Pierce Law students awarded ABA fellowships to work on consumer protection and antitrust lawAdam Ibrahim of Northfield, MN, and Glenn Graham of Woodbridge, NJ were awarded eight-week paid fellowships by the ABA Section of Antitrust Law.
Graduating students to receive commencement awardsFranklin Pierce Law Center recently honored six graduating students with special recognition awards.
NH Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Linda S. Dalianis to Deliver Commencement AddressSpeakers are announced for Pierce Law's commencement exercises, to be held on Saturday morning, May 17, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Pierce Law celebrates World Intellectual Property DayFranklin Pierce Law Center will join institutions worldwide and the World Intellectual Property Organization in celebrating World Intellectual Property Day, held each year on April 26.
Pierce Law again ranks among top 5 schools in the nation for the study of IP lawPierce Law is joined in the 2009 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools by the University of California-Berkeley, Stanford University, George Washington University, and Columbia University.
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Minnesota Public Radio interviews Dean Hutson on "the torture question"
Dean Hutson was the guest for the lead hour of Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program, speaking about President Bush's policies on the interrogation and treatment of terror suspects.
Pierce Law student works on death penalty case reversed by U.S. Supreme Court
3L Frederick Millett spent his externship this past fall working on Snyder v. Louisiana, in which the high court ruled 7-2 to overturn a death penalty conviction.
April 10, 2008: Dahlia Lithwick is Bownes Forum speaker
Senior editor and legal correspondent for Slate magazine, Lithwick will give the annual Bownes Forum address on the topic "'Supreme Changes': How Supreme Court Press Coverage has Changed in a Few Short Years"
Professor John Orcutt to chair statewide committee promoting NH science and technology
Franklin Pierce Law Center Professor John Orcutt was recently elected chair of New Hampshire's "EPSCoR" Statewide Committee.
Pierce Law Announces Albert Schweitzer Fellows
Two Franklin Pierce Law Center students were recently selected to work with local community agencies to carry out a project that addresses the needs of local residents.
Pierce Law students win Best Oral Argument in Lefkowitz Moot
Daniel Landau of Chester, NH and Michael Farah of Arlington, TX, recently won "Best Oral Argument" at this year's Eastern Region Competition of the Saul K. Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition held in New York City.
Second Annual Student Intellectual Property Writing Competition
IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review invites entries for its annual IP writing competition.
Professor William O. Hennessey to speak at global HIV/AIDS Summit
Hennessey will speak about "Knowledge Holders and Knowledge Owners" at the 2nd Global Summit on HIV/AIDS, Traditional Medicine and Indigenous Knowledge, in Accra, Ghana.
Dean Hutson featured in Academy Award-winning documentary
An interview with Franklin Pierce Law Center Dean John D. Hutson regarding torture and interrogation techniques is featured in this year's Academy Award-winning documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side."
Pierce Law Alumni Appointed to NH Superior Court
Governor John Lynch appointed Kenneth Chad Brown JD '78 and Diane Nicolosi JD '86 to be judges on the states Superior Court
Annual auction to raise funds for public interest fellows
The annual Public Interest Coalition Auction fund the work of law students in unpaid positions with public interest organizations throughout the United States.
Pierce Law students compete in National Trial Competition
"The National Trial Competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious mock trial competitions in the United States" said Professor Buzz Scherr. "This is the third consecutive year Pierce Law has placed a team in the regional finals, and the fourth time in the last six years."
Justice grant funds public interest fellowship
The New Hampshire Bar Foundation awarded the Franklin Pierce Law Center a Justice Grant of $3,500 to fund a Public Interest Coalition fellowship.
First Recipients of Chairman's Scholarships announced
Pierce Law recently awarded its first Douglas J. Wood Chairman's Scholarships for academic excellence to thirteen students.
Professor John Garvey joins Carnegie initiative to reform law schools
Garvey is one of only about a dozen individuals from throughout the United States to be asked to participate, together with representatives from 10 law schools.
Pierce Law mourns loss of Trustee Morton E. Goulder
Morton E. Goulder of Hollis, NH, a long-time trustee of Franklin Pierce Law Center, died Friday, January 25. He was 87. "Mort Goulder was a great friend to the Franklin Pierce Law Center and a driving force behind our success," said Dean John D. Hutson.
New handbook on IP Management available online
A new intellectual property handbook featuring chapters by several Franklin Pierce Law Center faculty and alumni is now available online at www.iphandbook.org, offering a unique resource in intellectual property and innovation management.
10th Annual Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar in April
Pierce Law will host its tenth annual Comprehensive Patent Cooperation Treaty Seminar April 25-26.
Professor Simon Awarded Teaching Ethics and Professionalism Fellowship
Mitchell Simon, senior scholar at Franklin Pierce Law Center's Institute for Health, Law and Ethics, was recently awarded a fellowship from the National Institute for Teaching Ethics and Professionalism (NIFTEP).
Pierce Law Students Reach Quarterfinals at Criminal Procedure Moot Court
Franklin Pierce Law Center's moot court team of Adam Muller of West Palm Beach, FL, and Dan Dargon of Concord advanced to the quarterfinals at the 19th National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition at the University of San Diego School of Law.
First Recipients of Chairman's Scholarships announced
Pierce Law recently awarded its first Douglas J. Wood Chairman's Scholarships for academic excellence to thirteen students.
Professor John Garvey joins Carnegie initiative to reform law schools
Garvey is one of only about a dozen individuals from throughout the United States to be asked to participate, together with representatives from 10 law schools.
New handbook on IP Management available online
A new intellectual property handbook featuring chapters by several Franklin Pierce Law Center faculty and alumni is now available online at www.iphandbook.org, offering a unique resource in intellectual property and innovation management.
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