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UTK Alumni Association honors three law alumni
September 21, 2022 11:01 am
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Alumni Association has recognized three College of Law graduates for their outstanding achievements.  During an event on Sept. 16, Justice Sharon G. Lee (’78) was honored with the university’s 2022 Distinguished Alumna Award.

College of Law names two students Hardwick Fellows for 2022-2023
September 15, 2022 10:52 am
Third-year law students Sarah Beth Cain and Alexander Wright have been named 2022-23 Hardwick Fellows for the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Institute for Professional Leadership. The students will play an important role supporting the institute’s curricular offerings and aiding in educational, research and outreach efforts.

College of Law to host Connecting the Threads business transactions conference
September 6, 2022 1:32 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law will host the sixth annual Business Law: Connecting the Threads conference on Sept. 30. The one-day symposium features prominent business law professors from across the country – as well as invited guests and University of Tennessee professors and students – discussing topical business law issues.

UT System President Randy Boyd appoints law professor to Institute of American Civics Board
September 1, 2022 7:40 pm
College of Law Professor Glenn Reynolds has been selected to serve on the Institute of American Civics Board of Fellows. Earlier this week, University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd announced the members of the recently established nonpartisan institute, centered in the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

UT Law Class of 2025 has highest academic credentials on record
August 29, 2022 10:39 am
The University of Tennessee College of Law welcomed this month one of the most highly credentialed groups of first-year J.D. students in the law school’s history.  This talented and diverse cohort consists of 136 students—the largest entering class since 2013—with a median LSAT score of 160 and a median GPA of 3.

College of Law welcomes new Dean Lonnie T. Brown, Jr.
August 16, 2022 1:08 pm
The Fall 2022 semester begins with new direction from a leader who has spent years preparing to serve. It’s 4 a.m. and Lonnie T. Brown, Jr. is awake and at work. Sitting in the study of his home in Bogart, Georgia, Brown’s focus is on his laptop computer.

College of Law mourns the loss of Micki Fox
August 6, 2022 8:31 am
The College of Law extends condolences to the family and friends of Micki Fox, who for 50 years served as the business manager of the Tennessee Law Review and more recently as the continuing legal education coordinator. She died on July 28.

Students succeed in arguments to have prisoner released due to threat of COVID
July 18, 2022 9:04 am
As the Fall 2020 semester was getting underway, students at the College of Law were questioning how they would gain the knowledge they needed, and how they could develop the necessary partnerships with professors and each other to gain the sorts of skills they expected law school to provide.

David Price selected to oversee College of Law financial operations
June 28, 2022 1:47 pm
The College of Law has selected David Price as the next assistant dean for finance, administration and operations. In his position, Price will oversee the College of Law business office with overall responsibility for budgeting, human resources and facilities. Price succeeds Teresa Peterson who retired earlier this year.

Alumna selected to serve as president of Tennessee Bar Association
June 22, 2022 10:26 am
College of Law alumna Tasha Blakney has been elected president of the Tennessee Bar Association.  Blakney, who currently serves as the chair of the College of Law alumni council, was sworn in last week as the organization’s 142nd president.