Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding proposed multidistrict litigation rule changes. The article titled "Class Action Lawyers Lobby Against Multidistrict Case Revamp" was written by Katie Arcieri and published 5/2/24.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and third-year student Matthew A. Gaudiosi published "International Litigation, Foreign States and Tort Liability for Gun Manufacturers" in the Daily Report on 4/30/24.
In recognition of his more than 35 years of service to the University of Georgia School of Law, 1995 alumna Julia A. Houston has created a scholarship in honor of longtime faculty member Dan T. Coenen. The Dan T. Coenen Scholarship will support students who intend to practice corporate or business law in Georgia; who have confronted significant challenges; and who will advance the diversity of the legal practice with particular attention given to those who have attended historically Black colleges or universities.
Institute of Continuing Judicial Education Event Coordinator Laura Kathryne Hogan was elected as coordinator for the UGA Staff Council for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford published "Blue Carbon Law" in 13:1 Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal 9 (2024).
Clinical Assistant Professor & Criminal Defense Practicum Director Elizabeth Taxel was featured in The Current regarding the reexamination of criminal cases after widespread police and prosecutorial misconduct was discovered in Glynn County, Georgia. The article titled "In Brunswick, drug cops were convicted. A prosecutor was indicted. But hundreds of people caught in their maw are forgotten." was written by Caitlin Philippo and published 4/22/24.
Congratulations to third-year student B. Jeanette Fricks-Chavez for being selected as one of UGA’s Top 100 student employees of the year. She works in the Alexander Campbell King Law Library and was recognized at a university-wide luncheon during April.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured on PolitiFact regarding the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into Trump's business records. The article titled "Trump says business records case about hush money is a "Biden trial." It's a Manhattan trial" was written by Amy Sherman and published 4/19/24. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
Congratulations to second-year student Carolyn E. "Liz" Hammond for being selected as a 2024 Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellow. The fellowship program, facilitated by the University of Michigan Law School, is committed to inspiring the best and brightest law students to pursue careers in child welfare law. After attending a retreat in May, she will spend at least 10 weeks in a child welfare law internship this summer.
Congratulations to LL.M. student N'Guessan "Clement" Kouame who received a scholarship from the International Law Association to attend the ILA’s 81st Biennial Conference in Athens, Greece, during the summer of 2024.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The New York Times regarding Trump Media stock shares. The article titled "Legal Fight Over Trump Media's Ownership Adds to Its Woes" was written by Matthew Goldstein and David Yaffe-Bellany and was published 4/18/24.
The University of Georgia School of Law recently honored four graduates for their service during an Awards Dinner at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. I. Kenneth “Ken” Dious, Thomas J. “Tom” Harrold Jr. and Lisa Godbey Wood received the Law School Association’s highest honor – the Distinguished Service Scroll Award – for their outstanding dedication and service to the legal profession and the law school. Additionally, Ellen R. Clarke was presented with the Young Alumni/Alumnae of Excellence Award.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri published Dilemmas in Digital Abuse (2024). Notably, this book was funded in part with a UGA Affordable Course Materials Grant.
Congratulations to first-year students Emma Rose Bagwell and Frank L.O. Easterlin and to all of the other participants who made the 2024 First-year Moot Court Competition a great success. The final round was judged by UGA President Jere W. Morehead, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Elizabeth L. Branch and U.S. District Court Judge Steve C. Jones. Bagwell was named champion and received the Morehead Best Oralist Award, while Easterlin finished the tournament as finalist.
Congratulations to second-year student Tiffany G. Torchia for being selected as one of UGA’s Top 100 student employees of the year. She works in the Dean Rusk International Law Center and was recognized at a university-wide luncheon during April.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on Atlanta's 11 Alive regarding a recently released report on Georgia's foster care system. The segment "Allegations of hundreds of children gone missing, sold for sex while in Georgia's foster care system" was reported by Cody Alcorn and aired 4/12/24.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri published Cybercrime Scenarios (2024) with Samuel Won (J.D.'23). Notably, this book was funded in part with a UGA Affordable Course Materials Grant.
Congratulations to second-year student Caden S. "Cade" Pruitt for receiving a UGA Office of Global Engagement Asia-Georgia Internship Connection Scholarship of $6,500 to support his Global Externship Overseas this summer at KPMG Legal in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. His work will be supervised by 2011 alumnus Binh Tran, a director at KPMG Law.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in the Georgia Recorder regarding a recently released report on Georgia's foster care system. The article titled "Georgia child welfare agency defensive after Ossoff Senate panel reports neglect and exploitation" was written by Ross Williams and published 4/10/24.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on WJCL TV regarding a recently released report on Georgia's foster care system. The segment titled "Foster Care System Failures: How Georgia's foster care system led to abuse of children" was reported by Tia Maggio and aired 4/10/24.