Akron Law Announcements

Moot Court Honor Society is having David Mills come to speak about his recent case in front of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Mills received a 9-0 decision in favor of his client in Ortiz v. Jordan, 131 S.Ct. 884. He has an extensive background in appellate practice and will speaking not only about the case, but also appellate practice in general. He has been featured in several articles from the ABA Journal and was one of the “Lawyers of the Year 2011” by Lawyers USA. 

 

This is event is open to anyone willing to attend. Mr. Mills will be speaking on Wednesday, September 26 in RM 151. This event is mandatory for all Moot Court Honor Society Members. 

 

For more information about David Mills please see the following: 

http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/the_long_shot/

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cleveland_solo_gets_a_supreme_court_win_ex-prisoners_625k_award_is_reinstat/

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/cleveland_solo_takes_his_civ_pro_case_ortiz_jordan/

Moot Court Honor Society will be having tryouts October 6th for people
interested in joining. Participants will only be required to give a 7
minute oral argument based on a closed-research problem. We will be
having informational meetings next Wednesday September 12 from 5:30 –
6:15 in RM 167 and on Wednesday September 19 from 12:15 – 1:00 in RM
167. Current MCHS members wanting to compete on external teams are encouraged to tryout again. Questions can be directed to Alex Armitage at
asa47@zips.uakron.edu

The Law Association for Women’s First General Meeting will be held Friday, September 7th, 2012 at 12:15 PM in room W-206. Let us welcome you back to school with free food and a quick discussion about upcoming social events, speaker presentations, and great pro bono opportunities like the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk and volunteering for the Battered Women’s Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties. You can RSVP at the meeting to attend the Akron Bar’s upcoming Women in Law Section Meeting, a fabulous networking opportunity for all law students! We look forward to seeing you there! 

Questions? Can’t make it? REACH US BY EMAIL AT: akron.law@uakron.edu 

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