Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner was profiled on UGA's homepage as part of the university's "Focus on Faculty" feature.
Congratulations to third-year student Robert Daily who won second place in the 2019 Donald C. Alexander Tax Writing Competition for his paper on the tax treatment of income-sharing agreements to finance higher education (in lieu of traditional fixed amount student loans). This competition is sponsored by the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation.
Congratulations to the team comprised of second-year students John Lex Kenerly and Spencer Woody for winning the 48th Annual William B. Spong Invitational Moot Court Tournament, which was held at William and Mary Law School. Third-year student Shaudie Fassih coached the team.
Associate Professor Jason A. Cade published "Restoring the Statutory Safety-Valve for Immigrant Crime Victims: Premium Processing for Interim U Visa Benefits" in 113 Northwestern University Law Review Online 120 (2019) (with Mary Honeychurch, a 2018 graduate of the School of Law).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen presented "The International Idea of Law" at the Villanova Law Review Shachoy Symposium titled "The Rabbinic Idea of Law: Interactions and Implications" during February.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's article titled "State Taxation of Electronic Commerce" (52 Tax Law Review 425 (1997)) was quoted by the Virginia Supreme Court in its opinion in the case The Corporate Executive Board Co. v. Virginia Department of Taxation.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and third-year student Amanda Newton published "SCOTUS Loves Arbitration? - It's Not That Simple" in the Daily Report on 2/14/19.
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic's March 25 event featuring Pennsylvania Senior Deputy Attorney General Daniel Dye, who led the investigation into child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, was highlighted in the Daily Report. The article titled "Lead Clergy Prosecutor From Pennsylvania to Speak at UGA Law Clinic for Survivors" was written by Katheryn Tucker and published 2/14/19.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky was featured on Yahoo Finance regarding the taxation of stock buybacks and dividends. The article titled "Rubio wants 'preference' for corporate reinvestment over stock buybacks" was written by Brian Cheung and published 2/13/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured The National Law Journal regarding U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.'s comments regarding First Amendment jurisprudence. The article titled "Roberts Declares Himself First Amendment's "Most Aggressive Defender' at SCOTUS" was written by Tony Mauro and published 2/13/19.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett was featured in Bloomberg Law regarding his thoughts on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday lending rule rollback. The article titled "CFPB Could Be Prepped for Wrong Payday Fight" was written by Evan Weinberger and published 2/12/19.
Thanks to a $3 million gift--the largest outright donation in school history--the University of Georgia School of Law will be able to continue transforming the legal education experience for many of its first-generation college graduates. The First-Start Scholars Program, created by a lead gift from 1982 alumna Kathelen V. Amos and the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation, will begin awarding scholarships in the fall of 2019. Students will receive a partial-tuition scholarship as well as a professional development stipend.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran presented her book The Color of Money as part of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law's Agendas and Procedures of Social Governance Colloquium series during February.
Congratulations to first-year student Amelia Welch for winning the 2019 J. Ralph Beaird 1L Closing Argument Mock Trial Competition. The finalist was Devin Mashman.
Associate Professor Nathan S. Chapman published "Due Process of War" in 94 Notre Dame Law Review 639 (2018).
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran presented on her book How the Other Half Banks at a faculty colloquium at the University of Kentucky.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran presented on the political economy at the Law and Political Economy Conference at Yale Law School during January.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on Southern California Public Radio's "Air Talk" regarding a proposal to privatize the U.S. Postal Service. The story aired on 2/4/19.
Congratulations to the team of third-year students Gabriel "Gabe" Gonzales-Acevedo and Amanda Payne and second-year student Chelsea R. Feagle, who finished as regional finalists at the regional round of the National Trial Competition. Additionally a second UGA School of Law team comprised of third-year students Jennifer Cotton and Philip Poole and second-year student Andrew H. Tyner finished the competition as regional semi-finalists. The team was coached by third-year student Jared Koebble and alumnus Jeremy Daily (J.D.'14).
The University of Georgia School of Law announces the Butler Commitment, a new initiative that will guarantee financial aid to 100 percent of veterans who matriculate in the fall 2019 entering class. "Thanks to the generous support to date, the School of Law has reached the point where every veteran currently enrolled in the entering class will receive financial aid," School of Law Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge said. "What better way to honor military women and men for their service than to provide them monetary support for their education. I am grateful to renowned trial attorney and 1977 law school alumnus Jim Butler for supporting this initiative."