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Faculty Spotlight

Associate Dean receives distinguished service award from Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science

David H. Kaye, associate dean for research, Distinguished Professor of Law, and Weiss Family Faculty Scholar, was recently honored by the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science with a Distinguished Individual Service Award.

Professor French to take part in Duke University conference on “Contractual Black Holes”

Richard Settgast, Director of Legal Analysis and Writing for International Students

Trial attorney, adjunct professor named director of Penn State Law Legal Writing Center

“I have tremendous respect for our students who have traveled all this way to learn how we practice law, and I feel honored to be able to show them what it means to be an attorney in the United States,” Professor Settgast said. “It truly is a privilege to work with such amazing students.”

United Nations commission to discuss proposal from Penn State Law professor

A proposal from the Honorable Samuel L. Bufford, distinguished scholar in residence at Penn State Law, has been scheduled for discussion at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) this July, making it likely that Bufford’s recommendations to the commission will became a central part of its work in the coming years.

Flatto chosen as Penn Law’s visiting professor of Talmudic Civil Law

Professor David Flatto was recently appointed Gruss Visiting Professor of Talmudic Civil Law at Penn Law in Philadelphia. Talmudic civil law is based on the Talmud, the foundational book of Jewish law.

Professor Wadhia raises awareness of immigration issues across Pennsylvania

Seventh Circuit judge cites Professor Wadhia in federal appeals court decision

Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and Clinical Professor of Law Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia was recently cited by 7th Circuit Judge Richard Posner in an immigration decision involving a citizen of Mexico.

National media turns to Penn State Law to help understand Trump’s ‘Muslim registry’

As media and public scrutiny of president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed “Muslim registry” intensifies, a 2012 report from the Penn State Law Center for Immigrants’ Rights Clinic has become an important part of the national dialogue surrounding this controversial issue.

United Nations commission accepts proposal from Penn State Law professor

The Honorable Samuel L. Bufford, distinguished scholar in residence at Penn State Law, will potentially shape the future of international arbitration and insolvency law through a new proposal that has been accepted for review by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.

Immigration Law professor to participate in Equal Justice Works panel

Penn State Law Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and clinical professor of law Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia will present as a panelist at the Equal Justice Works annual Leadership Development Training, at 11:00 a.m. on Oct. 26 at the Marriott Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.