Associate Professor of Law Khaled A. Bedouin is a scholar of Critical Race Theory and examines Islamophobia from a legal, race-based perspective. His work examining the intersection of race, religion and citizenship has been featured in top law journals. On March 30, Beydoun published a piece looking at the effects …
Intisar A. Rabb, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and director of its Islamic Legal Studies Program will discuss “Qāḍī Justice: Islamic Law as Procedure” on Thursday, March 2, at this year’s McElroy Lecture on Law and Religion. Rabb also holds an appointment as a professor of History at …
Each year, the University honors one alumnus from each of its schools and colleges for an Alumni Achievement Spirit Award. These honorees are leaders in their fields and have made their marks in other ways, too. The 2017 Spirit Award recipients who will be honored at a special event on …
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Professor Catherine J. Archibald has written a ground-breaking article on transgender bathroom rights. Her article, Transgender Bathroom Rights, will be published this month in the Fall 2016 edition of the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy. A draft of it can also …
Michael Valenti, who expects to graduate from Detroit Mercy Law in May, was featured in an article in the Detroit Legal News. A Canadian resident, Valenti was inspired by his grandfather Paul Valenti, who at 89 is still practicing law. Michael, who is participating in the Canadian & American Dual …
The logo for Ven Johnson’s law firm is a pair of red boxing gloves. The message? He’ll fight for you. He’s also battling in a major way for the institution of the law and his recent gift of $100,000 to Detroit Mercy Law shows his commitment to that fight. “We …
Tom Berman ’04 always knew he was going into law. That’s because his father, Ron ’80, had long praised the value of a law degree to Tom and his brother. Ron knew first-hand the value of that degree. He earned his from University of Detroit and today, he chalks up …
Whether it’s tackling a legal case, starting a law firm, changing careers or helping new entrepreneurs, James Hiller ’73 is always up for a challenge. “The way I look at it, a life without challenges would be an empty life,” he said. Hiller came to the University of Detroit School …
By Sheila Pursglove – Detroit Legal News, August 30, 2016 Athena 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 …
BY SHEILA PURSGLOVE Legal News – August 16, 2016 Aruna Vithiananthan’s grandfather was a well-known criminal defense lawyer in Sri Lanka, who continued to practice law as a Canadian citizen. Vithiananthan, a Canadian native born and raised in Toronto, heard stories of his cases from a young age. “Law was …
