Top image: Chan Creswell (left) and Emma Rose Bagwell. Bottom image: (l. to r.) Elijah Echols, Jesse Sebring, Mark Winokur and Eli Werbel.
Students argue before the 4th and 11th U.S. Courts of Appeals

This spring, law students participating in the Appellate Litigation Clinic had the opportunity to present oral argument before two federal courts. Third-year students Chandler S.K. “Chan” Creswell and Emma Rose Bagwell argued Shaw v. Foreman before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, while third-year students Jesse L. “Jesse” Sebring and Mark S. Winokur argued Woff Senatus v. U.S. Attorney General before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Headshots of Wil Stowers and Myla Williams
UGA finishes as quarterfinalists at Michigan State University National Online Moot Court Competition

Congratulations to second-year students William P. “Wil” Stowers and Myla P. Williams for finishing as quarterfinalists at the Michigan State University National Online Moot Court Competition, where they were also awarded best brief. The team was coached by third-year student Elizabeth N. Burns and Adjunct Professor Cole M. Harper.

Pictured are (l. to r.) Merhige quarterfinalists Olivia Buckner, Colin Pelletier, Grace Craft and Camille Weindorf.
UGA finishes as quarterfinalists at Merhige Environmental Law Negotiations Competition

Congratulations to the team of second-year law students Olivia G. Buckner and Camille A. Weindorf, along with the team of third-year student Grace M. Craft and second-year student Colin A. Pelletier, on their recent quarterfinals finish at the Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition. This national competition is hosted annually by the University of Richmond School of Law.

Jonah Chadwick Griego
Class of 2023 posts Ultimate Bar Passage rate of 97.62%

Congratulations to the Class of 2023 for posting an Ultimate Bar Passage rate of 97.62%, meaning approximately 98% of these graduates who sat for the bar exam within two years of graduation passed. This Ultimate Bar Passage rate and the school's position as one of the nation's best returns on investment in legal education are helping UGA Law to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school by matching excellence with access.

Headshot of student Gabriel Murphy
Murphy awarded American Bankruptcy Law Journal Prize

Congratulations to third-year student Gabriel “Gabe” Murphy for earning The American Bankruptcy Law Journal Prize. This award, organized by The American Bankruptcy Law Journal, recognizes law students who have earned the highest grade in a bankruptcy law class at an ABA accredited law school in the United States.