School of Law

Julia Simon-Kerr

Julia Simon-Kerr Wins Teaching Award

The School of Law graduating class chooses the winner of the annual Perry Zirkel ’76 Distinguished Teaching Award.

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13 UConn Law Alumni Named Cooper Fellows

The fellowship award recognizes service to the legal profession and to the community.

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Competition Brings First-Year Law Students into the (Virtual) Classroom

The annual Alva P. Loiselle Moot Court Competition gives first-year law students a chance to practice courtroom skills.

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Connecticut Zoning Atlas Makes the Case for Zoning Reform

The nation's first interactive map letting citizens visualize their town's zoning laws

UConn Magazine: Humanizing Human Rights

“My clients restore my faith in humanity,” says Ellen Messali ’10 JD of her immigration work with New Haven Legal Assistance.

Phillip I. Blumberg

In Memoriam: Phillip I. Blumberg, Former UConn School of Law Dean

Blumberg was a transformational leader, orchestrating the law school's move to its present campus and recruiting top faculty members.

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UConn Law Mourns Dean Emeritus Phillip Blumberg

Phillip I. Blumberg, who left a flourishing career on Wall Street to teach law, led the UConn School of Law through a critical period.

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Law Campus Returning to Life, Gradually and Carefully

After nearly a year with the campus almost entirely closed, the law school edges back toward a new normal.

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Negotiation Challenge Participant: ‘I Learned How to Stand My Ground’

Although MBA student Nishant Jain and his team won first-place in the 6th Annual Business Law Negotiation competition last week, there really was no way to lose, he said. “The ability to negotiate is a necessary skillset for any professional, and to be able to develop and refine this skill was a fantastic opportunity,” said […]

UConn Law Professor Lewis Kurlantzick, left, with Deborah Silberstein and Fred Cantor, both 1978 graduates of the law school, in California in 2018. Cantor's new book describes the lifelong New York Knicks obsession that he shares with Kurlantzick.

United by UConn School of Law – and the Knicks

UConn Law alum Fred Cantor '78 used his pandemic-enforced down time to pen a book detailing his love for the New York Knicks.