Alumni

Students build advocacy, writing skills through annual Advocates’ Prize competition
November 28, 2022 9:27 am
Second-year law students Joshua Cook and Emma Savage Fowler have won the University of Tennessee College of Law’s 2022 Advocates’ Prize competition. The annual event, hosted by the College of Law’s Moot Court Board, offers an opportunity for law students to enhance their skills in brief writing and appellate advocacy.

Law alumnus takes on role as play producer
October 26, 2022 2:03 pm
Finding health-care attorney Reggie Hill (’80) in the wings of the stage of a theatrical production in Washington, D.C. this summer might have seemed unexpected.

Alumna Elaine Eberhart to lead College of Law fundraising efforts
September 28, 2022 1:38 pm
Elaine Eberhart has joined the University of Tennessee College of Law to serve as the senior director of advancement. Eberhart, a 1983 alumna of the College of Law, has more than 30 years of experience as a fundraiser and gift planner.

UTK Alumni Association honors three law alumni
September 21, 2022 11:01 am
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Alumni Association has recognized three College of Law graduates for their outstanding achievements.  During an event on Sept. 16, Justice Sharon G. Lee (’78) was honored with the university’s 2022 Distinguished Alumna Award.

Alumna selected to serve as president of Tennessee Bar Association
June 22, 2022 10:26 am
College of Law alumna Tasha Blakney has been elected president of the Tennessee Bar Association.  Blakney, who currently serves as the chair of the College of Law alumni council, was sworn in last week as the organization’s 142nd president.

Student leaves law enforcement to become lawyer
May 16, 2022 4:16 pm
In the fall of 2017, Darrius Dixon sat among a class of recruits at the police academy in Greeneville, Tennessee. Dixon, who studied political science as an undergraduate, believed then that the natural progression of his studies should lead him to a career in law enforcement.

Scholarship gala honors students, celebrates diversity at College of Law
April 13, 2022 3:44 pm
The College of Law paid tribute to the namesake of the Julian Blackshear, Jr. Gala at the 20th annual scholarship event on Saturday. The event, hosted by the Black Law Student Association, celebrates the College’s commitment to diversity and recognizes pioneers like Blackshear whose experiences influenced positive change.

Lonnie T. Brown, Jr. named next College of Law dean
January 19, 2022 11:30 am
Lonnie T. Brown, Jr. has been named dean of the University of Tennessee College of Law and the Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law. He begins July 1. Brown, the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and A.

College of Law receives $3 million gift
November 17, 2021 1:32 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law has received a $3 million gift from a long-time supporter and Chattanooga-based criminal and personal injury law firm partner.