Paul S. Milich
Professor of Law Emeritus- Specializations
Contracts
Legal History
Trial Advocacy
- Biography
Professor of Law Emeritus at Georgia State University, College of Law where he taught Evidence, Advanced Evidence, Trial Advocacy, Contracts, and Legal History for the 35 years. He also was the Director of the Advocacy Program at Georgia State.
He taught as a visiting professor at the University of North Carolina and Emory law schools.
Prior to joining the faculty at Georgia State, Professor Milich graduated from Georgetown University Law School and practiced as a trial lawyer in Seattle, Washington.
Professor Milich has written numerous law review articles and has published a number of books including:
GEORGIA RULES OF EVIDENCE, and
COURTROOM HANDBOOK ON GEORGIA EVIDENCE, both published by Thomson/Reuters.
Professor Milich was the Reporter for the Georgia State Bar Evidence Study Committee which successfully drafted and promoted a new set of evidence rules for Georgia which went into effect January 1, 2013. He was honored by the State Bar in January 2012 with an award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship.
- Publications
Books
Paul S. Milich, Courtroom Handbook on Georgia Evidence (Thomson West 2012) (annual from 1996).
Paul S. Milich, Georgia Rules of Evidence (2012-2013 ed., West 2012) (annual from 2010).
Paul S. Milich, Teacher's Manual, Trial Practice: Exercises in Witness Examination and the Rules of Evidence (Thomson West 2005).
Paul S. Milich, Trial Practice: Exercises in Witness Examination and the Rules of Evidence (Thomson West 2005).
Paul S. Milich, Georgia Rules of Evidence (2d ed., Thomson West 2002 & Supp. 2005-).
Paul S. Milich, Georgia Rules of Evidence (West Pub. Co. 1995).
Paul S. Milich et al., Preliminary Report to the State Bar of Georgia Evidence Study Committee Comparing Georgia Law with the Federal Rules of Evidence (State Bar of Georgia 1987).
Book Chapters
Paul S. Milich, Civil Trial Procedure, in Georgia Methods of Practice (West Pub. Co., 1989).
Articles
Paul S. Milich, The Degrading Character Rule in American Criminal Trials, 47 Ga. L. Rev. 775 (2013).
Paul S. Milich, Georgia's New Evidence Code - An Overview, 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 379 (2012).
Paul S. Milich, Interview with Bobby Lee Cook, 25 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 317 (2008).
Paul S. Milich, A Brief Overview of the Proposed New Georgia Rules of Evidence, Ga. Bar J., Aug. 2007, at 30.
Paul S. Milich, Hearsay Antinomies: The Case for Abolishing the Rule and Starting Over, 71 Or. L. Rev. 723 (1992).
Paul S. Milich, The Attorney-Client Privilege: The Common Law and Georgia’s Uncommon Statutes, 5 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 27 (1988-1989).
Paul S. Milich, Securities Fraud under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5: Scienter, Recklessness, and the Good Faith Defense, 11 J. Corp. L. 179 (1985-86).
Paul S. Milich, Note, Racially Discriminatory Schools and the IRS, 33 Tax L. 571 (1980).
Popular Press
Paul S. Milich, Court Rules Will Benefit Public, Atlanta J.-Const., May 26, 2011, at A19.