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The Law Association for Women will host our a general meeting on March 7th from 12:15 pm-1:00 pm and from 5:00-5:45pm in room W-206. Please join us for lunch and a discussion about our upcoming events! Topics include: Our ongoing donation drive for the Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties; Pro-bono volunteer opportunities; Speakers; and upcoming social hikes and events. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP to Liz at eeo1@zips.akron.edu – Thank you!
It is time to vote for your Barrister’s Ball theme! The event this year is on Saturday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Radisson in downtown Akron. Dinner and drinks will be served, there will be live music and a DJ for entertainment, and much much more!
To vote for a theme, visit
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Barrister2012
You will have until Monday, March 5 at 11:59 pm to cast your vote.
Thanks for your vote! See you on April 14!
What: Moot Court Honor Society Internal Competition
Who: Open to All Law Students
When: March 25, 2012
Problem: To be distributed on Saturday, March 3, 2012
Sign-Up: E-mail Lia Evans (evans.lia@gmail.com) with your name & contact information by Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Students who wish to receive the problem as soon as it is distributed should sign up by Friday, March 2, 2012.
Prize: Monetary prize, amount TBD.
A panel discussion with Ninth District Court of Appeals Judges Whitmore, Belfance and Dickinson will be held this Wednesday, February 29th from 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm in room 151. The topic of discussion is “the dos and don’ts of appellate advocacy.” This is an intentionally broad topic, so please take this opportunity to ask the Judges any questions that you have regarding appellate advocacy, brief writing, oral argument, or anything else that comes to mind. Because this event is intended to be a panel discussion, please prepare a question or two for the Judges. This event is open to all law students, so feel free to invite others to attend.
The law school will be providing Jimmy John’s for this event.
The Akron Law Review is pleased to announce the members of the 2012-2013 Editorial Board:
Editor-in-Chief: Alex Armitage
Executive Editor: Ryan Doringo
Managing Editor of the Akron Journal of Constitutional Law and Policy: Justin Green
Managing Editor of the Akron Tax Journal: Amanda Lauer
Managing Editor of the Akron Intellectual Property Journal: David Prueter
Articles Editors: Melissa Marino and Angela Cox
Production Editors of the Akron Intellectual Property Journal: Brian Baker, Jessica Lopez