Category: Alumni News
October 2017
News Local Domestic Violence Group Honors Life and Legacy of Liz Whipple The Domestic Violence Task Force of Tuscaloosa County dedicated a handmade bench on October 4 to The University of Alabama School of Law in memory of Liz Whipple, who passed away in April. Whipple served as the interim director of the School of…
September 2017
News Alabama Law Hosts Symposium on Water Resources Law Some of the nation’s leading experts on water law visited Alabama Law August 25 for a symposium on Water Resources Law. Participants discussed the laws governing ownership of surface water, groundwater, and other water resources in Alabama and throughout the Southeast. They addressed interstate conflicts over…
August 2017
News U.S. Supreme Court Justice to Visit Alabama Law for Albritton Lecture Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, will participate in a conversation with Dean Mark E. Brandon and Judge William Harold Albritton III at The University of Alabama School of Law for the Fall 2017 Albritton Lecture Sept….
May 2017
News Law School Confers 129 Juris Doctor Degrees; Debbie Long Delivers Commencement Address Attorney Debbie Long advised The University of Alabama School of Law graduates they must have a practical tool in their toolbox: common sense. “When you are trying to solve a problem, common sense tells us to respect the people involved, even if…
April 2017
News Law School Commemorates 45th Anniversary of the First African-American Law Graduates Professor Bryan Fair and Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gray had “A Conversation about Jim Crow Policy” on March 31 at the symposium on Bending the Arc of History: African-Americans and The University of Alabama School of Law. Gray said his mother gave him…
March 2017
News Law School Hosts Symposium on The Legacy of To Kill a Mockingbird: Advocacy in an Unjust Society Some of the nation’s foremost experts on the intersection of law and literature discussed the moral significance of Harper Lee’s novels Friday, March 3, at The University of Alabama School of Law. The occasion was a symposium…
February 2017
News Law School Dedicates New Alabama Law Institute Reception Area The Law School celebrated the renovation of the reception area of the Alabama Law Institute and named it the Thomas L. Jones Reception Area. During the ceremony, Dean Mark E. Brandon expressed his gratitude for Professor Jones and for the profound effect he has had…
January 2017
News The 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…
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…
November 2016
News Law School, ADAP Reunite The University of Alabama School of Law and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program are pleased to announce they have reunited. ADAP was housed at the Law School for 28 years. In 2004, ADAP moved from the Law School to UA’s Office of Academic Affairs, where the program’s director reported to…