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Jewel earns recognition for legal communication scholarship
September 6, 2017 11:09 am
Lucille Jewel, Professor of Law at UT, has been awarded the inaugural Teresa Godwin Phelps Award for Scholarship in Legal Communication from the Board of Directors of the Legal Writing Institute. The Phelps Award highlights individual works of outstanding scholarship specific to the legal writing discipline and helps set aspirational standards for other writings.

Professor finds balance, fulfillment through stages of his life
September 5, 2017 10:08 am
A unique collection of black-framed prints is strategically displayed on Law Professor Michael Higdon’s office in the University of Tennessee College of Law. All theatrical posters of well-known plays, the prints add a colorful focal point to an otherwise dull and tall white wall.

Faculty Forum: August 2017
August 30, 2017 11:44 am
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Teri Baxter highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.

New York Times offers praise for UT Law Professor’s book
August 1, 2017 8:39 am
UT Law Professor Benjamin Barton’s book “Rebooting Justice: More Technology, Fewer Lawyers and The Future of Law” has earned high praise in a New York Times book review. In the book Barton co-authored with Stephanos Bibas, the two argue that the legal system is too complex and legal advice is too expensive.

Faculty Notes: July 2017
July 30, 2017 10:01 am
Faculty Notes is a monthly feature written by Teri Baxter highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.  Professor Doug Blaze has joined the board of ThinkTennessee, a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to developing and promoting ideas to move Tennessee forward.

Faculty Notes: June 2017
June 19, 2017 1:49 pm
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Teri Baxter highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.

Law dean selected for Leadership Tennessee
June 14, 2017 8:38 am
University of Tennessee College of Law Dean Melanie Wilson has earned a place among five Knoxville residents to participate in the 2017-18 class of Leadership Tennessee. The program provides networking opportunities for leaders of business, nonprofit, education and government entities throughout the state.

Faculty Notes: May 2017
May 31, 2017 2:51 pm
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Teri Baxter highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.    Professors Wendy Bach and Joy Radice presented at the AALS Clinical Conference New Clinicians workshop on “Clinical Teaching and Design.

Supreme Court opinion cites work of UT Professor Judy Cornett
May 31, 2017 11:48 am
Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cited Professors Judy Cornett and Michael Hoffmeier’s article Good-Bye Significant Contacts: General Personal Jurisdiction after Daimler AG v. Bauman, 76 Ohio St. L. J. 101 (2015) in Sotomayor’s opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell.