Interim Dean Appointed
Willajeanne F. McLean, a faculty member at the Law School for the past 21 years, has been named interim dean effective August 13. Dean McLean most recently served as associate dean for academic affairs.
McLean is an expert in trademarks, European Union law, and Torts, as well Intellectual Property law. She received degrees in French Literature and European History at Wellesley as well as a degree in microbiology from UMass-Amherst. Professor McLean received her law degree from Fordham University, and also attended the Institute of European Studies at the Free University of Brussels, earning a degree in European Law.
Recent Homepage Highlights
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Andraya Pulaski '13 clearly remembers the day she decided she wanted to be a lawyer. She was 10 and spent a day shadowing a friend’s father at his firm. Now she is on the verge of fulfilling that dream.
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On May 21, Professor Richard A. Wilson will present "International Law of Speech Crimes" as part of a series of guest lectures at the International Criminal Court, The Netherlands.
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On May 20, the Law School's Insurance Law Center will present a symposium on Lawyers Professional Liability. The event is being presented in cooperation with the Hartford Chapter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.
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On May 17, Professor Richard Pomp will be a presenter at the 10th Annual New Mexico Tax Policy Conference in Albuquerque.
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On May 15, Professor Darcy Kirk will be the luncheon speaker at the annual meeting of the New Jersey Law Librarians Association where she will update the group on the activities of the Association of American Law Libraries (AALL). Kirk currently serves as president of the AALL.
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Professor Richard A. Wilson will deliver three talks in Oslo, Norway on May 14 and 15 including "Gangster's Paradise? Framing Crime in Sub-Saharan Africa" at the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Oslo.
