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Judge Kim Berkley Clark to speak at commencement

Duquesne University's School of Law will host its 107th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 16, 2021. The day will begin with Baccalaureate Mass at 9 a.m., which will be livestreamed. The Commencement ceremony will be held in-person at 11 a.m. at the Cooper Fieldhouse, with masking and social distancing requirements. Duquesne President Ken Gormley, former dean of the law school, will confer the degrees and Dean April Mara Barton will preside. 157 students are expected to participate in the live ceremony, with Judge Kim Berkeley Clark as the event's distinguished speaker.

School of Law welcomes two visiting assistant professors

Duquesne University's School of Law is pleased to welcome two visiting assistant professors. Linh K. Dai and John Towers Rice will begin their new appointments effective the Fall 2021 semester.

Assistant professor interviewed about recent legal ruling

Richard Heppner, assistant professor of law, was interviewed by the Pittsburgh Business Times about the recent legal ruling dismissing a local homeowner's suit against unfair trade practices, which may have major implications for consumer protection cases in Pennsylvania. In the interview, Heppner said, "You can expect lawyers that have those potential claims to start bringing them right away," he said, further explaining how before now people might avoid adding federal claims to their cases. "You'll see more of those kinds of cases being filed."

Professor testifies at blight conservatorship hearing

Associate professor Joseph Sabino Mistick, who leads the Urban Development Practicum, recently testified at a PA Senate and House hearing about the 2008 conservatorship process that allows court takeover of blighted buildings by responsible owners, a law his students were involved with from the beginning.

Understanding the "Innocence Penalty"

Elizabeth A. DeLosa, managing attorney of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, and adjunct professor with both Duquesne University's School of Law and The University of Pittsburgh's Law School, will co-present "The 'Innocence Penalty': Is it More Pronounced for Juveniles?" with Nilam A. Sanghvi, legal director of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project and adjunct professor of law at Penn State Dickinson Law, during the "Wrongful Convictions: Pursuing Justice for Juveniles and Correcting a Flawed System" Symposium. The Dickinson Law Review will present this virtual event on April 9.