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Whittington W. Clement
The Last Word
February 12, 2024
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.
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Alumni
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Toby Heytens
Orientation Speaker, 4th Circuit Judge Toby Heytens ’00 Recalls Path to UVA Law and Beyond
August 15, 2023
Judge Toby J. Heytens, who was confirmed to the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in October, will welcome the Class of 2026 at his alma mater, the University of Virginia School of Law, during orientation Thursday. In a Q&A, he traces his career path from Supreme Court clerk to professor to Virginia solicitor general and beyond.
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Kim Boyle
The Last Word
June 16, 2023
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.
Alumni
Alumni Q&A
Private-Sector Careers
UVA Lawyer
Mikhail Gorbachev
Professor Reflects on Gorbachev’s Legacy, Russia’s Failed Legal Reform
August 31, 2022
University of Virginia School of Law professor Paul B. Stephan’s legal career was taking shape as the Soviet Union was collapsing — and as Mikhail Gorbachev’s influence reached its peak. Stephan reflected on the former Soviet leader’s role in ending the Cold War and why he couldn’t hold on to power or the esteem of his fellow Russians.
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International and Comparative Law
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