Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on PBS News Hour regarding her thoughts on the wealth gap for African American college graduates. The interview titled "Morehouse grads just got a stunning gift. What can help more students of color?" was published 5/22/19.
Dean Rusk International Law Center Director Kathleen A. Doty presented on "Rethinking the WPS Agenda in Light of International Relations Studies of Women in Conflict" at the 2019 American Society of International Law Southeast Roundtable at Washington and Lee University School of Law during May.
Employment statistics for the Class of 2018 place the School of Law at 13th in the nation for federal clerkships, 18th for "gold-standard" full-time law jobs and 21st for jobs requiring bar passage or where a J.D. is considered an advantage, according to Law.com. Statistics are based on employment 10 months after graduation and underscore the first-rate training our students receive and employers prefer.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism Lonnie T. Brown Jr. was profiled on UGA's homepage as part of the university's "Focus on Faculty" feature.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Legal NewsLine regarding a federal judge dismissing the North Dakota law suit against Purdue Pharma. The article titled "Oklahoma's opioid case heads into trial after similar public nuisance argument fails in North Dakota" was written by Karen Kidd and published 5/22/19.
School of Law graduates taking the Georgia bar exam for the first-time in February all passed, giving UGA a 100% passage rate. This result was reported in the Daily Report in article titled "UGA and GSU Law Schools Top Bar Pass Rankings," which was written by Meredith Hobbs and published 5/21/19.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran presented as part of the Financial Security and Wealth Building as Key Building Blocks of a Middle Class Lifestyle panel at the Federal Reserve System Community Development Research Conference titled "Renewing the Promise of the Middle Class" during May.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in People magazine regarding Georgia's new abortion legislation. The article titled "Here's What You Should Know About the New Wave of Anti-Abortion Laws" was written by Diane Herbst and published 5/20/19.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented on the International Criminal Court Office of the Prosecutor Policy on Children at the Save the Children and the Royal Institute of International Affairs Centenary Symposium titled "See Me Safe" in London during May. Amann helped prepare the paper as part of her ongoing service as special adviser to the ICC prosecutor on children in and affected by armed conflict.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in an Associated Press article regarding Georgia's new abortion legislation. The article titled "As states pass restrictive abortion laws, questions surface" was written by Kate Brumback and published 5/19/19.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured on Snopes regarding Georgia's new abortion legislation. The article titled "Did Georgia Pass a Law Imposing Severe Criminal Penalties for Abortions and Miscarriages?" was written by Dan MacGuill and published 5/17/19.
The Watkinsville law firm Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier, LLC, has created the Kellie R. Casey Scholarship Fund at the University of Georgia School of Law to recognize Casey's contributions to the school and its storied advocacy program. Under Casey's 19 years of leadership, the law school's advocacy program has won 25 national championships, more than 40 regional titles and 15 state trophies. In honor of their inspirational gift, the office space currently used by the school's advocacy program will be named the Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier, LLC Student Advocacy Program Suite.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch publishes Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation (Cambridge University Press, 2019).
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the new heartbeat law in Georgia. The article titled "Who could be prosecuted under Georgia's 'heartbeat' law?" was written by Bill Rankin and published 5/16/19.
The Class of 2019 Commencement ceremony will be livestreamed at /graduation19 . Just over 200 students will participate in the ceremony, including 185 Juris Doctor (J.D.), 14 Master of Laws (LL.M.) and three Master in the Study of Law (M.S.L) candidates. Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal will deliver the keynote address. The event will start at 10 a.m. on May 18 in Stegeman Coliseum, where the university's Clear Bag Policy will be enforced.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in Law360 regarding the recent Roundup verdict. The article titled "$2B Roundup Verdict Likely Won't Hold Up, Legal Pros Say" was written by Dorothy Atkins and published 5/15/19.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured in Vox regarding her thoughts on the definition of constitutional crisis. The article titled "How do we know if we're in a constitutional crisis? 11 experts explain." was written by Sean Illing and published 5/16/19.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Hosch Professor Elizabeth Weeks presented "Healthism: Health-Status Discrimination and the Law" at the 2019 Hot Topics Conference hosted by Piedmont Athens Regional hospital during May.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "The Transformation of the State Corporate Income Tax into a Market-Based Levy" in 130 Journal of Taxation 4 (2019).
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in The Wall Street Journal regarding her thoughts on potential challenges that opioid manufacturer Insys Therapeutics may face if it files for bankruptcy without finalizing a Department of Justice settlement. The article titled "Opioid Trouble Weighs on Insys as Short Sellers Cash In" was written by Peg Brickley and Andrew Scurria and published 5/13/19.