Accomplishments: William S. Boyd School of Law

Eve Hanan (Law) presented on the “Advancing Social Justice Through ADR” panel at the annual conference of the American Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section in Washington, D.C.
Lydia Nussbaum (Law) recently provided an op-ed piece to the Las Vegas Review-Journal titled "School Discipline Reform Didn't Create Florida Shooter — and Can Help Kids Who Need It." In the piece she not only corrects the record on a recent article regarding the Florida shooting and school discipline reform, but also explains how school districts…
David Orentlicher (Law) recently published the 9th edition of his co-authored health law textbook, Health Care Law and Ethics (Wolters Kluwer 2018).
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published an op-ed in The Hill on the need for financial self-regulators to internalize the costs they impose on the investing public. The op-ed is based partially on his law review article, "The Dark Side of Self-Regulation," which is forthcoming in the Cincinnati Law Review.
Lydia Nussbaum and Eve Hanan (both Law) presented "Reducing the School-to-Prison Pipeline Through Restorative Justice" for the National Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges' conference in San Diego earlier this month.
Innovation (Research & Economic Development), the university's research magazine, recently received a Bronze Award of Excellence from District VII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE Awards of Excellence showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement…
Benjamin Edwards (Law) recently published an op-ed in The Hill on the need to make more information available for immigrants. The op-ed is based on his article, "The Professional Prospectus," which was published in the Washington and Lee Law Review.
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published an op-ed in The Hill on conflicts of interest in financial regulation. The piece draws from a report he co-authored with Andrew Stoltmann, president of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.
Eve Hanan (Law) was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to serve as a commissioner on the Nevada State Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission, established by AB 472 (2017) to improve juvenile justice outcomes in Nevada. The commission is tasked with selecting and adopting best practices for assessments and interventions and implementing standardized…
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published a law review article, "The Professional Prospectus: A Call for Effective Professional Disclosure," in the Washington and Lee Law Review. That law review is one of top 40 in the nation. The article addresses the need to improve markets for professional services.  He also published an op-ed piece in…
Eve Hanan (Law) presented a draft of her article, "Remorse Bias," at the Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum at Brigham Young University. The article, which has been accepted for publication in the Missouri Law Review, addresses the potential effects of implicit racial bias in judicial assessments of defendant remorse during sentencing hearings…
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) presented a draft law review article, "Venture Bearding," at the Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum at Brigham Young University. The article discusses identity performance at the intersection of entity formation and capital raising.