The University of Georgia School of Law will host a discussion of the recently published book Defending the Public's Enemy: The Life and Legacy of Ramsey Clark, which was written by Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., a Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and the holder of the law school's Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism. The discussion will be held Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. in Classroom A of Hirsch Hall on UGA's North Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Martin Chair Andrea L. Dennis was featured in The Crime Report regarding her upcoming book Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America (The New Press, 2019) (with E. Nielson). The article titled "Rap on Trial: How an Art Form Became a Courtroom Weapon" was written by Lauren Sonnenberg and published 9/11/19.
Instructor Rob McNiff was featured on Global Atlanta regarding the practice of mediation and the law school's Mediation Practicum. The article titled "UGA Law Dean: New U.N. Treaty on Mediation Holds Promise for Georgia" was written by Trevor Williams and published 9/10/19.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge was featured on Global Atlanta regarding his thoughts on the Singapore Convention on Mediation. The article titled "UGA Law Dean: New U.N. Treaty on Mediation Holds Promise for Georgia" was written by Trevor Williams and published 9/10/19.
Assistant Clinical Professor and Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington published "Access to the civil court system for survivors of child sexual abuse in Georgia: Observations and recommendations from the clinical legal education experience" in 53 Georgia Law Review Online 35 (2019) (with M. Nunnally (J.D.'19)).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the Mallinckrodt opioid settlement. The article titled "Company to pay $24 million and donate $6 million in products" was written by Chris Dolmetsch, Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin and was published 9/6/19.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in Law360 regarding the duty of a board of directors to monitor a company's activities. The article titled "Why Opioid Suits Avoid GCs - And Why That Could Change" was written by Michele Gorman and published 9/6/19.
Nationally and internationally recognized leaders in fields ranging from the arts and humanities to politics and business will visit the University of Georgia this fall as part of the Signature Lecture Series. UGA Signature Lectures feature speakers noted for their broad, multidisciplinary appeal and compelling bodies of work. Law school sponsored events include: Steven Hill, legal adviser and director of the Office of Legal Affairs, NATO - 9/26; Irina Bokova, former director general, UNESCO - 10/1; Ashley Watson (J.D.'93), chief compliance officer, Johnson & Johnson, Ethics Week Lecture - 11/4; Ertharin Cousin (J.D.'82), Payne Distinguished Lecturer, Stanford University - 11/12.
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley was appointed to a three-year term as the NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee representative on the new five-member Infractions Referral Committee. The IRC is charged with approving or rejecting requests to transfer infractions cases to the new independent accountability resolution structure that was established by the NCAA in response to the Rice Commission Report. The appointment was effective August 1, 2019.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "US Experience and Recent Developments in the Collection of Tax on Online Sales" in CJEU: Recent Developments in Value Added Tax 2018 (M. Lang, et al., eds.) (Linde, 2019).
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand co-presented "The Language of Gender and Racial Bias in Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings" (with C. Boyd) at the American Association of Political Scientists annual conference in Washington, D.C. during August.
For the second straight year, the University of Georgia School of Law commits to providing financial aid to every veteran who accepts its offer of admission for the fall of 2020 - a guarantee known as the "Butler Commitment." Furthermore, the law school is pleased to share that 100% of veterans currently enrolled in its Juris Doctor program are receiving some form of scholarship aid from the school.
The School of Law is proud to share that all first-generation college graduates in our Juris Doctor 2019 entering class are receiving some form of scholarship aid. Other support for first-gen students at the law school includes the First-Generation Student Association and a newly appointed First Start Coordinator who advises and guides these students.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson presented "Crucial Issues in Modern Evidence Law" at the State Bar of Georgia's 30th Annual Urgent Legal Matters Institute during August.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "First Amendment (Un)Exceptionalism" at George Washington University during August.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding Sackler family assets relating to Purdue Pharma settlements. The article titled "Sackler family's web makes it hard to track cash from Purdue Pharma" was written by Adam Geller and published 9/2/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Daily Reporter regarding multiple settlements in the opioid litigation. The article titled "Over 9 million opioid pills used in six years in Branch County" was written by Don Reid and published 9/3/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding the possibility of a global settlement in the opioid litigation. The article titled "Sacklers vs. States: Settlement Talks Stumble Over Foreign Business" was written by Matthew Goldstein, Danny Hakim and Jan Hoffman and was published 8/30/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Cleveland.com regarding the Ohio attorney general's bid to stop county opioid litigation from occurring before the state's litigation. The article titled "Ohio AG Dave Yost again seeks control of opioid litigation, asks appeals court to halt first federal trial" was written by Eric Heisig and published 8/30/19.
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published "Derivative Works and Making Sense of the Maxim that 'Others are free to copy the original. They are not free to copy the copy.'" in 44 University of Dayton Law Review 231 (2019).