Every law student must decide what type of law they want to practice - and what type of lawyer they want to be. Since day-one at Oregon Law, Alex Dionne JD ’21 has pursued the answer to these questions. 

Roy Dwyer won’t stop exploring the world, practicing law, or giving backBend personal injury attorney Roy Dwyer, BS ’59 (history), BL ’62 (law), has visited 45 countries, finding adventure around the world. The pandemic may have postponed further discovery this year, but he’s already making plans for when the world opens up again.

AARP: UO law professor Liz Tippett provides expert commentary.

Alumna Nicole Meyer, JD ‘20, had her first experience with the law school her freshmen year at the UO. 

Salon: UO law professor Liz Tippett wrote for The Conversation.

American University Washington College of Law Professor Lia Epperson will speak at the annual Derrick Bell Lecture on February 12, 2021.

Rennard Strickland, former University of Oregon School of Law Dean, passed away January 5, 2021, in Norman, Oklahoma. He was 80 years old. Strickland served as dean from 1997 to 2002, and on the faculty until his retirement in 2006.

Mary Morrison, master of laws (LLM) student at the University of Oregon School of Law, has been awarded the 2020-21 American Association of University Women (AAUW) fellowship and grant.

Ben Hovland is a commissioner and chair of the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC). As one of four commissioners of the EAC, Hovland has sought to use this position to improve election administration and remove barriers to voting.

Oregon Law’s top 10 stories of 2020.