Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Dean & Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured on WUGA-FM regarding her book Rap on Trial and the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials. The segment titled "A rapper's trial raises 1st Amendment concerns, and it's not the first time" was hosted by Martin Matheny and Emma Auer and was published 8/2/24.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding former attorney Thomas V. Girardi. The article titled "Thomas Girardi’s Legal Drama Approaches Its Hollywood Ending" was written by Isaiah Poritz and Maia Spoto and was published 8/5/24.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge, Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller and Lecturer Jean Mangan were featured on Law360 regarding upcoming changes to the bar exam in Georgia. The article titled "Georgia Justices Unveil Changes To Bar Exam In 2028" was written by Emily Johnson and published 8/1/24.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented "Deal making and the Ethically Slippery Slope in the Quest for Global Peace" at the 30th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy hosted at DePaul University College of Law during June.
Professor Pamela Foohey presented her coauthored book "Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy" (University of California Press, forthcoming 2025) as part of the "Current Issues in Consumer Debt" panel at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2024 Annual Conference during July.