News & Events

Press Room

Duke Law faculty are available to comment on variety of topics including matters of constitutional, military, and international law. To speak to our faculty or for additional information about Law School news and events, please contact the Communications Department.

Media Inquiries:

Forrest Norman
Senior Writer
919-613-8565
norman@law.duke.edu

Forrest manages media relations and assists faculty in publicizing events, scholarship and programs to the media and other audiences. As senior writer, he also writes stories about Law School people and programs for the website and various publications.

 

Other Communications Department contacts:

Melinda Vaughn
Executive Director of Communications and Events
919-613-7034
vaughn@law.duke.edu

Melinda oversees communications and marketing strategies for the Law School and advises administrators, faculty and staff on strategies for publicizing and promoting programs, events, and people in the Law School community.

Frances Presma
Assistant Director of Communications
919-613-7248
presma@law.duke.edu

Frances oversees editorial projects, including Duke Law Magazine, The Advocate and other newsletters, and leads coverage of Law School news, events, and programs for the website and for print publications. She also supports media relations efforts and helps edit and place faculty commentary.

Jennifer Carpenter
Manager of Web Communications
919-613-8505
carpenter@law.duke.edu

Jennifer oversees the production of web content and works closely with the web services team in Academic Technologies to support and maintain the Law School website. She also supports the Law School's social media and multimedia efforts.

Valerie Marino
Manager of Marketing Communications
919-613-8564
valerie.marino@law.duke.edu

Valerie manages production of marketing materials such as brochures, postcards, direct mail and email campaigns, social media campaigns and multimedia collateral to support and publicize Law School programs and events. She also writes stories about alumni and students for the website and various publications.