Last month, Community Health Law Partnership Clinic students delivered four presentations, in both English and Spanish, at partner sites Bethany Christian Services and U-Lead Athens. Third-year student Rosalie J. Vendrell and second-year students Annie L. Bordeaux, Meghan Brockman, Mackenzie G. Case, Elisa C. Lara and Yamileth Palacios Piedra provided members of the local community with important legal information.
Congratulations to recent graduates Dustin M. Batchelor (J.D.’26) and Maya E.M. Davis (J.D.’26) on being named Academic All-American Advocates by the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators. Fewer than 30 students nationwide received the honor, which recognizes students who have had exemplary success in courtroom advocacy competitions, modeled good leadership and fellowship within the law school community and excelled academically.
The University of Georgia School of Law was named the ninth-best mock trial program in the country by Gavel Rankings, which seeks to recognize trial competition results and acknowledge schools winning “the toughest competitions.”
Congratulations to third-year law students Adoris M. Gibbs and Samantha R. “Sam” Motley who were named Equal Justice Works Fellows through the Design-Your-Own Fellowship program. This prestigious national fellowship program “seeks to create opportunities for lawyers to transform their passion for equal justice into a lifelong commitment to public service.”
Congratulations to third-year law student Mason C. Favro who was named a Merit Distinction Finalist for the 2026 NALP PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award, which recognizes law students whose “extraordinary commitment to law-related public service work contributes to the overall growth of pro bono culture within their law school and their broader community.”