MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA —
Jennifer Oliva, an associate professor of law and public health at WVU, will be a visiting research scholar at Harvard University in spring 2019.
Oliva will conduct focused research on the national opioid epidemic in residence
at the Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the first member of the WVU Law faculty to
be a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School.
“It is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to work with the incredible
team of health law scholars and researchers at the Petrie-Flom Center,” said Oliva. “I
hope to meaningfully contribute to the center’s important and innovative work aimed
at addressing the national overdose crisis while I continue to develop my research.”
Oliva’s scholarship focuses on health care law and policy, the law of evidence, and
veteran benefits law and policy. She is currently completing a trilogy of legal
essays and articles about the opioid epidemic. She will finish her last article
in the trilogy,
Prescription Drug Compliance: Detailing, Discounts, and Disciplinary Boards,
while at Harvard.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — WVU Law has once again made preLaw Magazine’s list
of the nation’s Best Value Law Schools.
WVU Law scored a grade of A-, which is higher than 178 other law schools approved
by the American Bar Association (ABA). Only 25 law schools scored higher. This
is the fourth consecutive year WVU Law has been named a Best Value.
PreLaw Magazine selects Best Value Law Schools based on graduates’ bar passage and
employment rates, tuition and cost of living, and average student indebtedness
after graduation.
“WVU Law’s consistent recognition as a Best Value Law School demonstrates the strong
effort from faculty and staff to provide our students with an exceptional legal
education and career-building opportunities at an affordable price,” said
Gregory Bowman, dean of the College of Law.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — Legal scholars concerned about economic justice and other
social issues are meeting at WVU Law Nov. 2-3.
The conference,
Rising Together for Economic Hope, Power and Justice, is the annual meeting
of ClassCrits, a network for the critical analysis of law and economic inequality.
Presenters will examine a range of social concerns, including the opioid crisis,
child and health care, immigration, poverty, racial inequality, economic development,
and democracy.
Discussion panel sessions are open to the public and admission is free.
“Legal scholars have the ability to provide fresh perspective and insight on some
of the most pressing issues that face society,” said WVU law professor
Matthew Titolo
, who is helping organize the conference. “When we gather like this, the result
can be engaging and viable solutions that we take back to our own classrooms and
communities.”
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — The Honorable Richard A. Robinson, the first African-American
Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, will deliver the 2018 Ihlenfeld
Lecture at WVU Law on Nov. 7 at 12 p.m. in the
Marlyn E. Lugar Courtroom
A 1984 graduate of the WVU College of Law, Robinson will discuss the judiciary in
a multicultural world. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
Robinson was appointed as Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court in 2018
after serving five years on the court. Before that, he was a judge on the Connecticut
Appellate Court and a Connecticut Superior Court judge. He has also served as presiding
civil judge for the New Britain, Ansonia/Milford, and Stamford judicial districts
in Connecticut.
Throughout his legal career, Robinson has served in human rights and educational
organizations, including the NAACP, the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights
and Opportunities, and the Connecticut Judicial Education Curriculum Committee.
His work in human rights has been recognized by the Connecticut State Bar Association,
the NAACP, and the Connecticut Bar Foundation.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA - WVU Law professor Matthew Titolo has
been awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholar grant for the spring 2019 semester.
As a Fulbright Senior Scholar,
Titolo will teach and study at the University of La Laguna in Tenerife, Spain,
focusing on international commercial law and European Union law. He will also
lecture on his forthcoming book, “Privatization and Its Discontents:
Infrastructure, Law and American Democracy”, to be published by Cambridge
University Press.
“The Fulbright grant is a great
opportunity for me to work with scholars in interdisciplinary groups and deepen
my knowledge,” said Titolo. “I look forward to continued collaboration with
colleagues across the Atlantic in the coming years. The work I do in Tenerife
and the working relationships I will make there will help enrich my teaching
and scholarship when I return to WVU.”
Titolo teaches legal history,
contracts, international commercial law and remedies at WVU Law. He earned his
J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and holds a master’s degree
in English Literature from the University of Texas, Austin, and a Ph.D. in
English Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles. Titolo
earned his B.A. in English from Baruch College. He is currently pursuing a
Ph.D. in American and European History at West Virginia University.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA— WVU Law and the West Virginia Securities Commission are
hosting a free workshop to help new and existing entrepreneurs in the Mountain
State grow their business.
The
Raising Capital Workshop takes place on October 4 from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. at the
Clubhouse at Coonskin Park in Charleston, West Virginia.
“There is a lot of opportunity for growth in West Virginia, but with that opportunity
comes important legal and business considerations,” said
Priya Baskaran
, director of the
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law Clinic at WVU. “We’ve designed this workshop
to help entrepreneurs succeed.”
Participants in the Raising Capital Workshop will learn about the legal options for
funding their West Virginia-based business and how to meet regulatory requirements.
They will also learn more about crowdfunding and free legal services and resources.
A panel
of WVU Law professors will lead
the discussion starting at 12 p.m. on September 17 in the Marlyn E. Lugar
Courtroom at the law school.
Admission
is free and the public is invited to attend.
This year’s
Constitution Day panelists are Robert
Bastress, John W. Fisher II Professor of Law; Anne
Lofaso, Arthur B. Hodges Professor of Law; and John
Taylor, Jackson Kelly Professor of Law.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House of Delegates elected Roger Hanshaw '12 (R-Clay) as
the 58th Speaker of the West Virginia House on August 29.
Speaker Hanshaw succeeds former Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, who resigned last
week. He becomes just the second Republican to serve as leader of the House of
Delegates since the current state Capitol was built in the 1930s.
“With great humility, I accept this opportunity to help make West Virginia a better
place to live, work and raise a family,” Hanshaw said. “We have made great strides
in the past four years under Speaker Armstead’s leadership, and I hope to build
on that foundation so we can continue to improve our economy, inspire business
investment and help create jobs for all West Virginians.”
Hanshaw, 38, is currently serving in his second term in the House of Delegates. The
Vice-Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he also serves as Chairman of the Legislature’s
Joint Committee on Flooding.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — A new class of West Virginia Lawyers and Leaders has
been recognized at WVU Law.
WVU Law and West Virginia Executive magazine established the Lawyers and Leaders
Awards in 2017 to recognize lawyers who have made a positive impact on the state
and the nation.
Award winners have dedicated their career to serving others and their communities.
Recipients must practice in West Virginia and/or be graduates of WVU Law.
“The professionals chosen for these awards demonstrate exemplary leadership, a commitment
to service and, of course, an unbreakable bond with the state of West Virginia.
We are proud to showcase them and their wonderful accomplishments,” said
Gregory Bowman, dean of the College of Law.
MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA — With classes underway, first-year students at the West
Virginia University College of Law have officially begun their legal careers.
There are 113 students in the WVU Law Class of 2021, which is an increase of almost
four percent over last year. First generation college students make up one-third
of the class.
