Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published “Delaware AI Company Proposal Needs Details Before Road Testing” (with S.A. Gramitto Ricci and M. Petrin) in Bloomberg Law on 8/3/26.
Chaffin Chair in Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman presented as part of the (Re)Making Tax: Addressing Tax Policy Challenges from Multiple Angles; Screens in the Law School Classroom: Perspectives on Technology, Learning, and Pedagogy; and Bridging the Generations: How Mid- and Senior-Level Faculty Can Support Newer Colleagues panels at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July. She also presented as part of the aspiring law teachers/prospective law teachers workshops titled The Art of Self-Promotion and Navigating the Hiring Process.
Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. presented “Defense Prosecutors” as part of the Policing, Prosecutorial Discretion and Sentencing New Scholars Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July. He also presented as part of the Your Next Article New Scholars Workshop.
Assistant Professor Meighan Parker presented as part of the Current Events in Health Law and Bioethics and Legal Mentoring panels at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July.
Assistant Professor Eileen R. Prescott presented as part of the Working Papers on Criminal Procedure and Criminal Justice Policy Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July.
Caldwell Chair in Constitutional Law & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on her book We the Voters: The Constitutional Choices That Shape America’s Elections (Stanford University Press, 2026) as part of the Reviewing We the Voters: The Constitutional Choices that Shape America’s Elections Constitutional Law Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July.
Dean Usha R. Rodrigues presented as part of the Embracing Efficiency, Ethics, and Equity in Law School Leadership Using AI Deans Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July.
UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks presented as part of the Health Policy, Law and Medical Standards New Scholars Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington presented “University-Based Law Clinics: A Mechanism to Promote Therapeutic Jurisprudence from the Classroom to the Courtroom” at the XXXIX International Congress on Law and Mental Health hosted by the Université du Québec à Montréal in Montréal during July.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Cleveland Distinguished Chair Nathan S. Chapman presented “Christianity and Early American Constitutionalism” as part of the America at 250 Conference at the University of Padua in Padua, Italy.
Congratulations to the five School of Law faculty members who have recently received new titles. Desirée LeClercq was promoted to associate professor with tenure, while Washington, D.C., Semester in Practice Director Jessica L. Heywood was named a full clinical professor. Rob McNiff was promoted to clinical associate professor, and Sherrie L. Hines and Caitlin May have been named lecturers.
Two members of the School of Law faculty have been appointed to named professorships as of Aug. 1. Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was appointed to the Harmon W. Caldwell Chair in Constitutional Law and William Ortman was awarded a J. Alton Hosch Professorship.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq published “Workers’ Empowerment as U.S. Trade Policy” in 64 Columbia Journal of Transnational Law 326 (2026).
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented “The History and Tradition of Press Freedom” as part of the Comparative Media Law Workshop hosted by University College London during July.
Congratulations to Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch on receiving the Civil Justice Award from the Defense Association of New York. The DANY is a specialty bar association that exists to promote continuing legal education, collaboration and the spirit of collegiality in the civil justice system.
Congratulations to first-year student Hunter E. Ongaro who was selected for the 2026 Sumner Memorial Fund Fellowship which supports School of Law students entering their second or third year who intend to work in municipal law. The Sumner Fellowship was established in memory of School of Law graduate Walter Edwin “Ed” Sumner (J.D.’76) who dedicated his career to municipal law.
Congratulations to second-year student Meghan Brockman who was selected for the 2026 Spurgeon Public Service Fellowship, which was created by former School of Law Dean Edward Spurgeon. The Spurgeon Fellowship supports School of Law students who seek to work in the public interest during the summer and covers costs associated with unpaid public interest lawyering.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner was featured by Bloomberg Law regarding Delaware’s proposal to create a new form of company managed entirely by artificial intelligence. The article titled "AI-Run Company Gamble Tests the Limits of Delaware Corporate Law" was written by Mike Leonard and published 7/27/26.
Congratulations to second-year students Fatime Niane and Kaley A. Terlep who were selected for 2026 Melburne D. and Jacqueline K. McLendon Fellowships, which provide funds for practical legal education and training in civil and criminal law. The McLendon Fellowships are funded by an endowment from Melburne D. McLendon, a 1948 graduate of the School of Law, and his wife, Jacqueline K. McLendon.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Deseret News regarding legal advertisements. The article titled “‘You may be entitled to compensation’ — inside the rush to recruit parents to sue social media companies” was written by Jennifer Graham and published 7/23/26.