There are 9 article(s) tagged University of Memphis Law School:

• March 2024

  • Former Mayor Jim Strickland tapped as U of M law school dean

    The former mayor is an alumnus of both the law school and U of M. He was a practicing attorney until he became mayor in 2016.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 27, 2024

• October 2020

  • Opinion: Implicit bias is real, and we need to continue discussing it

    Implicit bias is a thing, and it’s reflected in virtually every aspect of our society. Without meaningful discussions of the issue, in public and private workplaces, we can never fully address the scourge of systemic racism.

    By Otis Sanford October 01, 2020

• July 2020

  • August ballot includes some surprise races

    Early voting in advance of the Aug. 6 election day begins Friday in Shelby County. 

    By Bill Dries July 13, 2020

  • Post Office decommissioning Front Street Station, 10 years later

    The Postal Service is finally taking the Front Street Post Office off the books, after suspending operations when the University of Memphis law school moved Downtown in 2010.

    By Wayne Risher July 08, 2020

  • Opinion: A center combats bias among Shelby County decision-makers

    A few local, socially conscious judges acknowledged institutional problems with unconscious bias, and they spearheaded the founding of the Center for Excellence in Decision-Making.

    By Terrence O. Reed July 07, 2020

• July 2019

  • Some good news for lady lawyers

    The appointment of Katharine Schaffzin as dean of the University of Memphis School of Law counters discouraging national trends. Memphis Law and the community are cultivating a place where women who are lawyers get access to leadership roles.

    By Hannah Fuson July 08, 2019

  • U of M law school names first woman as dean in its 57-year history

    The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law has named the first woman in the history of the law school to serve as dean.

    By Michelle Corbet July 02, 2019

• March 2019

  • Collaboration, cooperation are Memphis’ ‘secret sauce’ in blight fight

    Representatives from cities ranging from Pittsburgh to Little Rock are in Memphis this week to learn how local stakeholders came together to equip code enforcement with the power of the law to take down blighted properties. 

    By Michelle Corbet March 29, 2019

• February 2019

  • New round of anti-blight lawsuits by city lists addresses as defendants

    The city is taking 29 blighted properties to Environmental Court, and in some cases the defendant is the address of the property as the city seeks to find the real owner. The new provision in the state law allows the move, which sets the stage for the appointment of a receiver by the court.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2019