faculty

Dean Blaze to receive 2015 Public Service Award
May 28, 2015 12:29 pm
Doug Blaze, Dean and Art Stolnitz and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law, was recently selected by the University of Tennessee Alumni Association as the 2015 recipient of the annual Alumni Public Service Award.

Barton pens op-ed for CNN
May 26, 2015 11:30 am
Benjamin H. Barton, Helen and Charles Lockett Distinguished Professor of Law, recently penned an op-ed piece for CNN titled, “The Fall and Rise of Lawyers.” Throughout the piece, Barton discusses how digital legal services like LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer are changing the legal profession for professionals and consumers alike. Read more here.

Aarons talks death penalty with WUOT
May 11, 2015 10:00 am
The Tennessee Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether death row inmates can challenge the constitutionality of electrocution as a method of execution. The hearings stem from a lawsuit against the state by thirty-four death row inmates. Dwight Aarons, associate professor of law, spoke with WUOT’s Chrissy Keuper about the death penalty in a recent interview.

UT Law students, faculty, staff honored at awards banquet
March 6, 2015 2:54 pm
A number of University of Tennessee College of Law students, staff, and faculty were honored for their achievements and service at the annual Honors Banquet on February 27. “This is one of my favorite events of the year,” said Dean Doug Blaze during the event.