Campbell Law Reporter

This episode takes you inside the Veterans Legal Clinic at Campbell Law School, where students advocate for veterans seeking to correct their discharge classifications and access earned benefits. Discharge status can determine eligibility for health care, housing assistance, and more—making this work both technically demanding and deeply meaningful. We hear firsthand from students about the challe...

Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year Legal Camels. Listen along with your new host, Brittany Swanger, in conversation with Campbell Law's Pro Bono Council Executive Director, Emma Baynard, discussing all the exciting ways to gain invaluable legal practice while also supporting our community through one of the pro bono projects.

This episode, produced by Cambell Law students Abigail Jenkins, Zoe Holleran, and Allison Heitchue, examines the history and current state of voting rights in the U.S., offering a critical discussion on the evolution of the Voting Rights Act and its implications today. Their work provides a timely and insightful analysis of voting rights, making it an important resource for those following develop...

The episode was created by Campbell Law students Andrea Renegar-King, Laurel Szalkowski, Kendall Barbour, and Olivia Reiff. Their discussion provides a nuanced examination of the legal, ethical, and practical implications of school vouchers, incorporating diverse perspectives to encourage informed dialogue.

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter, Blake and Aleea sat down with two 1Ls in the National Guard and assisted in the relief effort. Listen to find out more about their missions.

In this episode alumnae Madeleine Goldman and Cameron Tulloss talk about how the slave to prison pipeline has been used to deplete the human battery and exploit status based labor for economic gain. 

On this episode, Garrett Anderson ‘25 and Taryn Wilkins ‘25 talk about Campbell’s current pro-bono initiatives and about Campbell’s bike ride happening this weekend!

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter, some of our most recent alumni Kelly Chauvin Kramarenko '24, Mattie Ferguson '24, Jordan Turner '24 and Joanna Marie Diaz '24 explore rank-choice voting. In anticipation of the upcoming election, take a listen to hear more about the "Quest for a Fairer Ballot," a podcast that was created for Professor Suzanna Geiser's Civil Rights class. 

In this week’s episode, join Kassie, Emily, and Carollyn, as they explore and discuss the disparity in access to representation for civil cases that, like many other issues, disproportionately affects low-income and minority populations. The episode centers around the expanding need for lawyers and alternative resources in North Carolina to help lessen this disparity and provide equal access to re...

On this week's episode, students Madelyn Bruckel, Corey Alcivar, Clara Ellington, and Kyndall Shaw talk about ballot initiatives and the impact of direct democracy on civil rights. To learn more about what they are and how they work, they interviewed Professor Terri Enns, a law professor at  Moritz School of Law at Ohio State. Professor Enns discussed the function of ballot initiatives, the proces...

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter Podcast, Host Brian Hendrick is joined by attorney and author Jay Leutze. The pair discuss land conservation laws and what it means to lead with purpose!

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter, Blake Swanner '25 is speaking with Kaylee Olander '25 and Emma Tillotson '24 from Law Students Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence. October is domestic violence awareness month and this episode not only brings awareness to resources available to victims but also ways to get active in the community.  https://nccadv.org/get-help Help find rape c...

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter Podcast, host Brian Hedrick is joined by Professor Emeritus from Yale Law School Stephen Duke to discuss the impact of wrongful convictions in the criminal justice system, innovations in forensic science, and potential policy reform regarding exonerations.  

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter Podcast, host Brian Hedrick talks with 3L Austin Tomlin about his new book Deer Hunting with Hounds: A Southern Tradition.  This episode features discussions on the law and ethics surrounding this type of hunting.

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter Podcast, host Aleea Winston talks with students participating in Campbell Law's Cambridge program: Will Selph '25, Jon Swedborg '25, Jenny Collins '25, Tim Neverov '25, and Megan Pope '25. 

Host Brian Hedrick is joined by Professor Stacy Hawkins from Rutgers Law School to talk about the Supreme Court’s recent decisions involving affirmative action.  Professor Hawkins is a recognized expert in employment law and diversity being published in the Fordham Law Review, The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, and The Michigan Journal of Race and Law.  Additionally, she...

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter host Brian Hedrick is joined by the first ever Campbell law team to win the Kilpatrick Townsend 1L Mock Trial Championship at the University of North Carolina School of Law.  Listen as Zannah Tyndall, Megan Pope, Mollie Parsons, Julia Smith, Olivia Reiff, and Kendall Barbour recount the story of how they made Campbell Law School history.    

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter, host Stephen Dinkel is joined by  Professor and Jon Powell. Professor Powell, a 1998 graduate of Campbell Law, serves as the director of the Restorative Justice Clinic.     Campbell Law School boasts a rich and storied tradition of developing lawyers who possess moral conviction, social compassion, professional competence, and a view of using the pract...

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter, hosts Brian Hedrick and Tom Stockton are joined by Deputy Dean Matthew Homewood from the Nottingham Trent University School of Law. Deputy Dean Homewood discusses the JD/LLM program offered through the partnership between Campbell Law and Nottingham Law. Additionally, two current Campbell Law students who participated in the JD/LLM program, LeAnne McAb...

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter, Thomas Harper, Senior Legal Advisor in International Humanitarian Law for the American Red Cross, joins the program to discuss Humanitarian Law and the American Red Cross. Thomas has spent his adult life in uniform, having originally enlisted in the Army Reserve upon graduating high school. He later commissioned as an Army officer via the ROTC program...

On this episode of the Campbell Law Reporter, host Stephen talks to former Director Ashley Campbell of the Blanchard Community Law Clinic at Campbell Law. The Blanchard Community Law Clinic provides legal services to low income people who are seeking better jobs and greater stability in their lives. The Blanchard Community Law Clinic partners with non-profit agencies in the community — Alliance Me...

This is the remarkable story of how a boy from rural Welcome, North Carolina grew up to become an innovative judge, global citizen, and go-to guy for court-building in emerging African nations. Along the way, he organizes the first-ever judicial conference in Tanzania, jogs with children in Lusaka, dances with a python, and has adventures ranging from the harrowing to the hilarious. In the end, he...

Host Stephen Dinkel is joined by first gen lawyer Krista Garcia. Stephen and Krista talk about Krista's career as a young practicing attorney. Krista describes her law school experience, her first job as a prosecutor and how she has navigated as a solo practitioner in the changing law field. 

This episode is all about setting up a business with the proper infrastructure. Host Stephen Dinkel talks with Jason Deshayes from Cook Wealth about what business owners can do to be effective in today's business environment.   Jason is the Director of Tax Planning at Cook Wealth in Raleigh. Cook Wealth helps clients with; everyday finances, family legacy planning, tax planning, debt management, i...

An episode about Taylor Swift…are you Ready For It? One thing Better Than Revenge is protecting your intellectual property. Turning Blank Space into international bestselling albums can be very profitable thanks to copyright protection. Learn about IP with special guest Professor Lucas Osborn and your host Lloyd Newman.