Although this year’s Commencement will once again be different, what remains is that Commencement is a time for celebration. Like much of the last year and a half of your law school education, parts of this commencement will be held in a hybrid mode. We will see you virtually on Monday for the Class of 2021 Awards Program . On Friday, those of you who participate in the Grad Walk will get to see…, AMAZING, RESILIENT, CREATIVE, , and, LOVELY, , Class of 2021, —of how special you are and all that you have accomplished. We see in every one of you nothing but immense possibility and a bright future. Before you get too deep into bar study and the next steps in your careers, take some time to celebrate with your loved ones. You earned this! Remember, the law library staff will always be here for you. We are your RWU Law librarians for life! #RWULaw2021…
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This Friday, May 21, Roger Williams University School of Law will present constitutional and civil rights attorney Lynette Labinger with the degree of, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, . Attorney Lynette Labinger has made a career out of fighting for social change. She has been celebrated as “one of the region’s most successful and dedicated social advocacy lawyers, playing a significant role in cases and court decisions that have affected everything from equality in women’s athletics to the rights of prison preachers, avant-garde artists and same-sex couples.” While visiting…
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This Friday, May 21, Roger Williams University School of Law will present the degree of, Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, , to the Honorable Edward C. Clifton, who served as an Associate Justice on the Rhode Island Superior Court for more than 20 years, before retiring in 2015. Following service in the U.S. Army, and after completing his B.A. at the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles, Clifton first came to the Ocean State to work at Rhode Island Legal…
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This year's virtual Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General Open Government Summit will be presented via livestream, accessible at www.riag.ri.gov . The Summit is an opportunity to discuss the important requirements of the Access to Public Records Act and the Open Meetings Act. We anticipate that continued legal education (CLE) credits will be offered (pending approval). Agenda A detailed…, This program is co-sponsored by the Roger Williams University School of Law Alumni Association.
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The RWU Law community, including friends and family of graduating 3Ls, gathered virtually Monday afternoon to celebrate the Class of 2021 Awards program. Dean Gregory Bowman, marking the completion of his first academic year as dean, opened the program, commending the class on its resilience on completing a most difficult course of study under the aggravating circumstances of an unprecedented…
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The Class of 2021 has voted Ann Marie Thompson, RWU Law's assistant director of Student Finance & Records, as Staff Person of the Year! “Ann Marie is a perfect example of how to be professional, kind, and personable,” said Dean Gregory W. Bowman. “She is excellent at what she does, and our law school runs more smoothly because of her. I am grateful to be her colleague, and I am so gratified…
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David Coombs , Roger Williams University School of Law's Chief Justice Weisberger Visiting Professor of Law, has been voted by the Class of 2021 as Adjunct Professor of the Year! An internationally respected trial attorney and expert on military law, Professor Coombs has been a popular fixture at RWU Law since 2014. He teaches criminal procedure and coaches the RWU Trial Team, while also serving…, United States v. Manning, , the soldier who provided classified information to Wikileaks. Professor Coombs continued to represent PFC Manning until her release from military prison in 2017, after President Obama commuted her sentence ( Obama_Manning commutation order that commutation order now hangs in Coombs' home office). Coombs had argued passionately for the commutation. He is also in demand as a speaker on national…, United States v. SGT Hasan K. Akbar, . In 2006, Coombs became a professor at the U.S. Army JAG Legal Center and School in Charlottesville, Va. There he taught evidence, capital litigation, high profile cases, trial advocacy, criminal procedure and criminal law. While on faculty, Professor Coombs was selected to deploy to Iraq in support of the Law and Order Task Force in Baghdad as a judicial advisor in 2008. In that position, he…
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