Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Congratulations to Russell C. Gabriel, who received the Milner Ball Award for Social Justice at this year’s Athens Justice Coalition of Care annual luncheon. Gabriel retired in July after 30 years with the law school, most recently serving as its Criminal Defense Practicum director.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge was featured on Law360 regarding his thoughts on the naming of Harold D. Melton — who previously served as the chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court — as the holder of the Carl E. Sanders Chair in Political Leadership at the School of Law. The article titled "Former Ga. Chief Justice To Teach At His Alma Mater" was written by Emily Sides and published 10/21/21.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. was featured in the Daily Report regarding his argument before the Georgia Supreme Court in relation to the state bar's proposed guidance on ex parte communication. The article titled "Civil Defense Bar Asks Ga. Justices to Nix Proposed Rule to Allow Contact with Opponents' Ex-Employees" was written by Greg Land and published 10/20/21.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. was featured on Law360 regarding his argument before the Georgia Supreme Court in relation to the state bar's proposed guidance on ex parte communication. The article titled "Ga. Justices See Holes in the Atty Group's Attack on Bar Advice" was written by Rosie Manins and published 10/19/21.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured on VICE News regarding her thoughts on suppressed evidence in relation to jury selection in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial. The article titled "Court Mistakenly Gave Potential Jurors Access to Ahmaud Arbery's Mental Health History" was written by Trone Dowd and published 10/19/21.