The School of Law regrets to announce Adjunct Professor Rupert M. Barkoff passed away June 5, 2019, at the age of 71. A recognized as a leading franchise attorney, Barkoff taught Franchise Law at the law school for a number of years. He will be missed by law school faculty, staff and students.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson published "Bias In, Bias Out" in 128 Yale Law Journal 2218 (2019).
Professor Joseph S. Miller presented "U.S. Supreme Court I.P. Cases, 1810-2018: Measuring & Mapping the Citation Networks" at the international Data Science & Law Conference hosted by ETH - the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - during June.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Reuters regarding the distribution of attorneys' fees relating to Volkswagen's multidistrict litigation. The article titled "SCOTUS petition: Due process requires fee awards to lawyers outside of class action leadership" was written by Alison Frankel and published 6/10/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published "Does Multidistrict Litigation Deny Plaintiffs Due Process?" in Law360 on 6/9/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Fortune regarding multidistrict opioid litigation. The article titled "J&J Called a 'Kingpin' in Opioid Case That Could Be a Test for 1,600 More Lawsuits" was written by Ellen Florian and published 6/7/19.
The School of Law regrets to announce Professor Emeritus Donald E. Wilkes, Jr., one of the world's leading experts on the writ of habeas corpus, passed away on June 7, 2019, at the age of 74. Wilkes, who taught at the law school for more than 40 years before retiring in 2012, was recognized for his scholarship in the fields of criminal procedure, capital punishment and postconviction remedies. He will be greatly missed by his colleagues and friends.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 17, from 3:30-4:45 p.m. at the UGA Chapel on North Campus with a reception to follow at the School of Law.
The School of Law was featured in the Daily Report regarding having more than 85% of its Class of 2018 graduates in full-time jobs requiring bar passage, which has the School of Law among the best in the nation and leading the state of Georgia. The article written by Jonathan Ringel was published 6/7/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the difficulty of applying public nuisance laws to opioid cases. The article titled "States and cities are using 16th-century concept to fight opioid epidemic" was written by Lydia Wheeler and published 6/7/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on National Public Radio's "Marketplace" regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case in Oklahoma. The show titled "Mexican tariffs start Monday, and businesses are reeling" aired 6/6/19.
Martin Chair of Law Emeritus James C. Smith presented "Constitutional Property" at the annual meeting of the Association for Law, Property & Society held at Syracuse University during May.
Special Collections Librarian Sharon Bradley presented with R. Evans and D. Rutland on the "Time Lords & Timelines" panel regarding web-based applications the Alexander Campbell King Law Library uses as part of the UGA Libraries Fourth Annual In-House Conference during May.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Week in Health Law's podcast titled "Came for the Opioids, Stayed for the Civil Procedure," where she discussed her book Mass Tort Deals.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented with S. Bradley and D. Rutland on the "Time Lords & Timelines" panel regarding web-based applications the Alexander Campbell King Law Library uses as part of the UGA Libraries Fourth Annual In-House Conference during May.
Collection Services Manager David Rutland presented with S. Bradley and R. Evans on the "Time Lords & Timelines" panel regarding web-based applications the Alexander Campbell King Law Library uses as part of the UGA Libraries Fourth Annual In-House Conference during May.
Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law Michael L. Wells was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding a U.S. Supreme Court case involving video of Blackbeard's pirate ship. The article titled "Blackbeard Ship Video Copyright Row Over Goes to High Court" was written by Kyle Jahner and published 6/3/19.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson presented "Evidence in Divorce and Child Custody Cases" at the State Bar of Georgia's Family Law Institute during May.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett presented as part of a Federalist Society Litigation Update on the U.S. Supreme Court Biestek v. Berryhill case during May.
Law students in the Veterans Legal Clinic recently won a significant victory for a 71-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who served in Vietnam. The veteran had several medical conditions that resulted from exposure to Agent Orange. Clinic students successfully persuaded the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to grant him total disability, a finding that increased his monthly income, expanded health insurance for his family and resulted in tuition assistance for his adopted son. Second-year student Tyler C. Mathis took the lead in drafting the brief to the VA, while third-year student Megan McDonough and second-year students W. Chad Kimbrough and A. Chase Keith contributed to the development of the case.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured in Vox regarding her thoughts on whether a president can be prosecuted if he or she commits a crime. The article titled "Can the president be prosecuted? I asked 16 legal experts." was written by Sean Illing and published 5/29/19.