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COL Student Jed Morton Awarded 2006 Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Scholarship October 20, 2006    Jed Morton He’s a decorated former Air Force fighter pilot who now flies full time commercially. But Jed Morton is also a part-time student at the College of Law in his fourth year. And his legal acumen has recently been recognized… Read more »

Moot Court Team Takes 3rd Place March 11, 2005 The GSU Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Trademark Competition team took 3rd place in this year’s regional competition, besting a dozen teams. The 15 teams in the southern regional competition included Emory, Florida, Tulane, and Virginia. Alabama won for the region, with Barry coming in second. Congratulations… Read more »

Health Law Center Speaker Series Asks Powerful Questions September 14, 2005 What does it mean to be human? Health Law Center Distinguished Speaker Series Features Controversial Biotech Topics This fall the Center for Law, Health & Society at Georgia State University’s College of Law will present a three-part Distinguished Speaker Series on Biotechnology Law, Policy… Read more »

International Seminar on Public Law Litigation and Enforcement Set for Sept. 7 August 3, 2007 The College of Law’s Center for the Comparative Study of  Metropolitan Growth will host a one-day international seminar on Public Law Litigation and Enforcement: Comparative Perspectives Sept. 7. Co-sponsored by the Georgia State Law Review, the event will be held… Read more »

Cunningham to Join Distinguished Legal Education Reform Effort November 20, 2007  Professor Clark Cunningham Stanford Law School has extended an invitation to College of Law Professor Clark Cunningham to join a distinguished Legal Education Reform Group sponsored by the Stanford Law School and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.    The group will… Read more »

2006-2007 Moot Court Executive Board Announced February 10, 2006 Congratulations to the following 2006-2007 Moot Court Executive Board Officers:  President: Kasey Libby Vice-President: Leanne Defoor VP of Competitions: Charna Hollingsworth-Malone VP of Appellate Advocacy: Anne Kurtz and Jordan Jewkes VP of RWA:  Matthew Kent VP of Records: Monika Vyas VP of Development: Anne Barrow Treasurer:… Read more »

Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Honors COL Student May 25, 2006    Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Georgia State College of Law student Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe recently won the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) Outstanding Student Award. The award program recognizes law students who have demonstrated an aptitude for leadership, achieved excellence in academics and contributed to women’s… Read more »

New Directions for Health Care Planning: Proposed Legislative Reform for Advance Directives in Georgia October 31, 2006 Thursday, November 9, 2006 4:00 p.m. – Program begins 6:00 p.m. – Reception with refreshments Urban Life Building – Room 170  140 Decatur Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 – located at the corner of Decatur Street and Piedmont Avenue… Read more »

Professor Landau Awarded Fulbright Grant March 11, 2005 Professor Michael Landau, the Director of the Intellectual Property, Technology, and Media Law Program at the College of Law was just informed by the U.S. State Department that he has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar. Professor Landau will be spending the Fall Semester at the Intellectual… Read more »

COL’s Dr. David Smith publishes first modern history of Georgia State University September 22, 2005 Dr. David Smith Jr., assistant director of Career Service at Georgia State University’s College of Law, has recently published the University’s first modern history. Dr. Smith’s dissertation and resulting book detail the roots of the University and its accomplishments from… Read more »