Alumni

College of Law meets fundraising goal, continues efforts
October 23, 2017 12:12 pm
Just 22 months after launching the most ambitious fundraising campaign in its history, the University of Tennessee College of Law has reached its $45 million goal. Dean Melanie D. Wilson credited the college’s dedicated alumni and friends who have responded thus far with unprecedented generosity.

Stephanie Neal joins UT Law as the Director of Development
October 2, 2017 3:40 pm
Before joining UT Law, Stephanie Neal worked in healthcare philanthropy serving as the director of major and planned gifts for Porter Hills Foundation in Grand Rapids, Mich. In her position, Neal will implement the strategic direction for the College of Law including identifying, cultivating, strategizing, soliciting, negotiating, and stewarding donor prospects.

College awards first Hardwick-Woods fellowship
September 26, 2017 4:22 pm
Third-year law student Sloane Lynch has been named the University of Tennessee College of Law’s first Hardwick-Woods Fellowship recipient. As the fellowship recipient, Lynch will work closely with the Institute for Professional Leadership as a teaching assistant for the Institute’s curricular offerings.

UT Law alumnus honored as construction “Lawyer of the Year”
September 22, 2017 4:16 pm
College of Law graduate Randy Hafer, (’83) has received the Best Lawyers 2018 Litigation – Construction “Lawyer of the Year” award in Atlanta. Hafer, a partner with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, is the team leader of firm’s construction and infrastructure projects team.

Alumna receives New Advocate of the Year award
September 1, 2017 10:17 am
University of Tennessee College of Law 2013 graduate Christina Magráns-Tillery has received the 2017 New Advocate of the Year Award. Magráns-Tillery is a staff attorney at Legal Aid of East Tennessee.

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.

Chattanooga defense attorney praises her UT Law roots
June 26, 2017 10:29 am
A story recently published in Chattanooga’s Harrison County Herald, commends University of Tennessee College of Law graduate Stevie Phillips for her work in the courtroom and for going the extra mile to defend her clients.