Abbe Dembowitz (L’20): Making a Difference
May 7, 2018 Impacting Change Our AlumniLaw schools typically cover topics ranging from monopolies to marriage to mergers. The mental health of lawyers? Not so much.
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Orientation 2025: Georgetown Law Welcomes 1,000+ New ‘Hoya Lawyas’
Before the fall semester began, incoming J.D. and LL.M. students had the opportunity to get a taste of what law school is like and to start exploring the nation's capital.
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GEMALaw Founder Raquel Braun (L’10) Honored With Alumni Achievement Award at 11th Annual Symposium
February 6, 2018 Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Our AlumniWhen Raquel Braun (L’10) was choosing law schools, she had to decide between Georgetown Law and a school that was advertising her chief interest, sports law. She opted to go to Georgetown and build what she wanted. At the time, Georgetown University…
Jerome H. Powell (L’79): Chairman of the Federal Reserve System’s Board of Governors
February 5, 2018 Our AlumniJerome H. Powell (L’79) was sworn in as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Monday, February 5. Powell was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on November 1 and confirmed by the Senate on January 23. He will serve…
Community Justice Project Clinic Case Featured on “Final Appeal”
January 2, 2018 Clinics Criminal Law Our Alumni Public Interest & Community ServiceBrian Reichart (L’12) hasn’t given up on the client he volunteered to represent in Georgetown Law’s Community Justice Project Clinic.
Georgetown Law Hosts 2017 Family Weekend
September 12, 2017 Campus News Faculty Our AlumniGeorgetown Law’s first-year J.D. class is among the best and the brightest ever seen on our campus — with a 3.79 grade point average, the highest ever. The class also has a strong commitment to public service, with experience in teaching, the Peace…
Members of the Georgetown Law Community Honored for Legal Achievement
May 9, 2017 Legal Research & Writing Our AlumniZachary Mason (L’16) has won a 2017 Distinguished Legal Writing Award, part of the Burton Awards for Legal Achievement, for his note, "Online Loans Across State Lines: Protecting Peer-to-Peer Lending Through the Exportation Doctrine." Mason, who wrote…
John Podesta (L’76) Delivers 2017 Graduating Class Lecture
April 18, 2017 Our AlumniWhen John Podesta (L’76) graduated from Georgetown Law with an interest in politics and environmental issues, he had no idea that his passion would lead him to serve one future president (Bill Clinton) as chief of staff, advise another future president (Barack Obama) on climate and chair the campaign of a 2016 presidential candidate (Hillary Clinton).
Two Georgetown Law Alumni Serving as Supreme Court Clerks
December 22, 2016 Our AlumniTwo graduates of Georgetown Law’s Evening Program, Betsy Henthorne (L’14) and Tiffany Wright (L’13), are clerking on the Supreme Court during the October 2016 Term. Henthorne is a clerk for Justice Elena Kagan; Wright is a clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Georgetown Law Presents..."The Night Of"
November 17, 2016 Our AlumniGeorgetown Law professors are of course the experts when it comes to discussing the presumption of innocence, prosecutorial ethics, reasonable doubt and more. But they got some able assistance from the entertainment world on Thursday, November 10 —…
Fifteen Georgetown Law Alumni in 115th Congress
November 10, 2016 Congress Our AlumniWhen the 115th United States Congress convenes in January, it will include two newly elected Georgetown Law alumni, bringing the total number of Law Center graduates serving in Congress to 15. Five serve in the Senate and 10 serve in the House of Representatives;…