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 2021

Veterans Legal Clinic gains benefits for late vet’s daughter, (October 8, 2021)

Get Vaccinated! Get Money! Deadline extended to 10/15!, (October 5, 2021)

Jere W. Morehead Honors College celebrates official naming, (October 4, 2021)

School of Law welcomes its newest students, (October 1, 2021)

Law library receives Legal Information Preservation Alliance Grant, (September 30, 2021)

Kadri receives National Science Foundation grant to fund research, (September 20, 2021)

Dabke and Hillyer serve as Georgia Sea Grant Legal Fellows, (September 15, 2021)

Sawyer joins UGA Teaching Academy, (September 13, 2021)

Kalim and Nolan selected as UGA Teaching Academy Early Career Fellows, (September 10, 2021)

Law scholarship to honor legacy of court pioneer, Fund in memory of Judge Steve Goss supported by 100+ former classmates, friends, (September 7, 2021)

UGA announces fall 2021 Signature Lectures that include law school 1993 alumna Joan T.A. Gabel, (September 7, 2021)

School of Law names rotunda after first Black graduate, (August 30, 2021)

UGA law library receives grant to digitize photographs, (August 25, 2021)

New endowed scholarship fund to benefit those with commitment to legally underserved communities, (August 24, 2021)

Loudermilks establish Distinguished Law Fellowship named for Kurtz, (August 17, 2021)

Law school welcomes two faculty members, (August 13, 2021)

UGA works to protect community against COVID-19, New steps build on past year’s comprehensive measures to protect students, faculty and staff, (August 3, 2021)

Student fellowship funding reaches record high of approx. $305,000, (August 2, 2021)

Advocacy teams capture two national titles and key bragging rights, (July 30, 2021)

Law students provide approximately 94,000 uncompensated hours of service, (July 28, 2021)

10 students work in 2021 summer global externships, (July 15, 2021)

Class of 2019 boasts Ultimate Bar Passage rate of over 95%, (July 14, 2021)

Veterans Legal Clinic helps vets get an additional $1M in benefits, (July 13, 2021)

Herzberger receives Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Diversity Scholarship, (July 9, 2021)

Barnett, Durkee and Pulliam assume leadership roles, (July 1, 2021)

UGA names new alumni president Yvette Daniels (J.D.'89), board members and leaders, (July 1, 2021)

UGA task force to examine lessons from pandemic, Ringhand to serve, (July 1, 2021)

Supreme Court: Off-campus student speech protected, but schools do have power to regulate, (June 24, 2021)

Wilbanks CEASE Clinic authors amicus brief, (June 24, 2021)

Free virtual legal clinic for veterans July 10, (June 23, 2021)

Wilbanks CEASE Clinic receives win before Georgia Supreme Court, (June 21, 2021)

Virtual legal webinar to tackle eviction and renters' rights, (June 11, 2021)

Payne selected for national outstanding student honor, (June 10, 2021)

Morris selected for BakerHostetler Diversity Fellowship, (June 9, 2021)

Bertrand receives national outstanding externship student award, (June 1, 2021)

School of Law grads post 100% pass rate on February bar exam, (May 26, 2021)

Ashrawi receives prestigious Equal Justice Works Fellowship, (May 25, 2021)

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice to deliver 2021 School of Law Commencement address, (May 22, 2021)

Testa receives national outstanding clinic student award, (May 20, 2021)

Ewulonu receives EJW Public Interest Award, (May 19, 2021)

Free virtual legal clinic for veterans June 5, (May 18, 2021)

Coenen receives Faculty Research Award, (May 7, 2021)

UGA moot court program ranked 2nd in nation, (May 5, 2021)

First Amendment Clinic files amicus brief, (May 3, 2021)

Cross-clinic advocacy wins safety, stability and citizenship for client, (April 28, 2021)

Edith House Lecture featured on NPR's "All Things Considered", (April 28, 2021)

School of Law ranks high for employment, (April 27, 2021)

Henneberger featured on UGA Today, (April 26, 2021)

Business Law Clinic receives state bar's A Business Commitment Award, (April 22, 2021)

Finley and Stuart receive the state bar's Law School Excellence Award, (April 22, 2021)