The School of Law was featured in the Daily Report regarding having more than 85% of its Class of 2018 graduates in full-time jobs requiring bar passage, which has the School of Law among the best in the nation and leading the state of Georgia. The article written by Jonathan Ringel was published 6/7/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the difficulty of applying public nuisance laws to opioid cases. The article titled "States and cities are using 16th-century concept to fight opioid epidemic" was written by Lydia Wheeler and published 6/7/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on National Public Radio's "Marketplace" regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case in Oklahoma. The show titled "Mexican tariffs start Monday, and businesses are reeling" aired 6/6/19.
Martin Chair of Law Emeritus James C. Smith presented "Constitutional Property" at the annual meeting of the Association for Law, Property & Society held at Syracuse University during May.
Special Collections Librarian Sharon Bradley presented with R. Evans and D. Rutland on the "Time Lords & Timelines" panel regarding web-based applications the Alexander Campbell King Law Library uses as part of the UGA Libraries Fourth Annual In-House Conference during May.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Week in Health Law's podcast titled "Came for the Opioids, Stayed for the Civil Procedure," where she discussed her book Mass Tort Deals.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented with S. Bradley and D. Rutland on the "Time Lords & Timelines" panel regarding web-based applications the Alexander Campbell King Law Library uses as part of the UGA Libraries Fourth Annual In-House Conference during May.
Collection Services Manager David Rutland presented with S. Bradley and R. Evans on the "Time Lords & Timelines" panel regarding web-based applications the Alexander Campbell King Law Library uses as part of the UGA Libraries Fourth Annual In-House Conference during May.
Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law Michael L. Wells was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding a U.S. Supreme Court case involving video of Blackbeard's pirate ship. The article titled "Blackbeard Ship Video Copyright Row Over Goes to High Court" was written by Kyle Jahner and published 6/3/19.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson presented "Evidence in Divorce and Child Custody Cases" at the State Bar of Georgia's Family Law Institute during May.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett presented as part of a Federalist Society Litigation Update on the U.S. Supreme Court Biestek v. Berryhill case during May.
Law students in the Veterans Legal Clinic recently won a significant victory for a 71-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who served in Vietnam. The veteran had several medical conditions that resulted from exposure to Agent Orange. Clinic students successfully persuaded the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to grant him total disability, a finding that increased his monthly income, expanded health insurance for his family and resulted in tuition assistance for his adopted son. Second-year student Tyler C. Mathis took the lead in drafting the brief to the VA, while third-year student Megan McDonough and second-year students W. Chad Kimbrough and A. Chase Keith contributed to the development of the case.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured in Vox regarding her thoughts on whether a president can be prosecuted if he or she commits a crime. The article titled "Can the president be prosecuted? I asked 16 legal experts." was written by Sean Illing and published 5/29/19.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured in Newsweek regarding her thoughts on postal banking. The article titled "What is Postal Banking? Progressive Bank System" was written by Daniel Mortiz-Rabson and published 5/30/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case scheduled to start in Oklahoma. The show titled "Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma" hosted by Hamish Macdonald aired 5/29/19.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "How Not to Read International Harvester: A Response" in 92 State Tax Notes 665 (2019).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case scheduled to start in Oklahoma. The show titled "Pharma giant on trial over opioid crisis" hosted by Thomas Oriti aired 5/29/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the British Broadcasting Corporation regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case scheduled to start in Oklahoma. The show hosted by James Menendez aired 5/28/19.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented "Existing Mechanisms to Resolve Cross-Border Tax Disputes: A Global Perspective" at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law's Global Tax Policy Center, which is part of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, during May.
Congratulations to rising third-year student Hanna C. Karimipour for being elected to be one of three student directors of the International Law Students Association for the 2019-20 academic year. She will attend ILSA's Board of Directors meetings and communicate with schools to help improve and increase participation in ILSA programming, including the Jessup Competition.