The Fashion Law Project is a unique academic center dedicated to advancing the practice of fashion law through innovative curricular offerings, practical-training opportunities and topical symposia. Alumna Staci Jennifer Riordan, chair of the Fashion Law Practice Group at Fox Rothschild LLP, will run the program.

Students in Loyola’s Ninth Circuit Appellate Advocacy Clinic handle client appeals from beginning to end, representing clients as pro bono counsel in both criminal and civil cases. During the yearlong class, students draft and file briefs, then argue the case before a panel of federal judges.

Loyola presented its Distinguished Alumni Award to alumni serving the judiciary during the 2013 Alumni Grand Reunion. Loyola has more judges on the bench in Southern California than any other law school. More than 500 alumni and guests gathered for the event.

Day and evening Loyola students journal their experiences on the Jury of Peers student blog. Students from a variety of backgrounds give insight into everything from the first-year experience to time management and a Halloween "case-tume" party in Torts class.

In her tenure as a scholar, teacher and adviser, Clark has been an important force in shaping, assessing and interpreting health care law. Now, with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, she has become a go-to expert for students interested in the burgeoning field, as well as journalists and citizens trying to understand it.