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More than just a Middle-America kind of guy

October 18, 2017 11:53 am
Matthew McClanahan’s hands-on experiences with the Homer A. Jones Jr. Wills Clinic reaffirms why this small-town farm boy first set his sights on law school long ago.

The Closer

October 6, 2017 11:02 am
Former minor league pitcher and recent law alumnus Bobby Bramhall may have left the world of professional baseball behind years ago, but he remains a closer.

Environmental law conference set for Oct. 20-22

October 6, 2017 8:10 am
The University of Tennessee College of Law will host the eighth annual Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference later this month. Lawyers, activists, students, scientists, faculty, and members of the community are invited to the international, three-day conference that centers upon achieving environmental and social justice throughout the Appalachian bioregion and surrounding areas.

Faculty Forum: September 2017

September 29, 2017 9:17 am
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Teri Baxter highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. TaxProf Blog’s Article of the Week for the first week of September was Professor Eric Franklin Amarante’s article with Lori D.

College awards first Hardwick-Woods fellowship

September 26, 2017 4:22 pm
Third-year law student Sloane Lynch has been named the University of Tennessee College of Law’s first Hardwick-Woods Fellowship recipient. As the fellowship recipient, Lynch will work closely with the Institute for Professional Leadership as a teaching assistant for the Institute’s curricular offerings.

Making a Difference

September 22, 2017 4:58 pm
In rural Louisiana sits a dull gray building surrounded by a fence topped with barbed wire. Technically it’s not a prison, but it might as well be. It was also a destination for David Samples and Jared Allen, students at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

UT Law alumnus honored as construction “Lawyer of the Year”

September 22, 2017 4:16 pm
College of Law graduate Randy Hafer, (’83) has received the Best Lawyers 2018 Litigation – Construction “Lawyer of the Year” award in Atlanta. Hafer, a partner with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, is the team leader of firm’s construction and infrastructure projects team.

Jewel earns recognition for legal communication scholarship

September 6, 2017 11:09 am
Lucille Jewel, Professor of Law at UT, has been awarded the inaugural Teresa Godwin Phelps Award for Scholarship in Legal Communication from the Board of Directors of the Legal Writing Institute. The Phelps Award highlights individual works of outstanding scholarship specific to the legal writing discipline and helps set aspirational standards for other writings.