Justin Hawes

Undergraduate Degree: Political Science

Hobbies: Current events, weightlifting and Chinese culture

What area of health law most interests you and why? Bioethics. I am interested in the current debate that exists about the proper scope of ethical evaluation to questions involving medicine and biology.

What has been your favorite law school class and why? Property. I enjoyed learning about future interests as well as landlord-tenant law.

What is your favorite thing about SLU’s health law program? The quality of the faculty members.

Who was the best speaker you’ve heard speak, what did they speak on, and why were they the best? Professor David McCullough of Yale. He spoke about his motivation for why he wrote the books John Adams and 1776. Prof. McCullough inspired me to better understand our history and how our history has informed our way of life today.