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Dean Ken Gormley Presents Seminars in Beijing, China

Duquesne University School of Law Dean, Ken Gormley visited Beijing, China from January 3rd - January 8th, 2012 at the invitation of the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), the leading law school in China and the long-time cooperative partner of Duquesne Law School. Professor Frank Y. Liu accompanied Dean Gormley on this remarkable trip, promoting the international exchange of legal education, scholarship and profession. During their visit, Dean Gormley and Professor Liu met with Professor Huang, Jin and other leaders of CUPL, fostering new initiatives for exchange and corporative agreement between Duquesne and CUPL.2012 Commencement Speaker Announced

2012 Commencement Speaker Announced

Dean Gormley has announced the commencement speaker for June, 2012 will be Judge Thomas Buergenthal. Judge Buergenthal is an internationally famous human rights expert who served for a decade on the International Court of Justice. (See biography.) As a child, he was a Nazi concentration camp survivor. His award-winning book, "A Lucky Child," chronicles that experience. Judge Buergenthal has been awarded a host of honorary degrees around the globe. Despite the fact that he is in demand as a speaker all over the world, he has graciously agreed to serve as our Commencement speaker as we wrap up the Law School's Centennial year.

Duquesne Excels at National Trial and Appellate Court Competitions

For the first time, the Law School was invited to participate in the National Civil Trial Competition (NCTC) hosted by Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. The NCTC is a top competition that invites only the top trial advocacy programs in the country to participate. This year, the Duquesne team came in second in the country. We were represented by student-advocates Clancy Boylan, Sarah Bronder, Clarissa Chenoweth and Brendan McKenna. Clarissa Chenoweth won the title of Best Advocate for the overall competition The team was coached by Professor Amelia Michele Joiner.

Our newly formed Appellate Moot Court Board students competed at the Regional ABA Arbitration Competition at the Salmon Chase College of Law in Northern Kentucky. Our team of Frank Stoy, Christina Zanic, Kate Lewis, and Stephen Guzzetti advanced to the final round. This means they now earned a spot in the national championship in Chicago, to be held in January of 2012. Our other team of 2Ls (Kelly McCauley, David James, Andrew Stiffler, and Natalie D'Antonio) also did a fabulous job. The teams were coached by Prof. Pelaez, Sarah Andrews, Keaton Carr, and Abbi Marusic.

Trial team members Sara Brown, Kevin Marshall, Michael Megrey and Lauren Oelrich recently represented the Law School in the Buffalo Niagara Mock Trial Invitational Competition. The Buffalo Niagara trial competition is the largest invitational competition in the country and is touted as inviting superior trial teams from all over the country. The competition is considered one of the best in the business of showcasing advocacy skills. The team, which was coached by Professor S. Michael Streib, competed with 30 schools from across the nation. Teams from the New England area, Washington, Texas, Georgia, Illinois and others were thoroughly impressed by the talent displayed by our students. Duquesne's trial team finished as quarter-finalists in this prestigious competition.

Legal Research and Writing Program Ranked in the Top 10 Nationally

For the fourth consecutive year, the School of Law’s legal research and writing program was ranked as one of the best in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. The magazine’s most recent rankings issue places Duquesne’s program in the top ten of all law schools on its Best Law Schools Specialty Rankings: Legal Writing List and ahead of more than 170 schools nationwide.  Full article>

Duquesne ranked among best public interest law schools The Winter 2011 edition of preLaw Magazine recently named Duquesne University School of Law among the best public interest law schools, a great honor in the spirit of our motto, "the welfare of the people is the highest law".  Read the article at the free digital edition of preLaw Magazine.

DU Law School Ranked in Top 100 Schools by Super Lawyers Magazine Duquesne University has been included in the inaugural Super Lawyers U.S. Law School Rankings. The School of Law ranked 100 out of 180 schools on the list and nearly 170 alumni named to the 2009 Super Lawyers list. More >

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