State courts and legislatures have been slow to acknowledge a growing body of research suggesting that the sexual orientation of parents does not affect the overall quality of parenting or a child's development, two University of Virginia professors said during a talk Thursday at the Law School, but there are some signs that could be changing.

Afi Johnson-Parris '02, a Greensboro, N.C., family law practitioner, discusses her career, offers advice for current students and recalls her Law School experiences.

American law and public policy must encourage marriage, former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears LL.M. ‘95 said at the Law School Wednesday.

Lawyers involved in California’s Proposition 8 litigation debated a recent federal court ruling striking down a state ban on same-sex marriage before a packed Caplin Pavilion on Nov. 8.

Angela Ciolfi '03, a child advocacy lawyer and legal director of JustChildren, a program of the Legal Aid Justice Center, welcomed first-year, transfer and exchange students to the Law School on Aug. 16.

Virginia First Lady Anne Holton spoke to the Child Advocacy Clinic on Monday about the state's foster care system.

Smith is working for Professor Alex Johnson on a variety of issues.

Starting this fall, the Law School will offer a clinic designed to help low-income families resolve legal issues through mediation or other options outside of a courtroom.

After 34 years with the country’s oldest public interest law firm for children, Robert Schwartz has learned to litigate through relationships and find creative ways to influence his field, he told students last week.

Jennifer Roback Morse, a former economics professor, spoke about alternatives to feminism Feb. 12 at an event sponsored by the Federalist Society.