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Law student wins big with Nashville Predators
July 17, 2017 10:34 am
A University of Tennessee College of Law student had no way of knowing what was in store for the Nashville Predators hockey team when she applied for an internship with the organization’s legal department.

UT Law weighs in on Donald Trump Jr. emails
July 12, 2017 9:27 am
In a moment when all eyes are on the continuing story of Donald Trump, Jr.’s emails and possible collusion with Russian officials to rig the 2016 U.S. presidential election, UT International Law Professor Robert Blitt has provided insight about American and Russian relations.

UT Law graduate Mark L. Hayes elected Tennessee Bar Foundation Chair
July 3, 2017 10:08 am
University of Tennessee College of Law graduate Mark L. Hayes was recently installed as the 36th chair of the Tennessee Bar Foundation at its annual membership meeting in Kingsport. Hayes, ’82, was elected to the Board of Trustees in 2014 as a West Tennessee Trustee.

Faculty Notes: June 2017
June 19, 2017 1:49 pm
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.

Law dean selected for Leadership Tennessee
June 14, 2017 8:38 am
University of Tennessee College of Law Dean Melanie Wilson has earned a place among five Knoxville residents to participate in the 2017-18 class of Leadership Tennessee. The program provides networking opportunities for leaders of business, nonprofit, education and government entities throughout the state.

Brad Morgan named Career Center director
June 6, 2017 8:54 am
Brad Morgan has been selected to lead the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center in the University of Tennessee College of Law following an internal search, Dean Melanie D. Wilson announced today. Morgan has served as the Bettye B. Lewis Career Center interim director since May 2016.

Faculty Notes: May 2017
May 31, 2017 2:51 pm
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.    Professors Wendy Bach and Joy Radice presented at the AALS Clinical Conference New Clinicians workshop on “Clinical Teaching and Design.

Supreme Court opinion cites work of UT Professor Judy Cornett
May 31, 2017 11:48 am
Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cited Professors Judy Cornett and Michael Hoffmeier’s article Good-Bye Significant Contacts: General Personal Jurisdiction after Daimler AG v. Bauman, 76 Ohio St. L. J. 101 (2015) in Sotomayor’s opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell.