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Robert “Bob” Force has influenced generations of lawyers in maritime law as a professor and legal icon, and after 54 years “the Force” is retiring, leaving an unmatched legacy at Tulane Law School.
After teaching thousands of students over 108 semesters – more if you include summer programming... 
Tulane Law student, an avid environmentalist, logs 566 hours of pro bono service to win LSBA award
A passionate environmentalist who wants to advocate for the preservation of natural habitats and endangered species is Tulane Law’s recipient of the Louisiana State Bar Association Pro Bono Award, the highest award in the legal community for student service.
Charlotte Phillips (L’24), in three... Read more May 06, 2024
Professor Force, icon in maritime law, retires
Robert “Bob” Force has influenced generations of lawyers in maritime law as a professor and legal icon, and after 54 years “the Force” is retiring, leaving an unmatched legacy at Tulane Law School.
After teaching thousands of students over 108 semesters – more if you include summer programming –... Read more April 30, 2024
Law School wins Give Green Grand Prize
Tulane Law School topped its previous record in what was the most successful Give Green day of giving on the books.
Held April 11, the law school:
Won the Big Green Grand Prize for the third year in a row in the A category, adding $8,000 in bonus money;
Reached a whopping 644 donors, the most... Read more April 29, 2024
Tulane Hall of Fame honors giants in the profession
The 2024 Tulane Law School Hall of Fame will honor some of the law school’s most notable alumni and trailblazers whose impact on the school and the profession elevated the legal profession and the global stature of Tulane Law.
This year’s honorees include an alum whose persuasive words led to the... Read more April 28, 2024
Students square off in revamped Honorary Rounds
Corinne Morris (L'24) won the appellate
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The Tulane Law Moot Court Program’s Honorary Rounds were held April 13 in a revamped format that –for the first time – allowed three of the disciplines to hold their biggest, and final competitions in one day.
The three disciplines, Mock Trial,... Read more April 16, 2024
Tulane Law alumnus the Honorable Frank A. “Pappy” Little, Jr. (A&S ’58, L ‘61), who served on the federal bench for 22 years with distinction and was a pioneer in Louisiana trust law, has died. He was 87.
Little, who in 2023 was inducted into the Tulane Law School Hall of Fame, was retired... Read more 
Former civil rights lawyer, 1st Black woman on the 11th Circuit will be graduation speaker
Tulane Law alumna Nancy Gbana Abudu (L’99), who made history as the first African-American woman to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, will be the Tulane Law School graduation speaker, interim law Dean Sally Richardson announced.
Abudu, a law alumna of Tulane, was... Read more March 26, 2024
Tulane Law names familiar face as Dean of Students
Long-time Tulane Law Assistant Director of Admissions Emily Wojna-Hodnett has become the law school’s new Assistant Dean of Students, interim Dean Sally Richardson announced.
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Wojna-Hodnett (L ‘14, SoPA '20, SoPA '22) succeeds former Assistant Dean of Students Abigail Gaunt who stepped... Read more March 25, 2024
Tulane Entertainment & Sports Law Conference April 5-6 is packed with speakers, industry brass
Tulane’s Entertainment & Sports Law Conference takes place April 5-6 and will bring some of the top names in the industry to Tulane Law.
One of the premier events for lawyers, executives and VIPs from the sports and entertainment industry, the event will run over two days and will include... Read more March 25, 2024
Tetley Lecture on maritime law to be held April 3
Tulane Law’s endowed lecture focused on maritime law, the William Tetley Lecture, will be held April 3 and will explore the latest pressing issues affecting shipping operations throughout the world.
This year’s Tetley lecturer is the Hon. Sarah Derrington, a Justice of the Federal Court of... Read more March 24, 2024
The Tulane Law Review’s Editor-in-Chief has won the prestigious Burton Award, marking the seventh time in a decade that a Tulane student has won the national legal writing award.
Cameron Ott (L’24) wrote his case note for the Law Review last year, where he now serves as the top editor for... Read more 
Michael Rubenstein was poignantly honest speaking during Tulane Law’s first annual Celebration of Scholarships: attending Tulane Law School back in the 1990s would not have been possible without his full-ride scholarship.
Michael Rubenstein (L'93)
“The scholarship that I received changed my... Read more 
Tulane Admiralty Law Institute March 20-22 focused on sea changes in maritime industry
Tulane is hosting the 30th biennial Admiralty Law Institute (ALI) March 20-22, where leading admiralty and maritime law practitioners and academics come to discuss the pressing issues of the industry.
The ALI is the oldest such conference in the nation, and has been, since 1965, the largest... Read more March 08, 2024
Tulane Law Professor Stephen Griffin is hosting a national scholarly conference on the significance of Reconstruction and the Fourteenth Amendment in the U.S. Constitution on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16.
In conjunction with the George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State ... Read more 
Tulane Law ADR team wins William & Mary Law competition
Tulane Law School’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team took the top spot in the William & Mary Law School Negotiation Competition held March 1-2.
Tulane’s team – second-year law students Ke’ala Brosseau and Corina DeFeo – defeated Southwestern Law School (Los Angeles) to take first... Read more March 04, 2024