Lions of Law

Elizabeth Glazer ’86: Rethinking How to Keep Cities Safe

Lindsey Miller-Lerman ’73: Marking A Path to Nebraska's Highest Court

Michèle Stephenson ’95: Storytelling Through the Lens of Human Rights

Antonious Porch ’97: The Making of a Chief Diversity Officer

Matthew Bogdanos ’83: Righting Ancient Wrongs

Jody Hunt ’89: A Former Federal Prosecutor’s Turn in the Public Eye

Ellen Futter ’74: A Shining Star in New York’s Cultural Firmament

Brad Smith ’84: Ambassador From the Realm of Big Tech

Marcia Sells ’84: Putting Diversity Center Stage

The Trials, Tribulations, and Tenacity of Judge U.W. Clemon ’68

Bobbie J. Wilson ’90: Pursuing Passions With Practicality in Mind

Claudio Storelli ’06: A Sporting Entrepreneur

Margaret Garnett ’00: The Gift of Doing What’s Right

Lucy Lang ’06: An Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform and Government Integrity

Allan Van Fleet '77: Doing What Lawyers are Supposed to be Doing

Juan Cartagena '81 Delivers Keynote at Alumni of Color Event

Lorna Chen ’99 LL.M., ’01 J.D.: Shearman & Sterling’s Powerhouse Partner in Asia

Joshua Simmons ’10: An Intellectual Property Superhero

Five Questions on New Voting Laws for Civil Rights Lawyer Judith Browne Dianis ’92

Gert Jan van den Bergh ’91 LL.M.: Portrait of an Art Lawyer

Donald B. Verrilli Jr. ’83: A Candid Conversation with Former U.S. Solicitor General

Jeh Johnson ’82: Success on Two Tracks

James Kreindler ’80: The Long Journey From Tragedy to Accountability

Charles Yu ’01: National Book Award Finalist Skewers Asian Typecasting On and Off Screen

Karenna Gore ’00: From Politics to a Movement

James Meredith '68: A Racial Justice Pioneer

Anne Williams-Isom ’91 Speaks at Alumni of Color Event

Sheila Boston ’93: Leading the City Bar Association Into a Brave New World

Sarah A. Seo ’07 Joins Law Faculty

Myrna Pérez ’03: Five Questions on Voting During a Pandemic

Jill Wine-Banks ’68: Holding Power to Account, Then and Now

Franklin A. Thomas ’63: A Lifetime of Leading Change

Jim Millstein ’82: A Private and Public Career

Ruth Greenwood ’09 LL.M.: Keeping Democracy Within the Lines

Abigail Hing Wen ’04: On Writing, Time Shifting, and Gut Instincts

Rashida La Lande ’98: 57 Varieties of Wise Counsel

Mark Attanasio ’82: From M&A to Major League Baseball

Dana Delger ’10: Fighting to Keep Flawed Forensics From Convicting the Innocent

Why Clerk? Andrea Saavedra ’06 Has the Answers

Brad Smith ’84: Microsoft’s President on Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Rights

Jeffrey Kessler ’77: Five Questions on Sports Litigation

Jennifer Fitzgerald ’08: Disrupting the Insurance Industry

Lynnise Pantin ’03 Joins Faculty as Clinical Professor of Law

Ryan Smith ’97: Going “Outside the Lines” for ESPN

Brett Busby ’98: Texas Supreme Court Apointee

Ezra Young ’12: A Transgender Lawyer for Our Times

Melanie Scheible ’16: The New Normal

Rick Ireland ’69: Breaking Barriers at Columbia Law and on the Bench

Stan Kasten ’76 and Mark Attanasio ’82: Two Heavy Hitters Talk Baseball and Law

Nina Shaw ’79: And ... Action! Setting the Stage for Reform in Hollywood

Jonathan Schiller ’73: Renowned Litigator Loves a Good Challenge

Don Liu ’86 Delivers Keynote at Annual Alumni of Color Gathering

Ben McAdams ’03 Wins Seat in Congress

Brenda Toineeta Pipestem ’99: A Leader in Tribal Law

Lee Gelernt ’88: ACLU Attorney on the Front Lines of Immigrants’ Rights

Tom Rothman ’80: Hollywood Executive Dazzles Students

Roberta Kaplan ’91: A Cutting-Edge, Old-Fashioned Law Firm

Patricia Hatry ’51: In Practice for 66 Years

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