Congratulations to second-year student Porter A. Tynes for being awarded second place in the Honorable Frederick E. McKelvey Memorial Scholarship Writing Competition. This national contest, organized by the American Association of Patent Judges, recognizes outstanding scholarship on significant issues in patent law. Tynes received this distinction for his submission titled “Brick by Brick: The Emerging Patent War Over Smart Homes.”
Congratulations to 2025 alumnae Mona E. Abboud, Taylor L. Stablein and Casey E. Wofford for winning the Scribes-The American Society of Legal Writers 2025 Best Brief Award for their brief submitted at the 75th Annual National Moot Court Competition, Region VI. This is only the second time in history that UGA Law students have won this prestigious award (the other time was in 2017). Notably, Abboud, Stablein and Wofford finished the National Moot Court Competition as national semifinalists.
Congratulations to Event Coordinator Jessica Kilby, who was selected for the 2025 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the award recognizes “individuals 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.”
Congratulations to the 14 Law Dawgs and their businesses selected for the 2026 Bulldog 100, a list of the fastest-growing businesses owned or led by UGA graduates. School of Law alumni being celebrated are: Carson Alexander (J.D.’17), Wil Alexander (J.D.’16), Brandon Barron (J.D.’99), Lindsey Cambardella (J.D.’12), Tom Conger (J.D.’80), Ben Hancock (J.D.’22), R. Lawton Jordan (J.D.’00), J.L. King (J.D.’05), John Manly (J.D.’08), Benjamin Osorio (J.D.’11), Veronica Richardson (J.D.’06), Greg Smith (J.D.’09), Maggie Rentz Smith (J.D.’06) and Jeremy Stallman (J.D.’09).
For approximately 10 years, University of Georgia School of Law students have been working with UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant to provide legal and policy expertise to help improve the environmental, social and economic health of the Georgia coast through research, education and extension.