Wrinkle receives Excellence in Access to Justice Award
Congratulations to 2022 alumnus Richmond B.
The University of Georgia School of Law is redefining what it means to be a great national public law school. The following news items demonstrate the School of Law community’s commitment to providing Service to State and Society – including world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven educational experiences – while also supporting the school’s vision to be the best return on investment in legal education.
Safe Connections Act explained by bill adviser
Dr. Thomas Kadri, whose research focuses on law and technology with an emphasis on technology-enabled abuse, has been advising the office of U.S.
Community HeLP Clinic negotiates immigration benefits for gas leak survivors
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic has successfully negotiated for immigration benefits, including deferred action and employment authorization, from U.S.
Providing health services to Athens families; CCSD and UGA partner to launch the Clarke Middle Health Center
The Clarke Middle Health Center celebrated its grand opening on Thursday, Nov. 10, introducing the Athens-Clarke County community to the many free medical, mental health and legal services provided to students, staff and families.
Community HeLP Clinic secures path for client's asylum
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic has secured a major victory for an asylum seeker after seven years of advocacy. The client was put into removal proceedings in 2015 after seeking refuge in
Scherr featured in the Daily Report
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W.
Veterans Legal Clinic featured in Daily Report
The School of Law's Veterans Legal Clinic and its director, Alexander W.
2022 UGA Blue Key award recipients include two law graduates
Awardees and initiates were recognized at the University of Georgia’s annual Tucker Dorsey Blue Key Awards Banquet on Oct. 14 at the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel.
UGA law school unveils portrait honoring first Black graduate
The University of Georgia School of Law recently unveiled the portrait of its first Black graduate, the late Chester C. Davenport, and the painting will hang in the law school’s iconic rotunda that bears his name.
Students log more than 94,000 service-learning hours
During the 2021-22 academic year, more than 435 School of Law students enrolled in one of the school's 17 clinic/externship programs and cumulatively engaged in 94,129 service-learning hours. Nearly 28,000 of those hours occurred under the direct supervision of law school faculty members dir