
Dean’s Letter: What Makes a Good Leader
WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER? The answer to this typically philosophical inquiry has taken on a new urgency of late. At the national level,… more »
WHAT MAKES A GOOD LEADER? The answer to this typically philosophical inquiry has taken on a new urgency of late. At the national level,… more »
Envision a leader.
For most people, a single, forceful individual comes to mind, a powerfully principled figure with absolute commitment, moral authority, charisma. He or she… more »
It’s difficult to define the ways in which Steven J. Kaminshine leads. Colleagues, alumni and friends clamor to add something new: • He’s a responsive… more »
As many will attest, Steve’s leadership at Georgia State Law has been notable in many respects. What stands out for me personally is the incredible… more »
I was never fortunate enough to have Steve as a professor, but I know a lot of people who did — and I know, for many… more »
Steve’s leadership has benefited students in numerous ways. Perhaps the most obvious is our beautiful law building, which would not exist without Steve’s leadership… more »
As was the case with our founding dean, Ben F. Johnson Jr., it is impossible to overstate the significance of Steve’s leadership. Dean Johnson’s job was… more »
Imagine a job where you look forward to your annual review because you know you will leave feeling confident and committed to doing your best. Steve has… more »
Several female colleagues were playing a game in which each selected a card she felt best described the “it” person. Every card chosen for more »
A proven leader was needed to establish the new law school at Georgia State University. Ben F. Johnson Jr. was just the person. Though… more »
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. ’92). As… more »
With the best views, the Law Library is “prime real estate” at the top of the College of Law building. This was the vision of the late… more »
As associate dean for student affairs, Kelly Cahill Timmons interacts with many students. She’s watched one in particular — Darlene Childers (J.D. ’17),… more »
For Manny Arora (J.D. ’94), Don Samuel possesses leadership qualities worth emulating. Arora observed Samuel, an adjunct professor, when they were partners at Garland, Samuel… more »
Linda K. DiSantis (J.D. ’88), Cathy Henson (J.D. ’89), Shawn Ellen LaGrua (J.D. ’87)
Lawyers must have good leadership qualities, says Roy M.… more »
There is no place like Afghanistan to show your leadership reflexes. You have to know how to perform on your own, which first means controlling… more »
Dawn Smith (J.D. ’89) is a partner at Smith & Lake, where she practices family and education law. She has served as… more »
Christopher J. Chan (J.D. ’98) is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group of Eversheds Sutherland. He serves on his firm’s Professional Development and Pro Bono… more »
As a lawyer, you are called upon to be a leader in many settings: in your firm, in corporate settings, in courtrooms or as a… more »
Members of the Atlanta Bar Association elected Margaret Vath, instructor of law, as president, Nicole G. Iannarone, assistant… more »
Georgia State University’s Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth has launched an online journal, the Journal of Comparative Urban Law… more »
Georgia State Law brought home the winning trophy and received the best brief recognition at the Intrastate Moot Court Competition on March 24-25, hosted… more »
Stephen B. Bright joined the faculty at Georgia State University College Law and its Center for Access to Justice this spring. A longtime… more »
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 elected to the Georgia… more »
Elizabeth Lester (J.D. ’05) received the specialist counsel award at the 2017 Corporate Counsel Awards, which are sponsored by the Atlanta… more »
It’s a little after 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, the first Tuesday of spring break. The Fulton County Magistrate Court clerk just read the… more »
Spending part of spring break learning about the lives, challenges, and hopes of people in immigrant squatter communities in San Jose, Costa Rica, prompted Jobena… more »
Social enterprise is difficult to define and classify. Organizations as distinct as Habitat for Humanity (nonprofit), Warby Parker (for profit) and Amtrak (government owned)… more »