Congratulations to second-year students Sarah C. Guilot, Aiden Meister and Joshua H. "Josh" Patton for winning the Best Brief Award and finishing the Intrastate Moot Court Competition as finalists. A second UGA team, composed of Cullen McDonough, Grace M. Repella and James G. "Jay" Bozza, finished as semifinalists. The teams were coached by third-year students Christian M. Sullivan, Alexander S. "Alex" Balser and Director of Advocacy Kellie Casey.
The School of Law finished the 38th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition as quarterfinalists. The team – comprised of third-year student Hunter T. Payne and second-year students Elizabeth Hope Garrison and Kirsten E. King – were coached by Director of Advocacy Kellie Casey, third-year student Roby H. Jernigan and 2022 alumnus Cole M. Harper. Thirty-six teams from law schools across the nation competed in the tournament.
Each year the School of Law community looks forward to Awards Day, when we celebrate the many accomplishments of our students and faculty. Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge said the hard work of those selected certainly deserves recognition, credit and acknowledgment of a job well done. "Thank you for joining me to recognize the accomplishments of our 2023 Awards Day recipients. Congratulations to all!"
The University of Georgia School of Law honored four individuals for their service during the school’s recent Awards Dinner at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia. Law school graduates Nancy E. Rafuse, Gregory L. “Greg” Roseboro and Marlan Wilbanks received the law school alumni/alumnae association’s highest honor – the Distinguished Service Scroll Award – for their outstanding dedication and service to the legal profession and the law school. Additionally, David Dove was presented with the Young Alumni/Alumnae of Excellence Award.
Congratulations to LL.M. students Alexandra F. “Lexa” Lampe, John A. Omotunde and Tatyana Popovkina, who won the tenth LL.M. International Commercial & Investment Arbitration Moot Competition hosted by American University. The team was coached by Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge and LL.M. student Gloria María Correa. Additionally, LL.M. student Olha Kaliuzhna was named the competition’s best oralist and Lampe was selected as an honorable mention. According to American University, this event, created specifically for LL.M. students, fosters the study of international arbitration for the resolution of international business and investment disputes.