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News
- Professor John Knox Awarded Prestigious Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy
- Wake Forest Law Welcomes New Board and Council Members for 2025
- Gene Riddle (JD ’85) Shares Lifelong Commitment to Clients, Community, and Family
- Legal Deacon Digest – June 2025
- Interview with Professor Zaneta Robinson (JD ’03)
- New Honor of Dean’s Fellow Awarded to Five Faculty Members
- Practicing What They Teach
- Professor Jonathan Cardi Appointed to Judge Donald L. Smith Professor of Law
What’s Happening at Wake Forest Law
The deadline to register for Law Alumni & Homecoming Weekend is October 15 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Join fellow #LegalDeacs for a weekend of celebration. @wfualumni
Register today at the link in our bio.
Today and every day, your mental health matters. 💚
Find support and resources at the link in our bio. #WorldMentalHealthDay
It’s #FacultyFriday, and we’re highlighting Wake Forest Law’s Fab New 5—our newest faculty members: Professors Nathan Fleming, Nia Johnson, Wayne Logan, Samir Parikh, and Abel Rodríguez. Each brings a wealth of knowledge—from immigration law and health law to business reorganizations, corporate restructuring, and constitutional law—to help prepare the next generation of legal professionals.
In honor of International Wrongful Conviction Day, the Wake Forest Law Society for Criminal Justice Reform hosted an event yesterday highlighting the case of Robert Roberson, a death row inmate scheduled for execution on October 16.
In 2002, Mr. Roberson was convicted in the death of his daughter under the theory of Shaken Baby Syndrome—a diagnosis that has since been widely discredited by the medical and scientific community.
The event featured Mecklenburg County Public Defender Margaret Amshay, who worked on Mr. Roberson’s case during her time at Harvard Law School.
Learn more about Mr. Roberson`s story and how you can help at the link in our bio.
The beloved fall tradition continues! Students from Wake Forest Law’s international program spent last Saturday hiking Stone Mountain and building community beyond the classroom.
"After graduating from Wake Forest Law in May 2007, Chris Greco (JD `07) wasn’t entirely sure what path to take. He started his career at another New York City-based law firm, focusing on capital markets and commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) (his clients in late 2007 included Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns), but he quickly realized it wasn’t exactly what he wanted to do. So in March 2008, he transitioned to Kirkland & Ellis’ Restructuring Group.
`I had bankruptcy on my radar because of my close relationship with Professor Steve Nickles. At Wake, I took all of his classes and he was a great mentor to me,` Chris says. “After class, we’d chat in the courtyard, he’d share his ‘war stories’ and why he thought bankruptcy was a worthwhile practice area. There were no lawyers in my family. I had no other guidance on which area of law to pursue. So the fact that he took his time to mentor me was invaluable.`"
Read more about how Chris` mentor, Professor Nickles, influenced his path and how he`s paying it forward, on page 42 of The Jurist. Link in bio.
On Wednesday, September 17, Wake Forest Law faculty, staff, and students marked Constitution Day with a panel discussion, “Constitution Day: Democracy, Power, & the Constitution.”
The conversation examined how the US Constitution both shapes—and is shaped by—the forces of democracy and power in today’s society. Panelists considered recent legal and political developments through a constitutional lens, exploring themes of institutional authority, individual rights, and the rule of law. Together, they highlighted how enduring constitutional principles continue to be tested and reinterpreted in our shifting legal and political landscape.
Special thanks to panelists Professor Nathan Fleming (Wake Forest University School of Law), Professor Anthony Michael Kreis (@GeorgiaStateLaw), and Professor Richard W. Painter (University of Minnesota School of Law), as well as moderator Professor Wilson Parker (Wake Forest University School of Law).
