Accomplishments: William S. Boyd School of Law

Ruben J. Garcia (Law) was re-appointed to the Ethics Review Board by the Service Employees International Union Executive Board for another term.
Drew Simshaw (Law) presented "Legal Ethics Perspectives on AI Snake Oil" at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Faculty Speaker Series.
Raef Granger (Law) presented on "Mindset Mastery for the Bar Exam & Law Practice" at the Pedagogy in Tumultuous Times Conference.
Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented at the 2026 Irving L. Goldberg Symposium, Welcome to Ya'll Street: Texas Corporations & Texas Shareholders, at the SMU Dedman School of Law.
At the 18th International Conference on Contracts (KCON XVIII), hosted last week by the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Keith A. Rowley (Law) moderated a panel on "Contract, Regulation & Financial Security," made remarks in honor of inaugural distinguished service award recipient Frank Snyder from Texas A&M University School of…
At the Association of American Law Schools' annual meeting last month in New Orleans, Keith A. Rowley (Law) was elected to the executive committee of the AALS Commercial and Consumer Law Section.
Rachel Anderson (Law) served as a panelist for "130 Years Later: Plessy v. Ferguson & Its Legacy," an event hosted by the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, at the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse.
Ruben J. Garcia (Law) was the featured speaker for a discussion at the Pittsburgh School of Law entitled, Labor and Wages: Work, Justice and Equity.
Nachman Gutowski's (Law) new article, "Silver State, Gold Standard: The (New) Nevada Bar," has been accepted for publication with the Duquesne Law Review. 
Director Riana Durrett, Research Director Marla Royne Stafford, legal extern and former William S. Boyd School of Law student Juliana Ness, graduate assistant and ÐÔÊӽ紫ý student Jordyn Sanders (all Cannabis Policy Institute), and attorney Maggie McLetchie have published an in-depth examination of cannabis and gaming in the Journal of Cannabis…
Nachman Gutowski (Law) was an invited participant in the "Affiliate Organization Discussion: Bar Admissions and Alternative Pathways to Licensure," hosted by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education & Admissions to the Bar. Gutowski participated in his capacity as the national President of the Association of Academic Support Educators…
Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented at the University of Tennessee's Transactions Spring 2026 Symposium.