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Year 2019


Alumnus and Law Student to Hunt for House on HGTV

Luke Kiszla, ’18, and Jayme Smith, 3L, will be featured on an episode of HGTV’s “House Hunters” later this year. Kiszla, who is engaged to Smith, sent in an application to be on the HGTV show just for fun. That application quickly became an on-camera house hunt in Montgomery, where Kiszla and Smith plan to…


Professor Vance Discusses the Logistics of Conducting ICE Raids

Professor Joyce White Vance discusses on NPR how she approached conducting an ICE raid similar to the ones that happened in Mississippi. For more, read “Former Federal Prosecutor Discusses The Logistics of Conducting ICE Raids.”


Women Make Up Majority of First-Year Law Students for First Time

For the first time, women make up a majority of law students in the entering class at The University of Alabama School of Law. Of the 137 first-year law students who enrolled this week, 53% are women. Enrollment at UA’s School of Law mirrors a national trend, as women have outnumbered men in law school…


Alabama Law Alumni Receive Alabama State Bar Awards

Several Alabama Law alumni received awards at the 2019 Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting at the Grand Hotel Golf Resort and Spa in Point Clear. Walker Percy Badham, III (‘82) and J. Douglas McElvy (‘71) received the J. Anthony “Tony” McLain Professionalism Award. This award is given to recognize members for distinguished service in the…


Law School Alumni among New Alabama Law Foundation Officers and Board Members

The Alabama Law Foundation recently announced several Alabama Law alumni as new officers and board members. The Alabama Law Foundation is a charitable, tax-exempt organization affiliated with the Alabama State Bar. Its mission is helping people in need through improving access to justice by providing opportunities, funding, resources, education, and awareness. Since it’s establishment in…


Professor Vance Writes an Op-Ed about the Rules that Govern Mueller’s Testimony

Professor Joyce White Vance writes an op-ed for The Washington Post about Robert S. Mueller, former special counsel, following rules that govern his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. For more, read “Mueller’s a Stickler for Rules. The Ones Meant to Curb his Testimony Don’t Apply.”  


Sharon Bala Wins Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction

The University of Alabama School of Law and the ABA Journal announced that Sharon Bala, author of “The Boat People,” will receive the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction at a ceremony at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Bala is the ninth winner of the Prize. The award, authorized by Lee, is given…