November 2024: Faculty News

Katie Brown: In November, Katie Brown provided the following CLE trainings:

• IPE – Case Law Research for Paralegals
• NBI – MS Word, Excel, and Outlook Skills
• Shortcuts for Lawyers

Dylan Malagrinò: Professor Dylan Malagrinò provided commentary for a Law360 article titled, How Linda McMahon as Dept. of Ed Head May Impact Sports written by national news reporter David Steele.

Melanie Regis: The University of Detroit Mercy Law Review is hosting a symposium in March 2025 titled, From Theory to Practice: Mastering the Art of Effective Legal Advocacy. Charleston School of Law Professor Melanie Regis was accepted as a symposium participant.  The symposium topic “seeks to delve into the nuanced skills, methodologies, and strategic innovations that transform legal theory into effective advocacy.” The coordinators were looking for proposals that highlighted how “[e]ffective legal advocacy entails more than just a mastery of legal principles; it requires the strategic acumen to apply them persuasively in a diverse and often high-stakes environment.”  Melanie will present on the use of attorney-conducted voir dire as a powerful litigation technique.  She will also discuss how she instructs students in class simulations on using attorney-conducted voir dire as a necessary and persuasive tool.  The symposium is open to academics, scholars, practitioners, and other stakeholders.

Melissa Simondi: This past month, Professor Melissa Simondi was selected to co-present a Bench and Bar CLE on December 14, 2024, with Dr. Jonathan Gould.  The presentation will focus on educating our family court judges on the appointment and appropriate use of psychological experts in high conflict child custody cases, specifically examining the issues of sequestration and other ethical considerations.

Nancy Zisk: On November 14, 2024, Professor Nancy Zisk presented at The South Carolina Medical Association Bioethics Annual Retreat. The title of her presentation was “Personhood and Reproductive Health Care,” the presentation included the current status of the law on abortion and access to contraception and the impact the law is having on the practice of health care for women.

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