Legal Clinic

Voter Restoration Project Provides Transformational Outcomes
January 31, 2025 10:52 am
Individuals with felony convictions who try to reenter society face multiple challenges in getting their rights of citizenship restored. In most states, a person’s right to vote is forfeited with a felony conviction, and the process of restoring that right differs dramatically from state to state.

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.

Wills Clinic: Responding in Times of Crisis
January 27, 2025 4:34 pm
While much of Knoxville was gearing up for a football gameday on a Saturday in October, third-year Chloe Lyons and her supervising attorney, Miranda Goodwin (’20), met with their clients, a married couple, to sign their powers of attorney.

Navigating New Terrain: The Copyright Claims Board
January 27, 2025 4:09 pm
This fall, third-year students Danny Mendoza and Cade Williams were the first College of Law Legal Clinic students at the University of Tennessee to take cases before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), helping clients resolve disputes over copyright infringement claims.

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.

Student Spotlight: Meet Public Interest Law Clerk Max Williams
January 27, 2025 3:25 pm
Max Williams, a third-year student, is a jack of all trades. Prior to attending the University of Tennessee College of Law, he received a bachelor’s degree in music and theater and a bachelor’s degree in math. He has directed large scale theatrical and musical productions.

Faculty Spotlight: Sherley Cruz
January 27, 2025 3:14 pm
At the University of Tennessee College of Law’s 2024 honors’ banquet, Sherley Cruz, assistant professor of law, was awarded the Tom & Elizabeth Fox Faculty Award for Service to the Bench & Bar. This award recognizes a faculty member for significant contributions to the work of national and local bar associations and the judiciary.

Joy Radice Appointed Chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
June 11, 2024 11:59 am
The Tennessee Supreme Court appointed University of Tennessee College of Law Director of Clinical Programs and Associate Professor of Law Joy Radice to serve as the next chair of the Access to Justice Commission. The Commission exists to provide collaborative leadership to create solutions and resources that address and eliminate barriers to justice for all.