UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF LAW

Akron Law news archive

 

3/8/2011
Intellectual property law symposium on March 21
The latest developments in intellectual property law will be the focus of the 13th annual Richard C. Sughrue Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy on Monday, March 21 at the John S. Knight Center in Akron.
3/5/2011
Akron Law and Sughrue Mion PLLC Law Firm Sponsor 13th Annual Intellectual Property Law Symposium on March 21
The University of Akron School of Law and Sughrue Mion PLLC law firm will sponsor the 13th annual Richard C. Sughrue Symposium on Intellectual Property Law and Policy on Monday, March 21 from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the John S. Knight Center in Akron.
2/28/2011
Feb. 28
Professor Ann Schiavone is noted in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story about employee time devoted to political work for Pennsylvania State Sen. Jane Orie. The story is available here.
2/22/2011
Akron Law Trial Team is Runner-Up at ATLAC Competition
The University of Akron School of Law trial team had a strong performance at the recent Academy of Trial Lawyers at Allegheny County Competition (ATLAC, formerly Gourley) in Pittsburgh, Pa. The team, comprised of student advocates Amanda Bunner, Marissa Pappas and Nick McGroarty, finished in second place. 
2/18/2011
UA Board chair honored by NAACP
Ann Amer Brennan, long active in many community organizations, received the 2011 Award Recognition of Living Legends.
2/16/2011
Feb. 16
Professor Gary Spring was a guest on 90.3 WCPN's The Sound of Ideas regarding reforming Ohio's collective bargaining law. The show is available to listen to here .
2/9/2011
Discover Law Day to be Held Feb. 19
The Law School Admission Council has designated February as DiscoverLaw.org Month.  As part of a continuing commitment to diversity, The University of Akron School of Law and the Law School Admission Council will co-sponsor Discover Law Day Program.
2/8/2011
Feb. 8
Professor Ryan Vacca is quoted in an Associated Press story on Mardi Gras costume copyrights. This story is no longer available online.
1/27/2011
Jan. 27
Akron Law Announces New Criminal Expungement Clinic. Coverage is available from WEWS-TV ; and WKSU-FM.
1/27/2011
Akron Law Announces New Criminal Expungement Clinic
The University of Akron School of Law in cooperation with the City of Akron has announced a new initiative named the Akron Law Criminal Expungement Clinic. The City of Akron has provided Akron Law with a $10,000 grant to finance the program, which will allow Akron Law students to assist Akron residents on having their felonies expunged from their records. Students will work under the supervision of Akron Law Legal Clinic Director and Professor of Law J. Dean Carro and Akron Law graduate Aviva Wilcher, who will serve as director of the Criminal Expungement Clinic.


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