Ashley Buckman has joined Jones Walker in the Jackson office as a government relations specialist. Buckman will practice in the Government Relations Practice Group, and joined the firm effective Jan. 3. Buckman represents clients before the Mississippi state legislature and administrative agencies. She has served in various capacities in state government as well as in [...] [...]
Russ Hawkins was recently hired as the director of finance and administration for Mississippi College School of Law. Hawkins has a master’s degree in business administration from Mississippi College and an undergraduate degree in business administration from Millsaps College. Prior to joining the law school staff, Hawkins served as accounting/management consultant for RMHawk, LLC. [...]
Whenever I encounter passionate and enthusiastic leaders, I am always curious to learn more about them and the organizations they lead. Anyone who has met dean Jim Rosenblatt of the Mississippi College School of Law (MC Law) quickly recognizes that he is one of those kinds of leaders. His boundless energy and excitement about the [...] [...]
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP, attorney Kelly R. Blackwood, a member of the firm’s Environmental & Toxic Tort practice group, will moderate a panel during a Feb. 18 Mississippi College School of Law symposium on the Gulf oil spill. The keynote speaker for the event is Kenneth R. Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims [...] [...]
Major General Al Hopkins (Ret.) has been awarded an honorary master of laws degree by the board of trustees of the Mississippi College School of Law. According to MC Law Dean Jim Rosenblatt, Hopkins “played a significant role in helping our law school gain the national recognition it enjoys today.” After graduating from the University [...] [...]
JACKSON- Black’s Law Dictionary editor-in-chief Bryan Garner lectures on legal writing before a lunchtime crowd of students and faculty at the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson. [...]
Susan Copeland recently was named coordinator of international programs at the Mississippi College School of Law. She previously worked as a self-employed contract attorney working primarily in insurance litigation. Copeland earned a bachelor’s degree in finance, master’s degree in higher education and student personnel and a juris doctorate from the University of Mississippi. [...]
JACKSON- Gov. Haley Barbour speaks on workforce development in Mississippi and its impact on the automotive industry at a symposium at the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson. [...]
Looking to serve More and more law students looking for service jobs A native of tiny Ft. Adams, Jim Rosenblatt is dean of the Mississippi College School of Law. A former judge advocate general (JAG) with the U.S. military, he served 30 years in a variety of postings worldwide. Rosenblatt also is an accomplished lecturer and [...] [...]
Mississippi College School of Law recently awarded Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge L. Joe Lee an honorary master of laws degree. Judge Lee and four others were presented the honorary degrees at a luncheon on Nov. 12 at the law school. Others receiving the honorary degree were Earl Keyes, Roland Marble, Harry Owen and Alan [...] [...]
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