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Faculty Forum: July 2019

July 30, 2019 3:17 pm
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Michael Higdon highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Wendy Bach’s article “Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care” has been published in volume 60 of the William & Mary Law Review.

Three professors earn promotions at UT Law

July 30, 2019 9:54 am
Two University of Tennessee College of Law professors have earned promotions, and another will assume a new role as associate dean in the Fall 2019 semester. Professor Briana Rosenbaum, who joined the UT College of Law in 2013 to teach courses in litigation, criminal law, evidence, and procedural law, has earned tenure.

Jewel chosen to lead legal writing

July 23, 2019 1:49 pm
Law Professor Lucy Jewel has been selected to lead the College of Law’s Legal Writing Program. Jewel said as the program’s new director she will focus on better connecting the process of legal writing to the process of legal research. “I think there’s a lot of room for synergy here,” she said.

Work That Makes a Difference – Beth Ford (’77)

July 22, 2019 9:44 am
Beth Ford (’77) doesn’t believe people should forever be judged on the actions they have taken on the worst days of their lives. That’s what has led her to work as a community defender for the Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee.

Meeting the Need

July 18, 2019 3:23 pm
UT Law alumni commit to serving Tennessee residents by implementing a service to better provide legal aid. During their lunch hour at the University of Tennessee College of Law, nearly 30 students are huddled in a classroom around laptop computers in groups of three or four.

Graduate selected for American Bar Association leadership training

July 16, 2019 3:32 pm
Recent College of Law graduate Samuel Henninger (’19) has been selected to serve in the Leadership Academy of the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section. Throughout the two-year program, Henninger will attend presentations at annual meetings, and live programs at regular section meetings, and will receive additional training through the organization’s webinars.

Work That Makes a Difference – Juan Quevedo (’16)

July 3, 2019 10:02 am
Whether they are defending the rights of inmates, arguing for changes in state and federal legislation, representing immigrants facing deportation, or serving low-income offenders who could not otherwise find adequate representation, public interest attorneys face some of the profession’s most challenging legal work.

Alumnus commits more than $1 million to College of Law

June 29, 2019 11:32 am
College of Law alumnus Carl Colloms (’66) has committed $1.15 million over seven years to provide scholarship funding for University of Tennessee College of Law students. This gift will grow the Judge Carl E. Colloms Scholarship endowment to one of the largest in college history.