Students host National Moot Court Competition

Friday, Feb. 3 - Saturday, Feb. 4
Historic Embassy Suites Hotel

The Charleston School of Law National Moot Court Competition will be held Friday, Feb. 3 - Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Historic Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The 2012 competition problem investigates the warrantless placement and use of GPS tracking devices placed on vehicles by police officers, and whether that placement is in violation of one's 4th Amendment rights. Twenty-three teams and 14 law schools across the country will compete in the two-day competition.

Federal Courts Law Review hosts Symposium

Mass Torts in the Federal Courts

Friday, Feb. 24
The Charleston Museum, located at 360 Meeting St.

Keynote speaker Kenneth Feinberg will discuss his role as the administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. The symposium will focus on recent Supreme Court class action litigation such as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes. It will examine the continuing viability of class actions as well as the implications of preemption in the wake of cases including AT &T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing and Altria Group, Inc. v. Good. In addition, the symposium will provide a view of mass torts from the bench including an ethics panel in which academics and practitioners will share their perspectives on ethical issues surrounding fees and settlements.

The symposium will be Friday, Feb. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the symposium for CLE credit is $125. Register by Feb. 10 for a discounted tuition of $100 with CLE credit. Attendance with no CLE credit is free. Click here for a registration form.

Symposium attendees may qualify for 5.75 CLE credits in South Carolina, including 1.75 hours of ethics credits.

Click here to download the symposium agenda. For more information please email the Federal Courts Law Review.

Charleston Law Review hosts Symposium

Thursday, Feb. 9 - Friday, Feb. 10
Charleston Music Hall
37 John St.

The Charleston Law Review and the Riley Institute at Furman announce the fourth annual "Law and Society Symposium," on Feb. 9 - Feb. 10 at the Charleston Music Hall located at 37 John St. This year's topic is "The Role of Government."

Keynote speaker A.E. Dick Howard, White Burkett Miller Professor of Law and Public Affairs at the University of Virginia School of Law, will discuss "The Constitution and the Role of Government" on Thurs., Feb. 9, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. The address is one credit toward the Professionalism Series requirement and general admission is free for CSOL students, faculty and staff.

The symposium will be held Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission to the symposium for CLE credit is $125. Attendance with no CLE credit is free. Click here for a registration form.

The symposium qualifies for 7.25 CLE credits in South Carolina, including 1.25 hour of ethics credits.

For more information, contact Associate Professor Sheila B. Scheuerman.

Students observe U.S. Tax Court hearing

Students in Professor Kristin Gutting's Civil Tax Procedure and  Litigation Strategy course attended the calendar call and trial at the U.S. Tax Court in Columbia, S.C. The U.S. Tax Court is permanently located in Washington, D.C., but travels annually to various locations in the United States to hear tax cases. Charleston School of Law students attended a trial on Dec. 12, 2011 and were able to meet The Honorable David Gustafson of the U.S. Tax Court. Judge Gustafson was appointed by President George W. Bush as U.S. Tax Court Judge in 2008, for a term ending in 2023. Attending students were able to tour the courthouse and Judge Gustafson's chambers where they discussed tax litigation and the U.S. Tax Court procedures.

Pictured left to right: Professor Kristin Balding Gutting, Steven Frasier, Ashton Daley, Camryn Hays, The Honorable David Gustafson, Corey Smith, Gary Patterson, Brent Bullock and Jonathan Spitz.