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Whittington W. Clement, a 1974 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, recently ended a two-year term as the University of Virginia’s rector and reflects on a career that has entailed partisan and nonpartisan service roles alike, including seven terms in Virginia’s House of Delegates.

Four alumni — Maggie Birkel ’19, Billy Easley ’13, Kristina Yost ’08 and Peter Bowden ’98 — discuss the paths their careers have taken 5, 10, 15 and 25 years after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Four alumni — Shirin Baradaran ’18, Nick Matich ’13, John Cooper ’08 and Patricia Tolliver Giles ’98 — discuss the paths their careers have taken 5, 10, 15 and 25 years after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Retired Virginia Supreme Court Justice John Charles Thomas, a 1975 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, spoke at his alma mater in January, reading from his new memoir and reflecting on his time as a trailblazer for Black students at UVA.

Kim Boyle, a 1987 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a vice managing partner at Phelps Dunbar, is the first Black woman to serve as president of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the first Black president of the New Orleans Bar Association.

Lorie Almon, a 1994 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, was elected to be the next chair and managing partner of Seyfarth Shaw, a firm with nearly 900 lawyers across 17 offices worldwide.

The Class of 2011 counts at least 10 assistant U.S. attorneys among its numbers. They share their stories about how they were inspired to work in public service.

The University of Virginia’s federal courts scholars reflect on the judicial trends they are seeing and how the outsized impact of process — from docket management to the issuance of stays — can shape society and the contours of democracy.

Douglas Bouton, a 2010 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, is the co-founder of Halo Top Creamery, a low-calorie treat that at one point was the most popular pint of ice cream.

Chris Gaskill, a 2008 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, has spent the past seven years honing his business acumen as executive vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary of Summit Materials, a publicly traded construction materials company with nearly $2.5

David Chung, a 1998 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, is the brains behind two of Washington, D.C.’s hottest nightclubs, St. Yves and Abigail. He discusses his career path with the school’s alumni magazine, UVA Lawyer.

Raised in Alaska, Andrea Canfield ’14 moved home after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law to apply her legal skills to building wealth for the Native-owned corporations that now dominate Alaska business.

UVA Lawyer magazine catches up with four alumni five, 10, 15 and 25 after they graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Two University of Virginia School of Law classmates’ bond helped them survive and thrive after breast cancer.

In November 2020, a University of Virginia School of Law team began incubating the Roadmap Scholars Initiative. The program helps promising college juniors who are interested in law but lack the resources and networks to help them pursue that dream at the highest level.

Bradley partner Henry Su ’90, a University of Virginia School of Law alumnus who has been recognized for his pro bono work, gets the Last Word in the spring issue of UVA Lawyer.

Edna Conway ’82, a University of Virginia School of Law alumna, is responsible for the security, resiliency and governance of the cloud infrastructure and supply chain upon which Microsoft’s cloud business operates.

University of Virginia School of Law alumni discuss how life is going five, 10, 15 and 25 years after law school.

University of Virginia School of Law alumna Erica Y. Williams ’98, the first person of color to lead the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, says it’s important for regulators to reflect the people they represent.