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A panel of six female Illinois justices, including the three who serve on the Illinois Supreme Court, and the woman president of the state’s largest bar association, are coming to NIU to headline “Myra Bradwell: The Practice of Law in the Wake of Her Legacy.” The panel discussion is planned from 1 to 5 p.m....
The Northern Illinois University College of Law recently held its 11th Annual Minority Alumni Reception. Dean Jennifer Rosato and alumnus Vincent Cornelius (’89) hosted more than 100 students, alumni, faculty, judges and political leaders from the Chicago area. The Feb. 19 reception included special presentations honoring Chicago’s 21st Ward Alderman Howard B. Brookins Jr. (’88)...
The NIU Law Review Symposium will explore “Shelby County v. Holder: A New Perspective on Voting Rights” from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the Holmes Student Center. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Since that time, the constitutionality of the VRA has been...
The Northern Illinois University College of Law team of Samantha Brown and Daniel Kalina placed third in the American Bar Association’s Regional Client Counseling Competition. The competition took place Feb. 15 at the University of Illinois College of Law. Brown and Kalina, both third-year students, advanced to the final round out of 12 teams from various...
Northern Illinois University is now offering a new academic program that will put some undergraduates on the fast track to earn a law degree. The six-year Accelerated Law Degree program will enable designated political science majors to shave a year’s worth of time and expense off the typical seven years needed to earn both bachelor’s...
Mike Denning, a 2002 alum of the NIU College of Law, has been named to the Law Bulletin Publishing Company’s list of the 40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty who are “up and comers” in Illinois. Denning is a partner in Heyl Royster’s Rockford office. “Those who have witnessed Denning in action,” the Law Bulletin profile...
The Northern Illinois University College of Law will be hosting an exciting program about the importance of “giving back” (volunteer pro bono service). A panel discussion will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in the Riley Courtroom at the NIU College of Law. Keynote speaker Jonathan K. Baum, a prominent attorney...
What do NIU College of Law Dean Jennifer L. Rosato and pop star Selena Gomez have in common? Both are on the 2013 HispanicBusiness 50 Influentials list. which showcases the diversity that characterizes the American socioeconomic landscape. Hispanics now make up 17 percent of the U.S. population, or 53 million in all, according to the...
The NIU College of Law was ranked among the top public law schools in the nation based on value by the National Jurist magazine. As part of the 2013 Best Value Law Schools study, NIU Law was named among the top 45 public schools featured on the list, receiving a B+ as the overall rating...
Michael M. Oswalt has been named an assistant professor of law at NIU College of Law, where he will teach in the areas of labor and employment law, beginning this semester. Oswalt was most recently a law fellow for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in Washington, D.C., where he provided counsel to a variety...
The NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming, the College of Law, University Libraries and the Department of Communication are sponsoring a trip Monday, Oct. 14, to the “Joseph Smith Reenactment Trial and Panel Discussion” at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago. The reenactment trial will be a...
The NIU College of Law welcomed the Class of 2016 to their new home for the next three years. The new class gathered Aug. 12 in Swen Parson Hall to begin a week of orientation. The class of 103 students came to NIU with strong diverse backgrounds and from areas throughout the country. Students were officially...
