This semester, Alabama Law welcomed seven new faculty members to its community. Read more about each of them here.
Patty L. Nelson, the Continuing Legal Education Coordinator for the Law School, has received the Vergil Parks McKinley, Sr. Employee Award from The University of Alabama. She was nominated by Daniel Powell, Director of Continuing Legal Education and Associate Dean for Graduate Law Programs; Charles W. Gamble, Dean Emeritus and Henry Upson Sims Professor Emeritus of Law; and Bryan K. Fair, Thomas E. Skinner Professor of Law.
Nelson has served the Law School for over 33 years in various roles as a faculty assistant for legal publications, for all of the graduate degree programs, and in continuing legal education. Click here to read more about Nelson and her award.
September 23–28 is Beat Week, a one-week giving challenge that pits UA against UGA, and we’re calling on all UA alumni, students, parents, faculty/staff, and fans: to make a gift, help UA students, and beat the Dawgs. Every gift—any size, any designation—helps set UA students on a path to success and pushes us closer to victory!
Click here to make your donation and support the Alabama Law Alumni Society.
Come tailgate on the Quad with Dean Brewbaker and the Alabama Law community on October 12 before the Alabama v. South Carolina game! The tailgate will start at 9:30 a.m. on the Quad and go until kickoff at 11:00 a.m. Click here to RSVP.
Can’t join us for the South Carolina tailgate? We will also be hosting a tailgate for the Iron Bowl against Auburn.
Let’s bring the tailgate home! Join us on the Law School front lawn before the homecoming game against Missouri! Click here to RSVP.
Recognition of gifts of $5,000+ over the past month
R. Lea Bone (’98) contributed $100,000 to establish the Cricket Davis Memorial Endowed Law Scholarship in memory of her daughter, Virginia “Cricket” Davis.
James W. Gewin (’66) contributed $5,000 to the Judge Walter P. Gewin (’35) Memorial Endowed Scholarship.
Matthew Alan Hinshaw (’12) contributed $5,000 to the Alabama Law Alumni Society.
William B. “Barry” Hurley contributed $25,000 in honor of his brother, Edward F. Hurley (’83).
The Albert G. Rives (1924) Charitable Trust contributed $5,916.66 to the Albert G. and Hester Rives Fund.
An anonymous donor contributed $25,000 to the Maurice Rogers (’49) Endowed Scholarship.
The following alumni and friends (not mentioned above) either made or renewed an annual giving contribution to the Alabama Law Alumni Society this month. Visit give.ua.edu to make or renew your contribution.
Hon. Cynthia Lee Almond (’90)
Eric James Artrip (’98)
John M. Baker (’67)
J. Alan Bannister (’88)
James M. Barnes Jr. (’77)
Preston B. Barnett Sr. (’73)
Robert R. Baugh (’82)
Hampton Baxley (’01)
D. Marcel Black (’75)
Thomas H. Boggs Jr. (’69)
David A. Boyett III (’84)
Dr. David G. Bronner (’72)
Eleanor I. Brooks (’76)
William H. Broome (’77)
Richard E. Broughton (’81)
Hon. Howard F. Bryan IV (’72)
Maura M. Bulman (’05)
Hon. Liles C. Burke (’94)
Hon. John F. Butler (’73)
Hon. Jack Caddell (’70)
Karen H. Carr (’87)
Tonja B. Carter (’06)
James W. Chamberlin (’72)
Allan J. Chappelle (’75)
William R. Christopher (’82)
John W. Clark IV (’05)
Stephen E. Clements (’82)
Patrick B. Collins (’89)
William R. Corbett (’89)
Kate G. Courtney (’92)
Keith Covington (’87)
Allison Crawford (’94)
Kevin Brian Cronin (’12)
Ronald Lee Davis (’76)
Morris S. Dees Jr. (’60)
Dr. Sandra B. Dockery (’84)
Richard T. Dorman (’71)
Matthew T. Dukes (’05)
Allyson L. Edwards (’92)
Lucas Blake Gambino (’99)
William J. Gamble (’67)
John W. Gant Jr. (’80)
Broox G. Garrett Jr. (’73)
Edgar C. Gentle III (’81)
Wesley B. Gilchrist (’05)
T. Michael Goodrich (’71)
T. Michael Goodrich II (’97)
Vincent J. Graffeo (’03)
John M. Graham (’92)
Glenn S. Gray (’20)
James C. Gray III (’83)
John C. Gullahorn (’86)
Ruth Ann Hall (’92)
Sidney J. Hardy (’80)
Ben H. Harris Jr. (’62)
Brian Lewis Henry (’84)
T. Bowen Hill (’53)
William I. Hill III (’62)
Ralph E. Holt (’89)
W. Mike House (’71)
Patrick P. Hughes (’78)
Rosaland T. Hurley (’77)
John Hollis Jackson Jr. (’66)
Thomas E. James (’97)
Beth Godfrey Jaynes (’91)
Hon. Hardie B. Kimbrough Sr. (’68)
Goodman G. Ledyard (’81)
Hon. Justice Champ Lyons Jr. (’65)
Ronald M. MacFarland (’69)
Debjani G. Maken (’94)
Douglas C. Martinson III (’23)
Robert C. Matthews (’07)
Walter Franklin McArdle (’86)
Matthew C. McDonald (’85)
Erika N. McKay (’15)
Jimmy Gene McLaughlin (’94)
Michael S. McNair Sr. (’78)
Hon. J. Lee McPhearson (’78)
James H. Miller III (’77)
Col. Richard D. Mink (’88)
Thomas D. Moore (’93)
Yancey A. Moore III (’86)
Hon. Claud D. Neilson (’66)
Hon. Charles W. Owen (’72)
James Hiram Patrenos Jr. (’84)
Virginia C. Patterson (’86)
Dr. Richard J. Pearson Jr. (’04)
H. Lawrence Perry (’91)
Thomas K. Pobgee (’86)
James M. Pool (’89)
Jerry W. Powell (’75)
Edward S. Reisinger (’07)
Samuel C. Rosten (’12)
Stephen A. Rowe (’78)
Hon. William A. Ryan (’82)
Rance M. Sanders (’83)
Albert J. Schibani (’74)
Hon. Jeff B. Sessions III (’73)
Robert H. Shaw Jr. (’84)
Richard A. Silfen (’87)
Larry U. Sims (’65)
Thomas H. Siniard (’80)
Jade E. Sipes (’12)
Allison O. Skinner (’94)
T. Dwight Sloan (’76)
Michael A. Smith (’87)
Hon. Thomas M. Smith (’74)
Kelsie Mattox Speight (’17)
Hon. William H. Steele (’81)
Joseph G. Stewart (’66)
Hon. C. Michael Stilson (’74)
William R. Stokes Jr. (’80)
Hon. Jacquelyn L. Stuart (’80)
Eugene P. Stutts (’67)
Braxton Scott Thrash (’10)
Robert Scott Traweek (’95)
Marshal B. Trigg (’23)
E. Tatum Turner (’88)
T. Boice Turner Jr. (’87)
Kenneth C. Weil (’80)
Karen C. Welborn (’85)
Jeff A. Wells (’06)
Jennifer Butler Wells (’06)
James H. White Jr. (’80)
James B. Wiley (’80)
William R. Willard (’70)
Lowell A. Womack (’66)
Myla Calhoun (‘85) was elected to the University of Alabama’s Board of Trustees for the sixth congressional district.
Carla C. Crowder (‘09) was named to the Leadership Birmingham Class of 2024-2025.
Kenneth L. Funderburk (‘65) was acknowledged in the Pinnacle Professional Member Inner Circle of Excellence for his contributions in litigation.
Dr. Robert J. Landry III (‘94) was appointed as editor-in-chief of the American Business Law Journal.
Hon. Jack Livingston (‘50) was recognized by the Alabama State Bar for 75 years of service (and his 98th birthday).
Emily Moore (‘14) was recognized as State Star for the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network.
John M. Peek (‘90) was accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Brad Sklar (‘87) was named to Birmingham Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in Commercial Real Estate” list for the fifth consecutive year.
Cati Diamond Stone (‘99) was named president and CEO of CHRIS 180, a nonprofit focused on providing trauma-informed mental health services, in Atlanta.
Dr. Kimberly Vines (‘14) joined Stites & Harbison as partner in Alexandria, Virginia.
Hugh Warren (‘20) joined Jones Walker as special counsel in Jackson, Mississippi.
Libby Wheeler (‘24) joined Bressler, Amery & Ross as an associate in Birmingham.
Carneil Wilson (‘22) was selected by the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation as the Loretta Collins Argett Fellow.
The following alumni were selected to participate in the Birmingham Bar Association’s Future Leader Forum:
Laura Bell (‘18)
Ames Filippini (‘20)
Maya Hoyt (‘20)
M. Wesley Smithart (‘20)
Kayla Washington (‘18)
The following alumni were selected to the 22nd Momentum executive leadership class in Birmingham:
Kelly B. Lewis (‘01)
Emily M. Ruzic (‘14)
Professor Montré Carodine was quoted in a New Republic article about the diversity of President Biden’s Cabinet.
Professor Heather Elliott was appointed the John J. Sparkman Chair of Law.
Professor Mirit Eyal-Cohen was appointed the Joseph D. Peeler Professor of Law. She also presented her paper, Taxation of AI Entrepreneurs, in July at the 8th Annual International Roundtable in Israel and in September at the Law & Entrepreneurship Association Meeting at UC San Francisco.
Professor Bryan Fair was appointed a Distinguished Teaching Professor by the University of Alabama.
Professor Russell Gold’s article, The Price of Criminal Law, was published in the Arizona State Law Journal.
Professor Luke Herrine was quoted in a MarketWatch article about Kamala Harris’ judgment against Corinthians College when she was Attorney General of California. He also discussed student loan forgiveness with CNBC, Business Insider, and MarketWatch.
Professor Susan Pace Hamill was quoted by the New York Times and an AL.com regarding IVF treatment in Alabama.
Professors Benjamin McMichael and Clare Ryan’s article, The Future of Frozen Embryos, was selected for publication in the SMU Law Review.
Professor Amber Polk presented her work-in-progress, Backsliding, at the Sixth Annual EnviroSchmooze hosted by Texas A&M Law School and at the 15th Annual Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship hosted by Vermont Law School.
Professor Shalini Bhargava Ray recently discussed her research on individualized guidance for the Administrative Conference in the United States with ACUS Chairman Andy Fois and Attorney Advisor Ben Birkhill on Between the Lines with ACUS, a radio show broadcast on the Federal News Network.
Professor Clare Ryan’s forthcoming article in the Cornell Law Review, The Public/Private Home, was featured as a recommended read on the Legal Theory Blog by Lawrence Solum. On September 13, she presented The Future of Frozen Embryos to the New York Area Family Law workshop. She also presented her forthcoming article, The Public/Private Home, to the Northeastern Law School faculty colloquium on September 18. On September 20, Ryan participated in the Society of American Law Teachers pedagogy conference hosted by Boston University School of Law.
Professor Daiquiri Steele was awarded the Michael J. Zimmer Award by the Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law. The award is given to “a rising scholar who values workplace justice and community and who has made significant contributions to the field of labor and employment law and scholarship.”
Professor Joyce Vance and former U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, interviewed the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, at the Texas Tribune Festival about his new book, On Heroism. She also did a live show for her podcast, #SistersInLaw, at the 92nd Street Y in New York City with Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade, and Kimberly Atkins Stohr, her co-hosts for the podcast. Read her recent piece for the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University on what’s ahead for federal prosecutor Jack Smith here.
Professor Fredrick Vars was appointed the Robert W. Hodgkins Chair of Law.
