Faculty & Staff

On the Issues: Chris Abele
Chris Abele, Milwaukee County Executive He was first elected in 2011 and reelected in 2012 and 2016. Less than a year ago, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele was talking about running again in 2020. But in October, Abele surprised political observers by announcing he had changed his mind and would step down at the end of his term. Abele, who
The 2020 Hallows Lecture
Tuesday, March 3, 4:30 p.m. Eckstein Hall Room 144 (Lubar Center) 1 CLE credit Corporate Responsibility: Is Delaware Doing Something New? Hon. J. Travis Laster Vice Chancellor, Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware When a corporation causes harm, affecting lives and rippling through communities, how can we hold accountable the humans who
27th Annual Do-Gooders’ Auction and Game Night
27 th Annual Howard B. Eisenberg Do-Gooders’ Auction & Game Night, Friday, February 21 Marquette Law School, Eckstein Hall, 1215 West Michigan Street (#7 on campus map) 5 pm, registration and event starts 6 pm, photo booth opens 7:30 pm, Silent Auction, cupcake and wine toss close 8:05 pm, two winners of the wristband drawing announced 8:45 pm
40th Annual Criminal Law Conference
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL AND THE MILWAUKEE BAR ASSOCIATION PROUDLY PRESENT THE 40th ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CRIMINAL LAW On Saturday, December 7, 2019 , the Marquette University Law School and the Milwaukee Bar Association will host the 40th Annual Conference on Recent Developments in Criminal Law. Join us at the Law
Taking on the Early Childhood Disadvantage
Taking on the Early Childhood Disadvantage – a half-day conference at Marquette Law School, presented in partnership with Marquette University College of Education. Wednesday, December 4 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Lubar Center, first floor of Eckstein Hall, Marquette Law School 1215 West Michigan Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233 The gaps in long-term
On the Issues: Creating a Healthy Innovation Economy
It’s estimated 65 percent of all new jobs in the U.S. are created by companies that are less than three years old. But Milwaukee and the Great Lakes region have struggled to build a healthy innovation economy. Why is that, how do we improve our performance, and what’s being done to attract badly needed venture capital to the area? As Startup Week
Milwaukee 2025: Water, Jobs, and the Way Forward
Ten years ago, Marquette University Law School convened a conference titled “Milwaukee 2015: Water, Jobs, and the Way Forward.” Participants mapped a pathway for Milwaukee to emerge as a worldwide water hub. As one local leader put it: “My dream is that by 2015, when people think water, they think Milwaukee.” A decade later, we reconvene to examine
On the Issues: Carl Hulse
Carl Hulse—chief Washington correspondent, The New York Times , author of Confirmation Bias: Inside Washington’s War Over the Supreme Court, from Scalia’s Death to Justice Kavanaugh (HarperCollins 2019) Carl Hulse knows Washington. He’s spent three decades reporting on events in the nation’s capital, serving as Washington editor for The Times as
Legal Pitfalls for Startups
11:30 a.m. Registration & Light Lunch Noon to 1 p.m. Marquette Law School, Eckstein Hall Complimentary event; however, registration is required. 1 CLE Legal Pitfalls for Startups by Professor Nathan Hammons, Director of the Marquette Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic . In this presentation, offered in conjunction with Startup Milwaukee Week
Public Understanding and Opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court
Public Understanding and Opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court A Marquette Law School Conference Monday, October 21, 2019 8:00 am.–1:30 p.m Limited complimentary parking available on site. 4.5 CLE Hours available. On October 21, the Marquette Law School Poll will release the results of a nationwide survey of public opinion about the Supreme Court. How