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Best Brief in National Competition
A Georgia State Law IP Moot Court team won best brief and placed fourth March 9 in the national 2014 Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Moot Court Competition in New York City. More »
Legislature Recognizes 10 Years of Health Law
The Georgia House of Representatives recognized Georgia State Law and its Health Law Partnership at the state capitol on Feb. 24 with a resolution and a bill recognizing medical-legal partnerships. More »
First Place for Moot Court
A Georgia State Law Bankruptcy Moot Court team took first place at the national Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition on March 3, surpassing 64 teams over three days. More »
Awards for Professor Anne Emanuel
Georgia State Law retired professor Anne Emanuel recently was honored with emeritus status and a Lifetime Commitment to Public Service Award from the Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC). More »
Call for Proposals: Teaching Innovation Grants
Georgia State Law is accepting faculty proposals for grants of $9,500-$13,000 that support enhancements to applied or experiential learning in doctrinal and blended courses. More »
Revamp for Bachelor/J.D. Program
Georgia State Honors College students can complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years instead of the usual seven through an updated dual-degree program with the College of Law. More »
Ten Faculty Fellowships Awarded to Promote Public Health Law Education
Georgia State Law and its Center for Law Health & Society have selected 10 faculty fellows to participate in the Future of Public Health Law Education: Faculty Fellowship Program. More »
STLA Team Advances to Nationals
A Student Trial Lawyers Association team won the Region 5 championship for the National Trial Competition in Durham, N.C., securing a team bid for the national tournament in March. More »
Moot Court Team Places Third in Regional Competition
A Trademark Moot Court team received third place Feb. 8 in the Saul Lefkowitz Southeast Regional Competition, which addresses issues in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law. More »
Alumnus Honors Favorite Professor
A new professorship in honor of Professor Lynn Hogue was approved by the Board of Regents in November, supported by 1998 law alumnus Thomas J. Guzzo. More »
Lombardo Assists on Holocaust Exhibition
For more than a decade, professor Paul Lombardo has helped the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum build their traveling eugenics exhibition, on view at Florida Atlantic University through Feb. 16. More »
Attorneys Share Wellness Tips
Practicing attorneys and personal development coaches Plamen Russev (J.D. '03) and Jonathan Ware help students master strategies to reduce stress and promote success in law school. More »
Good Deeds During Icy Gridlock
After struggling 12 hours to get home to Sandy Springs, third-year student Kara Gordon woke up to news that drivers remained stranded along Interstate 285 near where she had been stuck. More »
Cobb Judge Honored with Scholarship Fund
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Debra Bernes will be remembered through a signi
ficant gift to Georgia State Law to create a scholarship fund for law students hoping to pursue public service careers. More »
Landau Gives IP Law Presentation to E.U.
As the world gets smaller, intellectual property laws across borders increasingly collide, Professor Michael Landau said, during a conference in Brussels, "The Essentials of IP for European Officials." More »
Student Co-Writes Land Use Book
Urban Fellow Jill Skinner can now count a published book among her accomplishments. She co-wrote Zoning and Land Use Law in Georgia along with Seth G. Weissman and G. Douglas Dillard. More »
NALP Survey Targets Class of 2010
Georgia State Law has been selected to participate in a National Association of Law Placement survey on law alumni employment status and career satisfaction three years after graduation. More »
Segall Named Ashe Professor
Eric Segall has been named Kathy and Lawrence Ashe Professor of Law after approval by the Board of Regents. The Ashes created the endowed professorship in 2009 and fulfilled their pledge recently. More »
STLA advances in Buffalo
In a recent national mock trial competition in Buffalo, N.Y., a Georgia State Law STLA team advanced to the top 16 and Francis Dixon (J.D. '13) earned the Best Closing Argument award. More »
Second Place for Moot Court
Georgia State University College of Law's Moot Court team was named a runner-up in the National Health Law Moot Court Competition on Nov. 1-2, among 29 participating teams. More »
STLA Earns Most Professional Team Award
An STLA team went undefeated going into the last preliminary round but fell just a few points shy of advancing to the semifinals at the Lone Star Classic in October. More »
Enduring Connection for Emeritus Professor
Professor Charles Marvin is continuing his longstanding connection with Latvia's Riga Graduate School of Law as a visiting professor. He began regular visits to the school in 2000. More »
Class of 2013 Sworn In to Practice
Eight-nine alumni, including many from the Class of 2013 raised their right hands and took oaths for three courts and the state bar during the annual Georgia State Law Swearing In Ceremony on Nov. 15. More »
Holt Beats the Challenge
National Jurist interviewed entering 1Ls in 2010 and followed up with them this year. Recent graduate Jeff Holt finished law school with a job thanks to networking through Georgia State Law events. More »
Alumnus Writes Trial Problems
Through his work helping run the William Daniel National Mock Trial Competition, Randy Rich began writing trial problems, which are being published by the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. More »
Bar Pass Rates Are In
Georgia State Law's Class of 2013 fared well on the state bar exam in July, yielding a passage rate of 94.7 percent for first-time takers, well ahead of the 88.8 percent statewide average. More »
Deliberation After Dark
Just before the trial began of a Utah doctor accused of drugging and drowning his wife, Georgia State Law students and a professor were dissecting his case in a mock jury on HLN After Dark. More »
Nominate an Exceptional Lawyer
The nomination period for the 2014 Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award is now open. Honor a Georgia attorney who has selflessly committed to public service in the tradition of our founding dean. More »
Alumnus Gives Unwavering Support
When Ron Freeman staked his future on the college in the early 1980s, it was an upstart with no accreditation. Looking back on his law career, he smiles when he thinks about where it all started. More »
2L Appointed 2013 Curtin Fellow
Urban Fellow Emily McClendon has been selected as the Daniel J. Curtin Jr. Fellowship for the Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association after a competitive application process. More »
Bankruptcy Judges Visit Campus
During the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges 87th annual event in Atlanta, a panel of judges will present to students on ""Developing a Successful Bankruptcy Career." More »
New Rankings for Georgia State Law
In two recent online rankings, Georgia State University College of Law fares well, coming in at No. 24 for Tipping the Scales and No. 42 with Above the Law. More »
Shutdown Shapes Congressional Fellowship
When alumna Lindsey Herbel left for Washington, D.C., in August to prepare for her Congressional Fellowship program, a partial federal government shutdown was not on her agenda. More »
Article Suggests Common Rule Changes
Professor Leslie Wolf has co-written a forthcoming article recommending a change in federal regulations on human subjects research to address underrepresentation of minorities in research studies. More »
Winning IP Writers Announced
Daniel Dowling of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego took the top honor in Georgia State Law's second annual IP Student Writing Competition from a field of more than 30 entries. More »
Hogue Co-Writes Military Text
Georgia State University College of Law professor Lynn Hogue and Emory University School of Law professor Charles Shanor have published the fourth edition of Military Law in a Nutshell. More »
Once More a Best Value
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. More »
Collaboration Key for New Clinic
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. More »
To Help Victims of Trafficking
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. More »
Bliss Named Director of Experiential Education
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. More »
Teaching Innovation Grants Enrich Curriculum
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. More »
Alexis Person: My PILA Scholarship
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. More »
Get Involved in Local Schools
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. More »
Building Boosts Georgia State Momentum
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. More »
Transforming the Writing Program
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. More »
Welcome: John T. Marshall
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. More »
Taiwan Delegation Seeks Collaboration
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. More »
Bliss Advances Legal Education in Myanmar
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. More »
Breaking Ground on New Building
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. More »
Bankruptcy Course To Help Atlantans
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. More »
Georgia State Law Offers Dual Degree with Public Health
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. More »
Fulbright Recipient Works in Brazil
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. More »
Welcome: Kristina Niedringhaus
Kristina Niedringhaus joins Georgia State University College of Law as associate dean for library and information services and associate professor of law. More »
Vath Committee Earns Award for Distinguished Service
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. More »
Fundamentals Course Offers Confidence
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. More »
31 Years of Generosity
For 31 years, Bross has served on the admissions committee, mentored new faculty members and taught scores of students at Georgia State Law. More »
Commencement: Choose to Do Hard Things
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. More »
Mother of Three Earns Law Degree
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. More »
Flynn (J.D. '13) wins environmental writing competition
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. More »
Mayor Kasim Reed To Speak at Law Commencement
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. More »
Suski Named Assistant Clinical Professor
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. More »
Visiting Professor from Denmark Examines West Plant Explosion
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. More »
Deal Signs Budget with Law Building Funds
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. More »
Law Student Paints for Charity
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. More »
Washington: 50 Under 50
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. More »
Teaching Business Ethics in Haiti
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. More »
STLA Places at Numerous Competitions
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. More »
Judith O'Brien Celebrates the Human Family
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. More »
Slideshow: Honors Day 2013
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. More »
STLA Fares Well in Texas Competition
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. More »
K
eynote: Vision and Commitment
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. More »
Law Matters
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. More »
Best Brief Award Winners
Eighteen second-year students received the Best Brief Award on the Litigation Program for their outstanding performance in the required summary judgment brief project. More »
Law Week 2013
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. More »
Alumna Returns for Supreme Court Arguments
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. More »
Georgia State Law Now 54 in U.S. News Rankings
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. More »
Moot Court Ranks at Jessup Competition
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. More »
Dorf Weighs Mandates, Prohibitions
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. More »
School Fares Well in National Jurist Rankings
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. More »
Juergensmeyer Updates Land Use Treatise
Professor Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer has released a student version of his newly updated third edition of Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law. More »
Michael Dorf to Deliver Miller Lecture
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. More »
Professors Challenge DOMA in Brief
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. More »
Gideon Panelists Inspire
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. More »
Supreme Court Rules 9-0 for Manely
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. More »
Moot Court Team Advances to Nationals
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. More »
Fernandes Shares Expertise in Urban Planning
Guest lecturer Edesio Fernandes helps students understand from a social and legal viewpoint challenges facing developing countries in the International Perspectives course. More »
Part-time Students, Full-time Leaders
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. More »
Welcome: Timothy Kuhner
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. More »
Faculty join AALS leadership
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. More »
Welcome: Nicole Iannarone
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. More »
Visiting Professor Considers Atlanta, Rio
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. More »
STLA Presents for International Students
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. More »
College Gets $557,571 Grant for CLHS
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. More »
Gideon at 50
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. More »
Restorative Justice Project Cited
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. More »
College mourns loss of Sarita Thompson
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. More »
Health Law Fellow Receives Johnson Award
Colleagues and friends paid tribute to Randall L. Hughes on March 22, citing his humility, inspired leadership, generosity and commitment to public service. More »
Law Review Hosts Water Rights Symposium
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. More »
Welcome: Courtney Anderson
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. More »
Faculty Roundup: Eric Segall, Ryan Rowberry and Yaniv Heled
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. More »
Lombardo talks eugenics on CNN
Professor Paul A. Lombardo joins Anderson Cooper to discuss the forced sterilization of 60,000 Americans in the early 20th century. More »
Hensel establishes roadmap for faculty development
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. More »
Kozinski Says Show, Don't Tell
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. More »
STLA Team Places Second in Texas
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 More »
Todres appointed to IOM Committee
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. More »
HeLP Clinic students win benefits for a disabled child
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. More »
Welcome: Courtney Anderson
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. More »
Study Space VI to Take Place in Istanbul March 31 to April 6
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. More »
Law Review Symposium January 27
The annual Law Review Symposium will take place on January 27, and considers The Criminal Justice System in a Time of Economic Meltdown. More »
The Atlantic lauds Emanuel's Tuttle biography
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. More »
Emanuel to receive Lifetime Achievement Award
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. More »
Welcome: Erin Fuse Brown
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. More »
PILA Wins with Technology
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. More »
Milich wins State Bar award
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. More »
Harold Franklin honored by State Bar
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. More »
GSU Law Accepting Nominations for 2013 Ben Johnson Jr. Award
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. More »
Teaching Innovation Grants: Call for Proposals
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. More »
Faculty Award Winners Announced
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. More »
Welcome: Sam Donaldson
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. More »
Georgia State Law Alumnus Co-Writes Book on Rainmaking
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. More »
Legacy of Morgan, Maleski rewards law faculty
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. More »
GSU Law Alumni Taking the Lead
Alumni Well Represented within the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar and Board of Governors. More »
Law School of Rock
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. More »
Charity Scott takes on new leadership roles
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. More »
GSU College of Law Ranked a Best Value
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. More »
Gabel Working To Improve Forensic Science
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. More »
GSU College of Law Awarded FINRA Foundation Grant to Fund Investor Advocacy Clinic
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. More »
Slideshow: Books for Africa
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. More »
Manely Argues Before U.S. Supreme Court
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. More »
Georgia State Law Celebrates, Swears In Newly Minted Lawyers
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. More »
Law, public health represented on presidential commission
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. More »
Juergensmeyer Updates Land Use Treatise
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. More »
STLA Team Places Second in National Mock Trial Competition
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. More »
Welcome: Lauren Sudeall Lucas
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. More »
Supreme Myths
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. More »
College Honors December 2012 Graduates
Georgia State University College of Law honored its December graduates at a holiday luncheon on Dec. 13 at the Commerce Club. More »
Paving the Way for International Arbitration
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. More »
Kinkopf Joins in White House Strategy
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. More »
A Custom Law School Experience
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. More »
A different kind of teaching
Students in the Unincorporated Business Associations course taught by Anne Tucker learn the ins and outs of corporate law and governance. More »
Closing the Courthouse Doors
Chemerinsky says the ideologically divided U.S. Supreme Court makes it much harder for individuals to get their day in court. More »
Intellectu
al property law inspires alumni
Recent copyright ruling offers window into dynamic field for attorneys trained at the College of Law. More »
Associate Professor Jessica Gabel to appear on PBS 'NOVA'
Georgia State University College of Law associate professor Jessica Gabel will appear on PBS science series NOVA at 9 .m.Wednesday, Oct. 17. More »
GSU Law named no. 6 most popular
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. More »
Faculty in the News site launched
Now you can keep up with recent media appearances by College of Law faculty by following the Faculty in the News archive. More »
Ponce Sole to Discuss Land Use Law and Affordable Housing on Nov. 7
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. More »
Profile: L. Lynn Hogue
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. More »
Profile: Cheryl Jester-George
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. More »
GSU College of Law among Princeton Review’s 2013 Best Law Schools
Georgia State University College of Law has been included in The Princeton Review’s 2013 edition of The Best 168 Law Schools. More »
Insuring Georgia's Children
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. More »
STLA Team Takes First Place in National Competition
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. More »
Cupid (M.P.A./J.D. '12) Wins Public Office
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. More »
A Celebration of Seven Careers
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. More »
GSU Law well represented in Georgia SuperLawyers 2012
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. More »
Professor co-authors first TDR handbook
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. More »
Urban Fellows learn about the plan for
downtown Atlanta
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. More »
Tax Clinic celebrates 20th anniversary
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. More »
Professor Co-Writes Leading Entertainment Law Reference Guide
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. More »
Erin Ann O'Mara (J.D. '05) Chosen for Fellowship
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. More »
Manely '89 to Argue Before U.S. Supreme Court in Chafin v. Chafin
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. More »
Law librarians honored with awards
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. More »
Vic Reynolds '86 elected Cobb County DA
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. More »
How the Atlanta housing market will change forever
Dr. Chris Nelson, a national expert of metropolitan growth, will present his housing model that predicts demand for homes in Atlanta through 2030. More »
Exploring language and culture
Student Brittanie Browning advanced her legal studies in a less conventional way this summer, during an intensive language immersion program in South Korea. More »
ACS filibuster debate features Eric Segall
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. More »
Kozinski to deliver 51st Miller Lecture on Nov. 1
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.” More »
2012 Commencement
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. More »
Student Story: Exonerating the Innocent
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. More »
Impressive finish for Moot Court team in Brazil
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. More »
GSU Law continues to climb in rankings
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. More »
Hands on Election Day
Georgia State University College of Law students put their studies into action last election day by volunteering for voter protection organizations. More »
Offering Relief to Victims
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. More »