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Charity Scott summons health and wellness into law school
In January, Professor Charity Scott spoke about health & wellness in legal education at a symposium entitled “The Integrated Lawyer: A Symposium on Well-Being and the Practice of Law” at the University of California Hastings College of the Law.
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In January, Professor Charity Scott spoke about health & wellness in legal education at a symposium entitled “The Integrated Lawyer: A Symposium on Well-Being and the Practice of Law” at the University of California Hastings College of the Law.
In his new book, “Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety,” Distinguished University Professor Timothy Lytton examines the history and complex workings of the country’s food safety system.
Georgia State University College of Law had the highest bar passage rate in Georgia for the February 2019 exam.
Leslie Wolf, Distinguished University Professor and director of the Center of Law, Health & Society, has been appointed the interim dean of the College of Law at Georgia State University, effective July 1.
Wendy Hensel, dean of Georgia State University’s College of Law since 2017, has been appointed interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the university, effective July 1.
Georgia State University College of Law announces exciting changes to the name and scope of its affiliated Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation (ACIAM). The center expands its mission on July 1, 2019, to include domestic arbitration and mediation services.
Georgia State Law’s health law program, ranked second in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, was well represented at the 21st annual conference on the Fundamentals of Health Care Law.
Michael Murphy’s (J.D. ’19) path to law school was anything but traditional. Murphy served in the Georgia Army National Guard before starting at Georgia State University College of Law, including a 2005 deployment to Mahmudiyah, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Georgia State University is part of a national group of leading innovative institutions that has received a $2.4 million grant from the Strada Education Network to redesign the college-to-career pathway.
In just the last year and a half, the Pro Bono Program has facilitated more than 1400 hours of student pro bono service under the supervision of practicing attorneys in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors.
The State Bar of Georgia offered a new three-day conference to address the crisis in the legal profession regarding attorneys’ increasing levels of stress, anxiety, depression, substance abuse, and suicide.
Located at the intersection of law and medicine, the HeLP Clinic is well positioned to train the next generation of lawyers and physicians to address the complicated, multi-faceted problems of today in a collaborative, dynamic way.
On January 24 and 25, the Center for Law, Health & Society at Georgia State University College of Law hosted the Journal of Legal Medicine’s inaugural symposium, “Solving America’s Drug Pricing Problem.”
Next week, Hannah Clapp (J.D. ‘20), Kishan Patel (J.D. ‘19), and Samuel Richards (J.D. ‘20) will be in White Plains, New York, to represent GSU Law at the Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition.
Lisa Radtke Bliss, clinical professor and associate dean of experiential education and clinical programs in Georgia State University’s College of Law, has been named a Fulbright Distinguished Chair, the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have announced.
The Georgia State University Alumni Association has named the honorees in its 2019 class of distinguished alumni under the age of 40.
A new semester brings fresh opportunities to achieve academic success. Georgia State is excited to welcome back all of our new and returning students for the spring 2019 semester.
Adebola Akinola-Aguda (B.S. ’15) writes programs for robotic systems that solve lots of problems for other people.
Luz Lituma (B.B.A. ’11), an avid hiker and adventure lover, founded LatinXhikers to promote a culture of diversity in the outdoors and to help protect and preserve our lands for the future.
Georgia State University College of Law will give its community-oriented programming to the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA) in a new collaboration to begin in 2019.
Professor emerita, nutrition consultant and author Chris Rosenbloom (Ph.D. ’89) tells us how folks of all ages can create healthy habits that can last a lifetime.
At a time when the national bar passage rates are at a 34-year low, Georgia State University College of Law’s state bar passage rate has increased from 2017 for first-time test takers and overall test takers.
In a new book, law professor Eric Segall examines the contentious doctrine of “originalism” — the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution that claims to follow the document’s original meaning — and how it’s evolved from judicial theory to political weapon.
Georgia State Law’s Center for Law, Health & Society has partnered with the American College of Legal Medicine on its interdisciplinary publication, the Journal of Legal Medicine.
Gabe Mobley, a four-year starter for the football team, is in his second year of law school.
In 1986, Georgia State Law appointed Marjorie Fine Knowles as dean. At the time, only a handful of law schools were helmed by women — around six percent. Wendy F. Hensel, who was named dean in November 2017, is the fourth woman in the law school’s top role (out of six total deans). While Georgia State Law has had a history of women leadership, women have only begun to close the gap nationwide.
In my first year, I have found myself floating between feeling confident in my grasp of what is going and then feeling completely overwhelmed and realizing there aren’t enough hours in the day. Sometimes it feels like my first year is just one big initiation into living life in six-minute intervals and constantly turning to legal search engines.
During his 30 years on the bench, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy angered people across the political spectrum. His decisions on gay rights, abortion, and prayer in school alienated the right, while his decisions on corporate speech, sovereign immunity and congressional power disturbed the left.
With the rapid growth in film and TV production in Georgia, there is a need for good legal representation at all levels of the business and this provides a way to build that legal talent locally, said Mo Ivory, professor and director of Georgia State Law’s Entertainment, Sports and Media Law Initiative.
Learn how to set up your entertainment business, what you should know about contract provisions, how to protect your intellectual property and more at this all-day seminar featuring experts in the legal, entertainment and sports fields.
A panel of constitutional law scholars will discuss U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s opinions, as well as his role as the court’s key swing vote at “The Swing Justice: Reflections on the Career of Justice Anthony Kennedy” at Georgia State University College of Law on Friday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
When Phi Nguyen (J.D. ’09), litigation director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice –Atlanta, chose to pursue law school, the decision didn’t feel entirely like her own, but she quickly discovered that being an attorney armed her with the skills to fight injustice.
Beatrice Yorker’s research on serial murder by health care professionals and Munchausen by Proxy has led to more safeguards to protect patients and children.
I love being handed a problem and the resources to answer it, marrying research and advocacy skills.
When I began as a student at Harvard Law School more than two decades ago, I heard stories about the days when there were only a handful of women law students in attendance. I remember being incredibly grateful that these women had the courage to demand a seat at the table for me and my female classmates, who then filled about 30 percent of the incoming class.
When changes in her profession urged her toward a new career, Dawn Jones (J.D. ’00) walked across the street from Grady Hospital, where she was a full-time nurse, to Georgia State Law, where she enrolled as a part-time student.
“I didn’t have a clue about being a lawyer or navigating law school,” said Jones. “It was painful, but I figured it out.”
The kindness of students was one thing that helped her.
When I started my career, there were not a lot of women in the public sector. Now there are more women in law school, more women in general counsel positions and slightly more women in the public sector. There are more women in the workforce, but I’d like to see more women in leadership roles.
ATLANTA—Commissioner Kara M. Stein of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will deliver the 62nd annual Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture at Georgia State University College of Law at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27. The event is invitation-only.
The eight-year-old girl put a chilling title to her written and pictorial narrative of sexual abuse by her mother’s boyfriend: “It Happens at Night.” That little girl is one reason Chris Cohilas (J.D. ’02), a partner at Watson Spence, helped create Lily Pad, a sanctuary for the sexually abused in Albany, Georgia.
While writing her dissertation in neuroscience, Susanne Hollinger (J.D. ’08), now head of patents for The Coca- Cola Company, discovered something. She was about to become the world’s expert on one specific protein.
As lawyers, our practice includes the constant process of teaching others. And if you already have a mentee (or several), you know about reverse mentoring: even experienced practitioners have much to learn. You can give back to others and reap the benefits of mentoring. Here are some ideas that you can implement today, with particular focus on mentoring women.
Georgia State University is ranked the second most innovative university in the nation and second in the country for its commitment to undergraduate teaching in the 2019 Best Colleges edition of U.S. News & World Report magazine.
Georgia State University College of Law was named among the top law schools for public interest law by preLaw magazine. The college was one of 12 to receive an A+ ranking by the magazine in its Back to School 2018 issue.
The Honorable Catherine M. Salinas, United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, delivered the second annual Public Interest Keynote address at Georgia State University College of Law. Salinas encouraged students to begin thinking about their professional identity as lawyers and to commit to serving the public interest, whether full time or by doing pro bono work as part of a different full-time career.
Litigation was not the obvious choice for Maria Batres (J.D. ’11) when she decided to pursue a law degree. An introvert, the former middle and high school social studies teacher wasn’t entirely comfortable with public speaking outside of the classroom.
Georgia State University College of Law and the Center for Law, Health & Society welcome Margaret Middleton to the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic. Middleton will serve as co-director of the HeLP clinic, following the retirement of HeLP’s founding director Sylvia Caley (MBA ’86, J.D. ’89).
Veronica Macias (J.D. ’21) sorted through books with a group of incoming first-year Georgia State Law students while volunteering at Books for Africa. During their community service project, the students reminisced about the books they read as children.
Georgia State University College of Law has a new senior director of Law Admissions, as of May 2018. Monique McCarthy is in position and has already began to set goals for the Law Admissions department.
Law and analytics students work together to build predictive models for case outcomes in Legal Analytics Lab sprint.
Like many leaders and faculty members at Georgia State Law, Associate Dean for Student Affairs Kelly Cahill Timmons puts students first. In fact, it’s part of why she has decided to step down from this role. After serving in the position for 11 years, she’s ready for a change, but there are some extraordinarily selfless reasons too.
Leslie E. Wolf, professor of law and director of the Center for Law, Health & Society, was among the five Georgia State University faculty to receive a Distinguished University Professorship. This prestigious honor recognizes faculty who have an outstanding record of scholarship, as well as a history of substantial contributions to the University and profession.
On May 5, 2018, (nearly six years after meeting in Georgia State Law Orientation), Kristin Roquemore (J.D. ’15) and Trent Duke (J.D. ’15) exchanged wedding vows at The Trolley Barn in Inman Park – and Associate Dean for Student Affairs Kelly Cahill Timmons officiated.
Dawn M. Jones (J.D.’00) was installed as treasurer of the State Bar of Georgia, Ana Maria Martinez (J.D. ’09) was appointed to its Board of Governors and J. Antonio DelCampo (J.D. ’94) was elected to the board’s executive committee.
The State Bar of Georgia recognized recently retired Georgia State Law professor Roy Sobelson’s service to legal education and the justice system during its annual meeting in June.
Joyce Gist Lewis (J.D. ’99) and Sutton Connelly (J.D. ’09) have been elected to the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors and were installed during the State Bar’s annual meeting in June. They will serve for two years.
When Lauren Sudeall Lucas, associate professor of law and faculty director of the Center for Access to Justice, wrote “Keeping Gideon’s Promise: Using Equal Protection to Address the Denial of Counsel in Misdemeanor Cases,” she wanted to engage practitioners and policy-makers with its ideas and influence their thinking about how to advance indigent defense reform.
Georgia State University Law Dean Wendy F. Hensel, along with professors Eric J. Segall, Ryan Rowberry and Julian C. Juergensmeyer, will speak at the Poland-U.S. Conference on the Rule of Law held by The Center for American Law Studies at the University of Warsaw Faculty of Law and Administration on June 26.
“Investing has the ability to change an individual’s life, to take your family from one place and one plan to another, or to help you achieve a new goal,” said Commissioner Robert Jackson of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at a town hall meeting held at Georgia State University College of Law on June 13.
Georgia State University College of Law’s Center for Access to Justice has released a report, “Mississippi’s No-Counsel Courts,” detailing the denial of counsel in state criminal courts in Mississippi in violation of the Constitution’s Sixth Amendment.
In May, the Atlanta Bar Association leadership transferred from Margaret Vath, senior lecturer in law, to Nicole Iannarone, associate clinical professor—the first time presidents representing a law school have served in immediate succession.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Atlanta Regional Office will host an Atlanta Investor Town Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Georgia State University College of Law, 85 Park Place NE.
Georgia State University College of Law is ranked No. 25, tied with Cornell University, for bar passage rates in the Internet Legal Research Group’s 2017 Raw Data Law School Rankings Report.
“It’s revolutionary,” Chief Judge Stephen Dillard of the Georgia Court of Appeals said of Georgia State Law students’ linguistic and historical research into the original meaning of various provisions of the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights using the Corpus of Founding Era American English (COFEA) database.
The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) recognized the Georgia State University College of Law chapter with a 2018 ACS Program Award, which honors ACS student chapters that conducted at least 20 “substantive and compelling events” during the school year.
Margaret “Meg” Elizabeth Butler, associate director for public services, wrote three chapters in the book Negligence: Policy, Elements, and Evidence, which will be available in the coming weeks.
Georgia State University College of Law graduates finished with an 88 percent passage rate for first-time takers on the February 2018 exam, well ahead of the state rate of 70.4 percent and that of other law schools.
“I encourage you to allow yourself the grace to seek out a place where you can do what you really want to do, and what you do best,” Attorney General of Colorado Cynthia H. Coffman (J.D. ’91) said to graduates at the 2018 Commencement and Hooding Ceremony on May 11. Georgia State Law awarded 183 juris doctor and 18 master of laws degrees during the ceremony.
The outgoing Georgia State University Law Review board celebrated its achievements that include amending its bylaws and editing process at its annual luncheon on April 19, as well as sharing the vision of the incoming board.
Attorney General of Colorado Cynthia H. Coffman (J.D. ’91) will deliver the address at Georgia State University College of Law’s Commencement and Hooding Ceremony at 10 a.m., Friday, May 11, in the Georgia State University Sports Arena, 125 Decatur St. The graduating class of 183 J.D. and 18 LL.M. students chose Thomas Michael “Mike” Hodell (J.D. ’18) as the student speaker.
As a child, Yasmin Assar (J.D. ’18) would sit down with her parents every week to watch one of their favorite TV shows, the legal drama “The Practice.” From then on, when she was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, her answer never wavered—a lawyer.
More than 300 guests joined Georgia State University College of Law faculty and staff to celebrate and recognize the exceptional service of Sylvia Caley (M.B.A. ’86, J.D. ’89), Cheryl Jester-George, Paul Milich and Roy Sobelson, who are retiring this year.
Over her 30 years at the College of Law, Cheryl Jester-George was success and leadership served as a model to others, said Steven J. Kaminshine, professor of law.
Some titles are formal; others are not. Professor Roy Sobelson has gained several since joining Georgia State Law in 1985. Official positions he has served in include professor of law, associate dean for academic affairs, and director of the LL.M. program. In addition, students have given him nicknames like Sobe-Wan Kenobi and The Law School’s Dad to describe the roles he has played in their law-school experiences and lives.
When Brandon Reed (J.D. ’18) came to Georgia State Law, he’d been working as a sales representative for a medical device manufacturer for five years. The Georgia Institute of Technology graduate loved what he did. However, he wanted to continue his education; he just wasn’t sure in what way — at first.
As part of Teach For America, Andrew “Andy” Navratil (J.D. ’18) taught fourth- and fifth-grade math and science for two years in Miami before becoming a coach to train new teachers and then an academic dean of a charter middle school. After eight years in education, Navratil decided to pursue the career that he had thought about since middle school.
Jessica Williams-Vickery (J.D.’18), editor-in-chief of the Georgia State University Law Review, is more of a carrot than a stick kind of person when leading others toward a goal.
While at Georgia State Law, Karina Deochand (B.S. ’15, J.D. ’18) took advantage of several opportunities that piqued her interest in pursuing a legal career in an area with an international scope.
As the student commencement speaker this year, Thomas Michael “Mike” Hodell, 52, wants to impart what it has meant to him personally to attend Georgia State Law and embark on what he calls “my third career.”
He won the lottery. Now he’s graduating from law school—again. Serge Luhaga (LL.M. ’18), recipient of this year’s Pro Bono Award, graduated from law school and worked as an in-house counsel in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo when the manager of his father’s cybercafé, similar to a “FedEx Office,” urged him to apply online for the United States’ diversity visa.
“Jack Hardin is the quiet man in Atlanta who has been effective, diligent and determined over so many years in dealing with the problem of homelessness, indigent defense, health care for the needy and so forth,” said Emmet J. Bondurant. “He has never sought credit or the limelight for [his service]. He has been the quiet man for which the community depends on so much of its progress.”
A Georgia State Law Moot Court team won Best Brief and advanced to the quarterfinals at the Cardozo Entertainment and Copyright Law Moot Court Competition in New York City for the second year in a row. The Cardozo competition is one of the premier intellectual property law competitions in the nation.
Attorney Edward J. “Jack” Hardin, an advocate and leader in efforts to protect and enable homeless and poverty-stricken people for decades, will be honored with the Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award on Thursday, May 3, at Georgia State University College of Law.
When I saw the college was offering mindfulness training, I was hopeful it would provide the tools I needed to manage my stress and anxiety.
Because of their defense for that Basil Elerby, two Georgia State University College of Law alumni are receiving the Gideon’s Promise Award from the Southern Center for Human Rights at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 1.
Collaboration among students and professors is not uncommon at Georgia State University College of Law, but “swing pricing” isn’t a topic that typically brings them together. However, when the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized rules authorizing the mutual fund pricing mechanism, Holly van den Toorn (J.D. ’19) and Anne Tucker, associate professor of law, decided to collaborate on an article about their mutual interest, which the Columbia Business Law Review published April 2.
Sylvia Caley (MBA ’86, J.D. ’89) is retiring at the end of this school year after 11 years as the director of the Health Law Partnership (HeLP), a medical-legal community collaboration among Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the College of Law and the co-director of the HeLP Legal Services Clinic, which she helped found.
On April 11, the Georgia Latino Law Foundation honored Georgia State University College of Law alumna Jessica J. Wood (J.D. ’94) with the Trailblazer Award.
Members of the Georgia State University College of Law Student Trial Lawyers Association (STLA) finished as finalists in the annual South Texas Mock Trial Challenge, March 22-25, which brings together nearly 30 teams from law schools across the country.
Georgia State University College of Law is known for educating well-rounded, diverse students. Gabriel Mobley (B.S. ’17, J.D. ’21) is no exception, besides his Cure Bowl championship ring of course.
Professor William A. Edmundson, Regents Professor of Law and professor of philosophy, will give the final presentation at the Inaugural Property and Political Economy Conference on Saturday, April 21, at Chapman University’s Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy, in Los Angeles.
Spencer Hsu, investigative reporter for The Washington Post and keynote speaker at the 2018 Georgia State Law Review Symposium, discussed weaknesses in forensic science and his 2012 series, Hsu was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize gold medal for public service.
Keeping a database of police and prosecutor misconduct can change the system by holding those accountable and preventing further wrongdoing, said Barry C. Scheck, co-founder and co-director of the Innocence Project at the 61st annual Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture at Georgia State University College of Law on Thursday, April 5.
Georgia State University College of Law is ranked the No. 2 best law school for those looking to minimize and repay their student loan debt, according to Student Loan Hero, an online site that helps borrowers manage student loans for the second year in a row.
Juvenile courts continue to be haunted by historical misunderstandings about the role of child welfare court, and there is a great need for advocates to effect change, said Jerry Bruce, Court Improvement Program director for the Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children, during the Law Week 2018 keynote lunch on Tuesday, April 3.
Equal Justice Works has selected John Gainey (J.D. ’17) to serve as a legal fellow for the Georgia Housing Corps (GHC), a new fellowship program sponsored by the Georgia Bar Foundation, which addresses barriers to housing stability in Georgia’s rural and urban communities.
Brad Czerwonky (J.D. ’18), Mitch Foley (J.D. ’18) and Brandon Reed (J.D. ’18) took first place in the third annual International Patent Drafting Competition, held in Detroit in February.
Shelby McKenzie (J.D. ’18) has been selected as an American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) Next Generation Leader, one of a small group of students selected from its nearly 200 chapters who have demonstrated commitment to ACS engagement and strong leadership qualities.
A cornerstone of the Center for Access to Justice’s Pro Bono Program is the Alternative Spring Break, which allows students to spend a week immersed in a substantive legal area while engaging in related pro bono service. For the second year, the spring break program received more applications than available spots.
Georgia State University selected the Center for Access to Justice’s Pro Bono Program to receive the 2018 Carl V. Patton President’s Award for Community Service and Social Justice: Outstanding University Program Award.
Jerry Bruce, Court Improvement Program director for the Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children, will be the keynote speaker for Law Week 2018, held April 2-6 at the College of Law.
Just as there are multiple causes that led to the opioid crisis, there are multiple intersections of response needed to address it, said Abbe R. Gluck, professor of law and the faculty director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School at Georgia State Law’s Order of the Coif Distinguished Lecture on March 27.
Georgia State Law is developing a program using data analytics to identify early warning signs for bar failure and to target interventions for at-risk students, which will further improve the college’s good bar passage rate.
Georgia State University College of Law’s programs in environmental law and intellectual property law were highlighted by preLaw Magazine as among the best in the country. The college’s new law building also was ranked No. 15 for law facilities.
ATLANTA-Attorney General of Colorado Cynthia H. Coffman (J.D. ’91) will speak at Georgia State University College of Law’s Commencement and Hooding Ceremony at 10 a.m., Friday, May 11 in the Georgia State University Sports Arena, 125 Decatur St.
ATLANTA—Barry C. Scheck, co-founder and co-director of the Innocence Project and professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, will deliver the 61st annual Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture at Georgia State University College of Law at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 5. The event is invitation-only.
Seven College of Law graduates will be honored with Georgia State University Alumni Association’s 40 under 40 award, which recognizes the most influential and innovative alumni who are under 40 years of age, at a reception at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 22.
The 2018 Moot Court team of Cody Batchelor (J.D. ’19), Karina Deochand (J.D. ’18), Caitlin Fox (J.D. ’18),and Casey Holloway (J.D. ’18) will represent Georgia State Law at the Wilhelm C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition in Vienna on March 23-30.
Ana María Martinez (J.D. ’09) is an attorney for Judge Dax E. López of the DeKalb State Court. She is co-founder of the Georgia Latino Law Foundation, an organization dedicated to increase diversity in the legal profession by supporting the Latino legal community pipeline, and to increase the Latino community’s access to the legal system by educating and empowering Latinos to join the legal profession.
Lisamarie N. Bristol (J.D. ’09) is an assistant solicitor-general in the Office of the DeKalb County Solicitor-General where she is a part of the Special Victims Unit.
Petrina McDaniel (B.A. ’01, J.D. ’04) is a partner at Squire Patton Boggs. She is a commercial litigator and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) whose practice uniquely blends complex litigation, regulatory compliance, and privacy counseling.
Manoj Mishra (J.D. ’02) works in strategic customer engagement for Amazon web services. He is a senior business executive and attorney with nearly 15 years background in managing world-class teams.
Carrie O’Brien (B.B.A.’07, J.D. ’14) is the chief operating and compliance officer for Arcan Capital, a privately held real estate company focused on the acquisition and management of apartment properties throughout the southeast, mid-Atlantic and south-central United States.
Barbara Rogers (MBA ’08, M.H.A. ’09, J.D. ’15) is an associate in the health care practice at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP. She focuses her practice on providing regulatory counseling for a variety of clients in the health care and life sciences industry, including nursing homes, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, assisted living facilities, hospices, physician groups and other healthcare providers.
A founding partner at Williams Teusink, Eric Teusink (J.D. ’08) concentrates his practice in corporate formation, corporate governance, commercial litigation and transactions, nonprofit law, real estate agreements, real estate litigation, foreclosure, title disputes, real estate tax, real estate tort, business tort and community association law.
ATLANTA—Jack Williams, professor of law, and Jessica Gabel Cino, associate dean for academic affairs and associate professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law, will be featured panelists at the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute (SBLI) March 22-24 in Atlanta.
Georgia State University College of Law’s health law program rose to No. 3 and the part-time program rose to No. 10, while the full-time program held steady at No. 65 in the 2019 U.S. News & World Report rankings that were announced on March 20.
Nicole Motter (J.D. ’12) has been passionate about social change for as long as she can remember. However, after beginning her career working on the ground level in nonprofits, she became frustrated with many aspects of the nonprofit world.
Law practices are seeing emergent artificial intelligence (AI) technology beginning to change their world. It’s happening on many frontiers: web robots, or bots, aid in document search processes, sometimes analyzing millions of pages for information relevant to a proceeding. Many legal research platforms now include some form of AI technology and data analytics.
A DNA sample taken from a larger sample of mixed human DNA implicated Billy Ray Johnson in burglaries and sexual assaults. Johnson denied committing the crimes, but he received a sentence of life in prison without parole. Prosecutors based their case on results of a law enforcement tool running a sophisticated algorithm called TrueAllele.
Here’s a look at just a few issues that are being explored by Georgia State Law faculty in the Legal Analytics Lab.
The decline in bar passage rates has raised many questions in legal education, including prospective students wondering whether law school is worth the investment.
Charlotte Alexander, an associate professor of legal studies in the Department of Risk Management and Insurance at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business with a secondary appointment at the College of Law, is leading the charge down this path for law students. Alexander is director of the university’s new Legal Analytics Lab, which brings business and legal scholars together with data scientists to take on legal problems and questions using data analytics tools.
“My entire life I swore I’d never be a lawyer, and if I did, I said I’d never do criminal defense,” said criminal defense lawyer Jason Sheffield (J.D. ’05). The former actor has been recognized by Georgia Super Lawyers for criminal defense work. He is also a law professor and author.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will soon become an indispensable resource to lawyers practicing in virtually every field of law.
In the fall, the Center for Professional Development & Career Strategies implemented a mandatory eight-week Professional Development course for first-year students. In my opinion, the most important information I shared was this simple insight: relationships matter.
Data analytics will be the great disrupter and differentiator for lawyers. That is particularly true in my practice, which is mostly concentrated in complex employment litigation, primarily class and collective actions. Data about the class, the claims, the jurisdiction and the individuals who are bringing these lawsuits can be the difference between a winning case and a losing one.
This spring, after 34 years, Paul Milich, professor of law and director of Lawyering Advocacy, will teach his last Evidence class. He’s been a member of Georgia State Law’s faculty since a year after the school opened its doors. Many former students say he played an integral role in helping them become successful litigators.
Legal education and the practice of law are undergoing significant changes. Advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, programming, high-performance computing and other forms of technology are transforming the way attorneys conduct research, evaluate cases and interact with clients. To date, few law schools have made any effort to adapt their curriculum to prepare for this new reality.
Historically, businesses have had to declare themselves either nonprofit or for-profit. But some businesses are blurring the lines of these long-established categories by having two main objectives: doing public good and making money.
In my practice, the most predominant use of legal analytics is in workflow automation, document analysis and document preparation — whether it is something as simple as generating contracts through an automated workflow completed by the client or something more complicated like using software to review a markup and prepare a responsive draft based upon pre-defined parameters.
In February, the Philip C. Cook Low Income Taxpayer Clinic completed its second Pro Bono Settlement Day with the IRS in February, after successfully holding the first one back in August.
Georgia State Law’s Civil Pre-Trial Litigation course focuses on developing students’ pre-trial skills via hands-on learning. The course covers initial intake interviews, depositions and a mediation based upon information learned in depositions.
Georgia State Law faculty members continue their leadership in the area of professional identity formation through their participation in a national effort through the Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions to inventory and create tools to support initiatives in this area.
Lawyers increasingly found themselves sifting through these digital landfills. Some wanted ways to responsibly reduce volume (and risk), others searched for “smoking guns” that might create risk for the organization, and still others sought evidence tied to litigation agendas.
More than 300 people, including Georgia State Law professors Lisa Radtke Bliss, Kendell Kerew and Sylvia Caley (MBA ’86, J.D. ’89), attended Breaking Down Walls: The Transformative Power of Justice Education, the 9th annual Global Alliance for Justice Education (GAJE) worldwide conference in Puebla, Mexico.
Law schools tend to focus, perhaps understandably, on the knowledge and skills lawyers need to serve their clients. But, in some states, 80 percent to 90 percent of litigants are unrepresented, and the number of these pro se litigants is on the rise. Understanding how lower-income people experience the civil and criminal justice systems is a vital part of a complete legal education.
Douglas Yarn, professor of law and director of the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, has incorporated innovative aspects of learning to his mediation seminar and alternate dispute resolution (ADR) course to help enhance student’s practical experience.
Georgia State Law’s program allows full- and part-time students to learn and gain practical experience while taking care of work and family commitments. The Investor Advocacy Clinic, offered in the evening, enables students with daytime responsibilities to represent people with disputes with their broker.
The Health Law Partnership (HeLP), a community collaboration between healthcare providers and lawyers that works to improve the health and well-being of low-income children and their families, was approved as a Medical-Legal Partnership (MLP) by the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH).
Georgia State Law’s Center for Access to Justice received a $24,000 American Bar Endowment (ABE) Opportunity Grant to support a pilot study on individuals’ experiences and interactions with dispossessory courts, which handle eviction proceedings.
ATLANTA — The Northern District of Georgia Bankruptcy Court selected visiting assistant professor B. Summer Chandler to serve on its Bench and Bar Committee in January.
ATLANTA—The Georgia State University Law Review will host its 2018 symposium, “From the Crime Scene to the Courtroom: The Future of Forensic Science Reform,” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 6, in the Marjorie and Ralph Knowles Conference Center in the College of Law.
Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, the deputy research director of the Singapore Academy of Law and president of the Singapore Heritage Society, will present “Sense of Place: The Intersection between Built Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Singapore” at noon Monday, March 5 , in Room 342.
“Georgia State University College of Law had such a great deal to do with why I stand here as mayor of this city,” said Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (J.D. ’94) at a reception in her honor by the Ronald J. Freeman Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association (BLSA) on Wednesday, Feb. 28. “Georgia State helped create a work ethic in me that really has made all the difference.”
For her commitment to developing future lawyers, to the advancement of justice and to equal access to the law, Tanya Washington, professor of law at Georgia State Law, received the President’s Award for Excellence from the Gate City Bar Association.
ATLANTA—Timothy D. Lytton, associate dean for research and faculty development, Distinguished University Professor and professor of law at Georgia State […]
Lauren Sudeall Lucas, associate professor of law and faculty director of the Center for Access to Justice, testified Thursday, Feb. […]
Atlanta’s City Council, under the leadership of the newly elected Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (J.D. ’94), has unanimously adopted an […]
Two Georgia State Law Moot Court teams won the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, South East Regionals, which took place […]
Georgia State University Law Review has announced its 2018-19 board members. Matthew Haan (J.D. ’19) will serve as editor-in-chief, and […]
What makes lawyers — and law students — happy? “Lawyer happiness is not correlated with extrinsic factors,” said Charity Scott, the Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law. “Income, class rank, whether you made Law Review—those things don’t correlate with happiness for lawyers in practice. Ironically, these factors are probably the very things that are causing you stress while in law school.”
By Stacey L. Evans (B.A.’02) Six arrests, four overdoses, four detoxes, three inpatient rehabs, three outpatient rehabs and countless halfway […]
Actually providing a stable home is not something Jessica Hunt (J.D. ’19) and fellow volunteer Monica Bai (J.D. ’18) can do for the renters facing eviction they serve at the Housing Court Assistance Center.
The many facets of the health care system can be as varied as the types of ailments that exist and […]
Charity Scott, the Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law, received the Section on Law, Medicine and Health Care Award for […]
If you just received your first-semester grades and are wondering whether you’re going to survive law school, I’m sympathetic. I’ve […]
Anne Emanuel, professor of law emerita, was a featured panelist at The Federal Judicial Center’s National Symposium for the United […]
In November, the Women Works Media Group named Ana Maria Martinez (J.D. ’09) and Phi Nguyen (J.D. ’09) as 2017 Law & Justice Women of the Year Honorees. The award recognizes the Georgia State Law alumnae’s devotion to public interest and the high level of professionalism and integrity they’ve e
Sarah Lathrop (J.D. ’13), assistant director of admissions, received the 2017 Marjorie L. Girth Staff Achievement Award, which is given annually in recognition of Georgia State Law staff members who have given exceptional service to the college, Georgia State University, the public or who have achieved professional development goals.
Georgia State University College of Law is adding two concentrations, Intellectual Property Law and Environmental and Land-Use Law, to its master of laws (LL.M.) program in August 2018.
When children participate in discussions regarding health care options, their health outcomes improve. Yet children are often excluded from having […]
Law professor Courtney Anderson champions housing issues to break the cycle of poverty.
Georgia State University named Professor Wendy Fritzen Hensel dean of the College of Law, effective Nov. 15, after a nationwide dean search this fall. Hensel has been serving as interim dean since Steven J. Kaminshine stepped down this summer.
Both Talk About Need for Economic Justice for all Investors Qudsia Shafiq (J.D. ’18) missed her securities regulations class on […]
ATLANTA—Georgia State University College of Law has been ranked the No. 1 “Best Value” law school in the nation by The National Jurist magazine.
Georgia State Law’s Student Trial Lawyers Association (STLA) team of Andy Navratil (J.D. ’18), Brandon Reed (J.D. ’18), Casey Wilson […]
ATLANTA–Representatives from the Georgia State University Law Investor Advocacy Clinic will present to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Advisory Committee at its meeting Thursday, Oct. 12, in Washington, D.C.
ATLANTA—Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology will honor four individuals for their outstanding contributions to the community at the Intellectual Property (IP) Community Service Awards luncheon from noon to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the College of Law’s Marjorie & Ralph Knowles Conference Center. The event is co-sponsored by the IP Sections of the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association.
[fve]https://vimeo.com/234041162[/fve] Alumni, faculty and friends celebrated the 10th anniversary of The HeLP Legal Services Clinic Thursday, Sept. 14, with a […]
After a recent rain storm, Phil the Squirrel needed help. He had fallen down into the small patio outside Georgia […]
Thirty fellows from the United States and seven European countries, traveled to Atlanta this summer to participate in the 2017 […]
One of the perks of going to school in the heart of downtown Atlanta, is the abundance of great, local […]
ATLANTA—Owen D. Jones, the New York Alumni Chancellor’s Chair in Law and professor of biological sciences at Vanderbilt University, will discuss how neuroscience and behavior interconnects with law at Georgia State University’s College of Law in the 60th Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture in the Ralph & Marjorie Knowles Conference Center at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Incoming first-year students come from varied backgrounds, have different class schedules and career goals, but they were all on the […]
How well a person’s brain functions—and how it was operating during a specific timeframe, is a question often raised in […]
On Aug. 21, students, staff, faculty and alumni gathered on the Sixth Floor Library terrace to watch the solar eclipse. […]
As law students, we all spend a lot of time reading, writing outlines and studying in general but everyone has […]
Tameka E. Lester, clinical assistant professor and associate director of the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, took a unique […]
Students get a hands-on approach navigating through the corporate life cycle of a hypothetical business in the Corporations class taught […]
ATLANTA—As part of its goal to help identify and better understand the difficulties people face in navigating the justice system, the Center for Access to Justice produced an online Access to Justice map of Georgia.
As part of its goal to help identify and better understand the difficulties people face in navigating the justice system, the […]
The Student Bar Association (SBA) throws several events throughout the fall semester, the first of these events was a back-to-school […]
On Aug. 22, Stephen Bright, professor of practice, gave the inaugural Public Interest Keynote address for the Center for Access […]
The Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association seeks applications from planning students and law students for the 2017-18 […]
Matthew Jones (J.D. ’11) received the Award of Achievement for Outstanding Service to the Profession from The Young Lawyers Division […]
More than 85 Warsaw law students received the certificates issued by the three cosponsoring universities: University of Warsaw, Georgia State […]
Each fall, the State Bar of Georgia’s Professionalism Committee and the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, host a professionalism orientation […]
Through its partnership with the Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, Georgia State Law’s Investor Advocacy […]
Prominent voices question the value of a law degree and suggest the best and brightest should look elsewhere for satisfying careers.
Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University According to a biographer of Donald Trump, “He’s been lying his whole life, almost […]
Lyn Rogers Knapp has been named senior director for Georgia State Law’s new Center for Professional Development & Career Strategies, […]
Georgia State Law is ranked No. 6 on Law Street Media’s “Top 10 Law Schools for Health Law” list. The […]
Stephen B. Bright, professor of practice, was honored with Attorney of the Year Award at the Daily Report‘s annual Professional […]
Dawn Smith (J.D. ’89) is a partner at Smith & Lake, where she practices family and education law. She has […]
Christopher J. Chan (J.D. ’98) is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group of Eversheds Sutherland. He serves on his firm’s […]
[row][column] Robert Watts (J.D. ’14) Georgia State Law is driven by a commitment to students and the community. The college offers […]
As associate dean for student affairs, Kelly Cahill Timmons interacts with many students. She’s watched one in particular — Darlene Childers […]
For Manny Arora (J.D. ’94), Don Samuel possesses leadership qualities worth emulating. Arora observed Samuel, an adjunct professor, when they were […]
Linda K. DiSantis (J.D. ’88), Cathy Henson (J.D. ’89), Shawn Ellen LaGrua (J.D. ’87) Lawyers must have good leadership qualities, […]
There is no place like Afghanistan to show your leadership reflexes. You have to know how to perform on your own, […]
Several female colleagues were playing a game in which each selected a card she felt best described the “it” person. […]
A proven leader was needed to establish the new law school at Georgia State University. Ben F. Johnson Jr. was just […]
As a student, Luke Donohue (J.D. ’16) was helped to succeed in Complex Litigation by the leadership of adjunct professor Craig Cleland (J.D. […]
With the best views, the Law Library is “prime real estate” at the top of the College of Law building. This was the […]
I was never fortunate enough to have Steve as a professor, but I know a lot of people who did — and […]
Steve’s leadership has benefited students in numerous ways. Perhaps the most obvious is our beautiful law building, which would not […]
As was the case with our founding dean, Ben F. Johnson Jr., it is impossible to overstate the significance of Steve’s […]
Imagine a job where you look forward to your annual review because you know you will leave feeling confident and committed to […]
WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER? The answer to this typically philosophical inquiry has taken on a new urgency of late. […]
Envision a leader. For most people, a single, forceful individual comes to mind, a powerfully principled figure with absolute commitment, […]
It’s difficult to define the ways in which Steven J. Kaminshine leads. Colleagues, alumni and friends clamor to add something new: […]
As many will attest, Steve’s leadership at Georgia State Law has been notable in many respects. What stands out for me […]
Superior Court Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua (J.D. ’87) was elected secretary-treasurer of the Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia […]
“When you’re passionate about what you do, burning the midnight oil and putting in long hours that often stretch into […]
Imagine walking into a classroom to learn from an attorney who just won a U.S. Supreme Court case. Georgia State […]
As a lawyer, you are called upon to be a leader in many settings: in your firm, in corporate settings, […]
Health disparities in the United States exist because of a history of systemic racism that is perpetuated by present-day structures, […]
Former FBI Director James B. Comey’s open testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee last Thursday, broadcast live on national television, […]
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on June 13. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Did Attorney General […]
ATLANTA—Georgia State University is re-mounting portions of the exhibit “Health is a Human Right: Race and Place in America,” making materials originally displayed at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum available to the public for the first time since 2014.
Georgia State Law alumni and faculty were recognized at the Atlanta Bar Association annual meeting and awards luncheon on May […]
In the mid-1990s, Vickie Brown had a meeting with former dean and faculty emerita Marjorie Girth and other administrators. It […]
Timur Selimovic (J.D. ’19) wrote “Court-Based Self Help Programs,” which outlines four programs developed to improve access to justice and […]
The Southern Center for Human Rights celebrated the legacy of attorney Stephen B. Bright, at its annual May Atlanta reception, […]
Georgia State Law is ranked No. 33 on Above the Law’s annual “Top 50 Law Schools” list, up 14 slots […]
Georgia State University College of Law is introducing a master of laws with a concentration in health law through its Center […]
Lower Tuition Combined with Higher Starting Salaries Earns College No. 2 Spot in ’20 Best Law Schools for Avoiding Six-Figure Student […]
Kendall L. Kerew, clinical assistant professor and Externship Program director, received the David J. Maleski Award for Teaching Excellence for her innovation […]
Leslie E. Wolf, director of the Center for Law, Health & Society and professor of law, received the inaugural Steven […]
Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law Timothy D. Lytton will become associate dean for research and faculty development for Georgia […]
Erin C. Fuse Brown, associate professor of law, received the 2017 Patricia T. Morgan Award for Outstanding Scholarship, which recognizes […]
Members of the Atlanta Bar Association elected Margaret Vath, instructor of law, as president, Nicole G. Iannarone, assistant clinical professor, […]
Georgia State University’s Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth has launched an online journal, the Journal of Comparative […]
Georgia State University College of Law graduates passed the February bar exam with a 70.6 rate for first-time test-takers, well ahead […]
College, Alumni and Friends Celebrate Accomplishments of Dean’s Tenure “It takes a village to build an institution, and this is […]
ABA President Linda Klein Tells Graduates ‘To Do Good’ “The moral arc of the universe does bend toward justice, but […]
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[hero align=”left” class=”gunmetal” opacity=”transparent” attachment_id=”210039″]“Life happens while in law school, as much as we would like to put on blinders […]
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[hero align=”right” class=”gunmetal” opacity=”transparent” attachment_id=”210037″]“Above all else, develop relationships and understand that the people you meet in your law school […]
Michelle Namer (J.D. ’17) was teaching high school science and searching for her calling when her older brother Michael Namer […]
“Having taught at several other schools, what stands out to me about this school is its people,” said Ellen Taylor, […]
Linda Klein, president of the American Bar Association, will deliver the commencement address to 192 J.D. graduates and 26 LL.M. […]
Georgia State Law faculty members Charlotte Alexander, Erin Fuse Brown and Lauren Sudeall Lucas have been promoted to associate professor […]
The Adolf A. Berle Jr. Center on Corporations, Law & Society at Seattle University School of Law will sponsor its […]
Elizabeth Lester (J.D. ’05) received the specialist counsel award at the 2017 Corporate Counsel Awards, which are sponsored by the […]
Kabbage CEO Discusses Future of Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property at May 10 Hot Topic Luncheon
Rob Frohwein, chief executive officer and co-founder of Kabbage, will deliver the keynote at the 13th IP Hot Topics Luncheon […]
“How often do you get to interact on a day-to-day basis with the dean of your school like we do […]
As the dust settles over the bitterly partisan confirmation battles over Judge Garland and Justice Gorsuch, there is a large […]
A group of Georgia State Law students, faculty and staff helped local charity Caring for Others as part of the […]
Three Georgia State Law students, Lacey Wheeler (J.D. ’17), Ryan Brown (J.D. ’17) and Brandon Reed (J.D. ’18) fared well […]
‘Investing in Your Future’ Series Touts Importance of Philanthropy, Civic Engagement, Social Justice
A new lunch and learn series, “Investing in Your Future,” instructs students on how to develop their professional identity through the […]
It’s a little after 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, the first Tuesday of spring break. The Fulton County Magistrate Court […]
The criminal justice system is racist, and until that is addressed, we will continue to have a system that doesn’t […]
When the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) considers adopting a rule — or amending an existing one — that will […]
Kendall Kerew, assistant clinical professor and director of the Externship Program, helped launch LexternWeb, a website that is designed to […]
Since its soft launch last October, the Georgia State Law Pro Se Assistance Project (PAP) has received tremendous support from […]
How do you discover the facts that you need to support your claims? Once you know the facts, how do […]
“The facts are crucial,” said Ellie Miller (J.D. ’18) about the work she did last summer while interning for a […]
All Georgia State law students must take Lawyering Advocacy in the spring semester of their second year. The course is […]
Three of Georgia State Law’s moot court teams recently participated in international, national and regional competitions—earning honors at each. Jessup […]
Georgia State Law brought home the winning trophy and received the best brief recognition at the Intrastate Moot Court Competition […]
Marissa McCall Dodson, the public policy director for the Southern Center for Human Rights, will be the keynote speaker for […]
In her work at the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, Tameka Lester, associate director and clinical assistant professor, assists […]
Spending part of spring break learning about the lives, challenges, and hopes of people in immigrant squatter communities in San […]
Past and present Georgia Supreme Court justices, a former governor, members of the Defense Bar of Georgia, Georgia State University […]
The 25th annual Public Interest Law Association (PILA) auction raised more than $17,000 via a silent and live auction on […]
The state bar of Georgia’s Access to Justice committee recently launched a campaign to increase pro bono volunteerism among attorneys […]
The American Bankruptcy Institute Journal published “The Federal Student Loan Bubble,” by Marie Wilcox (J.D. ’16) in its February issue. […]
Stephen B. Bright joined the faculty at Georgia State University College Law and its Center for Access to Justice this spring. […]
Judge Shawn LaGrua’s (J.D. ’87) “My Journey Matters” program, formerly known as “My Life Matters,” awarded its first scholarships to […]
This spring, the Center for Access to Justice launched a program designed to “bridge” the gap between academics and practitioners working […]
On March 20, the Senate will begin the confirmation hearings for Judge Neil Gorsuch. Based on his meetings with a […]
Giving an overview of the litigation landscape for transgender rights, Georgia State University College of Law’s Center for Access to […]
ATLANTA — Georgia State University College of Law’s part-time program jumped three spaces to No. 11 in a three-school tie in […]
Anne Hopkins has joined Georgia State University College of Law as director of development. Hopkins has worked in the political […]
Bill Timm (A.B. ’65), associate director of the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, will receive a Sparks Award in recognition of […]
Although I didn’t know it, I had waited my entire academic career for this moment. Coming into law school, I […]
Why did you decide to pursue a career in politics? From an early age, my parents, both public school teachers, […]
What business wouldn’t like to save a little on its expenses? A good cost-saving measure can be achieved by minimizing […]
Constitutional scholars, Supreme Court commentators and judges and lawyers have long debated whether the Supreme Court is more of a […]
When it comes to law, ignorance isn’t bliss. It’s bias. Prejudicial policy continues to find its way into law despite […]
Why did you pursue a career in law? I wanted to make a positive difference in my community and in […]
Excellence in Sports Translates to Success in Law School Alex Hegner (B.S. ’16, J.D. ’18) and Monique Mead (J.D. ’18) […]
It is no secret that the legal industry is resistant to change, especially when it comes to technology. However, the […]
It is no secret that the legal industry is resistant to change, especially when it comes to technology. However, the […]
The legal profession has long had the ability to remove from its ranks lawyers whose conduct shows they lack ethical […]
Bias is a hot-button word in today’s cultural climate. Few other words will grab as much attention or spark such […]
The reconnaissance that goes into picking a jury is a combination of art and science, and it takes time. It […]
The second-year law school students watched in amazement. A woman gave testimony in a domestic violence hearing in Cobb County […]
Bobby Lee Cook will receive the 2017 Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award on Thursday, March 23, at the […]
She tells her students they’re biased. They can’t help it. And that’s okay. She also tells students if they want […]
Wendy F. Hensel, associate dean for faculty and research development and professor of law, has been selected to serve as […]
Charlotte S. Alexander, an assistant professor of legal studies in the department of Risk Management and Insurance at the J. […]
Georgia State Law made its debut at No. 50 on the National Law Journal’s “Go-To Law Schools.” The annual report […]
Quoting Robert F. Kennedy, Lisa Foster began the 59th Distinguished Miller Lecture Series with a question: “’Do minorities or people […]
Professor Fred Smith, in a Feb. 5 Atlanta Journal-Constitution opinion piece, says Democrats should give Judge Neil Gorsuch a respectful […]
Given President Trump’s recent (and not so recent) attacks on the federal judiciary, it is not surprising that Justice Stephen […]
Adriana Heffley (J.D. ’19), an evening student and immigration paralegal at Elliott Immigration Law, spent the first week of January […]
The challenges facing cities around the world are not unique and different. Every city grapples with balancing urban growth issues […]
Georgia State Law received an A- rating in National Jurist‘s annual assessment of diversity in the nation’s law schools, published […]
Leslie Wolf, professor and director of the Center for Law, Health & Society, recently presented, “Reconciling Criminal HIV Exposure Statutes […]
On Tuesday, federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch took home the red rose when President Donald Trump nominated him to […]
The president’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, […]
Visiting Professor Romulo Sampaio presented Relevant Regulatory Issues Regarding Public Parks Management, as part of the Urban Fellows Program on Jan. […]
In November, Sam Park (B.A.’09, B.S.’09, J.D. ’13), who is Asian-American, made history by becoming the first openly gay man […]
The Jan. 21 Atlanta March for Social Justice and Women, which was one of hundreds of demonstrations by millions of […]
Jessica Leiva (J.D. ’19) knew she wanted to be a lawyer since she was a teenager. But her dreams were […]
Addressing a special joint session of the Georgia Assembly on Jan. 25, Georgia’s new chief justice, P. Harris Hines, cited […]
Social enterprise is difficult to define and classify. Organizations as distinct as Habitat for Humanity (nonprofit), Warby Parker (for profit) […]
On Dec. 5, Professor John T. Marshall moderated a panel at the World Bank’s 2016 Conference on Law, Justice, and […]
Jan. 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day as part of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Human trafficking’s […]
The former director for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Access to Justice will speak about injustice under the […]
Austin Charles (J.D. ’18), with the help of his faculty advisor Charity Scott, the Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law, […]
Written by Mpho G. Bratton (LL.M. ’17) They say that a journey of a thousand miles begins with one single […]
Four Georgia State Law students, Sean Robinson (J.D. ’18), Cameron Mobley (J.D. ’18), Andrew Navratil (J.D. ’18), and Annie Yasin […]
Douglas Hurt Yarn, professor of law and executive director of the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution was awarded the […]
Leslie Wolf, Georgia State Law professor and director of the Center for Law, Health & Society, was appointed to the […]
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin selected Judge Barbara Swinton (J.D. ’91) to serve on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals. Prior […]
The eighth annual Georgia State Law December graduate luncheon was filled with laughter and many hugs on Dec. 15 at […]
Steven J. Kaminshine will step down as dean of Georgia State University College of Law this summer and return to […]
Two former Georgia State Law classmates, Andrew Egan (J.D. ’05, M.A. ’06) of Kutak Rock and Jon Pannell (J.D. ’05) […]
Lisa Radtke Bliss, clinical professor, associate dean of experiential education and co-director of the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services […]
In 2014, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed SB 352, authorizing government funding of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) that meet specific standards […]
Eric Segall, the Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law, presented his “wild and crazy idea” for the U.S. Supreme […]
Forensic science has become a mainstay of many a TV drama, and it’s just as important in real-life criminal trials. […]
Donald Trump’s election as the 45th president of the United States came as a surprise to many. Regardless of one’s […]
Georgia State University College of Law Student Trial Lawyers Association team of Ryan Brown (J.D. ’17), Lacey Wheeler (J.D. ’17), […]
“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited […]
It has been a rough year for the Supreme Court of the United States. Justice Antonin Scalia passed away unexpectedly […]
Three Georgia State Law students, Yasmin Assar (J.D. ’18), Nathan Chong (J.D. ’18) and Matt Sessions (J.D. ’17) advanced to […]
Georgia State University College of Law’s new Order of the Coif chapter inducted 64 alumni in a ceremony on Thursday, […]
The Georgia State Law Intellectual Property (IP) moot court team earned best draft in the Sixth Annual Intellectual Property LawMeet […]
The Atlanta Bar Association’s Bard Show returns on Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 10-12, with a timely production, “Mock the Vote,” at SCADShow […]
The Georgia State Law Intellectual Property (IP) moot court team won best draft and best team at the Eastern Regional […]
The Buttonwood Foundation Inc. awarded Robert Noens (J.D. ’18) with its annual J. Marshall & Jane H. Booker Graduate Scholarship […]
Gardner Armsby (J.D. ’15) may have graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law in 2015, but […]
Georgia State Law Professor Jonathan Todres and students Chae Mims (J.D. ’17), and Min Ji Kim (J.D. ’18) delivered more […]
FBI Director James Comey’s Oct. 28 bombshell letter to Congress – which has the potential to affect the presidential election […]
More than 50 students, faculty, staff and alumni prepared and distributed meals and extremity packages to the homeless near the […]
The Atlanta Bar Association honored State Court conflict defender Elaine T. McGruder (J.D. ’90) with the 2016 Public Service Award […]
LL.M. students Bar track: 25 General studies track: 12 Countries represented: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Israel, […]
Georgia State Law Review’s symposium, “Quinlan at 40 – Exploring the Right to Die in the U.S.,” will be held […]
The “beer lawyer” talks about community in craft breweries, giving back Upon graduation from Georgia State University with honors and […]
At mile 83, Kat Schuller (J.D. ’13) almost gave up. She had been running more than 20 hours in the […]
[row][column]Blinn Combs (J.D. ’17) The HeLP Clinic provides its students with a useful reminder that the law isn’t just a means of […]
While the legal hiring market has certainly picked up in the last few years, conducting a job search can still […]
Editor’s note: Peter Morris (J.D. ’07) became the executive vice president of the IMAX Entertainment unit and senior vice president […]
Chiquita Banks (J.D. ’09) is tax counsel at Viacom Inc. (parent company of brands MTV, BET, VH1, CMT, Spike, LOGO, […]
Cathryn Marchman (J.D. ’08) Advocates for the Homeless Cathryn Marchman (J.D. ’08) created her path to success. Although it was […]
Barriers leave many falling through the cracks in the justice system When confronted with some of life’s most difficult hardships — whether […]
Q&A with Executive Director Stephanie Everett (J.D. ’02) Lawyers for Equal Justice (L4EJ), an incubator program for newer solo attorneys, […]
Christina Cribbs (J.D. ’10) knows the scales of justice rise … and fall. In 2009, while interning at the Georgia […]
Tara Vogel (J.D. ’14), a staff attorney out of the Macon office of the Georgia Legal Services Program, bought a […]
“The experience of lower-income civil and criminal litigants is often fundamentally different from those with financial means,” said Lauren Sudeall […]
“A person is a person, no matter how small.” This classic quote from Dr. Suess’ Horton Hears a Who is […]
Three Georgia State Law professors, Clark Cunningham, Caren Morrison and Nirej Sekhon, presented works-in-progress at the ABA Criminal Justice Section’s […]
Georgia State University College of Law is No. 4 on PreLaw and National Jurist’s “Top 20 Best Value Law Schools” for […]
Donna Brazille, interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, and Republican strategist Margaret Hoover discussed “The Rise of the Millennial […]
Georgia State Law is hosting a nonpartisan panel discussion Monday, Oct. 10, on Amendment 1, a state constitutional amendment before Georgia voters […]
Close your eyes. Sit in a comfortable position with a dignified posture. Be aware of the feeling of your feet […]
Staff from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will participate in the 10th annual Georgia State University Corporate Intellectual […]
Now in its second year, the Externship Program’s required seminar for first-time externs facilitates each student’s deliberate exploration of their […]
Georgia State University College of Law has established the Center for Access to Justice, a regional and national base for […]
Georgia State Law students participating in the Investor Advocacy Clinic represent investors in all aspects of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority […]
The social, economic and physical conditions in which chronically ill or disabled children live can be detrimental to improving their […]
As the Supreme Court’s new term begins, many court watchers have observed that the justices don’t have the usual front-page, […]
Charity Scott, Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law, will kick off this year’s Women Inspire Speaker Series on Tuesday, Oct. […]
Beginning this semester, Georgia State University College of Law’s Investor Advocacy Clinic is partnering with Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office to […]
The Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) awarded Samantha Jose (J.D. ’17) its Outstanding Student Award. Clinical Assistant Professor and Assistant […]
Bonnie Powell (J.D. ’99), director of the Landlord-Tenant Mediation Clinic, serves as the chair of the State Bar of Georgia Dispute […]
Participating in the Landlord-Tenant Mediation Clinic has been one of the most valuable learning experiences at Georgia State Law. The […]
Armin Naghashzadeh (J.D./M.B.A. ’16) enrolled in the Bankruptcy Assistance and Practice Program (B.A.P.P.) to gain practical work experience and skills, […]
Carolyn Lambert, director of programs for the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, along with Shannon Sliva, assistant professor of social […]
Fear of hackers reading private emails in cloud-based systems like Microsoft Outlook, Gmail or Yahoo has recently sent regular people […]
The hand-wringers are wrong—an evenly split Supreme Court would end a narrow majority imposing its out-of-step will and would be […]