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Arthur A. May Award, Notre Dame Law School

Student, Faculty, and Staff Awards

Arthur May received his LL.B. from the Notre Dame Law School in 1947. For over 45 years, Mr. May served as a role model for young attorneys in the development of their trial advocacy skills.

This award is presented annually to a member of the Notre Dame Barristers Team who demonstrates a commitment to professional ethical standards and who exhibits excellence in trial advocacy.

Patricia O'Hara Scholarship & Leadership Award, Notre Dame Law School

Student, Faculty, and Staff Awards

In recognition for being one of the up to five graduates in this Law School class who best represents a combination of scholarship and leadership.

Anne C. Hamilton Award, Notre Dame Law School

Student, Faculty, and Staff Awards

The annual award is given at graduation in memory of the Law School’s beloved registrar to the law student who has done the most to help his or her fellow students during his or her time at NDLS. Anne served the law school for 33 years.

Report To Law Revision Commission Regarding Recommendations For Changes To California Arbitration Law, Roger P. Alford

Journal Articles

In this Article, Professor Alford discusses a report by the Law Revision Commission recommending that certain changes be made to arbitration law in California. It begins by outlining the history of arbitration in California, from its 1961 adoption of the Uniform Arbitration Act, to the 1988 enactment of an international arbitration statute modeled on the UNCITRAL Model Law, to the 1989 enactment of Section 1281.8, which allowed courts to grants provisions remedies to parties involved in arbitration proceedings. It also provides a general overview of the purpose and practice of arbitration law. Then, it provides a chapter-by-chapter analysis the Law …

Commencement Exercises, University Of Notre Dame

Commencement Programs

Commencement Program courtesy of the University of Notre Dame Archives.

Hoynes Law School Award Latest At Notre Dame, South Bend Tribune

1883–1919: William J. Hoynes

Faculty and students resolve to celebrate "Hoynes Night" each year in perpetuity. William J. Hoynes, dean emeritus, establishes a $100 prize for the graduating student with the best deportment and highest academic performance. "The award has been established by Col. Hoynes to perpetuate the high principles and the Notre Dame spirit of courage, perseverance, trustworthiness, self-reliance, manliness and steadfast moral character which he has always tried to instill in law students."

Commencement Exercises, Summer Session 1921, University Of Notre Dame

Commencement Programs

The degree of Bachelor of Laws is conferred on three men from Illinois and Michigan.

Commencement Exercises, University Of Notre Dame

Commencement Programs

The degree of Bachelor of Law was conferred on 23 men.

Commencement Exercises, University Of Notre Dame

Commencement Programs

The degree of Master of Laws is conferred on Arthur Lawrence May, South Bend, Indiana.

The degree of Bachelor of Laws is conferred on 18 men.

Commencement Exercises, University Of Notre Dame

Commencement Programs

The degree of Bachelor of Laws is conferred on 28 men.

Commencement Exercises, University Of Notre Dame

Commencement Programs

The degree of Bachelor of Laws is conferred on thirty-four men.