Canadian native pursues dual J.D. degree at Detroit Mercy

By Sheila Pursglove – Detroit Legal News, August 30, 2016

joint lawAthena Portokalidis enjoys studying the law from the perspectives of two differing legal traditions simultaneously in the Canadian & American Dual J.D. Program at Detroit Mercy Law and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law.

“I feel it gives me a unique approach to tackling legal issues as I’ve learned to approach legal analysis from two different standpoints,” she says. “International law is becoming vastly important with ever-growing relations between Canada and the United States, which makes having training in both jurisdictions invaluable.”

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