As of January 1, 2021, the JMLC is under new ownership at the Roger Williams University School of Law.
The JMLC continues to be a professionally published journal with two Co-Editors-in-Chief: Justin Kishbaugh and Julia Wyman. The JMLC has a rotating staff of other editors and peer-reviewers in the field of maritime law.
Additionally, the JMLC has a cohort of student editors at the Roger Williams University School of Law who assist the Editors-in-Chief.
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The Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce was founded in 1969 by George Jay Joseph, a Washington, D.C., lawyer who saw the need for a law review exclusively devoted to maritime law. Through a generous gift by the Joseph family in 2021, the JMLC transferred hands to the Roger Williams University School of Law.
RWU Law has launched a new online Continuing Legal Education series designed not only to meet Rhode Island’s evolving CLE requirements for attorneys, but to serve as a resource for lawyers across the state. This mission-driven initiative reflects the law school’s broader commitment to public service and legal education, not only for students and alumni, but for the legal community.
This summer marks a significant step forward for RWU Law's Coastal Resilience Law and Policy Clinic. Now entering its fourth year, the clinic is expanding access beyond RWU Law’s student body. For the first time, visiting students from ABA-accredited law schools will be able to join RWU Law students in this immersive, four-credit experience.
Since arriving for his 2L year in the fall, Kenyatta has been deliberate about building the skills and experience necessary to pursue his goal of becoming a Special Victims Unit prosecutor. He says RWU Law’s emphasis on experiential learning, mentorship, and community engagement has allowed him to shape his legal education in alignment with that purpose.
RWU Law’s online program expands affordable, practice-focused continuing legal education opportunities across the Ocean State.
Campus and community leaders came together to reflect on civil rights icon Fred Korematsu’s lifelong advocacy and the continued importance of protecting constitutional freedoms.
