UT College of Law Appoints Associate Deans
Zack Buck, Michael Higdon, and Briana Rosenbaum have been named associate deans at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., dean
Zack Buck, Michael Higdon, and Briana Rosenbaum have been named associate deans at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., dean
The University of Tennessee College of Law welcomed five new faculty members for the 2024-2025 academic year. Their areas of specialization include health care law,
A $1 million gift was made on behalf of Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers, P.C., a Chattanooga-based law firm, to support students and faculty at the
A decade ago, the University of Tennessee College of Law offered just two elective courses in health law and had no full-time health law faculty. Associate Professor Zack Buck, a specialist in health law and policy, bioethics, and tort law, first came to the College of Law in August of 2016. He sought to improve and expand on the course offerings, with the goal of creating a full-fledged health law program. Positioned for growth It’s a goal worthy of investment,
Teri Baxter, Williford Gragg Distinguished Professor of Law and Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development at the University of Tennessee College of Law, received the L. R. Hesler Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service. The award, presented by Provost John Zomchick at the annual Academic Honors Banquet, is one of the highest honors given to faculty at the University of Tennessee and recognizes exceptional teaching and service. Baxter earned her BA and JD from Duke University. In 2013, she
Tomer Stein was headed for a PhD program in philosophy when he changed course to attend law school. “At the time, I wanted to go in a more practical direction,” Stein says. From there, business law drew his attention. “It’s a very commercial field that requires balancing the needs and wants of many different individuals. I fell in love with the practice of corporate law—but the academic bug never left me.” After practicing law in New York City for several