The 2025 Corbin Appellate Symposium will be held on March 13 & 14, 2025, in Little Rock, AR. The symposium will include presentations on preparing for oral argument, preserving the record, and writing, The symposium will also include panels on state and federal appeals. The symposium features distinguished members of the bench, bar, and academy. You can find more information and register here: Corbin Appellate Symposium.

 

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Charles W. Oldfield is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of Legal Writing. Before joining the law school, he was an attorney at Green Haines Sgambati Co., L.P.A., and a law clerk in the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. The focus…

Charles W. Oldfield is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of Legal Writing. Before joining the law school, he was an attorney at Green Haines Sgambati Co., L.P.A., and a law clerk in the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. The focus of his legal practice included appellate law, labor and employment law, and education law.  He has argued cases before several Ohio district courts of appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.  He is admitted to practice in Ohio, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

He is a graduate of The University of Akron School of Law (1999), magna cum laude, and Bluefield State College. He has served as President of The University of Akron School of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors and as an Akron Law trial team coach. He has taught seminars for the Ohio Association for Justice, Ohio Education Association, and Community Legal Aid.