The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic recently conducted a live online workshop exploring recent changes to the public charge ground of inadmissibility and what it means for low-income noncitizens seeking legal status in the United States, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Third-year law student Andrea G. Aldana, second-year law student James C. Berrigan and clinic Director Jason A. Cade presented and fielded questions from more than 40 UGA School of Social Work students and faculty as well as local community social workers. Hosted by the School of Social Work, the workshop was moderated by Assistant Professor Jane McPherson, who is the director of the school's Global Engagement Program.
Third-year student Addison Smith recently represented an Appellate Litigation Clinic client, who is seeking asylum and withholding of removal, before the Stewart Immigration Court (via telephone and Zoom) and has requested the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to grant the clinic's client parole due to underlying medical conditions that make him more susceptible to COVID-19 in addition to him posing no danger if released. Third-year student Spencer D. Woody also assisted with the case.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "First Amendment (Un)Exceptionalism" as part of the 2020 Constitutional Law Colloquium via Zoom at the University of Illinois College of Law.
Nine University of Georgia faculty and staff are being honored for exemplary service to the state during 2019-2020. The School of Law's Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning Eleanor "Ellie" Lanier is one of five recipients of the Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach. This honor is named for Chancellor Walter Barnard Hill, who led UGA from 1899 to 1905 and was a pioneer who helped define the university's modern public service and outreach mission.
A School of Law remote pop-up legal clinic recently assisted more than 60 local businesses with understanding the new Paycheck Protection Program, which is an unprecedented forgivable loan initiative authorized by the federal government's Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Additionally more than 20 of those businesses received virtual one-on-one direct-service legal counseling.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans, Access Services Manager Marie R. Mize, Collection Services Manager David Rutland, Access Services Associate Szilvia Somodi and former Special Collections Librarian Sharon Bradley published "How to Hack Outreach: An A-Z Guide of Ideas, Tips, and Tools" in 40 Computers in Libraries 14 (2020).
First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins published "Recalibrating the balance: Increasing transparency around COVID-19 while still respecting privacy" (Georgia First Amendment Foundation, April 8, 2020). The piece has been reprinted by a variety of news outlets across the nation.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and second-year student Miles S. Porter published "Georgia Veteran's Case Allows U.S. High Court to Rethink Foreign Affairs Powers" in the Daily Report on 4/8/20.
Are you one of the many experiencing conflicts related to sheltering in place? These disputes can be between family members, partners and roommates or even between tenants and landlords. Would it help to have an independent party help guide you to a resolution? The University of Georgia School of Law's Mediation Practicum has qualified, registered mediators who can assist free of charge. This confidential service is available by calling (706) 542-5213.
Hosch Associate Professor Melissa J. Durkee was recently elected to the board of editors for the American Journal of International Law. AJIL is a leading peer-reviewed journal featuring articles by "pre-eminent scholars and practitioners from around the world addressing developments in public and private international law and foreign relations law."
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks presented on "What caused this policy disaster? Constitutional design, constitutional culture, or the human condition?" as part of the "Coronavirus and the Constitution Conference on Zoom" hosted by Yale Law School during April.
Congratulations to third-year student Shivani H. Patel for being selected as a Georgia Association for Women Lawyers scholarship winner. GAWL uses scholarships to "recognize women law students who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and an aptitude for leadership and philanthropy; promote excellence in legal studies by providing assistance to deserving students; and advance the missions of both the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers and the GAWL Foundation."
Congratulations to third-year students Andrew J. "Andy" Klemm and Savannah B. Phinney who won the Best Draft Award and finished as first runner-up for their representation of a buyer in a complex M&A transaction at the first-ever virtual transactional law negotiation competition, which was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Denver recently. The pair was assisted by third-year student Ethan J. Rode.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky presented "Taxing Buybacks" as part of Duke University's Tax Policy Workshop Series (with D. Hemel).
Congratulations to Kelly Ann Parker for becoming a permanent staff attorney at the School of Law's Veterans Legal Clinic. In her role, she will supervise teams of students who provide free legal representation to veterans on claims related to benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Parker joined the clinic's team in the fall of 2019 as a post-graduate fellow.
Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan was featured on 11Alive regarding the recent enactment of emergency declarations. The segment titled "Why has the coronavirus prompted so many emergency declarations" was put together by Jerry Carnes and aired 4/1/20.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks was featured on 11Alive regarding the recent enactment of emergency declarations. The segment titled "Why has the coronavirus prompted so many emergency declarations" was put together by Jerry Carnes and aired 4/1/20.
Associate Professor Logan E. Sawyer III published "Reform Prosecutors and Separation of Powers" in 72 Oklahoma Law Review 603 (2020).
Associate Professor Christian Turner published "The Segregation of Markets" in 7 Texas A&M Law Review 299 (2020).
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp has announced his selection of Judge Carla Wong McMillian to serve on the Supreme Court of Georgia and Judges Verda M. Colvin and John A. "Trea" Pipkin III to serve on the Georgia Court of Appeals. McMillian and Colvin graduated from the School of Law in 1998 and 1990, respectively.