Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented "Apps for Actionable Workflows: Tools to Stay In the Loop and On Top of Tasks" as part of the online conference "Work Smarter, Not Harder: Innovating Technical Services Workflows" managed by the Amigos Library Services organization.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented her favorite web-based applications and smartphone apps at the Atlanta Law Librarians Association meeting at the DeKalb County Courthouse Law Library (with G. Kalim).
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented "The US Internal Revenue Service Gig Economy Tax Center" at the meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Technical Advisory Group to Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes in Paris during February.
Student Services Librarian Geraldine Kalim presented her favorite web-based applications and smartphone apps at the Atlanta Law Librarians Association meeting at the DeKalb County Courthouse Law Library (with R. Evans).
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett presented his forthcoming Duke Law Journal article "Regulating Impartiality in Agency Adjudication" at the journal's 50th Annual Administrative Law Symposium during February.
Congratulations to third-year students Eleanor "Nora" Brogan and W. Coleman "Cole" McFerren for placing second in the Duke Law Interscholastic Transactional Law Competition. They were scored on their drafting and negotiation skills on behalf of sellers in a complex stock purchase transaction. One judge described the pair as a "powerhouse."
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Salon.com regarding the role Daubert hearings play in mass tort litigation. The article titled "Where science enters the courtroom, the Daubert name looms large" was written by Peter Andrey Smith and published 2/23/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Crain's Cleveland Business regarding a new offer in a proposed settlement in the opioid litigation. The article titled "McKesson dangles $1 billion legal fund to boost opioid deal" was published 2/21/20.
The School of Law's First Amendment Clinic was featured in the Daily Report regarding it seeking to hire its first legal fellow. The article titled "Help Wanted: JD With Passion for First Amendment Law" was written by Katheryn Tucker and published 2/20/20.
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning Eleanor Crosby Lanier was featured on UGA Today regarding her role in establishing Athens Access to Justice. The article titled "Students use technology to improve 'access to justice'" was written by Aaron Hale and published 2/20/20.
Congratulations to third-year students William D. Ortiz and Sarah C. Rosenhoover for finishing as finalists in the regional rounds of the National Trial Competition. Ortiz was also given an award for the best opening statement. Many thanks to those who helped the team to prepare including 2014 alumnus Jeremy B. Dailey, who served as the pair's coach.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding DeKalb County's superintendent search. The article titled "DeKalb Schools officials tight-lipped on any leadership search info" was written by Marlon A. Walker and published 2/19/20.
The UGA School of Law was recently ranked number 1 in the nation for bar passage based on a report focusing on the delta between a school's first-time passage rate and the overall first-time passage rate for the state, which is an approach that helps to control for variations in overall passage rates across states.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner published a review of Marc Moore's article "Designing Dual Class Sunsets: The Case for a Transfer-Centered Approach" in JOTWELL. The review titled "Dual Class Stock in Comparative Context" was published 2/12/20. Bruner is a contributing editor to JOTWELL's Corporate Law section.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Cleveland.com regarding the opioid settlement for Ohio's Cuyahoga and Summit counties. The article titled "Cuyahoga, Summit counties reaped benefits of settling early with opioid companies, officials say" was written by Eric Heisig and published 2/18/2020.
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen presented "Nations and Markets" and participated in a roundtable discussion titled "Critical Perspectives on International Economic Law" at the American Society of International Law's biennial conference "Designing International Economic Law: Challenges and Opportunities" during February.
Hosch Associate Professor Melissa J. Durkee presented "Interpretive Entrepreneurs and the (Re)Design of International Economic Law" at the American Society of International Law's biennial conference "Designing International Economic Law: Challenges and Opportunities" during February.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Columbia Journalism Review regarding the editorial independence of the Stars and Stripes. The article titled "Stars and Stripes and the First Amendment" was written by Jon Allsop and published 2/14/20.
Congratulations to third-year students Alanna Pierce and Anne M. Reynolds who helped a veteran establish permanent and total disability through their work in the Veterans Legal Clinic. Gulf War Era veteran Hunter Breedlove served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2011 to 2013. After discharge, he began to receive disability compensation for chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from his service. But in November 2018, the Veterans Benefits Administration proposed to reduce those payments. Working under the supervision of clinic attorney Kelly Parker, the students persuaded the VA that the veteran's PTSD merited full compensation. This win gives Breedlove permanent disability and entitles him to claim educational assistance for his children.
Congratulations to third-year students Jonathan Kaufman, John Lex Kenerly IV and Joseph H. "Joe" Stuhrenberg for winning the 70th Annual National Moot Court Competition in New York City. The team prevailed in the regional rounds and then headed to New York, where they squared off against 31 other teams from around the country. Over the course of six rounds in four days, the team ultimately won in the finals before a panel of five distinguished judges.