Below is an archive of the University of Georgia School of Law’s press releases dating back to 1996. If you have any questions or would like more information, you can contact the Office of Communications and Public Relations at (706) 542-5172 or lawcomm@uga.edu. To view the law school’s current releases and other news items, please visit our News & Events page.

Submissions from 2024

School of Law ranks #11 for federal clerkships, (May 23, 2024)

Community HeLP Clinic students present to Specialty Care Clinic and Project Safe, (May 20, 2024)

Law school dean to return to faculty after decade of impressive service, (May 20, 2024)

Benton, Brown and Zhao serve as emerging scholars, (May 15, 2024)

Man Arrested & Charged with Murder in Tara Louise Baker Cold Case, (May 10, 2024)

School of Law creates scholarship in honor of Professor Dan Coenen, (April 29, 2024)

Hogan elected to UGA Staff Council, (April 26, 2024)

Fricks-Chavez selected as one of UGA's Top 100 student employees, (April 23, 2024)

Hammond receives Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellowship, (April 22, 2024)

Kouame receives International Law Association scholarship, (April 19, 2024)

Dious, Harrold, Wood and Clarke honored with awards, (April 17, 2024)

Bagwell wins First-year Moot Court Competition, (April 15, 2024)

Torchia selected as one of UGA's Top 100 student employees, (April 15, 2024)

Pruitt receives Asia-Georgia Internship Connection scholarship, (April 11, 2024)

School of Law captures finalists trophy in LL.M. International Arbitration Competition, (April 10, 2024)

Back-to-back strong showing at #20 by U.S. News, (April 9, 2024)

Knox family and Dove recognized with UGA Alumni Awards, (April 8, 2024)

Scates family establishes Double Dawg scholarship, (April 2, 2024)

School of Law celebrates students and faculty with Awards Day, (March 29, 2024)

In Memoriam: Julian B. McDonnell, (March 28, 2024)

School of Law finishes as semifinalists at Tulane International Fútbol Negotiation Competition, (March 20, 2024)

Graduates create scholarship named for David Shipley, (March 19, 2024)

Class of 2021 posts near perfect Ultimate Bar Passage Rate, (March 13, 2024)

UGA Law finishes as regional finalists in the National Appellate Advocacy Competition, (March 12, 2024)

Fine argues before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, (March 5, 2024)

Quinn named director of Dean Rusk International Law Center, (March 1, 2024)

UGA finishes as national finalists in Shark Beach Showdown Mock Trial Competition, (February 27, 2024)

UGA finishes as semifinalists in Spong Invitational Moot Court Tournament, (February 27, 2024)

UGA Law finishes as finalists in Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, (February 27, 2024)

UGA Law finishes in top 16 at Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, (February 27, 2024)

UGA strengthens its ongoing commitment to public safety, (February 27, 2024)

Haygood and Patton argue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, (February 19, 2024)

Andy and Janice Davis Family Scholarship to support Scouts and Northwest Georgians, (February 16, 2024)

Creswell wins Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition, (February 12, 2024)

Law school alumna delivers UGA's 2024 Mary Frances Early Lecture, (February 9, 2024)

UGA Law advances to nationals in NTC, (February 7, 2024)

Thorpe family pledges support for the Community HeLP Clinic, (January 31, 2024)

Hoss and Price argue before the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, (January 30, 2024)

Shatzer argues before the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, (January 30, 2024)

UGA wins "best of the best" moot court competition for second straight year, (January 29, 2024)

Bailey, Scott and Hightower take top honors in Red & Black negotiation competition, (January 26, 2024)

White receives UGA President's Medal, (January 25, 2024)

Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic continues commitment to increasing awareness and education, (January 22, 2024)

Dennis receives UGA's Bennett-Alexander Inclusive Community Award, (January 16, 2024)

In Memoriam: Walter Ray Phillips, (January 8, 2024)

Submissions from 2023

Terry receives distinguished employee award, (December 20, 2023)

Orford: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo to have wide-ranging impacts on federal bureaucracy, (December 12, 2023)

McKeown receives NLG's King Award, (December 7, 2023)

Three students receive Access to Justice award, (December 1, 2023)

Students log approx. 83,000 service-learning hours, (November 30, 2023)