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Professor Baker's Scholarship Pushes for Racial Conciliation Among Global Audience
December 20, 2007
Campbell University law professor Anthony Baker spent the last year traveling the globe and sharing his views on slavery and other issues of race through the lens of legal history.
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Dean Melissa Essary interview on WUNC-TV about Raleigh move
December 19, 2007
Dean Melissa Essary gives further details about the Law School's move to Raleigh.
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Campbell Law School's Juvenile Justice Program Recognized By
State
December 17, 2007
Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law was recognized for its Juvenile Justice Mediation program. Law Professor Jon Powell, coordinator of the program, accepted an award Friday, Dec. 14, on behalf of the Law School from Linda Hayes, chair of the Governor's Crime Commission of North Carolina.
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Class of '84 Law graduate provides first major gift to campaign for Raleigh
December 06, 2007
John C. Bruffey, Jr., Partner in the firm of Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP, Atlanta, has made the first major commitment to the School of Law's Campaign for Raleigh with a pledge of $250,000. Bruffey is a member of the Campbell School of Law Class of 1984. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Campbell Law School Wins National Moot Court Regional Championship
November 17, 2007
Top recognition goes to the Campbell University School of Law's Moot Court team for taking first place, for garnering best brief honors, and for receiving the Outstanding Oralist Award at the National Moot Court Regional Championship held in Richmond, Va., the weekend of Nov. 17.
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Clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court Inspires Campbell Law Students
November 14, 2007
On November 14, 2007, William K. Suter, Clerk of the United States Supreme Court, addressed the first-year class at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. Suter was the fourth speaker this semester in Campbell's award winning Professionalism Lecture Series. The theme of his address was public service and leadership.
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Campbell Law Alum Awarded 2007 ABA Minister of Justice Award
November 02, 2007
The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section awarded its 2007 Minister of Justice Award to 1996 Campbell Law alum, Lt. Col. Stuart Couch, U.S. Marine Corps, at a ceremony on November 2, 2007.
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Law Students Engage Supreme Court Justice Scalia at Helms Center Program
October 26, 2007
Nearly 20 Campbell School of Law students attended an October 26, 2007 awards program sponsored by the Jesse Helms Center where U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin G. Scalia received the 2008 Nance Medal of Freedom, an annual award presented to a government official for public service.
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R. Steve Bowden, Law Class of '79, receives Campbell University's Distinguished Alumnus Award
October 24, 2007
Buies Creek-Greensboro attorney and activist R. Steve Bowden was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Campbell University at the 2007 Homecoming event held Saturday, Oct. 20. Bowden is the founding member of R. Steve Bowden & Associates, a personal injury law firm in Greensboro.
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Ethics Scholar from Pepperdine Law Speaks to Campbell Law Students
October 24, 2007
Buies Creek, NC - Professor Robert Cochran addressed first year Campbell School of Law students as part of the 2007-08 Professionalism Series, speaking on the topic of faith and the law and highlighting the valuable role of the Christian lawyer. Professor Cochran is the Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law; where he is also the founder and director of the Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics. Cochran has authored or edited more than thirty-five articles and books, including Cases and Materials on the Legal Profession, Christian Perspectives and Legal Thought, and Lawyers, Clients, and Moral Responsibility.
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Campbell Law School's 2007 Professionalism Award Honoree
October 23, 2007
I. Beverly Lake, Jr., Former Chief Justice of the NC Supreme Court, was presented with Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law 2007 Professionalism Award on the evening of October 23, 2007. More than 100 members of North Carolina's legal community attended the event at the Cardinal Club in downtown Raleigh. Guests included members of the NC Supreme Court, NC Court of Appeals, several District Courts, alumni, government and business leaders, students, faculty, and staff from Campbell University School of Law.
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Campbell School of Law featured in the Princeton Review's
"Best 170 Law Schools: 2008 Edition"
October 22, 2007
Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law has been acclaimed by The Princeton Review as one of the nation's most outstanding law schools. The New York based education services company has featured Campbell Law in its 2008 edition of Best 170 Law Schools.
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Law Professor Kevin Lee Speaks at Oxford
October 19, 2007
Campbell Law Professor Kevin Lee lectured on the protection of intellectual property rights in a global world at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Christian Ethics at the University of Oxford in England. The theme of the conference was "Managerialism in Ethics." Lee's presentation examined the way the international legal system manages intellectual property rights.
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2007-08 Professionalism Series: Charles L. Becton, President-Elect of the NC Bar Association
October 17, 2007
Charles L. Becton, President-Elect of the North Carolina Bar Association, addressed first year students at the Campbell School of Law on September 25. Mr. Becton spoke on the topic of Social Justice. "Mr. Becton's address was inspirational and captivating for students and faculty alike," said Dean Melissa Essary.
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Federalist Society Speaker Discusses International Impact of Globalization
October 16, 2007
Mr. Doug Bandow, the Cobden Fellow in International Economic for the Institute for Policy Innovation in Lewisville, Texas, addressed members of the Campbell Law Federalist Society on Tuesday October 16, 2007. Mr. Bandow is also the Robert A. Taft Fellow at American Conservative Defense Alliance. He is the author of Foreign Follies: America's New Global Empire (Xulon Press). He served as a Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and Deputy Representative to the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.
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Campbell Law School announces move: Photos & quotes
October 08, 2007
Below are some photos and quotes from our local leadership on Campbell Law School's move to downtown Raleigh.
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Federalist Society Speaker Discusses Constitutionality of Business Incentives to Induce Economic Development
October 04, 2007
The Campbell School of Law Federalist Society hosted Dean Webster of the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law (NCICL) on October 4. Mr. Webster spoke on the topic of whether tax breaks and other monetary incentives offered by the State and local governments of North Carolina, to attract businesses to the state, are legal under the state constitution.
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Elite institution of legal education plans move by 2009
October 04, 2007
Harold B. Wells, Chairman of the Campbell University Board of Trustees, announced today that the Board of Trustees unanimously voted to move the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law from the University's main campus in Buies Creek, N.C. to downtown Raleigh by the fall of 2009. The school plans to move to 225 Hillsborough St., the building known as Hillsborough Place. The City of Raleigh was previously the largest state capital in the country to not have a law school within its city limits.
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Law Library Remodeled To Better Serve Students
September 19, 2007
In today's fast-paced and demanding environment, it is difficult to provide all the resources that our legal community requires in just one place. It is even more challenging to attempt to meet the many and diverse informational needs of our law students each day. Despite these challenges, the Campbell University School of Law Library endeavors to be a vital resource by offering outstanding service to law students, faculty and staff. Thanks to a recent grant from the Felburn Foundation, the Campbell law library was able to complete a full facility renovation.
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Campbell Law Federalist Society Hosts Deputy Director of the U.S. Embassy
September 18, 2007
Campbell Law Federalist Society Host Deputy Director of the U.S. Embassy
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2007 Campbell Law Grads Lead on NC Bar Exam
August 25, 2007
Campbell University School of Law graduates posted yet another "first" on the latest North Carolina Bar Exam, chalking up a 95% passage rate, the highest among students from the five North Carolina law schools who took the two day examination in July of this year. These latest results reflect Campbell Law's stature of having the best overall bar passage rate in the state for the past 16 years.
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Robert Jenkins Memorial Service Invitation and Program
August 20, 2007
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Welcome Class of 2010!
August 15, 2007
The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law welcomed the Class of 2010 on August 9, 2007! 128 new law students entered the law school hailing from all around the country. Those directly from undergraduate school joined former soldiers, engineers, and physicians to form this new group of future lawyers. Class credentials include a median LSAT score of 154 and a median GPA of 3.2.
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2007-08 Academic Year Begins with Law Convocation Program
August 12, 2007
Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law officially launched the 2007-08 academic year with a Convocation program on August 13. Campbell Law welcomed a 128 new first year students, officially known as the Class of 2010.
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Norman Adrian Wiggins remembered in funeral
August 11, 2007
About 600 people attended a memorial service and funeral on August 5 to honor the life of Norman Adrian Wiggins. The service was held at the D. Rich Memorial Building on the Campbell campus.
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Hundreds touched by life of Dr. Norman A. Wiggins
August 10, 2007
Some of the state's top political, religious, business and educational leaders gathered on Sunday, August 5 to pay respects to Dr. Norman Adrian Wiggins, former president and chancellor of Campbell University. Among the hundreds of students, supporters and friends in attendance were U.S. Congressman Bob Etheridge, N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshal, former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake, North Carolina Senator Fred Smith, and Baltimore Orioles Hall of Famer Hal (Skinny) Brown. All were touched by Wiggins' powerful example and influence as president of Campbell University from 1967-2003. Wiggins died Wednesday, August 1, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center of complications from lymphoma.
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Keep up to date with the new Campbell Law Brief
August 09, 2007
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Campbell Law Brief, a new bi-monthly newsletter for alumni and friends of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. The inaugural issue is now available at: http://www.alumni.law.campbell.edu/pdf/16.pdf
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Campbell Law alum awarded 2007 ABA Minister of Justice Award
August 09, 2007
The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section has awarded its 2007 Minister of Justice Award to 1996 Campbell Law alum, Lt. Col. Stuart Couch, U.S. Marine Corps, for his stand as a Guantanamo JAG prosecuting attorney who decided not to bring charges against a prisoner connected with the 9/11 attacks because of his belief that evidence in the case was coerced by torture.
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Wiggins' Vision Set Course for Law School's Success
August 02, 2007
Campbell University's Chancellor and former president, Dr. Norman Adrian Wiggins, died under hospital care in Winston-Salem, NC on August 1, 2007. Wiggins was president of Campbell from 1967-2003 and University Chancellor thereafter.
The faculty, staff, and students of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law join the entire Campbell University community in mourning of the loss of Dr. Wiggins. Speaking about Dr. Wiggins, Campbell University President Jerry Wallace said, "This great man's influence and legacy will survive as long as Campbell University endures."
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Former Campbell University President
Norman Adrian Wiggins dies
August 01, 2007
Winston-Salem - Campbell University's Chancellor and former president Dr. Norman Adrian Wiggins died under hospital care in Winston-Salem, N.C. on August 1, 2007.
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Korean law students practice courtroom skills at Campbell Law School
July 16, 2007
A delegation of law students from South Korea's Handong International Law School have been participating in a special study program at Campbell during the past three weeks. The students are enrolled in an intensive Trial Advocacy course and will be practicing their courtroom skills July 10-12 at the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law.
Also see the following story: Korean law students visit NC
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Korean law students visit NC
July 12, 2007
Twelve students from Korea's Handong International Law School spent three weeks at Campbell University, learning about the American legal system. They learned a semester's worth of litigation classes within that short period of time, but it wasn't the only challenge they faced. "As a Korean national, we're not really familiar with talking in front of people," said second year law student Min Chung. "It was challenging for me, personally."
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Law Library lands $133,400 grant to significantly increase collection
June 18, 2007
The Law Library of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University is pleased to announce the receipt of a $133,400 grant from the Felburn Foundation that will pay for the addition of The Making of Modern Law to the Library's permanent collection.
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Robert Allen Jenkins - Oct. 1, 1927-June 8, 2007
June 18, 2007
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we tell you of the death of Robert Allen Jenkins. Bob Jenkins was a beloved Professor at Campbell Law School from 1977 to 1999.
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Campbell Law School confers 109 degrees
May 21, 2007
Buies Creek - Campbell University's Norman A. Wiggins School of Law conferred 109 Juris Doctor degrees at a graduation hooding ceremony on Sunday, May 13, 2007.
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Davis Named New Law Development Director
May 07, 2007
Melissa Essary, Dean of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University, has announced the appointment of Britt Davis as the Law School's first Director of Development.
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Campbell School of Law A Finalist in World Arbitration Competition
May 03, 2007
The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University has once again received international honors for outstanding advocacy.
Campbell's International Commercial Moot Arbitration team was one of only 32 teams overall and only 10 American teams to make the final rounds of the 14th Annual Willem C. Vis Competition in Vienna, Austria. In a field of some 1,000 students representing 178 law schools from 51 countries on six continents, Campbell advanced beyond the preliminary rounds after arguing against Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (France), University of Hannover (Germany), and Belarusian State University/International Relations Faculty (Belarus). On the fifth day of the Competition, the team lost a close round to fifth-seeded ILS Law College of Pune, India.
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Calabria Honored with Iredell Award
April 18, 2007
Court of Appeals Judge Ann Marie Calabria was presented with the 2007 James Iredell Award by Campbell University's chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity on Feb. 21, 2007 at the North Carolina Bar Center. The award is given each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to the legal profession and to the Norman A. Wiggins School of Law.
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Campbell Law hosts Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
March 16, 2007
Members of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals traded their usual Richmond-based courtroom for another judicial bench in Buies Creek, at Campbell University's Norman A. Wiggins School of Law on Friday, March 16, 2007.
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Notary Association donates to Campbell Law's Marshall Scholarship Fund
March 14, 2007
The National Notary Association presented a donation to Campbell University School of Law's Sol Marshall Scholarship Fund on Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2007.
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Campbell Wins National Moot Court Competition
March 13, 2007
The Campbell University School of Law won the 2007 William E. McGee National Civil Rights Moot Court Competition held at the University of Minnesota Law School. The team of Jamie Gentry, Stephanie Evans, and Jennifer Kerrigan finished first in the country and also won the Best Brief award. All are second-year law students at Campbell.
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Campbell Law Team wins New York ABA NAAC Regional Championship
March 12, 2007
Two Campbell University School of Law Moot Court Teams participated in the New York Regional Competition of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition held in Brooklyn, New York March 1-3, 2007. The team of Walter Webster, Chris Autry and Cat Hamilton won the Regional Championship, and will advance to the National Finals to be held in Chicago Mar. 29-31. The Team of John Shedden, Jeff Gillette and Katie Thrall made the Campbell win possible by keeping pace with a strong St. John's team in the third preliminary round, ensuring that the Webster-Autry-Hamilton Team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.
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Campbell Law to Honor Willoughby with Professionalism Award
January 29, 2007
Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby, a member of the 1979 Charter Class of the Campbell University's School of Law, will be honored with the fourth annual Campbell Law School Professionalism Award on January 30. This award is given to an individual who exemplifies the noblest ideals and values of the legal profession.
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Stroud Sworn in to NC Court of Appeals
January 22, 2007
Donna Stroud of Zebulon was recently sworn in as an associate judge on the state Court of Appeals. "Some of you practiced law with me and some of you practiced law against me, but I appreciate what you all taught me," Stroud said to supporters who packed a Court of Appeals courtroom for the oath. Stroud has served as a Wake County District Court judge since 2004.
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