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Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by America at Night with McGraw Milhaven 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 hosted by McGraw Milhaven and broadcast 1/21/26. 

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Issues Today Radio 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 hosted by Bob Gourley and broadcast 1/5/26. 

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by WKNY’s “Warren in the Morning” 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 hosted by Warren Lawrence and broadcast 1/22/26. 

The University of Georgia continues to monitor the development of the winter storm heading toward our area very closely. Based on updated weather models, we are expecting a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and/or snow to begin moving into the Athens area on Saturday afternoon, continuing into Sunday. The latest models indicate strong potential for significant ice accumulation, high winds and rapidly dropping temperatures. We have been advised that the Athens area should prepare for dangerous travel conditions, as well as potentially widespread and prolonged power outages. Look for the most recent update at 12:12 p.m.1/23.

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 regarding proof of prior acts of misconduct by the defendant as evidence in Calandra v. State. This citation brings the total to 84 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.

Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West published "Abandoning Press Freedom" in 111 Iowa Law Review 473 (2026).

Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West’s articles – “The U.S. Supreme Court’s Characterizations of the Press: An Empirical Study” (North Carolina Law Review, 2021) and “Abandoning Press Freedom” (Iowa Law Review, 2026) – were featured by The New York Times regarding court protections for freedom of the press. The article titled “Search of Reporter’s Home Tests Law With Roots in a Campus Paper’s Suit" was written by Adam Liptak and published 1/19/26.

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Legal Newsline 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 “Law professor’s book unmasks ugly underside of mass torts” was written by Daniel Fisher and published 1/12/26. 

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by WSFK’s “What’s the 411?” 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 hosted by Sharon Kay and broadcast 1/14/26. 

Rogers Chair of Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Law Joseph S. Miller published "Perfecting Our Submission? Mann and Trump, Ruffin and Roberts" in 29 Lewis & Clark Law Review 295 (2025).

Chaffin Chair of Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman presented as part of the panel “Business Law Works-In-Progress” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. 

Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented “Taxing AI” as part of the panel “New Scholars Works-in-Progress” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. 

Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented as part of the panel “Teaching Election Law” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. 

Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller presented as part of the panel “Turning Alumni Feedback into Institutional Strategy: The NALP Foundation Law School Class of 2021 Alumni Employment & Satisfaction Study” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. 

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the ABA Journal 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 “Law prof’s new book details pelvic mesh litigation scandal that ‘shocked the mass tort world’” was published 1/13/26. 

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented her book The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026) as part of the panel “New Books in Law and the Social Sciences” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. 

Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq presented as part of the panel “The Trump Administration and International Law 2.0” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. She also moderated the panel “Teaching Human Rights: From Specialized Courses to Doctrinal Integration.”

Assistant Professor Eileen R. Prescott presented as part of the panel “Decarceral Evidence” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. 

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Law.com 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 “Elizabeth Burch’s New Book ‘The Pain Brokers’ Details Scheme That Upended Pelvic Mesh” was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 1/12/26. 

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026).