Photograph by Jamie Betts
Photograph by Jamie Betts
The power of second chances
Illustration by Katie McBride
A new legacy
Scrutiny of sports events played on a world stage is making them a force for change.
Photographs courtesy of Bubba Flores
Dispatches from afar
Following a decorated career in the Marines, Albert “Bubba” Flores, L’16, now serves his country as an assistant U.S. attorney in the remote Northern Mariana Islands.
Photograph by Kim Schmidt
Personal touch
Commencement ceremonies returned to a greater sense of normality for the Class of 2022.
Questions of ethics
Three law faculty helped lead campuswide conversations about thorny issues during the Ethics of Choice Conference. 
Paralegal. Law student. Mom.
Current law student Mandy Truman was recently named to Virginia Lawyers Weekly’s annual list of Unsung Legal Heroes.
Warmth and comfort
The Carrico Center continued its annual tradition of donating handmade blankets to a local nonprofit supporting children experiencing significant upheaval.
Real-world experiences
At Richmond Law, students learn how to analyze, evaluate, and apply the information they are presented in the classroom long before they begin their careers, writes Dean Wendy Perdue.
Photograph by Jamie Betts
Strong arm of the law
Meet Beau English, ’21 and L’24, a law student and a quarterback for Spider football.
Good cause, good fun
Richmond Women’s Law hosted its biannual trivia night to benefit a local nonprofit supporting survivors of domestic abuse and human trafficking.
Reparations for Ukraine
Professor Chiara Giorgetti is helping advise the government of Ukraine on potential claims against Russia.
This dog's purpose
Sometimes small things matter in important ways. And sometimes they come in adorable packages.
An advocate for interior designers

Bryan Soukup, L’13, was chief lobbyist for interior designers before moving into his current position leading policy and legislative affairs for Origin Materials.

Illustration by Gordon Schmidt
Executioners' tools
Professor Corinna Lain says a new development in South Carolina may further test public support for the death penalty.
istockphoto/Jeremy Hogan
SCOTUS takes note
One of the Supreme Court’s recent majority opinions drew on research and analysis by Kurt Lash, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Chair in Law.
Law of the sea

The career of lawyer, author, and research fellow Kristine Dalaker, W’92 and L’97, is as vast and protean as the oceans she protects.

Photo illustration by Gordon Schmidt
Analyzing online wills
Online tools for will-writing might not produce a legally binding document, cautions Allison Tait, professor and associate dean.
Environmental impact
Undergraduate alumna Danielle Stokes, ’13, has returned to Richmond as an assistant professor, where she teaches and writes about property, environmental law, and environmental justice.
istockphoto/Taizhan Sakimbayev
Public health law
This year’s Richmond Law Review Symposium examined how public health law has adapted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economics and housing
Margaret Rockwell, L’19, was part of a team that recently examined ways to address Virginia’s housing inequality through zoning and planning laws.
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National champs
Richmond Law took first place at this year’s John L. Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition — and second place, too, over impressive competition.