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Professor Gross Prepares Report on Gideon at 50 for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Professor John P. Gross prepared Representation in All Criminal Prosecutions: The Right to Counsel in State Courts, a report released this week by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The report surveys the standards set by each of the 50 states to provide counsel in criminal cases to those who cannot afford to pay…
U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance Lectures on LGBTQ+ Civil Rights
U. S. Attorney Joyce Vance lectured today about the U.S. Justice Department’s role in protecting LGBTQ+ civil rights. Vance acknowledged that the conversation about civil rights and civil rights protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans can be combative at times, but she told students and faculty that the question cuts to the…
A Photographic Tribute to Dean Leigh Harrison
By Pat Graves The recent induction of Martin Leigh Harrison into the Alabama Lawyers’ Hall of Fame jogged my memory. Somewhere in my law school memorabilia were classroom photographs of him. Forty four years ago during my senior year in law school, I sensed an opportunity to capture and preserve a moment of the history…
Law School Selects Susan Bevill Livingston as 2016 Profile in Service
During her career as an attorney, Susan Bevill Livingston made a positive impact on countless law students and young lawyers in Alabama through her commitment to mentorship. A partner with Balch & Bingham in Birmingham, Ms. Livingston chaired the firm’s Diversity Committee. In this role, she started the Boot Camp for Success program, which helps…
Law School, Peggy Browning Fund Host Regional Workshop on Practicing Labor Law
The Law School and the Peggy Browning Fund hosted a regional workshop to introduce law students to the benefits of practicing labor law and PBF’s Summer Fellowship Program. The event was attended by law students and Law School staff. The panelists discussed the work that they do as labor lawyers, the professional paths that led…
Law School Selects Judge Bill Bostick as 2016 Profile in Service
Bill Bostick, a Circuit Court Judge for the 18th Judicial Circuit of Alabama (Shelby County), has spent his entire professional life in public service. After earning an undergraduate degree from Birmingham Southern College and a J.D. from The University of Alabama School of Law in 1992, Judge Bostick spent the next 18 years as a…
Latasha L. McCrary: Serving the State
As a Staff Attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, Latasha L. McCrary (’08) works on behalf of more than 24,000 individuals incarcerated in Alabama’s prisons. The SPLC, a civil rights organization based in Montgomery, filed a federal lawsuit against the Alabama Department of Corrections in 2014, claiming the department doesn’t provide adequate medical and…
Law School Graduates Named Rising Stars of Law for 2016
The Birmingham Business Journal has named its Rising Stars of Law for 2016, and nearly half of those listed are graduates of the University of Alabama School of Law. The list takes a look at 30 up-and-coming attorney’s in Birmingham. Law School graduates who made the list are: Trey Abbott (’09) Greg Brockwell (’02) Prim…
Study Supports Do Not Sell Voluntary Waiting Period for Gun Sales to Reduce Suicide
A new study, led by UA School of Law Professor Fredrick Vars, suggests many patients at risk for suicide would voluntarily place their name on a Do Not Sell list, prohibiting gun shops from immediately selling them a firearm. The study, published today in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, says nearly half of the 200 people…
UA Law Alumnus Establishes Undergraduate Scholarship
Tyrell F. Jordan (’04) has created a $25,000 endowed undergraduate scholarship to support students from underrepresented urban communities. Jordan, a product of the Birmingham City Schools, earned an undergraduate degree in accounting from UA in 2001. The scholarship was announced Sept. 26 during “Coming Back, Giving Back,” a dinner gathering hosted by the Division of…