School of Law

Richard Pomp

Richard Pomp Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor

The UConn Board of Trustees voted April 27 to honor Pomp with the distinction, among the highest accorded to UConn faculty.

UConn School of Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson

Crawford Black Bar Association to Honor Dean Eboni S. Nelson

UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson will receive the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association's Visionary Award on May 18.

Barbara McGrath

CULI To Close as Executive Director Retires

The Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative has served more than 500 nonprofit organizations and trained more than 500 law students over 24 years.

Students at Free Legal Answers event

Law Students Join Effort to Close Access to Justice Gap

The Connecticut Free Legal Answers event with the Connecticut Bar Association set a record for the number of questions answered in one session.

The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Cost of the Cure

Journal Symposium Explores COVID Response

The event was dedicated to late UConn Law Professor Richard Parker, whose final scholarship concerned the COVID-19 pandemic.

UConn School of Law Professor Emeritus John Brittain (contributed photo).

One Foot in the Classroom, One Foot in the Courtroom

March 31 event will honor role of UConn Law's John Brittain in historic Sheff v. O'Neill case

Professor Mary Beattie

Professor Mary Beattie Wins Teaching Award

As a teacher and director of academic support at UConn Law, Professor Mary Beattie helps students build the skills they need to navigate law school and the legal profession.

Joel Motley

Joel Motley to Speak at UConn Law Commencement

Motley served as the chairman of the board of Human Rights Watch, which investigates human rights abuses around the world, from 2013 to 2016.

Prosecutorial Discretion and Mass Incarceration

Symposium Explores Prosecutorial Discretion and Mass Incarceration

Two panels of scholars and legal practitioners explored the use of prosecutorial discretion in Connecticut and the ways that it can influence mass incarceration.

keyboard with button marked BID

PILG Auction Offers Deals, Supports Public Service

The annual PILG Auction is the main fundraising event for the Public Interest Law Group at the UConn School of Law, which supports students in public interest summer jobs.