Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Congratulations to Wilson Associate Professor Laura Phillips-Sawyer on being promoted to associate dean for academic affairs. In this role, she will oversee academic and student life at the law school.
Congratulations to Director of the Law Library Thomas “TJ” Striepe on their recent promotions and Research Services Librarian Brandy Ellis. Striepe has been elevated to the classification of senior academic professional while Ellis earned the rank of librarian II.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz was featured by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding property taxes. The article titled “Georgia’s tax debate: Raise sales taxes to lower property taxes?” was written by David Wickert and published 6/29/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Law.com regarding judicial orders in multidistrict litigation cases. The article titled “Plaintiffs' Lawyers Sanctioned in Two MDLs For Violating Protective Orders: 'For Me, Professionally, This Was a Big Deal'” was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 6/22/26.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq has been elected to the Editorial Board of the International Labor Rights Case Law (ILaRC) journal. The ILaRC is a leading academic publication that highlights “jurisprudential developments relating to fundamental rights at the workplace.”