UGA President Jere W. Morehead has appointed a committee to conduct a national search to fill the position of executive director of the university’s Office of Legal Affairs. Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, the associate dean for faculty development and Herman E. Talmadge Chair in the UGA School of Law, will chair the search committee, which includes administrators and directors from various units of the university.
Callaway Chair Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was quoted in the Augusta Chronicle regarding "stand your ground" legislation and the importance of understanding the self-defense law. The article was written by Meg Mirshak and appeared on 8/28/13.
Congratulations to Keith R. Blackwell (J.D.'99), Florian A. Stamm (J.D.'04), Brian M. Rickman (J.D.'01), Ranse M. Partin (J.D.'98), Jeffery O. Monroe (J.D.'00), W. Ryan Teague (J.D.'03), Christina Hull "Christy" Eikhoff (J.D.'00), Michael A. Caplan (J.D.'06) and Shannon G. Wallace (J.D.'02) on being selected for the Daily Report's rising legal stars under 40. These individuals were recognized as impressive, young lawyers predicted to have bright and successful futures.
Associate Professor Harlan G. Cohen presented "A Theory of International Precedent" at the Cambridge Conference on Interpretation in International Law at Cambridge University during August.
Assistant Professor Christina Mulligan has published “Scaling the Patent System” in 68 New York University Annual Survey of American Law 289 (2012).
Learn more about Georgia Law and the prominent Georgians who once graced the school's hallways by viewing oral histories that have been recorded.
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