Year: 2016

• Thomas L. Jones Reception Area Nears Completion

  The Thomas L. Jones Reception Area of the Alabama Law Institute is nearing completion. Alumni, friends and family donated nearly $165,000 to the project, and a portion of the funds was used to create the Thomas L. Jones Endowed Scholarship. Professor Jones was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama School of Law in…

• Law School Launches Diverse Experts Directory

  The Law School invites all alumni to register for its Diverse Experts Directory. The Diverse Experts Directory is a clearinghouse of University of Alabama School of Law’s alumni and friends who have expertise in various fields. The purpose of the Directory is to provide the Law School’s students, student organizations, faculty, and staff with a…

• 2016 Year-End Charitable Giving

  As you consider your charitable giving prior to the end of the year, remember that gifts made now could generate income tax deductions that may help reduce your tax bill for 2016. Here’s how to complete your 2016 gift to The University of Alabama School of Law by year end. IMPORTANT:  Credit card gifts mailed…

• Professor Rushin Comments on How Jeff Sessions, as U.S. Attorney General, Would Handle Federal Investigation of Alabama’s Prisons

  Professor Stephen Rushin is quoted in AL.com about how Sen. Jeff Sessions, as U.S. Attorney General, would oversee an ongoing federal investigation into overcrowding in Alabama prisons. For more, read “How Jeff Sessions, as U.S. Attorney General, Would Oversee the Federal Probe of Alabama Prisons.”

• Jini Koh: Serving the World

  Jini Koh (‘04 ) knows stories about products that find their way to American shores. As counsel in the International Trade Group in Crowell & Moring’s New York office, she has worked around the world — from an apparel floor in Sri Lanka, to a distribution hub in Germany, to agricultural production in Russia, to…

• December 2016

  News Grace Soyon Lee Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce Grace Soyon Lee has been named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She will serve the academic needs of students and the faculty and work closely with students as she helps build campus community. She…

• Shomari Figures: Serving the Nation

  Shomari Figures (‘10) advises the nation’s top prosecutor, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch. As the White House Liaison for the U.S. Department of Justice, Figures ensures the Obama Administration places the right people into appointed positions, those who are going to pursue an interest in justice and fairness, as well as preserve the rights of…

• Grace Soyon Lee Named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

    The University of Alabama School of Law is pleased to announce Grace Soyon Lee has been named Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She will serve the academic needs of students and the faculty and work closely with students as she helps build campus community. She will ensure that the Law School reports accurate information…

• Law Student Brings Los Angeles Experience to Alabama

  Gonzalo Rodriguez (‘18) is using a case he worked on in Los Angeles to continue pursuing environmental justice while in law school. As an intern for the Communities for a Better Environment, an environmental justice program in Los Angeles, he contributed to a lawsuit that alleged the city of Los Angeles routinely approved oil drilling applications…

• Michael Forton: Serving the State

  A paralegal told Michael Forton his very first case was impossible to win. Forton was a law student when he advised a man who had been laid off and was trying to collect unemployment. His client said he trusted Forton and wouldn’t blame him if he lost the case. Losing, however, would come with a…