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Denise Turner

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Van Vleck: The Final Round
Denise Turner
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

On Thursday, January 28, 2010, 3Ls Adam Bravemen, Lisa Swartzfager, Marlo Leach, and Michael Ebell will argue in front of GW's first all female panel in the Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court

Skills Competitions: Law School's Dating Game
Denise Turner
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

"It works well to do it with a friend."  Great advice for finding a partner for life; and for finding a partner for skills competitions.  With the internal upper level skills competitions coming to

School Portal Gets a New Facelift
Denise Turner
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

On Monday, August 17, GW Law traded in its old Portal for a newer model.  It came as a shock to many when, instead of finding the familiar logon screen of the old portal, they were met with a ne

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When I was a 1L: Professors Share Their First-Year Experiences
Denise Turner
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

As an incoming 1L, you are probably excited to begin your journey to becoming a lawyer. Over the next three (or four) years, you will have the opportunity to

Giving Back to GW: Class Gift of 2009
Denise Turner
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Many of you may have seen your favorite 3Ls staked out in the hard lounge with a stack of t-shirts and sweatshirts behind a table representing the 2009 Class Gift. 

Blogged Down: Students and Profs Find Common Ground in Cyberspace
Denise Turner
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

It's no surprise that the legal community often lags behind the real world in terms of technology.  But the good news is, after 16 years of being in existence, blogs have become a staple of the law school and the legal community.

Law School Myth Busters: Moot Court Board
Denise Turner
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Myth: The Moot Court Board is the end-all be-all of skills boards.

Law School Myth Busters: 1L year is the hardest in law school
Denise Turner
Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Myth: 1L year is the hardest in law school.

It seems like every lawyer or law professor or person who has ever heard of law school says, "The first year is always the hardest." Is that true? 

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Law School Hosts 6th Graders Over Spring Break
Denise Turner
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

This version of Law School Hosts 6th Graders Over Spring Break is the corrected version of the article that appeared in the March 18, 2009 print edition of Nota Bene.

While most students spent this Spring Break working on the journal competition, or sipping exotic drinks in warm places, a few were courageous enough to brave the cold and over 150 6th graders from Kent Gardens Elementary School on March 4.  This was the second year in a row that the law school has hosted elementary school students in an effort to provide a brief lesson in civics.