Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding her thoughts on mass tort litigation. The article titled "As Pelvic Mesh Settlements Near $8 Billion, Women Question Lawyers' Fees" was written by Matthew Goldstein and published 2/1/19.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented "U.S. Experience and Recent Developments in the Collection of Tax on Online Sales" at a conference titled "Court of Justice of the European Union: Recent VAT Case Law" held at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at Vienna University of Economics and Business in Vienna, Austria, during January.
Hosch Associate Professor Melissa J. Durkee presented a paper titled "Interstitial Space Law" at a faculty colloquium at the University of British Columbia Allard School of Law during January.
Associate Dean & Professor Emeritus Paul M. Kurtz and Superior Court Judge Lawton E. Stephens (J.D.'81) were featured on Athens StoryCorps regarding their friendship that started at the School of Law. Their segment titled "Athens StoryCorps: Paul Kurtz and Lawton Stephens" was published on 12/19/18.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on Project Syndicate regarding her book How the Other Half Banks. The article titled "Five Lessons from the US Government Shutdown" was written by Simon Johnson and published 1/31/19.