Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented as part of a panel on taxable persons and related issues in VAT law at the Court of Justice of the European Union Conference held at the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria during March.
Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented virtually on public defenders’ First Amendment rights when speaking to the media as part of a panel titled “Speaking Truth, Staying Ethical” at the National Association for Public Defense conference titled “Rise. Resist. Represent. 2026” during March.
UGA finishes as quarterfinalists at Michigan State University National Online Moot Court Competition
Congratulations to second-year students William P. “Wil” Stowers and Myla P. Williams for finishing as quarterfinalists at the Michigan State University National Online Moot Court Competition, where they were also awarded best brief. The team was coached by third-year student Elizabeth N. Burns and Adjunct Professor Cole M. Harper.
Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented as a featured guest speaker on the “First Amendment Litigation Panel” at Clemson University’s Lectures in Law and Humanities Series during March.
Talmadge Chair Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge presented “Arbitration and Peace” as part of the Research Seminar Series at the City University of Hong Kong School of Law during March.
Chaffin Chair in Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman was featured by The New York Times regarding financial disclosures. The article titled "How Epstein Helped Solve a Billionaire’s Problems With Women" was written by Matthew Goldstein, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Steve Eder and David Enrich and was published 3/23/26. This article has been reprinted by other outlets including the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently argued Shaw v. Foreman before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Third-year students Chandler S.K. “Chan” Creswell and Emma Rose Bagwell presented the case.
Post Professor Pamela Foohey presented her co-authored book Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy (University of California Press, 2025) at the The Eighth Annual Consumer Law Scholars Conference, hosted by the University of California, Berkeley School of Law during March.
The Veterans Legal Clinic was featured by National Jurist regarding its service to Georgia’s veterans. The School of Law was included in the publication’s “Top law schools for government law.” The article was published 3/18/26.
Congratulations to the team of second-year law students Olivia G. Buckner and Camille A. Weindorf, along with the team of third-year student Grace M. Craft and second-year student Colin A. Pelletier, on their recent quarterfinals finish at the Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition. This national competition is hosted annually by the University of Richmond School of Law.
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 the Tax 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 American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition regional tournaments 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.