Alumni
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W. Weldon Wilson, Class of 1986, 2023 Distinguished Alumnus
Weldon launched Resolution Life, a global firm that provides life insurance companies with the flexibility to grow and innovate by acquiring and administering their existing life insurance policies, and currently serves as vice chairman. He is a past president of the VLS Board of Advisors. Read MoreMay. 2, 2023
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Judge Jane B. Stranch ’78 (BA’75) of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals hosted by VLS ACS chapter
Judge Stranch discussed her career as a labor lawyer and an appellate judge in a Q&A moderated by ACS President Joey Vettiankal ’24. Read MoreApr. 26, 2023
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Vanderbilt University launches $3.2B Dare to Grow campaign
Public phase of the campaign launches one month into the university’s Sesquicentennial year Read MoreApr. 21, 2023
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Clinical Alumni Spotlights
Weldon Wilson, Class of 1986, traces his successful legal and business career in the insurance industry to a “pure happenstance” assignment he received on his first day of work at a Dallas law firm. A partner handed him a huge stack of papers, explained that a client was interested in… Read MoreApr. 11, 2023
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New VLS scholarship endowed in honor of J. Michael Campbell ’68 (BE’65)
Campbell is a founding partner of Campbell & Brannon, an Atlanta-based real estate firm that now has 11 offices and more than 30 attorneys. Read MoreApr. 6, 2023
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Remembering The Honorable C. Roger Vinson ’71
Throughout his 40-year tenure on the bench, Judge Vinson consistently rendered non-ideological, scholarly decisions with meticulous attention to the rule of law Read MoreApr. 5, 2023
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47 law firms participate in 2023 Spring Firm Mingle to connect with rising 2Ls
Students connected with attorneys hiring summer associates for positions in 74 cities in the U.S. and abroad. More than 70 percent of the 137 attorneys who attended the spring career fair are VLS alumni. Read MoreMar. 29, 2023
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Internationally renowned neuroscientist Anthony Wagner delivers inaugural Weaver Distinguished Lecture in Law and Neuroscience
Wagner, who is deputy director of Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, addressed his pioneering research on the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Read MoreMar. 24, 2023
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Criminal justice experts Barry Friedman and Vikrant Reddy find “Common Ground” on police reform in 2023 Dean’s Lecture
Founding director of NYU’s Policing Project and senior fellow at Stand Together Trust discussed current issues in policing. Read MoreMar. 22, 2023
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WLSA Women’s History Month Events Feature DOJ Human Rights Lawyer Courtney Urschel ’01, Women Sports Lawyers, and a First-Gen Lawyer
Coffee chats throughout March will offer tips for navigating job interviews, choosing courses, and finding the right career path. Read MoreMar. 3, 2023