Alumni

Legal Clinic honored for excellence in pro bono work
June 25, 2019 3:16 pm
The University of Tennessee Legal Clinic’s pro bono work has been recognized by the Tennessee Justice Center.  Director Michele Johnson presented the UT Legal Clinic with the Pro Bono Firm of the Year award earlier this month. It’s the first time the honor has been given to a university group rather than to a private law firm.

Alumni recognized as best among Middle Tennessee lawyers
June 24, 2019 10:30 am
The Nashville Business Journal has named 23 University of Tennessee College of Law alumni among Middle Tennessee’s Best of the Bar for 2019. According to the organization’s website, the Best of the Bar rankings are conducted annually by the Nashville Business Journal to honor leading lawyers and corporate counsel.

Work That Makes a Difference – Rachel M. Moses (’02)
June 21, 2019 1:00 pm
For Rachel M. Moses (’02), her life’s work is a calling. As a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, she gives voice to the underrepresented and provides hope to those who face injustice.

Four law graduates to receive loan repayment assistance
June 19, 2019 3:53 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law has selected four alumni to receive financial awards through the 2019 Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC Loan Repayment Assistance Program. This program, now in its second year, annually provides financial assistance to College of Law graduates who work in public interest law.

Work That Makes a Difference – Michele Johnson (’94)
June 17, 2019 8:36 am
As the Executive Director of the Tennessee Justice Center in Nashville, Tennessee, Michele Johnson has an exhaustive set of responsibilities. But she doesn’t consider her workload as a public interest attorney a burden. As an eight-year-old, she decided she didn’t ever again want to witness individuals being institutionalized because their families couldn’t assist them.

Work That Makes a Difference – Willie Santana (’14)
June 10, 2019 10:48 am
Willie Santana (’14) loves serving people. As an assistant public defender for the Third Judicial District’s Public Defender’s Office in Morristown, Tennessee, he also loves the law. In this installment of interviews that feature our alumni who work in public interest law, Santana describes why he is so committed to justice.

Work That Makes a Difference – Ashley Adams (’11)
May 24, 2019 9:49 am
Whether they are defending the rights of inmates, arguing for changes in state and federal legislation, representing immigrants facing deportation, or serving low-income offenders who could not otherwise find adequate representation, public interest attorneys face some of the profession’s most challenging legal work.

Soon-to-be graduates set fundraising record for College of Law
May 7, 2019 9:08 am
The College of Law’s Class of 2019 has raised more than $110,000 for student scholarships and programs through the third-year (3L) student class gift campaign.  Each spring semester at the College of Law, graduating students organize the fundraising effort, encouraging their classmates to develop a practice of giving back to their alma mater.

UT Pro Bono celebrates 25 years
April 16, 2019 4:41 pm
Throughout the month of April, the University of Tennessee College of Law is celebrating the 25th anniversary of student pro bono service. Students are at the heart of UT Pro Bono, sharing the responsibility of organizing a majority of the volunteer events throughout the year for their classmates.