Category: News & Media

Emmanuel Rayes (3L) co-authored with Dr. David Utzke, Head of Virtual Currency and International Technical Specialist (Offshore Compliance) for the IRS,  the chapter “Virtual-Currency Regulatory Developments” which was published in Professor William Byrnes’ Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture and Recovery and Compliance — A Global Guide (LexisNexis). Ashley Paulson (3L), currently working in a DEA internship position, […]

Professor William Slomanson will be presenting at the inaugural LegalED conference titled Igniting Law Teaching (ILT) on Friday, April 4, 2014 at American University, Washington College of Law, in Washington DC. Professor Slomanson’s topic is “Blended Learning: A Flipped Class Experiment.” It will focus on his Fall 2013 class where he flipped his federal civil […]

It’s really happening! I made it! I’m graduating! Those were the overall sentiments felt by TJSL students attending the February 26, 2014 grad fair hosted by the Student Services Department held on the 5th floor in the Student Lounge. “Graduating from law school represents much more than just a finish line,” said Criminal Law Fellow […]

By Ryan Larson (3L) & Amanda Bremseth (3L) On February 21, the Center for Sports Law and Policy and the Sports Law Society welcomed “Super Agent” Leigh Steinberg back to Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Mr. Steinberg returned to promote his new book, “The Agent”, as well as to share stories and provide insight and […]

National Underwriter Sales Essentials: Prospecting, a new book by Associate Dean William Byrnes, was released February 10, 2014. “The National Underwriter Sales Essentials Series combines all of the most practical, proven sales techniques advisors, agents, brokers, producers, sales managers or agency owners need to convert prospects into customers, win new business, and to grow sales,” […]

The 2014 Women and the Law conference, held on Friday, February 21, focused on women and the military. This event provided an opportunity to learn about a number of issues, including whether new statistics on sexual assault in the military warrant legislative changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and explored the topic of […]

On February 14th, Professor Joy L. Delman participated in a conference at the UC San Diego Medical School discussing bioethical issues in medical cases in an Ethics Panel for the fourth year medical students. Professor Delman serves as a member of the UC San Diego Health System Ethics Committee. The conference is held every year […]

Tiffany McCloud, 3L, has accepted a position as an Assistant Public Defender with the 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida in West Palm Beach. With approximately 100 attorneys, the West Palm Beach Public Defender’s Office has several divisions including: appellate, mental health, county court, felony, investigations, intake, juvenile, major crimes and social services. Motivated by the […]

Congratulations to third-year TJSL Criminal Law Fellow Samantha I. Morales on her recent publication in Seattle University School of Law’s American Indian Law Journal, a major law journal focused on Native American issues. Morales’s article “Until Yesterday: Deterring and Healing the Cyclical Gender-Based Violence in Indian Country” discusses the advances and limitations of the Violence […]

This year’s Barristers Ball held on February 14 on the USS Midway was a major success with over 500 people attending. “I want to thank all who attended this year’s Barristers Ball, said SBA President Milena Celentano. “It was truly rewarding to witness students, faculty, staff and alumni come together and celebrate one another’s accomplishments. […]

“Monday, February 3, 2014, marked a significant day in my life,” said newly appointed Director of the Center for Sports Law & Policy Jeremy Evans ‘11. “I will be working at my alma mater as the Director of the Center for Sports Law & Policy, while still running my own law practice in sports, entertainment, […]

Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp will travel to Modena, Italy over spring break in March. She will be involved in meetings and events at the University of Modena’s Marco Biagi Foundation (MBF) from March 17th – 19th. “This is my eighth consecutive trip to Modena for the annual comparative labor law conference in honor of the late […]