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Graduate launches project to assist offenders reenter society
May 26, 2020 2:24 pm
Recent College of Law graduate Brooke Spivey has been named a 2020 Fellow with Equal Justice Works.  The organization annually selects a class of public interest lawyers who have designed innovative projects in partnership with legal services organizations to address unmet legal needs and underserved communities.

Heminway to serve as academic fellow for Initiative on Quality Shareholders
May 13, 2020 2:03 pm
Professor Joan Heminway has been selected to serve as an academic fellow with George Washington University’s Center for Law, Economics and Finance. As an academic fellow, Heminway will work with the center’s Initiative on Quality Shareholders to research and report on financial investment.

Dean Emeritus to assume interim leadership of College of Law
May 12, 2020 12:24 pm
Dean Emeritus Doug Blaze, who is also the Art Stolnitz and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor, has agreed to serve as dean of the College of Law on an interim basis beginning July 1. Blaze has been part of the college’s faculty since 1993, when he joined UT as director of clinical programs.

Grad walks away from pro umpire career to study law
May 7, 2020 11:35 am
Seventeen years ago, Jordan Ferrell had a clear career path. At just 16 years old, he began spending hours throughout the summer months calling strikes, balls and outs at little league baseball games. Eventually he advanced to calling college baseball, went to umpire school, then began working with the minor leagues.

Pandemic leads students to gain experience with eviction law
May 6, 2020 11:17 am
From the far west and east corners of the state of Tennessee, law professors worked through the last few weeks of the spring semester to bring their students together virtually and aid attorneys and clients facing eviction procedures.

A heart to serve leads student to law degree
May 6, 2020 10:05 am
After three grueling years of law school studies, Liz Peterson was planning a graduation party with an extensive list of guests eager to help her celebrate her accomplishment.  Her 89-year-old mother would have been there with her partner. Her two teenage children and husband would have been cheering her on.