Michael Wong (’06) was recognized by the 2021 JD Supra Reader’s Choice Awards as a top author in the subject of employer liability issues, among authors published
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Faviola Ramirez (’10) Named Partner at Law Hesselbaum, LLP
Faviola Ramirez (’10) was recently named a partner at Law Hesselbaum. Faviola joined Law Elder Law, LLP (now Law Hesselbaum, LLP) in May 2012. Since
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Reflections from NIU Law’s First African American Law Review Editor-in-Chief
Volume 41: Reflections from Khalfani Mar’Na NIU Law’s First African American Law Review Editor-in-Chief Khalfani Mar’Na (’21) served this past year as the first-ever African
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Judge Haddad Presented Francis X. Riley Lecture on 4/8
The NIU College of Law welcomed The Honorable William J. Haddad (Ret.) as he presented its 27th Annual Francis X. Riley Lecture on Professionalism on
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Associate Dean King Serves as Panelist on DEI in Business Law
Associate Dean Yolanda King recently served as a panelist during the afternoon session of the Third Annual Women in Business Law Leadership Conference. The event
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Matthew DePaz (’13) Elected Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Matthew DePaz (’13) was elected partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon in Kansas City, MO, where he focuses on product liability litigation for the pharmaceutical
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Associate Dean Yolanda King was among a group of expert faculty who presented as part of a CLE program on Advanced Copyright Law 2021: Current Issues
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NIU Law to Host Race and the Law Conversation on Environmental Justice on 3/30
Please join the NIU College of Law for its next Conversation, “Environmental Justice: Communities in Crisis” on March 30 at 5:30 p.m. as part of
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Professors Omari, Romero, and Falkoff Featured at Racial Justice Round Table
Professors Jeffrey Omari, Maybell Romero, and Marc Falkoff participated in a Racial Justice Round Table co-hosted by The Black Law Students Association and The American
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NIU Law Embracing Diversity Hosted Judicial Panel on Implicit Bias
The NIU College of Law’s Embracing Diversity Scholarship Series hosted a panel discussion, “Diversity from the Bench: Teasing Out Implicit Bias in the Judicial System,”
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NIU Law Honors Justice Kilbride & Wilkerson (’97) at 18th Annual Minority Reception
The Northern Illinois University College of Law held its 18th Annual Minority Alumni Reception, co-hosted by Dean Cassandra L. Hill and The Honorable Vincent Cornelius
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Karen Wilkerson (’97) Receives Excellence in Service and Leadership Award
Karen L.S. Wilkerson (’97) received the 2021 NIU College of Law Excellence in Service and Leadership Award. She was honored during the NIU College of
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