BRISTOL, R.I. – , Words fail Brooklyn Crockton L'22 halfway through her video account about what she had experienced earlier that morning at a Providence courthouse. Then, the third-year Roger Williams University School of Law student quickly regains her composure and calls out a system that unfairly treats people who look like her. She never expected her TikTok message to go viral and create such a resounding…, Working for Change , The day before she graduated last May, Crockton received a job offer to be a tax litigation attorney with a Houston law firm. She remains active with the National Black Law Student Association, which is creating a reporting system that allows interns, students, paralegals and attorneys who feel they have been subjected to bias to anonymously report misconduct and initiate a sanctioning process…
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Join fellow RWU Law Alumni and meet Dean Gregory W. Bowman for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres in Washington, DC Reception & Cash Bar Busboys and Poets Giovanni Reading Room 450 K St. NW Washington, District of Columbia Kindly RSVP by March 16 Register
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In April 2019 Roger Williams University School of Law honored the First Women of the Rhode Island Bar. The celebration was the start of a variety of events to honor the work women do in the field of law. Soon after, the school began the Women in Law Leadership Lecture series as well as the Ruth Bader Ginsberg Essay contest. This year, Roger Williams University School of Law will hold its 4th…, Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, before the U.S. Supreme Court. Jenny Ma’s commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession is evident in her work in the budding Center for Reproductive Rights (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) DEI Task Force. Before joining the Center for Reproductive Rights Jenny served as a law clerk for the Honorable John T. Noonan, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…, Obergefell v Hodges, . In addition to the lecture, the program will feature the announcement of the winners of the RWU Law RBG Essay/Art Contest for RI school children . To attend the lecture with a reception immediately following please register . For additional information please visit 4th Annual Women in Law Leadership Lecture .
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The, Integrating Doctrine & Diversity Series, is back this Spring with another lively discussion. This event features law student correspondents for JURIST from Ukraine and Myanmar discussing their experiences reporting on ongoing fundamental challenges to the rule of law in those countries. Two professors will join the conversation to discuss ways in which rule of law values, human rights issues and real-time legal news can be woven into US…, Meet the Panelists:, Ingrid Burke Friedman, Ingrid Burke Friedman, is JURIST’s Editorial Director. A 2011 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, she served as Managing Editor with the news site during her 3L year. After graduation, she moved into full-time legal journalism for several years, and then served with the U.S. Department of State as a Consular Officer. She now divides her time between JURIST and a research fellowship at Harvard…, Anastasiia Rozvadovska, is a law student from Ukraine at University of Pittsburgh School of Law at Rule of Law program; working in Jones Day, Pittsburgh; Jessup and commercial arbitration moot court participant; correspondent in JURIST. She moved to Germany when the war started to work in Jones Day, Düsseldorf and there she started to work for JURIST. Dina Francesca Haynes, Dina Francesca Haynes, is Professor of Law at New England Law | Boston, where she teaches immigration, refugee and asylum law, human trafficking and constitutional law. She has also taught at Georgetown University Law Center and American University’s Washington College of Law. Prior to teaching law, she spent a decade practicing international law within international organizations (as Director General of the Human…, Amy Wallace, is the Interim Associate Director for Academic Success at New York Law School. Amy supports the work of the Office of Academic Success in teaching first-year courses designed to foster the development of professional skills and study habits and teaches law at New York Law School. An expert in interactive teaching methodology, Professor Wallace is passionate about teaching pedagogy, and she works…, Meet the Moderator:, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, is one of the editors of , Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, . She currently serves as the Director of Special Programs, Academic Affairs at RWU Law and as an adjunct professor. She received a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and the Rhode Island State Bar. Her areas…
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In 2004, Roger Williams School of Law established its annual Diversity Symposium Dinner. The Diversity Symposium Dinner is a unique program that brings lawyers, judges, legal academics, and law students together with high school and college students for an evening of discussion on important legal issues. The function is organized around “table talks,” with all tables a mix of lawyers, judges,…
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On Thursday, April 20, and Friday, April 21, 2023, the Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law and The Nature Conservancy will cohost the 2023 Marine Law Symposium. This year’s symposium applies the theme of “net positive impact on biodiversity” (NPI) to offshore wind:, Can Offshore Wind Development Have a Net Positive Impact on Biodiversity? Regulatory and Scientific Perspectives and Considerations., The symposium will bring together scientific, regulatory, legal, and industry experts from the United States and Europe to discuss: (1) the concept of NPI generally, and specifically in the offshore wind context especially as it relates to a well-established mitigation hierarchy; (2) the various rationales–including environmental, governmental, financial, and corporate –for incentivizing this…, Wind Power: The Struggle for Control of a New Global Industry, (2015). Mark Zacharias & Jeff Ardron,, Marine Policy: An Introduction to Governance and International Law of the Oceans, (2020)., International Marine Environmental Law and Policy, (Daud Hassan & MD Saiful Karim eds., 2019). Jukka Similä et al.,, Towards Sustainable Blue Energy Production: An Analysis of Legal Transformative and Adaptive Capacity, , 40 J. Energy & Nat. Resources L. 61 (2022). Carlos Soria-Rodriguez,, T, he International Regulation for the Protection of the Environment in the Development of Marine Renewable Energy in the EU, , 30 Rev. Eur. Comp. & Int'l Env't L. 46 (2021).
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According to a recent Federal Bar Association blog, “Model Rule 8.4(g) of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct is the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) long-awaited answer, at least in part, to curbing bias, discrimination, and harassment in the practice of law. There is no serious question that bias, discrimination, and harassment are present in the practice of law, and that, despite…, co-sponsored by Roger Williams University School of Law and the Rhode Island Women’s Bar Association, ., Meet the Panelists, Nicole P. Dyszlewski Nicole P. Dyszlewski Roger Williams University School of Law Director of Special Programs, Academic Affairs, Nicole P. Dyszlewski, is one of the editors of , Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, . She currently serves as the Director of Special Programs, Academic Affairs at RWU Law and as an adjunct professor. She received a B.A. from Hofstra University, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She is a member of the Massachusetts State Bar and the Rhode Island State Bar. Her areas…, Bernard Freamon, brings a unique and impressive set of qualifications to the job. A Professor of Law Emeritus at Seton Hall Law School, he has visited on the law faculties of the University of Nairobi, Washington and Lee University, Rutgers University (Newark), and Pace University, and he has served as an adjunct faculty member at New York University School of Law for the past four years, teaching Islamic…, Diana J. Hassel, regularly leads a group of students to experience "legal Washington," which features attendance at a Supreme Court argument, a session with Associate Justice Samuel Alito and his law clerks, a visit to the Department of Justice, and a session with United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. She has also taught in our summer program in London. Professor Hassel serves as a member of the Rhode Island…, Lorraine N. Lalli, is Associate Dean of Student Life and Operations at Roger William Law School where she works with senior university and law school administration to support law students in their academic, professional and personal goals. She is a member of the School of Law’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan Steering Committee. Lorraine is a , magna cum laude, graduate of Spelman College, and Roger Williams Law School. She is admitted to the state bars of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and practiced with Brown Rudnick, LLP in Boston before returning to her alma mater to as the inaugural Director of Diversity & Outreach. In this role, Dean Lalli energized existing programs designed to improve the academic experience and success of students from…, Monica Teixeira de Sousa, is a Professor of Law at Roger Williams University School of Law where she teaches Property, Family Law, and Race & the Foundations of American Law. Prior to joining the RWU Law faculty in 2022, Monica was a tenured professor at New England Law | Boston where she created and served as the director of the First Generation Students Program. Before her academic career, Professor Teixeira de…, This program has been approved for one Rhode Island MCLE ethics credit.,
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Program Dates: May 16-18, 2023 The program begins at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 16, and ends at 12:30 PM on Thursday, May 18, 2023. Welcome (or welcome back) to the Litigation Academy! In this Deposition Training Program, you will focus on improving your skills taking civil depositions. While this training is based on federal court practice, the skills you learn will be transferable to other…, Co-sponsored by the , U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, , Roger Williams University School of Law, and the , Rhode Island Chapter of the Federal Bar Association., This program has been approved for 13 RI MCLE credits including 1 ethics. Registration required.
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