LaFonda Willis ’20 has accepted an offer for a one-year judicial clerkship with Judge Bernice Bouie Donald of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit beginning August 2022. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over district courts in Ohio, […]
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UDC Law grads gain low bono experience through DCALF fellowship
UDC Law is excited to announce the launch of a partnership with DC Affordable Law Firm (DCALF) and Georgetown University Law Center that will provide recent UDC Law graduates with low bono experience.
Read More3L Tonée Jones to serve as Writer in Residence with D.C. Bar
The D.C. Bar has selected 3L Tonée Jones as a member of the inaugural class of its Writers in Residence Program. From now until June 2021, Jones will help the D.C. Bar staff writers in creating content for its multimedia channels, including Washington Lawyer magazine, the D.C. Bar’s flagship publication. […]
Read MoreAlumni, DCSLF Board Members listed in WaPo Best Lawyers
Eleven alumni and three DC School of Law Foundation Board members earned listings in The Washington Post’s special Best Lawyers Magazine in September 2020. Nina Ginsberg ’78 was listed in three categories, and David Krakoff appeared in two categories. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Criminal, White Collar: Anthony P. Bisceglie ’78, Bisceglie […]
Read More2L Nija Bastfield receives Pipeline Diversity Scholarship from NAMWOLF
The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) awarded 2L Nija Bastfield with the 2020 Pipeline Diversity Scholarship for the 2020-2021 school year.
Read MoreAlumni Tony Oppegard ’80 in the news for representing Kentucky coal miner
Longtime coal miners’ lawyer Tony Oppegard ’80 is in the news again for his representation of a Kentucky coal miner. “Federal law gives miners the right refuse to work in unsafe conditions, said Lexington attorney Tony Oppegard who represents Rice along with attorney Wes Addington of the Appalachian Citizens’ Law […]
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2L Jamal Bailey receives Hennessy Fellowship
UDC Law student Jamal B. Bailey was named to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Hennessy Fellows Program, a partnership with Hennessy & Co. awarding a total of $10 million to high-achieving graduate students studying at HBCUs.
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Debo Adegbile named Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Chair of Civil Rights
The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC Law) is excited to announce that Debo Adegbile will serve as the 2019-2020 Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Chair of Civil Rights. Adegbile is a member of the Government and Regulatory Litigation group at WilmerHale. He was chosen as the newest Rauh […]
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Richard L. Trumka talks history, future of unions and labor at 27th Annual Rauh Lecture
On Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka delivered the 27th Annual Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Lecture, linking the history and future of labor rights and reminding the audience of Joseph L. Rauh’s role in paving the way for union democracy. Trumka’s long-time mentor and friend Joseph “Chip” […]
Read MoreBeloved UDC Law Professor Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke dies at 72
Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, a beloved member of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) family since 2003, died Oct. 22 at the age of 72. Prof. Reuben-Cooke joined the UDC Law faculty in 2007 after serving as an administrator at UDC for four years. As a member of the UDC […]
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