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Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hold Special Session at School of Law
The University of Arkansas School of Law welcomes the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for a special session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 8, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at Leflar Law Center. Judges Duane Benton, Bobby E. Shepherd, and Lavenski R. Smith will preside. Shepherd and Smith are School of Law alumni. The event also will be live-streamed in the Norma Lea Beasley Entrance Hall.
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Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hold Special Session at School of Law
Feb 7, 2012
The University of Arkansas School of Law will host the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for a special session at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom at Leflar Law Center. Judges Duane Benton, Bobby E. Shepherd and Lavenski R. Smith will preside. Shepherd and Smith are School of Law alumni. The event also will be live-streamed by video in the Norma Lea Beasley…
Public Need For Healthy Food Should Drive Agricultural Law and Policy
Jan 26, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – University of Arkansas law professor Susan Schneider argues that U.S. agricultural law and policy should focus on the sustainable production and delivery of healthy food to consumers rather than solely assuring the economic vitality of the agricultural industry. “We’ve got it backwards,” Schneider says. “Farm policy is driving food policy. Farmers…
Belize Program Expanding; Deadline Is Feb. 1 for Student Applications
Jan 24, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas’ service-learning project to help the town of Dangriga, Belize, has passed its five-year mark, and the university has recommitted for the long term, according to Todd Shields, dean of the graduate school and international education at the UA. Students have until Feb. 1 to apply to take part in this summer's international project in the C…
Two Professors Honored by Royal Historical Society
Jan 23, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Benjamin Grob-Fitzgibbon, associate professor of history and the Cleveland C. Burton Professor of International Programs in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and Steven M. Sheppard, the William H. Enfield Professor and associate dean for research and development in the School of Law, have been elected Fellows of the Royal Historical Society. “…
Schneider Receives Award for Scholarship, Named to Editorial Board
Jan 20, 2012
Susan Schneider, a University of Arkansas law professor won the Professional Scholarship Award from the American Agricultural Law Association for her article “A Reconsideration of Agricultural Law: A Call for the Law of Food, Farming, and Sustainability.” Schneider, who is director of the graduate program in Agricultural and Food Law, also was named to the editorial board of Agricultur…
Sheppard Named to Leadership Team of Arkansas Law Dean
Jan 20, 2012
Dean Stacy L. Leeds of the University of Arkansas School of Law has appointed Steve Sheppard to serve on her administrative leadership team. Sheppard, the William H. Enfield Professor of Law, will serve as associate dean for research and faculty development. “Professor Sheppard is one of our most respected and prolific legal scholars,” said Leeds. “He will be an invaluable resour…
Law Professor Wins Best Paper Award for 'History’s Unspoken Fourth Amendment Anomaly'
Jan 18, 2012
University of Arkansas School of Law associate professor Brian Gallini’s “Schneckloth v. Bustamonte: History’s Unspoken Fourth Amendment Anomaly” was selected best paper for the Southeastern Association of Law Schools’ annual call for papers. Gallini will present his paper and receive the award in late July at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools' annual confer…
School of Law Hosts Free Winter CLE Feb. 11
Jan 13, 2012
The University of Arkansas School of Law hosts its annual Free Winter CLE on Saturday, Feb. 11, in the E.J. Ball Courtroom in Leflar Law Center. The event begins at 9 a.m. and offers two hours of general continuing legal education and one hour of ethics. As part of its ongoing commitment to serving the Arkansas legal community, the School of Law provides all three hours of CLE free-of-charge. Fre…
Faculty Spotlight
Howard W. Brill
Professor Howard Brill has been at the School of Law since 1975. He is the first Vincent Foster Professor of Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility and teaches professional responsibility, remedies, civil procedure, and domestic relations. He teaches special topics courses on Baseball and the Law, as well as Arkansas Constitutional Law.
After graduating from Duke University, he taught English language and African literature as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sokoto, Northern Nigeria. Professor Brill earned his J.D. from the University of Florida Law School, where he was the editor-in-chief of the law review, and later earned a graduate degree from the University of Illinois. In addition to practicing with a small firm in Rock Island, Ill., he has taught at the Universities of Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. In connection with the School of Law's summer programs, he has taught in Cambridge, England, and St. Petersburg, Russia.
His publications include Arkansas Law of Damages (5th edition) and Arkansas Professional and Judicial Ethics (7th edition). He served on former Gov. Clinton's Commission on Ethics and Gov. Tucker's Ethics Task Force. Along with other court and bar association committees, he serves on the Professional Ethics & Grievances Committee of the Arkansas Bar and the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. He also prepares advisory ethical opinions for attorneys and judges. On several occasions, he has served as a Special Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
From 1995 to 2010, Professor Brill served as the University's Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference, fulfilling academic certification and compliance duties. From 2007 to 2010 he also was the Secretary of the Southeastern Conference. He served as the interim dean of the School of Law during the 2005-06 academic year.
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