Moritz College of Law Latest News

Dean Michaels to lead �Gideon�s Promise� panel discussion

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:34:06 -0400

Dean Alan C. Michaels will moderate a May 23 panel discussion hosted by the Supreme Court of Ohio about the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the availability of counsel for indigent defendants.

Professor�s work selected for Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:11:50 -0400

An article by Steven Davidoff, associate professor of law and finance at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, has been selected as one of the Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2012 by Corporate Practice Commentator.

CBA to honor Moritz faculty, alumnus

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:57:26 -0400

The Columbus Bar Association will present the Liberty Bell Awards to two professors at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in June and honor one alumnus for his outstanding tradition of service to the organization.

3L receives OSBA Environmental Law Award

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:06:49 -0400

Dylan Borchers, a member of the Class of 2013, has been awarded the Ohio State Bar Association Environmental Law Award for a paper he submitted, titled “Electric Aggregation and the Story of Ohio's Move to Competitive Retail Electric Markets.”

Micah Berman, Efthimios Parasidis, and Dakota Rudesill to join Ohio State law faculty

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:44:16 -0400

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law welcomes three dynamic professors to its faculty this fall: Micah Berman, Efthimios Parasidis, and Dakota Rudesill.

“We are thrilled to add these three emerging scholars to our already distinguished faculty. They represent the tradition here at Moritz of hiring exceptional teachers whose scholarship and instruction draw from a wealth of practical experience and focus on making a difference,” said Dean Alan C. Michaels, the Edwin M. Cooperman Professor of Law. “Additionally, Professor Berman and Professor Parasidis will be instrumental in greatly strengthening the college’s footprint in the growing health law field.”

Moritz student receives University award for diversity enhancement

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:22:30 -0400

3L Nikki Trautman Baszynski was named a recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award, a University-wide award that recognizes individuals or units that have demonstrated a significant commitment to enhancing diversity at The Ohio State University.

3L declared National Best Advocate at ABA competition

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:23:11 -0400

Nikki Trautman Baszynski was declared National Best Advocate at the 36^th Annual American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, adding to a pile of hardware Ohio State teams brought back from Chicago.

New journal editors named for 2013-14 academic year

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400

Five members of the Class of 2014 will lead The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law’s student-run journals in the coming academic year. Read about the ambitious plans David Twombly, Clinton Stahler, Hari Sathappan, George Murray, and Alexandra Kennedy have for their respective journals in the year ahead.

New journal editors named

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:50:03 -0400

Five members of the Class of 2014 will lead The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law’s student-run journals in the coming academic year.

Herman Competition winners announced

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0400

The scores have been tallied, and the winners of “Best Brief” and “Best Overall” awards in the 21st Annual Herman Moot Court Competition have been announced.