Noah Anderson, Emily Dyer, and Ashley Stevens have been inducted into the prestigious Forensic Club at Charleston School of Law. The announcement was made at Saturday’s Commencement ceremony at the Charleston Museum Auditorium.

Selection for the Forensic Club is based on three criteria: demonstrated leadership, professionalism, and academic commitment.  Each of the individuals selected has abundantly demonstrated and met these requirements.

Anderson, a native of Flower Mound, Texas, earned his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech University and his Master of Arts from the University of North Texas. He consistently demonstrated the criteria as a service-driven leader. He has served as a Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing (LRAW) Fellow and Writing Center Student Fellow at the Law School.

Dyer devoted her time to giving back to Charleston School of Law and has received numerous honors for her work both in and beyond the classroom, including:

• Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing (LRAW) Fellow
• Writing Center Student Fellow
• Member of the Charleston Law Review

She is also a MUSC Presidential Scholar and member of the James Petigru Inn of Courts. Dyer is from Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, and earned her bachelor’s degree from Juniata College.

Ashley Stevens has also excelled as a Charleston Law student and leader. She has been recognized as an active member of Charleston Law’s student organizations, including:

• Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing (LRAW) Fellow
• Writing Center Student Fellow
• President of the Charleston County Bar Association Student Division
• Editor-in-Chief of MALABU

She is a Presidential Honors Scholar and has served as a research assistant to multiple professors. Stevens, a native of Johns Island, earned her bachelor’s degree from the College of Charleston.

Charleston School of Law’s Forensic Club has a long, rich history.

The first law school in the Southern states was formed right here in Charleston in 1825. Known as The Forensic Club, it was chartered by the General Assembly in December of that year. Shortly thereafter, Hugh Swinton Legare delivered the first in a “course of law lectures.”

The Forensic Club, long dormant, was revived in 2003 when the original Charter was assigned to Charleston School of Law. Today, to quote Dean Emeritus Abrams, “Charleston School of Law has the unique distinction of being both the oldest and the youngest law school in South Carolina.”