

The School of Law has received a $3,000 grant from the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association to support the launch of the Classic City Civics Project. This collaborative initiative seeks to enhance civics education for middle school students in Athens.

Congratulations to second-year students Grace M. Craft and Supreme Unukegwo on finishing as quarterfinalists at the 2025 Transatlantic Negotiation Competition. The competition is a program of the Syracuse University College of Law and Queen’s University Belfast that gives law students around the world the opportunity to negotiate disputes and client agreements in a transnational setting. Craft and Unukegwo prepared for the tournament with Faculty Coach Daniel S. Serviansky.

Congratulations to third-year students Olha “Olia” Kaliuzhna and Vladyslav “Vlad” Rudzinskyi for winning the Atlanta International Arbitration Society Pre-Moot Invitational. Rudzinskyi was also named the competition’s best advocate. Law schools primarily from the Southeastern United States competed in this “warm up” tournament for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot to be held in Vienna, Austria, during April.

Two faculty members who share a deep commitment to student engagement and success have been named the winners of the UGA Award for Excellence in Teaching. The 2024-25 honorees are the School of Law’s Allison G. Hale and the School of Public and International Affairs’ Maryann E. Gallagher.

Congratulations to second-year students Kerolls "Kero" Gadelrab and Taylor N. Hoying for winning their American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy regional competition. The pair will advance to the national tier of the tournament to be held during April. Third-year students Taylor L. Stablein and Garfield A. McIntyre Jr. served as student coaches, while Holly A. Pierson (J.D.'96) was the alumni coach.