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The Honorable John England, Jr. Receives 2018 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award
The Honorable John England, Jr. received the 2018 Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Farrah Law Alumni Society Banquet in Birmingham. The award is given to an outstanding alumnus of the University of Alabama School of Law who has distinguished himself or herself through service to the bar, the University of Alabama, and…
Alabama Law Welcomes Undergraduates for Discover Law
Alabama Law hosted 75 undergraduate students from Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi for Discover Law. The annual open house is designed for those who are interested in attending law school. Dean Mark E. Brandon welcomed the students and challenged them to discover why they would like to attend law school. The students received information about how…
National Tax Team Competes in Florida
Zach Anderson, Richmond Gunter, and Will Menas, all 3Ls, recently competed in St. Petersburg, Florida, in the National Tax Moot Court Competition. They were undefeated in the preliminary rounds, beating teams from Oregon and Liberty University. They received a bye in the quarters, defeated Baltimore in the semis, and lost the final round by one…
Alabama Law to Host Law and Entrepreneurship Association Meeting
The University of Alabama School of Law will host the 12th annual meeting of the Law and Entrepreneurship Association at 8 a.m. Friday, February 9, 2018, in the Hayes Conference Room. The association is a group of legal scholars interested in the topic of entrepreneurship. Scholars include those who write about corporate law and finance,…
Douglass Team Advances to National Competition
Barry Burkett, Daneal Barnaby, Jodi Wilson, and Imani Shaw, all 3Ls, competed as two teams in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition in Birmingham. Wilson and Shaw won second place in the region and advanced to the national competition in New York in March. The teams were sponsored by the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association. Professor…
Alabama Law Foundation Announces New Fellows
Alabama Law alumni have been named Fellows of the Alabama Law Foundation for their demonstrated outstanding dedication to the legal profession and their community. The Fellows program was established in 1995 to honor Alabama Bar members for outstanding service and commitment. Since no more than 1 percent of bar members are invited into fellowship, the…
Alabama Law Student Wins National Writing Competition
Abby Fox (2L) has been named the winner of the 2018 Hartrick Scholar Writing Competition. Her winning paper was titled “Policy Approaches to Deploying Energy Storage: California and South Australia.” Fox wrote the original version of the paper for Professor William L. Andreen’s International Environmental Law Seminar. The Hartrick prize is awarded by the Institute for…
Professor Margaret Montoya Visits Alabama Law, Discusses Latinx and the Law
Margaret Montoya, Professor Emerita of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law, lectured Monday, January 22, at The University of Alabama School of Law. During her lecture titled, “Latinx and the Law,” Montoya said law schools haven’t yet acknowledged that everyone deserves to be heard. “We know that important learning takes place during…
Alabama Law Welcomes Students from Australian National University College of Law
Alabama Law’s Summer Exchange Program with the Australian National University (ANU) College of Law has entered its eighteenth year with the arrival of ten law students from the ANU. They arrived in Tuscaloosa on January 6 for a five-week visit at the Law School. The ANU students are taking a class on Comparative Statutory Interpretation…
Alabama Law Announces Call for Entries for 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal are now accepting submissions for the 2018 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. The Prize, authorized by Ms. Lee, is given annually to a book-length work of fiction that best illuminates the role of lawyers in society and their power to effect change. Past…