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2,620 Miles and Counting

Billy Webster '79

When Washington and Lee alumnus Billy Webster '79 runs in the Paris Marathon on Saturday (Apr. 7, 2013), it will mark his 100th marathon.

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W&L Law Grad Receives Papal Honors

Reverenc Monsignor Timothy E. Keeney, Washington and Lee School of Law, Class of 1990

Monsignor Timothy E. Keeney, pastor of St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg and a 1990 graduate of the Washington and Lee School of Law, was recently honored by Pope Benedict XVI who conferred the pontifical honor of Chaplain to His Holiness on him.

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N.C. Judge Will Honor King at W&L Law School

The Honorable Louis A. Trosch Jr., Washington and Lee Class of 1988

As part of its Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance on Jan. 21, the Washington and Lee School of Law will feature a guest lecture by North Carolina District Court Judge Louis A. Trosch Jr., who has received considerable attention for his methods of avoiding implicit bias in his courtroom. It will be a homecoming [...]

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Electoral College Thriller

Brent Wolfingbarger, Washington and Lee law school class of 1993

Washington and Lee law alumnus Brent Wolfingbarger publishes political thriller set in his native West Virginia.

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Former Virginia State Senator Hopkins Dies; WWII Grad of W&L

William B. Hopkins Sr. Roanoke Times photo.

The passing on Dec. 11 of William B. Hopkins Sr. has produced a substantial profile and an admiring editorial in the Roanoke Times. He was a member of the Washington and Lee Classes of 1942 and 1944 Law. As a respected and successful member of Virginia’s General Assembly from 1960 to 1980, Bill enriched both [...]

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W&L Law Alum Yousri Omar '07L BADC Young Lawyer of the Year

Yousri Omar '07L

Yousri H. Omar '07L has been selected as the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) Young Lawyers Section 2012 Young Lawyer of the Year.

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W&L Law Alum Bob Goodlatte '77L to Chair House Judiciary Committee

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U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte '77L has been elected chairman of the House Judiciary Committee when Congress convenes in January.

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W&L Law Alum Parker Denaco ‘68L Wins ABA Labor and Employment Award

Parker and Gayle Denaco

Washington and Lee University law school alumnus Parker Denaco ‘68L received the American Bar Association’s Arvid Anderson Public Sector Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year award for 2012.

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W&L Law Alums Win Elections in Virginia, Indiana

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Several W&L law alumni were running for congressional office or up for reelection this year.

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W&L Honors McJunkin '70, '74L at Opening of Global Service House

Washington and Lee dedicated its Campus Kitchen to late trustee and alumnus Thomas McJunkin. Representing the McJunkin family, from left, brother Mac McJunkin, widow Callen McJunkin, and brother Jim McJunkin.

Washington and Lee University dedicated its Campus Kitchen in memory of Thomas A. McJunkin, a W&L alumnus and former member of W&L’s Board of Trustees.

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