The School of Law proudly welcomes approximately 225 students who are starting work on their Juris Doctor, Master of Laws and Master in the Study of Law degrees. The School of Law prides itself on providing a first-rate legal education and being counted among the best returns on investment in legal education today.
Twenty-six proposals have been funded through the second round of the New Approaches to Promote Diversity and Inclusion grants program, which was announced in January 2019 by UGA President Jere W. Morehead. Among those to be funded is the School of Law's Robinson Scholars Program. All of the initiatives selected are dedicated to serving underrepresented, underserved and first-generation students at UGA.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's article "Is 'Internal Consistency' Dead?: Reflections on an Evolving Commerce Clause Restraint on State Taxation" (61 Tax Law Review 1 (2007)) was cited by the Utah Supreme Court in Steiner v. Utah State Tax Commission, a case involving a taxpayer's claim of a constitutional right to a credit against state personal income taxes for payments of foreign income taxes.
Associate Professor & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot published "Special Considerations in Transfers to Minor Beneficiaries Born as a Result of Reproductive Technologies" in Tax, Estate, and Lifetime Planning for Minors, 2d ed. (C.Y. D'Aversa ed.) (American Bar Association, 2019) (with T. Striepe).
Associate Director for Research Services Thomas "T.J." Striepe published "Special Considerations in Transfers to Minor Beneficiaries Born as a Result of Reproductive Technologies" in Tax, Estate, and Lifetime Planning for Minors, 2d ed. (C.Y. D'Aversa ed.) (American Bar Association, 2019) (with L. Milot).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Legal NewsLine regarding U.S. District Court Judge Dan Polster and the current opioid litigation. The article titled "'Nobody's sure if it will work or how': A review of how a Cleveland judge is handling 2,000 opioid lawsuits" was written by Dan Fisher and published 8/14/19.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented as part of the Providing Non-Traditional Library Services: A Bridge Too Far or Part of a Responsive Relationship panel at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting during August.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Hosch Professor Elizabeth Weeks presented on health care rights as part of a state constitutional law panel and on Affordable Care Act litigation in Texas v. United States before the Fifth Circuit as part of a health care year in review panel at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting during July.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting's "On Second Thought" regarding the latest developments in Cleveland's opioid litigation. The show titled "Judge Considers Unprecedented 'Negotiation Class' For Opioid Suit Involving Georgia Communities" was posted by Amy Kiley, Virginia Prescott and Pria Mahadevan on 8/8/19.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson was featured in The Appeal regarding the use of pretrial risk assessment tools to justify pretrial detention. The article titled "How a tool to help judges may be leading them astray" was written by Ethan Corey and published 8/8/19.
The memory of a domestic violence victim will have a lasting impact on the University of Georgia School of Law as an anonymous donor has pledged $1 million to support the school's Family Justice Clinic and create a Distinguished Law Fellowship, both bearing the victim's name - Jane W. Wilson. Wilson, a resident of rural Northern Georgia in her early 30s, was shot and killed by her second husband of just three days during August 1976. By making this gift to the law school, the donor hopes to help "others similarly situated - in particular, victims and families who often find neither help nor hope."
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg Law article regarding a $10 billion settlement proposed by opioid distributors. The article titled "McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen make opening bid" was written by Jef Feeley and published 8/6/19. The story appeared in The Dallas Morning News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and other media outlets.
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr and his Hastings Law Journal article titled "Daubert & Danger: The 'Fit' of Expert Predictions in Civil Commitments" were featured on Reason.com regarding the prediction of danger relating to one's mental health. The article titled "To Stop Mass Shooters, Trumps Says, We Should Make Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Easier. No, We Shouldn't." was written by Jacob Sullum and published 8/6/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "States Clash With Cities Over Potential Opioids Settlement Payouts" was written by Jan Hoffman and published 8/5/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Daily Beast regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "Women Hurt by Mesh Implants Face Off With Their Former Lawyers" was written by Alicia Mundy and published 8/2/19.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "Election Law: Looking Back at 2018 and ahead to 2020," "New and Established Voices in Constitutional Law," "Justice Kavanaugh's Impact on the Court" and "The Mueller Investigation" at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting during July.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding Arizona's U.S. Supreme Court request related to opioid maker Purdue Pharma. The article titled "Arizona asks for US Supreme Court involvement in opioid case" was written by Anita Snow and Geoff Mulvihill and published 7/31/19. The story aired on WSB-TV and in the Seattle Times and other media outlets.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented "Maximizing Your Faculty's Scholarly Impact: Techniques to Increase Findability" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with co-presenters T.J. Striepe, associate director for research services, UGA Law Library; and C. Osborne, associate professor and director of the Law Library, West Virginia University College of Law.
Associate Director for Research Services Thomas "T.J." Striepe presented "Maximizing Your Faculty's Scholarly Impact: Techniques to Increase Findability" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with co-presenters Carol Watson, director of the UGA Law Library; and C. Osborne, associate professor and director of the Law Library, West Virginia University College of Law.
Associate Professor Nathan S. Chapman has received a McDonald Distinguished Fellowship from the Emory University Center for the Study of Law and Religion. This internationally recognized center seeks to promote and produce "innovative research and scholarship, exemplary teaching and training, robust public engagement and generous support of individual faculty initiatives at the intersection of law and religion."