Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence, 5th ed. (with M. Carlson) was cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals when deciding Hill v. Georgia Board of Regents. The evidentiary point involved damaging admissions made by a party in pleadings.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on UGA Today regarding her book Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation, which explains how mass tort suits may benefit everyone except victims. The article titled "Lawyers, not plaintiffs, see payouts in liability cases" was written by Leigh Beeson and published 7/9/19.
The School of Law was featured in the Daily Report regarding the hiring of its inaugural first-start coordinator, Amanda J. Shaw. The article titled "UGA Law Names 'First Start' Leader" was written by Katheryn Tucker and published 7/1/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the West Virginia Record regarding plaintiffs attorneys frequently involved in multidistrict litigation. The article titled "As usual, the MDL club negotiates in its own behalf" was published 6/25/19.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured in Politico regarding Elizabeth Warren consulting academics on issues relating to her presidential bid. The article titled "The Ivory Tower team of wonks behind Warren's policy agenda" was written by Alex Thompson and Theodoric Meyer and published 6/24/19.