Georgia Law's 24th Annual Red Clay Conference will address how to balance the long-term sustainability of Georgia's ecosystems with efforts to stabilize and improve its economy. Starting at 8:30 a.m. on March 23, this daylong symposium will take place in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall and will cover market-based conservation, managing the impact of non-indigenous species, longleaf pine restoration and possible changes to the federal endangered species list.
Georgia Law is pleased to welcome General Counsel for Coca-Cola North America Leslie M. Turner as this year's Edith House Lecturer. She will present "Winning or Winning With Integrity? A Lawyer's Role in the Corporate World" on March 21 at 3:30 p.m. in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall.
Georgia Law recently took home the top trophy during the regional rounds of the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, held in Atlanta, and at the Texas Bar Association National Trial Competition, held in Memphis, Tenn., earning the right to advance to the national level for both competitions. The school also earned the right to compete in the national rounds of the Transactional LawMeet after placing second at regionals.
Georgia Law was one of eight units on campus that received an Award of Excellence in the media relations projects category for "50 Years of Courage: Celebrating Desegregation at UGA" at the 2012 Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III awards competition last month in Atlanta.
University of Georgia graduate programs continue to rank among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2013 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools. The School of Law was one of the programs recognized in the report with an overall ranking of 34th, placing it among the top 13 public law schools in the nation and among the top three public schools in the Southeast.