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College Honors December 2012 Graduates Georgia State University College of Law honored 16 of its 18 December graduates at a holiday luncheon on Dec. 13 at the Commerce Club. “Graduating in December rather than May means you’re different in some way,” said Kelly Cahill Timmons, associate dean for student affairs, during her remarks at the… Read more »

Part-time Students, Full-time Leaders Contact: Kathleen Poe Ross, 404-413-1374 Public Relations and Marketing Communications ATLANTA — Four Georgia State University College of Law students were elected this past November to public office in Georgia. Motivated by a desire to bring about change, these students, some of whom have since graduated, balanced coursework with the campaign… Read more »

Center for Law, Health & Society | News and Events | Center News | 2012 Archive | Thank You to Student Health Law Association Mentors Thank You to Student Health Law Association Mentors   February 1, 2012 ATLANTA – Georgia State University’s Student Health Law Association would not be what it is today without the… Read more »

Professor co-authors first TDR handbook April 5, 2012 ATLANTA – Georgia State University College of Law Professor Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer has co-authored the first handbook on the Transfer of Development Rights programs. TDR programs are an innovative planning tool, enabling the preservation of open spaces, historical sites or buildings, and farmland by shifting the development… Read more »

2012 Commencement The Class of 2012 celebrated the culmination of their years at the College of Law during Commencement and Hooding Ceremonies on Friday, May 11 at the Georgia State University Sports Arena. Renowned trial lawyer and longtime College of Law supporter Bobby Lee Cook delivered the commencement address.  Student Bar Association President Naeem Ramatally… Read more »

Exploring language and culture Rather than landing a summer position at a local law firm between her first and second years, this summer GSU Law student Brittanie Browning advanced her legal studies in a less conventional way. The 24-year-old spent eight weeks in Jeonju, South Korea, studying Korean through the U.S. Department of State Critical… Read more »

Urban Fellows learn about the plan for downtown Atlanta Jennifer Ball, vice president of planning and economic development for Central Atlanta Progress, discussed the overall plan and vision for downtown Atlanta at the first Urban Fellows breakfast on Aug. 28. Ball began by briefly describing Central Atlanta Progress’s overall plan for Atlanta. At the heart… Read more »

Georgia State Law Celebrates, Swears In Newly Minted Lawyers Georgia State University College of Law alumni were sworn into the Georgia Bar, the Court of Appeals of Georgia and the Supreme Court of Georgia in a ceremony Friday morning with an audience of faculty, family and friends in the Georgia State University Student Center Ballroom…. Read more »

Gideon at 50 The State Of Indigent Defense In Georgia This year marks the 50th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held states must provide counsel for criminal defendants who cannot afford an attorney. To commemorate this landmark case, three panelists who have played an important role in ensuring Gideon’s… Read more »

Fernandes Shares Expertise in Urban Planning Edesio Fernandes, a Brazilian lawyer and city planner based in London, is a guest lecturer in foreign enrichment course, International Perspectives on Urban Law and Policy, which draws graduate students from across the university to learn about environmental, land use and growth management issues in other countries. Fernandes is… Read more »