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Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law will hold its annual Law Review Symposium on February 4, 2022. The event will focus on artificial intelligence in the law and will explore whether human judicial decision-makers and legal advocates should embrace artificial intelligence technologies such as algorithms to the extent it can supplement and support the human legal and judicial decision-making process.

The honorable John J. Duncan Jr., retired member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Matt Lyon, dean of Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) will conduct a question-and-answer session prior to Duncan signing copies of his new book From Batboy to Congressman: Thirty Years in the U.S. House (UT Press, $24.99) on January 19. The event will be held in the Robert S. Watson, Jr. Courtroom at LMU Law. The question-and-answer forum will begin at 5 p.m. with the book signing to follow afterwards. The event is free and open to the public.

The Knoxville Bar Association (KBA) awarded Lincoln Memorial University-Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) professor Akram Faizer the 2021 KBA Presidents' Award at its Annual Meeting on Friday, December 10.

The honorable John J. Duncan Jr., retired member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will sign copies of his new book “From Batboy to Congressman: Thirty Years in the U.S. House” (UT Press, $24.99) on December 2, 2021, at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum (ALLM) on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) in Harrogate, Tennessee.

The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) Mock Trial team hosted the third annual 2021 Kimsey Cup Trial Advocacy Competition last week. The internal competition provides students an opportunity to test trial skills. The competition also serves a try-out for members of the Spring Invitational team.

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) Vice President and Dean Matt Lyon announced the promotion of Vonda M. Laughlin to Associate Dean for Distance Education. In her new role, Laughlin will primarily coordinate the planning and implementation of LMU Law’s distance education offerings. She also will maintain her teaching responsibilities in business law-related courses, including Contracts and Sales, Secured Transactions, and Insurance Law.

The Knoxville Bar Foundation (KBF) announced Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) Director of Experiential Learning and Assistant Professor of Law Maha M. Ayesh has been named one of twelve Knoxville Bar Foundation fellows for 2021.

The Lincoln Memorial University (LMU) Abraham Lincoln Institute for the Study of Leadership and Public Policy and the LMU Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) will present the annual R. Gerald McMurtry Lecture on Friday, October 22, 2021. The virtual program will deliver three hours of dual CLE credit from 10 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) has hired Jordan Houser as its Assistant Director of Career Services.

About this time two years ago, then first-year Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) student H. Nicole Human was at a crossroads, unsure of how to succeed in law school.

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Pre-Law Summit and Law Expo announced Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) Associate Dean for Enrollment Services Randy Mathews will be among six other admissions professionals to serve on its pre-admissions panel on Saturday, September 18, 2021.

Rising second year law student Geran Minor spent the summer in her hometown of Barren County, Kentucky, where she took a paid clerkship with Family Court Judge Mica Wood Pence. While working for Pence, she had the opportunity to write the petition, notice for a hearing, and interrogatories for her adoption.

The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) welcomed 127 incoming law students for orientation and the first day of classes earlier this month.

The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) has teamed with the LMU Paul V. Hamilton School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences to offer another joint-degree program - the Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD)/Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) Degree Program. The program will allow LMU Law students to complete a Master of Science in Criminal Justice while pursuing a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.

The latest edition features an article from the Honorable Timothy W. Conner, presiding judge of the Tennessee Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board, 13th Amendment Center Founder Christopher Hill and lawyer Ryan Griffith as well as student notes and comments by Joshua Anderson, Cydney Carter and Emma Knapp.

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) Vice President and Dean Matthew R. Lyon has announced four new professors will join the faculty of LMU Law, effective July 1. These new faculty members include two lateral hires from other law schools and two visitors with extensive practice experience.

Two LMU Law professors were promoted for the new academic year.

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) student Jocelyn Mercado has been selected from over 450 law students nationwide to serve in the 2021 class of Rural Summer Legal Corps for Equal Justice Works.

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) Vice President and Dean Matt Lyon is pleased to announce the Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester. A total of 82 students were honored for achieving a grade point average of 3.25 or above while carrying at least a nine-credit-hour course load.