The College of Law has made the National Jurist Best Value top 10 list for the past seven years, and continues to be the No. 1 Best Value law school in Georgia.
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Secretary of State Brian Kemp visited the College of Law's new Investor Advocacy Clinic offices to discuss opportunities for collaboration with clinic faculty and students.
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A study committee, on which Professor Jonathan Todres recently served, has published a report on the sex trafficking of minors in U.S. and calls for new solutions to address abuse.
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Lisa Radtke Bliss, associate clinical professor and co-director of the Health Law Partnership Legal Services Clinic, has been named the College of Law's first director of experiential education.
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This fall, three professors, Jessica Gabel, Corneill Stephens and Leslie Wolf, will teach new or enriched courses designed to enhance students’ applied or experiential learning.
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I was eager to work for an organization that focuses on improving children's overall well-being. Working for Voices exposed me to a nontraditional legal experience. The experience was invaluable.
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Cathy Henson (J.D. '89) recently presented to Urban Fellows students on problems in the American education system and how students can make a difference in Georgia.
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Mayor Kasim Reed, during remarks at the groundbreaking Thursday: It is going to be an iconic building that is worthy of the work that is being done at the Georgia State Law.
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The College of Law introduces this fall Lawyering: Foundations, an innovative first-year writing program that will emphasize more practice-based assignments and greater faculty feedback.
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Marshall will work with university faculty and the college's Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth on housing, transportation, green space and redevelopment policy and opportunities.
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The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office selected Georgia State Law assistant professor Ryan Rowberry to participate in a Young Scholars Delegation to Taiwan in May.
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Lisa Radtke Bliss, director of experiential education, was a member of the training team for the first Myanmar Clinical Legal Education Workshop on July 12-14 at the University of Yangon.
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Georgia State University and its College of Law will commemorate the groundbreaking of its new building at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, at the corner of John Wesley Dobbs Avenue and Park Place.
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Georgia State Law will launch a Bankruptcy Assistance and Practice Program this fall that will help an underserved sector of the greater Atlanta community while training students in practice.
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The university will offer a J.D./M.P.H. dual degree program, allowing students to complete the two degrees in less time by allowing certain courses from each program to count toward both degrees.
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Recent graduate Max Holland will teach in Brazil through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships Program, developing coursework for university students and 2014 FIFA World Cup volunteers.
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Kristina Niedringhaus joins Georgia State University College of Law as associate dean for library and information services and associate professor of law.
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Professor Maggie Vath accepted an Atlanta Bar Association Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the Law School Outreach Committee, which helps students prepare to become practicing attorneys.
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Students learn general practice and ethical decision-making skills while simulating a firm's case management activities in Fundamentals of Law Practice with Professor Clark Cunningham.
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For 31 years, Bross has served on the admissions committee, mentored new faculty members and taught scores of students at Georgia State Law.
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to 174 graduating students on Friday, May 17: I want you to choose to do hard things... have the will to act.
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When Jennifer Thuy-Tien McCall got pregnant at 15, her mother cried. One bad decision didn't mean McCall's life would be ruined, her mom said, but it would be harder to achieve her dreams.
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James E. Flynn III (J.D. '13) has won a cash award and publication in the Environmental Law Reporter in the eighth annual ELI-ABA-NAELS Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition.
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will speak at Georgia State University College of Law's 29th commencement and hooding ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, in the Georgia State Sports Arena.
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Suski has extensive experience advocating for children and adolescents with disabilities. She has recently been named an assistant clinical professor in the HeLP Legal Services Clinic.
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The explosion at the West Fertilizer Company facility in West, Texas, on April 17 provided Professor Ellen Margrethe Basse, who is visiting from Denmark, with a comparative law lesson for her course.
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Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Tuesday a state budget that includes $58.8 million in bonds allocated to constructing a new building for Georgia State University College of Law.
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First-year student Jon Ciliberto is helping celebrate the 75th anniversary of Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta by participating in their 75 Blue Doors project this month.
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Tanya Washington, associate professor of law, has been named to Lawyers of Color's "50 Under 50" list, a comprehensive catalog of minority law professors who are making an impact in legal education.
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Professor L. Lynn Hogue spent Spring Break teaching business law through his church's partnership with the Bishop Tharp Business and Technology Institute in Les Cayes, Haiti.
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After a successful fall semester, the Student Trial Lawyers Association has kept the momentum going this spring—traveling to various competitions across the country and earning top honors.
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Judith O'Brien, with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan and head of the Pro Bono and Public Service committees, has a career rich in public service, helping to further equal access to justice.
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Each year, Georgia State Law students are recognized for their outstanding work in courses, clinics, writing and more. Click to view a slideshow of this year's Honors Day Luncheon.
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Over Spring Break, a Student Trial Lawyer Association team placed fifth in the South Texas Mock Trial Challenge in Houston. Forty-two other schools participated in the competition.
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Keynote speaker Michael Manely: Lawyers have always had the talent and skill set to change the world. It's part of why we're here.
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During Law Week, student organizations invite guest speakers and panels to discuss challenges and share ideas about the law and why it matters. Here, faculty, students and alumni weigh in.
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Eighteen second-year students received the Best Brief Award on the Litigation Program for their outstanding performance in the required summary judgment brief project.
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The Student Bar Association and student organizations host Law Week April 1-5 to celebrate student successes and school spirit, and invite alumni and community speakers to share their stories on campus.
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With more than 10 years experience and her role of plaintiff's lawyer with Malone Law, assisting with arguments before the state's highest court may cause some anxiety, but she's holding her own.
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Georgia State University College of Law moved up four spots to 54 in U.S. News & World Report's 2014 rankings for Best Graduate Schools.
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Georgia State University College of Law's Moot Court team placed third in the U.S. South Regional qualifying round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
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In the 52nd Miller Lecture, guest Michael C. Dorf dug into oral arguments on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2012, and how they might have been different.
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National Jurist magazine has updated data and reprinted their first-ever law school rankings online, placing Georgia State University College of Law at No. 35.
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Professor Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer has released a student version of his newly updated third edition of Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law.
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Michael C. Dorf, U.S. constitutional scholar and professor at Cornell University Law School, will deliver the 52nd Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, March 7.
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In an amicus brief co-written with colleagues from the University of Denver and filed March 1, associate professor Tanya Washington challenged the Defense of Marriage Act's constitutionality.
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Three panelists discussed the impact of Gideon v. Wainright and highlighted the state's progress in indigent defense, areas for improvement and the need for better training of public defenders.
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On Feb. 19, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that American courts could get involved in a custody dispute even if the child in question resides in another country in Chafin v. Chafin.
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The Trademark Moot Court team won second place in the International Trademark Association's Saul Lefkowitz Competition, which addresses issues in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law.
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Guest lecturer Edesio Fernandes helps students understand from a social and legal viewpoint challenges facing developing countries in the International Perspectives course.
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Motivated by a desire to bring about change, these students, some of whom have since graduated, balanced coursework with the campaign trail and are now serving their communities and state.
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This semester the Georgia State University College of Law welcomes associate professor Timothy Kuhner to campus. He joins the faculty from the University of Navarra School of Law in Pamplona, Spain.
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Three College of Law faculty members, Lisa Radke Bliss, Emily Suski and Jonathan Todres, were elected officers for four American Association of Law Schools sections at this year's conference.
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Nicole Iannarone, former partner at Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP, joins GSU Law as assistant clinical professor, teaching two courses this spring and helping build the Investor Advocacy Clinic.
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Romulo Sampaio visits from the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro to discuss land use in South America as part of the International Perspectives on Urban Law and Policy class.
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Student Trial Lawyers Association members hosted the 21st annual tour of the Fulton County Courthouse and courtroom demonstration for international students during their winter break on Dec. 19.
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Georgia State Law has received a $557,571 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to establish a fellowship program and related online resources to strengthen the practice of public health law.
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To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, three panelists will reflect on the case's impact, Gideon's legacy and the state of indigent defense in Georgia.
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FairnessWorks.com editor Ken Kimsey urged readers this week to explore and submit entries to WhatIsRestorativeJustice.org, an online database project led by Carolyn Benne as part of CNCR.
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The college is saddened to report the death of Externship Program specialist Sarita Thompson, who died from an aggressive form of pneumonia over the winter break. She was laid to rest on Jan. 5.
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Colleagues and friends paid tribute to Randall L. Hughes on March 22, citing his humility, inspired leadership, generosity and commitment to public service.
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The event will examine the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process of river management and its effect on water supply planning and development including an update on the Tri-State Water War.
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The Welcome profile series features new faculty members for the 2012-13 school year. Please welcome Courtney Anderson, a new addition to the College of Law faculty.
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Segall appeared on HuffPost Live this week opposite Sen. Rand Paul; Rowberry to deliver a keynote address during Constitution Day in Louisiana; Heled selected to present at an IP workshop in December.
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Professor Paul A. Lombardo joins Anderson Cooper to discuss the forced sterilization of 60,000 Americans in the early 20th century.
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The program aims to both mentor junior faculty as excellent teachers and productive scholars, and to enhance the intellectual life of the law school for all faculty members.
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The Hon. Alex Kozinski's presentation at the 51st Miller Lecture focused on intellectual property cases, and why concrete examples are needed when arguing in the intangible realm of IP law.
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A Georgia State Law Student Trial Lawyers Association mock trial team placed second in the Lone Star Classic Competition on Oct. 11-13 at St. Mary's University in San Antonio
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Georgia State University Law Professor Jonathan Todres has been appointed to the Institute of Medicine Study Committee on Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the U.S.
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Law students enrolled in the HeLP Clinic represented clients in administrative hearings during the semester. Two teams are awaiting a decision, and one team received a favorable decision.
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The Welcome profile series features new faculty members for the 2012-13 school year. Please welcome Courtney Anderson, a new addition to the College of Law faculty.
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The Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth is co-sponsoring Study Space VI, "Planning for Disaster: Place, Population, Culture and the Environment" from March 31–April 6 in Istanbul.
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The annual Law Review Symposium will take place on January 27, and considers The Criminal Justice System in a Time of Economic Meltdown.
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CBS analyst Andrew Cohen praises Professor Anne Emanuel on her recently published biography, Elbert Parr Tuttle: Chief Jurist of the Civil Rights Revolution, on The Atlantic website.
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For her accomplishments as a legal educator, author, speaker and advocate, Anne Emanuel will receive the Southern Center for Human Rights' first ever Lifetime Achievement Award this May.
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The Welcome profile series features new faculty members for the 2012-13 school year. Please welcome Erin Fuse Brown, a new addition to the Health Law team, who joins the College from Arizona State.
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2012 PILA Auction Co-Chair Amy Jurden shares a note about the technological advances made for the event this year, and the record-breaking total amount of funds raised.
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Paul Milich is the first recipient of the State Bar of Georgia Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship, honoring law professors for advancing the practice of law in Georgia.
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Attorney Harold E Franklin, Jr., a partner at King and Spalding and 1999 graduate, recently was honored by both the State Bar of Georgia and the Gate City Bar Association.
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The College of Law is accepting nominations of Georgia lawyers whose accomplishments reflect the high tradition of selfless public service that its founding dean, Ben F. Johnson Jr.
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Georgia State University College of Law has launched a pilot grant program for its faculty to support enhancements to students' applied or experiential learning in doctrinal and blended courses.
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Professors Paul Milich and Russ Covey were presented Thursday with the David J. Maleski Award and the Patricia T. Morgan Award for their outstanding performances in scholarship and teaching.
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The Welcome profile series features new faculty members for the 2012-13 school year. Please welcome Sam Donaldson, a new addition to the College of Law faculty.
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In November, Lance LoRusso (J.D. '99) released "The World Class Rainmaker" a new book offering strategies for a firm's rainmakers to network, build relationships and expand its footprint.
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The latest recipients of these awards were professor Paul S. Milich for the Maleski Award and associate professor Russell D. Covey for the Morgan Award.
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Alumni Well Represented within the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar and Board of Governors.
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When he's not attending class or studying in the law library, third-year Georgia State law student Matt Reed is, well, kind of a rock star.
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Law professor and CLHS Director Charity Scott has joined the leadership of two national associations, the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics, and the American Public Health Association.
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Georgia State University College of Law was ranked among the nation's best value schools by The National Jurist in its September issue. The school has been in the top 5 for the last five years.
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Law professor Jessica Gabel has been traveling abroad, from Poland to Taiwan, meeting with international officials to present research on ways to improve forensic science.
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The College of Law has received a $250,000 grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation for the creation of an Investor Advocacy Clinic, scheduled to open in late spring or summer 2013.
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During orientation this year, new students gathered at Books for Africa's Smyrna warehouse to help sort and pack books to be shipped to children and schools in need.
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Michael Manely (J.D. '89) with the Manely Firm PC goes before the U.S. Supreme Court today, representing U.S. Army Sgt. Jeff Chafin in his bid regain custody of his daughter, Eris, 5.
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A ceremony to admit newly-minted lawyers to the Georgia Bar, the Court of Appeals of Georgia and the Supreme Court of Georgia took place Friday morning with an audience of faculty, family and friends.
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In the spirit of Georgia State University's interdisciplinary Second Century Initiative, GSU faculty members Paul Lombardo and Lisa Lee collaborate across specialties on a national stage.
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Professor Julian Juergensmeyer has released a third edition of Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law, focusing on environmental regulations, historic preservation and agricultural use.
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Georgia State University College of Law's Student Trial Lawyers Association mock trial team placed second in the William Daniel Mock Trial Competition on Nov. 16-18 in Atlanta.
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The Welcome profile series features new faculty members for the 2012-13 school year. Please welcome Lauren Sudeall Lucas, a new addition to the College of Law faculty.
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Law professor Eric Segall discusses in his new book how the Supreme Court makes important judgments about fundamental questions based on the ideological preferences of the justices, not the law.
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Georgia State University College of Law honored its December graduates at a holiday luncheon on Dec. 13 at the Commerce Club.
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In May, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law a bill drafted by law professor Doug Yarn and alum Bill Hamrick that aims to draw international businesses to Atlanta.
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At the invitation of President Obama, law professor Neil Kinkopf attended a White House briefing to discuss federal court vacancies along with 150 community leaders.
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Recent grads Jeff Austin, Julia Charles and Nicole Motter, came to GSU with a strong interest in international human rights and tailored their law school experiences in order to pursue their passions.
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Students in the Unincorporated Business Associations course taught by Anne Tucker learn the ins and outs of corporate law and governance.
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Chemerinsky says the ideologically divided U.S. Supreme Court makes it much harder for individuals to get their day in court.
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Recent copyright ruling offers window into dynamic field for attorneys trained at the College of Law.
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Georgia State University College of Law associate professor Jessica Gabel will appear on PBS science series NOVA at 9 .m.Wednesday, Oct. 17.
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U. S. News and World Report names GSU Law No. 6 in popularity this year, based on a factor called yield, which measures the number of accepted students who ultimately choose to enroll.
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Now you can keep up with recent media appearances by College of Law faculty by following the Faculty in the News archive.
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The Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth brings Juli Ponce Sole, vice dean at University of Barcelona School of Law, to discuss land use and affordable housing in Europe.
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Writer Michelle Hiskey has profiled law professor L. Lynn Hogue as part of an on-going series about the University's impressive roster of donors.
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Director of Admissions Cheryl Jester-George has worked her way to the top by showing her mettle on and off campus, and gives back to the College in more than one way.
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Georgia State University College of Law has been included in The Princeton Review’s 2013 edition of The Best 168 Law Schools.
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John Dinatale and Joseph Leonard, students in Health Legislation with Professor Caley, drafted HB 1166, which passed in the Georgia General Assembly and is on its way to the desk of Governor Deal.
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Matthew Hurst (J.D. '13), Vandana Murty (J.D. '13), Carolyn Schillo (J.D. '14) and Benjamin Huntington (J.D. '14) brought in a first place win at the Michigan State National Trial Advocacy Competition.
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College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies dual-degree student Lisa Cupid beat political veteran Woody Thompson for the southwest Cobb County Commission seat.
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As we send off the class of 2012, we also bid farewell to several longtime faculty members: Mark Budnitz, Anne Emanuel, Bernadette Hartfield, Lynn Hogue, Nancy Johnson, E. R. Lanier and Charles Marvin.
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Nearly 200 GSU Law alumni were represented in the 2012 Georgia Super Lawyer list, including four in the Top 100 and six in the Top 50 Women Lawyers categories.
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Professor Julian Juergensmeyer has co-authored the first handbook on Transfer of Development Rights programs, as well as released an updated version of Quick Review on Property.
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Jennifer Ball, vice president of planning and economic development for Central Atlanta Progress, discussed the overall plan and vision for downtown Atlanta at the Urban Fellows breakfast on Aug. 28.
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The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic provides federal tax controversy resolution services in Georgia, and celebrates 20 years of services with an anniverary gala this week.
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Professor Michael B. Landau, an internationally recognized authority on intellectual property and entertainment law issues, recently released the latest update to his nine-volume
Lindey treatise.
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Forsyth County assistant solicitor-general Erin Ann O'Mara (J.D. '05) will become a spokeswoman for the NAPC and NHTSA as well as teach about traffic safety through outreach programs.
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Georgia State University College of Law graduate Michael Manely '89 with the Manely Firm PC will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court in Chafin v. Chafin on Dec. 5.
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Two Georgia State College of Law librarians Nancy Johnson and Meg Butler were honored at the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference in July.
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Reynolds ran against fellow Republican Cindi Yeager of Marietta in the GOP primary. Because there is no Democratic candidate in the general election, Reynolds will take office in January.
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Dr. Chris Nelson, a national expert of metropolitan growth, will present his housing model that predicts demand for homes in Atlanta through 2030.
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Student Brittanie Browning advanced her legal studies in a less conventional way this summer, during an intensive language immersion program in South Korea.
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At an American Constitution Society event televised by C-span, law professor Eric Segall joined noted Atlanta attorney Emmet Bondurant to discuss the constitutionality of the Senate filibuster.
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On Thursday, Nov. 1, Alex Kozinski, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, will deliver the 51st Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture on “Effective Oral Advocacy.”
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Commencement and Hooding Ceremonies took place on Friday, May 11. Renowned trial lawyer and longtime College of Law supporter Bobby Lee Cook delivered the commencement address.
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Law student Lindsay Anglin (pictured, on right) tells the story of her summer working with the Georgia Innocence Project, which was made possible by a Public Interest Law Association fellowship.
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Several students recently traveled to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 2nd annual Intra-American Sustainable Law Moot Court Competition against universities from Central and South America.
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GSU Law continues its climb in the U.S. News and World Report rankings, coming in at No. 58 out of 195 ranked schools, while the highly regarded Health Law program is hailed as No. 2 in the nation.
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Georgia State University College of Law students put their studies into action last election day by volunteering for voter protection organizations.
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Recent graduate Nicole Sykes, an Equal Justice Works fellow, will begin work with Catholic Charities, Atlanta this fall. Her project will assist victims of crime seek immigration relief.
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