According to this month’s American Bar Association (ABA) data, Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law is the fastest growing law school in the United States. The ABA released its 2023 ABA Standard 509 data for all law schools…
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Alabama Farmers Federation Welcomes Faulkner Law Student Currie as Intern
By Mary Johns Wilson, Alpha Farmers Communications Outreach Director Faulkner Law student Caleb Currie began as a summer intern with the Alabama Farmers Federation on May 15. Currie, 28, is this year’s Ag Law Pathway intern and will work in…
Faulkner Law to Add First Pro-Bono Generational and Ancestral Property (GAP) Clinic in the State
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Those at Faulkner Law continue to seek justice and serve their communities through the addition of a fourth pro bono clinic that will help Alabamians legally retain the right to their land that has been in their family…
Faulkner Law Ranked Among Top in Princeton Review
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law is ranked among the Best Law Schools in the nation according to the Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools 2023 rankings. In addition to being included in the list of the…
FAULKNER LAW STUDENTS HAVE “THE WRITE STUFF”
Writing skills are critical for lawyers. Whether they’re drafting motions, briefs, agreements, or correspondence, lawyers need to be effective writers to communicate, advocate, educate, and even market themselves and their practices. Because of this, Faulkner Law requires its first-year students…
Using Law to Serve the Underserved
Danyel (Carolyn) Peters came to Faulkner Law to make a difference. Her desire to further public good and make an impact on her community inspired her to join the Jones Public Interest Law Foundation (JPILF), an active student organization that…
Faulkner Law Graduate Serves Justice as DA for 24th Judicial Circuit of Alabama
Andrew Hamlin graduated from Jones in 2006 and is now the District Attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit of Alabama that serves Pickens, Lamar, and Fayette counties. Gov. Kay Ivey appointed him to the position in November 2018. Before the…
Faulkner Law Professor Adam J. MacLeod named Senior Scholar at the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy
Faulkner Law’s Professor Adam MacLeod was just named the newest Senior Scholar at the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School in Virginia. “I am honored to join the Center as…
DA Patrick Jones III Serving Houston and Henry Counties
Faulkner Law alumnus Patrick Jones III is the District Attorney of the 20th Judicial Circuit for Houston and Henry County. He graduated from Huntingdon College in 1982 with a degree in Accounting and enrolled at Faulkner Law in 1994. He…
Faulkner Law’s John Craft awarded Public Interest Attorney Award
John Craft, Clinical Associate Professor of Law at Faulkner Law, was awarded the 2022 Public Interest Attorney Award at the Alabama State Bar’s 145th Annual Meeting on June 25 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Miramar…