Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Konrad Schmid and Leyda Schmid, both 2023 graduates of the Master of Laws program, are the subjects of a story in the National Jurist, where they talk about what brought them to Indiana and law school at IU McKinney. Read more: https://bit.ly/4xpEMzm

Adriana Belmar is a 2L from Brazil Indiana. She is working in Sullivan County this summer with Judge Hugh Hunt, J.D. ’05, as part IU McKinney’s Rural Justice Initiative. Read more: https://bit.ly/3S2472j

A WARM WELCOME to our 2026 summer law clerks 🌞 (from left to right) Tarell Evans Southern Illinois University Simmons Law School, James Phalen Indiana University - Maurer School of Law, James Crider Indiana University - Maurer School of Law, Logan Lampert Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, & Jenna Veatch Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law

Two IU McKinney Law students, 4L Parker McNeely and 2L Daniel Padilla, are working as externs in Washington, D.C. during summer 2026. Read more: https://bit.ly/4e0iTz8

Law students visited Black Pine Animal Sanctuary to conclude their 2026 Animals in the Law spring course, taught by Rebecca Critser, J.D. ’18, who teaches the class as an adjunct professor. Read more: https://bit.ly/4x3Wo3P

Mary Morris, director of externships and clinics manager at IU McKinney, was a recent contestant on the game show, Jeopardy. “It ended up being a fantastic experience." Read more:
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Congratulations to SJD graduate Irene Massimino, LLM '05. She is a lawyer and scholar specializing in international criminal law and human rights. Her dissertation was titled: Trials in Absentia: A Theoretical Framework for Trying Those Accused of International Crimes.

Congratulations to Faculty Prize winner Bryce Hull, JD '26, who received the award during McKinney's Graduation Recognition ceremony on Sunday!

Our student speakers (elected by their fellow graduates) gave inspiring speeches about conquering law school and the important work their law degrees have prepared them to take on next. Shout out to Babatunde Onadele, LLM '26; Amanda Smith, MJ '26; Meredith Jo Johnson-Monfort JD '26; and Thierno A. Diallo, JD '26!

Congratulations, Class of 2026---YOU DID IT! Thank you to the many family members and friends who attended Sunday's Graduation Recognition Ceremony for IU McKinney. Special thanks to our guests, Fred Glass, JD '84 and IU Indianapolis Provost James Gladden, who spoke along with Dean Karen Bravo.