Year: 2024
In Memory of Shelley E. Jones
With heavy hearts, the Alabama Law community mourns the passing of Shelley E. Jones. Shelley was an influential education advocate, friend to the Law School, and spouse of the late Alabama Law interim dean and professor, Tom Jones, who was recently inducted into the Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame. Even after Tom’s passing, Shelley remained…
May 2024
News Alabama Law Celebrates the Class of 2024 On Sunday, May 5, The University of Alabama School of Law honored 161 graduates at its annual Commencement Ceremony at Coleman Coliseum. Among the graduates, 153 received Juris Doctor degrees—including one student who also earned a dual degree in Business Administration and six students who earned dual…
Professor Steele’s Article Reviewed in Jotwell
Professor Daiquiri Steele’s article, Rationing Retaliation Claims, has been reviewed in Jotwell. The original article focuses on claims of employer retaliation by employees. Read the article review here.
Alabama Law Celebrates the Class of 2024
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”16″ gal_title=”Graduation”] On Sunday, May 5, The University of Alabama School of Law honored 161 graduates at its annual Commencement Ceremony at Coleman Coliseum. Among the graduates, 153 received Juris Doctor degrees—including one student who also earned a dual degree in Business Administration and six students who earned dual JD/LL.M degrees. An additional eight…
Alabama Law Students Successful in Criminal Defense Clinic
Simone Hampton, Aleah Brown, and Virginia Willis, students in the Criminal Defense Clinic at The University of Alabama School of Law, recently secured the early release of a woman who was subject to abuse and retaliation by prison staff while incarcerated at FCI Dublin in California. The prison has been under investigation for some time,…
Professor Gold Selected for Inaugural Cohort of the UA Faculty Fellows Program
Professor Russell Gold was recently selected to participate in the inaugural UA Faculty Fellows Program presented by the UA Teaching Academy. The competitive two-year program provides opportunities for networking, scholarship, professional development and mentorship. The program is designed to foster a standard of excellence within the faculty at The University of Alabama. To learn more…
Professor Ray Receives UA President’s Faculty Research Award
[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”13″ gal_title=”Presidents Faculty Research Award”] Professor Shalini Bhargava Ray received UA’s President’s Faculty Research Award at the annual Faculty Research Day on April 22. The award recognizes outstanding research/creative productivity and scholarship. Ray was named as one of three “emerging scholars” across the University of Alabama.
Former Dean Tom Jones and Two Alabama Law Alumni Inducted Into Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame
On May 3, former interim dean and professor Thomas L. Jones and Alabama Law alumni Albert P. Brewer (’52) and Ralph I. Knowles (’69) were inducted into the Alabama State Bar Alabama Lawyers Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was established in 2000 to recognize and memorialize lawyers in the State of Alabama for…
Alabama Law BLSA Chapter Renamed in Honor of Professor Fair
During its annual spring banquet, the Executive Board of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at Alabama Law announced that it has unanimously voted to rename its chapter the Bryan K. Fair Black Law Students Association. Professor Fair, who is the Thomas E. Skinner Professor of Law at Alabama Law, has served (and continues to…
From High School Dropout to Law School Valedictorian
Swapanthi Mandalika-Reeves, whose academic journey began as a high school dropout, shares how service to others helped her overcome her own challenges and changed the trajectory of her career. In late 2023, Swapanthi received the Women’s White Collar Defense Association’s (WWCDA) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Outstanding Law Student Award–a national honor granted to one law…