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Ten stories that defined UMass Law in 2024

UMass Law Professor Anna-Marie Tabor advocates for accountability in pension buyout transactions in her recently published article, A Proposal to Enhance Participant Disclosures in Pension Annuity Buy-Outs.

Professor Owens recently published a new article in a special issue of Socius that explores how surveillance works in highly surveilled environments.

The UMass Law community celebrates Professor Faisal Chaudhry’s recently published book South Asia, the British Empire, and the Rise of Classical Legal Thought: Towards a Historical Ontology of Law.

UMass Law Librarian and Alumna Katelyn Golsby wrote a magazine article about developing and teaching a cannabis business law course while working as a law librarian at Florida International University.

MA State Representative Chris Markey acknowledges group's efforts to donate 300 lbs of food to hurricane victims

Professor Geoff McDonald was interviewed on his thoughts of the recently signed Affordable Homes Act.

School of law partners with State Attorney General's office and South Coastal Counties Legal Services

Class of 2027 hails from 25 states, 13 countries, and 94 undergraduate institutions

Visiting faculty bring diverse expertise in civil procedure, health law, legal research, and more

Professor Justine Dunlap authors a chapter on her experience creating a contemplative pedagogy faculty learning community at UMass Dartmouth.

Prominent members of MA business and legal community to provide strategic advice to the Commonwealth's only public law school

The National Association of Woman Lawyers invited Professor Margaret Drew to participate in a discussion on the Supreme Court case, U.S. v. Rahimi on the NAWL podcast.

Professor Geoff McDonald was interviewed by MassLive on post-foreclosure evictions.

Professor Drew spoke with Human Rights students from Ghana during a weeklong program held at Harvard Law School.

UMass Law Professor Faisal Chaudhry investigates the legal history of colonial rule in South Asia from 1757 to the early twentieth century in his newly published book.

JD candidate interns in the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office

Comparative law & cultural immersion shapes future lawyers

Professor Vyas presented at a conference on AI as a use case for blockchain technology.

UMass Law’s Erica Sylvia was invited to participate on a panel hosted by the Sturgis Library entitled: AI & You

UMass Law Associate Dean Shaun Spencer secured a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision preserving an alimony award that reflected the pattern of savings that the parties followed during their marriage.

Agreement will enable Dean College students to earn an undergraduate and law degree in six years instead of seven

Students learn about a new area of law from speakers and panelists representing industry, law, and government

A- ranking places law school 2nd in MA and 3rd in New England for "Best Schools for Practical Training" for 2024

Justices rule in favor of choice of law in maritime insurance case

They will teach in the areas of consumer protection and criminal law and procedure

In speaking with law students, Sherman advocates for the value of a legal education

Students and faculty participate in "Walk to the Hill" for the 8th consecutive year

Students probe current topics of interest while working with faculty advisors