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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 »

Legacy of Morgan, Maleski rewards law faculty Professors continue to influence through work of peers Thirty years is a short history for a law school, but long enough for impassioned professors to make a lasting impact – even in careers cut short by illness. At Georgia State University’s College of Law, which was founded in… Read more »

Student Story: Exonerating the Innocent My PILA Fellowship Experience  by Lindsay Anglin After hearing the executive director of the Georgia Innocence Project speak about her work at a Public Interest Law Association career panel last fall, I knew I wanted to assist the project in its mission to use DNA evidence to free those unjustly… Read more »

Graduate Spotlight: At the Intersection of Public Interest and Health Law Lisa Liang, a 2008 graduate of the College of Law, is working as a staff attorney with the Health Law Unit of Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. During law school, Liang interned for Legal Aid, and she continued volunteering there after graduation until a… Read more »

Erin Ann O’Mara (J.D. ’05) Chosen for Fellowship Forsyth County assistant solicitor-general Erin Ann O’Mara (J.D. ’05) was selected to participate in the National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Prosecutor Fellow Program, which is awarded to only one prosecutor nationwide for up to two years.  “I am deeply honored to have been… Read more »