Speakers/Events

Veterans Day Lunch for Law Students

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 - 12:15pm • TBD

On Wednesday, November 11, from 12:15 to 1 p.m., the Office of Student Affairs is hosting a Veterans Day lunch for our student veterans, reservists, and active-duty members in honor of their service. If you are interested in joining us for lunch, please RSVP here by Friday, November 6, at noon. We hope to see you, and if you have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

The Marquette School of Management also invites our Law School student veterans to join them the business school the day prior at its program on Tuesday, November 10, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in room 150 of Dr. E. J. and Margaret O’Brien Hall. Students can learn more and register to attend the free event here.

Contact: Office of Student Affairs

Conversation with NSLI Founder, Professor Martin Greenberg: Survival of a Sole Practitioner in the Practice of Sports Law

Thursday, November 12, 2026 - 12:00pm • 433

On Thursday, November 12, National Sports Law Institute founder, Professor Martin Greenberg, will have a Conversation with Sports Law Program students talking about the "Survival of a Sole Practitioner in the Practice of Sports Law."  Professor Greenberg plans to tell students about his experiences as a solo practitioner and the limitations thereof, some of the experiences he has had in the sports industry, and how he built a sustaining business as a solo practitioner.

Lunch will be provided to all attendees. The conversation will start at noon in room 433. Click here to register.

Contact: Prof. Paul Anderson

2026 Barrock Lecture: Pushing the Boulder Uphill: Research Evidence, Mental Health Policy, and Social Change

Thursday, November 12, 2026 - 5:00pm • Lubar

Please join us for the 2026 Barrock Lecture on Criminal Law. Pushing the Boulder Uphill: Research Evidence, Mental Health Policy, and Social Change, presented by Jeffrey W. Swanson, Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine and a Faculty Affiliate of the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law School. 

Thursday, November 12, 2026

  • 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., immediately followed by a public reception
  • Marquette University Law School – Eckstein Hall, Lubar Center
  • The event is complimentary; however, registration is required HERE.

What can social science contribute to legal and policy debates? Where can evidence illuminate policy choices, where can it not, and what can an applied medical sociologist's experience working at the intersection of mental health, law, and public policy teach us about how legal and public institutions learn? 

This lecture explores those questions through the long aftermath of de-institutionalization, one of the most consequential social-policy experiments of the 20th century. It will draw on research measuring the unmet needs for public mental health services, outpatient civil commitment, psychiatric advance directives, and the prevention of firearm violence and suicide. On that basis, the lecture will reflect—through one researcher’s four decades of experience—on society's continuing efforts to respond to the needs of people with serious mental illnesses while balancing care, autonomy, public safety, and individual rights. 

This lecture series remembers George Barrock, L’31, and Margaret Barrock.

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

ABA Site Visit Law Student Listening Session

Monday, November 16, 2026 - 4:30pm • 267

Just a reminder that on Monday, November 16, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., in room 267, as part of the reaccreditional process, the ABA’s site team will hold a listening session, open to any Marquette law students who would like to share their experience at the Law School, especially as it relates to the ABA’s Standards for Approval of Law Schools. Nobody who works at the Law School will be in attendance. 

For additional details, please check out the email Dean Fodor sent on November 3rd. And if you have any questions about the listening session or reaccreditation more generally, please don’t hesitate to stop by the Office of Student Affairs (suite 238) during Walk-in Wednesday. Dean Fodor will be be generally available to talk through any of it with you.

Contact: Office of Student Affairs

PILSGiving 2026

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 - 8:40am • Zilber Forum

Join the Law School for the annual PILSGiving dinner!

Date: Tuesday November 17, 2026

Time: starting at 4:30 p.m.

Location: Zilber Forum

Mark your calendars for a night off from studying to attend the Public Interest Law Society’s PILSGiving! PILSGiving is a potluck-style "Friendsgiving" dinner that brings together the Marquette Law School community for one of the best evenings of the fall semester. We hope you’ll join us!

We’ll begin serving food around 4:30 p.m. in the Zilber Forum, and food will be available while supplies last (likely until around 6:00 p.m.). Bring your family, partners, and friends to enjoy good food, great conversation, and a game of ping pong or cornhole! No registration is required to attend.

But this can't happen without community! PILS is seeking food donations and volunteers to make the magic happen. Because PILSGiving is a potluck, we encourage everyone who is able to contribute a homemade or store bought dish. Your dish can be a traditional Thanksgiving favorite or something that you love! Sign-ups to be part of the celebration here:

If you have any questions, please reach out to PILS Co-Presidents Amanda Eve and Fallon Jones. We look forward to sharing a meal with you at PILSGiving!

Contact: Amanda Eve and Fallon Jones

Law School Mass

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 - 12:15pm • Campion Chapel

Please join us as we celebrate the last Mass of the fall semester in the St. Edmund Campion Chapel (Eckstein Hall, 4th floor) on Tuesday, December 1, starting at 12:15 p.m.

This last Mass of the semester will be followed by lunch in room 432.

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

Sports Law Speaker Series: Sports Law Stories with Prof. Aaron Hernandez

Thursday, November 19, 2026 - 12:00pm • 433

On Thursday, November 19, in room 433 at noon the Sports Law Program features and event with the new director of the National Sports Law Institute. Professor Aaron Hernandez returned to Marquette this year after a decade of experience in college athletics, higher education, and sports governance. Why did he come back? What are some of the most consequential lessons from his career? What are his plans for the NSLI? What is his leadership philosophy, and why does he focus his career on students now?

Come join the Sports Law Program for an informal dialog with Prof. Hernandez to learn about his life, career, and more. Reserve your spot now.

Contact: Prof. Paul Anderson