The University of Tennessee Winston College of Law will welcome Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sarah K. Campbell (’04), an accomplished jurist and UT alumna, as the keynote speaker for the college’s Spring 2026 commencement ceremony. Justice Campbell joined the Tennessee Supreme
The University of Tennessee Winston College of Law’s National Moot Court Team claimed first place at the Region VII Competition of the 76th Annual National Moot Court Competition, held in November at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law. This marks the National
Megan McQueen, third-year student at the University of Tennessee Winston College of Law, has secured a prestigious judicial clerkship with the Delaware Court of Chancery, where she will serve under Vice Chancellor Morgan T. Zurn beginning in fall 2026. The opportunity places
University of Tennessee Winston College of Law faculty continued to distinguish themselves throughout the fall semester through impactful scholarship, national and international leadership, and service to the profession. The following highlights showcase a selection of notable faculty accomplishments from fall 2025. Andrew D. Appleby, associate professor of law, was
The University of Tennessee’s Winston College of Law is pleased to announce the results of Advocates’ Prize 2025, the college’s premier appellate advocacy competition hosted annually by the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution in coordination with the Moot Court
The statement “great minds think alike” certainly holds for University of Tennessee Winston College of Law alumni Maureen Wood (’05), Terri Simmons (’09), and Charles Simmons (’14). These three siblings, who grew up in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with no particular interest
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An article by Brad Areheart, professor of law, “The Bias Presumption” (with Dave Hall), was recently published by Georgetown Law Journal. Ben Barton, Helen and Charles Lockett Distinguished Professor of Law, was quoted in The New York Times Magazine article “Lawyer Up? Increasingly, Americans Won’t, or Can’t.” Teri Dobbins Baxter, Williford Gragg Distinguished Professor of Law, authored “History and Tradition of Inequality, Advocacy, and Progress,” to be published in the Kentucky Law Journal. An article by Valarie Blake, professor of law, “The Social Costs
The University of Tennessee Winston College of Law advocacy teams capped a standout semester with national and regional victories, continuing their strong tradition of excellence in moot court, mock trial and transactional law. L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Health Law Transactional Competition, Loyola University School of Law Virginia Pirkle (‘25), Taylor Roswall (‘25), and Alyssa Ward (‘25), all recent Winston Law graduates, captured the national championship at the 2025 L. Edward Bryant, Jr. National Health Law Transactional Competition at Loyola
Brad Finney, assistant professor of law at the Winston College of Law, was attracted to the versatility of a law degree, because there are so many sectors and industries in which a person could practice. In particular, he liked the idea of environmental law as one path through which he could make a positive difference in the world. As an undergrad studying at the Haslam College of Business, Finney heard professors speak of “conscious capitalism”—of responsible, sustainable business models, and