• Commencement 2024
    Type: Photo Gallery
  • 2024 Law School Orientation
    Orientation is in-person and mandatory for all incoming students. Orientation is scheduled for August 14 to August 16. Please note that  business attire  is required on Wednesday and Thursday. Any questions regarding Orientation should be directed to  Lorraine Lalli , Associate Dean of Student Life & Operations. A detailed orientation schedule can be found online here .  
    Type: Event
  • Professor Tara I. Allen Announced as Federal Public Defender
    (Adapted from a press release by the United States Courts for the First Circuit, Office of the Circuit Executive.), Chief Judge David J. Barron of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit announced on June 4th that the Court has selected Attorney and current Bruce I. Kogan Distinguished Service Professor of Law Tara I. Allen to serve as the next Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Professor Allen has focused on criminal defense litigation…
    Type: Article
  • 26th Annual RI Open Government Summit
    8:30 AM  Registration | RWU Law Bristol Campus 9:00 AM  Program Begins Join us for the annual Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General Open Government Summit, presented virtually and in-person for the first time since 2019. Presented in partnership with Roger Williams University Law School Alumni Association, the Summit provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the Access to Public…, SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for this event should contact the Office of Law Programs & Initiatives at  lawevents@rwu.edu , as soon as possible, but no later than 72 business hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements may be made. 
    Type: Event
  • Stephanie Diorio
    Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
  • Veronica Assalone
    Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
  • Tricia Martland
    Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
  • Erika Dunyak
    Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
  • John Ralston
    Type: Faculty & Staff Profile
  • William Connell
    William J. Connell is a practicing attorney in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He has also worked as a public-school teacher in the areas of Special Education and History in both states. He enjoys writing on a wide variety of topics. Most of his non-fiction material is in the legal field, and his work has been published in many law journals.
    Type: Faculty & Staff Profile