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The Board of the Maine Justice Foundation recently announced that Daniel Keenan, a 2016 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, is the recipient of the 2020 New Lawyer Award. Since 2011, the Foundation has recognized outstanding lawyers,… Read More… about Daniel Keenan ’16 named recipient of the 2020 New Lawyer Award by the Maine Justice Foundation
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Anna Welch, the Sam L. Cohen Refugee and Human Rights Clinical Professor at the University of Maine School of Law, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Thomas P. Downing Award by the Maine Justice Foundation. The Downing Award… Read More… about Professor Anna Welch named 2020 Thomas P. Downing, Jr. Award Recipient
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The Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Maine School of Law was recently awarded a grant of $105,500 from the John T. Gorman Foundation, a continuation of its support of the Clinic’s juvenile justice reform work. Through the… Read More… about Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic’s juvenile justice reform project receives continued funding from the John T. Gorman Foundation
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First Public Forum – June 19, 2020, 12:00 – 1:00 pm View the recording of this event. The University of Maine School of Law will host several virtual public forums designed to examine the racism in our laws and institutions,… Read More… about University of Maine School of Law will host conversations on racial injustice
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Cheryl Saniuk-Heinig, a rising 3L at the University of Maine School of Law, placed second in the national writing competition of the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC). In addition to a cash prize, she has been invited to attend… Read More… about Cheryl Saniuk-Heinig ’21 places second in national writing competition
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In this time of pain and anger over the senseless death of George Floyd, the University of Maine School of Law Dean, Leigh Saufley, speaking for all the faculty and staff of the Law School said this: The faculty and staff at… Read More… about Public Statement of the University of Maine School of Law on the Death of George Floyd
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On the morning that we awoke to videos of George Floyd’s slow, horrifying death, I had been Dean at the University of Maine School of Law for just 6 weeks, having left the job of Chief Justice for the opportunity… Read More… about Personal Statement from Dean Leigh Saufley on the death of George Floyd
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The Maine Law Community gathered virtually on May 22, 2020 to celebrate the Class of 2020. During the virtual celebration Legal Writing Professor Sara Wolff presented the following awards to the graduates: AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT Maine Law Outstanding… Read More… about Graduation awards presented virtually to the Maine Law Class of 2020
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CARES Act – Law School Distribution Plan May 5, 2020 The University of Maine School of Law received $35,481 from the University of Southern Maine. Maine Law automatically distributed $150 per student to all eligible students. Maine Law also supplemented… Read More… about COVID-19 Maine Law Community Messages
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Michelle Giard Draeger, a graduate of the Maine Law Class of 1999, has been selected as the executive director of the Maine Justice Foundation following a national search. She succeeds Diana C. Scully, who has served as the Foundation’s executive… Read More… about Michelle Giard Draeger ’99 selected as executive director of the Maine Justice Foundation
