Alumni

Online Exclusives

US Senator Shaheen Addresses Class of 2016

At the Boston College Law School Commencement ceremony, Jeanne Shaheen, US Senator for New Hampshire, told the graduates to be good stewards of the system, and ...

May 27, 2016

Online Exclusives

Borelli ’17 Receives Honorable Sheila E. McGovern Award

Second-year student Dana Borelli is the recipient of the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers (MAWL) Scholarship Foundation’s 2016 Honorable Sheila E. McGovern Award. “I am ...

May 18, 2016

Online Exclusives

Dean’s Column: What “Making a Murderer” Can Teach Us About Human Bias

Earlier this spring, the Law School and our Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy welcomed two celebrity guests to campus: “Making a Murderer’s” Dean ...

April 26, 2016

Online Exclusives

BC Couple, Married Over 60 Years, Pass Within Hours of Each Other

It’s a Boston College love story decades in the making, with a bittersweet ending. Robert and Lucille Robinson, who met at Boston College when Robert ...

April 25, 2016

Online Exclusives

Fairness Was Foremost for Marathon Bombing Judge

George O'Toole opens a window on the nitty gritty due process in a terrorism case.

By Keith Levinsky ’18
April 12, 2016

Online Exclusives

Mosby Speaks to Students’ Passion at PILF Auction

Baltimore’s state's attorney raises the stakes in bid for social justice.

By Caroline Reilly ’18
April 12, 2016

Online Exclusives, alumni

Malloy ’80 Tapped for Profile in Courage Award

Connecticut governor recognized for stand on Syrian refugees.

April 4, 2016

Online Exclusives

BC Law’s Pro Bono Commitment Praised by State’s High Court

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Geraldine Hines (pictured) and members of the SJC’s Pro Bono Standing Committee, which recently heard faculty and a student panel ...

By James Barasch '18
March 15, 2016

Online Exclusives

‘Making a Murderer’ Attorneys Offer Off-Camera View of Startling Story

Walter Kelly ’68 and Dean Strang explore the many ethical challenges of Steven Avery’s cases.

By Venus Chui '18
March 1, 2016

Online Exclusives

SCOTUS Fellow Perlin ’11 Honored at DC Dinner

BC Law alumnae Debra Perlin ’11 (pictured, with Dean Vincent Rougeau) was honored on February 25 at a dinner celebrating the 2015-16 class of United ...

February 26, 2016

Online Exclusives

Local Mayors Discuss Achievements and Challenges

Five mayors of diverse Massachusetts cities visited the Boston College Law School campus for a February panel meant to encourage careers in public office. In ...

By James Barasch '18
February 17, 2016

Online Exclusives

Student-Athletes Are a Focus of Sports Law Symposium

Monetizing amateur players is part of the ongoing debate over sports commercialization.

By Erika Steinbauer ’18
February 12, 2016

Online Exclusives

What’s Behind the Criminalizing of Immigration?

‘Crimmigration law’ emerges to explain the worsening plight of many migrants.

By James Barasch '18
February 10, 2016

Features

The Other Side of Stardom

They’ve counseled Bobby Brown, advised Gwyneth Paltrow, handled rights for John Lennon, brokered mergers, won Emmy Awards, helped Disney acquire Star Wars, facilitated the Harry ...

By Jeri Zeder
Winter 2016

Giving Report

2014-2015 Giving Report

A heartfelt thank you to all the alumni and friends of Boston College Law School for your generous support.

Winter 2016