The Akron Law Review is pleased to congratulate its 2013-2014 Editorial Board

The Akron Law Review is pleased to congratulate its 2013-2014 Editorial Board as follows:

Editor-in-Chief: Casey Davis
Executive Editor of Student Writing: Julianna Clark
Executive Editor of Production: Jyme Mariani
Managing Editor of the Akron Tax Journal: Laura Fryan
Managing Editor of the Akron Intellectual Property Journal: David Anderson
Managing Editor of the Akron Journal of Constitutional Law and Policy: Stephen Eckinger
Articles Editors: Jill Machniak-Gallagher and Joseph Manno
Production Editors: Daniel Eisenbrei, Zachary Hawks, Alexandra Ripich, Thomas Scanlon, Amanda Smith

Akron Law BLSA Chapter to Compete at National Level

Akron Law’s BLSA chapter had a very successful weekend at the Midwest BLSA Regional Convention in St. Louis this past weekend.

3Ls Eric Foster and Terence Baptiste earned honors as second runners up in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition. They will compete at the national level during the National Black Law Students Association Convention in Atlanta, GA from March 6 – 10. The team is coached by professors Rick Strong and Elizabeth Shaver.

In addition, the Akron BLSA chapter was honored as the Midwest Black Law Student Association’s Small Chapter of the Year and will also compete for the title at the national level in Atlanta. This year’s BLSA officers are Terence Baptiste (President), Lavell Payne (Vice President), Samantha Hardin (Attorney General), and Lauren Simmons (Corresponding Secretary).

Please congratulate our team, our BLSA chapter, and our school for these outstanding achievements.

LAW to host Guest Speaker Claudia Bayliff on Feb. 18

The Law Association for Women is very excited to host national expert on sexual violence, Claudia J. Bayliff, Esq.  She will be presenting two separate topics on Monday, February 18th, in Room 167, on the following topics:

LUNCH provided for all who RSVP: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W3DNSKF

12:15pm – Raped or “Seduced”?  How Language Helps Shape Our Response to Sexual Violence

AND

5:15pm – The Justice Gap for Sexual Assault Victims What Are We Going to Do to Close It?

Ms Bayliff is an attorney and educator with twenty-four years of experience working on issues related to sexual violence. She was also the first Chief of the United States Air Force’s worldwide Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program.

Contact Rebekah Berry-Chaney with questions: rlb91@zips.uakron.edu

A full synopsis of each program can be found at: https://docs.google.com/file/d/1I9KWBeJ46bzy2wD0l3G01TDYLN9DEvvaF0sIXpM_578xQ1bhbIFva6aBaSBe/edit?usp=sharing

ABA Mock Trial Team Finishes Top 4 In Nation

As you may remember, the team of Tony Wise, Kelsie Carson, Kelle Redepenning, and Joshua Rau competed in and won the 9th Annual American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law regional tournament in Boston this past October.  As a result, they advanced to the national tournament along with the winning teams from each of the seven other regions (New York, Washington DC, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Dallas).

Last weekend our advocates competed in the national tournament in Dallas, TX.

Coach Daniel Leister (’12) and Brian Dedez (’09) are proud to announce that after a day of trials against the top eight teams in the U.S., the University of Akron School of Law advanced to the national semifinals.  In other words, out of the original field of 98 law school teams, Akron was one of only four teams from across the country remaining.

In the semifinals, we lost what we were told was a very, very close decision.  What was really impressive was the fact that Akron had already faced the eventual national champion (the University of Pennsylvania) in the preliminary rounds before both teams advanced to the semis.  Akron was the only team in the tournament to face both the national champion and the national runner up (Quinnipiac).  We stood toe to toe with each one.

These kinds of results only happen when the students give their complete energy, effort and focus. In making the conscious choice to do so, the students were the picture-perfect representation of Akron Law: professional, diligent, ethical, and the hardest-working team in the courtroom.