…Medical-Legal Partnership. We welcomed Professor Cynthia Tompkins as our Constitution Day speaker. We visited by Mr. Chidi James, VSB President. We announced the winner of the 2024 Thomas F. Blackwell Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Legal Writing, Kristen K. Tiscione. Our SBA welcomed new representatives. We…
Today, two bright Appalachian School of Law students, Tyler Starnes 3L and Meredith Waugh 3L, travel to New York City to compete in the 2024 Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition hosted by Pace University. This competition has been held annually since 1989 and is the premier…
…law school, Professor Graham practiced in-house commercial business law and general higher education law in the Office of Legal Affairs at Liberty University. Her practice focused primarily on advising client representatives on legal and regulatory compliance as well as drafting and reviewing contracts and policies for the university. She also…
ASL Professor Dawn Figueiras published a new article on the University of St. Thomas’ Holloran Center Professional Identity Implementation Blog on July 26, 2023. This article, “One Year Later: An Update on One Law School’s Faculty-Approved Implementation Plan,” follows up on her previous article outlining ASL’s Implementation Plan for complying…
…years as a trial defense attorney for Air and Space Force Service Members. Even though his military service took Mr. Blevins far away from Grundy, his heart always remained with ASL’s mission. He served as ASL’s Alumni Association president 2020-2021. Mr. Blevins is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth…
…tours include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan, with more than three years spent in a deployed environment. Dean Western is not only a distinguished military veteran but also a passionate legal scholar with expertise in International, Environmental, and Criminal Law. Dean Western graduated with a JD in 1997 from…
…of Attorneys General and as chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association. He worked with the federal government, the state legislature, and other stakeholders to promote a business friendly environment. Jerry served as secretary of public safety under Governor George Allen from 1994 to 1998 and as assistant U.S. attorney…
Dean Heidt received his B.S. from Emory and Henry College in Emory, VA and his J.D. from the George Washington University School of Law. Professor Heidt has also received a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science from the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. As a Master’s…
…Committee. He has served as Commonwealth’s Attorney for Buchanan County, Virginia,-and in that f;)Osi-tien sefVed as- the e-ounty’s chief criminal prosecutor. He also has served as a special prosecutor in adjoining jurisdictions. He served as the County Attorney for Buchanan County from 1984 to 1989 and again from 1992 to…
…she is. When we “see” others and they “see” us, it allows us to progress. Let us seek every day to see, hear and understand each other. Let us never forget that each of us, because of our uniqueness is value added. Every day, by virtue of our individual differences…
…out, advancing to the semifinals. The semifinal round against another smaller school (Washburn) was painfully close. Please congratulate Mr. Marant, Mr. Rundle, and Ms. Walpole Lassiter as you see them around. They all worked extremely hard in writing two briefs, and prepping for their oral arguments. We are extremely proud!…
…Rising 3L Senator: Joseph Gullett Rising 3L Senator: Joshua Marant Rising 3L Senator: Caitlen Myers Rising 2L Senator: Allainah Easterling Rising 2L Senator: Taylor Schmook Rising 2L Senator: Grayson Rockwell These future leaders will represent their peers with integrity and pride. Join us in congratulating them in their new roles….
