News & Announcements
The Report of the Secretaries of State: Bipartisan Advice to the Next Administration
In March, more than 2,000 people gathered in Athens to hear former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher, Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell discuss current U.S. foreign policy with the goal of providing bipartisan advice to the next presidential administration. (full story)

A one-hour video featuring highlights of this roundtable will soon be available for viewing at www.law.uga.edu or on your local public broadcasting station (please check your local listings for details).

School of Law advocacy program wins three national championships
Georgia Law's advocacy program had an outstanding season, completing the 2007-08 academic year with three national titles and four regional/state trophies in addition to numerous individual and team honors. This year's national championships were won at the Emory National Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition, the Vanderbilt National First Amendment Competition and the William W. Daniel National Invitational Mock Trial Competition. (full story)

U.S. Rep. John Barrow to speak at graduation
U.S. Congressman John Barrow will deliver the keynote address at Georgia Law's commencement on Saturday, May 17. A Georgia native, Barrow is currently serving his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives representing the 12th District of Georgia. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on the quadrangle in front of the law school on UGA's North Campus. (full story)

Three new professors will bolster offerings in international law, constitutional law, election law and civil procedure
Georgia Law is pleased to introduce its newest faculty members who will begin teaching in Athens this fall – Lori A. Ringhand, Peter Bowman "Bo" Rutledge and Hillel Y. Levin. From the University of Kentucky, Ringhand, whose recent research focuses on the voting patterns and practices of U.S. Supreme Court justices, will serve as an associate professor. Specializing in international law, Rutledge, who served as a former clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, comes to Georgia as an associate professor from the Catholic University of America. With a background in complex litigation, Levin, who has served as a Fellow and instructor at Stanford, will join the Georgia Law faculty as an assistant professor. (for more on Rutledge, Ringhand or Levin)

Faculty on the Record
The U.S. Supreme Court made a remarkable five references to Professor Walter Hellerstein’s scholarly work in its recent opinion in Meadwestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Department of Revenue in holding that a nonunitary division could not serve an “operational function” in a taxpayer’s unitary business. Three of the references were to his treatise, State Taxation (3d ed., 2001-2005) and two references were to his article State Taxation of Corporate Income from Intangibles: Allied-Signal and Beyond, 48 Tax L. Rev. 739 (1993).

During oral arguments for Indiana v. Edwards, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer commented on research conducted by Professor Erica J. Hashimoto on felony defendants who chose to represent themselves. Her study, the first of its kind, answered a call for more data on the subject of pro se defendants made by Breyer eight years ago. This story was covered by both USA TODAY and the Fulton County Daily Report. 

Peter Bowman "Bo" Rutledge, who will join the Georgia Law faculty this fall, recently served the U.S. Supreme Court in a rare and unusual role – accepting an appointment from the justices to defend a judgment that the government no longer wanted to defend. In our nation's highest court, he argued in support of the 11th Circuit's decision in Irizarry v. United States that there is no requirement for a judge to notify both sides before rendering a sentence that deviates from federal sentencing guidelines. His role was highlighted in the Fulton County Daily Report.

Professor Lonnie T. Brown delivered a talk titled "'No Comment' or 'Anything Goes' -- Trial Publicity Under the ABA Canons and Model Rules" at the ABA 2008 Ethics Centennial Symposium in Washington, D.C., in April.

More faculty activities

Around the Law School
Yale law grad to lead Admissions Office
On April 1, Paul B. Rollins joined the Georgia Law staff as director of law admissions. Rollins comes to the law school after having worked at the University of South Carolina School of Law for five years, where he most recently served as assistant dean for student services. He replaces longtime Director of Admissions Giles W. Kennedy who retired after working at the law school for more than 25 years. (for more on Rollins)

Roseboro tapped for diversity post
Gregory L. "Greg" Roseboro (J.D.'87) was recently named the law school's director of diversity programs. Roseboro joined the law school staff nearly 15 years ago and has served as associate director of admissions since 2000. While he will continue his role in admissions, Roseboro will also focus his attention on the various diversity issues facing the law school as well as legal education in general. Key areas include helping to increase the diversity of students, faculty and staff in addition to developing new initiatives to support diversity and cultural differences at the law school. (for more on Roseboro)

Congratulations to all Awards Day recipients
Awards Day provides the opportunity for the Georgia Law community to pause and recognize the achievements of students and faculty. For a list of this year's recipients, please click here.