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.
Woodruff Chair in International Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center Diane Marie Amann published "The Policy on Children of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor: Toward greater accountability for crimes against and affecting children" in International Review of the Red Cross 2020 as part its special issue on "Children and War."
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Jones v. State and by the Supreme Court of Georgia in the case Corley v. State. These citations mark the 48th and 49th Georgia appellate court decisions wherein the courts utilized Carlson's book to resolve evidentiary issues.
Professor Joseph S. Miller presented "'Justice X, dissenting': A Citation-Network Approach to Mapping Judicial Ideology" as part of the University of Virginia Law School's OWCAL (On-Line Workshop in Computational Analysis of Law) forum. Dr. Sofia Amaral-Garcia, a law and economics professor at KU Leuven (Belgium), served as the discussant for his paper. The meeting took place virtually using Zoom so attendees from Europe and across the United States could participate.
Adjunct Professor Titus T. Nichols was featured on Fox News regarding foreign governments being immune to lawsuits from citizens. The article titled "How China can be held legally accountable for coronavirus pandemic" was written by Hollie McKay and published 3/21/20.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding indicators of insider trading. The article titled "Loeffler among senators whose stock trading during coronavirus raises questions" was written by Tia Mitchell and published 3/20/20.
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic recently helped two clients secure their U Visas, which grant victims of serious crime - who are helpful to law enforcement in investigation or prosecution - with four years of lawful status and a path to permanent residency in the United States.
On March 30, the University of Georgia will transition to online instruction for the remainder of the spring semester. The change is part of the university's effort to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. To be sure, that shift will be an adjustment for both faculty and students. "Many of the concerns and distractions instructors have now are shared by their students. Empathy, communication, asynchronicity, a focus on the necessary and reassessing assessments will facilitate the transition for everyone impacted by these midsemester changes," said Megan Mittelstadt, director of UGA's Center for Teaching and Learning.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "The Application of Formulary Apportionment to Related Entities: Lessons from the US Experience" in The Allocation of Multinational Business Income: Reassessing the Formulary Apportionment Option (Wolters Kluwer, 2020) (R. Krever and F. Vaillancourt, eds.).
The National Jurist has published a helpful guide to law school during Covid-19 within its spring 2020 edition titled "The Coronavirus Survival Guide." Sections include a guide to self care; excelling in an online course; staying healthy, positive and productive; and five truths about online education.
Martin Chair Andrea L. Dennis was featured in The Conversation regarding her research into prosecutors using rap lyrics as evidence of guilt. The article titled "Prosecutors are increasingly - and misleadingly - using rap lyrics as evidence in court" was written by Erik Nielson and published 3/17/20. This article has been republished by a variety of news platforms.
The Veterans Legal Clinic has successfully helped a veteran obtain benefits from the Veterans Administration for post-traumatic stress disorder caused by several incidents of sexual assault during his time in service. The condition had severely affected the veteran's life since discharge in 1991. The VA denied his claim in 2014, and he had awaited a decision on his appeal since then. Four teams of law students, working with clinic director Alex Scherr over five semesters, prepared the evidence and argument that persuaded the Board of Veterans Appeals to grant his claim. The victory gave the veteran a retroactive award of at least $105,000 and new, ongoing monthly compensation of over $1,500 per month.