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NewsNational Trial Competition Regional ChampionshipThe team of Chambers Waller (Birmingham, AL) and Jennifer Reynolds (Mobile, AL) (both 2Ls) won the National Trial Competition Regional Championship in Orlando, Florida this past weekend. Danny Patterson (Macon, GA) and Keith Knowlton (Lakeland, FL) were witnesses on the team. Chambers and Jennifer won 17 of the 19 judges that scored them beating Ave Maria, Barry (who also advanced to the finals) and Ole Miss in the preliminary rounds. They beat Faulkner in the semi-final round and Florida in the finals.
L-R: Danny Patterson, Chambers Waller, Judge Jim Roberts, Sara Williams, Jennifer Reynolds and Keith Knowlton E-News - February 6, 2012The latest edition of Cumberland's e-Newsletter is available here. 2012 Thurgood Marshall SymposiumAttorney and federal defender Carlos Williams will be the keynote speaker for the annual Thurgood Marshall symposium at Cumberland School of Law Thursday, February 9. The program will begin at 11:00 AM in the Carroll Moot Courtroom followed by a reception in the Great Room in Robinson Hall. This event is open to the public and free of charge.
THURGOOD MARSHALL Celebrating 50 Years at Samford UniversityOn April 14, 2012, Cumberland School of Law will celebrate 50 years at Samford University. Click here to watch our promotional video and to hear from Dean John Carroll, Professor Belle Stoddard, Professor Corky Strickland, Katie Garrety, 3rd year law student, and Randall Woodfin, 2007 Cumberland graduate.
Birmingham Alumni Luncheon at the Museum of ArtThe Office of Alumni Affairs at Cumberland School of Law will hold its annual Birmingham Alumni Luncheon Monday, January 30, 2012 at Oscar's at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Please see details and register at: http://bhamluncheon.eventbrite.com/ Third year law students invited at a discounted rate. Annual Death Penalty SeminarThe Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association is holding its annual “Loosening the Death Belt” seminar in Birmingham on January 27-28, 2012 at the Embassy Suites Hoover. The seminar brings quality training to criminal defense lawyers who handle capital cases. This year’s keynote speaker is Bud Welch, and he will give a presentation to students and faculty on Thursday, January 26 in the Moot Courtroom at 3:00 PM. Is My Phone Spying on Me?As we make the final shift from wired to wireless digital communications, we are faced with the need to reconcile the often-competing interests of convenience and protection, access and privacy. Almost weekly, we learn of new concerns about mobile devices and data collection, data theft and unexpected location tracking. In conjunction with Data Privacy Day 2012, Samford University invites you to a panel discussion: “Is My Phone Spying On Me Or Am I Just An Open Book? An Exploration of Privacy and Mobile Technology” to consider the legal, ethical, and commercial implications of mobile technology on privacy.
"Loosening the Death Belt" SeminarThe Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association is holding its annual “Loosening the Death Belt” seminar in Birmingham on January 27-28, 2012 at the Embassy Suites Hoover. The seminar brings quality training to criminal defense lawyers who handle capital cases. This year’s keynote speaker is Bud Welch, and he will give a presentation to students and faculty on Thursday, January 26 in the Moot Court Room at 3:00 PM. Goodwin Named Associate Dean of Academic AffairsVeteran Samford University law professor Robert J. Goodwin has been named associate dean of Cumberland School of Law effective with the spring 2012 semester. Goodwin, who is J. Russell McElroy Professor of Law, has taught at Samford since 1983.
Goodwin earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and his law degree from Washington University in his native St. Louis. He taught at Washington University before joining the Cumberland faculty. He is active in public interest litigation. He is author of a nationally-adopted text on scientific evidence and is a fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Earlier he also served as director of the Center for Advocacy and Clinical Education at Cumberland from 1984-91. Called to the Bar ProgramThe first Called to the Bar program of the spring semester is scheduled Jim Pratt, Cumberland Class of 1978 and President of the Alabama State Bar, will be the guest speaker for the program. More information on Mr. Pratt may be found here. 
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