In his op-ed for Slate on August 17, Why Congressional Efforts to Protect the Postal Service Are Proving So Ineffectual, Professor Frank O. Bowman wrote about the concerns over the U.S. Postal Service and its ability to handle mail-in voting for the 2020…
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Professor Abrams receives 2020 President’s Award from The Missouri Bar
Professor Doug Abrams received a 2020 President’s Award from Tom Bender, 2019-2020 president of The Missouri Bar, at its virtual annual meeting on September 16. The recognition is for individuals who have provided meritorious service to the bar. Professor Abrams has assisted The Missouri Bar for 30 years, acting in an advisory role to The Missouri Bar Board of Governors, authoring…
Featured LLM Alumna: Paula M. Young
Paula Marie Young had been practicing law since 1982 before she came to Mizzou Law in 2001 to get her LLM. Young grew up in St. Louis, Mo., and had stayed in her hometown to get degrees in political science and law from Washington University, where she graduated in the top 20 percent of her law class. “I graduated from…
Featured LLM Alumnus: Brian Jarrett
After practicing law in British Columbia for eight years, Brian Jarrett, PhD, became interested in the fields of mediation and arbitration. Wanting to learn more about dispute resolution, Jarrett enrolled in the LLM in Dispute Resolution degree program at Mizzou Law. “I chose Mizzou Law for the professors in the LLM program,” Jarrett said. “The professors were both researchers and…
Featured LLM Alumna: Cynthia Alkon
Cynthia Alkon, LLM ’02, is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Criminal Law, Justice, and Policy Program at Texas A&M University School of Law. Originally from San Francisco, Alkon received a BA in international relations from San Francisco State University and her JD from University of California Hastings. She had been practicing for 10 years and was…
Annual Awards Honor Staff for Excellence
Each year, faculty and staff nominate individuals for two awards – the Patricia H. Epps Memorial Award and the Jo Ann Humphreys Law Library Employee Performance Award. The award is kept secret until the official announcement at the annual fall luncheon. This year’s event was virtual via Zoom. The Patricia H. Epps Memorial Award was established in 1996 by the…
Professor Oliveri writes about new Title IX rules in Ms. Magazine
Professor Rigel Oliveri recently co-authored with Professor Carrie N. Baker a piece in Ms. Magazine, “How Some Universities are Bypassing Trump’s New Title IX Rules.” The article examines the Trump administration’s new Title IX regulations rolling back protections for survivors of sexual harassment and assault at schools and universities that went into effect Friday, August 14. The article looks at changes…
Assistant Dean Bob Bailey moderating Missouri Bar conference panel
Assistant Dean Emeritus Bob Bailey is moderating a breakout session at the Missouri Bar’s 25th Solo and Small Firm Conference. Like most conferences at this time, the presentation will be virtual, but with the ability to field questions from participants. His panel, “Arbitration Laws, Clauses and Hearing Fundamentals,” will be on August 19. The conference is from August…
Featured Alumnus: Chris Dunn
Chris Dunn, ’14, is the founder of GeoVelo, a multi-faceted business that creates geospatial forensic demonstratives among other geospatial business and legal intelligence services. He grew up around U.S. military bases while his father served in the U.S. Army, eventually moving to the Midwest to attend Kansas State University. After graduating with a BS and MS in geography and working…
Professor Lietzan Among New Public Members of the Administrative Conference
Professor Erika Lietzan has been appointed as one of eight new public members of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). ACUS is an independent federal agency dedicated to improving the administrative process through consensus-driven applied research and providing nonpartisan expert advice and recommendations for federal agency procedures. Its public members are academics, practicing lawyers, and other experts drawn…