The Informant
April 28, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENTS
3L Taylor Williams wins award for bankruptcy coursework
Third-year law student Taylor Williams (left) has been awarded the 2009 American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence in recognition of his outstanding performance in his bankruptcy coursework. He is shown here with Dean Doug Blaze making the award, which is sponsored by the American Bankruptcy Institute, the largest and most active group representing and serving professionals in the United States insolvency community.
Prof. Stein's class visits UT construction site
Prof. Greg Stein’s Land Acquisition and Development Seminar students had the opportunity to visit the UT Electrical Engineering Building construction site April 24. UT’s Director of Facilities Planning, George Criss, led a group of expert speakers that also included Mark Brodd (Vice-President of Blaine Construction Corporation) and Glenn Lindsay and Rick Lindsay (Lindsay and Maples Architects). The students were able to review the contract documents and the plans and specifications for the building in the classroom before visiting the construction site on 11th Street. The 29-month project is scheduled for completion in 2011, at a cost of approximately $37 million.
Mediation team finishes fifth nationally
The ABA Representation in Mediation team of 3Ls Daniel Ellis and Hannah Tippett finished fifth nationally after competing in the finals April 15-16 in New York City. The team was coached by Prof. Becky Jacobs. Earlier, the duo had won the regional competition in New Orleans.
College and Clinic nationally ranked
The College of Law's clinical training program has been ranked No. 15 nationally and the College overall is ranked 59th in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings. The College ranks 29th among public universities. University release. U.S. News pages.
Transactions Special report forthcoming
Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of its Special Report issue titled “Teaching Drafting and Transactional Skills: The Basics and Beyond,” a summary of the Emory University Law School conference of the same name held May 30 to 31, in 2008. The journal’s faculty advisor is Prof. George Kuney, who was a member of the conference’s steering committee and a speaker on two of the conference’s panels. Kuney, UT’s Director of the Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law, accompanied by Adjunct Professors Mark Jendrek, Brian Krumm, and Douglas Gordon, attended the conference, where Professor Tina Stark, Director of Emory’s Center for Transactional Law and Practice offered Transactions the opportunity to publish the proceedings. The editors and staff of transactions have worked with Prof. Kuney over the last year to produce this Special Report.
If you would like to order a copy of this special edition, please send a check or money order for $20 payable to The Tennessee Journal of Business Law, 1505 W. Cumberland Ave., Suite 202, Knoxville, TN 37996. (Annual subscriptions to Transactions—which include two issues plus any special reports—are available for $20 per year.) Click here for a link to Emory’s webpage featuring the handouts and videos of the conference.
FACULTY
From Greg Stein, Associate Dean for Faculty Development:
Congratulations to Prof. Joan Heminway, who has just accepted an invitation to become a Fellow at the UT Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER). The CBER, a department within the College of Business Administration at UT, conducts research on national and state economic trends for UT Knoxville, state agencies, and public and private organizations. Prof. Don Leatherman has also served as a CBER Fellow.
STUDENTS
New law school scholarship seeks female applicants
The American Association for Justice is seeking applicants for a newly created law school scholarship named The Mike Eidson Scholarship Fund. The Fund was established by the AAJ Women for Justice Education Fund in 2008, through the Women's Caucus, in honor of AAJ Past President Mike Eidson, whose vision and generosity inspired it. The Scholarship will be awarded annually to a rising 3L (or rising 4L in a night program) female student who has demonstrated a commitment to a career as a trial lawyer, along with dedication to upholding and defending the principles of the Constitution, and to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.
The deadline for applications is May 31 and the first Scholarship will be awarded at the AAJ San Francisco convention, July 25-29. The application is available online here. Please contact Angelica Womack at angelica.womack@justice.org if you have any questions.
FCBA Student writing competition
The Federal Circuit Bar Association announces the 2009 George Hutchinson Writing Competition on a topic directed to a subject within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Deadline for submissions is June 26, 2009. MORE
LEWIS CAREER CENTER
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