Q&A: UGA Law School Dean Peter 'Bo' Rutledge on His Transition Back to Private Practice

"The prospect of practicing with students whom I've taught, at a firm where I felt a real cultural fit, was too good to pass up," he said.

August 12, 2024 at 05:12 PM

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Legal Education

By Thomas Spigolon

What You Need to Know

The University of Georgia law school's dean recently joined Morris, Manning & Martin in Atlanta as a senior counsel.
Peter 'Bo' Rutledge is working part-time with the firm before ending his job as dean at the end of this year.
He spoke about why he chose a return to private practice with Morris Manning rather than staying in academia.

University of Georgia School of Law dean Peter "Bo" Rutledge recently joined Morris, Manning & Martin in Atlanta as a senior counsel in its litigation practice, working part-time with the firm as he winds down his decadelong leadership of the school at the end of the upcoming academic year.

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