Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession
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Protecting the Promise: Closing the justice gap through innovation and collaboration: September 17, 2024
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis is a hybrid event: Click here to register to attend in person. Click here to register to attend via live stream. Since our country's founding, America has struggled to realize the promise etched onto the Supreme Court building of "equal justice for all." Today, technological innovation and collaborative community support are two of the […]
Conference in Honor of Deborah Hensler: September 20, 2024
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe goal of the conference is to honor and celebrate Professor Deborah Hensler’s prolific career as an influential and pioneering scholar of civil justice, alternative dispute resolution, complex litigation, comparative collective litigation, and empirical legal studies. The conference is also intended to recognize Deborah’s tremendous impact as a teacher and research advisor as well as her […]
Introduction to The Rhode Center: October 8, 2024
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to Stanford Law School students only. Join Professors Nora & David Freeman Engstrom to learn about the impactful work being done at the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession. From access to justice, to court transparency, to diversity in the legal profession, the Rhode Center is tackling some of […]
Unequal Justice Under Law: The criminal charges against Trump & Vance for their crimes against the Haitian and entire community of Springfield, Ohio: October 28, 2024
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis event is open to the Stanford Law School community only. Civil-rights attorney Subodh Chandra, A.B. ’89, and international human-rights lawyer Nicole Phillips, legal director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, will explain the private-citizen-initiated Ohio criminal charges that the Bridge, through its executive director Guerline Jozef, filed against Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. The charges […]
Jason Itkin: Trial Lion for Injured Plaintiffs: October 29, 2024
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJason Itkin from the law firm Arnold & Itkin, one of the most accomplished trial lawyers in the United States, will come to SLS to share his insights into trial advocacy and securing justice for injured plaintiffs. Mr. Itkin is known nationwide for winning record-setting verdicts and settlements, including being the only lawyer in the country […]
Veterans Day Lunch: Air Force Veteran N.D. Cal. USA Ramsey on Launching a Veterans Treatment Court and More: November 11, 2024
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCelebrate Veterans Day by joining N.D. Cal. USA and Air Force veteran Ismail Ramsey for lunch. USA Ramsey will discuss his path from military service to law, his launch of a new Veterans Treatment Court, and leading the N.D. Cal. USA Office. Lunch provided to those who register. This special Veterans Day event is brought to […]
The Opioid Crisis on Trial: March 6
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a conversation with the Honorable Dan A. Polster of the Northern District of Ohio, who presided over one of the most significant and complex legal cases in U.S. history: The National Prescription Opiate MDL. Judge Polster will discuss the challenges and innovations in managing thousands of consolidated cases against pharmaceutical companies, distributors, […]
Lunch with Josh Koskoff: April 1
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Plaintiffs' Law Association for lunch with Josh Koskoff, a legend of the plaintiffs' bar whose work representing victims of mass shootings has generated substantial, unprecedented settlements, and changed the law on immunity for gun manufacturers. In 2022, he reached a historic $73 million settlement with Remington, the gun manufacturer, on behalf of victims […]
Exec Orders with CLP Lunch: April 7
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesTBD
Lieff Cabraser on Barriers to Veterans’ Access to Justice and the Camp Lejeune Toxic Exposure Litigation: April 28
@ SLS: Room 90 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch provided to registered attendees. Elizabeth Cabraser and Annie Wanless (SLS ’21) of renowned plaintiffs’ firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP will share insights from their leadership in the Camp Lejeune toxic exposure litigation about barriers to veterans’ access to justice. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 created a time-limited cause of action […]
Rhode Center Civil Justice Student Fellows Program Info Session: April 29
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLearn how you can become a part of the Deborah L. Rhode Center Civil Justice Student Fellows Program, which is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year. Led by Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom, Professor David Freeman Engstrom, and the staff at the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, students participating in this […]
Law Firms in the Crosshairs: Donald Verrilli on Legal Challenges to Trump’s Executive Orders: May 14
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDonald Verrilli, former U.S. Solicitor General, will address legal challenges to the attacks on law firms and public interest organizations. A partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson and formerly on the ACS national board, he is representing law firms resisting Trump administration executive orders.  Moderated by Professor Lucas Guttentag, this discussion will explore the constitutional and legal […]