UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW
Akron Law news archive
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2/11/2013
Feb. 11
A New York Times story on changes to legal education mentions our recent tuition decision. Text is available here. -
2/7/2013
Feb. 7
Akron Law's plan to freeze law tuition beginning fall 2013 and offer non-residents the in-state law tuition rate is covered in the National Law Journal; The Cleveland Plain Dealer; Crain's Cleveland Business and the Akron Beacon Journal. -
2/6/2013
Bucking the Trend and Saving Bucks for Students: Akron Law Freezes Tuition for Incoming Class, Cuts Out-of-State Surcharge
To avoid falling victim to a national trend hurting law schools around the country, The University of Akron School of Law has developed a proposition that improves the value of a law degree. -
2/5/2013
Patent Law Expert to Speak on Whether Human Genes Are Patentable March 5
Professor Dan L. Burk, from University of California, Irvine School of Law, will visit The University of Akron School of Law on Tuesday, March 5 at 3 p.m. as part of the annual Albert and Vern Oldham Intellectual Property Law lecture series. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Akron Law, 150 University Ave., Room 152. One hour of free continuing legal education credit will be offered, and a reception will immediately follow the lecture. -
2/5/2013
Feb. 5
Professor Martin H. Belsky is quoted in an Akron Legal News story on declining applications law schools nationwide. Text is available here . -
2/4/2013
Feb. 4
Akron Law Receives an A- from National Jurist magazine in their annual "Best Value" Rankings. -
2/4/2013
Deputy Director of USPTO to Be Keynote Speaker at 15th Annual IP Symposium
In October 2011, the most significant changes to U.S. patent law since the Patent Act of 1836 were enacted into law with the “America Invents Act (AIA).” The Honorable Teresa S. Rea, deputy under secretary of commerce for Intellectual Property and deputy director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, will discuss the agency’s implementation of AIA at the 15th annual Richard C. Sughrue Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy on Monday, March 4 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The symposium will be held at the John S. Knight Center in Akron and is co-sponsored by The University of Akron School of Law and Sughrue Mion PLLC law firm. -
2/3/2013
National Expert on Sexual Violence to Speak Feb. 18
Akron Law's Law Association for Women will host Claudia J. Bayliff, Esq, a nationally recognized expert on sexual violence, on Monday, Feb. 18. Bayliff is an attorney and educator with 24 years of experience working on issues related to sexual violence. She was also the first Chief of the U.S. Air Force's worldwide Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program. -
2/1/2013
Authors Jim and Nancy Petro to Hold Lecture on How the Innocent are Convicted
Jim and Nancy Petro, authors of the book “False Justice – Eight Myths That Convict the Innocent,” will visit The University of Akron School of Law on Thursday, March 14 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. for a lecture titled “How We Convict the Innocent (and How We Can Stop).” -
2/1/2013
Feb. 1
Professor Carro is noted in an Canton Repository story on the upcoming Law, Love & Chocolate event in Canton that is available here .
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