Shook, Hardy & Bacon Center
for Excellence in Advocacy
The Shook, Hardy & Bacon Center for Excellence in Advocacy capitalizes on its namesake’s distinguished history in litigation to cultivate a new generation of trial lawyers.
Apart from the core mission of the center – to enhance the learning experience of students who aspire to be trial lawyers – the effort also creates opportunities for mentorship between experienced litigators and law students, provides a forum for practicing trial lawyers to share information with one another, and creates outlets to educate the public about the role of litigation in a democratic society.
In that spirit, the center invites distinguished trial lawyers to campus to give public lectures and serve as practitioners in residence, creates environments in which law school faculty and legal practitioners can provide trial skills training to students, and hosts a judges’ Forum that draws sitting members of the bench to campus.
The center was founded in June 2008 with generous support from Shook, Hardy & Bacon, an international law firm based in Kansas City, Mo., that counts among its partners and associates many KU Law graduates.
Center News
- Judge launches lecture series with advice for advocates
June 1, 2009 - VIDEO: Judge Henry's SHB Center for Excellence in Advocacy Annual Lecture
Jan. 29, 2009 - Chief U.S. appeals court judge to inaugurate KU law school lecture series
Jan. 21, 2009 - New law school center to promote excellence in legal advocacy
June 13, 2008 - PHOTO GALLERY: Advocacy center launch reception
June 10, 2008
