Accomplishments: William S. Boyd School of Law

David Orentlicher (Law) recently published the 9th edition of his co-authored health law textbook, Health Care Law and Ethics (Wolters Kluwer 2018).
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published an op-ed in The Hill on the need for financial self-regulators to internalize the costs they impose on the investing public. The op-ed is based partially on his law review article, "The Dark Side of Self-Regulation," which is forthcoming in the Cincinnati Law Review.
Lydia Nussbaum and Eve Hanan (both Law) presented "Reducing the School-to-Prison Pipeline Through Restorative Justice" for the National Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges' conference in San Diego earlier this month.
Innovation (Research & Economic Development), the university's research magazine, recently received a Bronze Award of Excellence from District VII of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). CASE Awards of Excellence showcase best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, public/government relations, advancement…
Benjamin Edwards (Law) recently published an op-ed in The Hill on the need to make more information available for immigrants. The op-ed is based on his article, "The Professional Prospectus," which was published in the Washington and Lee Law Review.
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published an op-ed in The Hill on conflicts of interest in financial regulation. The piece draws from a report he co-authored with Andrew Stoltmann, president of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.
Eve Hanan (Law) was appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval to serve as a commissioner on the Nevada State Juvenile Justice Oversight Commission, established by AB 472 (2017) to improve juvenile justice outcomes in Nevada. The commission is tasked with selecting and adopting best practices for assessments and interventions and implementing standardized…
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) recently published a law review article, "The Professional Prospectus: A Call for Effective Professional Disclosure," in the Washington and Lee Law Review. That law review is one of top 40 in the nation. The article addresses the need to improve markets for professional services.  He also published an op-ed piece in…
Eve Hanan (Law) presented a draft of her article, "Remorse Bias," at the Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum at Brigham Young University. The article, which has been accepted for publication in the Missouri Law Review, addresses the potential effects of implicit racial bias in judicial assessments of defendant remorse during sentencing hearings…
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) presented a draft law review article, "Venture Bearding," at the Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum at Brigham Young University. The article discusses identity performance at the intersection of entity formation and capital raising.  
Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented a paper entitled Venture Bearding at The University of New Mexico School of Law.  The paper addresses identity performance at the intersection of entity formation and capital raising.
Benjamin P. Edwards (Law) was elected to the board of directors for the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) at its annual meeting in October.  PIABA is an international bar association comprised of attorneys who represent investors in securities arbitrations. Since its formation in 1990, PIABA has promoted the interests…