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Annual Awards

• The Charles T. Norman Medal is given annually to the best all-around law graduate as determined by the law faculty.
  
  
• The J. Westwood Smithers Medal was established in honor of Professor Emeritus J. Westwood Smithers who retired in 1979 after more than 40 years of service to the University of Richmond Law School. The Smithers Medal honors the member of the graduating class who has the highest cumulative grade point average.
  
  
• The William S. Cudlipp Medal, established in honor of Professor Emeritus William S. Cudlipp, Jr., is awarded to the student who has the highest cumulative grade point average at the end of the second year of law school.
  
  
• The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) awards certificates to the students in each class whom the faculty deem to have received the highest grade.
  
  
• The International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award is awarded annually to the graduating law student who has distinguished himself or herself in the field of trial advocacy.
  
  
• The Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Advocacy Award is a cash prize which is given to a graduating student who has distinguished himself or herself in courses having a significant litigation orientation.
  
  
• The Family Law Award is awarded by the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers to a graduating student selected by the faculty who demonstrates promise and potential for the practice of family law.
  
  
• The T.C. Williams Law School Scholarship Award is awarded to the graduating student who has made the most significant contribution to overall legal scholarship.
  
  
• The National Association of Women Lawyers Award is given by the faculty for academic potential and achievement in the advancement of women in society.
  
  
• The Nina R. Kestin Service Award is occasionally awarded by the faculty at commencement to a graduate who has made an extraordinary contribution to the school. The prize is named in memory of Professor Nina R. ("Ricki") Kestin, who was a tax professor at the school from 1976 until her untimely death in 1989.
  
  
• Orrell-Brown Award for Clinical Excellence in the Children's Law Center is awarded by the faculty to the student who has excelled in the skills necessary for direct representation of clients.

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