Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller presented as part of the panel “Turning Alumni Feedback into Institutional Strategy: The NALP Foundation Law School Class of 2021 Alumni Employment & Satisfaction Study” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the ABA Journal regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The article titled “Law prof’s new book details pelvic mesh litigation scandal that ‘shocked the mass tort world’” was published 1/13/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented her book The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026) as part of the panel “New Books in Law and the Social Sciences” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq presented as part of the panel “The Trump Administration and International Law 2.0” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. She also moderated the panel “Teaching Human Rights: From Specialized Courses to Doctrinal Integration.”
Assistant Professor Eileen R. Prescott presented as part of the panel “Decarceral Evidence” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Law.com regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The article titled “Elizabeth Burch’s New Book ‘The Pain Brokers’ Details Scheme That Upended Pelvic Mesh” was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 1/12/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026).
Post Professor Pamela Foohey presented her co-authored book Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy (University of California Press, 2025) as part of three panels at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans. The panels were “Economic Predation in the Age of Trump,” “New Books in Law and the Social Sciences” and “BAPCPA at 20: A Retrospective of the 2005 Bankruptcy Code Amendments.”
Limited Term Lecturer Sherrie L. Hines presented as part of “Animal Law: The Animals Missing from Legal Analysis” panel at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by WCRN’s “The Frankie Boyer Show” regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The segment was hosted by Frankie Boyer and aired 12/23/25.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented “Tax Sovereignty” at the Junior International Law Scholars Association Annual Meeting in January. He also presented as part of the panel titled “Preparing for a career in academia, the mentors’ advice” and commented on “Is Rule of Law Decline Rewarded in Trade? Lessons from the European Union” (by Stanford’s J. Deli). The meeting was hosted by the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Bloomberg Law regarding the difficulty in obtaining settlement documents. The article titled "Sue or Settle: Choice Before Eaton Fire Victims Rubs Wounds Raw" was written by Maia Spoto and published 1/8/26.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq published "Resisting Federal Preemption" in 77 Alabama Law Review 209 (2025).
Clinical Assistant Professor Scott Lowry published "Business Associations" in 77 Mercer Law Review 145 (2025).
Associate Professor Matthew I. Hall published "Stand-In Standing" in 77 Florida Law Review 1785 (2025).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Bloomberg Law regarding bellwether trials. The article titled "Silicon Valley Mass Tort Cases to Highlight 2026 Trial Schedule" was written by Isaiah Poritz and published 12/29/25.
The 2025-26 advocacy season is off to a great start, with the School of Law capturing two national titles during the fall 2025 semester. UGA Law won the National Claude Pepper Elder Law Moot Court Competition in October and All-Star Bracket Challenge during November.
The UGA School of Law was recently counted among the best law schools for offering a reputable legal education in addition to "thriving social scenes" and "easy access to stunning natural scenery." The Law Schools With The Most To Do For Fun ranking was published by Online Paralegal Programs.
Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. published "Equality in Sentencing Mitigation" in 94 Fordham Law Review 891 (2025).
Clinical Associate Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon published "Undermining Local Autonomy: State-level Legislative Interference in Prosecutorial Discretion" in 55 Stetson Law Review 363 (2025).