Chapman named associate dean for faculty development

Nathan S. Chapman, holder of the A. Gus Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Law, has been promoted to associate dean for faculty development. In this role, he works to expand the scholarly influence of the law school and its faculty.

Teaching and writing in the areas of constitutional law, and law and religion, he is the co-author of Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Protects Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience (Oxford University Press). He is currently working on a variety of projects related to the history, theory and doctrine of religious liberty. His scholarship on constitutional law has been cited in numerous U.S. Supreme Court opinions.

In addition to service on the Georgia Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism for nearly 10 years, Chapman is a McDonald Distinguished Senior Fellow in Law and Religion (Emory Center for the Study of Law and Religion) and a Nootbaar Fellow in Law and Religion (Pepperdine School of Law).

Chapman, who joined the School of Law faculty in 2013, has been recognized by law students on multiple occasions with the Ellington Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Brown Professionalism Award, as well as selection as graduation faculty marshal.

Tracy appointed associate dean for clinical programs

Willow Tracy has been appointed the law school’s associate dean for clinical programs and experiential learning, and has been promoted to the rank of full clinical professor. As associate dean, she will oversee the work of the school’s 11 in-house clinics and seven externship programs.

Tracy joined the UGA Law faculty in 2012 to establish the school’s Business Law Clinic, which provides free legal services to small businesses, nonprofits, start-ups and entrepreneurs. The clinic helps business owners with a range of services such as forming and structuring entities like LLCs and corporations, drafting and reviewing contracts, writing bylaws and protecting intellectual property.

In addition to directing the Business Law Clinic, Tracy teaches Contract Drafting for Startups and New Ventures, Lifecycle of the Corporation, Law and the Ethics of Lawyering, and an undergraduate Business Law Practicum.

Previously, she worked for the National Health Law Program as a consultant and policy analyst, taught in the Legal Studies Department at the University of California, Berkeley, and practiced as an attorney for small- and medium-sized businesses.

Tracy earned her B.A., J.D. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.