--- title: News date: '2010-06-21T16:30:56-05:00' type: page word_count: 1549 char_count: 17259 tokens: 2014 --- # News [![No Image](/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2007012_MW_0025_law_school_exteriors-copy-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/mccurley-and-silver-inducted-into-the-alabama-lawyer-hall-of-honor/) [McCurley and Silver Inducted into the Alabama Lawyer Hall of Honor ](https://law.ua.edu/news/mccurley-and-silver-inducted-into-the-alabama-lawyer-hall-of-honor/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ August 24, 2026 In July, the Law School hosted receptions in Mobile and Point Clear to honor Robert… [![Ruth Weeks and Dean Brewbaker](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ruth-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-celebrates-its-staff/) [Alabama Law Celebrates Its Staff](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-celebrates-its-staff/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 9, 2026 The people who keep The University of Alabama School of Law running took center stage… [![Grant Christensen](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Grant-Christensen_1_cropped-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-grant-christensen-publishes-on-tribal-sovereignty-and-state-tax-in-the-yale-law-journal-forum/) [Professor Grant Christensen Publishes on Tribal Sovereignty and State Tax in the Yale Law Journal Forum](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-grant-christensen-publishes-on-tribal-sovereignty-and-state-tax-in-the-yale-law-journal-forum/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 23, 2026 The University of Alabama School of Law’s Professor Grant Christensen, a nationally recognized expert in… [![The six 2025 Finch Fellows at the Alabama Supreme Court.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_2873-c-edited-150x150.jpeg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/finch-fellowship-initiative-prepares-future-lawyers-to-serve-rural-alabama/) [Finch Fellowship Initiative Prepares Future Lawyers to Serve Rural Alabama](https://law.ua.edu/news/finch-fellowship-initiative-prepares-future-lawyers-to-serve-rural-alabama/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 21, 2026 This summer, six University of Alabama School of Law students spent their days in rural… [![Scott Donaldson](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Scott-Donaldson-photo-UA_cropped-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/former-appellate-judge-scott-donaldson-joins-alabama-law-to-lead-graduate-law-and-cle-programs/) [Former Appellate Judge Scott Donaldson Joins Alabama Law to Lead Graduate Law and CLE Programs](https://law.ua.edu/news/former-appellate-judge-scott-donaldson-joins-alabama-law-to-lead-graduate-law-and-cle-programs/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 14, 2026 The University of Alabama School of Law welcomes Scott Donaldson as Executive Director for Graduate… [![Alabama Law alumni pose at reception in Birmingham](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/84-8X5A7829-copy-1-150x150.jpeg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/hinton-davis-liles-honored-by-alabama-law-alumni-society/) [Hinton, Davis & Liles Honored by Alabama Law Alumni Society](https://law.ua.edu/news/hinton-davis-liles-honored-by-alabama-law-alumni-society/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 12, 2026 In May, the Law School hosted a reception in Birmingham, to honor Paula W. Hinton… [![Headshot of Professor Ben McMichael](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/McMichael-Ben-edited-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/mcmichael-healthcare-research-wall-street-journal/) [Professor Ben McMichael’s Healthcare Research Cited in The Wall Street Journal](https://law.ua.edu/news/mcmichael-healthcare-research-wall-street-journal/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ May 19, 2026 Ben McMichael, Jere L. Beasley Professor of Law Professor Ben McMichael’s research on the impact… [![Cover of "Through the Fire: How People with Mental Illness are Empowering Each Other" by Professor Fredrick E. Vars](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ThroughTheFire_Mech_1-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-fred-vars-publishes-new-book-on-peer-led-mental-health-treatment/) [Professor Fred Vars Publishes New Book on Peer-Led Mental Health Treatment](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-fred-vars-publishes-new-book-on-peer-led-mental-health-treatment/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 12, 2026 Professor Fred Vars, a leading expert on mental health law, has published his latest book,… [![Grant Christensen headshot](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Grant-Christensen_1-e1755872786549-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-grant-christensen-publishes-on-federal-indian-law-in-university-of-chicago-law-review/) [Professor Grant Christensen Publishes on Federal Indian Law in University of Chicago Law Review](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-grant-christensen-publishes-on-federal-indian-law-in-university-of-chicago-law-review/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 8, 2026 Professor Grant Christensen, a nationally recognized expert in federal Indian Law, has published his newest… [![](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/013-Lynn-Cummings-Photography-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-celebrates-the-class-of-2026/) [Alabama Law Celebrates the Class of 2026](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-celebrates-the-class-of-2026/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 7, 2026 UA President Peter Mohler and Dean Bill Brewbaker lead the graduate procession during the commencement… [![Portrait of J. Mason Davis Jr.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mason-davis-150x150.avif)](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-remembers-j-mason-davis-jr/) [Alabama Law Remembers J. Mason Davis Jr.](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-remembers-j-mason-davis-jr/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 22, 2026 J. Mason Davis Jr. J. Mason Davis Jr., civil rights leader and the first Black… [![Justice Sonia Sotomayor sits in a chair with Dean Bill Brewbaker, also in a chair. They are not looking at the camera and Dean Brewbaker appears mid-sentence.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/140_Albritton-Lecture_2026-2-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/justice-sonia-sotomayor-albritton-lecture-2026/) [Justice Sonia Sotomayor Meets with Alabama Law Students as Part of Albritton Lecture](https://law.ua.edu/news/justice-sonia-sotomayor-albritton-lecture-2026/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 15, 2026 Justice Sotomayor and Dean Bill Brewbaker engage with Alabama Law students and faculty during the… [![Two men in law school graduation regalia smile while holding their diploma covers.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1030-Lynn-Cummings-Photography-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-ranks-7-nationally-in-federal-judicial-clerkships/) [Alabama Law Ranks #7 Nationally in Federal Judicial Clerkship Placements](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-ranks-7-nationally-in-federal-judicial-clerkships/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ April 7, 2026 In annual law school rankings released today, US News and World Report ranked Alabama Law #7 among… [![A man shakes hands with a woman while standing next to a commemorative portrait of the woman.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sue-Thompson-Portrait-11-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-unveils-portrait-of-first-black-woman-graduate/) [Alabama Law Unveils Portrait of First Black Woman Graduate](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-unveils-portrait-of-first-black-woman-graduate/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 27, 2026 Dean Bill Brewbaker shakes hands with Sue Thompson (‘74) at her portrait unveiling in the… [![](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Travis-Ramey-small-edited-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-travis-rameys-article-on-interlocutory-appeals-in-collective-actions-published-in-tulane-law-review/) [Professor Travis Ramey’s Article on Interlocutory Appeals in Collective Actions Published in Tulane Law Review](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-travis-rameys-article-on-interlocutory-appeals-in-collective-actions-published-in-tulane-law-review/) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 12, 2026 Professor Travis Ramsey’s article, Interlocutory Appeals in Complex Litigation: A Rule 23(f), was published in… [![A group of six people](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Jessup-Photo-150x150.jpeg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-moot-court-teams-advance-to-national-and-international-rounds/) [Alabama Law Moot Court Teams Advance to National and International Rounds](https://law.ua.edu/news/alabama-law-moot-court-teams-advance-to-national-and-international-rounds/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 11, 2026 Every year, Alabama Law students, along with their faculty coaches and other supporters, prepare for… [![A young woman wearing a pink tweed jacket poses with a man dressed in a suit and tie. They are holding a glass award and smiling at the camera.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RYA-Reception-3-copy-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/caroline-stephens-milner-2026-alabama-rising-young-attorney/) [Caroline Stephens Milner (‘18) Named 2026 Alabama Rising Young Attorney](https://law.ua.edu/news/caroline-stephens-milner-2026-alabama-rising-young-attorney/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 9, 2026 Caroline Stephens Milner and Dean Bill Brewbaker Last week, the Law School hosted a reception… [![Professor Martha Minow speaks from behind a podium](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Johnson-Lecture-8-edited-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/martha-minow-judge-johnson-lecture-2026/) [Alabama Law Hosts Martha Minow for Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. Memorial Lecture in Constitutional Rights and Liberties](https://law.ua.edu/news/martha-minow-judge-johnson-lecture-2026/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 6, 2026 Professor Ron Krotoszynski, Dean Emerita Martha Minow, Professor Shalini Ray, and Dean Bill Brewbaker On… [![Jonathan Skrmetti speaks from behind a podium.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Luther-Strange-79-2-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/skrmetti-inaugural-strange-lecture/) [Alabama Law Hosts Jonathan Skrmetti for Inaugural Attorney General Luther Strange Public Service Lecture](https://law.ua.edu/news/skrmetti-inaugural-strange-lecture/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 23, 2026 Jonathan Skrmetti, Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter, delivers the inaugural Attorney General Luther Strange Public… [![Three people sit at a table covered with a black tablecloth and name plates in front of them.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Symposium-13-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/acrcl-hosts-spring-symposium/) [Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review Hosts Spring Symposium](https://law.ua.edu/news/acrcl-hosts-spring-symposium/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 18, 2026 Kenneth Marcus, Catherine Lhamon, and Alabama Law Professor JD Hsin discuss the implications of the… [![Five people standing in a line in formal dress. They are in front of a backdrop with the SRBLSA logo printed on it. The two people in the middle are holding an award.](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4427-150x150.jpeg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/bryan-k-fair-chapter-of-the-black-law-students-association-recognized-at-regional-conference/) [Bryan K. Fair Chapter of the Black Law Students Association Recognized at Regional Conference](https://law.ua.edu/news/bryan-k-fair-chapter-of-the-black-law-students-association-recognized-at-regional-conference/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 4, 2026 2L Malea Benjamin, Professor Anil Mujumdar, 3L Remie Taylor, 3L Jordan Davis, and 3L Monroe… [![](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/171A0206-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/supreme-court-of-alabama-special-session-2026/) [Supreme Court of Alabama Holds Special Session at The University of Alabama](https://law.ua.edu/news/supreme-court-of-alabama-special-session-2026/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- February 3, 2026 Justice Chris McCool (‘93), Justice Brady E. Mendheim Jr., Justice Tommy Bryan, Justice Greg Shaw,… [![Professor Ronald Krotoszynski, The University of Alabama School of Law](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ron-Krotoszynski-Headshots-2023-08-small-edited-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/krotoszynski-receives-international-science-award/) [Professor Ron Krotoszynski Receives International Science Award](https://law.ua.edu/news/krotoszynski-receives-international-science-award/) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 23, 2026 Professor Ron KrotoszynskiJohn S. Stone Chairholder of Law & Director of the Program in Constitutional… [![Portrait of Professor Russell Gold](https://law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Gold-Russell-edited-150x150.jpg)](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-russell-gold-publishes-article-on-the-nature-of-crime/) [Professor Russell Gold Publishes Article on the Nature of Crime](https://law.ua.edu/news/professor-russell-gold-publishes-article-on-the-nature-of-crime/) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 21, 2026 Professor Russell GoldFrank M. Bainbridge-Walter L. 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