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• Professor Kimpel Quoted in The Washington Post

  Professor Amy Kimpel was quoted in The Washington Post article, “Former prosecutors, judges join push for new trial in Alabama death row case.” You can read the full article here.

• Professor Brewbaker Discusses HIPAA Law on AL.com

  Professor William S. Brewbaker III was featured in the AL.com article titled “How many Alabama teachers are getting COVID vaccinations” where he shared insights around privacy and HIPAA Law in relation to K-12 employee vaccine reporting Click here to read the full article on AL.com.

• Professor Hamill Featured on WalletHub Public Tax Panel

    Professor Susan Pace Hamill was selected to serve on a panel of public tax and tax reform experts to interpret the findings from the 2021 WalletHub Tax Survey. This survey of 1,150 U.S. taxpayers highlights the feelings taxpayers have toward paying taxes this year as Tax Day approaches. Some key findings from the study…

• Donovan Appointed to the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution

  Susan Donovan, director of the Mediation Law Clinic at The University of Alabama School of Law, was appointed to the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution. In this position, Donovan will help lead the development of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Alabama. Her service began in February of 2021 and will run through December…

• Alabama Law 1L Student Selected as Co-Host on “Third Degree” Podcast

  Kyra Perkins, a 1L Alabama Law student, was selected to join Elie Honig, CNN legal analyst, as a co-host on the Café Studios Podcast “Third Degree.” Perkins is the only 1L and one of just three law students from across the country who was selected for this honor—the other two selectees being Harvard Law and…

• School of Law Hosts Virtual Alumni Society Banquet 

  On Friday, February 26, the School of Law hosted the annual Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet. This year’s virtual ceremony featured two new awards —the Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor and the Rising Young Attorney Award—which were presented alongside the annual Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award.    Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award Winner …

• The School of Law’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion Hosts “The Undocumented Lawyer”

  This month, the School of Law’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted an exclusive screening of the new HBO documentary, “The Undocumented Lawyer.” The 20-minute film provides a window into the life and work of Lizbeth Mateo, a licensed California attorney and undocumented U.S. immigrant, who is fighting for asylum seekers and immigration reform. Following…

• Professor Dillbary Honored with Dukeminier Awards’ Stu Walter Prize

  Professor Shahar Dillbary of The University of Alabama School of Law and Professor Griffin Edwards of the Collat School of Business at The University of Alabama, Birmingham were named the Dukeminier Awards’ Stu Walter Prize winners for their co-authored article, “An Empirical Analysis of Sexual Orientation Discrimination,” 86 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1 (2019). The…

• Don’t Miss the 2021 Virtual Alabama Law Alumni Banquet

    Sign up to join us virtually on February 26 for our annual Alabama Law Alumni Society Banquet. A reception will begin at 6 p.m. CT, with the award ceremony to follow 7 p.m. CT. Two new awards —the Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor and the Rising Young Attorney Award—will be presented at this year’s…

• Professor Deepa Das Acevedo Publishes Beyond the Algorithm: Qualitative Insights for Gig Work Regulation

    Professor Deepa Das Acevedo’s edited volume, Beyond the Algorithm: Qualitative Insights for Gig Work Regulation, has been published by Cambridge University Press. In Beyond the Algorithm, Deepa Das Acevedo and a collection of scholars and experts show why government actors must go beyond mass surveys and data-scrubbing in order to truly understand the realities of…