Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Hosch Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Logan E. Sawyer III presented “Conservatism’s ‘Last Gasp’: Originalism and Liberalism in the Reagan Administration” from his forthcoming book Partisan Jurisprudence: A Political History of Originalism, 1942-1992 (Cambridge University Press) as part of the Legal History Forum at Yale Law School during February.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by The New Yorker regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The article titled “A terrifying scam and the system that made it possible” was written by Casey Cep and published 2/12/26.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq presented a keynote address at the International Conference on Corporate Sustainability Regulations and Governance on Labor Rights in Global Supply Chains during December in Taiwan.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured by Georgia Public Broadcasting regarding U.S. election law. The article titled "President Trump wants the federal government to run elections in Atlanta. Is that possible?" was written by Chase McGee and published 2/12/26.
Seventeen projects promoting cross-disciplinary research across the University of Georgia have been awarded 2025 Teaming for Interdisciplinary Research Pre-Seed grants, including six School of Law faculty members. They are: Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner, Senior Lecturer Patrick D. Conner, Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq, Instructor Patricia M. “Trish” Murphy, Associate Director for Instruction and Access Services Heather Simmons and Alston Chair in Corporate Law Anne M. Tucker.