Year: 2021

• Alabama Law Graduate Obtains Federal Clerkship & Graduates Without Debt

  This Fall, Derrick Loving, a 2021 Alabama Law graduate, will begin a federal clerkship with Judge Janet Baer of Chicago, IL where he’ll be working in the field of bankruptcy law. “I aspire to be a judge someday, so I really look forward to watching her (Judge Baer) closely as I start developing my own…

• Alabama Law 1L Earns Rural Summer Fellowship with Equal Justice Works

  This summer, University of Alabama School of Law student Cole Adams will be living in Jackson, Tennessee and working with West Tennessee Legal Services as part of the organization’s Rural Consumer Debt Relief Project which provides education, outreach, advice, and counsel to low-income individuals struggling with consumer debt. This opportunity was made available through Equal…

• Professors Delgado and Stefancic Quoted in Forbes

  Professors Jean Stefancic and Richard Delgado’s work on Critical Race Theory was recently featured in a Forbes article titled What The Critics And Supporters Of Critical Race Theory Have In Common.  

• Professor Vance Authors Washington Post Article

  Professor Joyce Vance recently authored a “Perspective” piece for The Washington Post titled Garland inherited a booby-trapped DOJ. Here’s why it won’t be easy to fix.

• Professor Krotoszynski Quoted in University World News

  Professor Ron Krotoszynski was recently quoted in an article on University World News titled Why are states lining up to ban critical race theory.

• Professor McMichael’s Organ Donor Research Cited On Al.com

  Professor Benjamin McMichael’s research on organ donation policy was cited this week in an AL.com article titled New transplant rules send livers from rural Alabama to large cities, experts say.

• Professor Andreen Discusses Water Pollution on ABC 33/40

  Professor William (Bill) Andreen was interviewed this week on ABC 33/40 to discuss erosion and water pollution for a story about homeowners who were experiencing construction runoff that is flooding and damaging their property in Trussville, AL. You can view the full story here.  

• Professor Carroll’s Essay Published in Fordham Law Review

  Professor Jenny Carroll authored an essay titled If Only I Had Known: The Challenges of Representation that was featured in Fordham Law Review as part of the “Mental Health and the Legal Profession” symposium.

• Professor Joyner Coauthors Trade Law for Jordan

  This year, with the support of the U.S. State Department, the middle eastern country of Jordan adopted a new strategic trade control bylaw that restricts the passage of certain goods through the country’s borders, in an effort to prevent the proliferation of dual use goods that could be used to create weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). One Alabama Law professor, Dan Joyner, was a vital part of this important process.  Joyner has an extensive history in international trade law dating all…

• Professor Vance Authors Prison Reform Piece

  This week, Professor Joyce Vance released an article titled On Prison Reform for Cafe.com.