Posts Categorized: News

Good Deeds During Icy Gridlock February 3, 2014 After struggling 12 hours to get home Jan. 28 to Sandy Springs and finally making it Wednesday about 1:15 a.m., Kara Gordon (J.D. ’14) woke up to news that drivers remained stranded along Interstate 285 near where she had been stuck. “I couldn’t believe that people were… Read more »

College Honors Miles Alexander with 2014 Johnson Award Throughout his prestigious career of more than 55 years, attorney Miles J. Alexander has earned an international reputation as one of the world’s leading trademark lawyers. On May 6, Georgia State University College of Law honored him with the 2014 Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award…. Read more »

Judith O’Brien Celebrates the Human Family “From as far back as I can recall, I have believed that all people are part of the human family, and we should look out for each other,” said Judith O’Brien when she received the 2013 Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award on April 11. O’Brien, retired partner… Read more »

Vath Committee Earns Award for Distinguished Service At the annual meeting of the Atlanta Bar Association on May 22, co-chairs Margaret Vath, instructor of law, and Dawn Jones (J.D. ’00) accepted the Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the Law School Outreach Committee, which helps students prepare to become practicing attorneys. The Atlanta Bar president… Read more »

To Help Victims of Trafficking The Institute of Medicine and National Research Council released its “Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States” study Wednesday calling for the development of collaborative, multisector responses to prevent, identify and respond to these abuses of children. “No one sector can solve this problem… Read more »

Class of 2013 Sworn In to Practice “You are about to enter a profession of service to your clients and community,” Judge C.J. Becker (J.D. ’87) said before swearing recent graduates into the Superior Court of Georgia and state bar on Nov. 15. “Serve, honor and respect the law and never trade on your good… Read more »

Lombardo Assists on Holocaust Exhibition Georgia State Law Professor Paul Lombardo consulted on a traveling exhibition produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The exhibition, “Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race,” is on display at the Schmidt Center Gallery at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla., through Sunday, Feb. 16. Lombardo, a eugenics… Read more »

‘Go Forth Brilliantly,’ Totenberg Tells Graduates “I know you will pursue many varied pathways in the years ahead and spread your talents on behalf of organizations and clients far and wide,” U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg told the Class of 2014 on May 16. “As you proceed, still never forget the call of justice… Read more »

How the Atlanta housing market will change forever March 9, 2012 ATLANTA – Dr. Chris Nelson, a nationally known expert in metropolitan growth and urban planning, will present “This is Not Your Parents’ Housing Market:  How Demographic, Economic, Financial, and Preference Drivers Will Change Atlanta’s Housing Market Forever,” at noon Tuesday, March 13, at the… Read more »

Faculty Award Winners Announced April 13, 2012 Atlanta—Dean Steven Kaminshine presented two faculty members with awards in recognition of impressive accomplishment in writing and teaching during a gathering on Thursday afternoon. Associate Professor of Law Russell D. Covey will receive the Patricia T. Morgan Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship, and Professor of Law Paul S…. Read more »