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Judge Tamara W. Ashford of the U.S. Tax Court: Spring 2025 Fogel Lecture

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April 24, 2025
On February 26, the Honorable Tamara W. Ashford of the U.S. Tax Court delivered the 2025 Fogel Lecture, joining the long list of former and current government officials who have shared their views and career trajectories with the Temple Law community since 2011. Standing in front of nearly 200 law students, faculty, and other legal professionals, Judge Ashford discussed her journey in tax in a lecture titled “For the Love of Tax.”

Rolling with It: How One Temple Law Grad Builds Community Through Brazilian Jiu-jitsu

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March 21, 2025
Temple Law alum Colin Stewart (LAW ’10) has combined his passion for Brazilian jiu-jitsu with his extensive international travel, helping to establish Ethiopia’s first jiu-jitsu program while stationed there. His book, “Bow Before No Man,” chronicles this experience and highlights the power of community built through this unique sport. Stewart serves as a great example of how following your passions can lead to meaningful connections and unexpected opportunities.

Too big to fail – Spring semester business law students learned how the rise and fall of railroads pioneered a path to deal with large-scale corporate bankruptcies

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June 17, 2024
Douglas Sasso (LAW ’26) shares a spotlight on a Spring 2024 Current Topics in Business Law course which covered the influence railroads had on the development of the American legal system. Focusing on the Penn Central bankruptcy, the course offered students a chance to study what was once the largest merger and bankruptcy in history and its affect on legal, regulatory, and economic systems.