The Annual Widener Commonwealth Law Review Spring Symposium

Via Zoom and In Person at Widener University Commonwealth Law School
3737 Vartan Way, The Wolfberg Courtroom
Harrisburg, PA 17110

Cost:

$25 Regular (CLE credits)

$20 Alumni, Government Lawyers, and Academics (CLE credits)

Free for Non-CLE Attendees, General Public

Email questions to [email protected].

Attorneys may email [email protected] to request a scholarship for hardship reasons.

3 PA CLE credits available (2 substantive and 1 ethics)

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law, Distinguished Professor of Law

JOINED BY:

• Panel 1: Amy Gaudion & Noah Chauvin
• Panel 2: Wendy B. Scott, Chad Oldfather, & Karoline Mehalchick
• Panel 3: Michael Dimino, Alan Garfield, & Lauren Gailey

FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2026

9:20 AM - Arrival in Wolfberg Courtroom Introductory

9:30 AM - Remarks, andré douglas pond cummings, Dean & Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School; Kiera Flannery, Editor-in-Chief, Widener Commonwealth Law Review.

Panel 1: “Dissent in the Digital Age”: Moderated by Jill Family, Associate Dean for

Faculty Research and Development & Professor of Law, Widener University

Commonwealth Law School

20 minutes per panelist, followed by Q&A

9:45 AM -10:45 AM - Noah Chauvin, Associate Professor of Law, Oklahoma State University College of Law; Amy Gaudion, Associate Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law School.

10:45 AM -11:00 AM - 15-minute break and Panel 2 Prep

Panel 2: “Dissent in the Courts”: Moderated by Greg Randall Lee, Professor of Law,

Widener University Commonwealth Law School

15-20 minutes per panelist, followed by Q&A

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM - Wendy B. Scott, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Widener University Delaware Law School; Chad Oldfather, Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School; Karoline Mehalchick, U.S. District Court Judge & Jurist in Residence, Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM - Lunch and Keynote Prep

Panel 3: “The Evolution of Dissent”: Moderated by Robert Power, Emeritus Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School

15-20 minutes per panelist, followed by Q&A

12:45 PM -1:45 PM - Keynote Address: Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law & Distinguished Professor of Law.

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM - 15-minute break and Panel 3 Prep

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Michael Dimino, Professor of Law, Widener University Commonwealth Law School;

Lauren Gailey, Assistant Professor of Law, Duquesne University Kline School of Law;

Alan Garfield, Distinguished Professor of Law, Widener University Delaware Law School.

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