The University of Georgia School of Law is redefining what it means to be a great national public law school. The following news items demonstrate the School of Law community’s commitment to providing Service to State and Society – including world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven educational experiences – while also supporting the school’s vision to be the best return on investment in legal education.
During the 2022-23 academic year, approximately 420 School of Law students enrolled or re-enrolled in one of the school's clinic/externship programs and cumulatively engaged in roughly 83,000 service-learning hours. Approximately 25,000 of those hours occurred under the direct supervision of law
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic was awarded $242,090 by the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's TANF Grant Program for Minor Human Trafficking Services and Training to increase community-based services for survivor
The School of Law salutes all who served, especially those who are a part of our law school community. To commemorate this day, the School of Law shares some of the ways it supports veterans:
Veterans Legal Clinic
Congratulations to Clinical Associate Professor Elizabeth M.
Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Staff Attorney Brian Atkinson testified before the U.S.
The University of Georgia School of Law participated in a pop-up legal clinic during October in Troup County that offered free civil legal advice and referrals to residents.
The School of Law was featured in the LaGrange Daily News regarding a free legal clinic hosted in Troup County recently. The article was written by Tommy Murphy and published 10/24/23.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington testified before the U.S.
The University of Georgia School of Law's First Amendment Clinic was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a referendum lawsuit relating to Atlanta's planned public safety training center.
Congratulations to Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot for being named the Annie and Zack Stanton Distinguished Professor in Canine Welfare Law.