Accomplishments: William S. Boyd School of Law

Benjamin Edwards (Law) was a panelist for a webinar entitled, "The Biggest D&O Themes of 2026: Disruption (AI, Regulation and Corporate Law)."
Danielle Finn (Law) presented "High Stakes, Green Future: A Comparative Presentation of Sustainable Gaming & Hospitality Operations Across Indian Country and Beyond" at the Spring 2026 Tribal Energy Leaders Fellowship — a program launched by Haskell Indian Nations University and the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy with faculty from…
Addie Rolnick and Justin Iverson (both Law) co-presented their paper, "A Plain Denial: Reclaiming Equal Protection in American Juvenile Law," at the 2026 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting.
Carla Bywaters (Law) was elected to the Faculty Senate as the law school's junior senator.
Eve Hanan (Law) participated in a roundtable discussion titled, "Evidence Law: Teaching It, Writing About It, Changing It," at the 2026 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting.
Jeff Stempel (Law) served as a commentator for an "Author Meets Reader" session on Shauhin Talesh's book, Insuring Cyber Insecurity, at the 2026 Law and Society Association Annual Meeting.
Michael Kagan (Law) published an article titled "Second-Class Asylum, Third Country Danger" in the Southern Methodist University Law Review.
Tom Romero (Law) presented "The Color of Kinship: Observations of a Brown Buffalo on Rights to the River in North and South America and its Implications for Racial Justice in “Western” Water Law" at the Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association in San Francisco. 
At the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association in San Francisco, professors Máximo Langer and David Tanenhaus (Law) presented their paper titled "The Decline of Juvenile Confinement and the Remains of the Original Juvenile Court in the Early Twenty-First Century in the United States." 
Joe Regalia (Law) co-launched a new series with the State Bar of Nevada exploring AI agents and the latest trends in legal tech. He presented the inaugural session, "Effective AI Prompting in Legal Practice."
Heather Rappaport (Law) presented to the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) Section on Institutional Advancement a program titled, "Lunch with a Lawyer: Meal Programs as a Pathway to Engagement." Dr. Rappaport is the AALS Section Chair for Institutional Advancement.
Leslie Griffin (Law) authored a new article for Verdict titled, “Listen to Gisèle Pelicot, in Shame Has to Change Sides: A Hymn to Life.”