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Family Law

A Section of the Virginia State Bar.

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May 19, 2008

Outstanding Family Law Student Awards for 2008 Announced

The Annual Outstanding Student Awards for 2008 were presented again this May to a top graduating student from each at each of the eight Virginia law schools. In conjunction with the Dean of each law school, the Family Law professor chooses the graduate who has demonstrated the most promise and potential for the practice of family law to be the recipient of this award.

The 2008 Law School Student Awards Winners were Chandra Monahan Johnson of Appalachian Law School, Abbe L. Reis of George Mason Law School, Wayne E. Holcomb of Regent University Law School, Mary Wilkins Hunt of University of Richmond Law School, Michelle Lee Harris and Matthew Taylor VanWormer of University of Virginia Law School, Jennifer Lynn Crose of Washington & Lee Law School, Diana Clarkson Holl of William & Mary Law School, Lindsey S. Wise of Liberty Law School.

Thomson West provides complimentary copies of their publication Virginia Family Law: Theory and Practice by Swisher, Diehl, and Cottrell to the student winners.