Rights Subject of One Book, One Community Event

University of Arkansas assistant professor of law Annie Smith will lead a program on the subject of “Where the Law Doesn’t Apply: Legal Rights in Poor Communities.” This event will take place at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in room…

October 4, 2012

Panel To Discuss Capital Punishment, Arkansas, and Hobbs v. Jones

A panel of experts will gather at the University of Arkansas School of Law to debate whether Arkansas should reinstate the death penalty. The discussion will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom.…

October 2, 2012

From Death Row to Freedom: An Evening with Ray Krone

Ray Krone was sentenced to death for murder and spent more than 10 years in prison. In 2002 he became the 100th person exonerated from death row in the United States since 1973 after DNA evidence helped clear his name.…

September 24, 2012

Never Whole Again? Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Kent Syverud, one of two independent trustees overseeing the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust, will present “Never Whole Again? Lessons from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, in room 326 of the University of Arkansas…

September 19, 2012

Law Professor Featured In Lecture Series Focused on Presidential Politics

University of Arkansas law professor Stephen Sheppard kicks off a new lecture series that focuses on presidential politics with a talk Sept. 26 in Fayetteville. Jay Barth, professor of politics at Hendrix College in Conway, and John Brummett, columnist with…