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Center for Law, Health & Society | News and Events | Center News | 2012 Archive | Criminal Prosecutor is Liaison to CDC Criminal Prosecutor is Liaison to CDC Kim Dammers, JD ’97, has been an Assistant United States Attorney at the Department of Justice since 2002. In 2008, she was named to a one-year… Read more »

Intellectual property law inspires alumni The impact of a recent federal ruling regarding copyright at Georgia State University quickly rippled through its alumni working in the field of intellectual property (IP) and the faculty who trained them at the College of Law. The IP donors have raised more than $500,000 in scholarships and other funding… Read more »

Faculty Roundup: Eric Segall, Ryan Rowberry and Yaniv Heled In this Roundup Segall on HuffPost Live Rowberry to deliver Constitution Day keynote address in Louisiana Heled Selected for IP Workshop in December Eric Segall on HuffPost Live On Sept. 10, Professor Eric Segall appeared on HuffPost Live with Kentucky Sen. Dr. Rand Paul, who was… Read more »

Graduate Spotlight: Finding a Formula for Success Derek Empie, Associate General Counsel at Indiana University Health, Inc. (IU Health) and a 2002 College of Law graduate, was recently honored to be selected to be on Indianapolis Business Journal’s 2012 Forty Under 40 list. This former sports broadcast professional is now in-house counsel for Indiana’s largest… Read more »

Georgia State Law Alumnus Co-Writes Book on Rainmaking Georgia State graduate Lance LoRusso (J.D. ’99) helped write the book on one of the great skills of lawyering—rainmaking. His new book, co-written with business development coach Robin Hensley, is “The World Class Rainmaker: Raising the Bar in Your Law Practice.” The book offers strategies for a… Read more »

Faculty join AALS leadership Faculty Elected Section Officers at AALS Annual Conference Three Georgia State University College of Law faculty members, Lisa Radke Bliss, Emily Suski and Jonathan Todres, were elected officers for four American Association of Law Schools sections during the organization’s annual meeting Jan. 4-6 in New Orleans. Bliss, associate clinical professor and… Read more »

Suski Named Assistant Clinical Professor Emily Suski has been appointed an assistant clinical professor, teaching family law and continuing her work with the interdisciplinary Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Clinic. Suski has extensive experience advocating for children and adolescents with disabilities. “From my work prior to law school, I learned the value of interdisciplinary education and… Read more »

Closing the Courthouse Doors February 15, 2012 ATLANTA – In case after case over the last year, influential scholar Erwin Chemerinsky told an audience of more than 400 people at Georgia State University on February 9, the U.S. Supreme Court is closing the courthouse doors to those who want to sue corporations or the government,… Read more »

Center for Law, Health & Society | News and Events | Center News | 2012 Archive | Students Experience the Real World of Health Law Students Experience the Real World of Health Law ATLANTA – Ten Georgia State Law students attended the “Fundamentals of Health Care Law” conference held on March 2, which was co-sponsored… Read more »

Center for Law, Health & Society | News and Events | Center News | 2012 Archive | The Future of Public Health The Future of Public Health May 4, 2012 Every graduate encouraged current Georgia State Law students to consider pursuing public health work. “I don’t think many students understand the breadth of knowledge that… Read more »