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2023 EDR blog year in review
Jan 04, 2024As we enter the new year, we are reflecting on where we’ve been and where we’re going. As part of that, we’re looking back at the EDR blog topics we covered last year, which included an overview of the EDR program’s future direction, discussion of why conflict tends to be so challenging for people, and exploration of key conflict competencies—i.e., key skills for making conflict productive.
Honoring a single mother’s sacrifice: Kroesche family expands scholarship program to Utah Law
Jan 03, 2024Navigating law school as a single parent has been challenging, but an understanding S.J. Quinney staff and faculty—and help from the Beatrice F. Kroesche Memorial Scholarship—have made the journey easier for 2L Paulina Barboza.
Helping consumers make cents of finance law: Meet honors attorney Vince Mancini
Dec 28, 2023Vince Mancini’s goal when he started at Utah Law in 2020 was finding a legal job in the public interest sector—and when he graduated in 2023, his years of focus within this specialty paid off.
Correlativity of rights and duties: Why should I care? (Part 1)
Dec 27, 2023This post introduces correlativity by addressing the “why” and “how” of the disappearance of correlativity as a fundamental jural concept, while the libertarian, as well as the law and economics and schools of jurisprudence, have gained predominance.
Professor Paul Cassell speaks to Salt Lake Tribune about Operation Underground Railroad founder investigation
Dec 26, 2023Professor Paul Cassell, an expert in criminal law and a former federal judge, recently spoke to The Salt Lake Tribune about the Utah Attorney General’s investigation of Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) founder Tim Ballard, who is facing sexual assault allegations.
Alumni Relations Director Lori Nelson retires after 30-year legal career
Dec 21, 2023Congratulations to alumni relations director Lori Nelson, who will be retiring at the end of 2023! Nelson began her position at the S.J. Quinney College of Law in November 2015 after more than 20 years of law practice.
Association of American Law Schools and Golden Rule Project recognize students and staff for pro bono work
Dec 19, 2023Utah Law congratulates Professor Chris Peterson, 2L Avery Emery, and Dr. Caisa Royer, director of the Pro Bono Initiative, for being named to the Association […]
Pursuing a career in corporate law: Meet 2L Jade Trinh
Dec 18, 2023When 2L Jade Trinh was four years old, she and her family immigrated to the United States. She learned English by watching movies and shows […]
Professor Amos Guiora quoted in article about California State University misconduct scandals
Dec 15, 2023Professor Amos Guiora, an expert in complicity and director of the S.J. Quinney College of Law Bystander Initiative, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about sexual misconduct scandals at California State University.
Remembering Carey Serassio Seager: Sisters recall years at Utah Law together
Dec 14, 2023Four sisters never planned to attend the same law school. But as luck would have it, it happened anyway. The Serassio sisters include Melanie (’98), Helen (’00), Carey (’02) and Serena (’07), each with a unique story as to how they ended up at Utah Law.
A blossoming legal career: Read about the unique way 2L Ashley Koford started at SLC’s Lotus Company
Dec 12, 2023After taking a break from the hospitality industry during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2L Ashley Koford began looking for a new job when restaurants opened again […]
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones profiled about clerking for late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Dec 07, 2023Professor RonNell Andersen Jones was profiled in Slate magazine and the Deseret News about clerking for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who recently passed away.
Pre-trial practice: Find out why students say this class is a “must-take”
Dec 06, 2023Professor Randy Dryer has taught the pre-trial practice class every fall semester at the S.J. Quinney College of Law for 12 years. An alum of the law school himself, Dryer says the most rewarding part of the class is sharing his many years of experience litigating civil cases and giving students a realistic look at the world of litigation.
Dean Kronk Warner featured in Washington Post article about U.S. News law school rankings
Dec 04, 2023Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner was interviewed in a Washington Post article about U.S. News & World Report’s annual law school rankings and Yale Law School’s 2022 decision to stop cooperating with the publication.
College of Law mourns passing of Justice O’Connor
Dec 01, 2023The S.J. Quinney College of Law mourns the loss of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who passed away today. A deeply respected jurist, […]
Destructive conflict tendencies vs. productive conflict choices
Dec 01, 2023In my last blog, I described what conflict competence is and summarized the key conflict competencies that empower us to deal with conflict skillfully and productively. In this blog, I build on those ideas to explore the choices we make when dealing with conflict and the way in which different choices lead to very different outcomes.
Adjunct Professor Robert Harrison discusses LABS research and ethics focus
Nov 22, 2023Though Assistant Professor Robert Harrison has taught at Utah Law for just one year, he is excited to continue and says the most rewarding part of teaching here is spending his time learning with students.
From supply chains to securities law: 3L John McIntyre prepares for role at national law firm
Nov 16, 2023Elle Woods continues to influence law students more than 20 years after she made her (theatrical) debut at Harvard Law School: 3L John McIntyre says the film Legally Blonde first encouraged him to become a lawyer.
Trusting your instincts: Recent graduate Abby Philips discusses new role as judicial law clerk at Department of Justice
Nov 14, 2023Abby Philips was in her second year of law school when she learned about the Department of Justice’s honors program, in which students across the country apply for a limited number of spots in each area.
Professor James Holbrook to receive Utah Philanthropy Day Heart and Hands Award
Nov 09, 2023Utah Law is pleased to announce that Jim Holbrook will receive the Utah Philanthropy Day Heart and Hands Award on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at a special luncheon held downtown for Utah Philanthropy Day.
The Bureau of Land Management’s Changing Landscape
Nov 09, 2023In 2003, Bruce Babbitt, former Secretary of the Interior, observed, “The day is coming, I believe, when the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), so often dismissed as the Bureau of Livestock and Mining, will be better known as the Bureau of Landscapes and Monuments.”[1] Twenty years later, it is still uncertain whether Babbit’s statement was prescient or aspirational. However, the BLM appears poised to take a meaningful step toward the latter moniker.