Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Hosch Professor Elizabeth Weeks presented "Healthism in Tort Law" as part of a panel titled "Health Law: Intersections and Opportunities" at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January. The panel was co-sponsored by the Sections on Torts & Compensation and Law, Medicine & Health Care.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson spoke on a panel titled "Building and Maintaining Support for your Law Library" hosted by the Law Libraries and Legal Information Section at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January.
Adjunct Professor David N. Lefkowitz was featured in the Daily Report regarding his thoughts on a case before the Georgia Court of Appeals that asks whether a binding arbitration clause is enforceable in a legal malpractice lawsuit. Lefkowitz commented on the duty a lawyer has to explain the effect of arbitration provisions prior to requiring their clients to be compelled to arbitrate claims for legal malpractice.
The School of Law was featured in the National Law Journal regarding its Washington, D.C. Semester in Practice program. The article titled "Government Shutdown Leaves Law Student Externs Scrambling" was written by Karen Sloan and published 1/8/19.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was profiled by Atlas Women, which seeks "to empower, support, and connect women working in, or embarking on, a career in public international law." Amann, a prolific international law scholar who also serves as the International Criminal Court prosecutor's special adviser on children in and affected by armed conflict, founded the IntLawGrrls blog in 2007.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "Platforms: The Sequel" in 91 State Tax Notes 7 (2019) (with J. Swain and J. Maddison).
Congratulations to Cyndi Canup, winner of the 2018 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the honor recognizes staff members who have demonstrated "a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance as well as the cooperation needed to ensure the School of Law meets and exceeds its goals."
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr was featured on UGA Today regarding his contributions to clinical legal education. The article titled "Faculty member helps develop clinical programs, experiential learning courses" was written by Lona Panter and published 1/4/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented as part of a panel titled "President Trump and Freedom of the Press: Two Years In" at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January.
Associate Professor & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot published "Backyard Breeding: Regulatory Nuisance, Crime Precursor" in 85 Tennessee Law Review 707 (2018). This article is the first academic look at the backyard breeding of dogs, including the direct and indirect costs of this common practice and a possible approach for jurisdictions to minimize the harms associated with it.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett published "Administrative Law's Political Dynamics" in 71 Vanderbilt Law Review 1463 (2018) (with C.L. Boyd and C.J. Walker).
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin published "Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Eliminating Nonmedical Exemptions" in The Regulatory Review (with T.D. Lytton) on 12/31/18.
Congratulations to Professors Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, Andrea L. Dennis and Melissa J. Durkee. These accomplished scholars assumed new titles as of Jan. 1. Burch now holds the Fuller E. Callaway Chair of Law, Dennis occupies the John Byrd Martin Chair of Law and Durkee is a J. Alton Hosch Associate Professor of Law.