Our Office Hours, If you need to speak to someone please call Tracy Sartrys for assistance at (401) 254-4502 Monday: 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:30pm Tuesday: 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:30pm Wednesday: 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:30pm Thursday: 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:30pm Friday: 9:00am - 12:00pm, 1:00pm - 4:30pm, Our Staff, Gregory W. Bowman Dean Professor of Law (401) 254-4561 gbowman@rwu.edu Colleen A. Brown Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor of Legal Practice (401) 254-4629 cbrown@rwu.edu Lorraine N. Lalli Assistant Dean of Students (401) 254-4593 llalli@rwu.edu Make an appointment Tracy L. Sartrys Assistant to the Dean (401) 254-4502 tsartrys@rwu.edu, Welcome to the Dean's Suite, The Dean's Suite is the nerve center of RWU Law, dedicated to maximizing your educational investment, continually improving programming and opportunities, and ensuring that your student experience is effective, enriching and rewarding. Welcome to the Office of the Dean at Roger Williams University School of Law, where we pride ourselves on offering an innovative and comprehensive curriculum, a…
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Our Office Hours, We are always available by phone or email, but members of our staff will also be in-person throughout the week. , Our Staff, Michael Donnelly-Boylen, Associate Dean for Enrollment & Strategic Initiatives mdonnelly-boylen@rwu.edu, Kate Vieira, Director of Admissions kvieira@rwu.edu, Yulyana Torres, Associate Director of Admissions & Diversity Pipelines ytorres@rwu.edu, Clifford, Wendy, Admissions Coordinator wclifford@rwu.edu, FAQs, How do I request a copy of my application? , Please email our Admissions Coordinator, Wendy Clifford, with any questions or requests about your application. , Who do I speak with about Character & Fitness questions?, After September 1, all Character & Fitness questions should be directed to the Office of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. In order to scheduled an appointment with Dean Brown, please email Kelly Bidawid at kbidawid@rwu.edu, How do I become a Student Admissions Counselor? , Please email our Associate Director of Admissions and Diversity Pipelines, Yulyana Torres, at ytorres@rwu.edu for information about the Student Admissions Counselor program. , Where can I learn more about financial aid options?, Please visit the Financial Aid Office, at this page ., Where can I learn about RWU Law's commitment to diversity in admissions?, You can start exploring here .
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Did you know that wind energy provides over 20% of the electricity in some states? The National Park Service website briefly describes the process by which this energy is made as, “onshore wind turbines capture energy from the wind and produce electricity using long, rotating blades that drive a generator located at the top of the tower behind the blades." Did you also know that wind turbines…
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Join Laurie Barron, Veronica Paricio, Thomas Shaffer and others, from RWU Law at our annual alumni gathering in NYC!, Complimentary hors d'oeuvres & cash bar. Drink specials starting at $6 until 7:00 p.m., Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 4, To the Office of Alumni Relations at kmeyer@rwu.edu Please include any special assistance needed to attend the event.
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United States Supreme Court Bar Admission RWU Law Alumni Swearing-in Ceremony U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, DC, NOTE: In light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court is cancelling all open court Bar admissions for the, March and April 2022 argument sessions., , The Roger Williams University School of Law announces its eleventh United States Supreme Court Bar Admission alumni swearing-in ceremony., Wednesday, March 30, 2022, Dean Gregory W. Bowman will invite the candidates for admission to join them for breakfast the morning of the swearing-in ceremony. The breakfast will be held at 8:00 a.m. at the Supreme Court of the United States. Supreme Court oral arguments will take place after the ceremony. Space is limited to twelve (12) attorney admissions. Alumni must be a member in good standing of the highest court of…, This program is now wait-listed., Once you receive confirmation from the School of Law, you must follow the steps below to complete the application process. The following criteria must be met for admission of U.S. Supreme Court Bar: (1) Be a member in good standing of the highest court of your jurisdiction for a period of at least three years immediately before October 2021. (2) Present a certificate of good standing from that…
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Born and raised in the Dominican Republic before coming to the United States as a teenager, Brenda Reyes has her professional sights set on Immigration Law – and to a significant degree, it’s personal. “As an immigrant myself, I understand what it means to come here from another country, whether to work, as my parents did, or to get a better education, as I did,” she said. “Especially considering…, looks, like them who can also, advocate, for them. That makes a world of a difference.” Back at RWU Law, she rose to become president of the Latinx Law Student Association (winning Student Bar Association recognition as “Best Group President” along the way), an active member of the Rhode Island Hispanic Bar Association (RIHBA), and a volunteer at two Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Conferences. She’s also been an enthusiastic…, looks, like them who can also, advocate, for them. That makes a world of a difference.”
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As an attorney, an important skill or practice is staying abreast of legal and non-legal trends, news, and current events. It is critical to be aware of changes in the law, new ways in which laws are being interpreted, and new cases on the horizon. It is also important to learn about how your clients may be perceived in the media, how your own firm is discussed in the news, and major changes to…, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, and, Oyez! Oyez! Bulletin of the Section of Judicial Administration., Still another way to stay up to date on legal news is by reading legal blogs. While these can be searched online, generally, if you are looking to search for blogs on particular subjects, check out Fastcase which allows you to search the LexBlog library of curated analytical materials. The blogs available in Fastcase are from the (15,000!) legal bloggers in the LexBlog network. The aforementioned…
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Due to the growing concerns surrounding COVID-19, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the Thurgood Marshall Memorial Lecture., --, "A Roadmap to Educational Excellence and Equity for Rhode Island", Keynote Speaker:, Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, ,, Elizabeth D. and Richard A. Merrill Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law;, Professor of Education, Curry School of Education, * * * * *, RSVP | lawevents@rwu.edu, Sponsored by Hinckley Allen, Special Accommodations, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact the Office of Programs & Events, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. lawevents@rwu.edu
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This time of year there tends to be a lot of talk about weather. Students and faculty and librarians talk about how cold it is or how much snow we are having or how cold it is AND how much snow we are getting. In honor of the typically coldest and snowiest time of year, here are some interesting intersections between weather and the law that do not involve you shoveling to go to law school! One…, Time, article . For more information about researching federal legislation, check out the RWU Law Library’s LawGuide on U.S. Research ! Another intersection between weather and law is this local ordinance in Provo, Utah , which states, “Every person who shall willfully or carelessly within the limits of this City throw any…snowball… whereby any person shall be hit, or any window broken or other…, Weather Modification and the Law, . It is a book that contains information from a two-day lecture-workshop program scheduled by the Institute of Aerospace Law of the S.M.U. Law School for Dec. 7-8, 1967. Weather modification , according to at least one consultant to attorneys from Massachusetts named Dr. Ronald B. Standler, is the effort by humans “to change naturally occurring weather, for the benefit of someone. The best-…
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