News & Events

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, American University Washington College of Law’s Tech, Law, and Security Program (TLS), along with the Department of Justice Criminal Division and AU’s School of Public Affairs, hosted “Justice in Cyberspace: A Symposium.”

Jason Schwartz ’09 was drawn to law school out of an interest in analytical thinking and a quest for job security after graduating as an English major at NYU in ’05. Ten years into his practice as a tax attorney in Cadwalader’s Washington, D.C office, Schwartz distills complex language into advice for clients.

AUWCL welcomed 50 Clinical Program alumni back to campus for a celebration of the AUWCL Clinical Program. The Elliot Milstein Award for Professional Excellence was presented to Randi Mandelbaum ’88, distinguished clinic professor of law and founding director of the Child Advocacy Clinic at Rutgers Law School.

On Jan. 31, 2020, American University Washington College of Law welcomed Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard and president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, to campus for “Rise Against Hate” to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Fascinated by the power of language, law school was always in the cards for 2L Sharon Kimel, who serves as the membership chair of American University Washington College of Law’s American Constitutional Society for Law and Policy.