Posts Tagged: imported

Curcio voted Professor of the Year April 30, 2008     Nearly 14 years have passed since Andi Curcio turned down John Edwards’ offer to join his North Carolina law firm so she could accept a teaching post at Georgia State University College of Law. Curcio, who really enjoyed practicing with Edwards, told him she wanted… Read more »

Law Review 2007-2008 Editorial Board February 5, 2007 The Law Review is pleased to announce their 2007-2008 editorial board: Editor-in-Chief: Cylinda C. Parga Executive Editor: Nancy Rhinehart Managing Editor: Tiffany M. Bartholomew Business Editor: Yakov Shteyman Lead Articles Co-Editors: Adina S. Greiner & Erin K. Witcher Notes & Comments Editor: Megan L. Iorio Research Editor:… Read more »

Nominations sought for the Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award November 9, 2010 ATLANTA — Nominations are being sought for the Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award, presented annually by Georgia State University College of Law to a Georgia attorney whose overall accomplshments reflect the high tradition of selfless public service that the… Read more »

Visiting law professor sees exciting time for bankruptcy lawyers

Georgia State Law alumnus Rep. Matt Ramsey named floor leader by Gov. Perdue January 29, 2009 Governor Sonny Perdue on Tuesday, Jan. 27, appointed Rep. Matt Ramsey of Peachtree City (District 72) to serve as an Administration Floor Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives.  “Matt will make an excellent addition to our team in the… Read more »

Jimmy Faircloth (JD ’90), executive counsel to Louisiana governor, to speak April 7 April 2, 2009 Jimmy Faircloth, Jr., executive counsel to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and a 1990 graduate of Georgia State University College of Law, will speak on what trial advocacy for do for your career at noon Tuesday, April 7, in Room… Read more »

Law student Christina Rupp receives Leeza Cherniak Memorial Scholarship to the Georgia Innocence Project May 28, 2009 ATLANTA – Georgia State University College of Law student Christina Rupp is the 2009 recipient of the Leeza Cherniak Memorial Scholarship to the Georgia Innocence Project (GIP). Rupp will serve this summer as a senior intern at GIP…. Read more »

Exploring public interest sector renews passion for legal work, writes Cindi Yarbrough October 13, 2010 ATLANTA — The law does not often favor those with limited resources or a limited voice. This summer I was able to work in two varying capacities representing those that are often discounted by the law. I divided my summer between the Georgia… Read more »

A foreign exchange: Visiting law professors bring lessons from abroad January 23, 2008   For the third consecutive year, distinguished law professors from abroad will be bringing a foreign flavor to Georgia State University’s College of Law.   Professors from Colombia, Denmark and Brazil will be visiting this semester as part of a course known… Read more »

Atlanta Journal-Constitution publishes Professor Emanuel op-ed on capital punishment May 2, 2008     Georgia State University Law Professor Anne Emanuel’s op-ed on Georgia’s upcoming dubious achievement of being the first state to execute an inmate after a nationwide six-month moratorium on capital punishment was published in the May 2 issue of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Emanuel… Read more »