Campbell Law names new Associate Deans for academic, student affairs
Campbell Law will welcome two new Associate Deans to replace the current Associate Dean for Academic Affairs position on Aug. 1, 2024, Dean J. Rich Leonard has announced. Professor John DeStefano will be the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, and Sha Hinds-Glick will be the Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Academic Success, Leonard said. As Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor DeStefano will serve as the chief academic officer within the law school, reporting directly to the Dean. He will be responsible for addressing all academic matters, including oversight of the academic curriculum, calendar and course teachings. In her new role as Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Academic Success, Hinds-Glick will continue to provide individual counseling and academic guidance for students as well as administer group programs and seminars designed for academic enhancement. She also manages the Bar Success program she launched in 2010 for all Campbell graduates and alumni to ensure that all graduates are prepared for the rigors of the bar exam and to maintain the tradition of high bar passage rates for which Campbell Law is known. Outgoing Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dan Tilly, who has served in his current capacity since 2020, announced he will be leaving the law school to return to his alma mater Baylor Law School’s Practice Court Program effective Aug. 1. “In my view, Professor Tilly has performed brilliantly throughout his tenure and I look forward to continuing teaching with him as part of Baylor Law’s Academy of the Advocate in St Andrews, Scotland, each summer,” Leonard added. Learn more at this link.
Campbell Law students receive LL.M. degrees in Nottingham, England
This summer two Campbell Law School students — Maria Alzate ’23 and Christopher Hamby ’23 — received their LL.M. degrees in the Nottingham Trent University graduation ceremony in July alongside their Nottingham Law School cohort. Each May, Nottingham Law School Deputy Dean Matthew Homewood visits North Carolina to attend the annual hooding and graduation ceremony of Campbell Law and this year was no exception. This year, however, Alzate and Hamby flipped the script. Alzate is a principal at White Pearl Ventures in Greenville, South Carolina, and Hamby is a Commercial Contracts attorney for PSPDFKit in Raleigh. Alzate explained, “The Master of Laws program at NTU, in my mind, is what one would call a ‘hidden gem’ as it is still small with big dreams of growth." Alzate added, “I hope future Campbell Law students choose this LL.M. program and consider the possibility of attending graduation in person to experience all that NTU has to offer while making memories that last a lifetime.” Learn more at this link.
Jen Story joins Campbell Law’s Richardson Family Education Equity Clinic
Campbell Law welcomed Jen Story as a supervising staff attorney effective July 22, 2024, Dean J. Rich Leonard announced. Story serves in the Richardson Family Education Equity Clinic, where she works with Clinic Director Lisa Lukasik. Story most recently served as managing attorney for the Right To Education Project (REP) of Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) in Durham. The program is a statewide education justice project that advocates for the individual rights of students in the public school system and fights to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. In her former role, Story handled individual cases in all areas of LANC education practices, and managed the education work within REP and across the state. Since moving to North Carolina in 2005, Story has focused solely on youth and education advocacy, first as the Juvenile Court/School Liaison for Judicial District 15B, then as a Guardian ad Litem, and, since 2012, as an education justice attorney fighting for equity within North Carolina education and juvenile justice systems. Learn more at this link.
On-Campus Interview & Resume Collect Recruiting Program
On-Campus Interview (OCI) Program dates are listed below and include both in-person and virtual options for your convenience. If you prefer to set up and schedule your own interviews, Resume Collection (RC) is also an option.
Phase 4: September 3 - September 6, Phase 5: September 9 - September 13 In-person interviews will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on campus. Virtual interviews will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the easy-to-use interview platform, Flo Recruit. For more information about the interview timeline, please review the five-week OCI Process here.
For more information or to register for On-Campus Interviews, email lawcareercenter@campbell.edu.
Baylor Law School's Academy of the Advocate
A group of Campbell Law students are currently participating in Baylor Law School's Academy of the Advocate in St. Andrews, Scotland. As part of their experience, the students joined in on the annual ceilidh, a celebration of music and dancing. The highly anticipated event allowed the students to celebrate the beginning of classes in true Scottish fashion. Students were taught traditional Scottish dances and had the opportunity to share the dance floor with professors, trial advocacy team coaches and even their very own Dean J. Rich Leonard, who showed up in traditional Scottish attire and was accompanied by his grandchildren. Find more photos at this link.
Campbell Law students help single mother from becoming homeless
Campbell Law students recently worked together to help a single mother of three living in Raleigh from becoming homeless by retaining her Section 8 voucher. Cameron Miller ‘25, Anna Goldsmith ‘25, P.T. Ingle ‘25 and Devin Thorpe ‘25 were all enrolled in the Spring 2024 section of the law school’s Blanchard Community Law Clinic (BCLC)’s Civil Track, taught by Assistant Clinical Professor Laura Clark. The client, according to Clark, said the judge in the case had entered an order of eviction against her because the client arrived late to court on the day of her appeal trial. As a result, the sheriff was scheduled to lock the client and her family out of their home in a few days. Miller and Goldsmith immediately assisted the client by drafting a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) based upon information learned during the client interview, Clark continued. The TRO requested to have the sheriff lockout canceled. Ingle argued on the client’s behalf the emergency motion for TRO, which was granted by the District Court judge. Thorpe said, “Thanks to the Clinic, I will never forget what my first trial was like. We, as a unit, were the last thing standing between our client and homelessness, and because of our actions, we were able to keep a roof over our client’s head. There is no course or exam that can prepare you for lawyering as a student like the Clinic does. I will not only have something to discuss on my resume because of this course, but I have immense satisfaction knowing I made a difference in my community.” Learn more at this link.
Campbell Law is offering a two-day Trial Advocacy for Lawyers CLE on Oct. 9-11, 2024, for newly licensed attorneys with little-to-no trial experience. This course, which runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, includes world-class training from notable practitioners, who will teach basic trial advocacy skills from jury selection through closing statements, said Professor Chris Cox, director of Campbell Law’s Trial Advocacy Program. The cost of the program is $1,499 and has been approved for up to 18.5 hours of CLE credit from the North Carolina State Bar. “The program’s primary objective is to provide fundamental trial advocacy training to individuals lacking prior experience or those seeking a comprehensive refresher,” Cox explained. “The course will also offer networking opportunities with Raleigh-based practitioners.” Visit this link to sign up for the CLE. In addition to Cox, instructors include Campbell Law alumni Kimberly Dixon ‘15, Scott Flowers ‘03, Kimberly Miller ‘07, Judge Hoyt Tessener ‘88 and Bo Walker ’06. Learn more at this link.
Campbell Law students featured in UK Business Weekly
The following story was published on July 23 in the Business Weekly UK edition: Hanwha Phasor, a South Korea-owned and UK-based satellite communications company, hosted a group of U.S. law students participating in a study abroad program at the University of Cambridge. The students, from Samford University’s Cumberland Law School in Alabama and Campbell University Law School in North Carolina, visited Hanwha Phasor’s Research and Development Hub at Cambridge Science Park. During the visit, the students toured the site, met the Cambridge team and gained insights into the company’s pioneering work in satellite communications, specifically the innovative developments taking place at the Cambridge facility. The student exchange programme, conducted in collaboration with Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge, is a summer initiative that provides students with an international perspective of different legal systems. Learn more at this link.
Professor Richard Waugaman ’12 trains clinic students on new eCourts system
Campbell Law Professor Richard Waugaman ’12 says his students get firsthand experience with North Carolina’s new eCourts system on a “daily basis,” according to a recent article in the North State Journal. The eCourts system, which is scheduled to add 11 more counties later this month, is replacing the traditional paper processes with electronic filings through “cloud-hosted online access” and has a free online search portal that can be used by anyone to look up court records, dates and case events. The system also allows for “instant online credit card transactions to pay fines and fees,” the article states. Waugaman, director of the Gailor Family Law Litigation Clinic, said, “They’re getting hands-on training to see how the systems work and how to use the systems, which they are then able to take with them into practice. The students are picking up how to use the system quickly, and being accustomed to using the technology regularly is a factor", Waugaman continued. “They’re picking it up pretty fast, probably faster than I picked it up,” he said. “I think part of it is because they’re learning a system for the first time and this is the only system they have known.” Learn more at this link.
Campbell Law Spotlight: Caleb Fisher
Caleb Fisher '26, a legacy law student that fulfilled his family’s "dream" by attending Campbell University. Fisher began pursuing his law degree with Campbell in fall 2023, continuing his family’s Campbell legacy. While Fisher made his decision to apply to Campbell Law with autonomy, his family’s attachment to the university factored in. The Campbell legacy runs deep, and Fisher felt its pull. Fisher stood out as a Legacy Scholarship applicant because of his commitment to service and his embodiment of the school’s mission to Lead with Purpose. In his first year at Campbell Law, Fisher started a club called the “American Bar Association Student Judiciary Division,” aimed at providing students with the means to connect and learn about the judiciary system. Learn more at this link.
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- 1L Orientation August 9
- Deadline for Alumni Association Board applications August 12
- Campbell Law School 6th Annual Bike Ride October 19
- Trial Advocacy for Lawyers CLE October 9-11
- Alumni Association Annual CLE October 25
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If you or anyone you know is a Campbell Law alumna/nus and also a current or past judge, we are expanding our "Judges of Campbell Law" wall we unveiled in 2021! The exhibit honors alumni who have served on a variety of judicial benches. Read more at this link. Please contact Coordinator of External Relations Sharon Sparks at ssparks@campbell.edu or call 919-865-4652 for more information.