Richard Laws
Adjunct Professor of Law
Location: University Park
About Laws
Richard K. Laws has been employed by Northwest Bank since March 2013, and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Northwest Bank and Northwest Bancshares, Inc. Prior to joining Northwest, Mr. Laws served as Senior Counsel at ING Bank, fsb (“ING Direct”) in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. Laws holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from Juniata College and a J.D., cum laude, from Widener University School of Law.
Education
J.D., Widener University School of Law, cum laude
B.A., Juniata College
Courses
The Modern In-House Counsel
The American Bar Association has granted conditional approval for Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law to reunify and operate as Penn State University’s single law school under the name Penn State Dickinson Law with locations in Carlisle and University Park. Danielle M. Conway is the dean of the unified Penn State Dickinson Law, which will enroll a unified class in fall 2025.