Blaze receives Barristers’ Law and Liberty Award
June 8, 2015 2:58 pm
The Knoxville Bar Association recently presented the 2015 Barristers’ Law and Liberty Award to Doug Blaze, dean of the University of Tennessee College of Law. News Archives
The Informant: June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015 8:50 am
The latest news from around the University of Tennessee College of Law. Heminway discusses model act provision with Chattanooga newspaper
June 5, 2015 9:39 am
Joan Heminway, W.P. Toms Distinguished Professor of Law, recently spoke to the Chattanooga Times Free Press about a new state law proposed by the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) based on the Model Business Corporation Act. 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. Students’ work with FBI, DOJ featured by Knoxville News Sentinel
May 27, 2015 10:35 am
The University of Tennessee College of Law’s Innocence and Wrongful Convictions Clinic was recently featured by the Knoxville News Sentinel for their work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice. 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. UT Law employee elected president of League of Women Voters
May 19, 2015 10:33 am
Cathrynn “Rynn” Dupes, advancement assistant in the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at the University of Tennessee College of Law, was recently elected president of the League of Women Voters of Knoxville/Knox County. UT Law Education Law Practicum honored by disABILITY Resource Center
May 19, 2015 10:23 am
Two of the driving forces behind the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Education Law Practicum were recently honored by the disABILITY Resource Center (DRC) for their work in the community. 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 grads complete next phase of judge advocate preparation
May 7, 2015 9:40 am
Two soon-to-be graduates of UT Law are a step closer to becoming judge advocates in the U.S. Marine Corps. William Bateman, of Memphis, and Marc Napolitana, of Westford, Massachusetts, will graduate from the College of Law on Thursday.