Business Law

Business Law News

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  Law Professor Jeffrey Jones Honored with Leo Levenson Teacher of the Year Award
  Associate Professor of Law and Philosophy Jeffrey D. Jones was honored with the 2018 Leo Levenson Teacher of the year Award at commencement on Saturday, May 19. Jones earned a PhD in philosophy from University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed postdoctoral studies at Boston University’s School of Law and BU’s then Institute on Race and Social Division. He received his JD at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
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  Student Makes Oral Argument in Tax Case Before US District Court
  John MacMorris-Adix, a 3L Low Income Tax Clinic intern, made an oral argument on an issue of first impression in the U.S. District Court in a case which has garnered national attention.
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  Sarah Lora to Lead Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)

  Sarah Lora, a new clinical professor for the law school, will lead the Lewis & Clark Law School Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) starting in June 2019, replacing beloved faculty member Jan Pierce, who is retiring after 19 years of clinic leadership.
  

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  Business Law Program Celebrates 24 Years
  Over 100 gathered at the Benson Hotel on March 15, for the 2019 Business Law Spring Luncheon to celebrate the attorneys, donors, faculty and students who make Business Law one of the premier programs at the law school. 
  Alum Rex Malott BS ’73, JD ’76 was honored as the 2019 Distinguished Business Law Graduate.  He spoke about the importance of business lawyers as key “problem solvers” for organizations and their leaders.
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  LC Law Grads: 90% Find Employment or Pursue Graduate Degree
  Lewis & Clark Law School’s 2017-18 employment statistics show 89.89% of 2018 graduates as currently employed, with a near-term start date, or pursuing LLM degrees or further graduate education, making Lewis & Clark one of the top law schools in the Pacific Northwest for employment outcomes.