University of Georgia School of Law dean Peter “Bo” Rutledge has joined Morris, Manning & Martin in Atlanta and will work as a part-time senior counsel in the firm’s litigation practice before ending his leadership of the school at the end of this year.

Rutledge had said in May he will return to a faculty position in the UGA law school after he vacates the dean’s chair. He will begin a full-time position with Morris Manning in the summer of 2025, the firm said.