Class of 1980 Tony Oppegard ’80 continues the fight against corporate criminals in the mining industry. Oppegard told Yahoo! News that dusty conditions are “rampant” in mining, adding, “It’s not just illegal, it’s immoral to knowingly expose miners to a disease that basically strangles them to death.” The piece focuses on […]
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Class Notes Oct. 2021
Class of 1981 Andrew S. Birrell ’81, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, was sworn in as Secretary of the Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar. Class of 1982 Joyce McConnell ’82, serves as the first woman President of Colorado State University. Listen to her podcast interview on Bizjournals.com. Class of 1983 Karen Clopton ’83, […]
Read More#SimiCares Annual Day of Service and Scholarship will support student service, honor alum
The District of Columbia School of Law Foundation has announced the Simi Cares Scholarship and #SimiCares Annual Day of Service in honor of alumni Simi Abrol, ’16. Abrol died suddenly in 2018, less than two years after finishing her legal education at UDC Law. She had an unwavering dedication to […]
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Waller Fund established to support students in immigration law
The District of Columbia School of Law Foundation has announced the establishment of The Carolyn Waller ’77 Fund for Immigration & Human Rights (Waller Fund). Each year, the Foundation will award a scholarship to one
Read MoreHeather Shaner ’78, featured in Washingtonian, The Washington Post, NPR and Huffington Post for her work with Jan. 6 Insurrection defendants
Heather Shaner ’78 has gained significant media attention since this summer for her representation and education of defendants involved in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In June, a Huffington Post article profiled Shaner’s unusual approach to defending several of the people charged in the riot, which includes […]
Read MoreAlumni LaRuby May ’06 and Coy McKinney ’12 in the news for affordable housing efforts in D.C.
LaRuby May ’06 has been in the news for her effort to protect the rights of tenants – including her sister – whose D.C.-backed affordable building has been deemed unsafe. In The Washington Post, May said, “We have folk on the property who are not just first-time home buyers, they’re […]
Read MoreStan Myers ’03 becomes first African American military judge in South Carolina history.
Stanley Myers ’03, managing partner and attorney at Moore Bradley Myers (MBM), completed the 64th Military Judge Course becoming the third Military Judge for the South Carolina Army National Guard and the first African-American to hold this position in South Carolina. He is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the National […]
Read MoreFour UDC alumni elected to or honored by Washington Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division
Four UDC Law alumni were recognized by the Washington Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division (WBA-YLD) through elected leadership positions or WBA-YLD awards. Robert Baldwin, III ‘15, was sworn in as Chair WBA-YLD and was awarded the Chair Legacy Award for the second time. He also received the Young Lawyer of […]
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 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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