Established in 2010, the Kerry Adam Lewiecki Award (KAL) is given annually to a JD or CRES student who embodies the values that JD/CRES student Kerry Adam Lewiecki displayed throughout his life.

Second-year law student, Leslie Neu has been named recipient of the 2020-21 Hans Linde Fellowship at the School of Law.

For many law students, COVID-19 interrupted summer employment plans. However, thanks to major sponsorships through the Nancy and Dave Petrone Business and Law Success Initiative Fund and the AccessLex Institute, 30 Oregon Law students were able to gain valuable hands-on, practice-focused experience during the global pandemic.

Oregon Law alumnus Jeffrey Beaver recently donated a major gift to create and fund the Jeffrey A. Beaver Law Student Scholarship Endowment. The scholarship endowment will help provide financial assistance to students from underrepresented populations and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.  

Professor Michael Higdon met with students, faculty, and administrators during a two-day “virtual visit” to Oregon Law as the 2020 Galen Distinguished Guest in Legal Writing. 

Hans Linde, retired Oregon Supreme Court justice and former professor at the University of Oregon School of Law, died August 31 in Portland. He was 96.