Law students in the Veterans Legal Clinic recently won a significant victory for a 71-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who served in Vietnam. The veteran had several medical conditions that resulted from exposure to Agent Orange. Clinic students successfully persuaded the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to grant him total disability, a finding that increased his monthly income, expanded health insurance for his family and resulted in tuition assistance for his adopted son. Second-year student Tyler C. Mathis took the lead in drafting the brief to the VA, while third-year student Megan McDonough and second-year students W. Chad Kimbrough and A. Chase Keith contributed to the development of the case.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured in Vox regarding her thoughts on whether a president can be prosecuted if he or she commits a crime. The article titled "Can the president be prosecuted? I asked 16 legal experts." was written by Sean Illing and published 5/29/19.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured in Newsweek regarding her thoughts on postal banking. The article titled "What is Postal Banking? Progressive Bank System" was written by Daniel Mortiz-Rabson and published 5/30/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case scheduled to start in Oklahoma. The show titled "Johnson & Johnson faces trial over opioid crisis in Oklahoma" hosted by Hamish Macdonald aired 5/29/19.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "How Not to Read International Harvester: A Response" in 92 State Tax Notes 665 (2019).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case scheduled to start in Oklahoma. The show titled "Pharma giant on trial over opioid crisis" hosted by Thomas Oriti aired 5/29/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the British Broadcasting Corporation regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case scheduled to start in Oklahoma. The show hosted by James Menendez aired 5/28/19.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented "Existing Mechanisms to Resolve Cross-Border Tax Disputes: A Global Perspective" at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law's Global Tax Policy Center, which is part of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, during May.
Congratulations to rising third-year student Hanna C. Karimipour for being elected to be one of three student directors of the International Law Students Association for the 2019-20 academic year. She will attend ILSA's Board of Directors meetings and communicate with schools to help improve and increase participation in ILSA programming, including the Jessup Competition.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured in The Philadelphia Tribune regarding educational debt and the racial wealth gap. The article titled "Pledge to pay Morehouse students' debt prompts elation, envy and a host of questions" was written by Audra D.S. Burch, Alan Blinder and Ron Lieber and published 5/27/19.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on MSNBC regarding the racial wealth gap. The story titled "What needs to be done to fix the racial wealth gap?" was hosted by Ali Velshi and aired 5/27/19.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in a Merion West article regarding Georgia's new abortion legislation. The article titled "Georgia DA: Personhood Critics and the Heartbeat Bill" was written by John S. Melvin and published 5/24/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Law360 regarding the implications of the Johnson & Johnson opioid case scheduled to start in Oklahoma. The article titled "What Attys Need To Know As Landmark Opioid Trial Begins" was written by Jeff Overley and published 5/24/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case scheduled to start in Oklahoma. The article titled "First Opioid Trial Takes Aim at Johnson & Johnson" was written by Jan Hoffman and published 5/26/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on [Your] News regarding the founder of WikiLeaks being indicted under the U.S. Espionage Act. The article titled "Does Assange indictment set dangerous precedent for journalists?" was published 5/27/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Legal NewsLine regarding the latest developments in Bayer AG's Roundup litigation. The article titled "Mass Roundup settlement could test the limits of tort law" was written by Dan Fisher and published 5/24/19.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on PBS News Hour regarding her thoughts on the wealth gap for African American college graduates. The interview titled "Morehouse grads just got a stunning gift. What can help more students of color?" was published 5/22/19.
Dean Rusk International Law Center Director Kathleen A. Doty presented on "Rethinking the WPS Agenda in Light of International Relations Studies of Women in Conflict" at the 2019 American Society of International Law Southeast Roundtable at Washington and Lee University School of Law during May.
Employment statistics for the Class of 2018 place the School of Law at 13th in the nation for federal clerkships, 18th for "gold-standard" full-time law jobs and 21st for jobs requiring bar passage or where a J.D. is considered an advantage, according to Law.com. Statistics are based on employment 10 months after graduation and underscore the first-rate training our students receive and employers prefer.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism Lonnie T. Brown Jr. was profiled on UGA's homepage as part of the university's "Focus on Faculty" feature.