William & Mary Law School

05/25/2026

On this Memorial Day, we are reminded that the principles we study and uphold are built on the freedoms defended by those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. With gratitude, we honor their courage and legacy.

05/16/2026

Congratulations to William & Mary Law School’s J.D., LL.M., and M.L.S. Class of 2026! We are incredibly proud of our graduates and look forward to watching them go on to be the world-changing citizen lawyers we have prepared them to be. Please enjoy this sampling of photos from this morning’s graduation ceremony. Well done, Class of 2026!

05/16/2026

To the William & Mary Law School Class of 2026: today, we celebrate not only your achievements but the kind of lawyers you are becoming. Thoughtful advocates. Problem-solvers. Leaders. Citizen Lawyers committed to using the law in service of others.

We are incredibly proud of all you’ve accomplished and excited to see the impact you will make in your communities, the profession, and beyond.

Join us as we celebrate the Class of 2026 live and cheer on our newest generation of Citizen Lawyers. 🎓

https://www.youtube.com/live/NceCP6kZLjc?si=DNqDwOJHovmwkyEy

&MLaw

05/15/2026

This year’s results are in! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, more than 600 individual donors came together to raise over $400,000 in support of William & Mary Law School! The Law School also placed among the top areas supported across all of William & Mary, earning an additional $2,000 through the annual Gerdelman School & Unit Challenge, sponsored by Sue Hanna Gerdelman ’76, P ’07, P ’13, and the late John Gerdelman ’75, L.H.D. ’19, P ’07, P ’13.
This could not have been possible without you! Thank you!

05/07/2026

Congratulations to Professor Tim Zick for a well-deserved honor and his latest book!

Professor Timothy Zick has been named a Chancellor Professor of Law at William & Mary and published a new book examining Executive Power and the First Amendment.

05/06/2026

The Class of 2028 has spoken, and it has spoken well of Professor Nancy Combs, our Ernest W. Goodrich Professor of Law. This morning, students from the class surprised Professor Combs with the 1L Professor of the Year Award. The award recognizes a faculty member’s outstanding work with first-year students both inside and outside of the classroom. Congratulations, Professor Combs, on your second 1L Professor of the Year Award!

05/05/2026

Professor Allison Orr Larsen has been named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow.

Larsen is one of 24 scholars selected nationally from more than 380 nominees. The fellowship, known as Carnegie’s “brainy award”, supports bold research on political polarization in the United States. Larsen will use the award to complete a new book, “How the Courts Can Save Themselves,” with co-author Neal Devins.

Congratulations, Professor Larsen!

Read more: https://law.wm.edu/news/stories/2026/professor-allison-orr-larsen-named-2026-andrew-carnegie-fellow.php

Carnegie Corporation of New York University of Virginia School of Law

05/01/2026

We are truly grateful for every member of our community who gave to the Law School on . Your impact is real, and it's felt by every student who benefits from your generosity. We are still counting gifts and will have the final results to share soon!

04/29/2026

There's still time to give for One Tribe One Day!
A William & Mary Law School education prepares students to excel professionally and embrace a life of leadership and service as citizen lawyers. Our academic offerings are designed to support both these goals, and the Election Law Program is the perfect example of scholarship in action.

The Election Law Program (ELP), founded in 2005, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing resources for judges tasked with resolving election law disputes. Although courts play a vital role in the democratic process, few judges have experience with election law processes. ELP offers continuing legal education for judges and lawyers, trains students in election law and conducts research on the electoral process. Recent accomplishments include a symposium about Virginia’s mid-decade redistricting referendum hosted by the Election Law Society, the student-run branch of ELP, and the receipt of grant funding for research into voter registration systems.

“William and Mary's election law program is one of (if not the only) election law program that excels at placing law students into election law careers,” ELP Director James Alcorn said. “We teach election law as foundational to democracy and have a long history of placing law students into election law internships and externships then eventually into careers with law firms, government, and political parties.”

Support valuable academic experiences that set up students to thrive as citizen lawyers:

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04/29/2026

“Without your support, students like me would not be able to answer our callings. Philanthropy is an expression of identity. It cannot be reduced to a transaction or line item. Thank you for making it possible for me to fulfill my dreams.”

Breanca White, Law School Class of 27 and scholarship recipient, is an active member of the Law School community, serving as a Legal Practice Fellow, a teaching assistant, president of the Black Law Students Association and Co-Logistics Counsel for the National Trial Team during the 2025-26 academic year, and next year serving as chair of the Honor Council. She participated in the second semester of the Law School’s new Community Law Clinic, where she was able to offer legal assistance to underrepresented individuals in her home community. Scholarships have allowed Breanca to pursue her legal education at an exceptional institution and take advantage of numerous opportunities that will benefit her future career.

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04/29/2026

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