Pictured above are competitors (front row, l. to r.) Caleb Smith, Kennedy Nuckles, Mya O’Berry, Joshua Moran, Ana Hernandez Lozano and Kemper Higgins. On the bench behind them are the judges of the competition, (l. to r.) U.S. District Judge Billy Ray, Georgia Supreme Court Justices Verda Colvin and Charlie Bethel, and Allen Wallace.
UGA Law wins Intrastate Moot Court Competition

Congratulations to second-year students Kennedy R. Nuckles and Mya O’Berry, along with third-year student Michael J. “Joshua” Moran, for winning the Intrastate Moot Court Competition. Both teams in the finals were from UGA, with the other team comprised of second-year students Ana P. Hernandez Lozano, Kemper S. Higgins and Caleb A. Smith. Smith was also named best oralist. 

Pictured are (l. to r.) Daniel Lanclos, Jeremy Dailey, Eric Gulbranson, South Texas first-year law student Colton Cheek, Dresden Day, Andrei Ionescu and Olivia Haas.
UGA Law wins South Texas Mock Trial Challenge

Congratulations to second-year students Eric S. Gulbranson, Olivia G. Haas and Daniel J. Lanclos, along with third-year student Dresden L. Day, for winning the South Texas Mock Trial Challenge, hosted by the South Texas School of Law in Houston. The team was coached by Director of Trial Advocacy Jeremy Dailey and alumnus Andrei Ionescu (J.D.’12).

Pictured above are (l. to r.) finalist Trey Wilkerson, UGA President Jere Morehead, Chief Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, Judge Elizabeth Gobeil and competition winner B.J. Tillman at the conclusion of the First-year Moot Court Competition.
Tillman wins Morehead Best Oralist Award

Congratulations to first-year students Barbara J. “B.J.” Tillman and Brandon T. “Trey” Wilkerson and to all of the other participants who made the 2026 First-year Appellate Moot Court Competition a great success. The final round was judged by UGA President Jere W. Morehead, Chief U.S. District Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner of the Middle District of Georgia and Judge Elizabeth D. Gobeil of the Georgia Court of Appeals. Tillman was named champion and received the Morehead Best Oralist Award, while Wilkerson finished the tournament as finalist.

collage of Angel, Blaszczyk, Gohr, Nchako and Solomon
New faces at UGA Law

The University of Georgia School of Law is excited to announce five recent hires. Each of these individuals will bring specialized expertise to our intellectual enterprise and play a role in educating the next generation of legal leaders for state and society. These new professors are: Assistant Professor María P. Angel, Assistant Professor Mateusz “Matt”  Blaszczyk, Clinical Assistant Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Brenda J. Gohr, Assistant Professor Taylor Nchako and Sports Law Program Director Myles B. Solomon.

Headshots of Mike Terry, Carla Wong McMillian and Andrew Smith
Terry, McMillian and Smith to be honored with awards

The School of Law will soon bestow the Distinguished Service Scroll Award, the Law School Association’s highest honor, on Michael B. Terry and Justice Carla Wong McMillian for their outstanding dedication and service to the legal profession and the law school. Additionally, Andrew Z. Smith will be presented with the Young Alumni of Excellence Award.