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Professor Solove Wins Privacy Policy Snapshot Challenge

June 23, 2017

Professor Daniel J. Solove recently won a competition by the Department of Health and Human Services ONC to create a tool to help mobile tech developers generate a model privacy policy.

The Heroic Lawyer

June 20, 2017

Dean Blake D. Morant writes in HuffPost about the importance of sharing positive narratives of lawyers who uplift society in an effort to counter negative perceptions of the legal profession.

Students Win Writing Prizes in Rudge Competition

June 16, 2017

Students were awarded cash prizes for proposing creative solutions to serious societal problem in the United States.

Alumna Vanessa Chen Wins Rodney Thaxton 'Against All Odds' Award

June 14, 2017

Vanessa L. Chen, JD '07, was selected as the winner of this year's Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' (FACDL) Rodney Thaxton "Against All Odds" Award.

Faculty Analyze Ex-FBI Director's Hill Testimony

June 12, 2017

GW Today spoke to Paul Schiff Berman about the potential legal and political implications of Mr. Comey's public statement and testimony.

Class of 2017 Sets Two New Pro Bono Records

June 08, 2017

This year, 280 graduates contributed an astounding 109,515.53 pro bono hours. In addition, 75 more students participated than ever before.

Alumnus David Fox to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer

June 06, 2017

After spending several years in Boston, Mr. Fox will be returning to Washington, D.C., to begin his yearlong clerkship next month.

Professor Hammond on President Trump's Paris Climate Decision: What's Next?

June 02, 2017

Professor Emily Hammond shares her thoughts and predictions on the president's decision in a new Q&A.

Alumna Noor Hamadeh Wins Arthur Helton Fellowship

June 01, 2017

Ms. Hamadeh, JD '17, will be a law fellow with the Public International Law & Policy Group, where she will be advising the Syrian opposition on peace negotiations and other related issues.

Professor Naomi Cahn Elected Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

May 31, 2017

Naomi Cahn is the only trusts and estates professor in D.C. to be a member. ACTEC is the premiere estate planners' organization in the United States, comprised of leading trust and estates lawyers in all 50 states.

Alumni Commissioned as JAG Officers at GW Law

May 26, 2017

Michelle Ross, LLM '13, has received a commission as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps. Ms. Ross took her oath of office at GW Law, along with another alum, Ben Christian, JD '16.

GW Law Celebrates Commencement 2017

May 25, 2017

The 150th Commencement of the George Washington University Law School was held on Sunday, May 21, 2017. Events took place throughout the weekend and ranged from the Dean's Reception at the Air and Space Museum to the University Commencement at the National Mall and the GW Law Diploma Ceremony.