Wills Clinic: Responding in Times of Crisis
January 27, 2025 4:34 pm
While much of Knoxville was gearing up for a football gameday on a Saturday in October, third-year Chloe Lyons and her supervising attorney, Miranda Goodwin (’20), met with their clients, a married couple, to sign their powers of attorney.

Navigating New Terrain: The Copyright Claims Board
January 27, 2025 4:09 pm
This fall, third-year students Danny Mendoza and Cade Williams were the first College of Law Legal Clinic students at the University of Tennessee to take cases before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), helping clients resolve disputes over copyright infringement claims.

Stephen Ross Johnson (’02) Relaunches Wrongful Convictions Clinic
January 27, 2025 3:36 pm
This past spring, Stephen Ross Johnson, ( ’02), stepped back into the classroom. He was on a mission to reestablish the University of Tennessee College of Law Legal Clinic’s commitment to bringing justice to those who have been wrongfully convicted.

Student Spotlight: Meet Public Interest Law Clerk Max Williams
January 27, 2025 3:25 pm
Max Williams, a third-year student, is a jack of all trades. Prior to attending the University of Tennessee College of Law, he received a bachelor’s degree in music and theater and a bachelor’s degree in math. He has directed large scale theatrical and musical productions.

Faculty Spotlight: Sherley Cruz
January 27, 2025 3:14 pm
At the University of Tennessee College of Law’s 2024 honors’ banquet, Sherley Cruz, assistant professor of law, was awarded the Tom & Elizabeth Fox Faculty Award for Service to the Bench & Bar. This award recognizes a faculty member for significant contributions to the work of national and local bar associations and the judiciary.