Legal Writing Instructor Travis M. Trimble published "Environmental Law" in 73 Mercer Law Review 1193 (2022).
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Lawson v. State regarding disputed evidence law issues on appeal. This citation brings the total to 65 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Xavier R. Brown and Jeremy T. Headrick have been recently promoted. Brown (who joined the law school staff in 2017) is now the assistant dean for admissions, diversity and inclusion & strategic initiatives, while Headrick (who has been with the law school since 2014) has become the senior director of law school advancement. Both lead offices of immense institutional importance and will help the School of Law realize its vision of being the best return on investment in legal education and achieve its goal of redefining what it means to be a great national public law school.
The University of Georgia School of Law has posted the #1 employment rate in the nation! More than 97% of the Class of 2021 has secured full-time, long-term jobs that require bar passage or where a J.D. provides an advantage. These High Value placements include many sectors – private practice, judicial clerkships, business and industry, education, government and public interest – and these recent graduates are working in 26 states and abroad. Name any law school in the country; we outpaced them and outplaced them (as long as one doesn’t count the law-school-funded jobs that some schools provide).
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee published "International Environmental Law at Its Semicentennial: The Stockholm Legacy" in 50 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 748 (2022).
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Der große Spac-Kater" was written by Von Roland Linder and published 8/6/22.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the banning of books in Georgia public schools. The article titled "Book disputes land suburban Atlanta school district in court" was written by Ty Tagami and published 8/18/22.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Washington Post regarding the latest legal developments relating to the grand jury investigating the 2020 election. The article titled "Giuliani appears before Georgia grand jury in election probe" was written by Matthew Brown and Tom Hamburger and was published 8/17/22. It was republished by other media outlets across the country.
The University of Georgia Alexander Campbell King Law Library Archive and Special Collections and the Digital Library of Georgia have made 50 years of UGA School of Law speaker and lecture materials available freely online. The presenters are well-known national and state political figures, influential legal leaders, and current and former School of Law students and professors.
Associate Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in a Reuters article regarding multidistrict/bankruptcy litigation relating to 3M earplugs and veterans. The article titled "3M earplug MDL judge adds to bankruptcy's tangles with injunction order" was written by Alison Frankel and published 8/17/22.
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the future of special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "SPAC King Palihapitiya Goes Silent With His Empire Shriveling" was written by Baily Lipschultz and published 8/16/22. The article was republished by other media outlets like Yahoo!
Today, the University of Georgia School of Law welcomes an incredible array of students from around the world, including the most academically credentialed J.D. class in history. The 169 students in the Juris Doctor Class of 2025 comprise the most academically credentialed class in the School of Law’s history – boasting a 168 median LSAT score and a 3.87 median undergraduate GPA, both record highs. There are 23 talented Master of Laws students – representing the largest LL.M. class in more than a decade – who hail from 15 countries on five continents. The Master in the Study of Law program welcomes 11 new students who seek to wed the study of law with their professional interests. They will study in Athens and Atlanta.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky's Yale Journal on Regulation article "Taxing Buybacks" (with D.J. Hemel) was featured in Mother Jones. The article titled "Biden's IRA Targets a Corporate Tactic for Amassing Wealth and Avoiding Taxes. Will it Work?" was written by Hannah Levintova and published 8/12/22.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the work of a prosecutor. The article titled "Fulton DA's Trump probe enters more combative phase" was written by Tamar Hallerman and published 8/13/22. The article was reprinted in the Denver Gazette.
The Alexander Campbell King Law Library's Access Services Manager Marie Mize was recently featured in a USAA video regarding her role as the director of the Moina Michael Poppy Project at the University of Georgia. Michael, a former UGA professor who is referred to as The Poppy Lady, is known for her crusade to make the red poppy a symbol of remembrance for those who died in military conflict.
Congratulations to the nine School of Law faculty members who have earned recent promotions. Jason A. Cade and Lisa Milot were promoted to the rank of full professor; Laura Phillips Sawyer was granted tenure; Lindsey Simon was named associate professor; Elizabeth M. Grant, Emma M. Hetherington and Christine M. Scartz were elevated to clinical associate professors; Rob McNiff became a clinical assistant professor and Anna White Howard joined the legal writing faculty. These professors are helping the School of Law to deliver a world-class, hands-on and purpose-driven legal education.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "Contextualizing Corruption" as part of an Election Law Works in Progress panel at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference. She also participated in a "Reforming the U.S. Election System" discussion group and commented on the forthcoming book by Southampton Law School's Jacob Eisler titled The Law of Freedom.
Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis, Instruction and Faculty Services Librarian Savanna Nolan, and Clinical Services and Research Librarian Amy Taylor recently earned promotions. Tubinis has been elevated to the rank of Librarian IV, while Nolan and Taylor now hold Librarian II status.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding song lyrics being used as evidence in criminal proceedings. The article titled "U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson seeks to protect artists' lyrics from prosecutors" was written by Jozsef Papp and published 8/9/22.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West co-presented "Current Threats to Press Freedoms" as part of the Free Expression Legal Networks Next Conversation Series. The FELN is a network of law school clinics, academics, and practitioners across the country that seek to promote and protect free speech, free press, and the flow of information.