Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by WCRN’s “The Frankie Boyer Show” 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 Frankie Boyer and aired 12/23/25.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented “Tax Sovereignty” at the Junior International Law Scholars Association Annual Meeting in January. He also presented as part of the panel titled “Preparing for a career in academia, the mentors’ advice” and commented on “Is Rule of Law Decline Rewarded in Trade? Lessons from the European Union” (by Stanford’s J. Deli). The meeting was hosted by the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Bloomberg Law regarding the difficulty in obtaining settlement documents. The article titled "Sue or Settle: Choice Before Eaton Fire Victims Rubs Wounds Raw" was written by Maia Spoto and published 1/8/26.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq published "Resisting Federal Preemption" in 77 Alabama Law Review 209 (2025).
Clinical Assistant Professor Scott Lowry published "Business Associations" in 77 Mercer Law Review 145 (2025).
Associate Professor Matthew I. Hall published "Stand-In Standing" in 77 Florida Law Review 1785 (2025).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Bloomberg Law regarding bellwether trials. The article titled "Silicon Valley Mass Tort Cases to Highlight 2026 Trial Schedule" was written by Isaiah Poritz and published 12/29/25.
The 2025-26 advocacy season is off to a great start, with the School of Law capturing two national titles during the fall 2025 semester. UGA Law won the National Claude Pepper Elder Law Moot Court Competition in October and All-Star Bracket Challenge during November.
The UGA School of Law was recently counted among the best law schools for offering a reputable legal education in addition to "thriving social scenes" and "easy access to stunning natural scenery." The Law Schools With The Most To Do For Fun ranking was published by Online Paralegal Programs.
Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. published "Equality in Sentencing Mitigation" in 94 Fordham Law Review 891 (2025).
Clinical Associate Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon published "Undermining Local Autonomy: State-level Legislative Interference in Prosecutorial Discretion" in 55 Stetson Law Review 363 (2025).
Associate Professor Thomas E. Kadri was featured by NPR's "All Things Considered" regarding the U.S. Supreme Court case Cox Communications, Inc. v. Sony Music Entertainment. The segment titled "Net piracy vs. free speech? What to know about Atlanta-based Cox's Supreme Court fight with Sony" was hosted by Orlando Montoya and aired 12/16/25.
Post Professor Pamela Foohey published "Anecdotes on the Data in Debt's Grip" in 99 American Bankruptcy Law Journal 624 (2025) (with R.M. Lawless and D. Thorne) in response to reviews of her co-authored book Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy (University of California Press, 2025). The ABLJ reviews were published by A. Sickler and T. Janger.
Alston Chair in Corporate Law Anne M. Tucker, Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West recently gave presentations at Yale, Chicago, Columbia and Georgetown universities.
Congratulations to second-year student Porter A. Tynes for being awarded second place in the Honorable Frederick E. McKelvey Memorial Scholarship Writing Competition. This national contest, organized by the American Association of Patent Judges, recognizes outstanding scholarship on significant issues in patent law. Tynes received this distinction for his submission titled “Brick by Brick: The Emerging Patent War Over Smart Homes.”
Congratulations to 2025 alumnae Mona E. Abboud, Taylor L. Stablein and Casey E. Wofford for winning the Scribes-The American Society of Legal Writers 2025 Best Brief Award for their brief submitted at the 75th Annual National Moot Court Competition, Region VI. This is only the second time in history that UGA Law students have won this prestigious award (the other time was in 2017). Notably, Abboud, Stablein and Wofford finished the National Moot Court Competition as national semifinalists.
Congratulations to Event Coordinator Jessica Kilby, who was selected for the 2025 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the award recognizes “individuals who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance as well as the cooperation needed to ensure the School of Law meets and exceeds its goals.”
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured by Civic Media, a Wisconsin radio network, regarding 2020 election prosecutions. The story titled " Wisconsin prosecution of 2020 fake elector scheme moves ahead as other state efforts falter" was produced by Brittany Carloni and published 12/15/25.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "The Trump Defamation Blitz" as part of a Zoom Series for the Media Law Resource Center during December.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner was featured on Law360 regarding the evolving global footprint of large US law firms. The article titled “How BigLaw Is Redrawing Its Global Map For 2026” was written by Ryan Boysen and published 12/10/25.