Speakers/Events

Sports Law Speaker Series: Scott Wilkinson, EVP & Chief Legal Officer of the Atlanta Hawks

Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 12:00pm • 433

On Thursday, November 20, as part of the Sports Law Speaker Series, the Sports Law Program invites students to meet Scott Wilkinson, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Atlanta Hawks.

Scott is responsible for all legal and business affairs of Atlanta Hawks, LP, Arena Operations, LLC, Atlanta Hawks Foundation, Inc. and ATL Investco, LLC (and its various related affiliates). He previously had the additional duty of Hawks Assistant General Manager from 2006 until 2015, serving in that basketball operations role during a stretch of eight consecutive Hawks playoff appearances under three different GMs.

Scott will talk about his career and give advice for students interested in working in sports, while also talking about the legal internship offered with the Hawks through the Sports Law Certificate Program.

Lunch will be provided to all attendees. Click here to register.

Contact: Prof. Paul Anderson

Friendsgiving Hosted by BSL

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - 2:00pm • Milwaukee

Open to ANY law student and their plus ones that would like to spend Thanskgiving break around good food and good people, law students are welcome to join in on Friendsgiving! Hosted by Beyond State Lines (with the approval of the Office of Student Affairs), it will be hosted on Wednesday, Nov 26th at 2 p.m. Please sign up here and we will send the address next week. Turkey and some sides will be provided, but we encourage students to bring any additional foods that you would like to contribute.

Reach out to any of the Beyond State Lines exec board members with questions.

Contact: Mariana Calvo Argus

The Power of Reading: Transforming Student Achievement Through Literacy

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 12:15pm • Eckstein Hall

Join Marquette Law School and the Marquette College of Education on December 2nd, as we continue to explore student achievement, with a focus on reading efforts, in a program led by Alan Borsuk, senior fellow in law and public policy.

We will examine the current state of reading and literacy education in Milwaukee and across Wisconsin. In light of Act 20 (a state law enacted in 2023), the new Milwaukee Public Schools reading plan, the nationwide surge of "science of reading" laws and initiatives, and the launch of the Milwaukee Reading Coalition, the topic is not just timely but urgent. Joining us for a conversation at the Law School are some of Wisconsin’s leading figures in this field, including:

Representative Joel Kitchens, chair of the Assembly Committee on Education
Barb Novak, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Office of Literacy
Gabriella Bell Jimenez, academic superintendent of literacy, Milwaukee Public Schools
Carrie Streiff-Stuessy, executive director, Forward Scholars

The program will begin at 12:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall. It is free and open to the public; however, registration is required here.

Contact: Hilary DeBlois

Advent Reflection: People Who Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 7:30am • Campion Chapel, 4th Floor

The People Who Walked in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light presented by Gregory J. O’Meara, S.J.

Advent Reflection

Wednesday, December 3
7:30 to 8:05 a.m., reflection
8:05 a.m., light breakfast (optional, we understand some may need to go to class or work)
Eckstein Hall, Marquette Law School, Campion Chapel, 4th floor
Click HERE to reserve your spot.

The event is open to the Law School Community (students, faculty, staff), Marquette lawyers, and friends of the Law School.

We hope you will join us.

Sponsored by the Law Alumni Association

Contact: Christine Wilczynski-Vogel, Associate Dean for External Relations

Final Law School Mass of the Fall Semester

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 12:15pm • Campion Chapel, 4th Floor

Please join us as we celebrate the last Mass of the semester in the St. Edmund Campion Chapel (Eckstein Hall, 4th floor) starting at 12:15 p.m. It will be followed by a light lunch in room 432.