The College of Law will host several virtual events in the next few weeks covering subjects that include jobs in the legal profession, environmental law in Appalachia, digital privacy in the COVID era, and developing trends in business law.
University of Tennessee graduate Andrew Shafer has joined the College of Law as the senior director of advancement. Shafer holds two degrees from the University of Tennessee, having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication and master’s degree in public administration. He has more than 10 years of experience as an advancement and leadership professional.
Students Dalton Howard and Luke Erwin are serving as interns through the University of Tennessee Research Foundation’s Commercialization Analyst Program.
The Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference will take place at the University of Tennessee College of Law on Sept. 26. The 11th annual event, hosted by the College of Law’s Environmental Law student organization, will be offered virtually via Zoom.
The University of Tennessee College of Law has selected four alumni to receive financial awards through the Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, PC Loan Repayment Assistance Program. This program, now in its third year, annually provides financial assistance to College of Law graduates who work in public interest law.
The College of Law’s Institute for Professional Leadership will start the fall semester with new faculty, staff and student leadership. Professor Joan Heminway has been appointed serve as interim director.
Professor Maurice Stucke helped a number of news agencies make sense of potential antitrust violations this week as CEOs from the four largest U.S. technology companies appeared before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
In collaboration with a class at the University of Memphis, Professor Wendy Bach’s students surveyed courts across the state about eviction cases and developed materials for those fighting illegal evictions.