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Graduating members of Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law and a guest are invited to celebrate Commencement with President and Mrs. Leo M. Lambert, Thursday, May 14 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at Maynard House, 2423 Pineway Drive in Burlington.

Chad Hinton and Ryan Stewart, both members of the class of 2009 at Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law, reported findings from their survey on the state of mentoring in the Wake County legal community to the Wake County Bar Association on April 30.

Professor Michael W. Lewis, a leading authority on national security and the law of war, appeared at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law on April 23 for a discussion with Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law Professor Victor Streib, entitled "9/11 Revisited, An Act of War or An Act of Organized Crime." The event was sponsored by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law chapter of the Federalist Society.

The charter class of Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law is pleased to announce its plans to present a gift to the law school during the Dean's Reception for graduating students on May 23 at 4 p.m. at the law school.

The Rev. Janet Cooper Nelson, the chaplain of Brown University and director of the Office of the Chaplains & Religious Life, will deliver Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s 2009 Baccalaureate sermon on Friday, May 22, at 3 p.m. in the Koury Center.

The Black Law Student Association (BLSA) hosts its 3L Appreciation Banquet on May 1, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Cemala Commons of the law school.

On April 24, thirty freshman from Guilford County’s Walter Hines Page High School participated in mock trials in the Robert E. Long Court Room at Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law, as the culminating experience of their three month introduction to trial advocacy taught by students from Â鶹ÊÓƵ Law.

The volunteer work of 18 Â鶹ÊÓƵ law students, helping low and middle-income residents in the region to file thier tax returns, is featured in the Sunday, April 19 edition of the Greensboro News & Record.

S. Christian Smith, Director of Career Services for Â鶹ÊÓƵ School of Law, has published, “Counselors’ Continuing Education: An Exploratory Assessment of Activities and Perceived Value” in the Tennessee Counseling Association Journal, Volume 2, Number 1, 2008.