Students’ work to be featured in national publication
February 11, 2019 9:42 pm
The work of three University of Tennessee College of Law students will soon be published in the Norton Journal of Practice and Procedure. Featured
Ivey named outstanding advocate at trial competition
February 11, 2019 4:24 pm
A second-year College of Law student walked away from the Region 8 National Trial Competition this month with the title of outstanding advocate. Erika Ivey was part of a three-member student team that traveled to Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 
UT Law student places second in transactional competition
January 22, 2019 3:22 pm
For the third consecutive year, the University of Tennessee College of Law has earned top honors in Baylor University’s “The Closer” competition. Third-year law student John Adgent placed second in the event that took place in Waco, Texas throughout Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend. Adgent was coached by Professor Brian Krumm. 
Penny White spends semester as visiting professor at Harvard Law
January 16, 2019 8:42 am
University of Tennessee College of Law Professor Penny White is spending the semester at Harvard University teaching advocacy skills to students while partnering with lawyers and judges from all over the country. 
College of Law Professor selected as Bellow Scholar
January 11, 2019 4:35 pm
Professor Eric Franklin Amarante has been named a Bellow Scholar for 2019-2020 by the American Association of Law Schools. Amarante is one of only seven law professors nationwide who will serve the next two years as a Bellow Scholar. 
Professor Paula Schaefer named College of Law’s Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
January 8, 2019 11:51 am
University of Tennessee College of Law Professor Paula Schaefer has been named the college’s associate dean for academic affairs. Schaefer, who joined the faculty of the College of Law in 2008, has taught courses in professional responsibility, civil procedure, e-discovery, pre-trial litigation, and behavioral legal ethics. 
College of Law mourns the loss of former dean
January 8, 2019 11:09 am
The University of Tennessee College of Law community is mourning the loss of Richard Wirtz, professor emeritus and former College of Law dean, who died Jan. 3 at his home in Knoxville. 
Faculty Forum – December 2018
December 17, 2018 10:13 am
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Teri Baxter highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Judy Cornett has been invited to write a response to Professor Michael Hoffheimer’s article, The Stealth Revolution in Personal Jurisdiction, 70 Fla. L. Rev. 
UT Law well represented with TN Bar 2019 Leadership Class
December 13, 2018 4:33 pm
University of Tennessee College of Law graduates account for nearly half of the Tennessee Bar Association’s 2019 Leadership Law Class. Now in its 16th year, the Leadership Law training program is designed to equip Tennessee lawyers with the vision, knowledge and skills necessary to serve as leaders in their profession and local communities. 
To be a first-generation college student is to be a leader
November 7, 2018 11:09 am
Throughout the month of November, the University of Tennessee is celebrating first-generation college students and their determination to overcome obstacles and pursue their education. University of Tennessee College of Law Dean Melanie D. Wilson, the first in her family to attend college, advocates for others to follow her lead.