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 [email protected]. To view the law school’s current releases and other news items, please visit our News & Events page.

Submissions from 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)

Appellate Litigation Clinic wins case in D.C. Circuit, (April 19, 2021)

Hoffecker wins First-Year Moot Court Competition, (April 19, 2021)

Awards Day 2021, (April 16, 2021)

Business Law Clinic hosts pop-up clinics for Innovation District's Startup Week, (April 14, 2021)

UGA competes in Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, (April 14, 2021)

Community HeLP and First Amendment clinics earn national award, (April 13, 2021)

Ringhand awarded Meigs Professorship for teaching excellence, (April 12, 2021)

UGA diversity initiative includes dialogue training, Ehlers and Tickerhoof included, (April 12, 2021)

In Memoriam: Emily Calhoun, (April 9, 2021)

Three faculty members receive 2021 Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, including the law school's Jonathan Peters, (April 5, 2021)

Virtual Charter Lecture to feature Regents' Professors, including the law school's Diane Marie Amann, (April 5, 2021)

UGA President Morehead receives Chief Executive Leadership Award, (March 31, 2021)

School of Law finishes as national finalists in Prince Memorial Evidence Competition, (March 30, 2021)

The School of Law's best return-on-investment vision bolstered, (March 30, 2021)

UGA wins Intrastate Moot Court Competition for third straight time, (March 30, 2021)

Four women receive top UGA law school awards during virtual Alumni/Alumnae Week, (March 29, 2021)