Law School Update
| Publication year | 2014 |
| Pages | 0256 |
| Citation | Vol. 75 No. 4 Pg. 0256 |
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Names Vega New Dean
University of Alabama School of Law Chooses Brandon as New Dean
Rigrish Named President of Birmingham School of Law
The Birmingham School of Law recently announced the appointment of John P Rigrish as president, a new position for the school. As president, Rigrish reports to the board and serves as the chief executive officer of the school with broad delegated responsibility for its operations.
"Having someone with John Rigrish's qualifications join our leadership team is a great moment for Birmingham School of Law. John has broad expertise in all aspects of business operations, including property development and management. His addition comes at a particularly good time as our school builds upon our almost-100-year history of service to the community with the purchase of a newly renovated building in downtown Birmingham," said John Donaldson, board member, Birmingham School of Law.
Rigrish previously served for 15 years as the chief administrative officer of Colonial Properties Trust.
He is past chair of the American Red Cross Board of Directors-Alabama Chapter and serves on the City of Hoover Veterans Committee, the John Carroll Educational Foundation Board of Directors, the Edward Lee Norton Board of Advisors at Birmingham-Southern College and the Finance Committee of the Birmingham Diocese. He holds a bachelor's degree from Samford University and has done postgraduate study at Birmingham-Southern College.
Founded in 1915 by Judge Hugh A. Locke, the Birmingham School of Law is a four-year law school with classes taught by practicing attorneys on weeknights and Saturdays. For more information, see www.bsol.com.
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law Names Vega New Dean
Faulkner University has named the new dean of the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Matt A. Vega. This announcement came after a national search and the retirement of Charles I. Nelson after 10 years of service to the school.
Vega joined the faculty of Faulkner's Jones School of Law in 2007, and is a graduate of the Yale Law School where he earned his J.D. degree in 1993. While there, he served as the executive editor of the Yale Journal of Regulation and as a member of the Yale Moot Court Board. He earned his B.A. degree from Freed-Hardeman University in 1990.
"Matt Vega has a great vision for the future of Jones Law School and will work collaboratively with...
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