Law graduates Keith W. and Frederick W. “Fritz” Vaughan have made a gift supporting the work of the University of Georgia School of Law, and the Georgia Law Review will now operate out of an office bearing their names. Notably, Keith and Fritz are the only father-son duo to both serve as editor-in-chief of the Georgia Law Review.
Established in 1966, the Georgia Law Review is staffed entirely by second- and third-year law students and is the school’s only general subject-matter publication. Dedicated to publishing quality and timely legal scholarship, the journal publishes the work of renowned law professors, judges and legal practitioners, as well as selected notes written by student members.
Acknowledging the importance of the Georgia Law Review and its significance in their law school experience and careers, the Vaughans offered these comments as the motivation for their gift:
“Serving as editor-in-chief of the Georgia Law Review was a remarkable opportunity for each of us – the culmination of what already had been exceptional law school experiences. We worked daily with truly outstanding peers who inspired and challenged us, while broadening and strengthening a variety of skill sets fundamental to success in our chosen careers. We are truly thankful to the School of Law for its impact on our lives, and we are proud to be part of the distinguished legacy of the Georgia Law Review established by approximately 1,500 members over the past 55 years.”
The School of Law is grateful to Keith and Fritz for investing in the School of Law and honoring their time as leaders of the Georgia Law Review. These student-run journals are frequently cited by federal and state courts, texts, treatises and in other law reviews, and the training they provide has helped many journal members go on to clerk for members of the federal judiciary, practice with the most respected firms in the nation and distinguish themselves in public service.
Importantly, this gift bolsters the law school’s ability to provide a first-rate legal education to tomorrow’s legal leaders.
In the photo above: (Left) Fritz Vaughan and his wife Elizabeth and (right) Keith Vaughan and his wife Lydia.
Keith, former chairman and managing partner of Womble Carlyle (now Womble Bond Dickinson), served as editor-in-chief for Volume 9 from 1974 to 1975. He currently serves as chief transformation advisor at Firm Transitions, where he consults with law firms on strategic growth priorities and other issues of significant importance.
Fritz followed in his father’s footsteps as editor-in-chief for Volume 46 from 2011 to 2012. Fritz currently is a managing director at KTS Strategies, a subsidiary of Kilpatrick Townsend advising clients on comprehensive policy and advocacy solutions at the intersection of business, law and politics. Since graduating from the School of Law, Fritz also has applied the skills he developed as editor-in-chief in government service at the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Committee on Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives, in private practice in the New York and Washington, D.C., offices of Cahill Gordon & Reindel and as a federal judicial clerk in the Southern District of New York.