Dennis receives UGA's Bennett-Alexander Inclusive Community Award
Congratulations to Associate Dean & Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis for receiving the Dawn D.
The University of Georgia School of Law is redefining what it means to be a great national public law school. The following news items demonstrate the School of Law community’s commitment to providing Service to State and Society – including world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven educational experiences – while also supporting the school’s vision to be the best return on investment in legal education.
McKeown receives NLG's King Award
Congratulations to Charles A. "Charlie" McKeown (J.D.'23) for receiving the C.B. King Award from the National Lawyers Guild.
Three students receive Access to Justice award
Congratulations to third-year students J. Briana Hayes, Mia A. McKnight and Alexandra M. Smolyar for each receiving the Law School Student Excellence in Access to Justice Award from the State Bar of Georgia.
Students log approx. 83,000 service-learning hours
During the 2022-23 academic year, approximately 420 School of Law students enrolled or re-enrolled in one of the school's clinic/externship programs and cumulatively engaged in roughly 83,000 service-learning hours. Approximately 25,000 of those hours occurred under the direct supervision of
Wilbanks CEASE Clinic receives $242K Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council subgrant
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic was awarded $242,090 by the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council's TANF Grant Program for Minor Human Trafficking Services and Training to increase community-based services fo
School of Law honors our military this Veterans Day
The School of Law salutes all who served, especially those who are a part of our law school community. To commemorate this day, the School of Law shares some of the ways it supports veterans:
Veterans Legal Clinic
Grant and Des Jardines selected for AALS Annual Pro Bono Honor Roll
Congratulations to Clinical Associate Professor Elizabeth M.
Atkinson testifies before U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee
Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Staff Attorney Brian Atkinson testified before the U.S.
Troup County pop-up legal clinic aids more than 20 locals
The University of Georgia School of Law participated in a pop-up legal clinic during October in Troup County that offered free civil legal advice and referrals to residents.
Pop-up legal clinic offers free legal advice
The School of Law was featured in the LaGrange Daily News regarding a free legal clinic hosted in Troup County recently. The article was written by Tommy Murphy and published 10/24/23.