Faculty Accomplishments

Lynda Black Professor Black was one of four invited speakers at a LEAD1 Virtual Forum entitled: “Looking Ahead: How Will NIL Affect Student-Athlete Academic Performance?” Additionally, she served as a member of the research team (Principal Investigator, Dr. Brennan Berg, associate professor in Sport Commerce at UofM) which was selected for a Communities of Research Scholars (CoRS) Research Award by the Division of Research & Innovation. The CoRS Program is designed to cultivate interdisciplinary collaboration. Professor Black's CoRS Program project is entitled, “Name, Image and Likeness in Tennessee: A Historic Policy Change for College Athletics.” Finally, Professor Black served as a visiting professor at the University of Mississippi Law School in spring 2022, teaching Secured Transactions.

Jennifer Brobst Professor Brobst will join the law school as an assistant professor of law this fall.

Demetria Frank Professor Frank was recently appointed associate dean for Diversity & Inclusion. Sonya Garza Professor Garza will join the faculty at Memphis Law as an assistant professor of law this fall.

Ronnie Gipson Professor Gipson presented at the Lawyer-Pilot Bar Association’s winter meeting in Tampa, Fla., earlier this year.

Additionally, Professor Gipson recently had his article, “A Lasting Peace in Taiwan Requires Independence,” published in the February issue of Santa Barbara Lawyer Magazine.

Professor Gipson also wrote about the precarious situation the United States faces with Taiwan, its sovereignty and the ever-increasing threats from China as a result in Attorney at Law magazine.

Regina Hillman Professor Hillman will be an assistant professor of law this fall, after serving as a clinical assistant professor of law since 2017.

D.R. Jones Professor Jones’ article, “Under the Umbrella: Promoting Public Access to the Law,” was published as the lead article in the University of Georgia’s Journal of Intellectual Property Law (fall 2021 issue). Professor Jones presented her latest scholarship at the Intellectual Property Scholars’ Conference held virtually in fall 2021. Professor Jones was also a participant at the Privacy Law Scholars’ Conference held virtually in 2021.

Carrie Kerley Professor Kerley co-authored an article entitled, “Team-Building Lessons from Ted Lasso,” in the fall 2021 issue of All Things PLC Magazine.

Barbara Kritchevsky Professor Kritchevsky’s article, “Welcoming Lakeesha and Vincenzo to the Restaurant of Torts,” was recently published in the Nebraska Law Review. Boris Mamlyuk Professor Mamlyuk recently authored the following book chapters:

Russian Sovereignty and Sovereign Anxiety in International Law, in "Tipping Points in International Law: Commitment and Critique" (Jean d’Aspremont, John Haskell, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2021).

The Cold War in Soviet International Legal Discourse, in "International Law and the Cold War" (Matthew Craven, Sundhya Pahuja, Gerry Simpson, eds., Cambridge University Press, 2019).

Katy Ramsey Mason Professor Ramsey Mason’s most recent article, “Housing Injustice and the Summary Eviction Process: Beyond Lindsey v. Normet,” was recently published in the Oklahoma Law Review in the February 2022 issue. Additionally, she was selected as the recipient of the 2022 Community Service Award given by the AALS Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care. She was recognized at the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting in January.

Mary Morris Professor Morris joined the board of directors of the Community Legal Center, which provides civil legal services to those of limited financial means and people at risk, including those not served by other legal aid agencies. Additionally, she joined the board of directors at the Memphis Bar Foundation, which is the philanthropic arm of the Memphis Bar Association.

Professor Morris also joined the executive committee of the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court.

Steven Mulroy Professor Mulroy was elected as a member of the American Law Institute, the leading independent organization in the U.S. producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.

Professor Mulroy recently published “Baby And Bathwater: Standing In Election Cases After 2020,” in the Dickinson Law Review.

His book chapter, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, was accepted for publication in the Oxford Handbook of Election Law for 2022.

David Romantz Professor Romantz was recently elected to the faculty senate of the University of Memphis. Additionally, he was named to the advisory board of the Public Safety Institute at the University of Memphis. Nicole Tuchinda Professor Tuchinda’s article, “Ending School Brutality,” was published in the William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender & Social Justice this spring.

2021-22 FACULTY AWARDS

D.R. Jones Recipient of the Patricia and Dan Murrell Ethics and Professionalism Teaching Award

Ronnie Gipson Recipient of the Farris Bobango Faculty Scholarship Award

Danny Schaffzin Recipient of the MLK50 Faculty Service Award