Congratulations to third-year student Kayla S. Hope for being selected for a 2022 Diverse Student Mentor Fellowship from the Corporate Counsel Women of Color. The fellowships are part of the national nonprofit's "My Life As A Lawyer Program," which seeks to create a pipeline of underrepresented professionals to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal field.
The 12 law schools in the Southeastern Conference are collaborating to host “A Series of Conversations on Name, Image and Likeness and the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics” throughout the academic year. Professors from each law school - including the UGA School of Law's Laura Phillips Sawyer and David Shipley - as well as professionals within the athletics industry will speak on a variety of legal topics surrounding the NIL policy for college athletes that took effect in July 2021. The virtual panel series runs through April and is open to the public.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues has been named UGA's interim vice provost for academic affairs. In this role, she will assist with all matters of academic administration, policy and planning. She will continue to teach classes at the School of Law while serving the university in this leadership capacity.
Appellate Litigation Clinic participant and third-year student Matthew Moore argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the case Thomas v. Secretary, Fla. Dep’t of Corrs. The issue was whether the district court abused its discretion in denying Thomas’ motion to amend his habeas petition. 2021 graduates Jared R. Allen and Olivia B. Hunter helped write the briefs. Third-year student Madison G. Mischik helped Moore prepare for the argument.
Congratulations to third-year students Destiny J. Burch and Cole M. Harper for finishing the 2022 Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship as quarterfinalists. This invitation-only tournament is for the top 16 moot court programs from law schools across the country based on performances from the previous academic year.