Alumni

The BYU Law Alumni Board and External Relations announced Class Reunion dates for September 2021. While continuing COVID-19 concerns may modify or cancel plans again this year, two reunion weekends have been tentatively selected for this fall: Friday and Saturday, September 10-11, 2021, including the BYU vs. Utah football game, for the following classes*: 1980,…

By Cassidy Wadsworth For Annette Jarvis (BYU Law ‘79), being named the incoming International Chair-elect (2020-21), followed by a two-year term as International Chair for the Law Society, is but the latest in a long series of titles, awards, and accomplishments. She has made a formidable name for herself in  bankruptcy law while also championing…

What do a karaoke night with law professors, a first carrel choice in the library, and an evening of fine cheeses with a law dean from Wisconsin all have in common? They have all been donated in years past to raise money for the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) at its annual auction. The well-established…

DECIDING TO COME When Craig Call was 16 years old, his father died. “He was my hero,” Call said. Before his death, Call’s father passed on an idea: “He told me that he thought I was smart enough to go to law school.” This remark caused Call to think about law school. Despite his interest…

By Ezra Vaoifi For most people, 10th grade is anything but life-changing. But for a young Gregory Moeller, this is where it all began. His unique journey to becoming the 58th Idaho Supreme Court Justice commenced with Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. “When I was in 10th grade, I saw the movie and read…

James W. Parkinson’s doctor father wanted him to be a doctor, too, but Parkinson’s interests led him to pursue a law degree from BYU. He became interested in the J. Reuben Clark Law School when he heard Rex Lee speak at a Blue Key Honor Society event. He was impressed by Lee and thought that…

BYU Law welcomed alumni from eight classes (1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012) back to the law school over the last weekend. Alumni started the weekend early with a golf outing at Thanksgiving Point on Thursday. Transitioning from the traditional tournament, this year’s participants still brought their best game, resulting in at…

*In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have cancelled our April General Conference Reception.  Please join us for a General Conference Reception between the morning and afternoon sessions of General Conference on Saturday, October 3, 2020, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Wasatch Room in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in SLC.  A light buffet will be served.…

Please join BYU Women in Law for an International Women’s Day Celebration. Enjoy fine cheeses and other refreshments while networking with current students, admitted students, alumni, and faculty and staff. In addition to International Women’s Day, we are happy to celebrate the incredible work of women attorneys, the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, and…

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society will hold its next annual fireside on Friday, January 24, 2020, at the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The fireside will feature Sister Sharon Eubank, the first counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, an…