Accomplishments: William S. Boyd School of Law

Nancy Rapoport (Law) presented the Commercial Keynote presentation on the use of artificial intelligence in bankruptcy practice at the 37th Annual Bankruptcy at the Beach CLE for the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section of the Alabama State Bar.
Nancy Rapoport (Law) presented at the Philadelphia Estate Planning Council Ethics Forum on Artificial Intelligence: The Benefits and Ethical Issues. 
Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) presented on Artificial Intelligence: The Benefits and Ethical Issues at Project 419: The Event for Estate and Financial Planners, presented by the Toledo Estate & Financial Planning Council.
Professor Nancy Rapoport (Law) was a co-presenter on Fighting the Hypothetical: Why law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era at the Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science Conference at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.
Professor Benjamin Edwards (Law) delivered a presentation on defending clients against financial fraud at the 2025 Dunham Advisory Board event. Drawing from his experience litigating fallout from the Madoff scheme, Professor Edwards offered practical tools to recognize scam tactics, uphold legal responsibilities, and protect reputations.
Nachman Gutowski (Law) has been named the new President of the Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE).
Professor Raef Granger (Law) presented on "Issue Spotting (How to See What We Are Not Seeing) at the Association of Academic Support Educators (AASE) Conference. 
Nachman Gutowski (Law) co-authored a new white paper titled, "Beyond NextGen UBE: A Blueprint for Michigan's Independent Bar Licensing Model."
Professor Lori Johnson (Law) was honored by the Clark County Bar Foundation as a 2025 Liberty Bell Award recipient. The award is presented to an individual in the community who upholds the rule of law, contributes to good government within the community, stimulates a sense of civic responsibility, and encourages respect for the law in the…
Professor Nachman Gutowski's (Law) article, Forging Ahead or Proceeding with Caution; Developing Policy for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Legal Education, has been officially published in the University of Louisville Law Review. 
Professor Francine Lipman (Law) delivered the opening and closing remarks for the panel discussion "Intra-Community Inequities: Perspectives from Featured Authors of Marginalized within Marginalized Communities," hosted by the American Bar Association’s Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice.
Leslie Griffin (Law) published an article titled, "Just Say No to "Catholic Public" School," analyzing the Supreme Court's recent oral argument in the religious charter schools case.