Congratulations to the Class of 2023 for posting an Ultimate Bar Passage rate of 97.62%, meaning approximately 98% of these graduates who sat for the bar exam within two years of graduation passed. This Ultimate Bar Passage rate and the school's position as one of the nation's best returns on investment in legal education are helping UGA Law to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school by matching excellence with access.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented “Taxing AI” (forthcoming in the Boston University Law Review) as part of theTax Policy Colloquium at the University of California, Irvine School of Law during March.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented her co-edited book The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times (Cambridge University Press, 2025) as part of a faculty book talk panel at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law during March.
Congratulations to third-year student Gabriel “Gabe” Murphy for earning The American Bankruptcy Law Journal Prize. This award, organized by The American Bankruptcy Law Journal, recognizes law students who have earned the highest grade in a bankruptcy law class at an ABA accredited law school in the United States.
Eleven projects promoting cross-disciplinary research across the University of Georgia have been awarded 2025 Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants, including a team with Clinical Assistant Professor and Land Conservation Clinic Director Steffney R. Thompson.
Congratulations to second-year law students Emma R. Hopkins, Jacob S. Levy, Lionel A. Rubio and Nathan C. Whisamore, along with third-year student Morgan E. Pfohl, who finished as the first seed in the U.S. super regional of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held this past weekend in Atlanta. The team, which went undefeated in the preliminary rounds and finished in the top third of the U.S. competitors, was coached by third-year student F. Marion Kronauge, alumni coach Caleb Grant (J.D.’23) and Associate Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center Taher Benany.
Chaffin Chair of Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman presented “The Law of Digital Resurrection” as the keynote speaker of the Florida Bar’s Annual Florida Elder Law Symposium in Orlando during January.
Congratulations to second-year students Divya Kishore and Anna G. “Anna Grace” Rogers, along with Katherine H. “Kate” Branch and Lisa R. Calvert, whose teams both went undefeated and won the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition regional tournament held this past weekend in Brooklyn. Branch and Calvert won the award for the best brief while Calvert and Kishore were recognized as top oralists. They will represent UGA at the national tier of this tournament in Chicago during April.
Congratulations to third-year law students Maya E.M. Davis, Kaylah J. Holmes and Eric Narbo, as well as second-year law student Naryan "Ryan" C. Parimi, who won their Student Trial Advocacy Competition regional tournament held this past weekend. The team coached by alumni Jonathan (J.D.’16) and Whitney (J.D.’15) Stuart will represent UGA at the national tier of this tournament in New Orleans later in March.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq presented as part of the Texas International Law Journal symposium titled “Critical Perspectives on AI: Security, Governance, Labor and the Environment” at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law during February.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently argued Woff Senatus v. U.S. Attorney General before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Third-year students Jesse L. “Jesse” Sebring and Mark Samuel “Mark” Winokur presented the case. Second-year students Elijah T. Echols and Eliana R. “Eli” Werbel helped them prepare the argument.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented “Fraud, Manipulation, and Accountability in the Age of AI” as part of a panel discussion titled “When AI Hurts: Corporate Responsibility for Algorithmic Harm” at the York University Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto during February.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by KWAY’s “The Breakfast Club with Matt and Taylor” 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 segment was broadcast 2/20/26.
Talmadge Chair Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge presented “NextEra: The ‘Next Era’ of the Chromalloy Conundrum” as part of the Conference on Emerging Issues in International Arbitration at the Duke University School of Law during February.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Bloomberg Law regarding recent Johnson & Johnson talc litigation. The article titled “Beasley Allen Ethics Showdown Rattles J&J Talc Litigation” was written by Alex Ebert and Alex Wolf and was published 3/2/26.
Post Professor Pamela Foohey was featured by The Seattle Times regarding the increasing numbers of people and businesses filing for bankruptcy. The article titled “More older Washingtonians are in debt and nearly bankrupt. Here’s why" was written by Victor Whitman and published 3/1/26.
Chaffin Chair in Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman was featured by Fast Company regarding in-perpetuity contracts in the entertainment industry. The article titled "AI can make actors immortal – but not everyone wants to become IP" was written by Will McCurdy and published 3/2/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by WAMC, a National Public Radio affiliate in Albany, NY, 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 segment titled “Elizabeth Chamblee Burch on 'The Pain Brokers'” aired as part of “51%” hosted by Jesse King and broadcast 2/26/26.
Congratulations to second-year students Clifford M. Hodges and Brigman T. Moore for finishing as semifinalists in the ABA Law Student Tax Challenge, where J.D. students solve a complex business problem that might arise in everyday tax practice. The team was coached by Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz.
Elizabeth Weeks, who has served as the University of Georgia’s interim vice provost for academic affairs since June 2025, has been named to the position on a permanent basis. Her appointment is effective immediately. The holder of the School of Law's Kirbo Chair, Weeks joined the UGA law faculty in 2011. Her research focuses on health care financing and regulation, health care reform and public health law.