Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series

The Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series is supported by the Charles Loridans Foundation. The series is named for Henry J. Miller, a partner in the law firm of Alston & Bird for more than 50 years.

Spring 2008 Lecture

Past Lectures

Fall 2007

Professor Frederick Schauer

Professor of the First Amendment at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government

"Has Precedent Ever Really Mattered in the Supreme Court?"

September 10, 12 p.m., Georgia State University Student Center State Ballroom

News Article - Draft Paper   - Video   

 

Spring 2007

Professor Elizabeth Bartholet

Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Child Advocacy Program at Harvard Law School
"International Adoption: Thoughts on Children’s Rights Issues"

News Article - Draft Paper    - Video   

Fall 2006

Professor Glenn C. Loury

Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences, Brown University
"Relations Before Transactions: A New Paradigm for Racial Discrimination Theory"

News Article - Draft Paper    - Presentation slides - (also as PDF   ) - Video   

Archive

List of all past lectures - includes links to audio, video or other materials where available.

 

About Henry J. Miller

Henry J. Miller was a magna cum laude graduate of Emory University and a 1929 graduate of the Harvard University Law School. He was admitted in the same year to the Georgia Bar and became associated with the law firm that was the predecessor to Alston & Bird. His association with Alston & Bird has lasted for more than 50 years.

During his distinguished career, Miller served as both counsel to and director of the C&S National Bank. He also served on the board of directors of the Atlanta Gas Light Company and the American Southern Insurance Co.

From 1973 to 1976, Miller was one of the three-member committee that reviewed amicus briefs for the American Bar Association. In 1980, he was designated Amicus Curiae of the Supreme Court of Georgia "in recognition of his distinguished service and contribution to the improvement of the administration of justice." In 1998, Mr. and Mrs. Miller endowed the Ben F. Johnson Jr. Chair in Law at the Georgia State University College of Law, in honor of the college's founding dean.

With his passing on February 9, 2000, the College of Law lost an eminent scholar and benefactor. Henry J. Miller's legacy continues to live in his role as mentor to generations of Atlanta's professional community.