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Faculty Highlights Spring 2025
June 5, 2025 11:50 am
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.

Winston Law Teams Achieve National and Regional Competition Success 
June 5, 2025 10:50 am
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.

Brad Finney: Contemplating Environmental Impact
June 4, 2025 3:39 pm
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.

Joan Heminway Named Director of Winston Law’s Clayton Center
June 4, 2025 2:59 pm
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Winston College of Law has announced the appointment of Joan Heminway as director of the Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law, effective August 1. Heminway, Rick Rose Distinguished Professor of Law, joined the Winston Law faculty in 2000 and has been closely involved with the center’s growth and success.

Legal Clinic Faculty Highlights
January 30, 2025 2:27 pm
Eric Amarante, associate professor of law, was awarded the 2024 John Reginald Hill Faculty Scholar Award. He was also part of the legal team that helped the Highlander Research and Education Center regain control of the site of the original Highlander Folk School.

Stephen Ross Johnson (’02) Relaunches Wrongful Convictions Clinic
January 27, 2025 3:36 pm
This past spring, Stephen Ross Johnson, ( ’02), stepped back into the classroom. He was on a mission to reestablish the University of Tennessee College of Law Legal Clinic’s commitment to bringing justice to those who have been wrongfully convicted.

2024 Faculty Highlights
December 17, 2024 4:06 pm
Teri Dobbins Baxter, Williford Gragg Distinguished Professor of Law, was named the recipient of the University of Tennessee L. R. Hesler Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service. Established to honor Dr. L. R. Hesler, the award recognizes faculty who are excellent professors and demonstrate a genuine interest in student success.

Harold Heck: A Force for Good
December 17, 2024 2:40 pm
When University of Tennessee College of Law students leave the Academic Success office feeling calmer than when they walked in, they often have Professor Harold Heck and his bullmastiff to thank.

UT College of Law Appoints Associate Deans
September 6, 2024 12:35 pm
Zack Buck, Michael Higdon, and Briana Rosenbaum have been named associate deans at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Lonnie T. Brown, Jr., dean and Elvin E.