Year: 2022

• Professor Steinman’s Article Accepted in N.Y.U. Law Review

  Professor Adam Steinman’s article Beyond Bristol-Myers: Personal Jurisdiction over Class Actions has been accepted for publication in N.Y.U. Law Review. Download and read the full piece now on SSRN.

• Bruce Siegal Intellectual Property Moot Court Team Places Third at Regional Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition

    The Bruce Siegal Intellectual Property Moot Court Team consisting of Marcus Armband, Cole Chessar, Sam Renshaw and Adam Williams took third place at the Southeastern Regional of the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. The team is coached by Vice Dean Alana Durham. 

• Environmental Moot Court Team Wins Best Brief

  Third-year students Charles Miller, Margot Blaire Woolverton, and Amanda West recently competed in the country’s most prestigious environmental law moot court competition—The Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (NELMCC)—hosted virtually by the Elizabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in New York. This year, fifty-two teams competed, making it one of…

• Professor Vars Discusses Suicide Prevention Through New Gun Control Law

  Professor Fred Vars recently interviewed on the CBS affiliated station Channel 3000 (Madison, Wisconson) to discuss a new suicide prevention gun control law currently adopted in Washington, Utah, and Virginia. This law, allows individuals to temporarily ban themselves from purchasing guns temporarily. Learn more about this law by watching his interview on Channel 3000.

• Professor Vance Published Opinion Piece on MSNBC

  Professor Joyce Vance recently published an opinion piece on MSNBC titled Biden’s Supreme Court pick Ketanji Brown Jackson is good for the court — and country. Access the full article on MSNBC.com

• Top Eight National Finish for Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Team

  Last week, members of the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court team competed at the 30th Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition—one of the nation’s preeminent and largest single site moot court competitions.  This year, a total of 47 teams from across the country participated at the event hosted in New York at St. John’s University School…

• Professor Faucon’s Research Cited in Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit Case

  Professor Casey Faucon’s article “Living Separate and Apart”: Solving the Problem of Putative Community Property in Louisiana was cited in a recent State of Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit case.

• February 2022

  News Alabama Law Names 2022 Alumni Award Honorees On February 11, the School of Law hosted the annual Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet at the Haven in Birmingham. Six distinguished alumni, who have made significant contributions to the legal community and the School of Law, were honored this year. Due to the pandemic, this was…

• Alabama Law Names 2022 Alumni Award Honorees 

  On February 11, the School of Law hosted the annual Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet at the Haven in Birmingham. Six distinguished alumni were honored this year for their significant contributions to the legal community and the School of Law. Due to the pandemic, this was the first time this event convened in-person since 2020—offering…

• Professor Grove Featured on UVA Law Podcast

  Professor Tara Leigh Grove was recently interviewed on the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law. During the episode titled Inside the President’s Supreme Court Commission, she spoke on term limits, court-packing, and other reforms. The episode is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Youtube, Spotify, and the University of Virginia School of Law…