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30
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JUN
06
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JUN
10
9:15 am - 1:30 pm
RWU Law, Ten Metacom Avenue, Bristol, RI 02809
Law Alumni Association Breakfast/School of Law 20th Anniversary Celebration Kick-off
JUN
13
7:45 am - 9:15 am
Rhode Island Convention Center, First Floor West Lobby, Providence
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JUN
20
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Dean’s Blog

05/20/2013
Many RWU Law grads take the Connecticut bar exam and the state bar provides much helpful data that facilitates comparisons between and among regional law schools. The results for the February exam...

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  • May 06, 2013
    From WRNI, Rhode Island's NPR: "Bonus Q+A: Elorza on Trying to Put Vacant Buildings to New Use" by Ian Donnis    Roger Williams University Law School professor Jorge Elorza, a Housing Court judge in Providence, joins us on Bonus Q+A to talk about housing, economic development, Latino politics, and his own future plans. To listen, click here.
  • January 03, 2013
    From the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: "Battling abandoned property: Judge Jorge Elorza wants to hold banks accountable for foreclosed homes" by Alisha A. Pina, Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE (Jan. 3, 2013) — The courtroom is full, but no one from Deutsche Bank is present. “Where is your client?” Housing Court Judge Jorge O. Elorza sternly asks the bank’s lawyer. “Help me understand why the subpoena wasn’t honored.” [...] Besides being a judge, Elorza is a law professor at Roger Williams University...
  • February 17, 2012
    From GoLocalProv: "RWU Law Professor Appointed to RI Foundation Board" by the GoLocalProv News Team PROVIDENCE, February 17, 2012: Governor Lincoln D. Chafee today announced his appointment of Roger Williams University School of Law Professor Jorge O. Elorza to the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Foundation. “Professor Elorza is the perfect candidate for the Rhode Island Foundation’s Board of Directors,” Governor Chafee said. “He is a true Rhode Island success story. The son of...