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The Honorable David Brewer served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 2013-2017, when he retired from the bench.
Distinguished guests and visiting professor bring diverse approaches to legal writing
São Paulo, with a population of 11.9 million, is Brazil’s largest city. In a global city with strong influence in arts, entertainment, finance, commerce and law, Oregon Law’s Associate Professor Elizabeth Tippett met with dignitaries, academics and lawyers from the São Paulo’s robust legal community.
A Q&A with Associate Professor Michael Fakhri, faculty co-leader of the Food Resiliency Project.
The University of Oregon School of Law welcomed 154 new law ducks to the Knight Law Center August 19, 2019. Drawn to the law school for a diversity of reasons, the new students all join a legal community with an enduring legacy that spans more than 135 years.
OLSPIF is a nonprofit, student-run organization that hosts an annual fundraising auction in February. The money received from the auction provides law students pursuing careers in public interest with $4,000 stipends.
Three new specializations in water, climate change and land use conflict will be offered to graduate students just in time for the 2019-20 academic year. Now, students pursuing their Master’s, JD, PhD or professional graduate degrees will get a deeper understanding of the participatory processes, decision-making constraints, and tools to address environmental disputes.
Oregon Law has a strong tradition of public service. In its 28th year, the Oregon Law Students Public Interest Fund (OLSPIF) continues this legacy by naming 15 first-year and second-year students as the 2019 OSLPIF recipients.
This August, four new faculty members -- Sarah Adams-Schoen, Angela Addae, Howard Arnett and Latisha Nixon-Jones -- will join Oregon Law.