Campbell Law Alumni Association offers FREE virtual CLE for members on Feb. 12
Members of the Campbell Law Alumni Association are invited to join a FREE two-hour virtual CLE, "Embracing Technology and Avoiding Burnout," beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. This CLE will provide credits for a general/technology hour and a substance abuse/mental health hour. This CLE is FREE to Campbell Law Alumni Association members and $75 for all others. Register at this link. If you want to earn free CLE in February AND October in 2021 you can join the Alumni Association or renew your membership at this link. Annual membership is free for first year practitioners (class of 2021 and 2020), $25 for second-year (class of 2019), $50 for third-year (class of 2018), and $75 for fourth-year and thereafter (classes 1979 - 2017). Lifetime membership is $1,000 payable over four years and comes with an original signed print of Kivett Hall.
You're invited to an advance screening of the feature film ‘The Mauritanian’
You’re invited to join Campbell Law for an advance screening of the Golden Globe-nominated feature film, “The Mauritanian," at 7 p.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 26, at this link. The screening is in honor of the law school's 45th anniversary! We hope you will consider donating $45 in support of our award-winning Advocacy program! After the screening please join us for a Q&A with retired U.S. Marine Corps attorney, Stuart Couch (’96), who was the actual prosecutor in the case against Mohamedou Ould Slahi and is played by Benedict Cumberbatch. The film also stars Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley and Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Ould Slahi. The Zoom link to the Q&A will be provided after the screening on a different platform. (A separate link to each will be sent after you secure your ticket). After the screening we will pick someone at random to receive the black Campbell polo similar to the one worn by Cumberbatch in the film. Watch the trailer here. You can learn more about the film at this link.
Two Campbell Law clinics make big moves
The new year brought a number of new beginnings for Campbell Law School’s Blanchard Community Law Clinic, which is now primed to expand its outreach thanks to the addition of two new experienced attorneys and a new larger location in downtown’s Warehouse District. The clinic’s expansion efforts are made possible thanks in large part to a partnership with the North Carolina Justice Center and a major donation from longtime Campbell University and law school supporters Bob and Pat Barker. These substantial developments will allow the clinic to move closer to achieving its mission of becoming the statewide leader in making expunctions, and the parallel additional remedy of drivers’ license restoration, available to North Carolina citizens. Clinical Professors Emily Mistr and Tolu Adewale have been brought in to work with Professor Ashley Campbell, the clinic’s founding director, in order to manage the increased workload needed to expand the number of law students who can work in the clinic and thus double or possibly triple the number of clients served. The clinic has relocated from its former location on Blount Street to its new larger space at 311-200 Martin Street (the former home of Clearscapes, artist Thomas Sayre’s famed architectural firm) ensuring there is adequate space for clinic staff to provide free counsel to its clients and their families. The Blount Street location is now home to the law school’s Stubbs Bankruptcy Law Clinic, which has been temporarily relocated from its home in the Federal Courthouse on Fayetteville Street. Learn more at this link.
Campbell Law advocates shine at regionals, head to nationals
Campbell Law advocates are heading back to the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) national competition in March after making it to the final round of the BLSA Regional Regional Mock Trial Competition. Third-year competitors Jordan Arroyo, Daisha Barnes, Brandon Irabor and Kathleen Miller guaranteed a spot in the National Competition after coming in second during their first virtual BLSA competition on Jan. 30-31. The team was coached by Campbell Law alumni Kimberly Dixon ’15 and Terrie Nelson ’18. “All of these students and coaches worked incredibly hard and represented Campbell Law as professional and competent advocates and we couldn’t be more appreciative or proud,” said Professor Tony Ghiotto, director of the law school’s Advocacy Program. In March 2019, Campbell Law advocates won the Constance Baker Motley National Trial Competition hosted by the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA). That team was also coached by Dixon. Also over the weekend, Campbell Law’s Tulane Professional Football Negotiation Team, consisting of Darius Boxley, Carter Cole Mary Harris and coached by Assistant Dean Evin Grant ’17, performed exceptionally well and received high praise in a tough and competitive national competition, Ghiotto added.
BLSA hosts virtual events in celebration of Black History Month
In celebration of Black History Month, the Campbell Law Black Law Student Association (BLSA) members plan to host the following event: "The Battle Between Social Justice & Professional Responsibility" is a virtual panel discussion that will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4. The panel will address the impacts implicit bias has on attorneys, judges and members of the criminal justice system. We will highlight proposed changes to the N.C. Rules of Professional Conduct and discuss what we can do to ensure our clients have faith in our self-regulating profession. Panelists include Wake County District Court Judge Ashleigh Dunston, Wake County Chief Public Defender Deonte’ Thomas and Assistant City Attorney of Durham Anna Davis. Register at this link. Find more planned Black History Month events at this link.
Campbell Law alumni judge appointments make history
Chief Justice Paul Newby has appointed Judge Angelica Chavis McIntyre ’13 as chief district court judge for Robeson County. At 28, Judge McIntyre was elected to the district court bench in November 2018 making her the youngest female judge in the state. She served as an assistant district attorney prior to being elected to serve as a district court judge. She is the first Native American female chief district court judge in the State of North Carolina. Read more at this link. Rashad Hauter ’11 has made history by being appointed district court judge in the Wake County Judicial District Court. The online publication Yemenis of America has announced that Hauter is the first Yemeni American to become a judge in the United States. Hauter was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) to fill the vacant seat of former Judge Michael Denning, who resigned from his post. Read more at this link.
Campbell Law Review and SBA to host 'Newtrality: Using Motivated Awareness and Inclusive Integrity to Strengthen Organizational Culture in the Legal Profession' CLE on Feb. 26
Join the Campbell Law Review and the Campbell Student Bar Association (SBA) for "Newtrality: Using Motivated Awareness and Inclusive Integrity to Strengthen Organizational Culture in the Legal Profession" CLE at noon on Feb. 26 for a panel discussion about inclusivity and organizational culture in the legal profession. Attorneys Ada K. Wilson and Michael G. Morrison II, along with Dr. Timothy Fair will discuss the history and importance of race in North Carolina, the complexities of identity’s relation to racial injustice and the legal profession, and practical steps moving forward. The presentation will be hosted in a hybrid platform with limited in-person participants and unlimited virtual participants. Those who choose to participate in-person will be provided a boxed lunch. If you would like to participate in-person, email Dean E.L. Grant at egrant@campbell.edu. In-person is first come, first reserved. Register at this link.
Dean J. Rich Leonard recognized as Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year
Dean J. Rich Leonard is among the 2020 Legal Awards winners, Lawyer Monthly Magazine has announced. Voters for the awards recognized Leonard as the 2020 Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year in the United States. With the year of the COVID-19 virus drawing to a close, the Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards acknowledges the sheer hard work and dedication of those in the legal industry throughout 2020, allowing us to celebrate and highlight the achievements of professionals in the legal sector across the globe, the magazine’s editors wrote in a press release. “As a result of several months of research and preparation, the Legal Awards recognise (sic) legal experts that have influenced the wider legal profession in their jurisdiction. The winners include all areas of the legal profession from high-achieving junior associates to long-serving barristers. Each vote was compared against a strict set of measurable criteria in order to produce a list of finalists and the eventual winners.” View the awards publication at this link.
Campbell Law professor, alumni help launch Supreme Court of North Carolina Commission on Fairness and Equity
Professor Kevin Lee has been appointed to the Supreme Court of North Carolina Commission on Fairness and Equity. The Commission, created by an order of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in October 2020, was announced by former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley on Dec. 30. Lee, along with Campbell Law alumna Anna Stearn ‘18, who served as General Counsel and Chief of Staff to Chief Justice Beasley, and Amanda Bryant ‘15, who served as Administrative Counsel to Chief Justice Beasley, helped develop the Commission’s charges. “I was very happy to work on developing the Commission last fall, and honored to be selected to serve on it,” Lee said. “I hope that we can bring Chief Justice Beasley’s vision to light. There is so much work to be done!” The Commission is charged with making recommendations “to reduce and ultimately eliminate disparate treatment, impacts and outcomes in the North Carolina judicial system.” Learn more at this link.
Help us celebrate Campbell Law's 45 years as a law school in 2021
As Campbell Law School celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2021, we would like to feature 45 alumni who are living the university's motto, "Leading With Purpose." Nominees will be asked to fill out a Q&A and provide a high-res photo to be featured on the law school's website and social media as well as in a year-end publication. Our plan is to host an in-person gala (if conditions permit) celebrating the 45 and their accomplishments in the fall. If you would like to nominate yourself or another alumnus/na, please contact Communications and Marketing Director Lisa Snedeker at lsnedeker@campbell.edu.