Faculty Forum is a monthly feature highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.
UT Law will host a CLE program on Women’s Equality Day 2016 that will focus on women’s impact on law, as well as the law’s impact on women in the legal profession.
Briana Rosenbaum, associate professor of law, discusses her research in the areas of mass actions and class actions and how the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is being used against plaintiff's attorneys.
Students of the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Federal Clemency Clinic have secured their first victories. The clinic’s first victory came in early June when client Emlera Quince received a commuted sentence under a under a federal clemency initiative that seeks to reduce the long sentences previously required by mandatory federal drug sentencing laws.
The University of Tennessee College of Law named five faculty members to named professorships in recognition of their contributions to the college and the university.
Graduates from the University of Tennessee College of Law are carrying some of the lowest amounts of law school debt among 183 ranked US law schools, according to a survey by U.S. News and World Report. Average debt for 2015 UT Law graduates who took out loans to pay for their legal education was $66,939.