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2014 News Archive

2014 News Archive ‘Go Forth Brilliantly,’ Totenberg Tells Graduates “As you proceed, still never forget the call of justice and humanity. We need you. Our fragile and public world needs you,” said U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg on May 16. More » College Honors Miles Alexander with 2014 Johnson Award On May 6, Georgia State University… Read more »

Stevens To Deliver Miller Lecture

Stevens To Deliver Miller Lecture Retired Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the Supreme Court of the United States will deliver the 53rd Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the Georgia State University Student Center House & State Senate salons. “We are honored to have Justice Stevens giving the… Read more »

Best Brief Award Winners

Best Brief Award Winners Eighteen second-year students received the Best Brief Award for the Litigation Program. The award is given to students whose outstanding summary judgment briefs show clear and succinct writing, along with the appropriate use of legal authority and research. The students are Mark Bryce (J.D. ’14), Jason Cramer (J.D. ’15), Todd Dupree… Read more »

Commencement: Choose to Do Hard Things

Commencement: Choose to Do Hard Things May 20, 2013 “I want you to choose to do hard things,” imploring the Class of 2013 to not turn away from those who need lawyers most, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed asked the 174 graduates to “have the will to act.” Reed was the keynote speaker at the 29th… Read more »

Alexis Person: My PILA Scholarship

Alexis Person: My PILA Scholarship First Person: Summer with Voices for Georgia’s Children This summer I had the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children when I interned with Voices for Georgia’s Children, a nonprofit child policy and advocacy organization.  I was eager to work for an organization that focuses on improving… Read more »

Deliberation After Dark

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 CNN’s HLN network program “HLN After Dark.” Combing through details and snippets of evidence presented each episode, hosts Vinnie Politan… Read more »

Attorneys Share Wellness Tips

Attorneys Share Wellness Tips ATLANTA – Practicing attorneys and personal development coaches, Plamen Russev (J.D. ’03) and Jonathan Ware, return Thursday, Feb. 6, to help students master strategies to reduce stress and promote success in law school. They will meet with students to discuss practical changes students have made since the attorneys’ initial visit during… Read more »

Justice Stevens: Data Collection ‘Price We Pay’

Justice Stevens: Data Collection ‘Price We Pay’ Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens weighed in on the government’s storing of telephone metadata, calling it the price society pays, during the 53rd Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture at Georgia State University College of Law on April 16. Justice Stevens, who retired in 2010, says… Read more »