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GW Law Celebrates Reunion Weekend 2022
July 1, 2022
On June 3rd, we were joined by over 175 attendees from across the country to celebrate our in-person GW Law Reunion weekend. The weekend kicked off with the Stockton Guard brunch with Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew.
Dean John Whealan Receives Champion of Intellectual Property Award
June 29, 2022
On June 22 the D.C. Bar recognized Dean Whealan's outstanding legal career, particularly his impact on future attorneys.
3L Fatima Khan Awarded Fellowship with Immigrant Justice Corps
June 27, 2022
The JLC Justice Fellowship is awarded to individuals with tremendous talent, promise, and a demonstrated commitment to providing immigration legal services.
Garrett Gunner Swope Awarded The Lavender Equality Fellowship
June 24, 2022
The 2022 Lavender Equality Fellowship was awarded to Garrett Gunner Swope, 3L.
Clerkship Class of 2022
June 22, 2022
Over 40 GW Law students participated in judicial clerkships in 2022. Each year approximately 10% of graduates go on to judicial clerkships, including federal, state, and specialized courts.
GW Law recognizes Juneteenth 2022
June 17, 2022
This weekend we recognize Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in America.
Open Doors: Cynthia Patton, JD '86
June 10, 2022
Now general counsel at Verily and a regular GW donor, alumna says the impact of aid on her own life reminds her to give back to others.
Professor Glicksman’s Article Selected Among Best in Environmental Law
June 10, 2022
Scholarly work by Robert L. Glicksman, J. B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, has been selected as one of the five best environmental law articles published in 2020, in a competition sponsored by Thomson Reuters.
GW Alums appointed to lead State Bar Associations
June 8, 2022
We are pleased to share that two GW alums have recently been selected to lead their respective state bar associations.
Leila M. Diallo, JD '23, discusses Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation
June 6, 2022
Leila M. Diallo answers questions about Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation.
JIL and GW Law Launch a First-of-Its-Kind Partnership: JIL@GW
June 3, 2022
Justice Innovation Lab and George Washington University Law School have launched a first-of-its-kind partnership JIL @ GW in which students work with practitioners to help solve some of the justice system’s most pressing and complex problems.