University of Richmond Law Magazine

Professor Mary Tate, Baley Ellicott L'24, and Anne Wroniewicz sit around a table talking.
Conviction is not the end

Richmond Law’s Institute for Actual Innocence clinic works to exonerate the wrongfully convicted and advocate for the overly punished — a challenge that demands as much heart as it does intellect.

An illustration showing silhouettes of two lawyers sitting at laptops, facing each other. One lawyer looks exhausted and frustrated, sitting with her head on her hand. Multiple duplicate silhouettes of her fade off into the distance behind her. The other lawyer sits upright and alert. Binary code comes out of her computer towards her face representing her use of AI assistive technology.
October 2, 2024
Artificial Intelligence
Law’s newest laboratory
As AI shifts the professional landscape for practicing attorneys, legal education adapts to the latest technological disruption.
Brother Rutter, L’94, in The Rutter Family Art Foundation space
October 1, 2024
Work-life Balance
Take good care
Brother Rutter, L’94, says prioritizing his roles as husband, father, and arts patron made him a more empathetic injury lawyer.
A photo of a large collection of bobbleheads in the form of Supreme Court justices from throughout history
October 2, 2024
SCOTUS Bobbleheads
Supreme nod of approval
In Roger Skalbeck's office, the justices of the Supreme Court always affirm. He began amassing this SCOTUS bobblehead collection when he was in law school.
A group of students taking a selfie.
October 3, 2024
Diversity
Students attend diversity conference
Alexia Inge, L’25, and Kaelynn Wallace, L’26, represented Richmond Law at the Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference in Virginia Beach this year.
Cassie Powell
October 1, 2024
Social Justice Law
Make way for justice
Cassie Powell, L’16, is the inaugural director of the law school’s new Access to Justice Clinic, and a passionate practitioner of social justice law.
Mary Kelly Tate teaching a class in the remodeled Moot Courtroom
September 30, 2024
Moot Courtroom
Class is now in session
The Moot Courtroom got an upgrade over the summer, allowing the space to double as a classroom.
A man stands with his sisters on each side of him.
September 29, 2024
Post-conviction Law
Full exoneration for clinic client
The Institute for Actual Innocence clinic secured a life-altering victory for its client Marvin Grimm, who was unanimously awarded a writ of actual innocence by the Virginia Court of Appeals in June.
Andy Spalding teaching a class
October 2, 2024
The Conversation
Olympic anti-corruption
With the Paris Games at an end, the eyes of the sporting world will soon turn to the United States and what the State Department has called the nation’s “most important decade” in sports.
Amy Kapczynski lecturing at a podium.
October 2, 2024
Emroch Lecture
And health justice for all
For the 2024 Emroch Lecture, Amy Kapczynski — professor of law and faculty co-director at Yale Law School — spoke about law and political economy.
Headshot of Tricia Dunlap
October 2, 2024
Corporate Law
Bold steps
Former high school teacher Tricia Dunlap, L'11, entered law school at age 40 and became a corporate law expert.
Headshot of Greg Luce L'77
October 1, 2024
Stewardship
Wide open spaces
Before there was Yellowstone’s John Dutton, there was alum Greg Luce, L’77. The lawyer-turned-rancher owns a historic cattle ranch spanning 100,000 acres in Wyoming.
Dean Wendy Perdue, speaking at the School of Law's 2024 commencement ceremony
September 30, 2024
Virginia Lawyers
Hall-of-famer Dean Perdue

Perdue was inducted into the Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame, which honors accomplished lawyers who have been in practice for at least 30 years.

Dean Wendy Perdue
September 29, 2024
Dean's Letter
Human connection
"In this issue, we share three stories of human connection ... that paint a picture of a profession at a crossroads — where technology meets tradition and innovation meets compassion."
A collage featuring a portrait of Tina Gubb, an image of a stock ticker, and the logo for FINRA
September 27, 2024
Legal Enforcement
Fairness enforcer
Tina Gubb, L’98, is the fairness-enforcing alum protecting the integrity of financial markets as senior vice president for legal enforcement at FINRA.
Doron Samuel-Siegel, L’01
September 26, 2024
Curriculum
Empowered legal writing
Professor Doron Samuel-Siegel, L’01, shares an eight-step process to empower legal writing.
Professor Kevin Woodson is standing in a royal blue suit looking at the camera
April 8, 2024
In Brief
Race in the elite workplace
Professor Kevin Woodson encourages us to take a closer look at the experience of Black professionals working in the white-collar world. Here’s some of what he told a national news program.
Law students participate in the Multicultural Night event
April 8, 2024
Eye
Multicultural night
Richmond Law celebrated diversity and culture at its third annual Multicultural Night.
An aerial photo showing the university of richmond campus and the skyline of the city of Richmond in the fall
April 4, 2024
Leadership
Leading Virginia
Of the 30 attorneys named by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as Leaders in the Law, nine were Richmond Law alumni. No other school had more than three.
Vishwa Bhargava Link, L’93
April 3, 2024
Next Generation
For the future
"Practicing law is an apprenticeship, and the most rewarding part is building a team of young folks who see that this is something they could do for a career."
Coutrney Paulk swims in the ocean. She is wearing a pink swimcap and goggles
April 3, 2024
Courtney Paulk’s endurance mindset

Open-water swimmers face immense physical challenges, but this attorney says the mental fortitude required is even more demanding — and it makes her a better lawyer.

A Ukrainian serviceman takes a photograph of a damaged church after shelling in a residential district in Mariupol, Ukraine, March 10, 2022.
April 3, 2024
Reparations for Ukraine
Professor Chiara Giorgetti is co-developing a mechanism to hold Russia accountable for violations of international law in Ukraine.